Washington journal continues. Host it was 40 years ago this week that 52 hostages were taken , an issue that consumed president carter and reshaped american foreignpolicy. For the next hour and a half on washington journal at howpan3, we look back it all happened 40 years ago. Just before 11 00, the attack began. They were over the walls and soon the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. The motor pool was behind the main gates. He right was the chancellor that house the sensitive medications systems. Thefront doors of chancellery had been bolted shut. Inside were 45 americans. Inside firedards tear gas to buy time. When it was realized help was not coming, one of the Security Officers tried to persuade students to leave. He was immediately captured. The staff are treated floor by floor. One american who spoke farsi went out. He was immediately threatened with death. The americans surrendered. Host just a portion of a canadian documentary which will be seen late
Cokie roberts. A trailblazing and devoted grandmother. Helping usher in a new era for women in the newsroom. And always, her mantra, family first. A mom and mentor to so many of us, including me. W. Oufriendok was example that excellence and kindness are not mutually exclusive. Tonights personal edition of nightline, celebrating cokie, will be right back. You cant Cover American politics, with all of its yeastiness and flavor, without having a love of this country. I have provided a service by informing the citizenry. You have a front seat to history. You do get used to it, and you shouldnt, because it is a very special thing to be able to be in the room. For nearly half a century. Were following two major stories tonight. My colleague, Cokie Roberts. From the storied Capitol Rotunda to the frenetic convention floor. As you say, weve seen a lot of years of all the wray to tay to the h the vatican. Cokie roberts covered it all. Cokie was living history. Her gift was the gift of a great
There was some relief earlier today in the form of rain to help put out the embers in huge fields like this one. But it was short lived and the dry season could last until november. John . Dickerson thank you. Manny, in brazil. Today the department of defense and Veterans Affairs began an important meeting in nashville to discuss new ways to prevent military suicides. About 20 veterans take their own lives each day. A hotline launched in 2007 has answered more than 3. 5 million calls sending emergency help to nearly 100,000 people. Dean reynolds gives us an inside look. Are you having any suicidal thoughts today . Have you ever attempted suicide . Reporter at the Veterans Crisis line in canandaigua, new york, the calls come in all day and all night. Can you put the knife in a safe place . What did you do with the nail gun . Reporter 1700 calls every day from veterans on the brink. Cbs news was given rare access to the v. A. s responders and their literally lifesaving conversations. Rig
Lets get started again. We will start with the first panel, and i will introduce the moderator and then she going to introduce the panelists. Honored to introduce to you monica stanky who is with the raven group. She is a nationally known expert on Immigration Law and policy. I know monica from her time on the judiciary committee, the house judiciary committee, where she focused on immigration and refugee issue, but i also know monica for another reason. Her father was a refugee from uganda resettled to new orleans by hius, my organization. Monica. Thank you very much, and thank you for being here, and thank you to mark, and for putting on this wonderful event. As mark said, my father was resettled by hius in 1972 and so i have a personal connection and as counsel on the judiciary committee, it is wonderful to be here. Today we want to diverge from the standup panel, and we want to have two wonderful speakers today and look at how the refugee act came to be and then take a step back to
Randy roberts has written so many, hes written more than half of our total number, i think. So, we have a lot of experience in the genre and weve been drawn to it and we have an affinity for it in some way or another. Let me introduce the panelists, i will introduce each of you, if you could spend a minute or two telling the audience what was it that drew you to biography and what is it you love about this genre. We have larry who is a professor of the graduate acting program at school of the arts in new york in the musical writing program. Hes particularly interested in the music of broadway and has written biographies of Richard Rogers and playwrights and in addition to several other books. His most recent biographical work is the documentary film, sammy davis junior, i gotta be me. So, larry, tell us what drew you to this. Hi. I may be a little different from the rest of the panel. My venue is really entertainment. So, obviously, in entertainment you are dealing with a public person