A turning point. Accused of involvement in the murder of his former wife the suitors Prime Minister resigns after months of speculation. And left high and dry by the coronavirus endemic filipino maritime workers will now face an uncertain future. There will be an independent inquiry into the International Response of the coronaVirus Outbreak investigation will include an examination of the World Health Organizations role the 194. 00 w. H. O. Member states unanimously passed the European Union resolution that would allow for what they called a comprehensive evaluation of the Global Reaction w h o director general dr. Welcomed the resolution our own ways. That majority remains fairly quite muted to transparency accountability and continues improvement we want accountability. Anyone. But the resolution follows sharp criticism of the w. H. O. By u. S. President donald trump he says missteps by the organization came at an extreme cost basically they have to clean up their act they have to d
Everything that will be confirmed over the next three months. For a physical calendar of events please silence your cell phones after the author finishes speaking well pass around a microphone please purchase your copy behind the register director of the program of law and the fellow at the center for american progress. Integrate democracy drying on the Political Legal to have two contrasting visions. One set of choices to the oligarchy and alternative course will establish a great democracy and to put in place a system. I am please to welcome. [applause] it is great to see so many people here tonight. And i am excited to talk to about my book the great democracy burke are particularly excited because i really have been thinking about it for almost 20 years. I know that seems crazy because i dont look that all that im not that all left but it is true. I started to think about this book first semester of my freshman year of college. And by it with that political history it is cyclical.
In particular. But all of you to the hearing, as we are galloping toward the need to the act. Cities and localities are looking to us to see what we are to do. I met with a group this morning and congress. It is in the most difficult we have had to do. The issues havent waited for congress to catch up on revenue. After and in the using other methods. To get rid of congestion and to bring us into the 21st century. On transportation. In todays hearing, we will look at some of those questions. The nuances of federal towing policy and congestion pricing. Off technology solutions. To address congestions or congestion and many other Transportation Needs today. While congress failed to solve the revenue question, is negatively attacked and affected the constituents as never before. Not to mention, the quality of air we breathe and failure to deal with Climate Change which was not even discussed at the time of the last reauthorization, to indicate just how far time has moved and how much congr
18 years ago this week the epicenter of ground 0 makes todays program especially meaningful. I know many of you toured the museum last night, some for the first time. The events we chronicle here, the lives we remember and the aspirations we embrace for a world free from the scourge of terrorism are inextricably linked to the work of this committee and the topics you will discuss today. Here at the 9 11 memorial and museum we testify to the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on american soil and the single greatest loss of rescue personnel in a single event in american history. Our exhibitions and programs recount the collective experience of profound shock, unprecedented vulnerability and overwhelming grief caused by the attacks. Yet visitors take away more than a cautionary tale to remain vigilant to continued threats by sharing the manifold expressions of courage, compassion and service in response to 9 11. This museum also affirms the best of who we can be. As hum
Qualification event in tokyo after crossing the finish line hand in hand. Good evening. New figures out today reveal the extent of britains drug crisis in the starkest terms possible. Deaths caused by the mis use of drugs mainly heroin and cocaine hit a record high in england and wales last year. In scotland too, drug related deaths are at their highest. Almost 3,000 people died from illicit drugs in england and wales last year. Thats a rise of 17 on the previous year. Throughout the week weve been reporting on one of the key factors behind this crisis the supply of drugs from the cities to britains towns and even villages or what police call the county lines. All too often children are involved and today our special correspondent, ed thomas, has been showing the police what hes discovered. As heroin deaths reach record highs, for three months weve investigated the rise in county line drug dealing, exploited teenage drug runners, vulnerable, long term users. Just taking it to feel norm