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many of the newly homeless now stay in an emergency red cross shelter at missouri southern state university. a friend spotted jane bryson on tv and came to offer shelter. >> i'm going to take her home with me since she lost her home and everything. >> reporter: some of the injured are treated in the teaching wing of the university's medical facility. now it's a clinic filled with volunteers. >> we have had iowa, arkansas, kansas, oklahoma. you know, as far away as california come in. >> reporter: patients like marcia mccullough all have the same message for loved ones searching for them. >> i just want to let my sister and my daughter know that i'm alive and well and only in minor pain. >> reporter: mary basher was in her apartment when it collapsed. she fell two floors. >> if you're alive and you got out of this, you had a miracle. >> reporter: and edna lyons was on the floor below. she was buried. >> i saw the tornado. you don't ever want to see that. it's the most evil looking thing you have ever seen in your life. >> this is day two. >> reporter: a local radio station abandoned its all-
many of the newly homeless now stay in an emergency red cross shelter at missouri southern state university. a friend spotted jane bryson on tv and came to offer shelter. >> i'm going to take her home with me since she lost her home and everything. >> reporter: some of the injured are treated in the teaching wing of the university's medical facility. now it's a clinic filled with volunteers. >> we have had iowa, arkansas, kansas, oklahoma. you know, as far away as california...
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he will attend a memorial service for the victims at missouri southern state university. the white house says the president is expected to deliver some brief remarks. >>> the death toll from the joplin tornado continues to climb this morning. >> it may now be the deadliest on record since 1953. live this morning from joplin with more on the devastation and the search for survivers. >> reporter: mike and claudine, good morning to you, the death toll stands at 139 here in joplin. a community of only 14,000 people, and the number unaccounted for is around 100. really difficult to get your mind around. of course it is sunday morning, today marks the one week mark since this deadly tornado swept through. a lot of people are taking time out from the recovery and the cleanup to of course go to church services, but a lot of churches in the area damaged. i want to step out the way, and show you quite a magnificent site. you can see here, much of the sanctuary and the parochial school has been destroyed, but what remains, the giant steel cross that still stands very prominent. it
he will attend a memorial service for the victims at missouri southern state university. the white house says the president is expected to deliver some brief remarks. >>> the death toll from the joplin tornado continues to climb this morning. >> it may now be the deadliest on record since 1953. live this morning from joplin with more on the devastation and the search for survivers. >> reporter: mike and claudine, good morning to you, the death toll stands at 139 here in...
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at a memorial service on the campus of missouri southern state university, that escaped the tornado's wrath -- >> we will be with you every step of the way. we're not going anywhere. >> -- president obama thanked the people of joplin for their courage. >> you've banded together. you have come to each other's aid. you demonstrated a simple truth. that amid heart break, and tragedy, no one is a stranger. everybody is a brother. everybody is a sister. >> recovering from one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history, will not happen overnight. but missouri governor jane nixon is optimistic about the future. >> joplin will look different. and more different still in two years. and three. and five. and as the years pass, the moral of our story will be the same. love thy neighbor. god bless. >> president obama's message was not just focused on the people of missouri but also on all of the people across the country. he urged them to get involve bid supporting the organizations that are providing food and shelter for the hundreds of people who have been displaced by the killer tornado. dr
at a memorial service on the campus of missouri southern state university, that escaped the tornado's wrath -- >> we will be with you every step of the way. we're not going anywhere. >> -- president obama thanked the people of joplin for their courage. >> you've banded together. you have come to each other's aid. you demonstrated a simple truth. that amid heart break, and tragedy, no one is a stranger. everybody is a brother. everybody is a sister. >> recovering from one...
