on the way to israel, i brought the delegation to auschwitz and birkenau. probably one of the most transformative national security visits that we have made. all of our travel out of the country is about our national security, and so was not. to see the dehumanizing of people, perpetrated there. it was so, so overwhelming. to see this punk, with that shirt on, and his anti-semitism, that he has bragged about, to be part of a white supremacist raid on this capitol, requires us to have an actual -- after action review. to assign responsibility to those who were part of organizing it and incentivizing it. in the meantime, we are grateful to general honore, for making recommendations to us and how we can keep members safe, our staff safe, the people who make the building function, our custodians and the rest. who had to clean up after this insurrectionist mob. but security, we taken of, to protect and -- we take and of, -- we take an oath, to protect and defend the constitution, our democracy, and that is what we >> is there any update when you might send the a

it's 76 years since the liberation of the auschwitz—birkenau death camp.t in the darkness". now as we approach 8pm, households across the uk are asked to light a candle in their windows as an act of remembrance. lets take you to some of the scenes live across the uk. landmarks across central london, are being light up in purple, let's go to downing street, where the prime minister borisjohnson has lit the prime minister borisjohnson has [it a candle there, burning in the lit a candle there, burning in the window of downing street. this is of course to mark holocaust memorial day. we are expecting lights to go across the uk. let's go now to — we are now going to go to olivia marx coleman, the ceo of the holocaust memorial day of this event. she's lighting a candle in her home. we will actually be speaking live to her later on in the programme, so we'll be able to get her thoughts on how the day's events happened. olivia is the person behind everything happening today, from the landmarks lighting up the uk holocaust memorial ceremony. she's overseeing the gr

on the way to israel i brought that delegation to it and birkenau. probably one of the most transformative national security visits that we have made all of our travel outside the countries about our national security and so was that to see the dehumanizing of people that was perpetrated there was so so overwhelming. to see this. but that so on and his anti-semitism that he has bragged about to be part of a white supremacist raid on this capital because. to have an after action review to assign responsibility to those who are part of organizing it and incentivizing it. in the meantime we're grateful to general honorary for making. members say our staff say the people who make the building function are custodians and the rest to clean up after this interruption ist mob but security we take an oath to protect and defend the constitution. for our democracy and that is what we will do and we will protect all of those who are here to honor their oath of office question. is there any. update on. the big start with that the. were very pleased with what the

keep her experience and her memory alive on the 76th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz birkenaumedia city lit up as well, in order to remember one of the many places across the uk lighting up their buildings in purple in order to remember holocaust memorial day, a national commemoration day throughout the united kingdom, dedicated to the remembrance of those who suffered in subsequent genocides, cambodia, rwanda, bosnia, darfur, remembering all of those victims who have suffered, so events marking this day across the united kingdom, purple is the colour various buildings are being lit up, and as we can't group together because of the lockdown, people are being asked to light a candle in the window. this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. the headlines atjust after eight o'clock. .. the lockdown in england is extended until march, as government scientists warn the uk remains in a difficult position. the prime minister says children will not return to school until march the 8th at the earliest. we all must be cautious, and we all only want to open schools when we can be sure that this

of operations by i'm groups in mali i'd like to either like i you there all i saw as well as in birkenau fassel and that's not the only region. in the shed that is having issues with security on the border with nigeria boko haram has been active we've seen increasing attacks bible koran targeting not all a civilian but also military personnel and that's awfully shelly sterling is that in fact there are no military casualties among the 50 over 50 people killed. well none of the quds is a teaching fellow in politics and international relations at the university of aberdeen he says the regional security challenges are part of the structural problem. the this all many different things that are causing the security situation in our. growing population. i make change this islam is a problem as well as the problem with this in this region is ridiculous states need charged. more have a fundamental structural problems where over so many years many parts of the states and ran down a man now incapable practically incapable of providing security so that they been main problems with the economy get a

on the 27th of january 1945 the red army liberated the auschwitz birkenau annihilation camp. indifferent gave way to the certainty of a singular unprecedented and to this day almost unimaginable crime against humanity . 76 years later. i am sharing with you in the bundestag something of my life a german life. i was born in munich at the end of october 1932. a self confidence among jewish people in the city emerged after center ations of discrimination and persecution and it found expression in 3 synagogues most german jews were german patriots they wanted to similate that wanted to belong. i think. when hitler came to power i was 3 months old. but even adult friends and acquaintances failed to grasp the devastation of the day he came to power. some 500000 german jews were too deeply rooted in their homeland to have ballots queues had been living on this soil for over 1600 years then and since 1871 is equal citizens with equal rights and the law was the law after all or wasn't it. when i was 4 years old my mother left us she gave in to the pressure put on her for converting an

it's 76 years since the liberation of the auschwitz—birkenau death camp in poland and at a time when year's theme asks people to �*be the light in the darkness'. fergal keane has been speaking to three survivors of the holocaust. auschwitz today. no rituals of remembrance in the time of the pandemic. violin plays. but for the survivors, a dwindling generation, commemoration is taking place in small groups. here, at a london retirement home run by the charityjewish care. behold, god of abraham, god of mercy. open your eyes as you have opened mine. open your eyes and see what i've seen. singing. memory does not live within the boundaries of a single day. my father, who was not a religious man, he took me by the hands — i'll neverforget this, what he said to me. "god will protect you." so then i kissed my brother and they were already there with their bayonets trying to push us apart, and i saw them leaving. and you never saw your brother again? that was it. yeah. holocaust memorial day remembers the dead, but it's also a warning for all times about the price of extremism, the bloody co

