Sat through the whole thing. And the preacher asked him the next week, senator baker why did you sit through that whole argument about lightbulbs . He said well, i could have pulled out my wallet and bought the lightbulbs but i thought it was important for the session of elders to all have their say, talking all the way through to the end so theyd be comfortable with voting on a decision. And thats the way he looked at the senate. Senator lamar alexander, thank you very much. Thank you. My colleagues thank you for being here this afternoon. Senator baker. We come this evening in this stately and formal old senate chamber, our convocation has the light spirit of a family reunion. Its a thrill to me to see the way our colleagues react to senator baker on both sides of the aisle. And even some that could not be here tonight made a special point of coming by to speak to senator baker. Tonight we welcome a second in the series of leaders lecture series. We are hoping this will be something
[indistinct conversations] thank you for being here this afternoon. Though we come together this evening in this stately and formal Senate Chamber, our convocation has a light spirit of a family reunion. It is a thrill to me to see the way our colleagues react to baker on both sides of the house and even some who could not be here tonight made a special point of coming by to speak to senator baker. Tonight we welcome the second in a series of leaders, lecture series. Were hoping this will be something we will continue throughout this year. Byrd being are invited speaker our invited speaker in september. Im delighted the American Public is joining us this evening through television. They will hear this outstanding gentleman, who will give us a great deal of his usual wisdom and much wit. I hope they also sense the enormous affection for our speaker tonight that is almost palpable in this room. I wish they could see the display of photographs in the corridor outside this chamber, for our
In the middle of the city, up closer to twin peeks it was clear. Ocean beach dealing with thick fog but relatively Clear Conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza. Temperatures are in the 40s and 50s. San francisco, good morning, you are at 55. 49 leaving the livermore. As we take a look at the headlines, today will be another warm day. Temperatures perhaps climbing to the 80s for the warmer inland areas. Into tomorrow, another warm day. Temperatures will cool down as a ridge of High Pressure moves east. We are looking at the possibility of rain. Full details in about 15 minutes. Marty . Thank you, rear rei kay. Two erica. Two americans released from jail are back on u. S. Soil. Matthew miller from bakersfield and kenneth bae from lynwood, washington, flew back to the u. S. They spent two years, miller seven months in custody, both sentenced to hard labor for their crimes. We report from south korea on why the two mens were released now, a move which surprised many. Reporter a Top Secret
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