efforts made in the u.s. to adopt a similar model of voting on the weekends rather than on a tuesday. we want to hear from you in the first hour what you think about that, changing the voting election day from tuesday to the weekend. you may support it, opposed it, you can tell us why. democrats, 202-748-8000. .epublicans, 202-748-8001 .nd independents, 202-748-8002 you can also post on our facebook page. and the boston globe from yesterday, a column taking a look at the french election, but also the idea of the weekend voting and participation that took place. the writer says although turnout was lower than usual, it was well above u.s. elections, fueling the long-running debate whether american election should be held on the weekend and effort to make it easier and more convenient. voting sundays are always a popular day, you can feel it when you walk the streets. that was a harvard professor talking about the french election, adding that there is a republican ceremony ta
clyder back on after a two-year upgrade. yemen s houthi rebels have made gains in the city of aden despite efforts to halt that are advance. the houthis are said to have captured their government headquarters. witnesses say the fighters bombarded residential areas. a senior houthi figure has indicated that they would be willing to sit down for peace talks but only if the saudi-led coalition stops its airstrikes. there are reports that yemeni tribesmen have taken back the eastern port town a day after it was overrun by forces loyal to former president ali abdullah sala. a report now. reporter: most of the heavy fight okay sunday took place in the districts in the south of aden not far from the city s port. heavy fighting was reported in makula as fighters illinois to the deposed managed to infiltrate the area. they were met with strong resistance from fighters loyal to president hadi. nearby in the district there were furious battles, too. aden has become the center of thi
survivors of the my grant boat disaster pay their respects to those who lost their lives. i am kim v. nell in london. there has been an attack on an al shabaab based on a town in the somali coast according to somalia intelligence officials who arrived by sea although turkey and the u.k. involve any involvement. al shabaab says one of its fighters was killed weeks after al shabaab attacked a shopping mall in nairobi. under the control of al shabaab, attacked last night by wide wrest earn forces. they targeted a house on the beach. they came from the sea but all forces were ready and started shooting at them. there was heavy fight that lasted for an hour and a half. when they realized they failed, they fled toward the sea and took fast boats that were waiting for them. there were wide western fors. after an investigation, we can confirm they were british and turki turkish. we have inflicted heavy losses on them. we have confirmed that we have injured 5 of them and killed
can t see it live. washington journal continues. host: here s where we stand with 25 minutes left in our program today. we will have open forum, letting you lead the discussion with any public policy or political issues you want to talk about. we will focus on your calls, phone lines for republicans, democrats, and independents, we will put the numbers up on the screen for you. we will also get a look at today s wyoming congressional race, featuring liz cheney, the at large district that the race has been so closely watched, liz cheney the vice chair of the january 6 select committee, one of the house republicans who voted to impeach donald trump during his second impeachment. we will take a look at that race, coming up in five minutes or so, but mostly in this segment, focusing on your phone calls. ed in baltimore, maryland, a democrat. good morning. what is on your mind? caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. i was listening to the first segment of republicans call i
The Endeavor CEO, one of Hollywood's most outspoken voices in the fight against antisemitism, accepted the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Humanitarian Award.