kobe bryant is here tonight. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: kobe! kobe bryant!e -- kobe bryant is going to do something later in the show that involves poetry. [ light laughter ] and i don't want to spoil it. that's all i'll tell you. [ laughter ] but you -- you're going to want to stick around for this. i want you all to experience this. this is going to be something fun. plus, she's such a talented and funny actress. i just -- in everything she's in, i go, "man, she just stole that scene." she's so funny, we have to get her on the show. she's from the new amazon series. there's a show on amazon called, "i love dick." and -- [ laughter ] [ cheers ] >> steve: what's the name of it? >> jimmy: no, no, no, no, no, no. no, hey. >> steve: what's the name of the show? i didn't hear you. >> jimmy: no, no. [ laughter ] i just said the name of the show. >> steve: i didn't hear you. i was busy. [ laughter ] what's it called? the show. >> jimmy: "i love dick." [ cheers ] >> steve: but the show -- >> jimmy: but kathryn hahn is stopping by tonight, you guys! [ cheers and app

. >> reporter: mark bryant has represented andersen from the beginning of his career. he's also a mentor and father figure. >> i guess i'm probably one of the biggest collector of chris' stuff. i guess i'm kind of that giddy family member that collects this stuff. >> reporter: he was touched by young chris's big heart and hardscrabble texas roots. >> chris grew up in a -- a boy's home for several years. his mom got him back. he had a tough childhood down there. >> reporter: but the birdman may never have faced anything as treacherous as the tender trap about to snap on him and paris. >> i ended up receiving a direct message from him on facebook. >> reporter: do you remember what it said? >> i think it said, like, "hey, i see you're a fan." >> reporter: and what did you think? >> a little skeptical that he would just write, but being 17, i was an excited girl. >> reporter: so excited, she can hardly believe it's him, and maybe she shouldn't. their conversations quickly jump from facebook to e-mail, texting, and most convincingly, selfies. >> and then, that's the first o

tonight -- aidy bryant, star of "american gods," actor ian mcshane, music from raelynn, featuring theg band with lucius. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers, this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] wonderful. absolutely wonderful to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. today was "take your child to work day." "way ahead of you," said this guy. [ light laughter ] of americans approve of the job president trump is doing as he approaches his 100th day in office. while the other 56% said "it's only been 100 days?" [ laughter and applause ] "that means -- ugh! ugh!" [ light laughter ] according to a new report, german chancellor angela merkel was recently forced -- forced to explain to president trump 11 times how trade works with european countries. she started to lose it around nine. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] customs officers at jfk airport recently arrested two passengers who tried to smuggle ten kilos of cocaine into the country by taping it to their legs. a

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. reconciliation has taken place at westminster abbey, a fortnight after the attack on westminster bridge and the houses of parliament, in which four people were killed. the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harryjoined those attending the multi—faith service, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. two weeks after shocking events which occurred almost within its precincts, at westminster abbey a service symbolising hope. leaders of the different faith communities from across the united kingdom werejoined in the congregation by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry, together with members of the emergency services, some of those who were injured and some of the bereaved, including melissa cochrane whose husband kurt was one of the four people who died. candles were lit to represent the light which can never be extinguished by the darkness of terror. in his address, the dean of westminster recalled that among those who were directly affected by the attack

nick bryant at the un in new york.was speaking about syria on his way to florida, to meet president xijinping of china. the two men will discuss a highly contested issues of trade on the growing threat from north korea. they are meeting at mr trump's resort in palm beach in florida and ina resort in palm beach in florida and in a moment we'll get the view of our china editor, carrie gracie, on the meeting. first, jon sopel. president trump and the first lady arrived in florida for what promises to be the most important meeting of his presidency. president xi arrived, two superpowers with different missions. we are getting ripped by china. we can't allow china to rate our country. travel down the coast from here to the port of miami and you can see what the president is talking about. far more goods are coming in from china than american products going the other way. it's a massive imbalance and the president has threatened to introduce tariffs, which could spark a trade war. but the local mayor said that must be avoide

tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kobe bryant. kathryn hahn. musical guest big boi and ur

