where do we start with the bible in america? you can hear some of the background noise, the ocean, the waves hitting the shore of america. that is where we start. , itfirst opening case here says, coming to america, arriving in the new world, mayflower compact. we talk about these things. in many cases, we have to use a replica or just talk. we found that works well because people have heard about these things. generations have passed. the kid, we had to memorize bill of rights, the declaration of independence, the mayflower contract. today, that is not so much emphasized. we had to take that into account and even though we may not have document,wer compact we introduce it and talk about the importance of it. this is where we will start. norm, jump in. >> the first artefact you will be presented with is something known as the bay samba. this will be the first book printed in america in 1640. she p returns -- the puritan were not only immigrants to this new world but they were also scholars. translated from the hebrew and the gre

for the president march would sharpen the contrast between america's problems and america's promise. it would be a period devoted to healing the country's ails and divisions culminating with an announcement that would both shock and sadden the nation. this decision would leave march 1968 to be remembered as one of the most significant months in the history of american politics and the american presidency. the month began for president johnson at the swearing in ceremony of the new secretary of defense. as an aid and adviser to three different presidents the recommendations have been a guiding force through some of america's most critical moments. >> this is a great day for us in the white house. we were finally successful in persuading clark gif rd to move from the kitchen cabinet to the east room. some people have compared this appointment to a wedding. after a very long and sometimes sacred court ship we are finally making an honest man out of him. chief justice honors us by his willingness to be present this morning and administer the oath. >> i do solemnly swear that i will suppo

america will no and the america we must act. [applause] >> from the students of maryland to the students of this region, to students all over america, we have a simple message to all of you, which is know your power. you can change the direction of america. [applause] you are not only the future of america, you are the conscience of america and you were here to ask america to do the right thing. you are here to say that is unacceptable in america for students to be slaughtered in their schools. [applause] it is wrong in america for people to go to concerts and end up in carnage. and it is unacceptable in america to see this daily toll of gun violence on streets throughout our country. [applause] earlier this morning on the floor of the senate, senator cardin and i ran the names of victims of gun violence in maryland, including 17 young people, people under 20 who were victims in maryland just in the last year. people from all over our state, like people all over the country are crying out and saying we are mad as and we are not

they stood in line today and those who saw america as an adventure and those who saw america as a beacon of hope. it was a business of numbers, an operation designed to house and feed and process, 4,000 people at a time. to identify those who american authority might reject and return to europe at steamship expense. >> first thing to do is delouse, lock your hair off. there was a net in your hair, you would have to shampoo. >> during epidemics huge facilities were established to fume gate clothing and baggage and people. processed and tickets, they waited for the ship. they boarded in many parts of europe and many vessels, most in new york and some to other ports. but they had one thing in common, they were traveling steerage and steamship companies understood the profit in numbers. they began a adjournmy that could last from a week to a month. >> that was the last time that it ever ran again, last trip she made. she would have never made that one either. >> for some, it would be a voyage without incident. for others the crossing would provide days for which they were ill prepared. >> th

it was a shameful day for america. we refused to stand up for our friend when it was singled out for terrible mistreatment. on my first day, i assured the israeli ambassador that on my watch, that would never happen again. and i'm proud to say it has not happened again. standing up for your friends is very important in the united nations. another one of the principles i took with me into the job was that i have absolutely no patience for bullying. when i grew up, we were the only indian family in a small southern town in south carolina. on the whole it was a great and friendly community. my parents and my brother and sister and i were always grateful for the support that surrounded us. but that didn't mean every day was great. my parents were immigrants. my father wore a turban. my mother wore a sari. there were times that we got bullied. when i was governor, i did something about it. i started an anti-bullying program. every month i went to schools throughout the state to talk about bullying. for me, it was just so fu

