The life of Wendell Willkie. I stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your costs and that your cause and that of democracy. [applause] i expect the republicans Wendell Willkie ran for president in 1940. These are some damages some images of him on the campaign trail. We are here with David Willkie. I want you to introduce the cabinet audiences of some of the fervor. Your grandfather ran for president and try to defeat Franklin Delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. Was seeking a third term. Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 captioning performed by vitac. Grew up in elwood. When they married, this was the place they generally call home. In the family, my great great grandfather had lost his shirt during the depression. Instead of giving his father in law a handout, when the willkie and bought a farm land. He asked his fatherinlaw if he would manage it. How much time did he spend no ques
I stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. And as your nominee i expect to conduct by crusading an aggressive, fighting campaign. The republicans in we want willkie, Wendell Willkie ran for president in 1940. And as we watch some of the images of him on the campaign trail were joined here in rushville, indiana with David Willkie. I want you to introduce our audience to some of the fervor were seeing from these Iconic Images of the 1940 campaign that really surrounded your grandfather as he ran for president and tried to defeat Franklin Dell know roosevelt who was seeking a third term. What an exciting time in the country. Here wed come out of entering into the great depression, the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the roosevelt administration, roosevelt was president , right at the height of his power and that opened up a time for a dark horse can
There, senator mike lee, senator ron johnson, thom tillis, i believe Chris Christie was at this event. Reverend john jenkins, notre dame president , have tested positive for the virus here. This has gotten to be the source of confusion here. If so many have tested positive there, who is running things in the white house . Now all of this, of course occurs as people are waiting with bated breath to see if the president will indeed make it back to the white house today. There is growing hope from some of his doctors at least that is a distinct possibility. You have to remember with the ongoing concern how far this virus has spread, whether it would be a good idea for the Vice President himself, who was by the way at that event and with others Kayleigh Mcenany, hope hicks since, whether it would be a good idea for the vicepresident ial debate to happen . No one posited that that would be called to question, cancel that, outside of your screen in walter reed hospital. Were expecting a anno
Responsibility baseline and mine alon theit the beach, recall, returned to normandy with cbs news man Walter Cronkite in 1964. I was responsible for the decision to go and all the fault fwlongs me and thats that. I was not the way he managed the war. Reporter renown architect frank gehry sa. I had to do it. I wanted to do it. I couldnt stop. Gehrys winning design based on guidance from a commission appointed by congress bears little resemblance to the memorial now built. At its center was a statue of ike as a boy in kansas. Looking out on a series of mettle skrims or tappest tris as gary calls them featuring key events in his life. I think we were perplexed by the design because the family was not pleased. The idea that a young boy would be looking at his future and wishing, what, to become commander of the most devastating war in Human History . I dont think he was dreaming to do that. Reporter how did you respond to that . Well, i had to agree with them. Because you know they wliftd.
Good air quality returning much like yesterday all across the region were off to a mild start right now with some 60s oakland at 66 san jose in pittsburgh at 67, San Francisco right now one of our cooler spots. Right at 60 degrees talking more about what to expect today still to come robin. All right, thank you john lets check in on the commute now the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza is growing it spilling beyond the atb overcrossing its all the way out to west grand. So it has reached that point words pretty packed coming in, but you wont run into any problems right now so no crashes no stalls just the fog thats the issue Poor Visibility here from the maze right through the pay gates and as we said before you got any the headlights in the wiper so just be careful dont follow anyone to closely space yourself out when youre dealing with dense fog like this here on 92 are looking good busy but not bad 13 minutes to the peninsula. And just a really quick peak at one oh one theres a st