Thank you very much indeed. Great pleasure to be here. And i thought i would say a couple of things by way of pressers. Our efforts are made possible in part to the efforts of many people, including the Wilson Center and the National History center and these are the people who behind the scenes handle a logistics and work out whatever issues we have to make sure that all goes smoothly. Today is theus director of the National History center. We are always grateful for the the society of Foreign Relations which under rights the seminar. Support that makes it possible for us week to week to bring distinguished scholar to talk about their work in the wonderful setting that is the Wilson Center. Roger lewis will introduce our speaker. He is a famous historian. Of paper andhor , colossus, civilization. He is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at stanford. His many awards include the Benjamin Franklin prize for ludwigservice and the ehrhardt prize for economic journalism. He has given a lectu
University department of history. Cochairing with me today is roger lewis, the founding chair of the seminar. The seminar, now in its eighth year as a joint venture between Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars in the National History center of the american historical association. Our aim is to foster conversations about the past and make history and essential part of the public conversation about contemporary events here in the United States and across the world. Our efforts are made possible in part by the efforts of many people, including the wilson center, and the associate director of the wilson center. These are the people who handle all the logistics and work out any issues we have to make sure everything goes smoothly. Present with us today is the director of the National History center, from George Washington university, dane kennedy. Grateful for the support of who underwrites the seminar and the support of the gw history department. It is their support that makes
My 25 is frwife is from india. I still love india. Be careful yeah. But and india has enormous potential and capability. But i have to, again, simply say india has a great capacity also for disappointing. It lumbers forward like an elephant and it also operates on its own strategic agenda. People from the Indian Strategic elite and ive spoken to a few of them by accident. They all seem to be related to my inlaws in one way or another, country of 1. You know, 2 billion and Everybody Knows everybody else it seems. They are not ready to play this kind of role. They are enormously focused upon pakistan and upon internal issues and thats and the strategic agenda. So, i dont think theyre going to what we are seeing, though, at least in the maritime issues partly because china is pushing into the region and chinas support for pakistan, they are interested in countering that and in certain areas we are seeing increased cooperation. I think theres a lot of room for it, for example, u. S. And it
Kill us . His dad had no answer for the question. Reporter the motive is still unclear. Police say the list was not limited to the groomsmen of the wedding but there were others wanted as well. They believe josh was on his way to set more fires when the arrested him. I am joe bosco, kpix 5. It has finally arrived. We are bracing for el nino related stories that could last all week. We have like team storm live team storm coverage. Are only break will come on friday. This is so interesting because we had a series in recent weeks with these cold air masses. At this hour, we have warmer air masses. This is the first time we have hit 60 degrees in a week. Both humidities is looking at these renegade showers looking in advancement of storm number two. This area right here has some light rain showers now, but we will picking up an inch and a half between 12 midnight tonight and a 12 00 in the afternoon tomorrow. Scattered showers are point out across the internet area and these rain showers
We are fortunate weve had good steady rain and that is where we get concerned. Reporter malco carlson says his agency so monitoring the series of storms. We are lucky here in contra costa. They are real quick and flashy and then they also drained quick. As long as there are some breaks in between storms, we are doing fine. Reporter residence in Pleasant Hills always keep one eye on borders creek. Workers in martinez are keeping the trains clear. Officials say the canty cannot be everywhere. Theyre hoping people who live in the area what do their part in prevention. This is el nino. It is not the ugly mean el nino. Not get. There is still time. We are back live with know plans and a clear sky for now. I should point out what control Officials Say some of the worst flooding in history have been in not el nino years. It is not a guarantee this will cause major problems. It could just be the get that soaking we needed for years now. Reporting in Pleasant Hill i am joe bosco. Crews are cutt