bush and she is now the delegate to the virgin islands.gresswoman, welcome to the show. >> thanks for having me. it's an honor to be here with you. >> so, let's start with attorney general merrick garland. he took two major steps this week, first the d.o.j. opened a civil rights investigation into the minneapolis police department one day after derek chauvin's conviction in the george floyd murder. these kind of pattern or practice investigations were almost nonexistent in the trump administration. there were 25 in the obama era. do federal probes into local police departments actually make them better police departments? >> i think they do. because we need to have accountability and transparency. for the most part, to me, the chauvin guilty verdict was not about justice, but it was about accountability, and having the justice department look at accountability in police departments is very important to maintain that accountability at the local level, by injecting federal oversight over that. in discussions with the congressional black cauc

virgin islands. police say ryan payne still has not allowed them to board his vessel.atement to the mirror, he writes if he could travel, we would. we want to be helping with the search and we dream of being able to wrap our arms around her darling daughter. police and the virgin islands say they are still trying to gather enough probable cause to get a search warrant, but experts here at home say they have enough and they are simply not doing their job. shannon. >> shannon: aisha hosni in new york, thank you. a new video shows the extent of the carnage from an isis attack in mozambique. thousands were killed by islamic state terrorists and the african nation and we are told tonight the country's military has finally retaken the town back from isis. police using tear gas to restrict -- they used it as partiers chanted "freedom" be it a handful of partiers were injured, four people were arrested. in 22 instances, they were giving a royal profession to their new resting place. the mummies were moved to a new museum on vehicles outfitted with shock absorbers and surrounde

virgin islands in the house of representatives.nt manager in the impeachment trial of donald trump for inciting the attack on the capitol. and i assume that they will be using some of the evidence that you presented in the senate impeachment trial in their cases against donald trump >> well, i am hopeful that they will use it. part of our discussion and our strategy was to use what we believed at the time to be the most impactful, using demonstrative evidence that is now in the public record, part of the congressional record in the senate, that can be used by whomever in future litigation against the former president >> and in your legal experience, your work as a lawyer, this reads, correct me if i'm wrong, but this reads like a pretty standard lawsuit for injuries suffered because of the recklessness of another person >> yes, it does. and i believe both he and officer hemby continue to have ongoing physical as well as real emotional trauma that they are facing, along with countless other officers who were there fighting for hours

the british virgin islands are highly prized by some corporations the ones that shift profits across national borders into shell companies in order to pay hardly any taxes u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen proposal for a global minimum tax rate of 21 percent was aimed at these companies washington urgently needs additional revenue because the pandemic is costing billions the u.s. treasury loses nearly $50000000000.00 a year to tax cheats according to the advocacy group tax justice network germany comes in 2nd and france is also among the top losers no wonder yemen is finding support in europe. the u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen said yesterday that she's in favor of the worldwide minimum corporate tax rate this is a matter that i've been working on for a very very long time. but let's take the american 21 percent and use it as a global minimum tax rate and base could fly and also and the business the tax havens own side if you will as well as in your. it's not only caribbean islands that are among the world's most attractive tax havens e.u. members the netherlands and luxembu

the british virgin islands are highly prized by some corporations the ones that shift profits across national borders into shell companies in order to pay hardly any taxes u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen proposal for a global minimum tax rate of 21 percent was aimed at these companies washington urgently needs additional revenue because the pandemic is costing billions the u.s. treasury loses nearly $50000000000.00 a year to tax cheats according to the advocacy group tax justice network germany comes in 2nd and france is also among the top losers no wonder yemen is finding support in europe. the u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen said yesterday that she's in favor of the worldwide minimum corporate tax write this is a matter that i thin working on for a very very long time. but let's take the american 21 percent and use it as a global minimum tax rate and these could fly and also and the business the tax havens oh side of europe as well as in your it's not only caribbean islands that are among the world's most attractive tax havens e.u. members the netherlands and luxemburg ar

