Towns and army bases. People in gaza celebrate. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says israel is at war. President biden and other western leaders condemning the attacks. Let there be no mistake. The United States stands with the state of israel. Well have the latest. Also tonight, striking California Health care workers return to work with no deal, even as the job market booms. Plus, migrant message. New york citys mayor and Latin America warns his city has no more room as the crisis intensifying. Washingtons National Cathedral has a new view. The story behind this Stained Glass and the stain on history it replaced. Pretty brilliant. Pretty bright. Its glowing. This is the Cbs Weekend News from washington with adriana diaz. Good evening. Today israel battled to repel an invasion of its territory after Palestinian Militants launched highly coordinated attacks from gaza. Thousands of rockets were fired into israel as gunmen infiltrated several border towns and bases, Kidnapping Civilian
[applause] [applause] [cheering] i dont want you to be intimidated, but i practiced these jazz hands for ten minutes backstage. Thats not actually a joke and that is the scary thing about it. Good evening and welcome to the 2018 pen america literary awards. Thank you for being here. [applause] honestly im thrilled to be here, very honored to celebrate the mission to protect Free Expression everywhere. Yes you should clap for Free Expression. It is honestly a weird time to be protecting Free Expression. I know that you are thinking but sally it is so obviously not under threat right now. [laughter] certainly not here in the United States of america. I mean, obviously free speech is so free, we have fake speech now. Seriously, i am honored to be here. It is such a big deal. There are so many incredible and important authors that grace us with their words and ideas this year, brilliant visionary inspired writers and of course im talking about ivanka. [laughter] the jokes dont get any bett
Hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. Congressman, carter what are you reading this summer . First of all i just finished two books that were really great reads. They talk about him growing up. In terms of western kentucky. It chronicles one of americas first serial killers. Hh holmeswho was interesting enough a doctor who owned a pharmacy and i am a pharmacist so i had interest there. I currently started two books. One is american sickness by Elisabeth Rosenthal. Never read any of her work before but it is something i am very interested in. She talks about health care and and what she thinks can be done. I am interested in her perspective. I am not sure we agree but i want to keep an open mind and see perspectives of health care ask what we can do. Just last night i had dinner with ron powers who wrote a new book, nobody cares about crazy people, and it is about Mental Illness in america and a personal book for him. This a book about some of his family i a
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Them. The former president of the Screen Actors Guild and coauthor of ed winegar. Book tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. First of all i just finished two books that were really great reads. They talk about him growing up. In terms of western kentucky. In the struggles that the people there had. It was to great book that i recently enjoyed. It was of course about the chicago worlds fair. And actually chronicled one of americas first serial killers. I am a pharmacist. Currently i have just started to books and one of them is american sickness. I have never read any of her work before times its something im very interested in. And what she thinks can be done. I am im interested in her perspective. From other perspectives. Health care and what we can do. And it just last night i have dinner with ron powers who has written a new book. No one cares about crazy people. The very personal book for him. It is a book about some of his f