rockefeller, jr. first rockefeller center had nothing to do with john d rockefeller senior. despite the picture of rockefeller center on the cover of ron cherno's great biography of john senior titan. he never set foot in the place. it was entirely the creation of his very unlikely son, john d jr. was very difficult growing up the sun of john d rockefeller senior. this was a very serious seriously religious family practicing a form of hellfire baptism. baptistism might be best characterized by what john d jr's mother once said to a friend that i'm so glad that john has told me what he wants for christmas so it can be denied him. this young man bearing the burden of the name john d rockefeller on his very frail shoulders entered the business world in 1897. in his father's office at 26 broadway within a few years. he got involved in his first business venture, which was a calamity. he lost all the money he invested in it. he mismanaged it and he ran from business immediately thereafter and the rest of his very long life until he lived to be 85 the only other business venture.

and he had his old rival old rival royal governor rockefeller, and reagan. nixon rolled up 43% of the 63% of the oregon vote. >> this journey began a long time ago in new hampshire, four months ago, and then we went to wisconsin, indiana, illinois and in the journey we thought was going to be a little rough at times, it wasn't we thought it might be a rocky road, and it wasn't. now here we are, ready for a new adventure. >> mr. nixon his family, and his colleagues, anxious to watch the election from his room in the hotel. >> you cast 30 votes for the nominee in this election, richard m. nixon. the [applause] nixon chose disparity egg new as vice president for his running mate. it. >> my fellow americans 16 years ago, i stood before this convention to accept your nomination for running mate of one of the greatest americans our time dwight d. eisenhower. we are going to win. from the beginning there are radical differences of the two major party candidates. nixon is cool. nixon had a wide lead in the public opinion polls. and a strategy was done to maintain th

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>> big, rockefeller -- and put together. >> we have got to work harder.ream beg. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> terrific. so how do we get to this point? i know you and i have talked before, you have been approached about doing a movie about her life. and how did this come about? why did other ones fizzle, and this one takeoff? >> it's a typical hollywood story. it takes a while. really the very first nibble on this was in the early eighties, alex haley wanted to do a mini series. he was still riding the crest of route. alex died in 1992 without doing it. but in the process, i met his editor, lisa drew, and lisa acquired my book on her own ground. and that is the book that ultimately became the inspiration for self made. in the meantime, in those 20 years since the book was published there were two other possibilities that puzzled. finally, in 2015 i was approached by mike holder, of wonder, street we four years later have a series made. >> terrific. four years. what was the role in the process that you gave them the amazing story but in terms of developing the script, are you

then nixon and lodge, goldwater and rockefeller, and then, again, nixon and then rockefeller. there's always a split inside the republican party between the conservative outsiders and the more moderate insiders. this, of course, happens in 1980. reagan represents the conservative outsiders and bush represents the more moderate insiders and this is the fight over, you know, the nomination, the future of the party boils down to these two individuals. >> tell us about it. >> well, it was a seesaw battle for a while because reagan kind of coasts. reagan is in his worse when he's not challenged. reagan is at his best when he was challenged. it was -- reagan needs to be challenged. he doesn't take the george bush challenge seriously and he ends up losing the iowa caucuses in january of 1980 which was a stunning, stunning upset to the political world. it's enormous. it's huge. reagan had been a radio broadcaster in iowa all through the '30s. he was from nearby illinois. he's a local hero. and george bush is from new england or texas. he has, you know, less ties to new england than he

the roosevelts, the rockefellers. a lot of celebrities, actresses, rita haworth. lot of writers got divorced here. it was something where people from every walk of life from the most famous to the people who needed to get out of their marriage came here. the process was formal. they took it seriously. they knew that people were counting on this divorce being final and recognized in other states. the process was straightforward. someone would arrive and meet with their attorney. they would have to hire an attorney. a spouse who did not come would have an attorney in their stead. the person who was staying and establishing residency would have to stay in a place where a witness could testify they had seen them every day of that residency period, that they had not left the state. and then when that was up, which at its fastest was six weeks, they would come to the courthouse, often this court room that we are in, and stand in front of a judge and the witness would testify and explain the reasons they were getting divorced and then they would have their divorce. they

