What indepth today live at noon eastern on tv on cspan2. Welcome everyone to this book launch webinar featuring doctor lynn cheney and Vice President cheney in a conversation about doctor cheneys newest book the virginia dynasty the creation of the american nation read on robert, im robert doar. I want to start by reading from doctorcheneys opening paragraph. But the spike enjoy drawing compass of a map of virginia, extend the other leg of the compass so he reaches out 60 miles and draw a circle. Within it not only washington also thomas jefferson, James Madison and james monroe were born. From this small expansive land on the north American Continent came four of the nations first five president s, a dynasty whose members lead in securing independence, building the republic. What a great way to start a book. I spent most of last night reading it and its a wonderful chronicle of four major leaders and the interconnected networks that tie them together at the founding of this country. I
And assumed his office in august of 2018. He will make some opening remarks. Following that, i will preside over some questions. And then, have anybody here who wants to ask a question to be able to do so. We will go until exactly 9 30. Everything is on the record. A question,have stand up, identify yourself, your filiation, and ask a question and not a long statement. That would be appreciated. One question per person would be appreciated. It is my honor to introduce the president of columbia. [applause] thank you so much. [applause] okay, its my honor to do you introduce the president of colombia, president duque. Thank you so much. Good morning. Its a great pleasure for me to be here with you. I want to thank you, david, for your introduction. I want to welcome friends from different think tanks, former public servants, members of the International Development bank organizations. So my great purpose of this morning is to, in ten minutes, try to describe where is colombia heading to,
and around the world. i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. just ahead russia is making every effort to make it looks like a victory day as we have seen them. this is the second victory day that has taken place since the start of russia s invasion of ukraine. 152,000 migrants are waiting in northern mexican states for the lifting of title 42. borders are closed today and the borders will be closed after title 42 expires. american air travelers deserve better and that is what we ll do. we are here to enforce passenger rights and hold airlines accountable. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, may 9, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 11:00 a.m. in moscow where there is victory day marking defeat of nazi germany, but this is overshadowed by their own war on ukraine. several regions across the country scaled back events amid security concerns and lack of military equipment and in just the last hour we heard from pres
united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom. a search for answers in allen texas as investigators try to piece together a motive for saturday s mass shooting. we are learning new details about how the rampage unfolded. and explosions light up the skyline over gaza as israeli forces launch a wave of targeted airstrikes. we will have a live report from israel just ahead. plus, more rain on putin s victory day parade. as russia prepares to mark one of its most important holidays. signs of an actual victory on the battlefield are few and far between. thank you for being with us, here in the united states, a pair of tragedies has put a spotlight on two of the country s most divisive issues. guns and immigration. in allen texas, a mass shooting that killed eight people has devastated an entire community. and it has reignited the fierce debate about gun reform in america. to the south, the border town of brownsville is also coping with t
the yellow mendoza was in the fourth, her sister sophie was a second grader. rays of sunshine, that s how they re school principal describe them in a letter to other parents, their mom was critically wounded. it s not a good evening when this woman s family is now making plans to return her family to india for a funeral. her name was aishwarya thatikonda, she came here some five years ago to pursue a masters degree and she was at the mall with a friend who is also wounded. nor is it a good evening when a security guard christian lacour is remembered in death as the kind of person who would light up the room instead of celebrating life for him. and, all eight people were murdered saturday. the killer wounded seven others before he was shot dead. 128 years into the year, it was the country s to 122nd mass shooting. 222 incidents where people were wounded or killed. 222 opportunities as a society to actually do something to honor the victims of gun violence to make them the last