Items, finalists for the Nonfiction Book award and the winner of the finishing line press jet boat competition is also the author of six nonfiction prose books including revenge of womens studies professor, reel girl and womens history for beginners. Author Bonnie Morris, in your book revenge of womens studies professor, revenge for what . The title is not meant to be provocative or roots, it is about having the opportunity to talk back to many people this stereotyped my fields or asked unfair questions. I have a lot of terrific students who are intimidated by the idea of taking the basic class in womens history. They come to me and expressed doubt or concern, they are afraid of what people would say, what does it look like on their transcripts of those experiences lead me to a keen awareness of how many people feel there is something wrong which looking at half of the worlds history and i negotiated many of these routes conversations throughout my teaching career. The idea of revenge
Testified about the attack thon u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libarch that killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. The pentagon never received the request from the state academy for security, and did not have the resources to get support on the ground in time to thwart the attackers. Leon panetta is stepping down. This hearing is four hours and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, everybody. Today the Committee Welcomes secretary of defense, leon panetta, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. To testify about the department of defenses response the deadly terrorist attack on the u. S. Temporary Mission Facility in benghazi, libya, last year. And the findings of its internal review following that attack, including Lessons Learned from benghazi. We will be receiving testimony next Tuesday Morning on the impact of sequestration and or a fullyear continuing resolution on the department of defense witnesse
The global number. More than 28,000 people around the world have died from the virus. At least 615,000 have been infected. The alarming lack of supplies is still one of the biggest hurdles here. Yesterday President Trump invoked the defense production act. Hes requiring now General Motors to produce more ventilators. Officials in several cities, chicago, detroit, new orleans, to name a few, they say they do not have enough of what they need. Michigan and massachusetts now joining several states in receiving federal assistance. President trump approved those requests for disaster declarations. Lets take you to new york. Hospitals are overwhelmed, more than 45,000 cases reported there. Theres a new number, 45,000 the states governor warning they may be weeks away from hitting its peek. We want to begin there with ath athena jones. Help us understand whats happening there today. Reporter christi, look, i can tell you the line of people who believe they have coronavirus has decreased staun
Good evening. The president and the speaker of the house fought back and forth verbally today. Day eight of the government shutdown. Mean chooil, all kinds of people are getting cheated out of salaries, benefits, medical treatment. And now we have learned of what may be the ultimate indignity, having to do with those that fought and died for this country. In the middle of the shutdown, the sad word that five americans were killed in afghanistan, but because of the shutdown, those 5 and 12 others killed in action since october 1st will not get the death benefit that their families are supposed to be guaranteed. We have two reports on this tonight, beginning with nbcs Andrea Mitchell who broke the story this morning, and is here with us in the studio tonight. Andrea, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. We have been talking about the shutdown for eight days, but in the middle of all this pain, the fact that families of troops killed in afghanistan are not getting their death benef
Missing airliner may have flown for several hours after the last radar reading was taken. The hunt for the missing airliner is expanding to the west. The u. S. Navy may send a destroyer to the strait, leading to the vast indian ocean where the white house now says a new search area may be open. During a search of clouded confusion and false leads turning into dead ends, anxious families grow even more desperate. Were taking a look at the role of the malaysian government giving conflicting accounts and holding back critical information. We have the kind of coverage only cnn can deliver. Our correspondents are standing by along with our analysts and experts. Lets begin with Barbara Starr. She has new information. B barbara . Wolf, u. S. Officials are working with malaysians and there are pings, signals that they believe very strongly came from this aircraft as it was flying west away from malaysia. These pings are now being analyzed and it is what in great part leading to the expansion o