please join me in welcoming nina willner. [applause] >> thank you, politics and prose, thank you for joining me for what is my book launch. i appreciate all of you taking time -- is this on? is the mic on? okay. i can speak up. does that work? okay. there we go. that is it. so again, thank you all for being here today, this day marks combination of quite a journey from the blues before i get started i would like to mention a few people with us today, tom griffin who among other postings in his remarkable career was commander in berlin in the 1980s when i was posted to berlin. friends, colleagues who are here today, doctor hope harrison, one of the leading scholars on east germany and the cold war and i am on it she agreed to be the historian for my project. my family including my mother, who at the age of 20 scapes from east germany and ran for freedom eventually coming to america and without her courage i would not be here telling this story today. "40 autumns," what is the book about? it is the story of what happened to my

please join me in welcoming nina willner. [applause] >> thank you, adelaide. thank you, politics & prose in thank you for joining me today for what is essentially my book launch. i appreciate all of the taking a timeout. >> we can't hear. >> is this microphone on? okay. i can speak up. does that work? there we go. i think that's it. so again, thank you all for being here today to share this day which marks the culmination of quite a journey for me. before i get started, i would like to mention a few people with us today, lieutenant general tom griffin who among other postings in his remarkable career was the commander of berlin in the 1980s when i was posted to berlin. friends, colleagues who are here today, dr. hope harrison who is one of the leading scholars on east germany and the cold war and cold war and i'm honored that she agree to be the historian for my project. my family including my mother, my mother hannah let the age of 20 escape from east germany and right to freedom, eventually coming to america and without her courage it would not be here telli

please welcome me in joining nina willner. [applause]. >> pinky, emily.tics and thank you, politics and prose and thank you all for joining me today for what is essentially my book launch. i appreciate you taking the time out-- is this on? is the microphone on? okay. i can speak up. does that work? okay. here we go.e we i think that's it.. again, thank you all for being here today.oday, this thank you for sharing this day that marks quite a culmination of a journey for me. i would like to mention a few people who are with us today lieutenant general tom griffin who among other postings in his remarks-- remarkable in his ras a commander in berlin in 19 it 80s when i was posted in berlin. friends and colleagues are here to hear-- today. on it see i am honored she agreed to be the historian for my project. my family, including my mother who at the age of 20 the skate from east germany and ran to freedom, eventually coming to america and without her courage i would not be here telling you this story today. so, "forty autumns", wha

italy >> the meth of a suspect in the berlin attack told the associated press she fears the world willnernow why he allegedly did what he did. she said within him is a great secret. sheep wants the truth about her son and who was behind the attack. >>> there was a surprise vote at the u.n. security council. yesterday the u.s. did not cast a veto in support of israel. the council vote today condemn israeli settlements and construction in palestinian territory the, calling it a flagrant violation of international law. instead of casting a veto, the u.s. abstained from the vote and resolution was approved. president-elect donald trump is criticizing president obama's decision not to veto it. he tweeted yesterday as to the u.n. things will be different after january 20th, referring to the day he will be inaugurated as president. >>>. president-elect said he also welcomes a new nuclear arms race saying the u.s. would out-match any rivals. mary bruce has the latest. >> reporter: the president-elect teeing off with tiger woods, leaving the world to wonder if he's reuniting a nuclear arms race. i

and we wrap up our sunday prime time lineup at 11 with former army intelligence officer that willner who recalls her personal and professional connection to east germany. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. [inaudible conversations] >> hello, everyone. welcome to -- [inaudible] i'm so happy to be here with courtney and that you can all be here with us. i do want to say trent gillis, who is just really one of the cofounders of our project, is courtney's editor on the blog. he's really, really sad he can't be here. he's sick today, so i kind of -- i just want to bring his name in here. >> get well, trent. >> i know. [laughter] >> that's right. >> so courtney sent an e-mail yesterday. i guess when we planned this, we didn't -- we weren't looking at the calendar and saying what's happening that week. and courtney e-mailed yesterday and said should we, should we do this? should we have a book launch in a salon to talk about the new better off in a week with this momentous and really unsettling election, a really unsettled political landscape. and i said, absolutely, because of w