Season is under way. If youre a chicken wing, this is your last chance to hide because tonight the defending champion new England Patriots hosted the kansas city chiefs. The patriots, you know, are a heavy favorite to win the super bowl again this year. The heaviest favorite since 2000. And the jets on the other hand, they have the longest odds to win for any team ever. The new york jets are 1,000 to 1 to win the super bowl. [ laughter ] if you want to win 1,000, all you have to do is take 1 and buy a scratchoff ticket. Dont bet on the jets. [ laughter ] of course this is an especially exciting time for fans here in los angeles. This year we have not just one but two teams to let us down. [ laughter ] the rams and the chargers. Its kind of funny. People here in l. A. , have any of you decided which team youre going to root for . Its kind of like the last episode of the bachelor. You narrow it down to two. And then maybe you pick one and five months later its over and youre like, what .
Season is under way. If youre a chicken wing, this is your last chance to hide because tonight the defending champion new England Patriots hosted the kansas city chiefs. The patriots, you know, are a heavy favorite to win the super bowl again this year. The heaviest favorite since 2000. And the jets on the other hand, they have the longest odds to win for any team ever. The new york jets are 1,000 to 1 to win the super bowl. [ laughter ] if you want to win 1,000, all you have to do is take 1 and buy a scratchoff ticket. Dont bet on the jets. [ laughter ] of course this is an especially exciting time for fans here in los angeles. This year we have not just one but two teams to let us down. [ laughter ] the rams and the chargers. Its kind of funny. People here in l. A. , have any of you decided which team youre going to root for . Its kind of like the last episode of the bachelor. You narrow it down to two. And then maybe you pick one and five months later its over and youre like, what .
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We honor and thank a legendary author, thomas j brokaw. Newsr of the nbc nightly and now nbc special correspondent. So many distinct guests are joining us to0 including many members of the nbc family. Meredith is right down front. Welcome. And we welcome our vice chair of the smithsonian region. [applause] in a dramatic shift from just a informationo, new and history is being disseminated through an evergrowing buried in fracture array of channels and media. Many of us find ourselves searching for clarity for fundamental questions that underpin our nation. It mean to the american and what is the american and what is story of him we are focused on bringing the nation together through a real understanding of our shared American History. Through fundamental american ideals and ideas. To create the most engaging, interesting, and inclusive that helpsstory people make sense of the present. As part of a 15 year reinvention, we open a new floor dedicated to the nation we build together one le
Welcome come a meredith. [applause] also welcome our vice chair. [applause] john in a dramatic shift from a few years ago, news, information , and history are being disseminated through an ever going come a very, fractured array of channels and media. Many of us find ourselves searching for clarity around the fundamental questions that underpin our nation. What does it mean to be american , and what is the story of america . At the National Museum, we are focused on bringing the nation together to a real understanding of our shared American History. We are exploring fundamental american ideals and ideas like of democracy, opportunity, and freedom to create the most engaging, interesting, and inclusive American History that helps people make sense of the present and shape a more humane future. Earlier this summer as part of ,he 15 year, 600 million reinvention of every facet of our work, we opened a new floor dedicated to the nation we built together one level above us. ,ur two key exhi