they give us too much to handle. i think they enjoy it. too much to handle. too much to follow. too much to absorb. certainly too much to report on in any sort of orderly fashion. i can prove it to you. today we went back and looked up in the archives the broadcast from nbc news the nitro vs. wade was first decided by the supreme court in january, 1973. it s not like we know now roe was a big deal but at the time they didn t recognize it. no. at the time they knew it was a huge deal. abortion was a really controversial thing then as it is now. in 1973 abortion was illegal in most states in the country. but the roe decision came down like a lightning bolt and roe mental of a sudden overnight legal abortion everywhere for all american women. it was a huge deal. they knew it was a huge deal when it happened. i was expecting one thing when i went back and looked in the archives as to what nbc nightly news was like that night. i was wrong.