meek america great again! and his new slogan is keep america great, exclamation point! he has to finish it off. it's like messing up a slogan, nationwide is on your side exclamation point! ( laughter ) and jeb bush, first trump stole his dignity, now his exclamation point. when will it end? ( laughter ) if trump seemed he was in an especially good mood, a few days earlier he had a big life event. donald trump got a new best friend. >> global stunner, the president agrees to meet face to face with north korea's leader, something no president has ever done. >> the decision to meet came suddenly and dramatically. once president trump heard kim jong un wanted to meet with him, he quickly agreed. >> the president was ecstatic, poking his head into the white house briefing room to announce something big was about to happen is that this is the cutest story i've heard about trump in a long time. he was so excited. kim jong un wanted to meet him that he was running tarped white house telling everyone. it was, like, did you guys hear? i said yes! "rocket man"! never had a lover l

america. part of the reason we are so blind to be's ethnic divides and tribal divides is because we have had such exceptional success in our own country. it is really true. we are special. the idea is, if germans, polls, hungarians, jews and japanese could all become americans within one or two generations, why cannot kurds all become iraqis. and all of these people in vietnam. if we put in freedom, they will all come together. because of the distinction between the vietnamese and the chinese. that is america at its best contributing to our inability to see these smaller, more primal identities. in another negative side, i hate this term because it is overused, but part of it is a legacy of racism. for a lot of americans they could not see the difference between the vietnamese and chinese because they all looked alike. they were all gooks and slants. that is something we are all getting better at. to be fair, there were not very many asians in this country so they did not know the difference.

when i got the award, i said, god bless america. only in america could this be chuck schumer. mr. schumer: ok. anyway. we are not here to talk about the great irish people. as much as we love them. ok. i want to thank everyone for being here. now, last january we senate democrats unveiled our trillion-dollar infrastructure plan and sent it to the president. we said it was one of the areas we could certainly work with the president when he called me a week after winning the election, that was the first thing we talked about. unfortunately it took a year for the administration to unveil a plan and the plan they unveiled just doesn't come close to doing what america needs. it relies on $200 billion in federal funds, largely financed by cutting existing infrastructure programs. and on local governments and the private sector to make up the vast bulk of infrastructure building we so desperately need here in america. robbing peter to pay paul a ittance won't do nearly enough to rebuild our infrastructure. as penn wateren found out, it would spur only 2% or $30 million of the $1.5 millio

it was a shameful day for america. [applause] we refused to stand up for our friends when it was singled out for terrible mistreatment. on my first day, i assured the israeli ambassador that on my watch, that would never happen again. [applause] ambassador haley: and i'm proud to say it has not happened again. >> we love you, nikki. ambassador haley: i love you too. standing up for your friends is very important in the united nations. another one of the principles i took with me into the job was that i had absolutely no patience for bullying. [applause] ambassador haley: when i grew up, we were the only indian family in a small southern town in south carolina. on the whole, it was a great and friendly community. my parents, my brother and sister and i were always grateful for the support that surrounded us. but that did not mean every day was great. my parents were immigrants. my father wore a turban. my mother wore a sari. there were times that we got bullied. when i was governor, i did something about it. i started a

the kind of thing you know to america. yeah that's one way of putting it mr de gaulle i was around when mr goss said no to america that was quite really have friends you know look young to you i mean they have. their own way of going to go is really a proud man and proud for france. one hopes for that but there's other ways that the blocks can be broken there's of course china that's a huge number but the united states is to hit a hard line on china doesn't say it like it does say it about russia but the reason that we're our mean korea to the degree that we are and japan is truly against the chinese to encircle the chinese. but i worry about korea because we again have so much or so many arms we put into japan and korea. you know these things can but it can blow up in a second it's like a tinderbox. well it doesn't look good at your age i would like to live out the rest of my life you know what do you do what do you do you bringing attention to it that's the best you can do right now. to my view you should make at movie a

can succeed in america who works hard so this is a whole group of people all generation in america is saying that there is no melting pot we're not being assimilated there's no opportunities we can't live up so their response essentially is to go into conflict and this is a major. put themselves on the line they did accept the reject. so when you want to be president and you. want to. have to go to the press this is what will before three of them or can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters of my. question. well you know the cars they were kind of adopted because we were called pirates for so long. i mean they're in this small boat sniffs at a hard pull of ships and it's still a. lot tougher than. the little self to be told fish already ninety percent of the dot and it won't be calmer. concept fifteen scoops seventy five tons true and they do it several times a day with a big fleet now you get an idea of why. we have to understand we can not stay still and just. be with in this world he is the only boy in his arms. i'm doing this because i want the future world to future gene

