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Good evening. Welcome to the 30th anniversary celebration of the cspan archives. I am Robert Browning, the director of the archives. It was 30 years ago this month that we turned on the vhs machine. [laughter] robert i have to explain what those are. They made a lot of noise as they wound and rewound. It is all digital recording. Today, it is all digital recording. Our original goal was to record everything on cspan, index it and make it available for public use. It is fun 30 years later to look at how those goals have been met , which is what our panel is about. Back then, the internet as we know it today did not exist. Digital recording was unknown. The cloud was something you watched in the sky. But we had a vision, a vision of what could be if we kept this material, not knowing how it would be used and we are creating the future of american democracy, the history of american democracy. Before i turn this over to mitch daniels ....
And what is it about new years day that makes people want to jump into really cold water well take a look at that and some of the other things people get up to around the world on the first of january. Its been a Long Time Coming but today america is most populous state california legalized cannabis for Recreational Use will this be a new high or a new low opinions could not be more divided. Than its good to have you with us iran has seen its worst night of violence since protests erupted last thursday Iranian State television says ten people were killed overnight that brings the total death toll to twelve hundreds of people have been arrested and its the biggest show of dissent since antigovernment protests in two thousand and nine iranian authorities are calling for calm theyre also warning of a crackdown. Protester ....
Korea the offers and all of branch. And what is it about new years day that makes people want to jump into really cold water well take a look at that and some of the other things people get up to around the world on the first of january. And its good to have you with us reports from iran say more protests have erupted in the capital Tehran Police say one officer has been shot and killed and three others injured last night the country experienced its worst night of violence since the protests started last thursday at least thirteen people have now lost their lives. This footage has been provided by demonstrators people have been on the streets in various parts of irans since thursday protesting conditions in the country and this is footage provided by Iranian State t. V. Which claims that protesters are violent and that some have damaged a. T. M. s buildings and other property a ....