then go back in time to thurgood marshall and before that as well. >> that's right.nly, there is a growing awareness of progressives in the u.s.. episcopal people who lived in durham, north calina, pockets of street interest in academics who are interested in pauli murray. the fact is, most of us were not taught about pauli murray in our elementary school history classes as perhaps we should have been or later in our schooling and yet this is a person who influenced so many different movements in the u.s., not only as you're talking about the fight for gender equality, but also the fight for racial equality. when pauli murray was at howard law school in the early 1940's, uli wrote a paper making the argument that plessy versus ferguson should be oveurned, 1896 supreme court case separate but equal, the feeling of the civil rights movement at that point was, what we should be fighting for in the separate but equal realm is to sort of, you know, improve the conditions in segregated institutions. pauli murray's argument was, no, no, no, this whole construct is faulty. s

this is the roll call vote for thurgood marshall's confirmation in 1967. you will notice that this is not a unanimous vote, like many of the other thirties, forties and fifties nominees had been. there are 11 senators who vote against thurgood marshall's confirmation. the 11 are up top on the chart. if you see quite closely, you can pretty much identify where these people are coming from. they are all from the south. ten of them are democrats. this is a period where segregationist democrats remain in place in the south and the 11th is a former democrat who is at this point a republican senator from south carolina. so in johnson's mind, as he's thinking about who would be a good replacement for warren, what he is saying is the people that he needs to sort of preempt is southern opposition. if i can come up with a nominee that will appeal to the southerners, and the nominee will sail through without any problem. johnson however makes this a little too complicated. he concludes that he does not want to name a new replacement for warren. when he instead wants

this is the roll call vote for thurgood marshall's nomination. and this is not a unanimous vote like many of the other '30s, '40s, and '50s nominees had been. there were 11 senators who voted against his confirmation, the 11 are up top on the chart. if you squint closely, you can pretty much identify where these people are coming from. they're all from the south. 10 of them are democrats, this is a period where segregationist democrats remain in place in the south, and the 11th is a former democrat, strom thurmond who was from south carolina. in johnson's mind, as he's thinking about who will be a good replacement for warren, he's saying that the people i need to preempt is southern opposition. if i can come up with a nominee that can appeal to the southerners, the nominee will sail through without any problem. johnson makes this a little too complicated. he concludes that he does not want to name a new replacement for warren. he wants to elevate his friend, justice fortas from associate justice to be chief justice. he wants to come up with a rep

she was the protege of thurgood marshall, she represented dr.ing, she argued 10 supreme court cases, winning nine, the first black woman to have argued in the supreme court. she was really compelling in black communities, no one had ever seen a woman lawyer or a black lawyer and some of these places, much less a black woman lawyer. she was called the civil rights queen because she was so captivating. the book really chronicles her accompaniments, which, as i mentioned, included representing dr. king, she worked on brown v. board of education, she worked to desegregate not only the atlanta school system, but school systems throughout the south. she litigated cases that desegregated higher education in the south, so florida, the university of georgia. she represented several rights activists, the birmingham children marchers, then she went on after she accomplished all of that in the courtroom and had a second act as a politician in new york and was appointed the first black woman on the federal court. she is inspirational. she teaches a lot about

the second belonged to justice thurgood marshal. and this day so special, especially here in the bay area. so many people literally brought to tears as kamala harris was sworn in. truly a daughter of the east bay. let's bring in jodi hernandez who is at the vice president's childhood home in berkeley. sounds cool to say that. >> it does. this has been a very popular spot today as people have come by to visit this house. this is the house that vice president harris grew up in. it is now a preschool. i'll tell you, harris has remained close with some of her neighbors. she even invited some of them to washington, d.c. today for her big day. >> this is something that you would never imagine and for it to come true today, you can't even put it into words the excitement behind it. it's a true blessing. >> reporter: montrella wilson describing what it's like to see her family's former neighbor take the oath of office. harris grew up in the house next door. in fact wilson's mother-in-law, aunt and cousins are in washington for the inaugurat

