Investigative journalist focusing on terrorism in the middle east region come at a moderator carla thorson, Senior Vice President of programs and World Affairs. We are recording tonight program so please take a moment to silence your cell phones. Im a Program Officer at World Affairs. If you enjoy two nights discussion and your interest in learning more about the organization i will be around after the program so please introduce yourselves. I would now like to turn over to our moderator, carla thorson. So good evening everyone and thank you for joining us. Its my great pleasure to introduce our guest this evening, jere van dyk, a journalist, author, and cbs news consultant who covers afghanistan and pakistan. He has authored a book called captive, my time as a prisoner of the taliban, and another work in afghanistan. Hes also written for such publications as the New York Times, newsweek and national geographic. And in 1981 1981 while workinga correspondent for the New York Times, he l
Good evening everyone and welcome to tonights event were delighted to have joining us this evening Jerry Van Dyke and investigative journalist focusing on terrorism in the middle east region and our moderator carlos Senior Vice President of program at a World Affairs were recording tonights program so please take a molt to silence your cell phones. My name is tim callahan a Program Officer here at a World Affairs. If you enjoy tonights discussion and youre interested in learning more about the organization, i will be around after the program. So please introduce yourself. I will now like to turn it over to our moderator carlos. So good morning everyone and thank you for joining us its my great pleasure to introduce is our guest this evening jer is rei van dyke a journalist, author and cbs news consultant who covers afghanistan and pakistan. Host authored a book called captive my time as a prisoner of the taliban and another work in afghanistan. Also written for publication New York Tim
Good evening. Were deeing highed have join us erre van dick, investigateoff journalist focusing on terrorism in the middle east region and our moderator, Senior Vice President of programs at World Affairs. Were recording tonights program so please take a moment to silence your cell phones. Im tim, the Program Officer here at World Affairs. If you enjoy the discussion and are interested to learn more about the organization, ill be around after the program. I want to turn it over to our modern rater. So, good evening, everything, and thank you for joining us. Its my great pleasure to introduce our guest this evening, erre van dick, journalist, author and cbs news consultant who covers afghan and pakistan. He has authored a book called captive my time as a prisoner of the taliban and another work in afghan. He is also written for such publications as the New York Times, newsweek, and national geographic. And in 1981, while working as a correspondent for the New York Times, van dyk lived w
European going on in equities today. Pray much unchanged on the stoxx index, ever so slightly higher, hitting a record high in this session. Sterling, bucking the trend a little bit as other currencies are treading water. The euro hit the 1. 20 handle in this session. 1. 999, and the 10 year yield, down one basis point ahead of the fed decision and Janet Yellens press conference. Lets get the bloomberg first word news. 7. 2 magnitude earthquake has struck mexican city. It is the countrys second major quake this month and came on the anniversary of the earthquake in 1985. This temporarily closed the airports and halted trading on the mexican stock exchange. It plans to open tomorrow. Hurricane maria has strengthened to a category five storm again with top winds reaching, 175 Miles Per Hour, causing at least six deaths on the island of dominica. Warnednt trump has north korea of military action. The arab nations are looking at ways to remove the regime. Trump is said to have told them th
Many thanks to all of you for being here this evening. Thank you for joining us. Thank you so much for your time and being so generous with your most precious commodity, which is your time. [applause] be safe everybody. House Majority Leader Kevin Mccarthy and House Minority whip have been leading a congressional delegation to read hurricane to examine recovery efforts. This weekend, puerto ricos resident commissioner shared several photos on twitter of her and house colleagues, including this one with the u. S. Coast guard, while getting a tour of the florida keys. While members also received a briefing from the coast guard and fema. Tuesday. Returns on the agenda, extending funding for the Childrens Health insurance program, a repeal of the Health Care Law of the independent advisory board. A republican tax reform bill is set to be announced. You can watch the house live here on cspan. The sun is back monday for judicial nominations, including Circuit Court nominees. Is confirmed, al