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that was the scene in kansas after resounding victory for abortion rights at the polls. kansans voted overwhelmingly to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution. not only was the result surprising in a states conservative as kansas but, the margin wasnt even close. kansas voters rejected the anti-abortion measure by nearly 20 points and whats remarkable about the outcome is that kansas republicans did everything they possibly could to stack the deck in their favor. for star...

for starters, they scheduled the vote during a typically low turnout august primary instead of during the general election in november, because yesterday s primary focused mostly republican candidates running against each other and would presumably attract mostly republican voters. they made the language of the ballot measures so dense and confusing that the normal person would be hard-pressed to decipher at first glance whats a yes or a no vote even meant. republican groups even blast...

>> all right, so, the curtain has fallen on the january 6th committees first round of hearings. and now, the question is, now what? so, the committee has made clear they are going to resume hearings in september. we know that is. much would happens between now and until then? now in a sense, it really is our turn. we in the news media, and you at home have a responsibility to take everything that has been presented and work to understand what exactly it means. not just in this quick kn...

courage to do the right thing. and so, i wanted to bring you my daughter, my daughter is a two-time cancer survivor at nine years old. >> can you do it? would you like to go to disneyland today? >> okay, lets go to disneyland! >> oh, yeah! >> are you coming? >> im coming to. >> she earned all these beads during her cancer treatment program. each bead represents something different. for example, red represents when she had -- black when she got booked with a needle, yellow for inpatient...

a compromise over same—sex relationships but will it please traditionalists or gay couples? hey, josh, its gillian, how are you doing? very well, thank you. how are you? and the glasses allowing deaf people to see real—time conversations, right before their eyes. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. she knew it would antagonise beijing but that hasnt stopped nancy pelosi, americas third highest ranking politician, from paying a high level visit to taiwan. ...

society are given credit for the confirmations of neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy coney barrett. >> it was leo who was in the drivers seat of those nominations. leo is the person who can raise the money and has the background to put in place judges who will build a conservative judicial infrastructure around the country. >> leonard leo now has an unprecedented amount of cash to spend on whatever political projects he likes. and while the donation was meant to be kept secret, nam...

and foreign minister agree to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections — the fifth election there in three—and—a—half years. the european union says russias blockade of ukraines ports — which prevents millions of tonnes of grain from being distributed across the world — is a "real war crime". this is a desperate attempt to use the foot to make to create hunger. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk — which is gearing up for the biggest set of rail strikes...

want change. on the right we see growing evidence of a republican establishment souring on donald trump. two of rupert murdochs flagship publications, the new york post and wall street journal published articles, including a brutal takedown head lined "the president who stood still on january 6th." and hes rapidly losing ground to florida governor ron desantis who in speeches is sounding a lot more like hes running. >> i can tell you this, ill be standing my ground. ill be walking that...

the january 6th committee is not done, collecting new testimony for hearings to come in september. today well be seeing never before seen footage from key depositions including jared and ivanka. they are still seeking ginni thomas, wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, he was e-mailing john eastman, author of one of the failed plots to overturn the election. they say they may subpoena her. >> the committee is engaged with her counsel. we certainly hope she will agree to come i...

this is "americas newsroom." all right. today is the day. moments from now well be seeing president biden, he is set to depart for saudi arabia late yesterday the kingdom lifted its longstanding ban on israeli commercial flight towards normalization. >> bill: the real objective of the trip. convincing the worlds largest exporter of oil is ramp up production and reestablish things with this administration. we watch a beautiful air force one head down the runway, complicating all of this...