لا eyes, i am edward said, i was born in 1935 into a Christian Family in this house, my father was a. Successful merchant who imported stationary from egypt, not only the eldest, but he was also the only boy in the of family, so i think we thought of him, his sisters a bit as he was getting a good deal, i was 10 or 11 years old when i little by little realized the presence of jewish immigrants in the city, our city was experiencing a chaotic. Situation in those days, our house was not far from King David Hotel, so i was terrified when that King David Hotel bombing happened. Jewish terrorists bombed the King David Hotel in 1946, the wreckage could be seen from our house. I recall the rising sense of danger, british soldiers on the alert and news of impending war between palestinians and jewish forces. A year later, we went to cairo with all our relatives and family members. Is because the situation became too difficult, that was a oneway trip with no return date. Most of my family lef
Next in your next hour. Well, the show always a delight to have your company 40 years in the making. Delay after delay, a systemic cover up, failures by the Civil Service, failures by the Civil Service, failures by the nhs, potentially its biggest ever scandal today was a momentous and emotional victory for those who put so much energy and effort into their campaigning work to see justice for those of the infected blood scandal. Ill be joined by campaigners, those infected themselves and also those who lost family members. How did this happen . How can we make sure it never happens again . And will those people be compensated adequately . Of course, some have passed away and some of those who assisted with the cover up will now never face justice, as they have also died. A huge talking point and lots of fun in the show too. Were cross into the show too. Were cross into ireland to hook up with some campaign goers who just stopped a migrant camp from going ahead. Real inspiring act of pe
These Television Companies and more, including sparklight. The greatest town on earth is the place you call home. At sparklight its our home, too. Right now were all facing our greatest challenge. Thats why sparklight is working around the clock to keep you connected. Were doing our part so its a little easier to do yours. Sparklight supports cspan as a Public Service among these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Host it was in the evening hours where republicans were set to meet going into that meeting and coming out of that meeting, a distinct change with Steve Scalise announcing he was no longer going to be in the race to become the next House Speaker. After that meeting, he went before cameras and gave a little bit of an explanation. Steve i just shared with my colleagues im withdrawing my name as speaker for speaker designee. Weeks, if you look at r conference is, there is still work to be done. Our conference has to come together and is not the
Taking his name out of consideration to become the next House Speaker. Some republicans reportedly ok with working with democrats to get the winning votes. Outside of d. C. The defense secretary and the secretary of state in israel to show u. S. Support for the country as the war with hamas continues. You can comment on these events on republicans 202 7488000, democrats 202 7488000, and independents 202 7488002. If you want to text us do that at 202 7488003. You can post on facebook and on x and also follow the show on twitter. Republicans were set to meet going into that meeting and coming out of that meeting a distinct change at Steve Scalise announcing he would no longer be in the race to be the next House Speaker. After that meeting he went before cameras and gave an explanation. I just shared with my colleagues i am withdrawing my name as a candidate for the speaker designee. If you look over the last few weeks, if you look at where our conference is, there is still work to be don
Host good morning. Thursday, october 12. Both on the house floor are expected soon though not scheduled. The delay in electing a speaker has hindered any passing. Secretary blinken arrived in the region. We are taking your calls on the topic. Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Democrats, 202 7488002. You can send us a text at 202 7488003. Be sure to include your first name and your state. Welcome to todays washington journal. We will start with the speaker vote. This is a rollcall with the headline, speaker vote uncertain as jordan backers hold out. At least 20 republicans can oppose on the floor, more than enough to seek sink the speaker bid. Steve scalise is bid is on shaky ground as a republicans went behind closed doors to figure out the next steps, even after selecting the nominee during a morning conference meeting. Several conservative said they will not support skellys on the floor, even as his top arrival for the job is supporting him and encouraging others to d