for reforming america and bringing america to respect its own constitution all blending is really was that's what makes me optimistic about the future. this corner of the exhibition is really interesting because you've goals real evidence of this link between islam and slavery in mississippi and it hymn of the man who was known as the prince among slaves who was sold into slavery for 40 years before winning his freedom and going to live as a free man in liberia and i understand that there are his descendants still living in the united states and i'm going to try and find them. i now see that what's up the heart of the story of islam in america is the story of slavery and on this issue america was divided as early as the 17th seventy's some americans were calling for the abolition of slavery one of these thomas jefferson proposed forming a colony in africa to take freed slaves but it wasn't until 863 after the civil war that slavery was finally abolished with it came the economic collapse of the southern states which depended on slaves the big plantations fell to ruin and 2000000 freed

i'm thankful for america. and thankful we were able to resolve our electoral differences in a peaceful way. and thankful to the american people for the great privilege of being able to serve as your next president. i want to thank my wife and our daughters for their love. laura's active involvement as first lady has made texas a better place and she will be a wonderful first lady of america. [ applause ] i am proud to have dick cheney by my side. and america will be proud to have him as our next vice president. [ applause ] tonight, i chose to speak from the chamber of the texas house of representatives because it has been home to bipartisan cooperation. here in a place where democrats have the majority, republicans and democrats have worked together to do what is right for the people we represent. we've had spirited disagreements. and in the end, we found constructive consensus. it is an experience i will always carry with me. an example i will always follow. i want to thank my friend, house speaker pete lane

in the words of our great hymn, america, america, let us crown tsai good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. and now, my friends, in a phrase i wants addressed to others, it's time for me to go. thank you, and goodnight, and god bless america. after al gore conceded, president bush delivered his in austin texas. but >> thank you very much, good evening my fellow americans, i appreciate very much the opportunity to speak with you tonight and mister speaker lieutenant governor, friends and distinguished guests, our country has been through a long and trying period. with the outcome of the presidential election, not finalized for any of us could ever imagine. vice president gore and i, but our hearts and hopes into our campaigns, and we both gave it our all, and we shared similar emotions, so i understand how difficult this moment must be for vice president gore and his family. he has a distinguished record of service to our country, as a congressman. a senator. and a vice president this evening i received a gracious call from the vice president and we agreed to meet early next wee

why do we continue to love america, if america does not love us? it seems to be a reasonable conclusion to draw, as we witness police wantonly killing black folk. as we tell the stories in our family, of people who have suffered insults for people who did not survive the violence of white mobs and the like. i don't want to deny the reasonableness of that is notion, but america the possession of white folks. those who embrace white ideology don't own this place. my great-grandmother is born and buried in mississippi, on the coast. members who have put their blood, sweat and tears into the soil of this place. america is as much hours as it is anybody's. we have to claim possession of it. not as it is, but as we hope it to be. as we aspire to be. i respond to brother rick's comments, because i don't want to deny the substance of his claim, but i don't want to suggest, and this is an insight i gained from ralph ellis, that america is an argument to be had, not a conclusion to draw. i want to have an argument about what this place is, and what it can be

to keep america great.'s on the line. to preserve the progress that we've made, to protect our values and our liberties. we need you to vote, georgia. we need to you vote to send david perdue and kelly loeffler back to washington, d.c. that's what i came to ask you to do. to tell you a your neighbors and friends. take your opportunities to vote early, vote by mail or make your plans to be there on january 5. i'm told you can actually request an absentee ballot today, if you need information you can just go online, georgiavotinginfo.gov, will give you everything you need. you can do that until december 31. i want you to be confident about your vote. right, david? our great g.o.p. state chairman and these senators will tell you. question a ballot, we're on them this time. we're watching. we're going to secure our polls, secure our drop boxes, and you can be confident, you mail in that absentee ballot, every single one of them will be counted. [cheers and applause] so if you don't want to vote by mail, in pers