to include thurgood marshall, he became a lawyer because he was an officer who served in world war i.e served in the 368 regiment. when he came back from the war, because of the experience he had, it was a horrible 7h÷#9 )ience, he made his father's dream country. his father was a lawyer, and his father wanted him to be a lawyer. so charles hamilton houston finally decided to become a lawyer because of his experience in world war ii. horrors -- horace pippen, charles hamilton houston, we talk about few others. world war i was a great of that for many reasons. when we get to the point where setting this seat of the civil rights movement, thurgood marshall writes when charles hamilton houston dies a 1951, 52, or 53. he says, we would not have gotten anywhere, or we would not be where we are without charlie. he is referring to charles hamilton houston. we all know the history of thurgood marshall. >> less than 15% -- minutes left in the segment, all of the calls for. you william, in virginia on that line for african american veterans, good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> yszj[m

taking the oath with her hand placed firmly on the bible of thurgood marshall. the vice president sharing the fist bump with the first black president, president obama. the first second gentleman, doug emhoff by her side. the bell at howard university tolling 49 times for the 49th vp, followed by "lift every voice and sing", the black national anthem. the historically black university in her life, the sister of alpha capita alpha, the nation's oldest black sorority telling them to wear the iconic pink and pearls. several sorority sisters talked to kamala harris days ago. >> since their inception, these institutions have produced trail blazers and difference makers throughout history. this moment amplifies the academic excellence of hbcus. >> reporter: howard's drum line helping kick off celebrations. a diverse and modern family surrounding the woman they call "momala". overseas in india, people in the vice president's ancestral village on her mother's side .". overseas in india, people in the vice president's ancestral village on her mother's sid overseas in ind

of the african-american lawyers at howard law school in 1940 and 1950 in america to include thurgood marshallbut he became a lawyer because he's an officer who served in world war i. he served in the 368th infantry regiment, and when he way back from the war in the experience he had, it was a horrible experience, he made his father's dream come true and his father was a lawyer and wanted him to become a lawyer. so charles hamilton houston finally decided to become a lawyer because of his experience in world war ii. so horace pippin, charles hamilton houston and i think we talked about a few others. so world war i was a transformative event for many reasons. so when we get to the point when we are setting and planting the seeds for the civil rights movement, thurgood marshall writes when charles hamilton houston died in 1951, '52 or '53, he said we would not be where we are without charlie and he's referring to charles hamilton houston and we all know the history of thurgood marshall. >> a lot of calls. try to get to as many as we can. william in -- on the line for african-american veterans. y

as for vice president kamala harris she plans to use a bible belonging to the late thurgood marshall, first african-american justice, you guys. >> wow. and part of that ceremony is sonia sotomayor. >> yes. >> we say historic all the time. i think i said it all week. >> for joe biden trying to hold up that large family bible though. though. >>> the day is bound to provide plenty of powerful images. >> but yesterday did as well as joe biden made his way to washington to assume the presidency. >> this is kind of emotional for me. look. we went through my whole career and through the good times and the bad. i want to thank you for everything, to my fellow delawareans on behalf of the entire biden family, i want to express how much you mean to me and every one of us. the state that made my brother, sister and i, both of whom who are here understand that we could do whatever we dreamed of, whatever that was. and g was just a kid to elect me and after going to the county council. where jill and i found one another and where she made me strong as ernest hemingway wrote, "in all the broken pla

president obama and when harris is sworn in she will use a bible that once belonged to justice thurgood marshall, the first african-american supreme court justice and harass herself is making history as the first black, south asian and woman vice president. >>> and inauguration salvation is gearing up here in the bay area as oakland symphony will honor harris with a virtual commemorative inauguration ball and hometown celebration. it is a free event and it is dubbed oakland salutes and it is today at 3 pm if you want to go virtually on the oakland symphony youtube channel. harris was born in oakland and grew up in berkeley. >>> it was a vaccination celebration in fremont this weekend, residents and staff at an assisted living facility after first dose of the pfizer vaccine. all 240 of them and the shots were provided by cvs. the long-awaited moment was months in the making and right the state to distribute the vaccine which slows the whole process down. but one thing there is no shortage of this morning are those trying to get on the list for vaccine. kaiser permanente said more than 90,000 peop

