Plus democratic joe manchin and Elijah Cummings on that and the weeks other news. Plus report on state of Race Relations in america. Because this is face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs man we begin with Margaret Brennans interview as he prepared to leave egypt fly to switzerland for the talks. She asked him flatly had the cotton letter put the talks in jeopardy . I dont know yet. When i negotiate for the first time on sunday night with foreign minister ill have better sense. What i do know that this letter was absolutely calculated directly to interfere with these negotiations. It specifically inserts itself directly to the leader of another country saying dont negotiate because were going to change this. Which, by the ways not only contrary to constitution with respect to the executives right to negotiate but incorrect because they cannot change an executive agreement. Its false information and directly calculated to interfere, basically say dont negotiate with them, you have
Famous we shall over come speech it was five months after that of course that Voting Rights act was passed. We had all these wonderful demonstrations last week in selma. President was down there yet all of these horrible things have happened this week. Mr. Brooks, how would you judge the state of Race Relations in america today, 50 years after that speech . We as a nation seem to be uncomfortably poised between our past and present. It was my privilege to walk in selma behind the president and between the president and mr. Boynton who was beaten down. She is here now. The point is that much of the country dont seem to understand or remember or be aware of the history. What so many people had to go through in order to enjoy the rights they have today. If they understood would not be able to think about lynching. 5,000 or so people were lynched in this country, to have members of fraternity sing about lynching in cavalier way and associate lynching with exclusive policies with respect to
Plus democratic joe manchin and Elijah Cummings on that and the weeks other news. Plus report on state of Race Relations in america. Because this is face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs man we begin with Margaret Brennans interview as he prepared to leave egypt fly to switzerland for the talks. She asked him flatly had the cotton letter put the talks in jeopardy . I dont know yet. When i negotiate for the first time on sunday night with foreign minister ill have better sense. What i do know that this letter was absolutely calculated directly to interfere with these negotiations. It specifically inserts itself directly to the leader of another country saying dont negotiate because were going to change this. Which, by the ways not only contrary to constitution with respect to the executives right to negotiate but incorrect because they cannot change an executive agreement. Its false information and directly calculated to interfere, basically say dont negotiate with them, you have
Hello. President trump has appeared in public for the first time wearing a face mask. He wore it while visiting the Walter Reed National military Medical Center outside washington, where he met Wounded Soldiers and health care workers. The visit comes as the us declared a record 66 thousand cases of infections in one day. Mr trump had previously refused to wear a mask in front of cameras. But on leaving the white house on saturday, he said he thought it was expected that facial coverings be worn in hospitals. I think when you are in a hospital, especially in that particular setting, when you are talking to a lot of soldiers and people that, in some cases, just got off the operating table, i think its a great thing to wear a mask. Ive never been against masks, but i do believe they have a time and a place. Heres our north america correspondent, peter bowes. Well, there has been a lot of pressure on the president to wear a mask like pretty much everyone else is being encouraged to, espec
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A £700 million plan for improvements to British Border controls at the end of the brexit transition period. The critical thing about our new border infrastructure is that it is there both to allow us to trade with europe but also to make it easier to trade with the rest of the world. As the United States posts another daily record for new coronavirus cases, President Trump finally wears a face mask in public. I think it is a great thing to wear a mask. I have never been against masks but i do believe they have a time and a place. Thousands of israelis protest against Economic Hardship
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