China to russia, and attacks on people who tell those stories, journalists, happening around the globe, including here at home. We begin with a Staggering Number of refugees world wild, as the list of Armed Conflicts around the world has grown, the people forced to flee their home now exceeds 50 million, the highest since world war. Launching a massive operation to bring aid to half a Million People driven from their homes by Islamic State fighters. Most still living in schools, mosques, churches, and unfinished buildings. So 9 Million People have fled their homes because of syrias brutal civil war. Almost 3 million refugees have escaped to neighboring countries, turkey, jord and not iraq, and south sudan in africa, half a million refugees, some internal, and some in caverns in uganda. And meanwhile, muslims in the Central African republic has led to 30,000 refugees since last march, and many are dying in desperate attempts to find a better life. Im joined from washington d. C. , by je
Growing demands. Attacks on the freedom of the people who tell the stories journalist are happening around the globe including here at home. We begin with a Staggering Number of refugees world wild, as the list of Armed Conflicts around the world has grown, the people forced to flee their home now exceeds 50 million, the highest since world war. Launching a massive operation to bring aid to half a Million People driven from their homes by Islamic State fighters. Most still living in schools, mosques, churches, and unfinished buildings. So 9 Million People have fled their homes because of syrias brutal civil war. Almost 3 million refugees have escaped to neighboring countries, turkey, jord and not iraq, and south sudan in africa, half a million refugees, some internal, and some in caverns in uganda. And meanwhile, muslims in the Central African republic has led to 30,000 refugees since last march, and many are dying in desperate attempts to find a better life. Im joined from washington
People who tell the stories journalist are happening around the globe including here at home. We were talking to a young lady saying she just wanted her voice to get out there. By the thousands, theyre sending their government a message. Ahead of em is a humanitarian crisis where tens of thousands of people are without food, water, shelter. A special one hour look at global attacks on free press. Tonight 9 00 eastern. On Al Jazeera America. The Syrian Civil War continues to convulse the middle east. In the years since it began, over 700,000 people have been killed. And 9 million displaced. And millions have fled to other countries. Even when others drive this from the headlines, Doctors Without Borders continues its heroic work. Volunteers from the nobel prizewinning ngo have delivered 3,000 emergency room consultations, on thousand surgeries, and outpatient visits and babies. In places from hospitals to caves to tents. Doctors without borders call attention to suffering in syria and n
Twoday fed meeting begins tomorrow. Crude prices, bouncing off the new 5 1 2 year lows. Looking to come back since their worst week since 2012. Consortium led by bc led by petsmart. Latest on the continuing hostage situation in sydney, australia. Futures on the rise, so are crude prices which fell to 5 1 2 year lows stock markets seven week winning streak ended with a thud and the selloff on friday. Last week the dow fell 3. 8 . S p down 3. 5 , almost every major average, jim, every major sector, was down except utilities, barely got into the green for the week. I went over the chart this weekend and they were amazing. The number of companies, stocks rolling over here, maybe it can be reversed but i see the oil futures hanging by a thread. We go to 57, 56, s p futures will be down. Were just not in a moment right now where people are actually distinguishing between winners and losers. Utility move was part because people feel u. S. Will need more power because they are bond market equi
For a discussion about self driving cars and how they might affect the u. S. Transportation system and to some of the implications for Public Policy. This is going to be moderated by matthew at policy analyst for the Cato Institute. It should be starting life shortly as participants take the stage. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [background sounds] [background sounds] good afternoon Everyone Welcome to the Cato Institute my name is Matthew Feeney jaime policy analyst here. Im very excited to welcome you all here for what i hope will be an interesting discussion on self driving cars. Its an interesting topic because we are at a stage we are asking when the questions not if when it comes to the widespread use of the vehicles and we have three exits to talk about it. Before we begin i would like you to turn off your cell phones so we will not be interrupted. I would also like to say that we will be giving a session at the end after all the speakers have had their turn