Service. They had been raised with the sense that they had a duty and a responsibility to serve the american people, and they both did, in very, very extraordinary ways. And you know, i think john f. Kennedy the inaugural address remains one of the drof greatess of alltime. I have to agree and say fdr in the events of his time as president shaped the nation, shaned that generation in profound ways. President kennedy, even nixon, is only three years older than kennedy and later president bush, Herbert Walker bush, is only six years older than kennedy and world war ii shapes them. So many other kennedy siblings serve in the war, either in the military or in civilian roles, and i think president kennedy would have encouraged us, were he alive today, to always value Public Service and consider Public Service in its many forms as a way to strengthen the nation and make the world better for the people around us. Alan, a great place to end todays conversation. Thank you for joining us. Doing
president biden is calling on americans to make america safer as he prepares to travel to uvalde to honor the victims tomorrow. authorities are facing scrutiny over conflicting information as well as the response time. we now know the gunman was not confronted by police before entering the school. and more than an hour past between the first 911 call and when that shooter was killed. cnn s shimon prokupecz pressed authorities for answers on friday. you say there were 19 officers gathered in the hallway or somewhere, what efforts were made to try and break through that door, you say it was locked. what efforts were the officers making to try to break through that door or another door to get inside of that classroom. none at that time. why? the on scene commander at the time believed that it had transitioned from an active shooter to a barricaded subject. sir, you have people who are alive, children who are calling 911 saying please, send the police. they are alive. i
[roll call] please be advised that director torres will not be at todays meeting. Item three, announcement of prohibition of soundproducing devices during the meeting. Please be advised that the ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and other similar soundproducing Electronic Devices are prohibited at the meeting. Any person responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the room. And cell phones set on vibrate do cause microphone interference so the board respectfully ask they that be turned off. Item four, approval of the minutes from the december 5 regular meeting. Welcome back, everyone. Happy holidays and happy new year. Any Public Comments on the minutes . Any Public Comment on the minutes from december 5 . Oh, oh. Sorry. Ok. Thank you. This is just for the minutes. A motion to approve. A second . Second. Item six, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members . Item 6. 1 is the election of the m. T. A. Board chairman and vice chairman purchase saounlts to you
And cell phones set on vibrate do cause microphone interference so the board respectfully ask they that be turned off. Item four, approval of the minutes from the december 5 regular meeting. Welcome back, everyone. Happy holidays and happy new year. Any Public Comments on the minutes . Any Public Comment on the minutes from december 5 . Oh, oh. Sorry. Ok. Thank you. This is just for the minutes. A motion to approve. A second . Second. Item six, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members . Item 6. 1 is the election of the m. T. A. Board chairman and vice chairman purchase saounlts to your rules of order. Thanks. Ok. So i will take over this item as the vice chair, assuming that our beloved chair wants to continue in her role or at least consider it for the next few moments. So, as were on the nominations for consideration for people for chair of the commission, i would entertain nominations for the chair position at that time at this time. Ill nominate Cheryl Brinkman.
Stormed the shooters room, they say he had taken his own life, surrounded by an arsenal of guns. We have all the latest on the victims, the suspect and the search for his motive beginning this half hour with nbcs Steve Patterson on how it all unfolded. Reporter panic, confusion, chaos. As a barrage of bullets rain down on an outdoor Country Music festival. 22,000 fans packing a portion of the Las Vegas Strip. We have an active shooter. We have an active shooter inside the fairgrounds. Reporter the gunfire broke out during the headlining act, Country Music superstar jason aldean on stage. Within seconds later, terror. People running for their lives. Others ducking for cover as long backtoback bursts of automatic fire rang out. Everyone started stampeding and charging and knocking over grills, jumping over fences, getting out. Reporter it happened just after 10 00 p. M. The lone gunman identified as 64yearold Stephen Paddock shooting from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay. There are peo