i'm amy goodman.srael has sworn in the most far-right government in its 74-year history, led by benjamin netanyahu, who begins an unprecedented sixth term as prime minister. the new government includes ultranationalist and ultraorthodox parties that are calling openly for the annexation of the west bank. a document listing the new government's policies includes a pledge to build settlements in occupied palestinian lands. it reads -- "the jewish people has an exclusive and inalienable right to all parts of the land of israel." in the west bank, the palestinian authority said israel's new government poses an existential threat to the palestinian people. this is palestinian pre minister mohammad shtayyeh. >> we passed through many extremist governments, but this government is the most extremist. this government is the most threatening. this government is the most insolent stop i know for a fact the international community will not deal with many members of this government, therefore, to us, we are agains

i'm amy goodman. the house of representatives has passed legislation that would allow puerto rico hold it first-er referdum to dide beeen statehd, indepdence, or independence with free association. the puerto rico status act was co-sponsored by congressmembers alexandria ocasio-cortez and nydia velÁzquez, two of the four current puerto rican members of the u.s. house, and was approved on a vote of 233-191. 16 republicans joined democrats in support of the bill. this is congressmember ocasio-cortez speaking from the house floor on thursday. >> well puerto rico is not the united states only colony, it is its oldest. today for the rst time in our nations history, the united states will acknowledge its role as a colonizing force and puerto rico status as an extended colony. the puerto rico status act begins a process for puerto ricans to decide their own future. amy: the legislation faces an uphill battle in the senate, where it needs 60 votes to overcome a republican filibuster. in china, public health o

i'm amy goodman. president biden signed the respect for marriage act into law tuesday, enshrining federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. biden spoke at the celebratory event, which featured musical performers and a white house illuminated in rainbow colors. pres. biden: racism, anti-semitism, homophobia, transphobia are all connected. the antidote to hate is love. amy: the new law would not prevent states from banning same-sex marriage if the conservative-led supreme court overturns obergefell v. hodges, but it would force those states to recognize marriages from another state. it also repeals the 1996 defense of marriage act. among the speakers at the white house ceremony were gina and heidi nortonsmith, plaintiffs in the lawsuit that led to marriage equality in massachutts. this is heidi nortonsmith. >> it takes the efforts of many to advance the arc of history toward justice. even now there are so many places whe people in our community are under attack. the work will continue,

i'm amy goodman. leaders of the g7, including president joe biden come have agreed to set up a multiagency platform to coordinate aid ukraine. monday's agreement followed a virtual summit between g7 leaders and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy who appeal for new shipments of tanks, artillery firepower, and long-range weapons. shipping natural gas amidst and blackouts caused by a wave of russian attacks in ukraine's electricity infrastructure. >> the terrorism against our power stations resulted in the necessity of using more gas than we had planned. that is why we need more support. especially this winter. we're talking about an additional 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas, the extranet we need to buy. amy: in moscow, russian president vladimir putin has canceled his annual end-of-the-year press conference for the first time in a decade, amid rising domestic criticism over his handling of the war in meanwhile, viktor bout, the former soviet military officer who became known as the "merchant

i'm amy goodman.wnba star brittney griner landed in san antonio, texas, early this morning after her release thursday from a russian prison in exchange for notorious russian arms dealer viktor bout. the prisoner swap ends griner's 10-month ordeal, which started with her arrest at a moscow airport for possessing a small amount of cannabis oil. she had been sentenced to nine years in a russian labor camp. president biden and vice president, harris celebrated the news at the white house with brittney griner's wife cherelle. >> to say my family is hold, but as you are aware, there so many other families who are not whole and so bg is not here to say this but i will gladly speak on her behalf and say that bg and i will remain committed to the work of getting every american home. amy: we will have more on this case, including a look at arms dealer viktor bout, known as the "merchant of death," after headlines. the house of representatives passed the respect for marriage act thursday in a 258-169 vote which

i'm amy goodman. the house select committee on the january 6 attack has released its final 845-page report on the insurrection at the capitol and donald trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. the report finds trump was the central cause of the violence on january 6 and that he or his inner circle engaged in at least 200 apparent acts aimed at overturning state election results. the january 6 committee is recommending congress consider barring trump and others involved in the insurrection from ever holding public office again, citing the 14th amendment. the committee is also calling for reforms to the electoral college certification process and expanded efforts by the government to combat far-right and white supremacist groups. we'll have more on the january 6 report after headlines. the senate has approved a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package, setting up a vote in the house of representatives today ahead of a midnight deadline to avoid a government shutdown. the senate bill contains a rec

