The head of the nra from colorado, thank you, ive got a book ive got to read. At least you have a legitimate, kindly way to say, dont bother me. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, my name is heidi young, and im the director of Corporate Partnerships here at World Affairs. It is my pleasure to welcome you all here today. This program is part of the Global Business forum which is an initiative of World Affairs that focuses on topics at the nexus of commerce, technology, policy and society. We will be exploring topics along the lines of financial inclusion, future of medicine and the future of transportation in the fall, so i hope you will join us more those program for those programs as well. Today to learn more about the Global Business forum, please see us at worldaffairs. Org. Were pleased to have with us rana foroohar, author of the new book, makers and takers the rise of finance and the fall of
Well take a live shot at the plane in cyprus where at least seven people are still being held hostage. Negotiations with the hijacker happening right now. It took off from alexandria en route to cairo but diverted to cyprus after a man claimed to have an explosive belt. Heres what we know as we come on the air. At least 55 passengers including a number of americans as well as seven crew members were on board the airbus a320 and as of this moment three passengers and four crew members are still being held. The white house saying they have no comment at this time. Were learning the hijacker is demanding to see his estranged wife and there are reports shes been brought to the airport. Want to get the latest from abc news chief Foreign Affairs correspondent terry moran who is tracking it all from london. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning. It has been a tense morning in egypt and in cairo. Just minutes ago now the Foreign Ministry in cyprus has officially released the name of plane
And we do say good morning, america. We want to get right to that breaking news of that hijacked plane. Moments ago, there you see some of them escape zmrg the flight taking off from alexandria en route to cairo but diverted to cyprus after a man claimed to have an explosive belt. At least 55 passengers including a number of americans as well as 7 crew members were all on board. We want to get the very latest from terry moran, tracking all of the developments from london. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, robin. What a dramatic morning it has been and now its over. The hijacking is over. Officials in cyprus saying the alleged hijacker was not a terrorist, that, quote, appears to be mentally unstable. He held passengers and crew in danger for hours, making a series of demands. But once again, this situation is now over. This morning, the surrender. The alleged hijacker walks off that egyptairplane hands in the air and then the takedown. Heavily armed officers in cyprus take hi
Have an explosive belt. Heres what we know as we come on the air. At least 55 passengers including a number of americans as well as seven crew members were on board the airbus a320 and as of this moment three passengers and four crew members are still being held. The white house saying they have no comment at this time. Were learning the hijacker is demanding to see his estranged wife and there are reports shes been brought to the airport. Want to get the latest from abc news chief Foreign Affairs correspondent terry moran who is tracking it all from london. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning. It has been a tense morning in egypt and in cairo. Just minutes ago now the Foreign Ministry in cyprus has officially released the name of the man they say hijacked this plane. Seif eldin mustafa, he allegedly claimed to have a suicide belt but at this moment theres no confirmation that there are any explosives on that plane. He may have been bluffing. Cyprus media is reporting mustafas e
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