Widesmunoz and the making of a dream. This is an amazing book that shes going to tell you a lot more about, but just to say that this was called a must read to understand the new america. Our distinguished moderator, tim padgett, is going to be introducing and sing more about laura and our panelists. Paper just to introduce tim, he is wlrn americas correspondent covering latin america in the caribbean from miami here keys covered latin america for almost 25 years for newsweek as its Mexico City Bureau chief from 19901996, and for time as is latin america your chief first in mexico from 19961999, and then in miami where he also covers florida and they u. S. Southeast 19992013. So welcome tim, and have a great evening. [applause] thank you very much. And thank you to mitchell and books and books. Its always a delight to comment just present the very important books such as the one we are going to hear from in the minute. You all know lauara widesmunoz, veteran miami journalist one of the
Democrats right. Problems already mounting for the Incoming Biden Administration is a Migrant Caravan trying to force its way north encouraged by what it calls inviting signals from president elect biden. Iran sentenced iranian businessman to 10 years for spying without a trial complicating mister bidens support for renewing the iran nuclear deal. When he was Vice President north Korea Tested Nuclear weapons, isis launched its rain of terror, russia invaded crimea, iranian proxies attacked american troops in iraq, donald trump build a wall, pushed i suspect from its stronghold, achieved peace accord between israel, free dozens of hostages worldwide, so many there are calls for mister biden to keep Donald Trumps global hostage negotiator. The inauguration will be held in a military incumbent essentially in baghdads green zone. Democrats and republicans, removing donald trump from office after hes already left potentially ensuring he could not run again. Part of the process of cancellati
High noon here in the east. 9 00 a. M. Out west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. New today, president obama is considering changes to the planned troop drawdown in afghanistan. Secretary of defense Ashton Carter made the comments today in that country, his first trip there since being sworn in. Heres what he said. Our priority now is to make sure this progress sticks. That is why president obama is considering a number of options to reinforce our support for president ghanis security strategy. Nbcs Kristen Welker is live at the white house for us. With a good day to you although certainly the weather isnt that great for you, but why is the president considering this drawdown right now . Reporter i think a couple of reasons. The United States has a much closer partnership with the new Afghan Government than it did with the former government of President Hamid karzai. Secretary carter said the hopeful outlook of the relationship with afghanistan is one of the reasons the president is