it was headed to georgia when pilot joseph bryant decided to turn around because of bad weather. as the plane was making its way back to leesburg airport it began having engine trouble. bryant landed that plane in a field. >>> two years ago a family and their housekeeper were murdered in their northwest d.c. home. this weekend demolition degrees are tearing that mansion down. matt is outside that home right now. hey there, matt. >> reporter: hey. wtop reported that demolition crews are out here working on taking down this home, the site of the mansion were no crews here presumably because of the weather. i am going to slip off screen and let the viewers get a better idea of what's going on here. you can see just inside that gate there the debris is piling up. the scrap metal, the broken windows to the left. you will notice a large backhoe. beyond that is what remains of the home. it's been cut in half and largely gutted at the this point. this is the middle of an absolutely beautiful neighborhood. we are talking multi-million dollar homes not far from the national cathedral. not

governor bryant of mississippi. what a wonderful place. governor bryant is here. thank you. governor diehl of georgia. [applause] and we're also joined by two people that -- well, one i loved right from the beginning, the other one i really liked, didn't like, and now like a lot again, does that make sense? senator david purdue. he was from the beginning, and senator ted cruz, like, dislike, like. [applause] where are they? good guys. good guys. smart cookies. each of these lead efforts knows -- each of these leaders knows that public officials must serve under the constitution, not above it. we all took an oath to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states, and that means defending the second amendment. [applause] so let me make a simple promise to every one of the freedom-loving americans in the audience today. as your president, i will never, ever, infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. never ever. [applause] freedom is not a gift room government read freedom is a -- god.god are you thats this conviction stirred the heart of a g

governor bryant of mississippi. what a wonderful place. governor bryant is here. thank you.ernor deal of georgia. [cheers and applause] president trump: and we are also joined by two people that -- well, one i loved right from the beginning, the other one i liked, didn't like and now really like, senator david perdue. he was from the ping and senator cruz, like, dislike, like. where are they? [applause] president trump: good guys. good guys. each of these leaders knows that public officials must serve under the constitution, not above it. we all took an oath to present vemb, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and that means defending the second amendment. [cheers and applause] president trump: so let me make a simple promise to every one of the freedom-loving americans in the audience today. as your president, i will never ever infringe on the rights of the people to keep and bear arms. never, ever. cheers and applause] president trump: freedom is not a gift from government, freedom is a gift from god. [cheers and applause] president trump: it was this

that nick bryant hasjust laid out.xtent is this white house, in the light of the chemical attack, the light of the chemical attack, the horrific images that niki daly displayed at the end, that his daughter ivanka trump tweeted about yesterday, to what extent as donald trump turned and said i cannot tolerate the assad regime and, therefore, i will also look at the relationship with russia? we don't know. they love. we don't know what these lines are worth what it means when he says many, many lines have been crossed the sub what does that mean? i will policy change toward syria because of this attack? i think it will be interesting to watch the development in terms of the relationship with russia and whether donald trump has decided he will take some kind of action in syria that he wasn't prepared to ta ke syria that he wasn't prepared to take before. he also talks tough and one issue in the past has been that when the united states talks tough it doesn't back it up with military action and he says i will not given adv

tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kobe bryant. kathryn hahn.

ok, i'm going to lose this guy, where jordan, i think jordan is the best player ever -- and kobe bryantion and their ability to just focus is off the charts. but, i mean, you can take lebron james being one of the most talented and smartest. chris paul, durant -- durant has been the leading scorer for the u.s. in the three competitions he has played in. david, one of the things i have admired from all those guys is they understood it wasn't about them. you hear expressions like leave your egos at the door, and i always told them don't leave your egos at the door, because i want you to be lebron and kobe, so when you bring them in, can we play for one ego? can we play for the u.s.? and thank god they did. david: so as you have been coaching over the years what would you say are the most important lessons of leadership you have learned? mike: the very first thing is that in order to get better you have to change limits. when you change limits, you are going to look bad and fail. at west point, i'd learned failure was never a destination. in other words, when you're knocked back, figure ou

