In myanmar a direct assault on the countrys transition to democracy. The countrys armed forces seized power, detaining civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her top advisers. The takeover follows a Landslide Win by her National League for democracy in novembers election, which the army claims was fraudulent. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. Democratic reforms by Aung San Suu Kyi ended their control. Troops are being said to be patrolling the streets of the capital and the main city yangon. Now her leadership and reputation has been once hailed as a beacon of democracy she was awarded the nobel peace prize. Her leadership has been tarnished by looking at the Rate Map Working alongside the army. Alongside the army. Muslim rohingya minority. But she still enjoys great support throughout the country. Our special correspondent fergal keane reports. tx next this. An army reverting to autocratic type, swiftly and ruthlessly deposing a democratically elected
Guest senator ron wyden from oregon and senator Amy Klobuchar of minnesota, two of the biggest voting champions in the senate to talk about the challenges we face during the pandemic around voting. After a discussion with the senators we will be talking with alayna who is the director of state operations and ballot measure under major strategies, we will be talking about the Gold Standard of voting reform that she helped pass and we will also be talking about what reform looks like across this country. We know these are extremely challenging times and many people are enduring significant struggles, i really appreciate you spending sometime this evening with us. As you know the covid19 pandemic threatens not only our economy and our health but also the health of our democracy. It is shocking that even during the covid19 pandemic some states and localities are actively trying to disenfranchise certain voters especially from communities of color. What we saw in wisconsin several weeks ago
Klobuchar of minnesota and oregons ron wyden suggest voting amid the coronavirus pandemic. Over the next hour, they talk about voting by mail and what Congress Needs to do to make it nationwide. All and welcome those of you who are joining us on zoom and those on facebook life. I am president of common cause. We havely 50 years, been Holding Power accountable through lobbying, litigation, grassroots organizing and 1. 2 million members have helped with hundreds of reforms at the national, state and local levels. Thank you for joining this evenings webinar. We have two special guests senator ron wyden for morgan and senator Amy Klobuchar from minnesota. Oregontor ron wyden from and senator Amy Klobuchar from minnesota. After a discussion, i will be talking with our director of state operations and ballot measure strategies. We will be talking about the Gold Standard of voting reforms that she helped pass and we will talk about what reform looks like across the country. We know these are
To focus on now of course is a trade deal with the uk and so i have joined a number of other senators and asking you can watch this online at cspan. Org. The senate gaveling in at 3 30 p. M. And they will take a procedural vote on a couple of abortion measures. Live coverage now of the u. S. Senate. 18. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 3 30 p. M. Will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. The senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski madam president , just very briefly here this afternoon, we will have beginning at 3 30 p. M. A series of votes to include the nomination of Katherine Macgregor to be deputy secretary of the department of interior, and i would like to provide my support for this nomination. I want to thank my colleagues on the energy and Natural Resources committee for working with me to report and rereport ms. Macgregors nomination moved out on a bipartisan basis. I thank the majority leader for filing cloture on her nominat
A city surrounded by water is being flooded the mayor of venice blames Climate Change. The rockets have been fired from gaza into israel hours after a cease fire was agreed this would appear to have violated a truce struck between israel and the Islamic Jihad group 34. 00 palestinians have been killed in israeli airstrikes yes collation began after the israeli army killed a Senior Leader of the group on tuesday rob matheson has more from west jerusalem. The hours immediately after the announcement of the ceasefire on thursday morning were relatively quiet but it was in mid morning that we started getting reports that 5 rockets have been fired from gaza into israel we dont yet know who was responsible for firing those rockets we understand from the Israeli Military that at least 2 of them were brought down by israels iron dome Aerial Defense system but it doesnt seem to have had any impact on the the ongoing cease fire itself we understand that israel Islamic Jihad is saying that it has