song you blossomed alexandrina, as you were, alexandria, alexandria, alexandria. s of different generations, who were united on one stage by the legendary song of vladimir mulyavin and pyotr brovka. and this most legendary song ended the first holidays in alexandria, and today it opens our holoconcert, as one of the symbols of many years. and friendship and holding a republican, and what is it, an international holiday, alexandria gathers friends, and not only friends, but also the warmest childhood memories of summer evenings, kupala bonfires, songs in the sincere company of our closest loved ones, allow me introduce my wonderful colleagues of this evening, honored artists of the republic of belarus, ruslan chernetsky, and ruslan alekhno, our charming co-host polina shuba. yes, here in alexandria, under this starry and beautiful sky, thousands of guests from belarus and our closest friends from different countries gather every year. and we are sure that everyone who has ever visited alexandria. knows that such stars are only here, sunny day, clouds in the shadow,

alexandria alexandria stage group lyubey, folk russian artist, nikolai volkbend nerush, bring me to thebanks, where are the fields, where are the fields, my fields, where are the fields, where are the forests, where are the forests, my forests, you carry, you don’t, her eyes are gone, so the night is dark. like a fast track, like a lonely moon in the sky, it’s waiting for me, still in the distance, you are the wind, help me, i know beauty is waiting for me, it glanced at my eyes in the night , yes! bring me river, over the steep banks, you carry me over the deep banks, her eyes are blue, like a dark night. like a fast river, like a lonely moon waiting for me in the sky, it’s nice to come to your wonderful, very a beautiful, hospitable country, it’s a pleasure to participate in this wonderful festival, there are so many of you, i even... a lot of birches, how many people you have here, wonderful, beautiful people, thank you very much, so, well, now we will try to perform one of our most important songs, that ’s what it’s called, the main thing is that i have you, there was a trickle and

alexandria. our correspondents capture the brightest, most colorful moments of the holiday. anastasia benedesyuk is in direct contact with us. good afternoon, nastya, what will surprise you about the anniversary alexandria? good afternoon. sergey, yes, indeed, this is the fifteenth anniversary of alexandria, but not only this date today. we are here celebrating another thirty years of the presidency of alexander lukashenko, the fact that this is so can be understood literally at the entrance of the festival, the first merch is located here, the excitement, i tell you, is quite serious, already at the entrance people are not shy and not afraid. this discomfort of walking around with bags throughout the holiday, they buy in advance, maybe they worry that there won’t be enough, but again we were informed that they brought here in sufficient quantities, of course presented... great, well, there are a lot of photo zones and tests, for example, to reach your wreath, we will find out who wins very soon, here we see that there are games for the little ones, a children's disco, for belarusians and guests of this holiday, for people a little older, karaoke, where they sing, here we see folk craftsmen, this is how the mogilev region is represented, in general today absolutely all regions are here,

alexandria, such a welcome, gratitude for the opportunity to be together in alexandria today, the opportunity for the whole family to relax in peace and safety. gratitude for the fact that from a small cozy holiday, the festival has turned into an event of national and international scale. there is a really special atmosphere here, but we have kept it cozy. our festival has become a place of attraction for creative people. every year i come to alexandriao celebrate the night of ivan kupala, a holiday covered in ancient legends and myths, and god grant that everything you think about, what you wish for, will surely come true, for you on this fertile land there is a spring of pure water and trofim’s krenitsa, we, alexandrians, we believe in its miraculous power, during the great patriotic war, mothers and wives... and i have not learned indifference when i think about coming to you, and many of my fellow countrymen are present here, what a sin there is, who know everything about you, even sometimes what you don’t know, and that’s the most the difficult thing, this is the most difficult thing, to come to you, to say something here, to speak, understanding that people sitting even in this amphitheater think about... you are different and the hardest thing is that you perceive this as some kind of reproach on your part, that you didn’t do something, and why? i know that you didn’t feel it, and god forbid you, having received everything you

