Online viewers around the world. Good morning and welcome. I ellen mckenzie, dean of the Johns Hopkins school of Public Health. I would like to start by extending a special welcome to president bill clinton. And also joining us today, several policymakers leading the way in Health Reform including congressman elijah couplings and dr. Lianna wynn who will join us here in the program. Also in the audience. Congressman john sarbanes, Antonio Hayes and representation from senator ben carsons office. I would like to extend an especially warm welcome to senator Barbara Mikulski whom we are now proud to call [ applause ] who we are proud to call one of our own. Thank you so much for being here. We are indeed honored to be working with the Clinton Foundation to bring you todays summit on one of our most important Public Health problems, americas Opioid Epidemic. This is a National Crisis that demands involvement from all levels of government, public and private organizations as well as from in
Saturday 23rd, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im alongside jenna wolfe. We have precious cargo on this set. We do. We do. Who is the precious cargo. I was like are you pregnant . Yeah. What are you trying to do to me. You have five children . Three, you have two. I have two. Im going to bring up the rear with one. I am expecting my second. Thank you very much. We are not doing that. She is guesting here. She has no idea what shes talking about. Its wonderful news, we are so, so excited. We are going talk more about it later. Coming up, we have been keeping a close eye on a high profile murder case in texas. The man who killed his two sons. Emotions are running high on all sides of the case. Well have the latest. We are going switch gears. Two Small Businesses were weeks away from going out of business. We brought in an
Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im alongside jenna wolfe. We have precious cargo on this set. We do. We do. Who is the precious cargo. I was like are you pregnant . Yeah. What are you trying to do to me. You have five children . Three, you have two. I have two. Im going to bring up the rear with one. I am expecting my second. Thank you very much. We are not doing that. She is guesting here. She has no idea what shes talking about. Its wonderful news, we are so, so excited. We are going talk more about it later. Coming up, we have been keeping a close eye on a high profile murder case in texas. The man who killed his two sons. Emotions are running high on all sides of the case. Well have the latest. We are going switch gears. Two Small Businesses were weeks away from going out of business. We brought in an expert to try to turn
Capitol. Your guy becoming the first in the world to legalize the trade in marijuana. These are live pictures from the government building there in the capitol. Allowing to see him before he is buries on sunday. The countrys first black president died in his home six days ago. Now mike, you have been standing outside the building watching the dig nit tears coming in and out. Whats been the mood there . The respectful move we have seen here, the viewing of the body began within the last half hour. That is they were the first to view the body, and since thin we have seen a number heads of state pass through, particularly african heads of state. He was all an old friend of Nelson Mandela, in the freedom struggle. A stream of dignitaries from this continent, and far beyond, and then within the next few hours it will be the publics turn, ordinary South Africans the people for whom mandela fought so long and suffered so much, they will be filing pass in the Union Buildings. Now mike, just ta
Agent called. You got beijing. Thank you for joining us our top story at the sol you as Vice President joe biden has wrapped up his visit here to china and is now traveling to south korea buying is on a weeklong asian tour of japan china and south korea. During his meeting with chinese peasant eugene paying the exchange views on chinas recent announcement of its air Defense Identification Zone i report on call has been closely following this visit and has this report. Joe biden speaking the chinese call is filled with smiles and handshakes. But disagreements over chinas announcement of an air Defense Identification Zone are still widespread. Biden said he was very direct present she jumped in. Less firm than chinas recent and sudden announced the establishment of new air Defense Identification Zone has to state the obvious cause significant apprehension in the region see james dean calls for us to respect chinas core interests and says the two countries should maintain what he calls th