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A walk in. and if you would love to bend it like beckham or youre sure to like the latest film from british director bill ritter chop out blinded by the light blends a u.k. coming of age story with the music. well it was in 1998 that peter guy and american double bass player who had moved to south africa started the string project it began with 18 kids from the black townships around braamfontein and since then hundreds of children from disadvantaged backgrounds have learned to play a string ins...

Let them in. i know theyre our elected officials. dont let them. in. >> theyre scared, chris. theyre scared of him. theyre scared of mipissing him off. theyre afraid of a tweet. all they want to do is get reelected. everything you and i are saying right now, chris, they believe, my former republican colleagues believe privately, but they dont want the wrath of trump. >> you know, jason, lets talk hard politics. its not -- its partially racial. these are women of color. these are women who come f...

A chilling responsibility from a visit from i government officials. they have drawn criticism supporting a movement to boycott israel. >> theyre all around college campuses. there are all different backgrounds who are pushing back against racist policies in israel, because they see that the human rights violations of children being detained, the fact that my grandmother does not have equality. she doesnt have freedom of travel. >> reporter: even the powerful pro-israel organization said --. demo...

Where people of different backgrounds live well together and work well together and create a greater nation. i believe that people will come out and replace the president. >> secretary castro, thank you for your time. youre making me miss my hometown in the south with that freight train going by. i used to hear that every night and fall asleep to it. on cue. >> i finally have my name in lights. >> i do. i like the sign behind you as well. thank you. tonight secretary castro. here on cnn it shoul...

Poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. the teening shore, send these, the homeless, tossed to me. >> the reched send them. presidents both republican and democrat gave those words at the base of the statute of liberty in normal times and what will be the under statement of the night, these are not normal times. with that in mind, listen to what president trumps acting director said on npr today defending administrations new policy for green card and visa holders, legal ill grammigra...

Thats the reverence and respect presidents both republican and democrat gave those words at the base of the statute of liberty in normal times and what will be the under statement of the night, these are not normal times. with that in mind, listen to what president trumps acting director said on npr today defending administrations new policy for green card and visa holders, legal immigrants from poor backgrounds will get here and get citizen ship providing a rewrite he did of the words of the po...

That welcomes immigrants from all over the world in all socioeconomic backgrounds. this time suggesting it only is referring to people from europe who can come here and, quote, stand on their own two feet. >> that poem was referring back to people coming from europe where they had class-based societies where people were considered wretched if they werent in the right class. it was introduced. it was written one year, one year after the first federal public charge rule was written that says, and ...

Slow walk this so that when it gets debated is not when theyre pawing as much attention as they are now or emotions are as raw? >> we dont reconvene until after labor day. and of course the worry is that you and many others wont be cover canning the subject as often as you are today and mitch mcconnell will be askinged to deal with whatever the crisis dujour of early september is. which is why wed like the lock in an agreement democrats and republicans can support and get the president on a spec...

Former vice president joe biden is the front-runner but can the admitted gaffe machine keep that front-runner status with some of his rivals surging? lets discuss now with former democratic senator from wisconsin, russ feingold. senator, im so happy to have you on. thank you so much. >> its a pleasure to be on. thanks for asking me. >> the 2020 democratic field is a battleground right now. how do you see the state of play now? >> its strange. i watched those debates last week, and i had a good f...

Today they announced a new policy that could make it harder for legal immigrants to obtained permanent legal status. the new rule is set to take effect in two months. today reports pushed back on the policy, pointing to this countrys long history of welcomic people of all backgrounds. >> is that sent meant still operative in the united states? or should those words come down? >> well, im certainly not prepared to take anything down off the statue of liberty. here with me, julian castro of texa...