The authors will be deeply grateful for your support. And the panelists are, our esteemed panel today includes mr. Matt taibbi whos a Rolling Stone columnist, and his latest book is hate inc. , the next panelist is jonathan metzl, his book is diagnose of whiteness. And hes also a professor of sociology and psychiatry at vanderbilt university. And save you bhojwani, to my right here, is the founder and president of new american leaders, an organization that promotes incoming, new immigrants into politics, and her book is People Like Us the new t wave of candidates knockig at democracys door. All right. So i thought wed start with a moment of silence for bill de blasios president ial campaign. [laughter] and now continue. [laughter] so well start with matt. You missed that . Ive been moving. [laughter] okay, matt. Tell us what is hate inc. So hate inc. , it started off as a rethink of manufacturing consent. It was a book that i was really influenced a lot before i joined sithe journalism
[inaudible conversations] okay. Greetings, everyone. My name is ted. Im the editor of Frederick Douglass in brooklyn and a professor of journalism. At st. Josephs college in clinton hill here in brooklyn. I want to welcome you to the brooklyn book festival paneland assure you that books for sale are available in the courtyard after the panel. The authors will be deeply grateful for your support. Our panel today includes mr. Matt tie even by. Taibbi who is a Rolling Stone Kole Jim Nuss and hi latest book is hate inc. The next is jonathon mettle. Hi book is dying of whiteness and also a professor of sociology and psychiatry at vanderbilt university. And to my right, the president of new american leaders, an organization that promotes the incoming new immigrants into politics and her book is people like us, the in the wave of candidates knocking at democracys door. Thought we would start with a moment of silence for bill deblasios president ial campaign. And now continue. So, well start w
The opiod epidemic, violence and other issues. A lost world comes to life, tales from the crypt. Good evening, for thousands of californians forced to leave their homes as wildfires raged around los angeles and san diego. Did their homes survive, or were they destroyed by the inferno. Six fires continue to burn, thousands of firefighters are facing the toughest conditions tonight. Red flag warnings are in effect until late sunday. Santa ana winds make it impossible to fight the destruction. They may be fighting these fires until after christmas. Reporter on the front lines, arrange the clock battle, from the air and on the ground, 8500 to hold these deadly fires in check. The military bringing in its big guns to help. Its clear more homes are in danger, more people ordered to flea. Its december its amazing to say we are not out of fire season. Many who were forced to evacuate earlier this week, were today allowed to return. For some relief, a house still standing. When you see the rest
Neighborhood weather with meteorologist steve sosna for details. Watch your footing. A lot of slippery spots. You may encounter ice across the area. We have a slippery morning on the way. Black ice, slippery spots. Some of the back roads could be tough. Well have that with warming temperatures that will drastically improve. Temperatures will not escape the 30s. Its very sloppy outside. Check with your carrier there could be residual delays due to yesterdays snowfall. Temperatures are in the 20s. Well show you some temperatures. As we go to kent and sussex, temperatures in the upper 20s. 28 in lincoln under a partly to mostly cloudy sky. Where are the coldest temperatures . Theyre up in the Lehigh Valley. It feels like a balmy 44 degrees this morning. 19 in philadelphia is your windchill. Radar is quiet. No accumulating snow for today. There could be a passing flurry in the poconos. Temperatures in the upper 30s. Ill go through the rest of the area in a bit. Drivers will need to be extr
On the committees decision to forstigate vetting systems white house staff in the aftermath of the rob porter story and congressman Ryan Costello on republican efforts to reform the informal care act. For the next hour, your thoughts on the School Shooting in florida. That resulted in 17 deaths, 15 hospitalized and the suspect is in custody. The shooting is the deadliest since sandy hook and is now one of the 10 deadliest shootings in modern history. The president tweeted yesterday, condolences and the Florida Governor and members of congress have spoken out about the issue. We will hear from them but we want to hear from you in this first hour. Its about the shooting and the related issues attached to it. Give us your reactions on our social media sites. It was the president of the United States who sent out a tweet about the event yesterday. The florida senators are also weighing in. Bill nelson from florida giving his thoughts if you go to the pages of the Naples Daily News in flori