not at all sid king. the problem as you know, he told kennedy is that ghetto dwellers are often invisible thoughts are known words unheard feelings unfelt. kennedy conceded that lack of understanding of the bitter conditions that existed in these urban communities was deeply troubling and expressed deep concern to where this combination of factors would lead the united states. riots king famously warned in the final analysis. turn out to be the language of the unheard. so we're coming to the end of 66. and again, the chronology here is important and i'm not going to go into detail, but during the fall of 66 robert kennedy makes it really important. speech. at uc, berkeley he talks to 15 more than 15,000 students crowded outside in the greek theater, and i think what's really interesting about it. the anti-war movement is full steam ahead students and it's very mostly white students are really involved in anti-world movement. what is he say in that speech that any of you that that struck you as where his f

king. it's a design which one was a king between and this king did this speech really made him famous in the whole world because really he really spoke about how people were treated as how humans he was talking about the discrimination, but also the appetite that was also present into the cities of the congo. and he also, he is also a hero today because he has been killed because of he's a real to really a fight for the freedom of his country and other people. the only remains left his truth about them has pledged to return that it's just one tooth, but how symbolic and significant is it? it's, it's so it's really about respect to and about the dignity of, of, of his body. he was a hero, like he really stood up for his country and he has been killed because of that. and until today, there is still a propaganda of a former colonial people to also deny and discredit his work, you know, and to say that he murdered people, that he was an organized and that he wrote a disorder into the country.

king.any other people. >> meeting with gandhi had tremendous influence. >> he met with gandhi in 1936. he was part of a pilgrimage with his wife and two other people. the carols were chosen to go to sellon, burma and india in 1935 and it was not until 1936 that he actually met with gandhi and they discussed non-violence, and that's when gandhi said it could be through -- at that time the negro, the mamerican negro that non-violence would have its greatest exposition. >> we're going to hear more about that because one of the things i thought of is why does howard thurmond matter this day? so let's come back to that. okay, thank you. please join us as we talk further about howard thurmdond and his spirituality and his impact on all of us. thank you for being with us. ♪ b ♪ >> welcome back to "mosaic." we've been talking to reverend dorsey blake about howard thurmond and i asked him before the break why does howard thurmond matter? >> howard thurmond believes in the search for common ground. h

r c for king philip, and he arrived to a warm welcome from his hosts. the truck comes at a time of height and consciousness of europe's colonial history in africa. it's a painful past to reflect upon as the visiting king acknowledge for colonial regime was based on exploitation and domination. it was a regime of unequal and unjustifiable relationships marked by paternalism discrimination and racism. he led to violent acts and humiliations here in front of a congolese people and those who are still suffering from it. i wish to reaffirm my deepest regrets for these past wounds. deep regrets, but no clear apology for the deadly plunder of this lands resources the limbs and lives of millions of congolese were brutally lost for the insatiable demands of king leopold the 2nd who govern this territory as his personal property. in fact, there was one of the worst mass killings in modern history. yet it took the recent emergence of the black lives matter movement to question. while leopold is still celebrated in belgium. in kinshasa, the darcy government says it

not this king, but the previous king and his staff.ff. i think western countries in general- previous king and his staff. i think western countries in general have been very reticent to the issue of apologies for the record of imperial rule and conquest in africa and other parts of the world. what is special about belgian's history is that beginning in the late 1880s, it took over this territory at the heart of central africa, and the ancestor of the present king ruled this land as his own private domain. and the regime of forced labour and exactions, physical punishments used to raise production levels with rubber in particular but to some extent, ivory tusks, the culling of elephants on a huge scale. these are rising beyond most of what can associate with imperial rule on the continent. �* ., ., , , continent. and i wonder as we see this -la continent. and i wonder as we see this play out whether _ continent. and i wonder as we see this play out whether there - continent. and i wonder as we see this play out whether there is - contin

