Refused to back down despite another Police Crackdown. And several each country see a steep rise in corona virus infections amid fears of new lock downs and stricter quarantine measures. Hello in a surprise announcement israel and the United Arab Emirates have struck a deal to normalize relations the move which u. S. President trump helped to broker will lead to full diplomatic contacts between the 2 now the agreement includes a halt to israels plans to annex areas of the west bank which were part of the white house proposal announced earlier this year but Benjamin Netanyahu says onyx ation is still on the table it is the 1st time israel has normalized relations with an arab country since making peace with egypt in 1979 and jordan in 1994 but has been criticized by the palestinians who say it rewards israels occupation of the west bank and does nothing to further the palestinian cause or that deal was announced by donald trump from the oval office. Just a few moments ago i was still a
How the white house has celebrated the fourth of july through history. Washington journal is next. Good morning. It is Independence Day in america. At the white house later today President Trump will headline a salute to america event involving a flyover the washington on you meant. The head of those festivities ahead of those festivities, we are spending this morning asking viewers how you feel about this country this morning . Are you proud to be an american . If you live in the eastern time zone, call 202 7488000. If you live in the pacific time zone, the number is 202 7488001. You can also send us a text this morning. 202 7488003. Please involve include your name. A very good saturday morning to you. You can start calling in now about this question. Asking this question in the wake of a gallup poll last month that found u. S. National pride has fallen to record lows. From that pole, although a majority of adults in the u. S. Say they are either extremely proud or very proud, these
At that event celebrating the fourth of july. Saying, there are plenty of reasons to be proud to be an american. [video clip] the most important day in the history of nations, july 4, 1776. Americanwords, every heart should swell with pride prime a with pride. Every American Family should cheer with delight and every American Patriot should be filled with joy because each of you lives in the most magnificent country in the history of the world. And it will soon be greater than ever before. [applause] our founders launched not only a revolution in government but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity. No nation has done more to advance the human condition than the United States of america and no people have done more to promote Human Progress than the citizens of our great nation. It was made possible by patriots who gathered in philadelphia and signed the declaration of independence. [applause] they enshrined a divine truth that changed the world fore
Sarah polk was very up on diplomacy. Her strong suit happened to be intelligent political discussion. She made no bones about the fact that she took no interest in politics and she was her husbands partner. She grew up in a political household in tennessee. Her father was a local politician so she grew up loving politics. She married james after he won a seat in the legislature. She would not have married him had he been content to be a clerk. Unfortunately for james k. Polk, he died just three months after leaving the white house and sarah began a 42year widowhood. It became a shrine to her husband. She would invite anybody who wanted to to come for a visit to see the objects they had accrued over there long and illustrious career. She lived there for many years on her own and during the civil war, generals on both sides would visit her to pay their respects. It was very interesting commentary on what a beloved status she still held. She was earnest about her husbands work. She went t
And finally israel has a government months of elections and political deadlock of lead to an unprecedented power sharing cabinet engine netanyahu and benny gantz will both lead it over the next 3 years but with different agendas can these 2 men actually work to get that this is inside story. Hello everyone im come all santamaria he is seen as an unparalleled political survivor and once again he got what he wanted Benjamin Netanyahu will lead a 5th government in israel but for the 1st time he will not be governing alone netanyahu will be rotating the Prime Ministers job with his former rival benny gantz 18 months each power sharing deal was agreed last month ending a year of political deadlock in which 3 inconclusive elections were held a unity government now sworn in it is a rarity in israels politics count says its needed to tackle the coronavirus during quote not normal times but what about Prime Minister netanyahu and his own battles he is facing a corruption trial this month the 1s