Winners, one group from the wall street journal, gary fields, john entweiler, rob coulter jones. Our judges said this about their series called americas rap sheet. They said it explored the roots and consequences of a countrys current policing crisis, illuminating the dysfunction of the system that contributes to the disenfranchisement of our most honorable citizens. Though award winner, ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause please. So when there is a coaward winner, we are waiting for the next award winner. That would be carrie leone from the washington post. [applause] i think we all know what she is getting this award for. Breaking News Coverage of problems within the secret service that our judges found to be compelling and illuminating for many reasons. Carol leoni, congratulations. You saw the video. It has been around since 1970, it honors excellence and reporting about the white house under breaking news pressure. Josh lederman of the associated press. Im delighted to say t
Tonight you can read Facebook Comments as well and follow us on twitter, so if you are tweeting remember to tweet to the white house Correspondents Dinner. The postdinner festivities get underway at about 8 30, and it will all be live on cspan. Now lives get ready for the 2015 white house Correspondents Dinner in washington. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] announcer and you are watching live coverage of the red carpet entrances at the washington hilton for the 2015 washington Correspondents Dinner, and areata huffington and correspondence from huff post are currently posing, and earlier you saw Mark Halperin from Bloomberg Politics interviewing a guest. Anyone who is not a white house journalist has been invited by a news Journalists Organization such as this, and we invited Joyce Woodhouse and the Political Consultants brad dallas woodhouse, one is a republican and one is a democrat permit you are going to see some more arrivals, and about 7 50 p. M. Is
You are watching live coverage of the white house Correspondents Dinner. As we continue to show you a little bit behind the scenes of what is happening at the dinner. We talked to margaret carlson. He said he was time. Is now with bloomberg view. Both critique the white house Correspondents Dinner. The dinner has grown beyond its original purpose, to put journalists together with officials and politicians to get to know each other in an informal setting. The cast of duck dynasty, have nothing to do with politics mind you, i would be devastated if i couldnt go to the dinner. The best thing they could do is to get rid of the excess, where we spent more on Valet Parking then scholarships for aspiring journalists. My big take away its not against parties that dont invite me to events or celebrities, to me, the critique is washington in general. I do not mind if the dinner exists. What i mind is that it is our super bowl. Whose fault is that . They bear some responsibility for it. They have
Standard. She did not only endorse it. Reporter senator brown was saying that she had to explore her boss. I think that is the best argument she can make. She was secretary of state and was not going to badmouth her initiatives. It will be interesting. It seems like Hillary Clinton is so far ahead in the democratic race. Opposed to a Martin Omalley for example, a appointed, he is very much against it. She is in a tough spot. Yet, she has leeway. She can disappoint the liberal base on a certain number of things and still be the nominee. She has to decide where to take those shots. Reporter this is a factor in the president ial race, but also the senate race. You see people like mr. Portman and mr. Toomey is voting for the bill, they are both of her reelection on 2015 and this could come back to hurt them. Sen. Brown the only republican who voted against it was from north carolina. He is in a state that has been hit very hard, textiles, furniture. Nafta is not a very popular issue in you