Enforce shutdown orders. Their governor, gretchen whitmer, joins us live. Dr. Oz apologizes, sparking outrage after suggesting schools should reopen despite the death rate. It might be a tradeoff some folks would consider. Now the tv doctor saying he misspoke. Potential breakthrough. Covid19 patients in chicago given that ebola drug, remdesivir, then discharged just days after being admitted to the er. The new report this morning. Harry and meghan step out. The couple giving back to their community in los angeles and the prince opening up about his life during the pandemic. Can you feel the love tonight and sharing the love, some of the biggest stars on the planet thanking our Health Care Heroes from demi lovato to ariana grande. Upon a star plus, that surprise performance from beyonce and the powerful High School Musical mashup with a big message. Were all in this together good morning, america. Great to have you all with us on this friday morning. See all the stars there sharing the
Announcer coming up on washington journal, the state of the progressive legal movement. The cofounder and executive director demand for justice will join us. Also the president of the national right to work Legal Defense foundation, mark mix, on workforce issues and recent labor unrest. Washington journal starts now. This is a very sad day for america and was also very sad driving through washington, d. C. And seeing the filth and decay and all of the broken buildings and walls with the graffiti. This is not the place i left, it is a sad thing to see it. When you look at what is happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. This is the persecution of the person that is leading by very very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading bided biden by a lot. If you cannot beat him, you persecute him or prosecute him. We cannot let this happen in america. Host good morning. It is friday, august 4. Former President Trump
Spdi bills funding the government through next year to prevt shutdown. Current government funding expires september 30 lawmakers are also facing end of the month deadlines to reauthorize the faa and pandemic priorities. Tch live coverage of the house cspan, the senate on cspan 2, and you can watch all of our congressional coveragwi the free video app, cspan now, or online at cspan. Org. Continues. Host welcome back, my guest is brian fallon, the cofounder and outgoing executive director of demand justice, talking about Supreme Court reform. Welcome to the program. Guest thanks for having me back. Host yes i should say welcome back but before we get to our topic in my wanted to get your reaction to the third indictment of former President Trump. Guest i think the special prosecutor thats been handling this case, jack smith, former head of the Public Integrity section at the Public Integrity section at the Justice Department is very well respected, nonpartisan prosecutor and i think he h
Continues. Host welcome back, my guest is brian fallon, the cofounder and outgoing executive director of demand justice, talking about Supreme Court reform. Welcome to the program. Guest thanks for having me back. Host yes i should say welcome back but before we get to our topic in my wanted to get your reaction to the third indictment of former President Trump. Guest i think the special prosecutor thats been handling this case, jack smith, former head of the Public Integrity section at the Public Integrity section at the Justice Department is very well respected, nonpartisan prosecutor and i think he has done a very methodical job here. The case is pretty watertight. I think this country will get a little bit of an education into our legal system here through the course of this case. I know some people will try to argue that the president will emerge from this indictment politically stronger somehow and that this whole rally will mobilize his supporters but this is now the third indic
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