Veterans of those wars. And at 9 00 a. M. , National Museum of American History director on womens suffrage and the 19th amendments centennial. Host morning. Its wednesday, february 19, 2020. The democratic primary candidates will debate in las vegas and they will be joined for the first time on stage by former new york mayor Michael Bloomberg. President trump is offering alternative viewing in the form of a Keep America Great Campaign rally in arizona. Campaign 2020a question to begin the washington journal today. With the nevada caucuses this weekend and the South Carolina primary 10 days away, we want to know what you think the role of voters of colors will be this election cycle. Phone lines, black voters 202 7488000. Hispanic voters 202 7488001. All others 202 7488002. You can also catch up with us on wj. Al media at cspan you can also send us a text message this morning. Include your name and where youre from. As can start calling in now we take you to this story from the Washing
Headlines. Lets kick it off with coffee. Its the drink you have when youre sleepy so you can poop yourself awake. laughter but one Coffee Company is in trouble for how they get that coffee to you. The famous pitch man for a coffee giant George Clooney is speaking out after that company was linked to a child labor scandal. As nespressos ambassador, George Clooney hack the face of the company, and now says hes saddened and surprised by child labor. They said progress have been made but clearly the board and the Company Still have work the do and the work will be done. Trevor nespresso accused of using child labor to make their coffee. Disappoint bug not shocking, why else would the cups be so tiny . Those arent made by adults. laughter this story made me angry because i hate child labor. One, because it exploits children and, two, if a kid messes up on the job, you cant get mad at them. Youre going to look like an asshole. Theres no accountability. The kid is, like, i was supposed to do
Challenger benny gantz also coming up a new border crisis for europe with the blessing of the turkish president turkey has allowed thousands to cross its territory headed for greece instead of of those been during their finding out why it police on with tear gas and europes leaders say it will stay that way plus mind your manners and mind the virus take a look aha germanys interior minister refuses to shake hands with chancellor Angela Merkel as the corona virus spread. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome polls have just closed in israel and that countrys 3rd election in less. The year its yet another attempt to end the political stalemate their conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been chasing reelection while facing criminal indictment his center left opponent by the guns says that he hopes israelis will vote for change after 11 years of netanyahu neither side previously won enough seats to form a government but many hope tod
Where Michael Bloomberg and senator Amy Klobuchar are nc seeg at the blue celebration event hosted by the North Carolina state Democratic Party. This is a live coverage on cspan. Terrible idea. Let us give it up for your governor, one of the best governors in the United States thankica, roy cooper you, governor. The most important thing we can do for him is to make sure he has a majority in the senate and a majority in the house. And we are going to work sidebyside with your party to make that happen because i look at what is happening the fact that you cannot expand medicaid, governor, is unconscionable. And it is because your state senate and statehouse coming your state senate has accomplished nothing. They are a donothing burger. That is what they are. And we have to move away from the donothing burger to a do something Democratic Senate under president pro tem blue and that is exactly what will happen. Congressman butterfield, congresswoman adams, they need reinforcement. And they
Help me. We have got to get a coach for tom perez and the governor. Theyve got to learn how to be enthusiastic. [applause] thank you, chairman goodman, for that kind introduction and thank you for saying it exactly as i wrote it. Big crowd here tonight i think is proof it is clear that North Carolina democrats know how to with know how to put the word party in party dinner, and speaking of the democratic , dnc chair tom perez, i have gotten to know him over the past year. Hes not just enthusiastic, he knows what he is talking about. If you listen to him, we could all pull together, and weve got change his living at 1600 who is living at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, and you can help. The rest ofon and the North Carolina delegation, thank you for having me here tonight. This is the fourth city i have in today. After this, im going to go get some sleep. Thank you all for helping to we are going to work together. Weve got to turn North Carolina blue. [cheers and applause] mr. Bloomberg im alw