dangerous rhetoric. we re talking, of course, about the elevation of some of the fringiest of the fringe members of the republican caucus, the seats on important congressional committees. when we say it is happening on today of all days, that s because today would have been the late congressman elijah cummings 72nd birthday. he passed away in 2019, the son of sharecroppers, he would go on to become a force of nature in congress, and ultimately the chairman of the powerful house oversight committee. when we re dancing with the angels, the question will be asked, in 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy in tact? did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing? there are efforts to stop people from voting. that s not right! this is not russia! this is the united states of america! and i will fight until the death to make sure every citizen, whether they re green party, whether they re freedom party, whether they re democrat, whether they re republican, whoever
have to stop. and with the us midterm elections are only days away, we visit president biden s home town and measure the political mood. although to come in the cellar. first of all, we take you to brazil. supporters of brazil s left wing president elect, luis inacio lula da silva, have been celebrating his narrow election victory over jair bolsonaro who has yet to concede. the final tally was just 50.8% to lula. large crowds of people have been dancing, chanting lula s name and setting off fireworks. this represents an amazing comeback for the former president, who three years ago, was serving a prison sentence for corruption his conviction was later overturned. but the contest reflected how deeply polarised brazil is. mr lula spoke after the win was announced. translation: i have faith in god that with the help l of the people we will find a way out so this country may live again democratically, harmoniously, and we can even re establish peace between families. today, w
florida governor ron desantis and other possible republican presidential contenders should he choose to jump in the 2024 presidential race. as one gop strategist put it nbc news recently quote, the rally around trump effect israel. if you couldn t tell already, donald trump is a competitive man who seems to enjoy and even seems to thrive on chaos and he s not ready to walk away from this manner with the fbi play it. on friday, he posted on social media platform of truth social that quote a major motion pertaining to the fourth amendment will soon be filed concerning the illegal break in of my home, mar-a-lago, right before the midterm elections. i ve got my constitution here. i just want to read to the fourth amendment in the constitution is what protects americans from unreasonable searches and seizures by the u.s. government. reads in part, no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searche
minister says abe is in critical condition and doctors are fighting to save his life. the fire department reports that abe was in a state of pulmonary arrest. they were quick to arrest the gunman, a plan in his 40s, saying he used a home made gun. we are live this hour in tokyo. what more can you tell us? you just heard the booming gunshots ring out in the video you just played. japanese broadcaster reporting former prime minister shinzo abe was shot, once in the chest and one on the right side of his neck. it happened this morning in the western city of nara. about an hour ago, the current prime minister held a press conference and addressed abe s current condition. take a listen. [speaking in foreign language] first of all in the morning, i received the news that the former prime minister was shot and now in critical condition. emergency operation is taking place to save his life. i pray he pulls through. he went on to call today s shooting an unforgivable act. now, aft
brooding office for the left at the high court, president biden took a swipe at the justices while in madrid at the nato summit. the one thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of the supreme court of the united states. mr. biden s remarks aimed at the government came shortly be before the final two firms were released. pushing back to the definitive state held 6-3 that the epa went beyond its power to practice sweeping plan to curb carbon emissions. justice roberts writing it is not implausible that congress gave epa the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme. a decision of such magnitude and consequences rests with congress itself. or an agency acting pursuant to a clear delegation from that representative body. justice kagan writing for the defender found disturbing, the court opponents at self instead of congress or the expert agency, the decision-maker on climate policy. i cannot think of many things more frightening, but a win f