and a member of the european parliament and chair of the foreign affairs committee mr mcallister it's good to have you on the show let me let me ask you who is in charge of your cd you party at the moment. good evening from strasburg and a great come is our party chairwoman and she will remain a party chairwoman until the next conference will take place and she is in charge together with the members of the presidency of our party. and would you agree that she has been permanently damaged by the events that happened last week in the range i mean she is a lame duck if you will of a party leader tonight. i regret and a great karen bowers move however her decision deserves respect she has argued about the chance though or in this case the chance the candidate of the c.d.u. and the party leader belong together so consequently she has announced that she will not run again as party leader because she is not available as chancellor candidate so this is a consequent position and what we have to do now is a sea of you is organize the next conference we need a good format we need clarity about t

my guests today: american journalist and author jef mcallister, david aaronovitch of the london timesria margaronis of us news weekly the nation irish broadcaster brian 0'connell. it's been another grim week in the battle against coronavirus, ever more infections, deaths, lockdowns and economic damage. but for china's political leaders possibly the worst headline of the week was the loss of one wuhan doctor. in late december li wenliang had tried to warn about the virus but police accused him of disturbing social order. as usual, the political system censored bad news. mr li's death now draws attention to an uncomfortable question. should china have acted sooner? maria, start us off. i think it is clear china should have acted sooner and even chinese officials are acknowledging this. the outcry on social media over the death of doctor li wienlang is very moving and very powerful. we know that they did not close down the live markets, they did not alert people to the fact there was a new virus, that they in fact tried to censure doctor li wienlang. for me the question is where does tha

my guests today: american journalist and author jef mcallister, david aaronovitch of the london timesdcaster brian o'connell. it's been another grim week in the battle against coronavirus, ever more infections, deaths, lockdowns and economic damage. but for china's political leaders possibly the worst headline of the week was the loss of one wuhan doctor. in late december li wenliang had tried to warn about the virus but police accused him of disturbing social order. as usual, the political system censored bad news. mr li's death now draws attention to an uncomfortable question? should china have acted sooner? maria, start us off. i think it is clear china should have acted sooner and even chinese officials are acknowledging this. the outcry on social media over the death of doctor li wienlang is very moving and very powerful. we know that they did not close down the live markets, they did not alert people to the fa ct they did not alert people to the fact there was a new virus, that theyin fact there was a new virus, that they in fact try to censure doctor li wienlang. for me the que

. >> breaking news from the state prison in mcallister. >> the first of two scheduled executions at the lockett was supposed to receive the death penalty for killing a woman 15 years ago. but tonight his punishment is being referred to as a botched execution. >> things obviously went horribly wrong with mr. lockett's execution. >> my assistant reached me and told me that i needed to turn on a tv to see what was happening. the reports were that he was still alive. >> at 7:23 p.m., the man in charge of lockett's execution, department of corrections director robert patton, addressed the media. >> ladies and gentlemen, i'm going to make a short statement, and i'll not be taking any questions. so please don't scream and holler at me. as those inside witnessed, the drugs are not having the effect. so the doctor observed the line and determined that the line had blown. it was my decision at that time to stop the execution. at approximately 7:06 hours, inmate suffered what appears to be a massive heart attack and passed away. >> why did you decide to lower the curtain? >> so the physician could

amy: and the significance of martha hennessey, liz mcallister , the peace activist and widow of phil berrigan, and others gettingg convicted on their protest at the base? >> i started writing about nuclear weapons in 1981 when ronald reagan became president. i believe that is about the time when we met. in whichwe had marches hundreds of thousands of people were in central park and in europe and around the world. and today we have nothing of the sort. yes, it is important these peace workers continue to do their work and continue to do their important attention. operations and exercises, their own, if you will come actions against nuclear weapons. but it is not enough. the public has to be more engaged. i believe the democratic party candidates for president need to speak up and say something about nuclear weapons as well. amy: there is a debate tonight in new hampshire. we will see if that question is raised. william arkin, longtime reporter who focused on military and nuclear policy. author of many books including "top secret america: the rise of the new american security state." w

man, then he made some firefighters and that he made the president of firefighters jimmy mcallister.t is good to see you guys, and ladies. also, ambassador terrie shoemaker is a great friend. know everybody is but i want to say thank you. jim, thank you. jim demurrers is here. i want to thank everybody. look, you know, the story miche lle tells is the reason why i got engaged in politics in the first place. you know my dad used to have a saying for real. family is the beginning, the middle and the end. the way i look at how i think of the democratic party should act thatting again, i hope, it's all about family. that is all about ordinary people like my mom and dad, my sister and my brothers who i was raised with. ordinary people given half a chance to do extraordinary things. but never being put behind the 8ball where they did not have a chance to get up, didn't have a chance to get back. i i listen to you, michelle, thought about the same thoughts beau came home. when they diagnosed his condition coming home after being in iraq. i said, what do we do? go home and love him. they sai