it was founded by members of the rockefeller family to persuade banks to align their lending with the e i've got to begin given your family name, it's associated with oil. it made its money through oil. just give us that initial understanding of what made you change your mind. the truth is 150 years ago we didn't know about the relationship between fossil fuels and climate change. but when we know more we do more. and so the fact today that is my delete not members of the rockefeller family and also cross the banking sector today we recognise there is a direct relationship between investment and in expansion in the foster full industry and the catastrophic impact on climate change across the world. especially on the most vulnerable populations like myanmar as he was speaking about. we formed the effort called bank forward. as an initiative to organise significant bank account holders to engage with their banks and essentially influence them to move away from financing fossil fuels just as hsbc has made a significant commitment and a commendable commitment to do today. just and a comme

it was founded by members of the rockefeller family to persuade banks to align their lending with the why his family's foundation supports disinvestment from coal. 150 years ago we didn't know about the relationship between fossil fuels and climate change. but when we know more we do more. and so the fact today as members of the rockefeller family and also cross the banking sector today we recognise there is a direct relationship between investment and in expansion in the fossil fuel industry and the catastrophic impact on climate change across the world. especially on the most vulnerable populations like myanmar, as he was speaking about. we formed the effort called bank forward. as an initiative to organise significant bank account holders to engage with their banks and essentially influence them to move away from financing fossil fuels just as hsbc has made a significant commitment and a commendable commitment to do today. just put that into context for us. of course it is, it's got a lot of exposure to coal. talk us through how significant this move is. i think there are a few thi

vanderbilts, the roosevelts, the rockefellers, a lot of celebrities, actresses like carole lombard, ritaaworth, a lot of writers got divorced here. it was something where people from every walk of life, from the most famous to people who really needed to get a divorce and get out of their marriage came here. the process for divorce was very formal. they took it very seriously here, because they knew people were counting on this divorce being final and being recognized . the process was very straightforward. someone would arrive and they would meet with their attorney right away. they would have to hire an attorney. a spouse who did not come would have to have an attorney and their stead appearing on their behalf. the person who was establishing residency would then have to stay in a place where a witness could testify that they had seen them every single day of that residency period, that they had not left the state and had been here the whole duration. when that was up, which was at its fastest at six weeks, they would come to the courthouse, this courtroom we are in, stand in front of

in 1926 philanthropist john d rockefeller jr. founded the colonial williamsburg foundation, which included an outdoor museum comprised of a 301 acre historic area with 88 original buildings from the 18th and early 19th centuries. the initial goal was to bring the town back to quote the beauty and charm of 200 years ago. rockefeller wanted more than to restore and preserve the past. he wanted to recreate and interpret colonial life through the museum. scholarly precision and accuracy where the early goals which led to care for architectural restoration and fabrication based on material culture research accurate buildings become a backdrop for costumed interpreters. the museum start addressing people in period clothing in 1934 the first six people to be costume were female docents in the raleigh tavern. which led to fine reproductions to be worn by the hostess interpreters as a tavern and the governor's palace? brenda rosso the person in charge of the costume said the colonial williamsburg at this time was quote a colonial revival

rockefeller wanted more than to preserve and restore the past.he wanted to recreate and interpret colonial life through the museum. scholarly precision and accuracy with the early goals which led to careful architectural restoration, and fabrication based on material culture research. accurate buildings become a natural backdrop for costume interpreters. eoplthe museum started dressing people in period clothing in 1934. the first six people to be costumes were females in the tavern. it led to fine reproductions to be worn by the hostess interpreters at the tavern and governors palace. brenda ross, the person in charge of the costume said that colonial williamsburg at this time was a colonial revival town. there was this romantic idea of old virginia. in the 1970s, at the time the bicentennial, with the rise of a serious study of american material culture, and the stress on the foundations new curriculum on inclusiveness and social history, the costumes started becoming better researched and more accurate. today the costume design center creates a