in the same thing with king philip now. a lot of divergence in belgium about whether or not he should be traveling to congo, and was so whole nature of this big debate, which is restitution. there was a mask that was just unveiled in the history museum that came from this museum, and this thing about restitution is very, very much a way of clarifying belgium's colonial past and there's a lot of emotion and a lot of ideology. we are seeing this not only in belgium, but we are also seeing it in congo, where philip's visit is not universally welcomed. >> jonathan, let's come back to you. we talk about the colonial past, but what are the ongoing impacts of colonialism on democratic republic of congo today? what is the legacy, how is it continuing to be felt? >> we see congo has not known even a decade of peace in our states independence. currently we see what's good on the part of the country. i mean it's all about control of congo's vast resources. and i believe that the actors in congo today are a mere process to some externa

only these three regiments, king.s and banners to the beat of drums. out of respect for their courage and ability to fight. peter met in novgorod the remnants of his army, stretched along the entire road to the force of dirt, roadless, ragamuffins. his army was no more and suddenly the silence was broken by the drumbeat, their uniforms from the blood with difficulty, holding, the preobrazhenians and semyonovtsy, who had gone beyond orders. explanatory we form with weapons the banners of his undefeated guard. did peter understand what to do? now the entire russian military army should become such a guard, which will be able to fight with any enemy and in any circumstances, without counting on anyone's help. and to win the events near narva showed that the russian army lacked not only experience and training, but also discipline had to be severely suppressed. peter was especially merciless to the scribe officer. peter introduced discipline in the russian army, regulated by the military regulations for his violation prov

nadia oleg to king reggie.n from our country was not just to marry anna, but to throw a shareport into the protocol procedures to load the convention factor and recognize heinrich's artyly, two documents, practically tied a pair of arms and legs, but in novels they were headed by his real lada and endowed the gentry, not running away with hoods. on the piston of the hamonts , stephanbator did not have a sub-ring, all that was mentioned was that the advancing king was the camp of habbsburg, and the fact that stefan became this, well, in fact, such a basil of his brother’s death, ghani and the elonians were 49 years old on the rose they called such centuries, and she was not kolya, was not married, had no children, all were applicants for jeruka and the written heart of the cartoon, you get married uii , you become dada, kokhans did not go out to cloak the empty throne of morality, many were now a getkin transitional banner. if you want to sit on the throne, they all don't want to. let 's be healthy. let's guess

the idea of the divine right of kings, i mean, which we effectively cut a king's head off. to the days of the civil war, but there was an element of we no longer accept that principle. well, indeed. and therefore, presumably that guarantee for him isn't there? well, indeed. but i think it's if there is nervousness, it's more is he fully accepted? and again, ifound it extremely interesting that the queen made a comment in her accession anniversary statement earlier this year about how much she wished to see camilla become the queen consort, not somebody strangely on the sidelines. it did feel like a bit of management of the process, trying to ensure that camilla was accepted, because if the queen gives camilla her imprimatur, it's harder for others to object. but i think what will happen when we see a new monarch is that prior to any coronation, if they have one, of that monarch, we're going to get opinion polls, i would think about them. millions of people have never forgotten diana. | you know, they've wiped her out of history. - prince charles�*s first wife, who died in a

and queens and bad kings and queens.erson. correct! exactly. but they are not elected and there is no way to get rid of them unless it is a bloody revolution or some other kind of mechanism that few countries have managed to actually successfully do in a bloodless way, so you cannot get rid of these kings and queens very easily, and i think that's what we're seeing is a problem. i've got 30 seconds, yasmin. how much longer will it last as an institution, do you think, in this country? it will...one - generation, i think. catherine? the duke of edinburgh said as long as you want us. but it's also, of course, as long as they want to do it, and will younger generations want to do it? great thought to end on. thank you all very much. yasmin, in particular, thank you very much for soldiering on through your discomfort. love your programme. bless you, thank you very much. i hope you love it too at home. that's dateline london for this week. if you do, please come back again same time next week, goodbye. hello there, heavy rain

