Process is underway in washington. Just moments ago, a full six months after the u. S. Began launching air strikes in the battle against isis president obama requested authorization to use military force in the battle against isis. If that sounds retroactive, it isnt supposed to. When i announced our strategy against isil in september, i said that we are stronger as a nation when the president and Congress Work together. Today my administration submitted a draft resolution to congress to authorize the use of force against isil. The proposal is theoretically designed to avoid another costly bloody war in the middle east. It would authorize military action for only three years. There are also happens to be language that seems really broad or at least really vague. For instance there are no geographic limitations on the battlefield itself and the enemy is defined as individuals and organizations fighting for or on behalf of or alongside isil or any closely related successor entity in host
See, we are not event planners, looking just for record numbers that we did get an attendance. We are those that are involved in social justice work, cross party and racial lines to try to make a difference. Now the work begins to help to recapture the soul of america in the vision of dr. King. As one of the highlights we had the honor to host some democratic frontrunners for the 2020 race for the white house. Kamala harris and Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and christian gillibrand. Youre going to hear from all four today in what we call the sharpton primary. First, i challenged senator Kamala Harris of california. Senator harris, thank you for being with us this morning. You spoke at the National Action convention about how we have to reflect on the past but really face the challenges of today and youve coined a phrase about coalition. Yes. Coalition strong. Coalition strong. My parents met when they were active in the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s. A my memories of that time
Heading to their caucus sites for the 2020 president ial campaign but never too early to get a sense of what iowa voters are thinking. Good morning to you on a sunday im christi paul. Im Martin Savidge in for victor blackwell. Good to be with you here. Battle over Health Care Coverage is now center stage again in washington thanks to a texas judges ruling striking down the Affordable Care oact. Democrats controlling the house and republicans have a stronger grip on the senate. The president says a fix will happen but some are skeptical. We are getting new reporting on the time and reasoning behind interior secretary ryan zinkes exit from the trump team as House Democrats continue to investigate him whether hes in office or not. We begin this morning with health care. The president and the former president offer dueling messages in the wake of the texas judges ruling. Cnn White House Reporter Sarah Westwood joins us live this morning. Sarah. Reporter President Trump is continuing to tak
How are you doing, brother . So good to see you. Thank you. Wow, look at the reception. You want to sit . Sure. So this is the land of barbecue. It is. And youre a vegan. Whats that like . Whats that like . How has that been for new. Its been a great experience for me for well being. When you come from a family that literally owned a soul food restaurant, my mom and dad t may have caused some trouble. But now they understand that for health reasons, its a good way to go. But youre not eating barbecue down here, right . Maybe putting a little sauce on the vegetables. Welcome. Its good to be here. So were going to start off with our audience questions now. First one is tawania herbert, a Health Care Professional from columbia. Shes a supporter of yours. There she is. Good evening. Good evening, tawania. So even though you have proposed legislation and policies that positively impact our country, moving forward, many people just want to defeat trump in 2020 and are critical of your approa
More than democrats have done. Theyre trying to figure out how to handle ilhan omars antisemitic comments. Prior to that responding to a tweet from journalist glen gr n greenwald he said the cost of free speech in this country, omar replied, its all about the benjamins. Shes since apologized and tried to change the subject saying at the same time i reaffirm the role of lobbyists in our politics, its gone on too long and we must be willing to address it. Yesterday the house passed a resolution on hate and intolerance, largely in response to the congresswomans recent remarks, the resolution is taking heat on a number of fronts, particularly its so broad its almost meaningless and the democrats are still taking heat because its not a specific condemnation of anything. Keeping them honest, all of this has allowed President Trump to take a stand, its allowed him to weigh in on the controversy. Heres what he said about the vote this morning. I thought yesterdays vote by the house was disgrac