alexandria like in the summer? good afternoon, sergey, yes, the kupala wreath is a symbol of alexandria, once every few years, the holiday coincides with kupala, and this is the same case, the wreaths themselves, the attributes of this holiday, we will still prepare, we see, there is already something to use, but in general, of course, this is such a mysterious beautiful attribute, its time is night. when the girls will float wreaths on the water, although you knew, there was a time, the wreath was kept at home as a talisman, protection on the door so that evil would not penetrate inside, that before alexandrian the summer it was exactly like this, blooming, cozy, fields are cultivated here, storks nest here , and of course it’s nice to look at the dnieper, today is not only a holiday for mogilev region, our entire country, this is the anniversary of alexandria, smarinogorki, the pukhochey district itself, that’s why we came here. by the way, this is our first time in this country; we haven’t been here yet. alexandria gathers friends, do belarus have many friends today? a lot, to be honest, even here we also have friends, they also came here, i hope we will meet them soon. and it’s no secret, this is the birthplace of alexander lukashenko, so we are all here today as guests of the belarusian leader, moreover, in the year of the thirtieth anniversary of his presidency, the main part of the holiday, those who arrived early are still ahead, they decided to spend time usefully, for example, they have already visited trofimova krenichka from... in the future, too, to be worthy citizens of our cou

host: aaron and alexandria -- in alexandria, virginia. holly and d.c., -- in d.c., this morning. caller: that was quite a comment about violence. it seems that the two major parties are vying for each other for which foreign country they can more enraged people about and demonize. and there is just so much going on that it is easy to be distracted. i was distracted, i called and originally to talk about the shooting and it seems like the local police had people stationed in the building at a window behind the roof and they were for some reason called away from their post. in that lapse of time when they left their post, that is when he climbed up on the roof. if they had stayed where they had been originally assigned, they would have had a perfect view of him right in front of them. right. host: holly. this is rose in illinois. republican. good morning. caller: good morning, first i wrote down everything i want to say. so forgive me if i am talking faster than i should. thank you for your professionalism. you do a wonderful job on television. number two, the gentleman who called

alexandria were always famous for their grandiose fairs. alexandria village - it is also the small homeland of president alexander lukashenko. his annual presence and welcoming speech have become a good tradition of the festival. in such a short period, we created a festival that, as i already said, from a small, cozy holiday, turned into a national and international event. scale, and yet, it has not lost its name as a cozy holiday, there really is a special atmosphere here, but we have retained the comfort, our festival has become a place of attraction for creative people and true fans of the original slavic culture with throughout belarus and other states. alexandrianth time, but only the second year is a holiday of the union state, here it is especially clearly visible that the inhabitants of russia and belarus have a common cultural code and one history, those folk crafts that are represented, those dialogues, partnerships, visits of heads russian regions, 14 federal subjects, 307 regions of republics, which presented their achievements. this is all in a single piggy bank of the union state, cohesion, counteraction west and confirmation that we are in fact real not only today, not only these years, for centuries together. ivan kupala day, the brightest summer holiday among the eastern slavs, has its richest traditions. preserved in the republic of belarus since 2010, here bathing is celebrated with a large-scale and noisy festival. i'm prepared, but i need a kick to complete the look. and the girls who are unmarried, they wanted to get married, right? and on which side should we wait for the groom? they took this wreath and went to the dnieper a