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they found it here on the campus of missouri, southern state university. as you pointed out, people have been lining up. this line that you're seeing here, they're trickling up to the door. it's been lining around through campus to show up for this memorial service. we're told that the auditorium seats more than 2,000 people, but they've also made plans elsewhere on campus for overflow room so that once this gets filled up and people can still get the memorial service piped in to other rooms here. as you pointed out, president obama coming here. his message will be specifically to the people of joplin and then to the people of missouri. the federal government is here to assist in any way possible to help with recovery. i'll tell you the scene here is gripping. we're told by white house press secretary jay carney that the president did get a chance to look out the window of air force one as he was landing here on this very windy day and saw the devastation. i drove around and i can tell you that the ta devastation is still very gripping, even though it's mo
they found it here on the campus of missouri, southern state university. as you pointed out, people have been lining up. this line that you're seeing here, they're trickling up to the door. it's been lining around through campus to show up for this memorial service. we're told that the auditorium seats more than 2,000 people, but they've also made plans elsewhere on campus for overflow room so that once this gets filled up and people can still get the memorial service piped in to other rooms...
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. >> what i just stepped out of a meeting at missouri southern state university with a group of family members, and they expressed their concerns of just the concerns i've listened to tonight, and the decision was made if a person can make a positive i.d. with let's say for instance piercings or tattoos, a lot of people told us they would have a specific tattoo that nobody else would have, tomorrow we're going to start the process of allowing those people to view the bodies of the loved ones if we can make a positive i.d., we're going to go ahead and release those bodies. >> so that's what the coroner said to eliot spitzer. gary, i guess we're going to have to wait and see tomorrow what exactly the situation is. as you know, gary, i talked to the governor while that conversation was airing on his show. i was speaking to the governor in a pretaped interview. when we spoke last night, he promised action. the governor has delivered. the state's department of public safety has taken over the search for the missing. the governor ordered in some 20 or so officers to get things sorted out. an
. >> what i just stepped out of a meeting at missouri southern state university with a group of family members, and they expressed their concerns of just the concerns i've listened to tonight, and the decision was made if a person can make a positive i.d. with let's say for instance piercings or tattoos, a lot of people told us they would have a specific tattoo that nobody else would have, tomorrow we're going to start the process of allowing those people to view the bodies of the loved...
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joplin holds its graduation at missouri southern state university a few miles away from the school..j. huff is superintendent of schools and joins me now. this was an extraordinary escape. all of the people from joplin high school happened to be at a graduation ceremony away from the main school. had they been in the building, i dread to think what may have happened. we would have been looking at many, many fatalities. i'm having trouble there hearing the superintendent. i think we may have to come back to him. wanting to hear from the superintendent who oversees all of the schools in joplin, missouri, where we have seen this twister take the lives of 116 people. the fears tonight are of a second tornado sweeping into joplin and other areas of the south including dallas and kansas. tomorrow is now feared to be a distinct possibility. i'll be joined by t.j. holmes from cnn. you used to work for an nbc affiliate in joplin. you're now back there tonight. have you in your darkest nightmares you could never have imagined this kind of scene, could you? >> reporter: no. i'm coming in parts
joplin holds its graduation at missouri southern state university a few miles away from the school..j. huff is superintendent of schools and joins me now. this was an extraordinary escape. all of the people from joplin high school happened to be at a graduation ceremony away from the main school. had they been in the building, i dread to think what may have happened. we would have been looking at many, many fatalities. i'm having trouble there hearing the superintendent. i think we may have to...
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at a memorial service on the campus of missouri southern state university, that escaped the tornado's we will be with you every step of the way. we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: president obama thanked the people of joplin for their courage. >> you've banded together. you've come to each other's aid. you've demonstrated a simple truth, that amid heartbreak and tragedy no one is a stranger. everybody is a brother. everybody is a sister. >> reporter: recovering from one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history will not happen overnight. but missouri governor jay nixon is optimistic about the future. >> joplin will look different. and more different still in two years. and three. and five. and as the years pass, the moral of our story will be the same. love thy neighbor. god bless. [ applause ] >> reporter: president obama said that when he visited tuscaloosa several weeks ago after that deadly tornado, it was the kind of devastation that he had never seen in his lifetime. well, this, he says, is just as heart-breaking. and in some ways much worse. drew? >> dan lothian with t
at a memorial service on the campus of missouri southern state university, that escaped the tornado's we will be with you every step of the way. we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: president obama thanked the people of joplin for their courage. >> you've banded together. you've come to each other's aid. you've demonstrated a simple truth, that amid heartbreak and tragedy no one is a stranger. everybody is a brother. everybody is a sister. >> reporter: recovering from one of...
