So thank you, thank you all for being here. My name is marsha eli. Im the Vice President of programs and external affairs here at the Brooklyn Historical society. And on behalf of our president , deborah schwartz, and our board of trustees, some of whom are here, and thank you so all all so much for what you do. I am so pleased to welcome you to the Brooklyn Historical society for this program tonight. I will just say that we are a place of hello yay [ applause ] if you start, thats when they come, right . Were a place of learning. Were a museum and education center. Were a place of exhibitions and Extraordinary Library and collections, a site of wideranging public programs. We really are especially proud to offer programs that tackle issues of social justice, and give voice to history that is all too often unheard. And thats one of the reasons were especially excited and honored to have our guests tonight. Last february, the New York Times sunday magazine featured a cover article by d
Hi. Good evening, everybody. Thank you for your patience. New york city subways have tripped us up, and we are waiting for our moderator. But were going to begin, because i know that he is on the way. And were eager to start. So thank you, thank you all for being here. My name is marsha eli. Im the Vice President of programs and external affairs here at the Brooklyn Historical society. And on behalf of our president , deborah schwartz, and our board of trustees, some of whom are here, and thank you so much for what you do, i am so pleased to welcome you to the Brooklyn Historical society for this program tonight. I will just say that we are a place of hello yay [ applause ] if you start, thats when they come, right . Were a place of learning. Were a museum and education center. Were a place of exhibitions and Extraordinary Library and collections, a site of wideranging public programs. We really are especially proud to offer programs that tackle issues of social justice, and give voice
We are talking about the powerball. Are you playing tonight . I will get in the game now that we are above the 6 million mark. The 600 million mark. The odds seem bad. They are really bad if you do not buy a ticket. Jazmin for anyone who buys a ticket, sign it. Michelle we want to send things over to eric. He is monitoring things for us. Eric i going to play the lottery and be the one guy who outside this morning, we are going to win the lottery. Starting off with cloud cover. We do not have any kind of rainfall. We have cleared that out. Sunshine will prevail. It will be a gorgeous day ahead. 75 hour daytime high. First alert doppler radar, we can breathe a sigh of relief. No slick roadways. The only activity i am tracking is offshore. Visibility numbers running low across the area. Areas in gray are areas tracking the heavier pocket if fog. Heavier pocket of fog. 75 for groveland over to claire metz over claremont. Much more on your forecast in minutes. Ted we have cleared constructi
And she said, i would quit. I thought she would quit the job. But she said no, i would quit smoking, i have to because i need my job. The mayor is going to appeal that. So he has another shot at it well see what happens. Speaking of drinking, its boozeday tuesday. We have these drinks. What is hudson common, you guys . Its a liquor. No. Its a restaurant, and this has been sponsored by them or inspired by them, which is an inside joke. Its got a lot of a blend of liquors, vodka, champagne anyway. Thank god i dont like this stuff. Can you imagine if i liked even more stuff . You like enough stuff. I like enough stuff. So the view made an announcement, a couple of announcements yesterday, one that Elizabeth Hasselbeck is staying. There has been a lot of press that she was leaving. Im really glad, i happen to know elizabeth really well and happen to adore her. She is one of the best people you know her, hoda . I dont know her as well as you know her. Shes a doll. Another announcement is th
Business of electing a new pope. Reporter for the voting cardinals, it was their last contact with the general public until after they elect a new pope. An open mass celebrated in latin that drew thousands into the basilica. Later today, the 115 princes of the Catholic Church will offer more prayers in a private setting before filing into the Sistine Chapel. There will be no more than one vote held this afternoon or early evening. Vatican experts say to look for black smoke from the chapels chimney, an indication that the cardinals have not yet reached a decision. There is zero chance at electing a pope on one hour. Reporter on monday, they held their last formal meeting to size up the stage of the church and to some extent size up each other. In choosing a leader of the Catholic Church, they are also choosing their own bus. New Yorks Cardinal Timothy Dolan said on sirius xm radio, hes ready to get on with the process. Even today we began to get into the qualities wed like to see in th