and senator scott with the official primary for those of us that watched he defeated thurman son. and those son of a long time reader and he's a black man to serve as a us senator a great work and barack obama may have worked to gather in a number of efforts and part of that has reached across the aisle with the area we are talking about today and the senator opened since july 2016 to talk about his own experience and in the capital building where he serves as senator. and it is an important topic and how they continue to evolve and how does that approach with the justice act which is the republican alternative. >> carolinians must stick together and those carolina boys being together but my relationship over time hispanic a positive and negative like 1999 to give me a fresh and clear perspective there still work to do. but no matter how it's broken into with a major law enforcement one of the things we your cell them in is african-americans speaking about the notion there is a binary choice that simply does not exist they say it is a false binary choice is not real so my personal

now we'll see if the us senate decides to vote the same way. hange of mind from republicans, their leader will speak shortly. michelle fleury joins us now from new york. why might republicans not support this in the senate? i think if you look back over the last few months, i think one of the sticking points has been about the size of the checks that would be sent to americans who have suffered disproportionately during the pandemic. there was concentric expressed by the republicans about what they withdrew to the deficit, what they withdrew to the deficit, what incentives they would send out, whether people will be discouraged from looking forjobs. although obviously it is hard to imagine there aren't that manyjobs out there, with so many restrictions in place control coronavirus. that is been the source of contention during these negotiations which led to this $900 billion coronavirus package that landed on the president's —— to be signed and he held up basically calling for lawmakers to rethink this uncut bigger checks. what we have based on

a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a reviewf the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes. sony halts the worldwide sale of one of the most highly anticipated video games of all time, cyberpunk 2077, as it keeps crashing and freezing. hello and welcome to bbc news. italy is imposing a nationwide lockdown over much of the christmas and new year period — a measure aimed at reducing the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. italians will only be allowed to travel for work, health, or emergency reasons on a limited number of days. with brief exceptions, all but essential shops will remain closed. italy follows countries like the netherlands and germany, which have imposed lockdowns until january. translation: we must intervene but i assure you this is not an easy decision. it is difficult to reinforce a series of necessary measures to better face the upcoming holidays and protect ourselves against of the resumption of work activities in january. with me is our news reporter paul hawkins. paul, right across europe then, we will want

it's for two seats which will decide the balance of power in the us senate. around, so there's a run—off. these are people lining up in atlanta to cast early votes — today was the first day for that. the stakes are very high. if the democrats flip both seats they will have control of the senate. if they don't, the republicans will stay in control. eric ham is a republican political analyst and joins me now from washington. all eyes now on georgia. what sort of numbers turned out today? there's been something of an argument about the number of voting stations that have been allowed to open this time around. that's right. in fact what we are seeing is after the election of 2020 that saw we are seeing is after the election of 2020 that sanoe biden become the first democrat to win the state of georgia sends bill clinton back nearly more than 20 years ago, you are now seeing less of polls open for this runoff. that will not only shape the balance of power in the us senate but also the balance of power and all of washington. and will have and all of washington. and

it's for two seats which will decide the balance of power in the us senate.run—off. these are people lining up in atlanta to cast early votes today was the first day for that. the stakes are very high. if the democrats flip both seats they will have control of the senate. if they don't, the republicans will stay in control. eric ham is a republican political analyst and speaking from washington, told me that how voters had cast their ballots had become an issue. what we are seeing is after the election of 2020 that saw election of 2020 that sanoe biden become the first democrat to win the state of georgia since bill clinton back nearly more than 20 years ago, you're now seeing less polls open for this runoff that will not only shape the balance of power in the us senate but also the balance of power in all of washington. it will have a tremendous impact on joe washington. it will have a tremendous impact onjoe bidens agenda going forward. in terms of voting in person, it looked as if trump was going to win georgia. but ultimately, he didn't. what about mail i

