constantine and his associates favored the option of integration. >> constantine was a consummatet pragmandlitician. and i think he gauged well the upsurge of interest and support christianity was... was receiving, and so played up to that very nicely and exploited it in his own rule. >> when constantine came into power and started to favor christianity, he didny things that plainly showed a support for christianity. he gave money for the building re churches, money for the copying of scrip he exempted clergy members from having to perfm civic duties on town councils, that kind of thing. >> he bishops are able take advantage of constantine's moodn and his curioullectual interest in things like christology and the inity and church organization. they're able to have bibles pied at public expen. they're finally able to have public chrisan architecture and big basilicas. so there's a comfortable symbiotic relationship between the empire and the church. >> all that certainly stands in favor of his true christian commitment. on the other hand, he did retain the coinage with the sunod on it. he di

election only 2 days to go i'm joined by tim constantine he's electoral college expert and a political writer at the washington times joining us from florida many thanks for speaking to us on al jazeera the latest polls show biden ahead what do you make of the polls and trump's chances as we head to as a final. most of the polls are national polls which tell us absolutely nothing about how things will go on election day the united states is made up of 50 states and each one of those 50 states are guaranteed of voice in the election and so it's not a national poll of who gets the most books hillary clinton is the best example that is 4 years ago got more votes than donald trump but the majority of her votes came from new york to california and so every single state gets a vote the united states in there and we start breaking down on which state which candidate is doing better and that's where we really can tell who is likely to win tuesday. we have had significant early voting this time around so i do wonder will this frantic campaigning we're seeing now is that likely to have much impa

now we can talk to the creator of that documentary here in the studio with us right now is constantine. that for those people who haven't seen your film yet, we did just show a short preview. but can you tell us what else is in that movie? what could be deemed as offensive or shocking in your opinion? while to be honest with you, i don't know. just so, you know, i have a 7 year old son and he was watching this documentary right next to me and we're not letting him watch harry potter because we think it's too much. of course, it's not exactly the kids' content, and it is about american radical groups, and people who are having to involved in the protest movements is on the rise, especially in the days and months before the election. but i think in that, in this documentary, there is nothing that is overkill or over the top. and for me, it is really weird and strange why it was flagged and especially the way it was flagged. so if you try to watch it right now, it has, it gives you 1st notification saying that the content was identified as inappropriate and offensive. and then you press c

and constantine who shared their experience with she is going to show that it's a moment. nation day for me finally this morning i got a call from the same as i am in israel can take before that i have course took a number of tests and went through screening that seemed to work in the phrase there they take out. the tracks in the is individual the allocated every basin has a specific code and each child has this caught on marked on it meaning it's assigned to a particular priest. i've been asked many times where i am of. course i'm not afraid. so i'm about to make things. ok i'm ready. what did it feel like like an almost like a mosquito bite as they usually tell my daughter so i'll get the 2nd injection in free weeks. the 1st day after vaccination are. my temperature was. 36.2. and also experience. not a very pleasant thing. nothing on bearable doctor called me and sat there is nothing i should worry about where off it if you. don't smoke. i experienced some mild side effects but they've worn off the day is the 3rd day since i was doc's unaided and i'm feeling well i have

of the german economy minister in a close ally of angle, a miracle that led to allegations from constantine who's from the free democratic party. that it was alternative for germany to let those protesters in. well, that debate is competent, doing empowerment over the amendment to the the protection against fiction act. i beg your pardon? i got there in the end. what this, what they're looking at doing is changing what power graph of the act that would allow, what it currently, advice to be basically trying to into law, to stiffen particular things concerning the wearing of masks, their social distancing orders to remain within your homes. now while it's being debated and it's been incredibly tense outside of the parliament building, it's also been quite tense inside your to you. today's draft is in the parliament or government on the scale. a man seen in decades in some form or course own party had made these restrictions go against the constitution. merkel's draft concludes that the run, no alternative, typical mark which the reason alternative for germany. i did not. what we just saw was

tim constantine is a political writer for the washington times and host of the capitol hill show he joins us from washington. d.c. president donald trump strategy seems to be at an over till it's over, but surely right now it is actually over. it is getting very close on monday. of course some of the state certified the results of their election on tuesday. most of the rest of the spiritual sort of part, interestingly enough to delay here with g.s.a. operas has not been the fall to travel as much as the process for some of the states has taken so long. this time around to count the g.s.a. usually takes 10 days to 2 weeks to sort of try were to agree were in what they believe will be outcome. so when you look at the math, it's just a little over 2 weeks since joe biden was projected to win by the a.p. and c.b.s. news and others. but now we're in a situation where he's not conceding, he's not giving a concession speech, but there is a transition taking place and senior republican donors are actually saying to the president, look enough is enough. you know, i don't, i'm not so worried about

patty calling al-jazeera or the white house time constantine's, a political writer at the washington times and host of the capitol hill show. he says, trump challenges to the election results. one tom biden's legitimacy, even in the eyes of trump, supposes by going through the legal system. if you have a question, if you are the candidate or i'm the candidate, there is a legal constitutional process that you can go through. and by going through that, what you actually do is confirm democracy. now he's lost virtually every one of these. there's been over 30, i think all except to have been either rejected or are dismissed, but the process should by the end, even have people who support drum and have questioned this by going through the process, their questions should be answered and they should realize joe biden, did indeed well, when you're the candidate, if you have a question, you can bring it forward. only if there is merit, will it proceed? and in this case it doesn't appear, there's merit and it is proceeding true. bully 3 years from now, 4 years from now, no one, not you, not m

because they are acting as his constantine, that's why.iden has no answer for any of this, god bless him. there is no answer for any of this and he's losing it. this will lead us to financial ruin, people. he will punish success and reward failure. now the most persuasive case that donald trump and his surrogates can make for his reelection, it's the economic on it. and he did this. he nailed this tonight in pennsylvania. >> president trump: my first three years in office family income increased by $6,000, more than five times the gains in all eight years of the obama administration. after a tax cut took effect, wages for the lowest income americans grew twice as fast as those near the top. african-american income grew nine. not to come not three, nine times more. and these are out of the book. >> laura: and the crowd was wild. because this is success, you cannot debate it. just that jobs increase in wag wages, that drove every voter in america to support him. and what is a biden's answer to all this? >> gallup reported last week 56% of am

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. >> do you want to hang it on the tree >> reporter: the constantine family started decorating after do i get the idea this should go into a time capsule and be opened 100 years from now. >> 100%. i think a lot of things from this year need to go in a time capsule. but the elf in the quarantine box for sure. >> reporter: and all over social media it's already a sea of red, white and green. if you're yet to get a freshly cut tree, fair warning, the rush began a week ago. >> honestly i'm not sure that any of us could have predicted that it would be this busy i mean this last weekend was almost like a record weekend for all of us. >> reporter: at the beehive shop in centreville, pennsylvania, it was still 90 degrees outside when the christmas requests began. >> since august people were asking when the christmas merchandise would be out >> reporter: in miami's coconut grove, the popular night show on lime court is back, with one new rule social distancing. >> 2020 has been nothing but disease and disappointment the things that people look forward to aren't happening. >> so we need this n