i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty, and justice for all. >> to our president-elect and first lady elect, joe and jill biden. [cheering and applause] >> if anyone understands, it's this family. their son, think about it, joined the military. who does that now? a veteran in this family here. it's my honor, i will be presenting the first wreath. >> in their memory and all those others who did not come home, a moment of silence, please, which will be followed by "taps," led by john halligan of the philadelphia police department. and then, a gun salute from the honor guard from the police department. so again, join me in a moment of silence. >> ready, aim, pull. ready, aim. ready, aim. ♪ [playing "taps"] ♪ >> order! >> 82nd, retire the colors. left, right, halt. left.h-- call them [sound of marching]

. >> i will ask our marine corps veteran sergeant to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. may everybody join in. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> to our president-elect and first lady elect, joe and jill biden. [applause] if there is anybody that understands what veterans go through, it is this family. their son, think about it, joined the military. who does that now? a veteran in this family here. it's my honor, i will be presenting the first wreath. >> in their memory and all those others that did not come home, since the beginning of our country a moment of silence, , which will be followed by "taps," led by john halligan of the philadelphia police department. then a gun salute from the honor guard from the police department. again, join me in a moment of silence. >> ready, aim, pull. ready, aim. ready, aim. ♪ [playing "taps"] arms.er >> retire the colors. left, right. [sound of marching]

the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pursuant to section 4-b of house resolution 967, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on monday, november 9, 2020. announcer: live has coverage is here on c-span. update is expected to with the latest on the election results this morning. we will continue with "washington journal" while we wait this morning. people texting in, john and texas saying this is total voter fraud, texas voted for president trump and he is the president of texas. this is from carly in minnesota. hey, rudy, when will you be able to prove any of your allegations? it is difficult for the public to believe everybody is as crooked as you and trump. her desperation is showing. telling the american people that their voice does not matter, we the people, not we the republicans. and anthony inman milton -- in illinois say that if ballots a

the governors, especially in red states saw that they had to adopt this as a form of political allegiance, and this is the consequence. this is why i'm saying this is a time now we can prevent 150,000 deaths if we can find a way to bring in the governors together, especially in the red states which are predominantly in the midwest, cultivate some republican champions to help us because for me the priority is saving lives now. >> and these folks can't be robbing people of the chance to fight this disease and in worst cases robbing them of dignity in final moments which clearly we

will bege of allegiance led by the gentlewoman from lee.ornia, ms. ms. lee: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the a ir lays before the house communication. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in 2 of the of rule rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk eceived the following message from the secretary of the senate 10:22 mber 12, 2020, at a.m. that the senate passed without 8247 and h.r. 8276. sincerely, cheryl l. johnson, clerk. tempore: the o chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the peaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in lause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk eceived the following message from the secretary of the senate 4:46 vember 12, 2020, at p.m., that the senate passed 1773 and endment h.r. h.r. 8472. i

the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for are morning business, please. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: tomorrow is veterans day. since the end of world war i, americans have taken this day to recognize sacrifices made by our veterans and they did that in service to our country. for the third consecutive year, my office recorded the oral history of iowa's veterans for the library of congress' veteran history project. i would urge some of my colleagues to take a look at that and see if they can help add a lot of their veterans from their respective states to the history project there at the library of congress. we owe our veterans a debt of gratitude for their patriotism and it's vitally important to record the stories of veteran

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i will bear true faith and allegiance... joe biden was and allegiance...nding more american to iraq, in favour of gay rights and same—sex marriage. despite deep catholic faith. —— sceptical. element this also gives the internet one last chance to talk about our bromance.! joe biden set out the next presidential race. but in 2019, he decided to give it one last try. in a campaign dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, most polls had put him ahead and there was that bad tempered debate with donald trump. will you shut up, man? who is on your list, joe? kettleman. .. it is hard to get any word in with this clown. donald trump continued with the sleepyjoe attacks was not he was also accused of being over tactile with female colleagues. but he isa with female colleagues. but he is a natural politician, connecting to people with eggs experience of both public life and personal tragedy. often saying, "it is not how many times you get knocked down, it is how quickly you get back up. many world leaders have been reacting to the news thatjoe biden will be the next p