the progressives are citing examples like rockefeller and i believe hubert humphrey did the same at onent, but the moderates have decided they are going to stick with the parliamentarian's rolling on what counts as a budgetary and build that you can pass and get around the filibuster. the key person is joe manchin who has been not overruling her. tom: i read an article from a year ago showing the sides of the liberals and democrats. what is the power of progressives right now? is it there or is it a fiction? jack: they are the key pivotal people that joe manchin and -- we are hearing them try to affect what is going to be in this next package when you hear about elizabeth warren's will tax that may not become law, but sets a marker for what democrats can talk about with the next big bill when they get into tax discussions. they can pull the party left. lisa: what is chuck schumer's biggest challenge this week? jacqueline not -- >> not to make a big mistake. it got easier for him when they pulled out the minimum wage provision that was turning up manchin and others. it is not an uphill b

he went to rockefeller we want to rockefeller who chewed him out, and he said he's taking a chance not you. but picking you. and henry of course immediately saw that, and henry would've said yes anyway, because his main motive would've been serving the national interest. he is somebody who analyze foreign policy and history all his life. and i'm sure he would like the chance to do something about it in terms of policy. he had been an adviser to jfk, and consulted with johnson and other presidents. so these were the main motives and what really brought them together is their common approach to foreign policy, which we've seen examples of. mainly a conceptual approach, that looks at the long term, and takes into account the impact on what to do from one country to another, and does not just react, and niger faction reaction to this, that ties them together in a mosaic, but it clearly that each shared a strategic world view. which is the major reason why nixon chose him as well as the others i mentioned, and clearly why kissinger was happy to meet him. and they brought different strengths

eisenhower or robert taft and the conservative outsiders is that then nixon and lodge, goldwater and rockefeller and then nixon and rockefeller, but there's always a split inside the republican party between the conservative outsiders and the more moderate insiders and this happens again in 1980 and reagan represents the outsiders and this is the fight over the nomination and the future of the party boils down to these two. >> tell us about it. it was a seesaw battle and reagan is at his best when he was challenging and mike told me he was the most competitive s.o.b. he ever knew and reagan needs to be challenged even though he doesn't rise to the occasion. he doesn't take the george bush challenge seriously and he ends up losing the iowa caucuses in january of 1980 which was a stunning, stunning upset to the political world. it's enormous and it's huge and reagan had been a radio broadcaster in iowa in the '30s and he was from nearby illinois and he was a local hero and george bush is from new england and texas. he has, you know, less ties to new england than he does to any prep school. >> you

longshoreman, he will sell perfumes, work as an elevator operator in rockefeller center.ert: this is an amazing american life. a hero but a hero who had to actualize himself by leaving the country. he obviously had everything it takes to be a hero, but that path was not available to him inside america. john, would you say the story is better known today? i understand there is a statute put up to eugene bullard and a fight over its location. you were involved in some way. can you tell us something about that? and then we will kick you to the audience questions? prof. morrow: very good. bullard after the war in 1954 is invited back to france to be one of the very few men who will light the flame of the unknown soldier under the arctic triumph -- arc de triomphe. he will become a knight of the legion of honor. any frenchman would value. in 1960 charles de gaulle comes to new york from washington and has this big celebration of the 7th division armory. bullard is invited. de gaulle, who is huge at 6'6", singles him out, thanks him profusely for serving france, hugs him, and t

as i pointed out, it is ironic that nelson rockefeller overruled the parliamentarian to try to lowerf the filibuster from 67 votes to 60. at this history of the filibuster being tied to jim crow is important and highlights whwe need to overturn it. reverend barber, was talking to him recently, said this is a moral issue of our time. the people who are often most affected and low wages are black d brown, manyde women. th is an issue of justice. we cannot let these procedures std in the w of what is jt anright. amy: do you thinkhe $15 iour proposalillief it is t incled in theenate la the senate bill? >> i'mever gng to coede deat and wwill connue to fight. the nextight wou b the nt renciliati but i tnk this is a momt to a. th is ouresthance fothe ason youention therare a loof good ings this we. ey he a per ate and cal gornment, for schls to be open, fo vaccinations,or chdren ipoverty. a ll thais so popul, that our beschance o havin minimu we, part of it athe heig of e presints populati, approv it is fst 0 days i all ithe best chce to gemeaningf legislion. while th bill inruments in ma w

