john howard, superint., antietam national battlefield: we had famous generals here. we had george mcclellan and robert e. lee, and stonewall jackson and longstreet, joe hooker, they were here. but this place was a battle that was fought by the privates and the corporals and the sergeants. they were the ones who stood in line and faced the fire of their enemy and still went forward. some of them never left. they lost their lives here that day. and everybody who was here, their lives were changed. this is the place that changed america. >> narrator: beyond its bloody statistics, antietam changed the course of the civil war. >> thomas g. clemens, historian: the invasion in september of 1862 into maryland is, i think, the turning point of the entire civil war. lee's offensive into maryland is literally part of a thousand mile front of confederate advancement. what he believes ipossible in september of 1862 is nothing less than southern independence. >> narrator: the quiet farmland around sharpsburg had no strategic importance, but it did have defensible ridges. the two a

the australian prime minister john howard told me, the thing that worries me most, neil, with each passing year we're more focused on the crisis from a year before, like in this case, the financial crisis a year ago, and not eight years ago. our memories are short-lived and he used the example of the '93 attack on the world trade center that terrorists quietly wait, patiently so, eight years. what do you make of it that our psyche is such -- maybe it is something about the american spirit to move on, it's that we move on all right, but forget everything. >> complacency is a big problem in america. it is illustrated best in the stock market. if you look where eastman kodak, motorola, budweiser, general motors, great iconic american companies that dominated the planet, where they are right now, barely making it or been taken over by others but also keep in mind what khrushchev said years ago that communism would defeat america without firing a shot. a lot of people around the world waitd for us to self-destruct. right now, the worst thing that terrorists could do is attack america probably.

. >>> the health care debate continues on "meet the press," john cornyn, howard dean and newt gingrich will be the guests, check your local listings for that time. >>> new word this morning on the swine flu vaccine. new studies show it takes just one shot to protect adults from the flu. it's only september, but health officials say the flu is circulating unusually early this year with cases in every single state and nearly all the infections are swine flu. here's a look at the flu activity across the country of the darker red indicates the widespread flu as women as the h1n1. states with the lighter pinkish color there indicateresponse. we originally thought we were going to have two doses. this has very important implications. number one it means we'll be able to save on the number of doses of vaccines so that if there's limited availability of the product, we'll be able to use it among a larger population. and second, it means we'll be able to vax nate effectively a group of individuals and render them immune to the swine flu in a shorter period of time. >> and that will happen when?

senator dick durbin, republican senator john cornian, howard dean and former house speaker newt gingrichd our round table coming up on "meet the press." >> all right. thank you so much for being with us. it's good stuff. we have to thank you so much. congratulations. she still has tears in her eyes. it's beautiful. take me with you, maybe? >> yeah. >> lester is back next weekend. next weekend he'll go behind the scenes of the sitcom. thank you for joining us. >> coming up at 11 news, sheila dixon live in our studios. how can we feed others my making a reservation at your local restaurant? >> sunny out right now. that's a change over the past couple of days. we'll have details on how the rest of the weekend and the week ahead with the

senator dick durbin, republican senator john cornian, howard dean and former house speaker newt gingrichound table coming up on "meet the press." >> all right. thank you so much for being with us. it's good stuff. we have to thank you so much. congratulations. she still has tears in her eyes. it's beautiful. take me with you, maybe? >> yeah. >> lester is back next weekend. next weekend he'll go behind the scenes of the sitcom. thank you for joining us. >>> breaking ne .wsrse s onpe ade iftaders ide hit by metro train. we have a crew on the scene and will bring you the latest. >>> obama hits the road trying to keep the health care plan alive. how the white house is firing back at critics. >>> and thousands flock to the district for the nation's triathlon. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to news4 today. it's sunday, september 1th

dick durbin and john corn yirn, howa john cornyn, howard dean and newt gingrich will be guests. so check your local listings. >>> a major development in the fight against swine flu. a study shows that the vaccine appears to work in just one injecti injection. they call the results very important. >> the data and information we released yesterday in washington, d.c., indicates some really good news, that the vaccine can induce a response in the recipient that you would predict would be protected with a single dose of the standard amount that we do regularly for the seasonal flu, but it does it quickly, within eight to ten days after the vaccination. >> and the h1n1 vaccine is expected to be widely available by some time mid-october. >>> the commander of space shuttle "discovery" says his crew's very happy to be back on land. "discovery" landed with its seven astronauts at edwards air force base in california late yesterday. mission control chose the backup landing site because bad weather prevented the crew from returning to its home base in florida. but it's going to cost nasa c

