of the african-american civil war memorial here in washington, dc today is august 22nd 2022. and it's actually the day that we celebrated african americans said what memorial as founders day? because it was this date back in 1863. president created within the military something called the bureau of the united states colored troops. and it was the bureau of the united states called troops rolled. will recruit train biff whack and then deploy 200,000 african americans soldiers in the civil war these soldiers were being brought into the union army. on the paragraph 8 of the emancipation proclamation which we refer to as the enforcement clause. now for those who are historians among us you know that these three actually amendments are the only the masturbation proclamation in the three monument three. a minimum is a follower would only three that have enforcement clauses in them. the enforcement clause of the emancipation proclamation was paragraph 8 and a paragraph 8 said persons of suitable condition. will be enlisted in the union army. so lincoln didn't just say all slaves are

wade was struck down. >> anthony, thank you so much for that analysis there in washington dc. meanwhile away from the supreme court, history was made on the floor to the u.s. house of ebbs's of today while lawmakers -- of representative today why -- when lawmakers approved a -- the senate passed a bill on thursday it was a bipartisan compromise and that stopping changers people from having access to guns. there is billions of dolrs of funding for mental health and school security and the measure fell short on an assault weapon ban, the laws being held as a breakthrough after decades of inaction by congress. let's talk to our north america editor sarah smith. has this been a day of dramatic contrast in washington with lawmakers finally coming together for the first time since 1994 on and control while the supreme court overturns the federal right to an abortion? >> absolutely, to the most divisive issues in america, on one you see bipartisan american -- agreement and two sides cannot be further apartment it comes to abortion. you can see outside in the supreme court where the p

the british thought it was going to be a quick battle like in washington dc. so the amount of resistance was a surprise but the flag became a symbol of that and as long as the flat was there, key could see there was still hope that baltimore would be saved and his sister-in-law lived in baltimore and he had family and friends and for him this was a personal attack. so he was disillusioned with the british that he had long admired. he was a british dissent. -- descent. susan: i want to tie up about the lyrics. he had three days to write the lyrics but you make the point as a lawyer he was a man of words and words were important to him. paying attention to the lyrics, there is an important part, the first versus what we always hear. but it ends with a question. can you talk about that first verse? mark: part of what makes it so powerful is the way it tells the story of the battle. he is witnessing aboard his own american ship. he is under guard, effectively prisoner but he is on an american ship and he watches this bombardment overnight. it is horrific. bomb aft

he had died in washington dc. he was also temporarily in turn but for for a shorter term at congressional cemetery before being being brought up north to boston to be buried buried in quincy. and so the train was almost it wasn't really meant to be a funeral train. it was just meant to be a form of transportation to take him north. but meanwhile people would gather at the track and they would men would take off their hats when when the train passed and it really became a a place of mourning that funeral track and for people who didn't have the means to go to the funeral in dc or didn't have the wherewithal to go to quincy for any ceremonies were able to have their brief moment with with the former president to pay their respects. abraham lincoln's funeral train in 1865 really is probably the funeral train that that is the most famous funeral train of the mall. and again, i mentioned that earlier there's the intersection of of railroad technology, but also embalming which was perfected during the civil war. so mary

my cannon felt this report from washington dc. rain kept away many, but had little to diminish the spirit of the thousands that came to protest about more than 19000 people in the united states have died in gun related violence this year alone. and after the recent massacre of elementary school children and you've all the texas, those here insist that enough is enough. we're not asking for a lot washington dcs mayor summarizing the feeling of all at the rally where demanding change your demanding change. now we need a little american, a majority of americans whose share a bow used to let their senators know that they need either need to make change now or get out of our way. for too often, we've had so many mass shoes across the country and we're not gonna sit around our houses in just let it happen. we're going to come out, we're going to, so congress and everyone, one of our elected officials, and we need them to do their job many traveling from out of state to attend this reli. tallulah came from massachusetts to attend this rally. what do you want to see? why did you come, you know, i

