He won 19 of the popular vote, the largest vote for an independent candidate since Theodore Roosevelt. He ran his second independent campaign in 1996 and tonight he is our focus on the contenders. Thanks for being with us. We are doing this series is a way to look at American History through the lens of president ial candidates who fail to reach the white house but had an impact on American History. Ross perot is our final choice of 14 people we are profiling in the series. Douglas brinkley joins us. As a person who has done a number of biographies on 20th century figures, what interested you about ross perot . Brinkley he had the pioneer spirit. He harks back to people like henry ford or thomas edison. He is not politics as usual. He really cares about the country. Patriotism has become kind of a cheap word to talk about. Ross perot was really a super patriot. He was less interested in money and politics than he was from doing what was right for the country. This comes out of his Nava
This as her son fights his own extradition. Why he could remain in mexico for months. And prepping for a party with an increased eye on security, the world gets set to celebrate the arrival of a new year. Today thursday, december 31, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Its new years eve morning. Im alongside craig melvin, who is in for matt. Isnt this the day morning show anchors fear the most, we have to stay up until midnight . You wont be staying up until midnight. Im going to try. I cant believe 2015 flew by like that. It did. Later in the show well tell you how to say goodbye to 2015 in style. We want to start with our top story, a breaking one. Bill cosby was arraigned on a Sexual Assault charge. His attorney calls the charge unjustify. Well talk to her and the woman representing more than 20 accusers. Stephanie gosk, we go to you. The District Attorney was racing aga
Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Its new years eve morning. Im alongside craig melvin, who is in for matt. Isnt this the day morning show anchors fear the most, we have you wont be staying up until midnight. Im going to try. I cant believe 2015 flew by like that. It did. Later in the show well tell you how to say goodbye to 2015 in style. We want to start with our top story, a breaking one. Bill cosby was arraigned on a Sexual Assault charge. His attorney calls the charge unjustify. Well talk to her and the woman representing more than 20 accusers. The District Attorney was racing against the clock to beat the statute of limitations. He said it was cosby as own word that triggered the reopening of the case and led to a stunning the 78yearold bill cosby, carrying a cane and stumbling his way into a small pennsylvania courtroom to face felony charges of aggravated felony assault
Today, thursday, december 31st, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Its new years eve morning. Im Savannah Guthrie alongside craig melvin, alongside matt. This is the nigig we fear the most. We have to stay up until midnight. Im going try. I cant believehat 2015 flew by like that. Later in the show, well tell you how to say goodbye to 2015 in style. Our top story is a breaking one. The criminal case against bill cosby after the legendary actor and comedian was arrrrgned on a sex assault charge. His attorney calls the charge unjustifies. Well talk to her and the attorney who represents a dozen cosby accusers. First, lets get the latest from good morning, savannah. The prosecutor was racing against the clock to beat an expiring statute of limitations. He said it was cosbys own words from a 2005 deposition that triggered the reopening of this case and led to a stunning announ
Security, the world gets set to celebrate the arrival of a new year. Today, thursday, december 31st, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Its new years eve morning. Im Savannah Guthrie alongside craig melvin, alongside matt. This is the night we fear the most. We have to stay up until midnight. Im going try. I cant believe that 2015 flew by like that. Later in the show, well tell you how to say goodbye to 2015 in style. Our top story is a breaking one. The criminal case against bill cosby after the legendary actor and comedian was arraigned on a sex assault charge. His attorney calls the charge unjustifies. Attorney who represents a dozen cosby accusers. First, lets get the latest from Stephanie Gosk in pennsylvania. Good morning, savannah. The prosecutor was racing against the clock to beat an expiring statute of limitations. He said it was cosbys own words from a 2005 dep