as well as me, this spring marks the 25th anniversary of her graduation from the law school. it s okay , tracey, you don t look it. i happened to be with professor meares for the john howard organization, a wonderful organization in chicago that works to improve the quality of illinois prison system. and one of the guests there told me that professor meares had just informed her that after earning her undergraduate degree from the university of illinois in engineering, she was contemplating going to law school. being an engineering student she didn t know much about law school and without much thought she was tentatively planning to go to georgetown. but according to the story, the then dean of chicago university law school gave tracey an offer, quote, she couldn t refuse. and so she ended up serendipitously in chicago and i m pleased to say i was that dean. it was one of the best decisions i ever made as dean in terms of bringing people to the law school with the exceptions
appreciate the concern. host: thank you. ronald davis: thank you. host: thank you. [applause] [applause] congress on holiday recess, the c-span network features a full lineup of prime time programming. monday night at 8:00, laura logan and other journalists who have risked their lives in the middle east. and celebrity activists from the entertainment world speak out on a variety of issues. wednesday night, events from the archives featuring notable public figures who died in 2015. and on thursday, a look back at the year in congress. and on new year s day my friday night at 8:00, law enforcement officials and activists explore the justice system and its impact on minorities. memoirs by tv, reporters, activists, and a former press secretary for the white house. and on tuesday night, books on economics and the economy. on wednesday, authors talk about science and technology. thursday, discussions on isis and terrorism. and on new year s day, friday night, several of our in-de
birth of our savior, jesus christ. an important part is remembering our father s love. god loved us so much that he sent his son to earth, so that we may better understand that love. as we love and care for our families, strive to protect them, and no matter how grown our children get long for what is best for them, we can start to grasp the magnitude of god s love and reflect not only throughout the christmas season, but also every day. for many families this time of year is when children learn .harity and service to others and realize that giving to others is always more important than receiving. for those of different faiths, including those who choose not to observe a higher power, or religious faith, the season is observed with many different traditions. the season as a reminder of our greatest american values, insured by our constitution. the freedom of religion. spend the holidays of volunteering to serve others in our communities. the diversity of our celebration is p
what we have seen republicans talk about if there is a serious replacement plan. whoever the republican front-runner ends up being, that he or she puts out a replacement plan, what hillary clinton has to say, and the courts. they will be a focus of attention. thank you both for the last two hours and thanks for joining us on the wasn t an journal. thanks for joining us on the washington journal. former president bill clinton is hitting the campaign trail in january. to campaign for his wife, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. bloomberg politics says she referred to her husband as why not so secret weapon. they will focus on the hampshire and chelsea clinton will campaign for her mother next month. according to jennifer epstein. jebld trump is criticizing bush for canceling and iowa campaign stump due to weather. this is a donald trump tweed showing the sign canceling the meeting. mr. trump held his own rally in council bluffs, iowa, saying the silent major
the white house is urming russia to urgeing russia to stop trying to destagize ukraine. pro-russian gunmen seized more buildings in the east. we look at video of a dramatic takeover [ gunshots ] 20 armed men storming a police headquarters. there was a similar scene in another town as well. more than one dozen masked gunmen took a station. protesters occupied a government building in donetsk for a week. negotiations are happening in lieu. ukraine is sending more soldiers to donetsk to fight the threat of further occupations. kim vinnell has the latest on the take offers. this is the police station, usually a base for officers, now in the hands of pro-russian activists, more than a dozen gunmen, many with professional grade weapons go in and out of the building. it s unclear who they are, where they come from or how many are waiting inside. outside the building supporters gather. they say the interim government is illegitimate and want a referendum on awedon my from k