From Northern Syria, after he without the protection of american troops, u. S. Officials say the kurdish fighters in the area are now cutting a deal with the russian backed Syrian Government forces to help push back their incursion and prevent a mass slaughter. On fox news sunday, defense secretary mark esper defended President Trumps decision. And to take on the turkeys army, moving south. It puts news a terrible position. The president has received a lot of criticism for abandoning the kurdish fighters who have been the u. S. staunches allies in the region in the fight against isis. But this morning he defended the move in a series of tweets including this one. The kurds in turkey have been fighting for many years. Turkey considers pkk the worst of all. Others may want to come in and fight for one side or the other, let them. We are monitoring the situation closely, and endless wars. On nbcs meet the press, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Said there is nothing mor
The oakland as are searching for a temporary ballpark until the new stadium is complete. Ahead, a live report on the key lease negotiations under way right now and reaction from fans about the future of the team. A very good morning and thanks so much for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. We could soon find out just how long the as will stick around in oakland before moving to the new stadium in las vegas. Nbc bay areas bob redell is joining us. There is a meeting taking place about a possible lease extension at the coliseum . Correct. As youre well aware, marcus and laura, the as lease at the coliseum expires after this baseball season. Last month the city oakland, Alameda County and the team did meet to discuss a possible extension at the coliseum site and they are, again, as planned meeting again this morning about this. We did reach out to the city of oakland for some comment to give us insight on whats happening at todays meeting and they didnt offer us much i
[applause] i know that youre applauding because youre here at the 2017 Miami Book Fair here in miami, florida. What a Beautiful Day it is here in miami this morning. Thats why we live here, and thats why such a wonderful destination for our visitors. Welcome again to Miami Book Fair, and we have a truly wonderful treat in store for you today. I hope many of you have had the opportunity all week to enjoy the outstanding presentations that have been taking place this year. I hope that you will continue with us through tomorrow evening when the sevenday fair closes. You know, this fair just would not take place each and every year without the cooperation, the collaboration, the passion, and the volunteerism of many people in our community. Namely, the students, faculty, staff of Miamidade College. [applause] and really hundreds of high school students, middle School Stunts and others in the community. So we truly thank everyone for coming together and unifying behind this Miami Book Fair.
Like Walter Isakson here. It is a pleasure to have someone of this h magnitude and of his knowledge and wealth ofxp experience to have someone like you here. My notes are blanking out. Walter is University Professor of history at tulane, former ceo of the aspen institute, chairman of cnn and the managing editor of time magazine. He is the author of the innovators. Kissinger, a biography, steve jobs, einstein, his life and universe. Benjamin franklin, an american life. And, of course, walter brings to life Leonardo Da Vinci for us. Without further ado walter, please. [applause] thank you, javier. Thank you all from the miami book fair. Ive been here for every book and its always a great pleasure to be in this city. [applause] one reason its great to be in miami is that like so many other cities of this world, it has now become a mixpl of very creative people with the tolerance for all sorts of people. And that was what made Leonardo Da Vinci so creative. Ive written about a lot of smart
Good evening everybody im ilean before we jump into our event i wanted to thack you all for coming. Eventses like this couldnt be possible if it werent for your generous support showing up to them, so really thank you so much for adding to your denver Reading Community we really appreciate it. So weaver honor to talk to emily about grassroots rise an fall of marijuana in america and emily received ph. D. In american studies from George Washington university and grassroots is actually based off her dissertation. The inspiration for such im sure shell tell us more about as she starts her talk. So emily has been peesmed on History Channel npr and work can also be found in the Washington Post the atlantic, History News Network and run washington. Were very excited to have emily here today because as you know here in colorado, weve had a very intriguing conversation going about marijuana. Even before it was usually legalized in 2014. And emilys book adds to this conversation with new resear