Were all just confused whch whats going on, why is this happening . It is a question posed by the Jewish Community and gripping our nation tonight. An attacker with a knife wounded five people during a hanukkah celebration in new york. A man has now been charged in that case. Abc News Reporter Stephanie Ramos has the latest developments. Reporter with his head down wearing a white jumpsuit he pleaded not guilty to stabbing five people during a hanukkah celebration at the home of arab ae. Police say around 10 00 p. M. Saturday he entered the home in new york which is right door to the rabbis synagogue. Several people were hurt, witnesses describing the horror. He took out his knife and started hitting people back and forth. He went to the dining room and hit a few people there and went to the kitchen and hit one guy there and came back to the dining room. Reporter police say thomas ran from the house and was later apprehended in manhattan. Prosecutors say nypd officers noticed blood on
Constitution day, september 17. His is 45 minutes. [applause] thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Its a pleasure for know join john in welcoming you to the heritage foundation. And also to the first event in our preserve the constitution series, which we have each year at this time. And which well continue over eight programs starting today and running through november. Ill say more about that later on. Its appropriate, i think, that we begin our series on preserving the constitution by observing Constitution Day, which, as you know, is the 17th of september. This sunday. Commemorating the day when in 1787 the representatives of 12 states signed the original document and then sent to the states for ratification. I believe that my opinion this date, Constitution Day, in terms of the historicaled a seedence to our country, is second only to the fourth of july. I say that because as we know on independence day, 1776, 56 men signed the declaration of independence and pledged to each other the
Mr. Meese thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Its a pleasure for know join john in welcoming you to the heritage foundation. And also to the first event in our preserve the constitution series, which we have each year at this time. And which well continue over eight programs starting today and running through november. Ill say more about that later on. Its appropriate, i think, that we begin our series on preserving the constitution by observing Constitution Day, which, as you know, is the 17th of september. This sunday. Commemorating the day when in 1787 the representatives of 12 states signed the original document and then sent to the states for ratification. I believe that my opinion this date, Constitution Day, in terms of the historical antecedence to our country, is second only to the fourth of july. I say that because as we know on independence day, 1776, 56 men signed the declaration of independence and pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. Well
And also to the first event in our preserve the constitution series, which we have each year at this time. And which well continue over eight programs starting today and running through november. Ill say more about that later on. Its appropriate, i think, that we begin our series on preserving the constitution by observing Constitution Day, which, as you know, is the 17th of september. This sunday. Commemorating the day when in 1787 the representatives of 12 states signed the original document and then sent to the states for ratification. I believe that my opinion this date, Constitution Day, in terms of the historical antecedence to our country, is second only to the fourth of july. I say that because as we know on independence day, 1776, 56 men signed the declaration of independence and pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. Well, over the next seven years, in the war for independence, some of them lost their lives. Many of them lost their fortunes.
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