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>>> howard dean next. john dean has tripped over the answer to one of watergate's most vexing mysteries. what were the burglars looking for? these stories, "dateline," washington, republican congressman kevin brady and his pals among the 9/12 folks has written a letter complaining his friends found travel on the metro difficult. that insufficient facilities for the physically challenged riders required them to take the cab. there is also an irony about congressman brady complain being a poorly funded mass transit system since he voted against the stimulus bill and million force mass transit and a greater irony in the fact that a bill supplying $150 million in emergency maintenance for the washington subway came before the house and congressman brady voted against it. date line washington, best two false, cal thomas writing about obama and racism and colin powell. she has more street cred than others who claim to have it but she got no point from liberal democrats when she ascended the ladder of power and influe

ryan howard, big at bat right here, leading off in a one-run game. big breaking ball from john. his 75th pitch of the night, a beauty. three up three downny second, three up, three downny the 4th. gave up a hit to ibanez, and then in the 6th, three up, three down. very economical and attacking the zone. >> 13 ground ball outs. did he get him? ? yes! playing that shortstop position, and ryan zimmerman is getting it done everywhere don't! >> rob: got two of the best third basemen in action tonight. there you say on the shift here, ryan howard, not fleet of foot, off his knees, throws him out, but this is a great and accurate throw. just look at how comfort he is. just comes up. >> bob: thank you, ryan, say the lannans. some of ryan's biggest fans are the parents of our pitchers. and here is jayson werth, 0 for 2. fly ball right field. drifting toward the corner, and this game is tied! jayson werth with his 9th homer in the last 26 games, and the phillies, as they usually do, use the long ball. >> rob: well, so far tonight two mistake pitches, both have left the building. that one

john rydell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> of the 3000 people recently enrolled in health plans in howard county. nearly 2600 are children. >> now that brings us to the question of the day. did president obama's speech change your opinion of health care reform? so far 10 percent say yes. 90 percent no. dan from catonsville writes. his speech was the same as before. nothing really new. how do you increase numbers and lower the premiums and expect to save billons of dollars? but janice from walt more city writes. we need affordable health care for everyone. we need to question those in opposition. we thank you very much for writing. have more of the responses tonight on the "late edition" at 11:00. >> will the talk of compromise in the speech be enough to convince the blue dog democrats? frank kratovil met with a small group of republicans in saverna park today. and met with the elephant club. 20 people show up to talk about current events but toed the group expected more since congressman kratovil was the scheduled guest. he said one of the biggest concerns is the cost of the plan. >> i me

joining us, senators john cornyn and dick durbin and former house speaker newt gengrich and former dnc chair, dr. howard dean. welcome to all of you. a lot to get to. we'll start with senator durbin. in light of the president's speech this past wednesday, what specifically will be achieved on health care this year? >> i think we can pass health care reform. i really believe the american people are ready for it. we're closer to victory now than we ever have been. and i hope we thands failure to pass the health care reform this year will make things overwhelmingly worse. those who are opposing us, those who are criticizing us, really don't have an alternative. they would stay with the current situation, which leaves families with health insurance, with the uncertainty of its cost and the uncertainty of whether coverage will be there when they need it, and millions of america with no protection at all when it comes to health care insurance. we can do better, and i hope that the republicans will join us. we have opened the doors to them in the help committee in the senate, they had hearings that went on for

howard. that's a pretty good pitch. >> bob: john usually gets his evening off to a good start.hat fastball. >> rob: got very good velocity tonight. stick with the fast bail as much as possible, and when you've flown it, throw it in on their hands. just to hit a few of these phillies, won't be any skin off our back. he's made three excellent pitches so far to werth. >> bob: apparently a tight strike zone so far from the 13- year veteran umpire. and werth helps out. that ball was away, and the count is 2-2. this is one of those guys, and rob i know you talk about this all the time, he's not up there to do anything but hack. >> rob: yeah. >> bob: he's hit 31 homers and driven in 81. >> rob: no, he knows his role on the team. he's sandwiched if between ibanez and howard in the line- up. he's the power-hitting righty. >> bob: got the runner picked off first, and then john let's him go, because he was afraid victorino would go home, and i know what chase was going to do there. he was going to get into a run down and hope he could get shane victorino home from third. >> rob: he actual

