All the way down. Can you hear me . Good evening. Thank you, paul. And were delight partner with the Bryant Park Corporation and Oxford University press on this exciting series. Tonights program will be followed by question and answer session and a book signing, so please do join in for both. Im really delighted this evening to welcome author and historian fergus bordewich. Hes the author of six nonfiction books. Hes published and written childrens books and written the jefferson pbs documentary. Hes a regular contributor to Smithsonian Magazine mainly on subjects in 19th century American History and his articles have appears in many magazines and newspapers including the new york times, the wall street journal and american heritage. His new book americas great debate explores the way in which slavery distorted american democracy in the years leading up to the civil war. David Levering Lewis is one of the countrys most distinguished historians of the civil rights movement. Hes the Juli
Currently a massachusetts resident. Massachusetts or new york. Derek, and alicia dearn i believe of california. Can you talk about what happened . I am happy to. Historically, you have had to get signatures to replace the nomination. It has traditionally been our practice to suspend the rules to count president ial tokens turned in by a president ial candidate as Vice President ial tokens for nominations for anyone who had run for president. In motion was made to suspend the rules in that manner so the only candidates who will be eligible to be nominated for the office of Vice President are those able to submit Vice President ial tokens by the deadline of 1 16 p. M. [inaudible] nicholas at present, that is the case. Those tokens are being turned in but still being tabulated. Someone may cross the 30 token threshold in the interim. In the back. What is the question . Vice president ial tokens . Vice president ial is what we are talking about. I do not know how many were outstanding or h
Narrator this is a film about that scale and grander. Grandeur. This is about of that which is achieved. This is a film about of people shattered themes not the instability. This is a film about victory and holy defeat. A german victory. And german defeat. This is the battle for russia, a battle that has been going on for centuries, a battle that filled the pages of russian history. 1242. The german order of teutonic knights have invaded Northeastern Russia and occupied the old city. Narrator under the leadership , they tryrand master to enslave the whole capital, no novgorad. In their hour of peril, the russian people turn to their present prince, alexander nevsky. On april the fifth hundred 42 1242 on lake peipus, the russians met the german army. They werent as well equipped or is well organized. But in their hearts was a flaming courage, a flame so fierce that it pierced the german army. Won filled ahey bright page of russian history. 1704, and another conquering army brought march
Its ted cruz up by 11 points over donald trump and marco rubio is in third with 19 . John kasich and ben carson are much further behind. Well have more battleground poll numbers and results from the South Carolina democratic primary coming up but right now we want to go to donald trump who joins us from his home in west palm beach. Mr. Trump i want to start with a tweet from you this morning in which you write, quote, republican establishment has been pushing for light weight senator marco rubio to say anything to hit trump. I signed the pledge, careful. What does that mean . Well, theyre not treating me well. I signed the pledge, ive been very good and straight and honest and honorable not treated me well. Look at the way they stacked the audiences in the debate ive won every debate according to every poll. Every Single Online poll but way they stacked the audiences, the way they talk. They have this light weight terrible things, just personal terrible things. I dont think its fair th
Dickerson today on face the nation can anything or anyone stop donald trump or Hillary Clinton from going all the way to their partys nomination. And super tuesday, well talk to the three Top Republican contenders, donald trump who leads by big margins in most super tuesday states and texas senator ted cruz. There. There is no doubt if donald steam rolls through super tuesday, he may well be unstoppable. I dont think that will happen. Dickerson hes not the only one vowing to stop donald trump well talk to senator marco rubio. Thunders through South Carolina with a big win. Well talk to her rival Bernie Sanders about his future plus brand new cbs Battleground Tracker numbers. Its all ahead on face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs good morning welcome to face the nation im John Dickerson. Super tuesday where there are states. According to our cbs news Battleground Tracker things are runsers. In virginia donald trump is at the top of the republican field with 40 . Marco rubio follo