the other belongs to thurgood marshall. >> the oakland symphony is holding a ball tomorrow, "oakland salutes" kicking off at 3:00 in the afternoon. close friend of kamala harris will be hosting it featuring it is free. it can be found on the symphony channel. >> a taste of summer coming our way tomorrow, and fall-like winds making a comeback monday and tuesday. right now, it is calm outside. san jose, not much wind. enjoy it while it lasts. big time winds tomorrow night, heading into the new week. san francisco, the fog backed away from the golden gate bridge. in the morning, patchy fog around the immediate bay and coast line, the hills may see the breeze, the real wind holds off until later that night. 73 in san jose, 75 in morgan hills, 76 in santa rosa. average highs this time of year are in the 50s, in some cases, 15, 20 degrees above average for your sunday afternoon. the issues with the warm advisory 6:00 tomorrow, through 3:00 on monday. the bigger story that will impact us, for more than 36 hours, until 6:00 tuesday are the winds, wind advisories, for the bay area. the high w

. >> reporter: there were actually two bibles, one from the late supreme court justice thurgood marshall and the other was one owned by regina shelton, woman who care for her and her little sister when their single mother worked late. they were at the ceremony today, and, who helped her on many of her campaigns, says it was who inspired her to reach the political heights. >> every inauguration, every swearing-in that she's had. >> the fatuous sworn in on ms. shelton's bible, this is a community pillar right here in oakland. >> reporter: march director was a struggling single mother when she began mentoring her, passing legends of her forward. she says she expects her to be more than just the first woman vice president. >> she will transform the office of the vice president to an office that it is not about being a number two, or second in command. but about being a global leader. >> reporter: and whatever history she makes will come from the history she's already lived. >> she brought all of that with her today. she brought all of us with her today. >> both women say she makes close frie

the sect bible is thurgood marshall's bible, also a former security justice, also a howard university alum, a place that's very close to kamala harris' heart and someone who she considers a personal hero. she spoke during the pry player how much of an influence thurgood marshall was in her becoming a lawyer. it's tieing the dots together to this little piece of history coming the the swearing in ceremony on wednesday. chris. >> there's a lot we know is going to be happening virtually. we're out of time. give me one or two quick headlines, 15 seconds of what we can expect virtually for the inaugural celebration. >> reporter: absolutely. we'll be coming into the swearing in sir moan. after that, rather than the parades and inaugural balls, virtually everything will be happening virtually which, to be honest with you, is something this biden/harris team has been doing for months now. they're well rehearsed on how to digitally take care of these things. you'll see a virtual concert, virtual ceremony where americans can join from all over the country, very different from what we would norm

victor, christie. >> thurgood marshall, sonia sotomayor first in their own right as well.washington post" white house reporter and cnn political analyst is with us. good morning to you. let's start with the incoming administration. if we have time, we will get to the out going one. president-elect biden plans, in addition to the executive orders, to send over to congress on his first day immigration legislation. now, he has crises to deal with. we remember president obama had crises to deal with and obama decided to put his political capital behind health care legislation. are we to understand this as to be the first big legislative push, comprehensive immigration reform? >> reporter: yes, in addition to this covid relief package that president-elect biden wants to push through in terms of domestic policy, he wants to say i put forward an immigration policy to try to bring 11 million people out of the shadows and into good stand way on a pathway to citizenship. this is a different type of package in part because there is not a lot of money expected for things like border s

the first black supreme court justice thurgood marshall went to howard. >> we have children who are youngooking the same way my brother did when we were in elementary school and we saw thurgood marshall. now we have students who see harris. >> meantime, chalk up another first for the incoming biden harris administration. the second gentleman. that is the historic handle the husband of vp elect harris took to twitter yesterday. he's got more than 150,000 followers already but so far he hasn't tweeted or followed anyone back including his wife, which should be the first person he follows. it's 5:45. today, after you grab your coffee, make sure to grab that lotto ticket. >> that massive mega millions jackpot could be yours tonight or mine hopefully. it is $750 million after no one won on tuesday. this is the second largest mega millions jackpot in history here. the largest was $1.5 billion in 2018. when i say mine, gianna, i mean ours. because we are family. family that plays together stays together. >> right. that's right. we've got our pool going. so fingers crossed len and michelle. takin

