Something out of nothing, the author is conjuring all of our preferences, taking them into account and reflecting ourselves back on us. Judy all that and more on pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. Consumer cellular. And by the alfred t sloan foundation, supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york, supporting innovations in education and the advancement of International Peace and security at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Judy taking on the impeachment process. More republican lawmakers are speaking up against how the impeachment inquiry in the house of representatives is being conducted. This follows testimony from the top u. S. Diplomat to ukrai
[cheers and applause] the bishop, and the family, to the Cummings Family mr. President , madam secretary, madam speaker, governor, friends, colleagues, staff the seeds on good soil. [applause] pres. Obama the parable of the sower tells us stand up for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering, produce a crop. The seed on good soil. Elijah cummings came from good soil. [applause] pres. Obama and in this sturdy frame, goodness took root. His parents were sharecroppers from the south. They picked tobacco and strawberries, and then sought Something Better in this city, south baltimore. Robert worked shifts at a plant, and ruth cleaned other peoples homes. They became parents of seven, preachers to a small flock. I remember i had the pleasure of meeting elijahs mother, ruth, and she told me she prayed for me every day, and i knew it was true, and i felt better for it. Sometimes, people say they are praying for you, and you dont know. [applause] pres
[organ music playing] is we remain standing, we prepare now for the wharq servant, theublic honorable Elijah Eugene cummings. It shall be done in a few draping ofter the the coffin by the honor guard. [horn sounds] amen. Was a cummings churchman. We sing to the glory of thgod this morning that opening hymn that meant so much to him. Bishop thomas you may be seated. Let us pray. Lord, we thankyou for your servant, Elijah Eugene cummings, assiduously, sagacious, and with integrity to preserve and protect the sacrosanct founding document of this country, from enemies both foreign and domestic. Lord, we thank you for one who stayed the same wherever he was as he ironically embodied kiplings command to walk with kings yet not lose the common touch. For ruthe praise you and robert cummings. You, thatt, we bless you lived in him, spoke through him, and strengthened him to do the work of kingdom building in the guise of a congressman and committee chair. Father, whereas we come to pay rose tha
To conduct productive change to build Greater Trust between communities and the police. Ive often said that police need the community and the Community Needs the police. I would like to start by thanking my cohosts in the forum, representative john conyers is the top ranking democrat on the house Judiciary Committee. Xp h been a tremendous leader for decades just as on criminal justice issues but on a wide variety of Critical Issues that face this country. In fact, we have a portrait of him hiding in our anteroom because he also used to be the chairman of this very committee. Also want to welcome my colleagues representative said richmond o serves as the chair of the congressiol blackcaucus , representative stewart jacksonlee who was the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on crime terrorism Homeland Security and investigation. Representative lawrence was a distinguished member of our Oversight Committee and who is championed so many of the issues that we are going t be talking about to
To conduct productive change to build Greater Trust between communities and the police. Ive often said that police need the community and the Community Needs the police. I would like to start by thanking my cohosts in the forum, representative john conyers is the top ranking democrat on the house Judiciary Committee. Xp h been a tremendous leader for decades just as on criminal justice issues but on a wide variety of Critical Issues that face this country. In fact, we have a portrait of him hiding in our anteroom because he also used to be the chairman of this very committee. Also want to welcome my colleagues representative said richmond o serves as the chair of the congressiol blackcaucus , representative stewart jacksonlee who was the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on crime terrorism Homeland Security and investigation. Representative lawrence was a distinguished member of our Oversight Committee and who is championed so many of the issues that we are going t be talking about to