Recording, if you could just come to the microphone by the white pillar so we can hear your questions and engage in a nice discussion, and lastly, once everything is done if you could please fold up your chairs and place them against the pillar. Our staff, as in me, would greatly appreciate that. [laughter] tonight im pleased to introduce jared cohen, the founder and ceo of jigsaw alphabet inc. As well as an adjunct senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. The New York Times best selling author with eric schmidt of the new digital age and has written the children of jihad. One of the great lessons of american politics that ive learned is tale of two brothers. One went off to sea and one became Vice President. Neither was heard from ever again. [laughter] however, in rare case the Vice President is not relegated to obscurity. Namely, when the president dies. And his newest, best New York Times best selling book, accidental president s, cohen investigates these men. Who ascende
The 1918 flu pandemic altered American Life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful. College classes were held outside, sports were canceled, asks or challenged as unamerican, and fines imposed on those who refuse to wear them. Next, Christopher Mcknight countryrecounts how the experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs the Oregon University center for humanities. Cracks since the pandemic has begun, for our purposes, since we shut down in march, they thing that has been driving our analysis here as historians is what is the historical precedent . Obviously, 1918 is the one that comes to mind and we have nobody better to tell us about 1918 christophernd nichols. Hes an associate professor of history at oregon state. Hes the director of the Oregon State Center for humanities and the founder of their citizenship and crisis initiative. Harvard andied at wes
[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy, visit ncicap. Org] fun story. For sure. I am wondering why the Supreme Court apparently didnt get more involved in many of these things, in particular government of the tyler case in 1941 or at any point prior to the point when the amendment kind of makes things clear. We are dealing with the cost is no interpretation seems to be an issue. Why is that . Great question. , they triedof tyler to seek out the insides of the chief justice that the chief justice hated henry clay and tyler. So he did not want to get involved because he was going to make one of his enemies happy one way or the other so he abdicated responsibility. It is in the book. [laughs] so if focus edition is clear that the powers of the president devotes the Vice President , can you spin out and what is really at stake whether he is called a acting
Accused kidnapper in court. The man suspected of snatching a girl off the street facing a judge. How Police Tracked him down. Serious salary. Howard stern gets real about reports of his 120 million payday. And all the buzz. The newly famous fly that stole the show during last nights debate. Good thursday morning, everyone. We begin with the Vice President ial debate leaving many important questions unanswered. Vice president mike pence and senator Kamala Harris tackled the issues and exchanged attacks but they spent much of the night dodging critical questions. In the meantime, President Trump has released a video claiming the experimental treatment he was given has cured him. The Company Behind that treatment has now requested emergency approval from the fda. It comes as another military leader tests positive raising more concern about the outbreak in washington. Lets begin with the debate. Abcs Andrew Dymburt has all the big moments. Andrew, goo goo goo goo goo reporter it was corona
Between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate a. M. Nue beyond 10 50 the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina, minutes. , for five ms. Adams thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise this morning to honor two North Carolina women who left us this year, former former dr. Dorsett, representative mcalister. I admired and was friends with them. Of they were both educators who service. Public proud graduates of historically colleges. Founded and led organizations to cell a anemia. Lows of personal tragedy, both women were predeceased by a child they loved like a best friend. They were both county commissioners and state legislators. All, trailblazers. Katie dorsett was the first black women on the greensboro i was proud to follow in her footsteps. After serving on the security she was elected to the county board of commissioners and went on to serve in governor hunts administration an