the british virgin islands are highly prized by some corporations the ones that shift profits across national borders into shell companies in order to pay hardly any taxes u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen proposal for a global minimum tax rate of 21 percent was aimed at these companies washington urgently needs additional revenue because the pandemic is costing billions the u.s. treasury loses nearly $50000000000.00 a year to tax cheats according to the advocacy group tax justice network germany comes in 2nd and france is also among the top losers no wonder yemen is finding support in europe. and the u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen said yesterday that she's in favor of the worldwide minimum corporate tax write this is a matter that i've been working on for a very very long time. but let's take the american 21 percent and use it as a global minimum tax rate and these could fly and also and the business the tax havens oh side of europe as well as in your it's not only caribbean islands that are among the world's most attractive tax havens e.u. members the netherlands and luxem

and the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from the virgin islands, ms. plaskett, for five minutes. ms. plaskett: thank you very much. during times of crisis, mr. speaker, and upheaval, societies have a unique unit to reimagine themselves, to fix wrongs, to make themselves better than they were previously. the pandemic of 1917 created the roaring 20's. the aftermath of the civil war brought railroads, canals, bridges to connect us. the great depression gave us the new deal. after the devastation of the covid-19 pandemic and the revealing of racism, economic inequality, wealth and health care disparities, we must use this time, this opportunity to not only forge forward but to correct wrongs. while the american rescue plan is changing the course of the pandemic and delivering relief for working families, this is not the time to build back the way things were. this is a moment to reimagine, rebuild a new economy. the american jobs plan is an investment in america that will create millions of good jobs, rebuild our country's infrastructure, and position the

anchored in the harbor of cape virgin island of salvia scent is the vessel of return for architect a d.m. me this is much more than a floating music studio it's a call to africans whether in the diaspora our african-americans to return home to the continent designed by a nigerian financed by amalia and located in keep bird it's a tribute to african contemporary design and a window into the future. well the water it's a fluid environment so food space you know we have to learn to live with water instead of fighting with us we see this also as a vessel of return for people in the african diaspora and as a place to ring riots when you narratives of the african continent once a country ravaged by famines and drought 46 years after independence the small island nation is one of africa's fastest growing economies. african migrants who are choosing keep bird over a life in europe and the diaspora are returning to their homeland among them julie monies from the east coast of the united states she has built a business helping african-americans and keep burdens we located to the islands i neve

prevent corporate tax avoidance he idea is also finding supporters here in europe the british virgin islands are highly prized by some corporations the ones that shift profits across national borders into shell companies in order to pay hardly any taxes u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen proposal for a global minimum tax rate of 21 percent was aimed at these companies washington urgently needs additional revenue because the pandemic is costing billions the u.s. treasury loses nearly $50000000000.00 a year to tax cheats according to the advocacy group tax justice network germany comes in 2nd and france is also among the top losers no wonder yemen is finding support in europe. the u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen said yesterday that she's in favor of a worldwide minimum corporate tax write this is a matter that i've been working on for a very very long time. but let's take the american 21 percent and use it as a global minimum tax rate and these could fly and also and business the tax havens oh side if you will as well it's in your. it's not only caribbean islands that are among the worl

virgin islands, said about that here on cnn. listen to this. >> qualified immunity has, in many instances, become the hood for bad police officers to, in fact, act as modern-day ku klux klan members against black and brown people in this country. and it has got to stop. >> so, you know, clearly, strong words there. do you agree? does any meaningful police reform have to include an end to the laws protecting individual police officers from prosecution? is that a dealbreaker for you? >> absolutely. listen. if you are not going to hold the officers accountable, then what's the point? i mean, holding an agency accountable, maybe is being talked about. rather than being the liability shift to the responsible officer. if you don't do anything to deter the bad behavior of one officer, who may be committing misconduct. how, then, do you stop that bad behavior? you have in derek chauvin, an officer who was engaged in obvious misconduct, which led to 22 sustain -- or 22 personnel complaints, only one of which he was ever disciplined for.

