Raising my own family just down the street, i feel incredibly proud to call myself a true blue chicagoan. Anybody else feel that way . [applause] it makes me even prouder to now be part of this fantastic chicago ideas team who works each and every day to challenge our city and the world beyond to share ideas, inspire action, and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about deep curiosity in pursuing connectivity. So in that spirit, who doesnt love a good friday net icebreaker, id like to ask you to take a moment to tune to a person you dont know and introduce yourself why you are here tonight and share what your most trusted source of political news might be. Might be a bit of an oxymoron so give you 60 seconds. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] okay. Its going be tough for me to try to get this room back, you guys. If i can, everyone, if i can get everybody to i love your all getting to know each other. The point of time after the program is over. This would probably al
Good evening. Happy wednesday. How is everyone feeling . Great. Happy friday. Just making sure you guys are paying attention. Welcome. My name is megan, new executive director of chicago ideas and having been born and raised in this amazing city and now raising my own family just down the street in the south loop i feel incredibly proud to call myself a true blue chicagoan. Anyone else feel that way . [applause] it makes me even prouder to now be a part of this fantastic city team who works each and every day to challenge our city in the world beyond to share ideas and inspire action and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about deep curiosity and pursuing connectivity so in that spirit, who does not love a good friday night a speaker, id like you to take a moment to turn to the person you dont know and introduce yourself and share why youre here tonight and share what you are most trusted source of political news might be. It might be a little bit of an oxymoron so i will give you 60
Ideas. Having been born and raised in the amazing city and now raising my own family down the street i feel incredible by proud to call myself a true blue chicagoan. Anybody else feel that way . [cheers and applause] thank you. Makes me prouder to be part of the fantastic chicago idea team who works each and every day to challenge our city and the world beyond, to share ideas and inspire action and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about deep curiosity and pursuing connectivity, so in that spirit because who doesnt love a good friday night ice breaker, i would like for you to take a moment to turn to a person that you dont know and introduce yourself and share why you are here tonight and share what youre most trusted source of political news might be. [laughter] might be a little bit of oxymoron. I will give you 60 seconds. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] okay. All right. Its tough for me to try to get the room back, you guys. If i can, everyone. If i can get eve
[applause]. Good evening. How is everybody feeling great. Happy friday. Just making sure you guys are paying attention. Well welcome, i am the new executive director chicago ideas. Having been born and raised in this amazing city, and now raising my own family just down the street. I feel incredibly proud to call myself a true blue chicagoan anybody else for that way. Thank you. It makes me w even prouder to be part of this ideas team. Each and every day, to challenge her city in the world beyond to share ideas and inspire action and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about curiosity and pursuing connectivity. So in the spirit, because it is like a good friday night icebreaker i would like you to take a moment to turn to a person they do not know and introduce yourself and share wire here tonight and share what your most trusted source of political lives might be. [laughter]. Might be a little bit of a run. Ill give you 60 seconds. [background sounds]. [background sounds]. Is going to
observatory here in washington. and at martha s vineyard. democrats call the moves cruel and inhuman political stunts. the administration is said to be exploring legal options. republicans say they are giving democrats a taste of their own medicine. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off tonight from 1600 pennsylvania. hi, yack question. good evening to you, john. for a second day the white house hammered republican governors for moving migrants away from overwhelmed border towns. just as there are reports that some within the administration are saying it s time to do just that. thank you. reporters pushed out the oval office door. the president taking no questions after the press secretary compared the republican governors of florida and texas to human traffickers. these vulnerable migrants were reportedly mislead about where they were headed. told they would be headed to boston. these are the kinds of tactics we see from smugglers in places like mex