Introverted personality. David drayly looks at 1862 and the actions of Abraham Lincoln in rise to greatness Abraham Lincolns most perilous year. And in full body burden growing up in the Nuclear Shadow of rocky flats, Kristin Iverson investigates the Nuclear Weapons plant that was located near her childhood home. For an extended list of links to various publications book selections, visit booktvs web site, booktv. Org or facebook. Com booktv. And another update from capitol hill as reporters wait here for word from lawmakerrers in closeddoor meetings on the fiscal cliff. An update via twitter from chad pilgrim of fox news, reids remark that he had made a counteroffer was offthecuff response and that there was no counteroffer, and the Washington Post quoting senator Joe Lieberman saying hed be shocked if a deal was struck today. Well bring you continuing updates. For now, back to booktv programs. [applause] well, i actually left my cave. In the mornings i get up, and its early dawn, and
Months ago to meet the ppe demands of our nation. This is not something we are sitting and continuing to just watch. It is something we are continuing to grow upon and continuously analyze to stay ahead of the increases and make sure we have the ppe on the way to meet the surge in cases. Dr. Fauci. Thank you, sir. Well, done. I will invite dr. Fauci to share his thoughts on the development of a vaccine that is giving great hope. I trust the panels you just showed us encourage the American People to know that we are going to continue to work aroundtheclock to make sure your local hospital as the resources and the supplies that you need to meet this moment. I think we all know we put this pandemic in the past the day we have a safe and effective vaccine. We have made historic progress through operation warp speed with our private partners. Dr. Fauci and nih are intergral to that. Then we will have general gus perna who is coordinating the Distribution Plan for operation warp speed workin
Hospital on the tsas nofly list. President obama lass canceled another day of events in order to stay at the white house and deal with this emergency. And later today, embattled cdc director Thomas Friedan can expect an intense grilling from lawmakers on capitol hill. And set to testify, the chief clinician of the dallas hospital who in prepared remarks apologizes, saying they are deeply sorry and that they made mistakes in how they handled the first ebola patient, thomas duncan. Our coverage of the ebola crisis begins with senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen in dallas. Give us all the latest. Alisyn, good morning, a 99. 5degree temperature was not quite enough to keep a woman, who we know now, who had ebola, off a commercial aircraft. This morning, the second Critical Care nurse to contract ebola receiving treatment here at emory hospital in atlanta. Transferred from Texas Health Presbyterian as officials are worried that furloughed employees and a possible walkout of nurses
Top of the hour, 5 00 eastern this saturday, im poppy harlow in new york. And right now Hillary Clinton is looking for support in the south, to address the Alabama Democratic Convention going on in the suburb there. Clinton slammed the states controversial law. She also criticized the recent decision to close dozens of the states drivers licenses office. Mostly in africanamerican neighborhoods. The Alabama Law Enforcement agency announced last week that an 11 million budget cut would force the closing of 31 parttime license renewal locations. Senior political correspondent, niamalika henderson on the ground in the town of hoover, alabama, and clinton used the words, a blast from the jim crow past, describing that. How did the crowd respond . The crowd, and of course, this is a very proHillary Clinton crowd, many of these people activists in terms of trying to roll back some of these voting restrictions that have been put on the books more recently, they applauded her. She got a standin
700 million. Once and for all, what are the luckiest numbers . Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night, and we begin with President Trump going on the attack in front of those supporters overnight. A welcoming crowd where he defended his handling of shortsville, a test of leadership. It was a Campaign Rally just seven months into his presidency in phoenix, looking to reelection. He was defiant, standing by his decisions and his words, and then today, another speech and a starkly different tone. Abcs senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. Reporter at the American Legion today, President Trump calling on the nation to come together. It is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. Reporter it came just hours after his own divisive rhetoric in phoenix. For 75 fiery minutes, he unloaded. Defending his response to charlottesville, pulling from his pocket the statements he