the one at union square for another rally. these community members want their voices to be heard and they gathered at city hall to protest racism against asian- americans. the mayor joint mayors from other southbay cities to show support for the aap i community. >> on the peninsula they gathered at the shopping center near jefferson avenue and camino riel. organizers say they are showing solidarity with victims of the atlanta shooting spree and demanding an end to racism. this group, raging grannies, sponsored today's event. >>> fighting for racial and social justice. we have a lot of resources to help you. to find this, head to two abc7 news .com/take action. >>> unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the u.s. will arrive at a temporary shelter tonight in san diego. they are operating the shelter at the convention center and children will receive healthcare and food while they wait to be reunited with their families. the u.s. border patrol is dealing with a surge in children crossing the border. right now there are 17,000 u

the group met with another one at union square for yet another rally. >>> to the south bay where community members want their voices heard. they gathered at saratoga city hall to protest racism against asian americans. saratoga mayor joined mayors from other south bay cities to show their support for the aapi community. on the peninsula, community members rallied against racism and redwood city. gathered this afternoon at the shopping center near jefferson avenue and el camino real. organizer say they are showing solidarity with the vic dems of the atlanta shooting spree and demanding an end to racism. the activists group cosponsored today's event. >>> part of building a better bay area is fighting for racial and social justice. we have a lot of resources to help you and make your ally you can head to abc 7 news.com/take action. >>> developing news. unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the u.s. will arrive at a temporary shelter in san diego tonight. the department of health and human services is operating the shelter at the city's convention center. the children will receive healthcar

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the group met up with another one at union square for another rally. >>> to the south bay were community members want their voices heard, they gathered at city hall to protest racism against asian americans. the saratoga mayor joined mayors of from several other cities to show or >>> on the peninsula, racism in redwood city, they gathered this afternoon at the shopping center near jefferson avenue. organizers say they are showing solidarity with the victims of the atlanta shooting spree and demanding a and two racism. the activism group cosponsored today's event. part of building a builder building a better bay area is part of going to www.abc7news.com to take action. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 11, a asian american official raises his shirt during a government meeting to show his scars earned during military combat. his emotional message about what patriotism means. >>> a couple accused of stealing catalytic converters, how police are linking them to thousands of thefts. as we continue to return to classrooms... parents like me want to make sure we're doing it safely. especially in

they met up with another one at union square for another rally. more rallies are planned for today across the bay area. you can see the list. southbay, one at milpitas city hall starting at 1:00. a rally at aquatic park in berkeley at 2:00. dublin at emerald oakland park and fremont at lake elizabeth at 4:00 p.m. >>> part of building a better bay here is fighting for racial and social justice. we have a lot of resources to help, and you can find your ally at abc7news.com/ take action. >>> let's get a check outside this morning. >>> it's the last sunday of march. we have a full moon. some fog over the bridge and above average temperatures again continuing for most of us. a beautiful view here. numbers in the city will be coming down due to a sea breeze. everyone close off or monday, but more changes for the week ahead. the forecast is a few minutes away. >>> an asian american official raises his shirt during a government meeting to show the scars earned during military combat. his emotional message about what patriotism means. >>> a new bill aims to

to union forces i mean i'm currently working on looking at union sentiment in berkeley county, west virginia which until of course june of 1863 was part of virginia and it's it's there are dozens and dozens of people. in this county who have done so much to support the union war effort? and so simon cameron is saying we would have to pay all of these people and as much as we sympathize with her as much as we appreciate what she had done. the government simply can't do this we can't afford. to do it sir, rebecca wright was not going to receive that help. but the rebecca wright as she was thinking what am i going to do? she remembered what phil sheridan told her on september 19th 1864 after he had achieved that victory at the third battle of winchester if there is ever anything can do for you. just let me know. well now it was time. to answer that call. so she communicated with sheridan and sheridan along with? general grant were able to secure her an appointment as a clerk in the united states treasury department. she receive that appointment on july 6 1868 and if you're looking at that power