a previous king and s staff?think western countries in general have been reticent issue out white -- to issue out right apologies in the record of imperial rule and conquest in africa and the rest of the world. what's special about belgium's history in congo, beginning in the late 1880's, it took over this territory at the heart of central africa. the ancestor of the present king ruled this land as his own private dain, his own prite property, if y will. the regime of forced labor and physical punishments used to raise production levels of rubber in particular, but also to a substantial extent ivory tasks, and the calling of elephants on a huge scale. these atrocities rise beyond what we have associated with western imperial rule on the african continent. ros: stay with us. in a few minutes, we will be talking about the european union, which has approved a provisional law to require universal charging ports by all devices by 2024. that has ramifications for apple. we will unpack that. ♪ ros: now, the white houset

a in belgium is a post to the kings visit to congo now. and they're certainly opposed to making any apologies, because that could have a financial imprecations. now we have to realize that this visit is taking place in a very, very bad important context of belgium politics and in congo lease politics at the same time. not, this is a diplomatic convergence. it's a major accomplishment for president jesse kennedy. and as a reminder to your audience, jessy, katy was not exactly elected president. he, he became president to deal making with that with the company like another another actress. 3 years ago. and the same thing with king philip, now there's a lot of divergence in belgium about whether or not he should be traveling to congo in what's the whole nature of this big debate, which is restitution? there was a mask that was just unveiled in the yard and the yacht history museum in kinshasa that came for new sam. and you know, this thing about restitution is very much a way of clarifying belgium's colonial past. and there's a lot of emotion

and the same thing with king philip. now there's a lot of divergence in belgium about whether or not he should be traveling to congo in what's the whole nature of this big debate, which is restitution? there was a mask that was just unveiled in the yard and the yacht history museum in kinshasa that came for new sam. and you know, this thing about restitution is very much a way of clarifying belgium's colonial past. and there's a lot of emotional, lot of ideology, and we're seeing this not only in belgium, but we're also see it in congo. sell her work to our phillips visit is not universally welcomed. ah, jonathan alphonse, i'd like to come back to you as we talk about in the colonial past. but what are the ongoing impacts of colonialism on democratic republic of congo today? what, what, what is the legacy? how is it continuing to be felt it to scooter, to look at, we see it. oh, cool. and oh, crust much known it with the kettle piece in or since it depend there's in that you 60 currently we see what's good on the eastern

and queens and bad kings and queens. person. correct! exactly. but they are not elected and there is no way to get rid of them unless it is a bloody revolution or some other kind of mechanism that few countries have managed to actually successfully do in a bloodless way, so you cannot get rid of these kings and queens very easily, and i think that's what we're seeing is a problem. i've got 30 seconds, yasmin. how much longer will it last as an institution, do you think, in this country? it will...one generation, i think. catherine? the duke of edinburgh said as long as you want us. but it's also, of course, as long as they want to do it, and will younger generations want to do it? great thought to end on. thank you all very much. yasmin, in particular, thank you very much for soldiering on through your discomfort. love your programme. bless you, thank you very much. i hope you love it too at home. that's dateline london for this week. if you do, please come back again same time next week, goodbye. hello. the sunshine con

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cres thawere described first by king philip,he king of the belgians.n his own name,020, exact on june0, the 60th anniversary of independence, when he was saying violence and crimes had been committed during that te and he was referri especiall to his great great grand uncle's leold' rein before 1908. that ithe fact that the king, hi own dynastic fami or history, but the belgians have notet come to terms with that question of reparations, which also overshadows the future partnership. >> reparations are touchy wherever you l look at it or go really. can we expect some sort of apology from king philippeor sins of the past during this high-stakes visit? i am curious, how is his trip being covered in the media where you are? >> it is a very important trip for the belgian news. this is the first one. king philippe was raised in part by his uncle who reigned and who was the king at the time of congolese independencen 1960, the speech, delivered in 1960 on june 30, the famous speech which provoked the anger and the counter speech saying congolese history had

