Of national our reach in the library of congress. That this very public event that brings together many of our countries and doctors. We are especially grateful to the sponsors who make this festival possible were thrilled the library could hold this over 17 years. And thats the literature has for society now history in but biography is a perennial favorite here at the festival with a terrific lineup of authors and many are making there very first book festival appearance the were pleased theyre coming back for a return appearance as an additional bonus offers will be signing the books downstairs on the expo floor. Beginning with a Panel Discussion of j. F. Kennedys birth. Said to talk about the recent books on this fascinating 35th president and family and campaign and role of the civilrights effort. So before we get started a special things to wells fargo was generally sponsor the history and biography stage the regional president would like to say a few words for pro. With the opera
Tribute to prince and celine dion wowed the crowd with an emotional performance. But not before Britney Spears went all out in the shows opener. Our reporter is live in las vegas on this monday, may 23rd. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Thats a good show. Good morning. Im phillip mena in for kendis gibson. Im diane macedo. Lets get right to our top story this morning. A sad one. A Massachusetts Police officer fatally shot during a routine traffic stop. Hours later the suspect Jorge Zambrano died in a shootout with police. They say zambrano who had a long criminal record burst out of the closet guns blazing. The officer leaves behind a wife and three children. Abcs Chuck Severson has more. Officer down, officer down, shots fired, trying to get more. Reporter gunshots during a routine traffic stop in massachusetts. Vehicle has fled is responding rochdale heading towards the direction of lester. Reporter Police Officer Ronald Tarantinos brothers in blue rushed to the scen
Purple rain good morning to you. Im diane maceda. And im phillip mena, in for kendis gibson. We begin with that major announcement by president obama taking a step toward normal relationship with an old enemy. President obama is in vietnam right now, where he announced the end of an arms embargo with the country, something vietnamese leaders had long sought. Abcs bob woodruff is traveling with the president and he joins now from hanoi. Bob . Reporter good morning, yes some very big news this morning. A short while ago, president obama announced that the u. S. Has agreed to lift the longstanding arms embargo which made it illegal to sell lethal weapons to vietnam. That ban is now officially over although there are lingering concerns about vietnams human rights record. It is interesting that obama actually insisted that this decision was made really to improve the relationship with vietnam, not because of chinas increasing aggressive activities in the South China Sea. And despite that wo
Good morning to you. Im diane maceda. And im phillip mena. We begin with that major announcement by president obama taking a step with normal relationship with an old enemy. He announced the end of an arms embargo with the country, something vietnamese leaders had long sought. Abcs bob woodruff is traveling with the president and he joins now. Reporter good morning, yes some very big news this morning. A short while ago, president obama announced that the u. S. Has agreed to lift the longstanding arms embargo which made it illegal to sell lethal weapons to vietnam. That ban is now officially over but there are lingering concerns about vietnams human rights record. Its interesting that obama was made really to improve the relationship with vietnam not because of chinas increasing aggressive ideas in the south china sea. Despite that wording china is major concern in he region, china has been converting reefs into artificial islands not far away from the vietnamese coast. So the relation
Their feet last night in las vegas. Madonna and Stevie Wonder paying tribute to the prince while kesha delivered her first televised performance with an emotional performance of dob dylans performance it aint me, babe. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, may 23rd. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. 3r6 good morning. We begin this half hour with the deepening mystery ask your rounding is the egyptair flight 04. Theres still no sign of the flight recorders or the fuselage. Those socalled black boxes are crucial to the investigation holding Key Information that could help determine whether a malfunction or terrorism is to blame for the crash. The search for the missing jet stretches over 5300 square nice in the Mediterranean Sea an area about the size of connecticut. Abcs molly hunter joins us more on this. Good morning o morning. Reporter thats right. Were on the mediterranean coast. Its a breezy day here. So choppy water but clear skies for that search. That