Reaches 5000000 with numbers still rising in almost 20 states. And the afghan president agrees to release 400. 00 taliban prisoners paving the way for peace talks. Protests have erupted in cities across belarus president Alexander Lukashenko looks set to climb another way in to lengthen his quarter of a century in power that hes already had protests as of set up barricades in the capital meant squad riot police have been responding with stun grenades now reports of a police found being driven at a crowd of protesters and ambulances have been rushing to the scene it comes after the countrys Electoral Commission said results so far showed look at shanghai winning with 81 percent of the vote despite voting being extended in some places because many people were still trying to cast their ballot the main opposition candidates for. On a 2nd off sky had asked her supporters to vote his latest possible to minimize the opportunity for electoral fraud and action officials are accusing the opposi
Know. As is the way with these things the former Prime Minister there flipping between languages there depending upon the language in which hes being asked the relevant questions by the assembled media outside the courthouse there in kuala lumpur the main takeaway point however is a reiteration of the way that he does plan to appeal against the verdict and the sentences were not quite sure whats going to happen to him in the next couple of weeks or couple of months even perhaps because the reality is there are more cases against him to be addressed plus on top of that his wife is just about start going through a process the best guess estimate says that that process will stand alone and it will take 2 years well stay with these latest live pictures. As we think is just lapsing back into english all this positive we believe. You know in a sense we believe that. We have a strong case. But of course we have to convince the judges and we would do our best. To chevy would continue to lead t
Brian congressman john lewis, why did you name your book across that bridge . Rep. Lewis well, during the past few years, ive been crossing bridges, rivers, mini bridges, bridges of understanding, building bridges, trying to bring people together to create what i like to call the beloved community. Brian where does the Edmond Pettus bridge come into that picture . Rep. Lewis well, the Edmond Pettus bridge is symbolic of so many bridges, but in 1965, when i was much younger, and head of an Organization Called the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a group of young people, students, and others, attempted to cross the Edmond Pettus bridge in selma, alabama to march 50 miles from selma to montgomery to dramatize to the nation and to the world that people wanted simply to register to vote. We were walking in twos. And when we arrive at the apex of the bridge down below, we saw a sea of blue, Alabama State troopers. And we continued to walk. And we came within hearing distance of the
Education committee looks at how to open schools safely in the fall during the pandemic. Members will hear from the Dallas School superintendent, the national pga president , and the pediatrics professor. Watch live at 10 15 eastern on cspan three, online at cspan. Org or listen live with the free cspan radio app. All persons having business before the Honorable Supreme Court of the United States have managed to get their attention. Landmark cases. Cspans special history series. Produced in partnership with the National Constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic Supreme Court decisions. Mr. Chief justice and may please the court, quite often in many of our most famous decisions, are ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. Lets go through a few cases to illustrate very dramatically the visual of what it means for different people who have helped to stick together because they created a rule of law. Good evening and welcome t
Crossing bridges, rivers, many bridges, bridges of understanding, building bridges, trying to bring people together to create what i like to call the beloved community. Brian where does the Edmond Pettus bridge come into that picture . Rep. Lewis well, the Edmund Pettus bridge is symbolic of so many bridges, but in 1965, when i was much younger, and head of an Organization Called the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a group of young people, students, and others, attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma, alabama to march 50 miles from selma to montgomery to dramatize to the nation and to the world that people wanted simply to register to vote. We were walking in twos. And when we arrive at the apex of the bridge down below, we saw a sea of blue, Alabama State troopers. And we continued to walk. And we came within hearing distance of the state troopers. And a man identified himself and said im major john cloud of the Alabama State troopers. This is an unlawful march