willis is most proud of his wife and the lutheran church.come, willis lee. [applause] right, graham, let's get started with you. did ak emma and dick wonderful job. they said the heller decision, or dick said what they won or emma said what they won was the right to keep, but as we all know, the second amendment says keep and bear arms. important distinction. talk about that. graham: thank you for having us and having this panel. that is an important distinction. the decision had two landmark characters. it established once and for all there is an individual right protected in the constitution that had been unsettled previously. but the facts in the case of discussedand emily was you can own your own gun in your home for self-defense. the court said yes. that leaves open a huge range of practical activities that we all associated with the second amendment that make enjoying the second amendment, exercising that freedom, practical. those were left undecided by heller. in the time since then, what we have seen is state legislatures have decide

because it really meant something to willie. anybody interpret this? as a happenstance? as just, you know, i forgot about it? it was in my purse for a year and a half? that's not reasonable. >> it was one of the last exhibits to come into the jury. >> it was a significant point in the trial. >> bailey had put patty on the stand so that the jurors could hear in her own words the terror of the kidnapping. that was the upside for the defense of putting her on the stand. but there was a very substantial downside too. >> in the course of that examination, patty ended up testifying to certain circumstances that took place in the next year and a half. and we felt, i know sitting at the prosecution table, holy corrol corrolli, he opened the door. >> there were to be no questions about the robbery at carmikle. >> bailey and johnson have said for years that the reason they put patty hearst on the stand is that they had a ruling from the judge that the cross-examination would be limited just to the bank robbery and the kidnapping. that is

emily says to the reporter, she loved willie wolfe.le charm that willie gave her. >> jim was really good at reading everything he could about the case. so, he's reading this article by emily and bill harris, and emily stated that willie wolfe had given patty a token of his love. it's called an olmek monkey. we heard about this olmek monkey on the sla tape. >> she had a monkey he wore around his neck. he gave me the stone one night. >> when she was arrested, the monkey willie gave her was in her purse. we did not recognize the significance of this. it looked like a stone or a rock. we didn't know it was, quote-unquote, the old mcmonkey. i was in the courtroom. jim passe this artic by emily and bill harris and says to me with a note, what do you think? and i just wrote back to him, no woman would carry a token of her rapist. he went, yeah, that's right. what woman would carry a memento of a rapist? >> so we got the case agent and said, hey, listen, i want you to go downstairs, the evidence room. we're looking for this necklace. he came u

it wasn't willie's idea.icient goi to turn out to be a good thing. what's going to happen after that? we're going to release her to go home. in the end, more comrades than emily and i agreed that they could have a sexual encounter if they wanted to have one, and they were given some privacy together. and that was it. >> i think she found out what he looked like that night when they had that encounter. i'm sure he had her take her blindfold off. so they abandoned the facade. >> how in the world is she going to sleep with a guy who she's only seen with a ski mask on? >> willie, living in that kind of circumstance, it's unusual, that's exactly how it went down, don't ask me to explain why it doesn't fit to your sense of what makes sense. this is what [ bleep ] happened. most people that i know of, you included never lived in that kind of a circumstance. >> the bureau really pulled out all the stops. these guys were doing everything they could to find her. every law enforcement technique that could possibly be us

here's bruce willis in "death wish."u can thank him for giving you up. ♪ >> so you're not going to kill me? >> no. jack is. [ screaming ] >> jimmy: yes! [ cheers and applause ] that's how you do it right there. bruce willis, everybody! "death wish" in theaters this friday. we'll be right back with retta, everyone. stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ -i've seen lots of homes helping new customers bundle and save big, but now it's time to find my dream abode. -right away, i could tell his priorities were a little unorthodox. -keep going. stop. a little bit down. stop. back up again. is this adequate sunlight for a komodo dragon? -yeah. -sure, i want that discount on car insurance just for owning a home, but i'm not compromising. -you're taking a shower? -water pressure's crucial, scott! it's like they say -- location, location, koi pond. -they don't say that. it's like they say -- location, location, koi pond. try to read me like a book. but i leave em all shook. because you can't judge a book by its cover. this campai

she thought she identified willie firing back at them. she was in this -- in this bad as mode. >> we're trying to bring you these live pictures as they occur. we're using, we're using the car here as cover. >> we thought all the other stations were competing with us for picture. we didn't know we had the only exclusive picture from the scene, and that we were starting to share it with all the stations in the area, and then across the country. so, we didn't know it, but we were ushering in a new age. we were basically saying good-bye to the age of television news on film and hello to the age of television news on videotape and live. >> there is still fire coming from inside the target house, which is across the street as i said before, from us right now. >> the house is burning and they're still shooting. >> but there was smoke everywhere and we couldn't see the house. and somebody said, hey, they're shooting out of the crawl spaces. and so they had kicked out the floor furnace and gone under the house. >> two females exit the back of the