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missouri's southern state university. we're in the basement because of a tornado warning on tuesday night. there are more than 400 people in the cots above us, sleeping in many cases, having their dinners. all of a sudden authorities came into the shelter and started yelling "down in the basement." people started running down in the basement. but a lot of people are in no condition to run. some people were hurt during the tornado and other people are elderly. people have oxygen tanks, people have wheelchairs and are very scared as they tried to come into the basement shelter as quickly as they could. ironically, the children were having a good time, because they didn't know what was going on. right now they still remain here, even though we've gotten the official word that the tornado warning has been canceled. they want to play it very careful here because the people here in joplin have been through so much trauma. what's amazing about this particular shelter is that 48 hours after the tornado, it was more crowded than 2
missouri's southern state university. we're in the basement because of a tornado warning on tuesday night. there are more than 400 people in the cots above us, sleeping in many cases, having their dinners. all of a sudden authorities came into the shelter and started yelling "down in the basement." people started running down in the basement. but a lot of people are in no condition to run. some people were hurt during the tornado and other people are elderly. people have oxygen tanks,...
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he will deliver brief marks during a memorial service at missouri's southern state university.in joplin. more than 90 are still missing. >>> atlanta police say one woman died and another is in critical condition after falling from a tenth floor hotel window. police say the women were play fighting when they accidentally crashed through the window. >>> the remains of seven u.s. military personnel killed overseas returned saturday to dover air force base in delaware. the fallen troops include sergeant christopher soldby and chief warrant officer christopher thibadeau, both killed on thursday. >>> now let me tell you what's going on in washington, d.c. today. potential gop candidate sarah palin is kicking off her bus tour there coinciding with the annual rolling thunder bike rally. but is she exploiting what's supposed to be a non-political event? cnn's sandra is live at the pentagon. she's not exactly crashing the party but then again, show's not exactly invited. >> reporter: well, exactly, joe. we are waiting for the potential presidential candidate to arrive here at the pentago
he will deliver brief marks during a memorial service at missouri's southern state university.in joplin. more than 90 are still missing. >>> atlanta police say one woman died and another is in critical condition after falling from a tenth floor hotel window. police say the women were play fighting when they accidentally crashed through the window. >>> the remains of seven u.s. military personnel killed overseas returned saturday to dover air force base in delaware. the fallen...
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the memorial service for the victims of last sunday's tornado takes place at missouri southern state universityesident obama will be traveling there to speak to mourners. he will also survey the damage from the deadliest tornado in decades. we'll get a live report coming up. >>> also, here she comes. sarah palin. she's making waves this morning as she kicks off her one nation bus tour. it's a high-profile road trip but will it lead to a trip it to the white house? >>> plus to italy for the amanda knox case. she was convicted of killing her british roommate and now appealing the verdict. knox is getting support from a grum of italian lawmakers. why and what does this mean for her? we'll explore that coming up. >>> and then celebrity reinventions. britney spears did it. the robert downey jr. did it. both were successful. but what about arnold schwarzenegger? can he bounce back from shame and from scandal? we'll have the latest on that, also, coming up. >>> but we want to begin in joplin, missouri, with today's memorial service for the victims of the tornado. the death toll now stands at 139 with
the memorial service for the victims of last sunday's tornado takes place at missouri southern state universityesident obama will be traveling there to speak to mourners. he will also survey the damage from the deadliest tornado in decades. we'll get a live report coming up. >>> also, here she comes. sarah palin. she's making waves this morning as she kicks off her one nation bus tour. it's a high-profile road trip but will it lead to a trip it to the white house? >>> plus to...
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what i just stepped out of air meeting at missouri southern state university with a group of family members. and they expressed their concerns of just the concerns i've listened to tonight. and the decision was made if a person can make a positive i.d. with the, say, for instance piercings or tattoos, a lot of people told us about, they would have a specific tattoo that nobody else would have, we're tomorrow going to start the process of allowing those people to view the bodies of the loved ones if we can make a positive i.d., going to go ahead and release those bodies. that's been the holdup up to this point is early on they made some false positives. and people picked out individuals that were not their loved one. they went to the funeral home, turned out to be they made a false i.d. we called in the federal identification group. they came in, and they're starting the process which utilizes x-rays, et cetera. so we're going to try to expedite and make a positive i.d. to let those families get their loved ones back, and then use the federal project for the people that can't be identified t
what i just stepped out of air meeting at missouri southern state university with a group of family members. and they expressed their concerns of just the concerns i've listened to tonight. and the decision was made if a person can make a positive i.d. with the, say, for instance piercings or tattoos, a lot of people told us about, they would have a specific tattoo that nobody else would have, we're tomorrow going to start the process of allowing those people to view the bodies of the loved...