places like florida in central america and south america. it's very important to remember here that the type of economic arrangement arrangements that were being brought the americas were not assumptions of economic liberty and in which private property was given such an exalted status. these are not assumptions in which there's a claim to be moving away or breaking away from -- or dispensing with the type of economic arrangementes that we often associate with futilism. because in french north america and in spanish central and south america and even in some parts of north america that have been settled by the spanish, it's very important to keep in mind that the type of economic arrangementes that prevailed there were highly influenced by what is called mercantilism, the idea that the state is highly involved in economic life. not in the sense of socialism or collectivism but rather that the state plays a highly guiding role in structuring economic arrangementes, in structuring property arrangements in ways that pilgrims and other involved

pray for america. pray, georgia.eering and applause] i know if we all do what we need to do between now and generate five to vote and to speak up and to pray i know we will have a great victory on january 5. when georgia sends david purdue and kelly loeffler back to a republican majority in the united states senate georgia will have done more than your part to keep america great. [cheering and applause] ... ... , with confidence in these two great senators and on behalf of the president of the united , let's go getica, it done, georgia. let's send david perdue and kelly loeffler back to washington, d.c. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ california's attorney general and president elect joe biden's nominee for health and human services secretary joined politico for a discussion on the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the latino community. this is just over an hour. >> good morning. my name is joann. i'm the editor at large for healthcare politico. thank you for joining the discussion on closing the gap, latinos, healthcare and covid-19.

this is the america we love. and that is the america we are going to be. so thank you all. may god bless you and may god protect our troops and all of those who stand watch over our democracy. thank you. >> [inaudible] pres.-elect biden: thanks for the congratulations. appreciate it. >> stay with c-span for our continuing coverage of the transition of power as president-elect joe biden moves closer to the presidency. with the electoral college votes cast from states across the country, join us on january 6 live at 1:00 p.m. eastern for the joint session to count the votes and declare the winner, then friday at noon on january 20, the inauguration of the 46th president of the united states. 7:00coverage begins at p.m. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> coming

and you have joe biden essentially america's blast dubois up there in the white house saying are all this really. strange just as you know that. when the rest of the world like pasta no more interest rates than skyrocket glances. well this case thought out the hall but whatever the anti dimension drug of the choice of the elderly is today would become more pronounced and there is it seen thank you tennessee williams of course our spanish speaking audience was loving your spanish where their boss the star i know a spanish word spanish speaking kaiser before an audience of millions and millions of people we love you know look at me happy christmas we love you. so that reminds me we have some christmas specials coming out and christmas and new year's specials they're really fun really good we're going to take some. more. he's picking i'm not no no no no no 7 not now in terms of this lie and we see that in the money printing so the expansion of m one money supply by 64.5 percent remember because as the lies begin to unfold and unravel and people start to call it out your lies have to get

this is not donald trump's america. this is america. think about it, a lot of the media, a lot of book writers, storytellers are focused on what donald trump does and you all can start with your narrative on trying to unite the country. donald trump come after he gets out of office, yes on issues that he will not be what you all want him to be, the savior. merry christmas to all. stay safe. i grace be with god. host: daniel allott? guest: with the first vice president-elect is a woman and a minority, that is progress. namealler mentioned the "trump's america." there's a lot of debate over the name of the book. is it trump's america? so much focus of our culture and politics on trump that it is his time, and that is why we titled the book "trump's america." host: i want to go back to the nine areas you covered in researching for the book, you mentioned howard county in our. they're places like ridge county, california, yuri county, pennsylvania. how often did you encounter minorities, in particular, african-americans who were trump suppo

god bless america.captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] c-span to viewers like you, as a public service. for ourh c-span continuing coverage of the transition of power as president-elect joe biden moves closer to the presidency. -- voteselectoral coat cast, join us on january 6 live at 1:00 p.m. eastern with the joint session of congress to count the votes and declare the winner for president and vice president. the president of the united watch it all live on c-span, on the go at c-span.org, or listen using the free c-span radio app. next, president-elect joe biden with holiday remarks from wilmington, delaware, earlier today who thanked congress for passing the covid relief package and called on them to pass more legislation next year as the pandemic continues. he also spoke about the recent cyberattack attack on government agencies, askin