. >> immediate 84-year-old willie eto. being five-year-old, going to a movie theater in san francisco and his life changed. >> the most memorable thing was seeing snow white and the seven drafrs f dwarves for the first time. seeing them march across the screen singing. >> i thought to myself, that's it. that's what i want to be. not one of the seven dwarves. but an animated cartoonist. >> before willie could learn anything about being an artist, he had to learn tough lessons about the world. like december 7th, 1941. >> practically every street corner had news boys shouting out extra, extra, war. i never heard that word, war, before. >> at 8 years old willie was locked up in a concentration camp with thousands of other japanese americans. imprisoned simply because of his ancestry. >> some of the early arrivals had to stay in the horse stables and the stables were just packed, dirt and manure. the stench was oh, something else. >> while locked up, willie honed his skills as an artist. after the war, he continued to draw. eve

morgan, good morning. >> willie, good morning.olice are still on the scene of that deadly crash and it happened around 2:30 this morning in columbia, south carolina. 139 passengers were on board along with eight crew members. police say at least two people are dead. 70 others were taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries. and the rest of the people on board were all taken to safety. >> we know that they are shaken up quite a bit. we know that this is unlike anything else that they have been ever been through. so, we wanted to get them out of the cold. get them out of the weather, get them to a warm place. >> as we speak, hazmat crews are as on the scene because 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled. this is now the second amtrak train crash in less than a week. one person was killed and several others were injured when a train full of lawmakers crashed into a garbage truck in virginia on their way to a republican retreat. as far as this crash this morning goes, investigators have not said yet what caused the collision but th

congratulations, willie brown middle school. [cheers and applause] president mendoza, that ends my comments for this evening. >> vice-president mendoza-mcdonnell: thank you. next is recognition awards. >> we'll begin with the willie brown middle school steel band ensemble. i would like you to come forward. [cheers and applause] the steel band ensemble at willie brown middle school is a pilot program developed in an effort to bring viable, culturally and socially relevant music programs to our students in the bayview and mission districts. it's directed by the school music teacher benjamin kotalak with support from artists in residence derek smith. congratulations, the willie brown steel pan ensemble. [applause] >> we're going to play two short songs for you. this is a well-known song from the caribbean. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> that's awesome, give it up for the ensemble! willie brown middle school has not had a music ensemble like this before. so we appreciate you coming out with the courage to p

i always thought it was willie. was the beginning of the sla. >> donald defreeze goes to the only place he knows that he's likely to get a warm welcome, and that's berkeley. he hooks up on the outside with some of the students who had been visiting him on the inside, and that includes joe remiro, willie wolfe, russ little, and in their social circle are nancy ling perry and ms. moon soltysik. ms. moon and nancy wind up moving in with donald defreeze and start coming up with these ideas about revolutionary change. the three of them become the nucleus of the symbionese liberation army. >> the symbionese liberation army committed a horrendous crime before kidnapping patty hearst. that incident gets lost when we talk about the patty hearst kidnapping. >> during the fall of 1973, donald defreeze is a fugitive. so he can't be out and about. so he sits in the apartment and he stews. >> and then one night on tv, defreeze sees a piece on the oakland superintendent of schools. >> the schools cannot do the job of education in

i didn't wantile and patricia even if it was something she wanted to do, it was not willie's idea.ouldn't wrap my mind around why this would be a good thing. what happens after that? she has to go home. we release her to go home. in the end, more comrades and i agreed they could have a sexual encounter if they both wanted to have one and they were given privacy together, and that was it. i think she found out what he looked like that night when they had that encounter. i'm sure her blindfold was off. they abandon the facade. >> how in the world does she say she wants to sleep with a guy she's only seen with a ski mask on. >> one of the quirky things of living in that circumstance. it was unusual. it's exactly how it went down. don't ask me to explain why it doesn't fit to your sense of what makes sense. this is what [ bleep ] happened. most people that i know of, you included, never lived in that kind of a circumstance. >> the bureau pulled out all the stops. these guys were doing everything they could to find her. every law enforcement technique that could possibly be used i think

