thm jim lehrer. on the "newshour wednesday, it was another heavy day of news on the middle east -- >> jim lehrer always told those of us privileged to wok with him it's not about us. but night after nig, jim yourself, journalist, writer, mily man, citizen, can be a high callingndeed. for 36 years as an anchor of the "newshour", jim reported the news. are guidelines in our practice of what i like to call macneiller journalism. well, yes, there are. >> he did it with a clear sense of purpose, even though the world of media canged around him. >> do nothing i cannot defend, cover, write and present every story with the care i would want if the story were about me. assume there is at least one other side or version to every smart and as caring and as good a person as i a, asume the same about all people on whom i report, assume personal lives are a private matter until a legitimate turn in the story absolutely mandates otherwise, carefully separa opinion and analysis from straight news stories, and clearl

tonight, his rules of journalism. >> good evening, i'm jim lehrer. >> reporter: jim lehrer at the "news hour" desk for 36 years. the pbs anchorman known for his calm and reassuring way. his interviews. and perhaps, most of all, his steady navigation of presidential debates. he was the moderator of 12 of them, more than any other person in u.s. history. >> when the debate is over that i moderate, i want everybody to say, okay, here you have seen and heard the candidates for president of the united states on the same stage, at the same time, talking about the same things and you can judge them. you know, is he telling the truth, all that kind of stuff -- well, you see them right there together, it's a huge test. >> reporter: jim lehrer was presented with the national humanities medal. then president clinton with words true today. >> jim lehrer is a modern man of letters, who has left us a gift of professionalism and civility. >> reporter: born in wichita, kansas, he began his journalism career in 1960 at "the dallas morning news," then at "the dallas times herald." he was in dallas when p

i am jim lehrer, thank you and good night. s day he died, we want to take some time for personal memories of jim as a journalist, writer, collaborator, and french. robert robin mcneil is the cofounder of this program with jim. and his longtime friend and coanchor and joins us from new york. sharon per se rockefeller -- percy rockefeller. her work withim and robin goes back to the earliest days when they coverhe the watergate ings. and supreme court justicebr stepheer is a longtime friend of gyms and we welcome we know it is hard this day come hard on all of us and so we especially appreciate you being with us. robin, take us back to th earliest days. jim came from his newspaper in in text -- newspapering in texas. tell us about that. >> well, it was amazing how quickly, within a day or two, we became friends. then we discovered that we each had a tiny daughter in the same kindergarten in bethesda. that friendship grew so intimately and quickly that it was rather astonishing.it rew to the point at within a year or so, we put it

and that is what really would be lost these days if it weren't people for people like jim lehrer. dy: there is a lot of discussion of what has happened to the news media and being challenged by the president and others w say we are biased and not doing the job we should be doing and the news is flying by too fast. it is the principles that jim laid down. one of the great dinner parties is with him and his wife and jim sheefer and talked about dallas in 196 and they were all there. and they cover all those events from dallas to obama. and it was a geration of journalism. and some people said it is a passing of an era, but we are still here and we try to carry on in this tradition. judy: we wl carry on at the "newshour," but it is a los that we mark. karen andavid, thank you. judy: as we continue to grieve the loss of jim lehrer, we want to close tonight with the voices of our own staff and "newshour" family. we know he touched so many lives and the outpouring from you, our viewers, has also touched us all. for those of us lucky to know jim personally, he leaves an indell internatio

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. >>> i'm jim lehrer. thank you and good night. >> we say good-bye to a titan of broadcast journalism. night. night. >> we say good-bye captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie green. >>> democrats today are expected to wrap up opening arguments in president trump's impeachment trial. yesterday house managers presented their case on the first article of impeachment against mr. trump. they argue the president abused his power when he pressured ukraine to investigate joe biden. house judiciary chairman jerrold nadler told senators the president's alleged misconduct even puts president nixon to shame. so far senate republicans appear largely unmoved by the democrats case. skyler henry is on capitol hill. when is mr. trump's legal team expected to respond? >> reporter: good morning. white house lawyers are expected to begin their arguments tomorrow, a member of their team says they are well positioned, as they say democrats are f