well say goodbye sean sort of half an hour and also internationally if you watch it america you've got your own programs whether you have a good day or night. well you know that they were kind of adopted because we were called pirates for so long . of being there in the small ball it's next to the hard pool of ships and it's still very. much up in. the little self the big fish already ninety percent of it don i need to call him that conor. concept fifteen scoops seventy five tons and they do it several times a day with the big fleets oh you get an idea why. we have to understand we cannot stay you still would just. be with them this will be used for you go out. i'm doing this because i want them for the future world to future generations to have and enjoy the ocean we have. what politicians do something that. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president or injury. or somehow want to. have to go to the press that's what before three in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters in the. first sip. think. america has or

all the people in america were british. it was in london that arthur lee suddenly used their childhood code to notify his brother, richard henry lee, of a stunning plan to win the war of independence. lee had met the great french playwright, pierre. he wrote the plays of marriage of figaro and the barber of seville and they had a close friendship. pierre revealed himself not just as a sympathizer of the american cause but of all people, he was also an espionage agent for the french king and hi was in london trying to find an american contact through whom the french could help the american rebels undermine english rule in the new world and do it secretsly. the british hawed uhad hugh mailated the french in a war and seizes land from france, including can da, and france wanted canada back and was seeking ways to weaken brian without engaging in a war. they couldn't afford it. the -- at the time were cautioning the americans who were facing starvation at valley forge. washington score a couple of victories, he forced the briti

lbj'st on real america, entire 40 minute address from the oval office. he begins by outlining steps to limit the war in vietnam. >> good evening, my fellow americans. tonight, i wants to speak to you of peace in vietnam and southeast asia. question so preoccupies our people. thether dream so absorbs 250 million human beings who live in that part of the world. motivates american policy and southeast asia. representatives of our governments have traveled the world. seeking to find the basis of peace talks. since last september, they have carried the offer that i made public in san antonio, that that the united states would stop its bombardment of north vietnam when that would lead probably to productive discussion. and that we would assume that north vietnam would not take military advantage of our restraint. they denounced this offer both privately and publicly. even while the search for peace was going on. north vietnam rushed their preparation for a savage assault on the people, the government, and the allies of south vietnam. the holidaysduring failed

tonight atal america 10:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and today, we continue to bring you fromlter coverage congress, -- unfiltered coverage from congress, the white house, the supreme court, and events in washington dc and washington country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. a,sunday on c-span's q and political contributing editor "building a his book great society: inside lyndon johnson's white house." people who helped create his great society program. >> and administration within the space of 4.5 years, five years, built all these programs after congress signed them into law. medicare and medicaid built from the ground up in one year. how did they create the first program like head start or food stamps, nutritional programs for children? how did they do this while desegregating one third of the country, hospitals, nursing homes, schools

america angrily denied the claim. was just released films lay bare the shocking truth behind communist charges of germ warfare in korea and ever since the germ warfare allegations have been dismissed as communist propaganda from an isolationist rogue state it was broadcast by the communist propaganda machine throughout the world. today north korea is the most impenetrable state on the planet. yes over the past twenty years professor mari musser taka a leading japanese academic has gradually won the confidence of paean young secretive rulers. a healthy boy he joined us. shows how was i not already saigon orders in person one of us so they must. now mari has persuaded pyongyang to allow our cameras to follow him through his latest visit it is an unprecedented step foreign journalists are routinely banned from entering north korea we will be working under strict control told where and what we can film and accompanied by government officials at all times. yet we will also be taken deep into the heart of this most hidden c

crossroads, america's defense strategy. next, on great decisions. (exciting music) - [announcer] great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, in association with thomson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhousecoopers, llp. (upbeat music) - [narrator] there was a time when the us was a reluctant world power. foreign policy was run by the state department and the us treasury, and largely focused on advancing american commercial interests overseas. - we had american statecraft that largely relied on diplomacy and economic policy. we had secretaries of state that everybody knew their names, we had secretaries of war that nobody had ever heard of. the second world war changed all that. it really brought to the fore a unified department of defense. - policy makers talked in terms of us foreign policy, and defense policy. since world war ii and down to the present moment, policy makers tend to talk in terms of national security policy. national security policy tends to privilege, or to place particular emphasis