on this february 25th, i'm willie geist.ack in new york this morning after a couple of weeks in pyeongchang for the winter olympics. the games officially wrapping with this morning's closing ceremony. you can watch that from start to finish at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific here on nbc. >>> a memo written by the democrats on the house intelligence committee finally released. it depends the fbi's justice department investigation about 40 trump adviser carter page. the president slamming the new memo as a total political and legal bust. we'll get into that with chuck todd. >>> plus, students and teachers heading back to marjory stoneman douglas high school for reorientation. a week and a half after a shooting killed 17 of this classmates and teachers. all of this as new reports shows several more sheriffs deputies remained outside the school as the gunman was on his deadly rampage. we'll be live on the scene in parkland, florida, in just a moment. >>> and later, we'll make a turn to our "sunday sitdown" with the oscars one week fr

jones iii, known as willie t., was considered a master of the courtroom. >> willie t.'poke for itself. he lost very few. he was very dramatic. i've seen that man cry in front of the jury. mr. jones in the courtroom could probably outperform sir lawrence olivier. let's put it that way. >> he could overpower you, overcontrol you, and he was not beyond saying things that he couldn't prove if they weren't challenged. >> early in the first trial, anderson challenged jones by objecting that a single thumbprint was not enough to arrest elmore. >> in order to obtain an arrest warrant the police presented an upsidedown thumbprint on the back outside door frame. that's exactly consistent with cleaning the windows. cleaning the door. that is not probable cause in anywhere else in america that i'm aware of. but willie t. said, oh, well i'm glad y'all brought that up. the forensic pathologist let us know that she had located negroid pubic hairs on the victim's chest and abdomen. the defense shut their mouths and sat down. >> if elmore's hair had in fact been found on the body, this

. >> that is the chilly willy penguin. i think i must of got it from my dad. >> we were just playing chilly because it is chilly this morning. it is friday, february 23, i am dave clark. . >> and i am pam cook. . >> was in the cartoon ? >> yes . >> i just remember my parents think it is chilly willy. >>> it is chilly and cold. there are a few upper 20s. and yesterday was a fun day weatherwise. we had rainbows inhale and some rain finally. it was such an awesome day in sonoma county. this was taken in dry

i'm willie geist.ith you from the ski lodge here in pyeongchang, south korea, site of olympic winter games now in their second week. it's been a good day for the united states highlighted by a daring aboe ing acrobatic silve performance and jon krueger who skated through to get a win. and on the nbc family of networks we'll be looking at maya and alex shibutani, the shibsibs. and we'll see the final of women's 500 meter speed skating. >>> meanwhile of the ten medals u.s. has won here in pyeongchang. five of them have come in snowboard competition including gold medals for the icon of the sport shaun white and newly minted superstar chloe kim. in our "sunday sitdown" we sit down with the dominant jamie anderson who won her slopestyle here in south korea. she's mellow off the course but a beast on the board. >> i'm a humble warrior but iams also mindful of what's going on around me. but deep down, i do know that i'm the gatester. >> a "sunday sitdown" with jamie anderson a bit later in the show. the amer

welcome, willis lee. [applause] >> graham, let's get started with you. wonderful job, but i thought it was interesting they said that the heller decision, what they one auto -- won was the right to keep. the second amendment says keep and bear arms. an important distinction. tell us about that? thisank you for having panel. that is an important distinction. the heller case had to landmark cases to it -- landmark decisions to it. it established protections in the constitutions. the facts of the case, that dick and emily discussed is that can you own your own gun in the home for self-defense? the answer is yes. that leaves open a huge range of practical activities that we all associate with the second amendment. they make enjoying the second amendment and exercising that freedom practical. those were left undecided i hell or. in the time since then, what we have seen is that state legislatures have filled out that meeting. in conservative states like texas, where i am from, those activities are very robust. you enjoy great second amendment freedoms. but in

