i know the country's in great hands, the caucus is in great hands with hakim. he's a wonderful gentleman from new york. one of the quickest wits in the house today. someone i know will do democrats proud as a wonderful, tremendous future ahead of him. i congratulate him. i also want to congratulate barbara lee having run such a wonderful campaign as well. it was a good race. i think the love for both was expressed in this vote. i congratulate them both, especially hakim jefferies on his big win today. thank you-all. thanks for being so good to me these past five months. appreciate it. mr. jefferies: let me first thank barbara lee again for a a tremendous service to this nation, for all that she is, all that she does, all that she represents from the very beginning through the very end, of was a friendly contest ideas. now that the race is over i look forward to working closely with her on behalf of all of the people in the united states of america. i'm thankful to my colleagues who listened and thought about and discussed and took seriously this caucus chair ra

after earl year today electing democratic representative hakim jefferies of new york to chair the caucus for the 116th congress. that also means he'll chair this meeting this afternoon. ed o'keefe, cbs political correspondent tweeting this in his take on that win today by hakim jefferies as the fifth ranking member of the house democratic leadership, the brooklyn queens congressman is instantly seen as a potential future speaker given his comparatively young age. we'll keep our cameras on capitol hill for comments from members and more. we'll keep our eye out for tweets as well as the elections get under way. we'll open up our phone lines here in just a bit to hear from you and your thoughts. democrats only, your thoughts on the house elections, in particular focusing on nancy pelosi as the likely choice by democrats as the next speaker. democrats only. here's how we're break upping the phone lines. eastern and central call 202-748-8920. those of you in the mountain and cific time zones, that's 202-748-8921. again, we want to hear from democrats only. we'll get to your calls in about 10

i know the country's in great hands, the caucus is in great hands with hakim. he's a wonderful gentleman from new york. one of the quickest wits in the house today. someone i know will do democrats proud as a wonderful, tremendous future ahead of him. i congratulate him. i also want to congratulate barbara lee having run such a wonderful campaign as well. it was a good race. i think the love for both was expressed in this vote. i congratulate them both,

that was julia gillard speaking to the bbc‘s yalda hakim.t if these animals live near people, it seems they might be served up drugs as well as bugs. that is according to ecologists, who found nearly 70 different types of antidepressant, painkillers, and antibiotics in water—dwelling animals in streams near melbourne. earlier, i spoke to doctor erin richman and asked how she found these drugs are present. well, essentially, we have known now, scientists almost the last two decades, that our present where waste water is present. so to examine that, we studied its extremes in melbourne, victoria, australia, and studied the animals that live underwater in all of these streams. what we also set up to test for what these insects which undergo a life — cycle for what these insects which undergo a life—cycle change, which is where they emerge out of the stream channel as adults, they will pass the pharmaceuticals through to predators, some spiders for example that live on the stream bank. what we re that live on the stream bank. what were able to t

that is a very interesting race between two members of the congressional black caucus, hakim jefferies, a rising star, young congressman from new york, and barbara lee, very senior member from the san francisco bay area representing oakland. then we'll get right into the speaker vote and go down the line. nancy pelosi, as you know, is running unopposed. she will come out of today's internal caucus vote with the democratic nomination for speaker. of course, the tougher test will come on january 3 on the house floor where she will need exactly more than half of the 435 members of congress. that magic number for her is 218 votes. and she is saying she's very confident, but there are, as we know, a group of insurgents threatening to deny her that magic number of 218 votes. so that's sort of where we're at the moment. very interesting day and full day of voting in the internal democratic caucus. host: what has democratic leader pelosi done to solidify, particularly some of the new members coming into the 116th who expressed disapproval or lack of support for leader pelosi solidifying that n

