After roosevelt died, the president who had been president for 12 years, the new president issued a statement of the white house of bereavement recognizing the death of ernie pile, a reporter. He said the nation is saddened by the death of ernie pyle. No man has so well told the story as American Fighting men wanted it told. Theecame the spokesman of ordinary american in arms. To nevers genius obscure men who made them. There were lots of other eulogies. Maybe the best of them was written by a famous poet of the era, randall gerald. We could not help realizing that s work was an aesthetic triumph. Most people will in the fullest emotional and moral sense some of the had never happened before , that they could never have imagined without it, a war. This isnt ernest hemingway. This was just a working newspaperman turning out six articles a week, week after week. Yet he achieved a kind of closeness with the American People that no other writer did. Died, manypyle people thought they had l
Bookstore first event of our pall season were happy that all of you are here tonight. You probably noticed the cameras. Cspans booktv is here tonight as well. So tell your friends who could not come out to watch on television later. Since were filming, when we open the floor for questions, please hold the questions until youre given this microphone. Also, please turn off your cell phone ringers. I appreciate that. Tonight, were here to celebrate the release of kevins new book, a force so swift mall truman and birth of modern china which was released today. Hes a better and Foreign Correspondent who has reported from around the world. He spent a decade as Senior Writer and bureau chief for newsweek magazine. He was a finalist for living stoun wavered for Foreign Affairs reporting and was part of a tell that won the National Magazine award in 2004. His first book titled lincoln in the world making of a spaceman and dawn of a megyn power named one of thedale beast best bocks on president
Thanks for the answer. I appreciate it. Welcome to the nyu bookstore. This is a first event of our fall season where happy all of you are here tonight. You probably notice the cameras. Cspans booktv is here tonight as also tell your friend who could not come up they can watch it on television later. Since we are filming, when opened the floor for questions, please hold the questions until you are given this microphone. Also please turn off your cell phone ringers. I appreciate that. Tonight were just love it the release of kevins new book, a force so swift mao, truman, and the birth of modern china, 1949, which was released today. Kevin peraino is a veteran and Foreign Correspondent was reported from around the world. He spent a decade as a Senior Writer and pure chief for newsweek magazine. He was a finalist for the livingston award for Foreign Affairs reporting and was part of a team that won the National Magazine award in 2004. His first book was titled lincoln in the world, the mak
One of the biggest bill coin bulls is tapping the breaks. First, the world is going nuts over the iphone x, people across the globe from sydney, australia, beijing, and palo alto, california, lining up for the, quote, transformative phone. Lets go to josh lipton in palo alto where x marked the spot josh, long lines still reporter michelle, listen, we know apple were first to this as the future of the smartphone. So the iphone x going on sale today including at this store you guys see behind me in downtown palo alto, california in what has become a traditional, michelle, apples ceo tim cook was at the store here this morning welcoming customers. We caught up with some of those fans that were waiting online here we asked them what was exciting to them about this new device. Money really isnt the issue, its more of the fact that you get the better camera. The new screen seems really cool, the oled yeah, i guess you could argue it makes taking photos more fun its got a nice camera where yo
Started shooting at the worshipers inside. Fewer than 500 people live in the town. Theres no word. Theres just, this happens in new york, in big cities, no ones safe. Reporter the county sheriff says the gunman walked down the aisle of the church and left no way for people inside to escape. The gunman walked back out, got into his car, and drove off. Two men pursued him, saw him flip into a ditch and stop. One of the men jumped out with his gun, and he was later found dead inside that car. Its not clear yet if he shot himself or if he died from the crash. And well be talking about this throughout the morning. We are following our weather here in the bay area. Steve paulson is right over here. Reporter interesting week, but kind of quiet right now. Notice the cloud cover over us. That will give way to afternoon sunshine. Maybe very light rain, not a big deal. The weak front has just kind of stalled out over us but its produced a lot of cloud cover. We are under mostly cloudy skies. Ther