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.since aung san suu kyi led her party to power in myanmar‘s first openly contested election in 25 years, questions are being asked about her leadership and her silence on the persecution of minority groups. in the past six months, around 70,000 rohingya muslims have fled their homes in myanmar amid reports that the national army is responsible for mass killings and gang rapes. aung san suu kyi sat down exclusively to our special correspondent, fergal keane. it is a relic of the absurdity and paranoia of military rule, a capital marooned far from the people, designed to keep the generals safe, but where the new democratic government is trying to consolidate its hold on power. its leader, aung san suu kyi, has undergone a rapid transformation from pro—democracy icon. it's good to see you, a year later. a period of intense scrutiny and criticism. now, for the first time this year, she's agreed to a face—to—face interview. in terms of change in the lives of ordinary people, one of the thing

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.llerson, is due to visit moscow next week. he was asked how anything could be changed in syria if the russians are unwilling to co—operate since they are there in such force, in the air and on the ground. well, there's no doubt in our mind that the syrian regime and the leadership of bashar al—assad is responsible for this horrific attack. we think it's time that the russians really need to think about their continued support of the assad regime. let's round—up some of the other main stories. the italian coastguard says humanitarian groups operating rescue ships off the coast of libya have picked up more than 700 migrants out of seven flimsy and overcrowded boats. the number of migrants arriving in italy on boats from north africa are up 30% so far this year, according to official data released last week. the authorities in columbia say at least 290 people are now known to have died following saturday's mudslide in the city of mocoa. the government has ordered an investigation to find

nick bryant, bbc news, ohio. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. than twenty years has paralysed public transport and closed schools and banks across the country. there've also been reports of striking workers blocking roads and police using tear gas to disperse the crowds. trade unions called for the stoppage to protest against president michel temer‘s pension reforms. us defence officials say two american special forces soldiers killed in eastern afghanistan on wednesday may have been accidentally shot by their own side. they died soon after dozens of us and afghan personnel launched a helicopter—borne raid targeting the islamic state leader in afghanistan. former first lady michelle obama appeared to rule out running for elected office in herfirst public remarks since leaving the white house. speaking in orlando, the former first lady described her family's new—found freedom. although mrs obama has played down her political ambitions before, this is the first time she has done so since the election campaign. pope francis wants funding to be cut

here to speak between folsom and bryant on behalf of 10 thousand plus members.bikeway fill as porpt gap in the bike network. now people bike north along folsom have few options to connect to dogpatch, design district and mission bay. rain bow grocery and the street food park are also difficult to access due to lack of bicycle facilities. the existing stretch of 13th street between folsom and bryant has three lains of fast tafic and dairjs for bikers. many ridesers choose it cut through parking lots and sidestreets to avoid 13th. this will open up the portion the brike network and can connect to existing infrastructure along 15 lth and division. the parking protection offers separation from automobile trachic increasing safety for a wide range of riders. we support the addition and look forward seeing more protected bikelanes in the fuch were. thank you for your time and jen wong and [inaudible] at sfmta on the project. >> thank you mr. defarj. mr. gilberty. >> rainbow grocery is one of my routes once a week and then i roll to trader joe's. i catch the 47 back. i

nick bryant, bbc news, ohio. now scrapped, after the mayor said he would not support the project. sadiq khan wrote to the garden bridge trust saying the plan poses too great a financial risk to london‘s taxpayers. tom edwards reports. this is a huge blow for the garden bridge, which is meant to be built here. its future is now hanging by a thread. as part of its planning permissions, which expire in december, it was meant to have financial guarantees for maintenance and for operation. well, today, the mayor pulled the plug on those. the reality is there is a £70 million funding gap now. the attempts to get pledges is going backwards, not forwards. the pledges the garden bridge trust have are less than they were in 2015. those circumstances are why i‘m not signing a blank cheque. why didn‘t you kill it day one, a year ago? because i was clear a year ago that no more taxpayers‘ money that i‘m responsible for will be spent. i was clear i would not guarantee for more spending down the road. many campaigners said it w

nick bryant, bbc news, ohio. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: face to face.e up ahead of what could be the biggest fight in british boxing history. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better government housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7am in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: north korea has test—fired another ballistic missile, sparking international condemnation. the us wants the