we are all close enough to washington dc to know that there are plenty of white children in dc and plenty of white children who are impulsive reactive emotional all the things that lead to delinquent behavior. so every person you talk to in dc says it is exact same thing and it's really the raw numbers look different across the country. but the percentages the ratios are the same. so this question about colorism. there is a lot of reasons a lot more research on colorism in the adult criminal legal space than in the in the child space. there are a few pieces and they're interestingly enough also often in the school discipline context that what you'll see is that darker skin students face harsher discipline in the school system, then then lighters can children, but it's it's a fascinating right? it's and it dates back right historically in our country, you know, it's not just you know, you know, how much african american or blackness in your bloodstream? it's also the color of your skin that is more frightening. so thank you for that question. i think we had one more. thank you so much for

with that, it brings me great pride to bring up to the stage are extraordinary mayor of washington dc, mayor muriel bowser. >> enough is enough. i want to thank you addison for speaking up for d.c.'s young people i want to thank and acknowledge the beautiful children behind me, d.c. residents i am the mayor of washington dc your nation's capital i speak as a mayor a mom , and i speak of millions and millions of americans when i asked congress to do its jobs in their job is to protect us from gun violence. american cities and towns are scared of gun violence. we live in a country where just about anyone can get a gun. frustrated because we have been here before and we have been here before too many times. we are not asking for a lot. we are asking to drop off our children at school without having to worry that someone will bring in ar-15 into their classroom. we are asking to go to the grocery store without worrying that someone will be shot dead by a gunman who is filled with hate. we are asking to let our children go to the playground without wearing that a car will drive by firing a

the capitol police noted that the proud boys and other groups plans to be in washington dc on january 6th and indicated that quote, unlike previous post election protests, the targets of the pro, trump, supporters are not necessarily the counter protestors as they were previously, but rather congress itself is the target. on the 6 of course we all know now that the proud boys showed up on january 6th march from the washington monument to the capital that day and led the ride as mom to invade and occupy our capital. miss hutchinson, i want to play you a clip of one of our meetings when you described a call on january 4th, that you received from national security advisor, robert o'brien on the same topic, potential violence on january 6th. i received a call from robert bryant, the national security advisor. he had asked if he could speak with mr. meadows about potential violin words of violence that he was hearing that were totally going to happen on the hill. on january 6th. i had asked if he had connected with tony or nato because toyota had a conversation with him. with mark about th

this is smith from the colony of washington dc. this is nothing new if you look at america america is always had a streak of fascism and racism and just like president johnson said all you got to do is bring up the racism part and white america will vote for you. they'll let you please see your pocket. this is why profits in office has continued being officer because a large portion of white america likes and and likes what he does. thanks. well, i agree with you about that when donald made his announcement in 2015 his latest announcement of running for president. what did he do right off? he said murders and rapists coming from mexico and he gave a comfort aidan comfort to people who want to be bigots and use racial slurge. he basically pulled off the veneer that the civil rights movement had provided us with and showed how many americans really haven't bought into that at all. they've simply been they feel coerced by the rest of society. but we've still beyond that. we've made a lot of progress compared to say the 1940s when sold

right, michael, i'm in washington dc. let me go 1st. i want to ask all 3 of you the same question? do we have any irreversible split with in russia, west relations? go ahead. michael in washington. yeah. yep. he did. i think we do. i and i think it is something that the united states brought on itself in the west for that matter. but at the urging and pushing of the united states took the by the minute administration and the nic neoconservatives who are in it like victoria newland. this is an effort and a purposeful effort by them to contain and ultimately have regime change in russia . and i think that this was the catalyst for a mr. potent to say ok, enough's enough because the united states just pushed moscow to its own limits and, and, and in so doing push the, the european countries to, to follow suit reluctantly. they, they've dead and, and already were stand splits there. but this is, this is something where moscow now is a look at to creation of a new multi polar world order, as i see it along with russia along with china rather. and iran, turkey, and all the other members