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tornado victims and deliver brief remarks at a 3:00 eastern memorial service at missouri southern state university. his visit comes as the death toll rises to 142 this morning. more than 90 people remain missing, more than 1,000 have been injured. later this afternoon, at 5:41 central, the city is observing a moment of silence, that is the exact time one week ago the tornado plowed a half-mile swathe through joplin. we take you live to joplin. paul brickhaven is there. paul what are people expected to hear from president obama? >> reporter: they're expected to hear words of comfort from president obama. they want to make sure the focus stays on them. as you can tell from the devastation you've been seeing they need all the help they can get. while this is going to be difficult, the city managers say, they are glad to know the president is coming here. >> it's going to be a challenge. he can handle some of the specifics but it is also something that can focus attention on us and get us the assistance we need to get through it so there are going to be some inconveniences but also a lot of positives
tornado victims and deliver brief remarks at a 3:00 eastern memorial service at missouri southern state university. his visit comes as the death toll rises to 142 this morning. more than 90 people remain missing, more than 1,000 have been injured. later this afternoon, at 5:41 central, the city is observing a moment of silence, that is the exact time one week ago the tornado plowed a half-mile swathe through joplin. we take you live to joplin. paul brickhaven is there. paul what are people...
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at a memorial service on the campus of missouri southern state university, that escaped the tornado's wrath -- >> we will be with you every step of the way. we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: -- president obama thanked the people of joplin for their courage. >> you banded together, you've 4 come to each other's aid, you've demonstrated a simple truth, that amid heartbreak and tragedy, no one is a stranger. everybody is a brother. everybody is a sister. >> reporter: recovering from one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history will not happen overnight. but missouri governor jay nixon is optimistic about the future. >> joplin will look different. and more different still in two years, and three, and five, and as the years pass, the moral of our story will be the same. love thy neighbor. god bless. >> dan lothian joining us live. the president has a lot of comforting to do, storm after storm, disaster after disaster. >> reporter: that's right. i mean, we saw the president several weeks ago when he was in memphis, tennessee, after they had a lot of flooding there, and then in tu
at a memorial service on the campus of missouri southern state university, that escaped the tornado's wrath -- >> we will be with you every step of the way. we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: -- president obama thanked the people of joplin for their courage. >> you banded together, you've 4 come to each other's aid, you've demonstrated a simple truth, that amid heartbreak and tragedy, no one is a stranger. everybody is a brother. everybody is a sister. >> reporter:...
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one of the primary shelters that missouri southern state university just down the road.ere making their time there now the best they can. >> we know you've been through one of the roughest times in your life. you're maybe beginning to see the light through all of the hassle and debris and trouble you've been through. >> more than 100 people are now living in the missouri southern gym, each with their own story of terror and devastation. >> all you could see was the dark sky and the rain pouring through the house. there was no roof there. >> it sounds as though it was one big scary panic. >> there's no way of speaking when the roof's off and the windows are broken. >> the shelter is filling up with food and necessities and an internet connection is providing contact with the outside world. but everyone here is mourning things they lost. >> the roof is gone. everything is destroyed. we lost a cat. we've got two of our three pets. i haven't broken down yet. i'm sure i will when it sinks in. >> these girls missed the everyday things they took for granted just yesterday. >> i
one of the primary shelters that missouri southern state university just down the road.ere making their time there now the best they can. >> we know you've been through one of the roughest times in your life. you're maybe beginning to see the light through all of the hassle and debris and trouble you've been through. >> more than 100 people are now living in the missouri southern gym, each with their own story of terror and devastation. >> all you could see was the dark sky...
