some made their way through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said more than 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news stephen sackur is in washington with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from washington. i m stephen sackur. the received political wisdom here is that economic issues pretty much decide elections, and that may be true in this midterm election year because of a dramatic spike in the cost of living. and yet, there is a sense here that right now, values and culture are at the centre of the political argument. my guest today is danica roem, a democrat and the first transgender person to take a seat in a state legislature. what does her story tell us about america s culture wars? danica roem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it s good to see you. it s great to have you on the show. now, when you won your election back in 2017 to become a state legislator in virginia. mm hm. ..you we
my guest today is danica roem, a democrat and the first transgender person to take a seat in a state legislature. what does her story tell us about america s culture wars? danica roem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it s good to see you. it s great to have you on the show. now, when you won your election back in 2017 to become a state legislator in virginia. mm hm. ..you were seen across america as a trailblazer. do you still feel like that trailblazer? well, so, here s the thing. i don t try to put, you know, that title to myself. when other people ascribe it to me, that s fine. that s their interpretation. myjob is to make sure that i m fixing route 28, that i m taking care of health insurance for my constituents and really taking care of those day to day basics. and, while i m doing that, if i m able to inspire other trans people to step up and run for office, great. and when i was sworn in to the virginia house of delegates onjanuary 10th, 2018, for my first of w
Day, here are tonights headlines. We are getting out of here. Major at desert late man turns into a massive mud pit, forcing festivalgoers to shelter in place and can serve food and water. No one has seen this kind of effect in there, ever. Major as summer winds down, americans from the midwest to the east face brutally high temperatures. Its that September Heat, 177 million above 99 degrees today. Speak of the convicted killer who escaped from a prison in Chester County pennsylvania is still on the run. We are doing everything in our power to get this guy. Major north Korean Leader at kim jong un Talking Weapons with a Vladimir Putin. How one airline is cracking down on skid lagging, a popular trick for cheaper flights. We will explain the pros and cons. Use get blagg to pay less and i ended up paying a lot more. At this pennsylvania eye clinic, people are looking at this rescue cats that loves wearing one of her 25 pairs of glasses. Its always been my goal that i create a fun and pos
This is cnn Breaking News. Breaking news here on cnn. Iran set to release five american prisoners at any moment. Right now, a jet is on stand by to bring them from teheran to qatar. Under this deal, the u. S. Has unfrozen 6 billion in iranian money that is supposed to only be used for humanitarian purposes. The u. S. Is also releasing five iranians from prison, two of them are planning to stay in america. Becky, this has been months of negotiations to lead to this point. Where do things stand right now as you sit . Reporter well, it should be the end of what has been a years long nightmare for these five iranianamerican citizens who have been held in iran, and are due for release today, expected to be delivered to the airport at any time, mediating this deal over months, being a friendly nation between the u. S. And iran. No direct negotiations between washington and teheran. Once those hostages are on the flight and wheels are up, it is about a twohour flight to doha, here in qatar, a
alert. we are tracking three major breaking stories tonight. now it is official, a formal impeachment inquiry into president biden has been approved by the us house of representatives. now we are now one step closer to accountability. pretty soon, biden could be the fourth president in american impeached by the house. meanwhile, good news for donald trump. this afternoon, a federal judge paused. the doj days witch hunt against trump pending a decision on the former president s immunity claims. and now democrats hope for a trial the day before super tuesday. that whole well isn t real jeopardy. we have a full report tonight straight ahead. but first, a sob story on capitol hill today. hunter biden wants you to know that he s a poor, helpless victim of what is a new, vast right-wing conspiracy and that neither he nor his father should ever be held accountable pretty much for anything. today, hunter was legally required to attend what is a closed door deposition inside the