Loved. President bush and barbara bush and so i was very aware when george ran for president that, you know, that youre always going to be characterized in a way that you arent really. And so i dont think it was any big surprise to me. That doesnt make doesnt make it any less hurtful. But on the other hand, anyone in a leadership position of any sort knows youre going to be criticized and its hard. Thats absolutely true. Thats really the role of leadership. Its not about amassing power. Its taking some of those hits and continuing to do the work. Even when its painful. And sometimes unappreciated. Thats why its important for all of us to have a vision. As first spouses. If you have a vision, you know what youre passionate about and you know what direction youre going in, then all of the arrows and the spears and the criticisms, they just, they bounce off of you. Because you keep doing the work every day. Punched but you patch yourself up and go on. Its hard to do what you all are doing
For an exclusive live tour today, wednesday, december 11th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on this wednesday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning, everyone, im Savannah Guthrie alongside al roker and natalie morales. Heres a live shot. Tamron hall already inside Mariah Careys house. All i want for christmas is a couple of pairs of shoes from her closet. Do you think i can do it . Reporter yes. She considers herself the queen of christmas. Well talk about life as a princess, this theme, and ill get in the shoes closet. Tamron has permission. This isnt breaking in. Reporter shh. Well get to the top story. It is a remarkable story of Family Survival for two nights in the frigid nevada wilderness. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has the latest on the story. Good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning. The family is together, all here at the hospital in very good shape. Th
Frustration, but it would seem to be that Trayvon Martin overreacted to what he perceived to be something going on and he overreacted in a violent way. But is zimmerman out of the woods . This hour three congressman pressing the Justice Department to pursue a civil rights case against zimmerman. Attorney general eric holder says the investigation will continue. The Nuclear Options. Senate majority leader harry reid calls a bipartisan caucus tonight on his proposal to change the senate rules and block routine fiphi filibusters. During the four years that president obama has been president , hes already had 16 of his nominations filibustered. Great expectations. The worlds media plays the waiting game outside the London Hospital where Kate Middleton will give birth to britains newest heir to the throne, the prince or princess is due any day now. The reporters at least are more than ready. It is insanity. It is total, total insanity. Every time Something Like this happens we all go comple
House. Cokie roberts, to my left, is a familiar face. He is a political commentator for abc news and npr. She also writes a weekly syndicated column in newspapers around the country with her husband and my own professor, steven roberts. She is the author of two best selling books, the founding mothers, and the ladies of liberty. Next to cokie is Richard Norton smith, a scholar in residence at george mason university. He is one of the preeminent historians and is the former head of six National Moderates six national libraries. And most everything related to the presidency. He has published numerous books, including an uncommon man, and patriarch George Washington and the new american nation. Chrisa thompson is a historian who covers Michelle Obama. She writes about a broad range of not so famous people who do not require secret service protection. She began at the Washington Post in 2001 and reported from the newsrooms bureau and traveled the country to interview voters during the 2008
Subsequent effort, then i think you have done your job. I personally would not recommend, even though under certain understandings of law, assad is a legitimate military target if he exercises command and control of his military, i would personally not recommend targeting assad himself for a number of reasons, but including the fact that what is the president possibility going to be that we are only going to deter committal weapons use and exacts regime change at the bottom of a bomb . That would be not wise. Faysal, i am understanding we are on your time now. This is a red line line, and probably a real one this time. Jordan is in such deep economic trouble and already faces such a severe refugee crisis. The last i heard, not only is one of the camps the fourth largest operation area in the country, but they are building another one now modeled along those same lines in the north. The question of what a u. S. Strike would do, i suppose that depends on the scale and duration. If it doe