thanks to everyone for thank you to jamaal for being on the panel. the book is called the people's constitution. the genesis or the idea this is the first time it happened in two decades this time it happened in history. prompted a question my co-author and i were asking, why do we accept this? and why can't we get rid of it? we knew that americans had a distaste for the electoral college. we knew that in recent time that gave us two presidents we believe were not properly equipped to handle the nation's affairs and the highest office. but it still begged this question why aren't we doing anything about it which led to another question, how did people in history, americans of past generations do something about the flaws one of those things is impossible one is it they think it's unwise to tinker with the handiwork. the other is people really think that the constitution is something else. that is to say we are told the story that 55 men in philadelphia where the framers of the constitution. but often left out that story. too often is we have had succ

jamaal is looking they are interpreting the constitution. they recognize they need to amend the constitution. you've mentioned the possibility of adding a right to vote amendment in changing the electoral college both of which we understand are highly difficult to do. have a lot of stories in the past about good things to do. i want to mention at this point the brooklyn public library has a very interesting project they've been working on a been doing with them it's called the 28th amendment. they had townhouse all of her brook look at their websites want to check this out asking people what should be added to the constitution? i had to buy the framers were writing up the 28th the memo. but we put it was more democracy let's do with electoral college let's have election to be a holiday, let's give everyone the right to vote. we also put in some socioeconomic rights. we wrote into the constitution the universal declaration of human rights which says yes you do have a right to food, healthcare and a clean environment as well as have the rights

the same question for you, jamaal's book what is it about and what inspired you to write it why it was tearing america apart and i think ultimately about the central question of the constitutional history which is how do you marry a commitment to write with a commitment to pluralism and a commitment to equality and treating all of us as equals? the tension i think we don't always recognize or appreciate so at a broad level, that is what the book is about. i've been teaching constitutional law for the last 14 years, and in doing so i noticed that a lot of the problems with dealing with rights conflicts that i see in the classes when we talk about it in technical ways were case decisions in court, a lot of the problems i was seeing in the ways the courts deal with rights are replicated in the larger discourse outside of the wall. what do i mean by that? seeing their rights as binary, i'm seeing the rights as basicallyit absolute so that mes i have to win. seeing the rights as a central so that they are we don't see the value or the dignity the book isxt trying to marry some f the insight

jamaal has been celebrating thanksgiving with wanda and her family every year since.remember last year, he was even there to support wanda as she mourned the death of her husband who died of covid-19. on thursday, there they were again, continuing the tradition with jamaal and his girlfriend snapping a picture with wanda. he shared photos from five years writing six years strong. they spoke about their friendship last week on "today." >> i was telling wanda the other day how it actually helps me get through the year sometimes to see so many uplifting comments and so many people looking forward to our story that i love it all. >> we do too. our first low stays or not thanksgiving theme with an outrageous stretching of the original spirit intent and definition of pizza. but is it outrageously good? you make the call. feast your eyes on this pile of thanksgiving leftovers dumped on top of a pizza crust. it's all there, friends. turkey, mashed potato, stuffing, corn, even a cranberry drizzle. the creation is from macy's place pizza. the owner says he's been going in overd

she accidentally texted jamaal in 2016 for thanksgiving dinner, thinking she texted her real grandson. that year, they got together for the holiday, thinking it would be a one-time thing. now they count their blessings that it wasn't. how old were you when you started? >> 17, i believe. i was 17. this year, i am turning 23 in two months. reporter: you are getting recognized in public. >> yes. [laughter] reporter: best buy, verizon. >> anywhere there are young people, they recognize. reporter: what do you think it is about this story that people come back and they are actually aske asking for it? >> i have asked that question so many times and i get the answer that it was a feel-good story. i guess there is not -- there is a lot, but people want a feel-good story. reporter: the two have celebrated more than just thanksgiving together. christmas, birthdays, and exciting new opportunities that have come their way. >> all of this helped me figure out what i wanted to do with my life. reporter: give everybody the update. what are you starting to pursue? >> right now, i am starting to pursu

she accidentally texted jamaal in 2016 for thanksgiving dinner, thinking she texted her real grandson. that year, they got together for the holiday, thinking it would be a one-time thing. now they count their blessings that it wasn't. how old were you when you started? >> 17, i believe. i was 17. this year, i am turning 23 in two months. reporter: you are getting recognized in public. >> yes. [laughter] reporter: best buy, verizon. >> anywhere there are young people, they recognize. reporter: what do you think it is about this story that people come back and they are actually aske asking for it? >> i have asked that question so many times and i get the answer that it was a feel-good story. i guess there is not -- there is a lot, but people want a feel-good story. reporter: the two have celebrated more than just thanksgiving together. christmas, birthdays, and exciting new opportunities that have come their way. >> all of this helped me figure out what i wanted to do with my life. reporter: give everybody the update. what are you starting to pursue? >> right now, i am starting to pursu

