Good evening and welcome to the National Churchill library and center. My name is Michael Bishop and im director of the library and executive director of the International Church and society. The result of a collaboration between the society of the George Washington university, the library is a First Research facility in the Nations Capital devoted to the study of winston churchill. Here, students and visitors 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 interNational Churchill society by visiting our website, webdit winston churchill. Org. The benefits of membership are many and include a subscription to our quarterly publication of churchill scholarship finest hour. A few programming notes before turning to the subject of the evening. I hope you return to National Churchill library and center on march 1 when elio
All of us have overcome adversities and we made good of our lives. We can present issues at the grassroots people are experiencing right now. And Solutions Based on my expertise anyway. And of the solutions is making sure we have the open primaries. And we have independent debated processes because that word i want to say this in chicago politics right now. On behalf of what going on with African American leadership in chicago right now. Believe it or not, i won 30 counties downstate. I had more problems with my own people. In chicago, africanamerican leaders came together to knock an africanamerican lady off the ballot. She stood a chance to really make a big difference in chicago. They are supporting him. We represent 47 of the voting. The votes this is not really about the race. When you have a voting bloc like that, use it to your advantage. They came together to knock the most qualified africanamerican female off the ballot. The system is playing a role with that. We have so many
Starts right now. Good evening. Im katy tur from new york. In for chuck todd. To the president involving embattled attorney general Jeff Sessions. Moments ago sessions held a press Conference Announcing he is recusing himself from any investigation involving the Trump Campaign. I asked for the candid and honest opinion about what i should do about investigations. Se certain investigations. My staff recommended recusal. They said that since i had involvement with the campaign i should not be involved in any campaign investigation. I believe those recommendations are right and just. Therefore, i have recused myself in the matters that deal with the Trump Campaign. Sessions announcement comes after a growing chorus of republicans joined countless democrats in calling for the a. G. To step aside from an investigation into contact between Trump Campaign officials and russian officials. Many democrats even wanting him to step down. The fury comes after the department of justice confirmed rep
For tillersons replacement, the president is tapping his cia chief, mike pompeo whom the president says will do a fantastic job and is on his same wavelength. While it appears the president wants someone at state who is in lock step with his agenda, that is not stopping criticism of todays surprise announcement. The top democrat, Chuck Schumer says the instability of this administration is about every area that weakens america. John roberts joins us from the north lawn. John . Im kicking myself, harris. As i was filling in for chris wallace, mike pompeo was our guest and i asked him every question except, oh, by the way, are you going to be named secretary of state on tuesday . Lesson learned. Were learning more about the tick tok and how this happened. The president made the decision last week and that on friday, chief of staff john kelly put in a phone call to Rex Tillerson who was traveling in africa at the time to tell him that the president was going to be making a change. Tillers
On jews in american history. The president says his visit is to pay his respects to a griefstricken city and community. But the trip has become controversial, because of the timing and frankly because of the president s incendiary rhetoric. All four top congressional leaders, along with pennsylvanias republican senator, pat toomey, were invited to go, according to cnn sources, but all declined, offering a variety of excuses. Pittsburghs democratic mayor and allegheny executive both refuse to appear with President Trump. They say the attention today should be focused on the victims of saturdays anti semitic massacre. There are those who want President Trump to be there. This all comes as the first funerals are being held today. Among those being laid to rest, Brothers David and Cecil Rosenthal and dr. Jerry rabinowitz. Were on the ground in pittsburgh where apparently a protest has sprung up. Miguel, how are the pittsburghers youre talking to how do they feel about the president s visit