at that time, he was an elevator man in rockefeller center, where dave garraway -- he had noticed thelow running the elevator and didn't think anything about him. but the day after he reads the article, he looks at him and takes another look at the fellow and says excuse me, where did you get that medal. and that's when bullard says it's the chevalier legion of honour. that's who eleanor roosevelt was talking about, my god. they had him on the today show with all 14 of his french decorations next to him and this little african american man wearing glasses looking sedate and mild, as you can imagine. but here he is and here are all these medals and so in many respects, many years later, he at least lived to be recognized in the united states, which he had not been. the unfortunate thing was this is actually a memorial to the lafayette flying corp in france that was done in 1928 outside harris. but edmund gross, the doctor, made certain that bullard's name was not on it. >> not a question, but a comment. genevieve mcgill acadie has a great presentation speaking on behalf of everyone. on

hubert humphrey, rockefeller. there is a history of this.uld force back to the four, which would mean senators would have to have 60 votes to override the presiding officers. where we are now, if bernie puts an amendment on the floor, if the democrats were to stick together, first of all, the amendment that pass and it would put it back where the parliamentarian would advise against it, then the vice president could say no to the advice and it within require 60 votes -- and they don't have 60 votes. they do not have the fortitude to vote against the bill, which is why they want it passed. they don't what to have to vote and let everybody see the vote against $15. they know their 62 million workers before this pandemic who were making less than $15 an hour. they know the poor and low wealth people were the first to be forced to go to work, the first to get infected, the first to get sick, and the first to die. and they know that 55% of poor and low wealth people voted for the biden-harris ticket. they also note lastly that this issue of $15 a

as i pointed out, it is ironic that nelson rockefeller overruled the parliamentarian to try to lower the filibuster from 67 votes to 60. at this history of the libuster being tied to jim crow is important and highlights why need to overturn it. reverend barber, was talking to him recently, said this is a moral issue of our time. the people who are often most affected and low wages are black d brown, many women. this is an issue of justice. we cannot let these procedures std in the w of whatsust d right. amy: d you thi the $15n our proposal will die if its not inuded i t senate w, the senate bill? >> i'm never going to concede defeat and we ll continue to fit. the next fight would be the next reconciliation but i think this is a moment to act. this is our best chance for the reason you mention. there are a lot of good things in this well. they have a per state and local government, for schools to be openfor vaccinations, for children in poverty. a bill that is so popular, that is our best chance of having minimum wage, part of it at the height of the presidents population, approval it

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spends the rest of his life, odd jobs, long shoreman, ended up working as an elevator operate ner rockefeller center. >> this is an amazing american life but a hero, but a hero who had to actualize himself by leaving the country. he obviously had everything it takes to be a hero, but that path was not available to him inside america. john, would you say the story is better known today, i understand it is a story about the statue that was put up to eugene bullard, a fight over its location, i understand you were involved in this process in some way. can you tell us something about that? and then we will move over to the audience with questions. >> very good. this is sort of the end of it. bullard, after the war, in 1954, he's invited back to france, to be one of very few men who will be like the plane of the unknown soldier under the ark detriumph in france which burns eternally. in 1959, he will become a knight of the french legion of honor, a treasured award, any frenchman would value. he receives that from the french consulate general. and in 1960, charles de gaulle comes to new york, to wa

girardot: everyone believed he was a rockefeller.t. reporter: forensic investigators spent the morning pulling out every possible piece of evidence they could find. we had bones