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but in a freak coincidence, because the ceremony was held at nearby southern state missouri universityot at the high school, disaster was averted. here to tell their extraordinary story of escape, three graduating seniors. elizabeth brown, vivien moreno, and allison bristo. what an amazing story. by pure chance, you happened to have your graduating ceremony away from the school and you happened to all be out of there on the day that this happened. how do you feel? >> it's pretty terrifying. >> for me, i actually couldn't believe that there was a tornado watch. i mean, we've had it so often, but i didn't think there was actually going to be something on the ground this time. >> it just seems really surreal to me. it seems like i'm just in a bad dream and i'll wake up from it, but i know it's not and it's reality. so it's just really hard. >> i mean, obviously, a very emotional time for everyone in joplin at the moment, for all of you at the school, to see your school just completely devastated like this, elizabeth, when you saw the pictures of the school, what went through your mind? >>
but in a freak coincidence, because the ceremony was held at nearby southern state missouri universityot at the high school, disaster was averted. here to tell their extraordinary story of escape, three graduating seniors. elizabeth brown, vivien moreno, and allison bristo. what an amazing story. by pure chance, you happened to have your graduating ceremony away from the school and you happened to all be out of there on the day that this happened. how do you feel? >> it's pretty...
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>>> at least 200 people, many of them university of alabama alumni gathered at a dc bar where the cover charge went entirely to relief efforts in the southern stateses of deadly storms. fox 5's john hanrahan was there to see who was opening their wallets to help out. >> scores of people helped out. >> this group was put together by the university of alabama alumni society, a couple other southern university alumni groups and seven southern states groups. they are trying to raise money for the people who lost their homes and some family members because of the terrible tornadoes that happened this week earlier down south. they have a silent auction going here. there are dozens of items, but the ones that i think are garnering the most attention, crimson tide sweatshirt here and i think that was a good year. that's getting some bids, too. some of the -- the president of the crimson tide alumni group. why are you doing this? >> we're doing it because we all have connections back to the south. people that were affected by the tornadoes, whether it is friends, family, or anything else. >> any idea, are you going to be doing this again? >> we are definit
>>> at least 200 people, many of them university of alabama alumni gathered at a dc bar where the cover charge went entirely to relief efforts in the southern stateses of deadly storms. fox 5's john hanrahan was there to see who was opening their wallets to help out. >> scores of people helped out. >> this group was put together by the university of alabama alumni society, a couple other southern university alumni groups and seven southern states groups. they are trying to...
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southern louisiana . in two thousand and five ivor was named director of the louisiana state university hurricane center. louisiana chose him to lead its investigation into the levee failures during hurricane katrina. didn't take me very long to realize that there was one agency to blame and i was a call vention s. for shoddy shoddy engineering. after i've ever published his official levy report his university contract was terminated. before we both were living. in the superhero trade schools before we cut out everything with oil and gas taxes and else we used to have very extensive cypress swamps all the way along the coasts . cities like new orleans used to have almost thirty miles of moss. you can knock the surge down and maybe as much as six feet within one mile of healthy sightless where. protecting the museum is coastline and its people in the future will require some difficult choices coastal erosion must. remain in cyprus swamps and must be protected the mississippi river may have to be diverted again. we cannot save every single community we can build a wall of town across louisiana. wetlands pr
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ambassador to china jon huntsman delivers the commencement address at the university of south carolina. it is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary. that is tonight on c-span is road to the white house. >> this week, our guest, the president and ceo of the petroleum institute frank gerard. >> the nation seen a slight uptick. you should it, prices fell. how did you explain-prices and when will the country get some relief? >> the price of gasoline in the united states is driven by a number of variables and factors. it is primarily the function of the price of crude oil. factors like the increasing of demand to places like china and emerging markets around the world and the value of the dollar and some of the investments going on currently in the middle east and north africa. other components that we should focus on is the supply side of the equation. obviously, at the end of the day, it is about economics, supply and demand. that is one area where we have not done as well as we could as a nation. the president has been down in brazil. he has encouraged the brazilians to develop their offshore. he has
ambassador to china jon huntsman delivers the commencement address at the university of south carolina. it is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary. that is tonight on c-span is road to the white house. >> this week, our guest, the president and ceo of the petroleum institute frank gerard. >> the nation seen a slight uptick. you should it, prices fell. how did you explain-prices and when will the country get some relief? >> the price of gasoline in the united...
