Stand. [applause] so get your knees and your legs ready for standing. Now, we are moments away from the president of the United States speaking to you, the heritage people and the american people. And to do that in the spirit of Great American music, please turn your attention to the friends,tage, with our. [applause] [battle hymn of the republic playing] [piano music] ladies and gentlemen we will begin this event with a special tribute to our great nation. Please rise. [flag ceremony] please welcome to the stage a member of the heritage team, for they singing of the National Anthem are. [applause] o say, can you see . Light, whats early so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched . Were so gallantly streaming. Red glareckets the bombs bursting in air through the night, that our flag was still there o say does that starspangled banner yet wave . Free, andand of the the home of the brave
[applause] thank you are coming. Its my pleasure to introduce to you, commissioner michael bueller. He was appointed to the Security Commission by president obama and is sworn in an august 2013. He was delegated by President Trump to be in german in that capacity from january 23rd of this year to may 4th. His term expires in june 2018. Previously, dr. Pirowar worked at the sec in the office of Economic Analysis with the division of economic and risk analysis as an academic scholar from iowa state university. He was a professor of finance at iowa state university, earned a ba in Foreign Service in International Politics that can take an from georgetown and phd from penn state. Today we are not going to have a set presentation, but instead a formal question and answer format. Im going to ask mr. Pirowar a number of questions and then we will open it up to the audience so you all can participate in the discussion. Commissioner pirowar come with the new chairman of the securities and Excha
Plus, Vice President joe biden goes under cover in study or die. Got the moves. Are you ready, mr. Vice president . Lets rock n roll, man. Early today starts right now. Its good to be with you. Im frances rivera. Im ayman mohyeldin. The eastern seaboard is on high alert as Hurricane Matthew the strongest storm in years closes in on the u. S. Overnight, the eye of the storm made landfall in eastern cuba with its strength in tact, a category 4, winds reaching up to 140 miles per hour. Eight deaths have been tolled so far. This after it tore through haiti, flooding streets, flattening homes in what could be the worst crisis to hit the nation since the deadly earthquake in 2010. Each hour, matthew is creating impacts on the eastern seaboard. Officials are taking zero chances. A state of emergency is in effect from florida to the carolinas. Evacuations are underway. South carolina, calling for a complete coastal shutdown. Our goal is to make sure you basically get 100 miles away from the co
Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. A state of emergency has been declared in South Carolina where officials right now are taking steps to begin evacuating coastal towns and communities, as the likelihood grows tonight that Hurricane Matthew will make landfall still as a powerful hurricane along the carolina coast plans call for the evacuation of a Million People there, starting tomorrow with residents to be sent a hundred miles inland. Meantime, the death toll has risen to at least eight in the caribbean. The category 4 storm has caused widespread damage in the southwest tip of haiti, where it hit this morning. And tonight, with computer models predicting a u. S. Landfall, people from florida to the carolinas are stocking up and preparing for the worst. We begin our coverage with nbcs matthew. Tonight, this is the scramble along the eastern seaboard. Im preparing, buying rain gear and fla
Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. A state of emergency has been declared in South Carolina where officials right now are taking steps to begin evacuating coastal towns and communities, as the likelihood grows tonight that Hurricane Matthew will make landfall still as a powerful hurricane along the carolina coa a Million People there, starting tomorrow with residents to be sent a hundred miles inland. Meantime, the death toll has risen to at least eight in the caribbean. The category 4 storm has caused widespread damage in the southwest tip of haiti, where it hit this morning. And tonight, with computer models predicting a u. S. Landfall, people from florida to the carolinas are stocking up and preparing for the worst. We begin our coverage with nbcs matthew. Tonight, this is the scramble along the eastern seaboard. Im preparing, buying rain gear and flashlights. I came to pick up a gener