it has reminded us of this. laws are just words on paper. they mean nothing without public servants dedicated to the rule of law, and who are held accountable by a public that the leaves over this matter more than party tribalism or the cheap thrill of scoring political points. oaths. we must demand more of our politicians and ourselves. boths matter, character matters, truth matters. if we do not renew our faith and commitment to these principles, this great experiment of hours, our shining beacon on a hill, will not endure. i yield to that gentlewoman from virginia. thank you. throughout our hearings we have provided many facts and painted a vivid picture of the events of january 6th. the violence, the human toll, both emotional and physical, including the tragic loss of life. the threat to our constitution, the rule of law and the danger to this nation. a nation we all love as americans. and tonight s hearing, we have gone into great detail about the events inside the w
offices and pushed the protesters behind a barricade. on thursday, ranil wickremesinghe was sworn in as president. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. around the world, there are signs of deepening worker discontent. inflation is outstripping wages, global corporations stand accused of putting profits before people, while many governments see organised labour as a threat. why, then, is the union movement seemingly in retreat? have workers lost their faith in collective action? well, my guest is long time boss of the international trade union confederation, sharan burrow. do workers have problems that unions cannot fix? sharan burrow in brussels. welcome to hardtalk. good evening. good to have you on the show. let s look at what is happening in the world right now. we have a spike in energy costs right around the world, we have rising inflation in many countries and a squeeze on the cost of living. how grim do you think the prospec
and britain s nhs is stepping up its vaccination programme against monkeypox as more supplies of a jab come on the market. against monkeypox as more supplies of the jab come on the market. hello and welcome. the congressional committee in the us investigating last year s attack on the capitol by donald trump s supporters have shown evidence that the then president made no calls from the white house while the violence was unfolding. the latest hearing was told that instead of intervening to calm the situation, mr trump sat in the dining room, where the television was tuned to fox news. the committee presented several witnesses who said they repeatedly called on donald trump to say something. this is former white house counsel pat cipollone, one of the people closest to mr trump. i think ithinki i think i was pretty clear there needed to be an immediate and forceful response statement, public statement, that people need to leave the capitol. mi; that people need to leave the
ukraine, russia and turkey to allow rain exports through the black sea to resume. hundreds of police in riot gear begin to dismantle anti government protest camps in the sri lankan capital, colombo. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. he did not fail to act, he chose not to act , that s what one republican member of the commitee investigating the us capitol riot on six january last year said about donald trump. the panel has been setting out in minute by minute detail how the former president ate lunch and watched tv, doing nothing to rein in the mob of his supporters over 187 perilous minutes. during this last hearing of the summer, dramatic footage from several witnesses was shown. they each corroborate that donald trump s daughter ivanka was among several key figures close to the president who tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade him into making a statement condemning the violence. sarah matthews, one of today s live witnesses, was deputy press se