on its payment network. now it could be a watershed moment for workers at one of the internet's biggest names and plays at amazon's warehouse in the u.s. state of alabama a vote on whether to unionize well as the ballots counted up let's find out more about what's at stake. welcome to bessemer if you have never heard of this southwestern suburb of birmingham alabama you were not alone at least until recently bessemer home to roughly 28000 residents has become a daily news headline a beacon of hope for many but for others it's now a symbolizes a vicious attack on good old capitalism. bessemer is now at the center of the biggest and most important labor fight the united states has seen in decades thanks to amazon so here we are at the amazon fulfillment center right behind me here in bessemer alabama. this place year or better 5800 workers who work here could make history yes history but only in the united states why is that because amazon was successful for the last almost 20 years to fight off any union effort to put cracks in the house off the sauce this is the 1st time that a union has a real chance to get labor organized at amazon local union organizers work from months on getti

on its payment that quick. now it could be a watershed moment for workers at one of the internet's biggest names and plays at amazon's warehouse in the u.s. state of alabama a vote on whether to unionize but as the ballots are counted up let's find out more about what's at stake. welcome to bessemer if you have never heard of this southwestern suburb of birmingham alabama you were not alone at least until recently bessemer home to roughly 28000 residents has become a daily news headline a beacon of hope for many but for others it's now a symbolizes a vicious attack on good old capitalism. bessemer is now at the center of the biggest and most important labor fight the united states has seen in decades thanks to amazon so here we are at the amazon fulfillment center right behind me here in bessemer alabama. this place or better 5800 workers who work here could make history yes history but only in the united states why is that because amazon was successful for the last almost 20 years to fight off any union effort to put cracks in the house off the sauce this is the 1st time that a union has a real chance to get labor organized at amazon local union organizers work from months on getting

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delivery going public today in london's biggest market last decade and ballard review is on the way to a crucial union vote at an alibi. but some hopeful spark an explosion of union organizing across the united states. was called welcome to the program the pandemics disproportionate impact on women could reverse years of progress towards gender equality that is the stark warning from a new report published by the world economic forum it shows that at the current rate of progress it will take another 133 years to achieve gender parity in the areas of economic opportunity political empowerment education and health the biggest gap remains in politics where globally women occupied just over a quarter of all seats in parliament this despite the fact that female leaders have one particular praise for the handling of the pandemic one big problem is the so-called double shift throughout the crisis women have taken on more childcare and home schooling demands than men as a result they've become more likely to drop out of the workplace less likely to ascend into leadership roles and unsurprisingly have experienced more

oh, one northbound at alum rock at a north on 85 at union avenue in san jose. as you head into the city, though, that fremont street exit traffic is definitely moving at the limit things look good here about 15 minutes for your drive time a high wind advisory along the san mateo bridge. that's been here all morning down to about 14 minutes. the richmond sandra fell comey looks great as you head to richmond were in the green under 8 minutes because of accident. like i just mentioned for you there along one o one head in in the park will take you 40 minutes. so we're tracking your drive times. we'll have more on that coming up next. a for now darya and james, back to you. thanks a lot more good news breaking overnight drug company astrazeneca says their vaccine is 79% effective. yeah. the company offering that new data up as they're asking the fda for emergency use authorizations. >> hopefully they can add this now to the 3 other vaccines we have gone out right now that would make your life easier if you've tried to make appointments and it's hard to get. well th

this is one such friendly meeting at friendship house. the guests are greeted, president of the union of the soviet society of friendship and cultural relationships. >> permanently to address you our dear friends. on behalf of the union of soviet friendship society, the institute of soviet american relations and the committee of soviet women, and all the republic, i'm happy to greet you sincerely and heartedly. >> speaking and replying, doctor had tons instead. >> on behalf of the american delegation, for so being so cordially entertained, why are vast in great country, i would like to thank the madam for her greeting, and i'm impressed again with the ease with which we of the family of man, are now able to meet and to converse with each other. and to understand each other. >> the conference lasted seven days, after many fruitful discussions it adopted a joint statement on the peace and the statement expressed hope, and the full possibility of peaceful coexistence. the signing of the moscow treaty, infused hope and fresh strength, that all women and all people of goodwill, with desire

