2020 has been quite a challenging and tumultuous year across the globe. Especially, weve seen some devastating effects. Coronavirus across the world and in our region in latin america and in venezuela. In venezuela, as well, we have an internationally recognized interim government that marked its first year, we have a growing humanitarian crisis that entered a new phase and the pandemic with a crippling Health Care System that has already been unable to provide even the most basic medicine to venezuelan people and at the same time an economy thats in hyper inflationary collapse and social unrest across the country. And we also have, as we look to the end of this year, an election in venezuela, in december, that theyre all set to be a sham parliamentary election among increasing opposition. A top priority for International Allies of venezuelan Democratic Forces should be deterring the global web list of activities and external and nonstate partners that help to sustain maduro and his ba
The subcommittee will come to order. This is a bittersweet moment to me. It is my last subcommittee, markup of the state. Going to get emotional. I will start again. Good afternoon, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order. This is a bittersweet moment for me, as it is my last subcommittee markup of the state bill,reign operations contemplate my retirement at the i ask you toear indulge me in a few reflections. First. The important work of this committee. Since world war ii come up aid has been a key component of the United States Foreign Policy. Allocate to the state department, the u. S. Agency for international development, and other federal agencies tasked with carrying out american interests and promoting freedom and democracy throughout the world account for only roughly 1 of our federal budget. Yet we have made the world healthierfer, and while improving the security of generations here at home. The dearupported eradication of polio. Stemmed the surge of hivaids. We have in
Okay, the rules committee will come to order. Before i give my opening statement, i just want to read a guidance from the attending physician. And we asked him specifically about the use of face coverings during proceedings like these. And while he is not mandated their use, he did share that, and i quote, my preference is that members retain their face covers when speaking as speaking is an activity which can release virus particles, especially if the speaking is of high spirited nature. And ive never had a meeting in the rules committee that hasnt been of a high spirited nature. So were going to leave it up to individual members to decide. But i think i will to be cautious here, im going to keep mine on. Others will be mindful of the reason why there is guidance on this issue. It has been roughly three months since the First Community transmission of covid19 was discovered in the United States. Since that time, our world has changed dramatically. There are now more than 1. 3 million
Died in a stampede at a funeral for cost them money in iraq. And we go on air with a developing story coming to us out of iraq a number of missiles we understand have been fired at multiple u. S. Facilities in iraq including the. Base which houses u. S. Forces irans state t. V. Is saying that tehran launched quotes tens of surface to surface missiles the white house says President Trump is being briefed and he is monitoring the situation the base there you can see it on our map its about equidistant between the iraqi capital baghdad and the border with syria our correspondent there was Osama Bin Laden joins us on the line from baghdad clearly its a way a ways from baghdad osama so maybe details a bit sketchy as of yet what do we know. So far weve spoken to multiple sources in iraq the Security Services at least one come on there from the hashish are the proper Mobilization Forces to confirm that a good team if i have landed. Landed in the. Base not just the coalition of them. We are ge
Rates. Mortgage rates post about 5 a year ago and that put a stop on the home buyers in the market place. Because when Mortgage Rates go up that means the monthly mortgage payment is taking that much of a bigger of a bite out of family income. Reporter holly bartells has seen prices sliding for more than a year now. The trend over the last two years it is definitely come down. Reporter in her market of willow glen she has less all cash buyers and see a home sit on the market for 25 days before a sale and a couple of years ago it would sell in less than ten days and get several hundred thousand dollars over asking price. If it is in a beautiful neighborhood all fixed up, highly desirable property you will get multiple offers. It may not be the numbers we saw two years ago. Probably wont go crazy overasking but get maybe two or three right around the asking price. Reporter in september this year core logic properties the median sale price for all homes in the bay area was about 778,000.