as part of the bbc series 100 women, she's been speaking to yalda hakim about what she had to face.aving office, you've said to a lot of women who want to go into politics, look, go for it, but you've also repeatedly said there's this other bit, the misogyny bit, the sexism bit, don't pretend that it isn't there. i mean, were you prepared for the kind of attacks that you came under? no, i wasn't, and i sort of entered into parliament not having really felt in a personal way sexism or misogyny. of course, i knew it existed, i was an active feminist at university. i thought the rate of change'd be pretty fast and if you'd asked me back then if all of this would be fixed by the time you're in your 40s or 50s, i would have said yes, absolutely, it'll all be fixed by then. but i did go into a law firm, which was overwhelmingly male at the leadership level, but even with that, i didn't really feel directly sexism. so by the time i was prime minister and the sort of gendered abuse was flying, it did take me aback that it could get as bad as that, and that there was still so much sexism lyi

next, yalda hakim talks to senator john mccain's widow cindy mccain about her husband's legacy and whatvisions in america. this past august, america lost one of its great statesman. senatorjohn mccain was a war hero, a presidential candidate and a husband. i sat down with his widow, cindy mccain, here at the halifax international forum in nova scotia. senatorjohn mccain led the delegation here for years and now cindy mccain is continuing his work through the mccain institute. i asked her about his legacy and what he would of thought about divisions in america and what it was like to be married to a true maverick. lam good. —— it has been two months since the senator passed. how are you? lam good. it is a day by day thing for me. some days are good, some are not. but he wouldn't want me to be anything but strong. so i live by that now. during the week of his passing, you carried yourself with such extraordinary poise and grace. it really captured that moment. i think both in the united states and internationally. well, i did what i hoped john would be proud of and that was to at least re

and she hakim from. that it's me find me you see my. emails to me didn't call me out some don't want me don't it don't mean now because they don't come to someone. in the end money made them in the end find feelings and get out of the money at southdown. any mission it only showed me how much i mean hamas. and the toughness i'm now long moment in that they can bend it is that shalt not kill you shall not kill the other hand it says and in the talmud if one comes to slay you slay him first so it's not like you never kill you don't kill if you believe that they kill but if one comes against you it's a commandment to kill him first and now we have the land and we have an enemy and we have to get back to being the regional jew of the bible like david was that knows when to kill and when not to kill. my daughter riley got married the one who made the sure he was one of the fellows from doing so at the wedding there was a lot of what they call hilltop you because my son was raised in helped up youth friends of the guy and introduced him he's

the rory peck awards recognise their work — and our presenter yalda hakim has been finding out more aboutar's nominees. you may find some of the scenes in the firing line upsetting. the white race is under a full assault. we got hit by a car! some of the most powerful images of this year. often filmed in difficult and dangerous places. but who are the people who bring as these pictures? why do they do it? how do they do it? and what impact does it have on them personally? each year, we step behind the camera and speak to the men and women who bring some of the most important stories about time. often under extremely difficult circumstances and under great personal strain. these freelance radio journalists are honoured by the rory peck awards, named after a british freelancer who was killed in moscow covering the october coup in 1993. his memory lives on with the rory peck trust, which now supports freelance journalists and their families worldwide. this year the films chosen by thejudges reflect the troubled world we live in. racism, war, and the refugee crisis, which made headlines in 20

her opponent is new york congressman hakim jeffries. >>> a british new paper claims paul manafort met wikileaks founder julian assange at the equadorian embassy in london within days or weeks of joining the campaign. the guardian did not identify the source of its reporting. from jail, manafort said the story is totally false. special counsel robert mueller is trying to determine whether trump associates had advance knowledge of wikileaks' plans to release damaging hillary clinton emails during the campaign. >>> back to today's storm system hitting the bay area. they hope this won't be any more problems with the roads. a big pothole hoped up in the southbound lanes of the freeway near the grand avenue exit. caltrans had to close several lanes which caused a huge traffic backup that lasted for hours during the evening commute. that is a mess. the repair crews eventually patched that pothole and reopened all of the lanes. now, steve is telling us the rain is just getting started. while there is some rain in the south bay, the real storm hits tonight through tomorrow. you are looking at

