Let me take just a moment to talk about what we are attempting to do here in the senate. Exaggeration and hyperbole is the order of the day. Say always reluctant to this truly could be one of the most important things we as members of this committee do. What the world is experiencing today, what the United States is facing today, is one of the most significant challenges that a lot of us will face in our lifetime. The bad news, the really bad possibleit is entirely that it will happen again, and i say this because the experts virus thatt this made the leap from one species can very easily happen again. There are 2000 of these viruses out there. Dohave no idea what they can if they get into a human being. Us they haves tell identified within their ranks about 2000 different viruses. Having said that, we need to want toward, and i stress what i am trying to do with this and what all of us are trying to do, look forward. There are a lot of hearings going on. Theres a lot of hyperbole goin
With anger and outrage after the death of another black man in police custody. Atlanta is bracing for more protests, and the citys mayor is ordering new rules for officers tonight after Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police and all of it was caught s caught on tape. The 27 year old was asleep in his car at a wendys drivethru when he was approached by police on friday night. Brooks asked if he could walk home, but after failing a sobriety test, officers tried to cuff him. He was shot twice in the back when he grabbed one of the officers tasers and took off running. Tonight the officer who shot brooks has been fired. The citys police chief has stepped down, and prosecutors say they will decide by wednesday whether to file charges. Today demonstrators rallied at georgias state capital after a weekend of protests in atlanta, including the burning of the wendys where the shooting happened. It all comes as the Supreme Court handed down a landmark civil rights decision today, saying i
I will give david a moment. Thank you all for coming. Thank you for your patience. What a beautiful day. I am the executive director of the Library Association and on behalf of of our board of trustees and first lady, we welcome you to this wonderful day, this gorgeous day of what will be a truly memorable hour with one of greatest authors and historians David Mccullough. [applause] for those of you who may not be familiar founded in 1929 by ohio firstnd lady. Ms. Cooper an avid reader who. There should be a collection of books of ohio writers of ohio books from that idea the library was born in today the book awards and book festivals to connect readers and writers to promote our state as one of the truly great literary centers of the united states. 2019 marks the 90th anniversary and can you think of anyone who is more perfect to add luster to your 90th celebration and then David Mccullough. [applause] three years ago in this very room he attended the awards for the Wright Brothers.
So this product, Washington Post associate editor and Pulitzer Prize winner traveled across the world to kansas, indonesia, kenya, hawaii, new york and chicago. President obama and kenya discovered the president african ancestral history. He toured houses for Young Barack Obama in indonesia and found homes and sites with his family mother. Began. Discussing his latest book, barack obama. You write and barack obama about the story, no life could have been more the product of randomness than that of barack obama. It is the world coming together accidentally and honolulu, hawaii in 1960. Her father who happens to come from kenya because he read a story in the saturday evening post describes the great place because of the diversity and mother who gets there because she has a father is a wonder and hands up hawaii telling furniture. Here comes barack obama, he emerges as a global existence. Where did their lives begin . s grandmother corrupter, i start the story in topeka which is the state
Police crackdowns. Alarming video leads to new scrutiny of tactics against demonstrators nationwide. Well talk with new york the Police Commissioner. And racism in america. First on cbs this morning, basketball great Kareem Abduljabbar on why people should not rush to judge those who have taken to the streets. His words give you a lot to think about. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. I cant breathe the only thing that can put out these fires are Police Accountability and equal justice. Streets from coast to coast. Curfews in place in dozens of cities as demonstrations, some peaceful, and others violent rage for the sixth night. We are the change. We are the hope, the dreams, the embodiment of a people who say enough is enough. Enoughs enough. With protests breaking out across the u. S. , theres concern there could be a new coronavirus outbreak. We went from a stayathome order. Now were seeing thousands of people jammed in together in close proximity. Atlantas ma