Long record. One fact is indisputable. Throughout my time in congress, i have remained steadfast on the side of Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders in egypt, and everywhere else in the world. If you look at my actions related to that during the period described in this indictment and throughout my whole career, my record is clear and consistent in holding it accountable for its unjust detention of american citizens and others, human rights abuses, its deepening relationship with russia, and efforts that have eroded the independence of the nationjudiciary among a eroded the independence of the nation judiciary among a myriad eroded the independence of the nationjudiciary among a myriad of concerns. In 2017, i led a bipartisan letter to then President Trump expressing grave concern with the worsening situation for human rights in egypt. That same year sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee supporting us assistance to egypt as long as egypt adhered to the accords and
takes place. thank you very much forjoining me. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. let s start with the astrazeneca vaccine. the european medicines agency has been examining its safety after more than a dozen eu members suspended it this week over health concerns. and today, we heard its verdict. the committee has come to a clear scientific conclusion. this is a safe and effective vaccine. its benefits in protecting people from covid i9 with the associated risks of death and hospitalisation outweigh the possible risks. the committee also concluded that the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall risk of thromboembolic events or blood clots. that press conference took place in amsterdam, and our correspondent jean mackenzie was there. what they ve been saying all along stands, that they think this is a vaccine in which the benefits massively outweigh the risks. it was striking, they pointed out there how many people have died in th
hello and welcome. you join us as us presidentjoe biden prepares to deliver his first primetime address to mark a year since the covid 19 pandemic struck. he is expected to tell americans he is taking a more aggressive action to speed covid 19 vaccinations and move the country closer to normality byjuly 4th. a few hours ago the president signed into law his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. lets go live to the white house and have a look at the scene of the east room. traditionally, presidents beforehand spoke in prime time from the oval office but this is the east room of the white house and mr biden in a few seconds time will walk down that red carpet of the cross hall and deliver the address that was the same place in which obama spoke and occasionally mr donald trump. as you can see at the end, the door has opened and the president is approaching the podium. president is approaching the odium. ,., ., , president is approaching the odium, ,., ., , ., podium. good evening, my fe
Stock market index. The dow closed down more than 4 over a 1000 points the biggest one day point fall in history. Investors are reacting to the latest data on wages in the us, which suggest bigger Interest Rate rises might be on the way. Katie silver reports. Little did they know, they were ringing in the bell on what was to be the worst day on wall street in a decade. The Dow Jones Industrial average, which measures the performance of 30 major companies, fell by an unprecedented 1,175 points. And it wasnt the only index to tumble. The nasdaq composite dropped almost 3. 8 , while the s p 500 lost more than 4 , its biggest drop since 2011. The trouble began last friday when new figures showed wages in the us were growing faster than expected. Investors predict that a rise in salaries will cause more people to spend more, pushing up inflation. And if theres a rise in inflation, the Us Federal Reserve will hike Interest Rates, which the market doesnt like. The wall street plunge isnt a go
Indictments but things keep changing. Because it is a story had been carrying around in my head in different ways my entire career, little by little, unaware, it really came in. Rose did it all come pouring out. It did, in ways i didnt anticipate. I didnt know when i was covering the Boston School committee in 1978 when my first job out of college, and watched the way that School Busing created such clashes in boston, i didnt know that that was going to be a theme that i could track through suburban baltimore and washington and throughout my entire career. And from the point of view of black candidates and white candidates where race is always going to be the class, the tipping point, the clash, the flash point. And so when it all came together, the Obama Campaign provided a frame for a story, it turns out i had been writing my whole life. Rose welcome to the program. We begin this evening with bernie sanders. Now i know its easy for mr. Trump, and some, not all of his friends to meet