she will be sworn in by justice sotomayor, using thurgood marshall's bible. kind of thing that elevates us, helps us understand no matter what, we are moving forward, despite what we are facing. that's why today we launched a scholarship program for creation of a new cohort of civil rights attorneys based in the south because we, too, want to speak something positive into this moment. we know we have to litigate and advocate. it is not always pretty, and it is difficult and challenging. we also want to speak something positive into the future of who we are as black people. we want to be serious about power, equality, and are not going to turn back. it is mlk day. it is important. i am glad you brought up the historic nature of kamala harris' ascension to the vice presidency. we can't let that go, it is hard fought for, these wins. we have to acknowledge it and acknowledge the many people before, black women shirley chism and others that made this possible. we have to rest at least a moment in acknowledging the extraordinary nature of what we're about to see.

harris even used their family bible along with justice thurgood marshall's to take her oath. >> kamalaer forgot her roots and believes in family and community. >> reporter: all day people have been stopping by to snap a photo and pay tribute to the home grown vp. >> you can see kamala harris was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth. she lived in more humble -- she had a humble childhood. >> it gives hope to everyone and all the brown boys and girls in the area. >> reporter: restaurants across the bay area are paying tribute to the new vice president, too, smitten ice cream has whipped up a flavor called mvp, malted salted vanilla with pecan prelines. >> in time to celebrate kamala harris with our mvp flavor and we're super excited to do it. >> reporter: and the home of chicken and waffles in jack london square is offering collard greens. >> he came up with this. >> reporter: the restaurant owner derrick johnson knows her taste. they've been close friends since high school. he's at the inauguration watching history unfold. >> here's my girl! >>> up next, an oval office makeover. th

using the bible of the first black supreme court justice, thurgood marshall. had me in tears. >> absolutely. heidi? >> honestly, if amanda gorman, the poet laureate, is the future of this country, we are in terrific hands. she was amazing. and brought the spirit of youth and unity. i was moved beyond tears to hear her. >> absolutely. >> and i'm so grateful. >> thank you all, ladies, for joining us. tara, i'm sorry we're out of time, but i'm sure that your thoughts are just as memorable as are all of ours. thanks again for your time. >> democracy won today, that's my thought. >> that's a great thought to end with, thanks, ladies. >>> up next on this historic day, the moments that inspired and empowered americans. shall i put her in snow mode? nope! what about off-road mode? nah. sport mode it is. let's see what this baby can do. or... we could check out that farmers market? no! you know what? i'll be in chill mode... (button click) if anyone needs me. propilot assist with navi-link. available on the all-new nissan rogue. kim is now demonstrating her congestion.

>> everybody knows thurgood marshall if they had a civics class as the architect and winning lawyer inon cases in the mid-1950s in the supreme court. he culmination of a 20-year campaign, organized by justice marshall and his colleagues, walter white and sponsored robinson and william hasty. a great accomplishment no question. but most of his career, up until the time he went on the court, first the second circuit in new york and then the supreme court, the mid-60s. president johnson -- was spent defending blacks accused of rape or murder, usually a white victim and a black defendant in the deep south, and he took his philosophy his hands almost every time that he went from new york down there to defend those cases. his life was threatened and almost lost on more than one occasion help was about to be lynched when a sheriff's deputy came along and broke up the party. there were times -- he couldn't stay at a hotel, he would stay with families in well-hidden places. he was the bravest person i've ever known. and i doubt i'll ever meet anybody else like it. >> that's a beautiful memory a

