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Emmy award winner hes also been the prime host of 11 olympics he joins us from california. Bottom askin right into was do you ever remember a time in history when sporran sin politics has been so intertwined no not as pervasively of course muhammad ali was a singular figure of global influence and the 1960 s. As we both remember were of very very contentious period of time yet tommy smith and john carlos with the raise fissile that of the 1968 olympics in mexico city a lot of Young Athletes protested the war in vietnam some were part of the counterculture bill walton d an extremely likable man nonetheless had some countercultural ideas which many agreed with so that was a period of time when it was out there but i dont think numerically there were as many athletes who had a political bent a seem to have today is going to so many instances i know you will for and for a long time i wish to when he made them washington finally droppi ....
Toxic chemical. What you need to watch out for just ahead. Breaking overnight. Federal agents use tear gas on protesters in portland, oregon. Among them, the citys own mayor. While the president announces federal forces are being sent to other cities, like chicago, to deal with the surge in violence. Well have the very latest. Wild weather. Damaging wind and rain up and down the east coast. Thousands without power. The statue of liberty struck by lightning. This morning, a Tropical Storm watch for the texas coast, with another storm in the atlantic poised to become a hurricane today. All that, plus, the boys of summer are back. Didnt miss that one. Watched that one sail over the fence. Baseball fans coast to coast getting set to celebrate opening day. Today, thursday, july 23rd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a ....
So boss, you would express an interest in talking about our two years together which we will do, but i have to start at the beginning. Yet such a compelling life story. I would make sure everyone knows all about that. You were born poor, in the segregated south. Everything stacked against you. Tell us what your life was like at the beginning. Well, im not going to if they get too much into this [inaudible] [laughing] it is embarrassing. Its not pleasant, but first of all, thank you all for inviting judge casters and me here. [applause] he is very special to me. He and his wife simone. In fact, all my clerks are. I just spent a week at university of florida with [applause] with catherine whom you just heard from, clerked for both of us. And we had a blast and i also got a chance to spend over an hour with mary wise and gave her on my knowledge of volleyball. That was a delight. But no, seriously, is a wonderful, wonderful opportunity and it gives come it discourages you perspective when ....