>> but wanda and jamaal have experienced loss together too.passed away from covid last year, their first year spending thanksgiving without him. wanda credit social media for helping her through it. >> i get so many people giving condolences and their -- they are so genuine and so uplifting. breanna: this story almost never happened, had wanda not responded when jamaal jokingly said he would come over for a six -- a thanksgiving plate that first year and yet here we are in 2021. at times the world can feel divisive and heavy, that this story is so simple, it knows no boundaries of race, age, or background. this is pure friendship, admiration, and love. what if you had never done that? >> never texted him back? then i would've missed out on a wonderful relationship, this changed my view totally of the younger generation. and now that i reflect back on all of these years, i did not change their life, they changed mine. kumasi: year, and as their relationship gets deeper, the story gets better. kristen: she said she has gotten so much from this r

i want to speak with the senior pastor jamaal harrison bryant. jamaal, you were at this prayer viggal that happened yesterday. hundreds of people including a number of pastors. tell me about how, you know, the message you were sending and how the family responded to this, because i know you've been in touch with them after the vigil. >> it was absolutely jubilant in the atmosphere that came with great expectation on the power of prayer. you have to understand in the middle of our prayer vigil is when we got the news that julius jones' sentence had been commuted. we knew they -- our colleagues in oklahoma were praying there. so our faith was elevated. >> certainly, i mean, this is a week, i think, where there are so many questions about race and justice, right? and you know very well that one of the defense attorneys, this is the defense attorney for william bryan, the defendant who struck him with his truck. he asked for black pastors not to be allowed in the courtroom. what do you make of this? >> you have to understand it was really pulling off

. >> jamaal charlotte northland republican good morning. good morning good to talk to you. mike you look all right. [laughter] i will say this, i am very disappointed in joe biden. he ran on raising minimum wage. all of this of fluff and stuff they put in these bills they did not put anything in here for working-class people as far as the minimum wage is concerned in my opinion. and also i feel like it is really sad with a dense american class american bite is far as taking of business and making sure things are done. time and time again we voted on different parties and none seem to trickle down to the working class man and woman, that is my opinion very. >> when you take from that is democrats try to approach this massive bill? >> that is exactly the problem they're trying to address there's a lot of things they build it back a better act, this $1.57 trillion bill that aim to address the disparities in theha stagnation we've seen over the course of 40 years. there iss no minimum wage in there you might remember when that minimum wage past the house i got to the senate and

. >> thank you wilford and jamaal for a great panel. [applause] let me just say festival on book tv. and out more from new york city. >> all right good afternoon everybody. very excited to be here in johnny temple the publisher of a kaushik books. and cochair of the brooklyn book festival literary council. before we begin i would like to say after the program you can buy books from both offers over here at books and they will be in the signing area immediately following the program. also, at the end of the program we want to ask everyone to leave their seats so the next audience can be seated. i would like to think carolyn, listen all the other book festival organizers for staging this festival during such difficult times. most important i like to thank for being huge supporters of this festival for many years. paul paul won the festival's first award back and i think 2007. and so, joyce carol oates is a recipient of the national humanities, national book award has been nominated for the pulitzer prize. she has written some the most end

alexandria ocasio-cortez, ilhan omar, corey bush, jamaal bowman, and others, they were clearly not happyh the direction it was going. but they had enough republicans who offset the losses including john, a moderate new york republican. congressman don bacon in nebraska. and fred upton of michigan, and don young of alaska. adam kinzinger, as well. they had enough republicans who voted ultimately to save off the democratic defections. but it was clearly not easy. they finally got this to the president's desk, after a bill that was approved in august. and we'll see what happens with the larger bill. when it comes up in m mid-november, they can only afford to lose three votes. will the moderates vote yes? things have been changing minute by minute. if they get it out of the house, the senate has a whole different complication, with manchin and others vowing to change the bill. at the moment, the white house is celebrating getting the infrastructure bill to the president's desk. >> i started chuckling. this has been a roller coaster of the day, but also recognizing how many steps to still cov

congressmembers alexandria ocasio-cortez, ayanna pressley, rashida tlaib, jamaal bowman, cori bush, andilhan omar said in a joint statement -- "passing the infrastructure bill without passing the build back better act first, risks leaving behind child care, paid leave, healthcare, climate action, housing, education, and a roadmap to citizenship." pramila jayapal, chair of the congressional progressive caucus expressed confidence both bills will eventually pass. >> we will pass the bills come the build back at her. let me say when we do, it will be a phenomenal achievement for our country to say we're not leaving anybody behind. this vote tonight is the beginning of the delivering of that promise. it is codifying that promise that our colleagues have made to us tonight. amy: meanwhile, as conservative lawmakers have worked to slash climate provisions in the build back better act, a new report finds at least 28 u.s. senators collectively hold up to $12.6 million in fossil fuel investments. a federal appeals court on saturday temporarily blocked president biden's covid vaccine mandate for

