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Minister, you know, this is a flash point, but this is not the beginning nor the end of the problems of haiti. the issues with haiti have been so long-standing and go back to the time of their revolution when they were made to give enormous reparations to france that put them, up into the 1960s, in a precarious financial state. we as american citizens, being the power in this hemisphere need to stay vigilant. i understand the fbi and other law enforcement will advise, but im hoping the state dep...

One shows the explorers lewis and clark. the statue of robert e. lee became a flash point early in president trumps term. neo-nazis and white supremacists marched to try to prevent its removal. activist heather heyer was killed when a protester rammed a car into a crowd. what does removing these statues say about how far we have come as a country since the civil war, or even in the last four years. lets continue with jonathan horn, a former speechwriter for george w. bush, and the author of "the...

Just a little while ago. well see what happens from here. texas state representative jasmine crockett who represents dallas, thanks very much for making time for us. appreciate it. >> thank you so much. now to charlottesville, virginia. as we mentioned, statues of confederate generals robert e. lee and stonewall jackson came down today. the city council held an emergency vote this afternoon to remove a third statue and that one shows the explorers lewis and clark. the statue of robert e. lee b...

So we should tell you right now, officials in charlottesville are preparing to take down a pair of statues honors confederate generals. and this comes nearly four years of failed efforts to remove the controversial symbols. youll remember, this was the flash point for that 2017 unite the right rally that left one protester dead. evan kmr morris sand toro is live from charlottesville. talk to us what youve seen so far this morning, evan. and good morning. >> reporter: good morning. boris and chri...

Because they spent $2.5 billion on these amazing venues. >> yeah. all the tourism money. >> gone. >> yeah. >> thats just not going to be there. but the opening ceremonies will be weird because imagine with a lot of these opening ceremonies they have things in the stands with lights and different things that people put up. >> i wonder if it will be like the nba finals, they will mic some of the athletes so you can hear. >> that is one of the things that bob costas said is important, to have the e...

Consistent philosophy. if it were theyd have to refuse all medical care, right? and if they were hit by a truck theyd say dont take me to a hospital, its gods will. very few people would act like that. theyre really singling out this disease because its become a political flash point. you had so many republicans last year who refused to wear a mask and now theyre refusing to get vaccinated which makes zero sense because masks protect you from infection and vaccines do the same thing much more po...

What happened with my tenure and political appointees did. and in the end, dean king and i did fight this battle. dean king was not afraid to speak the truth when other leadership at the university went silent. and we were victorious. we did get the vote that i should have received last year in november. and ill always be grateful for that and i will continue to support my alma mater, will continue to support the university and the school of journalism. >> dean king, i appreciate you being with ...

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Just to bring us up to a higher state of readiness. hms defender has just left the port of odessa, and as you can see just over there, were already being shadowed by a russian warship. i have two suspect aircraft coming in. theyre soon tracking russian military aircraft who are also tracking them. it is a slightly more increased threat, id say, just because were operating outside of our normal areas. and youre being watched by the russians. they can see us. we can see them. as we get close to cr...

Who are also tracking them. it is a slightly more increased threat, id say, just because were operating outside of our normal areas. and youre being watched by the russians. they can see us. we can see them. as we get close to crimea, the tension rises. hms defender is going to sail within what russia now claims is its territorial waters, but following a legally recognised shipping lane. would you say theres a flashpoint potentially here, in terms of how the russians will behave? theres a conten...