Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returns to capitol hill thismorning to face another round of questioning by members of the Senate Judiciary committee. Yesterday barrett testified for nearly 12 hours at her confirmation hearing with some exchanges turning heated. Laura podesta is in washington. So laura, what can we expect for today . Reporter good morning, annemarie. We can expect a slightly shorter day for judge Amy Coney Barrett after yesterdays marathon question and answer session. For one, senator also get 20 minutes as opposed to yesterdays 30 to inquire how she would rule on key issues. Like previous Supreme Court nominees, Amy Coney Barrett tried to avoid taking a stance on key issues during her confirmation hearing. Its not something really thats appropriate for me to comment on. Ive never expressed a view on it. I cant answer questions like that. Reporter what answers she did give on obamacare. Im not here on
Against her own office space. Also ahead a milestone mission nasa astronauts entering the International Space station after a landmark journey for private enterprise. People are defying curfews in the us to protest against Police Brutality and racism it is a 6 day of demonstrations after an unarmed black man died in Police Custody more than 4000. 00 people have been arrested since the protests began on thursday so this is the scene in washington d. C. Where fires were set near the white house this is earlier a curfew is now in effect George Floyds death has prompted a wave of outrage across the country i cant i has details from washington d. C. There were some moments of tension but generally the demonstrators kept their distance from the police the white house itself was barricaded behind a series of drawings of defense secret service on the in a perimeter then u. S. Park Police Metropolitan d. C. Police keeping the demonstrators distance of about 200 meters away from the white house
Imagine. It is wonderful to have you all here with us this evening at the museum and also to all of you at home who are watching via cspan. We have this evening a wonderful presentation by john browne and then followed by a discussion with professor daniel of rice university. Without further ado i will hand it over to john browne. Help me welcome mr. Browne to houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, i want to thank the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me. As someone who served on the boards of several museums and galleries i have a deep appreciation for the role that institutions like this play in the local community and indeed in society more generally. As a window on the path and an explainer of the present and as a guide to the future they are indispensable resources which go above and beyond what you can read in books. Houston is fortunate to have this place and it is a great pleasure to be here. As a natural scientist and subsequently an engineer ive always sought
[inaudible conversations] welcome to the Houston Museum of Natural Science i am the director of Adult Education here at the museum we have the honor this evening to host mr. Brown on his discussion his new book make think imagine also here at the museum if youre watching through cspan. This evening we have a wonderful presentation and then followed by a discussion with professor minnis cini from Washington University so now i will handed over to laura brown help me to welcome john brown houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen. I want to thank the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me to spend some time here this week on the board of several museums and galleries i have a deepo appreciation for the role of institutions like this play in the local community and in society more generally. Into a window of the past and the failure of the present and a guide to the future those resources that go above and beyond what we read in books houston is fortunate to have this place and