but madeira was commonly served in boarding houses. and the people that i studied, certainly madeira was the drink of choice. host: congress was smaller and the country was smaller. do you have a sense of what percentage approximately who had families back in their districts versus those who were bachelors? dr. balcerski: that is an excellent point, because with buchanan and king, we get to the core of what it meant to be a bachelor. they were not the only bachelors. from my sense of studying biographical entries of the congressman. seven to ten congressmen during, say, a 15-20 year period show up as bachelors or widowers. when you do the calculations between 4% and 7%. ne does not have to be on mary unmarried to live like a bachelor. congressmen liked to live as bachelors. the connection there is if a family stays at home and if the congressmen stay to the capital -- come to the capital without his wife or family or children, those conditions are rife for a bachelor style lifestyle. drinking and tobacco usage, these are two things tha

presidency illegitimate madeira meanwhile has refused to resign. jonas paul dobson believes that the u.s. doesn't seem to have any clear plan for venezuela. it's very difficult to out here understand the u.s. strategy in venezuela if it is very clear that their political goals in the country in 2019 were not achieved they did not achieve regime change they did not achieve ousting with or from power and the comments coming out of the white house in the last few days seem to suggest that there is some computer in about the current u.s. strategy on both that we saw secretary of state might be talking about a dialogue transition which is a significant step down in the rhetoric regarding venezuela however only today we saw earlier abrams a special u.s. envoy to announce whaler bringing the issue of military intervention back onto the table so these 2 comments taken nearly 24 hours apart really show that there is a process a revision of the u.s. strategy in venezuela going on behind closed doors in washington and there are certainly different things of o

link you gave you backed coup leader john bolton is woman national security adviser tweeted this madeira tells the washington post she wants to go she is united states the only negotiations we should have with the douro are what he wants for lunch on the plane that will take him to permanent exile in cuba or russia viva venezuela this is rather a this is rather aren't they going to permanent exile in cuba or russia yet i mean it's just typical american arrogance to be honest boris johnson was with one way though apparently some room is saying that he may be negotiating the gold reserves of the. as a whale of the venezuelan government once back one way duo who by all accounts doesn't have one supporter meant as whether they were little madeira has done a great deal to record the country i mean the place is a mess people are starving to try to leave the country so i can't defend him as a leader but what i would say is not the business of other countries but it is the u.k. of the us versus anxious that may wreck the country out of exactly should put sanctions on a 2nd we shouldn't try to wr

the role last year after branding the madeira presidency legitimate and went on to declare himself an interim leader than a swale nicholas madeira meanwhile has refused to resign and journalist paul dobson says the u.s. doesn't need seem to have any clear plan for venezuela. it is very difficult to actually understand the u.s. strategy in venezuela is that it was very clear that their political strategic goals in the country in 2019 were not achieved they did not achieve regime change they did not achieve ousting with or from power and the comments coming out of the white house in the last few days seem to suggest that there is some confusion about the current u.s. strategy on thursday we saw secretary of state might be talking about a dialogue transition which is a significant step down in the rhetoric regarding venezuela however only today we saw earlier the abrams the special u.s. envoy for the next whaler bringing the issue of military intervention back on to the table for these 2 comments taken merely 24 hours apart really sure that there is a process a revision of the u.s. strat

and russian political and security interests clash directly in venezuela without russia's help the madeira regime would have already collapsed. venezuela is just one piece in a global game of poker the losers in this game of people like maliki hata and tonight was. well if things didn't feel beautiful to me if i had the chance i take my children and lean on me just like that me to. if they could millions more people would flee venezuela just to survive. thank you. for months street protests have rocked tom kong and the brutal police response has received heavy criticism the hong kong police officer told b.w. the criticism is largely justified. when david chan joint the hong kong police force a few years ago he never thought that he would see scenes like these david chan is not his real name they say was last november when protesters and police clashed for hours on the university campus hong kong police had to calm the massive attack. and david says it's not only the physical threats that affect morale. they've been working long hours they've been blamed fingers pointed at them it's very ex

proclaiming him self president a year ago and trying to oust the leader president nicolas maduro madeira remains in power despite u.s. sanctions and an economic crisis. diligent leader and better spelling help to do this and i would warn them meeting with them are our mission in venezuela as a james. when we are convinced that the man is with me it was remember 2020 then they had in 2900 euro's been destructive the bad millions of people have to flee the country to the american hero if you want we are. patience that is to continue to work through all the diplomatic channels to achieve the outcome of the present from way down now and 18 months ago thousands of central americans have gathered on guatemala's border with mexico which they plan to cross on monday morning they say their chances of getting past mexican guards on the other side are better if they go in one large group didn't norma's dust storm has swept through parts of the australian state of new south wales the town of daraa by the more than 400 kilometers northwest of sydney was hoped by the huge cloud powerful winds carried

