But then one of the governors aides suggest he listen more closely to the line that follows in birmingham they love the governor. The next line anybody remember . Boo, boo, boo. Sung by a group of female africanamerican backup singers. Including, by the way, the great mary clayton who originated the role of the acid queen in the whos tommy. That has nothing to do with what were talking about tonight. I just think thats a cool fact. So ronny and the boys never got their citation from the governor. We have chosen this line as the title for our program tonight because it is like the legacy of George Wallace debated, parsed, and still relevant in the 21st century america. We are fortunate to have three respected and accomplished scholars with us tonight to explore the role of George Wallace in birmingham civil rights struggle and the legacy of wallace in our politics and culture today. Our first speaker will be dan t. Carter. He has served as professor and visiting scholar at emory univers
Of the california ballot in next years general election. George wallace made his first run in National Politics in 1964 where he enters a few key primaries and does well there. His first Major National run comes in 1968. Where he has set himself up through these public appearances that he makes during the desegregation of aids and during the standin schoolhouse. He sets himself up to be his voice and standing against all of these changes that the federal government is making. He takes what hes been making and he broadens it for a national audience. And thats a debate that really resonates with a lot of pop feeling their concerns have not been heard and feeling they are living in a know, the federal government is moving too fast with their decisions and feel like their voices arent being heard. So George Wallace, in 1968, sets himself up as a very successful candidate for president. He wins five southern states, and receives over 10 million votes. So he really speaks to a minority that
Corridor that Australian Authorities have been searching. One is 24 meters or about 75 feet in size. The other is around about five meters in length or around about 15 feet in size. Now, the Officials Say that the objects are indistinct, but they say that they are credible sightings and they have been what they call awash in the indian ocean. This is located in a very remote place of australia where about 2,500 kilometers or about 1500 miles off of the coast of australia. Its very hard for aircraft to get to that particular part of the ocean. Four hours flying time and Officials Say that the aircraft has about two hours worth of fuel out there before they had to turn around and head back to the mainland before they can recommence their searching. Authorities also saying that a cloud and rain is making visibility tough in that part of the ocean at this time. We also heard an update from a malaysian transport authority who was speaking in the last 30 minutes, cautioning against people ge
Morning. Our top stories for 2013. 26 said it was the 2010 implementation and overhaul of health care in general, eight percent said it was the death of Nelson Mandela and another eight percent was the federal governments budget troubles. Six or sent that it was a National Debate over gun laws and Mass Shootings and four was the Boston Marathon bombing. That the the top five Associated Press found as a top stories of 2013. What is your pick for the top story . Could be president obamas presidency in 2013 . Your pick for new story of the year. Lillian in pacifica, california. Youre up first, lillian. Go ahead. I think the Approval Rating for obama is low, but i think he is doing the best for the people. I think that he that the people do need health care and i know so many that are so happy that they have obamacare right now. Lily, what do you think about his agenda, his congressional agenda, what he wants to see past, legislation in 2014. Should he be accommodating or confrontational .
This renoir. The museum says it was swiped off its walls. Why their battle is now heading to court. Youre looking at live pictures of times square. Snowcovered new york city. What a difference. Forget the confetti. Its now the show. We say. And tgif because we need it. No ones in times square. Its the emptiest ive ever seen it. And many of you watching with your kids at home this morning. Schools canceled across the country. Much of the northeast, slowgoing this morning. New england, boston, hit hard overnight. The snows still coming down there. And its not just the snow. Some serious winds overnight. Gusting as high as 55 Miles Per Hour in some parts of massachusetts, creating whiteout conditions. And for millions across the country, were also dealing with the bitter cold that david was just talking about. Our extreme weather team is covering all of the angles this morning. Ginger zee is in central park and starts us off. Ginger, good morning. We have seen some improvement. Good morni