Here are a few of the book festivals that we will be covering this spring on cspan2 book tv. In may, we will be at gaithersburg book festival with tom davis and martin frost and david axelrod. We will close out may at book expo america in new york city with the Publishing Industry showcases your upcoming books. Then on the first week of june we are alive from the Chicago Tribune for his robe lit fest including our threehour live in Death Program with lawrence wright. That is the spring on cspan2 book tv. At the International Consumer Electronics Show in las vegas earlier this year, we spoke with university of california San Francisco cardiologist dr. Michael blanche about developments in medical technology and the future of medicine. You have to bring together these two very different organizations and to different dna is in cultures to really get to that space where we need to be. As an Academic Health center were not going to invest the centers and build huge databases. That is what
Written about independent bookstores, and it occurred to me i would have to deliver a brief encomium to bookstores that are sort keeping flame of bookselling alive and i thought i might compare them to the monasteries in medieval england which were these islands of learning and scholarship and a horrible ravaged countryside. Been a member henry viii actually toward the monasteries and seized all their property and through the monks out into the countryside. Im sure we know who henry viii is in this particular comparison, but anyway, i wish politics and prose a long and happy life, much longer impact than the monasteries in medieval england. Theres three parts to what id like to do tonight. Im going to explain how i came to this book, which is a a question some people are asked me about, but its a question that really interests mormons, members of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, whom ive been speaking to in recent days. Secondly, i want to explain all of mormon history
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 414. The nays are four. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the conference report is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid pon the table. The house will be in order. I would ask members to take your conversations off the floor. For what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition . Thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent to remove myself from h. R. 3717. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Clay thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Woodall by direction of the committee on rules, i call up House Resolution 585 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 108, House Resolution 585, resolved, that at any time after the adoption of this resolution the speaker may, p
And a mariah mania. More than 200 million albums sold. Mariah carey is here to kick off our summer Concert Series today friday, may 16th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer. And savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Welcome to a day where we have a today show first. For the First Time Ever in the history of this show, we have two elusives on the same show. Mr. Al roker. Thats my nickname. You know what a shantuse is . Its a mushroom. No. Its a green color. No. It is a female singer in clubs and lounges. Like a Billy Holliday type. Mariah carey takes our concert stage this morning. Were kicking it off right with her and weve got a big crowd this morning. Look forward to that. Lets start with the top story. Got some new problems for crews battling the powerful wildfires in southern california. Nbcs joe fryer is in escondido thats north of san diego. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, m
Reported more than 1100 new deaths in total. More than 154,000 americans have been killed by covid. Add to that the economic strain and the fears millions of people are feeling. I know we throw numbers out at you, look at what is on your screen. This that is a line of people who waited seven hours for groceries at a los angeles food bank. As theyre standing in line, theres still no sign of a deal when it comes to relief from washington, d. C. Republicans and democrats will be continuing their talks today. Were going to start here with isaias, the Tropical Storm. Cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar is with us. Allis allison, where is it . Tropical storm isaias, winds are 65 Miles Per Hour sustained. But the gusts are 75 Miles Per Hour. I want people to understand, if sustained winds were that high, this would be a hurricane. Your gusts are up around hurricane strength, even though the sustained winds dropped down. To the northwest at 9 Miles Per Hour, this is a major limiting factor with