We build an all electric 787 to compete with todays planes were absolutely none other it acknowledges not even close to that but to fly the speed of this size and to beat those designs that are out there says the seventys or eightys well here it is this was build the way we believe planes in the 21st century should be build electric planes could be a sustainable option for short flights but cutting c o 2 emissions on medium and long haul travel is a bigger challenge aviation Officials Say that the Airline Industry is responsible for 2 percent of the worlds Carbon Emissions climate activists say that is nearer to 5 percent and one of the problems is that the technology needed to reduce airlines Carbon Footprint is still out of reach some airlines are experimenting with hybrid technology and biofuels Nicholas Chavez company is working on a hybrid plane with the air boss the european plane maker aims to have an electric aircraft by 2035 years we are all committed to reduce by half 2050 ou
Brian michael ramirez, have you ever drawn a cartoon of mohammed, and if you have not, would you . Michael you know, i havent. And i probably would not comment to be honest with you. I dont do controversial cartoons just for the sake of controversy. The point of editorial cartooning is to reach a message to the audience that will not be overshadowed by the controversy surrounding it. Where there may be an opportunity to use mohammed, just the fact of having that in the cartoon would overshadow the point i was trying to make and take away from the effectiveness of the cartoon. So it is not that i am not opposed to using mohammed but i am more for ensuring the message that i am trying to communicate to the audience. Brian this is a personal uestion. We will talk about your book. Are you really the brother to two sisters that are medical doctors and two brothers as well . Michael i am. And their spouses are as well. We have like nine people that are closely related better all doctors. The
Brian michael ramirez, have you ever drawn a cartoon of mohammed, and if you have not, would you . Michael you know, i havent. And i probably would not comment to be honest with you. I dont do controversial cartoons just for the sake of controversy. The point of editorial cartooning is to reach a message to the audience that will not be overshadowed by the controversy surrounding it. Where there may be an opportunity to use mohammed, just the fact of having that in the cartoon would overshadow the point i was trying to make and take away from the effectiveness of the cartoon. So it is not that i am not opposed to using mohammed but i am more for ensuring the message that i am trying to communicate gets to the audience. Brian this is a personal question. When i read this, it was the first thing i wanted to ask you about. We will talk about your book. Are you really the brother to two sisters that are medical doctors and two brothers as well . Michael i am. And their spouses are as well.
i m fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us. new today, iraq is now summoning a top u.s. diplomatic official in protest of a barrage of punishing u.s. air strikes in the middle east. the u.s. says those strikes hit 85 targets linked to iran s islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups in iraq and syria. the strikes a response to a drone attack in jordan which killed three american soldiers on sunday. iraq is claiming the explosions that just happened involving the u.s. killing 16 people, including civilians. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says the strikes are just the beginning of the u.s. response. iran says the u.s. has made a strategic mistake, while iraq and syria say the u.s. actions could inflame more conflict in the region. cnn has teams around the globe covering all of these developments. let s go first to cnn s ben wedeman in jordan. ben, these strikes were sudden, devastating. how are officials on the ground? how are thos
in a century. history going on here. welcome to another hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: missed you. happy new year. dana: i missed you. are you glad to be back? bill: with you absolutely. i m bill hemmer. happy new year at home. the house is getting ready to end the 117th congress. the senate will do the same later this morning. the new house could convene in about two hours, 12 noon with a vote for speaker expected to begin around 1:00 eastern time. dana: five republicans have said they oppose mccarthy for speaker but can only afford to lose four votes. until the house elects a speaker it s frozen unable to swear in members or vote on any legislation. as of noon, everyone becomes representative elect including scott perry of pennsylvania. one of those republicans not sold on voting for mccarthy. i start evidence the negotiation with leader mccarthy back in the summer said status quo can t continue. everyone knows washington is broken. let s tal