Congress and hollywood filmmakers. Tv,ext on American History blacklist survivors, family members read testimonies and statements from those subpoenaed during the testimony. The Writers Guild foundation and hollywood progressives host this event. Onthe record will show that october 27, 1947, the subcommittee of the House Unamerican Activities Committee at with the chairman, dishonorable jail time is providing desperate siding. The House Unamerican Activities Committee is in session. Let yourself go. [laughter] there are not even subpoenas im going to speak anyway. My name is Richard Dreyfuss. [applause] i am a child of the blacklist. My parents were not in show business, but they were the victims of the blacklist nonetheless. I lived on 2 eighteen st in bayside queens and every house on that block was either a communist or socialist. If you had not fought hitlers and had not gone to the Abraham Lincoln brigade, you better have a dam good reason. [applause] when i was a young boy, i irn
The record will show that on october 27th, 1947, a subcommittee of the house on American Activities Committee met with the chairman, dishonorable Parnell Thomas presiding. The house on American Activities Committee is in session. Let yourself go. You, sir, are not even subpoenaed to testify here. Yeah, im going to speak anyway. Very well, mr. Dreyfuss. My name is Richard Dreyfuss. And im a child of the blacklist. I was not my parents were not in show business but they were the victims of the blacklist nonetheless. I lived on 218 street in bay side, queens and every house on that block was lived in by a communist or a socialist. And if you have not fought hitler twice and not gone to the Abraham Lincoln brigade, you better have a dam good reason. When i was a young boy i turned to my mom and i said im the luckiest kid in the world and she said why . I said because im white, jewish and american. And she said its time you came into the meetings. And when i was about 10, i turned to a frie
Warehouse in sx. Britain offers its condolences as hopes fade for the crew of a missing argentinian submarine. In sport, england get on top, down under. After davvide malan, made a half century for england, in the opening ashes test, the bowlers are now having an impact theyve taken four wickets already. And nick has the weather. It may be black friday that this weekends weather is brought to you by the colour blue. Its going to be a cold one. The bully on wintry showers but quite of the blue sky. It is colder this morning. Some icy patches to watch out for. More coming up. Good morning. First, our main story. In the next few hours, zimbabwe is preparing to swear in a new president , after ten days of extraordinary drama that culminated in the resignation of Robert Mugabe after 37 years in power. 60,000 people will gather at a sports stadium in harare to witness Emmerson Mnangagwa taking control of the country. The opposition is urging him to end the culture of corruption. Tom burridge
In the bill protecting the so called dreamers, thousands of young people brought into this country illegally whos right to remain is due to be revoked in a few weeks time. The Senate Democratic leader met with President Trump for more an hour at the white house, but the two men failed to reach a deal. The way things went today, the way you turned from a bipartisan deal, its almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown, and now we will have one. And the blame should crash entirely on President Trumps shoulders. Many republicans support efforts to legitimise the status of the dreamers, but they want it tied to other provisions, such as president froms border wall, and not made pa rt froms border wall, and not made part of a government funding bill. What we have just witnessed on the floor was a cynical decision by Senate Democrats to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political games. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. The last Government Shutdown her
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