We take you live now to a discussion . Progress object press freedom and the circumstances surrounding u. S. Journalist austin tice and Evan Gershkovich who were both apprehended while reporting abroad. Live coverage here on cspan2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] its a little past 9 00 so if everyone begins to take their seat, we can begin in just a minute. [inaudible conversations] thank you all so much and welcome to the National Press club. Im emily wilkins, the 117th president of the National Press club and for cnbc. Thank you for joining us on this incredibly important topic. The first World Press Freedom day took place not the first one, but the first one in the u. S. Took place in the National Press club in 2011 so were grateful for those of you who joined us both in person and online today. On one hand its an exciting time all ov
Everybody in america now, you need to Pay Attention to that. Eric is basically saying, i have nothing to hide. I want you to hear directly from donald trump. I will give you a little pushback, eric. I think you are seeing what donald trump is trying to do through a lens and you have to admit you have your own lens. Your lens is his policy objectives are imperialistic and i would argue that through our lens, his policy objectives are. The recipients of the president ial medal of freedom, michael r bloomberg. Gregory j boyle. James e clyburn. Elizabeth doyle feared phil donahue. Elizabeth doyle. Odonoghue. Rena everts accepting on behalf of matt gertz wiley everts. Al gore. There is clarence b jones. John forbes kerry. Bonnie lautenberg, accepting on behalf of frank r lautenberg. Kathleen genevieve becky. Opal lee. Ellen ochoa. Nancy pelosi. Jane rigby. Teresa romero. Judy shepard. Gail lynn hannon accepting on behalf of of francis thorpe. James francis thorpe. And, michelle yo. Michelle
Made by our leaders. This year is going to be a year of strategic hiring. A good example is recently in texas. San antonio has been looking for g. I. Experts, one of the most limited capabilities in health care and the United States right now and they finally found two and hired them both, right . We take you live to ap launch News Conference with the nasa Agency Working with boeing to carry astronauts to the space station. From Launch Complex 41 on monday, may 6, 10 41 p. M. Eastern time. Wilmore and williams will be the first to fly on the star liner, making it only the sixth time nasa has flown a new crew transportation spacecraft. Here to speak with you about the recently completed launch readiness review and any other updates on the mission, leaders from nasa, boeing, and you l. A. As well as a launch officer from the squadron. No stranger over here, nasa administrator bill nelson. We have steve stich, manager Nasa Commercial Program joining us for stan, dana weikel, manager of th
Campaigns process for selecting a running mate for the former president. And then Michael Newton on the process of prosecuting war crimes in the International Criminal court in the context of the both israelhamas war and russias invasion of ukraine. Washington journal starts now. Host good morning. We begin the conversation on the campus protests around the country. Will it impact your vote in 2024 . Democrats, dialing this morning at 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. Join us in a text, including first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Or on facebook. Com cspan and you can also post on x with the handle, cspanwj. While we wait for calls, lets begin with President Bidens unexpected remarks on this yesterday. The Washington Post this morning frames it this way, biden calls for peace on campus. Here is a little bit of what he had to say. [video clip] pres. Biden there should be no place on any campus or in america for antisemitism or violence. There is
Is the right to protest but not to cause chaos. He called for order and said violent protests were not protected under the first amendment. He was asked whether he believes the National Guard should get involved. We are not at authoritarian basin nation where we squashed to. The American People are heard. Neither are we are lawless country. We are a Civil Society and order must prevail. Throughout history we have faced moments like this often because we are a big, diverse, freethinking, freedom another nation. Moments like this, there are always are those that rush in to score political points. This is not a moment for politics. Its a moment for clarity. So let me be clear that peaceful protests in america, violent protest is not protected. Peaceful protest is. It is against the law when violence occurs. Destroying property is not a peaceful protest. It is against the law. Vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduati