Introduce the state speakers. Cell phones or any other devices that go bang should be turned off. Tonight there is one event. If i could just head everybody fold up their chairs at the end of the event. Last thing is for the q a session after the presentation if i could ask you to step to the side we have a microphone we do record this. For posterity if we could just get that all on recording that would be wonderful. Thank you. I would like to introduce tonights author. The amazing story and escape from slavery to union here. It is a second major work with the secret rescue. Nominated for the 2014 at gore award of her best and number one wall street best seller the heroic journey in the life of robert small. In 1862 seats at confederate steamer. Freed himself in his family as all of you will soon see and learn he have a mission that did not end there. And enjoy the illustrious career of a state and national legislator. They declared that reading these like recovering a national heirloo
The public thinks about this dismissal. Leon harris has the details. This is getting a ton of attention. And will be for days to come. President trump spoke extensively about his decision to fire james comey in an exclusive interview with nbcs lester holt, and the president s reasons appear to contradict previous statements coming from the white house. Now on the topic of comey, were also seeing some new reaction from a brandnew nbc News Survey Monkey poll. More than half, 54 believe that comeys dismissal was not appropriate, and when it comes to why the president let comey go, nearly half think it has to do with the russia investigation. Only about a quarter think its related to the Clinton Emails as stated. In his sitdown, he also had choice words to describe comey. Hes a show boat, hes a grandstander. The fbi has been in turmoil, you know what, i know that, Everybody Knows that. You met attorney general rod rosenstein. Right. Did you ask for a recommendation . What i did is, i was g
And im sure that no one woke up this morning imagining that this tragedy was possible. Not a Single Player who woke up this morning who wanted to make sure that they invested their time and energy in such a way to help nonprofits around the area benefit from drawing a crowd together to watch republicans and democrats play baseball for the express and specific benefit of helping those who cannot help themselves. Mr. President , im also encouraged today. Im encouraged specifically by Law Enforcement and more specific the Capitol Police who because of their swift action saved lives this morning at the baseball stadium. Thank you to men and women who put on the uniform to keep others safe and as we can tell by the injuries of crystal and david, put themselves in harms way. Im also encouraged that in the midst of this crisis, we have seen our country come together. We have seen this body come together. At noon today we had a prayer vigil led by senator coons, a democrat, senator lankford, a
This morning imagining that this tragedy was possible. Not a Single Player who woke up this morning who wanted to make sure that they invested their time and energy in such a way to help nonprofits around the area benefit from drawing a crowd together to watch republicans and democrats play baseball for the express and specific benefit of helping those who cannot help themselves. Mr. President , im also encouraged today. Im encouraged specifically by Law Enforcement and more specific the Capitol Police who because of their swift action saved lives this morning at the baseball stadium. Thank you to men and women who put on the uniform to keep others safe and as we can tell by the injuries of crystal and david, put themselves in harms way. Im also encouraged that in the midst of this crisis, we have seen our country come together. We have seen this body come together. At noon today we had a prayer vigil led by senator coons, a democrat, senator lankford, a republican. We are no longer in
This morning imagining that this tragedy was possible. Not a Single Player who woke up this morning who wanted to make sure that they invested their time and energy in such a way to help nonprofits around the area benefit from drawing a crowd together to watch republicans and democrats play baseball for the express and specific benefit of helping those who cannot help themselves. Mr. President , im also encouraged today. Im encouraged specifically by Law Enforcement and more specific the Capitol Police who because of their swift action saved lives this morning at the baseball stadium. Thank you to men and women who put on the uniform to keep others safe and as we can tell by the injuries of crystal and david, put themselves in harms way. Im also encouraged that in the midst of this crisis, we have seen our country come together. We have seen this body come together. At noon today we had a prayer vigil led by senator coons, a democrat, senator lankford, a republican. We are no longer in