james freeman: unless u.s.t is obviously so much of the coverage of judge amy coney barrett in the press has just been completely messy and irresponsible and painting her as some sort of religious kook. i think for people on the left, there at all concerned, they should be very much reassured by her originalist and contextualized philosophy which means if by love laws passed by the democrats enacted by democrats, they come before her, she will honor what is written. know what she would like it to say her wishes said. she will interpreted as written. this is very much in the scalia tradition. you see when an enormous impact he had produce a positive impact to say politicians contend with a will but it's the law and act binds us. so taking the law as written will often lead so-called conservative justices to yield little results because not following a political agenda. the following what the law says. i think a properly understood, your appointment should be welcomed by people across the spectrum. were actually

. >> basically, what i realized freemans was the most visible group but also a relative minority.ed in prisons like andersonville and charlston, but thousands who had been formerly enslaved were also held captive and also survived and were subjected to military enslavement, to sail, and to reclamation, in part because the confederacy argued these men to thewed labor confederacy as a nation itself because their condition had not changed. negating this idea that the u.s. army could invert any kind of standing for these men. happened to these men who were removed from the site, who are removed from their uniforms and returned to the enslaved population generally throughout the confederacy, so again, to the practice of slavery carried over to the war. there was a lot of consistency in how the confederacy approached their treatment of black prisoners of war and black prisoners of war, particularly those who had been previously enslaved, used their knowledge of enslavement to resist and operate within the circumstances of captivity, and they were able , butke difficult choices those wer

so i'm working with morgan freeman, he's one of my idols. he's an amazing acotr.uldn't stop myself from asking him to record my voice mail so now when people call me, they get to hear morgan freeman >> jimmy: and you are the coolest because you sent us the recording. let's listen to this >> you have reached ruby rose. leave a number maybe she'll call you back >> maybe maybe she'll call you back >> jimmy: maybe she'll call you back oh, my -- that's it for the rest of your life. >> that's it it will never change >> jimmy: no why should it change that's unbelievable. that is -- i love that you brought it to us thank you so much. and good on morgan freeman for being a good sport you know, the last time you were here, you were here to promote the first season of "batwoman" and we were both excited. you were batwoman, the first one. and we were freaking out, but now you're not batwoman anymore. you -- what happened why did you leave after one season >> well, i didn't just leave i didn't up and leave. we were in such a weird position because we had to shut down before we

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james freeman, your reaction? james: well, i think he made a pretty persuasive case, backed with documents but joe biden has not been truthful about his involvement in his family's influence business. i think this guy should give americans a lot of concerns about biden family ties to china and it's one of many countries where there were enormous amounts of money collected for activities that are pretty vaguely defined and for which the biden family doesn't seem particularly qualified, other than having that last name and proximity to joe biden. maria: yeah. what gets me, dagen, is this complete lack of attention to this story by the mainstream media. once again, the president's critics are throwing aside all of the values that we deem important in a free democracy and, you know, pay to play, they're not mentioning it. i mean, this is a real story and it shows joe biden may very well be compromised by china, compromised by ukraine and you've got no comments whatsoever, no reporting of it, of the mainstream media. e

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maria: james freeman, your reaction to this.e trying to color this as if it's no big deal and you have serious business going on that has taken place in the last several years between hunter biden partners and foreign companies tied to those governments while his father was negotiating u.s. policy with china and ukraine. james: yeah, we have seen it all over the world, lucrative arrange mints for which hunter biden is unqualified and they try to justify he was expert in ukrainian natural gas or real estate or what have you. o'donnell let joe biden off the hook. i would hope a lot of people in the prez start asking joe biden the emails are real, correct, and we now have mr. tony bobulinski directly contradicting joe biden's claims that he never talked to hunter biden about any of his businesses. it would be great to see a reporter get mr. biden on the record on these things instead of just allowing him to take swings at -- at the president. maria: we've got a list of the companies where hunter biden was doing with. he made more t

let me bring in james freeman. james. james: yeah.service to the city, by the way. i'm wondering, you've been talking about jobs and you mentioned healthcare as well as the crime issue but you do seem perfectly positioned to make this a referendum on do you want police on the street, doing the jobs they've been trained to do, or not. and i'm wondering if you have thought about making that the whole focus of the campaign, is it the focus of the campaign? do you win if that's the question? >> it's certainly the largest factor, i think, in this campaign and we've hammered it home pretty hard. my police experience as i mentioned certainly has told me that you do not underfund the police and have safe streets. and that's all a reflection of the progressive left's view toward the police. they don't support the police. i don't think they support the rule of law. it really all started with the horrendous bail reform that came out of albany and it has just made the job of the police officer in new york city and around the state much more diffi

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the freeman foundation.y 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. >> welcome to "outside source." a teacher beheaded -- ceremony in paris. the president said that the teacher that had shown the cartoons of the prophet mohammed was slaughtered for representing the secular values of the french republic. a development in nigeria. amney international has confirmed security forces were responsible for shooting during a prote against police corruption. the army has denied this. as many as 20 people were killed. these pictures were filmed by a protester in lagos. she told outside source -- she told "outside source" what she saw. >> it jsut went j -- just went on and on. ♪ >> the french president to the history teacher that was beheaded by an islamist last week after the teacher had shown pictures of the prophet mohammed to his class. the president awarded him the country's highest order of meri

