Hello, and welcome to the kansas city public library. I am director of public affairs. I want to thank you in joining us for the latest iteration of our hail to the chief lecture series, cochaired by our partners at the Truman Library institute, the Foundation Arm of the Harry S Truman president ial library and museum in independence. As many of you know, we here at the library just love to do programs commemorating anniversaries, and such is the case tonight. 40 years ago, well, technically, 39 years and 363 days ago, but work with me on this, gerald ford became the first, and to date the only, unelected president of the United States. At outcome that would have been beyond conception just two years earlier, when Richard Nixon was cruising to his landslide victory over george mcgovern. To tell us more about that and the administration that ensued, we have brought back for the third time dr. John robert greene, but you can call him bob, who, among many claims to fame, ranks as the firs
Search for flight 8501. Authorities consider the red box on your screen the most probable area for the wreckage. It is 1,575 square nautical miles or twice the size of lux luxemborg. Lets go to indonesia and david joins us now. David, a lot to get to first, but the Victim Recovery and identification process. More remains have been identified. What can you tell us . Reporter an absolutely heart breaking afternoon here in surabaya outside the Crisis Center and police hospital. A short time ago, three additional victims of the crash of flight 8501 were identified here. Let me read their names. Grace herbert. Kevin alexander. The third is haider. She was one of the flight attendants on the flight. The first crew member from the airasia that has been identified. I had the chance earlier this morning, a few hours ago before the identification to sit down with her parents, her mother and father in their hotel. As they were waiting this agonizing long wait. Six days after the plane took off. F
It is friday january 2nd. Up first, the passing of former governor mario cuomo. The father of the Current Governor and our friend cnn new day anchor chris cuomo. Mario cuomo died of Heart Failure at the age of 82. He served three terms as governor of new york passing away hours after his son andrew is inaugurated for a second term. Senior cuomo was a political icon in his day for a decade. He was the soul of the democratic party. Best known for soaring fiery speeches. More from cnns wolf blitzer. Reporter new york governor mario cuomo burst on the National Political stage with the keynote address at the 1984 Democratic National convention. We proclaim as loudly as we can the utter insanity of Nuclear Proliferation and needs for Nuclear Freeze if only to affirm the truth that peace is better than war because life is better than death. Reporter it was so powerful so well delivered, that it rocketed cuomo to instant political fame. His political appearance led some faithful to wonder if c
Two years ago, Heidi Rohwer was injured in a car crash that killed her mother. After setbacks, pain and uncertainty, amputation has helped her see the bright side again.
When the Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments for and against the ubiquitous use of liability waivers by ski resorts in February, the warnings about a fall out from a decision that weakened waivers were dire. The state’s.