this weekend, the debut of our series, 1968, america in turmoil. we will look back to that turbulent time, marked with war, political assassinations,lace, , a fractiouss presidential election and the rise of the political left and right. this sunday, the vietnam war from military, political and diplomatic developments, the undoing of lyndon johnson's formerncy, with guests virginia senator jim webb, author of fields of fire and pulitzer prize winning ,ournalist, author of the book "they marched into sunlight." 1968 -- america in turmoil. live sunday at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span's washington journal and on american history tv on c-span3. we are back live in washington, d.c. at ford's theater for its symposium on abraham lincoln's life and legacy. up next, walter star, author of stanton, lincoln's war secretary. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> while we wait for this segment to begin, reminding you you can watch all of our coverage of the abraham lincoln life and legacy symposium any time by visiting our website, c-span.org/history. there

and then we saw acrossca america today. high school students in the high school came out and said enough. we are fed up with the laws of this land and the politicians refuse to change them. we are fed up with the fear that comes with just going to school in america. we are fed up with those who say the second amendment requires us to live in fear. and they've marched on on towns across america today. they have marched on washington. they've come to my office and visited with me and i believe they've become a major force in the national debate. i commend them. i encourage them and i hope they continue. you know, politics is tov. there are forces like the national rifle association and gun lobbies go the wrong way. they came after me when i was a member of the house. they almost got me. as a tough election year. i managed to survive it, but they poured the money in and tried to beat me. i've never had their support and said that it's okay with me. for a lot of members of congress, they are just not willing to risk it, not wil

it makes it sound like when america really needs something, when america is crying out to prevent future parklands, the president just succumbs to the pressure group that puts the moe most heat on him, in this case the nra. >> what's the likelihood of congress, the senate and the house, passing any kind of gun legislation following the parkland school massacre? >> i would say two things. first, leader mcconnell and speaker ryan are so afraid of the nra, as are most of their members, that unless the president gives them cover saying he's for it, it's very hard to see getting anything else done, maybe until the congress changes in a year after the elections. but the second thing i would say is this. don't underestimate the power of these kids. i've been focused on this issue for a long time. i was author of the brady law in congress when i was a congressman back in the mid-'90s. i've never seen anything like this. i've never seen so many people in different walks of life, in different political per swass telling me we. the fact that logical be a and 70 cities around the country. duck this

for us, we separate the rural america that absolutely wants 5g and the america that is underserved by any broadband today. those are two different challenges and we need two different solutions. in times of -- in terms of 5g for rural america, absolutely.>> okay. mr. udall.>> thank you. this topic of this hearing is timely and important. in new mexico, we have companies including tribally owned telecommunication companies, rural electric co- ops, and traditional rural local exchange carriers that are working hard every day to serve the highest cost areas. but basic economics tells us they need more support from federal programs. by support we mean dollars, not simply press releases and rhetoric. as i sit here and listen to some of the testimony, it is striking. major wireless companies are winning the race for 5g, too many people in new mexico and those living on tribal lands are stuck without one g. while carriers have been vocal about what they see as delays, i hear from many rural areas and tribal communities about the same carriers refusing to build towers or serve those areas. fo

and urban suburban america in the 5g world. i don't think that we want to leave half of the united states or half of the nation behind this economic opportunity for the new mobile world. and so that's my concern. yes, we need to be on the forefront of innovation, but we also need to do it in a way that allows the entire economy to benefit from this great opportunity. >> thank you very much. well, mr. berry, let me ask you, then, to elaborate, on the concern that i expressed, and that you expressed about data collection, and broadband mapping. i think you said it's just -- it's just totally inadequate. so if you'd comment on that first, and then if anyone else would like to follow up, please do. why is it -- why is the data so wrong? >> you know, the simple question to answer is the garbage in, garbage out. we're not asking -- it's clear, i had great hopes this next round of data requests would actually produce a better quality service maps. what we actually got, though, was very clear that the fcc requested the wrong perimeters