that's according to a us senate report released on friday.hat the testing of a safety system that was key to fatal crashes was against protocol. the report also says that boeing and federal aviation administration officials sought to cover up "important information" that contributed to the crashes. 346 people died in the two crashes just a few months apart, leading to the worldwide grounding of the 737 max. i'm joined now by lebo diseko in washington. this is a damning report. 0ne of those what really struck up in the summary to me is the word cover—up. in the summary to me is the word cover-up. i think what is particularly shocking is the allegation that the faa, sent the regulatory body, and boeing work together to get the outcome they want it when it when it came to recertifying this plane to fly again. it is about a month since the authorities here said the plane was in fact safe to fly again, and i'm say this will raise questions about that. there are some key allegations made about the testing process. this was where they had flight sim

now we'll see if the us senate decides to vote the same way. all this — shejoins me now. the key figure here has to be the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. what are the indications? well we already know that mitch mcconnell today essentially blocked an effort from senate democrats bernie sanders and chuck schumer to bring forth an up or down vote on that $2000 stimulus check. mitch mcconnell did not indicate exactly why he voted to block that initiative, however he did say that donald trump in calling for the $2000 stimulus check also called on a greater regulation on tech companies, as well as other initiatives in terms of investigating the 2020 presidential election, with donald trump saying without evidence that there was evidence of voterfraud. without evidence that there was evidence of voter fraud. so we know thatis evidence of voter fraud. so we know that is playing into mitch mcconnell‘s decision today. however, lots of drama on capitol hill because we know senator bernie sanders, the progressive senator from vermont, said he wil

a damning report hasjust been published by the us senate, saying boeing officials "inappropriately coachedtest pilots during re—certification tests after two fatal boeing 737 max crashes. the report also says boeing officials sought to cover up ‘important information‘ that contributed to the crashes. the spread of covid—19 is accelerating in the uk — with the crucial r number now back above one. health leaders are warning of significant pressure on the health service in the lead up to christmas and hospitals across the south east of england have begun cancelling non urgent operations. despite the rising number of covid infections, on christmas day up to three households are being allowed to mix in england, scotland and northern ireland, with slightly tigher rules in wales. around half the population is planning to form a bubble with friends or relatives for christmas — according to research by the office for national statistics. our home editor mark easton reports. the season to be jolly, careful since the prime minister, how will britain celebrate christmas in the strangest of yea rs 7 ch

a damning report has been published by the us senate, saying boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during re—certification tests after two fatal boeing 737 max crashes. the report also says boeing officials sought to cover up important information that contributed to the crashes. the government's plans to test millions of school pupils in england when they return injanuary is undeliverable — that's according to teaching unions, school governors, the church of england and colleges. ministers announced the plans on thursday along with a staggered return to the classroom. but schools says it will be impossible to recruit and train the thousands of people needed to carry out tests in the next two weeks. our education editor bra nwen jefferys reports. think about what's gone well, first of all, this term... the last lessons before christmas, but not all pupils will be back at the start of term. well, we made it. can you believe where we started back in september? doing his best to be cheerful in assembly, but the head expects to work through christmas on testing. i feel abs

their jobs because of the pandemic put up announcing the agreement — the republican leader in the us senated the american people should know they would not now be battling the crisis alone. we can finally report what our nation has needed to hearfor a very long time. more help is on the way. moments ago, in consultation with our committees, the four leaders of the senate and the house finalised an agreement. it would be another major rescue package for the american people... chuck schumer who leads the democrats in the senate said this was a start but only a start. this bill is a good bill, tonight is a good night, but it is not the end of the story, it is not the end of the job. anyone who thinks this bill is enough does not know what's going on in america, does not look into the eyes of a small business owner who's losing his business. peter bowes has more. this is desperately needed by so many americans, it is the seconds largest stimulus bill in american history, second only to the one you just mentioned, that one that was passed in march which was eventually worth more than $2 trillion

because at stake in this election is control of the us senate, and that really means control of thisegislation, controls every single taxpayer dollar. very simply, you will decide whether your children will grow up whether your children will grow up in whether your children will grow upina whether your children will grow up in a socialist country or whether they will grow up in a free country, and i will tell you this, socialist isjust the beginning for the people. the people want to go further than socialism, they want to go into a communist form of government andl a communist form of government and i have no doubt about it. booing. somehow that is not so georgia to well. that does not work too well i think in georgia, does it? david and kelly are running against the radical ra the radical and raphael warnock. knowledge of talking about the election and some familiar themes from the president there. he began by saying to the crowd that was cheering them on you know we wa nt cheering them on you know we want in georgia which is not correct. they audit required by state law that has b

