Quiet contemplative place. With a public event is where doing this evening. You can read about in the program she wrote her own book stranger is drowning grappling witwith impossible idealism, drastic choices and the overpowering urge to help deliver a center for scholars and writers. Strangers traveling which also explores puzzling fascinating questions of Human Behavior was a finalist for the librarian 2016 award for excellence in journalism. I hope that youll all agree there could be no better moderator for tonights program than larissa and no more appropriate place to hold it than right here at the new york public library. Now please join me in welcoming melissa. [applause] good evening ladies and gentlemen and thank you, larissa. Such an honor to be interviewed by one of my favorite authors and i have to tell you one reason the producer of great literature is that there is terrible perception there so we have to keep our noses down. [laughter] the book about the cold war and about
It appears that somebody was spying and it included information about general flynn. Reporter senator toomey also questioned where leaks on this issue came from, an issue the president focused on today in one of his two tweets today saying the real story is why there are so many, quote, illegal leaks coming out of washington. Lauren mayk reporting for us, thank you. Mike flynn isnt the only person connected to the president under skrcrutiny. The office of ethics is calling for an investigation into kellyanne conway. In a letter made public today the Ethics Office wrote theres reason to believe conway violated the standards of ethical conduct when she endorsed ivanka trumps fashion line during a tv interview last week. The Ethics Office wants lawyers to tell them what actions have been taken against conway by february 28th. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie met with President Trump in washington today amid renewed talk that he could be slated for a spot in the new administration. Chris
Press Secretary Sean Spicer would not give details but found that flynn did not illegal. The question is not if he did anything improper or illegal but could he be trusted either . But he tweeted. The question is why there are so many illegal leaks coming out of washington. And the resignation of Michael Flynn was brought about not by discovering the false hood but by the false hood became public. Democrats demanding an investigation. There are potential violations of laws here and republicans mixed reaction. Will not prejudge this until we have all the information. There is an administration in significant disarray as far as National Security is concerned. And they need to fix that. Russia lawmakers called flynns resnation antirussia. And Keith Kellogg is now serving as the National Security adviser but there is contendered for a permanent replacement including general pet ration thank you. And now the governor has ordered an independent review on the incident at the vaughn correction
Jr. An incident that deserves a thorough and careful review. Well be independent and hard working given honest review with an open mind. This comes after a devastating loss almost two weeks ago that is when steven floyd and three others were taken hostage by inmates by the prisoners in smyrna and floyd was killed. We have to make immediate changes within the next two to three weeks, my phone blows up. Guys that are in there are ready to leave and find other employment. Since then he confirm that a dozen officers and employees have quit or retired. The fact that steven floyd this to be murder for us to get here to make change, i can understand people feel that way. And we spoke with reverend christopher bollic he says the investigation is the state investigating the state. And that will not bring change. Would like to see a 5 to 15 year vision of the overhaul of the delaware prison system. The findings of that investigation are said to be brought out on june 1st and they say that someth
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