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>> the key to understanding richard nixon is that richard nixon was never self-confident that he could easily win a national election. he had left the 1960 election, which he lost narrowly to john f. kennedy, with bitterness. in a sense, the election had been stolen from him. this allowed the demons that he always had within him to play during elections. >> its about lust for power and absence of morality. >> it was all about holding on to power. no one can find out about this, whateve...

committee has a long way to go. >> i nknow that our first hearig pierced the sound barrier. americans need to pay further attention because the danger is still out there. >> i would gladly arrest 30 million individuals rather than have them participate in some seriously disruptive event, which is exactly what they were planning. >> people here dont want everyone to forget what happened here at the poll tonight in orlando, six years ago. >> its senseless. it happens all the time and we ...

hi, everyone, thanks for joining me. im amara walker in today for fredricka whitfield. and we begin this hour with mass d demonstrations nationwide calling for tighter gun laws. more than 300 rallies happening today. some like the event in d.c. underway right now. that is david hogg, he is one of the co-founders of this rally march for our lives and also a survivor of a mass shooting that happened at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. this is renewing calls to l...

and the story of this startling image — a 16 year girl old in her prom dress, in the ruins of her school in kharkiv. its 8 in the morning in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where lawmakers have been hearing searing testimony from the victims and families of those caught up in several recent mass shootings. among them was an 11—year—old girl, mia cerrillo. a student at the robb elementary school in texas, she described how she smeared herself in blood and played d...

to the democratic republic of congo, king philippe of belgium returns a priceless kakungu mask, taken out of the country before independence in 1960. hello. the issue of gun control in the us and what to do about it has challenged us lawmakers for years. today as they heard searing testimony from victims and their families of the recent mass shooting in texas, the house of representatives approved a series of measures aimed at regulating the sale of guns. but the proposals do not have ...

we start here in the uk — where later today, prime minister borisjohnson will promise new measures to rejuvenate the flagging economy. as part of a visit to the northern county of lancashire, he will pledge reforms to help with the soaring cost of everything, quote, "from food to energy to childcare to transport and housing". it comes as fuel prices hit a new record, rail workers threaten strike action over pay, and the oecd think tank warns the uk will be the worst performing econom...

he shot my friend that was next to me, and i thought he was going to come back to the room, so i grabbed the blood and put it all over me. millions of people in the uk were left without power last year because of storm arwen, now the regulator for electricity tells power firms to improve their storm response. a change in the law to stop people under 21 buying cigarettes in england is set to be recommended today — well look at how the plans compare to other countries around the world....

children in england today should never be allowed to legally buy tobacco products once they are adults — the new recommendations to cut smoking rates. and im here on the isle of wight where they have made an extraordinary dinosaur discovery. they found the remains of what could be the largest ever carnival discovery in europe. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel — the premier league suspends its six—year tv deal with russian broadcaster match tv, because of the invasio...

day. we expect to hear two live witnesses that day, caroline edwards one of the first to respond to the attack. she was injured that day, as well as the documentaryian who was embedded with the mailitia group, the proud boys. they have been diving deep into this topic, and promising a lot. >> manu, tonight is just the first of several hearings in 2022. what can we expect in the days and weeks to come? >> we expect this month to be filled with hearings. two are expected next week. as fa...

that democracy, that what happened last january is on the ballot or these kitchen table pocketbook issues? >> i think its always about the kitchen table issues. yes, its about the democracy on the ballot but they really want to know what were doing in their interest and how they can manage for their families. >> is heres house republican kevin mccarthy, a few minutes after that. watch. >> i dont see any prime time hearings set for gas price, for battling inflation, feeding our children...