Tonight we welcome our two great the coauthors of wartime escapes and rescues. I have to say they had me in grade school. I was a fourthgrader when hollywood released the great escape starring James Mcqueen Steve Mcqueen and james garner and charles bronson, among others. All of the guys in my class fell in love with it. We would play at out at recess. Each one of us would take one of the roles. Of course all of us wanted to be mcqueen. He was the cooler one. I always was the one who got executed at the end of the movie. Of course the Queen Mcqueen survives. The movie was based on a true story. The film gave us a real life ending to this story. Only three of those men who escaped stayed escaped. And anothern pilots pilot from the netherlands, no americans. Escape was not often tried and when it was it did not succeed. When it did, it really was an inspiration. It was often hollywood stuff. This is the third time david has spoken here at the library. The last was a little less than a ye
I know will be a compelling presentation. These guys are money. As many of you know. We are so fortunate and privileged to be associated with them. Tonight we welcome our two guests. They had me in grade school. I was a fourthgrader when hollywood released the great ape starring James Mcqueen Steve Mcqueen and james garner and charles bronson, among others. All of the guys in my class fell in love with it. All of us wanted to be mcqueen. He survives. The movie was based on a true story. Only three of those men who escaped state escaped. Two norwegian pilots in another pilot from the netherlands. No americans. Escape was not often tried and when it was it did not succeed. When it day, it really was an inspiration. It was often hollywood staff. This is the third time david has spoken here at the library. The last was a little less than a year ago. Thank you so much for making the trip. These join us in welcoming both of them. [applause] good evening. Thank you for coming out. Looks like
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With us. Nice to see you. Its the today show theme. The theme is different today. Were happy because right now, were spending the day with our families. We taped this special Christmas Show for you. And so, in our way, were getting to share it with all of you. Merry christmas. A fun christmas for all of us. But a new little baby. New little baby. It makes it extra special, doesnt it . Its a cool morning. My baby is home from college. Exactly. We want to start with a check of the top stories. Morgan radford is on duty with those. Good morning and Merry Christmas to you. Christian s around the world today are observing the christmas holiday. A time of joy and of hope. In the holy land there are fewer visitors making the pilgrimage to the birthplace of jesus. Officials say recent clashes with palestinians and Israeli Security forces are now religious tourism down. But thankfully, so far, no reports of violence today. And at the vatican, pope francis used his Christmas Eve mass to defend t