virgin islands, said here on cnn. >> qualified immunity has in many instances become the hood for badolice officers to act as modern-day ku klux klan members against black and brown people in this country. and it has got to stop. >> clearly strong words there. do you agree? does any meaningful police reform have to include an end to the laws protecting individual police officers from prosecution? is that a deal breaker for you? >> absolutely. if you're not going to hold the officers accountable, what's the point? holding an agency accountable, maybe, is being talked about, rather than having the liability shift to the responsible officer. if you don't do anything to deter the bad behavior of one officer who may be committing this conduct, how then do you stop that bad behavior? you have in derek chauvin an officer who was engaged in obvious misconduct which led to 22 personnel complaints, only one of which he was ever disciplined for. and so clearly over his 19-year career, he learned nothing. collecting personnel complaints as if they were gifts from a good friend. >> then the answer

the british virgin islands are highly prized by some corporations the ones that shift profits across national borders into shell companies in order to pay hardly any taxes u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen proposal for a global minimum tax rate of 21 percent was aimed at these companies washington urgently needs additional revenue because the pandemic is costing billions the u.s. treasury loses nearly $50000000000.00 a year to tax cheats according to the advocacy group tax justice network germany comes in 2nd and france is also among the top losers no wonder yemen is funding support in europe. the us treasury secretary janet yellen said yesterday that she's in favor of a worldwide minimum corporate tax write off this is a matter that i've been working on for a very very long time. but let's take the american 21 percent and use it as a global minimum tax rate and these could fly and also and the business the tax havens own side of europe as well as in your it's not only caribbean islands that are among the world's most attractive tax havens e.u. members the netherlands and luxembur

anchored in the harbor of cape virgin island of salvia scent is the vessel of return for architect. me this is much more than a floating music studio it's a call to africans whether in the diaspora our african-americans to return home to the continent designed by nigerian financed by amalia and located in keep bird it's a tribute to african contemporary design and a window into the future. well the water it's a fluid environment so food space you know we have to learn to live with water instead of fighting with it we see this also as a vessel of return for people in the african diaspora and as a place to ring riots when you narratives of the african continent once a country ravaged by famines and drought 46 years after independence the small island nation is one of africa's fastest growing economies. african migrants who are choosing keep bird over a life in europe and the diaspora are returning to their homeland among them surely moneys from the east coast of the united states she has built a business helping african-americans and keep burdens we located to the islands i never felt

sarm was sailing in the us virgin islands when she disappeared, staying with her boyfriend, ryan banebi smitton, bbc news. andrew baldwin, one of sarm's friends, joins us now from fawley, in hampshire. andrew, good morning. what do we know about the police search to try to find sarm? trite know about the police search to try to find sam?— to find sarm? we don't know a lot more than — to find sarm? we don't know a lot more than what _ to find sarm? we don't know a lot more than what we _ to find sarm? we don't know a lot more than what we knew - to find sarm? we don't know a lot more than what we knew a - to find sarm? we don't know a lot more than what we knew a few i to find sarm? we don't know a lot - more than what we knew a few weeks a-o. more than what we knew a few weeks ago we _ more than what we knew a few weeks ago. we certainly know that there was dinner— ago. we certainly know that there was dinner had on the evening and at the restrictions on the island meant that the _ the restrictions on the island meant that the curfew at ten o'clock, so the restaurant closed at ten o'c

thomas virgin islands. >> great travel. milton: great travel. i just turned 19 and i am an experienced professional in my field. i know what i'm doing and i have a broad array of skills. this is great. life is good. [laughter] somewhere along the way that summer life is good and i get these orders -- of orders basically read, they all said the same thing. report to the officer in charge, western pacific. we went to westpac and damn. >> you knew what that meant. [laughter] milton: i had to do pre-deployment at camp pendleton. >> when did you take offer your deployment in vietnam? milton: we left on board an old rust bucket named the general leroy l. tinge. it was probably one of the old world world ii liberty ships. i wanted to think it was in november. i records say it was december of 1966. we arrived on okinawa like christmas eve of 1966. by the way, while i am in boot camp i started writing the lady that is now my bride of 47 years. we have known each other since we were three and two years old respectively. we grew up in the same community, s

