Supplies left. What am i going to do with 400 ventilators when i need 30,000 . And strict new guidelines are announced. Everybody who was in new york should be selfquarantining for the next 14 days. As more states plead with the federal government, saying they are running out of time. New cruise ship crisis. Dozens of passengers and crew reporting flulike symptoms, stranded on board. Meals delivered directed to their rooms and waiter to the covid19 tests to be brought on board as the ship makes its way to florida. Olympic heartbreak. The summer games now officially postponed. Americas top athletes responding this morning. This moment is unprecedented, and its bigger than any sport. 12time olympic medalist swimmer ryan lochte joins us live. Also this morning, tornadoes hit the south. Devastating damage in mississippi, and a new storm on the move bringing heavy snow to the west. More possible twisters to the heartland. Were tracking the latest. And feeding america. What you need to know
Were deeply honored to have Vice President pence with us this morning as we unveil Neil Armstrongs recently conserved apollo 11 spacesuit. Also with us is Jim Bridenstine who leads nasa, the organization whose achievements we celebrate. Im so happy that Rick Armstrong could join us to represent the family, along with his family, of the inspiring American Hero who took humanitys first steps on the moon. Thank you for being here, rick. [ applause ] during our yearlong celebration, weve highlighted the team that made apollo possible. It took 400,000 americans doing every conceivable job to make it happen. That included the engineers, the material experts, the medical experts, and the amazing seamstresses who handmade the spacesuit that we are unveiling this morning. It took another large team to conserve the suit so we could once again share it with the world after 13 years off exhibit. That Team Included our space suit historians, conservators and collections and exhibits experts but the
Representing Jefferson County will be on television. [ applause ] my job tonight is to introduce the two people on the podium who will be conducting this conversation. Jane henderson is the book editor at the st. Louis post dispatch. She grew up in st. Louis and graduated from the university of missouri columbia with degrees in journalism and english literature. She cut short her grad student work to go to work as a copy editor for the st. Louis globe democrat in the mid1980s. After three years in the newsroom in connecticut, she returned to st. Louis and has been an editor and writer with the post dispatch features department for 30 years. She assigns and edits book reviews choosing from 300 or so new books each week. Shes written stories about book trends and interviewed many authors. Tonight she adds to that and she will be having a conversation with Caroline Fraser. Caroline fraser is the editor of the library of america edition of Laura Ingalls wilder, the little house books and t
Iran hostage crisis. On november 4, 1979, 52 american diplomats and citizens were taken hostage by a crowd of iranian students who stormed the u. S. Embassy, the combination of worsening relations between this country and iran in the wake of the iranian revolution in february 1979. Even though the crisis ended with the release of the 20, 1981,n january after an incredible ordeal that lasted some 444 days, it has had a lasting influence on the relationship between the two countries. Images of iranian students breaching the u. S. Embassy, shouting antiamerican slogans, detaining Embassy Officials and burning the american flag, traumatized a nation and a presidency. They live on in popular consciousness here with such movies as the 2012 movie argo and they continue to weigh on the public discourse. Here today, we want to explore the Lasting Impact of the hostage crisis a bit further, and we have convened a panel of distinguished experts which will be moderated by my colleague. Im very ple
Well get to your calls momentarily. Again, there may be more from members. But this is it for hearings this week in the House Intelligence Committee. The house itself and the senate as well, both on break now for the thanksgiving recess. The house not back in session for legislative work for votes until december 3rd. Part of the scene where the hearings have been held. Well wait to see if there are comments from other members. We have not heard from democratic members yet from the committee. In the meantime, we take your calls. Start in marysville, california. This is the democratic line. Hi. I have been watching this impeachment inquiry. Im disturbed for the simple fact we moved away from the constitution. I dont feel that theyre really thinking about the wellbeing of the people of the united states. We know the president has done some things that are unlawful. So, therefore, the democrats are trying to get to the bottom of the situation and theyre unable to do this. This is going to