Emmy winning legal journalist former prosecutor and he joins us from atlanta thanks very much for being with us laurie good to see you all right Legal Protection for consumers or workers for example can a business terminate a worker when they reopen and they worker is fearful for his cell and doesnt come into work. This is i mean we are opening up pandoras box of issues with all this larry this is going to be so difficult to ferret through because everyone is concerned about liability right and everyones concerned about rock and i open and if someones not coming in how do i get my business to run if employees more come in but the employees concerned about their own health i think are an unchartered waters here larry because Everything Else that is happening and youre talk about government shutdowns emergency orders things are moving so quickly it always takes our legal system time to catch up and i dont think we know how its going to turn out i think women have these issues got to have
Good evening, [inaudible] [applause] to introduce our speaker for this evening who will tell you, Leeanna Keith teaches history at the Collegiate School for boys in new york city. She is the author of the colfax massacre. [inaudible] [inaudible] please join me in welcoming Leeanna Keith. [applause] thank you everybody. Forgive me for remaining seated. Im going to tell you what happened to me. I know you want to know how i broke my legs. They sideswiped me. I feel very lucky to be here at all. Now im going to tell you a story about the civil war and afterwards all i can remember is on the lady who a [laughter] what can i say, thats my story. Ive been traveling and one thing about my book is theres a lot of local history and their s, stories that happen in different places. This is not where much of the action takes place. Seeing how about how to organize this talk make me recognize a certain pattern to the geography of the civil war and the whole radical movement. Which in my story get
The virus is doing a shock to workers around the world will look at how some of the newly unemployed here in the u. K. Are coping. And in the u. S. President transcends conflicting messages in small new jersey becomes the latest state to order its residents to remain at home. But a grim announcement from italy in the last few years has highlighted how far its and the rest of europe is from containing the coronavirus its own government says nearly 800 people there have died from the virus in the last 24 hours thats the largest one dates also in any country since the outbreak began in china late last year in asia where things has appeared to be improving a 2nd wave of infections is now appearing singapore reported its 1st see debts after managing to keep a lid on the outbreak while hong kongs leaders say more travel could mean more cases that the u. S. Has caused its borders of mexico and canada so all nonessential travel all residents and states that make up around a quarter of the coun
Democrat cory booker, plus our round table. Well break down the politics, smoke out the spin. The facts that matter this week. Good morning, and welcome to this week. The impeachment trial of President Trump started this week with a striking portrait of solidarity in the senate. Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the United States, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god . All i do. It is almost certainly the last moment in this trial where republicans and democrats will speak as one, and in the first briefs filed overnight, the battle lines are stark. President trumps lawyers calling the impeachment a, quote, brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the 2016 election adding several times, the president did nothing wrong. The house brief concludes, President Trumps conduct is the framers worst nightmare. All ahead of the first full trial day on
Tour takes you to amarillo, texas. The treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin testified to congress. Theielded questions about 4. 8 trillion proposal and Economic Growth and the impact of the jobs act signed into law december, 2017. [camera shutters] sen. Grassley we are pleased to have treasury secretary mnuchin, here today testifying about the president s fiscal year 20202021 budget, the president s budget includes proposals to confront a number of important issues, i want to work with the president , the secretary, and others in congress, to address these and other pressing issues, within our committees jurisdiction. Drug pricing, and employer pension crisis are two such issues that must be dealt with, this Budget Proposal comes at a time when the economy is very strong, especially for working families. Better trade deals, less regulations, lower taxes from tax reform, we have translated into wage increases. Especially for lower wage earners. And historically tight labor market. Over six