See the president stepping off joint base andrews. He has arrived there. He will be boarding Air Force one soon. Welcome ever appeared this is Sandra Smith in New York and we are covering the president s arrival their life. John i am John Roberts in washington and youve been up for a long time pair the president headed to Air Force one pure hes going down to austin, texas, visiting the Lbj Library where he will commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Passage And Signing of the civil Rights Act which of course was done by the Johnson Administration back in 1964. Sandra all right. President biden has arrived there ahead of the speech where he will announce these new reforms he is calling for on the supreme court of the united states. All of this as we see a campaigning Kamala Harris out there. Making her pitch to american voters why she is the one who should come after the president as he steps on Air Force one. John something we will be talking about has the Hours Progress as afternoon
Sharon andjill. Us and text us. A quick word from sharon and jill. We were talking about advice you might give parents who dont really know how to broach the subject. We will go to some new callers, in fact, the subject. We will go to some new callers, infact, but the subject. We will go to some new callers, in fact, but our thanks to our guests so far this morning. Michael is in bedford. And we have craig in Rotherham And Katie in braintree, alljoining us on the Nations Phone in. Hello to All Of You, thanks for being part of the conversation. Its a really important one this morning. Craig, you have an 18 year old daughter. Tell us about your experiences in terms of how you have been talking to her about this. My terms of how you have been talking to her about this. To her about this. My daughter is ust about to her about this. My daughter is just about to to her about this. My daughter is just about to start to her about this. My daughter is just about to start drama to her about this
Morning. As weve been saying the lawmakers are hunkering down in washington while trying to run out the clock on a 30day Special Session thAt They do not want to be part of and thats why they hightailed it out of the state of texas and urging congress to pass a sweeping bill that would federalize elections. That has a lot of constitutional watchers wondering whether or not its legal under the constitution. That legislation theyre hoping would overrule anything that might get passed in the state of texas in their efforts to secure the ballot box. Bill Vice President Kamala Harris calling them modernday heroes of the civil rights movement. And that wasnt all. Republicans say its all about optics. Have a look. They took bold, courageous action in line with the legacy of everyone from Frederic Douglas to the legacy for womens right to vote for all folks who shed their blood At The Edmund Pettis Bridge to make sure we passed the voting rights act. It is ridiculous. Last i checked the heroic
out on supplies? find out more in global questions. hello, welcome to bbc news. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who was jailed in iran nearly five years ago has had her ankle tag removed by the authorities to mark the end of her sentence, raising hopes of her return to britain. she s been under house arrest in tehran, and still faces another potential charge. herfamily say she remains in harm s way. our correspondent caroline hawley reports. a rare glimpse into what s keeping this family together. it s still quite a messy house. but there s no such thing as an online cuddle. for six year old gabriela, an image on a mobile phone can t replace the touch of her mother. gabriela s been counting down the days till the end of her mum s sentence. this morning, nazanin s ankle tag that the family have had to rent from the iranian authorities, has been taken off. she used her freedom to visit her grandmother, but she still doesn t have her british passport and she s not free to fly home. t
us. we begin with the news that broke yesterday with the supreme court. justice breyer plans to step down at 28 years on the bench. his formal announcement could come as soon as today. his decision gives president biden a chance to name his replacement while democrats still control the senate. nbc news justice corner pete williams has the details. reporter: people close to justice breyer say he made the decision to step down within the past several weeks and prepared to formally notify the white house this week. at age 83, he is the court s oldest justice and appears to be in good health. he remains highly productive, writing last term as, some of last year s decisions. he knows how washington works. he was well aware some progressives said justice ruth bader ginsberg stayed on the court too long despite battles with cancer. he death allowed president trump to appoint amy comey barrett. he said last fall he knew of the pressure for him to step down. most of the considerat