Room here. Great to see so many members and sponsors and our board. Thanks for joining us here and welcome to trucon 2019. [applause] i am so glad youre hear with us today and i am especially grateful to those of you who traveled a great distance to be here. Thank you. Before we get underway i want to take a moment to thank those who helped make this event and so much of this possible. Were fortunate to be supported by sponsors in the work we do and the world we seek a create. Bob abernathy, Carnegie Corporation of new york, john d and kathyrn macarthur, and others, and with em to herb to the truman for over a decade. Mr. Sandler passed away and i was happy to have met him a few weeks ago. We are not just grateful for their continued investment since 2008, but the willingness to lead by example in funding and guiding the full fight for likemined organizations. Id like to thank board members, alvin, steven bailey, jake sullivan, john finer, matt spence. Franklin templeton investment. Gu
Thank you. Before we get underway, i want to take a moment to thank those who helped make this event and so much of our work possible. We are fortunate to be supported by a range of sponsors, who are partners, really, in the work that we do and the world that we seek to create. Thank you to our conference sponsors, bob abernathy, the Carnegie Corporation of new york, compton foundation, Craig Newmark philanthropies, the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, open society foundation, the sandler foundation, and here i just want to take a moment and recognize Herb Sandlers support to the Truman Community for over a decade. Mr. Sandler passed away just last week, and i am so glad to have met him just a few weeks ago. We are grateful not just for their continued investment in our Organization Since 2008, but for their willingness to lead by example in funding and guiding the good fight for a wide range of likeminded organizations. I would like to thank Board Members, john driscoll,
This is a goodlooking room. Welcome to trucon 2019. [applause] great to see so manys and members and sponsors and our board. Thanks so much for joining us here and welcome to trucon 2019. [applause] jenna i am so glad youre here with us today, and i am especially grateful to those of you who traveled a great distance to be here. Thank you. Before we get underway, i want to take a moment to thank those who helped make this event and so much of our work possible. We are fortunate to be supported by a range of sponsors, who are partners, really, in the work that we do and the world that we seek to create. Thank you to our conference sponsors, bob abernathy, the Carnegie Corporation of new york, compton foundation, Craig Newmark philanthropies, the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, open society foundation, the sandler foundation, and here i just want to take a moment and recognize Herb Sandlers support to the Truman Community for over a decade. Mr. Sandler passed away just las
In if you have something to add or disagree with someone. I will tell you when we need to move on. Also, a programming note, you may have seen matt spence was listed as a potential participant from the Kamala Harris campaign. Because of some scheduling issues he was not able to make it. They really wanted to. We have four wonderful panelists instead of five wonderful panelists this morning. At the end of my series of questions we will open it up to the room. I think you have no cards to write your questions down. I will let you know when there is a last call so someone can collect those. Lets jump in. I am a journalist so i like the news. Sasha, im going to start with you. This morning, we know the u. S. Says iran is to blame for the attack on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. Knowing what we know now, what would a president warren be saying to the American People about what we know . Sasha i would say, obviously, the news is concerning an d it is something we need to take seriously
Is crime like in your community. Also send us a tweet or go to facebook. You can also email us. Phone lines are open. Start dialing in. What is crime like in your community . Take a look at some of the most common avenses in this country from offenders in federal prison. Us a take a look at federal offenders in prison. Federal offenders we want to get an idea of what crime is like in your community. U. S. A. Recently had this headline. So we turn to you this morning. Give us your thoughts. Thomas youre in an urban area. Whats crime like in your area . Caller most of the crime that makes the papers involves poor people getting shot. Poor people getting shot in poor neighborhoods and homeless people. Things like that. Drug crimes, typically dont make the paper. Its the crimes that just make you sick. Not that somebody getting robbed at 711 isnt a terrible thing but its poor people shooting each other essentially. Host is this smk that talk about your neighborhoods. Something that your lo