A little over twenty five minutes on al jazeera right after todays edition of the stream next. This is really an attack on itself is a lot of misunderstanding of what free speech is supposed to be about the context of hugely important setting the stage for a serious debate after front this time on aljazeera. Hi im femi oke a youre in the stream today political crisis in ethiopia a state of emergency has been declared after the sudden resignation of Prime Minister we ask whats next i really could be a lot if youre joining us live on you tube send us your questions and your comments and ill do my best to bring them into today show. A hectic few days last week was thrown into political crisis it began on wednesday with the release of several high profile Political Prisoners including opposition leaders and journalists and what observers saw as a concession to a street protest movement that has swept the country of over the last three years the following day Prime Minister. Suddenly resign
Live with the latest. Reporter the wayward sea lion is safe and sound. Got the attention of lots of mo motorists. The sea lion tried several times to cross the highway. You know, its not the first time. Curious sea lion pup was safe inside a crate on the side of highway 37 after a very busy morning exploring the sites of Sonoma County. Sky 7 hd was overhead as the sea lion pup went from the waters on San Pablo Bay to dry land, blocking eastbound highway 37. U. S. Fish and wildlife wardens got there first. We kept an eye on him as he swam in the water, each time he tried to come up on the bank and approach the freeway, we distracted him and kept him in the water. Reporter wardens and chp officers assisted by Good Samaritans used boards to to ral the pup into a temporary dog crate until the Marine Mammal center could arrive. Its not uncommon. California sea lions are crafty, go where they want to. Reporter this one certainly did. Last december a 500 pound elephant seal hopped out of San
Me just emphasize that we are at the Wilson Center, the nations nations memorial to 28th president and one of the nations key now Public Policy form here at washington dc. You are add to the washington history seminar, and activity since 2010 we have ten we have jointly sponsored with the National History center. Its represented here by date kennedy comments director and the associate director. Amanda along with pete in the back help us get organized for the sessions sessions that we hope will provide a forum for bringing Historical Context to Public Policy and to invite historical perspectives on international and national affairs. As always we want to acknowledge the society of historians of American Foreign relations for sponsoring, cosponsoring the series as well as George Washington University History department and several others. Other named donors that allow us to make this on a weekly basis. Im supposed to point out that you can look at videos of this in past sessions on both
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And there is not a lot of public or Public Policy leadership around this issue. I think king would feel proud there were victories in the Civil Rights Movement, many of which happened after he passed. And there are people fighting to make sure those victories remain, even when there are massive efforts to overturn those victories. Host coverage of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington takes place on cspan and will also take place on wednesday with special coverage on this program as well as the president giving a speech. The president s impact on civil rights to date . Guest that is interesting. My students try to draw a link between Martin Luther king and president obama. Senses a link in the theyre both africanamerican leaders and have had massive followings. They are seen as their opinions having an impact. But they exist in very different times. President obama exists in a time when there. Demographicndous changes going on. The role of the u. S. In the world is in a diffe