And the u. S. Is expected to attack overseas with drones. Well, various worldwide outrage today after an egyptian cord convicted three al jazeera journalists for doing their job. Peter greste sentenced seven years, Mohamed Fahmy also sentenced to seven years and Baher Mohamed sentenced to ten years. Model ado has more on the verdict. A guilty verdict nearly six months in the making. The alleged crime doing their josh as journalists. Job as journalists. Lxgz correspondent peter greste, producers boaxproducers baher md Mohamed Fahmy many given seven years and Baher Mohamed given an additional three years because of a spent cartridge found on him. Shock and dismay, from their families. Five to six other are defendants present. My god, my god, sorry, finish. Thats crazy, thats crazy, absolutely crazy. Its clearly a corrupt and fraudulent verdict. The case is politically motivated an everything is wrong with it. Reporter the response from the Australian Government was swiswift too. This kin
Hi, this is inside story. Americas Security Agency say he became part of a terrorist organization. He was not arrested. He was not charged. He was not arraigned. He never confronted his accusers. Eventually he was killed by a drone strike. The u. S. Government decided u. S. Citizens had to die to further the security of other u. S. Citizens, and it was done. Now the country gets to see the rationale for the leaguety of these killings. The document drawn up to give itself permission to kill a man who had taken to the internet to guide people to pull off terror attacks. Whether that explanation is sufficient is our focus on inside story. Anwar alaulaqi. A reputed leader was born in new york and worked in Northern Virginia as a cleric. In 2011 he was killed in yemen with a drone strike along with another u. S. Citizen samir khan. Alaulaqis son was killed just years later. A released edited verse of the 2010 memo used to justify the killing of alaulaqi. It was written by david barry. He wr
Coronavirus pandemic. The white house says one of the president s Top Priorities will be passing a nearly 2 trillion Coronavirus Relief package. President biden is hoping for a bipartisan support, but right now there seems to be little an tighten among some republicans to pass appetite among some republicans. Were joined by Mark Meredith live from the white house. Reporter good afternoon. President biden has no Public Events on his schedule for this weekend, but as you mentioned, there really was a flurry of activity these last several days as he tried to roll back so much of President Trumps executive actions. Among the things the president was able to work on this week, recommitting the u. S. To the paris climate accords, pausing some deportations, mask mandates on federal property and also extending a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures at least through the end of march. But the president , he cant do everything he wants by executive action. Hes going of to have to work with co
Television companies and more including cox. Over can be hard but squatting at an internet diner can be hard. Host washington journal for august 29, nasa will launch its artemis 1 rocket, a test flight that could start the process of sending astronauts back to the moon. The nasa led project has suffered delays and excessive cost overruns. Some question if Space Exploration is worth the cost. Thats what we will ask you when it comes to u. S. Space exploration. Is it worth the cost. If you say yes, call 202 7488000. If you say no it is not, 202 7488001. If you are not sure, give us a call at 8002. You can text us at 202 7488003. You can also follow the show on instagram. Yahoo news takes a look at the cost of the Artemis Program, which will launch at 833 a. M. Today. When it comes to comparisons, the james Webb Telescope cost less than 10 billion. The Artemis Program is expected to be 90 billion by 2025. The mission will be the first and only rigorous test of the rocket and space capsule
On the next washington journal, former transportation secretary ray lahood discusses u. S. Competitiveness. Derrick morgan at the Heritage Foundation talks about the prospects of immigration legislation and how it could impact the economy. Washington post reporter david baron bold examines the job corps, described as the most expensive single Job Training Program in the labor department. It we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Special Operations Commander raven. He is a u t graduate. He described long swims through shark infested waters and wallowing in cold blood as part of the seals hell week. This is arguments. Minutes. 20 thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you, president powers. Members of the faculty. Members of the faculty, family and friends, and most importantly a class of 2014. [applause] it is indeed an honor for me to be here tonight. It has been almost 37 years to the d