you describe what's going on behind you, rosalind jordan live for us in washington, dc. i had the supreme court many thanks, ross. all right, let's bring in gabriel elizondo from new york. again, you're out with protesters in new york, just describe for our viewers the scene and what you're hearing from members of the public who are turning out to demonstrate today. well 1st the scene spend thousands of pro abortion rights protesters that have been taking to the streets in new york city for well over 3 hours. now they say that they're going to go through the night. we're here in the iconic washington square park in new york city where there's still thousands of protesters off of the distance. there's still gathering around the fountain a several 1000 others have gone and spread out through other parts of the city as they want their message heard. and that's what we're hearing. speaking to people, a couple things come to mind or anger, frustration, shock, that's what we've been hearing for many people that we've been talking to. and i want you to listen to one young woman

kimberly how could for then update kimberly live prostate in washington dc. a semen of the world 7 riches democracies has wrapped up in germany with ladies pledging $4500000000.00 to fight global hunger as, as the war in ukraine pushes out food prices adding to the economic impact of the pandemic. gem and chancellor wolf shout says the g 7 is also exploring a price cap on russian oil from a scene that sanctions will same place until at moscow except failure in ukraine. too much climate crisis, the pandemic, and the war from russia. they've made these problems even worse. this is an existential threat in many countries in africa in particular. that's why we want to take action. and that's why we have to come up with a global alliance food security. we have $4500000000.00 us dollars committed. and germany is involved in this significantly and sealants who's are and step batson is in gaming, pat and kirk in for us and dick step, the j 7 summit has wrapped up would have been the biggest takeaways. well if you asked me to summarize the summit of the g 7, there's o

last year a court in washington dc said he'd been tortured while in detention and ordered his release. said anne's eastern red sea state is home to a unesco natural world heritage site and its coastal waters hold many marine species. but climate change is threatening the regions, coral reefs locals are hoping that tourism can bring much needed attention, have been morgan or poor. so from puts it on, on the red sea here of the coast of the eastern city of port sudan is where us, man, edris usually comes to dive this spots nearly 15 kilometers off shore is known as ambria and is his favorite. it's named after an italian worship that was scuttled here during world war 2 to avoid it being captured for a decades, it's been home to coral reefs and a variety of marine life us man says for him. these other real underwater treasures . and the reason he enjoys diving here, sir, while we are here, the marine nature is diverse. there are different types of fish of different sizes as well as different types of corals. and the colors are what makes it special, as well as the density of coral reefs

did rosalind jordan, who's talking to us from washington dc. the indigenous movement has led more than 2 weeks of protests and ecuador is meeting the government to discuss possible solutions. ballier, the indigenous leaders rejected a promise by president guillermo law. so to cut the price of petrol and diesel by $0.10 a gallon, they said that wasn't enough to meet their demands. but it showed that progress was possible. the talks have been mediated by the catholic church representatives of the national assembly and also taking part or law latin america added to lucy, a newman is in the capital tito's. she's joining us now. monday was a day off for the bo testers. what's been happening since then we are inside the basilica right now, and that's where the talks are taking place. this is the 1st serious attempt, if you'd like, of a dialogue of a negotiation. if you'd like to call it that between the governments side and the, the indigenous strikers are led by the confederation of ecuador, and indigenous peoples during the break. right now, we're

, dc. ah, for some this is what they've been working to for almost 50 years. as the supreme court decides, access to an abortion is no longer a constitutional right now, the states can decide and $26.00 states are likely to ban abortions in the coming weeks and months. once those words were read that the decision reveal it was reverse. i had to kind of this mix of release and excitement. it's really hard to describe, but a bunch of us to start bursting into tears. i outside the supreme court pro abortion rights activist cried enraged at a court. many of them consider illegitimate. confronted the anti abortion rights activists, i well, both acknowledged, they had no hope of change. mind. it's hurtful. there are women die. there are people who are going to go to jail for things they can't control in their own body . because people who make the laws don't understand, i will not stop being pro white because science is on our side. president joe biden was quick to condemn the decision. it's a sa

