i would say that closing schools due to coronavirus is probably the biggest public health blunders in modern american history. well the rockefeller christmas tree lighting is tonight in new york city. but there are plenty of precautions if you want to see it in person. snowflakes falling two lane. red bo wreaths on the window pane. steve: good morning, everybody. red, white, and bluetiful christmas tree on 48th and sixth avenue on this wednesday, december 2nd, 2020. tis the season to wear a coat. right now outside it is 37 degrees. ainsley: it is. we need a little christmas in our lives. don t we. this has been one heck of a year. brian: right, steve i wish you had called me 3:00 in the morning. did i not wear a coat because i was under the impression yesterday was today. yesterday my hair had additional body to it because of the humanity and todahumidity. and today i m freezing. my girls are very mad at me because they have my hair and it has actual body and extra wave
in his pespeech, right. he talked about the values of the republican party, being about inclusivity. he said to folks believe in this convention hall if you don t believe the values of lincoln and his party. that was a real moment for him. we saw an evolution in a different way for the republican p party, and he of course endorsed donald trump, who didn t necessarily stand for those values. i met him in his office, put on my best blazer, and to me he was the embodiment of power in washington but also someone who could connect with an average person. is that the blazer you re wearing? but as somebody who covered him, he could be really he could give you that glare and a couple of words when you wrote something he didn t like. on the other hand, he could just flip it in a minute and be incredibly funny. and, you know, i was talking to him about losing the race to cli clinton, an he said, well, i figured he could shake twice as many hands as i could, so that s why i lost,
mr. president, madame vice president, distinguished guests. i am honored. i have always thought that life has no blessing like that of a good friend. to know bob was to know the truth of that statement. bob s friendship was a blessing that enriched my life beyond measure. his dedication to public service, his determination to keep washington and congress places of civility, and his kindness made our friendship a blessing as rich as life offers. when i arrived in the senate in 1987, bob was literally one of the first people to reach out. we served on the finance and agriculture committees together. almost from the beginning, we seemed to have similar views on agriculture, nutrition, many other issues. bob faced the world, both its cruelties and its kindness. cruelties and its kindness, with humility, with humanity, and, of course, with humor. i remember my first appearance with bob after we were both elected leaders in 1994. it was at a reception, where he noted that my coll
mr. president, madame vice president, distinguished guests, elizabeth, robin, i m honored. i ve always thought that life has no blessing like that of a good friend. and to know bob was to know the truth of that statement. bob s friendship was a blessing that enriched my life beyond measure. his dedication to public service, his determination to keep washington and congress places of civility. and his kindness to linda and me made our friendship a blessing as rich as life offers. when i arrived on the senate, in 1987, bob was literally one of the very first people who reach out. we served on the finance and agriculture committees together. and almost from the beginning, we seemed to have similar views on agriculture, nutrition, many other issues. bob faced the world, both its cruelties and its kindness, with humility, with humanity and of course, with humor. i remember my very first appearance with bob after we were both elected leaders in 1994. it was at a reception, where he
such a thing as a gun violence archive certainly says a lot. mostly, obscene. but as tempting as it always is to simply be numb to it all, try to think of all the kids who don t have that option tonight as they try to cope with what they have gone through. there isn t enough numbness in the world to blur the memories that they now have or blunt the grieving they have yet to go through. or erase even a second of what even the lucky ones endured today. reporting from the scene for us tonight, stephanie parkinson from local cnn affiliate weyi. stephanie, what s the latest? reporter: we know right now that 11 people were shot today and of those, um, three of them passed away. 16-year-old male, a 14-year-old female, and 17-year-old femalefemale all killed inside oxford high school. we don t have identities yet. what we dough no about when this all happened is a very quick response. we are talking within five minutes of that initial 9-1-1 call that they had that gunman in custo