Posted by the university of Chicago Institute of politics, this is an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] thank you on very much for being here. Ive been in this business a long time, at the century. There are occasions in American Life on one issue kind of galvanizes the country and it seems to me that as we begin this year, the, violence and their place in american lives and suddenly electrified the country. The university of chicago and lead institution on the main street of a small town i grew up in america, south dakota and montana, the big cities is not to chicago, but los angeles and houston and dallas and other places. We are in a kind of dark way a unique society in terms of violent and especially the place of guns. I want you to know something about me. Ive grown up with guns. Ive have a first gun when i was 10 years old. It was an extraordinarily important ritual for me for my father to give me my first in the family for a long, long time. Hunting was a very important passage fo
For the lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of god, and the dead in christ shall rise first. We shall be called up together to meet the lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the lord. Therefore, comfort one another with these words. God bless you. [applause] in honor of our pastor, and all of the dignitaries here in the sanctuary for the celebration. I also acknowledge sharita, valued member of our redeemed prison ministry. For those of you who dont know, we have letters coming to us from those who are incarcerated as far as angola and louisiana. Because of what she has done for the kingdom. So we give you love. In a moment of prayer, gather with me. Lets talk to god for a minute. s father, i stretch my hands to thee father, no other help do i know and god, if you dry yourself from us father, where should we go father, we acknowledge you as the master, the creator, the sovereign god, the ruler the god that
Many others. Let us thank god for your service right now, adrian garcia, the commissioner. Each and everyone, and this on the calls for a video by Vice President joe biden and then we will hear from our own congressman al green, and in our unconscious movement congressman al green, and in our unconscious movement cumbersome and Sheila Jackson lee and finally the mayor of this fine city sylvester turner. Hello everyone on this day of prayer where we try to understand gods plan in our pain. To georges family and friends, jill andi georges family and friends, jill and i know the deep hole in your hearts when you bury a piece of your soul deep in this earth. As ive sent privately, we know. We know you will never feel the same again. For most people, the numbness you feel now will slowly turn they after day season after season into purpose through the memory of the one they lost. But for you, that day has come before you can fully grieve. And unlike most, you must grieve in public. Its a bu
Photo that so many people are sharing. Nightly news begins right now. This is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight from womenly texas, lester holt. Good evening from central texas, the scene of utter devastation, and Natural Disaster of Epic Proportions after days of relentless historic rain triggered floods. The river swelling to 45 feet, rushing over its banks, demolishing homes and businesses right off their foundations. Right now there are entire neighborhoods under feet of mud and water, including here in the tiny town of womenly. Its being called the epicenter. Houston, the nations fourth largest city. The death toll stands at 14 in texas and oklahoma. 13 more people are missing, including families swept away in floodwaters and there is a frantic aroundtheclock search to find them. Tonight from the ground here and in the air were getting a new look at incredible scope of that catastrophe. From above, you can see just how hard tiny wimberly was hit. A town of 2,700, people overwhel
Have been swept away. The water in parts of texas and oklahoma swallowed up cars and roadways. Highways are littered with abandoned vehicles. Homes were knocked off their foundations. At least nine people are reported killed. More than a dozen are missing. 4,000 homes in the houston area are damaged or destroyed, and 1,200 in wimberly, texas outside austin. Omar villafranca begins our coverage. Reporter its the worst flooding this region has ever seen. This aerial video shows the remains of a bridge completely washed away by catastrophic flooding from a raging blanco river. The river rose 26 feet in just an hour, uprooting home, snapping trees, washing away cars and creating massive piles of debris up to 20 feet high along an 87mile stretch. Wimberly, a popular bed and breakfast getaway, has taken the biggest hit. A dozen still remain missing. Will conley is the county commissioner. We have over 150 personnel continuing to scope the river land, looking for any survivors. Through air, b