Its a big night for the National Book foundation, for literature, culture, the big night for all of us. Whenever i have the opportunity to stand in front of people i always mention my mothers name, irma jean christin. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am th imed amm because she is the woman she is or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college the age of 17 the first person i17 in the firstperson in her fo college for me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthright of every single one of us if you can read in at least one language you are in my definition free. That is to say no one can pull the wool over your eyes are give you what they want to call alternative facts and convince you what you know to be true is in fact not true at all. If you can read at least one language, you have the wherewitha
We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive National Book Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a scant few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthrightof every single one of us, no exception and if you can read in at least one language youare in my definition free. That is to say , no one can pull the wall over your eyes. No one can give you a set of what they want to call alternative facts and co
National committee behind me bringing this convention into session. Its a convention with high stakes for the Republican Party because donald trump is trailing Hillary Clinton. If you look at our nbc the wall street journal poll just out over the weekend, shes leading him 46 to 41 . Donald trump leads only in the south, trails every other region. Hes got to make up some ground. And hes got a task to both identify a broadly appealing message and also persuade voters that he is up to the job of being commander in chief. Interestingly though as at a time when donald trump is trying to unite the party and his choice of mike pence as running mate was a step in that direction, his Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort has taken a strong stance against the antitrump hold out. This morning he said Governor John Kasich ran against donald trump was not speaking at this convention, was embarrassing his state. Also said people like kasich, like mitt romney, like the bush family members who are not comin
The day goes on. We have an air quality alert today, though, especially in urban centers around the i95 corridor and down towards wilmington. Ozone action day means those of in you sensitive groups should limit Outdoor Activities and that includes young kids Senior Citizens and those of you suffering from asthma. Tonight at musikfest the big show at 8 30, moody blues, partly cloudy, moderately humid, 78 degrees, the slight chance of a spotty thunderstorm trapping up. More on those thunderstorms with future tracker 6, okay. All right, dave, i95 near broad Street Construction crews are backing up picking up the cones right now. The construction was in the process of clearing out. Right now it has been blocking the right lane. Hasnt been causing a delay but sometimes as they back up and start to clear it o it begins to back up on i95 so watch for this southbound near broad street, that construction beginning to clear but a good shot of the roads right here, clear and dry. David talked abo
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