it is our pleasure to welcome to the stage the president and ceo michael powell. [applause] >> good morning. welcome to the cable show. good be with you. television, it opens the window on her world. storytelling is the most ancient of human endeavors and learn our history, share a laugh, feel a thrill, celebrate. the very best stories live on cable. a medium of exceptional value and unparalleled quality. americans spend a lot of time with our product and they get a lot for their money. cable is on an innovation tear, expanding the video experience to any screen you want, or any time you want, anywhere you want. cable is more than just great tv. it is a conduit of our future. cable is a significant innovation in its own right. it is also an important contributor to another innovation on this list. the internet. theinternet is heralded as greatest invention of our time and it is. it empowers every one of us to learn, create, and publish. it has transformed industries, bolstered economies, and overthrowing governments. the power of the people has never been greater

have to chat with her this morning, the president and ceo, michael powell. thank you. ♪ >> this will be a lot easier than yester day. , am so excited to sit here ,aving once sat in your seat seeing you achieve all that you have achieved. this is not the first time she has been a chairwoman, we were good friends back then. >> what a phenomenal conference, all because of view. you upstaged m. c. hammer yesterday, i heard. >> we will get started. much gets made growing up at a family. because of your achievements, we know what it means breaking the barrier that has long existed. what does it mean to you, personally? not just society or other women, but to you. >> she always encouraged her children and grandchildren to do the best that you can. she embraced me, and she knew that when she could not help me with my homework, she literally helped me with every other facet of life. i think about 57% of the lemon -- women make of the college roles. and i am happyre about that. >> i have had several years of experience, and it gives you a very strong foundation as you

it is our pleasure to welcome to the stage the president and ceo michael powell. [applause] >> good morning. welcome to the cable show. the to be with you. , it opens the window on her world. storytelling is the most ancient of human endeavors and lets us learn our history, share a laugh, feel a thrill, celebrate. the very best stories live on cable. a medium of exceptional value and unparalleled quality. americans spend a lot of time with our product and they get a lot for their money. cable is on an innovation tear, expanding the video experience to any screen you want, or any time you want, anywhere you want. cable is more than just great it is a conduit of our future. cable is a significant innovation in its own right. it is also an important contributor to another innovation on this list. the internet. the internet is heralded as the greatest invention of our time and it is. it empowers every one of us to learn, create, and publish. ,t has transformed industries bolstered economies, and overthrowing governments. the power of the people has never been greater

in addition, michael powell delivers the keynote address. >> we are here. i cannot think of a better introduction, mc hammer and duck dynasty all on the same stage, a true cable experience. >> i really love the duck guys. they have brought great laughter to millions of people this season and we were excited that their finale past american idol in the ratings, another cable milestone.[applause] cable is where it is at. we were thrilled they were able to join us here. we hope we have brought some real fun to d.c. >> that is our overall goal. we want to bring more fine, a little bit more class to the nation's capital. we want to show off everything cable has to offer. we would like to welcome all of you to the cable show 2013. >> welcome. [applause] you may have seen some of the industry's ads saying cable is how we connect. i think we all planned to do a lot of connecting over the next three days. connecting with our amazing technology, with a stunning array of content, with many of the great talent that appear on our screens, with key government officials an

it is our pleasure to welcome to the stage the president and ceo michael powell.pplause] >> good morning. welcome to the cable show. good be with you. television, it opens the window on her world. storytelling is the most ancient of human endeavors and lets us learn our history, share a laugh, feel a thrill, celebrate. the very best stories live on cable. a medium of exceptional value and unparalleled quality. americans spend a lot of time with our product and they get a lot for their money. cable is on an innovation tear, expanding the video experience to any screen you want, or any time you want, anywhere you want. cable is more than just great tv. it is a conduit of our future. cable is a significant innovation in its own right. important an contributor to another innovation on this list. the internet. the internet is heralded as the greatest invention of our time and it is. it empowers every one of us to learn, create, and publish. it has transformed industries, bolstered economies, and overthrowing governments. the power of the people has never been greater t

welcoming the acting chairwoman of the federal communications commission, and to chat with her, michael powell thank you. [applause] ♪ >> this will be easier than yesterday with the screen and everything. i am so excited to sit here, having once said in your seat, i cannot tell you the sense of personal pride seeing you achieve all that you have achieved. i have known the chairwoman for a long time. it is not the first time she has been a chairwoman. i am very proud of you. >> you know that federal-state friction. >> preemption. [laughter] with us.you for being >> thank you, and i want to congratulate you on two fronts. what a phenomenal ponte -- conference. this is fabulous area you continue to -- fabulous. you continue to surprise me. you upstage mc hammer i heard. >> i am still working on my hammer crawled. ?> is this powell time >> no, it is mignon clyburn time. it's pretty obvious and compelling that that you are an exemplar to win and two men because of your achievement. it we know what it means, breaking barrier that has long existed, but in those quiet moments, when you are by yourself