venezuela's president might compare called for cooperation to remove the incumbent media nicholas madeira. we're here to ensure they're able to do everything we can assure that you give them an opportunity to get a chance simply to live the life that you want with democracy and freedom at the same time the u.s. has also given another 90 day extension for american oil companies to keep working with a friend as well and counterparts without fear of sanctions and extended waiver exempt 5 major of the trumpet ministration impose sanctions on caracas several times to cut its oil revenue revenues which account for most of the country's income sanctions bound american companies from participating in venezuela's economy but while the u.s. handed waivers to its firms the white house is still sanctioning on issuing threats to others. we sanction a moscow based bank jointly owned by russian in venezuelan state owned companies that is helping perpetuate the misery in venezuela by doing business with at a base a executive order gives authority to the treasury department to impose sanctions on any pers

from the united states and why is madeira still there because there is still supported. by the army i mean he has the he has the money he can use the force legally because he represents the state. though is a board but in the states but inside the country there always is still in power he can use the force. why the how to get a huge moment last year when he was he is the his tour in south america then he came back to venezuela he was received like a hero for venezuelans that was he's moment something have been herself something didn't work and then he has been after all year voting nothing has changed in the country i mean they were sitting by where and why though he's being criticized even for his supporters so what's going next month though has given me like a 2nd brief after these a few so we saw last week in the national assembly for months about that what happened he tried to take his 2nd period in the in the assembly and the government getting one for him to get inside the parliament so he had to take his period and he said come prepared in another place by the gov

seriously seriously if you're overseas to keep it in power madeira allows cuba to plunder venezuelan oil rate its wealth and roberts people and we want to make sure that the resources resources that the venezuelan people are going to need after material leaves we want to make sure those resources are available for the venezuelan people and not shipped off to cuba or to russia or to iran professor of latin american studies done you'll still thinks the u.s. stunts is hypocritical. this shows the extremely hypocritical nature of sanctions is a selective sections. share exon massive us corporation . then if it explodes on other country's resources neither its well as well or career 'd about we 'd are going to cause the trump government will look the other way. that the sanctions is blockade is airtight becomes the plan a shooting every day $30000000.00 people that it's never will us charity is always there always will the ball ready really revolutionary government so they can go ready into one as well ready ready. i'm scared 'd and i these are some of the most massive oil reserves in the

probably madeira i will say that all the spectacle is between warring factions prove that venezuela needs new parliamentary elections why because he knows that if he doesn't give the opposition transparent conditions for free in. nixon which is unlikely an important percentage will boycott the poll so his party will win control of their us it will be here tomorrow. but quite dull is hoping that this latest discoloration of the political conflict will reignite sluggish popular support for his leadership he's calling now in venezuela in struggle and take to the streets to demand regime change and to believe that this time it will make a difference you see in human al-jazeera caracas. their leader of the european commission has warned the britain as would rather britain but negotiating a new trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. will be tough britain's jews and leave the e.u. on january 31st on the go see a sions for a new economic relationship will begin almost immediately we will work for solutions that uphold the integrity of the european union its single market and its customs union t

madeira recently said that the opposition dominated parliament pushbacks quite oh had only damaged the country do you sell us some limits you know how much is being abused as a place where conspirators work to damage venezuela financially to create a coup and enable a foreign military invasion what's going on here i mean the thought of where now why don't is also talking about a coup against parliamentary democracy for you in the basically day that the rule of law was wrecked the republic was killed and that if only. the question of who is president is just the 1st of many that urgently needs an aunt. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today in tripoli the 1st funerals have been held following saturday's deadly air strike on a libyan military academy the strike killed at least 30 soldiers and wounded dozens more libya's internationally recognized government has blamed the attack on forces loyal to rebel leader called the fire after. extremists have stormed a military base used by u.s. anti terror forces in kenya. already say one american soldier and 2 co

madeira recently said that the opposition dominated parliament which backs quite oh had only damage the country will give you thought about someone else you know how much is being abused as a place where conspirators work to damage venezuela financially to create a coup and enable a foreign military invasion from here i mean if out of nowhere now why job is also talking about a coup against parliamentary democracy. you know this is a day that the rule of law was wrecked the republic was killed and that it only the question of who is president is just the 1st of many that urgently needs an aunt's . in recent times rain has been scarce in the philippine capital and that's threatening the city's millions of residents with water shortages a new chinese funded dam project in the nation's north could help ease the pain but advocacy groups are also displaced 25000 indigenous people and destroyed many hacked is a forest land. has this report the river has always run through the share a modern mountain range in northern philippines but a controversial dam project could change its course forever.

