Host good evening, everyone. Im so excited to see such a full house here. And i know our authors are as well. Before i start we are more than happy to have youve taking photos from your seats but just turn the flash off so you dont blind our speakers. And if you will put all of your cellphones on silent that would be wonderful. And if you want to post anything on social media, we would love for you to tag, politicsprose and gwuevents and possibly repost it. So, my name is brittany and i am the partnered Events Manager at politics and prose and i want to thank you for cooking out coming out on a friday night. Tonight is a joint event with George Washington university and we are all so pleased to bring you jim mattis in conversation with david brooks tonight. Before we get to tonights program, i just want to tell you of a few other Exciting Events we have coming in in partnership with gw. On september 11th we have an event with Malcolm Gladwell with his book, talking with straineer, part
He and his family shop here all the time so you know, i typically like to introduce him with an embarrassing story. Because we have been friends for ten, 12 years, so many stories. But today i think im just going to class it up and mentioned that matt is a journalist writing for the New York Times, one of the Pulitzer Prize in that capacity and also the author of five thrillers which is how i got to know him because i was a fan. He is the author of one really gross picture book and this is his second nonfiction work. Please join me in welcoming mat. [applause] what they thought about nose picking there are three reasons the ascending order. Number one, you will find a chapter called should i pick my nose, and the least important it represents my own misconceptions about the immune system but we will explain later as we get into the talk. I understand they almost always require a medical related acoustic song on the tv, so i thought felt i should honor tha. But the third reason and the
Because i was a fan. He is the author of one really gross picture book and this is his second nonfiction work. Please join me in welcoming mat. [applause] what they thought about nose picking there are three reasons the ascending order. Number one, you will find a chapter called should i pick my nose, and the least important it represents my own misconceptions about the immune system but we will explain later as we get into the talk. I understand they almost always require a medical related acoustic song on the tv, so i thought felt i should honor tha. But the third reason and the real reason, and i hope when im done despite what you think you will get a warm round of applause is because the guy that inspired this book and who you will hear shortly and who was a very good friend lived in major league adventurous life if he wasnt happy unless the top was down and he was rocking out and crossing the country. So, jason this is for you, dont pick your nose. Feel free to sing along when we
To climb by 11 00am today, heat advisories, take effect in these peach areas for most of the bay that includes most of the north bay areas from the oakland and Berkeley Hills east on down into areas like concord and then the tri valley, san jose and much of the south bay as well as the Santa Cruz Mountains all affected by heat advisories, not just today. But all the way through 08 00pm tomorrow as today and tomorrow bowles will be bringing this excessive heat, so its a 2 day punch of uncomfortable and oftentimes dangerous heat if you do have maybe some older people in your home or know of some that may be exposed to the heat without air conditioning get them to a cool spot. Concord livermore morgan hill just among a few spots that will be in the triple digits today even right along the bay hayward and fremont well into the 90s later on today for san jose first day of school for kids there 96 degrees for the high oakland, 3rd day of school now and 86 degrees, San Francisco hot enough in
Being transformed into a nightclub. [laughter] it came this close. The founders the staff here have transformed this place over the past decade and a t half into te vibrant Community Center it is today. Lets have a round of applause for that. [applause] we have a great event for you this evening, featuring Melinda Gates here to talk about her n new, the moment of lift. This is her debut as a author in her book as part memoir or call for more action as she recounts the mission shes been on. She tells the story of her journey from taking a job at microsoft in 1987, fresh out of Business Corporate to marry bill gates seven years later to partnering with her husband at creating and sharing their foundation and becoming one of the world most prominent advocates for empowering women. As her narrative makes clear, shes become inundated by the belief that no one should be excluded and have equal value and when women and girls are up everywhere, everyone benefits. [applause] one of the most app