my colleague yalda hakim sat down with mrs.n to talk about her husband and the enduring lessons he has passed on. yalda: when the news came of his passing, there was this extraordinary bipartisan outpouring. why do you think the nation reacted in that way? cindy: john was truly the conscience o many ways the conscience of the country. people recognized him for his ability to work across the aisle, and his belief in working across the aisle. also, his willingness to debate but not demean as a result of difference i believe we have lost those ideals forever right now. if that makes sense. i think he represented so much to the country, and i'm hoping that we swing back and begin to realize the importance of doing what john did. yalda: many people saysyalda: ms not just like a president had died, it was like a great president had died, and it stopped the nation at that moment. and yet the president wasn't there. ndy: well, you have to remember, even though it was a very public funeral, we are still a family. for all of us, and for

at their head and he'd loss of danger captain you hakim helped slips through the barbed wire and jumps into the fortress as moat. to. the real danger is friendly fire the german troops haven't been told about this raid so they're firing on their own men. to edit it but that doesn't stop the troops from brandenburg. getting into the strongest fortress in france right through the front door because the place is almost deserted and all the panicked a french general has left it on manned. to try outs as news of the fall of doom or reaches germany and all the church bells start to ring out a young mother in feibel expresses the delight of her country man. what joy to read this news she writes to her husband at the front may god grant us peace and let the music of the cannons hail our future happiness. but france is badly shaken it's a disaster above all it's a humiliation for the troops. all are picturing the germans rolling across the country as they done half a century earlier in eight hundred seventy. if they had done false friends does too. that's what people are thinking. but now a new

again the congresswoman from california losing the democratic caucus race to hakim jefferies. close vote there, 123-113. next is milwaukee. we hear from patty. hello. caller: hi, there. i got whoever the democratic leaders are, we really need to start listening to the needs of this country. the constituents and a lot of us all over this country, this has nothing to do with politics, it has to do with air, water, and food. we're experiencing more sicknesses, i believe, a lot of the cancers and things that are coming about are coming from contamination. these leaders need to wake up and realize we better save this planet and protect our resources and quit running pipelines along fresh water areas, rivers, whatever. it's overwhelming. i'm 62 and in my neighborhood there's a lot of young voters who came out. that blue wave was a signature of telling people that the future of this country is in our hands but also in the again xers and millenniums. host: a democrat feeted scott walker for the governor's race. caller: yeah, he sucks. host: who are you referring to? scott walker or th

lee was defeated today by four-term congressman hakim jeffries of new york. after the vote lee tweeted, "i hope my candidacy will inspire other women of color to run for office and seek leadership positions. we need your voices." >>> it gives us hope really. hope that it's possible to make have a home of our own one day. >> it would be a dream come true. how one bay area county wants to help you buy a home if you can't afford the down payment. >>> plus, after striking out several times the a's unveil their new billion-dollar field of dreams. why this ballpark's proposal is different from previon >>> storm ranger mobile doppler radars tracking the rain right now. we'll let you know where all of this is headed, what's left for the morninga new, and rare oppoo help ease the bay area housing >>> new at 11:00 tonight, help to buy a home. a new and rare opportunity to help ease the bay area housing crisis. santa clara county is offering to loan out millions of dollars to help get people in a house. no catch, but there are some qualifications. nbc bay area's ian cul

as part of the bbc series 100 women, she's been speaking to yalda hakim about what she had to face.nd then since leaving office, you've said to a lot of women who want to go into politics, look, go for it, but you've also repeatedly said there's this other bit, the misogyny bit, the sexism bit, don't pretend that it isn't there. i mean, were you prepared for the kind of attacks that you came under? no, i wasn't, and i sort of entered into parliament not having really felt in a personal way sexism or misogyny. of course, i knew it existed, i was an active feminist at university. i thought the rate of change'd be pretty fast and if you'd asked me back then if all of this would be fixed by the time you're in your 40s or 50s, i would have said yes, absolutely, it'll all be fixed by then. but i did go into a law firm, which was overwhelmingly male at the leadership level, but even with that, i didn't really feel directly sexism. so by the time i was prime minister and the sort of gendered abuse was flying, it did take me aback that it could get as bad as that, and that there was still so

yalda hakim speaks tojulia gillard, who was australia's first female prime minister.inister. but her time in office was no easy ride, overshadowed by misogynistic and sexist attacks. since leaving office, she has sought to advance the cause of women and girls through the promotion of education. in this special 100 women interview, i asked her to draw on her personal experience, as well as give advice to women globally who are trying to break through their own professional glass ceilings.

