And, we hearfrom the british veteran whos collected thousands of pounds to build a new memorial for the heroes of d day. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after 1. 5 years behind bars for corruption charges. He was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court ruled that convicted criminals should not go to jail while their appeals are heard. Katy watson reports from the former president s traditional heartland of sao paulo. Chanting and singing. Lula walked out of prison to an emotional crowd. Free lula, these people had been chanting, keen to witness what has been an extraordinary day for brazilian politics. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. After spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today i could be here talking to men and women who, for 5
Justice, and righteousness. May they cultivate such ethical consist tency, that their words will be undergirded by right actions. Lord, keep them aware of your continued presence, as they find in you fullness of joy. Show them the path to life, as you guide them to your desired destination. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore amen. Please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of americ, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak as if in morning business for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley the United States of america has the mightiest military in the world to protect our freedoms and to guarantee peace around the world. Thats why its so important to keep check on the pentagons financial ledgers. Taxpayers expect their m
You know, thankfully, enormously successful. And not a day goes by when i dont go somewhere and someone will come up and and theyll say, excuse me. And i think, oh, theyre going to say how much they like springwatch. And they say that programme you made, inside autistic minds, has touched our lives. And quite clearly it has been bigging me or us up here but its played quite a constructive role in in generating that wider understanding that we wanted. Obviously, the best thing is when you meet other neurodiverse people and they tell you directly that its helped them because, you know, it articulated things which they were unable to do themselves and theyve noticed a very positive outcome because of the way that people that they know or live with or work with have basically changed their behaviour. You know, at the outset i said. And the teams mission was to, you know, transform peoples lives for the better. And for me it was just one target. Ijust wanted one teenage person who was in a
Strength. News time on the spresso tv channel. Iryna koval is in the studio, greetings to all viewers, and now to the most important topics. The number of victims as a result of a Russian Rocket attack on a residential quarter in kryvyi rih has increased to five. The mans body was discovered by rescuers during the demolition of rubble on one of the floors said the head of the city oleksandr vilkov. 43 people were injured. 20 wounded remain in hospitals. Doctors continue to fight for the lives of six seriously injured people, including two children. The day before, the enemy hit the city with probably x59 missiles. Nine and fivestory buildings were hit. Almost two dozen highrise buildings, two kindergartens and two schools were also damaged in the city. Enterprise admin building, shop and warehouse. The legion of freedom of russia, the Russian Volunteer corps and the siberian battalion called residents of bilhorod and kursk. Regions to evacuate. This is stated in the joint statement of
This is about two hours and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the finance committee will come to order. This morning the finance Committee Examines the change healthcare hack that nearly brought our countrys Health Care System to a standstill six weeks ago. Joining the committee is andrew witty, the ceo of Unitedhealth Group, which owns change healthcare. Ill put things in perspective. Last year, uhg generated 324 billion in revenue, making it the 5th Largest Company in the country. Overall, the company touches 152 million individuals across all lines of business, insurance, physician practice, home health, and pharmacy. With its profits, uhg has purchased dozens of other Health Care Companies and is the largest purchaser of physician practices. This corporation is a health care leviathan. I believe the bigger the company, the bigger the responsibility to protect its systems from hackers. Uhg was a big target long before it was hacked. The fbi says that th