Hello im don jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up Hong Kongs High Court has sentenced prodemocracy activist joshua walking to three months in prison. The u. N. Says a decision by the United States to cut funding to Palestinian Refugees will affect stability in the region. And another crisis for yemen as the u. N. Says the Diphtheria Outbreak is spreading fast. Welcome to the program u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has called on the world to step up pressure on north korea to end its Nuclear Program hes joined a summit in canada discussing how to tighten sanctions on iran and jordan now reports. A show of diplomatic commitment in vancouver to ending north Koreas Nuclear Weapons Program but the meeting cohosted by canada and the United States yielded just one new tactic for the fight an agreement to prevent socalled ship to ship transfers about what goods to pee on yon i think we all agreed together with our partners here that the timing has turned out to be rea
Follow on down jordan this is out of there alive from doha also coming up Hong Kongs High Court a sentence prodemocracy activist josh along just three months in prison. Is providing Vital Services to the Palestinian Refugee population the u. N. Says a decision by the United States to cut funding for Palestinian Refugees will affect stability in the region. And another crisis for yemen as the World Health Organization says the Diphtheria Outbreak is spreading fast. Your secular state Rex Tillerson is calling on the world to step up pressure on north korea until it abandons its Nuclear Program hes joined representatives of nineteen other nations to discuss ways of tightening sanctions on pyongyang was in jordan reports. A show of diplomatic commitment in vancouver to ending north Koreas Nuclear Weapons Program but the meeting cohosted by canada and the United States yielded just one new tactic for the fight an agreement to prevent socalled ship to ship transfers of outlawed goods to p. O
Response capabilities. We will hear from dr. Robert kadlick, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the department of health and human services. Dr. Steven redd, director of the office of Public Health preparedness and response at the centers for Disease Control and prevention, and dr. Scott g gottlieb, commissioner of the food and Drug Administration. This is the first of two hearings we plan to have on this topic. The second will be noticed for tuesday, january 23rd. Senator murray and i each have an opening statement, then im going to turn to senator alexander and senator casey for any opening remarks they might have. After that, we will introduce our panel of witnesses and hear their testimonies, and then each member will have up to five minutes for any remarks and questions. Finishes first i would like to welcome the chairman and thank him for giving me the opportunity to hold the gavel today. This hearing discusses a topic thats critical to our National Security and
To the 6 nations. And ben has the weather. Good morning. Its shaping up to be a brighter day for most today, quite a lot of sunshine around but some wintry showers too brought in on a cold north easterly wind. All the weather details you need to know on the way. Cheers, ben. Talk to you later. Good morning. First, our main story. Scotland yard is looking into two more allegations of Sexual Assault against the hollywood Film Producer harvey wine steen. It brings the total number of women who have reported him to British Police to nine. The actress uma thuman has also alleged he assaulted her at a hotel in london in the 1990s. Our correspondent simon jones has more. She starred in several films produced by the disgraced movie mogul. It was after the success of pulp fiction that uma thuman it was after the success of pulp fiction that uma thurman says she was targeted by Harvey Weinstein. Now shes the latest woman to speak out in an interview with the new york times. Uma thurman claims Ha
Fda commissioner along with the assistant secretary of health and Human Services for preparedness and response, along with an official with the centers for Disease Control. Id like to call this hearing to order, the Senate Health education labor and pensions committee. This morning were holding a hearing titled facing the 21st Century Public Health threats, our nations preparedness and response capabilities. Well hear from the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the department of health and Human Services, the director of the office of Public Health preparedness and response at the centers for Disease Control and prevention, and the commissioner of the food and Drug Administration. This is the first of two hearings we plan to have on this topic. The second will be noticed for tuesday, january 23rd. Senator murray and i each have an opening statement. Then im going to turn to senator alexander and senator casey for any opening remarks they might have. After that well in