and as far as the tapestry go, all i can say is i think the rockefeller foundation for loaning such an amazing tapestry to the united nations. i will not call them and to discuss that. but i will miss seeing it here in these chambers. we back one last question, donna green. >> thank you. thank you for the briefing. i know it's not on the official program of this month but you are arriving just at the time is going to be re- negotiated paid the trump administration was not favorable to give them a stronger mandate. you're talking about nigeria last week. what is your position? is the u.s. ready to reinforce operational cooperation in the field? throughout we will work with our colleagues on the security council to see how we can work to better make more effective and efficient on the ground. i know this is a major concern for the french. and i expect that they will be practically leading our discussions on that but we are willing to participate. >> thank you for joining us today we look forward to doing it again very, very soon. and please just reach out with any additional questions. t

they're looking at the raw data they see what the inflation is that's why you see like sustained rockefeller gone very very short the dollar because he sees inflation coming down the line now we have all saying are ok maybe not as nice a guy as them dr miller but he's a big billionaire hedge fund guy and here's there's an interesting crease he uses in the paragraph here within the article briefs for rampant inflation hedge fund billionaire stunned that market craziness sees trouble ahead so he says trouble ahead is signaled by a rare combination of low quality securities staggering valuation metrics over leveraged capital structures a scarcity of honest profits. a desperate dearth of understanding evinced by the most active traders and economic macro prospects that are not as thrilling as the mobs braying by by by seem to think he wrote so that that phrase a scarcity of honest profits. and economy with fake prices re on the money and this is the situation you see ok maybe the party goes on for a few more months extra few quarters extra but the disaster scene on the other side will be so much

new york's rainbow room here in rockefeller center and california's beverly hilton will be co—hostingrst major film awards event of the year. in today's programme, we'll be looking at awards season right up to the oscars, at the actors and films emerging as strong contenders. but before we begin, a note on the globes themselves. the voting is done by the hollywood foreign press association, some 87 internationaljournalists based in the los angeles area. over the years, there have been numerous allegations attacking the integrity of the organisation, often that it is too much in the sway of the big hollywood studios. and very recently the group was put on the defensive when it was revealed that within its ranks was not a single black member. but having said all that, the globes do give some indication of the likely contenders in the oscars race. the frontrunner at the golden globes, at least in terms of nominations, is the picture mank. it's a tribute of sorts to old hollywood, set behind the scenes during the making of one of the greatest movies of all time, citizen kane, directed by

. >> you said 75 was rockefeller. not roosevelt. you know that. >> i said roosevelt.>> you know why roosevelt is in your mind. we've never had as many hungry people in this country as since roosevelt in the great depression. what will be interesting, i want to hear what the politics are the next time you come on of saying to them, you tell us how you get it done in a separate bill, or you promise us to get rid of the filibuster. you're welcome back to discuss this, as always. >> thank you, chris. >> all right. be well. we'll be right back. how do we ensure families facing food insecurity get access to their food? we needed to make sure that, if they couldn't get to the food, the food would come to them. we can deliver for food banks and schools. amazon knows how to do that. i helped deliver 12 million meals to families in need. that's the power of having a company like amazon behind me. it's moving day. and while her friends are doing the heavy lifting, jess is busy moving her xfinity internet and tv services. it only takes about a minute. wait, a minute? but what hav

his memory was the 1960s only 10% of americans the rockefellers andel the kennedys had shares of stock invested in the stock market. now, 53% of american families before 01k or an individual retirement account and their lifesaving is in that 401k ira. if you raise taxes on businesses, you reduce the cash full of every one of those businesses and these stocks in your stock portfolio in your 401k your individual retirement account become worth less. people saw tremendous increase in their life savings when the republicans cut taxes in the stock market went up in the value of stocks went up. unfortunately if they reverse that you're going to see that increaseha slowdown. you will be less well-off with your life savings. biden is not only going to kill jobs within these tax increases, it's going to damage the life savings of at least half they. country. ho>> let me ask the other part of the equation the paying of taxes delete opinion peace this minor headline how to, collect 1.4 trillion in on paid taxes for they write that in a remarkable 2019 analysis that americans report on their taxes

