Good afternoon just gone 2 oclock here in moscow you with r. T. International now lets start with that breaking news this hour from france because 3 people are confirmed dead in the sudden french city of nice following a knife attack this is life footage from the site of the attack several others have been left injured the incident took place in the early hours of the story early in the morning in the city center and Authorities Say a suspect has been arrested so lets go. First to get the latest shot just bring us up to date then with what more we know at this stage. Well the investigation into this attack has been taken over by the Anti Terrorism prosecution here in france theyre looking at what happened that led to that attack that sought 3 People Killed those people were killed inside the church the basilica not done which is in the center of nice where that attack took place now its does appear that this has all the hallmarks of an islam ist attack although that has not been confir
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Introduce myself first. So you know not who to complain to later. My name is gregg barrios. Former book editor of the express news, worked for many years and los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times, currently i write for the los angeles review of books. I am on the board of directors for the National Book critics circle. Im also the author of the book of poetry that deals with cute its called look house. This time i would like to introduce iowa miriam pawel. She is the former Pulitzer Prize winner and spent 25 years working at news day and the Los Angeles Times. Her book, the crusades of Caesar Chavez, a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the iconic leader. She is also written the union of their dreams, a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of Caesar Chavez united form workers move. She recently received the National Endowment for the fellowship to support her work in the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam pawel. applause thank you
I worked for many years in los angeles at the Los Angeles Times. I have written for the new york times. Currently i write for the los angeles review of books and i am on the board of directors of the National Book critics circle. I am also the author of a book lapoetry, that deals with causa. At this time i would like to introduce miriam. Miriam is the former Pulitzer Prize winning editor. She spent 25 years working at newsday and to the Los Angeles Times. Her book, the crusades of cesar a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the charismatic leader. She has written the union of widely acclaimed into nuanced history of chavez is United Farmworkers Movement and nuanced history of a United Farmworkers Movement. She recently received an endowment for her work on the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam pawel. [applause] thanks, gregg. Gregg hi miriam. Gg. Iam hi, gre gregg i want to ask you something i feel is important what brought you through the writing about cesar chave
Down for talks. And a month on from beiruts devastating port blast life in lebanon is a long way from becoming anything close to normal. Donald trump has again suggested that people who vote by mail in the upcoming president ial election should still head to the polling station to check their votes has been counted this follows strums controversial comments in North Carolina that people should vote twice to test the system voting more than once is considered a federal crime in the u. S. The president has been insisting without evidence that more postal voting will lead to widespread fraud alan fischer reports. After the president appeared to add to supporters in North Carolina to break the law and vote twice the defense from the podium of the white host. You think the president does not condone unlawful voting by the president s been very clear about this some once again not surprised media taking the president out of context is president s trying to enfranchise americans which is exac