Distinguished roster of speakers. Before we begin his remarks, i would like you all to please put your phones on silent. Back in the day, we used to tell them tell you to turn them off. We would like you to put them on silent, because we would like you to live tweet this event. We can follow that online. We would also like to take a moment while you are silencing your phones and turning off other potentially distracting devices to introduce our table. We would like you to hold your applause until after the full head table is introduced. Then you can corrupt and applause. Erupt inou can applause. We have mark heller, a reporter. Paul marion, senior white house correspondent. Ellerman. Ms. Rich. Philip. Stephen cianci. Have that the preacher martin. We have betsy. Speaker for aour moment, we have abby livingston. Hinton tamara hinton, the head member that organized todays luncheon. We have the two medications director for the u. S. Department of agriculture. , and finally mr. Durkin. Tha
Been exhumed for todays luncheon. We are pleased to have secretary of agriculture sonny perdue, we welcome him for the first time to the press club joining our distinguished century long roster of speakers. Remarks, iegin his would like you all to please put your phones on silent. Back in the day we would say turn them off, we want them on silent now so you can live tweet live npc is nbc live. We would also like to take a moment while you are silencing your phones and turning off other potentially a fiscal tory or distracting devices to introduce our head table. We would like you to hold your applause until after the full head table is introduced and then you can erupt in applause. Starting from my left and youre right, mark heller. He is an agricultural reporter. Marion, senior White House Correspondent at and lex white house watch. Tamara holleran, washington correspondent at the atlanta journalconstitution. Rich, the Deputy Communications director for secretary perdue. Stevens anste
A brawl in the florida mall a child in a stroller caught right in the middle. New unwrapped toys, that would make their way to the Salvation Army headquarters ers to get back, stacked, sorted, sent to children in need. Todays morning minute is sponsored by pedestrian medicine abe ransom Cancer Center. The number one Cancer Center in the region. Of course our joy of sharing toyfest is a wrap. We collected around 6,000 toys last year and still counting up yesterdays toys, but i do think we beat that number. Katie i know were you off yesterday. But you and the girls showed up over the weekends i saw on twitter to donate your toys, so a team effort for a lot of people at cbs3. Not just among our staff but also of course across the ellen tire delaware valley, really nice moment for us, too , as a family, because youre teaching the whole spirit of giving, and sharing, and what that is all about. But at the same time, making a difference hopefully in the life of a child. Great event. It is on
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