Oklahoma, an awardwinning journalist and the author of multiple books, this being the most recent. For two decades in the school of journalism, more recently in the school of international and public affairs. Before we begin, let me thank the Madison Public Library, Madison Public Library foundation. All the sponsors who contributed to making this a successful event and the director of the book festival who organized this celebration of books and authors over the four day weekend. On behalf of the Madison Institute i want to thank the w foundation, charitable arm of the Capital Times and many individual donors of Madison Institute who help our efforts to support and illuminate issues of public policy. Ann nelson will cast light on how the council for International Policy which was created in 1981 is worked for four decades to channel money and people to influence the outcome of our elections and public policy. The book is been praised by a number of individuals including nancy mclean w
Are here in the room and all of you watching at home at cspan book tv, we are delight today start the third day of this years fourth day celebration, today we will do 32 events, i hope you are all staying all day. [laughter] we couldnt be more delighted, thank you for making more time in the morning and check out schedule and come back for more things tomorrow, we will star today, how we win, shes in conversation with hannah and i will send you over to them. [applause] okay, what have i dont . Anyone who knows me, technology is not my friend. [laughter] hi, welcome to madison. Thank you. Let me just tell you a little bit about sarah, her bio is on the website, its in your information and its on the book that you all will be buying many copies of. [laughter] but sarah is a very incrediblable woman, she was getting ready to leave after president bush the second and getting ready to go until Hillary Clinton brought her in the office and said, talk to me about what youre doing and she said
Provide you with updates as they come in. Were live here in oakland. Pete serratos, nbc bay area news. All right, pete, thank you. So pete was mentioning that other protests in oakland will hundreds of workers rights activists rallied at the federal building. The group, made up of workers Students Union and nonunion members, marched through downtown, stopping traffic and calling for a cease fire. And the end of u. S. Military aid to israel. It is our tax dollars at work that pay for the bombs to be sent over there. And were here to say, not in our names. If were workers, were on strike today. This is may day, this is International Workers day, and were not having our tax dollars and our earnings go to bomb people in other countries. Yeah. These demonstrators say the violence in gaza is a workers right issue. What do we want tracks. What do we want it now . Demonstrations also taking over the streets of San Francisco, Terry Mcsweeney sent in these videos from union square, where another
Serratos live at the oakland port in just a little bit. Were also tracking other stories on this wednesday, including a san jose business broken into more than a 20 times since the pandemic started. The tough decision the owner had to make in order to keep his keep paying his employees and gorgeous weather right now. But that will soon change. Meteorologist vianey arana is tracking some rain chances headed for our weekend. Shes going to be joining us with what we can expect, but lets go ahead and begin now with that breaking news. It has been a lengthy process, but it appears we finally know who will challenge sam liccardo in the november runoff to replace ana eshoo in the 16th congressional district. A recount shows evan low has come in second place after the final ballots were tallied today. He, youll remember, was tied with joe simitian after the election. But the addition of challenge ballots broke that tie. So lets go ahead and bring in nbc bay areas ian cull, whos been following
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