Lets continue our coverage of the terror attacks in europe today. To recap, there were three bombings at two locations, beginning first around 8 00 a. M. Local time at the Brussels Airport, and a Second Attack about an hour later at the Maelbeek Metro station. This is the worst terror attack ever on belgian soil. Leaders around the world have been speaking out against the act of terror, pushing for allies to stand side by side in order to fight back. These are difficult times, these are appalling terrorists, we must stand together and do every thing we can to stop them. And make sure that even though they attack our way of life, we will never let them win. Matt in the last hour, Belgian Police tweeted an image of the suspect wanted in the airport bombing, lets go now to Ryan Chilcote, live outside the European Commission in brussels with the latest. How is the city holding up . I know that was in order for people to stay off of public transportation, a lot of it was closed. Has that op
Crimes against humanity. And the new view of the old land mark, how a glass floor is helping tourists at the eiffel tower see paris in a completely different way. The battle for the syrian town of kobani has intensified with fighters from isil. Earlier u. S. Lead air strikes hit positions in kobani. Bernard smith reports. Reporter from across the border in turkey, its clear the battle for kobani is more intense than it has ever been. Fighters from the isil breached defenses to the east and south of the town late on monday. Since then kurdish fighters have been taking on isil street by street, building by building. The kurds are motivated and determined. Isil is more accustomed to sweeping through areas defended by soldiers with little appetite to fight. Kobani is different. U. S. Air strikes have hit isil positions, but the kurds say the strikes arent enough on their own. They want turkey to provide more weapons. Turkeys president visiting a refugee camp for syrians says he thinks koba
And their occupation of the mcb home. Thus your uncle spent at first it only looks set to get its against Prime Minister ever. Its thirty nine year old retail brands the Democratic Party leader has been maneuvering to replace and reek of that of a member of his own party for months now. As i Enter National Affairs Editor douglas hurd that explains the tricky thing now for my children see will be trying to form a government. Happily together a coalition that will actually be viable and will collapse at the end of ten months as we just so happened that seems to happen time and again in italian politics. Yet what hes good and basically todays nomination. He was widely expected he will get to them not to go and essentially march for him and tried to get that happen it together he has a lot of hard back room negotiating to do a lot of horse trading is going to go on and yes im pretty identical to ensure locator is to use it before it there hes gotta be speaking to the center the new center
And if so, do you believe that that can happen this year before the midterm elections . If congress doesnt take action this year, what impact could that have on the 2016 president ial election . Our phone lines are open. Democrats can call at 2025853880. Republicans, 2025853881. Independents, 2025853882. We have a special line this morning set up for Illegal Immigrants if you want to call in to the washington journal today. That number, 2025853883, as we discuss this issue this morning. You can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media pages. On twitter, facebook, or email journal cspan. Org. I want to start with a story from the Associated Press yesterday on the president s speech and what happened in washington on Immigration Reform. The headline, immigrant activists turn up heat on democrats. The story from abc news and the ssociated press. They demand at that president obama order a halt to most deportations of People Living in the u. S. Illegally. Obama, meanwhile, t
The federal government the diplomat that spent nearly two years trying to find a solution to the conflict in syria is leaving his post. Bangui moonannounced that Lakhdar Brahimi will resign at the end of this month. Al jazeeras diplomatic editor james james bays is at the United States. Ban kimoon called Lakhdar Brahimi a brilliant diplomat. Doesnt that statement indicate how detractable syria diplomacy is at the moment. Reporter absolutely. He did the job for two years, and the man before him, kofi annan, they have both resigned, both saying they cannot find peace in syria. We are looking into the abyss. Its a serious moment for the Peace Process in syria. Why did dr Lakhdar Brahimi resign. Hes speaking to the Security Council telling them. Hell brief the press in a short time. We know the main reason he got both sides around the table in geneva, two rounds of talks. In the end the government side around the table wouldnt agree to the compromised agenda. He said if the Syria Governmen