continue to fight this in court which is not an unfamiliar tactic of his, he usually appeals decisions and it looks like that s the path forward. kara scannell, great hearing your reporting yesterday, straight grate to see you this morning. thanks for being with us. continuing on with the case, so what exactly did e. jean carroll have to prove to win her civil case? here is what the jury of six men and three women had to assess. the civil suit was filed in november under new york state s adult survivor s act which took away the statute of limitations in sexual assault cases for a certain period of time, allowing carroll s 1996 allegation to be considered. because this case was civil, not criminal, the jury had to determine whether donald trump committed allegations by a, quote, preponderance of the evidence, a fancy way of saying he more likely than not, greater than 50%, is liable in the case. for the defamation claim
but it s a grate to be a dog whistle, to essentially talk about issues that have to do with racial justice and social justice without saying that race is a part of the issue. and also, it becomes this umbrella term for anyone who is liberal, right? i think by keeping it vague, it s strategic. it allows them to use it broadly, whether you re talking about education or environmentalism. and yeah, essentially, it s a cover for attacking anything that is progressive. a pejorative for anything that is people who are at least socially aware, and aware of the ills of society, and comparing to it pandemic, saying it s worse than a pandemic is beyond. there are so many elements that are being attacked as woke that are part of american principles and democracy. the vyings movement, fighting for social justice. allies were part of that movement. what do you say about america when you attack things that actually make america better and call it woke as a pejorative. civil rights, gay rights
reported symptoms such as headaches, coughing, fatigue and skin irritation i m begging you by the grace of god please get our people out of here. today, norfolk southern began removing track near the derailment site and excavating the contaminated soil that process is expected to take two months and the e.p.a. says digging that up dirt could send a lot of vapors into the air to the agency will be doing additional testing to monitor air quality in the area. bret? grate, thank you. severe weather is impacting several areas of the country tonight. the sheriff in los angeles county says some snow bound residents in southern california mountains could be stuck nor at least another week. another week there. the fox forecast center is tracking the threat of severe storms moving across the southeast into the tennessee and ohio valleys. tornadoes, strong winds, flash
a personal struggle with alcohol and the menopause. the lancashire force found itself accused of victim blaming. i think it s quite shocking. before the discovery of the body, this morning the cabinet minister penny mordaunt spoke of serious questions that needed answering. it really does grate with a lot of women and we have to put up with all kinds of sexist behaviour in all kinds of settings and i think to have it play out in this kind of environment is why people are so upset. lancashire police has announced it s conducting an internal review of the investigation and has referred itself to the independent police watchdog. his majesty s inspector of constabulary may well wish to focus on lancashire s performance too. when the inspectorate conducted a full review of lancashire police in 2017, it said the force needed to improve the protection of vulnerable people and the supervision of investigations when a vulnerable victim is involved. the inspectorate currently has six other polic
with so much shifting, we ll hear in a sec how the government answers all of that. but first, let s talk about ministers concerns over how the police have been investigating the case of the missing mother nicola bulley in lancashire. the home secretary asked them to explain why the police there decided unusually to release private information about her life. penny mordaunt is the leader of the house of commons now but was the minister for women in a previous role. what did you think when you heard what had happened, the police had released this information? it is quite shocking. both the prime minister and home secretary are right to raise concerns. the first thing ifelt right to raise concerns. the first thing i felt was for her family. it is bad enough having had your loved one go missing but to have had all the additional drama that has accompanied this tragic case is horrific. it does grate with a lot