Host one of a number of ceremonies at Arlington National cemetery. The only surviving member of the immediate Kennedy Family, Jean Kennedy Smith, the younger sister of president john f. Kennedy who served as u. S. A visitor to ireland during the clinton administration, among those on hand for the tribute in the posting of flowers and the regiment, the military regiment. The posting of the colors and the wreath at the tomb of president john f. Kennedy. Richard reeves, the kennedy years, joining us from new york. Guest one of my thoughts about all this that we forget really but hits us, the president of the United States is not only the head of government, he is also the head of state. The equivalent of the british Prime Minister and the queen. The president is the physical embodiment of the american people, so he had a position above party and most of us respond to that, that he speaks for the nation. That is brought home to us because, as we were talking about television, he was in our
Another set to everybody else. That morning. The exchange yesterday on the senate floor between Senate Leader mcconnell and read. It is being called historic and dramatic. Changing the filibuster rules for nominees to the federal court and cap Network Level appointees. This has followed years of debate on the Nuclear Option. It has created sharp words by democrats and republicans. We will begin with an explanation on why it is happening now and what it means for congress and the white house. It is friday, november 22. The date etched in the minds of those of you old enough to remember where you were 50 years ago. President obama is calling this a day of her membranes for john f. Kennedy. The flag at the u. S. Capitol is halfstaff. A tribute to our president who died in dallas a halfcentury ago. This is the scene at Arlington National cemetery. The final resting place for president kennedy and members of his family. We are focusing on both of these stories. We want to begin on the issue
Plus. 2013 nobel prize in physics to pre pro officers professor fs and. We hear about the particle boson discovery that won the nobel peace prize. And the steps toward a vaccine is closer. But first the Global Chemical weapons watchdog says that more inspectors are being sent to syria on the highstakes mission to dese destroy its pon gas. They are sending up to a hundred experts to end the violence. One of syrias many rebel groups mounts an assault on a military base. 45 fighters are involved. Their equipment is cobbled together and antiquated. But wit with their faith in good they continue on. I will give my house and my blood and my sons and for the health of the re revolution ande country and we are coming to you with the help of god. God is great. The rebels called this cannon a hell fire. Its made in mak makeshift facts and its just as likely to backfire as it is to hit its target. Rebel groups have long comb complained they need more uptodate weaponry. They send in warships and g
Argue is to get spending in washington under control so that we are are not up their borrowing more and more money all the time and war of our countrys assets and resources can be deployed towards things that would yield a return that will put more people to work that will grow the economy and expand their standard of living in the quality of life for the people across this country. Time is short. The clock is running. Time is wasting. We need to get this done. In the near term except the nine bills that are sitting here in the senate that have been passed by the house that would put a lot of these services and programs that impact people that have been expressed so many times by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle they would put funding back in place for those and secondly lets get together, the president s democrats and republicans here in washington d. C. To talk about not only raising the debt limit but what we are going to do to address the underlying debt. You senators t
A rare live for room call used by majority leader harry reid to bring senators to the floor to talk about the Government Shutdown, now in its eighth day. Also on capitol hill, an immigration rally which about 200 people were involved in. A dozen or so democratic lawmakers were arrested during the immigration rally on capitol hill, including john lewis of georgia and joe crowley of new york. We are going to open our phone lines to hear from you on this eighth day, as the Government Shutdown enters its second week. Can be part of the conversation by phone. The numbers are on your screen. I mentioned the house passing a bill that would create what is called a working group or so called supercommittee, the king at spending issues, including entitlements and other issues. It has passed in the house but not received much favor in the white house. Here is a headline in roll call this evening. Emily pierce said president obama dismissed the house gop posner was idea of creating a supercommitte