alexandria, were always famous for their grandiose fairs. the village of alexandria is also the small homeland of president alexander lukashenko. his annual presence and the welcoming speech became a good tradition of the festival. in such a short period, we created a festival that, as i already said, from a small, cozy holiday, turned into an event of national and international scale. and yet, it has not lost its name as a cozy holiday. there really is a special atmosphere here, but we have kept it cozy. our festival has become a place of attraction for creative people and true fans of the original slavic culture from all over belarus and other countries. belarus has celebrated bathing here since 2010 a large-scale and noisy festival. i'm prepared, but to complete the image i need a kick. and the girls who were unmarried, they wanted to get married, rightly, on which side to wait for the groom, they took this wreath, went to the dnieper with the flow , threw it, which shore it would wash up on, whoever found it there would be the betrothed, a very good holiday. gathers people together, introduces them, like this, then the friendship continues, which means the wreaths work, yes, the wreaths work, it’s not for nothing that we weave them and send them to the dnieper. kupala wine commonwealth is also a thematic a platform that brought together folk art from different regions of the union state. we are from braslov, our team is called poker, you are not tired of standing on stilts in the heat , everyone is taking pictures with you, of course, it is a little difficult, because it is hot, but this is normal. microphones are distributed, everyone can take part in this. here you can learn folk songs and go for a walk in national costume. this costume was made to order by our craftsmen. and here something of our own has been added. last year, guests ate more than 6 tons of shish kebab to try traditional dishes. and drank 10,000 liters of kvass or sit in... and it’s just wildly scary, very impressive, a real loop, these are aerobatics performed by the pilots. corkscrew, rotation and dive up to 200 m, flights almost over the heads of the spectators - counter aerobatics, such approach requires filigree precision of movement and maximum concentration from the pilots. and finally, jumping. parachutists with the flags of russia and belarus. according to dmitry krutov, head of the presidential administration of belarus, it is no coincidence that the holiday governors of neighboring russian regions arrived. negotiations about joint projects take place here. in particular, belarusian specialists will participate in the competition for the construction of roads in the bryansk and smolensk regions. and for 15 years now we have been gathering in this picturesque corner of belarus to feel for a moment. connection of times, we once upon a time did not plan such a scale, but people themselves were drawn here, this is a call to the souls, but the main thing that we did was to revive the traditions of our ancestors. such events help the development of regions. one summer every day, the agricultural town of alexandriarmanent population of about 600 people, is visited by more than 80 thousand tourists; additional trains and buses are even launched for them from mogilev and orsha. you are from orsha. arrived, and how did you even get here, how easy it was to get here, that is, there are special buses, the bus goes and got here, what do you want to see here, what to listen to, well, listen to concerts and maybe buy something, orsha resident elina , like many, is looking forward to concerts with the participation of russian and belarusian stars, the state unites precisely the people and we with... a very beautiful language, well , today i have one song with a team from the belarusian, tyache vodarok, well, the water is flowing byar, the clutch has been washed away, this is the people's, tyache water in bright, tyache water in it’s bright, the clutch is covered, the clutch is thin, the water is cold, and i’m young, just like that, the organizer of the concert is the permanent committee of the union stat

host: aaron and alexandria -- in alexandria, virginia. holly and d.c., -- in d.c., this morning.aller: that was quite a comment about violence. it seems that the two major parties are vying for each other for which foreign country they can more enraged people about and demonize. and there is just so much going on that it is easy to be distracted. i was distracted, i called and originally to talk about the shooting and it seems like the local police had people stationed in the building at a window behind the roof and they were for some reason called away from their post. in that lapse of time when they left their post, that is when he climbed up on the roof. if they had stayed where they had been originally assigned, they would have had a perfect view of him right in front of them. right. host: holly. this is rose in illinois. republican. good morning. caller: good morning, first i wrote down everything i want to say. so forgive me if i am talking faster than i should. thank you for your professionalism. you do a wonderful job on television. number two, the gentleman who called fr

