Im Maryam Namazie in london with the top stories from europe including the rich and powerful begin to descend on dallas for the World Economic forum and the Climate Crisis is top of the agenda and ive had a similar dispute over the concerns its rain which hampers the opening day of the Australian Open for the court under the roof to framing. The lights the crow. Thank you very much for joining us 2 iraqi protesters have been killed in baghdad where Security Forces used tear gas and live ammunition another has died in the central city of karbala further south demonstrators try to cut off the main highway to the oil rich province of basra well be live to baghdad in just a moment but 1st this report from a man caught. In one of the main squares in central Baghdad Police and protesters confront each other it again in the early hours of monday as protesters tried to block the road leading to the square they want a change of government and accuse the current one of corruption a cool had gone
Democrats carry out final preparations for only the 3rd impeachment trial in u. S. History the white house lays out its defense of President Donald Trump. And chaos as hundreds of migrants cross from guatemala into mexico as they continue their desperate journey to the United States. Be disturbed in doha with only a small door for the bush fire consumes its rain which hampers the opening day of the Australian Open but on the court under the roof framing. The lights the crowds in melbourne. A low a very warm welcome to the program our top story this hour at least 2 people have been killed in baghdad after Iraqi Security forces used tear gas and live ammunition to break up antigovernment protests meanwhile in the south of the country hundreds of demonstrators that blocked main roads in several cities the had been a brief lull in protests as regional tensions between iran and the United States took center stage but iraqis continue to say the Prime Minister has not fulfilled his promises a
Will it make its way back to zero . Seems to be part of the conversation building in markets. Barrelumped above 65 a as supply disruptions in iraq brought concern to geoPolitical Risk. With more is Annmarie Hordern. Detention we are seeing in libya and iraq come very different in nature. What is the impact of these on oil supplies . Annmarie they are both geoPolitical Risks to the oil supply. In libya, the government says we could go to 72,000 barrels a day. This has to do with the eastern military commander. He has a blockade now on the port, so actual supply is not disrupted. The market may be shrugging off a little bit because in days or hours, that blockade could be lifted. Iraq, while it is a minor disruption, which is producing more than 4 Million Barrels a day, it opens up a window of worry. Just last thursday, the iea says iraq remains very vulnerable. It is more about could the supply threatened become much bigger. Anna they are overproducing their opec target. Annmarie this c
Trying to figure out. Did you guys get in trouble . They sent you down at the other end of the table. Everyone is together, but youre down at one end. Listen, were going to get started. The subcommittee hearing will come to order without objection, the chairs authorized to declare recess in the committee to any time. This briefing is an extension of several hearings we have had discussing Climate Change. And on the current Economic Impacts of global warming. Im going to differ in the Opening Statement for myself and i know when we spoke earlier, in the holding area, i mentioned the fact that we would be hopefully trying to do a hearing, in fact, this is a briefing, we do have time for your Opening Statements, so, what i would like to do is to afford each of you the opportunity to do so. So, let me introduce the four of you and then we will move to you, mr. Gomez. We have alfredo gomez, director of National Resources and government accountability, office dave, joness new director for en
Several hearings we had discussing Climate Change focusing on current, future and Economic Impacts. I will defer to the Opening Statement for myself. When we spoke earlier in the holding area, i mentioned the fact that we would hopefully do a hearing. We do have time for your Opening Statements. What i would like to do is afford each of you the opportunity to do so so let me introduce the four of you and move to you, mister gomez. We have j. Alfredo gomez, Government Accountability office come a dave jones, senior director for in my mental risk and Nature Conservancy, institute for Economic Freedom and the heritage foundation, doctor Michael Michael greenstone, Milton Friedman, from the university of chicago and Stephen Benjamin mayor of the city of columbia, South Carolina. With that, director gomez, you are recognized to give an oral presentation of your testimony for five minutes. I am pleased to be here to discuss how to limit the federal governments exposure by better managing Cli