Member for the president s Reelection Campaign, talk about the africanamerican vote. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. This is the federal holiday marking the life of dr. Martin luther king jr. Today is the National Holiday and this is a live picture of the mlk memorial in washington, d. C. After about 20 years of planning and fundraising, this memorial twoopen to the public in thousand 11. The mlk holiday became law in 1983, signed by ronald lakin reagan into law. How are Race Relations doing as we enter 2020 . Are they Getting Better . 2027488000 is your number. If you think Race Relations are getting worse, 2027488001. If you are not sure, 2027488002 is your number. You can send us a text at washington journal. The number is 2027488003. Please leave your name and the town you are calling from. You can post a comment at facebook. Com cspan or a comment at cspanwj. Usa is the fro
That. And china announces new guidelines that aim to restrict young people playing online video games for long periods. We will find out how why and how it will work. Day one of the Election Campaign here in the uk and Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson has announced hes stepping down. Eliminate its a very personal decision, not a political one. Eliminate its a very personal decision, nota political one. Ive been on the front line for 30 years. And 52 years old, ive been on a Health Journey for the last few yea rs. Health journey for the last few years. Im still deputy leader until 12 december, so i will be out on the road campaigning. Then after that, it isa road campaigning. Then after that, it is a brave new world. Jessica parkeris it is a brave new world. Jessica parker is with us. Lots of people think it could be political . M parker is with us. Lots of people think it could be political . It is well known that tom watson and Jeremy Corbyn clashed on some issues, notably on brexit an
Public services that we all pay for and its only fair that he and his billionaire friends chip in to make sure everyone else has a chance to succeed. The fact they reacted so strongly, so angrily to being asked to chip in mark tells you all you need to know. The system is working great for the wealthy and wellconnected and jamie dimond does not want that to change but i will fight to make sure it works for everyone. Heres a question. Will liz warren class warfare rhetoric help her pay off at the polls. Steve, what do you think . Only in the left wing of the democratic party, the left bar left activists will move up in the polls but most americans realize what Abraham Lincoln said you dont help the poor by tearing down the socalled rich. Jamie dimond had the same interceptor as everyone else but created an extraordinary institution that did not need a bailout in 2008 and was forced to do so by the federal government. Others like jeff bezos created Great Companies and what does liz warre
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. ever since the taliban seized power again in 2021, millions of women and girls have lost access to education and other freedoms. the country is now facing a humanitarian crisis, with its coldest winter in a decade. temperatures are as low as minus 31 degrees celsius. the united nations estimates that 97% of afghans are living in poverty. some 20 million people are facing acute hunger. two thirds of afghans are in need of humanitarian assistance, including clean water and sanitation, and yet the taliban is refusing to lift the ban on female aid workers that ban was confirmed in a statement to the bbc today. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has travelled to the salang in the hindu kush to see how bad things are. a winter wonderland of aching beauty, but brutal. we are travelling through the masses of the hindu kush, through the world s second hig
we re following a pivotal moment in the midterms as we come on the air with the final countdown to that critical debate in pennsylvania. john fetterman and mehmet oz facing off for the first and only time ahead of election day. this hour, what to expect and what to watch for. and why republicans are now pumping a new round of $6 million into the race. our political experts are here standing by. also this hour, new details on two one-time close aides to former president trump. nbc news confirming one member of his white house inner circle talking to the january 6th committee. while another is trying to get out of talking to the georgia grand jury. the new legal filing just dropping this afternoon. we re live with those developments. plus, president biden making a new public plea for americans to get their covid booster shots with cases rising across the country and new worries about a so-called triple demic. one of the nation s top health officials, dr. anthony fauci, here