My name is christine black and i am the exhibits curator here at the Capitol Visitor Center inside the us capitol. We are here in the congressional investigations exhibit in exhibition hall and this is an exhibit that speaks to how and why congress does one of its most important jobs. The constitution, and gives congress the power to legislate. But in order to do that, Congress Needs information on what topics it can legislate on what needs to be legislated about. And Congress Gets that information through investigations. So at any given time, congress can be investigating. For example, if a law is being implemented as it was intended to or the cause of a disaster. And and it gathers information and uses that information to create new laws. One of our goals for this exhibit was for americans to be able to get a better understanding of the things that happen here in the capitol, the things done by their representatives in congress. So because investigations are one of those things that
A warm welcome to r. T. International my name is you know neal good to have your company our top story this hour protests have resumed in jerusalem and also the west bank a day after major clashes claim four lives on calls hundreds of entries it comes as the fallout continues over Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. I. Was. Yes there is a hope in the west buying violence broke out after the funeral of one of the victims killed in a fight as protests palestinians threw rocks at the Israeli Security forces who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets local journalists in the government has been following you know. Oh. Oh oh oh oh oh. Oh oh oh we are still on the free zone and tensions are freezing their israeli army are throwing tear gas bombs as you can see actually raids of tear gas once theyre also telling lies but its. The eyes you can see. Bombs are fanning the flames people are running. Out of the east come up and their supporters and the pales
Meanwhile protesters in bethlehem witnessed something you perhaps wouldnt normally expect to see on the frontline an elderly lady settling into trying to break up the violence the big. Im glad. I am above proposed to me and demonstrations are being held worldwide including in several european states hundreds demonstrated in berlin on friday local police banned american and israeli flags at the protest after many were set alight at previous rallies while in athens protesters marched towards the u. S. Embassy and is jockeying for great explains the scandal over Donald Trumps decision on jerusalem has led to unexpected diplomatic consequences. The power landscape in the middle east has seen saudi arabia and israel gravitate towards each other over a mutual dislike of your and. Its very clear we israel and saudi arabia are practically on the same side all sunni countries are against iran and while both countries and i having any official diplomatic channels whispers are growing behind the
Hello im Adrian Finnegan this is that he is out live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes aid workers begin to move syrians desperate for medical care from a rebel held area of the capital damascus. The government of the philippines reaches out to help people displaced by storms and political violence. Vote counting underway in liberias runoff president ial election. And the legacy of pakistans first female Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ten years after the nation. Aid workers have begun to evacuate critical patients from eastern guta in syrias capital damascus sixteen people have died while waiting he sent goods is one of the last remaining rebel strongholds its been under a tight government siege since twenty thirteen of the target of hundreds of airstrikes and artillery attacks thats caused severe food and medical shortages for around four hundred thousand syrians trapped last month the u. N. Calls for five hundred people in need of Urgent Medical care to be allowed to leave
And im adrian for again this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes aid workers begin to move syrians desperate for medical care from a rebel held area of the capital damascus. The government of the philippines reaches out to help people displaced by storms and Political Violence in morocco we. May have my extends its detention of two loiters journalists by another two weeks and im far as well have all the sport including iraq or it has been smashed in one of the most grueling races and thats where. We begin in syria where aid workers have begun evacuating critically ill patients from eastern guta in the capital damascus eighteen people have died while waiting east and goes as one of syrias last remaining rebel strongholds its been under a government siege since twenty thirteen it has been the target of hundreds of airstrikes and artillery attacks thats caused severe food medical shortages for around four hundred thousand people who are trapped that last mo