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Im Suzanne Malveaux in the cnn newsroom. He wants longtime senator john kerry to replace Hillary Clinton. The formal announcement coming in the next hour at about 1 30 or so eastern. Well have that live. We asked americans how they feel about john kerry as secretary of state, but first, kerrys nomination hardly a surprise. People close to him already calling him mr. Secretary. Heres a little bit about him from kate bolduan. Thank you very much, mr. Secretary. Reporter his Senate Colleagues have joked about his ambition, what many regarded as the worstkept secret in washington, even in recent Senate Hearings john kerry sound like he was looking ahead to the future job and the anticipated battled over the state Department Budget with with congress. That must change and in the next session of the congress i hope it will. Reporter he wasnt the president s first choice. U. N. Ambassador susan rice took herself out of the running after republican backlash. It was unjustified to give the scen
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis 20 years after the first free elections were held in south africa, the country still a cold struggles with economic disparities. Freedomok titled after the rise of the postapartheid generation in democratic south africa post quote delves into africa delves into it. A professor and former dean at Johns Hopkins university has written widely on poverty and the working poor. Delighted to be here. Tavis i will jump to the text in a second. What do you make of south africa . It is a democracy and that matters. You can say that about every country you cant say that about every country to the north of them. It is a very troubled country but is a beacon of human rights and rule of law. How does a country divided by race also become divided by class . Did very well including a lot of black africans. New are by far and the ones. Those Class Divisions really matter now and it isnt just race anymore. Best of times and
Good evening, everyone. From newtown, connecticut, im Anderson Cooper back for a special edition of 360 tonight. This is the small town where this crime shocked the entire nation just one day ago. Police tonight are still combing through what they call every crack and crevice. Those are their words, of the Elementary School where a gunman shot 26 people, most of them 6 and 7yearolds. Theyre also at the home of the man identified as the shooter, trying to learn any clues they can about why he did what he did, why this school in particular. President obama will be here tomorrow visiting the families of the victims, the 20 kids and the six adults killed in the school. Also talking to First Responders and talking at a prayer vigil tomorrow evening. We are learning more about those young victims tonight, those 12 girls and eight little boys shot dead in their classrooms. Most of what were learning is from their parents who are sharing their grief very publicly tonight. Kyung, you were there
Good evening, everyone, from newtown, connecticut, im anderson cooper, back for a special edition of 360 tonight. Police are still combing through every crack and crevice, where the gunman shot and killed six and sevenyearolds. Theyre also at the home of the identified shooter, trying to learn any clues, whatever they can, why he did what he did, in particular. President obama will be here tomorrow visiting the families of the victims, the 20 kids, and six adults, also talking to First Responders. And talking at a prayer vigil tomorrow evening. And we are learning more about these young victims tonight. The 12 little girls, eight boys shot in the classrooms. Most of what we are learning is from their parents, publicly sharing their grief. You were there earlier when the father of Emilie Parker came out of his house and wanted to tell people. Wanted to talk to tv cameras, and just talk in a very human way about his daughter, about what she was like. About the life she lived. Reporter an