he's unwilling to use senate rules to help people. ultimately, in government, it's who's on your side, and which side are you on. >> yeah. >> every single time there's a fork in the road, are you for big corporations or are you for american workers? he always sides with big corporations every single time. >> yes, he does, but there are also some splits on your side. senator, tell me this, there are some like your democratic senate colleague joe manchin of west virginia who say $2,000 checks aren't a good way of getting money to people in need, not everybody needs them, and it would be better to focus the money on the unemployed. what do you say in response to that argument? >> i say yes, yes. when we were negotiating this package, one of the reasons we didn't go higher than the $600 is republicans said, you go higher for these checks to individual americans, to large -- then we're going to take it out of unemployment compensation, we'll make $300 a week even less in unemployment compensation, we'll take it out of the $25 billion we vo

very good to have you with us senator. what are your concerns? dr faucihas senator.at the beginning of this second spiked. where does this and it what this is mean for your state of rhode island? we are regularly adding more than 1000 cases a day in rhode island, which is a record in the fortu nate island, which is a record in the fortunate one. as your programme has pointed out, this week, we opened two additionalfield pointed out, this week, we opened two additional field hospitals to support our regular hospitals. that relieves pressure in the regular hospitals at the back end, it takes people out of the hospital who are ready to either go home or go to a nursing home or need lower levels of ca re before nursing home or need lower levels of care before one reason or another don't have a safe place to go to. but it doesn't do much to protect surges that might come at the front end, the emergency rooms, and so still watching very carefully, i toured one of our field hospitals just at the end of last week before it opened. and i tell you, it is quite a sight to see t

a damning report has been published by the us senate, saying boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during re—certification tests after two fatal boeing 737 max crashes. the report also says boeing officials sought to cover up ‘important information‘ that contributed to the crashes. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament — where labour says borisjohnson shouldn't ignore medical worries about relaxing covid restrictions for christmas. can he tell us what is the assessment, and has it been done of the impact that it will have on infection rates and increased pressure on the nhs? i wish he had the gutsjust to say what he really wants to do, which is to cancel the plans that people have made and cancel christmas. that's really... i think that's what he's driving at. also on this programme: scotland's first minister comes under pressure over a record number of drugs deaths. the government sets out plans to protect children from harmful content online. and the deputy speaker suspends an mp from the commons a

and we are pleased to welcome senator tim scott rublican of south carolina. to discuss with us federal criminal justice reform . senator scott is when i look up to a lot. hisouth carolina senator number north carolina boy. and senator scott is somebody who's in initial primary doesn't necessarily, he defeated - those of us who live in the south relies in taking this in a primary that the sun of a long time later is something that is quite remarkable. i don't caref you're white o black or purple but t senator scott is a black man. his only the fourth black men to serve as a u.s. senator along with the great edward brooke and of course barack obama my law school buddy and theyork together in a number of collaborative efforts. and part of the area where senator scott is really reach acro the aisle, is a real we are talking about today. criminal justice reform. in the senator open with yours and mine in conservative cires within july july 2016, he talked about his own experience with the police, being stop disproportionately even the capital buildin racers and senator. so let's ld

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us get that money into people's hands. i don't think that there's a way around what senator sanders wants to do that mcconnell can do. ust takes three days to do it. but i will support any effort that i think will help us get the $2,000 into more than a hundred million americans' pockets. >> final question before we go. i nope you're well aware of a disappointing rollout in this vaccine. none of the administration's targets being met here and real question as to whether states have the capability to get this vaccine out into millions of people's arms and quickly. a new president in 21 days. what can the senate do to help the enough administration to get this done? >> well, the first thing the senate can do is what we did and passed that covid package. it would help to put the money in people's pockets so the economy would falter less as this is happening, but it's -- i mean, president donald trump's playing golf today. he has no interest in doing this. mitch mcconnell has done ef s s essentially nothing to help him do this. the most important thing is we win the senate next tuesday in the special election in tuesday a

