Murray, president of the National Immigration forum. Washington journal starts now. Host good morning. It is sunday, march 17, 2024. The first shipment of aid to gaza to arrive by sea in decades landed over the weekend. The latest response to the humanitarian crisis in the region as israel continues its military response to the october 7 hamas attack that killed more than 1200 people. Growing rifts between leadership in washington as a growing Coalition Calls for more conditions on aid to israel amid its ongoing war in gaza which has so far killed more than 30,000 people. This morning, we want to know your thoughts on the u. S. In this conflict. Should the u. S. Cut or condition military aid israel . The number if you think yes is 202 7488000. If now , its 202 7488001. If youre unsure, 202 7488002. If you would like to text us, our number is 202 7488003. Please be sure to include your name and where you are writing in from. If you would like to contact us on social media, that is faceb
Landed over the weekend. The latest response to the humanitarian crisis in the region as israel continues itsâ– 5 military response to the october 7 hamas attack that killed more than 1200 people. Growing rifts between leadership in washington as a growing Coalition Calls for more conditions on aid to israel amid its oning war in gaza which has so far killed more than 30,000 people. This morning, we want to know your thoughts on the u. S. I cutn military aid israel . The number if you think yes is 202 7488000. If no, its 202 7488001. If youre unsure, 202 7488002. If you would like to text us, our number is 202 7488003. Please be sure to include your name and where you are writing in from. On social media, that is facebook. Com cspan or on x, cspanwj. One of the ways that rift was revealing itself was a Senate Speech by majority leader chuck schumer. Schumer called for a new election in israel in a scathing speech on netanyahu. He called for the Israeli Government to hold a new election
Department of justice at the time. Hes also accused of lying to investigators. Again, it is not the crime, folks. It is the coverup, but there is a delay. De oliveira hasnt secured local counsel to represent him in florida so the judge asked him to return later, next thursday, to go about the arraignment. If all of this sounds familiar, thats because the other trump aide indicted in the classified Documents Case, the valet, walt nauta, twice had his not guilty plea postponed for the very same reason and perhaps youre saying to yourself, what a stroke of bad fortune. Both indicted Trump Associates somehow unable to find a florida lawyer, thereby delaying their trials with the 2024 election fast approaching. Go figure. This afternoon, there are also significant concerns surrounding de oliveiras legal fees, specifically who is going to pay for them. Its reportedly a trump pact and that raises a number of major questions that we will address throughout the hour, but first, consider how thi
Throughout the day, weekends at 5 00 and 9 00 pm eastern, catch washington today, listen to c span anytime, just tell your smart speaker, play cspan radio, powered by cable. At the start of a new school year, we are welcoming back the president of the 1. 7 million member American Federation of teachers, as you look at the year ahead, what do you see as the Biggest Challenges facing teachers this school year . I think the biggest challenge is first off, it is great to have backtoschool, my home local, new york city, today is the first day of school for all of those kids so im wishing all of them the best year, even though it is 95 degrees heat which is always a problem everywhere, when you dont have air conditioning. But, i think what has happened, the same problems that afflict the nation afflict the schools. Because School Schools are really a melting pot of e, everything going on in the nf nation, whatever you want to say, it is basically, we are dealing with everything going on. So,
Government ambition, commitment and consistency. A relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three. Here is mike hawes, chief executive of the society of Motor Manufacturers and traders. As you would expect, a great deal of concern. The industry has invested billions in this transition and a lot of it has gone into the uk already, the government has backed that. You have seen them invest in the Tata Battery Factory in somerset, mini production in cowley, Electric Vehicle for commercial Vehicle Production in ellesmere port. So weve got mixed messaging when youre investing in there. If you want to attract and continue that investment, you need a strong market. We want to see what is being said, because at the moment we are getting this mixed message about what is it that the government wants. Ill tell you, if you want to achieve net zero, you have to decarbonise road transport. This morning Home Secretary Suella Braverman backed the Prime Ministerfor making difficult decisions on net zero a