ferguson. rep. ferguson: i would like to thank my colleague for offering the amendment. we all recognize how important protecting our elderly is, but we need to protect front-line health care workers as well. we have asked front-line workers to go above and beyond and in some cases even moving into the facilities. this is a special group that do some really tough work. and then not to protect them from ambulance chasing lawyers going after frivolous lawsuits is unconscionable. this is a common sense approach, something that is warranted. the bad actors, there is no place for them. but the frivolous lawsuits against the people doing the tough work of protecting seniors , this amendment is a step in the right direction. i want to thank dr. wenstrup for offering it. chair neal: let me recognize the gentleman from nebraska, mr. smith. rep. smith: i yield to dr. wenstrup. rep. wenstrup: i think the gentleman. i want to say a few things of what we are trying to do. put yourself in the position of those providing care every day. there is nothing more disgusting than abuse of an

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ferguson. >> mr. ferguson would you u nmute please. >> mr. ferguson votes yes. >> the chairman votes no. >> the clerk will report the tally. >> i have 24 no's, 18 eyes. -- 18 i's. >> the amendment is not agreed to. >> the gentleman from missouri mr. smith is recognized to speak on his amendment. >> there was to reserve a point of order. >> the gentleman from virginia reserves a point of order. a moment while the amendment is passed on to members. >> i made a point of order that under clause seven. >> let me recognize mr. smith on his amendment. >> thank you mr. chairman. before this process began, republicans have shown we want to work together as we've had five bipartisan covid bills that passed through the house of representatives and through congress. over the past year we've passed over almost $4 trillion in covid relief funds. each one by a bipartisan vote. we passed a bill containing $900 billion in response funding less than two months ago. why is the end of bipartisanship now? president biden began by pledging to work with republicans

ferguson? mr. chairman? >> have we recognized dr. ferguson yet? ? >> he is on his way. >> the chairman votes no. there has been a sighting. dr. ferguson? >> i vote yes. >> dr. ferguson votes yes. >> the clerk will report the tally. >> 24 nos, 18 yays. the amendment fails. are there additional amendments to the amendment? the gentleman from pennsylvania. >> i have an amendment at the desk. let me call on mr. buyer and then we will proceed. >> i reserve a point of order. >> the gentleman has preserved a point of order. we will await the amendment being passed out and then we will recognize you. >> thank you. >> the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized to speak on his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. there has been a lot of talk the last two days about the unemployment provision in this bill that allow those on unemployment to receive more dollars than when they were employed. that may just be clear about that. -- let me just be clear about that. the majority members in this committee know that many on this bill today are receiving more than

you know, the senate president here in maryland, bill ferguson, he likes to say he's hitting big out of state company, but in reality he's swinging and missing and hitting his to his own constituents. and that's exactly what's going to happen in every other state. >> now, it's not just maryland, but there are currently 17 bills in 10 states that propose taxing big tech including a bill in kansas that hopes to raise around $97 million taxing streaming companies like hulu and netflixment washington state is looking to tax companies that sell users' personal data arguing internet companies benefit, and they should pay the price as well as profiting off users' data. and they can certainly afford it since we saw a ridiculous last three months and the year, a record $125 billion in sales at amazon, big quarters as well for facebook and google. and they say they will use this funding, this money that comes in from these taxes, for schooling, infrastructure and

joining us is the president of the maryland state senate bill ferguson welcome. bill, so, tell us how this would work does it have to do with maryland's specific transactions and how much revenue do you intend to raise? >> zoe good afternoon eighth pleasure to be here with you. and i think as you all have been discussing, you know, the world is in this moment of significant technological reform i think states are now asking the question of, have we captured the -- what has been created. it's wonderful what's been launched here in the united states, the beauty of capitalism and innovation the challenge is we're not seeing the contribution we would traditionally expect from companies who are benefiting from the public investments that we have made over time in public education, public health and public safety. so states are now forced with this question of -- how in this new economy with these new marker entities that have been built in the last 20 years, how do they participate?

