congressional staffer. in her remarks, the democratic lawmaker apologized to her constituents and explained why her decision to resign. ms. hill: this is the last speech that i will give from this floor as a member of congress. i was not ready for my time here to come to an end so soon. it is a reality i am still grappling with, and i will be for some time to come. i expected to be here or i hoped , to be here after the voters of the 25th district deemed me worthy of the honor of representing them. i thought i can make a difference in making our community, our great country, and the world a better place for generations to come. i, like so many of my colleagues, ran for office because i believe our political system was broken, controlled by the powerful and wealthy come ignoring and failing to regular people that it is supposed to serve. i came here to be a voice to the unheard in the halls of power. people, to show young queer people, working people, and perfect people that t
[laughter] it s the way of the world, kids. [laughter] tom hanks also received a hearted branded volleyball, in reference to his 2000 movie castaway. congratulations. considering all that context he just gave its honorary. cnn this morning continues right now. it is a wonderful saturday morning. i am glad you are part of it. good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. i m victor blackwood. what do you do with an honorary degree, though? if you have a ph.d. or a doctorate in arts, can you actually go and be a professor? some people go around and demand that you call them doctor, with an honorary degree! yes, i know a couple. okay, well, maybe i need to get an honorary doctorate so you can call me doctorate. i am doctor amara walker. thank you so much for spending a part of your morning with us. a lot going on this morning. today, millions of people heading out to their memorial day destinations. we re gonna tell you what to expect at the airport, and wha
doha ah, i m carry johnston with the headlines hair on al jazeera top advisors to former u. s. president donald trump. so they told him his claims of widespread voter fraud were not legitimate. the statements were part of video testimony shown at a committee hearing into the attack on capitol hill, on july 6th last year. ukraine says russia has destroyed the last bridge out of the eastern city of severity on yet. moscow packed separatists claim ukrainian troops now effectively blockaded in the city, wanting them to surrender or die to rebellious work. disclosable in europe was little girl should sever dynette has practically been blocked out to the blue of the last bridge, which connected it to life to shanks with those ukrainian divisions that are there are there for ever. they have 2 options, either to follow the example of their fellow service men and surrender, or to die. there is no other option. and international has accused a roster of war crimes what it calls. relentl
one s reunification with the mainland is inevitable. and at foreign interference would fail wife angle as comments in singapore or the latest, and the spots between washington and beijing over time. once future. jessica washington s in singapore was more on what the chinese defense minister said. very early in his speech, he took the time to remark directly on lloyd austin s comments about china, saying that he regarded them as falls and moves against his country. now, course he did talk about taiwan that has been a contentious issue of discussion across the course at the summit. he did, of course, mentioned that a that china will fight to the very end if necessary. and he sent a message in his words to those seeking, ty, ones, independence, stopped the delusion the pursuit at independence. a dead end. hundreds of marches have been taking place across the united states, calling for stricter gun laws. they were organized after a speed of shootings including last month in texas
lou, your child 0 me sill, robin doha, reminder of all top new stories protests are being held across the u. s. as part of our new push for gun control, but march for our lives. it follows a series of recent mass shootings including a primary school in texas. gabriel alexander has moved from buffalo in new york. there are several 100 people here in buffalo right now. you might be able to see them behind me, where they ve gathered in a little park that s right across the street from the tops supermarket, where just about a month ago, a racist gunman shot and killed 10 african americans here, a crime that has shocked the nation and shocked this city of buffalo, new york, and so they re out marching today to call for better gun safety and saying enough is enough. iran and buttons whaler sunday 20, a cooperation agreement during president nicholas murderer s visit to, to her on the countries will work together in fields of oil, petrochemical, tourism, and culture. both under us s