My name is cody i will be introducing tonights guest speaker. A few notes before we get started will be excellent if everyone could silence their cell phones and any other Electronic Devices they may have. We will also be using microphones for tonights q a after the presentation we also have cspan recording so it would be excellent if somebody could use the microphones for any questions they might have so we can have audio track. If you like to purchase a copy of tonight but we have plenty on hand in the front register to be purchased. Tonights guest speaker is chung min lee, author of the hermit king the dangerous game of kim jongun. By tracing the rise of the qing dynasty and illuminating how the families record a brutal control has shaped the current leader motivations goals and choices. Drawing on more than three decades in asian and affairs experience. It shows how quick kims aggressive standoff in world powers has become a crossroads. Whether north korea creates a viable Nuclear
a quick look at the main stories are following now and, and ukraine. the governor of the land screeching is saying that russian forces are in control of most of severe are done yet. this is the eastern city that is being reportedly destroyed by heavy fighting, making it impossible to deliver humanitarian supplies or to evacuate civilians. though still trapped inside being advised to shelter in their sellers, it s considered a key part of moscow s efforts to take the eastern dumbass region of ukraine where russia is supported separatist for years. meanwhile, the european union leaders are saying that russia s war effort is going to take a significant financial it because of its ban on most russian oil imports. blockers wrapped up an extraordinary summit and brussels after reaching the agreement on sanctions now to lebanon. the speaker of the parliament there for the past 30 years has been re elected. at b, a berry was chosen by m. p. s in the 1st session of parliament followi
Deputy just moments after the fire started to ravage santa rosa. We have a firsthand look at the terror. Were near the neighborhood where the body cam footage was recorded. Heavy winds are expected to pick up which could fan the flames in Sonoma County as well as other areas. Tonight we get a rare glimpse into what its actually like inside the inferno. Where you at . Over here. A Sonoma County sheriffs deputy calls out for survivors, as his body camera shows the situation. The the video provides a glimpse into the evacuation effort when flames started to roar across parts of the north bay sunday night. The flames shocked even the sheriff. I saw video from it and couldnt believe how fast it was, and what was going on. It tells the story of how dangerous and difficult the event was. I have to get people to understand this is a dangerous event. Sheriffs office. Deputies went door to door urging people to flee. Sir, you got to go. Then directed traffic to safer ground. Go the video also ca
In washington. A harrowing tale, the canadian man who was kidnapped with his family in pakistan speaking out this morning. It will be of incredible importance to my family that we are able to build a secure sanctuary for our three surviving children to call a home. The horror he says his family endured. All that and plus disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein planning to contest his firing as the group behind the oscars consider kicking him out. An elderly couple is rescued after being stuck for six days in the mountains. And how a Lottery Winner almost missed his chance at claiming 24 million, today, saturday, october 14, 2017. From nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, craig melvin and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today and thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. Im sheinelle jones. Im craig melvin and dylan dreyer is here as well. Been a while since the gang is here. They say our name now, im very excited. You cant
News after some scary moments in the sky. 56 people headed to ft. Myers, florida are safe and sound. They made their way down the i 95 corridor when their plane hit a bird. They turned around, it landed safely at dulles. An american tells us all those people will be it in florida tomorrow morning. U no to the talk about the metro sick and now to the talk about the metro sickout. Is it true some metro workers will have to give three days notice if they will be calling in sick. Lots of questions tonight. We ask transportation reporter pete to separate fact from fiction. A lot of rumor about this standup. A very high number of sick requests for friday. 500 of them. Metro has denied them all. Workers are protesting the new sick policy the agency has. It is true in some cases workers must call out sick e workers say they are just following that policy. Metro spent wednesday night doing everything they can to derail the threat of a sickout. Riders like john jan questions how they can keep mo