Investigative journalist focusing on terrorism in the middle east region come at a moderator carla thorson, Senior Vice President of programs and World Affairs. We are recording tonight program so please take a moment to silence your cell phones. Im a Program Officer at World Affairs. If you enjoy two nights discussion and your interest in learning more about the organization i will be around after the program so please introduce yourselves. I would now like to turn over to our moderator, carla thorson. So good evening everyone and thank you for joining us. Its my great pleasure to introduce our guest this evening, jere van dyk, a journalist, author, and cbs news consultant who covers afghanistan and pakistan. He has authored a book called captive, my time as a prisoner of the taliban, and another work in afghanistan. Hes also written for such publications as the New York Times, newsweek and national geographic. And in 1981 1981 while workinga correspondent for the New York Times, he l
Good evening everyone and welcome to tonights event were delighted to have joining us this evening Jerry Van Dyke and investigative journalist focusing on terrorism in the middle east region and our moderator carlos Senior Vice President of program at a World Affairs were recording tonights program so please take a molt to silence your cell phones. My name is tim callahan a Program Officer here at a World Affairs. If you enjoy tonights discussion and youre interested in learning more about the organization, i will be around after the program. So please introduce yourself. I will now like to turn it over to our moderator carlos. So good morning everyone and thank you for joining us its my great pleasure to introduce is our guest this evening jer is rei van dyke a journalist, author and cbs news consultant who covers afghanistan and pakistan. Host authored a book called captive my time as a prisoner of the taliban and another work in afghanistan. Also written for publication New York Tim
Of the fire. While the firefighter was taken to temple hospital and was unfortunately pronounced dead here. Outside this hospital tonight it is very quiet, a very different scene than what it was like just a few hours ago as firefighters and Emergency Responders from over the city filed in and at the time were hoping for a very different news. The emergency room at temple hospital in north philadelphia filled this afternoon with heavy hearted firefighters and Emergency Responders. Some of the bravest men and women in our city heartbroken over the loss of one of their own, philadelphia firefighter and lieutenant, matthew letourneau. At 11 07 this morning it was declared dead. And we are without words. Reporter Fire Department commissioner adam thiel choked back emotions outside of the hospital as he explained. His lieutenant was fighting this Early Morning two alarm fire along north colorado street in north philadelphia. At some point while he was inside the smoke filled row home, it wa
Joanne . Reporter good evening, dawn, joyce. Good evening everyone. We are at the the scene of the fire and tonight there are very heavy hearts in the Philadelphia Fire Department and here in this neighborhood. Lets get right to the video of this deadly fire on colorado street in north philadelphia. This is where the fire broke out at a row home on this oneway street before 9 00 this morning. And this is where lieutenant matt la turneau was trapped and died from his injuries after a structural collapse inside the building. The photo credit of lieutenant will he torn know from facebook. The fire went to a second alarm and firefighters did their very best in this frigid cold weather to try to put out the fire and keep it from spreading to neighboring homes. Before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesnt have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag the resident of the home also doesnt get us all killed, ben. Died and two others were rushed whats so good about fios anyway
An Ambulance Company says eight people have been taken to the hospital, but their condition has not been released. We will bring you more about this story later on tonight and online as well. President donald trump went on the defensive against that new tellall book. The new book, by michael wolf, attacked the president s mental stability, which President Donald Trump tweaked that he is not only mentally stable but a genius. Our reporter has more from the white house. He was never in the oval office. Reporter President Donald Trump is attacking michael wolf and says the president is like a child and needs instant gratification. Early saturday morning the president tweeted in part that is to greatest assets have been mental stability and being really smart. I went from a very successful businessman to a Top Television star to president of the United States on my first try. I think that would qualify as a genius. A few hours later at camp david said that the claim of the author is nonsen