Dr. Rice is going to be and dr. Rice is going to be interviewing for us by one of the best interviewers to have his own show on bloomberg, our National Book festival cochair and very generous reporter, dr. David rubenstein. Please welcome both of them. [applause] and pain and enjoy. Well, thank you very much for coming. Spinning to make for having me. Welcome to everybody. Thanks for being here. Great event. [applause] hard to believe that youve been out of government for nine years. Before we get into your new book, democracy, which ite highly recommend and law talk about coachella such events since he left government otherng than creating bestsellingk. Books. Other than that youre teaching at stanford and what else . Ive gone back to my real profession, i have had to question washington, but i started there is an assistant professor and so i returned to stanford. I teach both business and undergraduates. N i have been able to do a little bit of work in the private sector, a little co
Best interviewers i know who has his own show on bloomberg. Our National Book festival cochair in a very generous supporter mr. David rubenstein. Please welcome both of them. [applause] thank you and enjoy. Thank you veryer much for coming. Thank you for having me here. Thank you for being here. Back. Hard to believe that you have now been out of government for nine years so before we get into your new book on democracy which i highly recommend it will talk about it in a few moments, tell us what you have been doing the left government other than writing three best level selling books. You teach at stanford and what else . Ive gone back toar what i consider my real profession. I hadan that digression into washington but i have been at stanford since i was 25 years old and i started there as an assistant professor and i have returned to stanford. My appointment is in the Business School but i teach both business students and undergraduates and ive teach a course of american policy. I ha
And we do say good morning. Whats turning out to be a very busy thursday morning, we are following several breaking news stories just coming in. That new tragedy in italys quake zone. Where a threestory Mountain Hotel has been completely covered by an avalanche. Officials are saying 30 people are now missing and there are already reports of multiple fatalities. Heavy snow already on the ground is make it difficult to get rescue vehicles to the scene as well. I want to show you a picture of the hotel that was hit by the avalanche. Can you barely see where it is. It is in an area shaken by four strong earthquakes and received a lot of snow in the last week. That same region, by the way, has been struggling to recover since last years earthquake which killed about 300 people. Of course, well continue to stay on top of that breaking news story. Also breaking right now, this is some stunning video just in from iran where a highrise building collapsed on Live Television this morning. That 17
And we do say good morning. Whats turning out to be a very busy thursday morning, we are following several breaking news stories just coming in. That new tragedy in italys quake zone. Where a threestory Mountain Hotel has been completely covered by an avalanche. Officials are saying 30 people are now missing and there are already reports of multiple fatalities. Heavy snow already on the ground is make it difficult to get rescue vehicles to the scene as well. I want to show you a picture of the hotel that was hit by the avalanche. Can you barely see where it is. It is in an area shaken by four strong earthquakes and received a lot of snow in the last week. That same region, by the way, has been struggling to recover since last years earthquake which killed about 300 people. Of course, well continue to stay on top of that breaking news story. Also breaking right now, this is some stunning video just in from iran where a highrise building collapsed on Live Television this morning. That 17
Get a background check before the sale. News 3s Christy Wilcox was out to find out the pros and cons of your vote. Reporter this group want nevada voters to say yes to measure 1. They say background checks for everyone, including private gun sales will prevent criminals from getting guns. We know that a responsible gun owner will be able to pass background checks. Those are the people that should have the felons, those who are mentally ill or a convicted felon. Reporter but the nra wants voters to say no. They say federal laws already prohibit felons from legally buying weapons. According to the atf, nearly half of illegally trafficked firearms are from straw purchases, a person who passes the background check and gives the weapon to the person who commits the crime. Criminals are not going to they are getting their guns through theft. Reporter the brady law requires federally licensed dealers to perform background checks, according to the campaign. The law has blocked 2. 1 million in