freeman. thank you for your allowing me a moment to share some thoughts with you, and thank you for your ongoing support of this magnificent institution. thank you so much. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, speaker pelosi. we know that demands on your time are overwhelming. you honored us with your presence and that is really something very special, and it speaks to your commitment to telling the story of the article one, the legislative branch. one of the things that the historical society is dedicated to is that we are always bicameral and bipartisan. as we tell the story of the legislative branch, we recognize that the house things they are the most important body and the senate thinks they are the most important body, and we are smart enough to have both of them come. so our next speaker comes from the other side of the legislative chamber. comes to us with a distinguished career of service to our country. after graduating from the united states naval academy, todd young served in the un

freeman. this is an hour. >> my name is jane campbell, and i have the honor of being the ceo of the united states capitol historical society, a position that i took in february, and so it is new for me, and this is my first salute to congress, and i'm so glad that you're all here with me. and so the first thing is for us to all rise as the capitol police ceremonial unit will present our nation's colors. please rise. forward march. >> and now please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thank you. thank you very much, you may be seated. i am honored tonight as we gather to salute the 116th congress to present to you one of the most consequential political figures of our time, a woman who makes history every single day. nancy pelosi is the 52nd speaker of the house of representatives. she made history in 2007 when s

freeman: thank you so much for that introduction. i am herely that speaking at event that does honor congress but includes so many women, i am very happy to stand before you as a woman historian. it's only appropriate. thank you. thank you very much. [applause] i want to start by saying something that was just referenced. i am very, very honored to be speaking with you in this , speaking inace honor of this particular congress. congress, the capital building -- the capitol building, and this hall, for a time the house of representatives, had been the center of my thoughts for 17 years. the people, the passions, the politicians -- particularly lesser known as one -- lesser-known ones. speaking to the congressional community is kind of a bucket list moment for me. i have been relishing it from the moment i was invited to come here and i want to thank you and the congressional sponsors of the program and the wonderful folks at the capital historical .ociety times i have been immersed in studying the doings of the antebellum congress, i

morgan freeman and gerard butlerjoin way. morgan freeman and gerard butler join forces way.orces again for" way. morgan freeman and gerard butlerjoin forces again for" angel has fallen". butlerjoin forces again for" angel hears all the sports news from holly hamilton. hi holly. good afternoon. england are trying to salvage this test match. they're just at tea after bowling now and they've taken three wickets, but it's an uphill battle. it was a dreadful morning for england. all out for just 67, that is their lowest score against australia since 1948. england fans were so hopeful afterjofra archer getting six wickets for 45 to help topple australia for 179. england's batsmen were expected to respond, especially because the weather was so much better at headingley today, but their reply was dismal. australia did bowl well, consistently challenging the outside edge at a good pace. england just couldn't handle it, they were 67 all out injust 27.5 overs. joe denly top scored with 12, so that tells you everything you need to know. josh hazlewood taking 5—30 and pat cummins 3—23. f

guests have said there have been actors playing parts all over the world mandela was played by morgan freeman and i show a few because there were so many we could do the whole show by showing them but they were just similar to one this is denzel a steve. young denzel the man almost never a chance and jennifer hudson as winnie mandela yes how do south africans feel about that and then oh my goodness ugandans forest whitaker playing a main and the list goes on and on and on i think if you want to really get to the core of this it's about the respect that the actress reveal has for african-americans african-americans feel disrespected by what she said and now she is representing a very iconic character and i know through reading that it has been said i can just read the page he didn't say this but i can just read the script and i can connect to it in my way without the baggage and things like that what i sense from the tweets accent or a is that african-americans want someone who understands harriet tubman from an intimate level and from. a lyrical and painful ancestral memory not just i'm going

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we're back with bill mcgurn, allysia finley and james freeman.of this move? >> it's not good news for shareholders, not good news for workers, not good news for our economy. obviously, any business that wants to thrive and bring profits for its owners long term has to take care of employees and have a motivated work force. you have got to obey the law are, you've got to take care of customers, make a great product. but it's that commitments part where you're -- communities part where you're now saying communities vaguely defined, and they're -- within this group of ceos they define that word differently. by the way, this didn't go to the lawyers of any of these companies. paul: i know. they wanted to keep the lawyers out. >> so they are not clear on what exactly has been promised here. but the big concern is for a lot of these companies, communities include nonprofit environmental groups that speak for no one. they haven't been elected by anyone, they don't represent workers, they don't represent investors. and i think that's the dangers when you

