That nobody really knew how it would turn out as far as viewership goes, is a little bit disappointing on night one. We will see what happens tonight with dr. Jill biden as the anchor of tonights program and see if we can attract more viewers. David do they have much of a hope of doing that . Michelle obama was a pretty big gun the first night. You would expect her to have the draw. Im not sure whats going to happen. Jeanne yeah, i think we have to be a little careful because so much of this is streaming. All of the numbers rick is right. Viewership is down on live tv. There is streaming. Students do not watch anything live. And afterwards. One of the things that last night did, they talked about the fact that trump is not in their view qualified to be president. I think the democrats really have to think about, they want to pull over these voters but they need to persuade in these swing states. They will have to do much more than just talk about how he is not just qualified and what j
That is unique and in this last hour, last night was about hearing normal peoples stories and tonight was heavy on previously elected reviews. We expect to hear about National Security from colin powell in the second hour and likely very emotional speech from doctor joe biden speaking about her husband. We will wrap up all of this and we want to get you right to that virtual rollcall. Workers are dying from covid 19 and a lot of us dont have paid sick leave work quality protective equipment. We are human beings and not disposable. We want to keep helping and we need a president who will have our back. Nebraska cast 33 votes for joe biden. Working people are the backbone of our economy and the key to our recovery. Joe biden knows it is not enough to praise, we need to reward them so lets raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, empower workers to negotiate for more pay and better workplaces and make it easier to pay for healthcare and higher education. I am proud to cast 24 votes for Berni
And well be following this roll call as it plays out. It happens over several minutes. There are a lot of states who want to be counted. You see the tally at the bottom of your screen. Well bring you highlights as we go this evening. Well of course go to that big moment when joe biden officially clinches the nomination with 2,374 votes needed. We can dip in if you want. Theres montana now. Joe biden has a plan to make it happen. Montana casts one vote for Bernie Sanders and 18 votes for our next president , joe biden. Nebraska. And thats the way its been playing out. This is really a nomination on location. There are also some big speeches ahead this evening, including former secretary of state john kerry, who was the democrats 2004 president ial nominee, form secretary of state colin powell, a republican, and tonights headliner, joe bidens wife, dr. Jill biden. Well, its been a busy night. They have been on the air over an hour now. Weve seen a number of noteworthy speakers, including
Arlington Memorial Cemetery just across the Potomac River from washington dc in arlington, virginia. The name of the ceremony happens ahead of memorial day joining us to talk about how america honors its Fallen Heroes this morning we are joined by a retired navy captain jean moran. What is flags info folks who dont live around the area . Its an annual event where markers flags are placed on markers for those who are buried at arlington. Over 200,000 memorial plots there for the entire cemetery and its quite an impactful scene and when you see that effect. Host some 260,000 headstones. 1000 soldiers from the old guard base there at arlington about four hours, in your career you helped facilitate burials at Arlington National cemetery, what does that consist of . It is a complex process that requires a substantial amount aforethought. The cemetery staff are experts at this. But in my last role in the navy i ran the Navy Senate Liaison office where many of the dignitaries would pass throu
Host good morning. It is friday, may 24, 2024. The house and the senate will meet for pro forma sessions to date and votes will not take place until after memorial day. We begin in the wake of yesterdays hearing with the leaders of rutgers university, ucla, northwestern. It was the third congressional hearing for College President s since campus protests corrupted early this spring. This morning we are asking if the wave of protests has changed your view of Higher Education. If they have, the number to call is 202 7488000. If they have not, 202 7488001 special line for College Students and administrators, 202 7488002. And you can send us a text. 202 7488003 is that number. Catch up with us on social media on x cspanwj and on facebook. Com cspan. Start calling in. Headlines from the hearing yesterday on capitol hill for the education and Workforce Committee in the house. This is the chronicle headline. Another hearing aimed at higher ed, College President s fight back. In this headline