Ago, the ship carrying a young girl named Rosa Dolores Alverio [applause] president obama from puerto rico [applause] president obama came into new york city, steamed by the statue of liberty. Oh my goodness, she thought, a lady runs this country [laughter and applause] president obama she wasnt yet known by the stage name of rita moreno, but even then, she knew she wanted to be a star. At age nine, she debuted as a dancer. At 13, she set foot in a Broadway Theatre for the first time in her life as a member of the cast. At 30, she became the first latina to win an Academy Award for her unforgettable performance as anita in west side story. [baby makes noises] president obama yes, it was good, wasnt it . [laughter] president obama after more than seven decades on stage and screen, ritas one of just a handful of artists to win an emmy, a grammy, an oscar, and a tony. Shes got an egot. [applause] president obama but being a pioneer is never easy. For years, she was pigeonholed as what she
Rita moreno, seiji ozawa, carole king, george lucas, cicely tyson. Each of these artists was born with Something Special to offer their country and the world. Each of them found a way to enrich our lives with their work. For all the joy in the pleasure all the insight and understanding that they have brought to us over the years. We want to thank them. And we sure are proud to celebrate them as our Kennedy Center honorees. Please give them a big round of applause. [applause] [i feel pretty] [applause] [i feel pretty] [applause] announcer friday on cspan, bill clinton speaks on bipartisanship at the dole center in kansas. Watch friday at 8 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Journal,xt washington a look at how campaign 2016 has differed from past campaigns in terms of Media Coverage and rhetoric. Our guest is paul glastirs. Then, authors week continues with craig shirley, author of last act. Live everyjournals morning at 7 00 eastern on cspan. Heu can join t conversation thvia facebook and twitter.
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Mark, good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. This address comes as the most recent cbs news poll shows only 21 of americans have a great deal of confidence in the governments ability to protect against terrorism. So the president sought to convince the country he is on top of this rapidly evolving threat. In just his Third Oval Office address, president obama warned the nation that isis or isil threatens us all. The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. We will destroy isil and any other organization that tries to harm us. Reporter the 13 1 2 minute speech came four days after the mass shooting in San Bernardino, california, killed 14 people and less than a month after the paris attack. As a father to two young daughters who are the most precious part of my life, i know that we see ourselves with friends and coworkers at a Holiday Party like the one in San Bernardino. I know we see our kids in the faces of the young People Killed in paris. Reporter the presid
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Donald trump is denying he used vulgar language to mock Hillary Clinton, but his latest, more personal attack on clinton is raising eyebrows and creating headlines. Clinton told the des moines register, she is not surprised and shes not sure trump has any boundaries at all. Weijia jiang has our report. Reporter Hillary Clinton fired back at gop frontrunner donald trump during her 20th campaign visit to iowa tuesday night. The rhetoric has been hateful towards so many people. We are better than that and we need to stand up and demonstrate it all the time. Reporter trump launched his latest attacks at clinton during his monday night rally in grand rapids, michigan. First, he critiqued clintons weekend debate appearance when she dashed away during a commercial break to use the restroom. Im watching the debate and i know where she went. Its disgusting. I dont want to