this is the roll call vote for thurgood marshall's confirmation eight and 67. there's not a unanimous vote. there are 11 senators who vote against marshals confirmation, the other on top of the chart. if you squint closely, good pretty much identify where these people are coming from. they're all from the south. ten of them are democrats, this is where segregationists are as democrats remain in the south, and former democrat john thurmond, who is now a republican senator from south carolina. in johnson's mind, as he's thinking about who would be a good replacement for warren, what he is saying is the people i need to preempt is southern opposition. bucket come up with some nominee that will appeal to the southerners, then the nominee will sail through without any problem. johnson however makes this a little too complicated. he concludes that he does not want to name a new replacement for warren. instead what he wants to do is elevate his friend, justice fortas from the associate justice to be chief justice. you want to come up with a replacement for four days, h

i think this signifiied here we are, these women of color, and there's thurgood marshall's bible. all the imagery. you cannot beat that for making people feel a change has come. all of it was there in that visual. >> biden also said, quote, i know the forces that divide us are keep and they are real -- >> but i also know they are not new. our history has been a constant struggle between the american ideal that we all are created equal and the harsh ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear, demonization have long torn us apart. >> president biden was calling on our history to give americans comfort and courage to tackle our countryurrent challenges. what parts of our history, professor brinkley, can president biden draw upon to overcome the challenges of this moment? >> i think he has to draw upon the notion that the fedal government is the friend of even in america. there's become a demonization of the federal government, the swamp that needs to be drained, a disdain for washington bure bureaucrats. i think what he can say is lk al franklin roosevelt providing social security. dwi

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thurgood marshall. and now as we watch the vice president elect descended the steps and head towards the west. exit there to come out on to the steps of the u.s. capitol. let's take a moment and listen in to this historic day. >>and ladies and gentlemen accompanying the vice president the chief of inaugural ceremonies. maria miller little meyer the acting deputy houses sergeant at arms, kevin grows and the acting deputy senate sergeant at arms united states capitol police officer private first class eugene o good ladies and gentlemen, the vice president elect of the united states kamala devi harris mister douglas emhoff. the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies staff representative alexandria or deacon chico accompanying the house republican leader the honorable kevin mccarthy. staff representative bridget brennan accompanying house majority leader the honorable steny hoyer misses yvette lewis staff representative taken it's an accompanying speaker of the house of representatives, the h

went on to portray other black icons on screen, like the godfather of soul, james brown, and thurgood marshallame black panther, he went from star to superstar. the novelty of a black superhero made nine—year—old rachel cooper's eyes light up. my favourite one was obviously chadwick boseman because there aren't a lot of black comics and if he's one of them, then it's going to be one of my favourites. when black panther premiered in 2018, black film—goers flocked to movie theatres like this one, many of them dressed up in africa—inspired outfits. it was all to revel in the opportunity to see black people as royalty and africa as a vibrant and powerful place. boseman led the film as king t'challa, the dignified superhero. fans and the people who knew him best say that is boseman's legacy, embodying roles that exemplified black excellence. black pantherjust entered the lives of children and adults everywhere ‘cause it was the first time we could actually see ourselves represented in a positive way that didn't have to just be at the end with racism as a pillar of our narrative drawing. now, him no

the other bible she'll use belonged to the late civil rights icon and supreme court justice thurgood marshall. >>> tensions remain high in d.c., vice president mike pence paid a visit to california today. pence traveled to the naval air station in the central valley and spoke to sailors about the trump administration's foreign policy seconds. karen pence was also there, spoke to military families about employment options while their loved ones are deployed. >>> facebook taking more action to help with security ahead of the inauguration. the company says it will block the creation of new facebook events happening near the white house, capitol building and state capitol buildings as well. the ban will be in effect through wednesday and facebook says the goal is to prevent people from using its platform to incite violence and also blocking event creation in the united states, by accounts and pages not based in the u.s. >>> let's check in with rob mayeda and just an absolute summer-like day, rob it was incredible. >> 70s across the board, many areas, very close if not breaking records, which we'r

my condo is attached to thurgood marshall's former church.t being sort of part of that moment. i'm going to walk out the door, it looks different than the thurgood marshall church, but it's his church active in the community here. a real moment in history from what you're going to see today. because it has to be so muted because of covid. and also events of january 6th, it's for biden and harris much more austere. it's more of emotional than a victory lap. that is to say, it's not what that's about right now. it's about beginning to bring the warring factions together. >> there's going to be a lot of that in the ceremony today, going out in the country, right? not just so much about the man as we saw in the trump presidency. david, a moment for hope here. because margaret, of course, mentioned thurgood marshall's church. first thing that joe biden is going to do on the day of his inauguration is go to church. he's going to mass, s st. margaret's cathedral. talk about the significance of that moment and what it may hopefully foreshadow in comi

