the congress party chose dr manmohan singh to succeed her in her place rather. who was prime minister but was essentially taking a lot of the decisions from the party leadership and not take acting on his own. these are charges he always denied, and said history will be kinder to me, he said, at one point of time. but having said that, he is also credited for notjust bringing india out of its economic isolation in a sense, he is also credited to bring india out of its nuclear isolation. he will also be remembered as many are writing forgetting a nuclear deal with the us, which ended india's nuclear isolation as well. so a man, an economist, a politician as well and the minister. dr manmohan singh is going to be cremated in about an hour's time with full state- cremated in about an hour's time with full stat airline passengers are being warned they could face further travel disruption today, as the thick fog, which led to dozens of cancellations and delays across uk airports yesterday, continues. drivers are also being urged to take extra care, amid reduced visibi

the congress headquarters, the principal opposition party, this is where the final by minister memberrkers to come and pay their respects and bid farewell to the form of a minister. from here, he is elected to be taken to another location cremation will happen with full state honours. the indian government has also said as a former prime minister and also someone who they said had contributed massively to india's story, he will be accorded a state funeral as well as a memorial that will be built for him after cremation and this is something that was demanded by the congress party as well which is to put in perspective why this is being reported in the way in which it is is because notjust a former prime minister, he has also been india's former governor of the reserve bank. in the 80s he was india's finance minister, prior to becoming finance minister in 1991, he is credited for bringing in landmark revolutionary reforms in india's economy in the early 90s and before his policies, india industry was still stuck in a lot of bureaucratic, he opened up india's economy to foreign investme

, was even more poignant, given that the congress party had been very much linked to the programme in 1984 following the assassination of gandhi. so in assassination of gandhi. so in a way this was almost coming full circle to recognising not just india's role as, or india as a multicultural, multiethnic, pluralistic, inclusive society, but also recognising that a minority, member of the minority, a refugee during the partition of india could actually rise to the highest office in india was really, really very significant, both for the secular image of india, but also for aspirin to minorities. we should also say of course he did faces challenges and criticism, not least of course several attacks, including assaults in mumbai by a pakistan —based jihadist movement that killed 171 people. movement that killed 171 --eole. , , people. absolutely. there were very many _ people. absolutely. there were very many significant _ very many significant challenges, and the fact that he was able to try and still steer the country through those crises, in addition of course to the bilateral cris

21—gun salute and was attended by india prime minister narendra modi, members of mr singh�*s congress partyans and foreign dignitaries. 0ur correspondent, arunoday mukharji, was at the funeral and says people of all political affiliations attended. people are now starting to disperse. it was a massive affair you can see. they were leaders from various political parties. and opposition parties as well. that is testament to who the former prime minister was. priorto who the former prime minister was. prior to being prime minister he was known for being the finance minister who led the finance minister who led the liberalisation of economic policies. he is known for being an academic a scholar and then an academic a scholar and then a politician. that's why you see the kind of condolences that have been pouring in right from various political parties including the prime minister who said that today india is mourning one of its most distinguished leaders. condolence messages continue to pour rain we've seen dignitaries and politicians and ordinary citizens and various congress party supporters

21—gun salute and was attended by india prime minister narendra modi, members of dr singh�*s congress partyd foreign dignitaries. our correspondent, arunoday mukharji, was at the funeral and says people of all political affiliations attended. this is where he was cremated with full state honours a short while back, people are slowly starting to disperse. it was a massive affair as you can see by the heavy police presence because there were leaders from all of the political parties. including the prime minister to several politicians of opposition parties as well. that is testament to who the former prime minister was, serving as the leader of the country from 2004 to 2014. but prior to that, known primarily for being the finance minister 1991 and crafting the economic policy opening it up to foreign investment. many say that was the time when the economic growth story began and that's what he is known for. a scholar first then a politician. that is why you see the kind of condolence messages that have been pouring in right from various political parties, including the prime minister who sai

