Alison parker began working for them last year, she was 24. Adam word had only recently become a cameraman, she was 27. The gunman has been identified as 41yearold vester flanagan. He was a former employee of the station. He led police on a fourhour manhunt before shooting himself. Police say evidence suggests flanagan planned the attack. They say he sent a fax to a major u. S. Tv network and posted his own video of the shootings on social media. Those videos have since been removed. The shooting sense shock waves across the u. S. The white house stressed again the need for gun control. This is another example of gun violence that is becoming all too common in communities large and small all across the United States. Earnest said that only congress can have a tangible impact in reducing gun violence in the country. Japans Prime Minister has sent a message of congratulations to the International Space station. He praised them for using a robotic arm to talk the cargo ship. It was carryi
Going to be there for their kids or grandkids, and so if you dont like the direction the country is going which we dont or the policies that are in place and governorring philosophy in which we think is crowding it out, displacing it. Then as leaders we should offer a different way forward thats why i decided to do that. Because the whole point of this is the american idea and maintaining that legacy of each generation securing it for the next generation like our if parents did for us. [applause] and that is without get something we subscribe to at the same time, there are a lot of people who would say that american idea has not worked for them or for their life. There are a lot of people in this country who are poor. A lot of people in the middleclass saying it is harder and harder to make ends meet and look around them and they watch tv and see rich and payments doing extraordinary things they cant afford and why is it so many are doing so much better an im not doing as well as i cou
Says a lot about how his colleagues viewed him and valued his input and counsel. In may two thousand nine, he announced he would run for the United States senate 2009, he announced he would run for the United States senate. He won the november, 2010 general election. Rubio has earned a reputation as an outspoken advocate on issues he believes will streamline the federal government, eliminate the federal debt, and promote job creation. He has called for a number of reforms that he believes will restore the American Dream including reforming Social Security, medicare programs, reserving them for future generations. Making College Affordable for Young Americans and spurning Economic Growth policy. The senator has also been an advocate for updating our nations broken immigration system. An issue for the new england council. As it relates, highly skilled stem workers, science, technology, engineering and math. The council has been very supportive of the immigration innovation. This bipartis
I told my kids this weekend that i was speaking at an event called politics and eggs breakfast. They said, is it called that because they throw the eggs at you . I saw that they were made of wood, and i became very worried. I will try to avoid being the target. I thank you for the opportunity to be here today at what i think is a critical moment in american history. I will make a proposition to you tonight. The 2016 election has nothing to do with what party we want in office. As much as anything else, 2016 will be a referendum. It will be a referendum on our identity. What kind of country do we want america to be in the 21st century yucca i can tell you what america was in the 20th century, and exceptional one. I have seen it in my life. Imagine being warned in a society where what you are going to be is decided for you. Imagine growing up in a society where no matter how hard you work, how talented you are, how big your dreams are, none of it will matter because you do not come from
With a issue like the sagebrush or endangered species act. The ranchers are often the most frustrated. Seldom do you have people saying that i filed the federal government entirely, but there is sympathy for these underlying sentiment because they, all the time. Host an social media is playing a big part in this . It plays a big role in all things. From people participating in a protest to people watching, the story blew up on the internet as of last week. It became the number one story in the country for a while. How does that happen otherwise . A small settlement in nevada turns into a huge deal because everyone is watching and staring sharing. That is the way it goes. Thank you for adding your perspective to the issue. We will continue the conversation tomorrow morning as we do every day at 7 00 eastern time, 4 00 for those of you on the west coast. We are going to take you to Virginia Tech tomorrow as we focus on the role of groans. Thank you for being with us on this thursday. Enj