thomas, virgin islands. >> good travel. >> great travel. i am 19 years old? i guess. yeah, just turned 19. and i'm a professional, an experienced professional in my field. i know what i'm doing. and i have got a broad array of skills. it's just -- this is great. life is good. and so somewhere along the way that summer, life is good, and i get these orders. the orders basically read -- they all kind of said about the same thing, report to the officer in charge. fleet marine forces west pac, western pacific. we get orders to west pac. oh, damn. >> you knew what that meant? >> yes, yes. actually, i had to report to camp pendleton to get ready and to do some predeployment training at camp pendleton. >> so when did you take off for your deployment in vietnam? >> we left on board an old rust bucket named the "general leroy l. tinge" was the name of the ship. it was probably one of those world war ii liberty ships that was repurposed and the merchant marines were operating the darn thing. so we took off -- i wanted to think it was in november. my records now say it was decem

netherland antilles we ended up in jamaica and in saint thomas virgin islands, that's a good travel great travel. i'm 19 years old, i guess. yeah, i just turned 19 and and i'm a professional and experience professional in my in my field. i i know what i'm doing and i've got a broad array of skills. it's just this is great. life is good. and so somewhere along the way that summer life is good and i i get these orders to the artist basically read they all kind of said about the same thing report to the officer in charge. fleet marine forces westpac western pacific so we get orders to westpac and oh, --, you do what that means. yes. so actually i had to report to camp pendleton to to get ready and to do some pre-deployment training at camp pendleton. and so when did you take off and your deployment in vietnam? we left on board and oh. rust bucket god named the general lee roy l. tinge was the name of the ship it i think it was probably one of the world war ii liberty ships. that was that was re you know repurposed and the merchant marines were operating the darn thing. and so we took off i w

i think the caribbean, i got my golden tan in the british virgin islands a couple of weeks ago. a comeback. do you see a comeback for them any time soon? >> absolutely. but just said the state of florida is suing the cdc and they don't sign off and the cruises now are leaving from bermuda and jamaica as soon as this summer. so we've heard from the cruise industry that backings are way up. but you will need to be vaccinated to go on most cruises. and we are seeing foreign airlines like qantas, demanding or requiring that people be vaccinated whenever they start to fly again. not every airline is going to mandate it. but the cruise ships will. >> i think we should mention, people had flights canceled last year at this time, they probably have credits and vouchers that may expire so before you book, check that. >> absolutely. check your existing vouchers, if they're expiring soon, a lot of the airlines have been nice and extended them even longer. some airlines are naughtier than others so look at the fine print on your voucher. even if you don't have travel plans today, use the vo

virgin islands, a number of places, if they don't elect a full voting representative, they do not pay federal income tax. and in going back to the revolution. i put this in what in this congress is h.r. 1295, but i filed it back several congresses ago and i filed it, i think, in most every congress since, because i believe it's the right thing to do. it's not to me a matter of politics. it's a matter of being consistent with an ideal, as ben franklin said, if we don't elect one member of the british parliament, they have no right to tax us. and that was a righteous concept. and it still is. and as a matter of principle, i've had to agree with that. the people of d.c. are right. they shouldn't have to pay a federal income tax. but as i put in my bill and have in all these different congress sessions we've been through, as i filed it each time, no taxation without representation was a rallying cry of many american collinnists during british rule in the 1760's and early 1770's. the slogan gained widespread noterize -- notoriety after the passage of the sugar act on april 5, 1764. america

