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Deal earlier this week. The legislation is expected to include 600 in direct payments, a federal unemployment bonus of 300 a week, and more funding for struggling businesses and vaccine distribution. Joining me now for an update on the stimulus package and more, msnbc correspondent garrett haake. When i went to bed last night there was no deal, there was still a stalemate. I wake up this morning and there appears to be a deal. What happened . Reporter well, jonathan, as you mentioned, this fed lending provision was the last major substantive disagreement between the parties on what should go i...

Program. Ms. Ulaby morning. I am a reporte good morning is such an honor to be here. And then to spend the next hour but thats just not enough time learning about the and some female heroines of the Civil Rights Movement who in many ways they could not have been more different. And incredibly welleducated and the other came from the background filled with such deprivation. And those that have c them change the course of history and either one have thing given their do. Hopefully these biographies and with a law professor and a history professor and her earlier book and kate is a distinguished ...

Two women who in many ways could not have been more different. One was establishment, one was grassroots. One was upwardly mobile, incredibly well educated, and the other one came from a background filled with such deprivation that to describe it as poor seems too grand. One was an obvious leader, the other was an unlikely and late in life luminary. Both of them changed the course of history, and neither one has been given their due. Hopefully these two biographies will help change that. Tamiko brown megan is 18 at the Harvard Institute and a history professor at Harvard University during her ...

Comcast supports cspan is a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving you a frontrow seat to democracy. Good morning. Im a reporter with National Public radio. Such an honor to be the National Book festival and we do these distinguished authors. Within the next hour almost which is just notot enough time learning about two of the most unsung female heroines at the Civil Rights Movement, two women who in many, many ways could that have been more different. One was establishment. One was grassroots. One was upwardly mobile, kobe well educated and the other one came from a...

Asked earlier, do you think she could have imagined this day . And dr. Janetta cole said sure, she could imagine this day, but she would probably imagine it for someone else. But then dr. Black said, but she would claim it because she knew to claim it. So we really want to take a moment to just say how incredible it is that we are here to celebrate the fact that a woman whose parents were enslaved has replaced a confederate general in the National Statuary hall. [applause] you know, we all get so frustrated and think, oh my goodness, is there any progress ever to be made . And today gives us a...