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university of south carolina. south carolina's first southern state to hold a presidential primary. watch tonight on road to the white house. >> former utah governor and u.s. ambassador to china, jon huntsman, give a commencement address saturday at the university of south carolina at columbia. the utah republican was nominated by president obama to become ambassador to china. he resigned as governor and took the post in august,., he stepped down as ambassador last month. he is considering a run for the presidency in 2012. this is just under 20 minutes. [applause] >> the trustees, to faculties, to parents to use students -- i am flattered and honored to be here today. i assume it is because i know a little about the south. i spent the last 28 years of my life with the south. wife, mary kay, who is sitting right over there, you would be pleased to know that i don't need an interpreter now when i meet with my in-laws. [laughter] my wife will kill me for saying this but i lost complete faith in my father-in-law to be, a good southern gentleman, when i found out that, at first, he had be
university of south carolina. south carolina's first southern state to hold a presidential primary. watch tonight on road to the white house. >> former utah governor and u.s. ambassador to china, jon huntsman, give a commencement address saturday at the university of south carolina at columbia. the utah republican was nominated by president obama to become ambassador to china. he resigned as governor and took the post in august,., he stepped down as ambassador last month. he is...
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destroyed the newly homeless are finding refuge here at a red cross shelter at missouri state southern university. there is a clinic full of volunteerses from across the country helping those injured in the storm still haunted by wh b they saw on sunday. >> it's the most evil-looking thing you have seen in your life. >> reporter: eager to get the word out that they survived. >> i want to let my sister and my daughter know that i'm alive and well and only in minor pain. >> reporter: with an unknown number of people missing in joplin they come seeking news of loved ones, praying they are on the red cross's safe and well list. >> it's heart wrenching to not be able to be in contact with your loved ones, especially through such a traumatic event. we want to facilitate that reunion. >> move to the side so that the dog doesn't smell you. >> reporter: even civilian rescue teamses have been out in full force, with two people rescued. rebuilding this once vibrant city will have to wait. >> we are thinking ahead and developing plans but our first focus is search and rescue. that's what we are concentrating
destroyed the newly homeless are finding refuge here at a red cross shelter at missouri state southern university. there is a clinic full of volunteerses from across the country helping those injured in the storm still haunted by wh b they saw on sunday. >> it's the most evil-looking thing you have seen in your life. >> reporter: eager to get the word out that they survived. >> i want to let my sister and my daughter know that i'm alive and well and only in minor pain....
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university of south carolina. they are the first southern state to hold a presidential primary.onight on cspan's "road to the white house." >> there is a saying in the military that if the amateurs do it over and over until they get it right, the professionals do it over and over until they can to get it wrong. >> dick couch was a platoon leader of seal team won during vietnam. he will discuss the life and training of today's navy seals on cspan's "q &a." it is available online at c- span.org/podcast. "washington journal" continues. host: our sunday round table with eric houser, chris hennick, thank you both for being with us. let me begin with jon huntsman and south carolina yesterday. by all accounts, he is entering the presidential race next month. >guest: a new set of eyeballs was his main lead where he started this day and spoke at the commencement at the university of south carolina and he has another commencement in new hampshire. here "-- he clearly has a plan. republicans want a fresh face and i think he clearly is a candidate, reputable government official. host: the w
university of south carolina. they are the first southern state to hold a presidential primary.onight on cspan's "road to the white house." >> there is a saying in the military that if the amateurs do it over and over until they get it right, the professionals do it over and over until they can to get it wrong. >> dick couch was a platoon leader of seal team won during vietnam. he will discuss the life and training of today's navy seals on cspan's "q &a." it...