it's 76 years since the liberation of the auschwitz—birkenau death camp in poland, and at a time when light in the darkness'. fergal keane has been speaking to three survivors of the holocaust. auschwitz today. no rituals of remembrance in the time of the pandemic. violin plays. but for the survivors, a dwindling generation, commemoration is taking place in small groups. here, at a london retirement home run by the charityjewish care. behold, god of abraham, god of mercy. open your eyes, as you have opened mine. open your eyes and see what i've seen. singing. memory does not live within the boundaries of a single day. my father, who was not a religious man, he took me by the hands —

runs a editorial simply titled genocide, which speaks of the atrocities going on at auschwitz and birkenaurposeful killings. i think part of americans doubt, and part of their unwillingness to believe what is happening as it is happening is the fact that we don't have a name for the crime, until very late. but genocide is going to join the war as the mass murder of jews is going on. in this animated map, we are showing, we are mapping two things on each other. the nazi killing process, and the movement of the allied troops. you see here that by d-day, nazi germany has murdered more than 5 million jews already. the blue on this map, the swastikas are the six major killing centers that the nazis are operating in and the blue is the advance of the allied troops. it was important to us and exhibition to put the timelines of the holocaust and the war together. when use becomes public in 1942 about what nazis call the final solution that is the moment when our troops are just landing in north africa in the operation. we don't have the military means at the moment to reach the death camps. to mee

it's 76 years since the liberation of the auschwitz—birkenau death camp, and at a time when survivorsin plays. but for the survivors, a dwindling generation, commemoration is taking place in small groups. here, at a london retirement home run by the charityjewish care. behold god of abraham, god of mercy, open your eyes, as you have opened mine. open your eyes and see what i've seen. singing. memory does not live within the boundaries of a single day. my father, who was not a religious man, he took me by the hands — i'll neverforget this, what he said to me. "god will protect you." so then i kissed my brother and they were already there with their bayonets trying to push us apart, and i saw them leaving. and you never saw your brother again? that was it. yeah. holocaust memorial day remembers the dead, but it's also a warning for all times about the price of extremism, the bloody cost of promises built on hatred. after auschwitz, when we came back, people said, "we've learned our lesson. never again, auschwitz." that was the motto. but look around. i think there is more discrimination

the data 1945 the soviet army liberated auschwitz-birkenau. the largest world war ii nazi death camp. tonight to mark the anniversary we will air a night of programs about the holocaust. beginning with benjamin friends who at the age of 27 served as the chief u.s. prosecutor at one of the nuremburg trials. he work ounces early life in new york city, his service in the u.s., army and his memories of nuremburg. watch tonight beginning at eight eastern. american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. at age 27, benjamin b. ferencz -- whatever mobile nazi death squads responsible for the murder of more than 1 million jews and others on world war ii eastern front. in this conversation hosted by the united states holocaust museum he recalls his early life as a child in new york city. his service in the u.s. army which and the

today marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz-birkenau. >> anti-semitism continues to blight our world. it is sad but not surprising that the covid-19 pandemic as treated yet ather eption of this poisonous ideology. we can never let down our guard. amy: the u.s. senate confirmed tony blinken as secretary of state tuesday in a 78-22 vote. blinken has said he will prioritize multilateralism and suggested during his confirmation hearing the u.s. is open to re-entering the iran nuclear deal. he has also promised a tougher stance against russia and the continuation of a hardline approach on china and venezuela. in other news from the state department, a spokesperson said it is reviewing the designation of yemen's houthi rebels by the trump administration as a terrorist group. on monday, the treasury department said it was authorizing financial transactions with the houthis for the next month after aid groups and the u.n. warned the move would cut off yemenis from much needed aid and essential transactions. richard mills, the acting u.s. ambassador to the united nations,

international holocaust remembrance day is january 27th, the date in 1945, soviet army liberated auschwitz-birkenau. the largest world war ii 19th camp. tonight, to mark the anniversary we will earn a night of programs about the holocaust, beginning with benjamin, who at the age of 27, she served as a chiefest prosecutor at one of the nuremburg trials. he re-counts is early life in new york city, it is service in the u.s. army, and his memories of nuremburg. watch tonight beginning at eight eastern. american history tv, every weekend on c-span 3. >> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span 3. explore our nations past, american history tv on c-span 3. created by americas cable television companies. today, we are brought to you by these television companies, who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> biden cabinet nominees are on capitol hill this week for their confirmation hearings. on thursday, 10 am eastern on c-span, one hearing for two nominees, ohio congresswoman marcia footage for secretary of housing and urban development, and cecilia rouse, nomina

holocaust education, research, and remembrance. 75 years later, after the liberation of auschwitz-birkenautories still call out to us. are you listening? do you remember? it will never be too late to remember. it will never be too late for accountability. it's never too late for humanity. and our world is still not immune to the scourge of hatred and indifference. as jewish communities continue to face unacceptable acts of antisemitism, we stand with them. we remember these stories of the past for the victims, the survivors, and our future. we shall never forget. thank you again for attending this evening and for our panelists. [applause] [applause] [applause] next on american history tv,

international holocaust remembrance day is jenner 27 the data 1945 a soviet army liberated auschwitz-birkenau. the largest world war ii nazi death camp. tonight to mark the anniversary we will air a night of programs about the holocaust beginning with benjamin france who at the age of 27 served as the chief u.s. prosecutor at one of the nuremburg trials. he renounces early life in new york city, his service in the u.s. army and his memories of nuremburg. watch tonight beginning at eight eastern. american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. but in cabinet nominees are on capitol hill this week for their hearings. thursday 10 am on c-span one hearing for two nominees. ohio congresswoman marcia fudge for urban development and cecilia rouse, nominated for chair, council of economic advisers. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span. on demand on c-span dot or listen on the c-span radio app. during the december 7th 1941 japanese attack on pearl harbor u.s. navy attendant, dory, miller helped wounded aboard the uss virginia and fired anti aircraft guns at the tractors even though he had bee