Today. We are new yorkers who dont live in fear. Liz panic during the morning rush hour. New york city failed suicide bomber. Breaking news here. The new york bombing suspect told officials he was inspired by isis and that he chose the new york city subway because of its christmasthemed posters. Also invoking isis stripes in europe against holiday markets. He injured himself and three others after detonating a pipe bomb in a underground subway passageway at the Port Authority near time square. This is the third terror attack in new york city since september 2016. And now this. The failed suicide bomber entered the u. S. On a chain migration visa because he had family ties here. It has been called an abused back door into the u. S. That President Trump wants to shut. Weve got the details and more. Also, this story for you. To the special election showdown in alabama. The polls all over the map on the senate race between republican roy moore and Democrat Doug Jones. The vote is tomorrow.
Nursing novel go set a watchman. It all happens tonight on cspan2s booktv. Of next military historian alan axelrod recounts the American Bombing Mission Operation aphrodite project anvil intended to stop germanys missile attacks on london. Good evening. I am tony clark from the carter library. I am really glad you guys are here. We have a Wonderful Program tonight. As always i encourage you to pick up one of these sheets from the blue skirted table, it talks about other authors we have coming. This summer harper lee, they are releasing the book, the second book that harper lee wrote and i wish we had harper lee here, we do have the author, she moved in next door to harper lee and she writes about harper lee and getting to know her. The book is called the mockingbird next door. Mark your calendar july 15th, president carter will be signing just signing, his new book, a full life here. Later in the year ahead salman rushdie, diana nicad who swam from cuba to florida. We have a wonderful
Youre reading this summer. You can postit on our facebook page. Up next military historian alan axelrod, aphrodite project anvil intended to stop germanys missile attacks on london. Good evening im tony clark from the carter lie it talks about other autoors, you know, harper lee is releasing the book the second book that harper lee wrote while i wish we had harper lee here, we do have the author, she moved in next door and she where i say about harper lee and getting to know her. The book is called the mockingbird next door thats june 18th. Mark your calendar, july 15th president carter will be signing, just signing a full life here. Later in the year, diana nyad who swam from florida or from cuba to florida. We have a wonderful list of authors. I happen to be one of those who who grew up in oklahoma during the 50s and 60s and got caught up in the Kennedy Campaign and all as a kid coming home from high school, i remember then president kennedy the motorcade going by, he had been to rob
This change the way we are as readers in the United States and the way we are educated. For many people if they could read shakespeare in the bottom of a ship and if you could succeed at college you can succeed at life. So i will take questions if anybody would like to ask [applause] are these books available later on in the bay or ride sales . The answer is yes. What happened is the idea that they were supposed to stay over seas but most people brought to a book or to hold with them because the ride would take two weeks with no military maneuvers that would be boring of the war was over and they kept them as mementos. Some people love to the books so much inward desperate to make sure they had access after the war that they would take a group and mailed them home so they would be waiting for them when they got home. Sometimes on ebay and other web sites i personally look at them at flea markets but my experience those that are a little less popular could be as cheap as the dollar like
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