. >> reporter: with her hand on the bible that once belonged to her hero, justice thurgood marshall,is made history. >> so help me god. >> reporter: harris' moment was greeted with fist bumps, first by the 44th president, barack obama, and then by michele obama, a special moment and a long way from her humble california beginnings. >> this neighborhood was full of kids. >> reporter: carole porter and kamala harris met as two pig- tailed girls growing up in berkeley. >> kamala and maya lived upstairs. >> reporter: below harris' home, mrs. regina shelton's day care, where she often spent many days after school. shelton become a second mom. her brown bible was also used for her swearing in. >> it was called shelton's day care center-- kind of emotional-- that you know really took care of all of the kids in the neighborhood. she was just a really, really warm, loving person. >> reporter: a lot of good memories there. >> oh, yeah. definitely. >> reporter: and memories here at thousand oaks elementary, where they help desegregate berkeley public schools. >> she really had an opportunity li

. >> reporter: named after thurgood marshall, the first black supreme court justice, and constance baker motley, the nation's first black woman to serve as a federal judge, the program hopes to support 50 civil rights lawyers over the next 20 years. >> so, when we consider the amount of student debt that african american students in particular hold, that was a significant reason for us to make this investment and think about how we can ensure that these students are not burdened or-- or diverted from the path of civil rights work because of that debt. important to launch this program right now? >> well, for a number of reasons. i think, you know, we're coming out of a very traumatic period for our democracy. i think we've seen in very stark terms what happens when we aren't truthful about our history, when we aren't truthful with ourselves about the work that remains to be done to build our democracy, and when we aren't truthful about the ongoing harms of white supremacy and anti-black racism and racism writ large in our society. and the work of civil rights lawyers in the past four year

bible once owned by one of harris' heroes, the first african-american supreme court justice thurgood marshall>> i will walk there to that moment proudly with my head up and my shoulders back. >> reporter: unprecedented circumstances like this pandemic have delayed senate confirmation hearings for the president elect's cabinet picks. tomorrow they begin for five nominees including the director of national intelligence, but there is a chance mr. biden could begin his presidency without a single member of his cabinet confirmed. norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jiang, thank you. and on this day of national service, we did not see president trump at all. instead, with just hours left in his term tonight, president trump is mulling over how many pardons he should issue and who should get them, and it could be a long list. cbs' paula reid reports from the white house. >> reporter: with just one full day in office remaining the president plans to issue between 50-100 pardons or commutations. >> the pardons are a very positive thing for a president. >> reporter: the president has already granted clemency t

with equating experiences of mexican americans, women, gays and so on it ignored as justice thurgood marshallin his dissent from the university of california that the experiences of negroes in america has been different in kind, not just degree than any other ethnic group and it is for this reason this book does not have a chapter dedicated to african-americans. tell us a little more about your decision on that. >> i don't have a chapter in "the plot to change america: how identity politics is dividing the land of the free" on that because that is the one unique group, the one group in america, we have had many immigrants from the caribbean and africa, but african-americans as a whole are a group of people whose ancestors were brought against their will and have a history of harboring, experiences with slavery first, then jim crow and separate but equal with legal segregation and this is something we have always strived to address by living up to deals in founding documents, what you see in the 60s in 70s is political entrepreneurs, activist and ideologues saying members of my category suffer

