And now Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser discusses the life and novels of Laura Ingalls wilder. She explained the differences between actual events in the authors life, the little house on the prairie book series, and the television adaptation. The Jefferson County, Missouri Library hosted this event. Good evening, everybody. We are really thrilled to see you here tonight. This is the third and final program in this series. We kept miss fraser very busy for the last two days and weve had wonderful crowds turned out each time. We sold out of the books. It has been really very satisfying. To have cspan here taping this to show on television is just the icing on the cake. Its such a wonderful feeling to know that something so positive representing Jefferson County will be on national television. My job tonight. [applause] 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
Im annemarie green, and were going to begin this morning with the first and only Vice President ial debate, happening tonight. Crews have already set up the plexiglass that will separate Vice President mike pence and senator Kamala Harris. Its a new safety measure after President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. Danya bacchus is in Salt Lake City where the debate is taking place. Danya, what is at stake tonight . Reporter good morning to you, annemarie. A lot is at stake. This debate is expected to be one that people will watch closely. With the president contracting covid and both president ial candidates being older, voters are think being a vp candidate having to step into the top spot. After last weeks contentious president ial debate will you shut up, man . Theres nothing smart about you, joe. Reporter mike pence and Kamala Harris are expected to set a different tone at tonights Vice President ial debate in utah. These two candidates are just so completely different than
Cspan three. Brought to you today by your television provider. Many americans thought they were voting to bring our sons home from vietnam in peace and since then 20,000 of our sons have come home in coffins. I have no secret plan for peace. I have a public plan and as one whose heart has ached for the past temperature years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of china on inaugural day. It was 2 30 in the morning when George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. He would lose badly to president Richard Nixon. Were live from the museum in mitche mitchell south dakota. Why is it 2 30 in the morning . The reason i think it was embl emblemmatic. And what happened was that as you heard the senator there, he was very, very strong on the issue of vietnam. One of the things that has drawn me is one of the most flufl of those that ran for the presidency but was not successful. I think he did two things. One he spoke about that war in ways that no president ial candi
Breonna taylor case has ignited protests that continued into the night. Demonstrations turned violent in louisville where two officers were shot. Theyre expected to be okay. Police say they arrested the suspected gunman. The Police Department released video on facebook where you can hear gunshots in the background. [ gunshots ] the shooting happened when the officers checked out reports of gunfire. The unrest in louisville and the rest of the nation comes after no officers were charged in taylors death. Elise preston has the latest. [ chants ] reporter protesters gathered across the nation including in atlanta, washington, d. C. , new york, and louisville after a kentucky grand jury charged one officer but not for the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Basically saying its legal to kill, murder black people in the streets or in their sleep. Were used to them getting away with murder. Reporter Late Wednesday the louisville Police Department said two officers were shot. Earlier several pr
Surged as lead by amazon well have more on that in a minute jim cramer said it feels insane. Im wrong to say that at the moment u. S. Equity futures at this hour show you how it stands. Well have another day in the green. Dow up 230 points. S p 500 up we should show you treasury yields now at. 0617. All i do is think about my 10year mortgage i dont have a 10year you have a 30year, which you regret i wish i had a fiveyear arm. You could still have a fiveyear arm. You are giving it to the man you are. Giving it to the suits. We are seeing a bit for bonds and equity even higher a reach for safety even though we have a risk on. The eu has reached a breakthrough deal agreeing to 857 billion Recovery Fund it will raise money by selling bonds collectively disbursed to the maybe countries hit the hardest that do not have to be repaid many countries including germany had long opposed also agreed to eu budget of 1 trillion beginning next year brining the total spending agreement upwards of 2 tri