Conversation with cyntoia brownlong i want to thank molly who just heard from its her suggestion we bring cyntoia to campus. She was also instrumental in developing the program for cyntoia visit and tonights event, so thank you molly. [applause] i also want to thank jess burns and all of my colleagues for their work on this form and so many other events throughout the year. Id like to acknowledge more than a dozen cosponsors of tonights event. There are really too many to name individually but i hope you sell them recognize on the screen before we started. It is gratifying that so Many Organizations acrossga the universe will be joining us to support this event. Head demonstrates the concern and commitment of so many students, faculty, staff with the issues we will discuss with tonights guests. We understand these are challenging topics that touch on difficult personal experiences. I want to encourage you to support each other, to seek support from offices like careli and others at tuf
Everybody starts reaching. So as not to disturb the conversation. We have a microphone affinity this one for the q a portion of the event it will get passed around if you raise your hand. We are recording this evenings event so we want to use the microphone for any questions we have. Copies of the book are available at the registers youd like to purchase one copy or many copies. We encourage many. If youd like to get your purchased books sign sign up in an orderly fashion. Against this cabinet. At the conclusion of the talk. Its now my pleasure to introduce alexis coe, author of you never forget your first, a biography of George Washington. Hope follows her awardwinning alice plus free to forever a murder in memphis soon to be a major Motion Picture . With a fresh and lively look at George Washington that firmly separates the men from the legend. The host of audibles and no mans land, cohosted president s are people too and a consulting producer on abcoviews the founders to a feminist
Joining us from the headquarters of the aflcio is the president of that organization, richard trumka. You about this moment in our countrys history. Lives have been upended. The stock market has seen a whipsaw. Lives are uncertain. What would you put this moment, now . It is a very serious moment for everyone in the country and it is probably a new chapter in our history that is going to be rewritten. We have things that have never happened before on a scale that have never happened before to this country. And we are going to have to get back the way we did during the world wars where we all started pulling together, to try to solve a common problem. That new chapter would begin with what . All, we hadst of several things that need to be done now. Threat of the virus itself. You have the threat of fear that everybody is going through. We have to overcome both of those. The first thing we should do, is to adopt a workplace contagious disease standard. So every employer knows what they h
Coming from moscow this is our team in iraq where several rocket attacks have taken place including in close facility to the American Embassy in baghdad on the military base near the capital there are now reports as well of a strike on a base in the Northern City of mosul off gave me the details a little earlier. Well something is definitely in the air and we do not know for sure exactly what have been the targets what exactly those mortar strikes targeted but we do know the approximate locations and well within with all the context around that people can draw conclusions out of the situations so far 3 confirmed strikes in the vicinity of baghdad the iraqi capital some mortar shells landed 2 not far from a base where american troops are stationed outside of the iraqi capital and some shells landed within the vicinity of the green zone of the green of the socalled green zone areas indeed yes it is it is like a city within a city ive got the general baghdad and then theres a very. Very a
Died after militants bombed this mosque in the Sinai Peninsula the president of egypt is now calling for unity in the face of terror. Military that i send my condolences to the families of the martyrs and my wishes for a speedy recovery for all the wounded. Once again i tell all egyptians that what happened will only increase our determination to face terrorism with all our strength. Im sarah harmer welcome to the day its good to have you with us now the Sinai Peninsula is no stranger to deadly attacks and gyptian police have been battling an insurgency there backed by the socalled Islamic State for years but fridays mosque bombing is egypts deadliest attack in modern history at least two hundred thirty five people died it occurred in egypt Sinai Peninsula near the provincial capital l. Irish witnesses say a bomb exploded outside the mosque that was packed with worshippers for friday prayers gunman then opened fire on people as they tried to flee the building so far theres been no clai