do what for in america yeah well that's what mr putin says at the end of the interview if you remember he says he's been through four presidents and i asked him what's changed and he said basically nothing so he's indicating that there's a bureaucracy he call that if you're ocracy in america they call it a deep state bureaucracy that has been resistant to change certainly the policies towards russia for the most part united states been highly negative since one thousand nine hundred seventy since the revolution when mr wilson president wilson said american troops to siberia to join the british expeditionary force. seems wrong. to me. to see out of. one some find themselves while the part. of the common ground. winning is fourth and most probably last term is russia's president vladimir putin has six more years to fashion his legacy changed russia we continue. welcome back to sophie and co now the other day i sat down with the legendary filmmaker oliver stone and in moscow bookstore and ask him whether a second cold war was just a figure of speech or as to or more to it it's a figure of

america's families should not be victimized by such evil. and america's laws should not be misused to protect those who perpetrate these crimes or those who, according to the stunning subcommittee report, knowingly give them space and tools to operate while profiting in the process. several of us have worked hard on this issue for a number of years. it's now past time to take this additional step. when we vote next week, that time will have come. on one final matter, few subjects are closer to the hearts of parents than their children's education. that's why republicans made sure the historic tax reform we passed last year included a provision championed by senator cruz and others that will help parents choose an education for their children that makes sense for their family. a recent article in "the courier-journal" in louisville, kentucky, shared the story of one family whose second grade son struggled with an undiagnosed learn disability. he had had trouble keeping up with his public school class. so like many parents facing similar chall

and america is losing that trade war so perhaps who knows who you may not be in a trade war since seven hundred seventy six i mean the world economy is a trade war i mean that's the way trade is it's it's trade of what sometimes gets extremely hostile if you will and actually leads to war so you know a lot of times people make that argument but any time you have people exchanging goes from one country to another and currencies that are predominately the u.s. dollar the u.s. dollar being world reserve currency is an act of trade war in a lot of ways now you mention one nine hundred seventy one when the u.s. went off the gold standard that was the international gold standard in one thousand thirty three they first went bankrupt according to luke roman when they basically made it illegal for citizens of the united states to own gold and confiscated their gold and that kept them on the gold standard the international trade standard up until one nine hundred seventy one now since then we've been on the u.s. dollar standard so this is another headline relating to the u.s. dollar and trump. be

buy america lost. on page 21 and 22 not also refer you to the language with regards to water infrastructure on page 27. >> there are senators to call the department asking for waivers because of certain circumstances, lack of american protections and capacities. >> i think you misunderstand. the buy america law allows waivers. i am asking when you use the language on this blueprint you are amending the laws by the targeted flexibility to the states pertaining to the application of federal requirements such as buy america america. >> so what is the question? >> does this language contemplate disregarding. >> no, it does not. >> i would appreciate your commitment to add clarity to that because not only does the document not referenced buy america once, it also appears to proactively suggest that infrastructure projects could avoid why america requirements. >> it does not at all. >> clarity on that would be very important. i have one additional question for secretary ross. in terms of your analysis on the

we got a consensus in america. in congress we got to do our job and let that consensus become the law. with that, mr. speaker, i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2017, the chair recognizes the gentleman from colorado, mr. perlmutter, for 30 minutes. mr. speaker, thank you for the opportunity to address the house and people across the country and i'm joined today by two of my friends, jared huffman, congressman from american california, and dan kildee, congressman from flint, michigan. and we're here on another very important topic. we just heard our friend, jamie raskin from maryland, talking about gun violence and the need to try to limit that and bring it under control. but today we have another very important topic, very troubling topic, and it has to do with the sovereignty of our nation, it has to do with our freedom and it's really pretty as simple as that. this country separated from england so we could be a sovereign nation, so