a in belgium is opposed to the king's visit to come out. and shirley opposed to making any apologies because that could have a financial implications of adoption actually or not. we have to realize that distribution is taking place in a very, very important context of belgium politics and in congress, east politics. it's the same time. this is a diplomatic convergence. it's a major accomplishment for president jesse candy. and as a reminder to your audience, jessy, katy was not that elected president. she became president to deal making with that which can be like another another actress, 3 years ago. and the same thing with, with philip, now there's a lot of divergence in belgium about whether or not he should be the travel to congo in what's the whole nature of this big debate, which is restitution. there was a mask that was just unveiled in the the yeah, history you see, and in contrast that came from converge museum. and you know, this thing about restitution is very much a way of clarifying belgium's colonial past. and there's a lot of

this is the first visit of the king of the - visit of the king of the belgians to this former colony,ing expressed his deep regrets on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of independence i was just independence i wasjust mentioning over the violence committed by the belgians under the leopold ii, people said it is not enough, and regarding this past, obviously more today than before and this official visit is around, for example, this incredible story, the body of the first democratically elected prime minister of congo who was an icon in congo, and he was assassinated after announcing those crimes in 1961, has been dissolved in acid, so in order to make him disappear completely, and a police officer described a type of hunting trophy secretly there is over a0 years and this is still in belgium, and congo wanted back.— is still in belgium, and congo wanted back. looks like there is more to _ wanted back. looks like there is more to go _ wanted back. looks like there is more to go to _ wanted back. looks like there is more to go to please - is more to go to please everyone. weighs it

and for the king of august, it took me magnificent-lords to keep up.e in the forge, at the stable. you have been in moscow for a long time . i have arrived in moscow for a week from riga, general. karlovich, a little earlier from warsaw, general karlovich has the honor to represent the interests of my king in the presence of the king august, it is gratifying that i do not need it. they are trusted young monarch, of course, after europe it's boring in moscow but god will give us speed. let's make peace with turkey and force everyone to wear the german hungarian clothes of robbers. than god sent already a low nexakali, pigeon sauce on the table of which brings to your wiener movie altar oh, you're joking your majesty my gentlemen. if you'll allow me to return to the conversation of the dear friend of the heart of the polish king august. and your pigeons smell of something like a pig, mr. messenger, now you have such an opportunity as never before to gain a foothold in the baltic sea to take away from the swedes and karelia these primordial russian estate

who is greedy for wealth sausage king arrested alexander mauritius.onstantin barsky continued to remain silent. but the third detainee, shahmedov, began to cooperate with the investigation. he is a resident of kazakhstan and said that he came to moscow at the invitation of an old friend alexander mauritius. they became friends at work in their youth. when they were engaged in classical wrestling together, he settled a friend in a dacha in the odintsovo district. akhmedov pasha yes, this is also a sports man, a family man. that's a very imaginary about on him. here accordingly, in principle, influenced the timing, which suggested that he retreat into an organized group. so he agreed, respectively, maybe because of the lack of money, but he agreed and joined. in the end. akhmedov confessed that together with mavride he participated in the attack on vladimir morogov and his civil wife. he told in detail how they were preparing for the crimes, and showed the same weapons store, where they bought a crossbow, arrows and a knife. mavride and akhmedova record

colleagues called the entrepreneur the sausage king behind his back.ell, morogov himself was a rich man at the time of the murder. well, i will say not to the poor. no, yes according to our information, he had real estate objects, including enterprises in the capital that, as i said, did not work directly, closed to him, but were affiliated. to him, marugov was considered a secular public person. he is not rare. it could be watch on tv. here he talks about business problems. we need a different quality of raw materials. we need a different quality of cutting this meat for many uh, taught. e. who is engaged in butchering it and who is engaged in butchering taught many? how to do it right under world standards, many have learned to work? on november 1, 2020, billionaire vladimir marukov, together with his common- law wife sabina gazieva, arrived at the house of his father-in-law, the village of anosino near moscow, the spouses loved this place of exceptional beauty pine forest winding river istra and most importantly, peace and quiet. toward evening, vla

