Indopacific region. He spoke at an event by the brookings institution. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the brookings institution. Before i begin my remarks, id just like to say on behalf of the institution that we are thinking every moment about the challenges that australia is facing with the wildfires that are impacting australia in such a dramatic and negative way. Tan they are in our thoughts and in our prayers. As well, we also are focused on the passenger list of the aircraft that was lost in iran two days ago. All of those souls are in our thoughts and prayers today. Im john allen im the president of the brookings institution. We are very honored to have you with us. Happy kn happy new year. We are pleased this morning to welcome the secretary of the Army Ryan Mccarthy who is our distinguished guest and our great ally in helping to study the future of the United States army, the defense department, and the challenges that we face in the security environment. Se
Its going to be a very big week for politics and money. Today, another impeachment hearing is being gavelled to order right now. Theres talk of an Impeachment Vote by the end of the week. Also today, the Inspector Generals report on what the fbi and doj were up to around the 2016 election. Wednesday, the Federal Reserve holds forth on Interest Rates. After that jobs report, very few expect rate cuts. Thursday, britains general election. Boris johnson, thats britains donald trump, expected to beat socialist jeremy corbyn. And by sunday, we should find out if more tariffs are going to be imposed on china. Any of those stories could move the market. Then theres peloton. The young woman in the now famous ad has found new life advertising gin. Personally, i think that exercise bike will be one of the holidays biggest sellers. We shall see. Get this. Monday, december 9th. Three weeks to the end of the decade . Varney company is about to begin. Stuart the young lady in that now famous peloton
Calling on pakistani government leaders to do more than the usual rhetoric. I guess on administered kashmir. Including. Bracing themselves for a collective punishment after an israeli soldier was found. The latest figures put a new spin on the us china trade war will have reaction from beijing. Remain on course for a u. S. Open rematch action from the rogers is coming up a little later. The 1st the u. S. Has raised its travel warning for hong kong as protesters there plan yet another weekend of demonstrations a senior chinese official overseeing Hong Kong Affairs has warned the city is facing its biggest crisis since its handover back to chinese rule 22 years ago rob mcbride reports from hong kong. Sweltering through its summer of unrest hong kong prepares for another weekend of protests a short way across the border in the mainland city of shenzhen a meeting of pro beijing business and political leaders is told to support the beleaguered Hong Kong Government its intended all 4 year sp
Pull the trigger it was sold from the highest office in our land we receive tweets and rhetoric helpful words at all to minutely in danger the lives. People in our country before leaving washington dismissed his detractors my critics are political people that run the base for medicaid theyre running for president theyre very low in the fall. As for the prospects of more restrictive gun laws President Trump said he and congress would come up with something quote really good but gave few specifics he said a ban on assault style weapons like the one that sprayed death in el paso seemed politically out of reach now people here in el paso and in neighboring cities across the border with mexico are preparing for another painful ordeal the 1st of 22. 00 funerals will be held on thursday robert oulds Al Jazeera El paso and just hours before trump arrived in el paso which is predominantly a Hispanic Community u. S. Immigration agents carried out what theyre calling their largest raids in a deca
A map well here is what india considers to be its sovereign territory but its a bit more complicated on the ground you see india administers parts of the disputed kashmir region pakistan another china also administers parts of the town the indian and pakistan administered kashmir are separated by the internationally recognized line of control and see. Its funny most of the had on the news out including the latest figures from china show its economy remains strong i made the trade war with the us to washington its a different story. Swearing in the new governor of puerto rico will it be so time lucky and install tiger woods back at the p. G. A. Told playoffs with injury to rile his chances well hear from the former world number one in about 20 minutes hes. Done trumps visit survivors of the weekend Mass Shootings in ohio and texas 31 people were killed in dayton and el paso u. S. President s avoided protests who said he wasnt welcome trump the nice fueling White Supremacy rob reynolds r