first of all, we expect schools to prioritize what is in a student s head over what is on it. but a school district in texas has kept a student out of the classroom since august because it says his locks are too long. the superintendent now says that being an american requires conformity. now, this case is heading to court. today that student and his attorney are with us. plus, president biden likely needs michigan to win reelection. the city of dearborn has one of the largest arab american populations in the country, and its mayor says he turned down a meeting with the president s campaign manager. he s here to explain why. and dante wright s mother is with us. he was killed during a traffic stop in 2021 when an officer said she accidentally pulled her gun instead of her taser. well, that city just rejected a proposal to change rules for when police can pull someone over, and dante s mother says more people will die. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show. i
politicsnation, tonight s ali, start your engines. the biden reelection effort is shifting in the high gear, with the first official democratic contest of the primary season, just six days away. that will be in south carolina. president biden has been reengaging with folks this weekend, especially black voters, who were crucial to his 2020 victory. biden s also getting a jump start from the united auto workers who are standing with the president joining the picket lines with them during their striking in the fall. i ll talk to the uaw president tonight about the big endorsement and what it will meet to the biden campaign. back on capitol hill, maga republicans are slamming the brakes on a bipartisan immigration bill at the behest of their presidential front runner, donald trump. and the impact of this gridlock may be felt far beyond the border, jeopardizing military aid for ukraine and israel. all of that tonight. plus, the white house response to breaking news ou
we report from the arctic circle, which is warming more quickly than any other place on earth. president putin warns that the coming decade will be the most dangerous and unpredictable since the end of the second world war. elon musk claims he s buying twitter to help humanity as the deadline approaches for him to complete the deal. and why british schools that try to ban pupils from wearing their afro hair in certain styles are likely to be breaking the law. black people are disproportionately affected by hair discrimination in the workplace and at school according to the equality and human rights commission, and the lasting impact in many cases can be devastating. welcome to the programme. there s been another grim warning from the un that there s no credible way of limiting the rise in global warming to one of the key thresholds. a new report talks of woefully inadequate action by the world s governments to keep the increase below 1.5 degrees celsius. as leaders prep
president putin warns the coming decade will be the most dangerous and unpredictable since the end of the second world war. a fresh election for the northern ireland assembly is likely to be called in december after the latest efforts to form a new governing executive end in failure. and prince harry announces the title and publication date for his memoir, promising a raw and unflinchingly honest account of his life as a senior member of the royal family. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world. the united nations says there s no credible way of limiting the rise in global warming to one of the key thresholds agreed at the paris climate talks in 2015. a new report says governments around the world have been this a new report says governments around the world have been woefully inadequate in their actions to keep the increase below 1.5 degrees celsius. as leaders prepare to gather for cop27, the global climate conference taking place this ye