link you gave you backed coup leader john bolton is woman national security advisor tweeted this madeiratells the washington post he wants to go to united states the only negotiations we should have with the douro are what he wants for lunch on the plane that will take him to permanent exile in cuba or russia viva venezuela this is rather a this is rather arab league into permanent exile in cuba or russia i mean it's just typical american arrogance to be honest boris johnson was with one way though apparently some room is saying that he may be negotiating the gold reserves of venezuela the venezuelan government wants back and one way to go who by all accounts done that once a border man is whether there were little to do or has done a great deal to record country i mean at the place of mass people are starving to try to leave the country so i can't defend him as a leader that may wreck the country out of exactly should put sanctions on the secular we shouldn't try to rid the country you know it's for the venezuelans to sort out not for us to get involved ok but why didn't the meeting one

soldiers blocked him from seeking reelection as speaker both won by his rival a deputy but by the madeira government a pledge to lead the next parliamentary session a latin america at its atmosphere in human reports from caracas. the headline reads congress wakes to 2 speakers of the house in a country which already has 2 men claiming the presidency that is whalen's are understandably confused and frustrated when you think you know muslim but i have a thing as the saying gars we left as if we were lost in space. on sending national guardsmen prevented opposition majority leader one by law and other deputies from entering parliament to initiate the use session as the constitution stipulates. in his place the pro-government minority sworn in as speaker and deputy recently expelled from his opposition party that was the end of it this is the headquarters of the opposition newspaper. whose auditorium was used on sunday night by the opposition to elect and swear in one wide door but in a few hours why though will attempt to return to the real congress building accompanied by some 100 oppositio

probably madeira i will say that all the spectacles between warring factions prove that venezuela needs new parliamentary elections why because he knows that if he doesn't give the opposition transparent conditions for free election which is unlikely an important percentage will boycott the paul so his party will win control of their us. but is hoping that this latest discoloration of the political conflict will reignite sluggish popular support for his leadership he's calling now in venezuela in student can take to the streets to demand regime change and to believe that this time it will make a difference. al jazeera got access. to t.v. with a slow adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines when i was the us president donald trump says that iran appears to be standing down after a series of their strikes on iraqi ministry bases hosting u.s. troops he says he'll be imposing new sanctions on tehran until it changes its behavior we suffered no casualties all of our soldiers are safe and only minimal damage was sustained and our military bases are great american forces are prepared for any

probably madeira i will say that all the spectacles between warring factions prove that venezuela needs new parliamentary elections why because he knows that if he doesn't give the opposition a transparent. decisions for free election which is unlikely an important percentage will boycott the paul so his party will win control of their us in we had him over. but quite dull is hoping that this latest discoloration of the political conflict will reignite sluggish popular support for his leadership he's calling now and venezuelans to again take to the streets to demand regime change and to believe that this time it will make a difference. see inulin al jazeera. millions of workers in india are on strike protesting against the government's economic policies they're blocking train tracks and shutting time banks as they rally against prime minister narendra modi's labor reforms among most disaffected are farmers reports he has become a major issue with suicide rates high among pharma struggling with debt so how raman has more. impassioned stories to song by this group of farmers as one by one

for the celebration on latin america jealousy and human is live for us in caracas what message is madeira trying to send. i think it's very clear that president nixon last night who is raising the stakes here he wants international recognition and also domestic recognition of the forthcoming elections to the national assembly the only institution that until now he has not been able to control to democratically recognize internationally recognized elections so what he's saying now is you want to have better conditions for elections find he's asking the opposition to sit down at another negotiating table he calls it a dialogue table something that the mainstream opposition leader why though is saying he will not do again he says he's tried many times that the conditions aren't right so in response to that he's now offering to allow foreign observers to come in he also says that he will do everything necessary to have better conditions which would seem to imply that there there certainly is a lot of room for improvement one of the main stumbling blocks of course has been the composition of t