jane: you are watching "bbc world news america."l st come on tonight's program, royalty comes out for charity. leince harry and meghan ma joined forces with the duk cand duchess bridge. the funera of an indian actress has taken place in mumbai. many bollywood a listers joined mourners and thousandsns lined the streets. an autopsy found that 54-year-old dwned in a bath after losing consciousness in a hotel in dubai. tian invtion into the death has been closed. evi'dy flew into mumbai last nightbo. th was taken to a local sports club where fans were allowed inside to pay their final respects. i wa outside, where they were thousands of fans who turned up to payhe last respects, and they were queuing up, letting up in the early morning just to get a chance to catch a glimpse of sridevi. she was such a huge ndar in india,hat is why you see the love and respect she commanded in the country, pld i was on d in mumbai today. monday, when the police started to investi death there was wild speculation india,many networks in some speculating as

akbar: you are right, america doesn't, but muslims come to america in a different capacity. they have memories of the -- many have memories of the history of slavery, but many of them, the immigrants from the midd east and south asia, th came in the 1980's and onwards. they were doctors, entrepreneurs, more middle-class. typedon't have that sa of tension inherent. 9/11 changes everything for all muslims. the studies conducted aft years of field work with the wonderful team of mine, students and scholars, presentsen recotions based on the people we talked to in the field. g we talked nd muftis and archbishops and the entire range of leadership, rabbis. imne: some of the stories you have heard from muwho come to europe are heartbreaking. how does the breakdown affect them? akbar: iaffects them very badly because they are skipping -- escaping a terrible situaon at home. they are not here willingly. there escaping violence and maess of some of the regimes in the middle east -- you see this on your own reporting every night. syria, for example. they arrived in europe is the ultim

at stake is what makes america unique. ultimately global warming is a battle for america's soul and that's why we are here today come to fight it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so very much. we want to have plenty of time for questions so if you have a question please raise your hand and wait for the microphone to arrive and then asked the question. who has the first question? very good. i will go first in google as the audience. soon after the soviet union fell my name is mike. i live in fester and over the hill retired physicist interested in climate change and global warming and all that kind of stuff. when the soviet union felt they listed lots of confessionals and you made a good case that this was, the soviet union and the international communist conspiracy as always they have a role in this but it was absent in all of the bad things they admitted doing to us in the papers that were released at that point. is there any documentation that are turncoat spies who said they were in global warming in some of these ot

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israel is safer because of america's presence in the middle east. and america's interests benefit when israel stands as a partner in pursuit of common interests in this troubled region. fortunately in the last year, a new administration and a united front in congress have charted a new course. [applaus [applause] >> america's rebuilding our capabilities, our partnerships and our will to do what the circumstances would require. many of our regional partners have focused on iran's aggressive policies and seeking america's support, but make no mistake, israel will have the firm support of the united states diplomatically and million taylor as befits this historic partnership. [applause] >> though the campaign to defeat isil is not over, this administration accelerated it. it began a genuine effort to rebuild america's armed forces and congress answered the call by ending the harmful spending cap that forced our service members to do more with less. secretary mattis and our military leaders once again have more resources to meet the myriad mission our n

the president said he was going to surround himself with some of america's best and brightest and, boy, did he ever. >> thank you. >> parents were refugees from communist cuba. >> that's correct. >> you actually were a clerk for justice. >> samuel alito when he was on the third circuit. >> alito. impressive. so the president didn't let us down with the best and brightest. why don't we start with what does the secretary of labor do and then we'll get into the meat of it. >> when i describe the department of labor, i put into three buckets. first, in essence, we enforce the laws. we have workplace laws, we have workplace safety laws, we make sure that the labor laws are followed. and that is incredibly important. that's in essence a law enforcement function. the second part that's really important for the department of labor is we have a workforce education component. i know that secretary vas is speaking later today and she and i work closely together because she's at the department of education, i'm at the department of labor, but it's our job to provide workforce education to the men

we alone can change our laws to make america safer. and god willing prevent another one of these horrible massacres. what will we do with that awesome responsibility? i was on the floor of the senate when this body failed to advance in legislation after sandy hook. the shame that we all felt and america felt that this body was unable to act. at this time be different. in a moment, i will read the names of 17 americans, 14 children who were killed in the horrific attack at stoneman douglas high school. i'm joined by a group member who wish to read the names of children and other victims who died at the hands of gun violence in their states. may their memories inspire us to act. alyssa, martin, scott, nicholas, aaron, jamie, christopher, luke, cara, gina, joaquin, alayna, meadow, helena, alex, carmen, peter. i yield the floor. >> mr. president. >> the mayor from connecticut. >> i am joining my colleagues today to give the country a sense of the scope of this epidemic. we have tried every means to move our colleagues to action. and rememb

