at the end of the civil war, john simmons had become the largest clothing manufacturer in the unitedtates. at the time of his death in 1870, his will records his intention for his great wealth. to found and endow an institution to be called simmons female college for the purpose of teaching branches of art, science, and industry, best calculated to enable the scholars to acquire an independent livelihood. recognizing the importance of being able to move beyond the menial work and menial wages to which most women of the day were subject, john simmons has enabled generations of women to lead and self advocate, empowered with their own resources. those of us who have delighted so enormously from john simmons's philanthropy are delighted to be with you to witness the work of our founders contemporary, angelina grimke. we hope you enjoy the evening, and thank you for joining us. [applause] >> we have got some powerhouses in the audience with us tonight. not just here on the stage. we want to acknowledge some of the remarkable women officeholders who are present as well as their male allie

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simmons. watching you squirm brought me to tears. john gmail, my god, i laughed more in ten minutes with richard simmons. >> i am now a huge fan of both our. you. mike in hawai'i, thank you for bringing a smile to my face and making me land outload. >> marilyn said, just watch the interview which was offensive, unfunny, and way below your standards, standard? s? wiley in massachusetts, with the world on fire, it was good to just laugh out loud. great segment. sam, in annapolis. you have to have him on weekly. i was rolling on the floor. >> rick in florida writes, you and richard sim -- simmons need to go on tour. i would be the first in line too buy a ticket. >> without going on about house shopping. we're going focus on the messages of richard about trying to get in touch with what was we really one. one of the serious points richard made and we'll explore tonight is that more than just saying, sometimes it's about sexual innuendos. i have no idea where it's going. 8:00 p.m. tonight we'll explore the other side of the holidays that we're

against the civilian population, our own keir simmons inside syria reporting on the latest devastation including an attack that killed 28 children leaving john kerry with few options as his negotiating strategy is near collapse. >> what is the alternative? there's no alternative other than continued fighting, continued destruction, continued growth in the refugee population, continued potential disintegration of the whole country, and the continued increase of the numbers of radical extremists who are appearing on the scene to fill the void. that is dangerous. >>> and good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington where the senate has just taken an important step toward passing the budget deal even as critics are hailing a major federal court challenge to the nsa's mass collection of telephone records. california senator dianne feinstein chairs intelligence committee and joins me on both these stories. we got the color right. we match today, senator. thank you very much for joining us today. first, on the budget. a million americans are going to lose long-term unemployment benefits by the end of the year by december 28th. this is not part of th

simmons wears pants. >> someone will find big foot and intelligent life is found in d.c. >> good luck with that. >> i'm john scott in for shepard smith. looks like family's fight to keep their daughter on a breathing machine could be offered. a court order allows the hospital to remove the 13-year-old girl from life support five hours from now. 5:00 p.m. pacific time. she suffered rare complications after surgery to remove her tonsils. doctors at the hospital, along with a court appoint editor, ruled she is brain dead and the breathing machine is not keeping the teen alive but is merely preserving her body from natural course of events. the family has not given up hope. they have been fighting the hospital in court to keep her on the breathing machine. they say they found a facility in new york that might be able to take care of her, but with the court order about to expire, the family is running out time and fast. adam is live in oakland. looks like the heartbreaking ordeal is reaching a conclusion? >> reporter: yeah, it's been more than two week here at this heartbreaking ordeal that has enveloped the com

simmons wears pants. >> someone will find big foot and intelligent life is found in d.c. >> good luck with that. >> i'm john in for shepard smith. looks like family's fight to keep their daughter on a breathing machine could be offered. a court order allows the hospital to remove the 13-year-old girl from life support five hours from now. 5:00 p.m. pacific time. she suffered rare complications after surgery to remove her tonsils. doctors at the hospital, along with a court appoint editor, ruled she is brain dead and the breathing machine is not keeping the teen alive but is merely preserving her body from natural course of events. the family has not given up hope. they have been fighting the hospital in court to keep her on the breathing machine. they say they found a facility in new york that might be able to