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our thanks. your rewards. as we begin a new hour, we turn to the biden agenda. joe manchin says he wants a spending bill not too big. in moments, how the poor people s campaign is putting pressure on the west virginia senator. plus, a humanitarian crisis in del rio, texas. new developments about how the biden administration is responding. and the woman who designed the dress that has the worlds of fashion and politics buzzing. this is american voices. we begin this hour in texas where the state s ultra-conservative legislature kicks off a new special session tomorrow. this time around, texas republicans plan to focus on redistricting. they are already busy working to redraw maps to favor republican incumbents. the texas tribune reports, quote, republicans hold majorities in both chambers they will have every advantage as they use the process to position their party for the next decade as the state population becomes younger and more diverse. this is a process ....
and what a legacy. and splashdown the four tourists aboard the spacex inspiration 4 capsule successfully return to earth. hello. after the french president ordered the recall of ambassadors to australia and the us, washington says it plans to hold talks with senior french officials in the coming days to calm the diplomatic storm. the french ambassador to australia has now left the country, describing as a huge mistake its decision to unilaterally cancel a submarine contract worth tens of billions of dollars. from paris, here s hugh schofield. for the americans, the australians and the british, it s a new alliance to ensure stability in the pacific and thwart the strategic ambitions of china. but australia s decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us has left the french feeling stunned and humiliated. their contract with australia has been simply binned. ordered back home by president macron, the french ambassador to canberra was as polite as he could be about th ....
stunned and humiliated. their contract with australia has been simply binned. ordered back home by president macron, the french ambassador to canberra was as polite as he could be about the reasons for france s anger. i think this has been a huge mistake. a very, very bad handling of the partnership because it was not a contract. it was a partnership. this evening, the foreign minister, jean yves le drian, spoke again on national television. translation: there has been lying, duplicity, a major- breach of trust and contempt. this will not do. things are not going well between us. it means there is a crisis. i am with the president of france and that makes me feel better. just a few months ago, it was all smiles at the g7 summit in cornwall between presidents biden and macron, and all talk of cooperation and shared challenges. but behind the scenes, the french are convinced that the three english speaking nations were hatching the plan to cut them out. the fallout is pot ....
of war before it pulled out of afghanistan and the decision to fire the missile smacks of panic and what a legacy. and walking in the air the french slackliner wowing the crowds in paris. france s most senior diplomat says relations with australia and the united states are in crisis because of what he called their duplicity and lies over a new security alliance. the pact resulted in australia cancelling a multi billion dollar contract to buy french submarines. hugh schofield reports. for the americans, the australians and the british, it s a new alliance to ensure stability in the pacific and thwart the strategic ambitions of china. but australia s decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us has left the french feeling stunned and humiliated. their contract with australia has been simply binned. ordered back home by president macron, the french ambassador to canberra was as polite as he could be about the reasons for france s anger. i think this has been a huge ....
the crowds in paris. france s most senior diplomat says relations with australia and the united states are in crisis because of what he called their duplicity and lies over a new security alliance. the pact resulted in australia cancelling a multi billion dollar contract to buy french submarines. hugh schofield reports. for the americans, the australians and the british, it s a new alliance to ensure stability in the pacific and thwart the strategic ambitions of china. but australia s decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us has left the french feeling stunned and humiliated. their contract with australia has been simply binned. ordered back home by president macron, the french ambassador to canberra was as polite as he could be about the reasons for france s anger. i think this has been a huge mistake, a very, very bad handling of a partnership because it was not a contract, it was a partnership. this evening the foreign minister, jean yves le drian, spoke agai ....