brown: good morning, everyone. i am glad you were able to join us. i was a little worried yesterday that we might have an and the chamber today. thank you, madam speaker, and thank you for your extraordinary service to oregon. i am inspired by the leadership that has earned you the speaker's office for a third consecutive assembly. congratulations. [applause] exactly 50 years ago today, january 9, 1967, tom mccall stood where i stand, and took the oath of office as oregon's governor. oregon has changed in countless ways in the past half-century, but one principle that has endured can be found in the words governor mccall spoke at the beginning of his inaugural address. they are words about the importance of a strong relationship between the governor and the legislature. the extent it is humanly possible to do so, said governor mccall, let us put aside the temptation to be guided by regionalism, factionalism, or anything which fragments the public interest. may we pledge to one another to work not in partisanship, but in partnership. it is in that spi

the nfl's investigation into josh brown is open and active. will be interviewing him next decision, we won't be making a decision about anyone's eligibility on that front. >> reporter: initially the nfl suspended brown for one game. but with that outrage provoking footage of ray rice punching his now wife, still fresh in the public's minds, any allegation of domestic violence touched a nerve. >> it's almost like a religion. with that comes both blindness, but also higher expectations. >> reporter: mary has been reporting on the nfl's handling of domestic violence. >> it's different than a lot of the disciplinary issues that i think sports leagues have dealt with in the past. so like recreational drug use, things that are a little bit more black and white. but i think domestic violence is really an issue of gray, and i think how it is handled needs to have that same kind of nuance and understanding to it. >> do you think there are players that look at your situation that are fearful of being honest because of the policy is this. >> sure. what w

von brown's biographer gave me a transcript -- von brown's home was bugged. it was a conversation between von brown, jim webb, the head of nasa, and the inter-ballistic missile agency. talking about, how are we going to box out george wallace? how are we going to turn the tables on him and make this a necessary and rather than a george wallace event? it is von brown who comes up with the idea, why don't we have a saturn five engine test? if you have ever seen a rocket launch, and engine test is a rocket launch, except the rocket never leaves the launchpad. they struck it down, it has the countdown and the tension and the flames and the noise, and the rocket just sits there. von brown says, we will have a saturn five engine test. we will panel all of the alabama legislature where they can't go for security reasons. and when they are all sitting there, we will go over and talk to them. and so they had the rocket test. george wallace is there. the national press is there. after the engine test is done, webb and von brown lecture george wallace and the alabama le

brown had one more accomplishment he's proud of. while he left the university of maryland before his senior year, he went back between winning super bowls in green bay and finished his degree. in salisbury marylanmaryland, m segraves, news4. >> great story. >> despite playing for two d.c. teams, brown says he's a green bay fan and an orioles fan. his salary as a senator was $6,000 a year. and the most he ever made with green bay is $12,000 a year. remember back in the day all those guys had two jobs. for playing with the packers was more than his entire salary. we have more on his remarkable career and how you can help his rookie league on the nbc washington app. search tom brown. can i say one more thing? how many guys ever turn down vince lombardi twice? twice. >> and how glad is he that he finally said yes? >> yeah. we saw his rings on the table there. remarkable story. way to go, mr. brown. >> that is so cool. >> are we going to be able to work on our tan again tomorrow? >> i was doing -- no. you know, you can early in the day.

nfl commission ker roger goodell says the case of kicker josh brown is being investigated and that noecision has been made about his status in the league. >> brown starred this past season with the giants and then of course, he was dropped by the team because of a domestic abuse case involving his ex-wife. now abc's paula ferris spoke with him to get his side of the story. >> here's josh brown. >> reporter: josh brown was at the pinnacle of his professional career, starting kicker for the nfl's new york giants. >> josh brown a $4 million contract but then it all came crashing down for the 14-year veteran. >> 911, what are you reporting. >> my husband is really upset right now. >> the world now thinks that i beat my wife. and i have never hit this woman. i never hit her not once. >> reporter: brown was arrested in may of 2015 and booked for assault against his wife molly. >> i reached for the phone. i grabbed the top of the phone. she screams, i back away. she sleeves. 35 minutes later, i'm in handcuffs. >> reporter: the deputy says "husband grabbed wife's wrist during an argument caus

jeffrey brown is here with more. >> brown: our colleagues at "frontline" traveled to regions that oncedemocratic but voted for donald trump in this election. last night, we heard from miners in west virginia coal country. tonight, a profile of a couple in erie county, pennsylvania. it's part of "how the deck is stacked," the newshour's collaboration with "frontline" and "marketplace," in conjunction with the corporation for public broadcasting. >> okay, i'm joe orengia, and this is my business: joe's gym, erie, pennsylvania, current world champions. i'm a veteran, i'm on social security, and i'm a businessman. i've been undefeated world champion since 1993. i teach people how to get their life back. the only way you're going to get your life back is to get your strength back. i want to see erie the way it used to be. we've got to get our manufacturing back. for the sake of my children and grandchildren, i hope something happens. >> so, erie has lost nearly one in three manufacturing jobs, you know that, all you do-- i flew over. you're looking at the plants, but you see 'em! they're fa

