Of a like to say good morning because this was scheduled for 7 00 in the morning but good afternoon this is the National Press club by help to guide the Headliners Committee and on behalf of those 3,000 members and jetblue of 12 will go view here today. Before we get into introductions of our speakers i have not done this before i chair the Headliners Committee for the past couple years and i never really talked about the process with the news maker or a headliner and it seems like before the hurricanes and earthquakes the National Disaster was the hope your a crisis Opioid Crisis and we think it would be important this week while congress is dealing with the budget so how can you take on this disaster so how does this work . That was our sense when we started the process to the National Union of Health Care Workers because he wanted people who were dealing with Mental Health and somebody in congress that could talk about the other side of the korean because at the same time it wasnt t
Sam is a dime this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. I am announcing a new strategy to address the full range of irans destructive actions. World powers to lash out the Donald Trumps attempt to dismantle the nuclear deal plus. Of the subsequent rape of my wife not as a loan action by one guard. The trauma of a family held hostage by groups in pakistan for five years plus i the stars return to a. Z. Its biggest full time political scandal threatened its future. Now u. S. Backed Syrian Forces are reportedly launched their final push to drive i saw from the armed groups de facto capital of iraq the u. S. Led Coalition Says one hundred i saw fighters have surrendered in the past day fighting to recapture iraq began in june the group has now been confined to a small area of the city straight about an hour who is following developments from montauk here near the turkey syria border lets start with the situation in iraq and one thing we shouldnt overlook as the humanitarian crisis
Want you know just zero life from a headquarters and im dreading obligated to also a heads curtis flags are coming down several towns in Northern Iraq are now back in control of Iraqi Government forces. The philippine president roderigo the territory says the city of morocco we has been liberated from an ice a link Group Despite fighting still continuing. And take a look at this year looking at the mass exodus of for a hinge of refugees fleeing persecution in me in march new numbers just released almost six hundred thousand have crossed into bangladesh. Hello in the last hour u. S. Backed Syrian Forces have retaken the city of from eisel fighters aig. Kurdish flag has been raised inside the stadium after the last remaining islip fighters were forced out was one of the last holdouts for eisel and its former capital has some had about a life for us in an attack on your turkeys border with syria what are your sources telling you about the exact situation right now. There are hundreds of f
Driving out big advances against the group and iraq. Thousands of catalans protest against the detention of their leaders is a spanish judge issues and the rest warrant for the deposed regional president. A stopover in hawaii before u. S. President donald trump heads to five nations in twelve days well preview his asia tour and the challenges it poses. And well introduce you to the new wave of hong kong weaving modern life into an ancient cruft. Has suffered significant setbacks on two fronts in iraq the Prime Minister has announced the recapture. On the Syrian Border and has taken control of the city. But as reports that are fears of an escalation in civil war between Government Forces fighting for the ground last. Syrian army is expanding its military gains in the eastern part of the country Government Forces have retaken the city of dale saw after months of fighting they are now moving north to secure Major Oil Fields but moving north could lead to clashes between the army and he sa
Welcome to bbc news. 13 people have been killed in barcelona and more than 100 injured after a van was driven into the crowds at one of the citys most popular tourist sites. So called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. Thousands of people, holidaymakers and locals, were on the packed street in barcelona when the attack happened late this afternoon. The white van was driven at speed along the Famous Pedestrianised market area called las ramblas. The driver turned into the crowds at this point here and drove the rented van for around half a mile through them, killing and wounding dozens of people as he went. 0ur correspondent gavin lee reports from barcelona. To make people have been arrested but the police say that neither of them were the driver. Terror on the streets of europe, again. And, again, a vehicle used as a weapon. Come on, come on, just come on. Las ramblas, in barcelona, a packed sunny evening on spains most famous boulevard, in panic. Screaming come o