wanted dent sent a text to jamaal henson on accident thinking she was texting her grandson saying areget a plate? they've been doing it ever since and they're doing it again this year. i want to meet them and say good for you. >> shannon: maybe we can get ourselves invited. let's do this again tomorrow night. that's it for us in washington, i'm shannon bream. projects goig at any given time. i absolutely have to be sharp. let me tell ya, i was struggling with my memory. it was going downhill. my friend recommended that i try prevagen and over time, it made a very significant difference in my memory and in my cognitive ability. i started to feel a much better sense of well-being. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. tide pods ultra oxi one ups the cleaning power of liquid. can it one up whatever they're doing? for sure. seriously? one up the power of liquid, one up the toughest stains. any further questions? uh uh! one up the power of liquid with tide pods ultra oxi. hearing is important to living life to the fullest. that's why inside every miracle-ear store, you'll find a better l

if you haven't already, give at two jamaal is 89, a following instagram, the two adorable puppies.see mom here going for a relaxing motorcycle ride, get there -- >> what is your pet's favorite pastime. if you get video, hit us up at shannon bream or are at "fox news at night". as many as 160,000 active-duty military members are struggling to feed their families tonight. exacerbated by soaring food prices fueled by inflation. brian yanez has the story tonight. good evening, brian. >> her husband has been on the army for three years. together they live in fort bragg , north carolina. during the pandemic she's lost her job, making beating her family difficult. her story is not unique and highlights a food insecurity crisis inside the us military. >> it is tricky to be a militar spouse and also to be able to take care of your family. >> as many as 160,000 active-duty military members ar having trouble feeding their families, according to beating america up with about 25% of troops have faced food insecurity in the last year. >> i thought i a minus will giv give it a try. it helped out

. >> that was new york representative jamaal bowman. run again in 2024. new reporting that suggests that he and his aides are telling people he will. i want to continue the conversation about what the democratic party should do in terms of direction for the midterm elections and 2024. back with me are former democratic congressman max rose of new york and congresswoman debbie mucarsel-powell of florida. welcome back to both of you. max, the conversation about joe biden running again, is joe biden running again helpful or harmful to the cause that you are both discussing today? >> yeah, you know, i think the premise of this is crazy. so often this conversation begins from the questions of the democratic party's future, electoral viability. and the truth of the matter is that while polls are going up and down and this and that, and we should not focus on the day to day, what i do know right now is that the american people care deeply about getting out of this pandemic, they care deeply about the skyrocketing costs of the things that they

let's take a listen to what congressman jamaal bowman said on msnbc earlier this morning. >> all eyes are now on the senate right now, and all eyes are on manchin and sinema. the last leg of the president's agenda passed infrastructure framework and house passed build back better. final leg is the senate. all eyes are on the senate. >> reporter: alex what the progressive democrat from new york said is really important because it brings me back to something that jayapal, chairman of the congress' caucus said a couple weeks ago. remember when progressives in the house led by democratic leadership wanted both bills, that signed by president biden into law earlier and his build back better plan. overnight seemed things changed, okay with the two bills going separate ways because they don't want to be the hurdle getting it over the finish line. procedural hurdles revenue concerns. trying to work through all of those things between senator manchin, senator sinema, other moderates concerned not only over the price tag but what's actually in the bill. things they may or may not support. over

of the house democrats who voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill, new york congressman jamaal joining me. really appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> let's talk about the bipartisan -- build back better plan. you need every single democratic vote to have this pass. do you have the votes right now? >> i hope so is the answer to that question. you know, we thought we had all to have votes a week ago on friday. we were ready to vote on both bills and have them pass the house, but as you mentioned, some of my colleagues, six to be exact, decided they wanted a cbo score and they would only vote for the bill if they got a cbo score -- that proves -- >> congressman, i hope so -- sorry to interrupt you, but i hope so doesn't sound that confident. are you confident you can get the votes to pass this bill? >> like i said, i hope so. right? because, again, we were on track to get it done on friday. they wanted a cbo score. the cbo score may not be ready this coming week. they said they were fully supportive in any way in the statement they made. the bottom line is this needs to get

i wanted to read a quote that i think says what jamaal was saying, the original constitution and toleration the government was defective from the start requiring civilil war and social transformation to obtain for system of constitutional government and respects to the individual freedoms and human rights we hold fundamental today. when contemporary a minute in the constitution invoke the concept vastly different from framers began to construct two centuries ago. the 14th amendment adds equal protection clause the first time the constitution talked about equality and due process that's understood to apply revisions bill of rights choose to take. in your book youou talk about ts flow of constitutional amendments so after the first 12 amendments in reconstruction we have very important amendments, have this idea of the second founding. addresst to quickly what you mentioned, this pattern. the pattern is a historical pattern we during these other. that are much longer, have these periods of 50, 60 years where you are not amending the constitution at all. what you're doing is just to the most r