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Hello. Im Dylan Skolnick from the Cinema Arts Centre delighted to see you all here on this very, very special evening. A rare program, around to ask for their guest so i dont think need enormous introduction. Want to mention cspan is here covering this event so we are all being videotaped and will be able to see it on cspan which is i always find really fascinating. So this program is presented in cooperation with lit fest, Great Organization that you should check them out online and see all the other Great Programs if you havent already been going to it. The organizer, the founder with that has been doing this for a while but it seemed new part of our cinema family has already presented some great, Great Program chair looking forward to a bunch of more in the future. So to get the show on the road it gives me great pleasure to introduce the founder of lit fest, claudia copquin. [applause] hi, everyone. Im claudia copquin. You have a safe slippery when wet . Turns out its true. Thank y
Introduction. I want to mention that cspan is here. Covering this event so were all being videotaped and be able to see it on cspan which is i always find really fascinating so so this program is presented in corporation with lisp fest a Great Organization to check them out online and see other programs you havent already been going to them. The organize percent founder is doing this for a while but sort of a new part of our cinema family and already presented some great, great programs here and were looking forward to a bunch more in the future. So to get the show on the road it gives me great, great pleasure to introduce founder claudia coppering. [applause] thank you. Hi everyone. Im claudia. You know how they say slippery when wet turns its true. Thank you for being here tonight. Im superexcited for this evening this is a long island fest event featuring nelson and conversation with representative steve israel. Yeah its really exciting, and just to fell you a little bit about who i
But we begin with todays eye opener your world in 90 seconds. This is a real threat, whether we want to talk about it or not. North korea is a big world problem and a problem we have to finally solve. President trump pressures north korea as tensions rise. Military option is the absolutely next to worse Case Scenario. The worst would be north korea marrying Nuclear Warheads to an icbm. Any situation where you would vote for a bill that allows funding for the border wall . No, i want. Because its a total waste of taxpayer money. Mexicos supposed to pay for the wall . I think, jim, that the president has made clear initially we needed to get the fund going. Arkansas has become the first state in 17 years to carry out a double execution. Another good step for justice tonight. No reports of anyone being seriously injured after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of chile. This is really horrible. More heavy rain along with the potential for flash flooding is expected in the southeas
As nationwide protests are held over police brutality. Three, two, one, zero, ignition. Lift off go spacex godspeed. A new era for space travel as the first ever commercial rocket carrying people into space is successfully launched. The uk government defends plans to ease lockdown, as scientific advisors say they fear restrictions are being lifted too quickly. I believe this is also a very dangerous moment. We have to get this right. As the number of global coronavirus cases passes six million and indias daily total hits a record high, we have a special report on how the poorest are coping with the lockdown. Welcome to bbc news. There is no sign at all of an end the protests that have spread all over the United States in the last five days. They began to mark the death of george floyd, an African American man from minneapolis who died as a Police Officer kneeled on his neck. Some have now turned violent with buildings set alight, shops looted and Police Vehicles set alight. Crowds are