of the mccain institute, a think—tank focused on international security issues. 0ur reporter yalda hakimy, what he would make of the current divisions in america, and what it was like to be married to someone regarded as a maverick. when the news came of his passing there was this extraordinary by partisan outpouring. why do you think the nation acted that way?m many ways he was the conscious of the senate and the country. people recognised him for his ability to work across the aisle and his belief in doing so. also, his willingness to debate but not de—mine, as a result of differences. i believe we have lost those ideas forever, right now, if that makes sense. he represented so much for the country in the hope we swing back and recognise the importance of what john was doing. it was like a great president had died. and yet, the president had died. and yet, the president was not there. you have to remember, even though it was a public funeral, we are still a family and for all of us, and for the sake of my children, i did not wa nt the sake of my children, i did not want any disruptions

yalda hakim speaks tojulia gillard, who was australia's first female prime minister.illard made history when she became australia's first female prime minister. but her time in office was no easy ride, overshadowed by misogynistic and sexist attacks. since leaving office, she has sought to advance the cause of women and girls through the promotion of education. in this special 100 women interview, i asked her to draw on her personal experience, as well as give advice to women globally who are trying to break through their own professional glass ceilings. let's start right from the beginning. you were born into a working—class family from wales. yourfamily emigrated to australia when you were four. your father had to leave school as a teenager to get work and, really, he then climbed the professional ladder in australia, but what they instilled in you and your sister was this understanding of the value of education. is that what has driven you professionally? yes, in many ways i think it is. in my family home, we were certainly taught that every day of school was a pri

now on bbc news, yalda hakim talks to former australian prime minister julia gillard for the 100 womenviews. julia gillard made history when she became australia's first female prime minister. but her time in office was no easy ride, overshadowed by misogynistic and sexist attacks. since leaving office, she has sought to advance the cause of women and girls through the promotion of education. in this special 100 women interview, i asked her to draw on her personal experience, as well as give advice to women globally who are trying to break through their own professional glass ceilings. let's start right from the beginning. you were born into a working—class family from wales. yourfamily emigrated to australia when you were four. your father had to leave school as a teenager to get work and, really, he then climbed the professional ladder in australia, but what they instilled in you and your sister was this understanding of the value of education. is that what has driven you professionally? yes, in many ways i think it is. in my family home, we were certainly taught that every day of sc

now on bb news yalda hakim talks to the former australian prime minister, julia gillard, for the 100 interviews. julia gillard made history when she became australia's first female prime minister in 2010. but her three years in office were overshadowed by misogynistic attacks from her opponents and dysfunction within her party. since leaving politics, she has used her experience to help advance women and girls around the world through the promotion of education and leadership. in this special 100 women interview, i ask her to draw on her personal experiences and what advice would she give women who are struggling to break through their own glass ceilings. let's start right from the beginning. you were born into a working—class family from wales. yourfamily emigrated working—class family from wales. your family emigrated to australia when you work for. your father had to leave school as a teenager to get work and then he climbed the professional ladder in australia but what he instilled in you and your sister was this understanding of the value of education. is that what has driven yo