the last thing i want to bring up is somebody david knows veryl very wl, and karen you knew jim lehrerl. but david, you came this program when jim was the anchor, and we lost him yesterday. he died in his slep. it's a huge loss for all of us at the newshour. tell us a little bit about the jim lehrer you knew. >> well, i did ten years inshi building with him face the face and with mark. the story i always tell is i was a budding young version of this, and when i wouletsay somng that he thought he liked, that met the standards of the newshour, his eyes would crinkle in pleasure. i'd see this little twinkle. when i would see something crass and not wortfhy the newshour, i would see his mouth turn down. so for ten years i chased the crinkle. but in that subtle way, without ever saying a word, he taught me how to do this, and he set standard of exceseence. of coit wasn't just me. it was all of us who worked in is building some he crated this moral ecology where we understood what was the right way to do this. and that lives on today, and whatould be dwreatder than passing down a moral ecolo

jim lehrer died at home today, the longtime anchor of pbs' "newshour" was 85 years old. lso moderated debates in seven straight presidential elections following this one rule: it's not about me. it's what the candidates say that matters. jan crawford looks back. >> good evening. i'm jim lehrer. >> reporter: he was a legend in news, guided by unshakable principles: listen to all sides. viewers are as smart as the journalists. and above all, in his words... >> i am not in the entertainment business. >> reporter: in 1973, his gavel- to-gavel coverage of the watergate hearings... >> do you swear that the evidence .... >> reporter: ...led to his longtime partnership with fellow journalist robert macneil. >> we think it is important that you get a chance to see the whole thing and make your own judgments. >> reporter: over four decades, lehrer's interviews with world and national leaders always went straight to the point. >> would you acknowledge, though, mr. president, this is very serious business, this charge against you that's been made. >> and i will cooperate in the inqui

this morning. >> jim lehrer, our founding anchor died this morning. we are heartbroken here at the news hour. jim's legacy of journalism is with us every day. >> lehrer who anchored the flagship public broadcasting news show for 36 years died yesterday at his home in washington. he was known as the dean of moderators for presiding over a dozen presidential debates including this memorable moment. >> ten days ago john said that the fundamentals of the economy are -- >> say it directly to him. >> john, ten days ago you said -- >> you afraid i couldn't hear him? >> i'm just determined to get you all to talk to each other. i'm going to try. >> just a month ago lehrer was on cnn sharing his take on the rapidly changing nature of modern media. >> it's a revolution that is based on the division, and we haven't gotten -- we are still -- we are still trying to cope with it and trying to figure it out. >> jim lehrer started out as a newspaper reporter before switching to broadcast news in the early '70s covering the watergate hearings. his survivors include his

t looks to me at least. >> jim lehrer was a news man's news man and so much more journalist, novelist, family man, marine >> think of me as lehrer james c, first lieutenant, usmc >> chronicler of history starting with lee harvey oswald at the police station in dallas he interviewed globa clinton about his affair with monica lewinsky. >> mr. president, is that true? >> that is not true. there is no improper intend to cooperate with the inquiry. >> only person to moderate 12 presidential debates a giant of journalism, but always funny, folksy, self effacing. a collector of bus memorabilia, married for almost 60 years to novelist kate lehrer father of three daughters, grandfather of six always telling his staff it's not about us. >> present every story with the care i would want if the story were about me. >> jim lehrer was 85. andrea mitchell, nbc news >> a true legend in our business >>> that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >> victor: you should have made ciara promise to keep our secret. >> xander: and you shouldn't

jim lehrer was fair and balanced before it was a marketing slogan. with his wing man or facing important people as an always steady standard setting presidential debate moderator, we never saw jim lehrer sweat. but once in a rare while, like late at night during the watergate hearings, he did allow himself to be candid. >> the senators as well as the rest of us who are interested may have to eventually make an ultimate choice between believing john dean or bob haldeman. that's the way it looks to me, at least, at 3:00 or so in the morning. feel free to disagree. >> jim lehrer, founding anchor of the news hour on pbs, gone at the age of 85. we're back with more of that live news coverage right after this. >>> well, we're back and let's amend our usual greeting by saying good morning once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. we are now past midnight into friday here on the east coast, and so begins day 1,100 of the trump administration. 284 scant days to go until the 2020 presidential election. and in about 13 hours, there's another n

