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In the 1st. Half of the World Food Program expresses his joy the agency is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In. What would have been john lennons 80th birthday. And legacy. Welcome to the Program Germany has marked the 1st anniversary of a deadly anti semitic attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of hama its a place on the jewish holiday of. The neo nazi a failed to get through the synagogue front door but then went on to shoot 2 people outside at the commemoration ceremony president. Expressed shock and anger over the resurgence of antisemitism in the country. Union movement was moved. It was an occasion to mourn and reflect for survivors for the bereaved and for germany the ceremony and hala st. Mark the anniversary of an anti semitic attack that evokes germanys darkest history. I dont ya just forgotten a year has passed already a year just a year or 2 a year ago today and nightmare came true here in holland in broad daylight in the middle of germany in germany of all places i was
As American Leadership is crucial in bringing the world out of the shadow of covid19. In advocating for American Values, defending human rights, transparency, and Economic Freedom and seeking to ensure a more secure, stable, and prosperous world, where democracy and freedoms are able to flourish, we are all working towards that end. With that in mind, i wish to again thank our nominees for appearing and your willingness to continuing our nation. Today, this committee will consider the nominations of six individuals to represent the United States of america. The nominees before us are mr. William, doug douglas, to serve as the u. S. Ambassador to the commonwealth of the bahamas. Higgins to be the u. S. To the republic of burgundy. Ms. Jean maloney to be the ambassador of the kingdom of s bikini. Mr. Michael mccarthy to serve as the u. S. Ambassador to the republic of liberia. Singh toable monisha be u. S. Representative to the organization for Economic Cooperation and development with t
Video, live video of lake charles, louisiana are, just days after hurricane laura made landfall there as a category four storm. President trump toured the devastation after issuing a major disaster deck la race for the entire state on friday. Louisiana senator john kennedy is with us to tell us what it will take for his home state to recover and rebuild. In the middle of all of that, the rnc concluded on thursday with potus officially accepting his partys nomination. Ric grenell spoke on wednesday night, he joins us to discuss his scathing rebuke of the obama biden administration. The convention was also a a celebration of diversity and inclusion with minority voices sharing their personal stories about race and why they support the president. Among them, maryland congressional candidate kim klacik whos here with us this morning to tell us about her quest to stop crime and poverty in democraticrun cities. All that and a lot more right here, right now on sunday morning futures. Maria an
Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the president s pick for several ambassadorial positions including james story to be u. S. Ambassador to venezuela, and William Douglas to be the u. S. Ambassador to the bahamas. Want to thank each of our nominees today for their willingness to serve in these important roles and to my colleagues on this committee for joining this hearing. One of this committees most important tasks i have discovered is to review and evaluate the president s nominee to serve in critical posts around the globe, like those you aim to serve. These nominees serve as the most window into america and to our universal values. ,he willingness of talented qualified individuals to serve has never been more valuable than it is today. As American Leadership is crucial in bringing the world out of the shadow of covid19. In advocating for American Values, defending human rights, transparency, and Economic Freedom and seeking to ensure a more secure, stable, and prosperous world,