this us royal deb the first time prince louis joins his family at christmas service while the king pays tribute to his late mother. i cannot thank you enough for the love and sympathy you have shown our whole family. and, later, it s a treasured holiday tradition. the nutcracker, performed by america s oldest ballet company with a new barrier-breaking star. as soon as you step on stage, it s kind of just, let s go. this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening. it s been a white christmas for many americans with plenty of weather misery to go with it. it s a disaster in buffalo, new york. nationwide, the mammoth storm is blamed for at least 33 deaths and hundreds of thousands of power outages. it s also still causing nightmares for travelers on highways and airports. reporter: at airports across the country, more than 2,300 flights have been canceled with thousands more delayed. the airport in buffalo, new york, is still shut unti
Welcome to the 15th annual is this on . Welcome to the 15th annual Barbara Olson lecture. I am jeanne meyer, president of the society. This memorial started as many of you know shortly after 9 11. Ted nelsons inaugural lecture reminded us of what it means to be an american, how are our legal tradition is a critical part of our identity as americans. Bo ted was here today. And barbara understood this connection. We want this lecture to remind a lawyers of it. So that they foster legal principles that advance freedoms, personal responsibility, and the rule of law. Other lecturers have included a Justice Scalia, chief justice roberts, Vice President cheney, judges can start, robert burke, edith jones, douglas ginsburg, and j gibson. Nine judge, now justice neil gorsuch, former attorney general michael mukasey, peter teel, john allison, and senators tom todd. Torings us to the todays lecture. It is my honor to introduce Barbara Olson. White House Counsel don mcgann. Office, hecouncil serve
Annual is this on . Yes, ok. Welcome to the 15th annual Barbara Olson memorial lecture. I am eugene meyer, president of the society. This memorial lecture started as many of you know shortly after 9 11. Ted nelsons inaugural lecture reminded us of what it means to be an american, how are our legal tradition is a critical part of our identity as americans. Bo ted was here today. And barbara understood this connection. We want this lecture to remind a to remind lawyers of it. So that they foster legal principles that advance freedoms, personal responsibility, and the rule of law. Other lecturers have included Justice Scalia, chief justice roberts, Vice President cheney, judges can star, robert burke, edith jones, douglas ginsburg, now justice neil gorsuch, former attorney general michael mukasey, peter teel, john allison, and senators tom todd. And then sask. And ben saas. That brings us to todays lecture. It is my honor to introduce white House Counsel don mcgann. Before the council off
paralyzed from reaching the hardest-hit areas. we ve had police vehicles in the city, fire trucks literally stuck in snow, ambulances stuck. reporter: 30 miles outside buffalo, up to 200 people spent christmas eve stranded at this denny s. there were families sleeping on tables, sleeping on three dining chairs, heads down on the table. reporter: scott and john were there for nearly 48 hours, uncomfortable but well fed. yesterday they served 400 meals by themselves. reporter: it s a storm so massive and dangerous, about 60% of americans have felt its fury, suffering temperatures far below normal. south south dakota deployed the national guard. texas went into deep fre this car wash migrants alo theouthern bo ted to escape the cold, welcoming the holiday in
forces into the isf? mr. rkin: mr. president, around this chamber i see men men of remarkable talents and abilities and i have a strong sense, we all do, that there is tremendous voidow in our midst. a very special senator, a very special friend, a member who play a unique role within this body for nearly half a century is no longer wit us. we ve her many glowing and richly earned contribute outs to senator ted kennedy the last cole of weeks. he was not only the most accomplished senator of t last 50 years but truly one of the towering figures in the entire history of the united states senate. t for all his accomplishments, for all the historic bills he authored and shepherded into law, forll the battles he fought, i will remember today first and foremost as just a good and decent human being. i remember his extraorna generosity, his courage, his passion, his capacity for iendship and caring and,f course, that great sense of humor. i remember one time i was in my