our support for ukraine will not waiver. nato will not be divided and we will not tire. [ applause ] president putin craven lust for land and power will fail. and the ukrainians love for their country will prevail. a pretty powerful speech and i would say historic for the president. good morning everyone. president biden is making a vow on the world stage, russia will lose and ukraine will win with america s help. we are live in warsaw where the president is about to meet with leaders from the eastern flank. and we will break down the millions in weapons and aid that the you is delivering to ukraine. and a new half billion dollars that president biden has announced, there is skepticism growing at home. the party is growing divided on spending more money on ukraine. some are in up with biden. and the head of the epa drinking a glass of tap water, obviously very significant near the site of the train wreck in ohio. is that enough to assure they are safe? the epa director
Hearing for state Department Nominees Including ambassador at large for Global Health security and diplomacy as well as u. S. Ambassadors. This is about an hour 20 minutes the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of the President Bidens nominees in dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you all here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you do senator ricketts for being here to lead the republican side of this hearing. Its not always easy to find members that have or willing to adjust their schedules in order to accommodate these hearings, and i think senator ricketts for always being available to this committee to carry out our important work. I want to add some opening comments and senator ricketts wont opening comments but first i want to recognize senator reed and allowed to make an introduction and thank him for being here in the committee. We sometimes have a friendly rivalry between Arme
[inaudible conversations] the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of the President Bidens nominees in dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you all here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you do senator ricketts for being here to lead the republican side of this hearing. Its not always easy to find members that have or willing to adjust their schedules in order to accommodate these hearings, and i think senator ricketts for always being available to this committee to carry out our important work. I want to add some opening comments and senator ricketts wont opening comments but first i want to recognize senator reed and allowed to make an introduction and thank him for being here in the committee. We sometimes have a friendly rivalry between Armed Services and Foreign Relations but sense of National Defense authorization bill will be up soon and im going to need his help, he goes first. [l
Got more. Reporter this earth day project in oakland was about more than just picking up a city park. It was about starting something new. A group of two dozen volunteers gathered at ramadi park in west oakland to collect trash, power wash playground equipment, and even add some splashes of new color. The park had gotten pretty run down over the years, but it is seeing a lot of changes lately thanks largely to the many new Housing Developments that are popping up in the area. Yeah. There are definitely a number of residents here who are excited to just help take care of a spot that has been a little neglected for many years. Reporter but the biggest changes happening right now. A brandnew baseball field is being laid out, soon to be home of the oakland dollars, a new independentleague team in response to the loss of the as. The chief of staff helps the 1. 5 Million Investment in the park will help revitalize the entire neighborhood. Being able to do something for the community by the c
Not the only country in the Southern Hemisphere to express interest in joining the ever growing brit clock with ben as went on its way to becoming a full fledged member as well. Earlier my colleague became aaron and spoke to steven group head of the african governance and Diplomacy Program at the south African Institute of international affairs. He says, countries wants to join for x because of resentment to us and europe in germany. The country see something in bricks. They want to join this club. They want to join this place to, to amplify their voices. I dont think any countries are going to join immediately. I think that will be a decision that the heads of stifled type towards the end of the year. And we shouldnt forget the full countries joined in johannesburg last year at the summits. A couple of countries in the end decided not to join like Sergeant Tina and saudi arabia has needs a join. No, not joined, but yes, a lot of countries, a few points would be over 40, have expressed