Kara good morning, everyone. Shh. Good morning. Welcome to a. C. S. s annual Supreme Court preview. Im kara stein, Vice President of policy and program at a. C. S. Which most of you likely know is a National Network of lawyers, law students, judges and policymakers who believe that a law should be a force to improve peoples lives. So here we are again. After a Supreme Court term that many felt was lackluster, despite the muchdelayed addition to the ninth justice to the bench, we are looking at an upcoming term that promises the high stakes we had grown accustomed to in recent years. You need only look at the first two weeks of oral arguments to see what i mean. During just those five days, the court will continue the constitutionality of the president s travel ban, legitimacy of wisconsins redistricting scheme and whether American Workers can be forced to arbitrate their disputes with their employers as opposed to have a day in court. Some might say the stakes are perhaps too high. To
[inaudible conversations] good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us here. My name is rick jones, vicepresident and director of the program here a the brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you for todays event hosted by the brookings center. This event is part of expanding with our partnership with the brookings transatlantic initiative. This is a multiyear platform that will spur a range of new activities not only on global issues, but that the transatlantic partners can get together. Were grateful they recognize that the value that brookings brings to this is our in depth high quality and independent research. Were pleased to be able to announce a fellow that will be joining us and add capacity to our team in answering questions in the relationship and as you see in todays discussions those are substantial. Challenges faced in europe are numerous from an upsurge in nationalism and populism to turmoil following the brexit decision and concerns after the financial crisis and gre
[applause] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to freedom day. I am Jeffrey Rosen, the president of this wonderful institution, the National Constitution center, which is the only institution in america that brings together citizens of different perspectives to unite around this beautiful document of human freedom and unites us, the u. S. Constitution. [applause] freedom day is the highlight of our constitutional programming here at the National Constitution center. It was launched on april 13, 2013 to further our Inspiring Mission and to encourage citizens around the country to celebrate, educate themselves and debate the meaning of freedom. What a way to acknowledge the visionary founder of freedom day than the women who conceived of this great celebration and made it a permanent part of the Constitution Center, and bert libby. The first todays brought together the top leaders in america to debate the meaning of issues ranging from the future of religious freedom to the future of free spee
Leaders of bureaucratic institutions have tried before so it was new for the world and grip. I am glad we did it. If we had not done it, we would have to start now. That is my advice. Get great help and then figure out what you need to do and then just get started and finished as soon as possible. Jim yong kim, rebecca blumenstein, thank you. [applause] wisconsin resident of paul ryan also spoke at the wall street journal annual conference. The chair of the ways and Means Committee discussed tax policies. This is about 30 minutes. Can really welcome, congressman. Good morning to everyone out there. I want to Start Talking about the news out there. You and another center senators sent a letter to the Treasury Department talking about basically version and proper shifting project. It has not gotten a lot of attention, but it seems to be a big deal. Talk a little bit about what was in the letter and how you see that in terms of your own efforts to work on the tax code. Rep. Ryan it certai
Worried it was going to be snow snow at all. Maybe she brought it down from philadelphia. Clouds are moving in this morning. Might get a sliver or two of sunshine early. Temperatures just barely above freezing during the afternoon. It could start out as a flurry or a sprinkle. By tonight, light snow very, very likely. Might get as much as an inch. Planning it out today, temperatures below freezing this morning. Staying cold and cloudy. Any sliver the sunshine will be early on in the day, but temperatures will be back below freezing by this evening. Exactly how much snow . Lets find out from sheena. Were looking at not much. But the problem here is going to be the timing of it allege. So as we go through the hours early tomorrow morning, we are looking at the snow falling right around the overnight hours. So before the morning rush, temperatures will be at or below freezing. That will be the Biggest Issue here. Take a look at the snowfall totals north of the off to the west. B less than