Congressional history and education hosted this event. Jay welcome, ladies and gentlemen to the robert c. Byrd center for congressional history and education. I think i know most of you. In case you dont know me, i am jay wyatt, i am the director here at the byrd center. I thank you for joining us as we celebrate Constitution Day. With the 15th annual memorial lecture on the u. S. Constitution. Constitution day, as im sure many of you know, was yesterday. We are a little bit belated in celebrating, but thats ok. Before i get started i want to take a minute to recognize the passing of Cokie Roberts. Many of you were here in july when cokie and Steve Roberts very graciously came out and participated in an event on the stage to help us raise money for our Internship Program and we had a wonderful dinner afterward. They could not have been more generous and considerate. I just want to say that our thoughts and prayers are dedicated to them. As we are Getting Started here, i want to gently
Welcome ladies and gentlemen forhe robert c. Byrd center congressional history and education. I am the director here at the bird center. Thank you for joining us as we celebrate Constitution Day. Constitution day, as im sure many of you know, was yesterday. We are belated in celebrating, but thats ok. Before i get started i want to take a minute to recognize the passing of Cokie Roberts. Many of you were here in july when cokie and Steve Roberts very graciously came out and participated in an advent an event. We had a wonderful dinner afterward. To say that our thoughts and prayers are dedicated to them. As we are Getting Started here, i want to general i want to gently remind you all to silence your cell phones. I would like to thank four seasons books for your support and organizing the book signing thats going to all ats call. This will be a similar format from what we normally do. Wonderfulve a reception. I want to recognize mr. Tom mosess three daughters, meryl husbands. Nd their
Many of you were here in july when cokie and Steve Roberts very graciously came out and event on thein an stage to help us raise money for our Internship Program and we and we had a wonderful dinner afterward. They could not have been more generous and considerate. I just want to say that our thoughts and prayers are dedicated to them. As we are Getting Started here, i want to gently remind you all to silence your cell phones. I would like to thank four seasons books for your support and organizing the book signing that is going to follow tonights talk. This will be a similar format from what we normally do. We will have a wonderful reception and a book signing. I want to recognize mr. Tom ss three mose daughters and their husbands. They have helped us with this Wonderful Program this past decade and a half. They have carried forward his legacy of activism, which is more important. Working together, we have brought u. S. Senators, policy scholars,egal esteemed political scientists, and
Heavy weight exposed by a cyber atook on sony. Attacks on big stars like tom cruise, and they wont like whats said about them. On the bright side, golden globe nominations out today, it was who was not nominatining getting the most attention today, thursday, december 11, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome, its thursday, if you live in hollywood, its all about you this morning, good and bad. Good side, golden globe, actors happy about their names mentioned this morning, but the other side of the coin, actors not happy having names mentioned in emails released in a hacking scandal. By the way, the weather is big out west, the top story. It is. Powerful storms slamming both coasts, and its just the beginning for the folks on the west coast. Absolutely. Well get to that. Lets show you whats happening. Two coasts, two storms. First one, this western wallop, the worst in six years. Flesch flood w
Cruise and they wont like water being said about them. And breaking her silence, mellissa rivers talks publicly for the First Time Since the death of her pots. Her heart felt tribute today, thursday, december 11th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a if rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone, welcome to today on a thursday morning. Can you imagine sony pictures, our emails are hacked. Now for the world to see. That same feeling when you accidentally hit send. Some red faces and bruised egos, you are right, these orn arent blisters, clisters, these are big names. First our top story. Thats right, powerful storms, things are winding down a little here in the east things are as far asing to pick up out west. That will track the countries. We will all be acted by. Lets start here in the east. Lake effect snow hanging around. We are looking at spinning around, bringing in more snow. In fact, closer in, you can see the western parts