i'm amy goodman. the house has passed legislation to block a nationwide rail strike by imposing a contract that has been rejected by unions representing the majority of freight rail workers. in addition, the house passed a separate bill by a much narrower margin to give seven days of paid sick leave to railroad workers, but it remains unclear if this provision will pass in the senate. the vote came two days after president biden pushed congress to prevent the strike. on wednesday, senator bernie sanders slammed railroad carriers for refusing to provide workers any paid sick days while their profits soar. >> do we stand with workers in the rail industry and say, yes, you are right, working conditions are horrendous, we cannot continue a process by which you have zero days sick leave? we stand with workers or do we stand with an industry that is making huge profits, pays its ceos exorbitant salaries and treats its working -- workers with contempt? amy: in other news from capitol hill, house democrats ha

amy: dr.am heyman, thank you for being with us lurie , institute for disability policy at brandeis university. lee shaver and, named plaintiff and yellow student. and monica porter is an attorney for the bazelon center for mental health law, one of the organizations representing the yale plaintiffs. if you or someone you know needs help, call the national suicide prevention lifeline at 988. you can also reach a crisis counselor by messaging the crisis text line at 741741. coming, we look at the jailscraper vs. chinatown. we look at a fight in your against the city's to build the tallest jail in the world. it is happening now. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] newly one of those celebrated at the kennedy center -- amy: one of the celebrated at the kennedy center. cuban born connector and educator who helped found the dance theater of harlem. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we look now at the five to stop the construction of what could be the wor

i'm amy goodman. president volodymyr zelenskyy has wrapped up a one-day visit to washington where he called on the biden administration and lawmakers to provide more military and financial aid to ukraine in its fight against russia. it was zelenskyy's first overseas trip since the war began and came as russia's war in ukraine is about to enter its 11th month. on wednesday evening, zelenskyy addressed a joint session of congress, thanking the u.s. for the nearly $50 billion in military and humanitarian assistance it has so far directed to ukraine. >> your money is an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. amy: president biden welcomed zelenskyy to the white house where he announced more military aid for ukraine, including a patriot missile defense system. biden indicated he would let zelenskyy set the timetable for any negotiated thought of it with russia in a joint news conference. pres. biden: can succeed without help and others. so if and when pre

i'm amy goodman. in the nation's capital, the house committee investigating the january 6 insurrection is holding its final public hearing today ahead of the report wednesday. the committee is reportedly expected to issue criminal referrals against president trump and others. also today in washington, d.c., jury selection begins in federal trial of former proud boys leader enrique tarrio and four other senior members of the white nationalist group, nearly two years after the deadly insurrection. prosecutors charged the defendants with seditious conspiracy, conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, and other offenses. meanwhile friday, douglas jensen of iowa was sentenced to five years in prison for taking part in the capitol attack. separately, another rioter, tennessee man edward kelley, was charged with plotting to assassinate the federal agents who investigated him. kelley was already facing charges for assaulting a police officer. in texas, the mayor of el paso has declared a state of emergen

i'm amy goodman.the death toll from a once-in-a-generation winter storm that brought arctic temperatures and heavy snow too much of the u.s. has risen to 50. more than half the dead are in buffalo, new york, where search-and-rescue crews are searching for people trapped under more than four feet of snow. more snowfall is forecast for today. the new york governor says it is the worst blizzard ever in city known for its inclent winter weather. >> this will go down in history as the most devastating storm in buffalo's long stord history of having battled many battles, many major storms. amy: the winter weather grounded thousands of flights and caused chaos one of the busiest travel days of the year. in texas, federal regulators have graded this greater proceed air quality limits and pollute more than usually allowed in order to make surging demand due to freezing temperatures. meanwhile, jackson, mississippi, has once again issued a boil water order for city residents after cold temperatures caused pipes

