Election 1976, a look towards the conventions. Your host is political analyst richards gammon. Richard this is Richard Scammon. With me here in our studios in washington, stephen hess of the brookings institution. This morning we are going to try and talk with you about the end of the primary season. The beginning of the preconvention caucus and maneuver and discussion and trying to get together various factions of the groups each to produce a candidate for Vice President in the fall. Backpose, when one looks at the primary season that began in february, closed on june 8 in california. As one looks back. There are two things that stand out. Jimmy carter, and the closeness of the Republican Campaign for the nomination. Steve, how would you evaluate this phenomenon. Heres governor of a middle sized state in the south and pretty well a sword of nomination as the first southerner since the civil war. How did he do it . Stephen it is a phenomenon, an incredible performance for who is that u
Election 1976, a look toward the conventions. Your host is political in o analyst richard scanlon. Nan. His is richard scam with us is stephen hess. This morning we will try to talk the end of the primary season. The beginning of the preconvention caucus and trying to get together various factions to produce a candidate for president and Vice President in the fall. I suppose when one looks back on , there arey season two things really that stand out. The first is the rise of jimmy carter. Of second is the closeness the Republican Campaign for the nomination. Thisould you evaluate carter phenomenon. He was governor of a middle size state in the south. Pretty well assured the nomination as the first since the severacivil war. , ane this is a phenomenon incredible performance. He had only been governor for one term in a middle sized southern state. You might say one lesson we learned is it helps if you are to havefor president that as your fulltime job and not be encumbered by other dutie
Election 1976, a look toward the conventions. Your host is political analyst Richard Scammon. Richard this is Richard Scammon. With me here in our studios in washington, stephen hess of the brookings institution. This morning we are going to try and talk with you about the end of the primary season. The beginning of the preconvention caucus and maneuver and discussion and trying to get together various factions to produce a candidate for president and Vice President in the fall. I suppose really when one looks back on this primary season that newn back in february in hampshire, closed down in california and ohio and new jersey, as one looks back, there are two things really that stand out. The first is the rise of jimmy carter. The second, the closeness of the Republican Campaign for the nomination. Steve, how would you evaluate this carter phenomenon . Here is a man who was governor of a middle size state in the south. Pretty well assured the nomination, pretty well assured the nomina
Move comes one month after the cities top prosecutor, was slapped with a record fine for ethics violations, good afternoon, im rahel solomon. Im jim donovan. Man tasha brownies live outside d. A. s office in center sit the which more on why, williams will not seek a good term, good afternoon, natasha. Reporter good afternoon, jim. Not a resignation as many had speculatedd, this may be, but certainly an apology, from d. A. Seth williams, a decision he says is necessary at this time. During my tenure, i have made regrettable mistakes in my personal life, and, personal financial life, that casts an unnecessary shadow over the District Attorneys office. Reporter somewhat abrupt announcement from district tern seth williams, he will not the run for, reelection admitting he has brought shame to the office. Williams faced ethics Violations Including failure to report 160,500 in gifts and income. He was ordered to pay 62,000 fine, last who, by the philadelphia board of ethics. The largest fine
Bus nearly hit by a speeding suv. Police are asking for your help to track down that driver this morning. Tuesday, a announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefell. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Matt has the morning off. Hoda is here. What a night in baltimore. It was so chaotic and there was so much chaos overnight. You hope it calms down today. Absolutely. Theres a telling piece of video that seems to say it all. Of a mom seeing her son in the streets and saying get back inside. Well have more on that moment in just a little bit. It makes you wonder why schools are closed today. You want the kids to be somewhere. So many questions being asked. Lets get to it. It has been a night of chaos, violence lawlessness in the protests over the death of freddie gray. 15 officers injured in clashes. Right now the National Guard is on the scene trying to restore peace. As we said all Public Schools are c