nick bryant, bbc news, 0hio. president himself? jon sopel is in washington. president trump has been giving us some idea of how he has found the first 100 days. president trump is not much given to self—doubt, so i am sure he would give himself high marks for this period. but a fascinating interview he gave to the reuters news agency where he said, this is more work than in my previous life. i thought it would be easier. the sheer complexity of being president has been brought home to him in short order in his dealings with congress, where he fails to get health care reforms through, the travel ban from mainly islamic countries which has not gone through. there have been other setbacks, too. but by sheer force of personality, determination, there is a rising sense of economic confidence which is manifested in the rising stock market, and people with savings or money in a pension pot have seen the value go up, and thatis pot have seen the value go up, and that is making a lot of americans feel very good. you could

nick bryant, bbc news, ohio. at some of the other stories making the news: the president has signed an executive order aimed at reducing restrictions on oil drilling in the arctic. the directive could enable offshore oil and gas drilling in areas that are currently off limits. it is the latest in a series of executive orders that reduce environmental protections introduced by the obama administration. the us economy slowed dramatically in the first three months of the year, according to official data. gdp expanded at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, which was a sharp slowdown from the 2.1% growth rate in the last three months of last year. brazil's first general strike in more than 20 years has paralysed public transport, and closed schools and banks across the country. there have also been reports of striking workers blocking roads, and police using tear gas to disperse the crowds. trade unions called for the stoppage, to protest against president michel temer‘s pension reforms. pope francis wants fu

i talk about the lyrical left in the early 20th century, john reed, maurice bryant. i talk abouthipsters , and then i focus on the beats, the two figures of the cast of allen ginsberg and jack kerouac, two of the central biographical elements in this book. and then i go on and talk about timothy leary, ken kesey and a whole array of characters of course through the decade of the 1960s. when we think of the counterculture of the 1960s, when we think of the hippies we think of literally millions of participants in one capacity or another. and they were individuals who were disenchanted with matters as they were in some fashion. they were concerned about the greatest thing on the american body republic. and its continuance. they were deeply concerned about the war in vietnam. so those are kind of the two twin pillars in a manner of speaking. >> but they were also concerned about elemental issues. they were concerned about family relations. and personal dealings and sexuality. and consciousness. and rationality. >> and there was this coalescing of the forces, some demogr

our correspondent, nick bryant, reports from the united nations in new york.esterday, we saw abdul—hamid alyoussef grieving for his twin children, poisoned in the attack. today, he suffered the further agony of burying them. often the images we see from syria are of helpless victims, caught in a spiral of violence that they have no way of controlling. but today, these syrians became activists. doctors, rescue workers, children, a silent protest, an expression of dignified rage, an act of self preservation. they are demanding punishment for the assad regime and protection from the international community. and growing signs tonight both could come from the trump administration. a top diplomat hinting strongly the us could respond militarily and saying president assad will eventually have to go. we are considering an appropriate response for this chemical weapons attack, which violates all previous un resolutions, violates international norms and long held agreements between parties, including the syrian regime, the russian government, and all other members of th

governor bryant of mississippi. what a wonderful place. governor bryant, he's here. thank you. governor deal of georgia. [applause] and we're also joined by two people that -- well, one i loved right from the beginning. the other one i really liked, didn't like, and now like a lot again. does that make sense? senator david purdue, he was from the beginning and senator ted cruz. like, dislike, like. [cheers and applause] where are they? good guys. good guys. smart cookie. each of these leaders knows that public officials must serve under the constitution, not above it. we all took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states, and that means defending the second amendment. [cheers and applause] so let me make a simple promise to every one of the freedom-loving americans in the audience today. as your president, i will never, ever infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. never, ever. [cheers and applause] freedom is not a gift from government. freedom is a gift from god. [cheers and applause] it was this conviction that stirred t

