Let me start out by thinking everybody who put on this festival. It is day two of the amazing event here in the tucson premier book festival of the country. Of course, the great part of what is going on here in arizona. Lets give them a big round of applause. As i said yesterday, we ended one streak, but there is a new streak of good book festivals that has just started out. Maybe just as important. We are very lucky to have doug stanton with us here today. Before i start, would like to take a moment of personal privilege to a to do someone who is here in the audience who i had a chance to get to know when i wrote a book about his background. Gil halverson, the original berlin candy bomber. He dropped candy to the children of germany during world war ii, with his wife lorrain. He is a truly great historic figure and an interesting book and to our conversation about todays American Military and some of the differences and similarities. Alex, we are very lucky to have you here. Doug stan
Good morning, everybody. Were here at our beautiful sunny tucson, arizona looking out on a great looking audience. Of course, everybody joining us at home on cspan. Groggy having lost one hour of sleep except here in arizona were we dont have daylight , savings time. That is why i am looking at bright eyed and bushy tail so lets day gaulle of the people from the festival it is a two it is day two of the amazing event here in the tucson premier must festival in the at home on cspan. Country. Of course, the great part of what is going on here in arizona. Lets give them a big round of applause. As i said yesterday, we ended us to come up but there is a new streak of good book festivals that has just begun. Maybe just as important. We are lucky to have doug stanton here with us today. Take a like to moment of personal privilege to introduced someone who is here in the audience. I got to know him when i wrote a book about his background. The original, berlin candy bomber. During the berlin
Tonight, as we come on the air, storms slamming the east just as millions now travel for the holiday. Washington, d. C. And maryland, the Tornado Warning there, as this system now moves north. Philadelphia, new york, the same system that brought that deadly tornado. Homes destroyed and tearing through missouris capital. An ef3 tornado there. Winds 160 Miles Per Hour. Rob marciano again tonight, timing this out with millions of americans now on the move. The remarkable moment playing out late today at the white house. The president calling on Staff Members on live tv so they could tell the American People the president kept his cool in that meeting with House Speaker nancy pelosi. Then calling himself a stable genius. Jon karl standing by live. Set free tonight, the american who left the u. S. , spent time at an al qaeda training camp, captured after
9 11. Tonight, hes now been released from prison for good behavior. Some authorities warn he still has terrorist sympathies. He will live
Secretary of state, because let me take you back this morning in london. John kerry may have muddied the waters regarding the march toward an attack on syria. Take a listen to this, if you would. Is there anything at this point that his government could do or offer that would stop an attack . Sure. He could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the International Community in the next week. Turn it over. All of it. Without delay. And allow a full and total accounting for that. But he isnt about to do it. And it cant be done, obviously. That was john kerry this morning. Syria and its good buddy russia both seem to think it is an ocean worth exploring. Putting those weapons under International Control as a way to avert an attack. We have to talk about this more with Nick Peyton Walsh who is live with us from the United Nations. You have the secretary of state, he comes out and says, okay, syria can avoid an attack by putting its chemical weapons under International Control