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Washington journal continues. Host it was 40 years ago this week that 52 hostages were taken , an issue that consumed president carter and reshaped american foreignpolicy. For the next hour and a half on washington journal at howpan3, we look back it all happened 40 years ago. Just before 11 00, the attack began. They were over the walls and soon the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. The motor pool was behind the main gates. He right was the chancellor that house the sensitive medications systems. Thefront doors of chancellery had been bolted shut. Inside were 45 am...

Cokie roberts. A trailblazing and devoted grandmother. Helping usher in a new era for women in the newsroom. And always, her mantra, family first. A mom and mentor to so many of us, including me. W. Oufriendok was example that excellence and kindness are not mutually exclusive. Tonights personal edition of nightline, celebrating cokie, will be right back. You cant Cover American politics, with all of its yeastiness and flavor, without having a love of this country. I have provided a service by informing the citizenry. You have a front seat to history. You do get used to it, and you shouldnt, b...

There was some relief earlier today in the form of rain to help put out the embers in huge fields like this one. But it was short lived and the dry season could last until november. John . Dickerson thank you. Manny, in brazil. Today the department of defense and Veterans Affairs began an important meeting in nashville to discuss new ways to prevent military suicides. About 20 veterans take their own lives each day. A hotline launched in 2007 has answered more than 3. 5 million calls sending emergency help to nearly 100,000 people. Dean reynolds gives us an inside look. Are you having any suic...

Lets get started again. We will start with the first panel, and i will introduce the moderator and then she going to introduce the panelists. Honored to introduce to you monica stanky who is with the raven group. She is a nationally known expert on Immigration Law and policy. I know monica from her time on the judiciary committee, the house judiciary committee, where she focused on immigration and refugee issue, but i also know monica for another reason. Her father was a refugee from uganda resettled to new orleans by hius, my organization. Monica. Thank you very much, and thank you for being ...

Randy roberts has written so many, hes written more than half of our total number, i think. So, we have a lot of experience in the genre and weve been drawn to it and we have an affinity for it in some way or another. Let me introduce the panelists, i will introduce each of you, if you could spend a minute or two telling the audience what was it that drew you to biography and what is it you love about this genre. We have larry who is a professor of the graduate acting program at school of the arts in new york in the musical writing program. Hes particularly interested in the music of broadway ...