country wants to know what the connection is between the senior most leaders of the indian national congress party and soros. the relationship between sonya guntee and soros. congress speaks the language of soros in india. it's no secret indeed, as prime minister and around remote, he is not the biggest fan of sorrows as these previously accused. the liberal oligarchy of trying to undermine democracy in his country. but then again, who actually is a fan aside from the west, soros is that a hand and the chaos of color revolutions around the world from the 2003 rows revolution in georgia to the 2014 euro. my dawn to day todd ukraine. one of the things that many people recognize is about to you was that you, during the revolutions of 1989 funded a lot of this isn't activities civil society groups in eastern europe, in poland, the czech republic. are you doing similar things in ukraine? well, since i have a foundation in ukraine before you can became independent of last year and the foundation this mean functioning ever since and paid to an important part in events now, even his own home country of hu

politics, but was suddenly tapped to become finance minister in 1991 for the indian national congress party. at the time, india was facing its worse to come on a crisis and was on the brink of default. he promised reforms that would break with india, soviet style state direct, that economy really due to the world and do a lot of people, a model of the economic reforms which i had to write to processors. office develops and those reforms paid the way for unprecedented growth. brought millions of people out of poverty and race. the living standards for average indians seems stuck to those policies during his 1st time as prime minister and even clinch the landmark deal that allowed for peaceful trade. in nuclear energy with the united states, which helped build strong relations between valley and washington. but his 2nd term was shadowed by political wrangling within his own party. and several corruption scandals. after 10 years and the leading route, his party crashed into its worst ever result. the hindu nationalist party. let's find the rims. emoji won a lamb slide in 2014 sing then went on

and john jermanti mahatma, of the main opposition national democratic congress party, who was previously president from 2012 to 2017 were gonna, is considered to be one of africa's most stable democracies. but as the double use 8 of kamani reports, the country is currently suffering the worst economic crisis in a generation. she's the picture of a successful going in business woman. but julia lobby can't afford any luxuries. despite the blistering cra heat, she keeps the front of utility bills, a soaring, and as a primary provider for her family. she must carefully balance conflict and survival . like many in governance, middle class disposable income has trunk me lots of sacrifices whereby i need to buy myself a pair of shoes. i need to buy myself, maybe a car to boost my business to do something. but at the moment you can't do that. so i may have to use my personal car to run my business, run my personal life, the price of gonna families struggling, high inflation, currency depreciation, and mounting national debt. tough tightened. the group one middle class, how schools pushing move p

national democratic congress party. many guardians field. the leading candidates offer little hope for change as a country struggles with this for some economic crisis in a generation. what's good morning this from our correspondent to money in our from . so he does pulling stations have closed and counting has started. when exactly are the results expected? well aaron, i can tell you for sure that it's not going to be tonight, and that's just because the voting, the vote counting process here is very low and tedious and that's what's happening behind me. so the polling office says we'll take out the pallets one at the time and show them to the members of the public. were working diligently in the on the other side. and to get the, the count, the votes. i don't if you can hear them from the background, that's what's happening. and once they've done, that's what the presidential results they move on to the fundamental the results. now it's votes incentive, the 3 pulling stations, and this has to happen in $14000.00 voting, pulling stations ac

new teacher out of party and john of need mohammed, the main opposition, national democratic congress, party of many guns fuel the leading candidates off a little hope for change as the country struggles with its worth, another crisis entered generation. i asked our correspondent, you to come on even after us when results are expected. i will, aaron, i can tell you for sure that it's not going to be tonight, and that's just because the voting, the vote counting process here is very low and tedious and that's what's happening behind me. so the polling office says we'll take out to the pallets one at the time and show them to the members of the public. were working diligently in the on the other side. and to get the, the count, the votes. i don't if you can hear them from the background, that's what's happening. and once they've done that's with the presidential results, we move on to the fundamental results. now you, this votes incentive, the 3 pulling stations, and this has to happen in 40000 voting, pulling stations across the gun. so it's a process that we don't expect to end tonight. but

