The second time addressing the members of the press club was in support of the documentary film brothers at war. And a third time as john said four years ago, when we first launched the foundation. So i guess i havent burned any bridges at the press club yet. You keep asking me back. I would like to speak today about how far the foundation has come in those four years with the work the foundation is doing and what the future looks like as we continue to grow and i would like to emphasize how important it is to have nonprofits in the military support space as the military men and women continue to confront the dark forces of this world on many fun with long and many fronts with long and very tough deployment. At first i would like to acknowledge a few people here today, one of our board members. Thank you for coming. I appreciate you being here. [applause] i have a very distinguished guest that john introduced, a friend of mine that is here today, general livingston was awarded the Unit
In france, i had two uncles in world war ii. My dad served in the navy on my wifes side, her brothers served in vietnam. I learned much from them. It is really the vietnam side that opened my eyes in the late 70s and early 80s because by that time the time i was old enough to absorb things as a young teenager, the family members on my side were well beyond their service. I dont remember my grandfather ever talking about world war i. I dont remember my uncle talking about world war ii until i started doing this work in the and then i would take him everywhere and give him talk. He would spend memorial day at the concert. He unfortunately passed away. This past october. As did my brother in law who was a combat that in vietnam. Stayed in the army for 22 years. I learned so much from him and so much from my wifes two brothers. Theyve really got me thinking and so i got involved in the Vietnam Veterans groups in the 80s and in the chicago area supporting them. So, ten years later, i had an
Welcome to the National Press club. My name is john hughes. I am an editor for our breaking news desk in washington, and i am the president of the National Press club. Our guest today is actor humanitarian given sunnis gary sinise. He will discuss challenges facing americas servicemen and women and what can be done to improve their lives and support their loved ones. But first, i want to introduce our distinguished head table. This Group Includes press club members and guests of our speaker. From the audiences wright, president of d. C. Media connections publisher of stars and stripes, defense reporter for politico and cochair of the National Press clubs young members committee. Amy fickling, editor with one communications news, the staff writer for marine corps times. Jim livingston, a medal of honor recipient and guest of the speaker. [applause] john hughes the chairman of the press Club Speakers Committee the Washington Bureau chief for the buffalo news, and former National Press cl
An amendment that bears reminding that was one of the great contributions of the Republican Party to american life, second only to the abolition of slavery. For too long, we republicans have been content to lose the black vote. We found we did not need it to win. But when we gave up trying to win the support of african americans, we lost our moral legitimacy as part as the party of linkncoln. As the party of equal opportunity for all. It is time for us once again to reclaim our heritage as the only party in our country founded on the print for freedom for africanamerican. We know what democrats will propose in 2016. The same thing, the same thing the democrats have proposed for decades. More Government Spending on more government programs. And there is a proper and Important Role for government assistance and keeping people on their feet, but few president s have done more to expand government assistance than president obama. Today was and nearly 1 trillion per years on means tested an
This morning. Plenty of clouds but you can see the sun peaking through. With ere were going the see the sun for most of the day. Temperatures already in the lower 60s. What to expect in the day ahead the morning low clouds will stick around. Partly cloudy but mostly sunny and a little warmer around the bay around inland. It is the beginning of a bit of a warm up. Well have a closer look at your extended forecast coming up. Pleasant weekend but not so much around the Golden Gate Bridge. Were 33 hours in and that construction on doyle drive in San Francisco continues. There you see crews working. Theyve been doing it straight through the night. Old asphalt was torn up. The renovation is the last part of that billion dollar project that began back in 2009. Its replacing that old roadway that was just not up to earthquake standards. This project is taking its toll on traffic. Look at that mess heading into the city from lorraine county. Yesterday getting out of the city smooth sailing. Peo