>> yes. >> brown: but somehow that worked for you.t didn't discourage you. >> no, it didn't discourage me whatsoever, because berry gordy, see, especially back then-- but and jackie wilson was my number one singing idol as a kid growing up in detroit. jackie wilson was from detroit. and all of his songs were written by berry gordy. and he listened to my music and critiqued it for me, and started to mentor me on how to write songs and make them songs. >> brown: and what was like in those early days of motown? >> it was highly energetic. it was so energetic and competitive and loving and wonderful at the same time. it was all that, because we were not just stablemates. we were not just some artists who recorded for the same label. we were actually friends. we were like brothers and sisters. we hung out. we have what we call the motown family, and we've always had that, okay. >> brown: some songs come quickly, robinson says, written at the piano in 25 minutes. ♪ my mama told me "you better shop around others, like the 1979 hit, "cruisin"

sharyl: brown says it's rampant on social media. popular tool -- "zombie profiles" that make automated "robo" posts. matthew: a zombie post is a fake, purchased, or rented facebook profile that's expressing the views of an organization as if it was his or her own. but, when in reality, the comment being expressed is done on software and written by generally one or two people. so, the zombie posts will go out on a schedule and then they are supported by zombie likes. sharyl: is there any reason to believe republicans don't do the same thing, and corporations, as well? matthew: there's no reason to doing it. sharyl: even the government is in the game. leaked emails show the feds seeking persona management, software to allow 10 personas per user. they talk of creating an army of fake social media profiles maintained by actors gaming to hide their true location, and using tricks to add a level of realness to all fictitious personas. campaign 2016 brought higher stakes and a new name to internet efforts to manipulate public opinion -- fa

tom brown. [applause] dr. brown: thank you for that very kind introduction. thanks to the american civil war involvedd the center in this program. dedication orders like to declare the common soldier monument formed a tradition that dated back to antiquity, but there are relatively few precedents and europe or the united states for what became so common after the civil war. that is monuments where rank-and-file soldiers lay buried or monuments put up by communities are institutions went to war. to the best of my knowledge, none of the american precedents predates the obelisk in massachusetts, installed on the town green, inscribed with the names of local residents who died a quarter of a century earlier in the opening engagement of the revolutionary war. almost four decades passed before the town of concorde placed a similar outlets, which gained national attention through ralph waldo emerson's dedicatory program. -- "where once the embattled farmers stood and fire world." heard round the the biblical allusions promise -- it is worth noting that emerson refer

the reason that prince edward was part of the brown v. board of education decision was a young woman named barbara, a high school junior, lead and walk out to protest the conditions of her school. that walkout attracted the attention of naacp attorneys in richmond, and they agreed to come meet with the barbara johns and her fellow students and their parents. but that decision led the naacp to take up the pace -- case of a lawsuit on behalf of the students and that eventually made all the way to the supreme court as part of brown v. board of education and it was the only student led case out of the five. county leaders of their were so stunned by the decision as were virginia leaders and leaders across the south and the country. but i think prince edward county leaders felt particularly embarrassed and particularly nervous that they would be held up as an example and forced to integrate the four -- before commuters across the nation. they really took measures that other communities didn't see as necessary to prevent them from having to int

such is the case with kenneth brown.was recently found guilty of murder, but not just any murder. >> my case is considered high profile because i guy i killed was a local celebrity, dancer. >> 28-year-old lashaun talbert was shot and killed august 18th. police say it was a drug deal gone bad. >> brown was found guilty of shooting and killing a local rap sensation better known as the shizz. just a few hours earlier brown was in court to hear his sentence from the judge. >> we the jury for the offense of murder confinement in the pen penitentiary of 24 years. >> just got sentenced today for 24 years. 85% in prison, for first-degree murder, two counts of one endangerment, trafficking over five pounds with a firearm, and tampering with physical evidence. >> you seem pretty cool, calm and collected for getting 24 years to pretend in prison. >> i -- you know, you can't cry over spilt milk. >> i know i've been on the news -- i was on the news earlier today. so i don't know if i'm going to be on there at 6:00 again or not. that'