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union. then on sunday at 2:00 p.m. an artist and an author reflect on their grandparents winston churchill and harry truman. and an audio recording of winston churchill's entire march 5, 1946 iron curtain speech. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> up next on american history tv, virginia commonwealth university professor discusses jubal early's experiences. she also analyzes his memoirs. >> our third speaker is one of our own who's now an associate professor at history at virginia commonwealth university richmond where she teaches courses on the american civil war and environmental history. her research interests involve the revolution of america's armed forces with a particular focus on the interactions of soldiers with their natural environments and soldiers mental and physical health. her first book won the silver prize for best book on the silver war. let's welcome kathryn. >> thank you for having me. i'm delighted to be here. i think you'll see some connections be

. >> woodruff: for almost two months, amazon workers have been voting on whether to unionize at one ofma. the voting concludes today. since amazon is the second- largest private employer in the country, the stakes are high. and as paul solman reports, the battle is being closely watched. his story is f our series, "making sense." >> so many labor experts are saying this is the most important unionization drive in the united states of america in 10, 20, 30 years. >> reporter: and, says author steve greenhouse, who started covering labor for the "new york times" back in the '90s, it's amazon. >> it's the iconic company of today, and a very vehemently anti-union company. >> what do we do? >> stand up fight back! >> reporter: a company now vehemently fighting the drive to unionize amazon's new warehouse in bessemer, just outside birmingham alabama, where workers seem more exhausted than vehement. >> 10, 11 hours a day, standing on your feet. just two breaks. it's stressful. it's tiring. >> reporter: darryl richardson, one of the warehouse's 5000 plus workers, is a “picker”-- gathering prod

of amazon employees look to become the first unionized house in the u.s.. >> when we saved black lives matter, we mean black lives at work. they finding one the biggest companies in the history of the world and are going to keep pressing. >> workers are voting on whether to join the retail, wholesale and department store union. among main grievances, insufficient break time at the intense monitoring of employees, during physically demanding shifts that last up to 12 hours. >> we are aching, legs sore, hands cracking, cramping so bad, i try to him cramp it in your aching all over. >> since the start of the pandemic amazon workers have come under increasing pressure amid the rise of online shopping. to meet growing demand, the tech giant hired half a million people in the past year. meanwhile, the company delivered a record performance in 2020. net profits jumped 84%, compared to 2019, at annual revenue increased 38%, to $386 billion. amazon has fiercely resisted th union drive in alabama and argues in starting wage of $15 per hour is more than twice the federal minimum wage,nd that union dues would cost workers money. it created a website

francisco this afternoon in the largest barea demonstrations to date against asian hate to one, resa large gathering at union square. ktvu is greg leg and joining us live now with more on this powerful display gets violent to the a p i community, greg. yeah. cristina rendon dying down after several weeks. this movement is really picking up steam as clearly witness this afternoon in san francisco. stopping and, hey, jeff lee is one of the estimated 3000, who took part in mostly asian marches to protest the rise in violence against asian americans and pacific islanders. it's a point in time right now that we feel that we have to voice r our our opinions loud and clear the fight against asian hated spanning generations as old and young stand in solidarity trying to support this community. china stop this bad thing that's happening to us so. amazing to see thousands of people out here today. azi marchers gathered at union square. a woman identified as a retired judge took to the mike to say more must be done to protect those disproportionately affected by violence, women and the elderly. a speaker with the answe

on a series win. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. unions are calling it a kick in the teeth. nhs staff in england have reacted angrily to the government proposal of a i% pay—rise. the royal college of nursing says the increase should be 12.5%, and have set up a fund to prepare for any potential strikes. ministers say public finances are under pressure, and many other public sector workers are to have their pay frozen. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says health workers deserve better. our political correspondent iain watson reports. nhs staff have been working hand in glove, working together through the pandemic. for many, the cost has not just been financial. fix, pandemic. for many, the cost has not just been financial.— just been financial. a difficult time. i know _ just been financial. a difficult time. i know nurses - just been financial. a difficult time. i know nurses that - just been financial. a difficult| time. i know nurses that have just been financial. a difficult - time. i know nurses that have been suffering with ptsd. for some nurses, i honestly believe t

