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is not a blanket thing. that what alex jones did was well outside the bounds of free speech, given that the malicious lies and misinformation he spread did cost the families, and added to the grief that they have been suffering for all these years. china is halting co—operation with the us in several key areas including climate change, military talks and efforts to combat international crime. the new measures follow a trip to taiwan by senior democrat nancy pelosi. china views the visit as a challenge to its claims of sovereignty over the island. but taiwan's foreign minister, joseph wu, has defended ms pelosi's visit, and said that taiwan would continue to invite democratic politicians from around the world. 0ur correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, sent this report from taipei. for the second day in a row,
so they really questioned whether or not he was bankrupt. and i should also add that in court he retracted his claims. he said that he'd been, you know, just spreading information that he'd received. but he had also been going on his web casts and attacking the judge, attacking thejurors. his lawyer, outside court, once these punitive damages were decided, said this was an attack on the first amendment, this was his right to free speech. but the point that families are making — and defamation cases are quite difficult to bring in the us, quite often — but the point the families and prosecution were making is that free speech is not a blanket thing. that what alex jones did was well outside the bounds of free speech, given that the malicious lies and misinformation he spread did cost the families, and added to the grief that they have been
his lawyer, outside court, once these punitive damages were decided, said this was an attack on the first amendment, this was his right to free speech. but the point that families are making — and defamation cases are quite difficult to bring in the us, quite often — but the point the families and prosecution were making is that free speech is not a blanket thing. that what alex jones did was well outside the bounds of free speech, given that the malicious lies and misinformation he spread did cost the families, and added to the grief that they have been suffering for all these years. china is halting co—operation with the us in several key areas including climate change, military talks and efforts to combat international crime. the new measures follow a trip to taiwan by senior democrat nancy pelosi. china views the visit as a challenge to its claims of sovereignty over the island. but taiwan's foreign minister, joseph wu, has defended
have that money? it was interesting because - have that money? it was interesting because in i have that money? it was i interesting because in court have that money? it was - interesting because in court he claimed he was bankrupt. yet there was evidence presented by economists that said he was still making lots of money through his companies, about $800,000 a day. so they really question whether or not he was bankrupt. i should also add that in court he retracted his claims. he said that he had been you know, just pretty information that he had received. but he had also been going on his web casts and attacking thejudge, going on his web casts and attacking the judge, attacking the jurors, attacking the judge, attacking thejurors, his lawyer attacking the judge, attacking the jurors, his lawyer come outside court, once these punitive damages were decided, said this was an attack on the first amendment, this was his right to free speech. but the point that families are making and the defamation case is quite difficult to bring in the us, quite often. at the point the families in prosecuting were making is that free speech is not a blanket thing. that what alex jones did was is not a blanket thing. that what alexjones did was well outside the bounds of free
either state laws changed, not everyone, just move out of the state if you don't like his policies and if you love your stay into what a move for many people, women and men, people economically you don't just get to move you don't have the money to move you to have the money to move across town let alone another state. and i'm hoping certain states are doing this now that there are chromium laws on the books that make it the blanket thing where you can't get any abortion for any reason. americans when told like that mississippi line of 15 weeks that this is what americans want, moderate dynamic where a woman has control and choice in that framework and after that you're going to have to deal with it, when it comes to lower income people who are living in poverty what is the state going to do when it comes to women who
either state laws changed, not everyone, just move out of the state if you don't like his policies and if you love your stay into what a move for many people, women and men, people economically you don't just get to move you don't have the money to move you to have the money to move across town let alone another state. and i'm hoping certain states are doing this now that there are chromium laws on the books that make it the blanket thing where you can't get any abortion for any reason. americans when told like that mississippi line of 15 weeks that this is what americans want, moderate dynamic where a woman has control and choice in that framework and after that you're going to have to deal with it, when it comes to lower income people who are living in poverty what is the state going to do when it comes to women who
either state laws changed, not everyone, just move out of the state if you don't like his policies and if you love your stay into what a move for many people, women and men, people economically you don't just get to move you don't have the money to move you to have the money to move across town let alone another state. and i'm hoping certain states are doing this now that there are chromium laws on the books that make it the blanket thing where you can't get any abortion for any reason. americans when told like that mississippi line of 15 weeks that this is what americans want, moderate dynamic where a woman has control and choice in that framework and after that you're going to have to deal with it, when it comes to lower income people who are living in poverty what is the state going to do when it comes to women who
i know exactly. my dad is watching, and he is in heaven. i'm just curious, what do you say to catholics who see what's happening to you in san francisco and wonders why you have an archbishop taking the step like this? >> well, good morning, joe. thank you. yes, we do go back a long way, when you were a new, young member of congress. what's so sad about it, and as you were speaking, i'm thinking of some of the discussions i've had with other members of congress over time. what is important for women to know and families to know, that this is not just about terminating a pregnancy. these same people are against contraception, family planning, in vitro fertilization. it's a blanket thing. they use abortion as the front man for it while they try to undo so much.
actually show up? what if we say no? and the answer is, congress has a couple options. they can file a civil suit. they can ask the doj to enforce the subpoenas or they can even get this mythical sergeant of arms to go out and theoretically run around, grab people, hold them in a cell and bring them to congress. and the reality is, congress doesn't want to do that. so in this case it should come down to negotiations but there have been indications so far that congress is not interested in negotiating. they want everything they've asked for. but on the other hand the republicans would probably welcome a court battle. it would mean delay and it would mean an opportunity to put on a show in court. >> let's talk about the executive privilege aspect of all of this. is it even possible for trump to claim executive privilege? >> executive privilege is not a blanket thing. we learned that just last year, i believe, in the supreme court case involving trump and
aren't happening any more. you can see with harry potter, the five-hour show has been condensed to be shorter now. also, jim, when it comes to the nfl, which is going to kickoff on thursday with their games where you see with nba and other sports events, many people are wondering what is going to happen with this delta variant. when you see the nfl, it's not a blanket thing across the country. you have the new orleans saints now that's requiring either a negative pcr or proof of a covid vaccination. in order to attend. while other nfl teams are requiring masks. so i think what you're seeing is just the whole thing runs the gamut, and it's going to be interesting to see what happens with covid-19 over the next few weeks. many of us want to get back to live music, going to broadway, going to the movie theaters, going to see a football game in person. i know i do. but we're just going to all have to roll with it and see what happens. >> and often the regulations reflect the politics, right, locally whether it's sports or