Phillip starts now. Tonight, a sitting United States senator is accused of using his official position to help a foreign power in exchange for sxrichz rewards. And while the allegations of cash, the gold bars, even the convertibles are getting all the attention, the other end of those alleged bribes is downright chilling. Geeng. Im abby phillip. The Justice Department indicting democratic senator bob menendez and his wife and his wife. That he sought and received Sensitive Information about u. S. Diplomats in egypt. Information that eventually made its way to people with ties to the government there. Now, in Addition Prosecutors say that he gave nonpublic information about u. S. Military aid. Hes also accused of ghostwriting a pitch to senators on behalf of a foreign government. Now, that would ease restrictions on arms and ammunition to egypt. Those restrictions were in place in part due to concerns about human rights and democracy. All of this as he is chairing the Senate Foreign rel
Year. They have arrested 52 homicide suspects. Today, a controversial vote for lawmakers in frederick county, maryland. The county will vote on whether to invoke an english only ordinance. It requires county business to be conducted in english. Supporters say this allows the county to avoid printing documents into multiple languages which gave them money. But several Council Members say theres no evidence to support that. 4 31 is our time. Well get a look at weather and traffic on the 1s. 73 degrees outside. This warm air is not going to just completely disappear. We have to wait for it to slowly get out of here. Yeah. Seems like the sticky weather is sticking around. Were ready for a cooldown, tom. Yeah, it will be a bit cooler because of more clouds as well as an increasing chance of some showers. Getting some showers, thundershowers out in West Virginia, pennsylvania. The bulk will stay well north and west of the metro area over the much of the daylight hours. Well get a few of thes
Historical dimension has gone short shrift ever since the awful of vents of the holodomor in the early 1930s. We have a wonderful panel for you today. I do not think i need to name all of them. Bios of here on the each, people well prepared to discuss this very serious topic. More things. Ay two one, this event is timed in part to something very unusual, a fulllength regular movie, bitter harvest, coming to you later this week. You may have seen it advertised over the weekend. It is well worth seeing. It keeps your attention on a very difficult subject. It is not a documentary. It is a fulllength feature film which seems to be the way to catch peoples attention in this postmodern age. I did not need to be reminded, you can follow us at fu rtureukraine. I will introduce Timothy Fairbank who will be moderating. Tim . Sorry i knew i would make a mistake. [video clip] there have been always those who are trying to take our free freedom. Ukraine must be talked about. [indiscernible] i must
Good afternoon. I am john herbst. We have a somewhat different even for you this afternoon and thank you for coming. Nice to see we have a goodsized crowd. The title of this event is connecting. I say this is an unusual in and for the Atlantic Council because this is kind of a deeper dive than usual into history. Not that we ignore history. Of course we dont. But we spend a little more time on the historical dimension today than on the current dimension. It is important because this pork historical aspect has been shortchanged since the early 1930s. We have a wonderful panel for you today. I dont think i need to name all of them. Bios of each. People well prepared to discuss this very serious topic. Let me just say two more things. One, this event is time in part to some tied to something very unusual. , fulllength regular movie bitter harvest is coming to a theater near you this week. You may have seen advertisements over the weekend. I have seen a more than once. It is well worth see
The early 1930s. We had a wonderful panel for you today. I dont think i need to name all of them. You have here the bios of each. People well prepared to discuss this very serious topic. Let me just say two more things. One, this event is timed in part to something very unusual, a fulllength regular movie, bitter harvest, coming to a theater near you later this week. You may have seen advertisement for this on tv over the weekend. Ive seen a pic of fact ive more in touch more than once. He keeps your attention a very, very difficult subject. But its not a documentary. Its a fulllength feature film which seems to be the way to catch peoples attention in this post modernist age. Second thing and hepatitis a i did not need to be reminded, you can follow us at hashtag future ukraine. And with that, i think im done. I will just introduce Timothy Fairbanks is a senior fellow nonresident senior fellow at our center will be moderating todays discussion. Tim . Sorry, i knew i would make a mista