on the union side. here are the two i'm going to close with. one is a passage that better than anything else i've ever seen gets at the bond between lee and the soldiers in the army of northern virginia. and the scene that alexander chose is the streep when longstreet first gets back from east tennessee late in april, 1864. they had been off -- even longstreet he was glad to be back. he wanted to get out and then thought it wasn't so bad in virginia after all. they're back, two divisions. they're down to 10,000 men the first had 20,000 at gettysburg, 10,000 here, drawn up in two divisions for a review. lee wants to see his first core men when they've come back and here -- this review took place at mechanicsville over by charlottesville, the spot from which longstreet would march to the wilderness battlefield. i can see the gate post without gate or fence marking where a broad country road led out of a tall oakwood upon an open field in front of the center of our long gray lines. and in the well remembered figure of general lee upon traveler at the head of his staff he rides between the posts and comes out upon the knoll and my bugle sounds a signal an

process was often, messy and non-linear rather than occurring at one moment or neatly tied to lincoln's proclamation among examples. he explores union color troops forced into slavery upon capture enslaved people on properties that spanned free and slaves state borders and those still enslaved at war's end. the national archives hosted

i think president biden on the prior subject needs to remain neutral, not pushing other political agenda items like weighing in on unionizing atrles: yeah. by the way, the manufacturing report yesterday, that was one of the top items, trying to get workers, and absenteeism. people getting paid too much not to go to work. senator braun, appreciate it always. thank you so much. >> thank you. charles: coming up why the federal reserve really needs to work harder. so far this week if they're going to prove to ininvestors they're willing to do anything to keep this economy going, hint, hint, the stock market going because wall street sees rates hiking sooner rather than later. i will talk to two brilliant market researchers to get their thoughts next. ng. get real-time insights in your customized view of the market. it's smarter trading technology for smarter trading decisions. fidelity. [announcer] durán catches leonard with a big left. ♪♪ you can spend your life in boxing or any other business, but one day, you're gonna take a hit you didn't see coming. and it won't matter what hit you. what matters is you're down. and there's no

coming up, amazon is at the center of one of the most consequential union elections in recent history. the vote counting underway at this moment to determine the fate of thousands of workers in alabama. we will have the latest, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i want to say to mr. bezos, why when you have so much money, more money than can be spent in a million lifetimes, why are you spending millions trying to defeat and effort on the part of workers here who want nothing more than decent wages, decent benefits, decent working conditions? the reason amazon is putting so much energy to try to defeat you is they know if you succeed here , it will spread all over this country. emily: senator bernie sanders speaking with amazon workers. the historic union vote happening as we speak. counting the vote will take a few more days. with more on what's at stake is josh heilemann, joining us. when exactly will we know and how likely is it the union wins? josh: we don't know, among other things, when we will know because it depends how long it takes for the two sides to go over whose eligibility th

on march 5th, 1946, former british prime minister winston churchill delivered what came to be known as iron curtain speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. where relations stood between soviet union and allies in the west is one of the cold war's most iconic speeches. to mark the anniversary we begin with gorbachev. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, we're marking the 75th anniversary of winston churchill's iron curtain speech regarded as one of the cold war's most iconic speeches. starting saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv and "washington journal" a live discussion with timothy riley, director of america's national churchill museum and chief curator. he'll join us from fulton, missouri, the location of the 1946 speech and take your calls and tweets live on the air. at 10:00 a.m., the late margaret thatcher late 1996 lecture at westminster college as she marked the 50th anniversary of churchill's speech and talked about how the world changed in the 50 years and the 19

someone who identifies himself as our old bert lowe, an employee at the los angeles teachers he knew. there's one that works at the uniont we haven't confirmed he sent the email in question. this email was addressed to a mother who was publicly called a couple of times for reopening schools in los angeles. at the email from the union, apparently, demands to know what race she is. i'm working on a research project on who speaks and union issues and coding for race and class. you are quoted twice in the last eight months in the paper, could you tell me how you racially self identify, or point me to a citation on your identity? what could possibly be the point of this? seriously? why is a parent or child skin color relevant in any way to what is supposed to be a medical question, whether the public schools reopen? of course, there's only one point to this. it's racial intimidation. we saw you complain, toasty race. how is that not a violation of our civil rights law? of course, it will never be prosecuted or even criticized by anyone in power because the teachers union is doing it, and they are doing in the name of equity.

