Co presenting with an artist located on a 400acre estate. Its mission is to nurture the Creative Process by providing an opportunity for artists work without interruptions in a supportive environment and it is a huge part of the local Cultural Community and the worldwide Cultural Community. For those of you who dont know this already, the benefit is coming up next week so weve dropped a link into the chat box so you can find out more about that. Tonight our guest author is going to be interviewed by garrett, a distinguished magazine journalist and bestselling historian who covers politics and is a contributor to wired and author of multiple books including the number one bestseller the only plane in the sky an oral history of 9 11 and inside Robert Muellers fbi about the governments cold war plans. He also did a great interview in the manchester. Hopefully we will do that again. And then im so pleased to welcome to the setting he was saying before we came on tonight but hes done events
Youre on. This will take care of you. If you dont know his background. Well talk about it today. Give you a brief introduction. This is a life that is as improbable as it comes. We talk a lot here at the you museum about how spy pop culture is not necessarily true. In many ways about how it overexaggerates what espionage actually is. Here were going to see a true spy story that really got its beginning in very humble back warts, if i can use that word, of east germany but turns into a downright fascinating story about a man recruited by the kgb to infiltrate the United States. And then spent 10 years actively spying for the soviets. He resigned, i joked earlier im not sure you can actually do that, from the kgb. But then embarked on very successful second career in information management. When he was finally discovered by the fbi in the 1990s, he had wealth of information to give them. In return they let him become a real u. S. Citizen. Now he is a patriotic as you and i living as an a
[inaudible conversations] afternoon. Thank you for joining us here. And the museums historic curator and we have an extra special treat today on an event that even existed a week ago. We were able to put together quickly and we appreciate you coming out. We couldnt miss the opportunity to have this man, jack barsky in front of you today on. If you dont know his background, well talk about it today. This is as probable as it comes. We talk at the museum about how pop culture is not necessarily true in many ways about how it over exaggerate what it actually is. Here we are going to see a true story that really got its beginning in the helpful east germany. Returning to it downright fascinating story about a man recruited by the kgb to infiltrate the United States. 10 years actively spying for the soviets. He resigned in a choke earlier im not sure that you can actually do that, from the kgb. But there is a very successful second career and Information Management. I was finally discovered
More rain and as you take a look behind me, we are seeing a few whitecaps on the st. Johns river. Again, many people have to evacuate. The largest evacuation since hurricane stand in 2012, super storm sandy and 2012 but many decided they wanted to stay behind. The massive storm is moving up the florida east coast, bringing with it heavy rain. More than 100 Miles Per Hour wind. It is here. It is absolutely here. Reporter Officials Say that the effects of matthew will be unlike any hurricane in decades and that some places it may become, quote, uninhabitable for weeks or months. They are starting to see the impact and it is a monster. Again, our number one priority is protecting every life in this state park reporter power lines are down across the state, hundreds of thousands without power, but despite repeated calls to evacuate, and predictions of a devastating storm surge 11 feet of storm surge so in your house, if you are close, you could have the storm surge and waves over the rooft
Its the citys gate that once divided between east and west germany. We begin with the potential new hacking attempt from russia, this time against an Electric Company in vermont. Burlington electric said malicious malware discovered one of its laptops and u. S. Authorities believe its the same malware Russian Hackers used to meddle in the president ial election. Maintained none of the info has been compromised and officials involved in the investigation say they dont think it was an attempt to bring down part of the electric grid. Cnns Paulo Sandoval with more. Within the last hour, i talked to general manager of Burlington Electric and youve been following the story and talking to officials as well. What stood out in your mind in terms of how he described the risk and the danger of what has occurred . With that general manager confirmed much of what we were hearing from several sources t about how this was initially discovered. Department of Homeland Security that initially sent out a