WBRC team coverage of President Trump's commencement speech to University of Alabama students
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And"}, {'start': '10.800', 'end': '14.719', 'text': 'Jonathan, what did the president focus'}, {'start': '12.160', 'end': '16.000', 'text': 'on tonight?'}, {'start': '14.719', 'end': '17.680', 'text': 'Steve, the president, first of all, is'}, {'start': '16.000', 'end': '20.080', 'text': 'focused on wishing these graduates the'}, {'start': '17.680', 'end': '22.320', 'text': 'best into what he calls a new golden age'}, {'start': '20.080', 'end': '23.840', 'text': 'of America that he believes is beginning'}, {'start': '22.320', 'end': '25.920', 'text': 'here with the start of his second term.'}, {'start': '23.840', 'end': '27.760', 'text': 'The president is certainly not one not a'}, {'start': '25.920', 'end': '29.279', 'text': 'stranger to big crowds. Certainly knew'}, {'start': '27.760', 'end': '31.199', 'text': 'how to work this crowd inside Coleman'}, {'start': '29.279', 'end': '33.840', 'text': 'Coliseum tonight first by having coach'}, {'start': '31.199', 'end': '35.280', 'text': 'Nick Sabin be his introduc introducer'}, {'start': '33.840', 'end': '37.040', 'text': 'and then referencing the coach several'}, {'start': '35.280', 'end': '38.879', 'text': 'times. Got a quick roll tide in there'}, {'start': '37.040', 'end': '40.559', 'text': 'within the first 60 seconds of his'}, {'start': '38.879', 'end': '41.840', 'text': 'speech. He knew his audience and he'}, {'start': '40.559', 'end': '43.280', 'text': 'spoke to them tonight. He talked about'}, {'start': '41.840', 'end': '44.960', 'text': 'the winning tradition here. Said the'}, {'start': '43.280', 'end': '46.800', 'text': 'University of Alabama is a brand built'}, {'start': '44.960', 'end': '48.719', 'text': 'on winning and what he wants to see'}, {'start': '46.800', 'end': '50.399', 'text': 'these graduates continue to do as they'}, {'start': '48.719', 'end': '52.640', 'text': 'step into the workforce and into their'}, {'start': '50.399', 'end': '54.559', 'text': 'careers in the next couple of days. He'}, {'start': '52.640', 'end': '56.000', 'text': 'talked about his life lessons learned'}, {'start': '54.559', 'end': '58.160', 'text': 'from a career in business and in'}, {'start': '56.000', 'end': '60.399', 'text': 'politics encouraging these graduates to'}, {'start': '58.160', 'end': '62.960', 'text': 'be bold, to innovate, to fight. As he'}, {'start': '60.399', 'end': '64.879', 'text': 'said, to take big swings, big risks and'}, {'start': '62.960', 'end': '67.439', 'text': 'he said it is a perfect time in his'}, {'start': '64.879', 'end': '70.880', 'text': 'opinion to do that in what he believes'}, {'start': '67.439', 'end': '72.560', 'text': "is a new golden age. You'll embrace this"}, {'start': '70.880', 'end': '75.040', 'text': "moment and you'll step forward with"}, {'start': '72.560', 'end': '77.840', 'text': 'strength and grit, faith and patriotism'}, {'start': '75.040', 'end': '80.240', 'text': 'to put America on a new trajectory for'}, {'start': '77.840', 'end': '81.680', 'text': 'your children. and then you will take'}, {'start': '80.240', 'end': '83.280', 'text': 'your place among the greatest'}, {'start': '81.680', 'end': '85.680', 'text': 'generations in the history of our'}, {'start': '83.280', 'end': '87.680', 'text': 'country. I think you have a chance to be'}, {'start': '85.680', 'end': '89.360', 'text': 'the greatest generation in the history'}, {'start': '87.680', 'end': '94.119', 'text': "of our country because we're turning it"}, {'start': '89.360', 'end': '94.119', 'text': 'around and you happen to be available.'