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they haven't mentioned the role of king fleet. great. grandfather's brother belgian king leopold. the 2nd he turned congo into his personal fif them. in 1885, he made a fortune from rubber which conquer leaves were forced to harvest from the forest. their hands were cut off if they didn't collect enough for their rulers. up to 10000000 people died. it was the black lives matter movement 2 years ago that prompted activists to face statues of king leopold and belgium. some of the statues were removed, and king felipe expressed regret for the 1st time, the d, as later his visiting democratic republic of congo for the 1st time, brought back a mosque, one of thousands of artifacts saluted by the colonialists. he said it's on a permanent loan from the belgian museum. some conquer liza fall short of making up for the path. so the atrocity of the red rubber, the weeping, the repetitive munition suffer by our system. i will funding fathers and mothers as should not become a case that goes unnoticed because they refused to formally apologize for president . she said kitty, bring some intern

king, martin luther king and the civil trial that launched the civil rights movement.u wrote the book with fred gray. how important was this case in establishing king as a national civil rights leader? >> it was the case. martin luther king was a local minister who had been asked by fred gray and one other person to be the spokesperson for this boycott that they were conducting in montgomery of the busses. that became a very successful boycott. it became so successful that the local authorities said we got to get these people back on the busses, how are we going to do it? let's prosecute martin luther king based on some ancient boy boycott statute. the first time he's ever mentioned in the national media is in this trial. martin luther king testifies in his own defense. fascinating stuff. >> you believe he is one of the most underrepresented -- he was just 25 years old at the time. he also represented rosa parks, claudette colvin, the freedom riders, numerous school segregation lawsuits. the most impactful things about the struggles of folks who were living in montgome

the king paid special attention.russian fleet in kronstadt and peter decided to make peace with the forces of swedes, also at sea in 1714, the gangus naval battle took place on the baltic sea. it was the sea poltava which called peter the power of sweden on the baltic sea. it was significantly shaken. russian troops began hostilities in finland was the capital of the principality of finland, the city of abu turku can be said almost the war was at the gates of the swedish kingdom itself. and gradually, slowly but surely, around 1717, russia nevertheless comes to the point where the victory does not sunbathe, but a lot of human strength and energy have been lost during this time. huge amount of money spent not a single normal state to fight. where it is not possible to conclude peacefully on one's own terms, the idea of ​​peace negotiations naturally begins to arise. but none of the countries was interested in a world victorious for russia, only an empty treasury forced charles 12 to start negotiations. since even fran

a former belgian colony and personal property of king leopold. he bit his speech outside the parliament where he elaborated on the remorse he had expressed years ago over his countries rule which historians say exxon millions died. -- saw millions died. reporter: stopping short of an apology, belgium's king acknowledged his country's brutal actions in the democratic republic of congo during its colonial rule. >> it was that of an inherently unjust, unequal relationship, marked by paternalism and racism. on the occasion of my first trip to congo, i reaffirm my deepest regrets from these wounds of the past. reporter: the king's comments come as he made his first visit to the country at since taking the throne in 2013. his trip is being closely watched in both countries. in 2020 he became the first belgian official to express regret for the brutal actions on the 60th anniversary of the congo's independence. many in a former colony were hoping for an outright apology, which the united nations called for in 2019 belgium's issues rule was one of the cr

