Individuals and entities, including home depot, by the way , which is a company has made a huge commitment as im sure you know to support veteran programs. But to supply the eds and all of that. And then these veterans are adopted by this community organizations. It was a terrific combination of people coming together, but it also would not have happened without the money from the grant. So these are the kinds a programs that are very much supportive, handson. Yes, it is veterans, but i figured each one that we help to get on the deposit with their lives, thats worth doing. So i just wanted to let you know that every time i go home, as im sure my colleagues to, we visit with veterans. I do feel bad. Thank you very much for your service. Of course a look forward to working with my colleagues and to make sure that we provide the kind of support that will enable us to meet the challenges of our veterans. Thank you very much, senator. We may have some votes cent. We will have to juggle thi
A home advantage. I think its rarely a can win for shaw. I hope so. They are really strong team. Theyve shown some really good results. Ah, particularly recently the womens world cup kicks off in july next year. Sarah clark, al jazeera brisbin australia. Ah, this is al jazeera and here are the main stories now it lives at George Maloney has been invited to former governments. The countrys 1st to be led by far right party since the end of the 2nd world war shall be sworn in with their cabinet on saturday. La delegates finnegan, ortho, like the delegation, led by heads of groups and president s of other Political Forces of the center. Right. Coalition met with president martha rella and agreed on the need to give this nation a new government in the shortest possible time. Because the urgency is we, these are many limit, nationally and internationally. The Congressional Committee investigating last years attack on the u. S. Capital has formerly issued a subpoena to former president donald
Supporters were among the 1st to join protest in the past. And say it is not if, but when they marked on the government again st. Basra v al jazeera of that ah, it within a da 0 amount of the top stories. Russian missiles of rain down on ukrainian infrastructure, striking targets across the country and killing at least 3 people in the capital. Keith is knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of civilians. Ukraines president flawed him. Is the lensky says, one 3rd of the countrys Power Facilities have been destroyed, accusing russia of trying to intimidate civilians as winter approaches, according to ukrainian emergency services, more than 1100 towns and villages are without power. The tax on Energy Facilities are also disrupting water supplies. Every minutes a child is admitted to a hospital in somalia, from malnutrition, as according to the un childrens agency, which is warning the severe drought is threatening to cause the deaths of children on a scale not seen in half a century.
And tax corporations. He likes the word of the month of washington is sequestration automatic 85 billion in spending cuts slated to take effect on march 1 unless Congress Reaches a deal. What will that mean . Butt bring war to campus that is the message at university opposing the pentagon funding of the proposed new Research Center on campus to train special Operations Forces in interview techniques. First, we speak to Sharif Abdel Kouddous just back from bahrain, or the u. S. Backed monarchy continues to crack down on pro democracy activists. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Republican senator Lindsey Graham has revealed he says the death toll in u. S. Drone war overseas. At a speech in South Carolina wednesday night, he said his comments mark the first time a u. S. Official has offered a figure for those killed in nearly a decade of u. S. Drone strikes abroad. The 4700 figure matches the high end of a
Da Dobbins Reserve air base, where that plane is expected to touch downen in a few hours time. Nancy writebol and kent brantly contracted it in liberia. In hardhit west africa, more than 700 have died from ebola in recent weeks. Ebola is so infectious is kills up to 60 to 90 of patients who catch it. Contracted through transition of bodily fluids include fever, muscle ache and general weakness. Following twitter or facebook you know there is a huge concern about bringing these two people back to the u. S. Who are infected and thats the question were asking today. Cnn chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta with us now. Theres a lot of questions about this, and ill tell you, i asked the head offed cdc specifically that same question. He made an interesting and fundamental point. That is, they are u. S. Citizens. Theres not an exclusionary policy in america, even if someone who an Infectious Disease they cant come back in. The state department had the to oversee it, cdc gave approva