i am the managing director of penn america los angeles. penn america is a national organization that stands at the intersection of literature and human rights, celebrating and uniting writers and readers and defending the freedom that may creative expression possible. which is why i am pleased to moderate today's discussion on band books, defending the right to read. joining me today are peter coyle , the library director and ceo of the sacramento public library. president of the freedom to read foundation. recipient of this years's los angeles times innovator award. next to peter is angie thomas, whose latest novel is nick lake and the remarkable manifester prophecy. she is the author of the award-winning number one new york times best-selling novel, the hate you give, on the come up and concrete road as well as find your voice, a guide to writing your truth. angie will be appearing in another panel today on the y stage at 2:00 p.m. on middle grade fiction. also joining us is george m johnson, an award-winning, black, non-binary author an

school libraries, but publisher penguin random house along with several parents, author,s and penn americaia county school district. the suit argues that school officials violated the first amendment in restricting access to books. here with me now is pen america's ceo suzanne nosel. thanks so much for being here. tell us the grounds for this lawsuit. >> sure, this case is emblematic of what we are seeing in a pattern across the country. we have hundreds of books that have been challenged by a single individual, one person launching a kind of summary challenge, clearly not even having read these books, and that initiates a process whereby in escambia county, there's a review committee that reads the book, that deliberates over whether the book should be on the classroom shelves, and there are case after case where that committee agreed that the book had value, that this was something children should have access to, that kids could benefit from these stories, but nonetheless, the school board overrode their decision, took the books off the shelves and is denying kids their freedom to read,

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we have heard from penn america 138 school districts across 32 states banned books in the summer of 2021 to the summer of 2022. decent bands affected 4 million students nationwide. 41% in banned books over this time. featured lgbt themes or characters. 40% featuring characters of color. 21%.with issues of race and racism. do you believe all those books in this category should be banned? that's just a guess or no question. >> no i'm not a supporter of punk band. >> good, then you probably wonder jewish men this nationwide movement to prohibit students are reading certain books is an attempt ideological indoctrination or public education system which is exactly where testimony that not one to state. i would want to point out the books are being brought up in question, not man about question are generally and very ask sexually explicit in nature regardless of the other themes. the explicit nature of the books with graphic novels are aimed at younger emerging readers. the primary concern. >> and probably agree should not be given to young elementary school students. could we agree with alder

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america strong." if we first met jack sperry from penn valley pennsylvania right here two years ago.wrote me. >> hi, i'm jack's. let me read my letter. david muir. "world news tonight." >> david: jack is writing about celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder triggered by eating gluten. >> dear mr. muir, when i turned eight in march, i search for a cure for celiac disease. >> david: jacks watches the news and he hoped we would get the word out. >> i watch you every night with my dad. you are a great storyteller. and i have learned a lot from you. including about the nih. >> david: the national institutes of health says 2 million americans have celiac disease. that number could be even higher. >> food insecurity happens for celiacs every day. can you please help me tell the celiac story this may which is celiac awareness month? >> david: and when other children learned jax was reaching out, they did too. they also have celiac disease. >> oh, i went to a party and i didn't have to bring my own food and didn't have to worry about cross-contamination. >> a straight gluten-free diet is prett

actor and comedian kal penn how biden's reelection campaign can possibly find out for a warnings that he destroy americahe somehow became president. but the stop trump campaign, prosecutor search were a legal strategy that trump will not swat away faster than one of his sons coming in for a hug. it's time for some big news! ♪ ♪ good evening, i'm james smartwood, your only source for at the minute, top story in the democratic quested to defeat trump through any means. the party turn from impeachment to in even more effective weapon, prolonged mitigation. to have a consequence, trump deploy the surefire legal defense of colossal self, a fox news host that looks like a guy on the subway lacking the hand eye coronation to expose himself to mark levin. >> just now he say trump got treated the worst of all. because they came up with phony stuff. >> james: yes, lincoln did come off easy, there's nothing worse than character assassination. trump mistook the list as a dude you list and now revealing investigations to campaign front, mishandling classified documents, and rape. let's add monster truck for children

america, six have fully exited. harvard, yale, stanford, princeton, m.i.t., and michigan. one has partially exited, penn. and three have not. notre dame, texas, and texas a&m. but is the work that it takes to organize the whole university around this initiative? >> it is a lot of work. the reason it is worth it is that we only have one planet. and if we do not do this work for the future that we are not going to see, the one thing we know is the future will be worse. we know that. so if we know that, do we have an obligation to do something about it? i think we do. >> reporter: so do students of today like ella and june who will inherit the planet tomorrow. >> in california, many public universities are ready ended their investments. san francisco state says it will end all by 2025. >> and researchers also say that fossil fuels may be feeling our wildfire risks. that is according to a new study by the union of concerned scientists. it linked emissions of fossil fuel producers to an increase in fire intensity between 1986 and 2021. and they blamed those emissions for helping to try out our furious. the as

