I would like to thank our members in sponsors and supporters making this and all the other programs possible. We support the club during these uncertain times. Today i am excited to be talking with Tiffany Cross a longtime political analyst and author of a brandnew book said louder. Tiffany has spent years in politics in the media where she has witnessed the ways in which lack voters are minimized and suppressed through both policy and media coverage. It builds on the work and some explains the way in which they had been crucial in the same political system that we are often dismissed from. Although Voter Suppression is not new. If you would like me to ask. Please put it in the chat box. Or the comments on facebook. In and the question will get to me. I want to thank you for joining us today. Thank you for being in this conversation with me. Im especially excited to have it with you. And i just want to congratulate you also on your role in an aunt ms nbc. Very happy to have you there.
Representative yoho put his finger in my face, he called me disgusting, he called me crazy, he called me out of my mind. He called me dangerous. And then, he took a few more steps. Recognized his comments as rude, he walked away and said, i am rude. You are calling me rude . I took a few steps ahead and i walked inside and cast my vote because my constituents send me here each and every day to fight for them and make sure that they are able to keep a yoof over their head, that the are able to feed their families and carry their lives with dignity. And there were reporters in the front of the capitol, and in front of reporters representative yoho called me, and i quote, a bitch. Pitch fucking, these are the words representative yoho levied convenience against a congresswoman. A congresswoman that not only represents new yorks 14th district but every congresswoman in this country because all of us have had to deal with this in some form, some way, some shape at some point in our lives. A
And later, john lewis, a lion in americas civil rights struggle makes his final journey across the Edmund Pettus bridge. This is the cbs weekend news. Yuccas good evening, im jamie yuccas in los angeles. With money running out fast, americans are looking for a new coronavirus lifeline from congress. The latest on those negotiations and the virus straight ahead but first to a developing story. Tonight hawaii is bracing for a brush with hurricane douglas. You can see here, wind, flooding and surf are forecast to be dangero people have begun to seek shelter in honolulu. The category one hurricane will pass close to the island chain. And late today President Trump approved a disaster declaration for texas after it was hit by hurricane hanna. Janet shamlian is in corpus cristie. Reporter this is the power of a strong category one hurricane. 90 mile an hour winds flipping this 18 wheeler on its side. The driver shaken but not hurt. You okay . Reporter hanna slammed the southern texas gulf co
Thank you madam speaker. I would also like to thank many of my colleagues for the opportunity to not only speak today at but the many members from both sides of the aisle who have reached out to me in support following an incident earlierr this week. About two days ago i was walking up the steps of the capitol one representative yoho suddenly turned a corner and he was accompanied by representative Roger Williams. He accosted me on the steps right here in front of our nations capitol. I was minding my own business walking up the steps and representative yoho put his finger in mydi face and he they called me disgusting. He called me crazy. He called me out of my mind and he called me dangerous. And then he took a few more steps and after i had recognized his comments as rude he walked away and said im rude . Your policy as rude. I took a few steps ahead and walked inside to cast my vote. My constituents sent me here each and every day and to make sure they are able to keep a roof over t
I would also like to think many of my colleagues think many my colleagues for the opportunity not only to speak today from both sides of the aisle who have reached out to me in support following an incident earlier this week. About two days ago i was walking up the steps of the capitol when representative yoho suddenly turned a corner and he was accompanied by representative roger williams. And accosted me on the steps right here in front of our nations capitol. I was minding my own business, walking up the steps, and representative yoho put his finger in my face, he called me disgusting, he called me crazy, he called me out of my mind. And he called me dangerous. And then he took a few more steps and after i had recognized his after i had recognized his comments as rude, he walked away and said, im rude, youre calling me rude. I took a few steps ahead and i walked inside and cast my vote. Because my constituents send me here each and every day to fight for them. And to make sure that