alexandria. the last festival brought together 80,000 guests, and this year is no less eventful. for me alexandria is fun, partying, a lot of positive emotions, partying until dawn? of course, where would we be without it? it's colorful, it's home. this year there are a lot of gastronomic novelties at the bathhouse. in cherry glaze, for example, but the top preferences of festival guests are traditional: these aromas make your mouth water, what are you serving this year? as usual, for the fourth year now we have been treating caucasian cuisine, especially armenian, uzbek, uzbek pilaf and armenian caucasian shish kebab with caucasian seasonings, and caucasian men, the territory of the celebration has increased this year per hectare, the number of participants is also breaking records. russia, azerbaijan and uzbekistan. belarus is not divided into friends and foes. oh, you know, i really like it, we don’t have any clear boundaries, yes, and there’s no such thing as the idea that i’m somewhere in another country, but i came from russia, especially from siberia. over the course of 15 years, a small local forum has grown into a real slavic art festival with a theme. our festival has become a place of attraction for creative people and true fans of the original slavic culture from all over belarus and other countries. we had not planned such a scale for a long time, but people themselves flocked here. this is a call to the soul, this is the desire for true values, where guests are sincerely welcome, where the pulse beats. living creative force, but the main thing we did was revive the traditions of our ancestors, the president never hid his place of power here, in his small homeland, surrounded by his people, here alexander lukashenko was recovering from a recent business trip, the summit of the shanghai cooperation organization, before this series celebrations on the occasion of independence day. july is one of the most difficult months in the work of the president, and at home, as they say, even the walls help. look, the world is changing at breakneck speed, it seems to us that we have learned everything , conquered everything, we create an alternative reality on the networks, sometimes we live on this internet, we have become disconnected from real life, but thank god, there are people like you who are pure. that people sitting even in this amphitheater think differently about you and the hardest thing is that you perceive this as some kind of reproach from your side, that you didn’t do something, and why? i know that you did not feel this, and god forbid that you, having received everything you wanted from someone, then fail to justify this trust. the hardest thing for a person, when a journalist from russia recently asked me what the most difficult thing is, i told him, to justify the trust of people, it seemed that after three decades it was time to somehow ossify, calm down, but nothing like that, and it’s all from here, from of this land, to value people, to give them happiness, to do everything so that they... just don’t think badly, sarah, alexander ponayotov, nadezhda krygina, jeanette, irina tarafeeva and ruslan alekhno, belarusian and russian pop stars lit up the stage in alexandriaala night. it’s very cool, we arrived, it seems to me that time flew by, we didn’t even have time to see everything, our sister had already arrived from minsk. i was born here, my family is from here, for some reason i don’t know about belarus, i met my daughter as my wife in belarus, i myself am from russia, god himself ordered me to stay, but that’s it. the grandest holiday, this is the holiday of the world, friendship, and of course, we are very grateful to the country, to the policy that we have in general to all the people living in our beautiful white russia. 3,000 people in the stalls, tens of thousands around created an unforgettable atmosphere of this holiday, great, everything is cool, the folk song is the best that can be. what does alexandria mean to you? this is joy. this is a fall festival, this is a mood, these are folk songs, this is an audience, these are people, this is fun. on the banks of the dnieper they sang until dawn, looked for the treasured flower flower, made

alexandria. oh, swim, swim, my dear, swim, my dear, swim, don’t drown. we are always happy to come to alexandria because it is such a wonderful holiday where we give each other all the good vibes. and this time we are also expecting guests to our yard. we will give you songs, little by little. we're expecting big concert. allied stars visiting alexandriaith the participation of russian artists nadezhda krygina, the choir of the stritinsky monastery, honored artist of the russian federation zara, alexandra ponayotova. our favorite belarusian artists, such as ruslan alekhno, irina dorofeeva, alena lanskaya, verasa ensemble, will be very interesting. a separate exhibition area will be dedicated to the year of quality for the exhibition of products of belarusian brands and the eighth anniversary of the liberation of belarus. the festival program includes alexandria. also performance of villagers, awarding of competition winners the ruler of the village, the most hard-working creative family in the country. today is the second day of live auditions for the projects factorby and factorby 60+, the creative team of the highest-rated music show on our television is waiting for talented, bright and brave people. pre-casting, this is what this stage of viewing is called before the selected heroes appear before the star jury. sad, but the most di

alexandria festival gathers friends, the agricultural town of alexandria will again become the center of this wonderful event, this is the shklovsky district, for the fifteenth time it will become a place of attraction for creative people and numerous tourists . yes, let's talk about what awaits the guests of the holiday, as always, there are many different locations, these are fair exhibitions, a special exhibition project dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the institute. presidency, topics the event will be the year of quality and the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of belarus from the nazi invaders, so the main symbol of the musical event was chosen, of course, the kupala wreath. it is also important to say that the holiday will be held with the participation of the president of the republic of belarus, alexander grigoryevich lukashenko. well, the bright end of the evening will be a concert with the participation of belarusian and russian pop stars. of course there will be fireworks and yes, there will be a disco, of course, until the morning. summer festival. this is a great reason to travel around the country, so take your friends, go to alexandriain the company of foreign news, which you will now see, or rather hear. american paleontologists have named a new species of horned dinosaurs in honor of the scandinavian deity loki. this character was known as the god of deceit and cunning, who was often depicted with horns. fragments of the animal's skull were discovered in 2019 in montana. lizards 7 long and weighing 5.5 tons live. in north america 78 million years ago, it’s hard to imagine. they are relatives the well-known triceratops, with a characteristic bony collar and three horns on its head. however. loki-ceratopsians appeared 12 million years earlier than their famous descendants; their heads were decorated with luxurious horns, which none of the other currently known dinosaurs could boast of. scientists thought they were similar to those that adorned viking helmets. now the reconstructed skull of loki ceratopses can be seen in the museum of evolution in the danish city of maribo. yes, find out the story, who left toragan f