william bryant's radical new york evening post offered a commentary on a wide array of lincoln's jokes to show these were the remarks of a general wise commander in chief. they found relief in the appropriate and the buns brought innocent delight but stories were a means of rebuke to those who wasted his time with trivial requests. the values and benefits of lincoln's story tellers, reporters were reporting to the disdain for the taste in jokes made him in fit. democrats beerated lincoln for jokes during the senatorial campaign of 1858 and from the moment of the nomination in 1860 the presses ridiculed the campaign except he runs through oxens and went barefooted and tells a story in good styles and is the ugliest man in the west. on the evening of his inauguration, a mary man was presented holding a drain in his hand while engaged in a lively exchange of humor with enibriated companions passed by. confedera confederates in the war used his humor to beat him. a sympathizer grew lincoln as a gesture in the comedy of death sharing the stage with n array of toy soldiers resembling the uni

>> i just have a clarifying question for the commission from the last hearing where bryant tan offered a timeline foor the commission and that was about a section of the police code. >> this is sort out order but i think we can do this. president bryant tan had amended a section of the police code and it sort of confusing but i think the action that was taken tonight likely supersedes that action because that action would only begin counting towards another notice period towards a full-blown suspension hearing. does that make any sense to you because a lot of this is off-line. so he found an old section of the code that doesn't necessarily jive with what the commission was doing this evening so in any event, i believe--i mean, the action that was taken tonight was approved and i'd be happy to go back and show you the efficacy of the section that he planned out and it's totally not what you would think it is so i went review that with the city attorney and had to explain why that was probably not the best actionor motion forward and this was probably going to be more effective what we'r

governor bryant of mississippi. what a wonderful place. governor bryant is here. governor deal of georgia. [ applause ] we're all joined by two people that, one i loved from the beginning, the other i really liked, didn't like, and now like again. does that make sense? senator david purdue. he was from the beginning and senator ted cruz. like, dislike, like. [ applause ] where are they? good guys. good guys. smart cookie. each of these leaders knows that public officials must serve under the constitution not above it. we all took an oath to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. and that means defending the second amendment. [ applause ] so let me make a simple promise to everyone of the freedom loving americans in the audience today. as your president, i will never ever infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. never ever. freedom is not a gift from government. freedom is a gift from god. [ applause ] it was this conviction that stirred the heart of a great american patriot. on that day, april 242 years ago. it was the day paul

devin fehely, kpix 5. [ singing ] >>> country star luke bryant performed. he co-hosted the event. the entertainer of the year award went to jason aldean. and the funniest moment of the night went to presenters david copperfield and nancy o'dell. >> emma stone la la land. >> check out the envelope. they were poking fun at the best picture debacle at the oscars earlier this year. >> let me shot out to our friends back home. >> there you go, raiders nation at the acm awards tonight. derek carr introduced country singer kelsey. here he is. you can see -- the blue carpet. with his wife before the show got started. >> all right. >>> coming up next the super cute addition to one local aquarium. we will introduce you to baby tahoe after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, just joined the aquatic family at the "aquarium of the bay" in san francisco. >>> take a look at this little otter. his name is tahoe and he just joined the aquarium of the bay in san francisco. a north american river otter. it will join three other otters at the aquarium. the baby will make his official debut on april 14. ver

>> by 2020, to finish with where they started in 1865. >> john hope bryant, thank you very much.you're doing. appreciate it. where can people find you online? >> operation hope.org. >> that's our show for today. thank you very much. be sure to join us next weekend for more "am joy." up next, more from msnbc. (vo) pro plan bright mind adult 7+ promotes alertness and mental sharpness in dogs 7 and older. (ray) the difference has been incredible. she is much more aware. she wants to learn things. (vo) purina pro plan bright mind. nutrition that performs. lwho's the lucky lady? i'm going to the bank, to discuss a mortgage. ugh, see, you need a loan, you put on a suit, you go crawling to the bank. this is how i dress to get a mortgage. i just go to lendingtree. i calculate how much home i can afford. i get multiple offers to compare side by side. and the best part is... the banks come crawling to me. everything you need to get a better mortgage. clothing optional. lendingtree, when banks compete, you win. okay! ...awkward. a heart attack doesn't or how healthy you look. no matter who

