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That changed the world. A couple of notes before i get started now is a good time to turn off your cell phone and other devices you might have. When we get to the question and answer part of the talk if you have a question which we do encourage, please step up to the microphone. We have cspan book tv and we would like to pick up your question for the recording. After the talk, books will be available behind the register in the back end of the line will start to the right of the podium. As you get up if you could unfold your chair against the bookshelf that would be a big help as we put the sto...

Hello and welcome to our First Monday Forum for the month of april. This month we have a different program, as you can see and i want to get to it as quickly as possible. First i will say this is a joint effort of the university of Southern California and center for communication and policy. The usc Public Diplomacy council and the Public Diplomacy council. The panel today, as you can see consists of three distinguished teens, unfortunately our fourth dean from l. A. And he is in his hotel room not feeling well. He will perhaps come for a future event. Without further ado, let me introduce the...

Science. Welcome to our kickoff event. I am the chief operating officer he is then a professor of environmental policy. He gave the acceptance speech on behalf of the conferences on science and world affairs. He was president obamas science advisor. Is the longest serving science advisor. Has economic competitiveness, im change, education, Space Program as well as the coordination. Is a member of the National Academy of sciences. Is a president. Please join me in welcoming him. Is a great pleasure to be back in this room. They were more restrained than todays remarks will be. I want to stress ...

Welcome, everyone. Thank you. Thank you. Welcome to the American Association to the advancement of science or sss, as we call it and welcome to the kickoff event for the historic charge for science and were at aaas. Its our distinct pressure to introduce our speaker dr. John holdren hes the professor of environmental policy at the Kennedy School of government and a professor of Environmental Science and policy in the department of earth and Planetary Sciences at harvard university. In 1995 john gave acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the pugwash conferences on science and...

Theres a courtyard in the middle of this, okay . And what you see here on the front, mirror its on the b back. And this building was pretty much built into a hillside on that backside okay . So again, no vehicle access as far as fire apparatus. We got one fie ladder truck back there and it did a fairly good job as far as where its locate todd putting out the fire. But coming down this way its burning pretty good. Now, two firefighters sustained minor injuries. Both were transported to nearby hospitals. There was a partial collapse of the roof. They had already put large air conditioner up ther...