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The university and the hazing allegations that sparked it all. The 12 million lawsuit. Robert de niro sued by his former assistant accused of harassment and gender discrimination. The voice mail now released. How dare you. You are about to be fired. You are [ bleep ] history. What the hollywood legend is saying this morning. Abc news exclusive. The brother of botham jean whose hug with the woman who killed his brother stunned the courtroom now live on gma in his first interview and also exclusive, what two of the jurors are revealing to abc. How they decided on that and a chip off the old block. Braves legend Chipper Jones and the play in the stands that has fans begging for a comeback. Chipper jones still got it. He sure does. Good morning, america. Great to have you all with us on this friday morning and a busy friday morning it is. We have a lot of news to get to. We certainly do. First, of course, that impeachment showdown with new developments coming in at a breakneck pace. Presid
[applause] i will give david a moment. Thank you all for coming and for your patience. What a Beautiful Day it is to be here. Im the executive director of the Library Association and on behalf of the board of trustees we welcome you to this gorgeous day in what promises to be a memorable hour with one of americas greatest authors and historians david mccullough. [applause] for those of you that might not be familiar, we were founded in 1929 by the ohio first lady. She was an avid reader who thought there should be a collection of books i ohio writers were about the subjects in the residence and symbolized the idea. Today through its collection, publications, but the words and festivals, it connects readers and writers and promotes the state as one of the truly great literary centers of the united states. 2019 marks the 90th anniversary of. Can you think of anyone who would be more perfect to add luster to your celebrations of van David Mcauliff . [applause] we presented the award to da
I will give david a moment thank you all for coming and thank you for your patience a Beautiful Day to be here of the executive director from the Library Association and the board of trustees we welcome you to this wonderful day that what truly is a memorable hour in one of our great historians David Mccullough. [applause] for those of you who may not be familiar felt and 1929 and avid reader who thought she had a collection book of ohio writers and from there to symbolize and today winning book awards and festivals and publications and then to promote our state is on the truly great literate centers of the united states. And a 2019 marking the 90th anniversary can you think of anyone who is more perfect to celebrate the 90th anniversary celebration than David Mccullough . [applause] three years ago he presented the award for the Wright Brothers how many of you have read that . He told us he was working on a new book he was particularly excited about and we said when he finished it we
Welcome everybody. I like how you instantly got silent. Welcome. On behalf of the National Press Club Journalism institute , i am happy you are joining us on this room and on cspan. I am the executive director of the National Press Club Journalism institute where we are working to close the gap between journalism and civic engagement. This is a really Important Program in service to that mission. I want to tell you a little bit about how it came about. Back in april, ava to burn a was given an honor as part of the Free Expression words. As she accepted her honor she talked about Nipsey Hussle and dedicated it to him. She talked about the la times and their coverage. I want to show you what she said. Tonight i want to dedicate this award to someone who was and is important. Someone who used his arts in dynamic ways. He is a rap artist, and entrepreneurial activist from the part of the country i am from. Very close to compton, where i grew. His name is Nipsey Hussle. He told the truth th