neutrogena® >>> this morning we remember one of the giants of journalism, the legendary, jim lehrer,cy. >> good evening i'm jim lehrer. >> the co-founder and for decades anchor of the pbs news era growing out of the watergate hearings. >> that's the way it looks to me as least. >> he was a news man news man, journalist, novelist, family man, marine. >> think of me as lehrer, i'm sorry gentleman, c, first lieutenant harvey oswald and interviewed president clinton about his affair with president lewinksi. >> mr. president is that true. >> that is not true -- >> always funny and collector of memorabilia married for 60 years father of three daughters grandfather of six always saying it's not about us. >> present every story with a care i would want if the story were about me. >> jim lehrer was 85 andrea mitchell, nbc news. >> all right and the history he's watched being made and reported on all those decades. >> it will live on time now to check in on willie to see what's coming up on "sunday today". >> good to see you this week my dress is actor and comedian josh gad, one of the tony-no

jim lehrer was 85. that is this edition of "mediabuzz." i'm howard kurtz.unes, google play or fox news podcast.com. we'll look for your feedback. my interview with stephanie grisham, impeachment, iowa, we'll listen to it all. back next sunday with the latest buzz. ♪ arthel: president trump's legal team preparing to resume opening statements tomorrow. when the senate impeachment begins its second week. welcomewelcome to "america's nes headquarters." i'm arthel neville. eric: i'm eric shawn. the president's lawyers spent two hours beginning their defense attacking lead house manager adam schiff, accusing the democratic impeachment managers of trying to overturn the 2016 election. failing to provide all the evidence. charging that the president's and allies they said blocked needed documents and testimony. alan

>>> i'm jim lehrer. thank you and good night. >> tributes are pouring in for jim lehrer. he anchored the newsn pbs for three decades and moderated a record 12 presidential debates. he was widely respected for his fairness and integrity. president clinton said jim lehrer's life was a gift that strengthened our democracy. a titan in journalism, he was 85. >>> we turn now to actress and singer jessica simpson revealing her struggle with addiction. >> she says she hit rock bottom on halloween when she started drinking early in the morning and was so drunk she couldn't dress her kids. >> this morning, jessica simpson long known as the bubbly blond with the big personality. ♪ all the cameras come out for a public affair ♪ >> reporter: opening up in a new memoir entitled "open book." ♪ i can let my hair down >> reporter: the 39-year-old revealing for the first time she was sexually abused as a child, and as her fame grew over the years, she says she started to self-medicate. >> she talks about also how she started to numb her pain. there was a lot of emotional pain and anxiety t

jim lehrer was 85. that is this edition of "mediabuzz." i'm howard kurtz.e itunes, google play or fox news podcast.com. we'll look for your feedback. my interview with stephanie grisham, impeachment, >> it is monday january 27th, happening right now at 4:00 a.m., a fox news alert, the athlete of a generation gone too soon, kobe bryant and his daughter killed in a heal cotter crash stunned the world of sports and beyond. >> ntsb on the chador wreckage to figure out what went wrong, we are live in los angeles as a nation of fan and fellow players grieve the lakers legend. >> new confirmed cases of the coronavirus. >> so how bad is it, a nurse in china worsening threat she says is being kept

and that's jim lehrer who died earlier today. time as a marine was essential to understanding jim lehrer. he was orderly, disciplined, and squared away. always in good humor. he was modest, borderline impish, in fact, and relentlessly curious. jim lehrer was fair and balanced before it was a marketing slogan. with his wing man robin mcnecessarily or whmcneal, or always standard setting presidential debate moderator, we never saw jim lehrer sweat. but once in a rare while like late at night during the watergate hearings, he did allow himself to be candid. >> the senators, as well as the rest of us who are interested, may have to eventually make an ultimate choice between believing john dean or bob haldman. that's the way it looks to me at least at three or so in the morning. feel free to disagree. >> jim lehrer, founding anchor of the news hour on pbs, gone at the age of 85. we're back with more of that live news coverage right after this. after this as a caricature artist, i appreciate what makes each person unique. that's why i

we pay tribute to jim lehrer. stay with us. >>> for her, for you, for the whole family.ch. breathe easy. a book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! . >>> welcome back. a friend of ours and a giant? journalism, legendary broadcaster jim lehrer died, after proudly serving as a marine, he became a newspaperman and one of the most trusted newscasters, fairness led him to lead a dozen debates. the pbs news hour was founded during the gavel-to-gavel coverage of the nixon impeachment and stand as a testament to his journalistic philosophy. >> cover right and present every story with the care i would want if the story were about me. assume there is at least one other side or version to every story. assume the viewer is as smart and as caring and as good a person as i am. >> that kind of faith in and respect for viewers is sadly lacking in much of today's discourse, including by broadcasters who see dollars in appealing to the hatred some americans have for other americans. who exhibit the opposite of lehrer's care