roar in america again. let liberty rule in america again. let freedom ring in america again.el around the world. communist nations, marxist nations, muslim nations will kill you for the preaching of the gospel. the only thing that stops us from becoming them is the first amendment. this country is worth fighting for, this country is worth praying for, this country is worth fasting for come out this country is worth dying for. you, we serve the god of the resurrection. here is what i want to let you know. christian, if you need help, i believe this, god is raising up another group of preachers come the black robed regiment. open, youurch is not not led by a black robe preacher, you are led by a yellow robe preacher and you ought to open up your church and play the man of god, play the woman of god, don't let government tell you when you can and can't preach ever again, amen? help, i have free legal counsel for christians. i also have a list of the voter fraud. i will send it to you. , fill it outtoday and the places they won't open up the churches, we are going to come and ope

it's only trouble makers in america for example the b.l.m. response and i believe that it is economics that is couzin the divisions in america and unless that is addressed then yes there could be secession in the future but i do believe that the demonization of donald trump and the demonization of his supposes will continue i believe more credence mo powell who be defensive be more legitimacy will be given severely and of course pizza action reaction it's the law of the jungle if you strike someone in the face they're going to strike you back and then it would be sats you know inclement day and i completely agree with marcus here because i i certainly think that this race issue is artificially foisted into the political narrative year it's class and there's a if there's an amazing opportunity here and and as a conservative and not as a member of the republican party but as a conservative i think for me well we'll be watching to see if if the g.o.p. can understand what happened in the 2020 alexion where it expanded its its base its tent is big

s in america leading unions in america. and the president of general conversation, ur our joint conversation picked up the phone and called, i'm told, and said they're dropping their suit against california. sure e all in on making that they are a -- we're the first in the world to have -- get to o and be able to toarbon neutral economic way power automobiles as a consequence of dealing with electric vehicles. own the electric vehicle market and can put those 500,000 stations, if we can put a million jobs back in detroit building midwest, cars. you know, pete's going to also carry out the department's duty our ep americans safe on roads and highways and in our skies. pete's going to help build back and hope.h jobs with vision and execution. honored onored, i'm he's aunswering the call to sere his country again. so please welcome, please elcome the next secretary of buttigieg.ion, pete mr. uttigieg: well, president-elect, madam vice thank you so t, much for entrusting me with this opportunity to serve the american people. hu

-- then the white population in america. this is not just data, these are jobs and people who are losing their lives. the question is who is responding to it on a daily basis. it is local leaders and our employees. that is why we are asking for this, we are not asking for a bailout. you respond to tony in florida who sends this text to say "there is no money tree in washington. local governments can finance their shortfalls through bonds." guest: i am getting a lot of calls for my friends of florida which i appreciate. let me say this, most of the time when you look at municipal bonds it is associated with products like wastewater products or infrastructure projects. distribution the or the testing or the response from police and ems. i think local governments can and will do that, no question. but when you think about the people who are hurting i day to day basis trying to pay their mortgage or put food on their table, that is not a bond issue. a bond issue is based upon the ability to pay it back on revenue that is generat

god bless and america. thank you. i yield back t "washington journal virginia congressman daniel redman was elected to the house in 2018, replacing tom garrett, did not run for reelection. mr. recommend lost his reelection bid to another republican, bob good. rep. meng: gave his farewell speech earlier this month. recognizes the gentleman from virginia, 30 minutes. mr. rigell: i rise today after two years of service to address this congress for perhaps the last time. i rise today humbled

as america. world. commentary classes at least until. we can do better we should. everyone is contributing way but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever the challenge is grateful to response has been masked so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we are in it together. problem drugs don't always come from unscrupulous dealers but from pharmacies to in every state in the united states we see a very sharp increase in the number of people seeking treatment for addiction to prescription opioids oids invaded america under the banner of medicine persisted with the pain but instead of trying to wean him off though she just goes after dose after dose after dose and really became his drug dealer so who's to blame patients doctors manufacturers all the governments of. welcome back to the kaiser report imax kaiser time now to go to dan count entrepreneur who lived in china for 20 years now in fact and america knows a lot of stuff we love dan welcome back it max this is interesting i have is true or not i read this and i'm wondering