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university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary.atch tonight on c-span "road to the white house." >> i get to go in the front door today. >> i will just make a brief statement here at the top. i was really pleased and they've all these guys showed up. we know we have two looming concerns. one is the debt limit. the fact of the matter is, we have to make sure we address the larger looming issue of the long-term debt. we have to make some real progress. we are all in agreement we have to deal with both these issues. this is an opening meeting and today we have a chance to talk with our colleagues. we are going to lay down -- make sure each of us understands where the other guy is coming from, why we think the plan we put forward makes the most sense, and then we are going to get to work. i am optimistic, but then again i was in congress for 36 years, and i have always been optimistic. thank you all very much for coming in, anquan we will be talking to you later -- and we will be talking to you later. >> it was a good meeting, and we a
university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary.atch tonight on c-span "road to the white house." >> i get to go in the front door today. >> i will just make a brief statement here at the top. i was really pleased and they've all these guys showed up. we know we have two looming concerns. one is the debt limit. the fact of the matter is, we have to make sure we address the larger looming issue of the long-term debt....
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university of chicago. that's where i was born. after my parents had divorced, i spent most of my youth in the state of rhode island, southern rhode island, and then after i graduated high school, i went to undergraduate college in st. louis, missouri and then came out here for grad school, which fell in love with san francisco bay area. all of my plans changed and this became my home. i worked as an environmental analyst for a number of think tanks and then applied that trade in law enforcement, where i went to the san francisco police academy many, many years ago, graduated as a academy class, president of the class. trained in environmental forensics, both here locally, state and federally by the usepa in the training center in georgia and i worked for the district attorney's office in san francisco for nine years before becoming elected supervisor. >> and you spent most of your adult life in san francisco. >> yes. >> why did you make the choice to live in the city? >> oh, my god, i had never been west of the mississippi until i came here. growing up, we read a lot in our household but many of the books that i was drawn to were
university of chicago. that's where i was born. after my parents had divorced, i spent most of my youth in the state of rhode island, southern rhode island, and then after i graduated high school, i went to undergraduate college in st. louis, missouri and then came out here for grad school, which fell in love with san francisco bay area. all of my plans changed and this became my home. i worked as an environmental analyst for a number of think tanks and then applied that trade in law...
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university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary. watch tonight and c-span's "road to the white house." >> you are watching c-span, britney politics and public affairs. every morning, it is washington journal, and live call-in program on the news of the day, connecting you a policymakers. weekdays, watch live coverage of the u.s. house, and we die, policy. also, supreme court or arguments. on the weekends, you can feel our signature programs. on sunday, they the communicators. we also a prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. you also watch on c-span.org, and it is all what to on the c- span video library. c-span. a public service created by american cable companies. >> the democratic committee elected debbi wasserman schultze as their leader. this portion is about 20 minutes. >> i introduce to you our chairman, daniel wasserman schultze. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you have captured you i am and why i believe in this party, the most forward thinking political organization in this country. [cheers and applaus
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university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary. what's this sunday on c-span " "road to the white house." >> jon huntsman gave a commencement address today at the university of south carolina. it was his first public speech since resigning his ambassadorship late last month. former governor huntsman recently created a political action committee that will allow him to raise money as he weighs the decision on whether to run for the 2012 presidential republican nomination. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. i am glad some family members were here to hear that. the trustees, the faculty, to parents, do you students. i am flattered and honored to be here today. i assume it is because i know a little bit about the south. i have spent the last 28 years of my life with the cell. -- with the south. it will be pleased to know that i don't even need an interpreter now when i meet with my in-laws. i know my wife is going to kill me for saying this, but i lost complete faith in my father-in- law to be, a good southern gentleman,
university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary. what's this sunday on c-span " "road to the white house." >> jon huntsman gave a commencement address today at the university of south carolina. it was his first public speech since resigning his ambassadorship late last month. former governor huntsman recently created a political action committee that will allow him to raise money as he weighs the decision on whether to...
