hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i m kasia madera. it s very good of you to be with us today. this week, we re discussing the us supreme court overturning a 50 year old ruling that legalised abortion nationwide, and look at its implication for millions of american women. we ll also be discussing the aftermath of the recent by elections here in the uk and will be asking what the losses for the conservative party mean for the future of borisjohnson and his government, and we re also going to investigate allegations that russia is deporting captured ukrainians, including children. today for dateline london, we rejoined by the uk s veteran political commentator steve richards, also joining us, ned temko from the christian science monitor and we welcome vera krichevskaya, the founder of moscow s tv channel rain tv that is actually banned by president putin. welcome to you all, it s really great to have you all here. we are going to start with the us supreme court.
trump electors. we are going to hear from four witnesses this afternoon, including the secretary of state for georgia, brad raffensperger and his chief operating officer, gabriel sterling, big public figures in the wake of the november election in 2020. the committee says it s going to show evidence that former president trump put undue pressure on legislatures to try to put forward alternative slates and electors. for president trump, the strategy did not work, legislatures did not go along with it. you see betty thompson taking it there, much of the questioning will be handled by california congressman adam schiff as he questions the witnesses and makes the majority of the presentation. liz cheney there seated to betty thompson s left-hand side, adam schiff on the right-hand side. we expect the hearing will last at least a couple of hours. let s pause now while chairman thompson gavels in today s hearing. the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the u
mps consider fresh attempts to force him from power. a third day of strike action on the uk s rail network only a fifth of train services are expected to run. now it s time for dateline with kasia madera. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i m kasia madera. it s very good of you to be with us today. this week, we re discussing the us supreme court overturning a 50 year old ruling that legalised abortion nationwide and look at its implication for millions of american women. we ll also be discussing the aftermath of the recent by elections here in the uk and will be asking what the losses for the conservative party mean for the future of boris johnson and his government, and we re also going to investigate allegations that russia is deporting captured ukrainians, including children. today for dateline london, we re joined by the uk s veteran political commentator, steve richards, also joining us, ned temko from the christian science monitor and we welcome vera
pence s life in danger during the capitol riot when he refused to go along. approximately 40 feet. that s all there was. 40 feet between the vice president and the mob. i ll talk to one of the committee members, democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland. plus, the economy. prices everywhere going up. everyone had it up to here really. interest rates too. we re strongly committed to bringing inflation back down. leading to a sinking stock market. this week was brutal. today was brutal. over fears of a coming recession. my guests this morning, former treasury secretary larry summers, who says a recession is likely. also, thanks to the troubled economy and president biden s aides, democrats are worried about the president s 2024 chances and whether he should even run again. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief white house correspondent, peter alexander. maria teresa kumar president of voter latino. republican strategist brendan buck an
memorial day. i m julie banderas. glad to be with you today. griff? i m griff jenkins. great to be with you. such a special honor to anchor on this day, memorial day, the day that we say never forget the sacrifice and valor of the brave men and women who laid down their lives in the name of freedom standing in the breach between tyranny and the cherished freedoms we have at home. arlington national cemetery a live look in the more than 400,000 tombstones in that hallowed ground of the sacrifice those heroes made. an important day as we reflect, honor and remember today, julie. but we also have more news to get to. that is go ahead. julie: i was just going to add it is a day we want to remind everybody not only a day to remember the fallen heroes, but also a day to give thanks for those veterans that were lucky enough to survive in place in war. those veterans today remembering and giving thanks for being alive but also remembering for those who did not be so lucky. we