And president obama. He gave a very good speech a couple of years ago and here are two of the neck it. Secretary gates cant do we have more military personnel and one Carrier Battle Group the United States navy more military personnel and one Carrier Battle Group and we have american diplomats all over the world. Here is another if that doesnt convince you. We have more members of the armed forces marching bands in the Navy Air Force army and marines, a true fact competent american diplomats. Now a conversation with author and columnist melanie mee phillips on the tepees in depth series. Shes the author of nine books. Her latest Guardian Angel is a memoir of her personal and professional experiences as a journalist in the u. K. In the next three or she talks about those experiences and her thoughts on issues pertaining to terrorism education and health care. Host Melanie Phillips in your justreleased autobiography Guardian Angel you rights to the question im constantly asked whether i
What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news. Hurricane sandy gathers momentum and targets cuba after hitting jamaica. Ninemeter waves and a storm surge in southeastern cuba. Hello. Welcome to gmt with me, Zeinab Badawi. After the recent spike in violence, a truce between hamas and got and Israeli Forces in gaza. And we looked at the rise and fall of the arab world dictators. Microsoft launches into the world of tablets. Is it too late . Its midday in london, 7 00 in the evening in mei xiabeijing. In cuba, Hurricane Sandy has abandoned to the southeast of the country with a glimpse of 183 Kilometers Per Hour. The category 2 hurricane has cut power, created 9 meter waves and a storm surge. Thousands of residents and tourists have been moved from global areas as part of well rehearsed Hurricane Evacuation procedures. Strong winds and heavy rain hitting havana. Cuba experiencing the effects of Hurricane Sandy. While residents of the capital saw cover, it was in the southeastern part o
Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back at work after recovering from coronavirus. He says there are real signs that the country is passing through the peak of the pandemic. He warned that lifting the restrictions too soon could lead to a new wave of deaths. President trump has said china could have stopped the coronavirus from spreading around the world, and that serious investigations are under way into beijings actions. Mr trump was speaking outside the white house in his first Briefing Since friday. He also announced plans to increase testing. El salvadors president has ordered officials to adopt tough new measure as criminal gangs seek to take advantage of the pandemic. More than 50 people have been killed in three days of violence in the tiny Central American country. Nearly half of the deaths were reported on friday. Now on bbc news, monday in parliament. Hello there and welcome to monday in parliament. On this programme, the chancellor announces new loans to help small fi
In the number of a e patients in england stuck on a trolley for more than four hours as they wait for a bed. Residents evacuated from a town in shropshire as flood barriers are overwhelmed. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with sarah, and englands women back on track are in the cricket . Ill have more on englands convincing win against thailand, back on track at the womens t20 world cup. Captain Heather Knight struck her maiden t20 hundred as she lead her side to a record 98 run win. Thanks, sarah. And the other ben has the weather. Thank you, good afternoon. One year ago brought the highest february temperature on record, we got above 21 degrees. This year, very different, severe Flood Warnings in force, more rain in the forecast, and snow for some as well. All the details coming up. See you later also coming up. If we do not get ahead of this surge, we will see more of the wills most beautiful destinations closed or destroyed. In one of his last official engagements, prince
These days, anyone can be a publisher through social media, but the professional press, shows like this one, websites and magazines still set the national and global conversation. So in my humble view, we should be advocating, not for a particular politician or party, but advocating for a safe, healthy, wellinformed public. We can do that by centering coverage of this pandemic not around politicians. But around their voters. We can focus on the bottomup. Cover this story from the bottom up. We have to push elected officials to see what lockdown life is really like. Look at todays front page of the santa fe new mexican. It profiles the owner of joes diner. The profile says barely hanging on. In lancaster, pennsylvania, don mur phy saying will restaurants recover . These are all examples of elevating the storie of real people, businessmen, entrepreneurs, workers, nurses and doctors, uber drivers and engineers, elevating their voices. Thats the power of the press. We help facilitate a con