Make sure its accessible to all americans across the landscape. I cant imagine as a member of congress how we would have functioned in this pandemic without the ability to use a variety of conferencing and communications technologies, not just the traditional phone calls we use for our Republican House conferences but zoom and webex and a whole variety of platforms to move information back and forth. Thats not just in politics. Not just in the legislative process. Listening to my friends and industry its been a necessity because many have spent a minimal amount of time in the office in the last 90 days just as i sped a minimal amount of time in my office in the last 90 days. Host so whats the role of congress in advancing that or is there a a role . Guest we are a facilitator. This is something that going all the way back to the telecommunication act of the 1930s, things that essentially everyone in the country is going to have the best technology and if its going to be widely availabl
Of Racial Discrimination across the world. Black lives do matter and systematic racism and discrimination have no place in our society. The event that triggered the recent protests raise for some foremost the issue of Police Treatment of africanAmerican People and more broadly the place in society. And because it is each countries history and social and political context, this situation cannot just respond to your 121. The quality, Human Dignity, respect for human rights, gender equality and the prohibition of discrimination are founding values of the European Union. Among the treatment of fight racism, new fundamental rights which protect citizens against any discrimination on the grounds of race, color, ethnic origin and religion or belief. The racial equality directive is the first new generation equal treatment instrument extending Legal Protections against discrimination beyond the ground of gender is the key instrument at the eu level. This not only for extended protections to ne
Recapped American Foreign policy for the next hour and half on cspan his washington journal, those of you watching on cspan American History tv, we look back at the vets as they enfolded on november 4th, 1979, and from a canadian documentary, just look at how it all happened 40 years ago. Soon it just before 11 the attack began. They were over the balls, change the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. Being overrun. Motor group was behind the main gates. To the right was the chancellor, the operational hub leaves in house the sensitive mecommunication system. Every front doors had been bolted shut. Inside were 45 americans in runyon staff. The marine guards inside had teargas divide time. What is realized help wasnt coming, what were the chances Security Officers, outside to persuade the students to leave. The sheet staff retreated four by four and one american john and spoke went out to troy to save people. He is it too was me lately blindfolded and bound. The. Americans.
That low pressure system. Pretty easy to see where its spinning right here offshore. The Central Coast, heavy rainfall will continue up and down the Central Coast today, especially up in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Big sur areas like this, bay area at the Northern Tier of a lot of this energy. But we are certainly seeing it. You see those yellow and orange pockets across much of the bay. Well start with the south bay and then work our way up the peninsula right now from san jose, santa clara over to sunnyvale in palo alto. We are seeing some heavier pockets of rain and its centered up right along 101. So youre dry between those cities on one is especially wet right now. Watch for some standing water on roads as rain falls been consistent this morning and at this point youll start to see it ponding a little bit as youre driving highway 84 from woodside up into the Santa Cruz Mountains, some heavy rain up there. Happy to be resurgence of heavy rain for you right now in further north on the
Amid threats from the farright that could lead to a Government Shutdown. Meanwhile, Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is again calling on members of his own party to support continued aid to ukraine. That comes as russian president Vladimir Putin turns to another dictator for more supplies for his military. And also ahead, an absolutely crushing start to the season for New York Jets fans with Star Quarterback aaron rogers now likely out for the year after only four plays under center. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, september 12th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with a move that was widely expected in the federal election interference case against former president donald trump. In a filing yesterday lawyers for trump officially asked the judge overseeing the trial, tanya shut kn, to recuse herself. They wrote this, judge chutkan has in connection with other cases suggested former President Trump should be p