Political benefits. He also frequently attended comedies at fords theater and he was known for telling jokes, for his witty stories and selfdeprecation. The ability for a leader or politician to laugh at oneself and at politics more broadly is a hallmark of our democracy. In humor we not only have a to callvalve but a way attention to ideological differences while still maintaining the balance of democratic discourse. Today in these polarized times and as we head toward a president ial election we bring together a panel known for their ability to laugh about the business of leadership and politics. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished guest today. Log before Stephen Colbert and jon stewart mark russell dared to joke and sing about the often absurd political process. Though he actually knew little about politics when he first began performing russells ability to find humor in anything made him an immediate hit. His career spanned from a piano is mark0 years working russell comedy s
than anybody else. people come to the border and try to get in without the necessary legal basis to do so, they will be sent away. talk to the migrants coming across the border, what do they say, we are here because of your president, here because of president biden and that s why we keep coming. i ve made a call to our president, our vice president, we need action. united states of america does not care about the safety, security of the border. border state officials fire back at the administration, as the migrant crisis could get work to start the new year. rich edson in new york. jonathan: jonathan hunt in los angeles. a fresh wave of 15,000 migrants head straight for the southern border, alejandro mayorkas and sent of state antony blinken are set to meet face-to-face later this hour with the president of mexico to discuss the migrant crisis. rich: chris clem is standing by whether the meeting will lead to policy change, but first to our team of reporters. c.b.
Different uses of the program. One of them is controversial, outsourcing. [applause] thank you and please be seated. Welcome the to president of Colgate Rochester divinity school, who will deliver a blessing, and rabbi angela who will deliver our invocation. Shall we pray. God, we acknowledge you as the sovereign lord of all creation from everlasting to everlasting and from sea to shining sea. You are our god. Hear aboutoday to conditions in our empire state. We come from crowded cities and snowcovered fields. We come from places of great wealth and places of painful poverty. We come bearing the faces of every nation and every culture of the world. We are in this place, the descendents of the mayflower, whothe offspring of those survived slave ships and auction blocks. We are millionaires and migrant workers. ,e are farmers, entrepreneurs educators, public servants, First Responders. But we are here because we love new york. We come at a time when our nation is badly divided on matters
Happy new year to all. May it be a great one for all of us. First to the reverend and the were, i thought they extraordinary in their blessings and indication. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] gov. Cuomo before i begin, i would like to acknowledge my partners in progress here with me on the stage today. We start with Lieutenant Governor kathy hogle. Hochul. New york state comptroller thomas dinapoli. Attorney general eric snyderman. Senate majority leader john flanagan. Speaker carl hes deep. Leader client. Leader brian cole. We had with us today our court of appeals, judges, and the great chief judge. Lets give them a round of applause. ,ts not that they are unhappy the judges. Its by protocol they dont applaud for anything. I didnt realize that the first couple of years, but i now got it. Another round of applause for not applauding for anything. [applause] my friends, looking back to 2017, it was a tough year by any measure. Also, new yorkers rose to the occasion. We h
Give a warm welcome to andrew cuomo. Thank you very much. Welcome to albany. Happy new year to all. May it be a great one for all of us. First to the reverend and the were, i thought they extraordinary in their blessings and indication. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] gov. Cuomo before i begin, i would like to acknowledge my partners in progress here with me on the stage today. We start with Lieutenant Governor kathy hogle. Hochul. New york state comptroller thomas dinapoli. Attorney general eric snyderman. Senate majority leader john flanagan. Speaker carl hes deep. Leader client. Leader brian cole. We had with us today our court of appeals, judges, and the great chief judge. Lets give them a round of applause. ,ts not that they are unhappy the judges. Its by protocol they dont applaud for anything. I didnt realize that the first couple of years, but i now got it. Another round of applause for not applauding for anything. [applause] my friends, looking back to 2017, it