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the freeman foundation.y 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. the governor of the state of michigan -- >> federal and state law enforcement are working together extremists never succeed in their plans, particularlyhen they target our dearly elected leaders. >> six men have been arrested who are planning to abduct the governor and ovehrow the state government. it looks like the nex presidential debate will go ahead after all. now, president trump has agreed to do it face-to-face. a record number of coronavirus casesave been recorded worldwide. more than 330,000 new infections wereng noted in a day. we will lookt why theories known as qanon have been a major -- >> qanon has become actually planningifypes of violence in the real world. ♪ >> let's begin with this pideve story in michigan. the fbi say it is charging six people in a plot tohr ove the state government and to kidnap theovern

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the freeman foundation.y 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. >> this is "outside source." second gang rape leaving another victim dead. going political with a former leader of indy's opposition, arrested after trying to meet the parents of one of the victims. the latest on covid-19, including an update om spain which has put parts of madrid back into lockdown. occurred as an effort to deal with the steep rising cases. italy, once the center of europe's outbreak, things are going better. and we will look in-depth to the conflict of the region -- as the french president warns that syrian fighters are now in all of. >> -- now involved. >> this is a serious new fact that changes the situation. ♪ >> let's turn to india where there has been an outpouring of anger and violence against women after a second woman has been died after being gang raped. the family of the latest victim, a 20 two

the freeman foundation.y 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. >> welcome to "outside source." president trump is one step closer to having his justice confirmed on the supreme court. >> 10 no votes. >> the nomination will be reported favorably to the floor. >> amy coney barrett has gotten through the committee state. now she faces a full vote in the senate and it is almost certain that she will be confirmed. nigeria's president has taken to the television to warn protesters not to undermine national security but failed to mention the shooting that left half a dozen people dead. in almost total ban on abortion, we will hear from a protester in warsaw. take a look at this. >> [indiscernible] >> that is the moment donald trump walks out of an interview with 60 minutes. we will explain why. ♪ >> 12 days until the u.s. presidential election and a couple big stories from the u.s. to focus

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maria: james freeman, they're talking about their green new deal. that green new deal, james? james: the estimates have run close to $100 trillion on the green new deal. the biden energy plan, he's calling about 2 trillion. but i want to ask you, john, even before if biden's elected he tries to turn on the machinery to transition away from oil, turn on the regulatory machinery. we have congressional democrats pressuring banks not to fund energy projects. we've had five of the six largest banks in the united states say they will not finance new drilling projects in the arctic. are you seeing more generally banks that are now reluctant, ununder pressure from activists in democrats in congress saying no to financing energy? >> is an effort underway for environmental reasons, called esg, which is attempting to slow down the lending. but that's a few institutions. there are a lot of sources of money out there. the industry's not going to go away any time soon, despite what a politician might have to say. maria: so real quick, john, final word here. what

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the freeman foundation.y judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglecneeds. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> on with "outside source". donald trump is back in the white house. the president says he is feeling great and ready to take on joe biden. that is raising plenty of questions about whether the white house is following u.s. guidelines. the list of white house staff testing positive is still growing. also, we're going to look at the pandemic elsewhere in the world. there has been a significant shift in the number of people being hospitalized. the world health organization's warning of pandemic fatigue in europe as populations get fed up with restrictions. and a report from kurdistan for the opposition has received power and the embattled resident suggesd he is ready to step down after violent protests. president trump's doctors say he is doing very well and arrived back to the white house yesterday. he released ts video not lo

e freeman foundation.y 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: i am laura trevelyan and thiss bc world news america ." reth six days to go behe thelection more an 70 million and counting, early voting is all the rage across the united states. dormany and france impose a second national wn as covid-19 cases in europe continue to rise. ♪ >> what you need tonight. ♪ we will meet the guitar girls who are using music to change their lives. >> one day i am be a famous. not just in afghastan. ♪ laura: welcome to "world news america." it is just six days to go until the official u.s. electiobut more than 70 million he already voted including president trump and joe biden, ballot as a u.s. citizrst ever i went to downtown boklyn in the cold and rain to find out what was getting everyone out and about so early. the line in ooklyn for early voting goes around thendlock and beyo. new york

