welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the charity save the children has warned that planned reductions in british aid to syria could lead to hundreds of thousands of children losing their access to education. since the start of the conflict a decade ago, thousands of schools have been destroyed, in what the un says is a deliberate ploy by president bashar al assad and his allies to terrorise communities a charge the regime denies. the foreign office says no final decisions have been made but it is warning there are tough decisions ahead because of the pandemic. our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, reports. to be a parent in syria is to carry the world on your shoulders. forabu, his burden is constant vigilance. for years he s watched the sun set and rise from this hilltop, waiting for the next attack. he s a flight spotter, a one man early warning system, protecting the village below where his wife and five children live. at the e
the charity save the children has warned that planned reductions in british aid to syria could lead to hundreds of thousands of children losing their access to education. since the start of the conflict a decade ago, thousands of schools have been destroyed in what the un says is a deliberate ploy by president bashar al assad and his allies to terrorise communities a charge the regime denies. the foreign office says no final decisions have been made, but it is warning there are tough decisions ahead because of the pandemic. our middle east correspondent quentin somerville reports. to be a parent in syria is to carry the world on your shoulders. forabu, his burden is constant vigilance. for years he s watched the sun set and rise from this hilltop, waiting for the next attack. he s a flight spotter, a one man early warning system, protecting the village below where his wife and five children live. at the end of another long shift, he calls home. he knows firsthand the fear a
murder and shootings at three massage spas in and around the city. of the eight killed, six victims were of asian descent. it s hard to ignore, who was targeted, or overlook the fact that this did not happen in a vacuum. it happened, as three new reports explain, each, from its own angle. at a dangerous moment for this country in a climate more conducive than it s been in generations for homegrown acts of violent hatred. yet, as we will talk about tonight, not everyone wants to con frontd the problem or even admit it. some people want to look away, to not see the mass killings in el paso and pittsburgh. and the white supremacist, conspiracy-driven mindset culminating in the capitol insurrection, is all being cut from the same, ugly cloth. today, in his first congressional testimony since being confirmed, dhs secretary, alejandro mayorkas made the threat clear. right now, at this point in time, domestic-violent extremism. the lone wolf. the loose affiliation of individuals f
you re going to be so strong and healthy when it s it s your turn just take it don t be too late, baby don t hesitate all right. . that s fantastic. . the great carol king with her own vaccine song inspired, she says, by dolly parton. tomorrow, we of course are going to be doing our own, willie and i are. go ahead, put up the tweet. that you could put up the tweet that would be great. thank you, dolly parton, for you for inspiring me to inspire me to record my own vaccination song. covid vaccine. vaccines save lives. a duwop version of the happiest girl in the whole usa. we change the words around a little bit. we think we could get 50 million new vaccines by tomorrow evening just on the strength of our song. speaking of big numbers, willie, it looks like oprah s interview with whoa! . meghan and henry what s his name? come on! harry. sorry. looks like they outrated your interview with oprah from the spring of 04. back in the morning joe
State lawmakers introduce bills to combat anti-Asian hate crimes Share Updated: 11:41 PM PST Feb 24, 2021 Share Updated: 11:41 PM PST Feb 24, 2021
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Show Transcript , LEGISLATION THAT THEY SAY WILL FIGHT RACISM IN THE STATE. STAND WITH US. MARCH WITH US. SEE US. HEAR US. STEPHANIE: STATE LEGISLATORS CALLING FOR ACTION AGAINST THE RISING TIDE OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT IN THE COUNTRY. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE NOT ENOUGH. WE NEED ACTION. STEPHANIE: INTRODUCING A PACKAGE OF BILLS TO ADDRESS HATE CRIMES IN CALIFORNIA. THIS COMING AFTER A STRING OF REPORTED ATTACKS AGAINST ELDERLY ASIAN AMERICAN. THE ASIAN COMMUNITY HAS SEEN A SKYROCKETING UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF HATE CRIMES. STEPHANIE: THE ASSEMBLY MEN REINTRODUCING A BILL FIRST BROUGHT TO THE TABLE FOUR YEARS AGO. I INTRODUCED IT WHEN WE WERE STARTING TO SEE AN UPTICK IN HATE INCIDENTS IN THE WAKE OF DONALD TRUMP’S ELECTION. NOW, THE NEED IS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR. STEPHANIE: HIS PAST,