and a chance for reconciliation on a historic visit to the democratic republic of congo belgians, king felipe expressed his regret for his country's colonial rule saying it was unjustifiable and racist. lou i'm burned. gov is going to have you with us. a school trip to berlin has ended in tragedy for a 10th grade class. there teacher kill after a man drove his car on to the sidewalk. in a busy downtown shopping area here in berlin, 14 of her students were injured. police are questioning the driver to night. it's not yet clear whether the crash was intentional and the incident. it occurred near the sight of that 2016 attack. when a chair was drove a truck into crowds at a christmas mark, a scene of desolation, sadly familiar, are in this area of western berlin. this morning, a 29 year old man drove his car into pedestrians in this popular district of the german capital, killing one person and enjoying several others. we are among this done during the incident demand. we turned to the road and crashed into a shopping window. he was immediately detained. we questioning him to find out wha

was king. leopold belgian king lethal to the end of the 19th century, who colonized this enormous chunk right in the middle of the african continent, which is today the democratic republic of congo. and he kept it in his own personal feast. hm. and it turned out to be stream lea lucrative, mainly, mostly from robot, the global demand for rubber stored at the beginning of the 20th century for making tie as the vehicles than the agents of kingly, upholding congo. force the population, the harvest rubber from the forest. i'm sorry for cutting off people hand up to about 10000000 people died. so by the time patrice lamont was campaigning for independence, certainly his messages resonated with many connelly following independence. he faced uprisings in some parts of the country to return to belgium, the phone and former colonial power into the us to ask for military assistance which they didn't give him any turn to the u. s. s or not proved too much for the u . s. and belgium to tolerate, along with the democratic and socialist messaging. and so in the subsequent decades on slide, the belgia

what the bavarian king had create. it only came to be appreciated by later generations to day by schon stein is one of the most visited castles in europe. lou that was fantastic. finally, i've been through my shrine stein castle. it may be down hill from here, but it's fun. now i'm heading back to fuson. the lake will have to wait a little longer for me. hardly any other region in bavaria. his home to so many traditional costume and regional a history societies. as the allegory, i have a meeting with someone who's passionate about the very end tradition. marx is an ice hockey coach and a devoted wearer of traditional bavarian dress. it's important to him to pass the traditions on to the younger generation. the helpless isaac his spirit because of the ice hockey. i received invitations to switzerland and america and cologne took him. i never went because i never felt quite up to it. i'm too closely tied to my home. max teaches the kits in his club and anyone who asks him a centuries old bavarian folk dance. she'll plott

king sent me down there to stop the movement. he said what one he didn't want any more people hurt unnecessarily. he really believed that the civil rights bill would pass within the next two weeks or so. and he didn't want people hurt for nothing, but he also knew. that if for some reason or other the situation got out of hand. and it became violent. instead of nonviolent that that would kill the civil rights bill. so i go down to stop this to stop the march. and i mean my brother. hosea williams was also my nemesis. because he didn't believe jose jose was in a foxhole in germany well first place he he volunteered for the military when he was 16 or 17. because it was the only place he could go to legally kill white people. and and that was his background, so he was in a foxhole. and they had been a direct hit. and when they came to get the bodies out. he was the only one alive on the bottom of the bodies. and he came back. a disabled veteran after 11 months in the hospital on crutches with a purple heart and in uniform and drank

let the king work on laying new cities. we will pick them up later.reality , everything turned out, on the contrary, in 1704 the same narva was taken, where 4 years ago peter was defeated. and the tsar informed his friends in moscow about the complete victory of the russian troops, i can’t write otherwise just now narva, which has been tearing up for 4 years now, thank god, has burst through, ivangorod, which was opposite. narva was a fortress founded by ivan iii at the end of the 16th century. that is, these were ancient russian territories that were lost by the muscovite state in the 17th century, which were thus recaptured by peter during the great northern war. on december 14, 1704, a ceremony was held in moscow in honor of the winners , the heroes of the assaults rode ahead of the column of captivity, nah was headed by the swedish commandant of narva, major general rudolf horn behind him 159 swedish officers, then 80 captured guns alexander sergeevich pushkin wrote about this event like this. the people looked with skill and curiosity at the capt