and the emotional peak in that reunion game on july 3rd at 3:00 p.m., the hour the divisions surged forward toward the center of the union lines. northern and southern veterans stood on opposite sides of the stone wall that had been the focal point of the charge. johnny webs and billy yanks shook hands, some reached out and hugged, others stood and wept, wept had what had been, wept at what was taking place, wept because they had survived when so many thousands of their comrades had not. we say they're all gone now. it's not so. the past is forever speaking to us and it speaks with many voices. those civil war generations went through an indescribable hell to carve a pathway to the future. and you and i are that future. our nation began in 1865 and to forget that is to make us undeserving of what we share together now and with god's blessings for all time to come. thank you. [ applause ] >> i want to remind everyone for the question and answer, when you do have a question, please wait until they can get to you with the boom microphones so your audio can be recorded. >> yes, sir. >> so when porter alexander was telling le

democrats from president biden on down have voiced their support for the right for workers to unionize as amazon workers athis warehouse in bessemer, alabama try to organize in one of the most high-profile union campaigns in recent memory. and a few weeks ago i pointed out that given the try hard posturing of so many prominent republicans about how they are now the part yift working class this unionization push is a great opportunity for them. >> the republican party really wants to be the party of the working class and unions that's great. okay? but it has to actually mean something. so here's a simple test, gentlemen. go on the record with your support for the workers fighting for their rights against amazon right now. otherwise, we'll go back to assuming this is all an insulting act. >> now, since i put that out there, i feel dutybound to report on a republican who did kind of answer the call in the most passive aggressive way possible. i'm speaking of senator marco rubio of florida who penned an op-ed in "usa today" last week. the bottom line is rubio says he supports the workers, which great. welcome

at westminster college as she marked the 50th anniversary of churchill's speech and spoke about how the world changed in the 50 years and the 1991 collapse of the soviet union. then on sunday, at 2:00 p.m., artist edwina sands and author clifton daniel reflect on their grandparents, winston churchill and harry truman. and at 4:00 p.m. reel america features an audio recording of winston churchill's entire march 5th, 1946 iron curtain speech accompanied by images and brief motion picture segments. exploring the american story, watch american history tv. this weekend, on c-span3. >>> up next author and historian gary gallagher discusses the wartime experience of edward porter alexander who served on the staff of robert e. lee before becoming the south's most noted artillery office, hosted by the virginia historical society in richmond. >> confederate general edward porter alexander participated in all of the great battles of the western theater as well as fighting at tennessee in late 1863. alexander wrote two books which are still regarded by many scholars as the most influential of the personal accounts to come out of the civil war. in today's lecture our renowned sp

at amazon because we offer some of the best employment available. the white house insists the president was simply showing support for all unions. >> we don't comment on specific cases. >> reporter: but union officials say his message was clear. >> for the workers at the warehouse in alabama, there was no question that president biden was speaking to them. >> reporter: stewart is thepresident of the retail wholesale and department store union. >> the importance of the video is that it's telling workers that no matter how much your employer is trying to intimidate you. no matter how powerful your employer may be, the president of the united states has your back. >> reporter: presidents traditionally take pains to not wade in to union disputes. but mr. biden campaigned on a very clear platform. >> i made it clear to the corporate leaders, i said i want you to know i'm a union guy. >> reporter: one important note on the timing of all this, this is the week when the president's proposal minimum wage hike is officially falling apart on capitol hill at least for now. he is facing criticism for position i progressives who wanted him to fight harder. >>> the

this is the 1st time that a union has a real chance to get labor organized at amazon. local union organizers worked for months on getting amazon workers into the flock, flyers and posters rallies and shit like work. and this all came about because of this man, darryl richardson. richardson shelled things are not all that great at the bessemer amazon fulfillment center. if you're late a minute, 15 minutes, a automatic on the way from you. i want to wait. so why take up? so we're just a lot of stuff need to be changed. last year, contact at the retail warehouse and department store union in birmingham and a representative met with him here. at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa, over rips and iced tea, a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set emotions fast forward to today. almost 6000 workers voted for or against unionization. now the votes are being counted. union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it, likely, but what is it? that's a pro union leaflet? going to care if the workers win this vote. it's going to be a big struggle for samaras to come to any agreement with them. you know, the l