republican senator john cornyn from texas, former democratic national committee chairman, howard dean and former house speaker republican newt gingrich. >>> then, the loss of civility in washington. >> you lie! >> is the political middle ground gone for good? >>> plus, the economy. a year after the financial meltdown, why mounting job losses may be the biggest challenges of all facing the white house. insights from the roundtable, anchor of "street signs" erin burnett, "thyme" magazine contributor author joshua cooper ramo and nbc political director and white house correspondent chuck todd. >>> but first, the debate on health care. joining us, senators john cornyn and dick durbin and former house speaker newt begin river and former dnc chairman, dr. howard dean. good morning to you. a lot to get to. we'll start with senator durbin. in light of the president's speech this past wednesday, what specifically will be achieved on health care this year? >> i think we can pass health care reform. i really believe the american people are ready for it, we are closer to victory than we have ever

host: why would someone go to your clinic as opposed to johns hopkins or howard university?uest: we are cheaper, firstly, but the important thing on primary health care is to keep people out of the hospital so they don't go there inappropriately. the hospitals you mentioned are all excellent and provide great care. getting care to people at the right time and place. the community health center, and environment on primary-care basis, it is where people should get the preventive care. then one must go to the hospital there is a continuity between the primary care and hospital. the common use is that of the emergency room. it is not a standard, ongoing system of care. it is a very costly process. host: for patients to go to your clinic, one of the 30 in washington, d.c., how many have insurance? guest: probably about 3% have private insurance. some would have medicaid or medicare coverage. the district of columbia is quite generous. it has the alliance program. many of the people who come to us are economically challenged as well as socially challenged. unity can provide not on

gregory interviewing democratic senator addiction durbin, republican senator john cornyn, as well as newt gingrich and howardlly those conservative tea party

the papers of john stennis, at mississippi state university, margaret smith in maine, howard baker and dole have recently opened centers in their states. they're gradually opening up their papers. >> if some young person came to you and said that you were the senate historian for 48 -- 38 years. if they want the job, what would you recommend? >> it depends on how young the person was. i would ask them if they enjoyed reading biographies. >> but say they are into history and they are in college and they really want this. this is not just a pipe dream. what should they do? >> read, read, read. right, right, right. -- write, write, write. we like people who have an interest in civics and government. i remember, as a teenager, going to the meetings of the board of aldermen in my town of melrose, mass. and being fascinated with what was going on. that is the most elementary level. take it on up to the senate. >> so, was it a good job? >> it was a terrific job. it was the best possible job. i really had mixed feelings about leaving it. >> what are you leaving? >> the numbers add up. i have b

senators dick durbin and john cornyn as well as former dnc chair howard dean, house speaker newt gingrich will be david gregory's guests. it's tomorrow on "meet the press." check your local listings for your time. >>> and now to the missing search for graduate student annie le. dozens of state and law enforcement personnel are ramping up search efforts today, one day before le was set to be married. nbc's mike taibbi is here in studio with the latest. mike, good morning. there is a reward out there now from yale in this case? >> yeah, a reward of $10,000, but that hasn't generated a strong lead, let alone a real break in the case or anything that could be characterized that way. i spoke to the law enforcement contacts, both at the city, at the university, fbi. none of them have anything new to report. there have been published reports, though, that the fbi has questioned a professor who had canceled a class that tuesday shortly before she was reported to have disappeared, and you know, so the basic question at the beginning of this saga, is this a runaway bride or foul play still is not a

host: why would someone go to your clinic as opposed to johns hopkins or howard university? guest: we are cheaper, firstly, but the important thing on primary health care is to keep people out of the hospital so they don't go there inappropriately. the hospitals you mentioned are all excellent and provide great care. getting care to people at the right time and place. the community health center, and environment on primary-care basis, it is where people should get the preventive care. then one must go to the hospital there is a continuity between the primary care and hospital. the common use is that of the emergency room. it is not a standard, ongoing system of care. it is a very costly process. host: for patients to go to your clinic, one of the 30 in washington, d.c., how many have insurance? guest: probably about 3% have private insurance. some would have medicaid or medicare coverage. the district of columbia is quite generous. it has the alliance program. many of the people who come to us are economically challenged as well as socially challenged. unity can provide not