us republican senator mitt romney has accused several rockets have been fired into the heavily fortifiedies and government buildings are located, causing minor damage to residential buildings at the us embassy. the iraqi military has blamed what it called an outlaw group for the attack and said that one iraqi soldier was injured. pope francis has complained that consumerism has "kidnapped" christmas. in his last sunday blessing before 25 december, he told a crowd in st peter's square that there was no consumerism in the manger in bethlehem, only reality, poverty and love. the sharply increased number of new cases in the uk is being linked to the new variant of covid being more infectious. concerns over this new variant have led to the widespread travel restrictions now imposed. our health correspondent catherine burns reports now on what we know about the mutation and now it happened. since the pandemic started, we've learnt a lot about coronavirus, but it's been learning about us too. it's had practice at dealing with our immune systems and has developed an extra way of fighting us — th

us republican senator, mitt romney, has accused donald trump of having a blind spot about russia, afterin a massive cyber attack against the us. multiple us government agencies, companies and foreign organisations were targeted in what's being described as the worst—ever cyber espionage attack on the us government. us secretary of state mike pompeo said it was "pretty clear" that russia was behind the attack, although president trump downplayed this on twitter, suggesting that china may have been responsible, rather than russia. well, in response, president—elect biden‘s nominee for energy secretary, jennifer granholm, highlighted the seriousness of the situation. she was speaking on american news network, abc. the incoming administration is taking this extremely seriously. joe biden has said that the day one priority is making sure that the country is safe from malicious cyber attacks, and this goes beyond espionage. it is something that, certainly, the incoming administration is taking extremely seriously. us senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says agreement has been reached bet

in solidarity with her fellow a-10 pilots and the forces they protect, senator mccalley to reserve that unique weapon. using her role on the senate armed services committee she led her own painful personal experiences of sexual assault in the military you'll her pursuit of justice for fellow survivors. she offered expanded protections for service academy students who experience assault. he proposed new reservation requirements for servicemembers to promote accountability and make sure each was included in the senate passed the senate's authorization. her service to men and women in uniform doesn't stop with those on active duty. senator mccalley was also a champion of extended care services for our veterans as a transition back to civilian life . greater federal support and suicide prevention, expanded veterans treatment, so many important changes have been enacted because martha mccalley made them happen. last year it came to her attention that a 95-year-old arizona veteran had not received ignition he deserved or distinguished service back in world war ii . senator mccalley made sure he got a purple heart

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it took us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell 5 weeks to say those words today he finally acknowledge what's been apparent for more than a month slowly more republicans in congress are accepting the fact that joe biden will be the next us president many republicans have used the time since election day to contest the results they have failed however every time speaking last night president elect biden slammed president trump and his supporters denouncing their attempt to overturn the election in the supreme court this legal maneuver was an effort by elected officials and one group of states to try to get the supreme court to wipe out the votes of more than 20000000 americans in other states it's a position so large tree we've never seen before a position that refused to respect the will of the people refuse respect the rule of law and refuse to honor our constitution president elect joe biden there let's bring in our washington bureau chief now in his poll good evening to you we've got mitch mcconnell saying anough is enough we've got vladimir putin the russian president today congrat

show us a senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has congratulated joe biden on winning the presidential election in a speech on the senate floor the republican leader ended weeks of silence over president dollar trumps defeat it came a day after the electoral college officially confirmed by it in the victory. dozens of police officers have been injured in clashes with anti lock down protesters in ukraine demonstrators gathered in kiev a to rally against tougher coronavirus restrictions on essential businesses gyms and schools will be shot from january 8th in a bid to stop the spread of the virus. it's deja news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at office our website d w dot com. for. tomorrow a hard lockdown begins here in germany no christmas shopping little if any christmas gatherings no new year's fireworks all because the corona virus continues to spread in kill at alarming rates in the u.s. where the death toll is the world's worst people are already being vaccinated in canada and the u.k. as well the vaccine was cleared for emergency use in all 3 countries but not her

