[inaudible] i meant to take off my jacket we may have a few late comers but they can go right around through the back. We would like to welcome you to the museum. He is our pride and joy we hope you enjoy it we also if you wanted to or the museum you have to go back out and around and we have a room that might be of interest to you all. Its my pleasure to welcome jack for this presentation you can do questions and answers so he will be doing q a after his speech. Welcome jack. [applause]. This is a great venue i suspect its a first time that book tv has ever done one from an airplane hangar this is my tenth book tv let me just her with a little background. Many of you know on july 17, 1976 the flight 800 left jfk airport in new york bound for paris 12 minutes later it 31 00 p. M. Off the coast of long island it was blown out of the sky 230 people were killed 53 of them were twa employees. Many of you in this room knew only some of those people. There is a memorial in the honor. And if
Thank you for having me and this is a great venue. I suspect the first time book tv has ever done one from an airplane hangar. This is my 10th book tv. Its one that is closest to my heart for a variety of reasons. Let me start with background and many of you know, on july 17th, 1996, at 1819 p. M. , twa flight 800 left jfk airport in new york bound for paris. 12 minutes later, 8 31 p. M. Off the coast of long island, popular shore of long island, it was blown out of the sky. 230 people were killed, 53 of them were twa employees. Many of you in this room knew at least some of those people. There is a memorial in their honor here at the twa museum and if i were coming here just to spread some conspiracy theory, i would be dishonoring their memory and i would be insulting you. Instead, im here to tell you what happened on the night of july 17th, 1996, in the nights and days and months and years thereafter. There are people in this room who know a whole lot more about aviation than i do an
Thank you for having me and this is a great venue. I suspect the first time book tv has ever done one from an airplane hangar. This is my 10th book tv. Its one that is closest to my heart for a variety of reasons. Let me start with background and many of you know, on july 17th, 1996, at 1819 p. M. , twa flight 800 left jfk airport in new york bound for paris. 12 minutes later, 8 31 p. M. Off the coast of long island, popular shore of long island, it was blown out of the sky. 230 people were killed, 53 of them were twa employees. Many of you in this room knew at least some of those people. There is a memorial in their honor here at the twa museum and if i were coming here just to spread some conspiracy theory, i would be dishonoring their memory and i would be insulting you. Instead, im here to tell you what happened on the night of july 17th, 1996, in the nights and days and months and years thereafter. There are people in this room who know a whole lot more about aviation than i do an
On working with arab and muslim communities because it is the it shall its the mom, its the mother. Its the exwife its the father who knows something terribly wrong is going on with their son or daughter. And can must feel comfortable coming to, you know, either the fbi or the government officials to disclose their own concerns. An second piece to it, of course, which is the access people have to weaponry that can kill a lot of people so thats what we have to get very serious about. Whether its terrorism watch list and purchase of guns or having more stringent gun laws. So those are two ways this whicl we can do it and thats whyw people like me are very, very passionate and critical of some of the thaings youre hearing coming out of this transition and some of the people who support the president elect about, you know, about Islamic Community our muslim communitieo and arab communities. I will tell you as someone who has been in Counter Terrorism for a slorng time one of the things tha
Used to honor officers. Somewhere beneath the cards and the flowers, Dallas Police cruisers. The weeks deadly shootings have had an impact on everybody. You know how close that could have been to me. Reporter even the youngest members of the community are learning about loss. With a bucket nearly bigger than he is, 6yearold charlie argo from burlington, texas has set out to help. With cookies, lemonade, and koolaid, hes learning the value of a dollar for a greater cause. He told his mom whatever profit he made hed donate. To help the families of the police. Reporter to charlie big cookies mean big bucks. And big hearts. 25 years as a volunteer fireman. Thank you. Reporter working in the texas heat is hard work. Im tired of standing. Reporter and doing good can charlie tell you. Its it takes forever. Reporter if you couldnt tell by his koolaid mustache or the chocolate on his face, hes dipped into his profits a bit. But hes made up for it. The innocent know whats happened, and theyre hu