. >> that is the chilly willy penguin. i think i must of got it from my dad. >> we were just playing chilly because it is chilly this morning. it is friday, february 23, i am dave clark. . >> and i am pam cook. . >> was in the cartoon ? >> yes . >> i just remember my parents think it is chilly willy. >>> it is chilly and cold. there are a few upper 20s. and yesterday was a fun day weatherwise. we had rainbows inhale and some rain finally. it was such an awesome day in sonoma county. this was taken in dry creek. things are quieter here this morning. cold air has been settling in. santa rosa is 28. i thought 22 at the napa airport. 34 many. more 30s and 40s holding on but the breezes there out of the west. that will be with us most of the day. blustery at times. half moon bay it is 52. i still expect a 49 soon in now. it will be cold this morning and mostly sunny this afternoon. we will get a break going into the weekend. highs today will be in the 50s. mid 50s for most. >>> let's hope the traffic is light today. >> i hope s

i always thought it was willie.as the beginning of the sla. >> donald defreeze goes to the only place he knows he's likely to get a warm welcome and that's berkeley. he hooks up on the outside with some of the the student who is had been visiting him in the inside. that includes joe remiro, russ little and in theirocl circle are nancy perry. they wind up moving in with donald defreeze and start coming up with these ideas about rev las vegas nar change. the three of them become the nucleus of the liberation army. >> assuming they committed a horrendous crime before kidnapping patty hearst. that incident gets lost when we talk about the patty hearst kidnap. >> during the fall of 1973, donald defreeze and a fugitive. so he can't be. out and about. he sits in the apartment and he stoo stews. >> defreeze sees a piece on the oakland schools. >> the schools cannot do the job of education in the big. cities alone. >> marcus foster became a controversial figure. partially because he was trying to have a police presence in th

so willie.resident only has a about a third of the country behind him. the republicans are having one chairman after another. one member in a swing district after another. deciding to drop out of congress. i'm curious. are these guys thinking about what the american people are going to think. there's a lot of things to guide us. when you have the fbi and donald trump's own justice department saying it's extraordinarily reckless to release this memo, well, that's just a political killer right there. i don't care how conservative your district is, you're going get hammered in the final 30 days of your campaign and it's going to make your bleed politically. you add on top of that, willie, that this is obviously a half baked falls misleading memo according to donald trump's own justice department. it's packed with innuendos. it's packed with half truths and it turns out to be a full lie. there's going be a rebuttal to this. this is what we accused of newt gingrich doing. always having opening volley

drummer is howard grimes, legendary memphis drummer, memphis of the high rhythm section, played on willie mitchell's records, al green, ann peebles, don bryant, o.v. wright.

so willy, how are things doing over there? what's the latest?

david willis, thank you very much. thank you. david willis in washington.on says he's "utterly devastated" by her death. jasmine forrester‘s father simeon said she "was a shining star and a huge part of us". detectives are questioning a 51—year—old relative, on suspicion of murder. gerry adams‘ 34—year tenure as leader of sinn fein has come to an end, as mary lou mcdonald formally took over as party president. in her first speech as leader, mcdonald told delegates in dublin it was time for the party to embrace fresh thinking and bold ideas. she also said she wanted to secure and win a referendum on irish unity. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says that returning britain‘s energy system to public ownership is the best way of going green. speaking at a conference outlining labour‘s alternative models of ownership, mr corbyn said labour needs to take a radical approach to battling climate change. in 1945, we elected a labour government to take control of the country that was ravaged by six yea rs of country that was ravaged by six years of war. clem attlee‘s la

hello to willie reed. he broke the color barrier. also in the house evander kane making his sharks debut fresh off yesterday's trade with buffalo. kane finished with two assists. the sharks cruised to a 5-2 win. they're the fifth seed in the western conference. >>> guess who is back in baseball? one of the most popular players in giants history. tim lincecum agreed to a deal with the texas rangers. 33-year-old last pitched in the major leagues with the angels back in 2016. lincecum and the rangers will play the a's in oakland april 2nd. nice to see him. >>> up next, the red carpet has been rolled out. the hollywood stars visiting silicon valley tonight. at&t has a network with thousands of best-in-class security experts. which means... more of the eye balls you want watching the network... & less of the ones you don't... more experts preventing security issues & less security threats impacting our customers. more of a highly secure network with more security products available for further protection & less per month than comcast for