us republican senator mitt romney has accused president trump of having a blind spot about russia.of his top spies and even his secretary of state, and suggested that china — not russia — was behind a major hacking attack on us government agencies. mr romney said the data breach was "extraordinarily damaging" and demanded a response. the authorities in afghanistan say at least eight people have been killed and 15 injured in a car bombing in the capital kabul. the interior ministry says women and children are among the victims. the blast targeted the convoy of a member of the afghan parliament, who survived. the explosion was so powerful it caused significant damage in nearby buildings. several rockets have been fired into the heavily fortified green zone in baghdad, where several embassies and government buildings are located, causing minor damage to residential buildings at the us embassy. the iraqi military has blamed what it called an outlaw group for the attack, and said that one iraqi soldier was injured. and pope francis has complained that consumerism has "kidnapped" christm

a damning report has been published by the us senate, saying boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during re—certification tests after two fatal boeing 737 max crashes. the report also says boeing officials sought to cover up ‘important information‘ that contributed to the crashes. now in a few minutes it'll be time for newswatch. but first, here's click. hey, welcome to click! hope you're 0k. it is nearly the end of 2020 — insert cheering here — and for the first time since march, you and i are together at the bbc at the same time. hello, mate. how are you? it's great to see you, even though you still feel quite far away, but hey, things here are festive, it is feeling pretty cold, but we are together in the flesh. yeah, a bit more flesh than there was in march, let me tell you. hey, you've got legs! i'd forgotten! yes, i couldn't get away with slippers now! how was yourjourney here? you've travelled further than i have. yeah, i came up on the train for the first time in months. it was quiet, let me tell you! and in fact, that's what we're going to talk about first. y

policing and public safety initiative and we're pleased to welcome senator tim scott, republican of south carolina, to discuss with us federal criminal justice reform. now, senator scott is someone i look up to a lot. he's a south carolina senator. i'm a north carolina boy. and senator scott is somebody who in his initial primary, he defeated strom thurmond's son in that primary. we realized taking out in a primary the son of a longtime leader is something that's quite remarkable. i don't care if you're white, black or purple. but senator scott is a black man and only the fourth black man to serve as a u.s. senator since reconstruction along with the great edward brook, barack obama, and my law school buddy cory booker. they've worked together in a number of efforts. part of the area where senator scott has really reached across the aisle is the area we're talking about today, criminal justice reform. and the senator opened some ears and minds in conservative circles where he talking about his experiences with the police, being stopped disproportionately, even in the capitol building where he serves as a senator. let

the us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has blocked initial attempts to increase aid to individualsnder the latest covis stimulus package. the raise, from $600 to $2000 was approved by the house of representatives yesterday. and there are further calls to delay the start of term now — bbc news follow three expectant women from canada, argentina and the uk, as they cope with the challenges and the uncertainty of being pregnant, and giving birth, during a pandemic. are you sure? this is my 34—week belly. my partner lives overseas. snoring. baby's right here. a quarter of the world's population is now living under some form of lockdown due to coronavirus. more than 3 billion people in almost 70 countries and territories have been asked to stay at home. 0.99... never seen that before. not that we have anywhere to drive to right now. my partner is supposed to be checking in for his flight. which obviously isn't happening. 0k, hold on, hold on. take a second, because the next time you walk out of this building, we're going to have our baby with us. you ready? i've got the really short one

governor newsom has appointed california's secretary of state as the states next us senator to fill the seat being vacated by vice president-elect kamala harris. she will be california's first, giving the representation to the group. she was widely expected to be newsom's pick as the two are longtime political allies. the governor was pressured to appoint a latino to the seed or a black woman as harris was the only black woman in the chamber. alex padilla said in a statement this morning i am honored and humbled by the trust place to meet and intent to work each and every day to honor that trust and deliver for all californians. he will hold the seat through 2022 when he would then have to run for reelection. >>> a convicted killer charged in the 1998 or charged with murder in the 1998 kidnapping of a girl made his first appearance in court this morning. >> reporter: the convicted killer did make his first court appearance today 32 years after police say he kidnapped a nine- year-old outside of a market and killed her. from his jail cell in santa rita the 59-year-old appeared on a video

