This appears to be about the Justice Department investigating the possibility that there was a bribery scheme to try to essentially pay cash for president ial pardons and or clemency from the Trump White House. The New York Times has developed that story considerably this evening, and so were getting more flesh on the bones there from that redacted Court Document in terms of what that investigation may have consisted of and who may have been in its crosshairs. Were working on that story right now, working on adding our own reporting to the extent we can, and well have that for you coming up within the course of this hour. But i want to start tonight by introducing you to chris ross quist is a registered nurse at Intermountain Health care, which is in murray, utah. Murray is just south of salt lake city. It just is, you know, day after day. These patients are here fighting, you know, some losing their lives and others, you know, regaining their freedoms and ability to, you know, care fo
Lake city. It just is, you know, day after day, these patients are here fighting, you know, some losing their lives and others, you know, regaining their freedoms and ability to, you know, care for themselves. I mean, the one thing that comes to mind is exhausting. With these people here, theyre not here for three days or a week, you know. Theyre here for weeks and months at a time. Well, weve noticed that covid does to our patients is theyre shut out from everybody. Even the care providers are covered up. Were in a papr. They cant see our mouths, cant see our expressions. For the most part, theyre stuck inside themselves. They cant talk. They cant stretch their arms, because if we lose the et tube, the tube thats helping them breathe, theyll die. Sometimes it feels like theres no end in sight, and we have hope, but for right now, our everyday lives are pretty strange. Its always in your face. When i come to work, i deal with Covid Patients. And when i go home, i dont get to hug my kid
Please keep the spirit of lit fest going all year long with a subscription. This year we are also introducing a new digital bookstore. Please take one of our promo cards for information about the app and axis the special book deals. Before they can todays program please file ensure cell phones. You return your camera flash off. We will allow you to take pictures. You can post those pictures online using hashtag printers row. Gives me great pleasure to introduce to you guys are moderate todays conversation, eric banks. Mr. Banks. Thank you. Thank you very much. Welcome everybody. Its good to see you here this morning and its my pleasure to welcome today Monique Brinson demery, the author of the amazing book, finding the dragon lady the mystery of vietnams madame nhu, which has recently been published by Public Affairs books. She holds a masters degree from harvard university, and when she made contact with madame nhu who was the unofficial first lady of the south east government in 2005
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