Dismisses claims he called Fallen Soldiers losers also on the program at the Venice Film Festival gets underway but it might not be quite as you remember it our film critic is at the scene to tell us this food behind the mask. America evans team thanks for joining me a series of twists and turns in the u. S. In the run up to the november president ial election another in a long line of tell all books from former white house insiders has been leaked this one from President Trumps former personal Attorney Michael Cohen cohen was known as trumps fixer and is now serving a 3 year sentence for Campaign Finance violations and lying to congress one. Line from his book entitled disloyal says that trump is quote guilty of the same crimes that landed cohen in prison and this follows a report in the atlantic magazine that alleges trump made disparaging comments about american war dead. According to that report drawn profuse to visit a Military Cemetery in france because it was quote filled with l
Im michael okun welcome to the program at least 90 people have been arrested in hong kong in protests against the governments decision to postpone Elections Police fired pepper balls at prodemocracy campaigner protesters are angry that authorities will hold elections to the citys Legislature Next july instead of this sunday authorities have blamed the coronavirus pandemic for the delay antigovernment protesters have been held across since june last year. And correspondent phebe kong joins us now from hong kong by phone phebe hundreds of people are protesting there today against the press boning of the elections what exactly are they worried about. Yeah i have been writing that sos has all i said all afternoon in hong kong today and all this week with her protests so kind of like give me back my clothes and i want to kind of like those guys on the street so today i originally on this is just an election day one of the most important election in a city. Like this and so it acts like a st
About the campaign and the federal judiciary. And tony perkins looks at evangelical voters in the november election. We will also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. 550 for president donald j. Trump. President trump and Vice President mike pence were officially renominated for the gop ticket this november. We will get your thoughts on the first day of the Republican Convention, from rollcall call to the speeches last night, and a preview of tonights lineup. Here are your lines. If you are supporting the president this november, dial in 202 7488000. If you are supporting joe biden, your line is 202 7488001. If you are undecided, please call us at 202 7488002. Your first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Or facebook tor join the conversation. We will begin with one of the keynote speakers, the president s son, donald trump, jr. [video clip] after eight years of slow growth, trumps policies have been rocket fuel to th
Television companies as a public service, and brought to you today by your television provider. Washington journal continues. Host our guest here to talk campaignily issues in 2020. Mr. Perkins, what role do you plan to play in this election . Guest it is good to be with you. The Family Research council has been in washington for about 35 years. We work on Public Policy as it pertains to families and we do so from a christian perspective. We are evangelical, biblicallybased organization. That isa political arm involved in congressional elections. Obviously president ial elections, even state and local elections. Working in those campaigns and educating candidates and supporting candidates. Host how much money do you plan to spend in this campaign. We do it by cycle. We are working on the grassroots we are about 20 million in this election cycle that we are working in the grassroots educating voters, equipping voters, and now we come to the culmination of work that has been going on the
Mail ballots could be missed in the u. S. As democrats accuse President Trump of sabotaging the Postal Service. Japanese ship that spilled tons of oil causing malicious worst ecological disaster has broken apart. And protesters are back outside israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu residence demanding he resigns over corruption allegations and the response to cover 90. Percent of your supporters a charismatic former indian cricket captain pulled stumps on his International Career yes its over and out for wicketkeeper batsman am a stony ladies country unprecedented success. Protest as umbrella rusa keeping up the pressure on their longtime leader alexandre look. A day of mourning has turned into a 6. Consecutive day of boss protests calling for political change after a disputed president ial vote thousands have laid flowers and lit candles at the site for a man died on monday during the violent crackdown on protestors crowds have been chanting leave aimed at president whos facing th