announcing the agreement — the republican leader in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, said the americanwould not now be battling the crisis alone. we can finally report what our nation has needed to hearfor a very long time. more help is on the way. moments ago in consultation with our committees of the four leaders of the senate and the house finalised an agreement. it would be another major rescue package for the american people. chuck schumer who leads the democrats in the senate said this was a start but only a start. this bill is a good bill, tonight is a good night, but it is not the end of the story, it is not the end of the job. anyone who thinks this bill is enough does not know what's going on in america, does not look into the eyes of a small business owner who is losing his business. al correspondent peter bowes joins us. correspondent peter bowes joins us. this last similar ‘s package was back in march, how badly it is new one atley —— needed? —— our correspondence. it is the second one to what you just mentioned which passed in march which was eventually worth more than 20

and now it's time to vote. >> joining us now, georgia democratic candidate for united states senate jonssoff. thank you for joining us once again tonight. the campaign now is down to these final days. what is the most important element of the campaign now? is it the tv advertising which must be virtually every commercial on georgia television at this point for one candidate or the other? is it getting out there into real contact with voters? >> hey, lawrence, good evening. thank you for having me. always a pleasure to see you. thanks for the opportunity. look, it is movement level energy right now in georgia. something special is happening in this state right now. we are shattering turnout records. young voters are shattering all-time records for participation in a runoff election. black voters are shattering all-time records for participation in a runoff election. you've got two disciples of congressman john lewis, one white, one black, raising the new south to eject from their thrones these two pandemic profiteers, david perdue and kelly loeffler. who have so badly failed and betrayed

>>but will complete vice president elect kamala harris as us senate term which ends in 2022. but there was some pushback on this pick concern over why a black woman is in replacing harris and trump's believes that that's probably why the governor appointed doctor shirley weber as california's first black secretary of state to replace by but certainly overall pam and ken but of or debris or latino or latin prize out there tonight because we do have 14 million. latin people living here in california absolutely all right kelly, thank you. >>well, san francisco mayor london breed among those not exactly pleased with the governor's historic selection mayor breed points out her concern is there will not be a single black woman with a seat in the u.s. senate. >>it was a surprise and it's an unfortunate. situation as we are trying to move this country forward and making sure that black lives truly matter and that african americans have a seat at the table. governor newsome was facing months of political pressure leading up to today's decision to phil harris, a seat with either a lati

thanks for joining us, senator. thanks for enriching our effort and we really appreciate your time. >> let me just say, the manhattan institute and around policing, thank you for doing so. thank you for linking to these issues. i hope you take seriously the issues around those precursors, the pillars that are so important economic mobility and educational choice. those issues will have a profound impact on communities of color as well as your son. these things will set this up for success in a way that nothing else can. god bless you. thanks for taking the time and having me on. >> thanks so much, senator. thanks to our audience. >> we are waiting for the start of governor newsom news conference on the states response to the coronavirus pandemic. parts of the state of already begun stay-at-home orders. live coverage of this news briefing on c-span2. >> deep dive into the world of vaccine development we're joined usein by dr. david and social purpose of medicine at george washington university. clinical director of g

which i judge would be the 1st openly gay person it confirmed by the senate to a cabinet position in the united states. and staying in the us republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has congratulated joe biden on his victory in november his presidential election mcconnell was among many congressional republicans who had refused to acknowledge biden's defeat of president donald trump who has continued to make unfounded claims of fraud and this comes after the electoral college officially confirmed with the results of the election. its earlier i spoke to de w.'s washington bureau chief in as paul now that more republicans are accepting biden's victory i asked her why. what to expect from trump and his orders he will keep feeding the narrative that the election was stolen off him simply to keep his supporters angry and on his side illegally don't trump says no for the options to fight the outcome i think at this point his rhetoric is nothing but a p r we need to prepare his come pain running again for president in 2024 i was attending a trump rally just last weekend in washington and it was actually quite amazing how

and what a waste of money a us senator claims the government is throwing away more than 50000000000 dollars this year on worthless projects including jolting machines for lizards. the big picture coming up in just a few moments time that's when i return in an hour to bring you the latest global news update.

