Good evening and welcome. My names emily and im the adult programs librarian. Tonights event is the last of the author talks. For anyone who is not been in our library since our renovation, welcome back. Before we begin have a few housekeeping things to mention. I would ask everyone to silence her cell phones. If youre looking for the rest of their three upstairs and down the hall. Across lobby. Although we do not allow food and drink, if you like to continue your conversation after the event the cafe is often a 10 discount on food and nonalcoholic beverages. Without further do ill give the podium. [applause] thank you for being here for this essential, sadly sensual event. Limited be very brief, theres a lot to come tonight. I want to begin personal if thats okay tied it with the subject. Like all of you, we all are poor violence. I know violence fairly intimately. I had a violent youth, a lot of violence. I was a victim of a lot of it and i victimized victimizers and it was all ugly.
In the years leading up to world war ii. Fortyeight hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. Television for serious readers. Now here is a look at gun violence in america. Good evening and welcome to the public library. I am it was the last of the author talks for the season. I hope you will take some time and look around and see our beautiful renovated library. Before we begin i do have a few housekeeping things to mention. First, i would like everyone to pre to please silence yourself on. And lastly, although we do not allow food or drink if you like to continue your conversation after our event the cafe is offering a 10 discount on food and non alcoholic beverages tonight. [applause]. Thank you all for being here for this essential sadly essential event i will be very brief there is a lot to come tonight. I will begin partially if thats okay its just how i tend to do especially with the subject like all of you im sure we all detest violence. And im sure im not alone when
Fight against isis inpyred inspired terror is every nations fight. The death of those two new yorkers showed thats the case. The loves oned ed s feared they were among the dead in brussels. Alex and sasha telling their mother they arrived at the airport when there was the sound of a blast and then silence. The identification of their bodies finally confirmed today. The siblings lived here in new york city, dutch citizens who loved america. Sweet kids said friends today. One girlfriend of sasha called her an awesome chick. Alex was engaged to be married. For the loved ones of those who have been cruelly taken from us, including americans. Reporter the secretary of state had come to belgium to offer u. S. Help to prevent more attacks. Their efforts in neighborhoods where isis is recruiting. After the isis inspired massacres in california and in paris and now brussels, 175 dead in those three attacks, kerry had a message for isis followers. We will not be deterred and we will come back wi
Good morning, everyone. Im ali velshi. Youre watching our special coverage of the Connecticut School shooting. Im in newtown, connecticut, about a block away from the school which is roughly behind me. A block away from the scene of the horrible massacre. Heres what we know right now. In about an hour, officials are expected to start releasing the names of the victims. Weve learned the names of two of the adults, the principal and a school counselor, but not the names of the children. Now, that is expected to start happening at around 8 00 a. M. Right where i am. Right now the bodies are still inside the school. Police say its an active crime scene and that means the shooters body is still there, as well. Police say 20yearold adam lanza was the shooter, and also say his mothers body was found inside the home they shared together about 2 1 2 miles from here. Im john berman in the town square here in newtown. Flags flying at half staff here all around the country to honor those lost at t
Hello, everyone. We are following breaking news in newtown, a town between stanford and hartford. Were following reports that there has been a shooting at an Elementary School. An Elementary School named sandy hook. One photograph to share with you as crews rush to the scene. Let me bring in my colleague Jason Carroll who has been working his sources. What do we know . Disturbing story. The shooting happening at sandy hook Elementary School on dickerson drive. This is coming to us from one of our affiliates. Police are reporting a number of injuries. The nature of the injuries at this point are unclear. Were going to be checking that throughout the morning. State Police Sources say that one person is dead. Earlier reports of a second shooter. That has not been confirmed at this point. A few more reports, apparently the shooting was reported shortly after 9 40 a. M. This morning. Police reported that a shooter was in the apparently in the main office. Which is hard to tell with this ima