Washington Today (8-7-23): Secretary Blinken marks 25th Anniv. of U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa

Federal government closes early and First Lady Jill Biden cancels an event at the White House because of the threat of severe weather, including possible tornados Secretary of State Antony Blinken marks the 25th Anniversary of the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya which killed more than 200 people. State Department spokesman gives the latest on the ongoing military coup in the East African county of Niger, and this past weekend's Ukraine peace summit talks in Saudi Arabia attended by over 40 countries, including the U.S. and China, but not Russia. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is heckled at the annual Fancy Farm political rally in Kentucky. President Joe Biden makes allusions to his political standing while welcoming to 2022 World Series Champion Houston Astros to the White House. Remembering Charles Ogletree, civil rights crusader and former Harvard Law School Professor, who has died at the age of 70. We will hear part of his 2004 interview on C-SPAN2's BookTV. Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. https://www.c-span.org/c-spanNow/ Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at https://www.c-span.org/quickguide/ Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at https://www.c-span.org/classroom/ C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: https://donorbox.org/support-c-span?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video_Description&utm_campaign=Donations&utm_content=Donate Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSPAN Twitter: https://twitter.com/cspan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cspan/ Subscribe: C-SPAN Podcasts: https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ Newsletters: https://www.c-span.org/connect/ #cspan