pleasure that i want to invite you here to alexandria for this holiday of summer, a holiday of friends, a holiday of the goodness of the world. it is in alexandriaat the kupali festival, that the family that won the grand prix of the vlastinin village project will become known. the day before the final took place, as well as master classes on... an open powerlifting tournament, a circus program and a night disco. and in budslav the holiday of faith and spirituality continues, the second day of the festival dedicated to the national shrine of the miraculous icon mother of god butslovskaya, is filled with divine services, cultural projects, youth initiatives, and thematic conferences. thousands of pilgrims from different parts of belarus took part in the fest 2024; they came to budslov. and napeina, our budsla, our kascel, our shrine, we collect people who do not look at the adleglas, which is our heritage, we collect, for the skin, assabliva of the one who comes here on foot or for food zdzhae, yon vyhodzitsya is not just there, because everyone started to kiss , may you be free for an hour, ale there, what do you want? just here at butslave, bo

alexandria at the masonic national memorial there in alexandria. and you can't see it very well. it's still well hidden. he sat for this portrait, i think, over a dozen times before he would approve it. and this was for private eyes. it was just for the masons in alexandria. so he felt a little bit better about it. and again, you can't quite see it, but you can see a little bit of of of what looks kind of like freckle laying across the bridge of his nose, maybe a bit on this on his forehead here. there was a mole down here under his ear. and then there's an unrelated abscess on his other other cheek. so washington well understood the damage that smallpox could cause, but he did survive if he hadn't been inoculated. and he survived as a as a teenager. this is undoubtedly one of the reasons why it took so long for washington to decide to inoculate his soldiers. often historians don't really interrogate why it took him. two years, he inoculates the soldiers. in 1777 to decide to do it, and it's partially because he endured it as a teenager. for one, he knew it was important to keep smallpox out. but if he thought the soldiers did get it, they could be isolated. they could survive it. and he just wasn't that with inoculation, how safe it was becoming, how mu

alexandria, as we see, on the main stage, the last runs, the foot courts and courtyards are ready, the most talented and original the country's artists are already planning to travel to alexandria. oh, you swim, swim, little one, swim, my little one, swim, don’t drown, this is our tradition of giving the best, especially for the guests of the bathing holiday in alexandriaa holiday where everyone gives each other a good mood, this time we are also expecting guests to come to our backyard, we will give you songs one by one, more than a hundred masters, announced this time for the holidays, were bought from... russia, uzbekistan, azerbaijan, but the most representative cultural landing from there are over 200 unveyites in belarus. it’s hot now in kuznya with sergei kudikov, a festival participant. the flowers have been forged, yes, all we have to do here is finish the copper wire, in principle , you and i should finish it by this evening. in tender hands, the metal turns into a kupala menok, by the way, a symbol of the current holiday. there is a dream, says the folk master, to unite all the blacksmiths under him, create a creative union, invites everyone to a bath. it all probably started with... small concert venues will start tomorrow work from 12:00, it will be interesting to get acquainted with the folklore of the places and cities where the guests w

