Laura this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. Britains Prime Minister is gambling on general election. He will give mps more time to debate his brexit deal if they will let the people vote. Prime min. Johnson it itime the opposition summed up the nerve to submit themselves to the judgment of our collective boss, the people of u. K. Laura republicans fight the impeachment inquiry by attacking the process, as the president calls for lawmakers to defend him more aggressively. We size up the strategy. Plus, what ever happened to Union Boss Jimmy Hoffa in 1975 . We speak to an author with a personal connection to this unsolved mystery. Laura for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. For britains Prime Minister, there is no getting away from brexit. Now he has allowed asked parliament to hold a general election on december 12. If mps agree, it will give them even more time to debate his brexit deal, an early christ
Battery that could run for 1 million miles. It may be closer to reality than you think. Caught on camera, the dramatic rescue, a 5yearold girl trapped beneath a subway train after her father jumped onto the tracks. We hear from the heros who raced into action. And the math teacher racking up win after win on jeopardy. How a toilet paper roll helped him prepare for the show. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with several developments overnight and the scandal surrounding a phone call between President Trump and the president of ukraine. At issue is whether President Trump pressured ukraine to investigate joe biden in exchange for u. S. Military aid. He denies that claim and calls this another witchhunt. Meanwhile overnight new details emerged about the time line including when that military aid was put on hold. Abcs ines de la cuetara has the latest from washington where democrats are meeting to discuss impeachment. Ines, good morning. Reporter good morn
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Natural resources committee. At 8 30 a. M. , we talk to virginia congressman Gerald Connolly, member of the oversight and Reform Committee and the Foreign Affairs committee. President morning trump at the center of the latest clash between congress and the white house. Tensions escalated over congressional access to the complaint, which involves an unspecified promise made to a foreign head of state. We begin the washington journal this morning getting your thoughts on the latest controversy and what it means for relations between executives and legislative branches of governments. Give us a call, we want to hear from you. Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. You can also text us this morning. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. That number, 2027488003. You can catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good morning to you this friday morning, you can start callin
We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone their evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizen sdpgs we look at the fact, we look at the law and we bring charges. For the fourth time in as many months donald trump, the former president of the United States, is facing a criminal indictment. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, august 15th. Lets dive right into the latest indictment for the former president. The charges are from Fulton County, georgia, where trump and 18 others were named in a sweeping 41count indictment targeting alleged attempts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis announced the charges just before midnight. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia like every state has laws that allow those who believe that results