Watch the house live on cspan and the senate live on cspan2. [background sounds] hi everybody. Im glad to see you. Thank you. Thank you so much for coming to tonight news program. Featuring robert caro and conan obrien. [applause]. Im andrea grossman, the founder of Writers Block. Now la to the end of our 23rd year. [applause]. If you are not yet on the Writers Block email us, sign up Writers Block events. Com. We just got it senator a meat sure, Writers Block presents. Com. After tonight, we are delighted to welcome back to Writers Block. The last time he visited wasnt 2002. The master of the senate. It was unforgettable. Bob story is about the genius of the johnson political machine painted a picture of a powerbroker extraordinaire who simply had no peer. Like his subject, he has no peer. Over the years bob has spoiled us with his fortress of robert moses and window johnson and entreated a slide left turns another narrative. His diversions into fascinating bystanders and diversions s
Founder of Writers Block now sailing to the end of our 30 third year. In. [applause] if you are not yet on the email list, signup. We just added senator amy klobuchar. So, www. Writers block. Com. The last time he visited was in 2002 for the master of the senate. It was unforgettable. Bobs story is about the genius of the political machine. Painted a picture of the powerbroker extraordinaire who simply had no p or. Like his subject, robert caro has no peer. Hes treated us to slight left turns in the narrative. His divergence into fascinating bystanders. Divergence so rich in detail and character that they might form the basis of future studies and of themselves. So consider his new book, working them as a companion piece to his great moses and johnson book. Today in 2019, its more pleasant than ever about power used for good and power used against the greater good. As the book answers for questions, it raises more. Into the ways and wise he does what he does with such graceful shorthan
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[applause] if you are not yet on the email list, signup. We just added senator amy so now for tonight, were it was unforgetting. Bobs story about the genius of the political like his subject, caro has no peer. Over the years bob has spoiled us with his portraits of robert moses and Lyndon Johnson and treated us to slight left turns in the narrative, his diversions into fascinating bystanders, they might form the basis of future studies in and of themself. So consider his new book, working, as a companion piece to his great moses and johnson books, and today in 2019 is more resonant than ever about power used for good and power used against the greater good. As the book answers core questions, it raises more, as caro gives us deep background into the ways and whys he does what he does with such graceful shorthand. Asra if his books werent physil and intellectual evidence enough about why he takes so long to crank out the next volume, caro gives us the background on the reasons he goes t
Them. They took on way too much. Reporter now they are under criminal investigation by the california contractors state license board, and it faces an avalanche of suits from homeowners who say the company owes them a combined 3 to 4 million. Attorney richard freeman. I have a half dozen clients from whom money was taken and not one thing was done. Not one piece of earth moved. He absolutely took their money as late as april of 2019 and gave them nothing. Morally despicable. Reporter last may, pam defended the companys motives. Were not some fly by Night Company and we didnt go up there as ambulance chasers to go up there and do Something Like this to almost 100 people is just, just unconscionable. Reporter thats carol. She estimates they owe her 90,000. Since then shes hired another contractor and filed suit. It will be finished when i see the contractor in jail. Thats when it will be finished. Reporter so the next question is what happens with the Sonoma County district attorney. We