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ferguson is no. >> mr. estes votes no. >> mr. smucker, votes no. >> mr. hearn votes no. >> misses miller votes no. >> mr. chairman votes i. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, i have 25 yeas, 18 nose -- no's. >> the motion is agreed to. subtitle amendment is ordered to transmit to the house committee on budget. members have two additional days to file with the committee clerk supplemental additional for minority views. let me now recognize mr. buyer for the purpose of offering a final motion. >> will transmit the recordations of this committee and all appropriate material to the house committee on the budget. an order to comply with the reconciliation directive included in the section 2001, current resolution on the budget fiscal year 2021, senate concurrent resolution five and consistent with section 310 is consistent with the control act of 1974. >> members are reminded to unmute themselves for the voice vote. all in favor signify by saying i -- >> >>i i -- >> in the opinion of a chair, the eyes have it. the motion is agreed to in the recordation

ferguson. >> ferguson votes no. >> dr. ferguson votes no. >> mr. estes. >> estes votes no. >> mr. smucker. >> smucker, no. >> mr. smucker votes no. mr. hearn. >> no. >> misses miller. >> miller votes no. >> mrs. miller votes no. ms. moore. chair neal: i understand ms. moore is having technical difficulties. if we could just pause for a moment until she is able to get in. >> mr. evans. >> the room. am i in? >> [indiscernible] chair neal: ms. moore, could we have you recorded, please? if we can hear you, ms. moore -- visual contact was made. chair neal: ms. moore, would you like to record your vote? please unmute yourself. [indiscernible] ms. moore? would you unmute yourself, please? so, my suggestion is we will have you enter a statement into the record as to how you would have voted, ms. moore. the clerk will report the tally if she has concluded it. >> mr. chairman? chair neal: i vote aye. >> mr. chairman votes aye. mr. chairman, i have 22 ayes and -- no's. chair neal: i'm sorry. the ayes are 22, the no's are 18. subtitle i as amended is order transmitted to the house committee o

earlier i spoke to medical ethics expert dr kyle ferguson from nyu.es, and by that i mean it�*s when countries act in ways they think are self interested, and acting in ways that prioritise their own citizens and their own country�*s interest over those of the rest of the world. because the major point is the big countries with a lot of leveraged, a lot of money will be first in the queue, and yet if we are not all vaccinated, it gives much more chance for the virus to mutate, for new variants to emerge? it�*s also in their own self—interest that the rest of the world to be vaccinated, it�*s good for the global economy, and it�*s good for preventing the disease from running rampant. that�*s a context where new mutations might emerge that could obviate the vaccine protection that higher income countries have been attempting to build in their own communities. so doctor ferguson, do you think this announcement from the who is at least a step in the right direction? i think it is a step in a good direction, the good direction is that it is expanding acces

and it�*s happening right now. ethics expert dr kyle ferguson.ons�* in the bmj. good to talk to you. just from a new reader point of view, could you explain vaccine nationalism?— nationalism? vaccine nationalism - nationalism? vaccine nationalism is - nationalism? vaccine nationalism is the - nationalism? vaccine i nationalism is the usual nationalism, only about vaccines, and by that i mean it�*s when countries act in ways they think our self interested, and acting in ways that prioritise their own citizens in their own country�*s interest over those of the rest of the world. {iii over those of the rest of the world. . ., , over those of the rest of the world. , ,�* world. of course countries' governments _ world. of course countries' governments are _ world. of course countries' governments are under- world. of course countries' governments are under a l world. of course countries' i governments are under a lot world. of course countries' - governments are under a lot of pressure from voters to prioritise those voters. yes, absolutely, and i _

