We greatly appreciate it if you turn off or silence your cell phones. It will be this one for the q and a portion of the event. We are recording this evenings event and we have copies of the book. We encourage many. If you would like to have your purchased book signed, sign up in orderly fashion against, this is the word im looking for at the conclusion of the talks. It is my pleasure to introduce alexis coe, author of you never forget your first a biography of George Washington. Alexis coe follows a murder in memphis, soon to be a major motion picture, a fresh and lively look at George Washington that separates the man from the legend. The host a bottles now mans land, president s are people too, and a consulting producer on the forthcoming History Channel series on George Washington, that looks through a feminist lens, building on archival material, she we county was raised by a determined single mother, the stubbornness that caused him to never back down, the youthful error in Inter
The number of deaths over the past few days has been dropping for the first time. What that might mean for the battle around the country as millions of americans begin a new week under lockdown. Infected. The u. S. Navy captain forced out for sounding the alarm about the outbreak on his ship, now himself diagnosed with the virus as top military and white house tussle over the firing, the commanders crew gives him a heros sendoff. The latest just ahead. Hospitalized. British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons condition worsens. Admitted to the hospital overnight 10 days after testing positive for the coronavirus. The queen delivers a rare televised address. If we remain united and resolute, we will overcome it. Her message just ahead. Those stories plus a historic diagnosis at the bronx zoo. A beloved tiger catches the virus. As many as six others might be exposed as the outbreak takes a surprising turn, today, april 6th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and
The banks and government begin to roll out a 350 billion loan relief package Consumer Staples just turned positive rest of sectors are negative 59 minutes left of trade coming up on the show, well speak exclusively with Jeffrey Katzenberg well ask him about the Coronavirus Impact on the entire Entertainment Industry plus, the ceo of go daddy yoins us with a look at how Small Business clients are dealing with the kris and of course with job losses but we begin with breaking news in washington. President trump meeting this hour with executives from Energy Giants like exxon and chevron at the white house. Brian sullivan joins us now with more about what we know, brian, about this meeting yeah. What we know, what we dont, thank you very much. A couple of things here, one of which is obvious, one less obvious. These oil executives, the ones weve talked to, that ive talk ed to off the record, said theyre not looking for a bailout. They dont want any kand kind of a bailout. Theyre being reque
Michael good evening and welcome. My name is michael bishop. The result of a collaboration between our society and the George Washington university, the library is the First Research facility in the Nations Capital devoted to the study of Winston Church ill. Here students have access to a vast range of primary and secondary materials and interactive touchscreen exhibits and soon displays of original manuscripts and artifacts. And let me take this opportunity to encourage you to join the National Churchill society by www. Ing our website, winstonchurchill. Org. A few programming programming notes. I hope youll return to the National Churchill Library Center on march 1 when eliot book,will discuss his new the big stick, the limits of soft power and the necessity of military power. And on april 26, former british secretary david away, now lord his, who will speak about book, cabinets finest hour, the hidden agenda of the 20th of may, 1940. Thechill is claimed as biggest leader of the 20th
Vaping. So lets catch up on todays headlines. Lets kick it off with the big social media controversy. Recently, facebook said that it would not ban political ads even if they made false statements, and everyone said, oh, man, were screwed and now facebook is saying, oh, no, well make sure youre not screwed. Facebook and instagram users who post emojis or emoji strings in a sexual manner will now face being banned. That means if you use eggplant, peach or sweat emojis, facebook and instagram will be looking at just how youre using them. Trevor really, facebook . Youre banning egg plant and peach emojis . You realize it will be hard to explain how grandmas egg post and peach salad post got dilated dleetd. So, grandma, facebook thinks youre a hoa. Shes, like, you do one gangbang and it follows you what . laughter theres apparently nothing facebook can do if russians post fake political ads or nazis send Death Threats but now theyre coming after horny people weve got a cold water squirt he