a guaranteed rights my head is falling. vince 1st washington dc where the biggest rally the day has just ended in mike. clearly the issue is, is, can control what specific message will specific measures to their to these demonstrators won't well, those a mixture of feelings at this particular gathering here in washington dc, there was a touch of sadness as the more than 19000 people who've been killed in gun related violence, this year were remembered and those many thousands who died in years before there was also a degree of celebration and the fact that so many people came together with a common motive. and that is to end gun violence and impose more gun legislation. however, what was dominant as well was a sense of anger, deep anger directed towards the politicians who appear incapable. oh, do not want to impose new gun control regulations. one of the chance that we heard was folk them out, vote them out. people here insisting that if the politicians are not willing to introduce these measures, then they should be voted out, come the mid term elections in november. the stumbling poin

were standing outside the usually heavily fortified. saudi arabian embassy here in washington, dc with a crowd of media and supporters gathered, were about to see the name of the street that the embassy sits on renamed, who showed you way. the washington state, the city council, about a year ago decided to change the official name of the street to honor lane, washington post journal, jamal showed you. now the organizers here say they're doing it now and large part to raise awareness of the fact that us president joe biden will soon be heading to saudi arabia. basically feel betrayed. i think the promises that he gave us gave the general public about protection of saudi distance. the also the promise of making the saudi government, the a prior. they are activist, say they want the american people to remember that on the campaign trail, joe biden promised to make saudi arabia a pariah state. they say that obviously a promise now broken cupid 19 vaccines are expected in the arms of children on the 5 in the u. s. as soon as next week, experts convened by regulators have unanimously recomme

can be how can they live from washington dc? kimberly thank keith. china's defense minister way fingers says that beijing will not hesitate to start a war if taiwan declares independence. he's been meeting us defense. secretary lloyd austin washington says it's 1st face to face talks. it focused on the island which china views. it's a breakaway province. jessica washington has more now from singapore. in singapore, a highly anticipated gathering came to a close speaking after meeting with the u. s. secretary of defense, the chinese minister to fence general wafer, who told reporters it went smoothly. he said the talks were honest and sincere for defense. secretary lloyd austin said they covered global and regional issues. al jazeera understands it included discussion of the war in ukraine, as well as some of the regional flush points, including taiwan and the south china sea. of what we've seen on the south china sea is that despite this pandemic um, problematic actions in the south china sea have continued. these include number

how does your customer has more from the federal reserve in washington dc? this is a very aggressive move, as you were saying, this is the highest 11 time rate hike in 28 years in the us. and the goal here is to react to the alarming rate of inflation that we saw in a report just last week. now at 6.8 percent, a historic high in the us federal board chair reserve board chair jerome. how will also called these extraordinarily challenging and uncertain times for the us economy. now, he has quite the challenge ahead of him. he's trying to cool down this roaring hot economy. i've raising that interest rate to lower the amount of money that's available in this economy. but he has to do so on the board has to do so without triggering a recession. there's some fear of that happening possibly next year, even in the u. s. according to some economists, how will did not predict that. he said that he and among the boards releasing the economic projection for the next 3 years in the us finding that by 2024 around then is when the u. s. economy may fall down to a healthie

while it's here now from rosewood jordan, who has more from washington dc, there are many in his administration who argue that joe biden didn't really have any offers that he could put forward in the form of an executive order. that's something that would not have to get congressional approval. what he did reiterate is that to one, using the so called morning after drug or medicines used to induce a chemical abortion. those have been legalized by the food and drug administration . and so there was that re confirmation that using that medicine is still legal in all 50 states, and that individual states cannot band at the use or the purchase of those medicines. the other thing which the administration did reconfirm on friday is that people have the freedom of transit between all 50 states. no state can impose a barrier on any person who wants to travel to another state in order to obtain an abortion. but beyond that, no executive orders, certainly one matter, protecting the patients of privacy under what's known as hipaa. that is something that possibly could have been covered by an executive ord

at its core washington dc the city of remembrance and the washington monument to the lincoln memorial washington dc embraces our past and honors those thathelped shape the future. tragedies and acts of genocide are also memorialized . monuments often point to events but society draws meaning and deep understanding from the stories of individual people. that's why the holocaust museum is filled with testimonies of survivors and remembrances of victims. that is also why more than 58,000 names have been engraved in the wall of the vietnam memorial . these people and their stories matter. for over a century it was a policy of the us government to tear native american women away from their families to civilize them by erasing any vestige of native identity and yet relatively little is known about the tens of thousands of children who suffered at these institutions. what they experienced, how many of them died, where were they buried? these children's stories have been cast aside, forgotten, lost as if this tragedy never happened. these children matter. their stories matter. as chief of the

