Way we wont get any calls from our children or grandchildren taking us out of the meeting. I want to welcome you on behalf of the board of directors of the reformed institute of metropolitan washington. Find the interim director of the institute. We are dedicated as an institute for the education of churches in the community in the reformed tradition and enhancing the theological discourse related to religious life and to the common good. I want to thank the session of the National Presbyterian church for providing the venue for this evenings event. National is one of ten sponsoring congregations of the Reform Institute to, and a fantastic place. You will find the names of the communities in the brochure and if you do not have one, please let us know and we will get one to you. The Reform Institute serves adults throughout the National Capital presbytery which is the judicature e. As we say in the church in this region and throughout the flight of metropolitan region. We will have time
Rob, you are coming up here, too. We are arranging ourselves. Welcome to the Wilson Center. I am jane harman, the the prest and ceo. I am a recovering politician. Happy to be a recovering politician but its not an easy job. Heading this place is an absolute joy because this place leverages Woodrow Wilson two presence, two passions which were scholarship and policy. Thats the intersection of the book were going to talk about today. And its just my pleasure to introduce this and introduce a friend of many of hours, rocket man. Ill explain why called him rocket man. And that is because theres a movie, has anyone seen the movie, the elton john movie . Dan and i sat next to each other recently at the elton john movie, which is great, recommend it. And dance at a written this book and it would want to come to the wilson sent and talk about the book. Rocket man is here and he will talk about this book. He asked as i think emily knows, you got that cheat sheet writer, you all memorized it with
Welcome to the 2019 mississippi book festival. This morning we celebrate the fifth anniversary of her literary long party. [applause] we are honored to have so many distinguished authors and friends join our celebration from the Mississippi State capital. Today more than 170 authors will visit with thousands of booklovers making connections through the love of books and the written word. Cspan has been with us since the very beginning and we are grateful for the partnership we start today by recognizing the readers to mississippi culturally a landscape. The writers trail is an ever list the places all over the state that mark significant places in the lives of mississippi authors. Ida b wells and richard ford are the very best writers. Two is famous for Investigative Journalism. And ford is famous for his novels. The hardhitting pieces about lynching of the 20th century achieve such notoriety that was known by some as the most famous black woman in america. Her marker will be placed in
The fraternity has been in operation here at stanford for 128 years. They say they got sucker punched. They were sent a letter saying they had six months to get out and give up the house. They are using the 2018 party as an excuse disease the house. That is our contention. Reporter it was an infamous gathering were seven people claimed they were drugged at what was then the Sigma Chi Fraternity open house party. After investigations the claims turned out to be unproven and no drugging charges were filed. The local chapter lost its charter until 2021. The house is been renamed when it house is not fraternity students which technically is a violation of the Lease Agreement the says there has to be Fraternity Members in the house. Stanford sent a letter terminating the lease. The chairman of the alpha Omega Corporation that owns the house says punishment for the 2018 party is absurd and unjust and Hofstra University will allow them to stay. They were given that time to educate those indiv
How pg e is getting the word out tonight for precautionary power cuts during high fire danger and the bay area mayor who says their plan goes too far. We should not trust pg e. News at 7 00 starts right now. This man is lucky to be alive after he was board by a bowl while taking a selfie. We have more from the victim who is still in spain for the running of the bulls festival. Reporter it is a story that would inspire 1000 Instagram Likes and facebook likes. Running with the bulls is d d the tale. Reporter the running of the bulls in the festival is a centuriesold tradition. The san franciscan and public defender was itching to be part of it. I have to run. And i ran. Reporter he is in spain with his wife and daughter who were opposed to the idea but he ran anyway. The bulls came into my right and all of the bulls past. He thought he had done it. He pulled out his phone to documented until there was another bowl. There was a straggler. It was like a truck or a car just hit me in the si