on behalf of the women's suffrage centennial commission, we are thrilled to have you joining us for the celebrations in august. happy centennial. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> you are watching american history tv, covering history c-span style with event coverage, witness accounts, archival films, lectures and college classrooms, and visits to museums and historic places all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. >> you are watching american history tv, exploring our nation's past every weekend on c-span three. this week, we are looking back to this date in history. inootstep of the march washington, d.c. was firm, but a quiet purpose and mannerly rhythm. get aroused even in the centers a larger awareness of the right roes to share not only the air so clear and free but there right as americans to share opportunity and privilege as well. america has known this intellectually for a long time. for 400 years by history's cou

the centennial commission is coordinating suffrage month on behalf of the congress and the american people and if this history interests you, please visit the commission at women's vote 100.org to learn more and engage. but for now let's enjoy this conversation between the three brilliant women as we celebrate the sentenial of women's suffrage and pay tribute to the legacy of the trail blazing suff suffragists who paved the way for our right to vote. >> hello. colleen, thank you for that thoughtful introduction. i'm carla hayden and i join you from the library suffrage exhibit shall not be denied. welcome to women's fight for the vote. celebrating 100 years of the 19th amendment. a conversation with historian elaine weiss and former secretary of state hillary rodham clinton. what ajoy it is to be here today with these two women discussing the history in a sentenial year. i would like to start with brief introductions. elaine weiss was joining me today for this conversation at the library of congress, is an award winning journalist and writer and historian. as well as the author of the woma

, -- on behalf of the women's suffrage centennial commission, we are thrilled to have you joining us for the celebrations in august. happy centennial. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ drum corps] ♪ >> you are watching american history tv, covering history, c-span tile, with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, archival films, lectures and college classrooms, and visits to museums and historic places. -- c-span style. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter, at c-span history, for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. >> you are watching american history tv, exploring our nation's past every weekend, on c-span3. this week, we are looking back to this date in history. >> the footsteps of the march in washington was firm. with a quite purpose and mannerly rhythm. it

the women's suffrage centennial commission is coordinating national women's suffrage month on behalf congress and the american people. and if this history interests you, please in visit the commission at womensvote100.org to learn more and to engage. for now, let's enjoy this conversation between these three brilliant women as we celebrate the centennial of women's suffrage and pay tribute to the legacy of the trailblazing suffragists who paved the way for our right to vote. >> hello, colleen, thank you for that thoughtful introduction. i am librarian of congress carla hayden and i join you from the suffragist exhibit, shall not be denied. welcome to women's fight for the road celebrating 100 years of the 19th amendment, a conversation with historian elaine weiss and former secretary of state hillary rodham clinton. what a joy it is to be here with these two women discussing this history in the centennial year. i would like to start with brief introductions. elaine weiss is joining me and she is an award-winning journalist, writer and historian as well as the author of the women's ho

suffragevine centennial commission. behalf of the commission and twitter we are thrilled to bring you women's fight for the boat celebrating 100 years of the 19th amendment, conversation with award-winning historian elaine weiss and former secretary of state other clinton, moderate by librarian of congress carla hayden. august, 2020, mark stop 100 anniversary of the 19th amendment and women's right to vote. in honor of this milestone of american democracy, congress has designated august as national women's suffrage month. the women's suffrage centennial commission is coordinating national women's suffrage month on behalf of congress and the barking people and if this history interests you, please in visit the commission at women but 100.org to learn more and to engage. for now, let's enjoy this conversation between these three brilliant men as we celebrate the centennial of women's suffrage and pate tribute to the legacy of the trailblazing suffragists who paved the way for our right to vote. >> hello, colleen, thank yo

colleen shokin, i'm the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission. on behalf of the commission and twitter, we are thrilled to bring you women to fight for the vote, celebrating 100 years of the 19th amendment, a conversation with award-winning historian elaine weiss, and former secretary of state hillary rotem clinton. moderated by librarian of congress doctor karla hagan. august 26th 2020 marks 100th unit anniversary of the 19th amendment and women's right to vote. in honor of this milestone, american democracy congress has designated august as national women's suffrage month. the women's suffrage centennial commission is coordinating national women's suffrage month, on behalf of congress and the american people. if this history interests you, visit the commission at women's vote 100 that order to learn more and to engage. for now, let's enjoy this conversation between these three billion women as we separate the centennial of women's suffrage and pay tribute to the legacy of the trail blazing suffragists who pave the way for our right to vote. hell

she is the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission.she also serves as the senior vice president of the white house historical association. we thank you for being with >> the contender series begins its look about the men who ran and lost but changed political history. as fdr sought a third term, is opponent in the general election was an attorney and corporate executive, wendell wilkie. it is today on c-span. >> next, we visit the national archives in washington, d.c. to tour the exhibit "rightfully hers: american women and the vote" with museum curator corrine porter.

