Monuments. If youre not interested in that, you are in the wrong room. I will give you that warning at the beginning. Representative connellys office for arranging the room, and the people of the 11th district of virginia for electing representative connelly , since he has been the one generous enough to this. I want to thank amanda. , the assistant director of the National History center for doing all of the work. The National History Center Offers these briefings because everything has a history and when some of those everythings are within the realm of public policy, it is our obligation as historians to provide the Historical Context essential to inform debate and decision making. That obligation forms the soul advocacy position in these the sole advocacy position in these briefings. We are not here to convince anybody on legislation. We are here because change requires understanding the change that have brought us to the structure in the first place. We have discussed in these mee
I want to thank representative gerald connollys office for aranging the room, the 11th district of virginia for electing representative mcconnolly since hes been generous enough to be doing this and i want to thank the History Center for doing are had the work. The national History Center offers these briefings because everything has a history and when some of those everythings are within the realm of public policy, then its our obligation as historians to provide the Historical Context essential to inform, debate and decision making. That obligation forms the sole position in these briefings. Were not here to convince anybody of any particular legislation. Were here because understanding the implications of change and hence shaping its direction requires understanding it changes that have brought us to this juncture in the first place. And weve discussed in these meeting rooms the histories of immigration, Civil Military relations, executive orders, social security, commerce in outer
An amtrak train derailed from a bridge over interstate five thats a major commuter highway in Pierce County Washington State part of the train was left dangling from the bridge and passenger cars fell onto the highway near a car brings us the story. An amtrak train has derailed from a bridge onto a major highway just forty miles south of Seattle Washington now the drill train hit vehicles on the highway and multiple fatalities have been reported a spokesperson for local authorities commented and heres what he had to say right now we know that we have more. People that were able to undergo students being killed for multiple groups damage to the bridge multiple vehicles down below the ground around it now amtrak confirmed that there were Seventy Eight passengers and five a crew members aboard and the train departed from tacoma shortly after eight am and the drill meant occurred during rush hour which is possibly the worst time that this could happen according to the Washington Transporta
Midnights here in moscow now my name is neil harvey this is Art International u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Has vetoed a draft resolution rejecting decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel all fourteen other members voted for the resolution details. U. N. Security council was called to a meeting by egypts now egypt to put forward a resolution that essentially intended to give legitimacy to all the outrage that has taken place around the world sense donald trump and the United States recognize jerusalem as israels capital and move the u. S. Embassy to that city and now says this is happened there have been protests all over the world against it there was a meeting of fifty seven different muslim countries that assembled to condemn the decision and we then heard from egypt on the floor of the u. N. Security council condemning the actions that were taken by the United States because with of jerusalem is one of the issues there must be settled through peaceful negotiation b
A draft resolution rejecting decision to recognize just all fourteen other members france which purport to have altered the character of status of jerusalem having no legal effect and must be received in conflict we believe destructors of jerusalem as the future. Need to be negotiated between israel and palestine given the highly sensitive nature of the shool jerusalem for all sides and walled. Garden for schoolish and can become the act is for the Palestinian People should be has been received. Aleutian that essentially intended to give legitimacy to all the outrage that has taken place around the world sends donald trump in the United States recognize jerusalem as israels capital and move the us embassy to that city now since this is happening there have been protests all over the world against it there was a meeting of fifty seven different muslim countries that assembled to condemn the decision and we then heard from egypt on the floor of the u. N. Security council one of the issue