wonderful timement so now it's our pleasure to welcome to the stage the president and ceo of ncta, michael powell. prison. >> thank you. [applause] >> good morning. and welcome to the cable she. it's good to be with you. television, it opens a window on our world. storytelling is the most ancient of human endeavors. it lets us learn our history, share a laugh, feel a thrill, celebrate and even mourn together. the very best stories live on cable. a medium of exceptional value, an unparalleled quality. americans spend a lot of time with our products, and they get a lot for their money. and cable is on an innovation tear, expanding the video experience to any screen you want, my time you want -- any time you want and anywhere you want. but cable is more than just great tv. it is the conduit of our future. cable is a significant innovation in its own right, but it's also an important be contributor to another innovation on this list. the internet. the internet is heralded as the greatest invention of our time, and it is. it empowers every one of us to learn, create and publish. it has transformed ind

it is our pleasure to welcome to the stage the president and ceo michael powell. [applause] >> good morning. welcome to the cable show. good be with you. television, it opens the window on her world. storytelling is the most ancient of human endeavors and lets us learn our history, share a laugh, feel a thrill, celebrate. the very best stories live on cable. a medium of exceptional value and unparalleled quality. americans spend a lot of time with our product and they get a lot for their money. cable is on an innovation tear, expanding the video experience to any screen you want, or any time you want, anywhere you want. cable is more than just great tv. it is a conduit of our future. cable is a significant innovation in its own right. it is also an important contributor to another innovation on this list. the internet. the internet is heralded as the greatest invention of our time and it is. it empowers every one of us to learn, create, and publish. it has transformed industries, bolstered economies, and overthrowing governments. the power of the people has never

powell. >> germ an wigins. >> ricky rawlins. >> darrel rushing. >> peter oliver. >> michael sierra. >> kerri winford. >> barry wo o. fonshi sin. >> and wilson bangs. >> congratulations to all of our graduates. [ applause ] >> thank you, arcadia and thank you graduates. i would quickly like to acknowledge udo and david dalatory from the labor area here today and i have the pleasure of introducing our fearless leader the director of city build pat mulligan >> thank you. >> thanks. >> i want to thank everybody that participated in this event. it is really heartwarming after the end of 18 weeks to go through this process and i want to congratulate the class that each of the student completed the 18-week section of training but now you embark on a new career. and so the work now begins in earnest really. it is just the beginning, endure, preserver and work hard and there are opportunities and money to be had, go out and take them, you know? i want to thank all of the contractors who really looked to serve through the process and to serve this pipeline. herra balls and web corp, swenderdon and kay hill and i want t

major-general michael leonard in charge of standing up guantanamo said it cost us the moral high ground. admiral mullen says it has been a recruiting symbol for our enemies. general colin powell said he would close if not tomorrow but this afternoon and senator mccain suggests it would be an act of moral curler which batch -- it would be an act of moral courage. there is a growing bipartisan consensus that we no longer needed. the hearing catalogs the reasons why it is imperative to catalog this into action. we heard of the astronomical costs at a time when the pentagon is furloughing half a million employees and the general reminded us the impending and of combat operations will require a change in authority. they described the deterioration of morale and the deteriorated state of many prisoners which is leading to a tipping point. do tenant showed us how they have worked in system of justice. in many ways, the struggle is a war of ideals. that is the valid grounds on which we should have the greatest advantage. sometimes when we lose our way, outsiders can remind us who we are and what we stand for. family members have written letters to you in advance of this hearing and i

major-general michael leonard in charge of standing up guantÁnamo said it cost us the moral high ground. mullen says it has been a recruiting symbol for our enemies. general colin powellould close if not tomorrow but this afternoon and senator mccain suggests it would be an act of moral curler which batch -- it would be an act of moral courage. there is a growing bipartisan consensus that we no longer needed. reasonsing catalogs the why it is imperative to catalog this into action. we heard of the astronomical costs at a time when the pentagon is furloughing half a million employees and the general reminded us the impending and of combat operations will require a change in authority. they described the deterioration of morale and the deteriorated state of many prisoners which is leading to a tipping point. do tenant showed us how they have worked in system of justice. in many ways, the struggle is a war of ideals. that is the valid grounds on which we should have the greatest advantage. sometimes when we lose our way, outsiders can remind us who we are and what we stand for. family members have written letters to you in advance of this hearing and i want to quote from