A look at the a parole system of california through the sentencing of those involved in the manson family murders. Welcome to Tattered Cover live, our Virtual Events that we do here at Tattered Cover bookstore. Im the director of marketing and events at Tattered Cover, and im really excited for this event that we have today. I want to give you a couple updates about how Tattered Covers doing and what were up to because theres been changes all the time, and you should definitely be following us on multiple social Media Channels as well as signing up for our newsletter, thats the best and fastest way to get updates. So, for instance, we are now open for Curbside Pickup which is amazing and so awesome. Thank you for the continued support through your online orders. You can still order online, but now you can get Curbside Pickup. Our web site is now also open 24 7, yea, which means were getting caught up on orders. Were doing really well there, so thank you guys again for that. Browse our
We have passed federal bills and more than 100 bills across the country so we are really grateful for all of the support from the people. Certainly the support from our , generous people who really just want to make the world a better place. Today is the oneyear anniversary of the First Step Act being signed into law. Tell us what the First Step Act did and how effective has it been. Washe First Step Act actually a negotiated bill. It wasnt even the build we really hoped to pass, which was the sentencing reform and corrections act. It was a groundbreaking reform at safelywas aimed reducing incarceration at the federal level and also reducing recidivism. But also it ensured that we do not have these egregiously long oneences for people like woman who received a life sentence for a first time lowlevel nonviolent drug crime. Effective. Been it has freed thousands who should have been home years ago, but we still have a long way to go, and yesterday actually we thea one Day Anniversary of
Brocaded, different internet for different people . I hope not. We saw china take steps in that direction. Russia announced their desire to create a russian internet. That moves us in the wrong direction. We are a global economy, a global people. The Technology Industry is focused on deploying Innovative Products and services that connect us all. I fear that in some circumstances, we are moving in that direction. China and russia being two examples. I hope we do not end up there. That is not where we want to be. The risk of that israel. The risk of that is real. A lot have business in china. Has it become hard under this administration to do this with china because of the concerns with cybersecurity and issues we have seen raised by trump, but also by congress . These are important issues. To. Companies Pay Attention National Security issues. It is not just a u. S. Issue. Every nation is charged with protecting it citizens at a nations take different approaches. What we have seen from
We are going to open up regional lines for this conversation this morning. That means if you are in the eastern or central time zones, we want to hear from you at 202 7488000. If you are in the mountain or pacific time zones, we want to hear from you at 202 7488001. In mind, you can always text us your opinion at 202 always3, and we are reading on social media. You can reach us on twitter at cspanwj and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Again, the idea and concerns about government surveillance has been on peoples minds recently. Infact, there was a story nbc today that i wanted to read to you that talks about some of the concerns about government surveillance. The unsupported claims that President Donald Trump has made for two years about the fbis russia investigation, calling it a witch hunt cooked up by his political opponents, the conclusion by the Justice Department watchdog of the that the probe was justified was big news. But the other major findings of the Inspector Generals rep
washington is facing increasing pressure to urge israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties, with its key western allies, including the uk, france and germany, having all stepped up calls for a ceasefire. i am nowjoined by aaron david miller, a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace and former state department middle east analyst and negotiator in republican and democratic administrations. good to talk to you, as always. how unwavering is washington s support going to continue to be given the pressure from international allies and the pictures we are all seeing coming out of gaza? i and the pictures we are all seeing coming out of gaza? coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime minister coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime minister benjamin l either prime minister benjamin netanyahu orjoe biden is looking for a breach in their relationship. his administration obviously has huge co