President ial library, down in the stacks. We are in the most secure area in our facility. This is the vaults. More thanere we keep 1600 documents written by Abraham Lincoln as well as many of the pieces he owned, objects he owned that he and directed with during his lifetime. I want to show you some books that we have in our collection that were very special to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln whenraham he was elected president in 1860, its not as if he was entirely unknown. He was a four term member of the legislature. He had served a term in congress. He was one of the most prominent politicians from the state of illinois. In large part, that popularity was due to his very successful debates against stephen a douglas, sitting senator on the democratic side in 1858. Abraham lincoln challenged him in illinois for that senate seat. They debated. Onee hourlong public debate several different occasions during that campaign season. Two years later, the same two individuals square off against each
I think gun control will be a bad thing for him to run on. 2020 candidate Kirsten Gillibrand is pitching her own plan to voters. She joins us live. Plus, shes not running for president but she is campaigning for change. You may not not be able to cast your ballot because they atging the game. Nct orhange Stacey Abrams on her fight for a fair vote. Announcer from abc news, its this week. Here now, coanchor martha raddatz. Good morning, and welcome to this week. President trump campaigned on America First and says hes kept that promise, but at what price . And does that promise extend to all americans . The president s squarely put american citizens first this week when he announced a new rule barring legal immigrants from receiving taxfunded benefits. A top immigration official going so far as to suggest the poem on the statue of liberty, widely considered an expression of core american values, should read, give me a poor who can stand on their own two feet. The president s vision of am
Graciously come back to the festival this year to talk about his latest book, a memoir of his time leading the 19 nineties investigation into whitewater and Monica Lewinsky mattered judge starr needs no introduction with his distinguished career is a graduate of George Washington university and us solicitor general. Dean of Pepperdine Law School and chancellor andnd president of Baylor University and the established private attorney and of course washington dc and also with the independent counsel. Even though we have a very bright crowd because this is the annapolis area if i said the three names i bet nobody knows who they are. You know im talking about a very select group of special prosecutors and independentpe c councils or special councils appointed or have been appointed to look into high level cases part one dash involving the executive branch. But first take us back to 1994. And then you get a call from the judge who calls to ask and those that were heading up the whitewater i
And help them do their jobs helping whistleblowers frouds the agency. Mr. Chairman, i think to summarize the themes, 1 of our coalition recommendations, one would be to close the loopholes in reprisal protection, such as a. I. B. Proceedings or referrals to licensing boards that can cause black listing. A second is to restore due process by an internal proceedings. The idea is to eliminate roadblocks to accountability but actually its backfired and the lack of due process is being used to Railroad Whistleblowers out of the agency. The 1 3 is to abolish the conflicts of interest for the agencies checks and balances institutions. Thats kind of the core causes of behind our frustration. And i would just add, i think to your note of ensuring that employees know about the different channels and how they interact, i think theres massive confusion and i think thats evident from the first panel today. That employees simply dont understand the different lines between the i. G. , the o. S. C. An
Johnson as well and so it could even be the case now doesnt even bother going to the Party Membership of johnson is so far ahead then the others might withdraw his 2 royals the current foreign secretary jeremy hunt so i mentioned michael gove the environment secretary they post expressed certain sorts of reticence at the u. K. Leaving without a deal the end of october but all of them have an eye on the future not of the u. K. But of the conservative policy because theyre terrified of the rise of nigel farage is it policy and if that is ultimately their consideration then it looks like Boris Johnsons plan to leave with or without a deal at the end of october is probably the way. Well still ahead here on out there are a bunch of the grounds more into ethnic attacks are being reported in mali. A looming deadline and warning the free Syrian Refugees in lebanon. Are you may have noticed its been raining in hong kong its been raining in much of Southern China to be honest in the white topped