solidarity with her fellow a-10 pilots and the force that e project, senator mcsally fought to preserve and fund that unique weapon. using her role on the senate armed services committee she let her own painful personal experiences with sexual assault in theit military fuel the purst of justice for fellow survivors. she offered expanded protection for service academy students who experienced assault. she proposed new preservation requirements for service records to promote accountability, and she made sure each was included when the senate passed defense authorizations. first service men and women in uniform didn't stop with those on active duty. senator mcsally was also championing a expanded care and services for our veterans as they transition back to civilian life. greater federal support for telehealth and suicide prevention, expanded veterans treatment course. so many important changes have been enacted because martha mcsally made them happen. last year it came to our attention that one remarkable 95-year-old arizona veteran had not received the formal recognition he deserves for distinguished service back in world

what a waste of money a us senator claims the government tell us through the way more than $50000000000.00 on worthless projects including jogging machines. a very warm welcome to the program on this the summer the 25th my name's union and wishing you all a very happy christmas our top story after more than 4 years of wrangling the e.u. u.k. finally reached a trade deal it was agreed just days before the new year deadline however the mood in brussels on london was very different following. this is i believe a good deal for the whole of europe. for us for our friends and partners as well yet but getting. there is no winner and brax it's a lose lose situation to separate especially in the world as it is today england the united kingdom has chosen to be solitary rather than stand together. all the nations that make up the british isles are divided on the scottish 1st minister here nicholas sturgeon say britain has lost more than its gain from bragg's it stressing that scotland must now decide on its future as an independent european nation we've got to if you resolve scots and other britons o

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years serving as california secretary of state will finish out vice president elect kamala harris's us senatem which ends in 2022 the son of working class mexican immigrants will be the first latino to represent california in the u.s. senate what i try so hard to make sure that our democracy is as inclusive in california is the bill. >>and to important perspective to bring into washington newsom's decision comes after months of political pressure to fill harris's seat with either a or black woman, not everyone was pleased with the governor's historic pic including san francisco mayor london breed who know that not a single black woman will have a seat in the u.s. senate. it was a surprise and it's an unfortunate. situation as we are trying to move this country forward and making sure that black lives truly matter and that african americans have a seat at the table, especially african-american women that would let the you know is representing a significant slice of california's population, some political strategists say it was time to have a latino in the office think you would be political ma

former senator ted kennedy from massachusetts and i used this tool when we led the health, education, labor and pension committees together. and it worked great. it worked even though we were on complete opposite sides of the political spectrum. i once showed senator kennedy an article that mentioned how unusual it was for the most conservative senator and the third most liberal senator to work together to which he said, so who is ahead of me? [laughte [laughter]. we were able to get legislation passed that others had been trying to do for years. here is how we started working together. i wanted to change things with osha, occupational safety. and senator kennedy did let me take it through a section at a time. that's the way we did it. he said in all of my time legislating, i never had somebody take me through the bill a section at a time. i'm still going to have to vote against it. lathe he called me about a safety bill he had been working on for over a decade. a bill to save nurses and medical janitors from accidental needle sticks. and asked if i'd take a look at it. i did. the big

either sponsor or cosponsor these objections and we are hopeful that we will have a senator, the president informed us of two names of senators that indicated they would cosponsor it, but untilrs those senators go public i don't countas them as a bird in the hd rather than two innu the bush. january 6 at 2:00 a.m. there

because at stake in this election is control of the us senate, and that really means control of this. the voters of georgia will determine which party runs every committee, writes every piece of legislation, controls every single taxpayer dollar. very simply, you will decide whether your children will grow up in a socialist country or whether they will grow up in a free country. and i will tell you this — socialist is just the beginning for these people. these people want to go further than socialism. they want to go into a communistic form of government, and i have no doubt about it. crowd boos. our north america correspondent peter bowes says there's a chance the president might be shifting his position ever so slightly. his tone did change a little bit, and he was talking about the number of federal judges that he has succeeded in appointing during his term in office. and then he said, "if we do — if we do a second term, which i hope we do" he predicted that he would appoint hundreds more federaljudges. so that was not quite as certain as perhaps when he started off this speech —