Get informed straight from the source on cspan, unfiltered, unbiased, word for word, from the nations capitol to wherever you are, because the opinion that matters most is your own. This is what democracy looks likes, powered by cable. Acting labor secretary julie su signed memorandums of understanding with interior secretary deb, and chief of staff dan utech at the Labor Department in washington d. C. Focused on creating union jobs and a Clean Energy Economy. And well hear from Community Stake holders on their experiences in advancing the goals. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [applause] good afternoon, everyone. I want to start the program with a warm welcome to the department of labor, to witness our partnership across the federal government with the signing of two separate memorandums of understanding between the department of labor and with the department of the interior and Environmental Protection agency. I am the Deputy Director her
[applause] good afternoon, everyone. I want to start the program with a warm welcome to the department of labor to witness our partnership across the federal government with the signing of two separate memorandums of understanding between the department of labor and department of interior and Environmental Protection agency. I am theresa acuna, Deputy Director of the Good Jobs Initiative here at d. O. L. The Good Jobs Initiative helps support collaborations between these agencies as we aim to realize the vision of President Biden. And through the leadership of our respective leaders. This work and today would not be possiblefit were not for the countless people in each of our agencies who believe we can act on Climate Solutions and create good and equitable union jobs for all. [applause] i want to give a special shout out to our colleague at interior and e. P. A. You know who you are. In the audience. For your partnership and trust as we work together. Today you will be hearing from ou
Expand the war, but israel seems to want to take that on when it comes to hezbollah and those resistance groups, what do you think . Im im sorry, but i cant hear you well, your your voice is not loud enough, can you hear me right now . Well, i can hear, but its not, its not loud enough. Okay, uh, let me do this, uh, if you can hear me, why dont you just give us your thoughts . Well i i didnt catch the whole phrase you know so im not sure what what what what you were asking okay um lets see if we can get that audio fixed ill come back to you um ferris ali with uh the point that you made and ill ask you that question uh we do understand that bien has warned israel against opening up a front with hizbollah where the us has said its not wise to be engaged with them at the same time we know that uh the Bigger Picture is pointing to uh the hizbollah taking a an of active role at this point even though its somewhat contained but then we have mixed messages coming in from washington where it a
Is the normal midterm blues, but on steroids. What were seeing here is partly because of that mood of the nation, partly because the brand, the tory brand, the conservative party brand was damaged in September 2022 and earlier through partygate as well, and that is still feeding through into the public psyche. So, yes, to some degree, theres a pattern and its feeding through to the by elections. But patterns can also be broken by unexpected events. All change in a land normally wary of the new. Tories will be hoping there will be limits to these new habits. Thats all from us. Im back on monday. Until then, have a good weekend. Goodbye. Breaking news from Around The World 2a hours a day, this is bbc news. Rabbi meir hecht knows bothjudith and Natalie Raanan personally. He spoke to me just after the news of their release. Judith prays every week in our congregation, for every sabbath, every holiday, and we miss her and shes been a part of our congregation in such an important way, and as
Israels bombardment of gaza are growing across the middle east and in the United States. Hundreds arrested inside the capitol wednesday in a protest organized by jewish groups. People chanted, cease fire now. We will hear remarks by the only Palestinian American Congress woman proceeded to leave and cori bush, along with naomi klein. These are the darkest days i have ever experienced. The Israeli Government announced an intent to commit genocide using jewish fears of another genocide as the excuse. And now it is in the process of making good on that threat. That is what we must stop. Amy first, we go to the occupied west bank, ramallah, to speak with dr. Mustafa barghouti and then longtime israeli journalist amira hass, who has spent decades covering the occupied west bank and live in gaza for years. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Dozens of Palestinian Civilians were killed in gaza as israel bombed t