bhirkse did you think about governor brown's address and what is your top issue there? caller: good morning. i really appreciate you guys letting people from across america call in and i know it takes some time. you got to keep trying. i use two phones. one goes busy, i go to the other. and you will get in thank you for c-span. you guys are great. i don't like our governor. i can't stand him. the problem with california is definitely immigration. i don't think people realize there's almost 140 million people in california. when is it going to stop? how many people are they going to let in this state? is it going to be carpet to carpet people? are we going to step on people's those get to the store? if you drive to l.a. now, it's ridiculous. half of the people in california are mexicans. i don't have anything against mexicans. i have them in my family. they are in my family. i love them very much. i grew up with them and i was raised by them. but there are people that i was raised with by, they came in legally. they studied the constitution. they are very proficient with

barbara brown has fought to protect the parks.d concessions for the power plants existing. into even one issue of personal importance to hawkins will not remain involved. >> where we compromised on the integral vistas was allowing the states to have the final say for the impact on an integral vista. it requires an open process. if people cannot equally adopt the impact, they will have the ability to influence the decision. >> 1980, a final trip from durham to washington. johnny pearson has arrived to deliver the completed documents personally. inside the box are 2000 pages telling a nation how to implement a congressional resolve to clean the air in our national parks. after 48 drafts created with the assistance of congress, the white house, the courts, 15 government agencies, 36 states and 383 public comments, johnny pearson's job is over. what began as a simple observation of one man through the viewfinder of a camera will shortly become a set of regulations affecting millions. although existing plants will not be able -- requir

no mismatch charlie brown, this charlie brown and if you. heard of him you will. st. joes freshman basketball star is showing off advanced skills and making a that i am for himself and getting used to charlie brown jokes, sent his way. >> it increases, every day, it is like so overwhelmed. this little will kid after the penn game, he came up, showed me a picture of charlie brown with my hair, yeah. >> reporter: he is charles brown, junior, he was charles, until high school when he decided to be called charlie. he really did know what he was in for. >> it started in high school. i think my junior year, everybody just started to call me charlie brown out of no where. i was like i really like it. i feel comfortable with me. my mom, she said she doesn't even like my name so she called me charlie too sometimes. >> reporter: he was a fan of the cartoon growing up and his favorite character. >> has to be charlie brown. >> reporter: we all know what happens when lucy has the football. well, i had my own idea, oh, charlie, ready. sorry, charlie, i had to do it leslie van arsda

>>[applause] former mayor willie brown, mayor willie brown is here with us. >>[applause] pastor a really us water. >>[applause] hamed vander department of public works is with us and a number of people we will come back and acknowledge that the program moves forward. [inaudible] as the chairman mentioned, the black history program is priceless in black education. when we look at the term, [inaudible] has a couple of different meetings. one, of course at the time of an intense difficulty, trouble and danger. another definition of crises is a time, a time when it is difficult or in an important decision must be made good so it's inherent in a crisis and opportunity as well as well as a problem. when we look at the issue of opportunity, when we look at [inaudible]. the definition of a problem. there is the identifying a solution to the problem and the third piece of looking at a crisis, is then, taking action based on that solution that we arrive at. in order to take that action, you need three things. you need the resources to do it, you need to resolve to do i

brown in hisvernor first term, has been involved in the private sector, the nonprofit sector. she knows the health issue from every angle. when she speaks on the subject, everyone listens. she is an expert, and california has led the way -- cover california has led the way in being an example to the country. thank you, secretary julie, for being with us. [applause] before i bring her up, i want you to know who else is with us. ehrlich is the ceo of the zuckerman san francisco general hospital. she hasny occasions hosted us there for us to make presentations, hear stories, and the rest. she is on the front line of providing health care in our community. she has been a tremendous leader. her background serves us all well. we are all here, again, to make sure health care is viewed as a right for all americans, not just for the privileged few. dr. ehrlich has dedicated her life to that. so let's first bring up secretary dooley with our respect for governor brown who 1970's.d her, in the all these years later. her experience is vast. we are delighted she is with us today. secretary