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a series of run—ins with alex ferguson, pep guardiola and jurgen klopp adding to his notoriety.el you have in england is, whenever i tell an opinion that i have, everybody in england goes berserk that i am the worst agent or the best. it doesn't matter, 50% loves you, 50% hates you. or 80% hate me, 20% love me, whatever. the clubs get so much stressed by the public and journalists, but i have learned not to talk so much about it, only during market. one man mino is happy to talk about is another of his star clients, young norwegian striker erling haaland, one of the hottest properties in the game. the prolific 20—year—old onlyjoined borussia dortmund just over a year ago, but is already being linked with another big—money move that could be highly lucrative for both player and agent. there's so much interest, how likely is it that in this summer coming, he will maybe come to the premier league? everybody is looking at erling as one of the potential future stars. it's so difficult to do what he does at his age at this level. he will be one of the future stars of the next decade b

ferguson will be with you in just a moment with the top of this update in the meantime of course as always the web site www dot com of the. you know that 77 percent. are younger than 60 pot. that's me and me. and you know what time of voices 100. 77 percent talk about the stuff. from the quality to flash from calls like. this is where. welcome to the 77 percent. this week g.w. . a blow for europe's biggest airline ryanair said loses an awful overstaying 8 the company had to claim to government bailouts of carriers during the time to make competitive. also want to show us forms of low costs threaten food security in kenya new innovations are helping to control the pests. a strain in media a preset and for the 1st time that google will pay news access for journalistic content. on coronavirus checks on a german check order are causing how to look for commuters on. business welcome to the program. ryanair has lost its court battle against state age granted to airlines in from sweep of the general course of the european union it rules that the measures are compatible with e.u. law rejecting bio

and you have had an interesting journey because you were an activist marching from ferguson, you knowationwide movement the way people saw in 2020. it's been interesting because some people will say that the activists on the streets are the reason that we're seeing the changes. and now you are in congress. where do you think that more progress is made, in congress or through the activism in the streets? should more activists be trying to get into lawmaking? >> absolutely more activists should be trying to get into law the making. but you need both. and, you know, if you have-- you have to have both. you can't just have one. it's not either/or. you need the activists that will put pressure, that will do the work to make sure things are moving and the awareness and visibility. but then you need the person with the pen, the power of the purse to be able to bring those things home. that's what we were missing when we were out there fighting for justice for michael brown. but now there's a representative sitting here, and i'm hoping to be able to pull in more. not just in congress. we need

not only in ferguson, missouri, alongside the amazing ferguson frontline most people don't even acknowledge, don't even know their name, don't even know who died, don't even acknowledge the amazing people that put their lives an livelihoods on the line for our safety, believing that black lives matter because they actually do. we shouldn't have to say it. it should just be true. but it's not eth in our society. where we have to continue to say , my life matters. and then they hit us with things like this. so i remember sitting in the office with my team and just thinking to myself, i feel like i'm back. at this very minute, i feel like i'm back. i feel like this was one of the days out there on the streets when the white supremacists would show up and start shooting at us. this is one of the days when the police would ambush us from behind trees and behind buildings and all of a sudden new we're on the ground being broughtalized. it felt like one of those days. i remember taking a second and thinking if they touch these doors if they hit these doors they way they hit that, if they hilt thes

and i "the ferguson uprising was church."hat we're seeing in each historical period in history, the church has been refashioned not only in the broader image of black people but in the image of black people in that specific time and place across generations. and despite all the trials and tribulations that black people have had to suffer, t church has survived. it's grown. it's morphed, it's transformed. and we're still here. >> the black church, this is our story, this is our song. for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrey brown. judy: so look forgot ward to watching that. and we have more online where you can find the stories of two more women who played vital roles in both the black church as well as the fight for several rights in america. that's on our website, pbs.org/newshour. and that is "the newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you. please stay safe. and we'll see you soon. announcer: major funding if the pbs newshour has been provided by

next eligible category and can timely respond to ensure no doses are wasted. 64-years-old craig ferguson says he's not a county employee but did get a shot. there may be extra vaccine. >> they told me there are shots so i came and got it. >> reporter: dozens rushed do the fairgrounds to get a vaccine were turned away because they ran out. the county says no vaccine went to waste. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> a historic day on capitol hill. former president trump acquitted again. president biden weighed in, the substance of the charge is not indispute. he also said "this sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile." ad so many senators crossed party lines to vote to convict a u.s. president but it was not enough. kasie hunt has the story on capitol hill. >> reporter: former president trump declared not guilty of the impeachment charge he incited on january 6th. >> it is here by acquitted of the charge. seven republican senators voted with democrats to convict. 57-43. far short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict. 43 republicans voted not guilty