petros is probably brother and john vermani my how much of the 9, a physician, national democratic congress party, many can i ins fill the leading candidates sofa, little hugs to change the country, struggles with this with economic classes and the generation they definitely correspondent in kamani is in the guidelines, capital acura, we have to one, when rather the results are expected. i can tell you for sure that it's not going to be tonight, and that's just because the voting, the vote count to process here is very low and tedious. and that's what's happening behind me. so the polling office says we'll take out the pallets one at the time and show them to the members of the public. were watching diligently in the on the other side. and to get the, the count, the votes. i don't if you can hear them from the background, that's what's happening. and once they've done, that's what the presidential results they move on to the fundamental the results. now give me this votes incentive, the 3 pulling stations, and this has to happen in 14000 voting, pulling stations across the gun. so it's a process

we have seen dignitaries, we have seen politicians we also seen ordinary citizens and various congress partypects. airline passengers are being warned they could face further travel disruption today as thick fog — which led to dozens of cancellations and delays across uk airports yesterday — continues. simonjones has this report. as the fog descended at heathrow airport, so did the gloom for the passengers caught up in the delays and cancellations it has been causing. hundreds of flights at several airports, including gatwick and glasgow, have been affected at one of the busiest times for travel during the festive break. at manchester, those returning to the uk after christmas abroad were relieved finally to touch down, even if it was much later than expected. we were an hour late boarding, then when we got on the plane, they said it was going to be another hour and a half, because they were queueing up at this end because of the fog. so otherwise we would have been flying around with no fuel. i think it was delayed by two hours or something like that, due to the fog and stuff. i'm glad to b

in fact, he was a surprise choice when the congress party won the power, the then leader, sonia gandhi it came up to him. and from 200a until 201a, mr manmohan singh wa5 the prime minister. once again, india witnessed one of the fastest growth rates around that time from 200a to 2010, where the economy was growing around 7—8%, and he also introduced some schemes with the far reaching consequence, like for example, introducing a unique identification number and rural employment scheme. that really played a key role during the covid cri5i5 when the when millions of workers were without jobs. so manmohan singh will always be remembered for being the architect of modern india, a man who took india out of trouble when he was the finance minister, and also during the prime mini5tership, when he was able to build con5en5u5 with the political parties to take india forward. and he's one of those few leaders in india who was not touched by, directly touched by any corruption allegations. so building ties internally, but also credited with improving or increasing india's standing on the world sta

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21—gun salute and was attended by india prime minister narendra modi, members of dr singh�*s congress partyn chain in the capital, tbilisi, to mark a month of daily pro—europe demonstrations. similar rallies have been held in other towns and cities across the country. mass protests have gripped georgia since the increasingly authoritarian government said it would delay eu accession talks until 2028. opposition anger has been compounded since parliament chose a government loyalist as president. he is due to take office on sunday. the incumbent, salome zourabichvili, is refusing to step down, describing his election as illegitimate. a ukrainian official has told the bbc they hope a new year prisoner exchange with russia will happen " any day,�* although arrangements could fall through at the last minute. there have been just 10 exchanges this year, the lowest number since the full—scale invasion in 2022. ukraine doesn�*t publish numbers of prisoners of war being held by russia, but the total is thought to be over 8,000. will vernon reports. a christmas concert for ukrainians exhausted by war.

