Rrupting. I would offer another threesome to characterizeyour remarks. Cont, comprehensive and compelling. This is i think the best 25 minute characterization of where we are at and where we must go. Next the Washington Post talking with congressman ilhan omar about the 20 20 election and progressive legislative goals for the congress. Live here on cspan2. The real America First agenda is one that puts people first. Did morning, im an opinion writer for the washinon post and welcome to Washington Post lies. It is also a live recording of my host opini podcast take up. My guess today was just reelected to her second term in the us house representatives. She is on was woman ilhan omar ominnesotas fifth congressional district. Thanks for coming on the podcast. Ts so great to be here with y jonathan. Sold last we talked itas yesterday, i asked you for ur reaction to being able to say the words pridentelect biden and your response to me was really interesting. You said and correct m i also
Msnbc i asked you for your reaction to say the words president elected biden and your response to me was interesting. I would love for you to expand on this, you said it will be great for you to not have to explain to your daughter where the president of the United States was saying mean things about you. Yes. I dont know if you remember this, but the president when running for president came to minnesota two days before the 2016 election and basically went on attack against somali immigrants and Somali Refugees and for me in the community that i represent for my children, it has been a fouryear assault on everything that we believe and stand for down to our basic identity as american refugees in this country. So i have had many long days and nights having to explain to my youngest child who is eight and the two older ones who conceptualize what is taking place with the political discourse before her it has been challenging for this to happen. For a lot of our kids they hear about the
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And this is bbc world news america. [gunfire] nigerian soldiers opened fire on these full demonstrators august on brutality in africas largest country. Human Rights Groups say at least a dozen people have been killed. The u. S. Makers of oxycontin, and drug that fueled the countrys opiate crisis, plead guilty to criminal charges. The u. S. President ial election is weighing heavily on the minds of immigrants and refugees as President Trump rolls back programs to protect them. Katty welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. Of says it has received credible evidence that nigerian secury forces shot and killed as many as 20 people for taking part in a peaceful protest last night in. Vegas for weeks, there have en demonstrations against police motility in the country.
We begin in libya where forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar have fired at least 80 rockets into tripoli is only functioning airport a Libyan Airways plane that was preparing to take off from. Port was hit it was carrying families who were returning to europe one person has been killed after has been trying to take control of the capital for more than a year now but his attempts have been repelled by the un recognized government. Has more from tripoli. If you can see behind me the this mark is still rising from an airport many people here attribute it to their leaders to defeat that have to as forces suffered especially after the last strategic cities and towns in the west of libya and also demotic tax by the government airforce on the woods yet aid bees have to those forces stronghold close to the tunisian borders and meanwhile authorities. Have told us that 2 airliners have been damaged one of them was set on fire it belongs to Libyan Airlines and it was due to fly to spain to brin
Of fiction class. Fans around the world as the king of rocknroll Little Richard aged 87. 00. The return of the ultimate fighting championship its a bomb has one of its fighters tests positive for corona virus but the comeback event in florida still goes ahead behind closed doors. We begin in libya where forces loyal to will order a leaf i have to have fired at least 80 rockets into tripolis only functioning airport a Libyan Airways plane on the tarmac was hit it was due to take families back to europe but nobody was on board but 2 civilians died from shelling near the airport after forces had targeted residential areas in the capital close to the turkish and 10 again embassies of more on the story lets bring in my whole head who is in tripoli for us so my mood whats the latest. Well kim authorities in airport say the one of the. Planes one airliner that was set to. Transfer european nationals and also to bring libyans stuck in this pain nobody was on board that plane when it was hit by