no section of the street in front of saudi arabia's embassy in washington. dc has been renamed off to the murder journal, shamela shelldrick. he was killed by saudi agents in istanbul, in 2018. article hand was at the unveiling. were standing outside the usually heavily fortified. saudi arabian embassy here in washington, d. c. with a crowd of media and supporters gathered. we're about to see the name of the street that the embassy sits on re named who showed you way to washington stacy city council, about a year ago decided to change the official name of the street to honor slain washington post journalist jamal who showed you now the organizers here say they're doing it now and large part to raise awareness of the fact that you as president joe biden, will soon be heading to saudi arabia. basically felt betrayed. i think the promise that he gave us gave the general public about protection of saudi distance . the also the promise of making the saudi government to the prior. they are active to say they want the american people to remember that on the campaign trail, joe biden promised

for more analysis on this, joining us live from washington dc is philip bremo. he's a professor emeritus at the school of international service at the american university. philip, thanks so much for being on the program. what's your take on this migration agreement? is it likely the promises will actually become reality? well, the promises are actually very great. the. this is more symbolic than anything else, and there are some humanitarian elements to help. countries that are experiencing large influx is migrants, but it will stop migration. biggest problem here is that 94 percent of the margaret is coming to the united states, which is president biden's concern. 94 percent come from countries that were not represented by heads of state at the summit. and in order to make this work, you need coordination. so i guess what you're saying is, you know, the exclusion of cuba, venezuela in nicaragua, as well as those various boy cause that's going to have an impact on the effectiveness of disagreement. let's start with cuba. cuba is now the 2nd largest source and mi

as alan fisher reports from washington, dc. oh, it's sport protests across the country. an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion showing 5 of the 9 justices on the u. s. supreme court would overturn roe vs wade. a controversial landmark 1973 decision which guaranteed the constitutional right to an abortion. the league itself is a little shocking, just in terms of how the supreme court operates. it's really only happened a tiny handful of times in history. the sometimes of the lee is, of course, in some sense, even more shocking, because it shows that the court intends till overturn about 50 years of president, on abortion in the united states. former president, donald trump, who 3 of the justices on the court. all 3 are conservatives. all 3 implied during the confirmation hearings that roe vs wade was settled. law is a president of united states supreme court. and one of the important things to keep in mind about roe v wade is that it has been reaffirmed many times over the past 45 years. i have an agenda to stick to the rule of law and decide cases as they come. the ide

calling the shots when mike 100 joins us now from washington, dc. and mike, what's he likely to do with his middle east trip? so why count? so that being scrambling to clarify the situation following a report a few days ago that he was going to visit saudi arabia and israel at the end of the month following his meetings in europe. but now whitehouse sources are saying that he's going to do 2 separate trips, one to europe, and then later next month to the middle east, not president by didn't himself, won't be drawn on whether or not he is going to saudi arabia saying that it might be among the countries that he visits alongside with israel, he was expected to attend or meet saudi arabia off to the gulf corporation conference of which saw the is the head. but at this stage now an attempt to clarify things. whitehouse sources are making very clear that president biden is now planning to go to the middle east next months in which a meeting with saudi arabia may take place. 3 but clearly there's been a lot of behind the scenes new brings, particularly wi

joining me now is global affairs analyst calvin dark, who's in washington, dc. thank you very much for being with us. certainly a contentious topic here in the uk. what has the reaction this in the us?— in the us? well, i think it is re in the us? well, i think it is pretty safe _ in the us? well, i think it is pretty safe to _ in the us? well, i think it is pretty safe to say _ in the us? well, i think it is pretty safe to say that - in the us? well, | think it is. pretty safe to say that among the general public here in the united states this is not an issue that is in the news all that people are very much aware of stop however, it is an issue thatis of stop however, it is an issue that is very talked about on capitol hill here in washington, dc amongst policymakers and i think, for the purposes of what's going to happen with the protocol, that is the most important. it is rare that you see democrats or republicans on the same page of music. as we say. and they certainly seem to be on this. it is not widely known and there was public, but among policymakers