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measures human beings to change reach absorbing you know who their us is because what was lost ferguson is going to make people uneasy really why should we be forced to buy time just because major sites are. supposedly new brain why don't we get shoes that. were more politicized than ever or more polarized than ever the 21st century when speed is measured in megabytes per 2nd. season him electronic mail electronic money electronic media infinite possibilities for exchanging information i mean. freedom of speech and social media bends censorship of double standards who should judge what can be said online. the internet audience know totals almost 4500000000 almost all of them are active social network users put one wrong move on their pages deleted digital annihilation who don't exist anymore. not who runs the show on the web how can anyone stand up to the tech giants if even the heads of state face the threat of being banned is there any limits to hold. a new list but i was reading one way. ok we're almost there you're a member this. high there were a lovely day there are you. here it i

special correspondent jane ferguson and producer-cinematographer emily kassie have our report.hese gunmen are the rule of law in this remote, mountainous region in the center of afghanistan. groups of fighters patrol and protect these communities, entirely independent of the kabul government. instead, they serve under this man, abdul ghani alipur, known as "commander sword." >> 20 years ago, there was a sense of hope in afghanistan. but unfortunately, the situation is getting worse. the government was not able to establish itself in the way people had expected. the democracy that we were establishing never took much of a foothold. jane: and so, he says, the rise of militias and their leaders is inevitable, with security deteriorating across the country. >> when a nation moves towards destruction, every group is forced to take their security into their own hands. they cannot leave their people behind. this is everyone's right. jane: these fighters' long-persecuted ethnic community, the hazaras, have been the target of the taliban for decades. alipur says the government doesn't p

and kate ferguson from d.w. business we'll have more about story and about 10 minutes. the authorities here in germany have severely restricted travel from the czech republic in parts of austria to stop the spread of highly contagious corona virus variants detected in border regions. suspended his tune from affected areas and police officers at frankfurt airport checking passengers arriving from prague the european union has criticized the shutdown which is causing major disruptions. all along germany's eastern and southern borders many are worried and few are pleased the new travel restrictions came into force over the weekend creating road congestion and leaving many commuters feeling blindsided. yes you have it sent back. i'm from austria and i'm taking my son back to his mother i'm not even allowed to drive through germany. as of sunday many borders that were hardly noticeable before are now blocked by checkpoints only travelers who meet a small list of criteria are allowed through such as workers from a list of essential industries presidents of germany and even th

there's a state of new business on tape ferguson thanks for joining me the world trade organization has a new boss her name is and goes the ocado away in her path to the top job with cleared after she got the backing of u.s. president joe biden who reversed his predecessor's decision to block her appointment. several high profile positions including nigeria's finance minister. and managing director of the world bank she'll be both the 1st woman and the 1st african to lead that of the a.t.o. . to find out more about what this appointment will mean for the future of the world trade organization let's talk now to d.w. correspondent flourish poor in lagos. good to see you what more can you tell me about it goes your condo whaler. she served as nigeria's 2 time france minister and she has been research is respected the manger as someone who voted brought reforms to the. finance now she helps the contrary to clear off some of its debts and she also helps to try and suppress the black market in nigeria so she's really well respected him a. very strong you know finance person ok so she brings w

