And programs in the coming days and weeks, adding more every day ahead of the fall, Pay Attention to our website or sign up for our newsletter for who is coming soon. We are glad to host this event this way and it is for usa have been for us during this difficult and confusing time. Copies of Anne Appelbaums book twilight of democracy are out today from doubleday on our website, listen to the link to buy it from us as a chat. As we change phases, opening for curbside pickup, for in the bookstores like ours, to post more of them, able to order a copy of Anne Appelbaums book would be greatly appreciative. At the end of the conversation, use the zoom chat function for any questions you have, i will come back and relay them to Anne Appelbaum. We are honored to present this virtual event, United Nations association of new york we have with us today, ann nicol. Thanks for the introduction. We are delighted to collaborate in bringing to our membership and others. Twilight of democracy is of i
Brooklyn Historical Society a cultural hub for civic dialogue for over 150 years. The Washington Post right professor at Boston College and then with modern conservativism. And with that coalition of the h century. And then the prevalence of sexism and the quality for the civil war. And then they would be persuade persuaded. I am really excited to be here but first woman to share your questions for heather and in the q a box that as a whole the last about an hour. Now its my great pleasure to introduce Heather Cox Richardson author of six books of american politics and writer of the newsletters. Welcome heather. Im here. Trying to unmute myself also first of all thank you to brooklyn Historical Society but also to say im incredibly excited about this because the first time joann and i do her own thing to gather i asked her not only my but the talk about her new book as well but also how the past speaks to the current moment and whats going on in american politics today. We will talk ab
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Throwing out this kind of trope, if you will, is very successful with those people who vote for him. That story in a moment. First, dangerous heat for the next several days. This is a live look in walnut creek where its still warm at this late hour. We are under a microclimate weather alert. Heat, possible Power Outages and maybe some rain. Lets get right to our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Jeff, what are you seeing . Yeah, a lot of moving parts here. I wanted to start off with that heat warning first, which begins tomorrow. And its extended all the way through wednesday of next week. I want you to focus in on this red color here through vallejo, concord, livermore, san jose, and morgan hill. Thats where temperatures will be the hottest, ranging 95 to 109 degrees. So some very dangerous heat again on the way. The other thing weve been dealing with is some humidity moving up from the south. You can see some of these storms here to our south. No lightning right now but there is a sl