to on a regular basis. and we find that when we do live events, a lot of the audience comes up to our hosts and treats them like friends, like they already know them. and we have to sort of remind ourtalent, our hosts, that, you know, to expect this. and it sjust one of those quirks that, in part, i think it s the nature of the way you listen to the shows. here s a quote to start us off. it s from an annual report on digital news from the reuters institute for the study ofjournalism. it came out on monday and describes news podcasting as, a bright spot for publishers, which attracts younger, well educated listeners. given that there aren t so many bright spots for many news organisations at the moment, that is something to hold on to and i wanted to open up to everyone first. lewis, you re here. you ve covered many an election over your very young life. you make me sound so old. yeah, not that old. but you ve managed to get in on a few elections. but could you have ever see
[ applause ] over the last ten ceo councils right at the top of your priority list, first has been tax reform and right after that, education. What you have meant by that is developing the skills and skills training to make sure that you have the workforce you need for the next decade. Finding people who bring into your companies that can execute the type of work that you need done in a new technological world. So how does the white house plan to address your concerns . Matt murray, the executive editor of the wall street journal is going to interview betsy devos, the u. S. Secretary of education, who is very much focused on this particular aspect of your agenda. So please join me in welcoming them. [ applause ] secretary, good to see you. Nice to see you, matt. I think its fair to say, first of all, that education for this audience over the years is probably always the number one concern for many people whenever we poll our executives. So i know theyre keenly interested always in the
Hello im Barbara Sarah this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes. Unity not separation tens of thousands of people rally in barcelona they say they dont want catalonia the split from spain. Turkey flexes its military might along the border with syria as part of an operation to rid the province of Al Qaeda Linked fighters a painful healing process we need a teenager wrongly just the scaped me im are with his life. And im far its all the case for anyone including poland are the latest team to qualify for next years world cup in russia. Lets begin the program with some breaking news the u. S. Suspended all non immigrant Visa Services at its diplomatic facilities in turkey now that means that turks will not be given visas to visit the u. S. Unless theyre actually planning to move there well for more we can speak to tom ackerman who is in our Washington Bureau so tom this just literally broke what in the past five ten minutes or so what else do we know. Well
And i know why. Well, thank you all very much for being here and before we get started i want to say a few words to the people of california. Great state. Especially with those in napa. Napa has been hit so hard and sonoma. As they deal with the tragic loss of life and property, two devastating wildfires. I spoke with Governor Brown last night to let him know that the federal government will stand with the people of california and we will be there for you in this time of terrible tragedy and need. And i just want to pay my warmest respects. Theyre going through a lot. We also continue to pray for those grieving and wounded after the mass shooting attack in las vegas. And we stand in solidarity with those suffering in the aftermath of hurricanes harvey, irma and maria. And thank you very much. To the many members of congress who join us here today, we have many, many, many fans out here. You know that, right . [applause] a lot of fans. Not all from pennsylvania too. If you can believe i
Matt murray, the executive editor of the wall street journal is going to interview betsy devos, the u. S. Secretary of education, who is very much focused on this particular aspect of your agenda. So please join me in welcoming them. [ applause ] secretary, good to see you. Nice to see you, matt. I think its fair to say, first of all, that education for this audience over the years is probably always the number one concern for many people whenever we poll our executives. So i know theyre keenly interested always in the state of education. And weve already had a lot of talk at the conference over the last day and a half on things like a. I. , things like the digitization of the workplace, and disruption and changes that already are happening and that we all think are going to accelerate in the coming years. I want to start by asking you, you have been on the job now almost a year. Whats your overall assessment of the preparedness of u. S. Workers today for this world and the world thats