i'm amy goodman. the supreme court ordered the biden administration to continue enforcing the trump-era title 42 while it prepares to hear oral arguments by republican-led states challenging its termination. the court will determine the policy's fate in its next session, which begins in february. this comes after a lower court had allowed biden officials to end the policy earlier this month. title 42 has been used to expel over 2 million migrants at the u.s.-mexico border since march 2020, blocking them from seeking asylum. thousands remain stranded in mexico, often in extremely dangerous conditions. we will have more on these latest developments after headlines. in buffalo, new york, the death toll from this weekend's historic blizzard climbed to at least 31, with nationwide fatalities surpassing 60 people. state and military police were deployed to buffalo tuesday to enforce buffalo's driving ban as road conditions remain treacherous. erie county chief executive mark poloncarz pleaded with residents

amy: the u.n.report also documented torture, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and sexual violence committed by russian forces. in moscow, president putin acknowledged russian forces may be fighting in ukrne for a long time to come. his comments came as ukraine's military claimed more than 93,000 russian troops have been killed since the invasion in february. later another broadcast, we will speak with boris kagarlitsky. in saudi arabia,hinese esident jinping reived a lavish welcome from mohammed bin salman. china is saudi arabia's top oil importer and saudi media report that two nations are expected to sign agreements worth $30 billion in agreements, including in information technology, transport, and construction. here in the u.s., over 100 grou urged congress on wednesday to vote for rnie sanders' yemen war powers resolution to end u.s. backing for saudi arabia's war and blockade in yemen. on tuesday, sanders said he now has enough support to pass a resolution in the senate and he pla

i'm amy goodman. ukrainian drones have struck two russian air bases hundreds of miles from the front lines. on monday, kremlin officials acknowledged the attacks damaged two russian warplanes and reported three people were killed and five others wounded in an explosion at a military base about 150 miles from moscow. russia responded with a fresh barrage of missile strikes across ukraine that knocked out power supplies and killed at least four civilians. the attacks triggered air raid sirens across ukraine's capital -- ukraine cities and towns. among those seeking cover in a kyiv bomb shelter monday was the u.n.'s high commissioner for human rights volker tÜrk. >> there was a wave of missile attacks against ukraine, including some of them ending up in the vicinity of kyiv. it has become almost a numeral but it has a huge impact on civilians and it has to stop. amy: on monday, russian state media broadcast images of president vladimir putin touring the kerch bridge, a key link between russia and the rus

i'm amy goodman.the irs failed to audit former president trump for his first two years in president, while trump paid little or no federal income taxes between 2015 and 2020. the long-awaited revelations came to light tuesday after the house ways and means committee voted to release trump's tax returns after a years-long battle to obtain them. trump paid just $750 in taxes in 2016 and 2017, despite making tens of millions of dollars, by reporting huge losses. in 2020, trump paid zero dollars. meanwhile, the irs only started auditing trump in 2019 after democrats started pushing the issue. despite this being irs policy for decades. trump had refused for years to release his tax info by claiming he was being audited. democratic committee chair richard neal said a redacted version of the taxes will be released publicly in the coming days. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is in washgton, d.c., on a surprise visit to meet with president biden and address a joint session of congress. it's his first t

i'm amy goodman. georgia senator raphael warnock has won re-election, defeating republican herschel walker in georgia's closely watched run-off. >> it is my honor to utter the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy, the people have spoken. [applause] amy: with over 95% of ballots counted, warnock received 51.4% of the vote to trump-backed walker's 48.6%. during his victory speech, senator warnock also warned voter suppression remains a major threat. raphael warnock becomes georgia's first black full-term senator and increases democrat'' senate majority to 51. after headlines, we'll go atlanta to speak with latosha brown, co-founder of the black voters matter fund. the trump organization was found guilty on all 17 counts, including criminal tax fraud, conspiracy, and falsifying business records. the damning verdict comes after a three-year investigation by the manhattan district attorney's office. the convictions centered on trump org providing lavish perks to its executives -- including l

i'm amy goodman. president biden pledged to help strengthen ukraine's air defense system as he and other g7 heads of state spoke with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy ahead of a virtual summit today. the talks come after another weekend of heavy fighting in ukraine. russia launched a drone attack on the port city of odessa saturday, cutting power to 1.5 million people. ukrainian forces, meanwhile, struck the southern russian-cupied city of melitopol, reportedly using u.s.-supplied long-range himars rockets. ukraine also reported it killed a number of fighters from the private military wagner group after targeting its headquarters in the russian-occupied luhansk region. meanwhile, a russian court sentenced prominent kremlin critic ilya yashin to over eight years in prison, accused of spreading fake news after he spoke out in april about suspected russian war crimes in the ukrainian town of bucha. yashin's lawyer said they would appeal the verdict. >> the prosecutors have not proven the informati