will mow, i will weave a wreath, alexandria, who will become the winner of the village project, we will find out tomorrow... tomorrow , also at the festival in alexandriaso prepared a large sports program - a master class in workout, an open strength tournament in powerlifting there will be a tourism presentation of agricultural estates and sanatoriums, come, it will be interesting. andrey yastrebo, vasily fotoleev, tv news agency. a deputy cannot have any interference in interacting with voters, including when considering citizens' appeals. this was stated by the speaker of the upper house of parliament anatalya kachanova at a meeting with a deputy. working in the capital imposes additional responsibility when it is necessary to respond as quickly as possible to the daily changing situation. the speaker directed the city council to interact with public organizations in order to fully and quickly implement all the tasks facing the deputy corps. this is more than 12 thousand people, including 110 deputies of the lower house of parliament and... 60 members of the council of the republic. previous convocations adopted all the key legislative acts in accor

alexandria ocasio-cortez. many members have supported national endorse meanwhile demanding >> aaoc dem strat commitment to palestinian liberation. alexandrianal convention kicks off monday in milwaukee during a week-long event that will take place at the pfizer forum. 85 million has been raised by the rnc host committee, host committee chairman president biden preside reince priebus jo. never seen anything like this, the stage is magical, i'm sure donald trump will love when he sees it, can't wait to welcome these people to milwaukee. >> we expect to learn who trump's running mate will be before the event or maybe at it and those are your headlines. >> thanks so much, we'll be there. thanks, carley. donny osmond performs for summer concert series, don't move, that is accident in. even a little blurry vision can distort things. and something serious may be behind those itchy eyes. up to 50% of people with graves' could develop a different condition called thyroid eye disease, which should be treated by a different doctor. see an expert. find a t-e-d eye specialist at isitted.com while i am a paid actor, and this is not a real company, there

alexandria's dedication to expanding female representation in her field is an inspiration for our community and a shining example of the spirit that makes our district the birth place of champions. thank you, alexandria brown, for your dedication to your field and the amazing work that you do to keep our communities safe. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman f texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, thank you very much. mr. sessions: i rise today to honor and thank retired fire department of new york lieutenant jack kiltie. a dedicated board member of the tunnels to tower foundation. this foundation stands in memory of 9/11 hero steven sulker and they worked -- suller and they work to support those brave individuals who willingly risked their lives at a time when new york and our nation needed them. i've witnessed the impact of their work through my friend and constituent, sergeant major retired as an army green beer a, he selfly placed himself in battle through nine s

alexandria is to see joyful, happy people. it’s colorful, it’s our homeland, it’s cool, it’s generally a wonderful city, alexandria, after all,e world, but here everything is so good, beautiful and fun, i always want the first one. this is a great opportunity to find out where an authoritative person, president lukashenko, comes from, to visit the school where he studied, a beautiful city, beautiful people, very friendly and friendly, we really like it, we are all definitely going next year. thanks to today, our children, our future has a continuation, the concert is just super, and we come here for the second time, second time, yes, for the second year in a row, we are from gomel, the people's dog is the best that can be. awesome, we recommend it. right there in the east of the country, the president plans to assess the situation in the fields. belarusian farmers have already successfully started the 2024 harvest. the harvest was opened by azima barley, it is indispensable in livestock farming, the crop has already proven itself on belarusian soils, therefore. a decision was made to increase the sown area, this year more tha

alexandria. oh, you swim, swim, vyanochka, swim, you are my little one, swim, don’t drown. always happy to come to alexandria because... such a wonderful holiday where everyone gives each other a good mood, this time we are also waiting for guests in our backyard, we will give you songs, occasional songs, we are expecting a big concert, allied stars visiting alexandriath the participation of russian artists, nadezhda krygina, the choir of the sretensky monastery, honored artist of the russian federation zara, alexandra ponayotova, our favorite belarusian artists such as ruslan olikhno, irina dorofeeva, alena lonskaya, the verosa ensemble will be very... on july 8, in minsk they also emphasized that the visit of the leader of the republic to our country will help outline new horizons for bilateral cooperation between belarus and venezuela. and in honor of the holiday, a gala evening took place at the house of friendship in minsk. our peoples are brought together by long-standing friendship, mutual support and cooperation in many areas. belarusian-venezuelan relations are now entering a new stage of strategic partnership, which is expanding. economic spheres, to be more precise in detail, this is development in the agro-industrial sector, pharmaceutical educational spheres, we are talking about the training of specialists on the basis of belarusian ed