i hear that's robin sanders than in washington dc. well, among the african countries affected by the ukraine wars and bob weight or inflation has again jumped above 100 percent. but couple of missteps also being blamed for consumer prices rising at the fastest place in almost 2 years. that includes a ban on all bank lending that was lifted following a severe backlash from businesses of a serious harbor. tougher report style from harvey. running a business in zimbabwe is tough. the constant uncertainty over the phone. a 1000 bobby dollar doesn't help. to make matters with banks so recently ordered to stop lending with immediate effect, the central bank temporary freezer loans aim to contain inflation and stabilize economy entrepreneurs such as one to manuals of pennies. his business supplies money. to get an order from the mine is to be to, to be for me to do to handle myself. so i go to the bank and get is what because of the loan. i do the service. i do the job. i have faith milan. so the don't get my business one, but we had to use

s. supreme court will be life in washington dc. ah, welcome to the program, stronger, bigger and more united. that's the image of solidarity projected by nato leaders. on the final day of a summit in madrid, combating russia for its invasion of ukraine has dominate those talks and pledges were made to boost defense spending and significantly increase america's military presence in europe. an attack on one is an attack on all we will defend every edge of nato territory, every inch of nato territory. for our part, the united states is doing exactly what i said to redo it, put in, invaded, enhance our forest posture in europe. will station more ships in here in spain, where station, the more air defense generically in germany, more at 35 the united kingdom. and to strengthen our eastern flank new permanent headquarters for their army, 5th corps in poland. while it was going, russia said it had withdrawn forces from snake island, a strategic outpost in the black sea. now the kremlin says the suggestion of goodwill to allow the explosiv

we're not asking for a lot washington dcs. maya summarizing the feeling of all at the rally. what man didn't change? it was a bad thing. change now we needed to american a majority of americans whose share a bow used to let their senators know that they need either need to make change now or get out of our way. for too often, we've had so many mass shoes across the country and we're not gonna sit around our houses in just let it happen. we're gonna come out, we're going to, so congress and everyone, one of our elected officials, that we, we need them to do their job many traveling from out of state to attend this reli. tallulah came from massachusetts to attend this rally. what do you want to see? why did you come? you know, i came here because i school and they found bullets like bullets in the bathroom, the boys bathroom. so it made me feel like i needed to be here for that reason and cause that this gun violence is becoming a huge problem. oh, the rallies took place across the country. i really want real god including buffalo, still reeling from a racially motivated attack

just anywhere in washington dc, you know so that space that first ladies and first families in general have provided for gathering americans across the political divide as has been a crucial part of it. i think that's why in historical historians solidarity with dr. algo there unofficially the unofficial sphere is such an important term rather than i know political science and soft power, but that unofficial sphere is integral to the what the first lady has always done even down to today. so changes. well, there's a there are many changes and we can talk more about these but it has to do with the growth of a gender expectations the growth of women's activity in the world as we move through the century the civil war. it makes changes women's war work and then as we get towards the gilded age and moving into the progressive era that's sort of work that women do in the world. to move out of their domestic sphere which was the socially dictated acceptable place for women to be education and yeah, yep carry on there's met there's a million changes education is just one so certainly by the t

he would head to washington dc to be sworn and as the thirty-second president the united states. he would inherit the worst economic crisis in the nation's history. an era of rampant speculation had come to an end. the stock market had collapsed rendering investments valueless. banks were shutting down stripping people of their lifetime savings. about a third of workers were unemployed wages were falling hundreds of thousands were homeless. real estate prices had plummeted and millions of homeowners faced foreclosure his choice of labor secretary would be one of his most important early decisions. his nominee must understand economic and employment issues but be equally effective as a coalition builder. he was a handsome man with aqualine features and he studied the plane matronly woman sitting before him. no one was more qualified for the job. she knew as much about labor law and administration as anyone in the country. he'd known her for more than 20 years the last four in albany when she had worked at his side. he trusted her and knew would never betray him. but placing a woma