. >> your proposal with new america foundation, the adline on the piece@newamerica.org says america needs a new federal election agency. voting in america is a mess. unfair, insecure and too colicated. as a result most americans mistrust our elections d unfortunately they have some reasons for their skepticism. fair, secure and straightforward voting is the fodation of a functioning democry but long-standing neglect and sheer cheapness has caused our electoral systems to fall into disrepair. to fix it we need to give america's democracy and infrastructure the same attention and resources we give to other national priorities. gi us an idea. >> we've had a enjoyable and safe thasgiving, it was far from the traditionalgathering with family and friends . i hope you had a good thanksgiving. >> we know times are tough but i wanted to know help is on the way. last week i announced the nominations of staff for a critical foreign policy positions. the first rate team that's going to keep us safe and secure and today i have the pleasure of announcing key nominatis appointed to the critical economic

live in america living in america living in america >> help clean up. that is what we do.you may not be looking for the promised land, but you might find it anyway new orleans >> stay with c-span for our continuing coverage of the transition of power as president-elect joe biden moves loser to the presidency. then on january 6, live at 1:00 p.m. eastern a joint session of congress to count the votes and declire a president and vice president. then the inauguration of the president. our live coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern from the statehouse to the white house watch it live on c-span, on the go at c-span.org, or listen using the free c-span radio app. >> the white house did not release a weekly address from the president this week. however congresswoman elect nikema williams delivered the democratic address. she talked about the 117th congress. congresswoman-elect williams: hello, i am congresswoman-elect nikema williams. in november, the people of georgiaâs 5th congressional district elected me to serve the district represented by my friend and mentor and our hero, c

the agenda in america which is birth culturally as divisive and culturally incompatible i know it's a little was naught marxists but not liberals in a constant sense such as a good lawyer. ask and they're certainly not marxist is the b.l.m. rap once again and sense of achievement authorities we are marxists i think they would i think they would be on the receiving end of the sheep in the foreign seas know these who are on neo liberals and it is abundantly clear that this cultural and gender who night zionist made people in certain states in america think that we have nothing in common with states as california states such as new york states such as michigan now i don't see any session in the immediate future but nonetheless this foundation tro a potential secession in the future be being laid as we speak now off because if joe biden does go on to issue presidency be thousands of the white house entrancing $21.00 which is looking like he will now he is going siri a b.l.m. cause events and that will be in my opinion better mansel to cultural unity in america and i think what we have see

and it's true to say that in latin america, many of those assumptions that were brought to the americas by the spanish when it came to politics in the way that it interacted with economic still prevailed today. in that sense, the mayflower compact is extremely important because it provides a type of political and economic alternative to the mercantile list, economic arrangement -- mercantilist, economic arrangements, as well as a political arrangements that go along with that. i think that these are all good reasons, when we think about economic liberty and private properties, and all the institutional arrangements that go along with that. this is another reason why we should give thanks to the mayflower compact. not just because of their obvious bravery encourage in venturing to change their political, economic circumstances, but we should give thanks to the economic legacy which they bequeathed america. as well as for their insight that economic liberty and strong private property arrangements go hand in hand with the ideal of self-government and the ideal of rule of law that is so wr

she insisted that he be honored by america's best talent. and she managed to cudgel a virtuoso oval mist to entertain the guests. this gathering of the most accomplished men and women in the american cultural see not only underscored the kennedy support for the arts, but also demonstrated how adept jackie was at employing the arts in order to oppose teach to the jfk presidency. i love this photograph. it shows jackie with mel rose showing a mutual delight, and close conversation. seated for the nights entertainment, and jackie is seated very close, with her right shoulder tucked under his arm. no rose whispers pledge between them. we only learned later what she said. apparently, and this was covered in the persian press and the american press, we only learned later that it was a whispered promise that he would loan the first lady the mona lisa for exhibit to america. i will send you the mona lisa, he said softly that night. the two conspirators considered a u.s. exhibition of the painting a convincing emblem of friendship between france and