she is the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission.she also serves as the senior vice president of the white house historical association. we thank you for being with >> u.s. house of representatives is currently on a district work period, but it how speaker pelosi has decided to call members back to washington. they will gavel into session saturday morning at 10:00 eastern with first votes expected an hour later. you can watch the debate and vote live here on c-span. the postmaster general has agreed to appear at two hearings. one for the senate on friday and one for the house next week. this afternoon, president trump will be delivering marks in yuma, arizona on border security. watch that at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. a life picture now from milwaukee where the democratic national convention kicked off last night. here is a look at tonight speakers. ♪ our live coverage of the democratic national convention continues tonight with congresswoman alexandria ocasio -cortez, former president bill clinton and the wife of joe biden, j

and a lehman, executive director of women's suffrage centennial commission. thank you very much. great job. you are going to be so happy and a little while. we are giving you a very special treatment. you don't know about it. even you don't know about it and you do everything. ms. mitchell, former member of the oklahoma house of representatives, a great attorney. i know that for a fact. thank you very much. marjorie d., president of the susan b. anthony list. , inare going to be so happy about seven minutes, you won't even believe it. karen hill, ceo of the harriet tubman national historic park. congratulations. great job you do. penny nance, president of the concerned women of america. heather higgins, president of independent women's voice. congratulations. slidell-wall, deputy, archivist of the united states. it's a very big job. that is a lot of archives. [laughter] how many buildings does that take up? great job. thank you very much. colleen s., international outreach for the library of congress. another big one, right? great. congratulations. that is beautiful. susan combs,

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colleen shogan is the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission.he also serves as senior vice president of the white house historical association. thank you for being with us here

colleen shogan is the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission. she also serves as senior vice president of the white house historical association. thank you for being with us here on c-span's washington journal and on american history tv. guest: thank you very much. american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. >> up next on "the presidency." we look back at past presidential convention speeches from the major presidential party. president harry truman at the 1948 democratic convention in philadelphia. truman: -- >> our leader and the next president of the united states. [cheers and applause] ♪

colleen shogan is the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission. she also serves as senior vice president of the white house historical association. thank you for being with us here on c-span's washington journal and on history tv. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] host: if you miss this interview, it will reair on c-span3, 7:00 eastern and 4:00 on the west coast. >> on july 30, 1945, two japanese torpedoes, sunk the u.s.s. indianapolis in shark infested waters. the crew delivered atomic bomb parts for the weapon that would be used on the city of hiroshima. surviving crew members only 317 were not rescued for several days. next on american history tv on this 75th anniversary of the ship's sinking, congress awarded the entire crew, the congressional gold medal its highest civilian honor. the ceremony was held online and the house of representatives rovided the video. >> hello, it is my privil

host: colleen shogan is the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial women's suffrage centennial commissionshe is also the vice chair of the white house historical association, joining us here in washington and. thank you so much for being with us. guest: thank you, and good morning. host: let's talk about the significance of this week, august 16, 1920, and the key role it played in the 19th amendment. guest: yes, in august of 1920, 30 five states had ratified the 19th but the 36th state was elusive. there w according to the constitution, three fourths number of states had to ratify to make the 19th amendment part of the constitution. really the last battle came down to tennessee here and there was not another obvious state that could ratify the 19 amendment. if women were going to have the right to vote in the 1920 election, it came down to tennessee. and one keysee vote. this is the headline from "the washington post." a mother's letter, a son's choice. the letter was written by the byrne.of harry who was he? guest: the youngest legislator in the tennessee state house. he represented east

colleen shogan is the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission.she also serves as senior vice president of the white house historical association. thank you for being with us here on c-span's washington journal and on history tv. >> thank you very much.

