Today. I am honored you asked me to inaugurate this center for freedom and democracy. Lets see if i cant solve this feedback problem myself. Ready, i wastting reminded of a line from emerson. He said an institution is lengthened by the shadow of one man. There is no man who did more than reagan to restore americas confidence and human freedom in the post world war ii era. There is no better event than continuing that work by launching this institution 40 years after america sent our 40th president to the white house. People watching online and those in this room are students of president reagan. As a kid growing up in california, i got to see him in action as the governor. It was a very different california then. [laughter] was ronald but it reagan as governor who believed in the promise of america. He believed no other nation under god was conceived in liberty quite the way that we are. His deep, innate understanding of americas exceptional place in the world gave him the strength to
America is in the war. And why did that touch you so much. Because we knew that it was going to lose it. What did that mean for you and hungry. I was 18 yes. But with that interview with the late author john lewis. It was born 20 years ago. Over 230 of the leading nonfiction and fiction authors of our time have appeared on in depth. Just to name a few. Over the next three hours our goals is to review the last 20 years of indepth but also to ask you a couple of questions here they are. Who was your favorite indepth gas what book are you reading now and who is your favorite Nonfiction Author. And thats what will be talking about. We will be showing you some video from the last 20 years as well. Heres how you can dial in on the 20th anniversary of indepth. For those of you in the east and central time zones if you live in the mountain and Pacific Pacific time zones. And you can text him what your thoughts are as well. 7488903. Please include your first name in your city if you would. On s
San jose with more on what happened dan. A gathering can we can tell you tonight that this stabbing did not happen. At a Church Service that actually happened at a shelter. That is here at the church and its used to house Homeless People we spoke with one man who was on staying here last night he spoke with us off camera and said this all started as an argument that later turned into a deadly fight. However, police still have not confirmed a motive. The doors to the homeless shelter at Grace Baptist Church in san jose remained closed monday night. Investigators swarmed the streets surrounding the area the night before to come through a stabbing spree of the victims, an unidentified man and a woman were killed 3 others were seriously wounded the church was not conducting any type of religious service last it is also used as a shelter for an housed here in downtown san jose. And the people involved in this incident are directly related are involved with that and house shelter situation,
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A couple of Dollars Per Day well they dont have the very very most basic lifesaving. You know medical treatments so a long lasting insecticide treated bed net costs just 4. 00 can for x. 2 children for 2 years. And statistically speaking youll save a life there for just a few 1000. 00 thats incredibly cheap whereas if youre trying to save a life and its currency then. You know some of these other causes youll be spending more like millions of dollars to save a life. Well other tourism is traditionally defined as unselfish behavior for the benefit of the others but its no secret like doing good for others it actually makes you feel good right and it gives you the sense of fulfillment selfrespect that you often look for do you agree that altruism has an element of egoism to it i mean even in this case the desire to just feel very good about oneself the reason for as being altruistic. Well i think we should divorce the idea of altruism some unselfish behavior if i can help lots of people