aida touma sliman in jerusalem, welcome aida touma sliman injerusalem, welcome to hardtalk. aida touma-sliman in jerusalem, welcome to hardtalk. aida touma-sliman in jerusalem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a pleasure welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a pleasure to welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a pleasure to have welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a pleasure to have you - welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a pleasure to have you on - it is a pleasure to have you on the show. we ask you a simple first question, how much has changed for you and for your community in israel since 7 october? community in israel since 7 october? oh, you can think about it in october? oh, you can think about it in this october? oh, you can think about it in this way. - october? oh, you can think about it in this way. there i october? oh, you can think. about it in this way. there was about it in this way. there was a life, that is not so easy before 7 october,
he s leading us to a depression. trump asked supporters on wednesday to name one thing that has gotten better under biden and, i don t know, there s a lot, i can think of a lot, but i think maybe number one is we re drinking less bleach. good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is friday, december 15th. senate majority leader chuck schumer is calling the bluff, he has hopes of hammering out a deal on foreign aid which includes critical funder for ukraine. also ahead, how the biden campaign is trying to capitalize on the impeachment inquiry into the president. plus, rudy giuliani s defense team takes a very odd strategy in closing arguments in his defamation case. i will tell you about their pitch to the jurors. with us this morning we have columnist and associate editor for the washington post david ignatius, member of the new york times editorial board mara gay, host of the podcast unbrand with donny deutsch, and the co-founder of punchbowl news don bresnahan.
through really traumatic circumstances. they are going through a difficult time in their lives and we are finding that their cases are not being dealt with quickly enough. we really need to see proper investment in the justice system so we need morejudges, more courts, more police officers, more lawyers and there is not enough funding in the system at the moment. i was going to say, what is happening is that victims are now getting to a stage where cases are being adjourned a number of times before they get to conclusions, some trials are taking 2 3 years before they are concluding and victims are just getting to a stage where they have had enough. it s hanging over them and they get to a point where they just can t support action them and they get to a point where theyjust can t support action any further. ., , , . further. from my experience, certainly. further. from my experience, certainly. as further. from my experience, certainly, as a further. from my experience,
cyclists call for britain s roads to be made safer, as a survey finds a quarter of motorists admit driving dangerously close to bikes. a damning report has warned that hundreds of police officers in england and wales have been cleared to serve when they should have failed vetting procedures. forces accepted applicants with convictions for robbery, indecent exposure and domestic abuse. the police watchdog looked at eight forces, reviewing hundreds of vetting files. his majesty s inspectorate of constabulary, fire and rescue services focused on the poor treatment of women, and sexual misconduct, following the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. the review found officers with criminal records, significant debts, or whose families had links to organised crime. police chiefs have promised to put the problems right. tom symonds reports. in 2012, nicola brooks reported she was being abused and stalked online. an inspectorfrom sussex police handled her case, but he carried