David davis provides the history of the first Wheelchair Basketball Team comprise a world war ii veterans. Its a great honor to be at bromance. I spent many evenings on the second floor listening to local authors speak about their the o really appreciate the invitation. What to say hi to everybody out there who i havent i have beeo see facetoface in person, so thank you for tuning in. Obviously doubly honored ron kovic has agreed to speak with me tonight about the book. Ron kovic, not kovac. Not go back. We were introduced by tom hobart, sports need a writer and ron has been very encouraging and helped me quite a bit with this book in terms of background and research and so forth. Ron of course was a vietnam veteran. Most of the book that i wrote is about world war ii veterans are just want to give you a little background before we start speaking. Before world war ii if you are paralyzed you were pretty much a dead ender, and no hope or as they were called. The average life span was a
And donovan and reached from that was published early last month in june we will have an extended conversation up to 35 minutes and also a few slides here and there as needed with supplemental images and once were done with that wrap up with audience q a we will read some buyers and get the reading under the way. Miles the author of the national and International Bestseller the land of lost maps with the Chicago Tribune best book of the year. In this interlocutor is the true story of a New York Times notable book for nonfiction in the literary science award and the second book published early last month. But these men graduated from the university of michigan a few blocks away from the bookstore. Otherwise i would appreciate it if you wouldnt mind putting your reactions together for our reading. Thank you. Good to see you. So this is why your book is longer than mine and also teaching nonfiction here in chicago so its nice to see you here and i want to be clear to everyone and i will g
A terror attack. At least 20 dead and tens of thousands of homes destroyed as the philippines is hit by a super typhoon goni. Plus how robots are coming to the rescue to help keep our pop up Art Exhibition in london pandemic proof. Well we begin in the United States where there is now less than 7 hours to go until the 1st polling booths open on election day already a record 98000000. 00 americans have cast their ballots more than 2 thirds of the total number who voted in 2016 now these are live pictures where President Donald Trump has held 5 rallies across 4 states in a last minute push for support in battleground areas where rival joe biden focused on ohio and pennsylvania taking aim at trumps response to coronavirus. Oh these. Are Frontline Health care workers they suffer sacrificed arts this president s question their character their integrity their competitor their fellow gherkins its a disgrace the right software on to say he was going to fire dr fouts well ive got a better idea
I titled it a Promised Land because even though we may not get there in our lifetimes, even if we experience hardships and disappointments along the way the nightly still have faith we can. A more perfect, not a Perfect Union but a more Perfect Union. Good morning and welcome to a very special edition of Washington Post life. I am Michele Norris opinion columnist for the Washington Post and founding director of the race project and for this very special conversation this morning im joined by my dear friend elizabeth alexander, poet scholar and president of the injured w. Mellon foundation. Good morning elizabeth. Good morning michelle. Its wonderful to be together. It is wonderful to be together and together we both welcome our guest for this conversation the 44th president of the United States, barack obama could i assume you recognize that guy in the middle. Good morning, sir. K dies. You brought up the big guns for this one. We are so excited to see you. Im very grateful that you gu
The confirmation means the top court now has a conservative majority of 6. 00 to 3. 00 alan fischer has more on what happens next she will take the judicial oath at the Supreme Court on tuesday it will be administered by chief Justice John Roberts and then she can get straight down to work which is going to be interesting because already just in the last few weeks the Supreme Court has had to decide on important questions of law over electoral law and it could well be that before the election on november the 3rd there are a few more cases they go to the Supreme Court equally bad it gets them to work immediately which is exactly what the republicans wanted the World Health Organization is warning the some countries are on a dangerous track in their battle against new surges of corona virus infections the agency admits a certain level of fatigue has set 10 but cautioned against giving up on the fight. President s vision tell you heard of one has called on talks to boycott french goods ce