Thats a Scenario Questioning if theres real accountability, if donald trump the nominee of the Republican Party, if he can effectively delay or punt so many of his trials, then is there accountability . Well, it depends how you answer and the simple or simplified narrative dont actually capture whats happening in these strange and extraordinary times. That brings us to our top story. Here is convicted trespassers were about to explain for the january 6th attack. You can see him pushing forward. This is passing police lins to break into the capitol that day. Witnesses said he fashioned weapons, hiding them in his pants pockets. His name is charles hand, hes a january 6th convict from georgia. Hes someone the Republican Party claims should not be able to vote. The party has stripped Voting Rights from millions of people based on these criminal records. Trump opposes Voting Rights for felon. Now as trump is embracing january 6th felons and other criminals and those convicted of sedition,
Good morning, everyone. Im the director of turkey studies at the middle east institute. Im happy to welcome you all to our eighth annual conference on turkey. Each year as we convene this conference, we find interest in turkish matters. 2017 was very dramatic and difficult year for turkey and neighbors. We appreciate that so many of you are making time today to join us in our discussion. Our keynote speak er is a leadig voice on turkish affairs. She will provide a first hand report on the berlin. We have elected members of the turkish and parliaments on the program as well along side a leader in u. S. Diplomacy and expert analysts. Youll hear our guests speaking on three panels. To begin well examine turkeys environment. Our Panel Includes a recent member of the turkish parliament. Scholars who have been writing and following turkey. Off our Morning Coffee break well turn our attention to turkeys economy with the help of three turkish scholars who teach at Washington Area universities
Neighbors. We appreciate that so many of you are making time today to join us in our discussion. Our keynote speak er is a leadig voice on turkish affairs. She will provide a first hand report on the berlin. We have elected members of the turkish and parliaments on the program as well along side a leader in u. S. Diplomacy and expert analysts. Youll hear our guests speaking on three panels. To begin well examine turkeys environment. Our Panel Includes a recent member of the turkish parliament. Scholars who have been writing and following turkey. Off our Morning Coffee break well turn our attention to turkeys economy with the help of three turkish scholars who teach at Washington Area universities and a member of the parliament. Well hear from our keynote speaker at 1 30 p. M. Well follow with the days final panel looking at turkeys foreign relations. Particularly turkeys relationship with the u. S. , European Union and russia. We will be joined by legislatures from turkey and European
Office for the northern half of scotla nd office for the northern half of scotland where we could have wind of up scotland where we could have wind of up to 80 miles an hour and also strong across Central Scotland and Northern Ireland. These strong winds all down to a developing area of low pressure that will become the storm caroline as it moves across northern parts of the country tomorrow. So very windy weather on the cards. Today a bit quieter out there. Weve had some dry and cloudy weather across england and wales but further north west this area of rain is working in south east as we head through the afternoon. So windy day with some spells of rain. Still mild at the moment with temperatures around 10 degrees above but this evening we begin to see the wind is picking up and we could see gales or severe gales in the north and west and heavy rain sweeping south east across many parts. This isa south east across many parts. This is a storm caroline and tomorrow it will bring especia
He was not the best student in high school, he was a c and d student but he loved to rock climb. He was already, as a teenager, a worldfamous rock climber. He had been on some rockclimbing magazines of the young prodigy and all he did in class was think about rockclimbing and one day he went hiking in Mount Washington New Hampshire with his friend in the ice climbed and they got the top of the mountain, the wind shifted and they were in the middle of a blizzard and they went down the runway. They descended into the wilderness. They wandered and they got lost and they almost died and they were rescued on the brink of death and he had severe frostbite in both his legs were imitated below the knee. The doctors told him he would never walk or run or climb again and every night he would go to sleep and he would dream that he was running through the cornfields behind his parents house with hair, the wind running through his hair and he would wake up and see his legs were gone and was devasta