Relations should not be used as a diversion. Four of the victims in the crash that killed kobe bryant and his daughter gianna have filed wrongful death suits over the helicopter company. Bryants widow sued the company in february. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, april 20th. Thank you for starting another week with us. We do begin with the push to curb the coronavirus and reopen the country. Congress appears to be nearing a massive new deal for a second wave of loans to Small Businesses crushed by the pandemic. President trump saying an agreement could come today. As the white house looks to restart the economy, mitt romney is the only republican senator excluded from a new Bipartisan Task force. The president admitted hes holding a grudge after romney voted to convict him at the impeachment trial. Abcs rachel scott has more. Reporter lawmakers signaling they may be just hours away from a deal on the next round of relief. Were close. Again, we have common ground. Im ve
okay, guys, could see about, i don t see a lot more of, you thank you much. in the meantime, in our next hour, how a neighbor is coming to russia s rescue as the world tightens sanctions. what are the, dopamine we see world headquarters here in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports, we begin the hour with a new reaction from russia. two new g7 sanctions and president biden s plan to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. president zelenskyy flew to japan today, meeting with world leaders in the city. where the u.s. dropped two atomic bombs in 1945 to end world war ii. russia s foreign minister said today, sanctions from the g7 appear to be aimed at the double containment of russia and china. the plan to send american fighter jets to ukraine now raising questions about the risk of potential escalation of the wars. here s what former national security adviser told us last hour. clearly, the uss believes that there is an escalation risk in providing f-16s. off they would
the massachusetts air national guardsman accused of leaking classified documents to be held behind bars until his trial. mourners packed into a new york city church today for r the funeral jordan neely. all of us have the right to live. more than 15 million are on alert for severe storms across the southern plains today. watch for some hail, as well as the heavy downpours, the lightning, and can tule out even an isolated tornado or two. james: remembering jim brown, the iconic football player, actor and civil rights activist has died at the age of 87. he helped everybody. that is what he is known for. meet gravedigger allen mccloskey. allen has been at this job since 1952. what was your hardest one? my wife. how did you get through that? what made her. james: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. i m james brown, in for norah. and we begin tonight with a high-stakes showdown over the economy. the nation
Now on booktv, Pamela Newkirk, professor of journalism at New York University talks about the life of ota benga, a congolese dwarf was featured in antipolitics it did during the 1904 st. Louis world there. Two years later, the 103pound 411 ota benga was displayed in the bronx zoo monkey house with an orangutan. Now its my pleasure to introduce the next speaker, Pamela Newkirk is professor of journalism at direct of undergraduate studies at New York Universitys institute. Shes also the author of black journalists, white immediate which one an award and is the editor of letters for black america. Her many honors were published in numerous publications. Prior to joining nyu she worked at for news organizations including new york newsday which is on 18. Were so happy to have her here this evening so please help me in looking Pamela Newkirk. [applause] good evening everyone. Theres good like here. I wont have to were my classes. At such a pleasure to be here tonight, particularly to be here
With exact amounts and placement of precipitation so continued to use a blend of model data. Several areas of precipitation were noted this afternoon associated with the incoming trough and weak disturbances out ahead of the main trough. One area of showers which moved through las vegas earlier today was moving through Lincoln County this afternoon. Another area was coming up out of mexico and will likely brush southeast mohave county this evening. Showers will also likely work into the far western part of the forecast area this evening as well but the area across central and eastern portions of inyo and san bernarn they will be in a break for the evening hours. Expect this break to fill in overnight as the upper trough moves into california Denise Valdez the first snow of the season is great news for skiiers and snowboarders but it can in Northern California blizzard like conditions had drivers slipping and sliding all over the road. And in chicago workers at one the nations busiest a