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some made their way through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said more than 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news stephen sackur is in washington with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from washington. i m stephen sackur. the received political wisdom here is that economic issues pretty much decide elections, and that may be true in this midterm election year because of a dramatic spike in the cost of living. and yet, there is a sense here that right now, values and culture are at the centre of the political argument. my guest today is danica roem, a democrat and the first transgender person to take a seat in a state legislature. what does her story tell us about america s culture wars? danica roem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it s good to see you. it s great to have you on the show. now, when you won your election back in 2017 to become a state legislator in virginia. mm hm. .. ....
my guest today is danica roem, a democrat and the first transgender person to take a seat in a state legislature. what does her story tell us about america s culture wars? danica roem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it s good to see you. it s great to have you on the show. now, when you won your election back in 2017 to become a state legislator in virginia. mm hm. ..you were seen across america as a trailblazer. do you still feel like that trailblazer? well, so, here s the thing. i don t try to put, you know, that title to myself. when other people ascribe it to me, that s fine. that s their interpretation. myjob is to make sure that i m fixing route 28, that i m taking care of health insurance for my constituents and really taking care of those day to day basics. and, while i m doing that, if i m able to inspire other trans people to step up and run for office, great. and when i was sworn in to the virginia house of delegates onjanuary 10th, 2018, for my firs ....
tried to avoid. you caused this. look at the mirror. how will russia respond? i ll speak exclusively to the president of finland, sauli niinisto, in moments. good morning, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is heartbroken and horrified. this morning we are grieving the loss of ten people in buffalo, new york, shot and killed while shopping for groceries. three others were shot, but survived. victims of a rampage by an 18-year-old white male shooter, who authorities say traveled for hours and used an assault-style weapon to carry out the racist attack. 11 of the 13 victims were black. the shooter has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in an attack streamed live on social media as the justice department examines whether he committed a hate crime and a an act of racially motivated extremism. president biden suggested the shooting was domestic terrorism. investigators are reviewing a 180-page manifesto posted online in techs with the shoot ....
what issues are motivating them? i ll talk with house speaker nancy pelosi and republican governor of nebraska, pete ricketts, ahead. plus on putin s border as ukraine fights, finland applies to join nato, exactly what putin tried to avoid. you caused this. look at the mirror. how will russia respond? i ll speak exclusively to the president of finland, sauli niinisto, in moments. good morning, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is heartbroken and horrified. this morning we are grieving the loss of ten people in buffalo, new york, shot and killed while shopping for groceries. three others were shot, but survived. victims of a rampage by an 18-year-old white male shooter, who authorities say traveled for hours and used an assault-style weapon to carry out the racist attack. 11 of the 13 victims were black. the shooter has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in an attack streamed live on social media as the justice department examines wh ....
Severe Weather Threat in the coming hours, from the south all the way up into new york. And the horrific images. The tornadoes slamming communities. Among them, the ef3 tornado touching down in greenfield, iowa. Homes wiped away. Tonight, 45 million americans on alert again, right now across multiple states. And well take you through it. Tonight, the other breaking story. The horrific and deadly Workplace Shooting outside philadelphia. Police now say an employee waiting this morning for coworkers to arrive for work. And opening fire. This evening, the Supreme Court justice under the microsoap now, just days after images emerged showing an upside down American Flag flying outside the home of Justice Samuel ali ....