. >> you said 75 -- hubert humphrey was in the late '60s. '75 was rockefeller. obviously.t. >> i said roosevelt. sorry. >> you know why roosevelt is in your mind. we've never had as many hungry people in this country as since roosevelt and the great depression. >> that's right. >> but you know what will be interesting, and i said to you before, and i hope you think i'm making good on the promise to have you back to discuss these issues. i want to hear what the politics are the next time you come on of saying to them you tell us how you get it done in a separate bill or you promise us to get rid of the filibuster. rife got to go right now, though. but you're welcome back, representative, to discuss this as always. >> thank you, chris. >> all right. be well. we'll be right back. with unitedhealthcare medicare advantage plans, there's more to take advantage of. see a doctor in the morning here... or talk to a nurse in the moonlight there. ♪ wow, uh-huh ♪ unitedhealthcare medicare advantage plans. take advantage everywhere. ♪ wow. ♪ the harry's razor is not the same ♪ because

but misspoke saying vice president roosevelt did it, ment vice president rockefeller in 1974, but that's last time it happened. 46 years ago. so there's nothing more rare in the united states senate than overruling the parliamentarian. actually 47 years ago. in this case it cannot work as way of passion the minimum wage, cannot work, because the democrats don't have enough votes among the democrats to pass the minimum wage after vice president harris overrules the parliamentarian which they've announced she's not going to do. if vice president harris overruled the parliamentarian and allowed the minimum wage in the bill, mitch mcconnell would offer amendment to remove the minimum wage from the reconciliation and democrats would lose. joe manchin and kyrsten sinema would vote against and others might join. in interview with rachel, senator elizabeth warren said this. >> if we say we're going to get rid of the filibuster, go with majority rule the way the constitution holds for house and senate, and we can actually pass the things we need to pass, this isn't an issue. >> so get rid of the

thanks for joining us, have a care. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller centern the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." ♪ tonight, join jimmy and his guests - viola davis. addison rae. and featuring the legendary roots crew ♪ >> questlove: 1413 >> steve: and now, here he is jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: oh, my goodness. thank you very much! please [ cheers and applause welcome, everybody welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show," everybody. i love you [ cheers and applause feels great. thank you so much. let's get to the news. well, guys, people are still talking about president biden's first press conference and by all accounts he did well and there were no major issues and by no major issues, i mean his dog major didn't eat anyone's face. [ laughter ] one of the big moments from the press conference was when biden said he expects to run for reelection in 2024 kamala harris is like, "first he puts me in charge of the border crisis, now this? [ laughter ] hell of a week listen i'm

weeks ago, we started this covid journey, and we're almost [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from rockefellerenter, in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight join jimmy and his guests - nick offerman, hailey bieber, musical guest freddie gibbs and the alchemist, and featuring the legendary roots crew and now here he is, jimmy fallon ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: thank you very much. come on now. ♪ [ cheers and applause [ laughter ] >> jimmy: welcome to "the tonight show!" [ cheers and applause >> tariq: yup, yup >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. that's right happy friday, everybody. well guys, last night, president biden delivered his first prime-time address and he announced a new goal for the country in the fight against covid. >> if we do this together, by july the 4th there's a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a a cook or a barbeque and celebrate independence day >> jimmy: yeah biden was like a first grade teacher who's like, "if you guys behave t

and myself and entire crew, have a great day tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ >> steve: from rockefellerter, in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight join jimmy and his guests - leslie jones elizabeth olsen, musical guest nicky jam & romeo santos and featuring the legendary roots crew and now here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much. thank you very much, everybody hey, welcome thank you very much, everybody welcome. oh, thank you. thank you. welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show," everyone [ cheers and applause well guys, president biden just gave an update on vaccine distribution, and it's great news listen to this >> this country will have enough vaccine supply, i'll say it again, for every adult in america by the end of may. by the end of may. that's progress. [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: all right! it sounds like we're gonna kick off swimsuit season with a a little vax and wax [ laughter and applause the vaccines by the end of may we're so used to hearing bad news, everyone's like, "so wh