and -- in america. if you look at the black community, you know, the black community thrived coming out of slavery. and look at the accomplishments of that people were able to achieve under the worst of circumstances. and now, we have a situation in america where people seem to be regressing. and it is because they have forgotten god. they have forgotten who the are. they have forgotten the constitution. they never read the declaration of independence. they have not read the mayflower compact. they are, historically illiterate, and spiritually dead. >> it is a crisis of memory. dr. alan, do you want to give us some closing words? i will have some closing words. i gave you a chance to weigh in on this. the link between faith and freedom, right from the get-go. some level with the mayflower compact. >> heiko there is no improving on the splendid observations my colleague and friend has just offered. i have not going to close.--i will take the occasion to say i found this conversation illuminating. i found

used to make fun of the so-called banana republics in latin america for doing debt monetization and but they've out banana to all the banana republics in the one big banana. but that no diaper can possibly hold back right the nanny of the central bank at this point has always said it back to ben bernanke he was saying that they could only stop this right they could change the diaper and it would be fine the economy we would return to normal but they have not changed the diaper or the diaper you know if you've ever taken care of baby have to change that diaper pretty frequently otherwise it gets pretty massy and that could be what we're seeing coming up soon because this headline from i believe it's bloomberg brace yourself for a sharp rise in inflation avoiding a longer dated government and corporate debt keeping to the very short and seems sensible classical economics largely assumes that all things being equal increasing the supply of money pushes inflation higher and yet after years of rate cut in quantitative easing and so forth the only thing that has gone up is asset prices ha

they were the real power in america.ted to a second term, he prepared his message to congress. it was a lively message but congress was balking. he prepared for a new message. they came fast and furious, against child labor abuses, bribery and corruption in federal elections. by far the most important action i took in foreign affairs during the time i was president related to the panama canal. there had been a good deal of talk about building a canal for the previous half century. i intended to do the job once and for all. after a sufficient period of wrangling the senate ratified the treaty with panama and work on the canal was begun. >> he went to the canal himself and engineers and ditch diggers came to realize through him the importance and grandeur of the work, and became more determined than ever that it can be accomplished. roosevelt was able to see that the canal was vital to america's future as a great power. and he seemed to have a sixth sense about america's future in another realm. ♪ >> he approved the purcha

it's a cabinet that looks like america. it taps into the best of america. it opens doors and includes the full range of talents we have in this nation. like the rest of the team, dr. cardona is ready on day one. vice president elect harris and i were going through -- on this side. we were going through this and we were doing it on zoom who we were going to pick. we are getting all this advice. we looked at each other, said no, no. it's cardona. real easy. vice president elect knew we needed an education secretary who truly understands what it's been like for educators, administrators, families, caregivers, and students this past year. it's been like for educators, administrators, families, caregivers, and students this past year. they worry. they are under stress. they stretch local bubts that have left educators -- budget that have left educators out of work. mixed signals from the white house that left more confusion than calm. they left so many parents and schools feeling like they are on their own. but we also need someone who knows what it's like, what

-- then the white population in america. this is not just data, these are jobs and people who are losing their lives. the question is who is responding to it on a daily basis. it is local leaders and our employees. that is why we are asking for this, we are not asking for a bailout. you respond to tony in florida who sends this text to say "there is no money tree in washington. local governments can finance their shortfalls through bonds." guest: i am getting a lot of calls for my friends of florida which i appreciate. let me say this, most of the time when you look at municipal bonds it is associated with products like wastewater products or infrastructure projects. distribution the or the testing or the response from police and ems. i think local governments can and will do that, no question. but when you think about the people who are hurting i day to day basis trying to pay their mortgage or put food on their table, that is not a bond issue. a bond issue is based upon the ability to pay it back on revenue that is generat

