Lizzo and Billie Eilish. It was a day of explosive testimony in the impeachment inquiry, as the Us Ambassador to the eu Gordon Sondland gave evidence. The ambassador said he was acting at the express direction of the president on ukraine. The democratic led house of representatives is investigating whether or not the president improperly put pressure on ukraine to investigate his political rival the former Vice President joe biden. The bbcs north america editorjon sopel reports. The day a simmering pot boiler became a blockbuster drama, with this unlikely character as the leading man. Gordon sondland, a wealthy hotelier, was made ambassador to the European Union on the strength of 1 million donation to Donald Trumps inauguration committee. Now hed come under oath to eviscerate the president s account of his dealings with ukraine. I was acting in good faith. As a president ial appointee, i followed the directions of the president. We worked with mr giuliani because the president directe
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Ohio has backed all the two winners in every election since 1896. The top candidates are at their positions behind the podium. This is a Record Number of candidates, so to a comment the large group, there are no Opening Statements tonight. Before we begin, a reminder of the ground rules. You will each receive 75 seconds to answer questions, 45 seconds for responses and rebuttals, and 15 seconds for clarification. From interrupting fellow candidates is that will count against your time. And we remind our audience to be respectful of the candidates. Lets begin. In thehe last debate House Democrats have officially launched an impeachment inquiry against President Trump with all the candidates on the stage support. Saidor warren, you have there is already enough evidence for President Trump to be impeached and removed from office. But with the election only one year away, why shouldnt it be the voters who determine the president s fate . Sometimes, there are issues that are bigger than pol
130,000 ballots back. Thats a thats around a 24 turnout for this election. The average turnout for the president ial primaries since 1972 is 49. This is what it looked like a short time ago. Inside folks making their voice heard in one area. Then in some of the back rooms, the ballot counting happening. Ive been speaking with san franciscans about some of the propositions on the ballot, and there were several. The state prop for Mental Health treatment facilities, and then the props involving the number of officers in San Francisco and how those officers police. I asked voters which specific prop issues mean a lot to them. This is what they say. Look, a deep look at prop one. I was initially going to vote no uh, but unfortunately i read the wording was really nuanced and it said transfer the funds that youre going to distribute, so wouldnt be too much of an additional tax. So i ended up voting yes, and i thought that was a good thing to do. We have a housing shortage here in california
Headquarters in washington dc good morning, everyone. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for coming today. Good morning, everyone. Thanks, louisa. I thought you were going to give me a shout out or something. My name is jason. I am representing the Teachers Union. The American Federation of teachers. [applause] i have been a part of that union since 20 years. This morning i was asked to share a few words with you. A little bit about my perspective on unions and why they are so important. Right off the bat, one of the things i would like to share, the reason i ever became a teacher and walking right out of college and out of high school going to college knowing i want to be a teacher one day. Louise who just kicked us off is my student. It is one of the things that unions do so well. They Bring Community and how to impact the Community Front and center. I believe that is one of the things that not only attracted me to teaching, but certainly is one of the major talking points about what