to one side 01’ pledge allegiance to one side or the other but through the new versions of the plate see new features come out, so sometimes we see we see new features come out, so sometimes we see people move sides but very much there are some fans out there that stick with one throughout all the generation. this year, is the pandemic, it is the year of staying at home. would imagine it has been a huge year for gaming. absolutely, it has been the biggest year in the last two decades in gaming, we see record profits, record revenues from many countries around the world copy we see more people playing and interacting together, social gatherings online right and that digital space so far online right and that digital space so far more online right and that digital space so far more activity than i think space so far more activity than ithink any space so far more activity than i think any of us would have imagined. new phones come out every year or imagined. new phones come out every year 01’ so imagined. new phones come out every year or so but from what they understand you consult o

so how about this, you should tattoo the pledge of allegiance in morse code, so when someone comes up with all those weird freckles, you say that's the pledge of allegiance compan you communist. and then punch them in the face. you've got to do that, pledge of allegiance in morse code. >> if i say i'm going to do it, i might have to. >> richard: [laughs] thank you so much for joining us pete. you can pick up his book anywhere books are sold. we will be right back with "one more thing." ♪ aging is a journey. you can't always know what's ahead. since 1995, seniors have opened their doors to right at home for personalized care. to be their guide. to steer them through uncharted territory. and when it comes right down to it, to keep them safe at home. after all, home is the best place to be. right at home. navigating what's to come. ♪ and still going for my best. even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib... ...not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin, i'm reaching for that. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better

♪ ♪ [applause] [planes fly overhead] [applause] >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [military band plays] >> thank you to the 177th fighter wing from the new jersey national guard for providing flyover coverage for this evening ceremony. to give tonight's invocation we are pleased to have with us u.s. senate chaplain barry c. black. chaplain black served in the u.s. navy for over 27 years and completed his distinguished military career as the chief of navy chaplains. in june, 2003 the rear admiral was elected to serve as the 62nd chaplain of the united states senate and has been in that role ever since. to open tonight's ceremony in prayer, here is chaplain black. >> you may be seated. let us pray. oh, lord, the light of lights, how majestic is your name in all the earth? we marvel that you care about humanity and have crowned us with glory and honor. today, accept our gratitude for the life and legacy of president dwight david eisenhower who more than self, his

can you just walk us through how that develops from a political allegiance to a kind of cult?the personality type of a destructive cult leader. in my book i describe the stereotypical profile of trump with jim jones and moon, the leader of the cult that i was in back 45 years ago. and people don't knowingly join a cult, but they get deceived. and the pathological lying that trump does and the conspiracy of the media and the right-wing authoritarian cults that are part of the cult of trump is what's driving the mess that we're in right now. and i just hope that americans can step back and get past the "i can't believe he's doing this" phase into, yes, he's very predictable. michael cohen has predicted it, mary trump has predicted it. so the point is we need to do everything within our power to reach out to people who have been under the spell of donald trump, explain hypnosis, explain the authoritarian control mechanisms that are being used through our smartphones and through the platforms where people are being constantly iin doctrine atd with fear that somehow biden and every

house he's way to compromise well he denies a mentor and weak on very high with the chinese an allegiance as he did i didn't mention but whether rather then again then again he thinks he's running against george he thinks he was a senator from 106 years he confuses people's names all the time and he can't you can't get numbers right and they're simple if he wants to loosen the restrictions on getting a president out of office if he's suffering from mental illness or mental problems and she said it doesn't pertain to trump. so what is it for a guy just fine don't worry i don't think he's going to be i don't think he's going to be elected just finally it's highly appropriate to be reelected everybody in europe is going to be really surprised again because all you do is listen to our completely biased press and therefore you have a very real understanding of what's going on in this country this funny you know what's going on in new york maybe you know what's going on in los angeles you haven't the foggiest idea what's going on in iowa this line of really really well on well on the side of th