commission. >> thank you. >> thank you. thank you over much. >> on behalf of the centennial centennial commission and twitter we would like to thank twitter elaine weiss and set of senator clinton for helping us of. today it there will be held throughout august in celebration of national suffrage month. as the suffrage say onward. >> coming up american history tv features women in politics. we begin in a more in moment with congresswoman -- accepting the vice president nomination at the 1984 congressional event. -- that's followed by sarah palin's acceptance speech to run with john mccain on the republican to get 2008. and then the u.s. house historian shows us artifacts and stories of women who have held offices of congress in 2019. coming up on c-span three. >> you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span three explore our nations past. c-span 3 created by american to cable companies and brought to you today by your television provider. >> york congresswoman gerald team for our was the first woman nominated for a major party for a presidential. ticket upticks she accepts the vice president nomination at the

commemoration of the centennial of women's constitutional right to vote in 2020. the commission and berkshire conference originally planned this program as an in-person event at the belmont hall national monument which is the historical headquarters of the national women's party in washington, d.c. and which today stands as a national monument telling the story of the history of the suffrage movement. while we're not able to be together in person at belmont hall right now, we are so thankful to the berkes and to our panelists for being willing to shift and working with us to make this webinar happen. also, huge thank you to everyone in the audience right now who is joining us. and to all of you who are continuing to commemorate the suffrage centennial and to uplift women's history in this age of social distancing. we are also thrilled to have these tlae amazing curators with us tonight as our panelists for this discussion. curators get an inside look at the suffrage exhibits. now, to all our members in the audience tonight, maybe some of you have been able to see these exhibits

journal mark the 100th anniversary with an encore presentation with colleen show gun, from the centennial commission and take a tour for the votes for women's exhibit where historian kate mark le clay showing political cartoons and explain how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movement. watch tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. > >> historian susan ware has wroten about her book, stories next on this week marking the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. >> today our new exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote, opened up stair in the lawrence f. o'brien gallery. this exhibit is a corner stone of our sentenal celebration of the 19th amendment. which gave women the right to vote. the 19th amendment is rightfully celebrated as a major milestone made possible by decades of suffrage relentless political engagement and one critical piece of the larger story of women's battle for the vote. rightfully hers begins with the suffrage that doesn't end with the 19th amendment's ratification. the final sect

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colleen shogan is the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission. she also serves as senior vice president of the white house historical association. thank you for being with us here >> you are watching american history tv on c-span3. pastxt, we look back at presidential convention speeches from the major presidential candidates president harry . truman at the 1948 democratic convention in philadelphia. >> our leader and the next president of the united states. [cheers and applause] ♪ president truman: thank you. thank you. ♪ president truman: thank you. thank you. all right. please. thank you. thank you very much. [background chatter] president truman: i can't. i have to have it up. i'm sorry the microphones are underway. they have to be where they are. i have to see what i'm doing. as i am always able to see what i am doing. [applause] president truman: i can't tell you how very much i appreciate the honor which you just conferred upon me. i shall continue to try to do deserve it. [applause] i accept the nomination. [cheers and applause] president

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. >> colleen shogan is vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission and white house historicaliation here in washington. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you, and good morning. >> let's talk about the significance of the events this week, august 18th, 1920, and the key role tennessee played in the 19th amendment. >> yes. in august of 1920, 35 states had ratified the 19th amendment, but the 36th state was elusive. there were 48 states in the united states at that time, and according to the constitution, there was a required three-fourths number of states that had to ratify to make the 19th amendment part of the constitution, and really the last battle came down to tennessee. there was not another obvious state that could ratify the 19th amendment. and if women were going to have the right to vote in the 1920 election, it all came down to tennessee. >> tennessee and also one key vote. this is the headline from "the washington post," a mother's letter, a son's choice and the incredible moment women won the right to vote. the letter that was written by the mother of ha

she is the vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission. serves as the senior vice president of the white house historical association. we thank you for being with us here on c-span's "washington journal" and on american history tv. guest: thank you very much. host: and again, you can get more information on the website, also go to the white house historical association. if you missed this interview with colleen shogan, it will agree are tonight on host: up next, we are going to continue our discussion on women and the role they played in terms of american politics. our guest is deborah walsh from records university. you are washington and -- you are watching and listening to "washington journal." we are back in a moment. >> live coverage of the democratic national convention, all this week on c-span. join us every night before the convention for memorable speeches from past conventions. watch democratic senators speaking at republican conventions, first ladies addressing the delegates. only on c-span. your unfiltered view of politics. >> "

