[ cheers and applause ] i grew up coming to this place so many times. And, this, tonight, is special. I thought about, when i was coming in backstage, ive been on this stage with Godfather Of Soul, james brown, who was like a father to me, and michael jackson, the list goes on. But, tonight, you will have Something Special at the apollo, because you will have two icons that are going to talk about their work, and talk about what they do in this country that is so needed at this time today could not be a better night at the apollo. This is not just a great show, tonight, this is history. So [ cheers and applause ] so, it is my honor and my pleasure that, i cant bring you tonight the Godfather Of Soul [ laughter ] but i bring you the godmother of woke [ cheers and applause ] Rachel Maddow. [ cheers and applause ] i got you on that one. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] wow, how are you doing . We love you, rachel. [ cheers and applause ] i am so nervous [ laugh
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alabama including legal options that prevent the run off election from taking place or keeping moore from being seated. what s your reaction when you hear that? wolf, i don t think any of those things are even worth discussing because we have shown in the past and we continue to show now that we know how to manage our elections and know how to ensure that we have safe and secure elections with integrity and credibility. that s what we do in the office of the secretary of state. that s what the governor has guaranteed. our state law does not allow for a substitute candidate to be provided as a democrat or a republican. the state party said they continue to support judge moore in a formal way and i think it s clear that on december 12th, the two candidates that are there, judge roy moore and the lawyer, doug jones will be the candidates for the people of
against the status quo. that wasn t his word. it s mine. lynda konecny, we thank you for your thoughts today. please keep us up to date if anything does change and you hear anything back from members of congress. i definitely will. thank you. thank you. it s time now to turn it over to shepard smith reporting live from the fox news desk. he s going to cover this memorial service for fox at fort hood, texas. thank you, gretchen. the president and first lady are walking to the side of the memorial service which is scheduled to begin within the next couple of moments at fort hood army post. a ceremony to honor the men who died not in combat but at the hands of a fellow soldier. a gunman killed three people as you ve been reporting. wounded 16 others at last week s shooting rampage. the president being seated. the national anthem is to follow. this is going to be a tough service for everyone there. but just as it was some 4 1/2