"the ferguson uprising was church."historical period in black history, the church has been refashioned not only in the broader image of black people, but in the image black people at that specific time and place across generations. despite all the trials and tribulations that black people have had to suffer, the churches survived. it's grown, it's morphed, it's transformed and it's prevailed. and we're still here. >> reporter: "the black church: this is our story, this is our song.” ♪ ♪ ♪ for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: looking forward to that. we have more online where you can find the stories of two women who played vital roles in both the black church, as well as the fight for civil rights in america. that's on our web site, pbs.org/newshour. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, please stay safe and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> consumer

ferguson welcome to the program. america is a back that's the message u.s. president joe biden delivered at the annual munich security conference describing the world as an inflection point between democracy and autocracy he said the transatlantic alliance had returned and that europe and the united states must prepare together for long term strategic competition with china german chancellor angela merkel said the chances for multilateralism has improved as a result of biden's elections. to unpack what all this means in concrete terms let's bring in financial correspondent jose luis de haro a little jose this all sounds very nice but europe and the u.s. are actually engaged in some pretty long running tariff disputes well that change under biden. probably yes a case but we are still waiting for biden said u.s. trade representative paid katherine tell you to be confirmed by the senate something that could happen as soon as nick sent week and then negotiations could have started picking up but so far did but in a ministration has shown some will that it's will

for the pbs newshour, i'm jane ferguson in bamiyan, afghanistan. >> woodruff: the opioids crisis thatusands of american lives has gotten less attention during the pandemic. but it's no less dangerous. in fact, the c.d.c. says drug overdoses and deaths have grown substantially since the pandemic began. now, one of the world's most powerful corporate consulting firms has agreed to a major settlement for its role and trying to "turbocharge" sales of painkillers. stephanie sy has our update >> sy: judy, the settlement holds mckinsey & company financially accountable for its extensive work with purdue pharma, and other drug makers, to aggressively market highly addictive painkillers. the agreement allocates $573 million to 47 stes, the district of columbia and five u.s. territories to fund opioid treatment, recovery and prevention programs. massachusetts attorney general maura healey has been leading the legal battles against mckinsey and purdue pharma, and joins me now. madam attorney general it's a pleasure having you on the newshour. i want to dive right in. the velocity, the breadth of

special correspondent jane ferguson and producer- cinematographer emily kassie bring us the story of who found that american pledges to help him and his family proved nearly worthless. >> reporter: naiem asadi had his dream job, as one of afghanistan's most celebrated military helicopter pilots, he was part of an elite club of aviators, trained by americans to fight in the war. >> ( translated ): as a soldier, as a fighter, it is our responsibility and our job to risk our lives to protect someone else's. >> reporter: now his life is in danger in ways he had never planned for. abandoned by america, hunted by the taliban, and threatened by his own government. >> ( translated ): initially when i started and was going to the battles i was scared, but after a few missions i got used to it. it became as normal to me as it is for any otr pilots in the world fighting for the freedom of their country. >> reporter: in many ways, he was the image of america's efforts to build the afghan military'skills. >> ( translated ): after i graduated in 2013, i became an instructor to the other pilots for

as if you're up to date i'll have more for your other talk of the hour kate ferguson is up next with that bad news a business update for the day. the colby's in germany to learn german or japanese. why not learn with him d w z learning course because vic. young german. and jewish. i'm jewish so was. does that mean. in daily life. and at school. we should not be given a special status but be completely normal. this look of shock like wow there's a jew at our school dance about thing 11 teenagers 11 stories. case i'm jewish and so is. young german and jewish starts feb 22nd on d w. aircraft both a massive loss as the pandemic basser as the aviation industry we ask at sea financial officer if 2021 will be any better. sir is the company has learned anything from the crisis. meanwhile plane makers are also profiting with another crisis climate change we'll show you how innovations in bio fuel could make aviation more sustainable. and the european union as signs its new trade policy the focus is on green ideals world trade organization reform deepening ties with africa . this is the busine

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as special correspondent jane ferguson and producer and cinematographer emily kassie tell us, as partf a series of reports, however the biden white house deals with america's longest war, one thing is sure: the taliban think they have already won. >> reporter: taliban fighters roam freely in the tangi valley, on the bordebetween restive logar and wardak provinces. we followed them on these winding roads. just a couple of hours drive south from the afghan capital, but this is taliban terrain, and has been since the americans left the valley years ago. now these men anticipate the final phase of their departure drawdown across the country. >> ( translated ): the new president of america must take all his forces out of afghanistan. he should respect the agreement that has been made. if they don't leave, we are ready to carry on. the mujahedeen is not tired of war. joe biden should take all their forces out of afghanistan and leave us in peace. >> reporter: it has been over a year since we last traveled into rural afghanistan to meet with the taliban. we came back to find out how the deal

