All right, ladies and gentlemen. I want to now pivot the conversation to hear from our australian counterparts. Our commitment to working together beyond this dialogue is critical to the growth and development of our state economies. Increasingly, chrysler two countries, we are seeing hurdles and opportunities tove this Economic Growth created by new innovations. Today with my fellow governors in the estrella got chief minister is, we are hoping to learn from our peers on the different approaches to the shared challenges and what innovative policy ideas have been developed in the face of these fastpaced changes. So now, i want to turn to the queensland premier anna stage why had the pressure of meeting during my travels to australia. Well tell us about whats driving quinlans innovation economy and what role do you see the United States playing and not. Good morning. Good morning. Its a pleasure to be here with all of our counterparts and from our Prime Minister. I think we had a lot of
[background noise] [background noise] ladies and gentlemen. We are about to begin. Your seats and silence all cell phones and other electronic devices. [background noise] [background noise] as we mentioned, state governors from across the country are meeting in washington, d. C. Well be covering their meeting this morning and throughout the day, the National Governors association will host panels to talk about jobs, the Opioid Crisis, and the future of agriculture. We will be getting underway in just a minute. Governors and distinguish guests. Guests, pleased rise for our National Anthem of National Anthem, which is being performed by a distinguished a Cappella Group from st. Marys high school. Nal anthem] [applause] please be seated, everyone. Good morning. Im brian sandoval, the governor of nevada. To washington, d. C. And the 110th meeting of the National Governors association and lets give another big thank you to nothing but trouble, who were pitch perfect. A big hand for them. Ma
This is zero. Hello there im dealing with donald this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes u. N. Chief antonio get terrace arrives in conflict torn Central African republic he wants more peacekeepers on the ground the uns legacy there is tainted by scandal. Sending a message to washington and says its withdrawing military aid from me and maher over its treatment of range of muslims plus. Cheating pings political fallout is in shrine chinas constitution cementing his status as one of the most powerful leaders in the countrys history. In sports town and police are investigating anti semitic behavior by lets see our friends called officials have visited at romes main synagogue to apologize off to france to face their own stadium with anti semitic slogans. A fair warm welcome to the news hour the u. N. Secretary general has touched down in Central African republic his first visit there since he took office in january and tonio good sarah says the trip is to
And well tell you how this satellite could give scientists advanced warning of solar storms. We begin where the houthis are tightening their grape on the capital, taking control in a coup. There has been protests against the takeover in sanaa. Meanwhile International Condemnation is swift. The u. N. Security council raised the possibility of sanctions saying it is ready to take steps if the houthis dont return to the negotiating table. Gulf countries expressed their concern. Foreign ministers held talks with secretary of state john kerry and called on the International Community to take a stronger position in relation to yemen. We mentioned widespread protests. The governor of aid ep in yemens south described the power grab as a plot against the constitution. Lets go to aiden. Its been a day of opposition protests. The houthis have rested some of the people demonstrating. Theyve demonstrated that despite a coup actions against students demonstrating we understand journalists were arres
Canadians fight a downhill battle for the right to go toe bag goning. Nigeria has postponed the legislative and president ial elections to take place on the 14th. Its been pushed back by six weeks and will be held on march 28th. Theyve said the new date is because of security concerns especially in northeastern nigeria. Lets get the latest now from yvonne in the nigerian capital. Any more details about why this vote was delayed . Reporter well the election boss hear in the capital said to the assembled journalists that the decision to reschedule nigerias election was based on the heads of various security agencies. He was advised by security chiefs they could not guarantee the safety and security of millions of voters and several hundred elections staff deployed to places across the country, in particular the northeast of the country where we have seen deadly violence perpetrated by the group boko haram. He said other than the commission was very keen to go ahead with the poll but the