Combat it is given only to the bravest of the brave the Service Members you are about to meet are real life heroes tonight we welcome Master Sergeant matthew williams, United States army, who served in afghanistan Staff Sergeant david bellavia, United States army, who served in iraq. And Corporal Hershel Woody Williams United States marine corps, who served in world war ii these brave servicemen have all been awarded the medal of honor for outstanding acts of valor in service to their country. I am beyond humbled to stand beside you, and thank you for your sacrifice tonight our entire audience is made up of veterans and their families and friends the tonight show [ cheers and applause salutes you all. Now lets start the show [ cheers and applause steve from studio 6b in Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests Michael Shannon, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush, musical guest pete yorn, and fe
With a more serious topic jail and detention zambia is notorious for its crowded prisons was people held in pretrial detention i young men the inmates often spend years behind bars waiting for their case to be had by a court of law so why is the Justice System so broken well put this question to the zombie on a bus about to germany. In just a bit before we get into that heartbreaking report on a young man who spent 3 years in jail for a crime he did not commit young inmates are leaving the Lusaka Magistrates Court they are among the lucky ones their cases have been heard in a court of law of a 7000 be an intimate as to waiting for their turn become study or work why they are in detention and often have no choice but to pay bribes in exchange for adequate food water and shelter. Knows the reality of life behind bars far too well he spent 2 years in pretrial detention after being falsely accused of marjah palooka was locked up in a cell with 15 other prisoners poorly fed and with no acce
Twitter major consideration to naming the far left group an organization of terror demonstrators are out calling for gun reform with democratic president ial candidates echoing. President trump aiming to bring the focus back to Mental Health. Well discuss that immediate future with chuck todd and later we revisit one of our sunday favorite sit downs with David Letterman. His Netflix Series and what life has been like in the four years since he left the air. Since i stopped being on the air, people are really, really nice to me were they not previously . There used to be a lot of there he is, get him get him. Our special twopart sunday sit down with David Letterman and harry smith and a life well lived. Lets begin with breaking news overnight isis is claiming responsibility for a bomb detonated at a wedding killing 63 including women and children the taliban condemned the attack this comes as the United States is working on a deal with the taliban. We approach 18 years of war in afghani
Cspans campaign 2020. Your unfiltered view of politics. This comes from Purdue University with biographers looking at political history. This talk was part of a twoday conference called remaking political history. Its an hour and a half. Welcome and thank you for attending our session on this beautiful friday afternoon. I will have to compete with the outdoors and hopefully well convince you that youve made the right choice hanging out with us to talk about media and biography and political history. Randy robert has written so many. Youve written half of our total number, i think. So we have a lot of experience in this genre. Weve obviously been drawn to it and have an affinity for it in some way or another. So before we again, let me introduce the panelists. And as i introduce each of you, if you could just spend a minute or two telling the audience what was it that drew you to biography and what is it you love about the genre. First we have larry maslin in the graduate acting program
Choice hanging out with us to biographiesedia and in political history. Between the four of us we have written at least 17 biographies, it might be more than that, i was losing count because Randy Roberts had written so many, more than half of our total number. We have a lot of experience in this genre, we have been drawn to it and have an affinity for it in some way or another. Panelists. Oduce the as i introduce each of you, if you could spend a minute or two telling the audience, what was it that drew you to biography . What is it that you love about the genre . First we have larry, professor and in the graduate acting program in the New York University of the arts with an affiliate in the graduate musical theater writing program. He particularly interested in the history of broadway and comedy, and has written the biography of Richard Roberts Richard Rogers and several other books. His most recent is a documentary film, Sammy Davis Jr. i gotta be me. What has drawn you to biography