. >> i think america is just fine. do i like some of the language that comes out of this white house? no. >> and we'll talk about russia and the divisions back home in the united states. and xi jinping, will he be china's president for life? the chinese national people's congress looks poised to make that possible. how is that being received in china? what does it mean for the rest of the world? two top experts will discuss. also, we were warned about jihadis returning to america from syria. so what happened? we have the answer. then on the eve of the academy awards -- >> mom and dad, my black boyfriend will be coming up this weekend. >> is hollywood finally changing its ways? we will examine diversity in america's biggest soft power industry, the movies. but first, here's my take. amid the usual trump reality show in washington this week, it would be easy to miss what is happening in china. but it is huge and consequential. china is making the most significant change to its political system in 35 years. what impact wi

that is how i have seen america and that is how i continue to see america, generosity, kindness, goodness, pure-heartedness. - well this explains so much that we didn't know before, right? - sure. - you arrived at the podium at the convention and for most of us, this was the first time we had encountered you. - sure. the first time that we knew any aspects of your story. this makes sense. this helps us understand better. so you came to america. you went to harvard. your family joined you. in silver spring, maryland is where your kids grew up. it's just a great american story and again, the story is told in extraordinary detail in here. we learned about you as i said, mr. khan, at that convention. and we learned about you and your wife and we learned about your extraordinarily brave son who was lost in 2004 in iraq. we learned about his death. i want you to tell us about his life, right? we know about him in the context of the tragic end to his life. but tell us about his life. tell us about what he was like, who he was. - well, recently after all of this noise, political noise, people are

of america even george washington or thomas jefferson who hated the meat.

israel is safer because of america's presence in the middle east and america's interests benefit when israel stance is a partner in pursuit of common interest in this troubled region region. fortunately in the last year the new administration and the united front in congress have charted a new course. [applause] america's rebuilding our capabilities are partnerships and their will to do with the circumstances would require. many of our regional partners are august on iran's aggressive policy and seeking america's support but make no mistake israel will have the firm support of the united states diplomatically and militarily as this historic partnership. [applause] though the campaign to defeat isil -- this administration accelerated it. it began to rebuild america's armed forces and the call by ending the spending caps that a four-star servicemembers to do more with less. secretary madison or military leaders will once again have more resources to meet the myriad missions our nation puts before them. our counterterrorism cooperation has been exemplary and of course the united states h

our south america correspondent katy watson reports. as campaigning draws to a close, it is time for celebration. this is the end of a very long journey, but people here hope it is also a new start, a fresh chapter in colombian politics, after living most of their lives in a country at war. it is the same name but a different game. the fa rc have same name but a different game. the farc have laid down their weapons, swapping violence for votes. their objective still stands, though. i promised to fight poverty. translation: 453 years we have been fighting for changes in this country. we weren't allowed to be a pa rt country. we weren't allowed to be a part of the political system, so we had no choice but to take up arms. with the peace agreement, we left that behind. some of the farc supporters had travelled hours to watch these political newcomers speak. translation: most of us are peasant farmers, living in absolute poverty. we don't have a house or sta ble poverty. we don't have a house or stablejob, so poverty. we don't have a house

i asked then for your help and god's that we might continue america on its course. binding up our wounds, healing our history, moving forward in new unity to clear the american agenda and to keep the american commitment for all of our people. united we have kept that commitment. and united we have enlarged that commitment. and through all time to come i think america will be a stronger nation, a more just society, a land of greater opportunity and fulfillment because of what we have all done together in these years of un-parallel achievement. our lord will come in the life of freedom and peace and hope that our children will enjoy through ages ahead. what we won when all of our people united just must not now be lost in suspicion and distrust and selfishness and politics among any of our people. and believing this as i do i have concluded that i should not permit the presidency to become involved in the partisan divisions that are developing in this political year. with american sons in the field far away, with america's future under challenge right here at home, wi