if you look at what is goingth on in the blue state america, blue city america.u look at new york. or what is going on inoi the states. chicago is a disaster. portland. you look at l portland. portland is a little different. that is anarchists. i actually think in my ways that is easier to handle. portland is easy to handle. that is a group of the anarchists paid by the outside. we put a lot of people in jail. i don't know if you know this or not. you remember three or four months ago we were having a problem with monuments, ripping down the statutes. >> laura: democrats didn't say anything about that.t. >> president trump: they had no control. it got it of control even for them. i signedey in an executive order, ten years in jail if you knock down a statue or monument. you haven't heard one thing about it. they were going after thomas. jefferson. they are going after lincoln and going after the washington monument.. if they could knock it down. they were going after -- i actually don't even think they know. i think they are just thugs. i don't think it's -- it m

s in america and five leading unions in america. and the president of general motors, after our conversation, our joint conversation picked up the phone and called, i'm told, california and said they're dropping their suit against california. they're all in on making sure that they are a-- we're the first in the world to have-- switch to and be able to get to a carbon neutral economic way to power automobiles as a consequence of dealing with electric vehicles. we can own the electric vehicle market and can put those 500,000 charging stations, if we can put a million jobs back in detroit and in the midwest, building cars. you know, pete's going to also carry out the department's duty to keep americans safe on our roads and highways and in our skies. pete's going to help build back better with jobs and hope. with vision and execution. and i'm honored, i'm honored he's answering the call to serve his country again. so please welcome, please welcome the next secretary of transportation, pete buttigieg. mr. buttigieg: well, mr. president

not really in decline that it was published in 2009 of course america's in decline and that process is now being much more widely accepted in america especially during the i'm told is a consequence of the trump. well you seem to be it's being accepted in america but i add also i think that many people think of that as sort of the end of their wealth and and that brings me back to you. i guess the meaning of psychological run work because you know the ultimate goal is to understand your own idiosyncrasies rather than remake somebody else in your image and you mentioned just a moment ago that americans don't understand china but do they actually understand them solace. well that's. that's a real complication. you know i think. that society is construct an image of themselves. which is partly true and partly false i mean you know this book is on the ground. that when you when you go to another country there are things that are familiar and things that are unfamiliar and sometimes it takes a foreigner. to recognize things that you just take for granted in your society because you never

in lies the seeds for future disaster in america because they might in my opinion pieces the catalyst for the divisions in america is not actually race it's actually policy that raises another issue the republican and democratic policies they are multi-millionaire policies they are elites his policies it is not in their interests to change the economic system in america because it's suits them however the focus is now owns rice and i do not believe that is the cats of this yes there are certainly troublemakers in america for example the b.l.m. response and i believe it is economics that is coups in the divisions in america and unless that is addressed then yes they could be secession in the future but i do believe that the demonization of donald trump and the demonization of his supposes will continue i believe more credence more powell who be given some more legitimacy will be given severely and of course pizza action reaction it's the law of the jungle if you strike someone in the face they're going to strike you back and then it would be tit for tat you know inclement day and i com

it is this idea of using the category as a way to change america, as a way to transform america into something else, to systemically change it. it is a rejection of the improving himself or herself and their family and the american dream, because that is joining the system. the idea here is to change the system and tear it down. that is at the core of identity politics and critical race theory into the other philosophies and disciplines. that's why it is really a plot in the sense that the people who proposed this, proponents, do openly admit to wanting to change america structurally and systemically. host: one of the pieces in your new book talks about the myths of identity politics. -- write identity politics the myth is it is a grassroots movement, that it is politics responding to the demographic shifts in the country, or fighting identity politics is not only a "appraised but futile effort." guest: it hijacks the impulse to be compassionate, who needs our help. it did not come from grassroots, grassroots was very open that they rejected being seen as marginalized or members of m

places like florida and central america and south america. it's very important to know that what was brought over by the powers were not assumptions in which private property was given an exalted status, a claim of breaking away or dispensing with the type of economic arrangements that we often associate with futilism because in spanish, central, and south america and even if some parts of north america that had been settled by the spanish, it's very important to keep in mind the type of arrangement that is prevail there had were highly influenced with what is called -- the idea the state is highly involved in economic life t social. >> reporter: or collectiveism, but the state played a highly guiding role of instructoring property arrangements in which the way it is pilgrims and others involved in the mayflower compact would have found very difficult to understand. it's also important to remember the type of arrangements developed the type of systems we found like in quebec and spainish america were highly overlaid with the political assumpt

