major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. collette. the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. sreenivasan: the storm over sexual misconduct is still swirling tonight around a senate candidate in alabama, and a sitting senator in minnesota. lisa desjardins reports on the day s developments. reporter: for the women who gathered, the rally in montgomery, alabama this morning was a show of resistance. kayla moore, wife of alabama senate candidate roy moore, again defended him against sexual misconduct accusations. let met set the record straight, even after all the attacks against me, my husband, and f
major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. collette. the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. sreenivasan: the storm over sexual misconduct is still swirling tonight around a senate candidate in alabama, and a sitting senator in minnesota. lisa desjardins reports on the day s developments. reporter: for the women who gathered, the rally in montgomery, alabama this morning was a show of resistance. kayla moore, wife of alabama senate candidate roy moore, again defended him against sexual misconduct accusations. let met set the record straight, even after all the attacks against me, my husband, and f
of moral courage in the presidency of gerald ford. we thought we would open tonight s program with a brief clip of gerald r ford: a test of character, a documentary that aired on national geographic last year. after that the investor will come up and differ much about why he felt the need to initiate this series. [applause] wasven as president ford growing in assurance in popularity, he knew he could not truly heal the country until the situation with richard nixon was resolved. the former president had resigned, but would he be prosecuted for his actions ? at ford s first major press conference a month into his presidency, journals asked him if he would use his power power to pardon nixon. are you saying that it is an option you will still consider? every day was a different issue. it was serious times. he needed to and wanted to attack those problems, but you can t attack those problems when you have a press conference and 90% of the questions are asked about watergat
character, a documentary that aired on national geographic last year. after that the ambassador will come up and give remarks about why he felt the need to initiate this series. thank you for being here and let s roll the clip. [applause] even as president ford was growing in assurance in popularity, he knew he could not truly heal the country until the situation with richard nixon was resolved. the former president had resigned, but would he be prosecuted for his actions? at ford s first major press conference a month into his presidency, journalists world grilled him if he would use his power to pardon nixon. are you saying that it is an option you will still consider? every day was a different issue. it was serious times. he needed to and wanted to attack those problems, but you can t attack those problems when you have a press conference and 90% of the questions are asked about watergate. so you are not ruling it out? president ford: i am not ruling it out. i
[applause] so character and the presidency is quite a subject, isn t it? here in grand rapids, we are lucky to enjoyed a fine example of moral courage in the presidency of gerald ford. we thought we would open tonight s program with a brief clip of gerald r ford: ford a a test of character, a documentary that aired on national geographic last year. after that the investor will come up and differ much about why he felt the need to initiate this series. [applause] even as president ford was growing in assurance in popularity, he knew he could not truly heal the country until the situation with richard nixon was resolved. the former president had resigned, but would he be prosecuted for his actions? at ford s first major press conference a month into his presidency, journals asked him if he would use his power power to pardon nixon. are you saying that it is an option you will still consider? every day was a different issue. it was serious times. he needed to and wan