as part of the bbc 100 women series, ms gillard has been speaking to yalda hakim about the kind of personalr, and then since leaving office, you‘ve said to a lot of women who want to go into politics, look, go for it, but you have also repeatedly said there is this other bit, the misogyny bit, the sexism bit, don‘t pretend that it isn‘t there. were you prepared for the kind of attacks that you came under? no, iwasn‘t, and i entered into parliament not having really felt in a personal way sexism or misogyny. of course, i knew it existed, i was an active feminist at university. i thought the rate of change would be pretty fast and if you would have asked me back then if all of this would be fixed by the time you are in your 40s or 50s, i would have said yes, absolutely, it will all be fixed by then. but i did go into a law firm, which was overwhelmingly male at the leadership level, but even with that, i did not really feel directly sexism, so by the time i was prime minister and the sort of gendered abuse was flying, it did take me aback that it could get as bad as that, and that there was s

my share i met hakim a boy you know it's not quite that peter i mean divided so many to like to believe suspicion which in my degrees. is good. shape not connected with the. absent and it's. not complete so i told him i named the meat and i've been good. with that because consumers are going to do it. this is a pretty simple consistent example of people. going to this christmas in a legitimate dissident but he's saying he's through. but then he said good to me good news it didn't work because nobody can put good. and he was a great statesman you understand politics more than the kinks but this was unpopular. and this is a statesman who's not considering it to be doing this popular or not then he's a dangerous man if you will. but you have had many decisions to make which were unpopular at the time you decided to accept german reparations for example that was very unpopular clune probably. did didn't work if you cute paul didn't just and this is. i'm just letting a kid inside that had no reason that he was not in my seat violent demonstrations throughout israel people. believe me you mus

of terrorists who are like is the is the hakim a just. to give them the picture of being in maine you know what is your main weakness is and this is what we should walk on much more you you mention the point about six people to the north american obviously you're an american political scientist you're looking at what the american government is doing at home and abroad but when you listen to renard talk about what's happening in iraq when you look at for example recent u.n. report found musgrave's from some of the isis controlled areas that were taken back they may have actually killed even more people than we thought when you see when you see what's happening in the middle east and north africa do you worry that your thesis about the threat being overblown is too american centric yes. a lot of ways it doesn't really present a threat to the united states or to western europe is far as i can see it's basically. a massive threat in some of the countries well it's not a massive that is it's a minor threat it seems to me you know you can have

she was speaking to yalda hakim as part of the bbc‘s 100 women series, which asks a hundred influential. julia gillard made history when she became a string of's first female prime minister but her time in office was no easy ride, overshadowed a misogynistic and sexist attacks. since leaving office she has sought to advance the cause is of women and girls through the promotion of education. in this special interview i asked her to draw on her personal experience as well as give advice to women globally who are trying to break through their own professional class ceilings. you were sturdy‘s first female by minister and then since leaving office you said to lot of women who want to go into politics, go for it but you've repeatedly said there is this about that, the misogynist and sexist and bit, don't pretend it isn't there. were you prepared for the kind of attack she came under? no, iwasn't prepared for the kind of attack she came under? no, i wasn't and i sort of entered into parliament not having really felt in a personal way sexism or misogyny, of course i knew it existed, i was an a

she lost to new york congressman hakim jeffries who had six years in the house compared to her 206789. >>> the dow is making some major gains, up almost 500 points right now. let's pop up the number and we'll see the dow is up just shy of the 500 mark but right at that 2% increase. this comes after the federal reserve chairman jerome powell hinted the fed might be willing to raise interest rates at a slower pace next year. that relieved investors who were concerned that rising rates would down the u.s. economy. the dow is up by almost 500. s&p 500 showing a nice bump. >>> we know the tough around mere but helping you buy a house. still to come, how santa clara county wants to help first time buyers putted a down payment on the home. -- put a down payment on a home. nge in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting ja

h hakim jeffries just announced that he's running for caucus chair and two other people have announced may be various other people getting in these races but at the end i hope i can be part of a very good and strong leadership team. we have remarkable people running for these leadership positions. i was out and about, we heard people saying we need a new generation of leader. what we can see now is that there is a new generation of leader candidate running in these various roles and on november 28th we'll see what our caucus decides, who will be our speaker, our leader, our whip, our caucus chair, and all those positions. i'm confident we'll have a very good leadership team that can usher in legislation and policy that matters to people all over this country. >> congresswoman, congrats again. thanks for joining us. >> thanks a lot, stephanie. >> my panel back with me. i want to stay on midterms. mark, in georgia's 6th district, lucy macbeth proclaimed victory. she lost her son to gun violence and has been a gun violence advocate. when you look at women like lucy, taking positions in ou