21—gun salute and was attended by india prime minister narendra modi, members of mr singh�*s congress partyist in kolkata. he shared his thoughts on manmohan singh�*s legacy. he ensured, essentially, that we open to the economy in 1991, as finance minister. he, as prime minister in the period between 2004 and 2014, ensured that we revised our international orientation to become more westward leaning by pushing through a very controversial at the time nuclear deal with the us, and that sort of normalised india's nuclear programme, and repaired you relations with the us. in many ways, the india that we see now, which is quite outward looking, very integrated into the world economy and quite confident, is the one he began to build a 1991 as finance minister and continued as prime minister. ~ . minister and continued as prime minister. ~ ,, ,, , , minister. what about his belief in political _ minister. what about his belief in political consensus, - in political consensus, something he talked about a lot? do you feel those kinds of sentiments have changed in the india we have today? i sentimen

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he is moving forward and right now three seats feels quite roomy and congress parties going to have aggle room when he has the majority come january. it is rare that leading contender actually winds these days. the fact he managed to win the party and line and when the leadership election at the end of the day makes him a winner. shannon: is given an interesting slate to get through the process. >> beat matt gaetz fiasco ended pretty quickly. so we didn't have to deal with that. shannon: or loser is a democratic party? >> a little bit of a copout. shannon: i said that he is not excited about that. >> is a rough year from joe biden health concerns, the age concerns, the fact we all watch the debates put him at the beginning of their they're coming off of record illegal border crossings in grappling with how they would respond to the issue that was becoming the issue of the election cycle. they never got a firm handle on how to respond to that issue politically. they had the joe biden debate, the kamala harris ascension only to have her lose resoundingly in every single battleground sta

and then congress allows each party to collect dues from those committee members to fund their campaigns. it's legalized corruption and it's unacceptable. my father and one million americans did not sacrifice their lives for congress to enable two private corporations, the two major parties, to maintain a virtual monopoly on our democracy. and having paid the ultimate price themselves, they surely did not sacrifice their lives for members of congress to prioritize their own self-protection over their principles. however, they did sacrifice their lives because of decisions made in this very room by people just like us. so as i bid farewell, i humbly ask all the members of the next congress on both sides of the aisle to call on your better angels and act with courage, not cowardice. the courage to compete with our ideas rather than defeat one another with our ideologies. the courage to fix our problems rather than fixate on our politics. the courage to replace condemnation with invitation and the courage to replace confrontation with common sense. in closing, i believe that we all have a c

try to figure out how this upending has happened, we being democrats, the republican party as i grew up in congressthat republican party. the democratic party i grew up in congress is no longer that. >> and one of those is good. >> in your mind. i just want to state the facts for one second. donald trump did something amazing. we were sitting here and had that conversation. he's made working class americans the party of donald trump. it is not the republicans: it's donald trump. if democrats are serious about finding ways in which to resonate with that group again, they had better get an answer on the border. we had better get an answer on inflation. we had get a better answer on how to stimulate and invigorate the economy in parts of the country that aren't experiencing like we are in new york, some of the great islands in the country where prosperity is happening. enough of this: more of getting out and listening to voters is what democrats need to be doing. >> doesn't seem like presiden president biden is interested in finding this out, given that pardons to your side and then lying about it for

the congress and the party did not respond.ds to arrests, chanting from a political -- can be heard on the wind. sumi: let's take a look at other headlines from around the world. luigi mangione was indicted in the killing of health executive brian thompson. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg announced on tuesday. mangione faces elevated charges in the indictment including murder as a "act of terrorism." the 26-year-old is fighting extradition to new york after a multi-day manhunt ended with his arrest in pennsylvania. he is next due in pennsylvania court on tuesday. presidential electors are gathering across state capitals to formalize donald trump's victory in the u.s. presidential election. it is a largely ceremonial ballots that confirm each state's electoral college votes which are sent to congress. a joint session with the house and senate on january 6 will certify the election results ahead of inauguration on january 20. donald trump is suing a pollster and newspaper claiming ants ulcers final paul was "election inte

this does not feel like we campaigned to be the governing party in congress, we won as the governing party of congress but instead of doing this list of things that stuart is talking about, we are going to be chaotic about it and we are going to be chaotic in a way that does not indicate who is in charge. is it my johnson? steve bannon? donald trump? elon musk? >> this is the cult of power and the cult of personality that donald trump postures. what are they for? they are for whatever donald trump and elon musk tell them to before. it is chaotic. it is contradictory. remember, they won on the dissatisfaction of the american people, whether right or wrong, with the state of government and the state of the economy. if they don't do anything about that, if they make things worse or they just continue this, they're going to get them out too. the american people are very anti-incumbent. western democracies these days have a very tough time staying in power because of this underlying dissatisfaction with democratic government, with inflation, with the complications that come with democracy.

