Deadly capitol insurrection and we have new details on that glaring Warning Signs that were ignored by Capitol Police days before the riot broke out. We will have the very latest from minnesota where the former officer charged in the death of Daunte Wright made her First Court Appearance yesterday. And the defense rests in the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin. Yes, first were following news of yet another Mass Shooting in america. Eight people are dead and several others are injured after a gunman opened fire at a Fedex Warehouse Mere the indianapolis airport. Police also say the suspected gunman took his own life. Officers responded to reports of shots fired just after 11 00 p. M. Local time. At this point, police have not said whether the shooter was an employee of the facility, but an investigation is underway. We will have all the developments in this story as they come in, mika. This is just breaking to us over the last few hours. Were sifting through the details. Well
We want to introduce you to the incoming executive director of the National Book foundation, first of all congratulations on that new position. What is the National Book foundation and what does it do . Thank you for so much and thank you for having me. We are the presenter of the National Book awards and also the champion for books and readers all around the country with a range of programming to make sure books everyone has access to books and readers sending the message that books are for readers everywhere. Your job as executive director . What does that entail . Getting to be the chief champion of books and support the organization to create that vision and move it forward. Im so lucky to be joining the organization following lisa who expanded the work and the foundation to include programming nationwide and then to continue that work forward. Who is on the board . Thats a wonderful question luminaries and publishing other folks who are champions of readers i want to fully differe
Professor somins research focuses on constitutional law, property law, democratic theory, federalism, and migration rates. The author of free to move. Also the author of democracy and political ignorance. Why Smaller Government is smarter and the grasping hand city of new london and the limits of imminent domain. Professor somin has published in press outlets including the weapons weapons, wall street journal, los angeles times. Nnn. Atlantic, et cetera. Were thrill to have prefer somin here today to talk about his books. The way that the structure of the webinar will work is i will hand things over to professor somin in a minute to tell us more about his book, and then well have a q a question and answer period at the end of the presentation and feel free to put your comments in the q a feature the bottom of the screen. With that ill turn i over to professor somin. Thank you for having he. Always an honor to speak at harvard, particularly with the law clinic which does so great work a
Its an honor to welcome everyone to the 71st National Book awards. Im coming to you live from washington d. C. This is our night. Theres so much going on in the world that this is still her night and its a big deal. Its so much of the big deal that i woke up this morning actions and nervous as usual. I called my mother because i ice my mother when im anxious. 7 00 in the morning could she and the phone she said zero. I said im just feeling anxious about tonight that im hosting the National Book awards and im calling to see good advice her child and she said what she always says when i make this call. She fled but the ascii something son. What did i make you say every single night before you got into bed when you were little when i said i dont want to do this and she said no, what did i make you say every single night before you got into bed when you were a little boy and i said you made me say i can do anything. She said exactly. You can do anything. You told me this all the time but i
Welcome to the 20 20 National Book festival and our conversation with two distinguished guests who will join us in honor of the centennial celebrations of american author and space age visionary Ray Bradberry, a master storyteller whose legacy strength of American Ingenuity. Im john eller, director of the center for Ray Bradberry studies at indiana universitys school of liberal arts. Ray bradberrys friendship and encouragement went to the creation of the center where we preserve his entire home office , a lifetime of his awards and mementos the papers, correspondence and working Library Happening in his home at the time of his passing in 2012 30 is remarkable career stands decades. He grew up in the great depression. His family, his father had to take the family all the way from illinois to los angeles to find work raybradberry was never able to go to college. He developed a great style, his own unique lyric metaphor rich style and his own kind of subjects, writing fantasy, weird tales