First time, an open invitation to explore the wide range of activities we offer at smithsonian associates. Now is the perfect time to silence your cell phones. We are thrilled tonight to welcome author garrett peck back to the smithsonian. In addition to the many tours he leaves at the smithsonian, his temperance tour of prohibition sides has been featured on cspan. He was featured on a twohour documentary about prohibition on the smithsonian channel. Key is the author of seven books, including prohibition in washington, d. C. , how dry we werent. And the great war in america, world war i and its aftermath, which was published in 2018. Before we get started, i want you to invite you to join us in the lobby to sample a prohibition era cocktail. Please join me in welcoming garrett peck. [applause] good evening everyone and thank you for coming out for our wake. Our dry wake. 100 years ago today, about six hours from now, that is the exact moment the National Prohibition began. Today, yes
America. Hes the author of the prohibition hangover, alcohol in america from demon rum to cult cabernet and prohigs hib is in washington, d. C. , how dry we werent. Im lauren rosenberg. To our members, welcome. And if youre joining us for the first time, a warm welcome and open invitation to explore the wide range at Smithsonian Associates. Now is the time to silence your cell phone. Were thrilled tonight to welcome author, historian and tour guide garrett peck back to the smithsonian. Garrett has presented at the library of congress and the national archives. And his tempers to our prohibition sites has been feet urz on cspan and book tv and the History Program and ten things you didnt know about with punk rock legend Henry Rollins and featured about prohibition by the smithsonian channel and he has a book how dry we werent and the prohibition hangover, from demon rum to cult cabernet and world war ii and the aftermath published in 2018. Before we get started, i wan to make sure to in
Facing. Really reminiscent of that merce outbreak in 2015. We saw that 10 billion extra stimulus package back then. Because of this, we are seeing the markets under pressure, but one exchange that im watching is small caps in china. Actually at the highest level since october 2016. We have seen those pboc Monetary Policy measures. Not to mention more news that china could be taking over a hardhit industry. Lets get a broader check of the markets with Sarah Ponczek. Pretty much Everything Else is now trading in the green as the trading session does progress. We have seen markets turn lower under further pressure. 0. 2 but still on track for its best week since june. The hang seng now down 1 . Many times this week we have seen the benchmark approach 50 day moving average, but we have seen it fail as we have seen today. The nikkei roughly flat, but modestly lower. After trading as high as a half percent early on. Then we see the south korean kospi and underperform her across the region on
In here or outside . Outside and in here. We have 30s, under mostly clear skies. Most of it is disappearing. Well get a break but we are running noticeably cooler. 8 to 15 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. Remember yesterday we had clouds and light rain under clear skies so its much, much cooler. 53 to 55, a little bit below average for this time of the year. Santa rosa to san jose, quarter mile by stockton. Livermore has had about 3 miles visibility, but after that it seems to be okay. Slowly increasing clouds in the afternoon, and the system will be here for some light rain tonight. 50s for highs. This rain system will be very weak and gone early saturday morning. 7 01, here he is, and so far, so good, or something new . It has been good so far and were looking at the east shore freeway. I want to show you a time of 21 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. I kind of like what i see of this mornings commute. We havent had very many slowdowns. 21 minutes is about hal
Driven by a weaker dollar. Whereturn to istanbul, bloombergs Turkey Bureau chief is standing by, and chris reiter is in berlin. President erdogan has sounded out again, ahead of the central bank decision. What can we expect today . There is a universal expectation that there will be a cut in Interest Rates later Turkish Central Bank Monetary Policy convene committee convenes. What we dont know is how much. If the decision is in line with estimates, which predict around thet of 150 basis points, rate of return on the turkish lira adjusted for inflation goes down to 1. 9 . Thats a crucial number, still above the average of real return e. M. s, which turkey is considered part of, but below countries that turkey is usually judged against like russia and south africa. We have seen anxiety in turkish markets over the last week. The lira has been weakening to levels not seen in about two months, and the decision at 2 00 p. M. Will determine the Market Reaction later today. Matt more Central B