Of severe storms tear through the mid we have. Here at home, were about to get our first taste of summer with a chance for temperatures in record territory. And later, the worst first day ever . Guardians of galaxy volume two ended with lawsuit for one apparently incompatible couple. Good day at 9a starts now. All right. Taking you for spin for the next two hours here on good day dc. It is 9 01 on this wednesday may 17th. Im maureen umeh alongside allison seymour, holly morris and steve chenevey. Wisdom has the morning off. The big reveal. We are counting down the days until next weeks first zip trip of the Summer Season and all morning long weve been sharing where were going to be headed this morning. Weve already revealed a few. Weve got quite a few more to go, though, and it looks like well be putting in the miles this tucker has first check of the forecast. Steve i think well get awfully close. Forecasting a high of 93 and the record for the day goes back to 1974. Its 92. Well be r
Lateral nature some would say the tension built into the american governmental system. They are back hammer. Meaning two rooms. And thats what we have here in the building. One of the interesting things about the inside of the building, is it was planned before the invention of plumbing and electricity. Before our government headed far off to be so complex with many Standing Committees and agencies. So this state house was planned with very few committee rooms. Very Little Office space. Its really a large ceremony shell for the legislative purpose. The major rooms are the lobby were in, the library behind us, and the house of for the house of representatives. And the senate chambers. Originally, there was almost nothing else. Behind me is john calhoun. Who is the many people would say the philosophical father of the success movement. The most prominent spokesman for southern Political Sentiment in the 1850s. The symbolism of this building really begins with the laying of the corner sto
Lateral nature some would say the tension built into the american governmental system. They are back hammer. Meaning two rooms. And thats what we have here in the building. One of the interesting things about the inside of the building, is it was planned before the invention of plumbing and electricity. Before our government headed far off to be so complex with many Standing Committees and agencies. So this state house was planned with very few committee rooms. Very Little Office space. Its really a large ceremony shell for the legislative purpose. The major rooms are the lobby were in, the library behind us, and the house of for the house of representatives. And the senate chambers. Originally, there was almost nothing else. Behind me is john calhoun. Who is the many people would say the philosophical father of the success movement. The most prominent spokesman for southern Political Sentiment in the 1850s. The symbolism of this building really begins with the laying of the corner sto
Lateral nature some would say the tension built into the american governmental system. They are back hammer. Meaning two rooms. And thats what we have here in the building. One of the interesting things about the inside of the building, is it was planned before the invention of plumbing and electricity. Before our government headed far off to be so complex with many Standing Committees and agencies. So this state house was planned with very few committee rooms. Very Little Office space. Its really a large ceremony shell for the legislative purpose. The major rooms are the lobby were in, the library behind us, and the house of for the house of representatives. And the senate chambers. Originally, there was almost nothing else. Behind me is john calhoun. Who is the many people would say the philosophical father of the success movement. The most prominent spokesman for southern Political Sentiment in the 1850s. The symbolism of this building really begins with the laying of the corner sto
Then i just do it all day long. I have a network of friends out there that im in touch with. Tom from the New York Times and we have changes exchanges back and forth and chuck todd and i talk a lot. He is the moderator of meet the press and our political dress it director in washington and other folks as well. We are not a very large group. The old political journalist and we like to stay in touch with each other. Why arent you on the letterman show . I dont know whats going to happen. Dave and i have been close for a long time and he is kept us very tight. I was on his first show when he went to cvs and we have been talking back and forth about a couple of things. I did send him an email today saying david, tonight tonight all the eyes of america will be on you the departure of an icon and im so proud to have been your friend. If you screw this up i will never talk to you again. [applause] tom brokaw perhaps its odd for me to be speaking to an icon of journalism breaking a journalisti