it's a hollywood financing man when you get a big star like forrest whitaker or will smith or morgan freeman it could lead to financing the film cynthia revolt doesn't even have the history to be the lead role in this film saying she doesn't have this strong backing in nigeria she doesn't have this great backing of british and she barely has a film history in america so you don't have that same need for her to play the lead role there are great african-american women that did not get a chance here in america and i would love to see who they actually auditioned let me play i don't think i think. that i was going to side i agree with you in terms of when i put it she's not respectful of this you haven't respected the culture i'm not a stew the history of where she is where the characters come from and whether that the essence of the people who come from then you're right she should be playing that role but as an artist. at the moment i mean i don't. i think hollywood we're having this discussion within a space that we did not create for ourselves hollywood creates the space right they decide t

you think of how americans have appropriated other people stories from have been who haven't morgan freeman and terrence howard playing mandela will smith playing dr bennett almost washington playing steve biko don cheadle in hotel rwanda the list is endless so we've mentioned those names you saw the pictures there but i'm interested because you were in hotel rwanda with don you know with these conversations happening then and not do you think this is all aggression that we're now having them not you know i don't remember having those conversations directly with with dawn already but he like i'm sure the conversation was had outside of i know subsequently with various. costings of various people playing mandela there has been a conversation and the people playing winnie mandela there has been a conversation you know i think the most important thing is. when i was in say hotel rwanda there was a definitely a community and definitely a gathering to tell this to the story and i thought i was the most important thing and i know as an advocate myself i did not feel that don cheadle couldn't play

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the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, rsuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers likyou. thank you. laura: this is "bbc world newsw americ" reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. a landmark legal ruling in the opioid crisis. an oklahoma judge says the drug company is responsible for fueling the epidemic. in order to pay $572 millio the g7 tries tackling issues from trade to climate change. world leaders are heading home, but could the u.s. and iranian president soon be talking? pres. trump: i tnk there is a really good chance we would meet. ura: meanwhile, brazil's president blasts gyileaders, they are treating his country like a colony by working together to save thefr amazo devastating fires. plus, sewing dissent how one american artist started embroidering donald trump'so tweets tput today's politics in perspective. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america. in a historic ruling, a judge in oklahoma has fined johnson & johnson $572 million for its

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the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. nada: this is "bbc world news america." ing from washington, i a nada tawfik. all flights are canceled at hong kong's international airportsa after ths of protesters stage a sit-in. beijing ups the rhetoric, saying some of the demonstrations showed signs of terrorism. as questions continue to swirl about the death of jeffrey epstein, the u.s. attorney general vows the case will go forward. atty. gen. barr: any co-conspirators should not rest easy. the victims deserve justice and s ey will get it. nada: the democratdescended on iowa this weekend. we will see what the winningwe messages and fre at the fair. nada: for those watcn pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." one of the world's busiest airports, hong kong international, was closed today, with all flights cceled. it happened after thousands of antigovernme protesters joined a sit-in. there have been 10 ctive weeks of demonstratio

everything i'm a freeman and i don't fear italians judgment. the man road is the way to the elections because nothing and no one is better than the italian people and this is the main road we should take but we have no will to finish the way of this government >> he has accepted the resignation and now will see if a new coalition formula will be formed he is saving the way for what could be snap elections but the interesting thing about all of this political turmoil is we have seen a bid for italian assets up 1.4% and from talking to people in the market the interpretation is that either a national unity government or a longer term government that has a stance with brussels would be deemed to be positive and that's a reason we saw rebound in equiti equities the two year here coming in strong trading in around 2.5 basis points we saw a six basis point rally in the ten year as well. a little bit of pressure around 242 but generally speaking, the mood has been positive in the last 24 hours. now, 66 governments in 73 years. new records are being se

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towards treasure island, the suspension span and then over to the freeman street exit, so it looks goodif you can head out of the house a quite soon 12 minutes only from the east bay over to the peninsula on westbound 92. a problem free here for the san mateo bridge. so that is some good news at this hour. and it's very smooth very light at the richmond sandra fell bridge only 7 minutes out of the pay gates over across the span and then up to the north bay and connecting with 1 one. a dry time still looking good we're in the green green speeds are at the limit so we're looking at a 5.80 your livermore valley commute out to the dublin interchange only 10 minutes and then from the dublin interchange uh into son all and then into freeman 13 minutes so far on south 6.80 and the nimitz freeway looking good 19 minutes, that's a quick trip from san leandro 2 to 37 in milpitas and then if you're traveling on to 37 trying to get over to sunnyvale that's an easy 6 minute drive time so far on westbound to 37. well r >>in national news presidential candidate in california senator kamala harris is a

