Assistant professor of Political Science here. And thanks for everyone coming. Differen dennis and bob for all their hard work. Political Science Research has shown that judges sentencing tends to be harshest right before lunch. I assume that similar patterns hold for political discussions. So my pledge to you is that well make up some time in the air and aim for a safe landing by 12 30 and hopefully you wont have to throw anyone offer the flight along the way. Oh, no. Let me begin by introducing our very distinguished panel, which in the spirit of this conference combines some luminaries from academia, with people who have really rich experience in the political world. So, to begin, going, again, from left to right, not necessarily in ideological order, matthew khan is a professor of economics, spatial studies and environmental science, ron christie, a former special assistant to george w. Bush. Jane dunn is Political Science professor. And and the Lieutenant Governor. Maybe we can ju
Assistant professor of Political Science here. And thanks for everyone coming. Differen dennis and bob for all their hard work. Political Science Research has shown that judges sentencing tends to be harshest right before lunch. I assume that similar patterns hold for political discussions. So my pledge to you is that well make up some time in the air and aim for a safe landing by 12 30 and hopefully you wont have to throw anyone offer the flight along the way. Oh, no. Let me begin by introducing our very distinguished panel, which in the spirit of this conference combines some luminaries from academia, with people who have really rich experience in the political world. So, to begin, going, again, from left to right, not necessarily in ideological order, matthew khan is a professor of economics, spatial studies and environmental science, ron christie, a former special assistant to george w. Bush. Jane dunn is Political Science professor. And and the Lieutenant Governor. Maybe we can ju
Nine years behind bars for armed robbery. Could he go free . Were with a juror from his original murder trial. What he thinks led to that verdict. But first the nightline five. Verdict. First the nightline five. Number 1 in just 60 seconds. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Tonight we begin with breaking news. Former republican president ial nominee and long time senator john mccain of arizona has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. A glioblastoma. Mccains office releasing a statement detailing the diagnosis after the senator had surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye. His office said the 80yearold senator will be reviewing Treatment Options with his family, including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. The white house releasing a statement tonight saying the president and his wife melania send their thoughts and prayers to senator mccain, cindy, and their entire family, get well soon. Former president S Barack Obama and bill clinton tweeting their sup
Provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening and thanks for joining us. Oncemighty Hurricane Harvey is weakening, and drifting slowly but dangerously over land. Forecasters warn the storm is still capable of generating catastrophic flooding as far as 100 miles inland. After making landfall overnight, harvey was downgraded today from a category 4 hurricane, with 130mileanhour winds, to Tropical Storm status still with very severe 75mileanhour winds. Harvey came ashore about 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, as the strongest hurricane to hit texas in almost 60 years. Harvey has already dumped 20 inches of rain in some places. Theres a report of one hurricanelinked death. But the storm knocked out power to almost 300,000 homes. Because of harvey, Officials Say about a quarter of Gulf Coast Oil re
Of the few ceremonies that is relatively consistent and one of the few times in which the nation tries to come together under a new president who is trying to unify it. What does it represent in your mind, the peaceful transfer of power. Last time we side eight years ago when george w. Bush left the white house and barack obama became our 44th president. One of the things thank god we do well and we take too much for granted because if you look at the number of countries in which this does happen with so little fanfare and such little agitation it is unique and americans dont understand that. The role of the military parade and all the traditions that go with it. What is its origin . People celebrate with parades that were often pretty military compared to an inaugural parade nowadays and one of the things is if you just looked at inaugural parade through history, you knew nothing else about the president when he was coming to power it would tell you a lot. How does it represent the pr