her opponent is new york congressman hakim jeffries. >>> a federal judge is asking pg&e what role the utility may have played in the deadly camp fire in butte county. the judge is overseeing a case involving the san bruno pipeline explosion that killed eight people back in 2010. pg&e was found guilty of criminal negligence in that case. the cause of the camp fire has not been determined but speculation has centrd on power lines. pg&e reported an outage and trouble with the transmission cable at the same time and place where the fire started. >>> meantial, wed to return hom the area. evacuation orders have been lifted for parts small town of migaly. a. the pwaoáut county sheriff says deputies will only let in people with proper identification showing that they live in the area. the number of deaths is still at 88 but there are 158 people still listed as missing. >>> a man from southern california who said he never had been in butte county is helping fire victims with a very generous act of kindness. bob wilson donated more than a million dollars to paradise high school. mr.wilson said

we've got hakim jeffrey against barbara lee. >> seen as a potential speaker in waiting. >> ben ray luhanpent the last four years of his life working hard to help us win back the majority. a member of the hispanic caucus running for one of the top positions. i don't know if i'm necessarily considered the younger generation, but i am running in one of the top positions. >> i would say so. >> thank you. >> let's talk about florida and georgia and voter suppression and concerns. this signature matching seems to have come up as something that is now a major issue. how is this going to play out ultimately in these places? what role do the courts have? we talked about this earlier in the show, but republicans have in some of these states really cast what's going on as illegitimate. >> so i think florida and georgia are two very different states with two very different issues. in georgia, i think there was clear voter suppression over the years committed by brian kemp. and so i think people are right to pursue a recount. i'm not sure that stacey abrams will be victorious there. her window for a

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hakim jeff ryes sheila jackson lee say they are still behind pelosi but black caucus sounds intriguedbout the possibility of fudge for speaker. >> i'm not anti-pelosi. not at all. i consider the speaker to be a very talented speaker, remarkable speaker. i consider her to be a friend. but i'm closer to march sexual harassment if marcia ran, that's where i would be. >> pelosi says she intends to win the speakership with democratic votes and suggests she has overwhelming support but she appears to have a math problem with at least 17 democrats saying they will not support her. pelosi and fudge met for 45 minutes today with pelosi saying, quote: we had a candid and respectful conversation. after that fudge said she was heading back to ohio to consider whether she will run. >> decide after thanksgiving. how soon should we expect to hear from you on your decision. >> after thanksgiving. >> well, that could be months after -- >> -- oh, no, no, no, it wouldn't be. i mean literally after thanksgiving. >> if fudge decides to run, time is precious. after all house democrats are expected to vote

as part of the bbc series 100 women, she's been speaking to yalda hakim about the abuse she had to facen who want to go into politics, go for it but you've repeatedly said there is this about that, the misogynist and sexist and bit, don't pretend it isn't there. were you prepared for the kind of attack she came under? no, i wasn't and i sort of entered into parliament not having really felt in a personal way sexism or misogyny. of course, i knew it existed, feminist at university. i thought the rate of change was pretty fast. if you had asked me, i would have said by the time i was prime minister, it would have been over. i entered into a law firm which was overwhelmingly male at the leadership level but even with that i did not really feel i reckon we sexism. so, by the time i was prime minister and the sort of gendered abuse was flying it did take me back that it could get as bad as that and there was still so much sexism lying under the surface of our society and i think many other societies around the world and went it came to me becoming leader it look through. yes, it is a blokey