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special correspondent jane ferguson and emily kassie bring us the story of one pilot who found american him and his family leave theam -- become a barrage. >> naiem asadi had a dream job as a helicopter pilot. he was part of an elite club of aviators trained by americans. >> as a soldier and a fighter, it is our responsibility and job to risk our lives to protect someone else's. >> now, his life is in danger in ways he never planned for. abandoned by america. hunted by the taliban and threatened with jail from his own government. >> initially, when i started and was going to the bottles, i was scared. after a few missions, it was normal for me. >> in many ways come he was the image of america's efforts to build the afghan military skills. >> after i graduated in 2013 come i became an instructor to other pilots for two years. in 2015, the government cided to send us to the battlefields. within a couple of months, we had covered nearly all the provinces. we had a good relationship with the americans. everything i have learned and have today is from the americans. >>'s work featured here i

the video shared by the video shared by roy ferguson, racking up millions views.of fame, after reporters called not even an hour after the hearing ended and he said he that is happy to bring a moment of levity when we could all use it. >> if they all get a laugh at my expense and i give everyone a moment of humor, i'm happy to do it. i'm here live, i'm not a cat. >> so, how did it happen? rod said he was using his secretary's computer for this hearing and his secretary has a 10-year-old daughter might have been kittenning around. >> fur-real, that was claw-ful for him and perfect for us. >> and purrfect for us. >> a round of paws, if you will. >> we will ask him, what is new, pussy-cat, whoa, whoa, whoa. [male narrator] for as long as we've existed, boys & girls clubs has always been about coming together. to support the families of our communities and do whatever it takes to give every kid a chance at a great future. but we're going through a challenging time right now. and while we may not all be able to come together in the same physical ways, in other ways, we

this week, "pbs newshour" special correspondenjane ferguson and producer emily kassie have a series oforts from afghanistan. we begin that series with her interview with afghanistan's vice president amrullah saleh. >> the afghan people, of which i am one of them, they are tired of war. but they are not ready to sell their soul. >> reporter: when president trump's administration signed an agreement with the taliban to withdraw all u.s. troops from the country, he fully intended to oversee that process in his second term. instead, it's president biden who inherits america's longest war and that deal. popular as leaving the war behind might be in the u.s., it would be a disaster for the government in kabul. >> when the united states bypassed us and reached out to the taliban directly, it was both a surprise for us and also a dream for the taliban. what is this? i think that was a mistake. >> reporter: with less than 100 days before american troopare scheduled to leave for good, afghanistan's vice president amrullah saleh sat down with the "newshour" to discuss the agreement, america's leg

. >> brian ferguson, spokesperson for california's oes, thank you so much for making the time to share that information with us. we appreciate it. >> thank you so much. bye-bye. >> take care. >>> coming up next -- the filmmaker behind a documentary about san francisco's top-ranked public school, along with a teacher and former students. in the film they talk about the in [ sfx: ding ding ding ] [sfx: bing bing bing ] [sfx: bloop bloop bloop ] [ sfx: bing bloop ding ding bloop bing ] the day can wait. enter the golden state, with real california dairy. >>> welcome back. lowell high school, the high achieving magnet school in san francisco, has been in the news lately. on hd aamn, admiioo the school will be by lottery instead of by grades and testing. as these headlines were happening, a documentary about the competitive realities at lowell was getting attention at the sundance film festival earlier this month. >> good morning, lowell high school. >> so right now the senior class is stressing over college apps. >> if i could, i would probably just take the s.a.t. every single week. >> pl

