In minsk, and not only, but what is important, they do not come emptyhanded, but with luggage, proposals that, of course, find support. Thus, the tomsk region of russia considers belarus as a platform for intellectual cooperation. A good example can be the implementation of a project for the production of transistors for aerospace and special purposes. There are many prospects in agriculture. Our tractors and combines are already effectively working in the fields of the russian region. Our partners also have no doubts about the potential of our production sites. In what other areas we can succeed will tell elon no. The main indicator of economic cooperation, trade turnover last year, the volume of trade in belarus and the tomsk region increased by almost 50 , and amounted to almost 23 million dollars, positive dynamics this year for the first half of the year on the other hand, such a close competence somewhere is greater in belarus, somewhere in russia and today import substitution. I
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. From the west coast to the middle part of the country, millions of americans are trying to clean up this morning from Severe Weather and devastating wildfires. The National Weather Service Today is investigating possible tornados in northern illinois. Forecast ers says the risk of more severe will remain for at least the next 24 hours. For the west winds are fuelling wildfires. Today 200 active duty soldiers are training to be send to the front lines. One fire has scorched nearly 70,000 acres. The nearby fire has destroyed more than 12,000 acres and entire communities have been forced to evacuate. Reporter the massive mobilization included an aerial assault, Smoke Jumpers leaping into rugged terrain in idaho. In california the fires are punishing. 300 homes are now threatened in this area. Resources are stretched thin nationwide as 30,000 firefighters battle blazes. But relief is on the way. Soldiers from Washington S
Tremendous job he is doing in arkansas and were grateful to have her on board and like i said were pleased that youre here and all that you represent. Thank you. Thank you, senator boseman. Were going to start with you, ali. Im going to follow the direction of senator carper and take your short name, all right . You are recognized. Chairman and house Ranking Member boxer and members of the committee my name is ali mirzakhalili, delawares director of air quality. I thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I would like to share with you delawares view of the respective roles and responsibilities of the epa, state and the u. S. Congress with respect to complying with various environmental statutes and associated regulatory actions to protect Public Health and environment. The Clean Air Act has been a huge success, preventing literally hundreds of thousands of premature deaths as well as averting millions of incidents and mobility. The Health Benefits associated with the Clean Air A
A reminder, well have live coverage of mrs. Reagans funeral from the president ial library in simi valley friday at 2 00 p. M. Eastern. White house spokesman josh earnest took reporters questions about the Supreme Court vacancy, last nights president ial primary and this is a one hour portion of todays briefing. Good afternoon, everybody. I do not have anything off the top so we can go straight to questions. Darlene, would you like to start . Do you have anything to add to your reports that u. S. Special forces are questioning the head of the Islamic State units trying to develop Nuclear Weapons . Unfortunately, i do not. Ive seen those reports. At this point im still constrained im still constrained by some Operational Security concerns from answering them. You do know there are u. S. Military forces that are on the ground in iraq that are part of these forces that are dedicated to carrying out raids, collecting intelligence and where possible getting access to high value targets, but
Water we have in missouri and we need to protect the quality of water have in our state. All across our state drinking and Wastewater Treatment systems, many built decades ago are starting to fall apart. If youve ever had a pipe burst in your basement, or a cracked maintain your subdivision, you know how costly and annoying that can be. Thats what my budget this year includes 70 million, funds already approved by the voters and the legislature, to rebuild these aging Water Systems now and ensure that we leave missouris water better than we found them. [applause] our rivers and streams are part of the priceless Outdoor Heritage that missourians can enjoy. Our 87 state parks and Historic Sites have been recognized as the finest in the nation for camping, hiking bicycling and paddling, with millions of visitors every year. This is the year, this year, is our opportunity to update and renovate our state park cabins and lodges with special attention to preserving the Historic Structures bui