The Richard Nixon foundation. Mr. Johnson president s ands president nixons administration is regarded as one of the most proindian of the 20th century and one that restored lands to tribes and ushered in a new era of selfgovernment. Native americans found a champion in president nixon. A stance that resulted from his personal history and his consultation with indian leaders who helped shape his view of Indian Affairs. This policy breakthrough took place in an atmosphere of indian activism and even militancy. And in a famous incident, a group of native american activists took over Alcatraz Island in 1969,reclaiming it as indian land during their 18 month occupation. Amidst this assertion of cultural identity and land claims, president nixon advanced a successful proposal to repeal termination,and congress acted on nixons reform proposals. In his special message to congress on july 8, 1970, both as aixon said, matter of justice and as a matter of enlightened social policy, we must begin
Its quiet and i just want to remind people that certain parking restrictions are still being enforced. I dont think you can just go and not pay the meter. Theyre still trying to keep businesses open. This is traffic moving along very well. Transit system still working. A little rain here at the Richmond Bridge as steve has been saying. So that may complicate your drive wherever youre going. New numbers this morning. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University Say the number of coronavirus cases worldwide has passed 200,000. China, italy, iran, spain, germany have the most infections. Here in the bay area, there are 367 confirmed cases. Santa clara county has more than double any other county with 155 cases including five deaths z. San mateo is second, followed by San Francisco, contra costa, and alameda counties. Two of the bay area shelterinplace order. Once again the order says stay at home as much as possible. We expect to see empty streets and neighborhoods again and areas that are nor
The way shes innocent in all of this i believe. Amongst so many young people. From moscow thanks for joining us tonight there are. Tuning in from program. Border agency from texas and else thats the ploy a Rapid Intervention team to the blocks external border with turkey where thousands of desperate refugees have been gathering brussels has also promised to provide athens with a 700000000 euro package to help deal with the crisis and the build up of displaced people began after turkey said on friday it would no longer prevent Asylum Seekers from attempting to head to europe. Now turning away anyone attempting to enter the country illegally its also suspended asylum applications a decision the Un Refugee Agency has said lacks any legal basis shot at leaving ski as the latest. European Commission President to delay in woods in the border towns between greece and turkey she took a military helicopter and was assessing the situation from above in the air now she announced in a press confer
The committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statement, extraneous material for the record subject to the limitation and the rules. Ambassador wells, miss friedman, welcome. Welcome to members of the public and the press, as well. We are glad to have our friends from cspan with us today, as well. We meet this morning so the committee can conduct oversight of the Trump Administrations policy towards afghanistan and ill now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. For months weve been attempting to get some visibility into the ongoing peace negotiations without success. We all want peace. We all want the fighting in afg to end, but Congress Needs to know when a potential deal looks like, members on both side need to have the chance to ask questions and offer views. In the last few weeks weve seen the afghan reconciliation proseses is go off the rails in a spectacular fashion. We learn trade president ial tweet that the administration wa
Disrupt Train Services in a general strike takes hold across the city. And in formula one defending champion Lewis Hamilton moves one step closer to another world title and won a thrilling one carrying from pretty narrowly beating up incoming rival. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us its being called the most significant change to the status of kashmir in more than 70 years india says this revoking the special status of this disputed region the governing hindu nationalist b j p party says it is revoking article 370 which allowed the muslim majority state of john moon kashmir to make its own laws as part of efforts to integrate indian controlled kashmir with the rest of India Stories have suspended phone and Internet Access there and placed popular state leaders on their house arrest. Lets bring in. Our correspondent in delhi for the very latest misha whats the decision behind this decision to remove the special status and and why is it coming now. Well brian fall of the part