virgin islands and tennessee with a popular personal blog.ded his legal career in 2006 to focus fulltime on writing and entertainment and editor at dead spin and national columnist. his jd from vanderbilt law school. we welcome all of our distinguishes witnesses and we thank you for your participation in today's hearing. i will begin by swearing in our witnesses. i ask our witnesses testifying in person to rise and ask our witnesses remotely to turn on their audio and make sure that we can see your face and your raised right hand while i administer the oath. do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to give is true and correct to the best of your knowledge, information and belief so help you god? >> i do. >> i do. >> let the record show the witness has answered in the affirmative. thank you, you may be seated. please note again to all the witnesses that your written statements will be entered into the record in their entirety and accordingly, i ask that you summarize your testimony in five minutes to hel

this tweet from a viewer in the virgin islands, saying john, too little too late.he was a real leader, he would have led with his heart except -- instead of for political expediency. from scotch plains, new jersey, and a, republican line. -- bernadette, republican line. caller: welcome back. it is telling that the democrats never criticize each other. i don't know why republicans keep criticizing each other all the time. we should remember ronald reagan's mantra of the 11th commandment, never criticize another republican. i think democrats have learned that better than we have. i wish we would stop criticizing each other. that is why they get things done , when we are always fighting among each other. i don't know why boehner has done this, and i don't know why i voted for trump. i am very upset with him. he is not listening to ronald reagan's commandment. i wish we would stop criticizing each other. democrats don't do it, and they get farther with legislation than we do. host: bernadette, thank you. this is from another viewer on twitter. i remember he and senator

virgin islands. i think it is an issue of fairness.nd i want to clarify for the previous caller, puerto rico was annexed in 1899. before that, it was a colony for over 400 years. puerto rico was never independent. i really feel that, really everyone under the u.s. flag should have voting rights. but for territory, that would need a constitutional amendment. but overall, i am in favor of d.c. statehood. host: our last call on this segment two more hours this morning. next, two perspectives on the biden administration's approach to climate and energy policies. you will hear first from competitive enterprise institute's myron ebell. later, from the natural resources defense council, bob deans. stick around. we will be right back. >> our live coverage includes a bipartisan group of governors and lawmakers meeting for an infrastructure summit. it is being organized i married -- marilyn governor larry hogan at 12:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. at 9:00 he spin -- 9:00 on c-span2, madeleine albright joins diplomats more discussion about the future

for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virgin islands seek recognition? ms. plaskett: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. on april 9, the volcano on the caribbean island of st. vincent's began a series of explosive eruptions. the volcano has erupted several times since that date. it has blanketed the island nation with volume cannish ash, hot gas and so large they reached the neighboring island of barbados 110 miles away. the eruption has resulted in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. electric outages, destroyed crops and forests, wildlife killed, and water shortages are some of the immediate needs. 16,000 evacuated residents present dire health issues as people are moved to areas in a community that has very little vaccinations to date. this natural disaster, brought on by the struggles because of covid-19, will make them struggle for years. it presents an opportunity tore american ac

coast of the united states she has built a business helping african-americans and keep virgins we located to the islands i never felt. that i was truly home until i moved out of it and i get emotional to this day when i talk about it but it's in my it's in my blood i feel such a connection where i feel at peace here. is no longer poor but a stable middle income country with a young and educated population a key demographic for opposition leader hofner armada looking to make history for a party the african party for the independence of the bird who wins the legislative election she will become the youngest and 1st female prime minister in keep bird she has made youth employment and attracting the cape verdean diaspora a priority and often but then we have. to prevent care if there is to move in the 10 years and the huge just we have become what we are today thanks to their financial contribution skilless and nolli they transmitted to us by 12 countries. these ones uninhabited islands where slaves were shipped off to the americas have 145 years later become a nation that welcomes design and creativity to

