On you . A memoir. Glad you joined us. Those conversations coming up right now. And by characteristics to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Just over a year ago, the u. S. Supreme court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights act of 1965, opening the day for states to implement restrictive measures about who can and cannot vote including new voter i. D. Laws. A bill to address the Supreme Court striking down those laws is pending in the state and is blocked in the house. It would require that all changes to the vogting laws be reviewed by the department of justice. Joining us, the author of the bill, senator Patrick Leahy, democrat of vermont. He is, of course, chair of the Senate Judiciary committee. Senator leahy, good to have you back on the program, sir. Its good to be with you. I understand you have a bit of laryngitis. Thank you for honoring the commitment to come on anyway. I promise to make this painless. Let me start by asking listen, when i when some
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First hoverboard since marty mcfly and back to the future ii . It was at the top of every kids kish list 25 years ago. You see the rain drops there on the camera. Can you believe its been 25 years since back to the future ii . No, but hearing the music sends me back. Science fiction may be turning into reality. Comes back. Thank you. We are remembering a legends in our business. Ben bradlee, led the Washington Post for so many years. The driving force behind some of the biggest stories of the century. The stories that quicken your pulse. Were going to have much more ahead. He did have an impact. He certainly did. But begin with the Severe Weather up and down the east coast. Torrential rain, flooding, wind and right now. Its happening this morning. We have crossed the line from uncomfortable and annoying to potentially dangerous. Flood advisories from boston and earlier new york city. Under a low pressure system, and thunderstorms rolling over each other. From new jersey to d. C. Thats
Ballmer, former ceo of microsoft the price tag, 2 billion, handedly beating out bidders by at least 400 million. But the deal is no slam dunk. Ballmer has signed an agreement with Shelly Sterling. But the next play belongs to Donald Sterling. There is no sale, and he is not yet agree to sign off, period. Reporter his lawyer telling wolf blitzer before news of the agreement that while donald gave her permission to negotiate selling the team, he did not give her permission to actually sell the team. Not without reaching an accommodation with the nba which gives him some form of vindication. The money is not critical to him. Reporter the nba is pushing for a quick sale, trying to ward off a contentious meeting scheduled for this tuesday where owners will officially vote to force sterling out. The reaction overnight was quick, with Magic Johnson tweeting, quote, clipper fans, youll love Steve Ballmer as your owner. But either way, Donald Sterling will not leave empty handed. He originally
Top story also takes place. Tears and solidarity as some 25,000 Police Officers from across this nation also from canada say goodbye to one of their own. One week ago today, officer rafel ramos and his partner, wenjian liu, from gunned down assassinated while in their patrol car. Today their brothers in blue mourned them at a funeral service. Oh let us adore him oh come let us adore him oh come let us adore him christ the lord im sure i speak for the whole nation when i say to you that our hearts ache for you. But i do hope you take some solace in the fact that over 25,000 25,000 members of the same fraternity and sorority as your husband who stand and will stand with you the rest of your life. Your husband and his partner, they were a part of new yorks finest. And thats not an idle phrase. This is one of the finest Police Departments in the world. The finest Police Departments in the world. Nothing will ever defeat or divide our new york family. 9 11 couldnt do it. The lives of office