Ms. Butler thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , today i rise honoring womens History Month to once again bring attention to the destructive practice of book banning taking place all across our nation. At this time, i am also going to be joined by my esteemed colleague, senator tina smith from minnesota. Our nations literature serves as a mirror, a window, and a door to Endless Possibilities fuelling our imagination, fostering empathy and challenging us to think critically about our beliefs and values. To many young americans, opening a bookingwith characters who resemble them and their lived experiences is the very essence of our nations commitment to freedom of thought. These stories highlight the voices of Everyday Americans who often go unheard. Let me put the horrors of these book bans in context. Pin america provides a comprehensive overview of the increase in book bans across u. S. Schools during the 20212022 school year. It reveals a significant rise in instances of censors
Blizzards. Theyre just amazing. Any time i wear them, of course, its snowed or is going to snow. Thats what were looking at and thats what youre looking at outside your window. Boy, does it look cold outside your window the highest total i saw was 6. 2 inches in carroll county, but we had records at dulles, bwi and Reagan National airport. Picked up 2 inches here in the district. There are some isolated areas of a little bit more. Nothing happening on the radar right now. Widening out a little bit, we are seeing lakeeffect snow moving through portions of pennsylvania. Winds are going to pick up and we could have a few flurries today, but we have more snow on the way. Its coming sooner than you think. Well be talking about that in the tenday forecast in about 15 minutes. More snow more snow. Thanks, lauryn. Well, some of the heavier bands of snow hit Southern Maryland. And news4 traveled down to st. Marys county. Those folks saw 3 1 2 inches of snow. Local Convenience Store in ridge, ma
Secretary of state breaks to listen says the u. S. Is ready for talks with north korea without conditions but what about his boss donald trump. Run fully back to watching aljazeera live from doha also ahead a controversial u. S. Senate race between a man accused of Sexual Misconduct and endorsed by donald trump and and little known democratic counties for tell you why its important to us french president in one year mccool warns the International Community time is running out to save the world from Climate Change and Israeli Palestinian sproat test in tel aviv against Donald Trumps official recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. Thank you for joining as the u. S. Secretary of state says one. Shinton is ready to hold talks with north korea without preconditions Rex Tillerson says donald trump endorses this position though the two have voiced opposing views recently the us president had tweeted in october that negotiating was a waste of time meanwhile north Korean State Telev
Under new guidance from gp leaders. Mobile Alcohol Recovery Centres, known as drunk tanks, could be set up in towns and cities across england to help ease pressure on busy hospitals. Good morning. In sport, a combination of david warner and the weather have frustrated england on the fourth day of the fourth test against australia. I could see they were parrots, but i wasnt sure what kind. 60 years of David Attenborough on our tvs, and 60 years of the bbcs Natural History unit we report on the changing face of wildlife programmes. Good morning. First, our main story. Snow and ice are expected to cause more disruption in parts of the uk today. The met office says delays to road, rail and air travel are likely and is warning of possible power cuts. A yellow warning is in place for snow and ice in Northern Ireland and parts of england and southern scotland throughout the day. Theres an amber warning for areas of the north midlands, yorkshire and the north west of england until 11 00am, wit
With thousands of people showing their support. The Anti Government protests started in mashhad and spread to several parts of the country. They have focused on corruption and falling Living Standards, but they are becoming increasingly political. Wyre davies reports. Three days in and irans Anti Government protests have turned violent. In the Northern City of mashhad, demonstrators demanding an end to hardline clerical rule set Police Motorbikes alight and taunted the security services. From dorud in the west, video showed crowds scattering after two protesters were reportedly shot and killed. What began in provincial cities has now spread to the capital tehran and the Main University campus. These are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics, whove ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution. The government response organising large pro regime counterdemonstrations in support of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and warning people