Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; rsuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Philippa im ronstadt ros im ros atkins, welcome to outside soue. A big surge in the pandemic, as documents show expert wanted tougr restrictions three weeks ago when the opposition is now calling for that. A plan to slow in ecrtions, upland to slow infections, it has lost control of the virus. Ros a second wave of Coronavirus Infections tweeps through europe, and we hear from an epidemiologist who says sweden has taken the right approach to the pandemic. Also, in washington, Amy Coney Barrett, President Trumps choice for Supreme Court justice, is pushing back on quesons from the opposition. Iant express views on cases or commit to approaching a case any particular way. Ros the u. N. Says as many as 35,000 afghans have been killed in heavy fighting between the taliban and the governm
Reporter slumber and an emotional day. Family, friends, members of Law Enforcement and the community gathered to honor the life of Sergeant Damon gutzwiller. Some things are too big and beautiful to describe. The picture will never do it just is. Thats how it is with damon. I wish you all had the pleasure of knowing him. Some of us lost their best friend. Some of his lost a fellow brother. Bobby lost her soulmate. They lost a man who wanted to be the best that it. Reporter he is survived by his wife and twoyearold son and the child they are expecting this month. He was killed in and ambush on june 6. Reporter those who knew him the best spoke of his unshakable positivity and smile. They memorialized him as a committed and compassionate deputy. If you saw how he was with his family and friends, you would have seen a man that was devoted to making those around him feel special, feel love, and feel safe. A giant among men and a dear, dear friend. I will shrug and i will smile. Demon, i lo
Then we hear from barbara lee, a member of the appropriations and budget committees. And that 00 a. M. , our guest is Katie Bo Williams, defense one l security correspondent. Host it is the washington journal for january 8. For our first halfhour, we will get your reaction to irans Missile Launch targeting an iraqi base housing u. S. Troops. At this hour, no reported casualties. Later in the program, we will hear from legislators about this event and what it means for those in congress. This first halfhour, we will hear from you. Here is how you call with your thoughts, 2027488000 for democrats. Republicans, 2027488001. And independents, 2027488002. If you are an iraq war veteran and want to offer your perspective, call us at 2027488003. You can also use that line if you want to text us your thoughts this morning. Include your name, city, and state and you can post on twitter at cspanwj and our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. The National Post out of canada reporting it was the i
Alshabaabs safe havens and assets last year and our forces continue to provide training and counterterrorism support to our east african partners at the airfield to help them in the fight. Moving to iran, at this time our Top Priorities remain first the safety and security of american personnel and our partners. And second, our readiness to conduct operations to respond to iranian aggression. Since the strike i have spoken to commanders on the ground to ensure they have the resources they need to protect their people and prepare for any contingencies. As a result we have increased our force protection postures across the region and will continue to reposition and bolster our forces as necessary to protect our people, our interests, and our facilities. As i mentioned to you yesterday, we have received widespread support for action from our allies and partners in the region and well continue to work with them to protect our gains against isis. I have been in constant communication with m
A student that sparked outrage across india. And after another battle to get into Congress Venezuelan Opposition Leader one way though is sworn in as the National Assembly president. Hello thank you for joining us be assassinated Iranian Military commander kasim silly money has been buried but later than planned after a stampede broke out as the ceremony began more than 50 people were killed and nearly 200 injured in the crush as the funeral procession started in his hometown of kant much iran has continued to talk of revenge with the head of the revolutionary guard to telling the crowds of the funeral that u. S. Allies would be quote set ablaze irans foreign minister jevons 85. 00 says retaliation over silliman his death will bring an end to the american presence in the middle east meanwhile in washington secretary of state might pump ale said the u. S. Would respond decisively to any bad choices by iran and maintains the country would never have nuclear weapons. I think the presence