Coming up on cspan tonight, i meeting on banking and investment regulations. Then hearing on foreign aid to jordan and lebanon for Syrian Refugees. Secretary of state john kerry testifies against iran sanctions. Nextming up on the washington journal, a look at national unemployment. Is from the National Employment law project. Then we will talk about the recent budget agreement. Examine the effect one year after the sandy hook been shooting. Washington journal is live every morning on cspan. We will have more oversight of u. S. Surveillance programs on wednesday when the Senate Committee hears from the nsa director keith alexander. That will be at 2 00 p. M. On c span 3. We will take your comments on c span chat and on facebook. Constant inip american political life to look constant in american political life to look at that. Flash forward to the president day presentday. Spend any part of their career doing manual labor jobs. That has changed. Lots of different aspects of the politica
Thank you. Thank you. This is certainly fair to say that members of the senate share their concern about regional stability. We want to do everything we can to support you. One of the formulations committee had a meeting. One of the issues that was talked about was the concern about the spread of polio outbreak. An ambassador spoke about the effort to immunize children. And wonder if anyone could speak about whether the outbreak is under control whether there is more that needs to be done to address it. It is not under control. The situation in serious is out of control. Eradicated. We are now in a situation where. And medical conditions that can transcend the borders. This is another reason why we have to put so many resources into the medical assistant in. Medical system. People are common across from syria to jordan to seek assistance. Have not been working for six months or 12 months. Jordan is seeing an increase and 20 . Northern areas by jordan does not have enough support and mo
Also coming up, victory for the french Handball Team who lock in their third euro championship title with a win over denmark third those details coming up in sports. As the world focuses on the syrian peace talks in geneva, the old to the effect the crisis is having on its neighbors with former u. S. Congressman Robert Wexler which who heads up the Abraham Center for middle east peace. Top news stories unprecedented scenes in the tunisian Parliamentary Chamber this week and with Assembly Deputies hugging, dancing, and singing after they approved a historically constitution that has now just been signed, you can see in the pictures. The new charter has been widely praised for inclusiveness in freedom of belief and equality between the sexes and that also marks one of the last steps toward establishing a full democracy three years after the countrys uprising. Here is more from the signing ceremony yesterday. The constitution and shores Good Governance on a solid and a new civil and democ
Record snowfalls across much of the midwest. In chicago airport, 18 inches and traffic snarled nationwide. And many Flights Canceled today. Heres the view in boston. It could get another foot of snow even while it struggles to get rid of last weeks avalanche. In new york the big concern is ice. Tomorrow the city could be one huge skating rink. Across massachusetts, road crews have been struggling to clear the mountains of snow boxing streets and sidewalks. Heres one from boston. I was in boston over the weekend visiting my husband. Is that incredible or what . I was smiling ear to ear maybe because i knew i would escape before it gets another foot or so. This is on trademark street in back bay. And wondering where will they put all that snow . It is no laughing matter for bostonians facing treacherous conditions again today. Brian is in warren massachusetts, good morning, brian. Good morning, carol. It is very treacherous out here. Near whiteout conditions. We will show you outside 93
Of them children, as seen in these disturbing images on your screen, images that apparently moved the president and led to change his years long stance against intervention in syria. In fact, here is part of what the president said in a brief statement overnight from his maralago resort. Tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the air field in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. Using a deadly nerve agent, assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many, even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. No child of god should ever suffer such horror. The Syrian Government, however, says accusations that they were responsible for that chemical attack are fabricated. Official confirms that russians were warned ahead of time in advance to that missile launch. More than two dozen members of congress, including the gang of eight, including both democratic and Republican Leaders of both