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here to speak between folsom and bryant on behalf of 10 thousand plus members. this bikeway fill as porpt gap in the bike network. now people bike north along folsom have few options to connect to dogpatch, design district and mission bay. rain bow grocery and the street food park are also difficult to access due to lack of bicycle facilities. the existing stretch of 13th street between folsom and bryant has three lains of fast tafic and dairjs for bikers. many ridesers choose it cut through parking lots and sidestreets to avoid 13th. this will open up the portion the brike network and can connect to existing infrastructure along 15 lth and division. the parking protection offers separation from automobile trachic increasing safety for a wide range of riders. we support the addition and look forward seeing more protected bikelanes in the fuch were. thank you for your time and jen wong and [inaudible] at sfmta on the project. >> thank you mr. defarj. mr. gilberty. >> rainbow grocery is one of my routes once a week and then i roll to trader joe's. i catch the 47 b

governor bryant of mississippi. what a wonderful place. governor bryant is here.overn ne governor diehl of georgia. and we're also joined by two people that -- one that i loved from the very beginning, one that i didn't like and now like and like again. does that make sense? senator david perdue and senator cruz. like, dislike, like. where are they? good guys. good guys, smart cookies. each of these leaders knows that public officials must serve under the constitution, not above it. we all took an oath to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and that means defending the second amendment. so let me make a simple promise to every one of the freedom loving americans in the audience today. as your president, i will never, ever infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. never, ever. freedom is not a gift from the government. freedom is a gift from god. it was this conviction that stirred the heart of a great american patriot. on that day, april, 242 years ago, it was the day that paul revere spread his lexington alarm, the

and she -- i went to her house for dinner one night and there's kobe bryant. at dinner. his wife.e was 19, she was in college. she was an athlete in college. she worshipped kobe. >> jimmy: right. >> we got into this conversation at about 3:00 in the morning sitting around. and hillary's boyfriend had said, how do you keep getting better? how is it possible that you keep getting better? kobe was like, i spend eight hours a day shooting free throws. the way he met hillary was cold called her and said, you are my favorite actress, every time i see you i'm blown away by what you do, i want to know how you do what you do because i want to look at my process through a different lens. she was like, whoa, kobe bryant called me, that means i've made it. >> jimmy: yeah, really. >> he went to her acting coach -- >> jimmy: does kobe want to be an actress? [ laughter ] >> i don't know, maybe. but literally he went to her coach to learn about excellence. and it just really blew -- and i thought, this is a good parenting moment, you know? bay are my daughter was just so inspired by these two peo

right behind the new york public library in bryant park.has imported tiles, fresh flowers, art work, and even -- classical music. >> sounds awesome. >> private company that manages the park picked up the tab. it cost $280 t. >> whoa. >> golden that? >> estimates say more than a million people every year will use the facilities there. there you go investing in our enjoyment. >> does look like a high tech japanese, japanese toilets. >> o., my god. they're and afraid to push an of them. >> you don't know what it means. you get on there it's heaven. coming up. this year's top picks, at the nfl draft. who made the cut, so far? and, even more importantly, who were they wearing? >> in the meantime, the nfl isn't getting a whole lot of love from tom hanks. the oscar winner is threatening to boycott the league. first, a look at today's forecast. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by my pillow. because your carpet there's resolve carpet care. resolve carpet care with five times benefits ♪ ♪ ♪ you mess with one man ♪ the boys of fal

from the tucson festival of books with authors jonathan bryant a national book award abram candy. later university of texas professor on the economics behind slavery. and to talk about owner judge slave owned by george and martha washington whose escape initiated a manhunt order by the president. >> welcome to the ninth annual tucson festival of books. my name is connie sanchez. we want to think, indications for for sponsoring this venue. this presentation will last one hour, including questions and answers. please hold your questions to the very end of the presentation. immediately following the session the authors will be autographing books in the sales and dining area and you aball. bookstore tent on the ball. that is 141. books are available for purchase at this location. note that mr. kennedy will beat the minutes late to the signing area due to a live interview with the fan following this program. we hope that you are enjoying the festival and we would like you to become a friend of the festival today by texting friend, f ri e and d252012 book. and that's shown on the sign a