and the emotional peep in that multi day reunion came on july 3rd at 3 pm, the our pack is divisions surged forward toward the center of the union lines. northern and southern veteran steward on opposite sides of the stone wall that had been to focal point of the charge. the -- they shook hands and some reached out, other stood and wept, wept at what had been, what wept atwood has taken place, wept because they had survived and so many thousands of their comrades had not. we say they're all gone now. the past is forever speaking to us and it speaks with many horses. those civil war generations went through an indescribable hell to carve a pathway for the future and to you and i are that future. our nation began in 1865 and to forget that is to make us under serving of what we share together, now and with god's blessings for all time to come. thank you. >> i want to remind everyone for the question and answer, when you do have a question to please wait until they get to you with a boom microphone so your audio could be recorded. >> yes sir. >> so, when porter alexander was telling li that they should take to the hills for the gue

union on the north's terms. this belief in changing southern hearts and minds was at the heart of the union war effort. it was at work in lincoln's wartime offer of amnesty to confederates who repented. it was at work in lincoln's pledge of malice towards charity for all and at work, too, in grant's lenient surrender terms at appomattox and longstreet's letters were hailed by republicans because they represented a sort of best case scenario that some of the old elite even would see the light and exert benign influence, so interestingly again and again northern coverage played up longstreet's military stature to amplify his potential political influence precisely because the general had displayed such firmness and devotion to the south, the milwaukee sentinel urged that southern people could safely follow his lead and guidance during reconstruction. interestingly, again, republican commentary on the longstreet letters often contrasted the honorable comportment of honorable confederate soldiers with the defiant posture of southern demagogues, editors and those who criticized longstreet and "the new york

if there are some responsibilities, it will be on the staff, people at the french rugby union, not on players, not on the team. do we know yet how this outbreak happened in the french squad? some people have been careless, the players have been careless, but the big problem is that the manager, fabien galthie, has been careless. he went outside the bubble. there are a lot of question marks about his behaviour. now france go where they've not run in m years, but this tournament's ended one twickenham curse. the first win for scotland i at twickenham since1983! 38 years! england have lost twice already. their title defence is now a rebuild job. elliot daly won't start for england. he's not been picked for the first time in five years. so, does moving forward come with a cost? the results are important. they're not the be—all and end—all. as an england side, we're expected to win every game and we want to win every game, but at the same time, there's a responsibility to make sure we develop the team for 2023. the six nations takes us from winter into spring. wales are a team transformed

union members. take a look at what they tentatively agreed on. but the union leaders and the school district you can see on your screen in phase one includes getting students pre k through second grades in priority. students in the classrooms on march 30th. so by the end of this month. the next phase starts on april 19th for grades. 3rd through 5th grades and at least one secondary grade to be determined later, the union is expected to vote on this later this week. and if approved, then it goes to the district's school board and education association for the final votes. the tentative agreement allows families to keep their kids in distance learning if they prefer that the district says campuses would be open at limited capacity. president of oakland education association says they believe that this plan allows plenty of time for teachers to complete their vaccinations. any teacher that wants the vaccine should have it by april 19th is what they're saying despite approval from union leaders. there is some opposition from some teachers and some par

. >>> details on that effort to unionize workers at the amazon warehouse. people from the inside spoke about what they're going through and the pressure the company is putting on them, ahead. pressure putting on them, ahead a voice for the voiceless. bring your family history to life like never before. get started for free at ancestry.com ♪♪ for skin as alive as you are... don't settle for silver 7 moisturizers 3 vitamins 24 hours hydration gold bond champion your skin if you smell gas, you're too close. leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. if you see wires down, treat them all as if they're hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. >> reporter: rescue crews managed to move the barge 30 yards. we're dealing with a vessel nearly the length of the empire state building. a dozen tug boats will be trying to push or pull it. they're hoping to take advantage of the higher tides

created by the moscow documentary film center, american women at visit the soviet union is a report on a 1960 trip by u.s. members of the women's international lead for peace and freedom. with stops in moscow and several other cities, the anti war group permitted peace and understanding at a time of tents cold war relations between the united states and soviet union. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ american women visit the soviet union. ♪ ♪ ♪ photographed among by -- sad recorded by, produced by the central documentary film studio, moscow. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> pieces cherished by people everywhere. it called for peace and friendship among nations has never sounded so loudly and forcefully all over the world as it does today. promotion of peaceful coexistence is no longer the concern only of political leaders. it is a vital task of all people. the soviet in american public, one of mutual understanding, and the most varied contacts are developing between the soviet union in america. a delegation of the united states section of the women's international lead for peace and freedom came to moscow for the second soviet americ

