Good morning and welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. I am the president of the National Press club and the managing editor. This morning, we have a special headline event featuring diane foley, the minor a mother of journalist james foley was murdered by isis and 2013. We will have a panel of experts discussing how to address important issues. As we all know, unfortunately, this is in dire need now as journalists remain in harms way around the world. The National Press club is actively working with the wall street journal release the reporter who is being unjustly detained in a russian prison. They continue to advocate for the release of the captive there for more than 11 years. We have a usually active press team here works tirelessly to promote the freedom of the press here and abroad. Today, we are also aware that over 11 journalists and counting have already been killed or lost as casualties and the israelhamas war over the past nine days. We are mourn
Good morning and welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. I am the president of the National Press club and the managing editor. This morning, we have a special headline event featuring diane foley, the minor a mother of journalist james foley was murdered by isis and 2013. We will have a panel of experts discussing how to address important issues. As we all know, unfortunately, this is in dire need now as journalists remain in harms way around the world. The National Press club is actively working with the wall street journal release the reporter who is being unjustly detained in a russian prison. They continue to advocate for the release of the captive there for more than 11 years. We have a usually active press team here works tirelessly to promote the freedom of the press here and abroad. Today, we are also aware that over 11 journalists and counting have already been killed or lost as casualties and the israelhamas war over the past nine days. We are mourn
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Good evening. As we begin tonight it was a day of high drama in the George Zimmerman trial, Closing Arguments and prosecutors gave it all they had, trying to convince a jury of six people that zimmerman is guilty of murder or manslaughter in the death of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman normally stoic finally showed a silent reaction. Abcs matt gutman was there. Reporter it was a Closing Argument laden with emotion. A teenager is dead. He is dead through no fault of his own. He is dead because another man made assumptions. Reporter and theatrics. Oh, hes skipping away. La, la, la. Thats what hes claiming. Reporter prosecutor bernie de la rionda had George Zimmerman credibility in the cross hairs, suggesting he lied that night. Why is he able to yell if the defendant claims the victim was how is he going to talk . Or is he lying about that . Reporter de la rionda using power points. This foam mannequin and zimmermans own words to try to convince the jury that zimmerman murdered Trayvon Martin
Love for each other, for neighbors and for our fellow americans. Dr. Kings faith and his love for humanity led him and so many other heroes to courageously stand up for civil rights of africanamericans. Today we celebrate dr. King for standing up for the selfevident truth americans hold so dear, that no matter what the color of our skin or the place of our birth we are all created equal by god. So thats what he said today in front of the cdroms. But remember behind the cameras this is what the president just said yesterday. And i quote, why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here . Kind of make your skin crawl to hear him talk about dr. Martin luther kings values. And more than that, it whitewashes dr. King. His message is just as powerful today as it it was 50 years ago. And its not about some warm and fuzzy combaya america. And i quote, loose and easy language about equality, resonant resolutions about brotherhood fall pleasantly on the ear. But for the negro