jetblue,have alaska, you have spirit, front tier, allegiant -- front tier, -- frontier, allegiant. consolidation, it would be in the lower end of that eight. -- many discount carriers would it make sure -- would make sense for frontier and spirit to would it make sense for jetblue and alaska to get together? their problem is competing with the big three. competition is what we want. we want choices, we want price competition. much of the fair discipline in the industry comes from the low-cost sector. prices ofes matching less-expensive airlines. you wants to less-expensive airline, the low-cost airlines to be big, to compete, to do as much as they can to bring icing bringline -- to discipline instead of being squashed by the big guys. airfarese have seen -- , during the pandemic but even before then, travel is a pretty good bargain in this country. there has been price discipline. traveling for business, it cost me $2000 to go to new york. now i can make the trip to new york from dallas for $400. if you look at the statistics, air travel is a bargain. that --ay a lot and play a lot

if you want to swear allegiance to the united states, you can have your slaves back, but if not i i am going to seize them as contraband of war because you are using them against my soldiers in the united states army. i will seize them and keep them and you can no longer have your slaves. this would create a mass of folks coming to fort monroe to seek freedom. what started out as three man became 10,000 by the end of the war in four short years. jefferson davis is a contradiction. jefferson davis, in his early life, was a graduate of the united states military academy. he served in the frontier with the added states army. he was secretary of war under president pierce. he and his wife were the host during james buchanan's administration in washington, d.c.. when the south formed their own government, they invited jefferson davis to become their first and only president. jefferson davis would accept that invitation and become president of the confederate states of america. we are standing in the cell where jefferson davis was held at the conclusion of the civil war. an 1865 but jefferso

♪ >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it with liberty and justice for all. ♪ ♪ >>> thank you to the 177th fighter wing new jersey fighter guard for providing flyover coverage for tonight's ceremony. to give tonight's in vocation we're pleased to have with us barry c. black. he served in the navy for 27 years and completed his distinguished military career as the chief of navy chaplains. in june 2003, rear admiral barry black was elected to serve as 62nd chaplain of the united states senate and has been in that role every since. to open tonight's ceremony in prayer, here is chaplain black. >> you may be seated. let us pray. o lord, the light of lights, how majestic is your name in all the earth. we marvel that you care about humanity and have crowned us with glory and honor. today accept our gratitude for the life and legacy of president dwight david eisenhower, who more than self his country loved and mercy more than life. we praise you that his love for freedom summoned our nation to embrace our best hopes. thank you mighty

pakistan denied the charges and questioned the legality of kashmir's allegiance to india -- secession to india. the dispute was brought to the attention of the united nations. the security council called upon both parties to terminate hostilities in kashmir and appointed a commission to work with the two states for peaceful settlement of the dispute. an admiral of the united states was appointed to administer it. if all parties to the dispute agreed to the solution. meanwhile, india and pakistan were urged to continue efforts teresa a peaceful settlement. the prime ministers continued their negotiations with the aid and encouragement of the united nations. to the united nations also came the problem of palestine, a british mandate since the end of world war i. in recent years this small country had been the scene of disorder and bloodshed, the age-old struggle between arabs and jews and the aspiration of the jewish people for homeland, aspirations which have been intensified during persecution of the jews before and during world war ii and aggravated the palestine problem. at a specia

if you want to swear allegiance to the united states, you can have your slaves back. but if not, i'm going to seize them as contraband of water, because you're using them against my soldiers in the united states army. i will seize them and i will keep them, and you no longer can have your slaves. this would create a mass of folks coming to fort maduro to seek freedom. what started out with three men, became 10,000 by the end of the american civil war, in four short years. jefferson davis is a contradiction. jefferson davis, in his early life, was a graduate of the united states military academy. he served in the frontier with the united states army. he was secretary of war under president appears. he served the united states congress, and he also served the united states senate. he and his wife were the host during james buchanan's administration in washington, d.c.. one of south left informed their own government, they invited jefferson davis to become its first and only president. jefferson davis would accept that invitation and become the president of the confedera