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on the eve of the anniversary, we feature a conversation by the women's suffrage centennial commission with hillary clinton and carla hayden, followed by a forum on the 19th amendment hosted by all in together, which includes remarks by house speaker nancy pelosi and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern, and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> on august 6th at zero 815 japanese time, a b-29 dropped atomic bomb number two on hiroshima, japan's seventh largest city. a communications, military, and industrial center of considerable importance. a stunned universe now swiftly learned that man had a new weapon off shocking destructiveness, a weapon bordering on the absolute. in the blast, thousands died instantly. 70,000 persons were killed or listed as missing. 140,000 persons were injured. of these, 43,000 were badly hurt. the city was unbelievably crushed. of its 90,000 buildings, over 60,000 were demolished.d the desolate remains were aptly. described as paper and ashes. man had torn from nature one of her i

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so much for joining us once again and a layman the executive director the women suffragists centennial commission and patricia the executive director and c.e.o. of turning point suffer just more association thank you so much for both coming on it means the world to us. thanks for having make you. all right everybody as we go to break remember that you can also start watching the hawks on demand for the brand new portable t.v. app which is a bailable on all platforms all right there not to download it you ought to your so all right coming up we look at the cheers and jeers over the selection of harris's democratic nominee joe biden's pick for vice president you do not want to miss this discussion stay tuned to watch mooks. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics small business i'm show business i'll see you then. seemed wrong. why don't we all just don't call. me. yet to shape out these days to come out ahead and gain from it because the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. is your media

much for joining us once again and elaine when the executive director the women suffragists centennial commission and patricia the executive director and c.e.o. of turning point suffer just more association thank you so much for both coming out it means the world to us. thanks for having make you. all right everybody as we go to break remember that you can also start watching the hawks on demand for the brand new portable t.v. app which is a bailable on all platforms all right to download it to yourself all right coming up we look at the cheers and jeers over the selection of harris's democratic nominee joe biden's pick for vice president you do not want to miss this discussion stay tuned to watch. sudden legal takeover of a government by a small group. rather than revolutionaries or soldiers could that small group the corporations when you have a tiny group of people who have all the power you have to have some means to make sure the rest of us don't get together and take it back. these are sacrifice some. places that capitalism exploited and destroyed for profit and left behind misery poverty e

feature a conversation hosted by the women's sufficient ran centennial commission with hillary clinton, elaine weiss. that will be followed by a forum on the 19th amendment hosted by all in together which includes remarks by house speaker nancy pelosi and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> next on the presidency, we hear from michael neiberg, war studies chair at the u.s. army war college about the personalities and stakes involved at the 1945 potsdam conference convened near the end of world war ii. president truman had just assumed office after the dret of franklin d. roosevelt when he met with winston churchill and josef stalin. it was during these meetings that mr. truman informed his soviet counter part about the new u.s. super weapon. it would soon be unleashed on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. the truman library institute provided this video. >>> we are at the 75th anniversary of the potsdam conference. big numbers like a 75th anniversary or

. >> up next, the women's suffrage centennial commission hosts a conversation on the 100th anniversarye 19th amendment, with former secretary of state hillary clinton, author elaine weiss, and librarian of congress carla hayden. ♪ >> good afternoon everyone and welcome. my name is dr. colleen shogun. on behalf of the commission and twitter we are thrilled to bring you women's fight for the vote, celebrating 100 years of the 19th amendment, conversation with award-winning historian elaine weiss and former secretary of state hillary clinton, moderated by librarian of congress carla hayden. august 26, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment and women's right to vote. in honor of this milestone of

much for joining us once again and elaine when the executive director the women suffragists centennial commission and patricia the executive director and c.e.o. of turning point suffer just more association thank you so much for both coming on and means the world to us. thanks for having make you. all right everybody as we go to break remember that you can also start watching the hawks on demand with a brand new portable t.v. app which is a bailable on all platforms all right to download it you ought to yourself all right coming up we look at the cheers and jeers over the selection of terrorists as democratic nominee joe biden's pick for vice president you do not want to miss this discussion stay tuned to watch and. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. the dangers thinks. we dare to ask. our right welcome back everyone as we honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment and a woman's right to vote here in the united states we would

much for joining us once again and elaine when the executive director the women suffragists centennial commission and patricia the executive director and c.e.o. of turning point suffer just more association thank you so much for both coming on it means the world to us. thanks for having make you. all right everybody as we go to break remember that you can also start watching the hawks on demand for the brand new portable t.v. app which is a bailable on all platforms all right to download it you ought to yourself all right coming up we look at the cheers and jeers over the selection of kamel harris as democratic nominee joe biden's pick for vice president you do not want to miss this discussion stay tuned to watch the books. summer so lucian's that's right we solve all the world's problems bringing in the biggest geniuses we know that have ever been on the show and said we're going to. a very scary word and that of course is deflation joining us former czech entrepreneur jeff booth he's the author of the price of some morrow why deflation is the key to an abundant future this book has caught fire

