In washington dc. Host i would like to welcome you to politics and prose. And i would like to welcome wil haygood that we see him several times a week. Is a customer in front of the store. In the author of the book that we are celebrating tonight. One of the things that i like about this book, a sign that it is a biography of one of the great men of the last century. His title. King of the cats. Because it so adequate describes Adam Clayton Powell jr. It was smooth and he was cool and goodlooking. He was smart. And he always was a complete package. And he spoke eloquently for africanamericans and the poor in this country. One of the great things about this, we have student come in was looking for a biography of Adam Clayton Powell jr. There wasnt one. All of the books about him were outofprint. So is a privilege really to have king of the cats back in front read and also privilege for us to have wil haygood here to talk about his book. Walk on. [applause]. Adam welcome. Thank you. It i
Military says it has proof that russia is violating a u. N. Arms embargo in libya. And fishermen in sudan struggling to catch enough power Hydroelectric Dam Development in ethiopia has many worried about Water Supplies. And. Plant a record extending 30 of the french cup title brazilian star neymar scores the when i get sent it out in front of the limited number of fans as football it turns to fast after a 4 month break. Welcome to the news of signs of the increasingly fraught relationship between the u. S. And china have been playing out in the chinese city of chengdu staff at the u. S. Consulate that have been leaving with their bags packed after it was ordered to be closed by chinas government it was in response to washington closing the chinese consulate in Houston Texas a live update shortly from the u. S. But 1st lets get this report from aljazeera katrina you in chengdu. In chengdu work has begun dismantling the u. S. Consulate thats founded in the southwestern chinese city in 19
Overnight on whether to cut 1 billion from the citys Police Department despite a sharp increase in violence on the streets. Plus, the groundbreaking technology, the glove that can translate sign language into speech in realtime. Wine fraud, the expensive bottles full of not so expensive wine. And later, a Surprising New use for all that unsold beer sitting around due to the coronavirus shutdowns. Good wednesday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on this first day of july. A new reality check in the fight against coronavirus. The number of cases in the United States has jumped 80 from the last two weeks. Dr. Anthony fauci warns the death toll is going to be very disturbing once again. Yesterday we saw a record increase in case. With the virus spreading so quickly the European Union is banning travelers. The economic toll of this crisis growing by the day. The senate has now agreed to extend the payroll protection program, which expired at midnight, but the house still needs to
Action against moscow. And a fathers grief, we hear from elijah mcleans father. What he says justice would look like. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. We are now having 40plus thousand cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day. Dr. Anthony fauci saying our country is not in control of the coronavirus. Wash your hands. Practice good hygiene. Please, please, please wear a face covering. The president is the most tested man in america. Its his decision whether to wear a mask. Joe biden is slamming President Trumps handling of the pandemic. Mr. President , this is not about you. Its about the health and wellbeing of the American Public. You gave donald trump the ultimate softball question. Be honest, he lost t he doesnt have a fastball, curveball or slow pitch. Come on, mark. Democrats are demanding more answers from trump that russians offered bounties for troops killed in afghanistan. I dont know. I havent been briefed. Thats just not
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