Make contact without causing damage to them on the floor on that later in the show. I am. Washington d c our friends are watching. Sear the journalist who broke the story of the reach of nsa surveillance returns to us today for the First Time Since they began reporting on documents leaked by former contractor adverts noted Glenn Greenwald and mark waitress arrives in new york this morning to receive the prestigious george polk award for journalism. They said the National Security reporting award with fellow reporters. Elaine in a cask ale and Washington Post partum down. It is an ss teacher and mentor greenwald at the event and joins us now with more. This aussies spoke with the pre op this morning the First Time Since he stepped foot onto us soil after the nsa revelations whats the significance of this return. There were concerns he may have trouble getting back into the us thats right when yemeni significance of this guy is pretty cute because the june will mark exactly one year sinc
More than 152,000 americans have died. Sandra that hearing is about to be under way, what should we expect to hear from the experts this morning . Good morning, sandra and blake. You can expect fireworks to fly at times. Between their medical advice and these experts and the president s decision, actions, and words. Is titled the urgent need for a National Plan to contain the coronavirus being led by House Majority whip and chairman of his Committee Jim clyburn. This is of course a select committee on the Coronavirus Crisis who was recently created in the Republican House minority whip steve scalise. As you mentioned, the big witnesses, dr. Fauci who wil ard wearing a nationals mask set to testify after the administration previously refused to allow him to appear before the panel. And dr. Robert redfield and it is notable all three of these witnesses who will be in person coming after pelosi just set a new house mask mandate. We are expecting this to touch on a wide range of topics fro
Electric cars and clean energy, for energy secretary, and Gina Mccarthy as top domestic climate coordinator. Only buttigieg is expected to be announced today, though. Joining me is Kristen Welker and mike memoli, and Washington Post report ashley parker, and former rnc chair michael steele. Welcome, all. Kristen, were expecting any moment now the Cabinet Meeting with the president as well as in about two minutes, joe biden coming out. So split screen moments ago. First of all, what are you expecting from the president today in the Cabinet Meeting . Andrea, as you point out, he hasnt had a Cabinet Meeting in several months now. At this point in time, we are told that this will not be open to the press. But of course were asking that that happen. So well let you know if that changes. I think at the top of the list of this Cabinet Meeting, you would have to think they will be focused on covid19. The fact that there is now an approved vaccine and the plans to distribute it, which have been
Some say it could have a positive impact on society. Good morning to you. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im thomas drayton. The final farewell. Saying goodbye to the antiapartheid icon Nelson Mandela. Members of the National African congress pay their final respects in a moving tribute, celebrating the life of a man that transformed the face of politics in south africa. The Memorial Service included prayers, speeches. Many spoke, and one of them South African president jacob zuma. Madeba had something powerful. He had the capacity to persuade. He could persuade people to a e at his ancestral home in qunu. For more of the celebration, we are joined by Allen Schauffler in qunu, south africa. Tell us about the build up to Nelson Mandelas funeral, from where you are. Tremendous energy. The next big event will be the procession from the airport, 22 miles to the south, to qunu, Nelson Mandelas ancestral homeland. Well walk here and show you the scene at the roadblock above qunu. By my count
Justice ginsburgs words were, i remain convinced that handedly is a consideration of race, is preferable to stealing it. And maybe that goes also to your question. If these are proxies, to what extent our schools, our schools entirely safe come even if they say, look, we know the top 10 is a proxy for race in which is using it for that purpose and that purpose alone. Our educational institutions given the distance language safe in using proxies that are intended to offer that and conceal it . I dont believe that the university could find a safe harbor, build themselves that theyre completely invulnerable, that the use 100 proxy for race. I think the courts would look behind that decision, but there are, there are ways of classifying folks that are courts approved. Geography is flexible enough and allows for movement so that you could move to another school district, move to a close down, and, therefore, have control of whether you fit into that category or not. So geography is one that