And from time to time when ive done this panel with friends and colleagues, ive called it on or off their pedestals. The debate over statues, memorials, memory and meaning. And ive discussed this topic at twice or three times with edna medford. And it is evolving even between us as we proceed over about a year and a half. And its a pleasure to welcome not only edna medford, but also liz varon and Gary Gallagher to join the discussion. Of 1,728 confederate memorials in 22 states and the district of columbia, 110 have been removed in the past few years. And three new ones have been built. So it is good to have the opportunity to take a snapshot. At best it will be a snapshot. And i think that we all have to agree that however we feel about art, ography and icons, history, and american heroes and villains alike, that the controversy over statues and memorials thought only attributed to confederates in the south and also to those, and for example and ill show you imanls, honoring figures i
and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your retribution. donald trump at cpac over the weekend, feeding his followers the dark conspiracy driven vision for america that they crave. just like fox news, trump and the rest of the republican party would rather fill their followers brains with lies than tick them off by telling them the truth. also tonight, trump pledges to run in 2024 even if he s indicted. the strongman principle used by other indicted leaders around the world where criminal charges actually make them more popular with their base. plus, how ron desantis is creating just the right kind of right wing safe space marjorie greene was asking for where you re free to lead your cruelty fly and the children of white christians won t have to worry their delicate, fragile minds learning anything that makes their right wing parents uncomfortable. we begin tonight with jim jordan s subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal
got hit with a subpoena from house republicans over the afghanistan withdrawal. more on the documents republicans are trying to get their eyes on. hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets of france yet again denouncing president macron s controversial pension reform plan. and nashville police just give an update on monday s school shooting. the details about the guns legally purchased be i the shooter and what law enforcement learned from an interview with the parents. we ll have a live report. our nbc news reporters are following the latest development, but we begin with catie beck in nashville where police say the suspect legally bought the firearms she later used to kill three 9-year-olds and three adults yesterday. what more have we learned? reporter: yeah, the police chief speaking to the media a few minutes ago saying there were actually seven guns purchased at five different stores, purchased legally, and the shooter was in the middle of treated
He filed a complaint about the was fired as a whistleblower. He has got ato him on the show. I am bill spadea, this is chasing news. The battle over Immigration Reform heats up. President trump now accused of saying some vulgar things about some countries that have sent immigrants to america of course he pis behind closed doors the president took to twitter and clear he is not happy with the results from his meeting with congressional leaders. All right. Lets check win mark who caught up with new jersey goffelect. One at Sacred Heart Cathedral in hu wark. Mark caught up with him and asked him. Mark . What do you got . Yes, i did speak to governorelect murphy here at the Roman Catholic cathedral in newark. Beautiful jewel. What eventually governorelect murphy said regarding President Trumps comments about haiti. Comments about haiti. Incredible offensive. It is not america. It is not we are. I would encourage the president to read the basis of the statute of liberty written in the 1880s
John hodgman, welcome. Thank you so much, its wonderful to be here. Good to see you and welcome back, and congratulations on this. Thank you, this is my book, vacationland. Its a lovely book. You know that, were gonna talk almost exclusively about this we can talk about whatever you like. The cover is one of the great book covers of the year. Its a great design. I think the design is fantastic. And may i credit the genius of Aaron Draplin of portland, oregon, an amazing designer who works in this kind of 70s, what he calls thick line style. He designs logos and corporate identities. He also created field notes, those little notebooks you can get at bookstores. So hes an amazing guy. Hes got a book called pretty much everything, which is a beautiful collection of his designs. Are you doing his cover . Oh sure, ill do his cover. Itll just be called good job draplin. But i love him and im so thrilled that he was able to do it. I love this book but i just wanna say, i loved your previous b