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it out. >> reporter: maybe a good place to start is with the principles he left us with. >> i'm jim lehrerand good night. >> reporter: jan crawford, cbs news, washington. >> o'donnell: our own bob schieffer perhaps summed up how we all feel, because lehrer was a trusted friend to many of us and a role model to us all. there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." an early prison release for a woman found guilty of taunting and texting her boyfriend into suicide. lonely? you're not alone. why you might be surprised by who is struggling to connect. later, a father and son wanted he help the homeless. their simple act of kindness that is making a big difference. difference. which includes preservision... because he said a multi- vitamin alone may not be enough. and it's my vision, my morning walk, my sunday drive, my grandson's beautiful face. only preservision areds2 contains the exact nutrient formula recommended by the national eye institute to help reduce the risk of moderate to advanced amd progression. it's how i see my life. because it's my vision... preservision

priesthood.ou i thought that and i said they were right, because i learned from the high priest himself. >> jim lehrer he wanted, and the newshour was a reflection of what he wanted and who he was. jim wasn't going to ything get in the way of his journalism, as he defined it, as he wanted to do it for the american people. >> jim was a hard man to persuade. but if you've earned his trust, he was willing to roll the dice. >> one of jim's great gifts as h newsman was thknew when a story was right. and when it wasn't, in early january '11, when prot started breang out in the arab world, our overseas isporting unit was totally out of money for thel year. nevertheless, i walk down the hallway to his office a few dayo t, and i said, jim, i know we're short of money. i think these protests jus starting out could really transform, certainly the middleo east, and thd as we know it. he asked a couple of questions and then he gave his characteristic, "i hear you." i went back to my office and, halfour later, word came. "get ready to leave r egypt in the next 36 hours." >> the one time i got a little nervous about

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jim lehrer was fair and balanced before it was a marketing slogan.robin mcneil or when facing off across from important people as an always steady, standard-setting presidential debate moderator, we never saw jim lehrer sweat. but once in a rare while, like late at night during the watergate hearings, he did allow himself to be candid. >> the senators as well as the rest of us who are interested may have to eventually make an ultimate choice between believing john dean or bob haldeman. that's the way it looks at least to me at 3:00 or so in the morning. feel free to disagree. >> jim lehrer, founding anchor of the news hour on pbs, gone at the age of 85. we're back with more of that live news coverage right after this. it's red lobster's new three-course shrimp feast for $14.99. choose soup or salad. one of seven delicious entrées - like new hawaiian-style garlic shrimp. and, get a sweet dessert. three courses. one amazing price. so come in today. as your broker, i've solved it. is complicated. that's great, carl. but we need something better. that's

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a journalist, a reporter to the end. >> joe, jim lehrer was one of those rare people, he just had theoice that was out of the heartland of america, trustworthy. a good friend to many of us in the business, including me. i tweeted when jim passed, if he were to try to think of who was the mayor of our journalistic world in washington, it was jim lehrer. we know, just remembering his presence on television, what good, steady public serving journalism is all about. so real lesson to everybody in our business. >> a real kindness in his delivery and his writing. my father loved him. >> i first arrived in washington, been here two weeks, happened to go to dinner with this man, jim lehrer, didn't know, i said i work for the bbc in television, what do you do, jim. he looked at me with incredible kindness. only afterwards i was mortified. he didn't make me feel small or bad, wasn't pompous, just told me what he did. >> just really sad. we totally appreciate his legacy. joe, final thoughts for the week as we look ahead to another day, another big day ahead in washington. >> i'd rather talk abou

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before we go, let us all pause and remember our colleague and friend, jim jim lehrer. broadcasting pioneer, he died january 23 at age 85. what a life, what a journalist, debate moderator, co-anchor, then sole anchor of "pbs newshour." he led by the way he lived and worked.no frills, committed to reporting. i will miss him,especiallyhi spiritnd his quiet exampleov. heed his family, politics and thi as countnd he personified the values of pbs. m robert costa. good night. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible f its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org.] announcer: corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by additional funding is provided by -- koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbsfr statio viewers like you. thank you. >> you're watching pbs. masters: los angeles makes the moving images that trance america and the world, but who gets to do that work? who chooses