leaving venezuela since proclaiming himself president 2 years ago trying to oust a leader dickless madeira who remains in power despite a major economic crisis. he's a duly elected leader and better fellow citizen of a morning meeting with him are our mission a bit as well as in change. with we are convinced that the members will be preserved better 2020 than they had in 200-1000 euros been destructive the millions of people have to leave the country to the american few men and to be. patient so that is to continue to work through all the diplomatic channels to achieve the outcome the present from play the noun and 18 months ago now thousands of people from honduras have left their homes in the last. days hoping to reach the united states some of reach the guatemala border town of tucson retrying to cross into mexico but many of them don't know that just as they're trying to leave guatemala the u.s. is sending planes filled with their countrymen back home john holmes has more. some fool 1000 home during is he just beginning a long journey north passing through what tamal are sleeping rough

political crisis after one declared himself interim president and label the reelection of nicholas madeira as illegitimate. at least 3 police officers and one protest or have been injured during an anti government demonstrations in colombia hundreds of protesters have gathered in the capital to values the president's social and economic policies and so dr petit has more from bogota protesters repeatedly clashed with the police here in the capital in a number of cities across colombia in the 1st day of protests in 2020 a continuation of the national strike that story that's the end of november and continued almost until the end of december people us protesting for a number of reasons but they protest called because the continuous killing of a social leaders in the country 20 were killed since the beginning of the year practically every day we know that in the clashes at least 90 people have been detained and at least a dozen wounded to true out today both here. and other cities and this puts to test a new protocol that was this signed by the newly elected mayor. cloudier loftus to try and a

probably madeira i will say that all the spectacles between warring factions prove that venezuela needs new parliamentary elections why because he knows that if he doesn't give the opposite. transparent conditions for a free election which is unlikely an important percentage will boycott the poll so his party will win control of their us we had low. but quite dull is hoping that this latest discoloration of the political conflict will reignite sluggish popular support for his leadership he's calling now on venezuelan strug and take to the streets to demand regime change and to believe that this time it will make a difference. in human al-jazeera got access. millions of workers in india are on strike and these 10 trade unions across the country are protesting against the government's economic policies protests are blocking train tracks and shutting down banks as they valli against prime minister narendra modi's labor reforms well among the most disaffected it's our farmers who are poverty has become a major issue but suicide rates high among farmers struggling with debt are senior asia c

probably madeira i will say that all the spectacles between warring factions prove that venezuela needs new parliamentary elections why because he now. if he doesn't give the opposition a transparent conditions for free election which is unlikely an important percentage will boycott the paul so his party will win control of their us. but quite dull is hoping that this latest discoloration of the political conflict will reignite sluggish popular support for his leadership he's calling now on venezuelans to again take to the streets to demand regime change and to believe that this time it will make a difference see in human al-jazeera practice. a state of emergency is in place in puerto rico after a powerful earthquake that killed at least one person and damaged thousands of properties the 6.4 magnitude quake hit early on choose day morning and was followed by more than a dozen aftershocks and the calico has more. the earthquake struck in the early hours of tuesday collapsing homes causing power and causing landslides along the southern coast of the island officials from the united states

probably madeira i will say that all the spectacles between warring factions prove that venezuela needs new parliamentary elections why because he knows that if he doesn't give the opposition transparent conditions for free election which is unlikely an important percentage will boycott the paul so his party will win control of their us. but is hoping that this latest discoloration of the political conflict will reignite sluggish popular support for his leadership he's calling now on venezuelans to again take to the streets to demand regime change and to believe that this time it will make a difference. see in human al-jazeera. just ahead on the news in sports tennis world number. of rounds of the a.t.p. cup. ullo old. get tough sport his foreign agent thank you so much lagos football association is reviewing its decision to sell betting companies the broadcast rights to stream f.a. cup games online since last season bookmaker bet 365 has been allowed to stream some matches including some in the latest round of competition and one that had made a bet with the company 24 hours before kic

the one over madeira airport, that was the worst. it will be back though.finding out the suspect who'd left the uk and claimed diplomatic immunity in america had been charged, bbc breakfast has continued to follow their journey. seeing in christmas without their son has just been their latest battle, graham satchell has been speaking to harry's mum, charlotte. 00:41:13,767 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 to us it was just another day. the last four months have been unbearable for a twin who has lost his brother, for a mother who has lost her son. harry dunn was killed in august. he was hit by a car driving on the wrong side of the road. the crash happened outside raf trout and in northamptonshire. the american driver later left the country are claiming she had diplomatic immunity. harry's family have been complaining —— campaigning ever since to getjustice for their son. just before christmas anne sacoolas was charged for causing death by dangerous driving. when the cps charge came through it was really ha rd to cps charge came through it was really hard to descri