President nixon said a similar thing, that is not what the constitution provides, that is not what the country demands. He does not have the right to do whatever he wants. Turning to the second abuse of power most of concern. Betraying the nation involving foreign powers. The American People have suffered that foreign influence when President Trump treated military aid that had been approved, taxpayer dollars, and decided to treat it as his own checkbook to try to further his own reelection chances. That reflects what the founders were concerned about. Finally, corruption of our elections. The framers knew that corrupt leaders or leaders acting corruptly concentrate their powers to manipulate elections and undercut adversaries. They talked about it frequently. That is why the framers thought electoral treachery particularly involving foreign powers was a critical abuse that could support and lead to impeachment. Now, the American People learned last election how dangerous foreign inter
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. At the moment, everyone seems to be sharing their most listened songs of the past year. What was top of your list . Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. France is waking up to a second day of strikes, with trade unions warning they wont stop until the government scraps its reforms to the pensions system. The disruption is the worst for decades, with trains cancelled, schools closed and Oil Refineries shut. There have been rallies in major cities, with some protests turning violent. Rich preston reports. Teachers, transport workers, hospital staff, even theatre employees turned out. Hundreds of thousands of workers in a show of force against the government of emmanuel macron. 90 of trains were cancelled, as well as hundreds of domestic and international flights. Schools were locked and the countrys biggest tourist attr
Time for a look at the weather. We have some strong winds on the way for the uk but before that we have seen damp conditions for many of us and the worst of the rain is clearing eastwards followed by heavy showers, the heaviest across north east england and wales. Showers, the heaviest across northeast england and wales. Hefty downpours around. The winds are starting to turn north westerly dragging in coolerairand starting to turn north westerly dragging in cooler air and otherwise it isa dragging in cooler air and otherwise it is a mild afternoon. Overnight we will continue with breezy weather and a few showers. Some patchy cloud as well. It will not be the coldest of nights. We are going to see some big developments taking place in the atlantic. Looking at the jet stream which makes our areas of low pressure, it is going to get strong over the next 2a hours, reaching winds of 180 miles per hour. An area of low pressure form is just here and start spinning around the north atla ntic a
Now. I urge everyone to find closure and to let the healing begin after the divisions overbright said Boris Johnson promises a one nation government following his historic election victory. And thousands of algerians take to the streets to protest against the victory of former Prime Minister abdul majeed taboo and their president ial election. Be disturbing though with all your support tiger woods and his u. S. Team for it back to golds president s cup but begin to nurture and still hold a healthy lead. Very welcome to the program our top story u. S. President donald trump has moved one step closer to being impeached the house of Representatives Judiciary Committee has voted to approve 2 charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress against the president he is accused of putting pressure on ukraines leader to investigate trumps political rival Democrat Joe Biden these charges will be voted on and likely approved by the democrat controlled house next week ahead of a full trial t
At 9 00 a. M. , accuracy in media president adam g host we are live outside the Supreme Court today as the justices will hear arguments for and against socalled daca, the Immigration Program that allows undocumented people brought here as children to the United States by their parents to remain in the country. We want to get your thoughts on daca as well as the Supreme Court decision. Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. You can also a fourth line for Daca Recipients, 2027488003. You can text us at that number as well with your first name, city, and state, 2027488003. Go to twitter at cspanwj or join the conversation at facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your thoughts on daca and the Supreme Court arguments in a minute. Joining us on the phone is greg, i Supreme Court a Supreme Court reporter for bloomberg news. Remind viewers what this case is about. Guest good morning, greta. The case started in 2012 when barack obama said he was going to give yo