i'm amy goodman. the house select committee investigating the january 6, 2021 attack on the u.s. capitol has wrapped up its 18-month probe by recommending criminal charges against former president donald trump. at the committee's final public hearing monday, maryland democratic congressmember jamie raskin said trump betrayed his oath of office by assisting in an insurrection against the constitutional order. >> the committee believes that more than sufficient evidence exists for criminal referral of former president trump for assisting or aiding and comforting those at the capitol who engaged in a violent attack on the united states. the committee has developed significant evidence that president trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transfer -- transition of power under our constitution. amy: after headlines, we'll air clips from the january 6 committee's final hearing and spend the rest of the hour discussing its findings. jury selection got underway monday in the trial of the former leader of the

i'm amy goodman. in new york with cohost juan gonzalez one: hi, amy -- juan: hi, amy. amy: president biden is warning a looming rail strike could have devastating consequences and has called on house lawmakers to vote today to block the strike, and force through a contract deal that raises wages by nearly 25%, but includes no paid sick days, and is opposed by four out of 12 rail unions, representing tens of thousands of workers. among them is the brotherhood of maintenance of way employees division which said the move "denies railroad workers their right to strike while also denying them the benefit they would likely otherwise obtain if they were not denied their right to strike." some progressive lawmakers are pushing back. congressmember jamaal bowman tweeted tuesday he "can't in good conscience vote for a bill that doesn't give rail workers the paid leave they deserve." lawmakers separately will vote on a proposal to add seven days of paid sick leave to the agreement, after mounting pressure. rail workers are asking for 15 days of paid leave. ron kaminkow, a locomot

i'm amy goodman. the senate has approved a bill imposing a new union contract on tens of thousands of rail workers, prohibiting them from going on strike. just 15 senators voted against the legislation thursday. it requires some 60,000 freight rail workers who'd previously rejected tentative union contracts to keep working or face termination. senators rejected an amendment to extend bargaining by another 60 days. another measure, which would have added seven paid sick days, failed to break a filibuster after 42 republican senators and west virginia democrat joe manchin opposed it. vermont independent bernie sanders spoke from the senate floor ahead of thursday's vote. >> and yet today, workers who do difficult and dangerous work have zero paid sick days. zero. you get sick? you get a mark against you. a couple of marks, you get fired. this cannot and must not happen in america in 2022. amy: all 435 house congressmembers and 100 senators are entitled to unlimited paid sick leave. president biden, who

amy loved him.im. >> investigators discovered amy was not just his girlfriend, she had been his wife. they made in july 2005, but it only lasted a few months before he diverse amy and returned to mickey. just a few months after, that he booked the cruise, then after she went overboard, this first stop in the u.s. was at amy's house, to continue a relationship he had largely kept secret. >> explain to me how he kept this entire relationship, this marriage with amy hidden from everybody, including you i guess? >> i don't have any answer for you. crafty. i mean, he's a smart man. >> bill says he also was completely and the dark. >> he had bought a huge house in a very nice lexus for amy. >> unbeknownst to mickey. >> unbeknownst to me as well, this is my friend. >> well, if he planned a future with amy, it did not pan out. in 2007 when he sold his home and left california for florida, he left a me as well. however, the fbi knew all about amy. in fact, she had testified before that federal grand jury. wh

i'm amy goodman. newly installed peruvian president dina boluarte declared a nationwide state of emergency amid mounting unrest following last week's ouster and imprisonment of then-president pedro castillo. supporters say was a legislative coup. protests have spread since his arrest with at least six people killed in the southern andes region. boluarte's government sent troops to peru's second largest city arequipa wednesday. castillo supporters rallied in front of his jail in the capital lima. >> today marks the seventh day of parliament area detenon. you should have been released at 1:30 butesterday a midnight the prosecutor asked for 18 months of detention. we need international help. please. amy: leaders in mexico, colombia, argentina, and bolivia have voiced support for castillo, calling him a victim of anti-democratic harassment in a joint statement. the u.s. federal reserve has raised interest rates by one-half a percentage point and signaled it may continue lifting rates through the first hal

