My names alex, im the executie director of the Truman Library institute, the nonprofit partner of the harry s. Truman Library Museum in independence. Welcome to a Wonderful Program tonight, thanks for coming. And i want to thank Vivian Jennings and rainy day books for copresenting tonights lecture with a. J. Baime. And we are in for a great story. If you havent read the book, i highly encourage it. Itll be available for sale. And just a couple of words, i cant resist the opportunity to plug the Truman Library. Its not too far away, about 25 minutes directly that way. If you havent been there recently, i encourage you to visit it. Weve got a fantastic special exhibit there right now on trumans renovation of the white house. Great story, many of you probably dont know that. A couple of other plugs, weve got several Upcoming Events including on december 6th a program called nato truman to trump, presented with our partner, the American Public square. On december 14th, the faith of a first
Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is off this week. Hes in france but hes not hanging out with the new french president thats what Vladimir Putins been doing today. The two leaders had a get to know you meeting at versailles. And you really have to wonder how cordial it was given that days before the French Election mr macron Accused Moscow of interfering in his poll. At a tense press conference, Vladimir Putin insisted any implication of russian meddling was rubbish. From paris, Lucy Williamson reports. Despite the sweltering weather, this meeting held A Touch Of Frost from the start. At the entrance to frances versailles palace, the two leaders greeted each other with brief handshakes and small grin smiles. Two hours later after their first meeting, the mood was, if anything, even cooler. France and russia have backed different groups in the syrian conflict. Emmanuel macron said that while france did not want to destabilise the syrian state they were red lines that must no
But this would be big, this would be jolting, and this for mitt romney would be a big turnaround from comments he made earlier this year to me. Why are you doing this . Well, im someone who cares very deeply about the country and about my party and i have watched from the sidelines a long time, playing kind of a role as umpire, calling some foul balls now and then, but i couldnt sit back and say nothing as i watched donald trump be more and more outrageous. In the course of that interview, the former standard bearer was saying the guy was pursuing the nomination this go around wasnt fit for the nomination and certainly not the presidency itself. We all know what happened, a lot of people are letting bygones be bygones, but this dramatically changed the landscape. If only remotely true. The meeting alone would be a big deal. Lets go to connell. Reporter we confirmed from senior aide to president elect donald trump that meeting will take place with governor mitt romney and will happen th
And a racist scandal. The chief is facing scrutiny of his own. Congressman is receiving a statement defending downing and hes live at the Oakland Police Department Headquarters to explain. Will. Reporter mark, she actually sent out that statement at 1 this morning so this was obviously very heavy for her that she felt compelled enough to issue a statement in the overnight hours. Lets show you the picture of the man who we are talking about. Assistant acting chief, name is david downy, more than a year ago, in a meeting with high ranking officials, he used the words Water Cannons and protest torrs. It came up on the issue with how they should handle them. A statement by liby shaft a few hours ago. Several participants expressed the concern of gas which is a less lethal Law Enforcement tool. Deputy chief shared his concern that if a tool such as pepper stray was taken away, the department could be left with methods that no modern Day Department would consider and reference use of such an
The number j 887. Also, in the district the city taking drastic steps tone sure the Drinking Water at all schools in public facilities is safe. The city said they will spend millions to put filters on every drinking source. Melanie alnwick is live at the Wilson Building northwest now with the latest. Mel. Reporter good morning, and there is a hearing on this new standard at 10 00 this morning in d. C. Council chambers. D. C. Is taking action on this tough new standard after a new report by the American Academy of pediatrics. Now that study says there is no safe level of lead in a childs body and all sources of exposure shoulding eliminated. That prompted city proposal to limit lead in draiching water to no more that 1 part per bill dont. U. S. Epa standard now is still 15 parts per bill dont and thats with the standard that lead testing. Tests looingt school year revealed elevated levels in 17 taps total of 12 schools procedure to up stall filters and retest water. Drinking water sourc