Hello and welcome to the aljazeera news hour live from my headquarters and me as a prawn im coming out the next sixty minutes one week after the lebanese Prime Minister the surprise resignation from riyadh the u. S. Joint calls for him to return home. The United States and russia agree to move forward to find an end to the fighting in syria. They almost lost canada levon pacific when countries agree on the basis of a free trade deal. With all the base voters take full advantage of a replayed world cup qualifier against south africa theyre on the way to russia bet on other stories later in the program. Its been awake from the sudden resignation of promise to solve the trade in a political crisis and lebanon since then theres been an increase speculation over the circumstances leading up to his announcement and beyond that u. S. Has joined calls for him to return home the u. N. To is calling for stability in lebanon one of the Regional Policy against using the country for proxy conflicts
So i think that tension needs to be resolved one way with the other, and i think it needs to be resolved around a more Foreign Policy guidance. The way it works now, lets change, since my day, is we used to sit down with people from the state department usually the deputy secretary, once or twice here and say whats on your mind, what you think of the important countries we should be concentrating on . I hope that when i was undersecretary there was more conversation, but theres no real guidance. And i think that there needs to be. The second thing there needs to be absolutely is a we organization of the bbg. The bbg has now have agency. Theres no ceo eric one of the strangest organizations in all of the federal government. The board itself is the head of agency, and the chair really has no more power than any of the other governors. Its kind of a zion to run the show. And by the way, im not sure, as the chair, the new chair nominated. Nominate, thats all. This is the way that administr
Hold tomorrow and wednesday where much of the bay area surgeon a heat advisory including the south is under a heat advisory including the south bay and oakland, San Francisco, inland temperatures hitting triple digits, especially on wednesday, widespread 80s in San Francisco starting tomorrow. This will be 15 to 25 degrees above average. We likely will see record highs wednesday, but this really isnt that uncommon for may. As a matter of fact, last may we hit 90 degrees six different times away from the water. We may do it two or three time this week. Well talk about hot how how hot were going to get and how long it will last. Tonight were hearing even more from l. A. Clippers owner donald sterling. Im not a racist. Ive never been a racist. Ill never be a racist. Then he kept talking and hes not doing much to help his case. No, hes not. In an interview that turns bizarre and rambling the l. A. Clippers owner made a series of personal attacks on nba great Magic Johnson. What kind of a g
Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Paul deannos in the Weather Center tonight paul. Paul weather paul weather paul wrap paul wrap tonight we are hearing eveno if you thought today was hot, just wait. Were talking about temperatures topping 100 degrees for some of you. We have to shut off the influence of the entire Pacific Ocean to get a heatwave around here. Thats what this ridge of High Pressure will do. It began today but really takes hold tomorrow and wednesday where much of the bay area surgeon a heat advisory including the south is under a heat advisory including the south bay and oakland, San Francisco, inland temperatures hitting triple digits, especially on wednesday, widespread 80s in San Francisco starting tomorrow. This will be 15 to 25 degrees above average. We likely will see record highs wednesday, but this really isnt that uncommon for may. As a matter of fact, last may we hit 90 degrees six different times away from the water. We may do it two or th
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