Oil giant shell is looking to cut 10,000 jobs. We look at the crisis across the world. First up, the u. N. Secretarygeneral ban kimoon says the first steps in syrias talks have been undermined by the governments offensive in aleppo, talking at a major conference in london to drum up 9 billion in aide. In a moment well have the latest on the fighting in syria. First, more on the Donor Conference from Barnaby Phillips in london. And what have we been hearing this morning. We have heard a success of features about the magnitude, the scale of humanitarian disaster. I know these are numbers, they do bear rapting. The fact that half of syrias population has been displaced during five years now of horrific fighting. Something like 4 million of those people have fled abroad between 6 and 7 million displaced within syria itself, the humanitarian crisis the world has not seen since the world war ii is a phrase echoed around the hall behind me. Of course, all of that is happening within a context
Vote mr. Whitehouse mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from rhode island. Mr. Whitehouse thanks, mr. President. May i ask unanimous consent that the pending quorum call be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Whitehouse thank you very much. Mr. President , im here for the 90th time to urge my colleagues in the senate to take action on Climate Change. The science is clearly worthy of our trust and it is, indeed, time to wake up. The human contribution to Climate Change is no longer up for legitimate debate. We know that Carbon Pollution accumulates in the atmosphere. We know that Carbon Dioxide traps the suns heat. Weve actually known that since Abraham Lincoln was president. We know that the atmosphere and the oceans are heating up. We can measure that. Ocean acidification and Sea Level Rise are also measurable and they are caused by Carbon Pollution. These risks to our environment to our health to our economy and to our National Security are every we
Friendship is strong and it will get Even Stronger in the years to come. Thank you aipac, thank you america. God bless you all. [applause] as the aipac conference is underway this morning that secretary of state john kerry said that he was in geneva attending an important Human Rights Council session today and address the need to protect and advance human rights. Live coverage from aipac will continue this afternoon when the National Security adviser speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs committee into the annual policy conference in washington. We will have live coverage of the comments beginning at 6 p. M. Eastern. The Prime Minister netanyahu will continue his visit to washington tomorrow speaking to a joint meeting in congress. You can of congress. You can watch the Flight Attendant 45 eastern. It will be on cspan. Barbara mikulski of maryland the longestserving woman in the history of congress is making an announcement about her plans for the future. The 78yearold democrat
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And fighting the winter blues in australia, sidneys famous landmarks are lit up for the festival of light. But first the army general who is now in charge in thailand has summoned the former Prime Minister as well as political opponents for talk and shinawat is banned from traveling abroad and we have the story from bangkok. Reporter once the stage for the Antigovernment Movement in bangkok taken down and removed the morning after the military coup. The protesters left thursday night, most felt their effort of more than six months paid off because of the goal of removing the current government had been reached. And he goes by one name went to work as normal on friday. She is relieved the army is in control. Translator personally i support koodata and if they didnt do it the country would turn into a message there is a compromise to make the situation better. Reporter 100 people from both sides of the political divide have been summoned by rulers to discuss the situation and its a spot