on their hand. because somebody at the teacher's union got ahold of democrats' playbook and they're unleashing on theirlow democrats. take a look at what happened to gavin newsome in california. he begged the teacher's union please come back to work. i'll give you everything. their response, no deal. >> if you condition funding on the reopening of schools, that money will only go to white and wealthier schools that do not have the transmission rates that low income black and brown communities do. this is a recipe for propagating structural racism. and it's deeply unfair to the students we serve. >> lawrence: you can't make this up. leo terrell is here and richard fowler. both are fox news contributors. richard, i'm going to you first. is it racist? or moving the goal posts? >> listen, lawrence, you can disagree with what we heard cecili say there but it's worth digging into it. when you look at the numbers and the plan that gavin newsome has put forward, the schools are holistic ecosystems. until you can ensure the safety of students and educators because they're not the only ones that walk in, until y

on a government plane. and the latest allegation first reported by "the albany times union," the governor's accused of reaching under a staffer's shirt and groping her while she was at the governor's mansion on official business. governor cuomo has denied ever inappropriately touching or propositioning anyone who worked for him. he denies asking anyone to play strip poker, denies reaching under a woman's blouse. at the same time, he has responded to some of the claims of inappropriate conversations and statements by saying his actions, quote, have been misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation. he's admitted that he, quote, may have been insensitive or too personal in his interactions. well, tonight, just before we got on the air, the "wall street journal" published a story reporting that after some of the initial allegations first

you're watching news still to come on the show the quiet suburb at the heart of america's toughest labor fight in decades we visit the union organizer is taking on the internet retail giant amazon. but 1st transgender people say stigma around the world and in pakistan and overwhelmingly muslim country it can be difficult for them to attend religious schools or join prayers at mosques on the international transgender day of visibility we visit an institution aiming to change that the country's 1st ever madrassa or religious school for trance people founded in october of last year. a step closer to finding peace. behind this door pakistan's 1st transgender only madrassa over a dozen students learn about the teachings of the qur'an here every day. founder ronni kahn decided to open this religious school after she herself spiritually lost . for 15 years and went around begging for 5. then one night i had a dream i saw that a transgender friend of mine who had died was in a state of great agony that changed my entire life and that's why i made this turnaround. can also teach assistance to sue quotes and hope that one day they c

of dollars wasted on unnecessary state bailouts pension rescues in union appeasement we had the opportunity to spend that money on vaccine distribution and small business with a light at the end of the tunnel for rural healthcare systems that are hanging on by a thread. , why do democrats waste so much money, do they really owe that many favors and paybacks? they certainly did not pour their time and energy into the 600 pages to provide relief but to shamelessly advance their own agenda and throw aside struggling families and workers, struggling families and workers wereic simply the price, forgetting the power that the democrats wanted, when i talked to tennessee mr. president about what happened in this chamber last week i told them you are right, what you are seeing as you watch the proceeding you are right, democrats took advantage of you of your desperation in your exhaustion they used slick messaging and wordy phrases to sell a bill of goods that treats every pet project that they have in every liberal wishlist as essential, they like changing the rules, they change the meaning of words like essential because they knew if they could make every thing that they wa

one such friendly meeting at friendship house. the guests are greeted by nina popola, president of the union of soviet societies of friendship and culturalations with foreign countries. >> translator: permit me to address you our dear friends she says, on behalf of the union of soviet friendship society, the institute of american soviet relations, the committee of soviet women, and all our public, i'm happy to greet you sincerely and heartily. speaking in reply, dr. hutchinson said, on behalf of the american delegation, which has been so cordially entertained in your wrap and great country, i want to thank madame for her very cordial words of greeting. i was impressed again with the ease with which we of the family of man now able to meet and to converse with each other and to try to understand each other. >> the conference lasted seven days. after many fruitful discussions, it adopted a joint statement on the promotion of peace and general and complete disarmament. the statement expressed hope in the full possibility of peaceful coexistence. the signing of the moscow treaty infused hope and fresh strength in all women, all people of goo

