Saw the best in us. And he never gave up and never stopped speaking out because he saw the best in us. He believed in us even though we didnt believe in ourselves. And as a congressman, he didnt rest. He kept getting himself arrested. As an old man, he didnt sit out any fight. Sat in all night long on the floor of the United States capitol. I know his staff was stressed. But the testing of his faith produced perseverance. He knew that the march is not over. That the race is not yet won, that we had not yet reached that blessed destination where we are judged by the content of our character. He knew from his own life that progress is fragile. That we have to be vigilant against the darker currents of this countrys history, of our own history with whirlpools of violence and hatred and despair that can always rise again. Bull connor may be gone, but today, we witness with our own eyes Police Officers kneeling on the necks of black americans. George wallace may be gone, but we can witness
The power to do. And as the country turns to mailin voting in response to the coronavirus pandemic, trumps year long assault on the Postal Service is appearing to slow down the agency ahead of an election that right now according to every poll he is projected to lose. Joining me now is former United States attorney general eric holder. Thank you very much for being here this morning. Well, thanks for having me. Good to see you. So i want to play some sound from a hearing that your one of your successors participated in on the hill this past week. Lets listen to that and ill ask you a question on the other side. Do you believe as the attorney general of the United States that mailin voting will lead to massive voter fraud . I think theres a high risk that it will. I just state i think what is a reality which is if you have wholesale mailin voting it substantially increases the risk of fraud. So former attorney general eric holder, do you believe as a former attorney general of the Unite
Racial disparities, black folks getting covid19 virus at much higher rate. If you dont see how thats tied to reparations, may need go back and watch everybody episode of United States shades of america to discover were way past reparations. Did you just get naked for beads . Its not even mardi gras. Most people coming to new orleans come for this. Music, party. Weirdly colored drinks loaded with alcohol. But this isnt the whole story of new orleans. Its a big, vibrant city with a lot of stories to tell. Were not here to talk about the parties. Were talking about reparations. You might want to fix yourself a stiff drink. As the race for 2020 starts to heat up, so is the debate over reparations for slavery. Oh, its coming, everybody. Chris knows it. Reparations for africanamericans. Representative jackson lee knows it. Congress has the responsibility to do something. And lot of people who are going to be president know it. Its time to start the national, fullblown conversation about repa
Many as 46 states could be disenfranchised this november because of ballot delays. It has democrats ringing alarm bells, returning to d. C. Later this week, and calling for the new postmaster general to answer questions before a house committee. If those concerns were not enough, this pandemic is changing how president ial campaigns operate. Tonight, unchartered territory for the biden harris campaign. It is the kickoff for what will be an unconventional Democratic National convention. Itll be entirely virtual. No cheering. No crowds. None of the balloon drops. And many speakers will broadcast into your home from their home. This morning, ahead of the dnc, joe biden sitting down with quite the unlikely interviewer, rapper cardi b. Its so sad that a pandemic has happened, so people can open their eyes on seeing what kind of person are they dealing with. Your generation and the Young Millenials beyond that, they can own this. They can own this outcome. They can i dont even what happens i
Good morning. Could we be paying more for trains despite using then less. We get the numbers for millions ofjourneys. Less. We get the numbers for millions of journeys. Campaigners say we need a different deal in a post pandemic world. Theyre partying in paris as psg reach the Champions League final for the very first time after beating rb leipzig last night. There is a rainbow in the sky this morning. If you are lucky enough to get a ccess morning. If you are lucky enough to get access to the pot of gold at the bottom of it and you have spare cash to get a private island, i have one, two, maybe three ideas for you later in the programme. We are in for an unusual spell of weather in the next few days. Storm allen is coming our way. The risk of coastal flooding as well. All the details later in the programme. Its wednesday, the 19th of august. Our top story. University leaders say they need urgent Financial Support from the government to cope with a rise in student numbers after the u t