It undermines the National Security of the United States. I think its devastating. Most republicans defend the president. From my point of view to impeach any president over a phone call like this would be insane. Totally appropriate. Theres nothing in that. But some cracks emerge. I want to say to the president , this is not okay. That conversation is not okay. My guests this morning, adam schiff, chairman of the house intelligence committee. The number two house republican, Steve Scalise. And the former u. S. Ambassador to russia, Michael Mcfaul. Plus the politics of impeachment. Peril for the preside and for joe biden. He will stop at nothing to hold on to power. Does biden emerge damaged or as a more sympathetic figure . Joining me for insight and analysis are yamic hechlt alcindor. Mark leibovich, chief correspondent for the New York Times magazine. President ial historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and hugh hewitt, host on thealem radio network. Welcome to sunday and a special edition
Wilmer, recalls her personal and professional connection to east germany. This is tonight on cspan2s, booktv. [inaudible conversations]. I think were going to go ahead and get started. Thank you, everybody, for coming. A quick show of hands, this is your first time to book culture of columbus. Oh, welcome to the family. 20 years ago this space was the endicott book seller and it was lost to the Upper West Side along with many other wonderful bookstores over the years, but almost two years ago we took the plunge and opened our third location here. Were so happy to be a space that is able to host just farber and this wonderful panel to talk about the James Baldwin, James Baldwin, escape from america. Exile in province. We have many up front and pick up two or three so we can stay in this neighborhood as a community space. Im trying to do this very elegantly. So first let me introduce our panelists. Carol weinstein is the mother of, a mother of danielle baldwin, also on the panel. Partner
And international affairs. And from 2008 to 2009 was president of the association, has won several awards for his work including two awards, at st. Our Journalism Award and american library. Joining an onstage is chris hedges who has spent two decades as Foreign Correspondent in the middle east, africa and the baltics. And has worked for the Christian Science monitor, National Public radio, Dallas Morning News and the new york times. And a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for global terrorism. He is author of several bestselling books including wars of force which gives this meeting and his new book wages of rebellion, the moral imperative. We are here tonight to celebrate the release of teds newest book snowden. Without further ado please welcome ted rall and chris hedges. [applause] thanks for coming. And i will talk about my book. And we will talk about whatever he is going to talk about and we will have a little discussion and throw it out to the audience for q a. If you have any questions o
The government will announce later a decision on a curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants to see them closing at ten p m. At the march hare pub they are mad about rugby. Even on a monday night there is quite a crowd with many staying until closing time at 11pm. But it is expected the Prime Minister says pubs will have to shut at ten in england. What then . As eve ryo ne ten in england. What then . As everyone said, it is reasonable. I think well recognise that we have to adjust. If it saves lives than is something weve got to do. But others here would see a ten oclock shuts down as yet another confused government message. Priorities get a better bit mixed up. A lot of sound bites but no substance. We have heard about moon shots, youve heard about everything but what we seem to lack is a coherent strategy over the whole thing. The uk Hospitality Industry employs around 3 million people. The eat out to help out scheme was a real lifeline for many pubs and restau ra nts. Lifeline for many p
Which i believe according to the laws of physics is impossible, and of course driven by ill motives. The story broke land wednesday. We are six days into this and the speed i guess we knew there was a whistleblower complaint coming out of the dni. One of the defining features of the trump era is the incredible speed, ferocity with which information happens. It was apt that we would end up here after all these months of waiting around, that the thing that turned out to be the trigger could turn it this quickly. Its a great point, it was last wednesday the Washington Post broke the story about the whistleblower complaint being tied to the president s conduct with ukraine. It snapped everyone square in the face. Theres nancy pelosi. Tuesday we observed the anniversary of the adoption of the constitution on september
17th. Sadly, on that day, the Intelligence Community Inspector General formally notified the congress that the administration was forbidding him from turning over a whistleblo