government says has links to the communist party. congressverge right now of banning them. >> good morning. we would like to notify you of a drone operation happening today. >> reporter: on the rocky slopes of this california vineyard, this farmer's team uses drones to spray pesticides on grapes. >> the computer controls the rate per acre, which is very important to us, when we are putting on nutrients or pesticides. >> reporter: making it faster and safer than applying the old way. >> there's not the trip and fall issue. there's not the knee injuries. all the things we worry about with hand application. >> reporter: from farms to electric utilities to police departments, drones have become essential for government and business. including nbc news. the vast majority are made in china by one company, dji. inside this futuristic factory. the pentagon calls it a chinese military company. >> that software is originated in china and controlled by the communist party of china. at any point, that drone could become a liability. >> reporter: congress

to get policies enacted they knew they couldn't through congress so both parties had a chance. deal peer a lot of credit deserve too young even though it's not being vetoed. >> these judicial nominations and confirmations lost way beyond any presidential term. to have a ton of impact peer he said into thousand four the number of cases in district court pending for more than three years was 18,280 but this year nearly 200 need twocases pending for more than three years peer it takes a lot to get these cases moving peer to you first see may be this effort taken up again under a new term for trump creek. >> i could see it being taken up again judges are an important issue for parties as we have discussed peer the playbook written for how much to push forward and as many judges as possible and a single term peer these are important positions like you said their long-term topknot just four years peer both parties have interest getting them through peer if you look at the actual legislation it was crafted in a bipartisan way not given all 66 of these new judges to a particular admini

with the cable industry, c-span has provided complete coverage of the halls of congress, after congressional hearings, partyriefings and committee meetings , c-span gives you a front row seat to how issues are debated and decided with no commentary, no interruption and completely unfiltered. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> vice president harris spoke with students in prince george's county, maryland. she reflected on a recent school shooting in madison, wisconsin and the need to end gun violence. she encouraged students to get involved in civic engagement. ♪ v.p. harris: good morning, everyone. have a seat please. good morning. seat please. good morning. [laughter] i just love seeing all of our young leaders. when i look at all of you i know and i feel so strongly the future of our country is bright. it is bright because of all of you. i want to thank lauren for her kind words and commitment and for the example you are setting. setting. it is so good to see all of you. [cheering] so, let me start with what has happened yesterday before begin my other comments about the horrific shooting yeste

unfortunately, we are back where we have always been every time a new bill comes before congress with one party seeking practical advantage over the other. since we know that donald trump sees the federal courts as nothing more of extension of his political operation and stacked it with dangerously unfiled appointees giving him more power to appoint judicial judges is irresponsible. he would get 25 judgeship nominations on top of the 100-plus spots expected to open up over the next four years. he has made career he intends to expand the power of the presidency and giving him 25 new judges to appoint gives him one more tool at his disposal to do just that. many of the people elevated to the federal judge weren't just conservative judges but ultrai had logs. but they have been criticized for lack of understanding of the law, for the inability to provide speedy decision making and for their repeated errors in judgment. we should not come pound this problem by giving him yet more nominations to fill. i have long argued for more federal judges. 20 years ago we were already overdue and the problem ha

