My name is Justin Desmangles i of the chair of the foundation celebrating the 41st year. [applause] for decades. I want to and extend my gratitude to an hour founder our founder who was one of the great artists, warriors of our time, ishmael reed is with us today. [applause] i also want to think our friends here the center for being so generous in in particular the director and to fellow board member presently the poet laureate at the center cisco jazz festival San Francisco jazz festival. [applause] the american book awards are hosted by the jazz center. Jazz has the uniquely american art form the american is a and the thread of telling it like it is to invite openly all cultures to develop and to seek peace with one another. And with that National Conversation that is exacerbated by a violent political crisis that has taken hold of the country in the rest of the world and with the viciousness of the american book awards and the before Columbus Foundation is it midways medicinal to he
Sometimes when you are a conference and panel, it is like bringing friends together, and this is one case like that. Onhave real friends of nabe the dais today. Pleased to have Doug Elmendorf with us, dean of the kennedy school, professor of Public Policy and as all of you the cbo. T director of he has been in front of us many times and we always find his views and positions extremely and lightning. It is wonderful to have doug with us. It is also good to have Clint Humbert with us, glenn of financeh us, dean and economics at Columbia Business School and the past chair of the cba under george w. Bush. Finally, our moderate moderator who is ceo and president of the peterson ambition. Michael oversees stratus he strategy for the foundation and looking at the key fiscal policy challenges that we all face. Michael and the foundation are longtime supporters and back backers and we are delighted to have you. Over to you, michael. Michael thank you. The peer found Peterson Foundation is very
Sometimes when you are a conference and panel, it is like bringing friends together, and this is one case like that. Onhave real friends of nabe the dais today. Pleased to have Doug Elmendorf with us, dean of the kennedy school, professor of Public Policy and as all of you the cbo. T director of he has been in front of us many times and we always find his views and positions extremely and lightning. It is wonderful to have doug with us. It is also good to have Clint Humbert with us, glenn of financeh us, dean and economics at Columbia Business School and the past chair of the cba under george w. Bush. Finally, our moderate moderator who is ceo and president of the peterson ambition. Michael oversees stratus he strategy for the foundation and looking at the key fiscal policy challenges that we all face. Michael and the foundation are longtime supporters and back backers and we are delighted to have you. Over to you, michael. Michael thank you. The peer found Peterson Foundation is very
Would never did. Donald trump i hate to say it, but he is kind of like a high and slumlord for seemingly his whole life. I knew from the time he got into the Republican Party that he was going to split the Republican Party in half. I taking a live to the North Carolina governors debate. Governor patrick or he is being challenged by democrat roy cooper. It is moderated tonight by meet the press host chuck to chuck todd. Carolinas the north gubernatorial candidates debate. This program is sponsored as a service to the citizens of the state by the North Carolina association of podcasters Educational Foundation of broadcasters Educational Foundation. Chuck todd good evening, i am chuck todd. Welcome to the North Carolina association of broadcasters Educational Foundation gubernatorial candidates debate between governor pat mccrory, and democrat roy cooper. We should note that this debate is happening at a difficult time. Hundreds of thousands of north carolinians are without power. Threadi
This is the North Carolina gubernatorial candidates debate. This program is sponsored as a Public Service to the citizens ever this state by the North Carolina association of broadcasters Educational Foundation. Heres our moderator, chuck good evening. I am chuck todd of nbc news. Welcome to the North Carolina association of broadcasters Educational Foundation gubernatorial candidates debate between the governor of North Carolina, republican pat mccrory, and the attorney general of North Carolina, democrat roy cooper. We should note that this debate is happening at a difficult time. Hundreds of thousands of north carolinians are without power, and flooding still remains a threat for so many. Some of you are having to listen on the radio or are streaming this debate because of no po both candidates and the viewers, and we hope things return to normal as soon as possible. Let me begin by quickly covering the rules of tonights debate. It will last an hour and well begin with oneminute Ope