To cspan. Org and click on the tab at the top of the page. Hello and welcome, everyone. My name is herman, i am the supervisor here at the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library and museum. Im at the library and museum i would like to welcome you to the 16th annual roosevelt meeting festival. Fdr planned for his library to become the premier Research Institution for studying the entire roosevelt era. Library Research Room is consistently one of the busiest of all of the president ial libraries. This years group of authors with a variety research. If you like the festival and went to the point is in programs we do, i encourage you to become a member. You can do so in the hall. Let me quickly go to the former appeared at the top of each hour session begins with a 30 minute author talk. Followed by 10 minute question and answer period. Authors will be at tables in the lobby we can purchase books and have the authors sign them. Now it is my pleasure to introduce, james lacey, whose book
Headlines with sophia wenzler. Thanks, martin. Good afternoon. Its 3 01. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story. Northern irelands first minister has apologised to the families of alleged informers who were killed by the ira and says shes whole heartedly committed to healing the wounds of the past. Her comments come after a Major Investigation found more lives were probably lost than saved by a double agent during the troubles, codenamed stakeknife, he was working covertly with the british army inside the iras internal Security Unit operation. Canova examined more than 100 murders and abductions unked than 100 murders and abductions linked to the unit. Than 100 murders and abductions linked to the unit. The linked to the unit. The investigation was conducted by Bedfordshire Police over a seven year period, costing around £40 million. Now a psni chief constable, john butcher, says there was strong evidence of a very serious criminality. St
Vice president of Public Programs at the new york public library. Its a privilege for the library to host tonights program celebrating Mike Wallaces new book, greater gotham. The longawaited sequel to his book gotham. Greater gotham picks up the story at the turn of the last century, a period when new york experienced unparalleled growth, expansion and consolidation when much of the infrastructure was developed and when many of our institutions were founded including this one at the new york public library. Incidentally the room in which we are seated was carved out of what was once the reservoir and there is a great illustration of that in the book. Its a special honor for us to host this program not only because of the importance of the book and its subject matter but also because mike wallace who is a fellow in the Coleman Center for scholars and writers and a resident in the allen room researched a good deal of the book right here in the librarys archives. The librarys holdings on
The east of bangkok. Every year around their headquarters. The latest in a government move not to confront protesters the opposition says despite that partial victory their fight to bring down the government would go on no pre get a new crate of thousands of pro europe protesters aftermath of five hundred ink yet. Lawmakers there are debating a vote of no confidence in the government over the scrapping of the key trade deals with the eu. Us Vice President joe biden is in japan to try and reassure tokyo and the ongoing spat with china over disputed island. Joining us first to knit with. Today is a violent protests in thailand. Police in bangkok are taking and concrete barriers and barbed wire around their headquarters. Theyve left Anti Government protesters into the building ahead of that threatens us all. That unexpected move was aimed at avoiding any further clashes between the two sides. As a eugene explains the opposition says despite the victory is ready to fight on. This year and