will everybody join in. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> i want to welcome our mayor, our president-elect joe biden and dr. jill biden. if anyone understands what veterans go through, it's their family. their son, think about it, joined the military. who does that now, except you veterans and this family here? it's my honor, i'm going to be presenting this first. >> this is arlington national cemetery. you just pictures of president-elect joe biden at a veterans day event in philadelphia. this is arlington cemetery, just across the potomac river, not far from the white house. some of america's most hallowed ground there. the president and first lady there for the traditional wreath laying. it is a rainy november day here in the washington area. while we wait for the president in this wreath laying, i want to bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara star, and forgive me if i have to interrupt once the wreath-laying begins. this is sad to s

emily murphy did swear true allegiance to the constitution, and she violates that oath every day. emily murphy is refusing to say whether she's been in communication with donald trump about refusing to authorizie th transition, an illegal act. but it's not up to donald trump. the law gives full responsibility and full authority to emily murphy to authorize the transition. if donald trump is ordering emily murphy to not authorize the transition while the law is ordering her to authorize the transition, that choice is very, very easy for anyone who has ever lived by their oath of office. when i worked in the senate i knew hundreds of people, including elected officials and staff members, including democrats and including republicans, who would know exactly what to do if they had to choose between an illegal order and their oath of office. they would do the right thing. they would follow the law. they would do what christopher krebs did. donald trump fired christopher krebs last night because christopher krebs told the truth about this election and said it was the most secure electio

while we build allies and more reactors, pledge allegiance, defend the key, plant birches in the yard and i'm not a high couch in the family room. our story develops invisibly come incrementally until one afternoon in daylight in town square and reform ourselves to read it bubbling there. the ugly, stinking bitter truth. and some fall down. and some go home i moved. so, steve, it's wonderful to have you here tonight to begin to tell the story. i will hand it over to. >> thanks, kathleen. that is an incredible home that really does tell the whole story of hanford. i wish it had been available to publish in this book. that's the short version of hanford story and going to back up and fill in some of the details. first of all, where he is hanford? as you can see in this map on the left-hand corner it's in south-central washington state where the columbia river briefly flows in the wrong direction to the east and then to the north before ultimately comes around again to the south and below the tri-cities. kurds west and then flows through the river gorge to the pacific ocean. so why is ha

trump has never shown an allegiance to the gop, only at times when it benefits himself. think what we're looking ahead to that race, is he going to help the republicans in those races try and eke out victories, especially when senate control is up in the air with them. i think the republican party is going to have to grapple with that. grapple with the fact that, you know, for four years they enabled donald trump as their president. but he is very unlikely to show any real allegiance to the party moving forward. >> that's a great point. and of course, the president i'm told and certainly his adult children are blaming the rnc. the president's blaming fox news. at least in part for his loss. what do you think the next 70-plus days look like, donald trump as a lame duck president? i have one source telling me he might go to mar-a-lago and stay there and skip all of the festivities and the traditions that go with the traditional transfer of power. >> yeah. i think that's highly likely. you know, he stead himself in a speech -- said it himself in a speech. he's not somebody

. >> he poind out, all within the administration must pledge allegiance to china and the government of territory. he explained the standing committee was aiming to clarify the rules for correcting similar activities. he suggested the new criteria would also apply to those running for office as well as public servants. he stressed china would not accept foreign interference in what he referred to as hong kong's domestic matters. >>> the leaders of japan and australia have reached a broad defense agreement that would make it easier to conduct joint exercises. it comes as china makes bold moves in regional waters. the australia prime minister scott morrison met with japanese prime minister suga yoshihide on tuesday. he's the first foreign leader to visit tokyo since suga took office. they stressed the need for peace and stability in the indo-pacific region. they say it is becoming more portant to cooperate on defense. >> translator: tonight, japan and australia have reached an agreement on a reciprocal access pact that both countries have been negotiating to bring security and defense coo

accordance by the law to not genuinely swear, to uphold the basic law, and not genuinely plead their allegiance to hong kong. we have doubts about their ability to perform the duties if they're unable to uphold the basic law and to support hong kong. of course, in a qualified to be legislated, palestinians are bidding farewell to the territories chief negotiator, erekat who has died at the age of 65. his body is being taken from ramallah this hour to jericho, where his funeral will be held later. erekat died on tuesday from complications far from covert. 19, he was a key figure in talks with israel for more than 20 years. bahrain's long serving prime minister has died in the us. have been sound man and highly fella's. 84. it been head of government in the gulf kingdom for more than 50 years. the government has announced a week of mourning. the military operation in northern ethiopia is threatening to spill over the country's borders, and they are fears it could lead to a humanitarian crisis. several 1000 people have fled the region since prime minister made ordered the offensive last week. prot

