The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, your words are pure. When hate seems to triumph, surround us with your protection and favor. Have mercy upon our nation and world. Lord, the wicked are often exalted as they blaspheme and destroy. May our lawmakers not permit inaction to derail liberty. How long will the enemies of freedom seem to prevail . Awake us all and use us for your glory, for we trust in your mercy. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak in morning business for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassl
The beginning of the conference. My name is seth i teach history at the university. And im here to proceed over this panel. Talking about the 1790s then and now thinking about the relationship between the particularly fragile moment in american political history which was the 1790s. And how we might think about what we can learn from that moment and how it connects or maybe it doesnt connect to whats happening in american political history at this moment. So the way this is going to work is ill introduce the four panelists. Each person will talk for five to seven minutes or so and develop a few lines of inquiry. Ill ask a few questions based upon what people have said. And folks will have a chance to have a conversation here. But then we want to leave the last at least 45 or 30 minutes for questions from the audience. So as we go on, please have in mind things that you want to say or things you want to ask about. All right. So i want to introduce folks from my left to my right. So firs
A Resistance Movement i would say finally you know all the power energy frustration came out we had everybody with us this is what it was its and its here to stay we are demanding big changes from our government not just his resignation this is going for long its an overhaul of government and our institutions. 2 weeks of taking to the streets these people say theyve reclaimed their government and now they can celebrate gabriels on aljazeera san juan puerto rico. And he gallacher has been out with protesters in san juan and sent us this update. What is quite heavy rains people are still celebrating out here on the streets of san juan and many of them feel like this is a brand new day but its a day thats also tinge with hope for the future and concern about this countrys next leadership the quarterly so you know may be gone but there are some concerns about who may answer. In the future leadership of this country know that anything else will have to win the trust of its own people and th
Its own people and that may be the biggest joint you had but something these people will never let go they say they will continue to protest until they get the leadership that you see many say they need. A neighbor chiefs across west africa are calling for more funding to fight rising cases of piracy in the region theyve been meeting in ghanas capital acra for a Maritime Defense conference delegates are looking for solutions to fight piracy in the gulf of guinea theyre also debating issues that include human and Drug Trafficking and Illegal Fishing representatives from 10 West African States are taking part u. S. Chinese french and portuguese delegates are also there and the season around west africa remain the worlds most dangerous for piracy more than 80 percent of kidnappings between january and june took place in the gulf of guinea Nicolas Sarkozy is on board an American Ship thats visiting the gulf of guinea. Were boarding the u. S. Navy ship to carson city here harbored in ghana
Election a follows months of demonstrations that led to president underlies ease beautifully his resignation ending his 20 year rule protesters say they want to complete overhaul with the ruling elite held to account for corruption. Plenty more ahead on this news hour he waves breaking records as it moves across parts of europe. And between the rock and a hard place the actor throwing his weight behind an indigenous cause in hawaii. Plus later in sport we meet the amateurs riding the roads of the Tour De France in a bid for equality. Color to come 1st the celebrations are continuing in puerto rico after the resignation of the islands governor because the rosello announced he will leave on. Office on wednesday the scandal began over leaked Text Messages and again he reports from san juan. Dancing in the streets of san juan celebrating whats being called a peoples revolution demonstrators have for days demanded gov ricardo rajjo step down after Text Messages revealed a leader who spoke p