Maybe back but probably ahead, im the Legal Affairs correspondent for National Public radio. If you dont know who these people are in detail, look it up. [laughter] we have to five minutes and were big talkers. This is the former he acted for a long time. Emily chief Legal Correspondent for cbs news and the solicitor general for the United States for four years. And before that, the deputy solicitor general so he was there a long time in both of these guys are often and they went a lot and they lose occasionally. But theyre both very good advocates and im going to start by talking about news. And theres two cases up for the Supreme Court pending, waiting for justice to say what you want to do with them. One is from the d. C. Circuit in the d. C. Circuit ruled when Congress Asked for information in this case President Trumps Accounting Firm related to whether or not they wanted to pass legislation that would require the disclosure of a president taxes. The d. C. Circuit said yes you hav
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Senator George Mitchell was president of the club and we had 288 members. They were all the rage. And the world war ii memorial dedicated, and Major League Baseball returned to washington as though washington nationals. For 15 years and David Rubenstein is back. David as we all know is cofounder and coexecutive chairman of the karloff group and chairman of the board. And the performing arts, a Strong Institution at the council on foreign relations. And engaged in many many other philanthropic activities. The patriotic philanthropy, generous financing, great historical landmarks, including the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial. The us marine corps. And monticello, and the arlington house. And purchased rare copies of historic documents like the declaration of independence, the emancipation proclamation, and magna carta to ensure they are publicly displayed at the smithsonian and national archives. At the Economic Club, the insightful revealing and entertaining interview were, at
Program forupt this an nbc news special report. Here is guerra godley. Good afternoon. We have a late and truly sensational report coming in from east germany in a News Conference which ended just a few minutes ago in east berlin. Government officials announced east germanys border open with west germany. The official statement says east german citizens have the right across from east germany into west germany. Up to now, of the thousands, tens of thousands of east germans going west have had to pass through other communist nations, most of them passing through czechoslovakia. Now they have the right to go directly to west germany. Dennis murphy is in berlin right now and has been following the events. What more do you know about this startling decision . Truly astonishing in a series of events that have happened the last few days and hours. In the last five minutes on television here in west berlin and the east, the germans east and west, speaking for the that is no longer necessary.
Germany. In a News Conference which ended just a few minutes ago in east berlin, government officials have announced communist east germany have announced their border open with west germany. East german citizens now have the right to cross directly from east germany into west germany. Up to now, as you know, the thousands, tens of thousands of east germans going west have had to pass through other communist east bloc nations, most of them passing through czechoslovakia. But as of right now according to the official statement just concluded, they have the right to go directly to west germany. Nbc correspondent Dennis Murphy is in berlin right now and has been following the events. The News Conference on television. Dennis, what more do you know about this startling decision . Dennis it is truly astonishing. In a series of events that have happened the last few days and hours. Literally in the last five minutes on television here in west berlin and also in the east, the germans east and