Capitol, a twoyear, 60 million renovation is underway. Gaveling will be constructed around capitol dome but work continues with the house gaveling today at noon. They are expected to approve a resolution and limiting the need to hold sessions while on break. They do return on letter slated for it on tuesday, january 7. From the Labor Department this morning, reports that the number of unemployment benefit applications dropped by 42,000 last week. Planes had jumped by 75,000 over the two weeks ending december 14. Todays news is a sign of a decline in the improving job market. The issue of Unemployment Benefits is shaping up to be a good focal point when congress returns. Congress failed to agree on a deal to extend longterm benefits which were said to expire december 31 for 1. 3 million americans. President obama has called for a retroactive or wrappers asian of the program, and house and Senate Democratic leaders have vowed to make it there first order of business when they return from
How white are they . When i say, how white are they, she will answer me, no, no, good range. [laughter] in that, i can tell you we have had every student we have had, they are now waiting or trying to figure out how they can find money so they can come back and work at women with a vision. We email. We talk. That makes me feel like we are doing something right, when students who could go off and make major money are trying to figure out how they can take care of themselves in this city so they can organize and do the work with us it says a lot. I think it is about transformation on both sides. It is about being willing and being open and understanding where you come from, what is your privilege, how it is that folks like you can use your privilege, and what it is you can use it for to move the effort forward. It is not without black people having no privilege. I understand that they do. Identify what that is. Black people know what white peoples privilege is. What people often dont kno
Now its time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. Hello. The hot, humid weather continues in southern and eastern areas. Further north, with the sunshine, i think a more pleasant low 20s throughout the rest of today. The cloud has been quite slow to clear east wales and Northern England, so where it lingers, particularly in the north sea coast, it will be a little bit cooler here. But really the heat is with us for the next three to four days, both by day and by night. The low cloud returns tonight, and we pick up and increasing chance of a few showers from now on. But i think the talking point tonight is how humid it will be again, and more so for Northern Ireland and scotland compared with the nightjust gone. And also, the low cloud should clear a little bit more ready through the day tomorrow. Some more sunshine for Northern England equates to higher temperatures, but also an increased risk further west of some showers and some thundery downpours as we go through the day.
Soldiers, and that is a statement they should be able to make in the very near future, and we will give them the help they need in order to be successful. Thank you. Newest member of the committee is front and center on Energy Policy and global affairs, and we appreciate his expertise. Wo final questions one, ambassador green, you have talked about this several times in your answers, and i am concerned about i would like to hear some other views as well ukraine, yes, but all of Eastern Europe, and that is the saturation the russians have created with their broadcasting. Nto the region of coarse, it is not openended broadcasting in terms of use. It is very directed by the state. What should we be doing to quickly increase our level of engagement in this region so that in addition to a series ofly created social networking platforms, that there is additional opportunities for multiple . Oices to be heard senator, i would argue that we should boost those programs. Used them into the regio
Year. The prince actually hadnt attended the state opening i dont think since 1996 before last year, though he had attended several before then. So this is the second time that theyve attended as a couple, and they are now arriving at the sovereigns entrance under the victoria tower, and what well see a little later on is charles and camilla seated at the queens side just on the righthand side of the main throne in the ceremonial chairs, the chairs of state which are being brought in for them. So this is a relatively new development that were seeing. A real sense as well, nick, last time, although these obviously are things that we deal with sensitively, that is by the way the duke of norfolk, he is in charge of the really big events of state, including coronations, state funerals, really significant events. He is here today because really hes the organizing mastermind of the state opening. I just mentioned the sensitivity around the understandable process of looking ahead and the fact