International analyst for msnbc news, and the host of way too early, White House Bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, happy new year to you all. Happy new year to you. Happy new year. We have so much to talk about. New year yesterday morning, mika and i went to a new Years Day Service, and the priest gave a homily on the need to be architects of peace in our daily lives and political discourse, and Foreign Policy and everything. The harsh path we have taken in our not so new century is elevated, revenge over reconciliation. And reminded us for all of us in attendance, and i love this. Its a good one. He said start by digging two graves. One of them for yourselves. Yeah. Wow, that really does strike you when you look whats happening in washington over the past 20 years because i really do believe, mika, we live in two americas. One that has seen Childhood Poverty has dropped to 60 year lows, and teenage pregnancy drop to 70year lows. Its in the u. S. World dollar and anytime over
Sharing this space with us today and also to begin, i would like to thank our cosponsors, the gender equality and initiative affairs and the studies program, the National Securities program and the g. W. Military and veteran services for making in event possible. Thank you for your support. I would lining to begin this like to begin this event by saying is it is on the record and questions at the end are welcomed so today our conversation will center on the role of little and of in National Security and the role of women in National Security and interNational Security and ican think of no one more qualified to share her thoughts on this topic than secretary christine wormuth. Please allow me to share some of her career highlights. She is the 24th secretary of the army. She was worn in on may 27, 2021 following her nomination by President Biden and her confirmation by the United States senate. As the civilian leader of it have United States army, secretary wormuthover sees the services
Up next, on a second look, remembering two environmental champion, john muir and Rachel Carson. All straight ahead on a second look. Good evening and a welcome, i am julie haner. Tonight we remember two environmentalist, and Rachel Carsons book silent spring and john muir bfs books book the yosemite and wat an watson brought us this history in 2000 of yosemite. Molding and carving yosemite. The signature on this sculpture was written by a 60 long glacier that chisels its way leaving Yosemite Valley in its wake. Half dome, and all this right here in this small valley is almost too much to take in. It is enormous and about the size of the state of rhode island. Almost 4 Million People visited last year and you might be tempted to ask are we loving yosemite to death . Greedy ravages of man have been the big threat. What we have here in yosemite, we have the best of the best and the worst of the wours. We have the scenery and the water falls and 800 miles of hiking trails. But we have hoar
Be on tonight. They talked at the same time on opposing networks. Again, tonight the contrast was stark. Trump and biden took questions from voters just hours after the u. S. Passed 8 million coronavirus cases, a number just shy of the population of new york city. Over 218,000 souls now gone. Whats gotten a bit lost is were now in the third spike of infections. 37 states plus guam, washington, d. C. Seeing double digit increases in cases. Its become the defining issue of this election. Mass death has a way of focusing the mind and the voters. And it was a big focus at tonights dueling townhalls. Mr. President , if you knew covid19 as you told bob woodward in february as what . As you told bob woodward in february was airborne and deadlier than the flu, why did you only put in place a travel ban from china and not put in place other measures . I put on a travel ban far earlier than dr. Fauci thought it was necessary, who i like. Far earlier than the scientists. I was actually the only o
Candidates did the opposite of the debate that was supposed to be on tonight. They talked at the same time on opposing networks. Again, tonight the contrast was stark. Trump and biden took questions from voters just hours after the u. S. Passed 8 million coronavirus cases, a number just shy of the population of new york city. Over 218,000 souls now gone. Whats gotten a bit lost is were now in the third spike of infections. 37 states plus guam, washington, d. C. Seeing double digit increases in cases. Its become the defining issue of this election. Mass death has a way of focusing the mind and the voters. And it was a big focus at tonights dueling townhalls. Mr. President , if you knew covid19 as you told bob woodward in february as what . As you told bob woodward in february was airborne and deadlier than the flu, why did you only put in place a travel ban from china and not put in place other measures . I put on a travel ban far earlier than dr. Fauci thought it was necessary, who i l