hi, everybody. good to see you. i am yasmin vossoughian. we are following some extreme weather impacting millions of people right now. a storm system wreaking havoc in the northeast. the same system leaving tennessee reeling today from the impact of terrifying tornadoes. the funnel clouds caught on camera, the damage is extensive, six people killed, including a two year old. we took a tour this morning of the affected neighborhoods. and there is devastation everywhere. but one thing i love about this city, when there is a need, we rally around that need. also this hour, the president of the university of pennsylvania resigning after congressional testimony and antisemitism and calls for her to step down. now, pressure is growing on the other president to appear. and we just a day away from donald trump taking the stand again in his new york fraud trial, this time, testifying in his own defense. this amid growing concerns about what a second trump term would look l
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening, thanks for joining us. A major earthquake registering 6. 0 struck Northern California overnight. More than 120 patients were treated with quake related injuries at a local hospital, many from heart attacks and as many as half dozen with critical injuries. The quake also left at least 16 buildings uninhabitable and Power Outages throughout napa county. It was the strongest in the bay area in the past 25 years. The epicenter was approximately ten miles south of american canyon. Governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency for southern napa. Emergency crews are working to res
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening, thanks for joining us. A major earthquake registering 6. 0 struck Northern California overnight. More than 120 patients were treated with quake related injuries at a local hospital, many from heart attacks and as many as half dozen with critical injuries. The quake also left at least 16 buildings uninhabitable and Power Outages throughout napa county. It was the strongest in the bay area in the past 25 years. The epicenter was approximately ten miles south of american canyon. Governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency for southern napa. Emergency crews are working to res
Womens equality act would have a 10point agenda. Shatter the Glass Ceiling by passing a equal pay law. Number two, have zero tolerance for Sexual Harassment in the workplace, period. Number three, strengthen employment lending and credit discrimination laws. Number four, strengthen Human Trafficking laws. Number five, end Family Status discrimination. Number six, prevent landlords from denying housing based on the source of funds. Number seven, stop housing discrimination for victims of the domestic violence. Number eight, stop pregnancy discrimination once and for all. Number nine, protect women from domestic violence. Number 10, protect a womans freedom of choice and enact the Reproductive Health act because it is her body, it is her choice. Because it is her body its her choice. Because its her body its her choice. I have been blessed with three daughters. Many of you know them, as a matter of fact my parents blessed with 14 grandchildren, 13 are girls. So we have been significantly
Held a hearing to examine the legal concerns in the country. After a recent Supreme Court decision overturning roe v. Wade. Will come to order. I usually defer to the president s of senator grassley, my colleague on the committee but hes running late. So, hes given permission to began and will recognize them when he arrives. A little over two weeks ago, the illegal Supreme Court issued its decision in dobbs versus jackson, Womens Health organization. The majority overturn nearly five decades of precedent. Holding that the United States constitution does not protect a womans right to an abortion. Reversing beau roe v. Wade implant parented versus casey. This case, represents the first time in americas history that the Supreme Court has revoked the constitutional protected right. The first time. As a result, a womans personal decision to make her own Reproductive Health care choices is no longer protected are guaranteed by the constitution. In the words of justice kagan, soto meyer, the