congressman collins has worked with hakim jeffreys of new york.over a number of years. i think the bill passed in the house with an overwhelming majority. it would in the senate as well. president trump who ran a law and order campaign, you know, endorsed it yesterday. and when you talk to the families of prisoners, they are not concerned at all about the politics of this. when somebody is drown, they don't care about the politics of the person who throws them a lifeline. they just want to be saved. and for the tens of thousands of families out there who are suffering under the weight of this broken system that we have, they are just looking for progress. and so i agree with congressman collins. i hope senator mcconnell brings this up. i think it would get 80 or 90 votes. it's as close to unanimity as we'll get in this country on any issue. >> we'll continue to follow this. we thank you for your time. much appreciated. >> thank you. >>> and we'll be right back. they didn't work for me. i didn't think anything was going to work for me until i tried

she's been speaking to the bbc‘s yalda hakim about senator mccain's legacy, and how she may never getartisan outpouring. why do you think the nation reacted in that way? john was truly the conscience of the senate and i think in many ways the country. people recognised him for his ability to work across the aisle and his belief in working across the aisle. also his willingness to debate but not demean asa willingness to debate but not demean as a result of differences. i think we have lost those ideals forever right now if that makes sense. i think he represented so much to the country and i am hoping we swing back and begin to realise really the importance of doing what john back and begin to realise really the importance of doing whatjohn did. many people said it wasn'tjust like a president had died, it was like a great president had died and it stops the nation at that moment and yet the president wasn't there. you have to remember even though it was a very public funeral, we are still a very public funeral, we are still a family. for all of us and the sake of my own children, i di

she was speaking to yalda hakim as part of the bbc‘s 100 women series which asks a hundred influential australia but her time in office was no easy ride, it overshadowed banned was overshadowed by misogynistic and sexist attacks. since leaving office, she has sought to advance women and girls through education. in the special interview i asked her to draw on personal experience, as well as give advice to women globally who are trying to break through their own professional glass ceilings. —— since leaving office she has sought to advance the causes of women and girls through the promotion of education. you were australia's first female prime minister and then since leaving office you said to lot of women who want to go into politics, go for it but you've repeatedly said there is this about that, the misogynist and sexist and bit, don't pretend it isn't there. were you prepared for the kind of attack she came under? no, i wasn't and i sort of entered into parliament not having really felt in a personal way sexism or misogyny, of course i knew it existed, i was an active feminist at univ

of terrorists who are like is the is the hakim a just.to give them the picture of being in maine you know what is your main weakness is and this is what we should walk on much more you you mention the point about six people to the north american obviously you're an american political scientist you're looking at what the american government is doing at home and abroad but when you listen to renard talk about what's happening in iraq and when you look at for example recent u.n. report found musgrave's from some of the isis controlled areas that were taken back they may have actually killed even more people than we thought when you see when you see what's happening in the middle east and north africa do you worry that your thesis about the threat being overblown is too american centric yes. in a lot of ways it doesn't really present a threat to the united states or to western europe is far as i can see it's basically. a massive threat in some of the countries well it's not a massive that is it's a minor threat it seems to me you know you can

hakim jeffries will be able to make a case he should be there and tim ryan is there before anybody.erate. she says she want to be transitional. >> i have an 11 day phd in washington. she will be the speaker of the house. she has the knife out right now. maria: at least for a year. >> she chopping up, they're chopping each other up. dagen: she can play the woman card too. you're anti-woman if you don't vote for her. >> she will be speaker of the house, okay? i'm letting you know. maria: that will be the new thing, anti-woman if you don't vote for nancy pelosi. she's an incredible fundraiser. >> it's the power of the purse. she does control the narrative and she has raised a lot of money for the party. >> she is going to be the speaker of the house. you know i'm a vegas person so i'm ready to vote the whole thing. maria: you want to make a bet on anything a that's gets done with this congress the next two years. >> that's a different bet. here's the weird thing about the president. the president can come across the aisle and he can cut a deal on immigration or possibly infrastructure

souad up there hakim was the mayor to nuts. and the first woman to become mayor of a capital city in the arab world this is caused a small sensation. there are many issues to talk.