Political benefits. He also frequently attended comedies at fords theater and he was known for telling jokes, for his witty stories and selfdeprecation. The ability for a leader or politician to laugh at oneself and at politics more broadly is a hallmark of our democracy. In humor we not only have a to callvalve but a way attention to ideological differences while still maintaining the balance of democratic discourse. Today in these polarized times and as we head toward a president ial election we bring together a panel known for their ability to laugh about the business of leadership and politics. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished guest today. Log before Stephen Colbert and jon stewart mark russell dared to joke and sing about the often absurd political process. Though he actually knew little about politics when he first began performing russells ability to find humor in anything made him an immediate hit. His career spanned from a piano is mark0 years working russell comedy s
National guard was being deployed to handle some of the violence. A series of tweets saying it is time to rebuild the city, the justice system, and the relationship between Law Enforcement and those they are charged to protect. George floyds death should lead to justice and systemic change, not more death and destruction. The governor goes on to say, as George Floyds family said, he would not want people to get hurt. Come together to rebuild, remember, and seek justice for george floyd. As governor, i will defend the right to protest, but it is how we express pain, process tragedy, and create change. Answering theam request to protect Peaceful Demonstrations answering our local leaders request for Minnesota National guard assistance. This was late last night before 1 00 a. M. Eastern that the president weighed in on the situation amid some of the pictures on cable news throughout the night last night about the violence in the streets of minneapolis. The president says on twitter, i can
7488000. If you live in the mountain or pacific time zones, it is 202 7488001. A special line this morning for minneapolis and st. Paul residents. That number is 202 7488002. You can also send us a text. That number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. You can start calling and now as we show this headline from the Minneapolis Tribune overnight. Many as Police Station set on fire, protesters marched downtown. Thousands gathered downtown yesterday to express anger with restraint at a peaceful gathering but later, the third precinct station became a target. You can see many of those pictures this morning of the violence in minnesota and protest overnight. We want to show you tweets from Governor Tim Walz of minnesota when he announced the National Guard was being deployed to handle some of the violence. A series of tweets saying it is time t
We want you to call 2027488000 . If you are mountain and pacific time zones, your number is 2027488001 . We are opening a special line this morning for people who live in minneapolis. We want to hear directly from you so your telephone number is going to be 2027488002 . Keep in mind you can always text your opinion at 2027488003 . You can always reach us on social media on twitter and facebook. Things are still moving around the country and we are going to go directly to a local newspaper to get the most recent information. Keeping violent contempt on a curfew and widespread please for peace they rampage across minneapolis for a fourth night creating unprecedented havoc as they set towers on fire, vandalized, a shot of police toicers, all in the response a death of an unarmed black man under a White Police Officers knee on monday. By all accounts, Law Enforcement presence was almost undetectable as the violence rapidly accelerated until just before midnight into early saturday, when hu
reelection again with a rally in philadelphia with union members. the president is seeing endorsements from some of the country s largest unions, a preview in just moments. also new today, more details on trump s indictment. the justice department filing for a protective order which if granted would prevent trump from sharing any classified material for people not involved in the case. new york times says that order says ongoing investigations could identify uncharged individuals. i ll be discussing the latest on the diamond later this hour with jasmine crockett. secretary of state anthony blinken traveled to china today on a high stakes mission to ease rising tensions. blinken is the highest level american official to visit beijing since president biden took office. earlier today, president discussing china, despite balloon incident that delayed blinken s initial trip scheduled in february. i think one of the things about that balloon, it was not that it got shut down but i