Host the easterseals disability film challenge was your project. What is the contest . Guest thank you for having me on. The easterseals disability film challenge is a weekend film competition were over the course of a weekend, participants create films that have somebody with a disability with a product or camera. These are narrative films. This year, because of the coronavirus, we ultimately made it a documentary short film competition where they can make it from the safety of their home. We have the most film submitted ever submitted this year. I am really excited. Host how did the contest get started . Guest background on me. I am sitting, but i am a little person. I am 310. Im an actor, comedian, producer. Ultimately, it was my dream to act. I went to Business School and i continued to do standup and acting and i learned early in my career that i have to be in charge of all facets of my career. Trading my own content. Ultimately that led to work for me. I am lucky that i have been
And as andrew was talking about, with mr. Lansdale, big tech will testify. The ceos of facebook, alphabet and twitter will face questions from a Senate Committee this morning. We, of course, will bring that to you carl guys, a lot of jitters, jim, this morning, as to what macron may say later on tonight, european time. Your point on social media has been this premarket weakness is not about the earnings themselves. Right look we would be in a stay in place order if we adopt what merkel is talking about. We have never been on the same page as merkel when trump came in she is more rigorous about hygiene and about masks and social distancing than our country is our country is not the way of germany. I would say you see chicago close, all the dining places, and restaurants and start thinking about travel, leisure, hospitality, it then bleeds into boeing we have this morning and i think it is impossible to think about boeing without thinking about once you get there, where can you go . I th
Literature in the time of corona a shortlist of new prize where the novels a distinguished author and a digital book fair how is the literary world coping with the pandemic 21 gets the views of some writers and then all going to. But 1st the biggest awards of all that are built for as in literature for 2020 is awarded to the american poet reason click for her. To voice. Few people were expecting her to win the 2020 nobel prize in literature the poet louise glick the committee praised the austere beauty of her writing her reaction was like conic. Joy joy the true. Click has received numerous awards in the u. S. And. She was the countrys poet laureate. She was born in 1903 in new york city and her father signed shes descended from hungary and jews who emigrated to the u. S. Glick suffered from anorexia and dropped out of college she spent years receiving psychiatric treatment she has always processed her own Life Experiences and her poetry her unique writing making them universally relat
On the streets and bella who says president Alexander Lukashenko faces a deadline to step down and the opposition in seychelles wins the presidency for the 1st time in more than 14 years im joining us there with the sports as britains Lewis Hamilton wins his 92nd race at the portuguese grand prix to eclipse Michael Schumacher in time or. Thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in iraq where thousands of people have returned to the streets refusing to back down until their demands for political change are met the rallies mark a year since the beginning of a mass protest movement against government corruption a lack of jobs and the growing influence of iran but the protests lost momentum then came to a stop because of coronavirus restrictions early as security for. Fired tear gas at crowds trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone since the unrest began last year at least 600. 00 protesters have been killed and thousands more injured the outrage forced Prime Min
Us from history books as the great compromiser. During his 49year political career, clay served as secretary of state, speaker of the house, and as a u. S. Senator. And he was a contender, making sure president ial bids including the election of 1824. 1832 against Andrew Jackson, and 1844, when he ran against james k. Polk. Tonight we are on location at ashland. Henry clays home in lexington, kentucky. For the next 90 minutes, we will explore the life and legacy of this man. Unsuccessful in his long quest for the white house, yet having an outsized influence on American History. We are in henry clays parlor. Let me introduce you to jim klotter, 25 years now as kentucky state historian. Jim thanks for being with us. Glad to be here. Why henry clay . Why is he relevant to americans living in our time . Think a couple of counts. First of all, his famous counts, i would rather be right than be president , still speaks to us. Its a clarion call to people across whatever were during. Whether