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Hi im Steve Clements and i have a question is there a connection between the shooting of jacob blake and can osha wall street capitalism and Excessive Military spending my guest today says there is lets get to the bottom line. When a policeman shot jacob blake 7 times in the back in front of his kids in wisconsin last month it was a painful reminder that real change is not coming fast enough to these United States the shooting reignited passions across the country especially after an armed white 17 year old counter protester came to wisconsin from a nearby state until 2 other people protesting the shooting so whats going on in the United States are we heading down a healthy road will race continue to be used cynically to get votes while the poor and disadvantaged continue to suffer endlessly joining us today is someone who has been thinking of preaching about these issues for decades he is professor cornell west one of the most prominent intellectuals alive professor west teaches at ha
Six months after the Fatal Shooting of breonna taylor. Which raises the question should a controversial legal principle leave Police Officers largely shielded from lawsuits over wrongdoing . Our ted koppel looks for answers. There is just one little problem with this picture. Theyve got him handcuffed. That could have been one of my kids. Reporter they got the wrong guy, beat him up im glad our police are here doing their job. Reporter and when he sued, the cops claimed something called qualified immunity. Well explain coming up on sunday morning. Pauley mariah carey is a legend of popular music, with a story of triumph over adversity, she is only now ready to share in full. Yeah, yeah, yeah pauley mariah carey has had number one hits 19 times. Pauley your ability to do those high notes, where did that come from . I dont know. [laughter] ive always had kind of a raspy voice, but for me it is like playing an instrument, so it is fun. Pauley later. The one and only mariah carey. Legions
[distant sirens] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Trump, accompanied by judge Amy Coney Barrett and family. [hail to the chief playing] [applause] pres. Trump thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. I stand before you today to fulfill one of my highest and most important duties under the United States constitution, the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. [applause] pres. Trump this is my third such nomination after Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh and it is a very proud moment indeed. Over the past week, our nation has mourned the loss of a true american legend, Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg was a legal giant and a pioneer for women. Her extraordinary life and legacy will inspire americans for generations to come. Now, we gather in the rose garden to continue our neverending task of ensuring equal justice and preserving the impartial rule of law. Today, it is my honor to nominate one of our nations most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the S
Conflicts nationwide. You dont ask for the personality of the people, you ask for the performance of the people. What he does domestically is not, its not matters. Its exactly what you achieve in international diplomats, and President Trump has proven that hes worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. Lou and former president obama was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as well, but his nomination came just only after 11 days, 11 days in office. It was a decision that was followed by increased instability around the world and further u. S. Military entanglement. In contrast, President Trump holds an exemplary diplomat you can record. He has defeated isis, held peace talks with north korea, taken on chinas predatory trade practices and expansionary foreign policy. Hes strengthened gnaw toe, holding its members accountable for the financing of the alliance. Hes brokered peace deals between the taliban and afghan officials as well as kosovo and serbia most recently. And just today President Trump