well, good evening everyone. i m laura coates, and this is cnn tonight. and look, it s really happening all across this country. a missouri bill that would ban critical race theory in kindergarten through 12th grade even though it s actually not part of the grade school curriculum. that same bill requiring the program to teach american patriotism. in florida, ron desantis blocking a new advanced placement course for high school students on african american studies, saying that that course lacks educational value. last year, he also signed a bill restricting how schools can talk about race with their students. governors and legislators, mostly on the right, waging a kind of war on what they see as so-called woke curriculum. others see as the, well, telling of truth and unvarnished truth at that, of our own american history. then there s the war on woke part two. this time it s called the word police. in arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders has banned the word latinx in a
a trial of refs wearing body cams in adult grassroots footy will be doubled after they were used in around 500 matches and no instance of abuse were recorded. and one for the swifties taylor swift has been named time magazine s person of the year to cap off a stellar 2023. the star said she is the proudest and happiest that she s ever felt. time now to leave you with 10 seconds of teddy. the teacher s pet, this assistant labradoodle, helps a teacher in london who had a stroke. you re all caught up. bye for now. voiceover: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. the framers of the american constitution harboured few illusions about human nature, and that s why they invested so much significance in this place the us supreme court, the ultimate check on executive and legislative power. my guest today was the first woman to be appointed as a justice in this court. for 25 years, she
you were raised on a ranch in remote arizona. i was. you described yourself as a cowgirl. well, i was. i grew up on this remote cattle ranch that was half in arizona and half in new mexico. we weren t near any town. and so our little community consisted of my parents and me and about six cowboys. and we all lived, basically, in the same place and tried to run the ranch. we had cattle and we also raised enough horses to do the work on the ranch. and that was my life. so you were a very practical girl? i think so, because we had to solve all the problems ourselves. if something broke down or you had a problem, you couldn t turn to the yellow pages and call a repair person for help. you had to fix it yourself. and would you say that you brought that sort of common sense, that practicality, to your long career in the law and in public service? perhaps a bit. and my parents were very independent in the sense that they thought the best government was the government closest to them
other stories, a trial of on like this and so much pain. some other stories, a trial of refs - other stories, a trial of refs wearing body cams, they were used in around five churches and no instance of abuse were recorded. and one for the swift case, taylor swift has been named time magazines persevere, for a 23. she is the proudest and happiness she s ever felt. time now to leave you with ten seconds of the teachers pet. this assistant robert helps a in london who had a stroke, you re all caught up, bye for now. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. the framers of the american constitution harboured few illusions about human nature, and that s why they invested so much significance in this place the us supreme court, the ultimate check on executive and legislative power. my guest today was the first woman to be appointed as a justice in this court. for 25 years, she was one of its most influentia
in asia, if there were to be a crisis or a conflict over taiwan, what if any role could the u.s. or the uk be willing to take. just on a side note, nothing to do with this, so looking forward to reading the bill of obligations. what makes, richard, a good citizen in 2023? get informed, get involved, put the country before party or person, and in addition i would love to see much greater support, jose, for teaching civics in our schools, for supporting public service. we have to not just think about our citizens in terms of rights, but almost in the spirit of jfk, what is it that we can do for this country of ours? richard haase, thank you, good seeing you. thank you for being with us. thank you. former vice president, now presidential candidate mike pence in attack mode against donald trump. that s not the case when it comes to trump s policies.