if you wanted to go to harvard or yale, you had to be at the top of your class. they demanded greatness from their students. if you wanted to walk the runway at fashion shows and have your face placerred on magazines and billboards, you had to be in tip top shape. stunning enough to make somebody stop in their track. if you wanted to run nasa, ibm or exxon you had to be the best in the business. they demanded greatness from their employees and that demand formed generations of excellence. the weak were weeded out. the strong were rewarded with money and status and a sense of fulfillment. our society doesn t have standards anymore. everybody gets a trophy. you re not allowed to judge anybody. nothing s taboo. the people we revered yesterday are despised today. weakness is rewarded and strength is punished. we traded excellence and achievement for diversity and inclusion. it s happening all across the country. in new york, the nypd s neutering the physical fitness test. they ar
joked out communism in korea a crawled through the jungles in vietnam and battled in the hot sands in the middle east. greatness was everywhere in america because greatness was rewarded. if you wanted to go to harvard or yale, you had to be at the top of your class. they demanded greatness from their students. if you wanted to walk the runway at fashion shows and have your face plastered on magazines and billboards you had to be in at this point top shave. not enough to make somebody stop in their track. if you wanted to run nasa, ibm or exxon you had to be the best in the business. they demanded greatness from their employees and that demand formed generations of excellence. the weak were weeded out. the strong were rewarded with money and status and a sense of fulfillment in our society doesn t have standards anymore. everybody gets a trophy. not allowed to judge anybody. nothing is taboo. the people we revered yesterday are despised today. weakness is rewarded and strength
even. all of the flooding blocking this major highway behind me. we did what we had to do. i wouldn t have changed anything. i lost my boat, everything i had, but saved three guys, it s worth it. can we get some help around here? would that be too much to ask? live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is monday october 3rd, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. on the east coast. five days after hurricane ian slammed into florida. at least 76 people have lost their lives. and entire communes have been wiped out. in some of the worst hit areas, workers have not only trying to find signs of life beneath the rubble, they re helping those who have lost their entire livel livelihoods. the loss is so great places like fort myers may never return to what they were. there are a lot of people with no homes to return to now or in the future. they ll be eligible for individual assistance. we re still in the search and recovery assistance. and then begins the pr
A moment of brilliant improvisation in a 2 0 win over crystal palace, to help his side move up to third in the Premier League. If youve overindulged during the festive period, have you decided to turn over a new leaf for the new year . It will be a short one, for one month i will try and do some yoga every day . Every day. Ill be discussing why we make resolutions and what we can do to make sure we stick to them. And matt has the weather. Good morning. If one of your resolutions is to get more exercise, why not embrace the Great Outdoors this bank holiday . It is cold and quite icy today, but plenty of sunshine around. The full forecast, coming up. Good morning. Thanks for being with us on this First Bank Holiday of 2017. First, our main story. Rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2 . Public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long suffering rail passengers. But the
A moment of brilliant improvisation in a 2 0 win over crystal palace, to help his side move up to third in the Premier League. If youve overindulged during the festive period, have you decided to turn over a new leaf for the new year . It will be a short one, for one month i will try and do some yoga every day . Every day. Ill be discussing why we make resolutions and what we can do to make sure we stick to them. And matt has the weather. Good morning. If one of your resolutions is to get more exercise, why not embrace the Great Outdoors this bank holiday . It is cold and quite icy today, but plenty of sunshine around. The full forecast, coming up. Good morning. Thanks for being with us on this First Bank Holiday of 2017. First, our main story. Rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2 . Public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long suffering rail passengers. But the