congress. i'm curious if that's a challenge for the party? mr. johnson: the chairmen of committees are important positions. but we really do engage all the membership. we have extraordinary women serving in congress and in the republican conference. in fact we elected some really strong women in this incoming freshman class. we value those voices and have -- everybody has an equal say at the table. i'm really proud, i don't think -- we haven't decided all the committee chairs yet as you know. we'll see how this shakes out. but these are thoughtful elections. we have an embarrassment of riches frankly. when you have multiple people running for these gavels we discussed it yesterday in steer, any of these folks do an extraordinary job. they're all great colleagues and have great experience -- bring great experience to the table. stay tuned the final makeup of conference chairs. reporter: your first year in congress was 2017. haas time we saw a g.o.p. trifolk ta. republicans spent the large majority of that year focused on repealing obamacare and it

congress. >> the party of trump dusts off the old playbook. >> there is an enormous amount of waste, fraud, andse in the government. >> as republican start saying that quiet part out loud. >> senator the new met with

congress. >> the party of trump dusts off the old playbook. >> there is an enormous amount of waste, fraud, and abuse in the government. >> as republican start saying that quiet part out loud. >> senator the new met with elon musk told me perhaps mandatory programs are areas they are looking to make cuts in like social security for example. >>> another daybed headlines for the pentagon.. >> i don't answer to anyone in this group. none of you. not to that camera at all. >> senator richard bluementhal where the hegseth nomination is going. >> as long as trump wants me in this fight, i will stand here in this fight. >>> evidence in the shooting death of the insured's executive is a manhunt continues. all in starts right now. >>> good evening, i'm chris hayes. congress is back in there ready to get going in the trump era. what are the top priorities as we approach this new republican trifecta. house speaker mike johnson has spent much of his energy talking up to billions nobody vote for who have been deputized by republicans to make the government do less for you. >> we are all excited and i know y

of letters and materials the select subcommittee has received in recent days from parties to investigations this congress including from dr anthony fauci, dr francis collins, the department of health and human services and the american federation of teachers. these submissions memorialize substantive objections of these parties have to the representations made in the majority's report. and i believe it is important that the record reflect their perspectives as well. >> without objection. >> look, it goes without saying that both sides of the aisle have not always seen eye to eye in the select subcomittee this congress. and it is clear from our two final reports that as the select side community concludes, we are leaving with different impressions of what we did or did not find. at various points, we have debated these issues and i think the record is clear on where we all stand. so as we wrap up these two years, i want to say a few final things. first, we want to acknowledge the devastating loss of life that covid-19 pandemic inflicted on families and communities across this country. more than one millio

members of congress from both parties say they're not giving up the fight to free the hostages, the importance of uniting as americans, not as republicans or democrats, but as americans. >> to bring the hostages home now cannot be overstated. congresswoman kat cammack says she and the other congresswoman plan to keep the attention on this issue because the war between israel and hamas has been raging for 14 months. and congresswoman kathy manning says any extra day is one too many for the hostages. and every day i find myself sickened my thinking about what they must be going through. negotiators say they are moving closer to a cease-fire between israel and hamas and congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz cars that encouraging there is always reason for hope. >> there is new optimism that an agreement could finally be close to arriving, though. officials caution, there are still key details they need to work out in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> still ahead here at 5 o'clock, a neighborhood rebrand comes just in time for the holidays. so local leaders are making the space merry and bright a

say, go out on a limb here, elon musk would be exponentially more popular than the entire congress and either party within the congress as well. >> and then beyond that, what you haven't seen in these last days, even with all this drama, is any daylight between elon musk and donald trump. so the premise that there's some friction, there's a split. you know, you didn't see donald trump. you know, contradict anything that elon musk said or vice versa. so they are, at this point shoulder to shoulder. and for donald trump, whether you like him or love him or something else, elon musk is a force multiplier at present, no doubt about it. at some point in the future he may get sick of elon getting too much attention, but that isn't today. >> all right, congressman kinzinger, you were one of the people that referred to musk as president musk. musk tonight on social media said this in part, the political and legacy media puppets all got their instructions yesterday and are now parroting the same message to drive a wedge between donald trump and me. they will. fair fail. does does he know something that othe