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for an academy award? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the world health organisation says vaccination programmes should not be halted — after a growing list of eu countries decided to suspend the use of the oxford—astrazeneca jab over safety concerns. germany, france, spain and italy are all taking the precautionary measure — of suspending use of the vaccine — because of fears about possible side—effects, including blood clots. our medical editor...

to. take, effect in just hours at midnight today. im moving past republican obstruction. usually the executive authorities hello me as president, to do what i can on my own to address the border frankly, i would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation because thats the only way to actually get to kind of system we have now this broken fixed now the measure would shut off asylum access to migrants who cross the southern border unlawfully once daily encounters...

The latest news from around the world with host Brooke Baldwin. There in alexandria, virginia. Joe, bring me up to speed on the trial at this moment. Reporter so, our question, of course, as you said at the top, brooke, is when will crossexamination begin . The assumption is its pretty close. What we do know is that the prosecution has asked a lot of questions and there was a break around, what, 2 30 p. M. Eastern time that was supposed to go until about 2 45 eastern time. The judge told the def...

The shutdown meeting when he walked out. Exactly, thats according to two democratic sources with knowledge of that meeting. Well hear from Senator Schumer and Speaker Pelosi any moment now. But thats it for me. Andrea mitchell picking things up right now. Ill see you tomorrow morning. What a day. Craig melvin, thank you. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. We are awaiting comments at any moment from House Speaker nancy pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Moments after Pres...

Stop some of the bleeding, the political bleeding that theyre feeling across the country because this is an issue that while its felt urgently along the border, what we found out over the past couple of months is that were seeing that these migrants are ending up in cities all around the country. and there are mayors all across the country who just cant handle this influx immigration right now and mark, theres already pushed back from some progressives on the left that was expected though im sur...

(ani) democrats control we have also had others say that they were no vote, and the more progressive wing of the democratic party. is that something that is surprisingly something that is surprisingly something that is surprisingly something that we expected all along that there would be opposition in the senate as well? i opposition in the senate as well? ~ , . opposition in the senate as well? ~ , . ., well? i think we expected that, eseciall well? i think we expected that, especially from _ w...

Today's Water Cooler

>> given this is an incredibly rare situation, to have had two popes simultaneously, how did that, if at all, change the shape of the catholic church worldwide, having current pope, pope francis, associated with the more progressive wing of the catholic church and pope benedict xvi the more conservative side? >> well, thats a very good question. i think at times there were some people who coalesced around benedict, but benedict always made it clear that there was one pope. that pope francis was ...

Unlike the republican party, held hostage by the right since the tea party during the obama years and morphing into the maga crowd and now in its current incarnation as the party of insurrectionists. in 2018, the squad changed politics in washington and forced the democrats to actually hear its base. and with this new congress, the progressive wings numbers are growing. im joined now by one of the og members of the squad, massachusetts congressman ileana presley, who was wearing the fliest outfi...

Democratic side? >> joyful. and just really clear on the historic nature of the day. and i would also say just were also not only happy but also proud that we have a democratic leadership team that is reflective and representative of the people who call this country home. >> you know, i was just speaking with michael beschloss, we call him our inhouse historian here and talking about the previous congresses when you had these narrow majorities and afterwards that could work together, but it was ...