And i welcome the latest news and a look back at whats been happening over the last 7 days to you watch the weekly here on r. T. International. Machete attack on a synagogue on saturday night in new york state has left 5 people injured 2 of them in a Critical Condition Police Arrested a suspect soon after the incident. Well the incident happened during a new Party Account Terrorism Unit is currently monitoring the situation and commenting on the incident a local assemblyman called it pure hatred a. Little. While. Antisemitic acts in the area. Completely unacceptable. In the specially during this time of peace and hanukkah we dont understand. What the motivation is for all of this its just pure hatred and its senseless and we need to. Do whatever we can to provide safety and. Provide a. Safe haven for everyone here the attack follows a spike in hate crimes against the Jewish Community in the region there have been 7 antisemitic incidents reported in new york city this week alone and les
Could even finish joining us youre watching the weekly here on out we start with breaking news because it has thanks to double trump or information which helped to prevent plunks new used terror attacks. To a correspondent with the. Dana what information we got so far in the story well so far we know that russia has federal Security Service detained 2 people that were allegedly planning to carry out terrorist attacks in the city office and. Now according to the secret service these people in question were off rochelle and russian nationality and they were planning terrorist attacks in crowded places during new Year Celebrations now it was also reported that avid and shedding light on their intentions was also found at the scene while they were. Were being detained now Russian Federal Security Service made the arrest on the 27th of december following information that was provided. By their american colleagues now and in a telephone conversation the russian president Vladimir Putin sayin
Festival. This panel is called reagan, life and fact and fission. Im the a column is in for the san Antonio Express news and im excited to be part of the panel with two great writers who in very different ways look at the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Before we get started want to let you know that both authors will be signing books in the reference area on the second floor right after the session, and a portion of the proceeds from the book sales benefit the San Antonio Public Library foundation. Also, this panel will air on cspan 2 on april 30th. Were going to devote the last 10, 15 minutes for questions so well do our best to give everyone a chance to ask questions. To my far left, h. W. Brand. Holds the university of texas at austin, and the New York Times best selling author, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for First American and traitor to his class, he as written on roosevelt, ulysses grant, andrew jackson, and his latest book is reagan the life to my immediate left, Tho
Hinojosa they dont know you as lisa halaby, the woman who you were. You were growing up as an american girl, and i think one of the things that people are fascinated by about you is the fact that you actually. You could make this decision to say, i was lisa. I am, or was lisa halaby, an american girl, but i could also be this, i could also be royalty of someplace else. This ability to basically say, i could be someone else, change your identity, is really quite extraordinary. Well, first of all, it was my husband who changed the identity in the way you described it, with a title, et cetera. I grew up as a young girl in this country of arab heritage, and very interested in my arab roots through my fathers side. But i grew up. He worked for president kennedy, for example, as his federal aviation administrator, and actually reached the highest level of a minority, i believe, in the Us Government at that stage. And so i grew up wanting. Infused by the spirit of the kennedy administration,
This is overheard. [applause]. Evan thomas mallon, welcome. Thomas thanks for having me. Evan congratulations on this thomas thank you. Evan brand new book. Why reagan . Why the Reagan Administration as a setting for a novel . What propelled you to have the book be set there and then . Thomas i seem to be visiting republican president s at their lowest points. Evan you have a thing. You have a thing for republican president s kind of on the outs, or heading there. Thomas the previous book to this one was watergate. And this shows reagan in 86, which is arguably the low point in his presidency. Evan we have irancontra. We have really the coming apart of a lot of personnel things within the white house. Thomas democrats retake the senate. Evan democrats retake the senate. Thomas reykjavik, the summit. Today theres a Strong School of thought that argues that reykjavik was what won the cold war. Evan right. Thomas but at the time its perceived of something of a fiasco, something that just