That we keep thinking we hit rock bottom. I suspect we thought that two years ago, and we are bottoming out again. So, governor, congratulations on the book and thank you for making time to talk about it. Thank you, dahlia, great to be here today. Host i wonder if we could start with the question that hovers a little bit over your first couple of chapters in book and then hovers over so much of the debate were having right now in america and its this question of place. I think its not an accident that you start the book saying that when you wanted to run for novembers virginia, people said to you, youre from new york, youre from florida, youre not from here. I lived in charlottesville for 17 years and heard, youre not from here asian lot, but i think it has a funny echo in the things say when people protest immigrants. Youre not from here. And you clearly anxious about establishing that, look, im from here, lift here most of my life. I live and work here. Why are we having this convers
The marches in charlottesville that he commemorates are also a few days out from murder sprees in america it is sobering to think we hit rock bottom and now we are bottoming out again so now congratulations talking about your book. Its great to be here today. So lets start with the question that covers your first chapter that covers so much of the debate we are having right now in america and it is a question of place its not an accident you start the book saying that when you wanted to run for office in virginia people said you are from new york and florida you are not from here. I have heard that a lot but there is the echo in the things that are said when people protest immigrants you are not from here. So for you to establish im from here i live and work here why are we having this conversation at all quick. I been going to the same safeway 25 years. But virginia is very proud of their heritage forgot was the first new yorker to be common the Common Wealth of virginia i would say t
By the twoyear anniversary of the marches in charlottesville. Also a few days out from another set of horrifying murders sprees in america it is sobering to think we hit rock bottom. And now bottoming out again. Congratulations. Thank you. Its great to be here. Host can we start with over the first couple of chapters there is been so much of a debate so with this question of place that you say when you wanted to run for office in virginia to say you are from new york art that you are not from here. I heard that a lot but that has a funny echo not when people protest immigrants. You are not from here. And then to establish i live and work here. I have been going to the same safeway 25 years. But virginia is a Southern State they are very proud of their heritage from a new yorker but the state has evolved Northern Virginia has really changed. The commonwealth now those that actually live in the commonwealth a great state of eight. 5 Million People but thats important because they have th
Protests around iran hundreds of people demonstrate against rising prices. Chinas trade practices under scrutiny after it removes steel export taxes. And we the haitian artists turning rubbish into political art. Syrian rebels and their families have begun arriving in the dare our region south of damascus after making a deal with the government a convoy of buses carrying around four hundred fighters and their families was allowed to leave the rubble and play gin and travel today and the rebels last patient of the Syrian Government and its allies after heavy fighting earlier this month senator has more from beirut. In the last rebel pockets in the southwestern countryside of damascus it is a military gain for the Syrian Government and its allies they launched a Massive Military Campaign two months ago the rebels were trapped in a small area they had no other choice really but to surrender weve seen this happen before intense bombardment and then program and forces impose a siege for the
Mcarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia. My name is chris, its my honor and privilege to be the director here. We are a museum, archive and Research Center dedicated to life and times of general of the army Douglas Mcarthur. What were going to look at is the treasures related to alaska arthur from the period really world war ii, the occupation of japan and beyond to the end of his life. So with that, lets take a look at our first item. Douglas mcarthur was offered the job of military advisor of the Common Wealth of the philippines. They were slated in 1946 and they need admit advisor basically to create the philippine military. Douglas mcarthur brings very impressive resume to that task. He is the most highly decorated american officer in the first world war. Had been superintendent at west point at the u. S. Military academy. One of the outstanding graduates at west point. Known in the philippines. Had a lot of friends including friends in the current philippine government. Had been ch