newshour weekend special correspondent jane ferguson and producer emy cassie have the final report ineries, "the longest war." >> reporter: afghanistan's security forces have faced vast challenges before... ( shouting ) ...but none quite like this. after two decades of partnership with e u.s. and its nato allies, foreign forces are preparing to go home, leaving these men to fight the taliban alone. on a base just outside kabul, the troops and their commanders put on a brave face when talking to journalists. >> ( translated ): you will see that the foreign forces have no physical presence among our forces. the afghan national security forces are the ones taking the fight forward. yes, they advise, but there will be no major changes if they leave. >> reporter: in reality, even th the limited u. air and ground support they currently have, thtaliban is stronger than it has ever been inhis two decades-long war. they continue to bolster their positions around cities. reassuring the local population that these soldiers are in control is increasingly tough to do. as the taliban strengthen the

know it and this one police officer basically shot a rubber bullet towards the press in 2014 and ferguson and i just thought once that yeah just just once and then and then they were like hey we're journalists and then he took out his gun like and and sprayed pepper spray on them and spray and like shot a canister at them so he willingly he was like like a story i was using the bullets i didn't realize you were pressed and. worse yet so he was obviously targeting the german cities like i hate a b. c. . and. so the court case is he's he's not he doesn't and he does not have immunity so basically what qualified immunity is as you know it's when a police officer is basically blocked from civil suit so you can't sue them for damages but now in this case the press can or the people who were shot with canisters of tear gas canisters can say like actually you do own me and i this is. so well thank goodness for us justice you know we're we will bring you justice maybe 14 years from now yeah we're going to 14 years from when it matters and when we're all talking about it you know exactly thank you

ferguson has been in turmoil after my police cars are not budgeted and done are like time after. that. was about to make a political hole in my city where you promised a representative back in 9091 to me i was out how are you one of the guys without a gun and my brother was killed my hood don't look no dear friend to any other hood out there michael brown was killed me i saw my son in 15 years and i felt like you know at this my time to stand up to. the system was a bill for us i'm just not willing to accept the word of stance to legislation can i get through that's going to speak to a major name for marketing that this bill identifies to use violence as a public health epidemic last year we had $200.00 murders the report of violence when it comes the youth it stretches far why. when you were away. i know i maryam namazie and on them quite look at the headlines now me and maher seen a dramatic escalation of violence against people protesting the detention of the country's civilian leaders 2 weeks after street demonstrations 1st began again. the military coup security forces of ki

. >> reporter: all right this is the new ceo of agco which has the massey ferguson line and while overallnorth america were up 21% last year for abaco they are up 31%. they've had to scramble to reconfigure supply lines. >> we've got factories all around the world, supply chain all around the world, and we need to optimize that for the spike up in demand we feel really good about our positioning there, too >> reporter: now, as mentioned, agco stock hit an all time high today. on top of this, guys, for actual real farmers, high corn and soybean prices are making them flush with cash and equipment makers are hopeful they'll go on a spending spree contessa >> it's remarkable my brother bought a small tractor in the woods in washington state and i can never get hold of him because he is out on the tractor the whole time you have to wonder what happens after the pandemic is over jane, looking good out there in maine. appreciate that. >> you bet >>> let's look at the dow. you have it up almost 400 points now, up 1.23%. the s&p is following suit up a percent as well. and, boy, that russell 2000

cases like plessy versus ferguson the supreme court decision making segregation legal.veryone is complicit with all of society it is everywhere. some people seceded from the nation to create a slave republic and the north the didn't in fact they went in there to save the united states of america led by the us army that had 180,000 troops leading the way. there is plenty of bad blood to go around. >> it's important to note that grant sought to implement reconstruction in the bulk of the time of the presidency to prepare on - - to prove and sustainable with those with that determination that was a great feature. on the battlefield. >> once the southern states are back in the union and with those electoral votes in the house and in the senate it is a bit surprising political deals were cut and in fact that's how the names ended up on the basis because the naming rights were given to the states as part of the deal and they cast around for those who served and had some connection with marginal leaders and on the largest space of all the center of the military universe didn't