kong warning countries to stay out of its affairs. also ahead muslims mark the end of ramadan subdued eed celebrations under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. announced on hamas with sports n.b.a. basketball moves a step closer to restarting the concerned citizen talks with disney about possibly finishing the season at one venue in orlando florida. ok let s get going now breaking news out of occupied east jerusalem where the long awaited trial of the israeli prime minister is now officially underway benjamin netanyahu is facing 3 cases of corruption but he denies all charges of bribery fraud and a breach of trust harry force it starts our coverage for us. i need to be with them you know a week ago benjamin netanyahu was sworn in for a record 5th term as israel s prime minister after a political battle which lasted 17 months and through 3 inconclusive elections but his legal battle is only intensifying sunday is day one of his trial in 3 separate corruption cases in the
major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: all eyes are on alabama today as voters choose their next senator in a special election. it was supposed to be a little- noticed race with no real competition. but as john yang reports, due to state politics and sexual misconduct claims, the race between republican roy moore and democrat doug jones has come down to the wire. yang: embattled republican senate candidate roy moore saddled up today, going on horseback to vote at the fire station in gallant. moore was asked if he had a message for the multiple women who have accused him of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers, moore replied: tell the truth. he also had a message for alabamians. i think they oughta go out and vote their conscience
shaun ley. in december, south africa s ruling party the anc chooses a successor for league of presidentjacob chooses a successor for league of president jacob zuma. corruption allegations denied by the president continued to swell, but he has survived them all. albie sachs is another survivor, but one of a different kind. he survived imprisonment, exile, and being blown up imprisonment, exile, and being blown up by imprisonment, exile, and being blown up by the country s security forces, and he helped write the postapartheid constitution. and he helped write the posta pa rtheid constitution. he thinks it is one of the world s best, so why do others, especially the young, say that the constitution is against us, especially if you are poor? albie sachs, welcome to hardtalk. you defended black south africans under apartheid laws. you are in prison under those laws yourself. you then helped write the most fundamental law of all, the constitution for postapartheid south africa, an
i m shaun ley. in december, south africa s ruling party the anc chooses a successor for president jacob zuma. corruption allegations denied by the president continued to swirl, but he has survived them all. albie sachs is another survivor, but one of a different kind. he survived imprisonment, exile, and being blown up by the country s security forces, and he helped write the posta pa rtheid constitution. he thinks it is one of the world s best so why do others, especially the young, say that the constitution is against us, especially if you re poor? albie sachs, welcome to hardtalk. you defended black south africans under apartheid laws. you were imprisoned under those laws yourself. you then helped write the most fundamental law of all, the constitution for postapartheid south africa, and then sat on the constitutional court to enforce that constitution. is there enough respect, do you think, for the law in south africa today? it is so fascinating to watch, because the la
i m shaun ley. in december, south africa s ruling party the anc chooses a successor for leader president jacob zuma. corruption allegations denied by the president continue to swirl, but he has survived them all. albie sachs is another survivor, but one of a different kind. he survived imprisonment, exile, and being blown up by the country s security forces, and he helped write the post apartheid constitution. he thinks it is one of the world s best, so why do others, especially the young, say that the constitution is against us, especially if you re poor? albie sachs, welcome to hardtalk. you defended black south africans under apartheid laws. you were imprisoned under those laws yourself. you then helped write the most fundamental law of all, the constitution for post apartheid south africa, and then sat on the constitutional court to enforce that constitution. is there enough respect, do you think, for the law in south africa today? it is so fascinating to watch because th