is made possible the freeman foundation; by judy ter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for edamerica's neglected and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i a laura trevelyan. the dow jones ves 800 points on fears of a recession. president trump points the finger at the fed. even the arctic can no longer escape plastic pollution. the snow is no longer pure and the damage is raising alarms for ldfe and residents. >> you look around you and you see something that you think is the pristine arctic, and it is not anymore. laura: plus, two ads in britain are pulled for gender stereotypes. i does tustry need to rethink how they sell? laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "wor news america." it was a brutal day on the markets, with the dow jones dropping 800 points. fears of recession and worrying signs from abroad combined to make traders anxious. as it was unfolding, psident trump was tweeting about the federal reserve, calling the chairman clueless. for more i spoke

the freeman foundation; by jovy and peter blumr foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglecd needs; and bys ontributions to ts station from viewers like you. thank you. sophie: this is "bbc world news ."erica reporting from washington, i aml sophong. a series of coordinated explosions target afghanistan, leaving at least 19 people injured. after a deadly weekend, will the surge in violence threaten any peace plan? five years after eric garner's death sparked outrage, the new york city police officer who put him in a deadly chokehold has been fed. >> today is a day of reckoning , but can ao be a day of reconciliation. soarie: these cows are on bo with a new experiment tout down there carbonootprint. which were rotterdam -- we tour rotterdam's floating farm. sophie: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america. there en a new round of violence in afghanistan, with 10 dinated explosions in th east of the country. at least 19 people were injured. no group has claimed responsibility, but the islamic equently targeted the area. i.s. said it carried

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here comes cole freeman. >> what the heck did you do?stuntman, and this was a speed test for a jump that he has coming up. >> this one went all wrong. >> no, the bike is not all right. >> first thing he asks is how is the bike. true stuntman form. you'll hear him say i hit a false neutral. what that means is as cole was on the power approaching, he was shifting from first to second gear. on motorcycles in between first and second gear is neutral. cole misshifted or the bike didn't quite handle it. he hit neutral, lost power, and then was just trying to get that big heavy harley to stop. >> it would have been easier if you had the engine slow down if it was in gear. >> that could have helped too. >> are you all right, cole? are you sure? >> he was of course banged up a little bit, but he didn't have to go to the hospital. you see him walking it off there. when cole gets it right, this is what it looks like. >> okay. >> when it goes wrong, it's just a bummer. >> when a harley falls on him, it's a bummer. >> the youtube channel that's often

the freeman fountion; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and byibutions to this pbs station thank you. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. the u.s. federal reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in over a decade. president trump tweets his t spleasure it doesn' far enough for him. the first night of democratic debate in detroit was a battle for the direction of the democratic party. now it is time for round 2. sen. warren: i don't understandd why angoes to the trouble of running for the president of the united states ju to talk about what we can't do and shouldn'for. laura: plus, an unlikely tourist destination is pulling in the crowds. whywn is one ton the austrian alps suddenly so popular? laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome td "wews america." the u.s. federal reserve has cut interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis of 2008. fed chairman jerome powell says the quarter of a point reduction was designed to keep the economy gro

the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. laura: this is "bbc news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. as the amazon burns, brazil's alesident says he will not accept internation aid until he gets an apology. indigenous people fear for their future. >> one of the biggest threats my people face today is our government. they are trying to destroy the amazon, to exterminate our people. laura: the women who accused jeffrey epstein of sexual abuse speak out in court, angry that his death has robbed them of justice. itplus, these rabbmay hold the keys to a healthy and happy life foall of us. tonight we will learn why. laura: for those watching on pbs and ound the globe, welcome "world news america." tonight, the fires are still burning inhe amazon, but international aid is being held up by a personal dispute. brazil is rejecting the g7 ntil presidenter lsonaro gets an apology from his french counterpart, emmanuel macron. mr. mac

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the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs st from viewers like you. thank you. sophie: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i a sophie lon president trump lashes out at denmark's prime minister over after his interest in buying greenland. he took issue with how she turned the idea down. primetrump: i thought t minister's statement that it was absurd, a that it wabsurd idea, was nasty. sophie: also today, the trump administration moves to extend how long migrant children can be detained. democratic criti call it appalling and inhumane. and first it was the iceberg. now bacteria is threatening one of the most famous ships in history. w the titanic is disappearing from the ocean floor. sophie: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, we."ome to "world news ameri president trump ramped up his attacks on denmark today, turning what was initially a punchline into a full-scale international dispute. at issue was mr. trump's interest in buying greenland, which den