let me recognize the gentle lady from the virgin islands. >> thank you very much, mr.hairman for convening this really important hearing. it's such an important issue and i am grateful this community as well as the administration are taking this on. it seems to be such a hard pass for so many other individuals to understand this type of investment is an investment in america. there's an investment in our future. i can speak about this firsthand in a way to be some of my other colleagues cannot. i have been a working mother with small children and concerned about childcare. i found myself undergrad, making the decision to go to law school while having a full-time job and having children toddlers and kindergarten. if i did this, it would be an investment in all of our future. i'm grateful i had support, individuals, friends and family willing to take on that burden with me. some of them volunteering to watch my children in the evening for the hours in between work and classes. childcare was an incredibly strong decision-maker as to what i could or could not do. i can rec

virgins have come out in numbers to vote in this. election over concerns of the economic fallout of the global pandemic on the small island nations economy. with this force as european football's governing body away from condemned proposals for a break choice super league warning any clubs thinking of joining that they'll be banned from domestic european and world wide competitions. rose just after 1800 g m. see we begin the news are in russia where as mir putin's government is under pressure on multiple fronts for the 1st time in decades it's causing a diplomatic disputes with the czech republic after accusations the kremlin spies were behind an explosion in 2014 they kill 2 people in a turn southeast of prague well moscow has voted to retaliate after prague expelled 18 russian diplomats when they so says it stands in with the czech republic the e.u. is meeting on monday to discuss the crisis also on the agenda is the fast deteriorating health of president vladimir putin's prominent critic alexi the vul me now he's on hunger strike or being held in a russian prison the u.s. says there will be consequences if the dies and tensions betwee

cape verd prior work have virgins have come out in numbers to vote in this elementary elections over concerns of the economic fallout of being a global pandemic on the small island nation's economy. and concerns the upcoming monsoon season in bangladesh could be found this is all from being cut off on an isolated islands. or for the 1st time in decades russia's cause in the biggest diplomatic disputes with the czech republic counter-accusations the kremlin spies were behind an explosion in $21418.00 russian diplomats are being expelled moscow says it will retaliate and smith reports a series of explosions hit this ammunition depot 330 kilometers southeast of prague in october and december 24th seen 2 men were killed almost 7 years later the czech government says it now knows who is responsible for the credit of that duka based on clear evidence obtained during the investigation conducted by our security services. i can see there is a well grounded suspicion about the involvement of officers of the russian intelligence service and the explosions at them when you know 2014 these are the 2 men the czech government wants to question the travel to prague and 2014 on

cape verd prior workout virgins have come out in numbers to vote in this parliamentary election over concerns of the economic fallout of the global pandemic on the small island nation's economy. and i'm peter stammered with the sport has a huge crash halts the formula one race in italy and kenya's marathon superstar. sends out a warning to be the dominant victory ahead of the tokyo lympics. well it's just after $1500.00 g.m.t. we begin. in this news are in russia where vladimir putin's governments is under pressure on multiple fronts for the 1st time in decades is caught in the biggest diplomatic dispute with the czech republic after accusations the kremlin spies were behind an explosion and 2014 it killed 2 people in its own around 200 kilometers southeast of prague moscow has voted to retaliate. expelled 18 russian diplomats nato says it stands in with the czech republic the e.u. is meeting on monday to discuss the crisis also on the agenda is the fast deteriorating health of putin's most prominent critic alexina valmy now he's on hunger strike or being held in a russian prison tensions between western person or already high it this time after a russian mi

virgin islands and the arabian gulf. andy also served as strategic analyst in the commandant's advisory group at coast guard headquarters and as a transition team member for the 25th commandant of the coast guard. he went on to become the coast guard's international security fellow at the center for strategic and international studies. since rejoining my team in 2019, andy has had a significant impact on the commerce committee. his expertise as a cutterman and senior officer have meaningfully informed the committee's efforts, culminating in the enactment of the elijah j. cummings coast guard authorization act, to serve as his two year comeemb -- can comprehensive reauthorization. he served in the m.d. veterans health care and benefits improvement act. in response to the covid-19 pandemic, congress extended lease protections for service members in residential or vehicle leases impacted by stop movement orders. however, the original bill unintentionally omitted the coast guard. this small but important change change, the s