Partsinevelos, carol roth and john burnett. So nba commissioner adam silver insisting that Houston Rockets general manager has the right to show support for anti protesters in hong kong even after chinas state broadcaster canceled plans susan li is standing by in the news room with the very latest details. Susan . Reporter so adam silver there you heard him and hes also backpedaling a bit today, saying that they dont regulate what owners, players and employees of the nba say. I guess they are doing this internal calculus right now that the nba need china or does china need the nba. You know, the nba hasnt been in china since 1987 going back to the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan and theres only one nba in the world so 600 Million People stream the games on streaming services and hundreds of millions, close to 1 billion watch it on broadcasters, cctv, so some would say that the nba has actually more of a preferential position compared to disney or starbucks because you can go to altern
Plus, the baby born in the laundry room during sunday nights tornado in texas. Commuter alert. The dire new forecast about traffic in america. We have one new way to save time and money. And the rise of skywalker. May the force be with you. Always. And clues in the new star wars trailer released overnight. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Im kenneth moton. And im Kaylee Hartung in for janai. We begin with a key day in the impeachment showdown in washington. A crucial witness heads to capitol hill. The top u. S. Diplomat who said withholding military aid from ukraine would be crazy testifies before congress today. It comes as President Trump lashes out in a new interview ernight calling on republicans to get tougher and fight for him. He also said he hopes that attorney general william barr will look into Hillary Clintons potential ties to ukraine. Abcs Karina Mitchell is here with more. Karina, good morning. Reporter good morning to you, kenneth and kaylee. The
Its anby aamamezing event that brings office and all over the country to nashville each fall to be with the thousands of readers and writers and book levers from around the region. And writers and booklovers from around the region. For those of us who enjoy being here the second weekend of october every year we are lucky its a free event. Thank you to a lot of the community support. Remember that the festival does depend on individual donations among other sources to remain free. Please take the time to donate what you can to help keep it free and any amount helps. Whatever amount you can spare. You can donate via the website, the app, or in person at the headquarters, tenant, throughout the weekend. And any amount is appreciated. Let me introduce the authors, kendra allen, the author of when you learn the alphabet. And janine the author of my time among the whites. Those are the books they will be talking about today. Kendra, i think you said you wanted to go first. Yes. What we will
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