Mr. Edward davis. [applause] our next veteran is mr. Jack maroney. Served in the United States marine corps during world war ii above the uss enterprise. He manned the antitank aircraft guns for the attack against the uss enterprise. Please and gentlemen mr. Jack maroney. Served ind seller okinawa, nagasaki, and part of the marine second division. Materved as a pharmacist second class. [applause] retired air force chief. Fficer mr. J grok junior he listed in 1940. After arriving at his first station in a wahoo, hawaii, he was assigned to the transport station of the base. Onring the explosion december 7, he raced out of the barracks making his way to the boathouse. There he helped defend an b17 to land on the tarmac a proximately 1500 yards away from his location. [applause] our next world war ii veteran ay. This ms. M her first assignment was to march in a ticker parade behind parade in her new uniform. She had intense 12 week Training Course to determine where she was needed. Serving
Video competition is under way. Open to all middle and High School Students to create a five to sevenminute documentary on the theme the three branches and you county showing how a policy by the legislative executive or Judicial Branch of the government has affected you or your community. Theres 2 hu00 cash prizes totag 100,000. Go to studentcam. Org. At the white house today president obama held a News Conference to answer questions about the republican takeover of the u. S. Senate and republican gains in the house of representatives. Heres a bit of what the president had to say. Obviously republicans had a good night, and they deserve credit for running good campaigns. Beyond that ill leave it to all of you and the professional pundits to pick through yesterdays results. What stands out to me, though, is that the American People sent a message, one that theyve sent for several elections now. They expect the people they elect to work as hard as they do. They expect us to focus on thei
About James Madisons role in the creation of the constitution. He also explores madisons arguments in the the federalist papers papers he published with Alexander Hamilton and john jay. St. Johns college in annapolis hosted this event. It is 90 minutes. I am chris nelson, the president of st. Johns college. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the college for this issues Forum Sponsored by the friends of st. Johns. We have a rich tradition at the college of encouraging Lifelong Learning and inviting our friends, neighbors, and Wider Community to join us for programs such as todays lecture. We gather as fellow learners to seek an understanding of enduring and challenging questions. For the past two decades, the Great Issues Forum has brought the campus noted thinkers. Elliot richardson, the former attorney general, known as a hero of watergate. David gergen and retired associate justice of the Supreme Court sandra day oconnor. Tennis icon and humanitarian arthur ashe. Thomas king, govern
Great issues forum has brought the campus noted thinkers. Elliot richardson, the former attorney general, known as a hero of watergate. David gergen, a retired associate justice of the Supreme Court sandra day oconnor. Tennis icon and humanitarian arthur ashe. Governor of new jersey and chairman of the 9 11 commission. So jack, you have got to live got a lot to live up to. Today i had the privilege of introducing our speaker jack rakove. An exceptional student and teacher of history, a Pulitzer Prizewinning author. He will share his insights on James Madisons ticklish experiment at constitution making. Will prompt us to question and reflect on the concept of polity, something we cherish at st. Johns. Is is the one you the William Robertson professor. At Stanford University where he has taught since 1980. He is also taught at Colgate University from 1975 to 1980 and has been a visiting professor at nyus school of law. He is a visionary scholar and author. His book, original meanings, po
And the 38. Police are asking anyone who rides muni and recognizes that guy to alert the driver or call the police. At this point, has the suspect there been violent in any way . Good question. That was one of the questions i had for the police. They say so far, hes used tricks to take what he wants, not even using force or yanking those purses to get them away from the victims. They say thats why they are classifying these as pickpocketing. Police caution anyone who spots him to not try to be a hero and stop him. If you do see him, they say call police or alert the driver. Christien kafton in our newsroom tonight, thank you. Now to some developing news in newark, where a man with a 1 yearold baby is involved in a Police Standoff at this hour. We have learned the man is a Domestic Violence suspect. Police say they do not believe he is armed. He has been holed up in an apartment on sycamore street since this morning. A witness told us he was being served papers when he shut the door on