Rogen. Our Robin Roberts with the famous faces behind the beloved characters. Circle of life but first the nightline five. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. We begin tonight with breaking news. Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul stevens died tonight in ft. Lauderdale, florida after suffering a stroke yesterday. President jerald ford appointed stevens in 1975 as a moderate. But he eventually emerged at courts leading liberal, retiring after serving 35 years on the nations highest court. I think ive been told over and over again in case after case after case that on some issues i surprised people, yes. But all judges do that. In 2012, president obama awarded him the medal of freedom. Justice John Paul Stevens was 99 years old. We turn now to the tragic plane crash exactly 20 years ago tonight. There was already worry and concern on cape cod, massachusetts. A small, private plane had failed to land as expected. The pilot, john f. Kennedy jr. The accident that killed the son of a s
Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fivevotes. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. Wagner to suspen pass h. R. 4723 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 4723, a bill to provide forget the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons undermining the dayton Peace Agreement or threatening the security of bosnia or herzgovenia or for otherestion is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] i the speaker pro tempore on this vot
Policymakers, academic faculty, scientists, business professionals, philanthropy and nonprofit organizations, and many individuals. There are some folks joining us from my home state of minnesota, which is terrific, so weak clearly have a crosssection of the country that are joining us to discuss the very important topic that we are talking about today. Its my special pleasure to welcome you all. Since 1948, pew has worked to make change by creating Common Ground using data to make a difference in making progress through partnerships. And although our world and the challenges that it faces has changed over 75 years, our commitment and values remain the same. We strive for equity to work with you mentally humility and to have impact. We want to be inclusive, nonpartisan and operate with integrity. Those values shape how we approach all of our work, how we collaborate with each other, and how we engage with our staff, with policymakers, with our partners and with the public. That brings
Policymakers, academic faculty, scientists, business professionals, philanthropy and nonprofit organizations, and many individuals. There are some folks joining us from my home state of minnesota, which is terrific, so weak clearly have a crosssection of the country that are joining us to discuss the very important topic that we are talking about today. Its my special pleasure to welcome you all. Since 1948, pew has worked to make change by creating Common Ground using data to make a difference in making progress through partnerships. And although our world and the challenges that it faces has changed over 75 years, our commitment and values remain the same. We strive for equity to work with you mentally humility and to have impact. We want to be inclusive, nonpartisan and operate with integrity. Those values shape how we approach all of our work, how we collaborate with each other, and how we engage with our staff, with policymakers, with our partners and with the public. That brings
Book and getting it signed. Hello, my name is allison lee. I am the managing director of penn america los angeles. Penn america is a National Organization that stands at the intersection of literature and human rights, celebrating and uniting writers and readers and defending the freedom that may creative expression possible. Which is why i am pleased to moderate todays discussion on band books, defending the right to read. Joining me today are peter coyle , the Library Director and ceo of the sacramento public library. President of the freedom to read foundation. Recipient of this yearss Los Angeles Times innovator award. Next to peter is angie thomas, whose latest novel is nick lake and the remarkable manifester prophecy. She is the author of the awardwinning number one New York Times bestselling novel, the hate you give, on the come up and concrete road as well as find your voice, a guide to writing your truth. Angie will be appearing in another panel today on the y stage at 2 00 p.