About her life and time in the white house. And now the person you all came to see. [ cheering ] Michelle Levan robinson obama. [ cheers and applause ] she is a lawyer, she is an author and she is the wife of the 44th president of the United States barack obama. [ applause ] throughout her initiatives as first lady, she has become a role model for women and for girls and an advocate for healthy families, Service Members and their families, Higher Education and international adolescent girls education. Her muchanticipated memoir, becoming, will be published in the u. S. And canada on november 13, 2018 by crown, a division of Penguin Randomhouse and it will be released simultaneously in 24 languages. Considered one of the most popular first ladies [ cheers and applause ] mrs. Obama invites readers into her world chronicling the experiences that have shaped her from her childhood on the south side of chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her
And now the person you all came to see. [cheers and applause] Michelle Lavonne robinson obama. She is a lawyer. She is an author. And she is the wife of the 44th president of the United States. Barack obama. Throughout her initiatives as first lady she has become a role model for women and for girls. And an advocate for healthy families, Service Members and their families, higher education, and international adolescent girls education. Her much anticipated memoir becoming will be published in the u. S. And canada on november 13th, 2018, by crown. A division of Penguin Random house. It will be released simultaneously in 24 languages. Considered one of the most popular first ladies [cheers and applause] mrs. Obama invites readers into her world chronicling experiences that have shaped her from her childhood on the south side of chicago, to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the worlds most famous address. Warm, wise, and becoming
On the controversial tax bill that the Senate Passed overnight. Good morning to you. Im erin coleman. The tax cut bill is half way through. The tax cut and jobs acts is passed. In the end no democrats voted for the bill. After eight straight years of slow growth america is ready to take off. Democrats say American Workers and families will not win under this tax plan. A third will see a tax increa increase under this bill. So it really because a classic bait and switch. In the house an embarrassment. Members have to revote today. Parts of the bill did not meet Senate Budget rules. Paul ryan defended the bills impact on the economy this morning. More jobs occurred. You lower the job rate and make it more competitive. It will be ready for the president s signature. The federal government runs out of money on friday. There is no deal on the table as lawmakers have been focused on this tax bill. Nbc news, washington. Pennsylvania republican senator is praising the tax bills passage saying
Apples tim cook, they dont go for trump. Theyre also citing the tax cuts as to why they too are giving out bonuses and much more. And registered democrat jp morgan ceo is raising pay. Hes doing tax cut give backs. Weve got details. And the president again just moments ago says he does plan to cut more deals in davos. He flies there tonight to the World Economic forum. Its a gathering that the president attacked on the campaign trail. The global elites now bracing for his message. Protests already underway. But could more trump deals be bad news for democrats this year in the election . Democrats now scrambling. We break it down. Also, several mayors boycotted the president s infrastructure meeting at the white house this afternoon. Over the new crack down of sanctuary cities. The president , though, he just got a round of applause from mayors at the white house. The Justice Department now saying it will push back against 23 jurisdictions based on the president saying we need to do that
Also here at gettysburg. It is my pleasure to introduce mark summers. Mark summers is the thomas d. Clark professor of history at the university of kentucky where he teaches courses in 19th century u. S. History and political history. He is the author of numerous books including rum, romanticism and rebellion, the making of a president in 1884, as well as a dangerous stir, fear, paranoia and the making of reconstruction. This book was a groundbreaking monograph. It was one that examined the overlooked role of fear and emotions in reconstruction politics. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion and it is already sold out in our bookstore, just behind you. There will be more copies coming. This volume, which is part of the university of North Carolina littlefield series, it is, what i think, a volume that needs to stand alongside eric foners classic reconstruction. Its that important of a book. Mark summers, this evening, he has the task to frame the reconst