the reason that, because it was part of the progress of brown b board of education was the one young woman named robert johns junior led a walkout to protest the conditions of her school in farmville virginia in 1965 and that walkout from the naacp attorney in richmond and they agreed to come meet with barbara johns but that decision led the naacp to take up the case and file a lawsuit on the of those students and that eventually made all the way to the supreme court.the brown versus board of education and it was student led case out of the five. and county leaders there were so stunned by the decision, as were virginia leaders and leaders across the south in the country. and i think prince edward county leaders felt particularly embarrassed and particularly nervous that they would be held up as an example and forced to integrate for communities across the nation did. so they really took measures that other communities didn't think were necessary. to prevent them from having to integrate their schools and they began conversations very early about what they would do if they were put i

jeffrey brown has our look. >> brown: he is chief strategist to president trump, close at hand as policys made and decisions come from the white house. the president even recently appointing him to a seat on the national security council-- a controversial decision. stephen bannon has quickly gained so much of a reputation as an influential behind-the- scenes string-puller that saturday night live portrayed him as the grim reaper in a recent skit. >> send in steve bannon. >> brown: bannon was well-known previously as chairman of breitbart news, the right-wing news organization that bannon himself called the "platform of the alt-right"-- a fringe conservative group that mixes populism, white nationalism and racism. but he's also worked extensively in the film world, as executive producer on two traditional dramas including "the indian runner," sean penn's directorial debut. and as the producer, writer and director of political documentaries, often released during election cycles. among his film topics: the global financial crisis, in 2010's "generation zero," sarah palin, featured in "the

brown says kohlhepp hoped that she would one day fall in love with him. kohlhepp is due back in court in march. tom? >> a horrific story. all right, eva, thank you. >>> let's turn to weather. headaches across the country. this homeowner south of seattle, take a look. cleaning up after a mudslide. says he considers himself lucky to still have a house. and millions in the northeast digging out from not mud, but snow, and lots of it. now bracing for round two. senior meteorologist rob marciano joins us from new york's central park. he's tracking it all. rob, are we talking about a new blizzard threat here? >> reporter: we are, tom. we've warmed a little bit since the last dump of snow, but another explosive storm is heading to the northeast. look at all the winter alerts, from maine back through western new york, all the way down to d.c., where high wind watches are posted, and we've got some winter weather moving in. let's time it out. i think in the morning, we'll see some issues. with rain and sleet and some icing and then warming up just a little bit, ra

. >> reporter: tonight we learn officer brown is suspended without pay from this department as he prepares to answer the charges that he puts his girlfriend in the hospital. >> the veteran police face adjudge today. the aggravated assault he's charged with happened over the weekend. >> she was fearful because he does have authority as a police officer. >> a tipster alerted internal affairs who went to the hospital where doctors are treating brown's girlfriend. a woman suffered a collapsed lung. >> our thoughts are with the victim. >> a source confirmed she remains hospitalized tonight. >> this is the first time brown's name have came up in the name of assault. >> it was brutal. >> i really did fear for my life in that moment. >> amy walsh sued brown after she claimed he choked her and slammed her head against the wall at a casino. >> tonight, i am told the case was settled. still, some people say this is a disturbing pattern. >> it needs to be taken seriously of all that's going on and things are happening with police officers. >> he needs to be responsible. >> reporter: we were not able t

. >> in washington, barbara brown is concerned.nment will soon be inundated with 90 new permits to locate power plants and strip mines in the very shadow of national parks. this could be the biggest battle of her new career. >> what brought this job to me was i took a backpacking trip for the first time in my life, and i was totally stunned by the beauty of the grand canyon. ♪ >> the grand canyon is there because it is a natural thing of -- natural scenic wonder. i have seen it when it is crystal clear and all the colors shimmer, and i've seen it when it is hard to see a rock across the gorge. pollution is probably the number one threat to our national parks. there is a problem, and if something's not done about it, there may not be national parks as we know them today. ♪ >> one of the first to see the problem is a former park ranger and now naturalist photographer, gordon anderson. from a remote corner of bryce canyon, utah, his is a remote voice in the wilderness. >> i make several trips per year to bryce canyon to photograph. my

supreme court handed down the 1954 brown decision mandating the desegregation of america's public schools, it was a major victory for civil rights attorney thurgood marshall. but no one, not even the justices, knew what would happen in the south. it didn't take long to find out. thurgood marshal:a feww border states accepted the brown decision with good faith, but in much of the south there was to be the massive resistance for a decade and more. governor herman talmadge: we intend to maintain separate schools in georgia, one way or another, come what may. senator eastland: we are going to retain segregated schools, and we are not going to pay any attention to a political decision by an incompetent political court