>> amy: hi!> amy: that's how i am celebrating the holidays, prince. >> kelly: i feel like every time i see you we are celebrating holidays i'm always in a red dress. i swear i have other colors. >> amy: i'm covered in some christmas foul. >> kelly: it's our tradition, last time you were here you said that you were going to dance across the country for your 50th birthday. how was your dance? >> amy: i said that? >> kelly: how was the dance? >> amy: i had a big dance party, i love to dance. i don't know if i said this, but i find dancing at events and functions are really good way to get rid of anxiety. >> kelly: because it is awkward. >> amy: it's hard sometimes to talk to people. even though that's your job, one of your ten job. and sometimes it's like you just want to kind of move your body. so i find it more -- dancing relaxes me. and when you are at a party you are like i can't talk right now, i have to dance. so i had a big dance party for my birthday. >> kelly: i love that! and i am not like

i am amy goodman with nermeen shaikh.tor: the pursuit and trial of hissène habré." we have an excerpt of carly rose which is narrated by actress juliette binoche about the life and death of the prisoner of hissène habré, the former dictator of chad come executed, as you say, in part because she took these extensive notes to document the abuse she and other prisoners suffered to notify their families. >> rose took the packet. they take you away. no matter if you are muslim or christian, she wrote down everything. if you died, she noted it all down. i look but she did not want anybody to see. >> she wrote people's names. who was in charge, who was tortured, who was killed. she got their names to give to the relatives. >> after our release, they found that rose had written such and such. >> when she wrote, she would hide. she did not want anyone to see what she wrote. she would hide off to the side. she did her writing. >> every time there was a death or some mistreatment, you sense the bellion in her face. >> she notedn the

i'm amy goodman. in israel, returning prime minister benjamin netanyahu has inaugurated the most far-right government in the country's history. netanyahu, who is still facing a corruption trial, was heckled on the floor of the knesset as he delivered his agenda earlier today. >> we will guarantee israel's military advantage in the region . the first mission the members here are yelling but canceling as if it isn't important is to make sure that iran won't annihilate us with nuclear bombs. amy: netanyahu's new coalition brings together multiple ultra-religious and ultranationalist leaders as critics warn democracy is at risk and palestinian and arab rights look set to be even further violated. the new government has announced the expansion of illegal west bank settlements is a top priority. 2022 was already one of the deadliest years for palestinians in the occupied west bank and elsewhere in nearly two decades. palestinian authorities say over 220 people were killed and over 9000 injured by israeli fo

amy howe great to see you, as , always.et's do like the year in review or at least these two big cases that i just mentioned. the first one involves state legislatures and elections. amy: the independent state legislature theory is the idea that the elections clause of the constitution gives the legislature the power to regulate the time, place and manner of federal elections. the most expansive reading of this theory would mean that only the state legislature could make those kinds of decisions so that state supreme courts, for example, couldn't jump in to supervise even if there were allegations that what the legislature was doing violated the state constitution. at the oral argument in early december, there didn't seem to be a majority in favor of this very broad reading of the independent state legislature theory. but there was support for sort of a middle ground, for lack of a better word, which would allow federal courts to step in when the state supreme courts sort of went too far afield. soledad: the second big case

as amy is.'m talking about somebody equal somebody about equal outcomes, i think cancelling a lot think said i'm cancelling a lot of what's up . the power of what's coming up. the power is in my hands as i get to know in tonight's a greatest britain on union jack i tend to and you guys will discover which heartthrob wants to erase gendered awards categories when my panel gives their nomination at 1050. but first off, the brits are well, not to get drunk over christmas due to nhs and the telegraph. celia say she's been victimised for liking a tipple is drinking becoming demonised i'll say cheers to former corrie star lawson after the . break it's break wsfime break it's time now for unkind . old it's time now for unkind. old where britain's top commentators out on controversial issues the fear of cancel culture sweeping the rest of the media. and tonight, i'm joined by a man of the people and former corrie actor charlie lawson. now a religious writer, has broken out a car note hit back at the sens

as amy is.'m talking about somebody equal somebody about equal outcomes, i think cancelling a lot think said i'm cancelling a lot of what's up . the power of what's coming up. the power is in my hands as i get to know in tonight's a greatest britain on union jack i tend to and you guys will discover which heartthrob wants to erase gendered awards categories when my panel gives their nomination at 1050. but first off, the brits are well, not to get drunk over christmas due to nhs and the telegraph. celia say she's been victimised for liking a tipple is drinking becoming demonised i'll say cheers to former corrie star lawson after the . break it's break wsfime break it's time now for unkind . old it's time now for unkind. old where britain's top commentators out on controversial issues the fear of cancel culture sweeping the rest of the media. and tonight, i'm joined by a man of the people and former corrie actor charlie lawson. now a religious writer, has broken out a car note hit back at the sens

