Lot of talk, even more tension from congressional leaders pushing for the g 20 summit to be moved which was not going to happen or for the u. S. To consider withdrawal from the olympics, which are to take place in russia next year. The early reaction to this announcement has been positive. He had a comment from Chuck Schumer saying the president made the right decision. In the the press past that putin has been behaving like a schoolyard bully. Host moving ahead, what happens next . It will be interesting to see what russia reacts. Thereve been questions about the move with snowden and with others in standing up to the United States or being perceived to stand up to the United States lays well domestically in russia. The question will be whether officials will think they have gone as far as they can go or to up the antent and want to be seen as standing their ground. The response from moscow will be interesting. Host the headline, amid snowden tension, obama cancels the newton meeting
From the political left to the right. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. Im a senior fellow at the ethics and Public Policy center, and author of several books, most recently how the west really lost god. Am also the founder and president of this organization, the Kirkpatrick Society, the group comprised of women, bloggers, book authors, journalists, and other writerly types who share an intellectual and moral commitment to a broadly construed set of ideas about whats best for societies and for human beings. The Kirkpatrick Society advances of these ideals to share our works with one another, to broaden our intellectual horizon, the exposure to new ideas and to benefit members through these and other activities. Toward all these and im delighted to introduce our guest speaker today, michael novak. As mentioned in the invitation to todays lunch, michels biography defies easy description. In fact, we could easily spend this entire time enumerating his books, honors and titles and in s
And being nbc news we wanted to be fair and accurate. Double confirm it. Anyway, People Magazine says stacy ended the relationship because she wanted kids and a family someday. And her quotis she knows where george stands on that. Yeah. What do you think about some of those guys we know men like this who just want to be bachelors. It seems like everyone is trying to get them down the aisle somehow. Another one bites the dust yeah. I had a relationship like that with a very, very fine guy who just had been married before, had children and didnt want to go down that road again. And when your biological clock is ticking and thats something that you care deeply about, and i did the same thing. And right into the arms of Frank Gifford who already had three children as well and had grandchildren and said you know what he said . I always appreciated it. He said, you know what . I had a chance to make that decision. I cant withhold that from you. How can i ask you to accept my children and gra
From nbc news, this is from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. Im matt lauer. This is the first video from amanda berry, gina de jesus and Michelle Knight. They want to thank people for their support and their prayers. We want to turn it over to jeff rossum. Good morning to you. The women have remained in private ever since their dramatic escape. There was a big surprise overnight when with amanda, gina and michelle posted that video on youtube. We are told this wasnt a pr firm or a lawyer telling them to do it. It was the women who wanted to make this video so here it is. The first time the cleveland three with a message for you. First and foremost, i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family and my frien friends. Its been unbelievable. Reporter going public for the first time and looking great. Just girls when the
The race for president. On a frigid morning, senator barack obama fired up a crowd of thousands. I stand before you today to announce my candidacy for president of the United States of america. At the statehouse where Abraham Lincoln called on a divided nation to unite, obama pledged to bridge a political divide, offering himself as part of a new generation that can build a more hopeful america. Lets be the generation that makes future generations proud of what we did here. Reporter facing a field of political veterans, he played his newcomer status as an asset. I know that i havent spent a lot of time learning the ways of washington. But ive been there long enough to know that the ways of washington must change. Early polls show him third. Trailing both senator Hillary Clinton and john edwards. Aw. Remember john edwards . That was after john edwards had run as john kerrys Vice President ial running mate but before we learned about his secret second family. In 2008, john edwards and Hi