[cheers and applause] the bishop, and the family, to the Cummings Family mr. President , madam secretary, madam speaker, governor, friends, colleagues, staff the seeds on good soil. [applause] pres. Obama the parable of the sower tells us stand up for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering, produce a crop. The seed on good soil. Elijah cummings came from good soil. [applause] pres. Obama and in this sturdy frame, goodness took root. His parents were sharecroppers from the south. They picked tobacco and strawberries, and then sought Something Better in this city, south baltimore. Robert worked shifts at a plant, and ruth cleaned other peoples homes. They became parents of seven, preachers to a small flock. I remember i had the pleasure of meeting elijahs mother, ruth, and she told me she prayed for me every day, and i knew it was true, and i felt better for it. Sometimes, people say they are praying for you, and you dont know. [applause] pres
President , madam secretary, madam speaker, governor, theds, colleagues, staff , the parable soil tells us, stands for those with , who heard good heart it, and byetain persevering, produce a crop. Elijah cummings came from good soil. And in this sturdy frame goodness took root. His parents were sharecroppers from the south. They picked tobacco and strawberries and then sop in the city ofr south baltimore. Robert worked shifts at a plant, and ruth cleaned other peoples homes. They became parents of seven, preachers to a small flock. I remember i had the pleasure of meeting elijahs mother, ruth, and she told me she prayed for me every day, and i knew it was true, and i felt better for it. Sometimes, people say they are praying for you, and you dont know. [applause] pres. Obama they might be praying about you. [laughter] pres. Obama but you dont know if they are praying for you. But i knew miss ruth was telling the truth. So they were the proverbial salt of the earth, and they passed on
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Refund to get your reaction. Did you watch and what did you think about that speech . Our phones are open. Democrats can call in at 202 7488000. Republicans at 202 7488001. Independence at 202 7488002. You can catch up with us on twitter or email us. A good Tuesday Morning to you. We begin talking about first ladys Michelle Obamas commencement address. She speaks of the emotional toll of being the first black, first lady. They wrote, mrs. Obama delivered the address to much applause but in intertwining her personal journey she if raised this question, how much has america progressed on Race Relations and can this generation prevent being defined here is a bit from the address in which she specifically talks about being the first black first lady. [video clip] back when my husband first started campaigning, folks at all sorts of questions for me. What kind of first lady would i be . What kinds of issues what i take on . When i be more like laura bush or Hillary Clinton or nancy reagan .
Well bring you this live as soon as it happens. Were also awaiting remarks from President Trump who is speaking to the media right now. As hes leaving the white house headed for columbia, south carolina. Sources are telling fox news that the Justice Departments review of the russia investigation have become a fullfledged criminal investigation allowing u. S. Attorney john durham the power to subpoena witnesses and file charges. The news comes as the Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is finalizing his report into alleged fisa surveillance abuses. John ratcliffe thinks the two go together. I think when people read the Inspector Generals impending report, it will be very clear why the durham investigation has now moved to a criminal probe, which will allow him to enpanel a grand jury and bring in witnesses and perhaps bring criminal charges. This is outnumbered. Im harris faulkner. We have dagen mcdowell, executive of the serve america pact marie harpf. And we have bil