thank you aipac, god bless israel, god bless america and god bless the israel america alliance. thank you all. thank you. [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> week we have heard from officials from both parties on the importance of a strong israel relationship and today we are going t

one narrative america, or as bill rile lee call it is traditional america. heterosexual, christian and white. in this version of america, unity can only flow from cultural uniformity and multiculturalism as a threat and a impediment identity. outsiders or aliens not inher tors of the american dream and citizens must be protected from outsiders. and all those who challenge and be protected from those who challenge that traditional national identity. this is the america that screams i want my country back and we need to make america great again. in the other narrative, the one referenced in almost every one of barack obama's speeches starting with his 2004 keynote, the one that there was not a black american, or red, or white but just the united states of america. that vision is inclusive with regard to race, gender, religion and sexuality. diversity can be a strength. and that now, later in the presidency, he said that those born in other countries and came here as children or adults can be legit inhere tors of the american dream. as bill's version of america

there are a lot of questionab about saudi and america today. laura: when it comes to yemen, do you think dear is in the white house itself a real concern about the humanitarian cris prince? with the crown bria i don't know if president trump raised in a meeting, but last year he raised public concerns aboye the crisis in n. those concerns are shared bype e agon and parts of the state department as well. but unfortunately, trump's posture has generally been quite passive. he offered a blank cck to saudi arabia, and i would be surprised that if the topic came up he brght it up in a way that used our leverage. laura: the crown prince is close to the president's son-in-law, jared kushner. what impact does thahave on how u.s.-saudi policy is developing? brian: in some way the relationship mirrors the saudi close familyg a member being the main channel. unfortunately, thi presents challenges for other cabinet secretaries who maywe not b briefed on what the conversations jared kushner has had with mohammad bin salman. the u.s. and saudi arabia want to

or is america too busy to care? are the needs greater than the most resourceful nation in the world can meet? this classroom is a challenge to democracy. this teacher cannot be asked to meet that challenge alone. a school like this holds more promise mofor america's future. alert parents see to it that the school provides a chance for the youngsters to fulfill their potentialities. regimentation is considered primitive in good american schools. the children have an opportunity to stretch the muscles of their own initiative. they can fly and fancy any place they please. the air age acquires personal meaning. it's not easy to learn the meaning of freedom. the youngsters are learning responsibility, gaining that all too necessary innate sense of right and wrong. in this nation that's the right according to the law of every child. that right must be extended to more and more children every day. rights. the right of access to information. the right to think and to speak without fear. the right to work toward chosen goals

you ar watching bbc world news america. when arteets politics, ahead of this weekend's verch for our s, we will look at civil unrest over the years. ♪ jane: french police have clashed with protesters in paris as public sector workers went on strike. reacting toward emmanuel macron's plan to cut jobs and benefits.sos mo. lucy the old ways are often : cherished in france. that goes for protests as much as for job contracts. firecrackers, unionvolags, a few te charges they stopped , the march of change before, but are they a match for franc's newest president? >> emmanuel macron wants to be in breakingsucceed the rails union. as one of the lastrong unions, ngala him, that wouree ld ct vi an entire social system, whether is social security, pensions, the rail service, or hospitals. he is destroying allr rights are predecessors won, and we have to fight against that. cyluthe drew teachers, air march traffic controllers, alhosptaff -- all protesting against reforms that will mean fewer jobs, fewernd benefits, a more flexibility

jane: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, are we readfor the next level health crisis -- eaglobal hlth crisis? howrn lessons l from the ebola outbreak might prepare us for another deadly outbreak. a national memorial service has taken place in france in honor of the police saving the lives of hostagessin supermarkee last week. from paris, hugh schofield has this report. somber, funereal weather, the coffin of arnaud frome began its journey the muslim for french heroes. with full honor guard, the cortÈge passed through the latin quarter, all reled by live television to our country still staggered by the story of his sacrifice. french leaders of the past, politicians, and senior officers were at they cerem, and members of the public, too. and the families not just of naud beltrame but of the other kctims of the terrorist a in the south. it was president macron who put a voice to what the nation was feeling. whenews first came in of what arnaud beltrame had done, he saidtrading himself with a