I would take all those billions of dollars being wasted right now on at the corporations, and i would put that money into three full years of the best preschool education in the entire world. If they cannot afford to do that, talk about 30 billion if we cannot afford to do that, i do not see what help we have upholding any sense of dignity, pretense of democracy, in the eyes of people in the rest of the world. [applause] i just have to add one thing to that one point i will add, to deny this to children is an act of thievery, but it is worse than stealing a car. This is an irreversible theft. You never get to live the second year of your life again. Thatthis is it you get it once. Then it is gone forever. I think the president fails to act on this aggressively, that dramatically, prophetically, to get this for us quickly i think is not just a budgetary issue. I think it is a theological abomination, a crime against the innocent. I agree. [applause] i say all the time, quoting the conve
Head out the window and i thought it was unusual because the guys next door was doctor and i thought something was unusual and i walked out the front door and saw this kid walking down the street and i noticed he was carrying something and i approached him and i said what are you doing . He said nothing. I said where did you get that gun . I got it from the old man. I said i know this man. Next thing i know, the kid stops and he starts to run. Well, i chased him and i started chasing him and he threw the gun down and reached out in his pocket and pulled out a. 38 and pointed it straight at me. And i went oh. I said watch out he said get on the ground and he stood over me. He said i dont want to shoot you scloom my wife was watching and she called the police and the cops are on their way and you need to go. He said i dont want to kill you. I dont want to go prison. I said dont, run and get ut of here he did, i went after him which was my fault. And the surprising thing was, when the Pol
Today, thursday, august 1, 2013. Good morning. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer. We will take you live to cleveland in just a moment. But first, Edward Snowden almost a year after receiving asylum in russia. Good morning to you. Well, Edward Snowden was expecting a permit to leave the airport and get some space really while he waited months, he thought, for a possible temporary asylum. But he got something much better than that. An official tast track passport. This is Edward Joseph snowdens terrific to freedom. His new passport, granting him temporary asylum for one year. Snowdenstranded for more than five weeks while russian authorities reviewed his asylum request. And within minutes of the news, snowdens lawyer confirmed that snowden with passport in hand left the airport. But citing security reasons, the lawyer refused to say where snowden was going. Snowdens release comes just y days after eric holder sent a letter to russia au
[ theme ] hello current tv fans. This is chris lavoie, stephanie is not here today. She has food poisoning. Im not going to say that travis and i did anything but we did scheme and plot and then we were at her house saturday night and now im in the big chair. So im just going to let you put the pieces together. Travis did say you guys would slip a pill in her chardonnay and something would happen. Look at what happened. So weve got John Fuglesang holding down the fort in new york. Weve got mooks here in burbank. Weve got a full show today. Hello, jim you walked in. Hello. Give him a minute to get organized. Never mind the live radio tv thing happening. Jim is joining you for the show . How gallant . We had headphones in the studio. Look at that. Somebody elses fault. But we got rude pundit coming up this hour and right now weve got news with Jacki Schechner. I do it all. Look at that. Good morning everybody. President obama, Vice President biden meeting today with Law Enforcement offic
A wake will be held for one of the sandy hook teachers. We have the latest. Reporter newtown is perforring a grim task. Parents are performing a grim task. Parents are doing what they shouldnt noah pozner was eulogized as a boy who liked animals video games and mexican food. An onlooker collapsed. Inside the funeral his mother moved everyone to tears with the stories. She told them i love you. Reporter another funeral for jack pinto also 6. It was sad. Just sad heavy hearted. Reporter jack loved the new york giants and his favorite player victor cruz wore his name on the cleats during sundays game. To have my jersey and to be his favorite flare and player so much they want to bury him with it it was unreal and i said i was honored. Reporter theres so many pain for all close to a fridays shooting. Connecticut governor malloy wiped away tears recalling the moment he informed parents their children died. And now he will attend so many funerals. You see little coughins and coffins and your