Supreme Court Nominee i meet tony barrett faces some tough questions from democrats on day 2 of her confirmation hearing the netherlands hits a new record to run a virus cases more than 7000. 00 in a day the Prime Minister is due to speak in the next few hours and an indian Jewelry Company pulls an ad that caused outrage because it shows interfaith marriage. Montana how much now have all the sports. Portugal an event is football star christiane or noddle becomes the latest high profile athlete to test positive for coronavirus. So we begin with the undercover al jazeera investigation which has led cyprus to suspend its controversial citizenship for Investment Program the attorney general is also. To probe into possible criminal offenses following the revelations back in august down to serious Investigative Unit released the cyprus papers which revealed serious flaws in the citizen by Investment Program expose high ranking officials expressing a willingness to help convicted criminals ob
Turnout as georgians and now texans join the wave of americans lining up to cast their ballots 3 weeks before the u. S. Election. Cyprus scraps its controversial citizenship or Investment Program after an undercover investigation by aljazeera. And the netherlands becomes the latest european country to ramp up its coronavirus restrictions as infections keep rising. Hello abortion obamacare guns and gay marriage some of the topics featuring on day 2 of the confirmation hearings of president trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee Amy Kearney Barret republican and Democratic Senators each have 30 minutes to ask her about subjects that a touch points to Many Americans the full senate could vote by the end of the month on whether to appoint her just ahead of the u. S. Poll on november the 3rd but that declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any cases related to next months president ial elections. She also sidestepped questions on abortion by Dianne Feinstein the most senior democr
A day after starting self quarantine she has tested negative for the virus and pressure building to postpone the tookie olympics japanese Prime Minister today phonology for the 1st time that the summer games may be delaying canada and australia say they will not be sending their teams. I burnt off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome the head of the World Health Organization says that the coded 1000 virus continues to outpace efforts to contain it and that cases of the infection. More than 16000 people around the world have died of the infection here is what the head of the w. H. O. Said just a few hours ago. More than 300000 cases of corbett 19 have now been reported to w. H. O. From almost every country in the whoop thats heartbreaking the pun demick is accelerating it took 67 days from the 1st reported case to reach the 1st 100000 cases 11 days for the 2nd 100000 cases and just 4 days for this. 100000 cases theres some disturbing numbers t
America . Good morning and welcome to the year of the women which of course you could argue every year should be. This year is incredibly special for all in america and at the smithsonian. We are banded together in celebrating the american womens History Initiative throughout the smithsonian museums, online, and through all of our activities. We are particularly grateful to have three exhibitions opening, spurring really from this one. This is democracy in america, the great leap of faith that opened a few years ago. I am in the gallery that takes us through the long and arduous and continuing effort to expand democracy to enfranchised more and more americans. As you might know, early on, only landed, white men with property were able to vote. In the 19th century, the long battle expanding that suffrage to slaves, previously enslaved, and women, culminating finally in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th amendment, not guaranteeing women the right to vote but barring the federal gove
From inside the democracy exhibit at the smith Smith National museum of American History, were joined by anthea hartig, the director of the museum. Explain that wagon behind you and how it ties into the story of womens suffrage and democracy in america. Good morning, and welcome to the year of the woman, which you could argue every year should be. This year is incredibly special for all of us in america and especially here at the smithsonian. We are banded together in celebrating the american womens History Initiative throughout the smithsonian museums, online, and through all of our activities this year. And here at the American History museum were particularly grateful to have three exhibitions opening, spurring really from this one. This is democracy in america, the great leap of faith that opened a few years ago. I am in the gallery that takes us through the long and arduous and continuing effort to expand democracy to enfranchise more and more americans. As you might know, early o