centuries earlier. his crime was revealing the earth is not the center of the universe. susan s was revealing men are not. [laughter] [applause] both of these things are the sort of revolutionary thoughts that have guided most of my professional life, whether as a reporter in print or on television or in writing books. and yes, i have witnessed a lot of revolutions in my career, consider for example, the new yorker cartoon, about 20 years ago, fellow walks into a bookstore walks up to the bespectacled clerk she says to him, nodding wisely, yes, she says books by men are in the basement. nothing personal gentlemen. the truth of course is that women s books and everything women do and women s place is everywhere right now but whether it is books or on television, or in real life, i actually learned about my place on the planet from a series of experiences that i had while i was working in television news. one of them was, when i was back at abc news, where i enjoyed a long an
welcome lynn sherr. [applause] thank you ann, very much. thanks to all of you. i want to say welcome to this beautiful place and also thank you for having me here. i love being among book lovers and for those who of you who came to hear vicki talk about her wonderful book about elephants, i m sorry about that but if it helps i did write a book about giraffes. truly magnificent creatures. i will take a little detour here. i will tell you that i considered giraffes not only the most gorgeous creatures on the planet and also the most politically correct. they never attack unless they re attacked. very peaceable. they re vegetarians and no giraffe discriminates against another giraffe on basis of its skin patterns. they also have the longest eyelashes in captivity. they re great creatures, and more than happy to talk about them tall blondes and that book another time. for now i wish you a happy valentine s day and i suggest that you, sometimes today hug someone or something yo
to want it and the players don t want it because they don t want that information to be used in contract negotiations with so where does that leave you he want to get to the bottom? they took a college game two seasons ago and there is a presence of the marker in the blood. they found that in a game with no concussions, no diagnosed concussions 70% had the marker which is a precursor to the long-term injury. let s go back over here. i was an athletic trainer mike question is about the contestant injuries we don t see that much about the injuries and what they are and to me that s the real problem talking with the coach in different ways we could practice and different ways that we could go without taking the hit and learning to tackle because i ve been educated and i ve done the impact testing and i know how to do those tests and how to read the results but how do kids and parents interact in these things and how come there isn t more coming from the injuries. [laughter]
now without slavery in creating the superpower. it s a very powerful revision of american history, economic is very and i think it s a tremendously important book. there is a quick preview of some of the books coming out by basic books, an imprint of the perseus books group. lynn sherr recalls the life of sally ride, the first american woman in space. this 45 minute program is next on the tv. so, onto the reason why you are all here. i m so pleased to welcome lynn sherr for her new biography trend dies. we re all familiar. any young women, myself included group wanting to be just like her. thanks to this new book, we can feel like we know her better than after. shows a more personal side while showing the well-known and can tell you tale that is the story. the book clearly benefits from access to family and friends than cooperation in research and some nice and is to share. of course, she is a one-time journalist at abc news where she covered a variety of topics, includ
clear. i want to thank all hoosiers for giving me a resounding victory putting your faith in me. and i will not let you down. i promise that. [cheers] only in america we re dreaming in red, white, and blue only in america. brian: glad you are up. hope you are dressed. we have a lot to report. not all the verdicts are in. a midterm for the history books. could not have picked a better sopping. brian: first time in 8 years democrats will take control of the house. the so-called blue wave ends there. ed: republicans intensifying strong hold in the senate. they actually are expanding their majority. the president whose appear apper appearances on the campaign trail may have carried many candidates across the line thank you to all. ainsley: at this hour we still are watching a few races just too close to call at this point. in arizona, the senate race between republican martha mcsally and democrat kristin sion that in a dead heat. brian: wow, mcsally wasn t leading in an