Written about independent bookstores, and it occurred to me i would have to deliver a brief encomium to bookstores that are sort keeping flame of bookselling alive and i thought i might compare them to the monasteries in medieval england which were these islands of learning and scholarship and a horrible ravaged countryside. Been a member henry viii actually toward the monasteries and seized all their property and through the monks out into the countryside. Im sure we know who henry viii is in this particular comparison, but anyway, i wish politics and prose a long and happy life, much longer impact than the monasteries in medieval england. Theres three parts to what id like to do tonight. Im going to explain how i came to this book, which is a a question some people are asked me about, but its a question that really interests mormons, members of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, whom ive been speaking to in recent days. Secondly, i want to explain all of mormon history
Brace for the very real possibility of more. At least 18 people are dead. More than a dozen are still missing. And in houston, where the storms killed at least five people crews continue to rescue those trapped in their homes. At least 2500 waterlogged cars line houstons roads and highways. Look at that. They were just abandoned by people caught in the deluge despite the warnings. Listen to Texas Governor greg abbott. Dont drive in the rising water. You know the common phrase turn around dont drown. It has a sense of reality to it right now that we need everyone in the state of texas to heed. Well, the water rose so quickly, though some people were completely caught off guard. The governor called the flooding the worst texas has ever seen. He declared a diaster emergency in at least 40 counties. Now, in houston, some Officials Say the areas were badly damaged by the flooding while others were largely unaffected. Key to understanding the structure of many bayous that wind through the lo
Under water. Rescuers still struggling for safety stranded in the deluge. And it is is not over yet. More severe storms are on the way. Good morning, Everyone Welcome to early start. Im john berman. And im christine romans. Its wednesday, may 27th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. Lets bring with breaking news. Tens of thousands of people in texas and oklahoma cleaning up following historic flooding. They are bracing this morning for more. At least 18 people are dead. More than a dozen people still missing. In houston, where the storms killed at least five dramatic scenes like this have been playing out. Crews rescuing people trapped in their homes. At least 2500 waterlogged cars. Look at that lining houstons roads and highways. Abandoned by people who didnt follow repeated advice by authorities including Texas Governor greg abbott. Dont drive in the rising water. You know the common phrase, turn around, dont drown. It has a sense of reality to it right now that we need everyone in the state of
Passed, and the state of the union is strong. [ applause ] the u. S. President highlights his accomplishments and lays out his goals for the next two years. Ukraine is once again accusing russia of funneling arms to separatists. We are live if moscow. And well get you live to davos it hour where the top economic minds preparing to take on major issues. Plus why the mayor of paris is threatening to sue the fox newschannel. Thanks for being with us. We begin in washington where president obama is touting his success at reviving the u. S. Economy. And he used his annual state of the Union Address to call for new initiatives to help the middle class. Among them an am bishop plan to ambitious plan to raise taxes on the richest americans and Financial Institutions. His plans probably wont get much traction in congress where republicans now control the house and the senate. Still, mr. Obama says both sides need to work together. If you share the broad vision i outline tonight, i ask you to jo
Thanks, my dear. Thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Happy monday. There are only 100 people who serve in the United States senate. Like the how it is, the senate does all its work through committees. Thats where they work on legislation and oversight and investigations. There are a lot of internal politics about who gets on what committee and who gets to be chair of a committee. In some states, certain committees are very important and give you a lot of homestate advantage if youre on those committees. You can understand why a senator from iowa would want to be on the Agricultural Committee or why one from new york would want to be on the banning committee. But some of the committees, no matter where youre from, everybody wants to be on them because they are prestigious in all the right ways for everybody in the senate. And so even though there are only 100 u. S. Senators in total, 26 out of the 100 senators are on the Armed Services committee, more than one in every four