[inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone, welcome to Carnegie Endowment for international peace. I think ive known just about everyone in the room one way or another and ill keep the introductions short. I handle the program here and its my opportunity on behalf of carnegie today to host a pair of panels that includes some of the people i admire the most in the field of contemporary china studies. We at carnegie and i think throughout the chinawatching community have had tremendous admiration for the leadership and the protection of the china leadership monitor, which is organized by professor alice miller at the Hoover Institution at stanford university. They have established a terrific record for hearing the facts as opposed to trends, feelings, things like that. So, whenever you want to touch base with reality i like to go online to the china leadership monitor and do precisely there. Today well give you a sample of writings in form of presentations working ahead in the 19th
Promise is clean energy but will locals also benefit. First though we talk to scientists about the connection between Climate Change and Natural Disasters. In. Extreme weather events are growing ever more frequent Natural Disasters more destructive and deadly h one reignites the debate was it a freak of nature or a result of Climate Change and human activity. Recent hurricanes harvey and maria killed over two hundred people in the u. S. In the caribbean and they cause nearly a trillion dollars worth of damage. From an outspoken Climate Change skeptic visited the disaster area and he continues to rule out that human activity could have caused the catastrophe. But now theres a field of science which for the first time is able to estimate whether a Natural Disaster was likely due to human caused Climate Change or not by a young german physicist at Britains Oxford University is studying Hurrican Harvey similar studies on the floods in louisiana last year produced clear results. By dinged w
Matt, and your most recent book, insane, president , youre right about President Trump quote, he is no ordinary conman, he is way above average in the american political system is his easiest mark ever. That was early in the campaign. I think that was it in march of 2016. It was just around the time that he was filling up the republican mom nomination. The the purpose of this article was to try to explain the trump phenomenon to people who were for the first time having to take it seriously and having to come to grips with the fact that this was happening. I took a different approach to trump and try to listen what his supporters were saying. My take on him was that he was a Brilliant Media manipulator and he was perfectly suited to play on all the weaknesses of the american political media. That turned out to be true. I wish i had stuck to my guns on that because i thought he was going to be president. And then later on in the book i do not believe that. The day after the election you
I of this. And. Iwas of this. And. I was busy thinking about boys. 22 million singles sold worldwide, some with taylor swift and has written songs for rhianna. We will bejoined in the written songs for rhianna. We will be joined in the studio by charlie xcx. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Wed love to hear from you this morning if youre a lorry driver. Would you drive in convoy controlled by another vehicle . Please also get in touch with your questions for charlie xcx. Well be talking to her before 10 oclock. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Wi fi controlled convoys of lorries could be on major british roads by the end of next year as part of a plan to cut emissions and reduce congestion. The department for transport says up to three wi relessly transport says up to three wirelessly connected hgvs will travel together with drivers in each to steer, but the speed will be controlled by the
Bulk of the steady rain has been since moved out of here but we may again still have this to contend with, scattered variety of the couple left overs since we are in the warm sector of the storm, lieutenant of moisture here to work w talk about warm sector, we are already, closer to 60 degrees in dover this hour. Fiftythree current temperature at the airport. It is town right balmy outside we will still have a breeze to contend with, and continues to come from the southwest. It wouldnt say a warm breeze. We are at 61 in cape may. Are you kidding me . As day progresses do expect we will spike up to 62. That is more typical of midapril, my friends, so enjoy the taste of spring while you have it because meisha, it does not last very long. We will to have put your bathing suit away by tomorrow, over to you. All right, fine, katie. Good morning, everybody. It is gateway to the weekend and right the now we are looking at i95. Reason why, a, it is one of the areas that get busy the quickest a