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic.ed across america. some are racist and promote violence. but this group emphatically says they're not racist and they're here to protect the community. all right, relax, let ‘em hang. can you show us the t—shirt? what do you like about him? what does he mean to you? he's one of the few presidents that has done what he told us he was gonna do when we elected him. one of the few that i've ever seen. they say they will not initiate violence. but if the elections bring trouble, they will fight to protect their people. reload! i mean, like, right now, philly is a tinderbox, so, you know, i don't want to throw gasoline on a fire, but if you're hunkered down in your house and the mob‘s throwing molotovs at you, uh, you're going to have to defend yourself or your family, your wife, your kids, daughters, whatever. i'm coming through, but here's my fatal front, and i am going to button—hook, obviously this way, i'm penetrating deep. i mean, all of this makes it really clear that the people here

but the democrat convention, the pledge of allegiance they took the word god out. and i heard it. said oh, -- you know that. i heard it i said oh, they must have made a mistake. they had a typo maybe, we'll call it a typo and then i heard it a second time and i think, by the way, god is looking at us, we want to give you a nice, cool day today. that wind, i don't know about you, but that wind is hitting me hard. i'm trying -- look at these flags. what the hell did my people put the stage right here for. look at that. and there's the great ivanka trump is standing right there. ivanka. come here, ivanka. come here. my poor daughter, she's standing there freezing. you know, iowa's not like this all the time. they wouldn't grow great corn if it was like that. look at that, it's ivanka trump. wow. i looked over here, i'm looking at that freezing -- i'm looking at the flags, the beautiful american flag that we love and respect and i see my daughter. hello, ivanka. would you like to hear from ivanka? come on. [ cheering and applause ] >> hello, iowa! this is some serious energy and a lit

last place in the division at 4, 6, now much sunnier skies for the raiders they hosted the broncos allegiance stadium yesterday offense and defense were both firing the raiders d was punishing they picked off. denver quarterback drew lock 4 times then on the other side you see here. josh jacobs and avant a book or each scored a pair of touchdowns leading las vegas to a 3712 route. here's what jon gruden had to say today. >>i thought we played with great energy and passion those kind of the word we are for the game, you know go out there cut it loose play where hearts out. and that's feed off each other's energy, we have no fans we had nobody there but us and bob street, your and so we tried to play with as much effort emotion as john a broom. really came to play was nick tomorrow's best football game. i thought the front play hard. all 3 levels of our defense. play with great effort it was contagious throughout the day as good see. >>so the raiders are in a pretty good spot now there are 3, second in the afc west the chiefs lead that division and that is the raiders next opponent. it's going

. >> the united states has always seen israel as important both for allegiant reasons and reasons of. more policy. this will continue, we have no doubt. obviously, the issue that israel should be secure, frankly, this is the peak of reaching peace. if your cereal is weak, it is unlikely they will reach peace. if israel is secure, there is a good chance we can continue what we already achieved with egypt, jordan, the gulf states and others as well. >> -- in london, opinion seems to be split on foreign policy over the past four years when it comes to the middle east. have that qad, saudi arabia, clearly backing donald trump, saying he has a great leader. and then you have iran who says what donald trump is doing benefits us because he is isolating the states in the international community and we have set for a long time that the u.s. is a hindrance, not a help when it comes to foreign policy. what do you think is the legacy of the last 40 years? >> there is a lot of rhetoric that comes out. it is true that in terms of the political standing, or international stage, president trump has

