In a very personal way. Hes authored 12 books. Im incompetent to properly introduce bill moyers theres simply not enough time. Before a studio audience a man known for his modesty and his reluctance to talk about himself, agreed to sit down with me for a conversation i shall never forget. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Bill moyers. upbeat music audience applause it started in marshall, texas but it started before you were a journalist. Something unusual occurred in marshall that taught you about this america. You were the son of one of the poorest people in town anywhere else, in any other time, you wouldnt have had much of a shot. How did it happen that a poor boy got the shot you got . I was the beneficiary of affirmative action for poor, white southern boys. If you studied hard, worked hard, moved around town, met people, there were men particularly men in the town who would say, hes a comer lets help him. Hes a poor boy lets help him. So the rodeo club gave me a scholarship, the City Co
In a very personal way. Hes authored 12 books. Im incompetent to properly introduce bill moyers theres simply not enough time. Before a studio audience a man known for his modesty and his reluctance to talk about himself, agreed to sit down with me for a conversation i shall never forget. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Bill moyers. upbeat music audience applause it started in marshall, texas but it started before you were a journalist. Something unusual occurred in marshall that taught you about this america. You were the son of one of the poorest people in town anywhere else, in any other time, you wouldnt have had much of a shot. How did it happen that a poor boy got the shot you got . I was the beneficiary of affirmative action for poor, white southern boys. If you studied hard, worked hard, moved around town, met people, there were men particularly men in the town who would say, hes a comer lets help him. Hes a poor boy lets help him. So the rodeo club gave me a scholarship, the City Co
Moving coming to the demonstration instead of going to work and educating your students . Well, those teachers were not shy as pushing right back. When this argument comes up, that teachers should be in the classroom and not out here protesting, what do you say to somebody who has a problem with what youre doing . Its important for everyone to realize that teachers are a tremendously dedicated group of people we teach children to make important decisions. By being here, were modelling that. I struggled up until last night with my decision. Im really glad i came out. Reporter you decided to come because i could, and if i didnt come, who was going to come . Theyre role models at the end of the day to the reporter they wont get to see them to today. No, but their absence shows just as much. Reporter as you well know, there are a lot of other opinions on line right now that are the stark contrast to what you just heard. We should also tell you that this was far from the only protest going
You decided to come, i decided to come because i could. And if i didnt come, who was going to come . Theyre role models at the end of the day to the kids because they see them the most. Specific engagement and to have full support on. Reporter they dont get to see them today no, but their absence shows just as much of one of the founding members represents the many associates. Reporter what happened today was that this was not the only protest in dc. Over at the white house, there was a group of about 40 organizations all with differing agendas but gathered together to speak out what they said was the trump administrations policies on choice, claiming that the administration has enacted policies that have gagged people from talking about abortion and in their words, now putting the administration responsible for what they expect to be somewhere in the neighborhood of unwanted pregnancies in the united states. Now, back here, live now, well tell you this gone a lot further than what wer
Jump to conclusions about this violent arrest. Reporter this dramatic cell phone video shows the Vallejo Police officer struggling with the man as he tried to take him into custody. The officer is thing punching the man in the head, striking him several times with either a baton or flashlight. The crowd is gathering around and some questioning the officers use of force. Reporter at one point the original arresting officer pulls out his gun and pointed in the direction of the onlookers before he reholsters his weapon, and this controversial arrest played out in the middle of the fairgrounds drive near the valero gas station friday afternoon, and two clerks called 911 because the man was threatening them, and he became irate after his credit card was declined. His actions is what made me feel very uncomfortable. His eyes were as big as golf balls, and his mannerisms that he was using, and putting up Three Fingers like he was trying to make something rise from the ground like a magician.