. >> [applause] mr. ryan: thank you. welcome, everybody. you know, i think the last time we did in event like this, if i'm not mistaking, was bill thomas hosted this dinner here in 2006. so it is not very often that we do this. so for those of us on the committee, it is a real treat to be able to do this. ron, tom, thank you very much for doing this. appreciate all your kind words. i want to thank the historical society for hosting us here. i also want to thank cokie roberts for being here. you spend part of your childhood in this room. your dad was on this committee. and sandy 11, i look for to hearing from you. the past chairman -- just look around this room. a lot of us spend time here. we see the portrait. the past chairman of this committee, they are legends in their own rights. wilbur mills, oscar underwood, no relation to frank underwood, for the record. >> [laughter] mr. ryan: to be honest, it is such a distinguished list that is intimidating for a guy with two first names. i try to relate to these predecessors by looking for simila

. >> [applause] mr. ryan: thank you. welcome, everybody. you know, i think the last time we did in event like this, if i'm not mistaking, was bill thomas hosted this dinner here in 2006. so it is not very often that we do this. so for those of us on the committee, it is a real treat to be able to do this. ron, tom, thank you very much for doing this. appreciate all your kind words. i want to thank the historical society for hosting us here. i also want to thank cokie roberts for being here. you spend part of your childhood in this room. your dad was on this committee. and sandy 11, i look for to hearing from you. the past chairman -- just look around this room. a lot of us spend time here. we see the portrait. the past chairman of this committee, they are legends in their own rights. wilbur mills, oscar underwood no relation to frank underwood for the record. >> [laughter] mr. ryan: to be honest, it is such a distinguished list that is intimidating for a guy with two first names. i try to relate to these predecessors by looking for similari

as the search continued, police received a tip from the ryan's next door neighbor, larry lease. >> mrlease said i think you might be interested in seeing my rental house. >> the rental house supposedly unoccupied at the time of the murders, held a major piece of evidence. a sheath that fit the ax used in the murders. >> we knew that whoever had been in the lease house committed the murders at the ryan house. and in the closet, we found a smallpox of prison-issued tobacco from chino institution for men. we checked with prison authorities. got names of any individuals that had escaped within the past week. all of a sudden, we had a suspect. kevin cooper. >> just two days before the murders, 25-year-old kevin cooper had escaped from the california institute for men, just five miles from the ryans' home. police believe he hid at the rent house before killing the ryans and chris hughes. san bernardino sheriff floyd tidwell took to the air waves. >> we have evidence in our possession that places kevin cooper at the crime scene. and we have other evidence that gives us cause to believe that

mr. franco first phillies rookie to hit grand-slam homerun since ryan howard did it ten years ago. >> rookie hitting the grand-slam. >> good to see the fill reese doing well then. >> yes. >> since the all-star game. >> thirteen and three since the all-star game, sue. >> oh, calm down with the entheusiasm. >> what was the attendance last night, they've been getting un 20,000. >> look like there was a lot of people. >> yep, what was the second thing i was going ask you? >> let's get in your head real quick, mike. >> don't get in there. you may not come out. >> it is a trap. >> here's sue. >> when he thinks of it it, will burst into whatever we are doing here, so talk about the heatwave. it is the thirds one, of 2015. and we reached day eight yesterday. now, some more numbers for you. ninety agree days, just had eight in a row. might have nine today. average number of 09 agree plus days, two; so far this year, above average, 22, but above average in 2010. remember how hot it was five years snag we ended 155 days, that year, that were 90 degrees or above. so you can always finds a year that was

mr. rosen: thank you for that superb opening statement. that deserves a round of applause. [laughter] [applause] it is my great pleasure to introduce bert ryan. he went on to one of the most distinguished careers as a constitutional litigator and advocate of our time. inhas had recent victories -- in important cases like the shelby county case where the court imposed limits on the voting rights act and the court has agreed to take up the case he is involved in. bert, justicesusman -- justice for civile a case juries, like the fourth usndment right that protects against overreaching government and he said civil juries remain relevant because you have legitimacy, they are good at finding facts, and they are good for citizens who serve on it. i want to ask if you are at the constitutional convention, would you vote for the seventh amendment? just on the point of history, if you think about the way juries originated in england , they were in a world in which the king was absolute. he had absolute power, he appointed all officials including the judges. there was no independent judiciary. the only check on that was to ensure that groups of citizen

