Welcome to the 2021 virtual gaithersburg book festival. I am Phil Kaminski and im honored, humbled and excited to be your host for tonights presentation. Before we get started i ask that you please consider sponsoring tonights author by purchasing his book from our bookseller partner politics and prose. You will find the purchase links in the presentation description. If you consider the hardships we have been through over the past year the choice to support local and independent businesses has rarely been more necessary. We would like to extend a big thank you to our featured sponsor, the david and Michael Blair Family Foundation for their generous support. Here we go. Today it is our utmost pleasure to have with us world renowned theoretical physicist professor michio kaku, author of many wonderful books to speak on his most recent masterpiece, the New York Times bestseller the god equation, the quest for theory of everything. Todays physicists are combining isaac newtons laws of gra
And other countries are taking advantage of that. What do you think about the scope of our presence at some of these Rule Setting Meetings . What are your plans for the future . Senator, we need to be there. We need to be active. We need to be capable. We need to be value added. We need to come prepared to engage and work for americas interests in these multilateral discussions. I think you described wto in this article. Sounds like we share that sentiment. I couldnt tell you why we werent there. I dont know if it was an absence of people or the absence of focus. I view those as important to get the International Rule of law thats in accord with our view and not the chinese view in that particular instance. You have concerns and i will do my best to make sure were there and were capable. Appreciate it, that answer. I want to get a little bit of clarification with respect to an answer that you gave Senator Menendez at the outset coming back to that meeting with the president on march 22
Youre killing an innocent child. A womans right to choose is critically important. I think we all need a voice to speak up and to take a stand. And no man should ever have any say in terms of our own bodies. And what we choose to do. I think its very important we vote for those who are going to support President Trump and his agenda. Make America Great again. A big variety there. Post a video to instagram telling us whats pushing you to the polls. Use the hashtag whyivotecnn. All right, top of the hour. Glad youre with us. Im poppy harlow in new york. Im jim sciutto. Florida governor rick scott is expected to update us on preparations for Hurricane Michael which scott is calling monstrous and in his words, the most destructive storm to threaten the florida panhandle
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Highlights for you right here. The senate will now hear you. Reporter the democrats began to prosecute their case against President Trump today by using his own words to try to incriminate him. Just as he solicited help in 2016, he also solicited help from russia. Russia, if you are listening, i hope that you are able to find the 30,000 emails are missing. There no question that President Trump intended impressing the ukraine leader to look into his political rival. They should investigate the biden, and by the way, likewise, china should start an investigation into the bidens. Reporter the president appeared to be tuning in aboard air force one tweeting no pressure. Impeachment leader adam shave opened with marathon remarks of 2 20 without a break. That concludes the opening arguments. Reporter and he says that President Trump abused his power and obstructed congress. This lawless and unabound to the constitution, and the oath of office must be removed from that office. Reporter democ
They may be done for the major legislation for the year. The opportunity is now here and the opportunity is to go big and bold and get things done for the people of the country. Martha they are likely done in terms of work for the year on major legislation. Keep in mind today is april 2nd. And the beginning of the fourth month of the year and hardly late in the game. What is going on, ed henry is live with that whole mess of news coming out of the washington tonight with the big story for us, ed. Reporter you are expecting them to work hard on capitol hill. And the good news for President Trump, his Approval Ratings are climbing and when it comes to the generic ballot question of voting for a democrat or republican. Republicans have narrowed the game to five points in the latest fox news poll. That is a big deal. They had a deficit last year and now it is narrowing. But both roll call and access that track congress closely are declaring that house and senators are done for the year and