there is a proposal out in howard county to ban anyone from using them under age 18. should those beds be outlawed for everybody? johnays he hopes it hasn't gotten that bad yet. please, do publish information about health issues so that i can make rational decisions about my only health but i don't want the government regulating my decisions about my health. where does it stop? on the other hand, if the government would make serious efforts to regulate the unhealthy processing and additives that go into our food maybe we should let them try to regulate stupidity. another john from fredericksburg is on your side. ban tanning beds because they may cause cancer in some people? okay, while they are at it, ban bathing suits on beaches for everyone. ban outside work for everyone. ban shorts and halter tops also. better yet why not provide mandatory health warnings about too much sin/tanning beds, allow the citizens of this country to make their own decisions. while my own personal tanning bed experience is limited i'm with you. adults can make their own call. the only grey area is with the young folks. what if the parents

joining us former criminal investigator john lucich and clinical psychologist and reporter kate howard. any leads on where this little baby is right now? >> not yet. i'm actually at the police station right now where the police are getting ready to release the newest information they have. we don't yet know what that is. >> okay. kate, help us out here, did i tell the story correctly, a woman shows up, posing as an immigration agent, wants the baby, mom refuses, altercation mom was, am i right, stabbed eight times? >> actually nine times. we learned a little bit more from the mother herself today. she spoke to the media this afternoon outside the hospital, where she is is still a patient. and she told us that the woman came to her door and said she was immigration and that she was going to arrest her. she said she had no idea the woman was going to take her baby and she asked her to identify herself and the woman began to hit her and pulled out a knife and began to stab her. she suffered nine stab wounds but was able to get out of the house and run across the street for help. when she

also, reaction from republican congressman howard mckeon, mike pence, and later senator john mccain.um with former president jimmy carter. he and his wife roz lynn talk about the foreign policy programs and take questions from the audience. >> what are your thoughts regarding the recent outburst by representative joe wilson of south carolina during president obama's recent address to the joint session of congress? do you recall a similar event in your political career? >> i'm going to be frank with you all. i think it's based on racism. there's an inherent -- [applause] there is an inherent feeling among many people in this country that an african american ought not to be president. and ought not to be given the same respect as if he were white. and this has permeated politics ever since i've been involved in it back in the 1960s. not only in the south, but also in many places throughout the nation. >> we'll show you that entire hour, 20 minute event sunday at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. a look now at recent changes to u.s. missile defense plans. first, remarks from presi

from washington howard kurtz media critic for "the washington post" and host of cnn's reliable sources. john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times", he's interview thed president twice since he took office, most recently last week. from boston allen schroder, professor of journalism and northeastern university, i am pleased to have all of them here. let me begin with howard kurtz. tell me what you think the media strategy is, howard. and does it is a a lot about the media or does it is a more about this president? >> i'll give you a strategy in one sentence, all obama, all the time. and look, the media may do stories about the president being overexposed but nobody is turning down those invitations. it's really striking. he doesn't have to go on five sunday shows. cojust do meet the press or face the nation. and make news with whatever he has to say. but in every opportunity whether it's the four prime time news conferences, the joint address to congress, the address to a joint session of congress in prime time, and now doing the road blocking thing on sunday morning, this white house and

himself so that he told the plumbers, he told howard hunt look inhe national archives and find evidence that roosevelt knew abou pearl harbor in advance, that john kenedy ordered the assassination of south vietnam, that these presidents actually engaged in all of these conspiracies of then the american people will be disgusted and then they will also say okay, then what nixon did it is no big deal so i think it is reall very selfish and selfnteres it on his part to do this. now, the people that he sent to the archives to try to find thi information came back and said they are all these documents. it is not like there is some dor you en bloc gandy find the secret to pearl harbor. it is much more complicat than that b it is very interesting clinton thought there were is some vault were all government seekers were contained. pustka as you said nixon did this to try to protect himself and to put his commissions and into some sort of a larger perspective, but is it the case that those actions did in fact reveal some conspiratorial activities in the past rick least revealed them pubc because they were talked about than that haven't been quite as visib