it ignored that as justice thurgood marshall argued in his dissent to the university of california that, quote, the experiences in america have been different not just in the degree from that of any other ethnic group and you write it is for this reason that this book does not have a chapter dedicated to african-americans. tell us a little bit more about your decision on this. >> i don't have a chapter dedicated to african americans because that is the one unique group, the one group in america whose ancestors, not all obviously because we've had many immigrants from the caribbean and from africa, but african americans as a whole, a group of people whose ancestors were brought against their will and have a history of experiences with slavery first and then with jim crow that were separate but equal which was not legal segregation and this is something that we have always strived to address living up to the ideals in the founding documents. what you see in the 60s and 70s is the political entrepreneurs and activists and ideologues saying the members of my category suffered equally. it wa

i stand here today deeply inspired by the example of the late thurgood marshall, constance motley and other public servants who dedicated their lives to advancing the cause of justice. we are at a crossroads in im or if i am fortunate enough to be confirmed we will turn the page on eight and close the door on discrimination by enforcing our federal civil rights laws. growing up in brooklyn, new york my parents instilled in me an unrelenting belief in the principles of hard work and respect for the dignity and humanity of all people and i am deeply thankful for the trail that might parents blazed in today i am thinking about the pride that i know my mother pansy and my brother troy and my sister karen and my partner are feeling as i take on this challenging new opportunity. as a mom myself now i see the future of america through the eyes of my son and honestly, at times i am worried. will he have full and equal access to the extraordinary opportunities of american life and will he be able to embrace those opportunities in safety and dignity and will all of americans children, every par

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"eyes on the prize" and "thurgood marshall, american revolutionary." there are several more but for the sake of time i truncated to those two. as the treasurer of the montgomery democratic party, i'm pleased to announce three to one majority over republicans in our county. so, juan, welcome to friendly territory. if you ever need a respite from fox news, we welcome you here with open arms. gaithersburg, please join me in welcoming juan williams. >> thank you. great pleasure to be here with craig shirley, who i have known since the reagan white house. >> early '80s. >> early '80s. i did not know about lacrosse. that is fabulous. but i wanted to start with a very basic question for the people who have been so kind to come into our tent here at the gaithersburg book festival and ask, why did you write this book because you've written extensively about reagan before? >> well, first, thank you -- first of all, i guess if you're in friendly territory, i'm behind enemy lines. >> not quite. >> well, i'm retired from all that anyway. but i did think that for ma

harris will take the oath on a bible that belonged to late justice thurgood marshall. >>> an i celeatingorite dish. it's partly because she's -- he shares a special connection with the vice president-elect. east-bay community journalist, melis melissa pixcar, explains. >> this is our inauguration-day menu. the gumbo is a bayou seafood gumbo. my connection to vice president-elect harris is through thousand oaks elementary school in berkeley. we shared the same 1st grade teacher, ms. frances wilson. prior to this, ms. wilson had been one of the influential of my life. panko constructed crab cakes, banana pudding with bourbon caramel sous. and, of course, our gumbo, you have got yourself a nice, southern meal. feels like i am representing the vice president-elect in her hometown on this -- this stag -- is e somneh vicet heri hoe r huge. and this melting pot that both kamala and i come from here is what it's all about. so we are making it available the day before, so folks have time to prepare and, you know, watch the inauguration. and then, enjoy some dinner. we will be standing proud on th

congress was in session and increased foot traffic caused capitol police to move the troops to the thurgood marshallage to take their breaks. some lawmakers expressed outrage. they're now taking breaks in emancipation hall. president biden called the national guard to apologize and today first lady jill biden brought the troops chocolate chip cookies baked at the white house. she thanked troops for their service and said the national guard holds a special place in their hearts. >>> he is an icon of american journalism who has ushered us through decades of history. today, though, tom brokaw announced his retirement. now 80 years old, brokaw spent his entire journalism career we're happy to say here at nbc covering the assassination of rfk, robert f. kennedy, watergate, and the fall of the berlin wall. he is the only anchor to have led all three nbc news flagship programs, the "today" show, "nightly news" and "meet the press." his list of journalism awards includes peabodys, emmys and the edward r. murrow award. >>> dazzling solar images will now circulate the country in the form of new postage stamps