May i have your attention. Were just about to start our hearing. Natalie where are you. She needs to make a couple of announcements before we start. [inaudible conversation] most of these people here have heard that every sunday morning in church, just before the minister gets up and bring that dynamic sermon. To limit welcome all of you here to historic Tupelo College. What we would like to do in convening this meaning, is we have some naked seats and i would ask those, Michelle Obama students, do you want to sit down, we absolutely would love to have you to take those seat. All of the people that we invited are here. So there are some vacant seats and for the other young people, i know you can last a little while for this hearing. Let me formally bring our committee and the Homeland Security to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on immigration race and impacts and aftermath in mississippi communities. I am very proud to welcome my colleagues today. Not only my
Most of these people here have heard that every sunday morning in church, just before the minister gets up and bring that dynamic sermon. To limit welcome all of you here to historic Tupelo College. What we would like to do in convening this meaning, is we have some naked seats and i would ask those, Michelle Obama students, do you want to sit down, we absolutely would love to have you to take those seat. All of the people that we invited are here. So there are some vacant seats and for the other young people, i know you can last a little while for this hearing. Let me formally bring our committee and the Homeland Security to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on immigration race and impacts and aftermath in mississippi communities. I am very proud to welcome my colleagues today. Not only my home state, and a second Congressional District of mississippi but i am also glad to welcome you to my Tupelo College where i got started one or two years ago. And i got inv
We are pleased to have as our headline luncheon speaker Derrick Johnson, the interim president and chief executive officer for the National Association for the advancement of colored people. First of all, i would like you to at least silence your cell phone and other electronic devices, though we do encourage you to follow us on social media. [laughter] just because we were born in 1908 does not mean that we are still there. You can follow us pressclubdc, using npclive. Headliners, and you can npcpresident. As you are setting your phones to vibrate, getting your twitter questions ready, i also want all of you to have these lovely white cards in front of you. Now is t time to start scribbling those wonderful questions, if you have not already submitted any, so we can keep the conversation going and healthy. You can keep passing them up to the front. You dont have to wait for mr. Johnson to finish his remarks. There are members who will raise their hands and help bring them forward at an
Arguments over confederate statues. This is about one hour. [gavel pound] jeff yes, i do it with authority. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the National Press club where we have trademarked a moniker of being the worlds leading professional organization for journalists. Also where i have been saying this year, in challenging times, the freedom of the press, that we are the constitution. I am jeff ballou, the editor for Al Jazeera English and the 110th president of the National Press club. We are pleased to have as our headline luncheon speaker Derrick Johnson, the interim president and chief executive officer for the National Association for the advancement of colored people. The naacp. Own as first of all, i would like you to at least silence your cell phone and other electronic devices, though we do encourage you to follow us on social media. [laughter] in jeff just because we were born in 1908 does not mean that we are still there. You can follow us pressclubdc, usi
The highest levels of government and business. Ill tell you if she dropped any hints about 2016. Plus, the sandy bill passes in the senate. But not before 36 republicans totally disgrace themselves. Ill introduce you tonight to the sandy 36. And its a modernday civil rights struggle between workers and management in the state of mississippi. Ill tell you why these nissan employees say theyre being denied a voice in the workplace. Good to have you with us tonight, folks. Thanks for watching there is more hope tonight for 11 Million People who are currently living in fear. Im here today because the time has come for common sense, comprehensive Immigration Reform. The time has come. Now is the time. President obama went to a Las Vegas High School today to outline his own Immigration Reform plan. The cheers from the crowd tell you a lot. There are places in this country where the threat of deportation hangs over the heads of many people. The good news is that for the first time in many yea