jeffrey brown has our look, part of our series, "beyond the red carpet."arning: it contains offensive language. >> there are days-- this is one of them-- when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it. >> brown: his words never really went away, but the writer james baldwin, speaking here on public television in 1963, feels as relevant as ever. >> i'm terrified at the moral apathy-- the death of the heart, which is happening in my country. these people have deluded themselves for so long, that they really don't think i'm human. ♪ i belong >> the story of the negro in america is the story of america. it is not a pretty story. >> brown: the clip is from a new documentary that draws a portrait of the artist. new documentary that draws a portrait of the artist, though not as a traditional film biography, and of the fractured and racially divided world he shone a searing light on. it's called, "i am not your negro." >> i was free only in battle. never free to rest. >> james baldwin is probably, for me and for many other people,

jeffrey brown has the story for our series, "beyond the red carpet." >> brown: they are images at once shocking and strangely familiar: the daily destruction of syria's civil war. but the oscar-nominated documentary short "the white helmets" aims to get beyond the numbness of this conflict now dragging into its sixth year. >> the syria conflict has been going on for so long, it's so upsetting, and people feel so powerless. the story of the white helmets is a story of hope. >> brown: director orlando von einsiedel and producer joanna natasegara are best known for" virunga," their oscar-nominated 2014 documentary about a team of congolese national park guards who protect gorillas from poachers. in "the white helmets" they profile a volunteer group of first responders working to rescue victims of the ongoing assault on cities like aleppo-- a group that's been featured on this news program and others. since 2013, the white helmets, whose official name is the syrian civil defense, has by some estimates saved 70,000 people. >> what we found most extraordinary was who the rescue workers were:

bruce brown on. the tremendous catch and finish. >> ian: it's fitting what brown has done for miami throughout this day. they're checking the clock. it kept rolling. >> bill: they have had answers, though, haven't they? >> ian: they'll put 5.2 on the clock but miami now has a five-point cushion. jones. intercepted. it's over. >> ian: newton just tossed it to the sideline. >> grant: vasiljevic. he was open. >> ian: unfortunately for miami, he was on the bench. jones will trigger it again. one second on the clock. >> bill: what a tribute to these kids. they did a heck of a job. >> ian: jackson misses it from halfcourt. miami with another win.

chopper three over pemberton-browns mills road where three cars crashed about 7:30 this morning, it is not clear what caused the crash. one victim was returned to deborah hospital in browns mills, and another was airlift dollars to helen helene fuld mel center in trenton, extent of injuries isn't known. >> and another crash also involve several vehicles early today on the pennsylvania turnpike in downing inning town, chester county, happen before 9:00 this morning, eastbound between the exits for morgantown and downingtown. so far there are no report of serious injuries, and the accident has been cleared. >>> and we are also still waiting to hear on the conditions of three pedestrians struck by a car on city avenue. it happened shortly before 10:00 last night, before monument road, wynnefield height. car windshield was smashed on impact. at last check police are still investigating the cause of the crash. no word on if any charges will be filed. >>> meanwhile, police need

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brown is in california. the white house says the first lady put a lot of time into the event to welcome the nation's governors. >>> a group of activists hosted what they called an empty chair town hall in oakland. many people brought questions for dine feinstein calling for the senator to question president trump's policies. senator feinstein declined an invitation to be part of today's forum they spoke out against immigration policies. >> we are making sure that agents do not interface with students or parents on our properties. >> the group plans to share a recording of today's town hall with senator feinstein. friday senator feinstein said she would look at her schedule during the next congressional recess and try to hold town hall meetings for her availability. >>> an actor has died. how storm chase remember remembering big paxton. >>> i'm meteorologist drew tuma. a few light showers dotting the landscape this evening. we are in score >>> on oscar night movie fans are mourning the death of actor bill pax

for thurgood marshall, brown was the final leg in a heroic journey to end segregation. last night, less than an hour after judge grooms' decision... thurgood marshall:you never knew what would happen the next day or indeed the next hour. this same board expelled miss lucy thurgood marshall:no guilty person ever gets hurt. the innocent people get hurt. narrator :for 20 years he traveled hundreds of thousands of miles through war and depression in the jim crow south fighting case by case, setting precedent by precedent, for one of the most important legal decisions in american history. judge elena kaga:this wass a man who created opportunity for so many people in this country and improved their lives. i would call him a hero. i would call him the greatest lawyer of the 20th century. narrrator: on thanksgiving eve 1915, a lone cross burned on stone mountain. the ku klux klan was reborn. earlier in the year, the film birth of a nation played to enthusiastic crowds in baltimore the hometown of seven-year-old thurgood marshall . kimberle crenshaw: here's birth of a nation. it

