Democracy. Parks we had head to colorado is serving a second term as governor. Back in january he spoke before a joint session of the legislature and denver to discuss environmental issues, Workforce Development Reproductive Health plant care prior to become governor he was a member of congress. Serving 10 years in the u. S. House of representatives. His speech is about an hour. [applause] [applause] [applause] it is my pleasure and honor to present to you the honorable jared polis and governor of the best state in the nation. Colorado. [cheering] will be happy to know the escort came they did their job. I was not able to escape i tried between the first and second floor they fully contained me and did their job. Speaker, president , majority leader, majority leader rodrigues, minority leader lynch, minority leader, lieutenant governor, treasurer young, attorney general weiser, secretary of state griswold, first gentleman reese, members of the state board of education, justices of the
Possible by Corporate Funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. In a major unannounced policy shift, american troops serving in afghanistan beyond the end of this year will be allowed to engage in combat against the taliban. This from the New York Times, which says the new policy also authorizes the use of american jets, bombers and drones to support afghan troops on their combat missions. Last may, the president had said the remaining 10,000 american troops in afghanistan would be limited to Training Afghan forces and hunting the remnants of al qaeda. The president s change of heart came at a time when the
Possible by Corporate Funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. In a major unannounced policy shift, american troops serving in afghanistan beyond the end of this year will be allowed to engage in combat against the taliban. This from the New York Times, which says the new policy also authorizes the use of american jets, bombers and drones to support afghan troops on their combat missions. Last may, the president had said the remaining 10,000 american troops in afghanistan would be limited to Training Afghan forces and hunting the remnants of al qaeda. The president s change of heart came at a time when the
Families who are debating the safety of it depending on where they live. Teachers as well. On the judicial front, the president s closely guarded finances were at the center of two Supreme Court rulings today, decisions that lay down firm markers on the scope and limits of executive power, and they do force trump to extend his battle to keep that information private. The rulings came on the last day of the courts term. In one case, the justices cleared the way for the manhattan d. A. , cyrus vance, to see trumps financial documents himself, which had been subpoenaed by a grand jury as part of that investigation into the hush money payments to two women who claimed they had affairs with trump. The president has denied those allegations still. In the other case, House Democrats were blocked from getting their hands on many of the same records, including trumps tax returns. The Supreme Court sent that case back to lower courts for further review. The new york case will also return to lowe
The u. S. Continues to lead the world by a large margin, at least on the coronavirus front. Donald trump today called his hometown, new york city, a hell hole. This may have something to do with that. The words black lives matter in yellow paint on fifth avenue in front of trump tower. On the political front, the president s push to get back into school is sinking in among families who are debating the safety of it depending on where they liv teachers as well. On the judicial front, the president s closely guarded finances were at the center of two Supreme Court rulings today, decisions that lay down firm markers on the scope and limits of executive power, and they do force trump to extend his battle to keep that information private. The rulings came on the last day of the courts term. In one case, the justices cleared the way for the manhattan d. A. , cyrus vance, to see trumps financial documents himself, which had been subpoenaed by a grand jury as part of that investigation into th