wait amy's correct where amy's correct amy's point in our a real truth here how you view them is howet the whole thing . you interpret the whole thing. yeah no criminals have done anything it doesn't affect our lives. let's just calm down and leave them to it . i would love leave them to it. i would love to know what laughter but why can't we? because they're putting out 6 hours of documentary footage invading , documentary footage invading, their own private life, which they actually went to america to try and preserve . but i will try and preserve. but i will tell you, if you take the whole if you take amy, if you take amy's point, if you take amy's point, what they feel like they're is giving their side of they're is giving their side of the story. they feel like they've pummelled with other people, write their and they give in there. and it's a story they women narrative that going and on and on and i just wish they would go away and go and live their lives, you know, go and have your life. and i don't think they whether you're watching their netflix show or whatever they do they

please introduce yourself to amy? >> hello, amy.s reggie and i am a dad with no kids. >> my name is drew, i like to stare up at the sky. >> the category is all things oakland. are we ready? to take on the champ? >> no, we are not. we are going to look like complete idiots. >> blank is an oakland neighborhood named after an american novelist and social activist who was part of a radical san francisco writing group called the crowd. any takers. ♪ >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. winter storm chaos just two days before christmas. a brutal blast of life threatening cold from the canadian border to the gulf coast now spreading to the northeast. more than 200 million americans feeling the wrath of this historic storm. blizzard conditions, coastal flooding, and shocking temperature drops. in cheyenne, wyoming, a record 43-degree plunge in just an hour. more than a million customers without power in the bone chilling cold. 5,000 flights canceled on one of the busiest travel days of the year. and deadly pile-ups on the highw

wait amy's correct where amy's correct amy's point in our a real truth here how you view them is howet the whole thing . you interpret the whole thing. yeah no criminals have done anything it doesn't affect our lives. let's just calm down and leave them to it . i would love leave them to it. i would love to know what laughter but why can't we? because they're putting out 6 hours of documentary footage invading , documentary footage invading, their own private life, which they actually went to america to try and preserve . but i will try and preserve. but i will tell you, if you take the whole if you take amy, if you take amy's point, if you take amy's point, what they feel like they're is giving their side of they're is giving their side of the story. they feel like they've pummelled with other people, write their and they give in there. and it's a story they women narrative that going and on and on and i just wish they would go away and go and live their lives, you know, go and have your life. and i don't think they whether you're watching their netflix show or whatever they do they

okay amy.a feminist with my tongue firmly in my cheek because it's andrew tate up. he provides me with an example of everything a man should not be. and if he says it , i suggest man should not be. and if he says it, i suggest you do man should not be. and if he says it , i suggest you do the says it, i suggest you do the complete opposite . that's the complete opposite. that's the advice i give my son. he's vile . so you're not a fan then? i think it's okay. i mean, i have to look. i think what he said to some of us, i think these people a little bit like clarkson last week, she themselves the foot bank, he really shot himself the foot when said he wants to foot when he said he wants to move romania. can easily move to romania. he can easily sexually women. he sexually assault women. did he say is okay? say that? yes it is okay? i mean, that is ludicrous. now, why would someone say that? so we disagree that comfortable. well, that's okay . that's why well, that's okay. that's why i he quoted t

amy walter of the cook political report with amy walter and tamara keith of npr.you both. let's pk up where laura left off. amy, the senate race, the georgia runoff is not going to determine the balance of power in the senate. what is at stake, why does this matter? amy: what is at stake for democrats is a couple of things. the first is you are right, they have the majority with or without georgia. and you have 51 states instead of 50, it changes the balance of power in terms of what they are able to do in committees they have. they don't have to power share with republicans. that matters a lot in terms of the agenda going forward. the other important thing it does is it helps to protect democrats going into 2024, gis them a little bit more of a cushion. the 2024 senate map is as bad as though 2022 senate map was good for democrats. in 2024, democrats have to defend west virginia, ohio, and montana, all states that trump won. if they lose one of those states, they can still have the majority, assuming that the president wins reelection. amna: how do you look at it

