Will the Vice President ial teller please collect the ballots from the electors hammon . The electoral votes of North Carolina have been passed on this, the 17th day of december, 2012, through the republican electors, and the result is as follows. Votes cast in the name of paul ryan. Thank you. With secretary marshall please bring forth the certificates to vote. Each elector or will have to sign six copies. I believe we are going to sign one copy, and if at the end the electors will remain seated, we will sign the other five copies. The electors having signed a certificate of the vote, at this point i would like to thank the staff of the state capital, the secretary of States Office, and the North Carolina republicans staff as well as the North Carolina Republican Party as well as the voters of North Carolina for helping make this meeting of the Electoral College of success. If there is no further business to come before us, i wish to recognize dodi allen for the purpose of making a mo
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Behind it today, thursday january 31, 2013. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Im savannah guthrie. Im matt lauer. We didnt have anywhere near the weather they had in the south. Here in the north, it was howling last night. The wind and rain were crazy. Some intense downpours and whipping winds. We will have more on this weather system with al in a couple minutes. Now to newdown, connecticut where it was an emotional scene last night. Parents of the young victims spoke out at meeting on gun violence. We will hear from some of them and also from capitol hill coming up. On a much different note. Remember when the blackberry was the cool device to have. After years of falling behind the iphone and the droid, blackberry is unveiling two new smartphones, including the ones we have here. A lot of reviews of these good but people are asking whether this can be cool enough to get blackberry into the smartphone game. We have the companys ceo live and will ask hi
This is bbc news im simon mccoy. The headlines at 2pm brexit trade negotiations enter their final stage in brussels ahead of a crucial call at 4pm between the Prime Minister and the European Council president this afternoon. He was very downbeat. I would say he was very gloomy. A deal can be done. Final preparations are under way with the first Covid Vaccine jabs to be administered in the uk tomorrow. Hashem abedi brother of the Manchester Arena bomber admits his involvement in the conspiracy for the first time. The days of snowball fights and snowmen could be over for much of the uk by the end of the century according to the latest met Office Research. Cheering applause and hes made it. Leeds rhinos Kevin Sinfield completes seven marathons in seven
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