the country which is to put the country above their own sense and sensibilities and pledge their allegiance to the new president. >> do you believe donald trump loves the country and will do the right thing for the country? >> i hope so. i believe that he does love the country. i could be a little bit fa tees facetious about this. i wonder about his television show, "the apprentice" if he said someone was fire and the person did not walk off the stage and accept the firing. this president, as reelection returns, has been fired andis date of termination is january 20th, 2021, and i think he and the people around him are going to say, it is in your best interest as well as the country's best interest for you to accept the verdict of the american people. you have been fired. you must step off the stage. >> all right. so the justice department's top election prosecutor resigned this week after attorney general william barr said they should expect allegations of voting irregularities before states move to certify the results. david, to you, does this seem attorney general barr is playing to cast

wonder if he thinks sofi is better than allegiant?arr threw only 44 yards the first half, got more than that on one throw in the second half. nelson agholor, 45-yard touchdown, raiders on top, 21- 17. same score third quarter, carr to waller, a touchdown, waller's fourth of the season. raiders on top, 28-17. 28-20 raiders fourth quarter. the rookie quarterback herbert got it off to gabe nabors. herbert was hurt. so in comes backup tyrod taylor for the two-point conversion. they call this guy t-mobile. you can see why, nearly got to the end zone, but the tackle is made, 28-26 raiders. raiders by five, one second left, last play, did he get it? originally called a touchdown, but the ball hit the turf, no touchdown. the raiders escape, 31-26. >> it's what you're in this business for. it's why fans love it. it's really what makes the world go round, you know, the competition and the excitement, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. that pretty much summarizes it. i wish jim mckay was here to say it for me. is that that's too much

[pledge of allegiance]. thank you, and as always, if i could ask for the commissioners to mute their microphones. if you would like to be heard, just put your name in the chat box. members of the public who are dialing in, i would ask you to please mute any background noise so that we can hear you and there is no feedback. the dial in number is [indiscernible] 0001, access code 146-424 [indiscernible]. you will have two minutes for public comment. please call the roll. [roll call]. >> you have quorum. [indiscernibl [indiscernible]. >> thank you. i'm getting a lot of feedback, so i'm going to ask everyone again to please mute your microphones. please call the first line item. >> line item one [indiscernible] meeting of september 16 [indiscernible] of 2020. >> do i have a mover? >> [indiscernible]. >> second. >> public comment [indiscernible] regarding the adoption of minutes. please call 415-65 #-0001, access code 146-424-1219, press pound, pound again and then hit star three to raise your hand. for members o

the grass was wheeled into allegiant stadium. derek car nearly flawless in the first half.carr had only three incompletions in the entire first half. six plays, 75 yards . 7-0, raiders. patrick mahomes to tyreek hill, nobody in the neighborhood. raiders up 3. under 30 seconds left in the half. chiefs in a field-goal range but demarcus robinson falls down. trayvon molen there for the pick. kansas city opened the third cardy on the 16th play, 93 yard drive. some room down the sideline. 21-17, chiefs. where would derek carr be without hunter renfroe on third- down? inside the five, check out the play call here. where did the defense go? to play roulette? derick waller, wide open. 24-21, raiders. andy reid facing a fourth down on the ensuing drive, decided to go for it. mahomes converted on a pass. demarcus robinson, le'veon bell . this guy used to be one of the best in the league. now, a little forgotten on the chiefs roster. not tonight. raiders on the doorstep again. not a single pass rusher. carr finds jason witten who makes his 11th catch of the season. it is the biggest,

in 2014, drew international attention to the ongoing threat from boca her on the group pledged allegiance to eisele in 2015, but 12 months later some senior boko haram members broke away creating the islamic state west africa province. let's bring in our guests in. we have a geo political and security analyst at the think tank after politicker. joining us from paris is vincent fu share, a consulting senior analyst for west africa at the international crisis group. welcome to you both, gentlemen. i'll start with you. if i may just try to help us understand boko haram a little bit. what is their motivation? it's a very they have a very narrow concept of what they consider to be a true muslim. they attack islamic institutions more often than christian. most of their attacks against civilian targets. markets bus stops i.d.p. camps. what is their? what is their raison d'etre? thanks for having an issue, not bookworm. i mean it's in the name or means rejecting with an education that without a question is, is forbidden. so they are, the primary aim is to do with everything in and this bizarre wa

