Special privilege. Vigils held in the u. S. For the 29 people e killed in twtwo Mass Shootings. Donanald trump says s hatred hao place in the country as he is condemned by many who say his rhetoric has embmboldened extremists. Hello and welcome back. We begin in hong kong where a general strike has paralyzed parts of the territory affecting public partition transportation. Are Civil Servants who ordered to be politically neutral have agreed to participate. In the meantime, further clashes as police fired tear gas at demonstrators. This, following a weekend of violent protests. Thate lam saying demonstrations were pushing the city to the verge of a very dangerous situation. Our correspondent reports from the admiralty district in hong kong where clashes have occurred. Station, this is the latest area of the city to be experience in clashes with police. The popoce have been throwing teargas rounds for the last t 18 minutes pretty consistently. There is still a large crowd, most of them w
Express our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. And we join every american praying for the injured and their families in their hour of need. The bible says, the lord is close to the brokenhearted. And that will be our prayer for the people of dayton and el paso. We also commend the men and women of Law Enforcement in both states, whose quick action and Courageous Service undoubtedly saved lives. They earned the admiration and gratitude of the American People. [applause] as President Trump said in his address to the nation yesterday, hate has no place in america. And the sinister ideologies of racism, bigotry, and White Supremacy must be defeated. [applause] in the wake of previous violence, are it administration a bipartisan basis with the congress to strengthen background checks and approve school safety. And in the wake of this weekends mass shootings, the president has brought the full resources of the federal government to assist Law Enforcement in in
Are working to close the gap between journalism and civic engagement. The Knights Program really needs that vision headon. The most important journalism that happens in the city is done by regional reporters. Should i say they can . [laughing] i really believe it. The most important journalism that happens in the city is done by regional reporters. [applause] regional reporters are watching washington for americas hometowns so that the people of the United States can make informed decisions about their lives and about their democracy. And this type of journalism and the selfgovernment that it enables is one of the most Important Reasons we have a First Amendment protection for freedom of the press. So on this 30 anniversary of the Regional Reporters Association, youre going to about the challenges reporters face. You already know what they are, drinking resources, diminished public trust, and growing fake news but youre also going to hear about the impact of regional reporting from som
What happened this weekend were acts of people. Pure evil and we join every american praying for the injured and their families in their hour of need. The bible says of the lord is close to the brokenhearted. And that will be our prayer for the people of dayton and el paso. The men andend women of Law Enforcement in both andes, whose quick action Courageous Service undoubtedly saved lives. They earned the admiration and gratitude of the united states. [applause] vice pres. Pence as president hasp said yesterday, hate no place in america. Ideologies ofer racism, bigotry and White Supremacy must be defeated. [applause] vice pres. Pence in the wake of previous violence, our administration has worked on a bipartisan basis with congress to strengthen background checks and improve school safety. In the wake of this weekends mass shootings, the president has brought the full resources of the federal government to assist Law Enforcement in investigating and prosecuting those responsible for th
In el paso and dayton. The shootings left at least 31 people dead and injured about 50 more. President trump and at the first lady are scheduled to both cities, to meet with people impacted by the shootings. [sirens] [indiscernible] thank you. Excuse me. What is your reaction to lawmakers in dayton and el paso who think President Trump is not welcome because of his rhetoric . The president is the president of all the people and what he wants to do is go to these communities and grieve with them, pray with them and offer condolences. And quite frankly, offer thank you and appreciation to those who are First Responders and put their lives on the line and were able to take out the shooter so quickly. Those citizens who put their bodies in harms way to protect loved ones. And he also wants to talk about potential solutions on how we can keep this from happening again. Lastly, he wants to have a thattion with them it is time to unify, that we can do something to prevent this from happening