i'm willie geist. welcome atop my personal ski lodge.he united states has its first gold medal in the winter olympics. the 17-year-old winner is here live. red gerard in the slopestyle finals to win a place on top of the podium. he's one of the gold medalist in american history. you'll meet him in just a moment. >>> and coming up later today, we'll see american phenom mikaela shiffrin in her first ride. jamie aerndzson defending her 2013 title in the women's slopestyle final. we're 90 miles east of seoul, the capital of south korea and just 50 miles north of the border of north korea. whose participation here in pyeongchang, both athletic and diplomatic has been one of the big stories in the game so far. we'll talk to chuck todd about that side of the olympics in a with the. >>> bells president trump doubling down amid two top administration officials forced to resign this week over allegations of domestic abuse. >>> and then later, a "sunday sitdown" with the american ski jumping star whose olympic dreams four years ago were scuttled by

it's never clean. >> willie brown having an interesting spin. you took a look at the votes aside from dianne feinstein, what others did you see? >> we have the vote tally. the issue with the governor's race is interesting. newsome despite having support of huge unions -- >> california nurses association, california teachers. >> right. he still only got 39%, didn't even come within striking distance of the 60% needed for actual endorsement. and chung has not been able to get above the mid teens in polls and got 30%. so there is some skewing here. >> perceived in the polls as running closest. >> he got 9%. it looks like our democratic insiders are moving a little to the left but not so far as to endorse the lieutenant governor. >>> some real issues. we are talking about worried parents packed into a town hall meeting in the east bay yesterday. nearly 1000 people showed up at a middle school in lafayette. the discussion was what can be done to keep kids safe in schools especially after last week's massacre in florida. a congressman organized the me

that is something that will .ontinue willie -- willie finished near 2%?ill be substantially lower than they are today. as the market is forward-looking and by the time we get to the end of this year, we think investors won't have as bright and outlook as they do today. the bar very bullish on everything today except treasuries. we think that will be different. kathy: we think the 10 year rates could peak of about three and a quarter. they could interest off and that there. 2% is much lower than anything we would look for at that stage of the game. i keep focusing on this negative term. i think that as the fed withdraws the stainless over the years we will see that term move into positive territory. that will likely keep yields higher. thoughts,some final what are you looking for four chairman powell next week? >> certainly the catalysts are therefore higher termed premia. i would anticipate that we see 3.5 on the tenure during the course of this year. i think it is actually underpriced. i think the fed is underpriced. i don't really except the notion that

willie? >> terrible scene in south carolina.organ, thanks so much. >>> our other big story today is the super bowl. in just a matter of hours, the patriots and eagles will face off in minneapolis. tom brady named league mvp on saturday, now looking for his sixth super bowl title as new england's quarterback. craig melvyn is down on the field in minneapolis, keep that seat for the game, if you can, my friend. >> would be nice if i could. they will take the field as five point favorites, to hoist another championship trophy, they'll have to get past the scrappy eagles defense, and a quarterback that surprised many, the commercials t parties, that halftime show, it is sport east most spectacular event every year. the hype is nearly over, and the story line all too familiar. the favored new england patriots planning to submit their legacy as one of the greatest sports dynasties in history, the perennial goliath. this year's david, the philadelphia eagles, all smiles playing for their first ever super bowl title. outside, fans enjoy

willie joined the navy and ana louise moved to san francisco. their union was blessed with the birth of three children. after moving to san francisco, willie earl became affiliated with providence baptist church. he became a u.s. postal carrier, and retired after 5 years. after his retiermt, ana louise took ill, and he became the primary caregiver for her. willie earl passed away on january 27th, 2018, one hour shy of his 81st birthday. superintendent matthews, we grieve your loss, and we're really sorry to you and your family. on behalf of school district board members, and several of your senior staff, we're going to be donating over $700 to the united negro college fund on behalf of your father. >> thank you. >> item o is closed session. the board will now go into closed session. >> we're now resuming our section after closed session. i move to vote on a stipulated expulsion case number 2018-12 from the district for the remainder of the fall 2017 ' semester and spring 2018 semester. can i get a motion and a second? thank you. roll call, pleas

