New intensity to an already strained relationship between the incoming president and the africanamerican community. Action News Reporter vern node attended several day of Service Events dan talked to participants and leaders about this controversy. Vernon. Reporter good afternoon brian. The truth is with Donald Trumps inauguration just days away now and the mlk celebration the annual one in high gear a lot of friction was bound to be generated already. Then enter trump versus john lewis. At this midday antitrump rally a mix of union and other acts 50s railed against the president elect. The issues healthcare, criminal justice and the whole assortment of areas where the Progressive Movement is angry and promising to fight back against the president elects stated goals. Many tell me they are relatively new to this level of activism. In areas of healthcare and protect womens rights and a lot of areas where that people could die because of bad decisions. I have a child who is in the milita
Which russia has weaponized information as part of the campaign of special warfare, especially in the donbass. It is not a coincidence that the first thing the russian units did when they moved into key eastern ukrainian cities is pull down the Ukrainian Television and radio broadcasts. Im told the units have digital pacs plugged into the stations to immediately switch over to russian stations. The russian strategy, its important to recognize about the strategy of special warfare, the russian objective is not to win the argument, not to demonstrate truth. It is to confuse, create doubt and keep everybody off balance. Thats why you had little green men in crimea. So everybody spent a couple of weeks trying to figure out are they russians or from somewhere else . Who are these guys in slavyansk with rpgs and air peace radios. It is a strategy which rests on a tactic of misdirection which has an objective to sow division between the United States and european partners. And which has as an
First got elected was the issue of the National Guard came up and i was on armed services. A lot of those guard folks were being deployed multiple times. And it was very, very difficult for their families. And a number of us recognized that what we needed to do is build facilities, upgrade facilities, get rid of those old facilities and replace them with Readiness Centers to train and equip our troops in the event that we had to send them overseas on a mission, which we id many, many times. But we needed to construct those facilities also for their families, for their spouses and for their children. On the Appropriations Committee what tom latham did was make sure we had the funding, to make sure we built those facilities as well. So we were able to work on that issue together. And then when the great flood of 2008 hit across iowa, but mainly across the eastern half of iowa, it included a lot of tom lathams district and a lot of it included my district, about half of the damage was in
I should tape record everything she says and listen to it and take notes as maybe i can process all of the excellent information she provides. Give the warmest welcome to my great friend, kellyanne conway. [applause] hi iowa. Thank you congressman king for the great introduction. Thank you mom for writing it. [laughter] i am having a great day, how about you . They asked me if i minded speaking after Marsha Blackburn and donald trump and i said i mind if they are hungry. Im glad that you are eating. Carrying on. This is a remarkable event to me. I think this is how you connect to people and run for president of the u. S. You take your case directly to the voters who decide your fate and the fate of the nation. And i heard that there were 1200 committed ticketholders and about that number on a waiting list we came about 7 00 this morning and people were lined up outside. You had record attendance, waiting lines, people outside the door, lined up and i think steve king is the taylor swif
Complorn mid ten vote. First, the president seemed a bit confused. This is my card. I am going to be going back. Scan this one . This one . Come on. Help me out, somebody. Seers hundreds of thousands of american troops and members of the diplomatic corps, a an email from the u. S. Ambassador to thailand. If you are like me, you are overseas. You need to recommending sister ballot. Back in the united states, candidates in both parties have been urging voters not to wait. In 2012, when mitt romney lost, he lost because republicans didnt early vote. We can win this election. Miami dade, only 23 of americans veerltd. We have to get out and vote. Joining us from los angeles issayss Michael Schur and in studio in new york is merna perez, voters rights. Welcome to both of you. Micheal we will start with you. Early voting s, is it bigger for republicans or democrats . Well, to say its a bigger deal, its a bigger deal for republicans because its such a big deal for democrats. And, you know, i t