okay amy.a feminist with my tongue firmly in my cheek because it's andrew tate up. he provides me with an example of everything a man should not be. and if he says it , i suggest man should not be. and if he says it, i suggest you do man should not be. and if he says it , i suggest you do the says it, i suggest you do the complete opposite . that's the complete opposite. that's the advice i give my son. he's vile . so you're not a fan then? i think it's okay. i mean, i have to look. i think what he said to some of us, i think these people a little bit like clarkson last week, she themselves the foot bank, he really shot himself the foot when said he wants to foot when he said he wants to move romania. can easily move to romania. he can easily sexually women. he sexually assault women. did he say is okay? say that? yes it is okay? i mean, that is ludicrous. now, why would someone say that? so we disagree that comfortable. well, that's okay . that's why well, that's okay. that's why i he quoted t

reggie, please introduce yourself to amy. >> hello, amy, i am a dad with no kids. >> tell us about yourselftare at the sky. >> the category is, all things oakland. so friends, re: ready to take on the champ? >> no. >> we will look like complete idiots. >> question number one, blank is an oakland neighborhood named after an american novelist and social activist who was part of a radical san francisco writing group called the crowd. takers? i heard someone whispered in the newsroom. should i give the answer? jack london square. ok so it's fair game, it's fair game. that shake it out. >> she's rolling i whatever the case, she's really mad at me. >> we still have another one. number two, the trail around blank, the crown jewel of the east bay is the same length as a 5k. who was that people from? >> the only reason i is because we talked about it a few weeks ago, is it like eric? bikes that is correct. very nice, very nice. how about this, this is a tough one, number three, known as the oldest black owned bookstore in the country, blank is located on martin luther king jr. way in oakland. >> amy

what happens in the book is at rsvarious moments, amy stops the action. then you hear the voices of these people because she has so many documents to draw on. so this is just a tiny little moment she stop the action and edo to capture the voices of men in the barracks. it is going to reach a couple sentences. they complained edo was during pickles without sunseri's two and seem small and bruised. what was it the edo hairstyles were nothing with the hairstyles of people actually wore in edo. guessing these are letters that you are drawing upon order to give us a sense of how people were talking. so i guess i want you to go underneath that and talk about the craft. are you reading documents thinking yes i can use this? because what this book is doing, it is mine craft times 100. it is unbelievably sophisticated world building is how i would describe that. can you talk us through some of the strategies? >> yes. i always tell my students i believe social history should be noisy. i think you should hear from a lot of different people directly if possible when

amy got to get there . fight? amy got to get there. check her out on twitter.uld the vaccine rollout be stopped? speak to top stopped? i'll speak to top cardiologist aseem malhotra, who has partnered with tory mp andrew bridgen to call for an end to the jabs. andrew bridgen to call for an end to the jabs . what do they end to the jabs. what do they know that we plus former national newspaper editor kelvin mackenzie on the nurses strike and his cameo appearance in the harry and meghan document sorry probably the only interesting but next up we'll get reaction to the latest saga from the top royals got a columnist from the spectator , kiara kennedy, and spectator, kiara kennedy, and she's not pulling her punches. she's watched that rubbish . so she's watched that rubbish. so you don't have to. see you . in three. welcome back to the show . why welcome back to the show. why has top cardiologist aseem malhotra partnered with tory mp andrew bridgen to call for a pause ? the vaccination programme pause? the vaccination programme for 19. some shocking he's up shortly

amy got to get there . fight? amy got to get there. check her out on twitter.uld the vaccine rollout be stopped? speak to top stopped? i'll speak to top cardiologist aseem malhotra, who has partnered with tory mp andrew bridgen to call for an end to the jabs. andrew bridgen to call for an end to the jabs . what do they end to the jabs. what do they know that we plus former national newspaper editor kelvin mackenzie on the nurses strike and his cameo appearance in the harry and meghan document sorry probably the only interesting but next up we'll get reaction to the latest saga from the top royals got a columnist from the spectator , kiara kennedy, and spectator, kiara kennedy, and she's not pulling her punches. she's watched that rubbish . so she's watched that rubbish. so you don't have to. see you . in three. welcome back to the show . why welcome back to the show. why has top cardiologist aseem malhotra partnered with tory mp andrew bridgen to call for a pause ? the vaccination programme pause? the vaccination programme for 19. some shocking he's up shortly