Withdrawal agreement. Also on the programme the Us Federal Reserve cuts Interest Rates for the second time in a decade. Climate campaigner, Greta Thunburg, comes to washington with a message for lawmakers the time to act is now. I dont want you to listen to me, i want you to listen to the scientists. And i want you to unite behind the science. And then i want you to take real action. Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in washington, and Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trump has promised a coordinated response to the weekend attack on two saudi oilfacilities. The us secretary of state, mike pompeo, arrived in riyadhjust a couple of hours ago, to present the saudis with intelligence the white house says will prove the missiles were launched from southern iran. The saudis have evidence of their own. This afternoon, they have been displaying the wreckage of iranian drones and cruise missiles which were recovered from the site. President trump has announced on twitter that he has in
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At 8 30 a. M. , House Foreign Affairs member Gregory Meeks on the Trumps Administration policy towards iran. At drutman on the need for a multiparty system in the u. S. [video clip] i am submitting this report as my testimony because i dont want you to listen to me, i want you to listen to the scientists. Host Greta Sundberg on capitol hill yesterday testifying alongside other young Climate Change witnesses. The swedish activist is leading from washington tomorrow a Global Climate strike with an expected one million young kids from 150 Different Countries expecting to join in. We wanted to get the best ways to combat Climate Change from you. If you live in the eastern, central part of the country, 2027488000. Mountain, pacific, 2027488001. Parents and students, especially if you plan to attend, we want to hear from you this morning, 2027488002. You can also text us if you call at 2027488003. Just put your first name, city, and state. Also go to twitter at cspanwj or facebook. Com cspan
Cspan3, online at cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] and the house coming in, getting down to legislative work after the fourth of july recess, taking up seven bills this afternoon. All from the Financial Services committee, including a whistleblower protection bill. Also, the house has announced theyll vote friday on the 9 11 Victim Compensation fund bill which passed by the Judiciary Committee unanimously last month by voice vote. And tomorrow, the house will 733 k on the 7 3 defense appropriations bill. The Senate Passed their version. 750 billion measure. Votes in the house this evening at 6 30 eastern. Theyll be here shortly. Live coverage on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the chair will postponefurther proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded