Ok, here we go, folks. Here he go. Here we go. Thank you for coming. I am david cook. Our guest today is richard trumka. This is his ninth visit with our group. We appreciate this prelabor day tradition. He followed his father and grandfather into the mines. He worked his way to Penn State University and earned a law degree. In 1982, at age 33, he was elected president of the line workers of america, the youngest person in history to hold that position. He served three terms as president. In 1995, he ran to be secretarytreasurer and became the youngest person to hold that job, one he held for 15 years. He was elected as president in september 2009 and we elected in 2013. Last year, he became a grandfather. Thus ends the biographical portion of the program. Now onto the breakfast mechanics. We are on the record here. Please, no live blogging. No filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway, to give us time to listen to what our guest says. There is no embargo when this session end
A good morning to you all. Im diane macedo. And im nick watt in for kendis gibson. One of the most powerful Atlantic Hurricanes ever is speeding towards florida. Hurricane irma made its first landfall in the caribbean overnight. The category 5 hurricane is expected to hit the u. S. Virgin islands later and pass north of puerto rico tonight. Time lapsed photography sos the ourer bands rolling into the island of st. Martin. Also in irmas path, tourists and resort workers are riding out the storm in hotel ballrooms there. All the forecasts agree that Hurricane Irma is headed straight for florida but after that theres several paths it could take up the east coast, along the gulf coast or through the middle of the state. But wherever it goes florida is getting ready. Abcs janai norman has more. Reporter a monster storm whipping through the atlantic. Hurricane irma a category 5 storm with its eye on the caribbean heading toward the florida peninsula. Its a really big storm. Theyre really tak
A good morning to you all. Im diane macedo. And im nick watt in for kendis gibson. One of the most powerful Atlantic Hurricanes ever is speeding towards florida. Hurricane irma made its first landfall in the caribbean overnight. The category 5 hurricane is expected to hit the u. S. Virgin islands later and pass north of puerto rico tonight. Timelapsed photography shows the outer bands rolling into the island of st. Martin. Also in irmas path, tourists and resort workers are riding out the storm in hotel ballrooms there. All the forecasts agree that Hurricane Irma is headed straight for florida, but after that theres several paths it could take, up the east coast, along the gulf coast or through the middle of the state. But wherever it goes, florida is getting ready. Abcs janai norman has more. Reporter a monster storm whipping through the atlantic. Hurricane irma, a category 5 storm, with its eye on the caribbean heading toward the florida peninsula. Its a really big storm. Theyre real
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