mr. charles robinson who will turn 90 later this month. happy to have my sister here. god bless you. [laughter] -- [applause] my son, harrison ryan. kons.y godson, michael wil i have a host of sons and daughters in the ministry here so they may have five would not get an amen in this crowd. [laughter] they came to give me some backup. share in the next 20 what all of us experienced june 17, wednesday june 17, wednesday night in the ground floor of mother emmanuel african methodist episcopal church. the young stranger comes in that he is treated like a fellow program. he sits amongst the people who are studying the word of god and praying. a half hour later, gets up and with a loaded gun, he begins tempted that gun -- to empty that gun to human flesh. floors, walls, ceilings. then reloads, empties it, then reloads, and empties it. until nine people, none of whom whose name he probably knows, dead in the pull of their own blood -- in a pool of their own blood. what a horrible night, what a horrible experience, but after it, believe it or not, some good stuff happened. it is almost like easter that comes after good friday. some good

ryan woodhams was born with spina bifida. at birth, doctors gave him no more than a 20% chance to walk. but he is walking. >> pleasure to meet you mrtebow. >> reporter: he's asking the tough questions. >> how do you think your time in florida where they run a similar offense has prepared you to run an up tempo offense like chip kelly runs here? >> very good question. >> reporter: today, ryan got a chance to be a member of the media. he got one-on-one interviews with eagles quarterback sam bradford and tim tebow. >> how did those two people being here how does that kind of smooth the transition from st. louis to philadelphia? >> you know it helps a lot. >> reporter: the eagles reached out to ryan after he raised more than $50,000 for alex's lemonade stand, the charity that fights pediatric cancer. ryan did this while he was battling his own physical limitations. >> i don't care what the odds are against, if i want something, if i think it's something i want or something i think is right, i'm going to push through until i see it happen. >> many children might submit or may not have the resources to push through. if he doesn't have th

mr. rosen: thank you for that superb opening statement. that deserves a round of applause. [laughter] [applause] it is my great pleasure to introduce bert ryan. he went on to one of the most distinguished careers as a constitutional litigator and advocate of our time. inhas had recent victories -- in important cases like the shelby county case where the court imposed limits on the voting rights act and the court has agreed to take up the case he is involved in. bert, justicesusman -- justice for civile a case juries, like the fourth usndment right that protects against overreaching government and he said civil juries remain relevant because you have legitimacy, they are good at finding facts, and they are good for citizens who serve on it. i want to ask if you are at the constitutional convention, would you vote for the seventh amendment? just on the point of history, if you think about the way juries originated in england , they were in a world in which the king was absolute. he had absolute power, he appointed all officials including the judges. there was no independent judiciary. the only check on that was to ensure that groups of citizen

mr. temp. having lunch by the car. let us play with him. this is gonna be hilarious. [phone rings] oh we're playing phone tag. (female voice) seven new messages. first new message. (michael) hi, ryan hussein. (female voice) next message. (michael) hey, ryan. this is your girlfriend. and i'm mad. my emergency contact is todd packer. todd f. packer. you know what the f stands for? fudge? [knock on door] uh, come in. oh hey karate kid. the hilary swank version. hi. how are you? i need to change my emergency contact information from michael scott. okay, to what? just put...the hospital. contact number, just put 911. [pen scratching out information] he is such a sore loser. you heard obviously that i mopped the floor with him this afternoon. you know what, um, do yourself a favor. just leave me as his contact, and i will call the hospital. cut out the middleman. [pen scratching out information] protect your smile against plaque. new act® advanced with plaque guard™ helps prevent plaque and gingivitis kills 99% of bacteria for a 12 hour shield of protection. new act® advanced. the buttery jack was a huge success. people went crazy for a burger with melted garlic herb butter. now, here's