}, {'start': '94.640', 'end': '98.240', 'text': 'The president walked into the strains of'}, {'start': '96.479', 'end': '100.159', 'text': 'hail to the chief. He left to the'}, {'start': '98.240', 'end': '101.680', 'text': 'strains of Yay Alabama, the fight song'}, {'start': '100.159', 'end': '104.000', 'text': "here that's heard so many times with the"}, {'start': '101.680', 'end': '105.360', 'text': 'crowd clapping along enthusiastically. A'}, {'start': '104.000', 'end': '108.240', 'text': 'crowd that stood, by the way, for almost'}, {'start': '105.360', 'end': '110.159', 'text': 'the entire hour of that address. A crowd'}, {'start': '108.240', 'end': '112.320', 'text': 'full of students, students who talked to'}, {'start': '110.159', 'end': '113.439', 'text': 'our Josh Gant about their expectations'}, {'start': '112.320', 'end': '114.640', 'text': 'for what the president had to say'}, {'start': '113.439', 'end': '116.479', 'text': 'tonight. What they took away from that'}, {'start': '114.640', 'end': '117.960', 'text': 'speech. Josh is live with me tonight.'}, {'start': '116.479', 'end': '120.240', 'text': 'Josh, what did they tell'}, {'start': '117.960', 'end': '121.520', 'text': 'you? Yeah, Jonathan spoke to a lot of'}, {'start': '120.240', 'end': '122.960', 'text': 'graduates coming out of Coleman'}, {'start': '121.520', 'end': '125.119', 'text': 'Coliseum. Look, they were just thrilled'}, {'start': '122.960', 'end': '127.360', 'text': 'to be in the same room as President'}, {'start': '125.119', 'end': '129.440', 'text': 'Trump. Trump congratulating them and'}, {'start': '127.360', 'end': '132.000', 'text': 'said to treat every day like it is a'}, {'start': '129.440', 'end': '134.000', 'text': 'home game against Auburn and to quote'}, {'start': '132.000', 'end': '136.080', 'text': 'fight like hell. As we mentioned, Trump'}, {'start': '134.000', 'end': '138.400', 'text': 'speaking to a packed Coleman Coliseum'}, {'start': '136.080', 'end': '140.319', 'text': 'tonight. He told these uh students to'}, {'start': '138.400', 'end': '142.560', 'text': "think big, work hard, and don't waste"}, {'start': '140.319', 'end': '144.879', 'text': 'their youth. Trump told them to push'}, {'start': '142.560', 'end': '147.360', 'text': 'themselves, find their limits, and then'}, {'start': '144.879', 'end': '149.599', 'text': 'smash through them. Trump says his'}, {'start': '147.360', 'end': '151.360', 'text': 'graduates have to love what they do, and'}, {'start': '149.599', 'end': '153.519', 'text': "then if they do that, they'll end up"}, {'start': '151.360', 'end': '156.319', 'text': 'being successful in life. He also shared'}, {'start': '153.519', 'end': '159.040', 'text': 'about 10 life lessons, one of them being'}, {'start': '156.319', 'end': '160.879', 'text': 'an outsider and to take risk. We spoke'}, {'start': '159.040', 'end': '163.680', 'text': 'with a few graduates after this event'}, {'start': '160.879', 'end': '165.920', 'text': 'who talked about some of the takeaways'}, {'start': '163.680', 'end': '168.000', 'text': 'uh from this speech as they enter the'}, {'start': '165.920', 'end': '169.440', 'text': 'working world.'}, {'start': '168.000', 'end': '170.720', 'text': 'We are surrounded by people who have'}, {'start': '169.440', 'end': '173.120', 'text': 'accomplished so much at such a young'}, {'start': '170.720', 'end': '174.239', 'text': "age. So for him to say you're still"}, {'start': '173.120', 'end': '175.920', 'text': 'young, you still have so much to'}, {'start': '174.239', 'end': '177.920', 'text': 'accomplish from such a man who has'}, {'start': '175.920', 'end': '181.440', 'text': 'accomplished practically everything. It'}, {'start': '177.920', 'end': '183.120', 'text': 'mean it means a lot.'}, {'start': '181.440', 'end': '184.959', 'text': 'As we told you before the president'}, {'start': '183.120', 'end': '187.120', 'text': 'spoke, students heard from legendary'}, {'start': '184.959', 'end': '188.959', 'text': 'former head football coach Nick Sabin'}, {'start': '187.120', 'end': '192.159', 'text': 'who told them that they have an'}, {'start': '188.959', 'end': '194.400', 'text': 'opportunity right now to create a legacy'}, {'start': '192.159', 'end': '196.959', 'text': 'and to told them and and told them to'}, {'start': '194.400', 'end': '198.800', 'text': 'trust that process, that process that he'}, {'start': '196.959', 'end': '201.440', 'text': 'always likes to talk about. Now, when it'}, {'start': '198.800', 'end': '203.440', 'text': 'comes to