Future of the Affordable Care act. And later, john scott from Pew Charitable trust talks about the potential for Retirement Savings reform legislation. Retirement savings reform legislation. Host good morning. It is thursday, july 11, 2019 and this is washington journal. Following emotional migrant testimony yesterday, and news report says the u. S. Begins raids on sunday. We will start the program looking at u. S. Asylum laws and asking you if they need to be tightened or changed and here is how to join us. Democrats call 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents and all others, 2027488002. You can send us a tweet at cspanwj and we will look for your posts as well on our facebook page, facebook. Com cspan. Here is the report from the New York Times posted at nytimes. The u. S. Prepares to arrest thousands of family members. Nationwide raids have been scheduled to begin sunday according to two current and one officials. Security to the final details of the operation remain in f
Throughout the day yesterday and today, representatives with reagan and dulles anything like that say yesterday and today are typically the busiest travel days of the year. And they say that it must be a christmas miracle this time, because the air conditioners are actually, even though quite populated. Theyre not any busier than any other day. To accommodate some put more weary travelers they got therapy dogs available at the airports and some were treated to makes over during their long lay over, but also being extra to help for those stressful days. Hundreds of passengers had to evacuate until things were cleared. No fire was found but all those travelers had to go through security all over again. And at other airports across the nation, were talking los angeles, new york, chicago, philadelphia, much longer than average wait times due t accommodation of weather delays and a Record Number of travelers, Melanie Alnwick call the up with one family waiting four their sister to arrive fr
Newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you on this special morning. Christmas, of course, is being celebrated around the world. At the vatican, pope francis led a solemn Christmas Mass at st. Peters basilica. He told thousands the birth of jesus in a manger changed us forever. He used the story of the holiday to appeal for better treatment of migrants. We have the story. Reporter as the faithful gathered at the vatican for Midnight Mass, they directed their attention at the flight of the worlds refugees. Translator so many footsteps are hidden in the footsteps of joseph and mary. We see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day. Reporter the pope said the holy family went through an ordeal that would be familiar for many in the world of 2017. Translator they had to leave their people, their home and their land. Reporter jesus was born in a manger because mary and joseph were turned away from everywhere else. Heed the lesson. Translator
We will get response from awardwinning investigative journalist allan nairn just back from honduras. His new story for the intercept is headlined u. S. Spent weeks pressuring honduras opposition to end protests against election fraud. Trump and republicans are tempting a rightist revolution with a massive transfer, locking in the structural advantages, attacking immigrants and the poor, and working people. They have made tremendous headway, but at the same time, people are fighting back. The outcome is completely up in the air. The november elections will go a long way toward determining whether the country makes a radical swing to the right now or whether this is stopped and whether weekend repair for a time where we start to get a more sensible amy we will speak with allan that about the stories shaped 2017 as well as what has happened in honduras. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump
Booktv, television for serious readers. Hi, everyone. Thank you so much for coming. Were going to get started. I just want to thank everyone for being here for our last event of the year. We are completely honored to have helen thorpe. Thank you all for coming so much. So this evening we all welcome come happy to welcome the bestselling author helen thorpe. If you havent read her works of art you in for a treat on the first book victory. Her other books are soldier girls just like us and the newcomers is what we are celebrating this evening. Helen is able to bring to get audiences overcook defense to make global citizens out of all of her readers. Tonight are story is one of the world issue that takes place in a backyard in denver. The newcomers follows 20 refugees to the United States speaking 14 languages, all in the same classroom in denver. It is a story, a gripping heartfelt and powerful story. Without further ado please join me in welcoming helen thorpe. [applause] thank you so m