Is al hungerford. I am the executive director of the adam society at the Manhattan Institute. And on behalf of the manhattan, it is my pleasure to welcome to tonights discussion with Abigail Shrier and her new book, bad therapy. The kids arent growing up. Abigail shrier has long been raising the alarm and troubling new trends. The development of our children. Her book, irreversible damage of the siren call of transgender among teenage girls. This new book, an investigation the Mental Health industry promises to be equally important to parents and to all who care about the development of the next generation. As many here know, Manhattan Institute is an organization dedicated to keeping america and its great cities, prosperous, safe and free. To our magazine city journal. And with gatherings like this, the Manhattan Institute amplifies and fearless voices like abigails that stand up to conventional wisdom, to todays most pressing challenges. We are grateful to, our supporters and friends
Be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that i should now apprise you of the resolution i have formed to decline being considered among the number of those out of whom a choice is to be made. I beg you, at the same time, to do me the justice to be assured that this resolution has not been taken without a strict regard to all the considerations appertaining to the relation which binds a dutiful citizen to his country; and that in withdrawing the tender of service, which silence in my situation might imply, i am influenced by no diminution of zeal for your future interest, no deficiency of grateful respect for your past kindness, but am supported by a full conviction that the step is compatible with both. The acceptance of and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice called me have been a uniform sacrifice of i
Deliver them from jealousy, from those who hate the upright and surround them with the shield of your divine favor. Give them the wisdom to find Common Ground in order to accomplish the best for our nation and world. Remind them that righteousness elevates a nation but sin destroys. Prepare their hearts and minds for all of the challenges they will face in the days to come. We pray in your merciful name. And, lord, today, we thank you for the legacy of our nations first president , george washington. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is resoiched. Morning business is closed. Pursuant to the order of the senate of january 24, 1901, as amended by the order of
Island. As you mentioned, neil, this is the worst one they have ever seen here. The future path it will take it a little bit to the east of turks and Caicos Islands that said, those islands in the bahamian chain got absolutely devastated by irma. I dont think its a direct hit there. After that this is about a strange of a dance as you ever see in the western atlantic ocean. See it all the time in the pacific. It is called the fuji effect, jamessed after a japanese meteorologist in the early 20s, that typhoons would dance around each other when they got close to each other. We have the dying jose off the eastern seaboard of the United States. That tries to pull maria northward up offshore well to the east of florida. However, when jose dies completely, a ridge of High Pressure may build back across the top. It is not out of the realm of possibility this comes back towards the United States, specifically towards the carolinas in six or seven days. That is the worry right now. But we can
Its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight, stephen welcomes Jennifer Garner Demetri Martin and Paula Poundstone. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause . Stephen hey hey stephen yes hey, everybody thank you so much. Oh, listen to that. Listen to that. Weve been keeping this audience weve been keeping this audience in the crisper. They are absolutely fresh. You cant mistake a friday audience. Jon you cant mistake a friday audience. cheers and applause . Stephen thats explosive. Welcome to the late show, ladies and gentlemen. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. Happy friday this is a big friday because donald trump has left on his first overseas trip as president. And i hear theres a whans that when he returns, hell still be president. laughter and with trump gone, you know what that means we have the whole country to ourselves for the weekend. cheers and applause party at the Whi