we're speaking with varshini prakash, who is the founder of the sunrise movement.his is democracy now! we will be joined by others as well. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. we're continuing our roundtable discussion about last nights 2020 presidential debate. this is elizabeth warren speaking about her plans to implement medicare for all and free college, among other programs. >> who is this economy really working for? for those atreat the top. it is doing great for giant drug companies. it's just not doing great for people who are trying to get a prescription filled. it's doing great for people who want to invest in private prisons, just not for the african-americans and latinx whose families are torn apart, whose lives are destroyed, and whose communities are ruined. it's doing great for giant oil companies that want to drill everywhere, just not for the rest of us who are watching climate change bear down upon us. when you've got a government, when you've got an economy that does great for those with

prakash. in your view, professor, what's your view of the special counsel's decision not to make any determination one way or the other on obstruction of justice? it seems odd to me a prosecutor who is supposed to either charge somebody or indict somebody does it or they don't. why -- do you think it's odd as well in. >> i do. i think there's no olc or doj opinion preventing special counsel mueller from deciding whether the president committed obstruction. there wasn't one when he wrote the report and there isn't one now. he's capable of saying there's enough evidence to suggest a prosecution or there's a guilty conviction or he's able to say there's some evidence but not enough to go forward with a prosecution. there's nothing in opinions that prevents that. i think he was told this and decided to keep the report as is. >> and thank you, professor. and i also want to remind everyone that's watching that there was a joint letter by the joint special counsel and doj statement on the role of the

saikrishna prakash, let me thank you for your presence here today. i wanted to just pick up on the executive privilege. my understanding of what you just said was that executive privilege should not be rendered as it relates to congress. is that correct? >> that is exactly right, i'm not sure there is executive privilege at all, by the court or congress. >> i appreciate that, we had a witness yesterday, mrs. hicks, and i believe it is insert media that there was a significant amount of executive privilege, so you would characterize, you would raise questions about that.>> i think that representative, my view is a minority viewpoint, it does not help the department of justice or the president's office, that is true for republican and democrat. and i would think that the exercise of my executive privilege so extensively yesterday was an abuse of the rights of congress. thank you for your addition to that for the record. let me ask you this question, in the report, they talked about the idea of the involvement of russia, and let me just read this to you

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here's the bbc‘s test match cricket special commentator prakash wakankar.to have the belief because, look, this is a side that until very recently, last week, was number one in the world odi rankings. they have played a different brand of cricket since 2015—16 under eoin morgan. they probably bat as deep as any odi side. theyjust i think need to adapt. that's the key word. eoin morgan said that in his press conference last evening, saying we need to adapt a little, so you may not be always able to play your game and you will need to adjust and adapt to the conditions and the opposition. with india, they know that the chink in india's armour is early wickets and if they can get virat kohli back in sooner than later, then that middle order, which has always been a problem for india, as in this tournament, as we saw against afghanistan, it could be an area they could really exploit. that match gets under way in ten minutes. don't forget coverage begins on radio 5 live sports extra. you can also watch in—play video highlights via the bbc sport website and app.

here's the bbc‘s test match cricket special commentator prakash wakankar.irst and foremost they just need to have the belief because, look, this is a side that until very recently, last week, was number one in the world odi rankings. they have played at different brand of cricket since 2015—16 under eoin morgan. they probably about as deep as any odi side of aberdaron. theyjust i think need to adapt. that's the key word. eoin morgan said that in his press c0 nfe re nce word. eoin morgan said that in his press conference last evening, saying we need to adapt a little, so you may not be always able to play your game you may not be always able to play yourgame and you may not be always able to play your game and you will need to adjust and adapt to the conditions and the opposition. with india, they know that the chink in india because my karma really is early wickets and if they can get virat kohli back in the hutch sooner than later, then that middle order, which has always been a problem for india, as in this tournament, as we saw against afghanistan, it co

prakash: i do. there is no opinion preventing special counsel mueller from citing whether the president committed obstruction. there was not one when he wrote the report. there is not one now. he is fully capable of making that determination. he is fully capable of saying i think there is enough evidence that suggests there is a guilty conviction. or he is able to say there is some evidence, but not enough to go forward with prosecution area nothing -- with prosecution. i think he was told that and nonetheless decided to keep the report as it is. rep. lesko: thank you. i also want to remind everyone watching that there was a joint letter by the joint special counsel and doj statement on the role of the opinion, saying -- i'm going to read it so i don't get it wrong. the attorney general has stated that the special counsel repeatedly affirmed he was not saying that for the opinion he would have found the president obstruction of justice. know, if that is the answer my democratic colleagues get for wh

let's speak now to tms commentator prakash wakankar. thank you forjoining us this morning.rrel. do you think the pressure is starting to shoot? look, pressure in world cups is nothing new for any of these great sportspeople. they are professionals. i think the three defeats a re professionals. i think the three defeats are a bit of a challenge, but england have everything in their arsenal to be able to pull this off. their desperation for their win needs to be balance of playing to their potential. if they do, there is no reason why they can't win both of the games that they need to be certain of making it to the semifinals. their own, it is a two—game story after that. semifinals. their own, it is a two-game story after that. it will feel like a home game for india later. walk to end the need to do today to beat a side like india? first and foremost, theyjust need to have the belief. this is the site that until very recently was number one in the one—day international rankings. they played a different branch of cricket since about 2016. they back as deep as any side in od!