ahora, "willy arteaga" lleva tres meses en nueva york y continua tocando su violin en el metro. banca rosa vilchez se encontro alli con logran rescatar a cientos de persoas, entre ellas menores de edad, que viajaban en camiones en condiciones inhumanasun profesor de matematicas hispano conquista un record mundial que le ha hecho acreedor del titulo de "genio de los calculos" millones siguen expuestos a los peligros del humo de segunda mano. y algunos no pueden protegerse. pero tÚ si puedes. protege a tu familia. visita casintabaco.com. ni las politicas anti- inmigrantes de la administracion trump ni las redadas ni deportaciones de "ice" parecen detener el flujo de inmigrantes, que huyen de la violencia y la pobreza en america central. autoridades mexicanas lograron rescatr a cientos de personas, entre ellas menores de edad, que viajaban en camiones en condiciones de hacinamiento e insalubridad. maria elena pazzi nos tiene detalles de este operativo contra el trafico humano. la corte inter-americana de derechos humanos, en costa rica, escucho argumentos sobre la legalidad del per

willie and i have been sitting here for a decade now. and not just ari. no one. >> nobody has called us that in part because we don't know the meaning of the word. but it sounds pretty. call us that, that would be great. >> john, just a point of information. if a president, a sitting president were indicted. what happens then? does he continue being a president, though under indictment, or does the indictment itself trigger some action? >> no. he continued to be president. impeachment is about the office. indictment is about the individual. if you want to get an indicted president in office, you get the government that you deserve. >> a president will not stand trial at least in a single term if he's indicted. it simply takes too long for that. but other people in the constitution, including federal judges, can be indicted in office. the current illinois governor is an example of that. >> why don't you just name just about every governor in illinois over the past decade. >> right. good point. >> by the way, willie and i's legal defense f

i spoke to david willis is in washington.he sheriff in broward county confirming the figure of 17 fatalities in the shooting three outside the school premises, and two in hospital, or on their way to hospital. all of them from gunshot injuries. and it does appear that there is at least a dozen people who have also been taken to hospital, and some of those are thought to be suffering from quite severe gunshot injuries. one eyewitness was quoted earlier on as saying it was just blood all over the place. clearly a very, very distressing afternoon for these young people. very distressing. as you said, david, we have also got a confirmation of the attacker‘s name, apparently nicolas de jesus cruz, a former student. we know that according to the miami herald, this is somebody who was a former student. the sheriff confirmed he was expelled for disciplinary reasons. at the school, they were telling people to look out for him. it was claimed in previous weeks that he had some sort of motive to harm students and so he was not to be all

i find the whole thing terrifying. >> jesse: i love willy wonka?he gene wilder version is amazing. >> kimberly: they don't look like rabbits. they look like robots. >> dana: there was a case in pennsylvania. the pineapple one and these mean girls put peanuts in order to hurt another girl. i do think, we grew up watching cartoons. you didn't end up sticking dynamite in anybody's house. i think this movie goes through the entire process, think of how many people saw it. it is not raised until it's released? that surprises me. >> juan: "one more thing" is up next we've helped our investors stay confident for over 80 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. you or joints. something for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is

from washington, david willis reports.ed back at the white house just in time to hear the latest twist in the battle of the memos. good evening. this evening, the house intelligence committee will release the response to the nunes memo. we feel this will help them inform the public of the distortions and inaccuracies in the majority memo. the majority is memo released last friday was compiled by republicans, alleging a culture of political bias among part of the justice department and the fbi. in particular it claims the fbi have relied on a dossier compiled by a former british spy, christopher steele, to convince a court to grant aid surveillance warrant on a format donald trump campaign aide without revealing the dossier was funded by the hillary clinton campaign. normal non—partisan scrutiny of the nation's intelligence services has 110w nation's intelligence services has now been rent asunder, with democrats branding the republican memo a misrepresentation of the fa cts , memo a misrepresentation of the facts, and say

david willis, bbc news, at the white house.pean economic community, which would later become the european union. the eec, or common market, had been formed as a trading body by six european countries just a few years earlier, and britain had been in talks to join for more than a year. juliet campbell was a british diplomat at the talks and she's been telling her story to witness. a staggering blow has dealt the western unity of this council hole in brussels. # on v day. thank god we are englishmen! # not common market! the british people, who would only slowly come round to the idea that they perhaps were going into the eec, were really very shocked. communication between countries half a world apart, nowadays no more than a matter of hours. the shrinking world makes nonsense of frontiers, and engenders new thinking. so 1961, the british government applied to join the european communities and edward heath was appointed. i have just come from making a false statement to the member of the european economic community. in that stat