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living, and that's beginning part of what he ought to be saying he can do for america what he's done for florida. paul: so mark pennte this week that the focus by the governor on some of these culture war issues -- n, transgender instruction in schools, the feud with disney -- this is an attempt to carve off some of the support for donald trump. but that's turning off some of the centrist are republican voters that desantis needs. what do you make of that analysis? >> well, mark's a very smart guy. i have a slight disagreement. i think the things the governor kid the because he wanted to do them, not because he wanted to try and carve people out of the trump coalition. i think these were priorities for him the from a governor's perk if i. the question is what are his priorities as a presidential candidate. and you've got to have a mix here. the republican party is a coalition of social conservatives, economic conservatives, national security conservatives. he's got to find a message that allows him to grab slices of all three of those groups. and, you know, you can't simply -- the legislative sessions, i went true

america, it's the show that invented news. this is the daily show with your host, kal penn. [cheering] welcome to the daily show. my name is kal penn, and i will be your host for this week. now, you might know me from my work as an actor or my work with president barack obama. [cheering] yeah. yeah, i plan on dropping his name all week. anyway, we've got a great show for you tonight, including a very special interview with president joe biden. [cheering] he is a man who i know well from my time working for barack obama. but first, let's get into the headlines. [cheering] of course, last night was the academy awards, and hashtag #oscarssoasian? [cheering] hell yeah! that's right. that's right. it was an incredible night for the asian-american community. so many asian artists won and thanked their parents, which was, like, so nice. although, honestly, if their parents are anything like mine, they were probably just like, ok. let's move on from movies to music and some big news for a hot new artist. reporter: a new song credited to donald trump and the j6 choir is now topping the itunes music chart. "justice for al

penn, appreciate your column. thank you so much for joining us today. >> thank you. >> brian: coming up straight ahead 4-year-old girl could give america answers how then's high stakes court battle top of the hour. don't move. ♪ ♪ voltaren. the joy of movement. ♪ hey, man. you could save hundreds for safe driving with liberty mutual. they customize your car insurance. so you only pay for what you need! whoo! we gotta go again. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ are you feeling sluggish or weighed down? metamucil's new fiber plus collagen can help. when taken daily, it supports your health, starting with your digestive system. metamucil's plant-based fiber forms a gel to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down, helps lower cholesterol and promotes healthy blood sugar levels. while its collagen peptides help support your joint structures. so, start feeling lighter and more energetic by taking metamucil every day. [♪] metamucil's psyllium fiber also comes in easy-to-take capsules. ♪ working together like spokes in a wheel they keep this country turning around. >> steve: you can see folks out along the coast, myrtle

america's travel resurgence is finally here. nbc's george solis is at philadelphia international airport, and nbc's lindsey reiser is inside new york's penn? >> reporter: hey, chris, there's a certain giddiness from travelers i've been speaking with. many of them eager to get on a plate, get to their destination. many of them trying to avoid some of that disturbance in the florida area where there is some bad weather. people are jonesing for some normalcy here. many of them getting on planes for the first time since the pandemic started and, you know, they know that right now is probably the best time to travel. sure, tickets are a little bit more expensive, about 2.5 million expected to go through some check points, as i'm looking around almost every one of these gates here, fully staffed with tsa agents. last year there was a number of delays and shortages caused by shortages at tsa and among the airlines. the airlines saying look, we've got it this year. we have adequate staffing both on the ground and even added highways in the air to make sure people are getting to their destinations faster. i asked a number of travelers here on the

penn, ceo of global semiconductor analysts future horizons. explain a little bit about what's going on here because we know america is trying to reduce its relianceignificant one, isn't it? it is but it is a bit more _ significant one, isn't it? it is but it is a bit more complicated - significant one, isn't it? it is butj it is a bit more complicated than the headline apparently saying because broad, is already key supplier. they don't actually make the chips themselves. both his company rely to build the chip. it will take a long time for that to change so obviously relying on american supplies for design, there is not a lot of difference between what they are doing at the moment because they do not rely on china for design at the moment. we because they do not rely on china for design at the moment. we side it is a tit-for-tat _ for design at the moment. we side it is a tit-for-tat battle, _ for design at the moment. we side it is a tit-for-tat battle, china - for design at the moment. we side it is a tit-for-tat battle, china puts - is a tit—for—tat battle, china puts restrictions on american—made staff and vice versa. the only people who los