coming up sunday morning, women's suffrage centennial commission cochair colleen shogun on the 100thersary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. and we talk about the history of women in politics with heavy loss, director of records university center for american women in politics. watch c-span's "washington journal," live at 7:00 eastern monday morning, and watch our live coverage of the dnc monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. watch live or online at thean.org/dnc omma and find latest convention schedule information. for a daily synopsis of key events, sign up for our newsletter at c-span.org/connect. >> book tv on c-span2 has top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on former deputy assistant attorney general in the george w. bush administration john you with his book defender in chief, looks at presidential powers in the u.s. constitution. he's interviewed by mark roselle, author and george mason university founding dean of the school of policy and government. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. ♪ >> the white house did not release a w

we feature a conversation hosted by the women's suffrage centennial commission with hillary clinton,and a librarian of congress, followed by a form on the 19th amendment hosted by all in together, including remarks by house speaker nancy pelosi and condoleezza rice. beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy -- and join american history tv this weekend every weekend on c-span three. eve of this summer's democratic national convention, we will show acceptance speeches from presidential nominees from 1948 to 1950, courtesy of nbc news archives. here is a preview. >> we will do that because they are wrong and we are right and i will prove it to you in just a few minutes. this convention met to express the will and reaffirm the democratic party. there have been differences of opinion and that is the democratic way. the differences have been settled by a majority of voters as it should be. it is time for us to get together and beat the common enemy. that is up to you. we will work together for a victory with a great cause. habit inas become a our party. four times in succession, and i'm convince

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coming up this morning, women's suffrage centennial commission on the 100th anniversary of the ratificationthe 19th amendment. and the history of women in politics with the director of records university center for american women in politics. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning and watch our live coverage of the democratic national convention monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. watch live or on-demand at www.c-span.org/dnc and find the latest convention schedule information and for a daily synopsis of key convention events, sign up for our newsletter at www.c-span.org /connect. former first lady michelle obama and 2020 presidential candidate bernie sanders address the democratic national convention on monday. live coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, livestreaming and on-demand at www.c-span.org/dnc or listen with the free c-span radio app. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. president trump held a news conference at his golf club in new jersey before taking questions. the president talk about his administration's coronavirus response, his

on the eve of the anniversary and future conversation hosted by the women's suffrage centennial commission with hillary clinton and librarian of congress. that will be followed by a form on the 19th amendment hosted -- including remarks by nancy pelosi and former secretary of state, condoleezza rice. watch tonight beginning at eight eastern. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span three. the u.s. dropped an atomic bombs on japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki 75 years ago the soggiest. japan's surrendered shortly afterwards and angled were to. up next on the presidency, and acacia and director marc adams shows items in the hairiest truman presidential library and museum collection. -- truman's decision to use the bombs, including a white house documents, a sketch of a test explosion. we see mr. truman's recorded announcement that the hiroshima bomb. explained years later why he used the weapon. the truman library institute provided this video. >> what i would like to do tonight is to show you a number of artifacts, objects, photographs, three dimensional relate

this morning, women suffrage centennial commission cochair on the 100th anniversary of the ratificationf the 19th amendment and we will talk about the history of women in politics with debby walsh, director of rutgers university center for women in politics. watch c-span's washington journal, 57:00 eastern this theing and live coverage of democratic national convention monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. watch live or on-demand at c-span.org/dnc and find the latest schedule information and keyily synopsis of convention events, sign-up for our newsletter word for word at c-span.org/connect. >> former first lady michelle obama and 2020 presidential candidate senator bernie sanders addressed the democratic national convention on monday. live coverage begins at 9:00 eastern on c-span. live streaming and on-demand at c-span.org/dnc, or listen with the free c-span radio app app. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >> in 1848, a convention was yorkin seneca falls, new to discuss the state of women's rights. the gathering was seen at the beginning of the women's

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coming up sunday morning, women's suffrage centennial commission cochair on the 100th anniversary oftification of the 19th amendment. and we will talk about the history of women in politics with debbie walsh. watch c-span washington journal live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning and watch our live coverage of the democratic national convention monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. watch live or on-demand at c-span.org. keyfor a daily synopsis of convention events, sign up for our newsletter. next a conversation with atlantic staff writer. he talks about his reporting on the trip administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic. and how a biden administration might handle the crisis. this is in our. this is an hour. ed yong ll