Announcer coming up on washington journal, the state of the progressive legal movement. The cofounder and executive director demand for justice will join us. Also the president of the national right to work Legal Defense foundation, mark mix, on workforce issues and recent labor unrest. Washington journal starts now. This is a very sad day for america and was also very sad driving through washington, d. C. And seeing the filth and decay and all of the broken buildings and walls with the graffiti. This is not the place i left, it is a sad thing to see it. When you look at what is happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. This is the persecution of the person that is leading by very very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading bided biden by a lot. If you cannot beat him, you persecute him or prosecute him. We cannot let this happen in america. Host good morning. It is friday, august 4. Former President Trump
Secretary blinken speaks at a gathering of Young Leaders from subsaharan africa, he discusses the influence that Young Africans will have on the world noting that 60 of african populations is under the age of 25. The Mandela Washington summit hosts this event in washington dc. music hello fellows. We are at the end of three days of programming here, it is such an honor to be here. Thank you for that introduction. It is my pleasure to be with you here today to ramp up your Mandela Washington fellowship for Young African leaders. We are thrilled you are here in d. C. For the first time in so many years. [applause] i have to tell you it is a real professional honor for me to be here today in my capacity as under secretary for Public Diplomacy but it is also a real personal pleasure for me to be here because i stood in this very room in 2014 with president obama when we inaugurated and announced this program. To see where it has gone today is amazing. [applause] over the years i have met m
Smart, capable women. Its trying for us because its our fathers legacy, and hes passed that legacy on to us. Narrator tonight on frontline, from steve james, the director of hoop dreams and the interrupters, abacus small enough to jail. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At fordfoundation. Org. The park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. And by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler, and Additional Support from scott nathan and Laura Deboni
Smart, capable women. Its trying for us because its our fathers legacy, and hes passed that legacy on to us. Narrator tonight on frontline, from steve james, the director of hoop dreams and the interrupters, abacus small enough to jail. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At fordfoundation. Org. The park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. And by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler, and Additional Support from scott nathan and Laura Deboni