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Count of the structures destroyed as were taking a look at new images of the buildings that have burned in this fire. 206 structures have been destroyed and we know now more of them are homes, 94 homes burned to the ground you can see some of them in a fresh pictures that we have for this morning. These are coming in to us from the surrounding hills of calistoga and healdsburg and theres an image a woman who lost everything but she has her life and her pet. Now is nice image there this morning of the survivors, the fact that nobody has reported to be in her nobody is missing in this fire. Stil...

She will be signing copies, courtesy of book people. I will give a quick introduction then i will ask a few questions and leave the last 1015 minutes for audience questions. Weve got a microphone set up in the front and another one in the back. Please silence your cell phones before we start. So we dont have any surprises. Even before she finished studying in oxford, before 9 11, before her writing mentor Danielle Pearl was killed. Having taken a great risk, a message from donors out of burma when she was your out of high school. She eventually got a masters in conflict and terrorism at George...

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at Service Year Alliance, i want to welcome you all to this important event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the webcast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning youll be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society, to bridge the divides and to restore a sense of com...

Next, currents and former public official officials on the importance of military and civilian Service Programs. The event hosted by the Brookings Institution lasts just over an hour. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, im the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at service here alliance, i want to welcome you all to this event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the especially with web cast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning, you will be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter ...

Hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society, to bridge the divides and to restore a sense of community. In recent years, much has been done, sadly, to burn rather than to build the bridges in our civic nation leading to a growing culture of fear and distrust, incivility, and a reflex to retreat into the safety of tribalism. Our trusted institutions and our trust in each other has taken a beating and has in fact declined...