coming up, amazon at the center of one of the most consequential union elections in recent history. the vote counting underway at this moment could determine the fate of thousands of workers in alabama. we will have the latest, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> what i say to mr. bezos, why when you have so much money, more money then can be spent in million lifetimes, why are you spending millions, trying to defeat and effort on the part of workers here, who art nothing more -- you want nothing more than decent wages, decent benefits, decent working conditions? [applause] the reason amazon is putting so much energy to try to defeat you, is, they know that if you succeed here, it will spread all over this country. emily: senator bernie sanders speaking with amazon workers friday in a dramatic call to action. the historic union happening as we speak, counting the vote will take days. for more on the story, how it is unfolding and what is at stake, josh adelson, are number government reporter. when will we know and how likely is it the union wins? >> we do not know, among other things, when

on unnecessary state bailouts, pension rescues, and union appeasement. we had the opportunity to spend that money on vaccine distribution and small business relief and a light at the end of the tunnel for rural health care systems that are hanging on by a thread. so why did democrats throw so much money at their pet projects? do they really owe that many favors and paybacks? they certainly didn't pour their team and energy into those 600 pages to provide relief but to shamelessly advance their own agenda and throw aside struggling families and workers -- struggling families and workers were simply the price for getting the power that the democrats wanted. when i talk to tennesseans, mr. president, about what happened in this chamber last week, i tell them, you're right. what you were seeing as you watched the proceedings, you're right. democrats took advantage of you, of your desperation and your exhaustion. they used slick messaging and wordy phrases to sell a bill of goods that treats every pet project they have and every liberal wish list agenda item as essential. they like changing the rules. they changed the meaning of words like essential because they kn

this is the first time that a union has a real chance to get labor organized at amazon. local union organizersork for months onting workers into the full. flyers and posters and rallies and leg work. and this all came about because of this man. darrell richardson. richardson felt things are not all that great at the fulfillment center. >> if you are late a minute, 15 minutes, they automatically take an hour away from you. why? i wasn't laid an hour. why taken out? just a lot of things needs to be changed. >> last year, darrell contacted the retail warehouse and department store union in birmingham and a representative met with him here. at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa. over iced tea, a plan to unionize amazon was set in motion. fast forward to today, almost 6000 workers voted for or against unionization. now the votes are being counted. union activist alex gould says that will not be the end of it. >> what is it? >> it is a prounion leaflet. >> ok. >> if the workers when this te, it is going to be a big struggle before -- to force amazon to come to an agreement with them. the law says that amazon has t

he's the sanctions which were imposed on the part of the european union at particular individuals so they would not necessarily have any negative effect on russia's economy but they do serve as a signal to the country which says we're punishing you so long as the european union and the united states the west as a whole continued to stand by the arrogance expecting russia to subjugate itself to the west there will be no thaw in relations and russia's stance is perfectly understandable after all why should a country subjugate itself to the west and essentially let go of its sovereignty there's no way to in this sanction escalation predictably russia will respond but for moscow it's no so winning situation either because what it means is that this escalation is being taken to a new level and sanctions are kind of war albeit without weapons what way the left party demand is the lifting of the sanctions and talks with russia on an equal footing with respect to russia's sovereignty as well as that of all the other countries in this world. it was his 1st major comeback speech since departing

think and that's for experts rather than me to say i will say that in my day job on the editorial director at the san diego union tribune which is obviously on the border with mexico and our convention center is going to soon be home to many of the unaccompanied minors who are going to be transported here and given to a shelter as they try to reunite them with family and then states or find sponsors for them so i think there's a process in place to make sure that these young children many who are marching agers or younger are being handled in an appropriate and humane way as the administration promised and so i think in the days to come we'll see if that bears out. of course over the trump is the way his administration handled the migrant influx going to a lot of column inches it took a lot of t.v. minutes to expect the biden administration to be held to the same account by the media in the us i hope so and i think what you're seeing from society professional journalists is that it doesn't matter what letter you have after your name political party. that the 1st amendment exists for a reason and there should be