We the people hey now got to make the world go around got to make the world now more coming up from joe biden. He will be in pittsburgh. We take you now live to philadelphia. We will hear shortly from his vicepresident ial running mate Kamala Harris, with Musician John Legend on stage. This is Live Campaign 2020 coverage on cspan. Is our ability to decide what. Appens next in this election, your vote will decide whether we are a country that allows this pandemic to continue indefinitely or one with a plan to end it. A country where the president will go to court to kick 20 Million People off of their health care, or one where health care is a right for all americans. A country where the president actively encourages Police Brutality and cannot bring himself to condemn white nazis, orts or neo one where we hold our Police Accountable and begin to root out the systemic racism in our society. A country that is small, mean, selfish, and divided, or a country that is big, generous, kind and
They tried to beat them back and beat that out of them. They did not succeed. And we are a better nation now. Again, this will take a few minutes for them to reach the bridge and then cross over to the other side, taking that pause, and we will be here on fox news to take you through it all. I want to share now though from a perspective on this extraordinary life one of his longtime friends and house colleagues, member of the congressional black caucus, representative Emmanuel Cleaver. Congressman, youre with me in. Yes, good morning. Harris good morning. And i look and see that you are with us from home in kansas city, and thats where you and i met many, many years ago. Yes. Harris give us a texture for what youre feeling and what others are feeling today who were part of the struggle and continue to be. Well, theres manager which all of us are feeling pain but some joy. Johns chief of staff came to me a few months ago and confidentially toll me what was told me what was going on and
Nominations open for Hong Kong September election candidates are required to pledge allegiance to the territory. Taking to the airwaves classes in zimbabwe held over the radio the schools remain closed due to the pandemic. U. S. Congressman and civil rights activist john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was one of the youngest leaders of the Civil Rights Movement as an organizer of the 1963 march on washington lewis advanced pancreatic cancer Heidi Joe Castro looks back at his life we cannot. We cannot give out. We cannot give you. John lewis was born into the segregated world of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those lines that white men colored men white women colored women white the son of black sharecroppers lewis devoured books as a child the words of Dr Martin Luther King Jr spoke to him loudest seem like he was saying to me john lewis you too can do something and i would ask my mother asked my father my grandparents my great grandparents why segregation why Ra
Finally, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce our first moderator, the great Bob Schieffer. As all of you know, bob is the cbs news chief washington correspondent and the awardwinning host of face the nation. Bob made some news of his own earlier this month when he announced he was stepping down from face the nation. Im hoping we will all help change his mind before lunch today. Bob has been a reporter for more than half a century and is has virtually won every award in broadcast journalism during his august career. Including 8 emmy awards. Please give me a big round of applause for Bob Schieffer and our panelists. [applause] bob i want to tell you, i announced last week that i was going to retire after 46 years at cbs news. 58 years since i got my first job in journalism. I think for that reason alone i an appropriate moderator to talk am about how medicare got started. Next week, i am going down and signing up for part b. [laughter] bob i would also say this. You know when i annou
We thought it would be important to look at the complicated early history of medicare and how difficult it was for previous administrations to enact legislation that so many of us now take for granted. Besides myself, our first panelist includes lynda bird johnson robb, the eldest daughter of president and mrs. Johnson. Lynda is the former chairman of the board for reading is fundamental, the nations largest to childrens literary organization. And she serves on the board of the lbj foundation. She is also the former first lady of virginia and another proud alumnus of the university of texas in austin. , i might mention too her husband, former senator and former governor chuck robb is here. Linda will be joined by larry levinson, deputies special counsel to larry johnson. Larry helped shape a comprehensive domestic legislative agenda which included medicare, the safe streets act, and Landmark Education and civil rights measures. He is a harvard law graduate and lawyer in private practic