judges, and i m opposed to electing judges, but i have to. 12 of those judges i ve never heard of, so i look to the l. a. times website for their endorsement guidance, and all that. but it is a real hunk of homework, that we all have to do, all the way down that ballot, every single office, we see now more than ever how much a state legislatures matter, there are officers a lot of people have ignored in the past. everything matters, democracy is all over the spell of this year, you got, of potential debt realign. yes, i think there s a silver lining to all of this, conspiracy theory and fearmongering over election integrity. one of the good things we ve actually paid attention to are those down ballot races, and the importance of those. and also championing the men and women who decide to raise their hand and say hey, i can help run this part of american democracy. so in a way, it s great that it s a big pile of armor for all of us to complete our civic duties. yeah, and
international analyst for msnbc news, and the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, happy new year to you all. happy new year to you. happy new year. we have so much to talk about. new year yesterday morning, mika and i went to a new year s day service, and the priest gave a homily on the need to be architects of peace in our daily lives and political discourse, and foreign policy and everything. the harsh path we have taken in our not so new century is elevated, revenge over reconciliation. and reminded us for all of us in attendance, and i love this. it s a good one. he said start by digging two graves. one of them for yourselves. yeah. wow, that really does strike you when you look what s happening in washington over the past 20 years because i really do believe, mika, we live in two americas. one that has seen childhood poverty has dropped to 60 year lows, and teenage pregnancy drop to 70-year lows. it s in the u.s. wo
800,000 still without power. hundreds of thousands are now homeless. it s just destroyed and it s ruined. you have to start all over again. as hurricanes worsen, are there some areas where americans shouldn t rebuild? i ll speak to fema administrator deanne criswell and florida senators rick scott and marco rubio. upping the ante, ukraine takes back a key city one day after vladimir putin illegally annexs four regions of ukraine and again threatens to go nuclear. there are no checks on mr. putin. can the west keep the russian leader under control? plus, the road to 218, with the democrats majority threat earned in congress, virginia becomes a battleground for one of the most competitive house races in the country. if you look across the spectrum in the country, this is road to 218. i spent time in a district that could prove decisive? hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is picking up the pieces after a devastating storm. the number
as part of the bbc s counting the cost of living series at we are here in derby to see how people are coping. three will become two conservative mps get set to vote on the final candidates who will go on to fight it out to become the party s leader and the next prime minister. after weeks of protests on the streets of sri lanka protesters staged a silent protest. we will hear from staged a silent protest. we will hearfrom brittany s staged a silent protest. we will hear from brittany s newest world champion coach jake wightman, who took gold last night at the world fatic championships. fire crews have worked through the night damping down wildfires and blazes in homes which broke out in yesterday s record breaking heat. dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed and hundreds had to be evacuated. london was among a number of fire brigades that declared major incidents as fires broke out across the country. one blaze in east london, on the edge of kent, gutted several houses a