And also posted in the chat. I will send out absigned bookplates for any book brought with us. If you have any questions you can use the q a function at the bottom of your screen and bill will take your questions at the end of the event. Let me introduce abcartoons began appearing in the new yorker in 1978, she has since published more than 1000 she wrote and illustrated the number one New York Times bestseller can we talk about something more pleasant National Book critics circle award and awhat i hate from a to z and cartoon selection ab bill hayes is the author of insomniac city among other books. Forthcoming history of exercise to be published by lounsbury. The recipient of the guggenheim fellowship in nonfiction and frequent contributor to the New York Times. Collection of his street photography how new york breaks your heart published recently by ahe completed the screenplay for film adaptation for insomniac city and coeditor of oliver sacks a hi billy. Hi roz, hi everyone, welco
Narrowly congressman Keith Ellison for the top spot. But they perez appointed ellison as his deputy. Sparking words of praise from former president obama and words of caution from senator bernie sanders. Were going to have more on that in a moment. But first were learning more about communication between the white house and officials in charge of investigating President Trumps ties to russia. Cnn wars the first to reveal that the fbi and the white house reports contact between Trump Campaign staffers and senior russian officials and the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said he had contact with the white house on this story and he engaged with reporters on it. I want to turn now to White House Correspondent athena jones. I want to go through the details with you on this. Before we go to that, we actually have some breaking news from President Trump. This is what he just tweeted. He said i will not be attending the White House Correspondents association din they are year. Ple