always respected jim lehrer. >> and the legacy goes on. >> thank you, andrea really appreciate you. >>> let us turn now on this friday morning to mr. roker for our first check of the forecast. we're looking at a potential winter storm >> yeah, guys. we're watching this very closely. 20 million people right now impacted by this thing you can see on the back side, a lot of snow from missouri up to the u.p. of michigan a lot of wet weather ahead of it here's the track of the system another round of snow overnight for the great lakes. strong storms for georgia into north carolina tomorrow, a secondary low forms along the northeast, bringing heavy rain the good news, the snow is away from the coast it makes its way to the interior sections sunday, lake-effect snow, showers, and windy here's what we're looking at as far as precipitation along the spine of i-95, a lot of rain. upwards of 2 inches or more. could be flooding. airport delays like this, st. louis to chicago, charlotte, down to atlanta. tomorrow as the system moves east, look for detroit to be in the area of delays, cleveland, al

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announcer: jim lehrer the cofounder and longtime anchor of vs news has died.ccording to a statement from pbs he died , peacefully in his sleep at home in washington, d.c.. he was 85 years old. in 2011, he appeared on c-span's afterwards program to talk about his book, televised debates from -- tension city, which chronicles televised presidential debates from kennedy-nixon to obama -mccain. welcome to afterwards. editor is the executive of the newshour, jim l

i'm jim lehrer. >> as long-time host of the pbs newshour and cohost of the mcneil lehrer report jim lehrerd a dozen presidential debates, more than any other journalist. he was often called the dean at that. lehrer died at home in washington. he was 85 years old. what an extraordinary career he has. >> i never got to meet him. >> neither did i. but i always admired him. just unquestioned integrity. he had the mcneil lehrer report for 20 years. when robin mcneil retired he did another 14 years on his own. an extensive career. a lot of people didn't realize he was also a very prolific writer, novelist, playwrite, memoirs. his first novel in 1966 was actually made into a movie. just an extremely well rounded person and highly respected man. >> our first novel is still forthcoming. >> that's right. in the typewriter as we speak. >> i'm talking about a space mystery. i don't know about you but i like to cook from time to time and there is a mystery up on the international space station where they tried to cook for the first time from raw ingredients a chocolate chip cookie. they knew it was goi

. >>> jim lehrer has died. the cofounder of newshour and served as an anchor for 36 years before retiring in 2011. he moderated 12 presidential debates, more than any other person in the countries history. he was 85 years old. >>> vice president mike pence announced that benjamin netanyahu and his political rival would visit the white house. the announcement came after meeting with benjamin netanyahu . it raised speculation that the white house is finally going to unveil its long- awaited peace plan. >>> a new program is offering those a dining out to help fund client friendly practices. they will add a 1% surcharge to the meal but it is optional. amber lee spoke with diners in san francisco. >> reporter: this restaurant in the mission neighborhood probably serves up the cuisine of quan. >> for us, the name is to spread the word. >> reporter: spread the world in participating in san francisco restaurant week. it gives foodies a chance to try different restaurants with special meals. this year, something new. a

. >> david, before we go, i want to talk to you about jim lehrer. yes, he was and thank you. i appreciate it. it's been a very sad day. you know, jim was one of the finest journalists of his generation. and i hope we see some more people like that before it's over. he was a model of integrity, fairness and decency that made such a difference. he was so committed to being impartial as a journalist he didn't even vote, he purposely skipped voting. it was the reason he was selected to moderate 12 presidential debates. 12 presidential debates. we've never seen that and will never seen that again. and i have to tell you, on a personal basis he was the one who invited me in to the television world 35 years ago and made a h of the people we need to remember, people like that in journalism. he made such a difference. >> extraordinary man, and just incredible legacy and contribution. david, thank you for that, i appreciate it. appreciate it. we'll be right back. the tempur-pedic breeze™ makes sleep feel cool. appreciate it. we'll be right back. because the t

. >> yesterday we lost jim lehrer, the founder of your remarkable show, and jim is somebody who had dedicated his career to what we journalists should be doing, bearing witness and speaking truth to power. what do we do in a time like this? what we are going to hear today, we've seen examples earlier this week in jay sekulow and pat cipollone, saying things that are untrue. they are going to be on the floor of the noid senate under the shat oh of the chief justice of the extreme court saying things that we know to be prove aebl untrue. how do we as journalists handle covering that. >> i think we have to handle it the way we've been handling the trump presidency, which is interviewing and talking to people about what is false and pointing that out ourselves. also, when they're right and saying things that are true like the president not being saying directly i need you to bribe ukraine, we say that they are making that case. i think what we're going to hear is some of the things we've heard in the past, which is the president saying well, actually the president of ukraine did get the meeting h