the 2nd is also called the fairy tale king. not only did he create beautiful castles, he tended to live in his own dream world. he had this grotto built in the middle of his living quarters. pretty crazy idea. it put him in the world of the wagner opera . tannhauser lieut. vision was a great admirer. and patron of the famous composer he had wagner. well, what have you the the sad part is that lute vision only knew this castle as a construction site. he died before a noise monster was completed. ah, he never had a chance to experience the fingers holes filled with music, except wagner, oper us were meant to be performed here. but that never happened. the frescos all the round show scenes from the opera pacified i think this is my favorite room. during the rain, there was little understanding for his building craze. what the bavarian king had created only came to be appreciated by later generation today. why spawns time? is one of the most visited castles in europe. mm. that was fantastic. finally, i've been to nice ramstein cast

the king met with the congolese president. during belgium's rule, millions of congolese were killed, mutilated or died of disease as the country's resources were exploited. furthermore, i want to bring in the co-coordinator of the collective colonial memory and fight against discrimination. she joins us from brussels. it is good to have you on the program. the king is an congo. in your opinion, what would be the best outcome of this visit? >> thank you for the invitation. i would say that there is no better outcome. i would just say that this page the king gave today and congo was a step in the right direction. for the relationship between the two countries because the speech was really about recognizing the past without minimizing what the colonial system was. it was a good step in the right direction and i just hope that this will be the beginning of a relationship where the states treat eacother as equals. >> this is about a lot more than just the king, isn't it? belgium's brutal history and congo and the region is well doc

king was killed, nixon wanted to go and pay his respects to scott king. you got to go on that very said, very poignant trip. tell the story that led up to this. and eisenhower, nixon, they had an introductory role. this is a picture taken with dr. martin luther king and mrs. king's, bedroom. we flew down there, and the president was torn. he wanted to be president of all of the people, but he did not want to take on a political overtone like it was being used some way. it was very touching moment, and i described it quite early in the book. mr. nixon and i, got on a plane on saturday morning. and nixon's great friend, and we went down and we sent one advanced man. and they got a car, they went over to the king house, and we pulled up, nobody knew we were coming. we are told the king family to not publicize that we were coming. and the president, candidate, at this point, they went to the walkway. these kids, dr. king's kids, he shook hands with each one of them and had some words. private words. and the candidate and i actually walked in. when this was ha

chair manchin: senator king. senator king:00 thank you, mr. chairman -- senator king: thank you, mr. chairman. absolutely important hearing. first this is a cycle. i found a very-didn't develop it but found an interesting chart that shows the water situation in the west over the last 1200 years. what it shows is up and down. and we are at the second lowest point that we have been. the last one was around 1500. interestingly, the west was settled and developed during a period of relative high water. and we are now in a situation where we are at this low point. one of the questions is, will the low point -- historically these drought periods lasted about 20 years. the question is is the climate change effect going to make it a much more permanent kind of situation. i would like to submit this chart for the record. chair manchin: without objection. senator king: second observation is that the amount of water in the world is constant. it never changes. hasn't changed since the dinosaurs. the question is where is it. unfortunately right now it's in

. >>> tennis legend billie jean king on the game changing moment for women in sports 50 years ago. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. president biden tonight announcing his new plan to bring down high fuel prices the president calling on a somewhat skeptical congress to suspend the federal gas tax. that's currently around 18 cents a gallon for gasoline. 24 cents for diesel. a federal gas tax holiday will provide only minimal relief from the price at the pump which has trickled down to a still staggering average of $4.95 a gallon and the president is asking states to suspend their fuel taxes, too. gas prices are up nearly $2 a gallon in the past year helping to fuel soaring inflation. with limited levers at his disposal, the president faces increasing pressure to show he's trying to do something to blunt the impact of runaway prices but at what cost chief white hous correspondent kristen welker leads us off tonight. >> reporter: under pressure with gas prices hovering around $5 a gallon ahead of the july fourth holiday president biden today calling for a