Joining us today. The written testimony is riveting, searing and a major contribution to public understanding and discourse about this moment in time. We thank you for it. I want to thank you mary k. Scanlon and not on the subcommittee but joined us today. The 8 minute and 46 second videotape strangling of george floyd ignited a Mass Movement where black lives matter to demand repair of the broken social contract of america this Mass Movement Touching Every state, large cities, small towns, farm communities and suburbs has won the support of more than twothirds of American People and Public Opinion polls and galvanized the conscious of our nation provoking analysis and serious legislative action. Police brutality has been an action of violent White Supremacy and Racial Injustice for centuries, many of us are proud we passed last thursday the George Floyd Justice in policing act. The most sweeping and comprehensive Police Reform bill in the history of the United States of america. But t
Good evening. Welcome. Happy fat tuesday. Thank you all for spending your tuesday with us. Im joe, the executive director. The institute here has been hert over three years now. Ross has been an important member of the institute. Since our founding, hes been our media fellow and hes helped coordinate some of ourur events some more contentiouste event hs been involved in. We are super pleased ross is joining us today. The release of his latest book. All of you know ross is one of the most important commentators on American Culture today, he writes for the New York Times opinion page, hes written more than a few books at this time. They seem to all, at least a couple of them have the title how we became something. Ow you may want to steer clear of that were explained sometime. Anyway, the format is going to be i will engage ross in the conversation about the r book. I had the pleasure of reading it, it is an interesting book. Its not thest typical conservative the ring on the way things
A payroll tax cut to provide shortterm stimulus, pu sources telling cnbc the white house is far from ready to roll out the proposals and a number of Companies Cutting their dividends and Spending Plans guests this afternoon, the ceo of jet blue as the company pulls its guidance due coronavirus jim oneill joins us to discuss the Economic Impact and government responses around the globe and what to do with your money now. David herro will join us as we count you down into the close. 59 minutes left of trade joining us for the full hour, paul hickey and paul, you guys have been doing some research as to how key and how stomach churning this final hour of trade has been this really is the most important hour of the day lately over the last ten days zblsh repeat that. Most important hour of the day. Over the last ten trading days, weve seen an average move of 1. 1 in the s p 500. Weve only seen that five other times going back to the early 80s last 15 minutes of trading, average move of. 8
The Public Policy program here at the center. Thank you for joining us today for this Panel Discussion on the 40th anniversary of the iran hostage crisis. On november 4th, 1979, 52 american diplomats and citizens were taken hostage by a crowd of ukrainian studeniranian studentd the u. S. Embassy in the wake of the iranian revolution in february of 1979. Even though the crisis ended with the release of the hostages on january 20th, 1981, after an incredible ordeal that lasted some 440, some 444 days, it has had a lasting influence on the relationship between the two countries. Images of students shoutinging antiamerican slogans and tauntingly burning the American Flag traumatized a nation and presidency. They live on in popular consciousness here with such movies as the 2012 movie, argo and they continue to weigh on the public discourse. So here, today, we want to explore this Lasting Impact on the hostage crisis a bit further and we have convened a panel of distinguished experts which
It is monday and early today starts right now good morning to you, im cori coffin. And im frances rivera. We are monitoring a massive winter storm Winter Weather alerts began last night for the plains the system will take over half the country. Already hammered parts of the midwest. Snow and ice have snarled traffic. At least one fatal crash in missouri five people were killed in two separate crashes in nebraska up to four inches of snow fell this storm is expected to move across central and northeast today and tomorrow in the next two days, President Trump attacking on twitter with over than 100 tweets he suggested House Speaker pelosis teeth were falling out while answering questions and continued to refer to the matter as a hoax. If the house does impeach, the case will head before the senate last night, Top Republican schumer set his republicans for the chiel. His request for four witnesses acting chief of staff and security advisor john bolton we have more as the house prepares to