the liberal new yorker nelson rockefeller coexisting with the far right western barry goldwater. it all worked. but then came the first stirrings of the civil rights movement. >> you're not a texan if you're not for segregation. >> in 1954 the supreme court ruled that segregating schools was unconstitutional. >> the white children went to school and we stood outside. >> for the next ten years, there was a new civil war in the south. to bring black children into lilly white schools. then came an earthquake. the civil rights act of 1964. just months after john kennedy's assassination, the new democratic president lyndon johnson famous for bending congress to his will, got the bill through. >> the civil rights act of 1964 is signed at the white house by president johnson. >> and when he signed it, he said to an aide, i just handed the south, the republicans, for a generation. johnson was wrong about that. it is been about three. you begin to have a democratic party that was in the main more liberal and a republican party that was in the main far more reactionary. >> it would indeed

announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." so happy that you are joining us on this wednesday morning. craig is in early. savannah is on the east -- on the west coast. we're on the east coast. we have a very, very busy wednesday morning. a lot to get to, including the coronavirus. >> yes. while cases are increasing in certain parts of the country, so, too, is the number of americans receiving the vaccine. and a new report is highlighting how people are starting to cautiously return to a sense of normalcy in their daily lives. sam brock is standing by with that story for us. >>> meantime, the push to reopen schools is the focus of an important summit at the white house today, and you can take part. we will speak with the secretary of education, dr. miguel cardona, in just a moment. >>> we do start this wednesday morning with new details coming in overnight on that mass shooting in boulder, colorado. so many questions still remain on what may have motivated the shooter. >> and the t

also open in milpitas, burlingame and san leandro. >>> live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, thisght? >> my gosh. >> you don't have somebody to pick up scripts for you. >> wow. >> thank you so much for starting your week off with us, though you may have second thoughts now. >> i dropped the script. bam. >> sheinelle is off right now, and we hope you had a great weekend. spring arriving, saturday early in the morning. that means we can now officially say good-bye to

announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on a wednesday morning. happy st. patrick's day. or as my dearly departed irish grandmother would say, top of the morning to you, hoda. may the rest of your day be yorn. >> i like that. the green. we're ready for today. a busy day. a lot happening. the chicago river dyed green for the occasion. it is one of many cities holding celebrations today after having to cancel them last year. in fact, savannah, georgia, is preparing for tens of thousands of tourists despite the pandemic. we'll get into that in a bit. >>> plus, the hope behind the vaccine trial on children as young as 6 months old, when the president of moderna joins us. >>> plus, al is tracking the threat of severe weather across the south. >>> we are going to begin with the breaking news. atlanta area reeling in the wake of deadly shootings at three spas. as we said, most of the eight victims are believed to be asian women. and a suspect is now in c

. >> 30 rockefeller plaza. >> you take a bite, guy. >> all right somebody said they were going to giveast of champions routine this is all for you, al. >> all right. >> i know you appreciate this. >> looks good. >> watch the technique. >> living through you. >> there we go >> love it >> for the recipe, check it out at today.com/food. thank you, boys. see you in a couple hours. >> thanks, guys. >>> up next, a story about one devoted daughter we think it'll have you smiling into your weekend. first, >>> we are back with a terrific story to end on. >> yeah. as we all know, the pandemic has been really tough on families with relatives in nursing homes, often limited to just waves through the windows. >> that wouldn't cut it for a woman in minnesota, who was missing her dad. she did something amazing. >> reporter: like so many across the country, when the pandemic hit, lisa racine had a hard time visiting her father, harold, in his nursing home. >> just the thought of him getting covid and possibly dying without anybody around him that loved him, i was panicky inside. >> reporter: feeling h

also open in milpitas, burlingame and san leandro. >>> live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this a really fascinating conversation with another mom. >> i'm excited about this one. we met a long, long time ago. we'll get into that. i had the chance to catch up with carol underwood. she shared a sweet story about how the future superstar got her start. she revealed things we've never heard before about her journey leading up to the days before carrie's