movements on college campuses, but now, the mere existence, the visibility of black and brown people in a fantasy tv show or a movie is slammed as woke. and a look, like you said who plays one of these major characters and house of the dragon, he recently said when he was criticized by these white fans for being cast in a series, they are happy with a dragon flying, they re happy with white hair and violent colored eyes, but a rich black guy? that is beyond the pale. as they say, the idea that a diverse cast may appear to viewers and is a leftist ideological agenda is as offensive as it is playing dom it is beyond ridiculous and it is offensive. that is the right word. we will see what they come up with a next. who knows. great show as always, my friend. enjoy the rest of your evening. coming up, the battle for the soul of the nation. i will speak with congressman in just a moment about democrats finally targeting republicans as extremist. next, the gop s obsessio
you re watching the context on bbc news. five months since the war began, the first ship carrying grain has left ukraine under the watchful eye of the russians patrolling the black sea. the ship is bound for lebanon. we will get the thoughts tonight from odesa, where further ships are being loaded. germany turns back to coal as the gas shortages threaten a winter of blackouts and economic misery. but why are they not returning to nuclear? another weekend of extreme weather in the us as california s biggest wildfire this year continues to burn out of control. tonight with the context, nathalie tocci, former eu foreign policy advisor. and hagar chemali, former us government advisor, host of the political satire series oh my world. a warm welcome to the programme. rarely has a ship set sail from ukraine with so much hope, and so much anticipation, riding on it. the sierre leone registered razoni left the port of odesa at 09:30 this morning and into the black sea, bound for t
attack. coming up, we ll talk with the wife of one of them about her husband and why she plans to be in the room for the hearing tonight. we ll have the latest from a michigan courtroom where a republican candidate for governor is showing up for the first time after being arrested for his alleged role in the attack on the capitol. we ve got a lot to get to. i m hallie jackson in washington and let s start with ali on capitol hill. the punch bowl news founder and msnbc contributor, jake sherman and leanne caldwell. here s what we want to lay out here. a kind of viewer s guide as you get ready to watch the hearing and key moments to watch. it starts tonight, 8:00 eastern. it s going to last roughly 90 minutes. the first of six hearings. the committee is promising to reveal previously unseen material. their words. video and audio from the day of the insurrection. one of the two republicans on the committee saying it will change history, but will it? over the next six hearings, d
quality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise. there is no question that the republican party today is dominated, driven, and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. and that is a threat to this country. for a long time, we have told ourselves that american democracy is guaranteed. but it is not. we have to defend it, protect it, stand up for it, each and every one of us this comes as his approval rating is on the rise. 40% of americans approve of the job he is doing, a level not seen since september of last year. and his party seems to be seeing a boost as well. the same poll found registered voters give a slight edge to the democratic party when asked, who they would want to see win control of the house come
they ll carry it on fox business instead. you re already seeing conservative reaction, pre reaction, if you will, to this. there s this new piece of information out that republicans plan to create committee to investigate the select committee if they take back the house come november. also what we heard from the top republican in the house, kevin mccarthy. it is the most political and least legitimate committee. it has permanently damaged the house and divided this country. sounded a little different after the attack happened. here s what he said then. we cannot just sweep this under the rug. we need to know why it happened, who did it, and people need to be held accountable for it. i m committed to make sure that happens. jake, how does he thread that needle? he doesn t. the mccarthy, quite frankly, had a opportunity to have a bipartisan commission, which he