bruce brown on. the tremendous catch and finish. >> ian: it's fitting what brown has done for miami throughout this day. they're checking the clock. it kept rolling. >> bill: they have had answers, though, haven't they? >> ian: they'll put 5.2 on the clock but miami now has a five-point cushion. jones. intercepted. it's over. >> ian: newton just tossed it to the sideline. >> grant: vasiljevic. he was open. >> ian: unfortunately for miami, he was on the bench. jones will trigger it again. one second on the clock. >> bill: what a tribute to these kids. they did a heck of a job. >> ian: jackson misses it from halfcourt. miami with another win. the hurricanes will be in the ncaa tournament. as they knock off duke 55-50. that's win number 20. for jim larranaga and company. duke falls to 22-20. own season. a big one for miami. tremendous defensive effort to hold duke to 32% shooting. the very fluid a.c.c. setup. north carolina a two-game lead on florida state then louisville, notre dame, duke and miami eac

>>[applause] former mayor willie brown, mayor willie brown is here with us. >>[applause] pastor a really us water. >>[applause] hamed vander department of public works is with us and a number of people we will come back and acknowledge that the program moves forward. [inaudible] as the chairman mentioned, the black history program is priceless in black education. when we look at the term, [inaudible] has a couple of different meetings. one, of course at the time of an intense difficulty, trouble and danger. another definition of crises is a time, a time when it is difficult or in an important decision must be made good so it's inherent in a crisis and opportunity as well as well as a problem. when we look at the issue of opportunity, when we look at [inaudible]. the definition of a problem. there is the identifying a solution to the problem and the third piece of looking at a crisis, is then, taking action based on that solution that we arrive at. in order to take that action, you need three things. you need the resources to do it, you need to resolve to do i

, yes, it was joe brown, dasm it, how many browns were in texas, no ruling.we realized something from the people on the ground that in criminal appeals there was an election 2014, we were told they with would never grant during election year, 17 months was blown for an election, they won the election, congratulations to them, whoever they are and the next day they granted this new trial, transparent as can be. and then eight months later in june of 2015, june 8th, june 8th of 2015 the da agreed to dismiss the charge and alfred dwayne brown walked out of death row. [applause] thank you. >> so you know, i like to say this is not a true crime story. it's a journey story. it's a love story, it's a brotherhood story. a story of what one person would do for another and we tell our kids, never give up and care what you do and no one is watching, in this case i wanted to give up so many times but i believed in him and i believed in his innocence and he believed in me. i don't know why. okay. i promised that i wouldn't cry, there i did, fine. [laughter] >> okay, it's

it's brought me closer to the people of this state. >> scott brown and his truck. scott brown a previously obscure state senator with no major accomplishments of any kind. really, he had never done anything of note. even though he was very handsome and he had been a model and he got a lot of press for that. but after senator ted kennedy died, scott brown, this very unlikely candidate, he ran adds the republican candidate in the special election for that senate seat. no republican had won a senate seat in massachusetts for almost 40 years. but that was 2010, not a normal year in politics. it was the year that wave of tea party energy and scott brown of all people won in massachusetts and that shock upset victory was the first indicator of what was on the way for republicans and democrats. scott brown was first, he won that forever blue senate seat in january, 2010 and later that year in november, 2010, that was the wipeout for democrats. democrats lost 63 seats in the house. they lost six seats in the senate, canceled out the gains of the previous four years. presid

brown: i have said this before. don't want to miss the opportunity to encourage every young woman, every person of color, every person from the disability community to look at how you serve. because there should be no barriers in our party. that is what we should strive for, including every person and giving equal access. no matter where you are, what walk of life you come from, or what struggles you have, the democratic party needs to embrace everyone. thank you, and good luck with your decision today. [applause] thank you.le: thank you, sally boynton brown. [applause] chair brazile: the chair will now move to the nominating sam ronan.for sam? [applause] toir brazile: who is going -- i will nominate -- thank you so much. the chair will recognize sam to give his speech. [applause] mr. ronanan: thank you. i appreciate that. two years ago, i was active duty air force wondering what am i going to do about the mess that has become our national politics? and you know, it started in at government shut down in 2013. our re