. >> david, before we go, i want to talk to you about jim lehrer. >> it's a sad day, one of the finalest. he was a model of integrity, fairness and decency that made such a difference. he was so committed to being impartial as a journalist he didn't even vote, it was the reason he was selected to moderate 12 presidential debates. 12 presidential debates. we've never seen that and will never seen that again. on a personal basis he was the one who invited me in to television world 35 years ago and made a home for me at public television for almost a decade and we became close friends. my wife and i and he and his wife had dinner about a week ago and he was in high spirits and he was so grateful for the life that he had had, a life in journalism. and he went out with flags flying. i have enormous admiration for him. we've lost one of the people we need to remember people like that in journalism. he made such a difference. >> extraordinary man, and just incredible legacy and contribution. david, thank you for that, i appreciate it. we'll be right back. things you can do with schwab: you can

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. >>> also this morning, we want to honor jim lehrer, the journalist and writer who anchored pbs "news hour" for 36 years. he was a reporter, careful interviewer who earned the respect of his subjects like president bill clinton who presented him with a national humanities medal and tweeted, his life was a gift that strengthened our democracy. lehrer moderated a dozen presidential debates, more than anyone else. >> when a debate is over that i moderate i want everybody to say, okay, here you have seen and heard the candidates for president of the united states on the same stage at the same time talking about the same things, and you can judge them. you know, is he telling the truth, all that kind of stuff. well, when you see them right there together, it's a huge test. >> you heard why he was chosen so many times. he was a scrupulously fair man and he always made sure to make the debates about the candidates, and not himself. also he was just a really gracious southern gentleman. >> such a crucial part of our democracy. really was. >>> we are following a lot of other stories including

yesterday former newscaster jim lehrer died at 85 in his home.is death announced yesterday by pbs. journalisma giant in dedicated to delivering the news died peacefully in his sleep thursday at the age of 85. if you want to read more, pbs.org. did want to show viewers from our friends at american history tv, an event jim spoke at back in 2017. in that event he was talking about the importance of public broadcasting when it came to the watergate hearings in 1973 and 1974. this is about a minute and a half long. [video clip] >> up to that point, the stations and the public were divided over whether they even needed any more news and public affairs on television beyond what was already there on commercial television. the nixon administration didn't think there was a need for any more news on public broadcasting, but the watergate hearings changed everything. the reason it changed was because there are several individuals who had the courage to make some really tough decisions. one of them was not necessarily to broadcast from gavel to gavel of the m

before you go, tom, i understand you're going to jim lehrer's memorial service today.thoughts on his legacy. >> well, he was maybe the most popular reporter in washington, even though he would often beat the hell out of us that were members of the establishment, we weren't doing what they were doing on his side of the aisle. at the same time, he had such integrity, a former marine. he could recite the bus lines of his father's bus line in kansas on a moment's notice. he was a great man. he reminds us of the importance of having a kind of nonpartisan if you will arbiter in the washington press corp. he wouldn't vote. i thought that was going too far. he thought it was a conflict of interest for a journalist to do that. i don't know anybody in washington more popular than jim was. i was just at his 65th birthday not long ago, small evening, he was in great form. news that he died overnight came as something really hard for me to deal with. >> i can understand completely. tom brokaw, thank you so much for joining us for that amazing report as well out of iowa. thank you.

journalism or a practitioner, we are just learning thanks to word from judy woodruff of the death of jim lehrernate floor. >> we have a lot of work at the court necessitating our beginning in the afternoon, going into the evening. but i also want to again take the opportunity to thank the senators for their long and considerable attention over the course of the last two days. i'm not sure the chief justice is fully aware of just how rare it is, how extraordinary it is for the house members to be able to command the attention of senators sitting silently for hours or even for minutes for that matter. of course, it doesn't hurt that the morning starts out every day with the sergeant-at-arms warning you that if you don't, you will be imprisoned. it is our hope that when the trial concludes and you've heard us and you heard the president's counsel over a series of long days that you don't choose imprisonment instead of anything further. two days ago we made the case for documents and for witnesses in the trial. yesterday we walked through the chronology, factual chronology at some length. today, we