himself so that he told the plumbers, he told howard hunt look in the national archives and find evidence that roosevelt knew about pearl harbor in advance, that johnennedy ordered the assassination of south vietnam, that these precedence actually engaged and all of these conspiracies sthat then the american people will be disgusted and then they will also say, okay what nixon did was no big deal. so, i thinkt is really ver selfish and self-terest it his part to do this. the people that sent into the archives to try to find the information came back and said it is like spooning out the ocean. they are all these documents and it is not like there are some jurors you and locka define the secret to pearl harbor. it is much more complicated but it is very interting that even presidents like nixon and like clinton later thought there were all government secrets were contained. >> host: as you said nixon did this to try to protect himself into put his commissions into some kind of a larger perspective, but is not the case that those actions did in fact reveal some conspiratorial activities in the past or of least revealed to the public because they were

howard worry about how th'll fare without it. >> woodrf: now to our news maker inteiew with the top republican in the help rep tifs john boehner. jeffrey brown spokeith him a sht while ago. broup broup congresan boehner, thanyou for beingere. >> i'mlad to be here. >> yesterday senator bcus came out with a pla that had no puic option, a much lower price tag than previous pns, pars for itself accordin to the congressional budget offi, emed to incorpora things reblicans talked about wanting but got no republican sport. why not? >>ell, there cleay are some thingsn there that rublicans do support. but whenou step back and look at this, it still has a big governmentakeover of our heth care system. whether it's the co-ops, whether it's the mandatesnndividuals the mandates on cpanies, t unfued mandates on states. and still costs some $800 billion of money that don't have d so a step? the right direction but democrats and republicans undersnd that we do havehe best health care system i the world. it's not perfect. and we can fix the problems in thcurrent system without throwing t whole system away and starting over with this gornment ta

john harwood, thanks so much. >>> one of the big problems facing world leaders, coming up with reforms that won't create a competitive disadvantage. can it be done? let's ask howardcott professor, of international systems at harvard law school. and david malpass, president of ensima global. david, lets me start with you. it seems that the tension here is always countries coming together, looking for reform. because obviously we've had enormous problems. at the same time, you always have the switzerland, the lichtensteins out there, not doing the same thing and attracting money. because capital goes where capital is treated best. will they come together, or will there always be the outliars to attract the money? >> i don't think what the u.s. is doing will attract money to the u.s. that's been one of the problems in our financial system. so as the dollar weakens, as we push through more high capital standards on banks, the money wants to go out of the u.s. and the loser in that is small businesses and also, the workers on the lower end of the income scale. that's why the unemployment rate is so high for young people and for minorities. because the capital is movin

the papers of john stenos, at mississippi state university, margaret smith in maine, howard baker andob dole have recently opened centers in their states. they're gradually opening up their papers. >> if some young person came to you and said that you were the senate historian for 38 years. if they want the job, what would you recommend? >> it depends on how young the person was. i would ask them if they enjoyed reading biographies. >> but say they are into history and they are in college and they really want this. this is not just a pipe dream. what should they do? >> read, read, read. write, write, write. we like people who have an interest in civics and government. i remember, as a teenager, going to the meetings of the board of aldermen in my town of melrose, mass. and being fascinated with what was going on. that is the most elementary level. take it on up to the senate. >> so, was it a good job? >> it was a terrific job. it was the best possible job. i really had mixed feelings about leaving it. >> what are you leaving? >> the numbers add up. i have been on capitol hill for 41 y

howard dean on the resignation of van jones. >> i know this guy, and i just talked to him about this so i'd like to weigh in as john does. >> go ahead. >> this guy is a yale-educated lawyer. he's a best-selling author about his specialty. i think he was brought down, i think it's too bad. washington is a tough place that way. >> joe trippi, as you know, this was the big driving cause on conservative talk radio last week. now that they have forced one resignation, isolated incident or will they keep gunning? >> they're going to keep gunning. i mean, look, this administration has the potential to be fdr or jimmy carter, and i think the republicans are going to do everything they can to make him jimmy carter, to created a failed presidency. that's unfortunately what many of them want and i -- and again, we have a -- i really do believe a post-partisan president who is trying to work with everybody, but the republicans aren't going to cooperate. he's got to understand that, continue to be bipartisan, call on the american people to support that, but realize he's sticking his hand out and many republicans are just not going to -- ju

