A coronavirus. Vaccine is a final stretch, but will people in developing countries get a fair shot with your school . Lympics chief thomas buses, athletes at the tokyo games should get vaccinated against covert 19, but they wont be forced to welcome to the program, our top story, the u. S. President , donald trump, will reduce the number of u. S. Forces in afghanistan from 4 and a half 100228 half 1000 before he leaves office, but it wont be the complete withdrawal by christmas. He promised the announcement on tuesday was anticipated, and it was preceded by warnings from military officials. There any significant changes in those troop levels could potentially undermined security in afghanistan and threaten peace talks with the taliban. The number of troops in iraq will be cut by 500. The announcement was made by the acting defense secretary, christopher miller, who was installed in the post last week by january 15th, 2021, our forces, their size in afghanistan will be 2500 troops, or 4
Refugees are children. More than three million of them. How old are you guys . We visited refugee camps in jordan. Six . When it was 111 degrees. There was no Running Water, no indoor plumbing, but there was a brandnew sesame street, produced with characters that these Young Refugees can learn from, as so many kids in america have for years. ticking this musical prodigy has been performing around the world since he was 11 years old. And hes blind. Which caught the attention of this neuroscientist, who wanted to see what would happen inside his brain. Okay. Shall we give it a shot . Yep. The part thats used for sight when he listens to music. This is what changes in his brain. Jeez, lights up. ticking im lesley stahl. Im bill whitaker. Im anderson cooper. Im sharyn alfonsi. Im scott pelley. Those stories, tonight, on 60 minutes. ticking ticking stahl tonight, dr. Jon lapook on assignment for 60 minutes. Lapook 20 years ago, scientists stunned the world when they announced they had decod
Dollars in aid. Was really his mission was backed by france the french president Manuel Mccall visited levanon twice after that devastating explosion at beirut ports he said lebanons political leaders agreed to form a covenant government within a 2 week deadline that clearly hasnt happened with the deep was trying to do was form a government in the pendant of the influence of Political Parties the traditional parties that have been governing this country for decades the parties that have been responsible really for running the economy into the ground accused of corruption but what became clear is that the shop parties hezbollah and amal we have to remember lebanons system of government is based on a power sharing agreement between sects d they refused to give up their representation in government they said we will name our ministers in this government which really runs contrary to that the French Initiative because if the shia sect demands representation in government then all the diff
Took place in the square another and therefore maybe dont have the same fear of those who witnessed it at an older age would have if you look at the economic socioeconomic factor and demographics behind them youre looking at people who are in the rural suburbs those who depend on the farmland those who have been directly impacted by the demolition orders that of the policies he has given which essentially has made thousands of people homeless when we saw that these huge demolition if youd rather the wide scale demolition orders that impacted all these different shanty towns essentially across the country where people were standing with their belongings Police Coming into their homes throwing them out of the window and then bulldozers coming to knock them down as far as these people are concerned they have no other future. And therefore theyve got nothing more to lose. Well in all the headlines this hour countries around europe are recording record numbers of new coronavirus cases as a
A nation of laws and there is no one better to do that that amy kone barrett law and order is the foundation of the american system of justice no matter the issue no matter the case before her i am supremely confident that judge barrett will issue rulings based solely upon a fair reading of the law she will defend the sacred principle of equal justice for citizens of every race color religion and created by me Connie Barrett has promised to serve all americans if confirmed i would not assume that role for the sake of those in my own circle and certainly not for my own sake i would assume this role to serve you. I would discharge the judicial oath which requires me to administer Justice Without respect to persons due equal rights to the poor and rich and faithfully and impartially discharge my duties under the United States constitution or democrats were quick to react Senate Minute minority leader Chuck Schumer says smalls goes against the wishes of the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg