Starting the conversation

By Brian Williams, Anchor and managing editor

editor's note - for more information on Kevin Tibbles' report on free rice - please click here.

I've been heartened and overjoyed at the response to our Town Hall on Race at Howard University in Washington this past Friday night. A number of you have posted such kind emails -- on top of what we're hearing from viewers -- it's great. I was hoping, even if it had somehow gone poorly, to at least get credit for trying. I think we did more than that.

Back to work this Monday: we have politics, intrigue, the environment and food safety to cover tonight. We'll get to it if you promise to join us. Thanks so very much.