Those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable, and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. The world of course has been watching in horror at the atrocities committed by the syrian government. Thats why this fear of chemical weapons is so real tonight. We want to show you new video posted on youtube reportedly showing families just after their neighborhood became the target of a regime rocket attack. Like so much video out of syria, cnn cannot independently confirm its authenticity. [ shouting in a Foreign Language ] [ shouting in a Foreign Language ] you can see the sheer terror for those families, especially the young children, and its important to note those were conventional rockets theyre running from. Imagine the fear if the regime produces sarin, loads it into artillery shells and fires it into neighborhoods. The situation there now so da
Regime about this latest intelligence. Today, i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable, and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. The world of course has been watching in horror at the atrocities committed by the syrian government. Thats why this fear of chemical weapons is so real tonight. We want to show you new video posted on youtube reportedly showing families just after their neighborhood became the target of a regime rocket attack. Like so much video out of syria, cnn cannot independently confirm its authenticity. [ shouting in a Foreign Language ] [ shouting in a Foreign Language ] you can see the sheer terror for those families, especially the young children, and its important to note those were conventional rockets theyre running from. Imagine the fear if the regime produces serin,
I realized that i didnt really know myself. I thought when i retired, when i had time, i would try to do some research and find out why did we have the Second Amendment and how has it been understood, and the back book was a result. Read the book with interest. You cover history, the legal battles, you cover whats going on current day. Lets go through that and starting with the history. Looked at American History and saw the role guns played or didnt play. I grew up in massachusetts in the 50s, and we always made a big thing of thanksgiving and sqwanto and so on, and the latest story ran in schools, when we learned about it, the pilgrims came and were friendly with the indians and celebrated the first thanksgiving and everything was hunky dorie. You read the excite you find relations between the native americans and the english settlers were anything but friendly much of the time, and you had massacres on both sides, and tremendous hostility. Understandable because of the native americ
Next on booktv, jesmyn ward discusses her memorialrys about growing up poor in mississippi and the deaths of five men from her hometown that she was close to, including her younger brother. She talks about the circumstances of their deaths and the role that race, poverty, and lack of opportunity played their early demise. This is about 15 minutes. [applause] its good to be here. I as i talk to more people about the memoir, i always say, inevitably, talk to someone about it and i say its the hardest book if a ever written and i never want to write not memoir ever again because it was so hard, and i always laugh after i say it. But even though it was very difficult, i still believe in i believe in the book. I believe that it tells a story that is worth telling. And that in the end, its tempting to Say Something important. So even though it was very hard for me, i dont regret it. I just know that i wont hopefully do it again. So i i figured eyed read a little bit from the prologue, and ju
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis Forest Whitaker is a true artist and activist, and Academy Award winner for his portrayal of idi amin in the last king of scotland, and then he turned in another could go performance in, and thenfruitvale station, one of the most compelling movies i have ever seen. His latest movie will be in theaters this weekend, and it is called repentance, and we will take a look right now. We worked it out. Another time. Just a drink. A drink. I cant. Thank you. I understand. You have got a lot of important places to be. I dont mean to bother you. Thanks for coming in the first place. Well, i hope that your journey brings you where you need to go. She said you cant believe. Tavis port anthony. Anthony. Yes, he had to go through a lot. Should i tell you . Tavis please. Go ahead. Plays a life coach therapist, selfhelp guru who has met this man who is tormented due to Mental Illness, and he is trying to get anthony to be