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Ashen as the words guilty of Capital Murder sank in. It was the first time that a white had been sentenced to death for a crime committed against a black person in the state of alabama. Beulah Mae Donald is grieving but also seeking justice for her child. This is a black woman who has just lost her son to lynching, finds the strength to move forward in a civil suit against the klan in alabama. The stakes could not be higher. The body of a Black Man has been found hanging from a tree in mobile, alabama. Lynching is a tool to control and oppress black people. Racialized violence is as old as the constitution. Klans are not running around with white sheets over their head, but its still happening. Today people are horrified of the police. Its the modernday lynching. What are we going to do about it . We move forward with people deciding im bold enough, and im going to make it change. Beulah Mae Donald took on one of the most violent criminal organizations in the United States. This is an
philip s coffin will be taken from the state entrance of windsor castle to the west entrance of st. george s chapel behind me there. there will be so many moments and every moment will have meaning. some of those troops that you can see lining up, the royal marines will carry prince philip s coffin into the chapel. the artillery will fire a gun salute with world war i guns, guns that the queen s father put in place for ceremonies just like this. everything was planned by prince philip himself, including the greenland rover that will carry his coffin as his children and grandchildren walk behind for that eight-minute walk to the chapel. we will see moments that will bring out prince philip s sense of humor, when his coffin is lowered into the royal vault the bugler s will play battle stations. it is the call on a naval ship for everyone to get into battle positions. action stations it is called. these little moments i think will reflect prince philip s character. at the sa
sheldon whitehouse joins me live. and the aftermath in texas. ted cruz is not the only texas leader to flee the state during an disaster. as the nat mourns 500,000 victims, the coronavirus pandemic, new signs could be turning a corner and all in starts right now. good evening from new york. the republican party is central to the identity of this faction. every day that passes the leaders of the republican party not only refuse to condemn the big lie that donald trump really won re-election but actively continued to push the narrative. that big lie gets further cemented as a corner stone of the republican party of american conservatism. in the run up to the election, there is a focus on donald trump as the person orchestrating all of it. and that is undeniably true. but, a majority republican members of congress affirm their support for that lie, voting not to certify joe biden s election even after the trump-fueled the attack on the capitol. donald trump is off twitter and
africa variant confirmed here in new york. now at least 12 states. and amid the concern over variants tonight, the move by the fda just today involving vaccines. and across the country tonight, we honor the lives lost. the 35-year-old father of two daughters, proudly doing their hair, throwing little dance parties with them. the husbands and wives dying together just minutes apart after decades of marriage. the teachers and children, the heroes on the front lines. and the other major news this monday night, the united flight out of din verve. the engine blowing up after takeoff. huge chunks of debris raining onto a neighborhood below. more than 100 planes grounded. tonight, what federal investigators have now discovered, as we also learn about another boeing plane with an engine coming apart in midair over the weekend. the disaster in texas. and tonight, the growing outrage over skyrocketing electric bills. one family with a bill for $17,000 for just three days of elect