Good morning. Thank you very much for being here. As you know, the Surgeon General is with us. The Surgeon General all of you should know. Went to school in st. Marys ounty. I didnt want you to hear the secret things i was saying. Can you hear me . Do you want to hear me . That is the most important thing. When that happens, i tell a wonderful joke, he was giving a speech to 500 people and a guy in the back raised his hand and said senator, i cannot hear you. Immediately the guy in the front row jumped up and said i can and i will trade places with you. [laughter] i hope none of you trade places. Good to see you. Many of the Surgeon Generals family lives in my neighborhood. They are counting on you for protection. We have a lot of opioids is a crisis, the bad news is, it is a crisis everywhere. The good news is, it is a crisis everywhere. What i mean by that is everybody in the congress, whether they represent a rural, st. Marys or calvert, or anne arundel, whether it is rural, urban,
He was joined by the u. S. Surgeon general as well as local Law Enforcement and Emergency Management officials. He was giving a speech, a guy in the back said senator, i cant hear you. Immediately, a guy in the front row jumped up and said i cant, and i will trade places with you. Many of the Surgeon Generals family lives in my neighborhood. They are counting on you for protection. We have a lot of st. Marys people here. Thank you very much for being here. Opioids is a crisis. The bad news is it is a crisis everywhere. The good news is, it is a crisis everywhere. What i mean by that is everybody in the congress, whether they represent a rural area, st. Marys county, or calvert, charles, st. Marys. I represent a rural area. A rural, urban, it is a crisis. Can go to the rural most parts of new hampshire, they will tell you there is a problem. That dr. Fleming is here. I wanted to say a few words of welcome to all of you and thank you for being here. The Surgeon General wanted us to do so
Felt i was attacking him. I felt he was asked a tough but fair question. We agreed to disagree. Mr. Trump did interviews over the weekend that attacked me personally. Ive decided not to respond. Mr. Trump is an interesting man whos captured the attention of the electorate. Thats why hes leading in the polls. Trump, who is the front runner, will not apologize. And i certainly will not apologize for doing good journalism. So ill continue doing my job without fear or favor. And mr. Trump, i expect, will continue with what has been a Successful Campaign thus far. This is a tough business, and its time now to move forward. Megyn kelly responding last night. Hillary clinton at her event yesterday on Student Loans, she had a news conference. She reacted to last thursday nights gop debate and what mr. Trump has been saying about megyn kelly. None of the candidates offered solutions for how to make College Affordable or how to raise incomes for hardworking families. They dont even talk about th
Negotiations are going. Good morning. Iwill negotiations are going. Good morning. I will be falling are we falling out of love with the humble cup of tea . Studies show that we are buying fewer teabags and more speciality and organic teas. I am in yorkshire to find out why. And in sport, world cup qualifying wins last night for england, scotland and Northern Ireland. Michael oneills side beat the Czech Republic 2 0 in belfast, which should guarantee them a play off spot. And sarah has the weather. It isa it is a very mild start to the day, with temperatures as the sunrises in the high teens. Lots of cloud and drizzle about, but we should see some sunshine later. I will have the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. In the last few hours, south koreas navy has held major live fire drills, in the latest show of force to north korea. A south korean commander said pyonyangs forces would be buried at sea in the event of a further provocation. Meanwhile, Internati
Of settle to carlisle rail line. The world famous train is back on its scenic route through the Yorkshire Dales and the eden valley, a year after a major landslip closed the line. And, Recycling Rockets a Californian Company has made history by launching a rocket into space for a second time. Good morning. Its friday, 31st march. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The eu has outlined its strategy for brexit negotiations, suggesting talks on a trade deal could begin once sufficient progress is made on a Separation Settlement with the uk. The Draft Guidelines, issued by the president of the European Council donald tusk, argue for a phased approach in talks. The document will now be sent to the 27 Member States for approval. The Draft Guidelines, seen by the bbc, will outline the tone of the talks ahead and say a non member of the union, that does not live up to the same obligations as a member, cannot have the same rights and enjoy the same benefits as a member. They also r