leadership, Sabin said that it'}, {'start': '201.440', 'end': '205.200', 'text': 'is about serving others and not'}, {'start': '203.440', 'end': '207.599', 'text': 'yourself. Your reporter live in'}, {'start': '205.200', 'end': '210.000', 'text': "Tuscaloosa tonight. I'm Josh Scan, WBRC"}, {'start': '207.599', 'end': '212.799', 'text': '6 News on your side. Thanks, Josh. New'}, {'start': '210.000', 'end': '214.239', 'text': 'at 10. Not everybody in Tuscaloosa was'}, {'start': '212.799', 'end': '215.519', 'text': 'trying to roll out the welcome app for'}, {'start': '214.239', 'end': '217.280', 'text': "the president tonight. That's right."}, {'start': '215.519', 'end': '219.200', 'text': 'Several University of Alabama students'}, {'start': '217.280', 'end': '220.480', 'text': 'along with others gathering just down'}, {'start': '219.200', 'end': '222.000', 'text': 'the street from where the president'}, {'start': '220.480', 'end': '224.159', 'text': "spoke to this semester's graduating"}, {'start': '222.000', 'end': '225.920', 'text': 'class. Your reporter James Giles is live'}, {'start': '224.159', 'end': '228.000', 'text': 'tonight from outside Coleman Coliseum.'}, {'start': '225.920', 'end': '231.159', 'text': 'And James, how many people turned up for'}, {'start': '228.000', 'end': '231.159', 'text': 'the rally?'}, {'start': '232.799', 'end': '236.959', 'text': "Well guys, it certainly wasn't the 2,000"}, {'start': '235.200', 'end': '238.400', 'text': 'they were were expecting if you recall'}, {'start': '236.959', 'end': '240.560', 'text': 'that mention from last night. But'}, {'start': '238.400', 'end': '242.480', 'text': 'nevertheless, a decentsized crowd did'}, {'start': '240.560', 'end': '244.319', 'text': 'show up tonight in opposition to'}, {'start': '242.480', 'end': '246.400', 'text': 'President Donald Trump visiting the'}, {'start': '244.319', 'end': '248.319', 'text': 'University of Alabama. Lots of emphasis'}, {'start': '246.400', 'end': '250.560', 'text': 'from protesters on the recent detention'}, {'start': '248.319', 'end': '253.120', 'text': 'of Iranian doctoral student Allariza'}, {'start': '250.560', 'end': '254.720', 'text': 'Derodi by US immigration officials and'}, {'start': '253.120', 'end': '257.040', 'text': "some of the administration's policies"}, {'start': '254.720', 'end': '259.519', 'text': 'rolled out so far. students and members'}, {'start': '257.040', 'end': '261.120', 'text': 'of the 50-51 movement alike joining on'}, {'start': '259.519', 'end': '263.280', 'text': 'Butler Field just a short walk from'}, {'start': '261.120', 'end': '265.680', 'text': 'Coleman Coliseum where the president was'}, {'start': '263.280', 'end': '267.960', 'text': 'talking. Things overall remained'}, {'start': '265.680', 'end': '270.320', 'text': 'peaceful despite some tense moments with'}, {'start': '267.960', 'end': '274.600', 'text': 'counterprotesters and even a handful of'}, {'start': '270.320', 'end': '274.600', 'text': 'graduates joined in on the protesting.'}, {'start': '274.720', 'end': '280.400', 'text': "Um I'm supposed to walk tomorrow at 4:30"}, {'start': '277.440', 'end': '282.800', 'text': "p.m. I will not be doing that. I'm not"}, {'start': '280.400', 'end': '285.840', 'text': "walking for fascism. I'm not walking for"}, {'start': '282.800', 'end': '287.680', 'text': "someone who doesn't support my rights or"}, {'start': '285.840', 'end': '292.520', 'text': "for a school that doesn't support me as"}, {'start': '287.680', 'end': '292.520', 'text': 'a student. I am a queer student.'}, {'start': '293.040', 'end': '296.600', 'text': 'I am a woman.'}, {'start': '297.680', 'end': '301.040', 'text': 'And a separate protest outside of the'}, {'start': '299.199', 'end': '303.280', 'text': 'one on campus hosted by the Alabama'}, {'start': '301.040', 'end': '304.960', 'text': 'Democrats also seeing a fairly decent'}, {'start': '303.280', 'end': '307.759', 'text': 'turnout tonight. Your reporter in'}, {'start': '304.960', 'end': '309.919', 'text': 'Tuscaloosa, James Giles, WBRC 6 News on'}, {'start': '307.759', 'end': '309.919', 'text': 'your'}]