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[laughter] and i wanted to a a couple of years ago when i was thinking about this i thought, well, how can i write the kind of nonfiction version of a council movie. What would that look like if we delved into the scientific literature and what history has to teach us, you know, what would be the equivalent of some kind of massive destruction caused by a force that we dont understand . And i came upon the idea of mass extinction which is, indeed, the worst kind of disaster that could never happen to the planet and the more that i researched them, the more that i read scientific papers and talk...

Now, a discussion with democratic congressman adam smith on the issue of foreign aid and National Security. Representative smith is the top democrat on the House Armed Services committee and the guest speaker at this hourlong event hosted by the u. S. Institute of peace in washington, dc. Good morning, im jim marshall their president of the United States institute of peace, and i want to welcome our guests. Let me briefly tell you what the United States institute of peace does. Essentially we stop fights. We do that globally. All of you are familiar with stopping fights. Youve probably done it...

Start to august. Yesterday, you were looking at the dow industrials, the dow transports, the s p, the russell 2,000, all closing at record highs. And the nasdaq was at a 13year high. Meantime, take a look at the tenyear. Yesterday, very interesting action here after all the strong economic numbers that we have been looking at. You saw the tenyear rising above 2. 72 , climbing again today to 2. 738 . What was interesting about that is while the yield was climbing, stocks were climbing too. People are looking at the good economic numbers and thinking, okay, maybe things are actually finally star...

Reported as flying at low levels around the urban areas to demonstrate a show of force. Thats politically difficult for the host government because, as you know, the drone strikes have created some domestic tension. So in terms of being able to demonstrate to the u. S. That they are serious, those are steps that are confidence building measures. Ted jada cople has coppel has written, americas chronic overreaction to terrorism, we had excerpts. But the countrys capacity for selfinflicted damage must astounded even Osama Bin Laden. There is always the nightmare of acquiring, terrorists acquiring...

Helping patrol while the other officers are busy with the fire. A lot of rescues going on. Thanks so much for joining us. Well be back at 6 00. Tonight, its now an historic emergency, the largest fire ever in california now bigger than the size of los angeles. A monumental fight for crews on the front line, why experts are warning, this is the new normal. Breaking news, late word of a grim discovery, that desert compound where 11 children were rescued in a police raid. The star witness back on the stand. Dramatic new turns in the trial of president trumps former campaign chairman. Nbc news exc...