Seelig. [applause] hello everybody well, everybody sit down, i am so happy to be here the commissioner, bud seelig. I now realize we met a quarter of a century ago. I came to milwaukee and bud had read no ordinary time about franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and he wanted to meet with me to it talk about history. I wanted to meet him to talk about baseball. So always theres been that push and pull, whats happening in baseball . Whats happening in the country . We had this great relationship. Weve been the hall of fame game together b went to japan together for the opening day. The opening day of the red sox it was a crazy trip to japan. And all this time bud would tell me these amazing stories. And so i was so glad when he decided to write this book which is a collection of the best stories because he is a great storyteller. So i am so happy to be able to ask him questions that will illuminate. We will get to thats on everybodys mind which is the Houston Astros disaster, in terms of what
necessary. great, great. i know where you are, so i know where to find you. i ll see you soon. thank you as always. our top story the damning testimony at today s second january 6th hearing. much of it led with highlights by trump attorney general bill barr. i was somewhat demoralized, because i thought, boy, if he really believes this stuff, he has lost contact with with he s become detached from reality. and when i went into this and would, you know, tell him how crazy some of these allegations were there was never there was never an indication of interest in what the actual facts were. i saw absolutely zero basis for the allegations. i told him it was it was crazy stuff. completely bogus and silly and usually based on complete misinformation. they were idiotic claims. they obviously were influencing a lot of people, member of the public. complete nonsense. wow. and remember, everything you just heard is from a source that was not only very loyal to trump
Full gale. Welcome to the program, spain. Noah. An island have announced that they will recognize Palestinian Statehood. Many western countries of resisted recognizing an independent palestinian state for years. Israels war against thomas following the october 7th attacks, ive renewed focus on the issue. Israels foreign minister denounced the decision, is a threat to his country sovereignty and security. Guard off from israel by fences and barriers. The palestinian territories will be formally recognized as a state by 3 more European Countries sustains ireland and norway, choosing to support the policy mean push for sovereignty. A step they say towards piece by side of the time has come to move from words to action, the level to tell the millions of innocence, suffering, palestinians that we are with 70, that the results. But on that to make it very clear that no matter how many walls or rectors no matter how many villages are bombed and no matter how many illegal settlements are built
For the first time in months, a National Poll shows donald trump is not leading the republican president ial race. A new cbs News New York times poll says 26 percent of gop primary voters surveyed back ben carson for the nomination. Compared to 22 percent for trump. The retired brain surgeon has seen his stock rise in recent weeks at the expense of trump. Three other polls show carson in the key early state of iowa. Responding to the new National Poll today, trump said hell stick with the president ial race, even if he has to run from behind. When donald trump brings his president ial campaign to sioux city this evening, hell be greeted by lots of supporters. And hundreds of protesters. More than onethousand people have indicated they will stage a silent protest outside west high school. Last night, the group dream iowa asked the school board to cancel trumps appearance, calling him a bully for his comments about illegal immigrants. Group members say they actually fear for the safety o
Trump has often saidthat the challenges of the world, including isis atrocities, dont leave much room for a candidate to worry about having the proper tone. The Obama Administration is calling for less standardized testing in our nations schools. A plan, unveiled during a meeting of school leaders, at the white house, recommends schools use no more than 2percent of classroom time for standardized tests. The plan also asks that the tests enhance teaching and learning and provide a clearer picture of how students are performing. sot pres. Obama learning is about so much more than filling in the right bubble. Were going to work with states, school districts, teachers and parents to make sure that we are not obsessing about testing. According to a recent study, students in big city Public Schools cucuently take, on average, about 112 mandatory standardized tests between prek and high school graduation. Plans for sioux citys new bryant elementary are moving forward. Approved the purchase of