Rivers who heads up our national heretment and also pastors in north charleston. He has been a very significant addition to the National Action network around the country. We are proud that he is on our National Staff along with trudy grant. [applause] rh. Coordinator elder johnson, standing up in the back , gave elder johnson a hand. South carolina National Action network. We believe in bringing along the next innovation. Iof you saw last night grew up as used director for reverend jackson, which is why it is he deals with health issues, we are right there with him, because i told him when we were walking on stage, he said, hold me up. I said, you have been holding me up all my life. That is what we will have to do for generation to generation. From our washington, d. C. Bureau, minister, raise your hand. [applause] our Southeast Regional coordinator, damon, who has been with us for a long time. [applause] i must acknowledge out of respect, the mouth of black reverendthe unlicensed ro
[applause] thank you. Let us thank first of all reverend nelson who heads or National Religious affairs department. [applause] and he also pastors here in north charleston. Hes been a very significant addition to the National Action network around the country and we are proud that he is on our National Staff along with trudy grant who is from here. [applause] our state coordinator Alvin Johnson standing up in the back gives elder johnson a hand South Carolina National Action network and many of you saw last night i grew up as a youth director for reverend jackson which is why we are right there with him. I told him when we were walking on stage he said hold me up al and i said youve been holding me up all my life and thats what we are going to do for generation to generation from our washington d. C. Bureau ministers tarik. Raise your hand and regional coordinator who has been with us for a long time. [applause] and i must acknowledge out of respect the unlicensed reverend Roland Marti
Will explore this city is literary life and we will hear from area writers including author and historian brooks lavished ensure the history of the ozarks and talk about stereotypes people face living in the region. Those stereotypes have been developing for a couple hundred years and they are strong in a kind of stick with us no matter what we do. As you seem come you got that in the cnn you travel around northwest at the fortune 500 companies, Major Research university is is all kinds of business and industry and hightech stuff going on out there, but those images and stereotypes, you know, theyll stick with us. They are part of our story. We begin our tour with a university of Arkansas Library. To learn more about the life and accomplishments of jay William Fulbright. James William Fulbright was a long time serving in arkansas from 1944 to 1974, 30 years. Before that he was a u. S. Representative from or fall, arkansas area produced president of the university of arkansas, and the y
Seat as soon as possible. I want to get things started on this lovely morning here at the six conference. Lets give a round of applause for six because im so happy to be here. So happy to see you all here and remind me of my time the very first six conference at the rate that this organization is grown and our growth is due only to you and your participation. Your commitment to the movement and commitment to moving a progressive ideas and your commitment to a progressive vision. To give yourself a round of applause. We all know that after last years election, a lot of people were left wondering which way to go. A lot of us didnt know which way was up. A lot of us felt that everything had been lost. And a lot of people wrote off the Progressive Movement. A lot of people thought there was no way we could ever come back. If you look around this country and see some of these special state legislative elections. People are on our side and the people are on our side because the ideas are on
Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Its 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Were waking up to terrible news. A passenger plane crashed and theres fears it could be terrorists. There is more we dont know than we do know. Here is what we do know. This was a relatively new plane. An airbus a320 about seven or eight years old or delivered to egyptair about seven or eight years ago. Both the pilot and copilot have thousands of hours of experience. The plane disappearing about 30 minutes before it was scheduled to land in cairo. Most of the 66 people on board were egyptian, although passengers from many other countries were on the manifest. At this time we dont think there were any americans on that plane. Debris believed to be from that plane has just been found within the last hour. Weve got complete coverage. Well start with keir simmons. He is at Charles De Gaulle airport outside paris. Thats where the flight originated late last night. Good morning. Repo