It is indeed a real pleasure for me to welcome all of you to Miamidade College and the 26th addition of Miami Book Fair international. This is your official opening for the book fair. Eight consecutive days and the street fair that will take place friday, saturday and sunday of next week. This is without question the finest and largest literary event in america. We are very proud of the college to be able to host these every year, now for 26 years. The community has been so responsive to visitors and residents of the Community Coming together. The book fair has been labeled in many different ways. My two favorite ones, the american author who said miami Fair International is the literary makeup of the western world. The other label is what former First Lady Barbara Bush said about book fair. She said an embarrassment of riches. I love that one. Between now and next sunday, we will have over 350 offers. Some of them coming from different parts of the world. Doing the street fair, hundre
And watch for of the authors in the near future on book tv on cspan2. Good evening everyone. The study of George Washington at mount vernon, and the washington leverage we have an annual event that were finally getting around to this year. We are going to have our annual lecture fostered by the foundation here. Were thrilled to have this opportunity to bring together some of this most important scholarships on the mother of George Washington. Mary ball washington. This popular event was set up some time ago. And understand the world, the times and the experiences the Martha Washington and other women of the 18th century. One of those of course Mary Ball Washington. They state womens History Month from the month of march. And because of the closure here we are tonight. One important thing i think everyone in the audience pretty much knows right nobody can say too many times, mount vernon, we have open to her to audiences to visitors i should say if you come to mount vernon and have an o
Markets with the best three months in decades. The dow saw the best quarterly performance since 1987 the nasdaq had its best gain since 1999 and ended the quarter up 30 take a look at the small cap up 25 since april 1 the best gain since the First Quarter of 1991. Because the First Quarter really stunk up the place the dow coming off the worst first haflt year since the financial kri sis. The s p still down 4 on the year yesterday was something to watch. We had all three major averages which did close for the month of june in positive territory you are looking at s p 500 closing above 3,100 and watching the nasdaq close above 10,000. Seeing a slight pull back. S p futures down about 10 points and nasdaq off by 25 weve been keeping track of the treasury market. The 10year has been below 0. 7 . Now sitting at 0. 684 . Crude oil prices were a huge point of concern earlier in the year up 40. Well see what could help the senate has voted to extend the ppp Bailout Program to august 8 giving
Everybody and very importantly we are at the white house and the still place like the white house. And for those of you that this is the first time, i know exactly what you were thinking, because i was here first time and it was still something i will never forget. Its great to have you and a first lady and i are pleased to welcome everybody to this wonderful place to discuss the vital importance of safety in reopening americas schools. We want to reopen the schools. Everybody wants it. The moms want it. The dads want it. The kids wanted. Its time to do it if you know, our mortality rate is right now at a level that people dont talk about but its down tenfold, tenfold. So you look at deaths are way down from this horrible coronavirus and its a disgrace that happen, shouldnt have happened but it did, and the economy is coming back. It is coming back strongly. Jobs are setting records for, two months ago they set the record and then give almost 5 million new jobs last month which is a re
Remove them from office. Thank you. Hello, rosa linda . Rosa linda . Im here. Can you hear me . Yes. Hello. My name is rosa linda. Im a bilingual teacher at horace mann elementary. In order for school sites to meet these needs, they will need more resources, not cuts. Now is the time for the school board to show what true leadership is, to be creative and use resources of our very affluent city to address our district financial needs so that the burden doesnt continue to fall on our school sites, educators, students, and families. Thank you. Thank you. Hello, greg . Hi there. Im greg mcgary. Im from submissimission high and also former teacher of student delegate betsy. I just wanted to echo jael castros comments. I just want everybody present Board Members and sfusd administrators to realize that youre cutting from bone. Im a Second Generation San Francisco educator, and i want to tell you all right now, here and now, we are all ready, we are all stripe ready, and if you try to defund