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the freeman foundation.y 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. france has announced outside curfews to curb covid-19. >> if we follow the curfew, we will reducehe number of contacts. that is the point that we think that we can stop it. >> europe has seen new coronavirus cases everyday. in the u.k., politicians are divided on how to tackle the situation. the who has this. >> we have to hold the virus at bay, but we have to find a way to do this through working together. >> amy coney barrett is back in the u.s. senate for the third day of the hearings. we will up eight you on that. in bangkok, clashes with protesters after the motorcade was heckled. ♪ let's begin today's program in france because the president has been liable for a public state of emergency being declared and announcing nighttimeurfews, all in at curbing the steep rise of covid-19 infections. these measures will be enfo

the freeman foundation.y 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. >> welcome to outside source. donald t has been forced to explain this. >> stand back and stand by. >> donald trump is saying that he has always condemned white supremacists. >> i do not kn who the proud boys are. i said they have to stand down and let law enforcement do their work. >> he did know who they were when he referred to them in the debates. >> it will announce new measures to ensure what it calls an orderly concession for the two debates still to come. refusing to end the military operation as it demands full control of the region. and the latest from the u.k.'s coronavirus briefing. its advisers are wning that we do not have this under control. ♪ >> if u.s. presidential debates are about informing the people about how democracy works, than what we saw last night was a failure. for 90 minutes, the pressure was l

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the freeman foundation.y judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. d by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to "outside source." coronavirus is tightening its grip on europe. more than 30 thousand new cases have been reported in one day in france. the french policeave rated the homes of the ministers, part of an ongoing investigation over negligence of the pandic. in the u.k., the government puts half of its population under tighter restrictions, including london. manchester's mayor says that his city should not go to the highest level. >> this is an important moment. manchester will stand firm. we are fighting back for fairness and for the health of our people. >> kamala harris has canceled her travel plans after one of her staff tested positive for coronavirus. one man out jogging in utah survived this terrifying encounter with t cougar. ♪ >> let's begin in europe as it battles the second wave of covid-19. millions of

the freeman foundation.y 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. source." we are one week away from the u.s. election, campaigning is intensifying in critical battleground states. >> the divisions in our nation are getting wider, angry people are upset. anger and suspicion are growing. >> donald trump has just arrived at his rally in michigan, a state that he won in 2016 by a margin of just over 10,000 votes. a surgeon early votes suggests turnout could be at historic levels. 66 million votes have been cast so far, almost half the nber of the 2016 election already. italians are on the streets for a second night to protest against stricter coronavirus restrictions as the country reports a record number of daily infections. we will be live. two childrennd two adults have died after a migrant boat capsized back to reach the u.k. >> today's events underline the risks that they are willing t

the freeman foundation.y 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. >> this is bbc news. more than 7 million people have been infected with coronavirus in america. one of them is president trump. >> this has drawn the final phase of the election into disarray. >> just over a month until polling day, and president trump and his wife, melania, are isolated at the white house. all events have been canceled or will be online. his spirits are good and his aides say he is still working. >> he has had mild but he is hard at work. we are having to slow him down a little bit. >> joe biden shared the debate stage with joe biden thi week. he has tested negative. he is due to hold a campaign event in michigan in the next couple of hours. with the virus bringing an october surprise like no other, how could this affect the election? >> hello, i am katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london.

back with power panel now, james freeman, richard fowler.ls, richard? >>> i think it's a couple of things driving them to the polls. number one is health care and covid-19. there are so many americans while they didn't like the affordable care act are now starting to reap the benefits of having their children in college to get protections from preexisting conditions and to have health care options that are more affordable. donald trump continues to say he's going to have a better plan and protect those with preexisting conditions but we haven't seen the bones or structure of what donald trump's statement is. when voters go to the polls and wait in many long lines they'll be voting on healthcare. >> harris: okay. enthusiasm, important election, more so than the poll we just showed everybody and its history. why do you think that is james? >>> well i think there's a lot of enthusiasm among republicans to vote for donald trump. there's a lot of enthusiasm among democrats to vote against donald trump. the real question is biden. there has not be

the freeman foundation.y 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. the of a government imposed restrictions on manchester after a rally with leaders over financial support. >> we made an offer to support manchester's business. this offer was proportionate. >> this is no way to run the country in a national crisis. it is not. this is not right. they should not be doing this, grinding people down. >> manchester moves into the highest alert level since friday, meaning many restaurants and pubs will close and households cannot mix. we are looking at the world what implications on where the u.s. election result goes. mr. in pakistan, where violence is threatening peace talks -- we start in pakistan, where violence is threatening peace talks with the taliban. a tech company says the action against it is deeply flawed. the submarine builder who murdered a swedish journalist briefly escaped risen

jonathan: coming up on this island, john freeman, cfra analyst. while to come off the rails this morning. proud of us. equity futures down 1.45%. this is bloomberg. ♪ with the first word news, i'm ritika gupta. tropical storm zeta is expected to become a hurricane as it crosses the gulf of mexico. it is picking up steam after hitting the yucatan peninsula and is on course to make landfall in louisiana today. it would be the fifth named storm to hit the state this year. the national hurricane center is warning of a life-threatening storm surge. coronavirus hospitalizations have risen at least 10% in the past week in 32 states and washington, d.c.. new mexico led the way with a 68% increase, followed by wyoming and connecticut. south dakota, montana, and north dakota have the most current patients per capita. the surge is putting a strain on the u.s. health care system. in philadelphia, demonstrators clashed with police following the shooting death of a black man. police say the man had a knife and they shot him. according to "the philadelphia inqui