[inaudible] the committee will come to order. The committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to recess the hearing at any time. Before we turn to the substance of todays hearing, let me address a House Keeping matter. First, let me remind members should during these proceedings , with the exception of when theyre speaking, take precautions in light of covid19 including by wearing a face cover such as a mask. Were also limiting staff attendance at the hearing. I would encourage and urge unless youre speaking to please be wearing your mask. Were also conducting this hearing in the Capital Visitors Center auditorium, which affords Additional Space for those present to remain physically distant from one another. Before i get into the other housekeeping matter, let me just express my best wishes to the president and first lady for a speedy recovery from covid19. I know were all quite shocked and distressed this morning to learn of their illness. And we hope for
Life comes to a brief halt in the eastern german city of hama where one year ago today a confessed attacked a synagogue killing 2 people. Caesar. Tougher restrictions take effect in berlin and across germany to stem the tide of infections hospitals though say they are ready. Thanks for joining us. The United Nations World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize the Norwegian Nobel Committee honored the u. N. Agency for fighting Global Hunger and the use of hunger as a weapon of war the Committee Also said the award was a call to the International Community not to underfund the f w p its perhaps the most prestigious award in the world the Nobel Peace Prize is craved by World Leaders including one of this years nominees stunnel trump but the jury decided to honor an organization not a politician for promoting peace the prize came with an urgent appeal here with this years award than a week Nobel Committee wishes to turn the eyes of the world towards the millions of people who suf
Worrying scenes in the last hour or so this was a lot fuller than than it is now a lot of the protesters a lot of who were supporting various different opposition groups that its a very peacefully gathering here showing some sort of unity. Basically left because a group of rival opposition supporters from maine who support the new Prime Minister a man that was voted in by an emergency parliamentary session. Last week who was freed from jail by those protesters a group of them came into the square they were both tools projectiles thrown. Scuffles the statue behind me that you can see there were indeed gunshots. And as i say a lot of people here are very nervous and have left the square now the supporters of the Prime Minister most of them have gone back to where they are protesting around the Prime Ministers office but there is a great sense of factionalism here in tension this evening and as you say the president has called this state of emergency concern what he says about possible co
That was music from gene civilians the ja finnish musician you know i cannot help but think about the congregants that day. When you listen to the music but give you that thought later we have the german president Frank Walter Steinmeier at the podium to get at minister president state premier. Mr perverts mr schuester mr massey accidents and accidents nice. Ladies and gentlemen. Family members of the victims guests i knew i was struggling and a year has passed when i. Its already been a here its only going to be here in the house today one year ago right here and how that a nightmare became real in broad daylight. At the heart of germany in germany of all places and your eyes try going up a year has passed but the pain. And the horror then go on to get duncan mind you because my thoughts and my deepest sympathy go to those who have lost their loved ones i mentioned 2 people were murdered in cold blood. Yeah not a lot not kevin shrugs a sight and the smell of it for the people who love
Personally director haspel is blocking documents from being released, indeed, the cia london station chief in which role she was, well, promoted by former obama cia director john brennan. During haspels time in london, former british mi6 agent Christopher Steele was filling his antitrump dossier with russian lies. Haspels british colleagues can likely count on her to keep their involvement from obamagate hidden. British officials told the Washington Post that the thing that she cared most about was protecting the United States, and the second thing she cared most about was protecting the british. Well, thats inconvenient. Hasp, e l is also protecting her own agencys clear role in obamagate. Many believe maltese Professor Joseph misfud is cia asset as well, certainly a western intelligence asset, and misfinishing ud supposedly told George Papadopoulos about dirt back in 2016, comments that were, well, later picked up, strangely enough, by australian ambassador alexander downer, then use