howard k. stern now facing new charges for allegedly obtaining prescription drugs by using a false name of . he was already been charged with two doctors. he pleaded not guilty back in may. >>> johnvolta is the key witness in the trial of two people accused of trying to extort millions from the actor after the death of his son. today he testified about how he tried to save the life of the 16-year-old boy following a seizure. >> reporter: john travolta and wife kelly preston walked into the courthouse without a word through a side door. john travolta was the first witness on the stand. in a soft voice he began describing the day his son jett died. the first time he has talked with it publicly. the 16-year-old boy had a seizure and collapsed in the bathroom of the family vacation villa in the bahamas january 2nd. he was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. john travolta told the jury his son was autistic and had seizures every five to ten days. he said he performs mouth to mouth and his son's caretaker pumps his chest. he was on the stands for less than 5 minutes when his testimony was put on hold because of defense objections. objections that took the rest of the morn

john f. kennedy, begin to rethink those prograis. particularly, after he and richard goodwin, another figure i describe in the book, had a remarkab speech delivered here in washington, june 5, 1965, howard university. a speech called to fulfill these rights. , not from the equation of independent. with the first line it is quote the earth as a home of revolution unquote. d what lyndon johnson described in that speech based on research and analysis provided by moynihan it would help draft him, it was that while the country had cured or salt to a great extent the legal injustices of jim crow segregation, it had not solved the social question, economic questions of inequality. and the government wld now try to dohat through a rash of programs. and there was so much interest in this speech, it was the most celebrated probably since eisenhower's great speech the soviet union in 1953, i think it was ear that everyone wanted to see the report that moynihan had written. so the white house leaked it. and is spoken very direct blunt language about the condition inner-city families in america, and used a phrase tangle of graphology, which moynihan had actually barred from a gre afrin-american soci

john travolta wasn't involved in the actual conversation, he becomes a less important witness than the person who actually got the threat. >> right. right. dan, thanks. >> all right, contessa. >>> prosecutors brought new charges against howardnd companion of anna nicole smith. they are accusing stern of helping obtain prescriptions or opiates using a false name. stern was accused of aiding and abetting two of smith's doctors charged with prescribing the drugs that killed the former "playboy" model in 2007. smith died of an accidental drug overdose in february, 2007. >>> now we have these new accusations from actress mckenzie phillips of incest n a new book out today, the 49-year-old says she had an affair with her father, john phillips, the late singer of the mamas and the papa pas. the memoir "high arrival" she writes that her dad, "he was full of love and he was sick with drugs." little phipps says the first incest wall encounter happened the night before -- oh, my god, the night before her first wedding, she was 19 years old. why would you ever -- why would you ever admit to such things? >> i don't know if it's about why you admit. i think i would be asking the question, why would you ever do this to your daughter? >> th

john's wife was also in court today for what has to have been such painful testimony. this is the first time the travoltas have been back in the baja mas since jett's death. >>> and howardon with her death. howard and two doctors set to stand trial for giving her a laundry list of drugs. shocking court documents reveal that anna nicole and one of her doctors may have had a romantic relationship. she died in february of 2007 of an apparent prescription drug overdose. we asked you to vote on our "showbiz tonight" question of the day and moments ago we got the final results. john and kate have they become a laughing stock. 95% of you said yes. 5% no. some of the e-mailsing, one from diana. jennifer from florida -- emily from illinois -- and that is it for "showbiz tonight." thanks for watching. you can catch "showbiz tonight" on the 11s. 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific and in the morning. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> 57 wild mustangs have been captured and now the clock is ticking on the beautiful animals. rounding up, branding and breaking and breaking the spirits of these mustangs and selling them at auction. it is bar baric and

howard with us today along with some of his colleagues. [applause] would like to thank sudley austin for bringing some of our most prominent jurists. john roberts, a justice rehnquist, justice john paul stevens is one of our alumni. justice antonin scalia, justice sandra day o'connor and more. the program has bought more renown judges from around the world. one was the lord chief justice from wells -- wales, richard goldstone the former chief justice from south africa and john noonan from the u.s. court of appeals. before i turn the microphone over, i would like to recognize and thank members of our speakers committee who helped bring justice ginsburg to us today. bob bennett has been the chair. finally, we invite everyone to the reception in the atrium following the electorate -- following the lecture. many of you brought cameras but we ask that you do not have flash cameras going off during the talks. / . [applause] >> in its long and storied history, northwestern law school has played host to the giants of the legal profession. famous jurist, nationally known scholars, as well as international and national political leaders. none of