Exonerations by five exonerations by dna, every one of those stories would make a great book, the book should be written, every Wrongful Conviction is a story from the point of view about plot, the suffering, the drama, the deceit , the fact that the rapist is still out there raping when someone else is savoring his time. These are fantastic stories but the system is broken i would have written all of him but i cant do that. To answer your question i would love to be able to write another book of nonfiction, im not sure do it. It would take so much time away from the novels, the the kids books and other books i enjoy doing. Host thank you for stopping by book tv. Guest my pleasure its always in pleasure talking to. Guest and we are back live on book tv for the firstever mississippi book book festival in jackson. The next panel beginning now is looking at the history of civil rights in america. The moderator for todays panels robbie luckett. Robbie luckett received his ph. D. From the u
Commission. We are being recorded live on cspans booktv so if you have not already please silence your cell phones. If you have not purchased the books, the panels have written you will have an opportunity to do that after outside. The authors will also be signing immediately after this panel in the authors attempt. The moderator for todays panel is robbie luckett. Robbie luckett received his ph. D. From the university offr l georgia with a focus on civilve rights history, the native mississippian he returned home to accept the position ofas associate professor ofci histord and director of the Margaret Wolter center for the study of the africanamerican experiencef at Jackson State University. Look at as a member verse festivals Advisory Board. Thanks chris. Its my great pleasure to moderate this panel on civil rights history that i think its particularly important for two reasons. One is to understand the importance of thisim building ad what it meant particularly for v segregationist
The two are meeting around the two were meeting around 11 00. In 71 days, donald trump will take the oath of office to become the 45th president of the united states. Mr. Trump arrived around 10 40 this morning at Reagan National airport. That is where his plane touched down with the trump logo emblazoned on the side. He and milani a he and his wife, melania, arrived at his they arrived at 11 00 and entered the building. They are meeting right now in the oval office. This is an interesting meeting because you will remember this is a traditional meeting and happens every time a president is elected, the an Office President welcomes the president elect. This is a unique situation because president obama has been so outspoken about to donald trump, saying he is unfit for for office, but obama said they had to put that aside. He said it is important for all of us to get behind the new president in order to ensure his success for our country and to heal the wounds from this very divisive el
Got shot was notorious. 12 45 he always come to rob this 7eleven like previous times. cover 13 38 he was robbing the taco bell and a bunch of other shops in this area and finally they got him. nats the man who runs this smoke shop next door. Says the guy just robbed his place two days ago. He says hes not happy the man is dead. But he is happy this place is a little bit safer. 14 10 you want to be safe you take yo kids and you want your kids to be safe there. 51 44 here it doesnt seem like it was unreasonable at least from the facts that are at play here. nats . now police are just trying to make sure everything was done by the book. And lawyers are hoping nobody gets the wrong idea just because this case is going smoothly. 51 36 we dont want people being vigilantes. Thats not what we want and the law will actually go after vigilantes. nats . 53 29 assuming this gentleman did everything right, he still took somebodys life and thats going to take an emotional toll on him and his family.
Morning north west breezes ushering in a big temperature drop, in the 40s in many of the backyards and dry in metro milwaukee. 49 in milwaukee. Those winds are 515 Miles Per Hour early this morning and they are actually picking up a little bit, continuing to draw in the chilly air. You will want a coat or a jacket this morning. Lower 40s inland. Closer to 50 right along the lake temperatures dont budge today, maybe up to 50. It is a seasonal day head. With the record high yesterday it is feeling a little cold today. Melinda when youre on the go, take the weather watch 12 forecast with you. Just download the wisn 12 news app. Its free for your smartphone or tablet. Ben our big story this morning, huge crowds gather in downtown milwaukee protesting president elect donald trump. Tim, the protest turned violent tim there were some punches thrown as protesters clashed with trump supporters. While the protest and march was going on at red arrow park, a trump supporter showed up with his chil