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southern. >> congratulations, wonderful. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. yesterday, we had a reception for our scholarship and educational grant award winners. they're going to a variety of schools from city college, 7 cisco state, davis, seattle, and university of california berkeley. you already met maria. she scored twice in the scholarship lottery. would also have brendan from washington high school. joanne from washington high school. [reading names] [applause] president mendoza: i am going to take the liberty to a knowledge three people that he acknowledged he the mayor's principle of the year award. they are still here with the court schools and all of our administrators. she is not here? >> may 16 was the revisory council's last meeting. when talk about our summer plans, the graduating seniors, and we discussed what worked well. and also improvements for the next school year. and they are somewhere in this crowd. [applause] >> stand up so that they can technology you. -- acknowlege you. >> where do they go to school? >> lowell high school. president mendoza: i just went to a knowledge of the student delegates that participated in the white house used roundtable a couple of weekends ago. and give voice to raise a community that focuses
southern. >> congratulations, wonderful. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. yesterday, we had a reception for our scholarship and educational grant award winners. they're going to a variety of schools from city college, 7 cisco state, davis, seattle, and university of california berkeley. you already met maria. she scored twice in the scholarship lottery. would also have brendan from washington high school. joanne from washington high school. [reading names] [applause] president...
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state of new hampshire. he is spending five days there. and today he delivered the commencement speech at southern new hampshire university.ports on huntsman's unique campaign challenges. >> delighted to be here. >> reporter: taking his first steps in new hampshire, jon huntsman initially had more members of his family, his staff and the media swirls around him than supporters. so it was no surprise that at his first event as a potential presidential candidate, huntsman tried to turn down the temperature. >> we are the quintessential margin of error potential candidate. >> reporter: still this former republican governor of utah and mormon showed off his conservative side saying he would work to repeal the new national health care law and look at entitlement reform to bring down the debt. >> it's $14 trillion with an exclamation mark. >> reporter: he told one crowd he would not have invaded libya mainly for budget reasons, despite the potential for humanitarian losses. >> we could be responding to corners of the world constantly if that were the motivating criterion. >> reporter: as for conservative complaints, he's too mod
state of new hampshire. he is spending five days there. and today he delivered the commencement speech at southern new hampshire university.ports on huntsman's unique campaign challenges. >> delighted to be here. >> reporter: taking his first steps in new hampshire, jon huntsman initially had more members of his family, his staff and the media swirls around him than supporters. so it was no surprise that at his first event as a potential presidential candidate, huntsman tried to...
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university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary. what this sunday on c-span's "road to the white house." >> president obama unearned day 2011 national teacher of the year at the white house. he honored michelle shearer at the white house. this is about 20 minutes. 1ú1d =x qmqopo the president of the united states michelle shearer. >> thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you, everybody. please have a seat. what a beautiful day. a wonderful day to celebrate teachers and teaching. welcome this group of outstanding teachers behind me to be white house. they are the best of the best. even though we can never really thank teachers enough, today is a chance to offer them a small token of our appreciation for the difference they make in the lives of our children and the future of our country. i want to start by acknowledging somebody who i think will end up being one of the greatest secretaries of education we have ever had. he could not be more passionate about making sure our young people get a great start in life. that is arne duncan.
university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary. what this sunday on c-span's "road to the white house." >> president obama unearned day 2011 national teacher of the year at the white house. he honored michelle shearer at the white house. this is about 20 minutes. 1ú1d =x qmqopo the president of the united states michelle shearer. >> thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you, everybody. please have a seat. what a...
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. >>> southern california police are looking for the men responsible for two cinco de mayo stabbings. it happened on thursday night near the california state university fullerton campus in orange county. police say two students in their early 20s were attacked outside the house. six to eight men are believed to be responsible. both students are recovering at the hospital. >>> three men suspected of a carjacking and shooting in san leandro have been arrested. police say the men confronted a woman at gunpoint after she had just pulled into her driveway on thursday night. the victim screamed future help, and a roommate came outside. that roommate was shot in the leg by the gunman. the suspects jumped in the woman's chevy and drove off. a couple hours later, sheriff's deputies spotted the vehicle on interstate 880. the car crashed while exiting the offramp in hayward. the suspects, two adults and a juvenile, were taken into custody. >>> a warning for people with mailboxes that you cannot lock. clayton police say these boxes are becoming a target for thieves. they say outgoing checks are being stolen from the mailboxes and cashed. thanks to computer progr
. >>> southern california police are looking for the men responsible for two cinco de mayo stabbings. it happened on thursday night near the california state university fullerton campus in orange county. police say two students in their early 20s were attacked outside the house. six to eight men are believed to be responsible. both students are recovering at the hospital. >>> three men suspected of a carjacking and shooting in san leandro have been arrested. police say the men...