the symbol in northern ireland is not of your allegiance to the union.nk the unionist position in northern ireland is today? if whaen thinks about the brexit situation, the majority of people in northern ireland voted to remain put up but we are not remaining, we've left that european union. there is a sense that as a result of that, there is a stronger argument now for those who support irish unity then there has been for a very long time. do you feel the unionist cause is under pressure? no, i don't. i am very confident, what i would say to you is, i'm not we use that word 65 million. this is the issue. the issue is that we have people who don't know what they're talking about. and they're talking about. and they're trying to inflame situations. this is going on. i let's be very clear exit is a trade deal. it's not a decision about whether we are an officer but the decision about where we are in europe. interestingly, mr hutchinson, sorry to interrupt but you make an interesting point they are about you being a unionist amongst 60 for million. they are

i will bear true faith and allegiance to the state. biden was a forceful voice at the heart of the administration. sceptical on sending more american troops to iraq, in favour of gay rights and same—sex marriage, despite a deep catholic faith. this also gives the internet one last chance to... laughter. ..talk about our bromance! his strong relationship with barack 0bama was plain to see. when his son beau died of cancer in 2015, joe biden sat out the next presidential race. hello, detroit! but in 2019, he decided to give it one last try. in a campaign dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, most polls had put him ahead and there was that bad—tempered debate with donald trump. will you shut up, man? who is — listen, who is on your list, joe? who's on your list? gentlemen... well, it's hard to get any words in with this clown. there were gaffes, forgetfulness, donald trump continued with the sleepyjoe attacks. he was also accused of being over—tactile with female colleagues. but he is a natural politician, connecting to people through hi

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donald trump began his presidency by swearing allegiance to america's pro. israel policy were precisely the policy of israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. palestinians have never been included in any trump negotiations or decisions regarding the middle east. but donald trump leaves office in january and that leaves little time for more than last minute legacy building. if that was indeed the purpose of pump a a visit, could today's embrace of israel be part of donald trump's planned 2024 political resurrection? or could today have been a casting call for a future u.s. presidential candidate named mike it's a 1st for israeli american relations. and a parting gift from america's outgoing top diplomat. mike pump a was a visit to the golan heights, makes him the 1st u.s. secretary of state to visit the disputed territory. since israel sees the region in 1967, the united nations may have projected the annexation. but for pump a 0 and the trump administration. this is israeli land you queue can't stand here and stare out at what's across the border. and ton

accordance by the law to not genuinely swear, to uphold the basic law, and not genuinely plead their allegiance to hong kong. we have doubts about their ability to perform the duties. if they are unable to uphold the basic law and to support hong kong, of course, i am not qualified to be legislators. tom grundy is editor in chief and co-founder of the hong kong free press. he explains how the move could soon see no opposition representation in the legislative council. these 4 were banned from and now to spy on the election that was supposed to take place. this tandberg was delayed e.-s. only over 19. it has happened before that we've seen democratically elected lawmakers like this ousted from the legislature for the 1st time. this is not going through the courts within minutes, just hours after beijing made its ruling. we're going on kong government acted and they have to now leave the premises. the legislature was halted just as this news came through and it appears it cannot be a challenge legally. nevertheless, dennis kwok, one of those who is now no longer in or make, he said that this is c

provocative and in your face moment for palestinians, donald trump began his presidency by swearing allegiance to america's pro. israel policy were precisely the policy of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the palestinians have never been included in any trump negotiations or decisions regarding the middle east. but donald trump leaves office in january, and that leaves little time for more than last minute legacy building. if that was indeed the purpose of pump a is visit, could today's embrace of israel be part of donald trump's planned 2024 political resurrection? or could today have been a casting call for a future u.s. presidential candidate named mike it's a 1st for israeli american relations. and a parting gift from america's outgoing top diplomat, mike pump a was a visit to the golan heights, makes him the 1st u.s. secretary of state to visit the disputed territory. since israel sees the region in 1967, the united nations may have projected the enochs ation. but for pump a 0 and the trump administration. this is israeli land. you keep, you can't stand here and stare out at wha