Afterwards. High everyone, my name is brittany kerr. ,deputy director of events at politics and prose and id like to welcome you all. A few housekeeping items before we again, first i will be dropping links in the chapter you can purchase copies of both speakers books today, straight from pmpyou can also ask the author question today by clicking on the q a button at the bottom of the screen and we will try to address everybodys questions near the end of the program but if we dont get to your exact question we apologize, i have a feeling there will be lots of questions today. It is my pleasure to introduce todays speakers, first, Maya Rockeymoore cummings, the former chair of the Maryland Democratic party and wife of the late congressman Elijah Cummings. In were better than this, congressman cummings details the formative moments in his life that prepared him to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his actions while in office. s final words are a call to action for us all to rema
They tried to beat them back and beat that out of them. They did not succeed. And we are a better nation now. Again, this will take a few minutes for them to reach the bridge and then cross over to the other side, taking that pause, and we will be here on fox news to take you through it all. I want to share now though from a perspective on this extraordinary life one of his longtime friends and house colleagues, member of the congressional black caucus, representative Emmanuel Cleaver. Congressman, youre with me in. Yes, good morning. Harris good morning. And i look and see that you are with us from home in kansas city, and thats where you and i met many, many years ago. Yes. Harris give us a texture for what youre feeling and what others are feeling today who were part of the struggle and continue to be. Well, theres manager which all of us are feeling pain but some joy. Johns chief of staff came to me a few months ago and confidentially toll me what was told me what was going on and
Back here at home, authorities in texas have released an image of two persons of interest in the death of a couple from New Hampshire. That image shows another couple driving away in their truck. Heres abcs marcus moore. Reporter police are calling this man and woman, crossing the u. S. mexico border with a truck they say belonged to a murdered couple, persons of interest. We just want to find out who these people are and talk with them about the facts of the case. Reporter the surveillance image of the unidentified man and woman by his side potentially a critical clue as investigators hunt for whoever is responsible for james and michelle butlers death. The couple from New Hampshire were fwourndrieieieied found bun a beach in padre island last week where the pair had been on a road trip. Their last known contact with family days before a heartbreaking and gruesome discovery. They are always in contact with the family. Even for a day they were out of contact was really strange. Reporte
Independents, 2027488002. You can also catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. Good thursday morning to you, you can call in now. Gallup has been asking this question since 1971. Either extremely proud or very proud to be americans marks the lowest response rate. Here is how it broke down. Those who said they were extremely proud of, 45 of respondents. This is the second Consecutive Year that finding is below the 50 level. 25 saying they are very proud,. 8 saying moderately proud 3 saying they are not at all proud. Here is how the chart breaks down historically from the gallup released earlier this week. The top line, those who said they were extremely or very proud, the numbers have declined. The same for those saying they are extremely proud. The highest readings for extremely proud, 69 and 70 2002 and 2003 2004 after the 9 11 attacks. Fewer than expressed extreme pride in being american. The breakdown split by both partisan
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