Saint immigration studies. And is the editor of saints by the sea saints by the sea website which documents lds maritime immigration in america in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Hes editor and compiler of the mormon immigration index which was released in 2000 in his widely used by researchers. Woods has authored and coauthored more than a dozen books and scores of articles on lds history and as collaborated collaborated on several documentary films. The most recent being the saints of tonga a century of island faith, which is a companion work to his 2019 book. He is what lectured extensively at conferences universities churches and libraries and we are thrilled to have him back at here in kansas city at the central library. Please join me in welcoming dr. Fred woods well, good afternoon. And thank you jeremy for your kind introduction. I also appreciate on this sunday afternoon we have. Joel jones the assistant director of the library and appreciate him being here. Appreciate all
We really should be. The night before also on cnn, House Speaker nancy pelosi voiced a similar sentiment saying i dont know why the Scientific Community isnt more outspoken. The president probably lacks the Legal Authority to mandate a national stayathome policy. Thats a subject were about to discuss. But that doesnt mean he is powerless. He can set an example and provide direction. As of this morning, 42 states, washington, d. C. And puerto rico had itched stayathome orders. The resulting patchwork has had consequences. A graphic on the front page of yesterdays print edition of the New York Times tells the story, agency the corresponding article noted stayathome orders have normally halted travel for most americans, people in florida, the southeast, and other places that waited for enact such orders have continued to travel widely, potentially exposing more people as the coronavirus outbreak accelerates according to an analysis of cell phone location data by the times. What youve seen
Allegations of a Tea Party Targeting scandal coverup. Why emails sent have disappeared from both the computer and an irs server. Also happening now, john kerry is delivering remarks on human trafficking. Were keeping an eye on that. Also waiting to see if he says anything about iraq. And at the bottom of the hour here, the va back in the spotlight this morning. At issue, 10 million worth of bonuses given to executives at the phoenix va. Thats were there are allegations of rigged waiting lists, veterans forced to wait several months to receive care. Well monitor all three hearings and bring you updates as soon as we have them. But we begin of course this morning with iraq as terrorist fighters inch closer to the capitol city and more American Military advisers head toward that crisis, there is a new call for reinforcements. Theyre now asking them to reenlist to prepare and maintain planes and tanks. This, as president obama makes the decision to send up to 300 special forces from this c
We may learn more about that irs scandal. It involves former director lois lerner. Her irs group flagged criteria that certain groups. The new claims that tax agency has lost all traces of those emails because of a computer hardware failed. It was determined that it was dysfunctional and that with experts no email could be retrieved. Recycled in the normal process. Was it physically destroyed . Was my understanding. Was it melted down. I have no idea what the repsychler does with it. That was three year ago years ago. Dana bash, it does sound a little fishy. Lawmakers wont get any answers now from lois lerner. Definitely not from her. Shes kpleeded the fifth. What is going on as we speak is really contentious and really partisan. This irs scandal originally was more bipartisan because democrats understood the political problem of the irs appearing to target any american, never mind just the tea party. At this point, it is incredibly divided with republicans pulling no punches and frank