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i mean i think we turn to stan this we have to look at american history and the way america developed because baby. it was all by. the destruction of their merry india and and so they they it was a sort of ground 0 if you like and it came from and so what happened in america was what the european settlers brought with them. and anything different for example african slaves were subjugated and became. a supplicant to this kind of order so that there is a very strong thread in american history and american psychology of being able not only is controlled america but you know the world and the world should be grateful for this at the same time and so i but i think that this all this culture is in deep trouble no deep trouble i mean we are we're out a moment of history where america is now clearly undeclared i mean if you said this in the ninety's when my book came out many people said you know america's not really in decline that it was published in 2009 of course america's in decline and that process is now being much more widely accepted in america especially during the part is a conseq

and infectious diseases expert dr anthony found she and america's frontline health workers as well as the racial justice movement. america with the headlines here on al-jazeera the man convicted in the death of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri has been given 5 life terms was found to have played a leading role in the bombing that killed her area and 21 other people in 2005 he was sentenced in absentia by a special tribunal for lebanon based in the netherlands said the holder has more from beirut since the killing of the prime minister in 2005 it was killed here behind me a massive explosion 2221 other people were killed it was a political earthquake it shifted the balance of power in this country in the favor of the syrian government and their allies by extension hezbollah and that is why the trial chamber repeated time and time again that this was a political motivated murders that. wanted to get rid of a political opponents and highly likely a state actor was involved because it was a very intricate operation so at the time it really heightened divisions in lebanon secta

no member of this body does not love america. we share wildly different visions for the best way for america to reach its full potential, the best way to improve the lives of the american people, but we all love our country. i worry that more members are mired in mistrust of the other side, saddled with purity tests, making it difficult to build relationships and seek common ground. we have to resist the urge of the perfect being the enemy of the good. this does not mean abandoning our principles are losing sight of our goals, it means acknowledging our political system takes time and perseverance. it means understanding as convinced as i might be that my idea is the correct one, a big chunk of this body and country is likely to disagree. it means taking wins where we can get them even if modest, because when we accomplish even a little bit of good, we have done so in service of an idea or party. we have done it for the american people. that is what it means to govern, and we are here to govern. for example, i'm a proud member of

and he share misdeeply held belief in the values of america's alliances. and he is just as committed as i am to be building and modernizing those alliances from the asia pacific to europe and around the world. through sheer determination and extraordinary skill, he's been breaking down barriers and blazing a trail forward in this nation for many years now. for more than 40 years. and he has a long way to go and he's going to do it again. so today, i'm honored to nominate former general lloyd austin as a 28 -- as the 28th secretary of defense. asant to thank you, general, your friend but i want to thank you once more, yen austin, for once more stepping forward to serve the nation. this is not a post he sought, i sought him. i want to thank you and your family for once again sharing you with our country. thanks, charlene. today, i know how proud all of -- they all are of you. all four of your children. your older sisters. and your brother. i knew the reason why you're a good man, you had to have sisters to raise you along the way, right? i know mine did me a

that's america. it's all those who have lost in this prapandemic, all those whoe sick and suffering, our hearts go out to you. many of us know what it's like. may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. thank you for listening. now i would like to turn it over to the team, starting with our next secretary of health and human services, xavier becerra. xavier, thank you for your willing to take on the responsibility. >> along with my wife, greetings from california. mr. president-elect, madam vice president-elect, i'm honored and excited to join your team. the mission of the department of health and human services has never been as vital or as urgent as it is today. the covid pandemic and its economic fallout have thrust families into crisis. too many americans are sick or have lost loved ones. too many have lost their jobs and with that, their health care and hope. you have made it clear, mr. president-elect, to build back a prosperous america, we need a healthy america. that then will be jo