Can understand, Everybody Knows they are brazilians. Thank you. I would like to remind you of something which this was the last event of our program this year, and im grateful to ambassador shannon and the others for being here and have helped participate in this. This sunday marks the 25th anniversary of the assassination of chico mendez. Chico mendez was not known in brazil when he was killed. Today mendez is honored in brazil at the National Institute for studies, policymaking in the amazon, one of the 26 National Heroes of brazil named by the brazilian congress. We have associated ourselves to a group of institutions that will host a Memorial Service this sunday at 4 00 at Holy Name Catholic Church on 11th street, the announcement on our website, and i hope that those that are interested can join us there. With that, i would like to thank ambassador shannon very much for being here with us, and i would like to thank you for having been with us throughout this year that is closing n
The obamas are spending christmas in hawaii. We will begin on the issue of the u. S. Allegation to the sochi Olympic Games and get your comments. It is sunday morning, december 22. Welcome to washington journal. Our phone lines are open. The numbers are on your screen. Host this is the question. Using the olympics to address social issues. You can also send us a tweet. Here is how we posted it on our twitter page should the president use the olympics to address social issues . Here is the story on the sunday morning from usa today. The headline is that the president has made a decision by naming a veil of the delegation and sent a message to russia. They are delivering a strong message of opposition. The delegation will include an openly gay athlete, billy jean king. It will not include the president , first lady, or Vice President. They have all headed previous delegations. Time sincethe first 2000 that a president has not been a member of the delegation. Ins is slated for february so
He was getting off message Top White House negotiators are meeting with Senate Republicans to hash out some Sticking Points today, and that doesnt even take into account what the democrats want one of the issues centers on schools, and that fight is only heating up across the country. In florida, the Largest Teachers Union is suing Governor Ron Desantis over his push to fully reopen all Public Schools next month. More on that in a moment we start in georgia, though, where only in the last hour a judge in the middle of a critical showdown between the gov more and the mayor of atlanta recused herself on a case over coronavirus restrictions right before arguments were set to begin. The issue at hand there, Governor Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to stop the city from enforcing the mask man date and other orders this is unfolding as cases in georgia continue to steadily decline. Lets bring in nbcs blayne alexander with the latest. The governor filed this lawsuit aga
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Senator Kristen Gillibrand is here, democrat from new york to replaced former senator Hillary Clinton in 2009. She was previously a congressperson for new yorks 20 ninth congressional district. She has emerged as an advocate for womens rights and taken on the battle for Sexual Assault especially in the military. She has a new memoir, off the sidelines, and in the forward notary clinton writes it is a job but a calling. Im pleased to have her here at this table. Great to see you. What leads one to write a book at this time in your life . Wanted to share a little bit about my personal journey for a way to ask women to be heard. It is part call to action, part memoir, part selfhelp. Me. Mpacted my mom was one of three women in her law class. Really as a way to ask women to be heard, speak up to raise the voices on the things they care deeply about. They could not only make a difference but change outcomes. Atespecially looking viole
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Senator Kristen Gillibrand is here, democrat from new york to replaced former senator Hillary Clinton in 2009. She was previously a congressperson for new yorks 20 ninth congressional district. She has emerged as an advocate for womens rights and taken on the battle for Sexual Assault especially in the military. She has a new memoir, off the sidelines, and in the forward Hillary Clinton writes it is not a job but a calling. Im pleased to have her here at this table. Great to see you. What leads one to write a book at this time in your life . I wanted to share a little bit about my personal journey for a way to ask women to be heard. It is part call to action, part memoir, part selfhelp. It impacted me. My mom was one of three women in her law class. Really as a way to ask women to be heard, speak up to raise the voices on the things they care deeply about. They could not only make a difference but change outcomes. Especially look