Hello again my names peter toby youre watching the news our live from our headquarters here in tow are sixty minutes of news and comment today. A crucial meeting begins in south africa as the African National Congress Prepares to choose a new leader. Protesters in israel to mom the resignation of the Prime Minister. Of china south korea summit comes to an end but it isnt exactly smiles all round. Also this hour well tell you why the trumpet ministration has ordered scientists to stop talking about science. Ok lets get going south africas president has called for unity in the governing African National congress as it prepares to select a new leader jacob zuma whos facing allegations of corruption is stepping down as head of the party before a new leader is elected on sunday the contest has been marked by deep divisions within the party as tanya page now explains from johannesburg. The conference started with two warnings dont just saying divisive songs and keep the chairs on the ground
Trump filler but states no investigation nor that the melding campaign altered the elections results. So today, were getting your thought hopes dimets of 13 russians charged with election interference. Republicans can call 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000 and independents 2027488002. The Justice Department special counsel announced a sweeping indictment friday of a notorious Russian Group to have internet trolls charging 13 individuals in three companies with a long running scheme to criminally interfere with the 2016 u. S. President ial election. The Internet Research agency based in st. Petersburg was named the indictment as the hub of an ambitious effort to trick americans online into following and promoting russian set propaganda that pushed 2016 lets owards then look at Rod Rosenstein announcing that indictment yesterday. A grand jury in the District Of Columbia returned an indictment presented by the special counsels office. The indictment charges 13 russian nationals and three
Philadelphia tuesday to address the naacp convention. On thursday, he will be the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. Hell tour the el rino federal correctional facility outside of Oklahoma City and discuss changes. We want to begin with this wall street journal headline. New hud rules. The government can withhold moneys from communities that fail to address segregation issues. We want to get your calls as to whether or not you support or oppose this idea. For those who supported we want to begin with this sunday morning editorial from the New York Times. Here is what it says. Thene end of federally financed ghettos. The Supreme Court issued an important ruling what it reminded state and federal government that the fair housing law bars them from spending federal housing money in racial segregation host tell us what you think about these new housing rules put in place by hud. Laura kusisto is following this for the wall street journal. Thank you very much for being with
Good evening and welcome to beautiful virginia for the third and final virginia Gubernatorial Debate of 2017 cohosted by the university of Virginia College of wives, University Virginia school of leadership and public policy, and the southwestern Virginia Technology council. My name is paul johnson, the anchor and your host for this event. This is carmen, of the Roanoke Times 50 cover state politics for the state of virginia. She will be asking questions of the candidates and ill be keeping track of the time. Together we want to get as much ground as possible tonight while providing the candidates and indepth opportunity to discuss some of the issues especially affecting southwest virginia and the commonwealth. We have made every possible effort tonight to ensure the fairness of these questions and exchanges so central to our democracy. Let me state for on the record here the ground rules weve agreed to an effort to advance the Public Interest of this conversation. The question is, eac
Becoming president. [inaudible conversations] the final program from the pit printers litfest in chicago is author lisa nap my. The author of ray and joanment. The man who made the mcdonalds for and the woman who gave it away. This is live coverage on cspan2. Hello, everybody, and welcome to the 33rd annual Chicago Tribune printers row lit fest. Want to thank our sponsors. Todays program is being broadcast live on cspan 2s booktv. Were going to have time end to have a q a session so when the time comes, please like up at the microphone to your right so that our home viewing audience can hear the questions. With that, im going to hand it over to your interviewer, amy carr, associate mapping are editor for the Chicago Tribune. [applause] welcome to lit fest. Im here pleased to be here with lisa napoli. Former journalist, current journalize. Always a journalist. The author of ray and joan he man who made the mcdonalds fortune and the woman who gave it all wow. I love this title. Thick peo