City, this is charlie rose. Mike morel is here. He was Deputy Director of the cia and twice served as acting director during that time. President obama vowed to destroy isis in syria and iraq. He said that the u. S. Would not take on the terrorists alone and promised the military audience they would not return to direct combat. The house of representatives voted to authorize funds to arm the Free Syrian Army. I am pleased to have mike morrell back at this table. Give us the picture first of all these groups and why we have come to single out isis and the threat they pose. At the moment there are a number of Al Qaeda Groups in the world that pose a threat to the u. S. , to the homeland. Al qaeda in yemen is at the top of the list. The last three attempted attacks on the homeland came out of yemen. Christmas day bomber, 2009. Printer cartridge plot, 2010. To bring down cargo planes. 2011 am a nonmetallic suicide vest to bring down aircraft. You have a qaeda al qaedas central leadership i
Transportation security issues. Now the new president of the Kennedy Center for the performing arts, Deborah Rutter, outlines her u future plans and emphasizes the importance of arts and education and cultural diplomacy, from the National Press club, this is an hour. Good afternoon, and welcome. My name is myron delkheim, the Washington School of media and Public Affairs and former International Bureau chief with the Associated Press and the 107th president of the National Press club, the National Press club is the worlds leading committed to our professions future through our programming, with events such as this, while fostering a free press worldwide. For more information about the National Press club, please visit our website at press. Org. On behalf of our members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending todays event. Our head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journal iists who are cb members, if you hear applause in our audie
Committed to our professions future through our programming, with events such as this, while fostering a free press worldwide. For more information about the National Press club, please visit our website at press. Org. On behalf of our members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending todays event. Our head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journal iists who are cb members, if you hear applause in our audience, note that members of i would also like to welcome our cspan and public radio audiences, after our guest speech concludes, well have a question and answer period and well ask as many questions as time permits. Now its time to introduce our head table guests. I wou i would like each of you to stand as your name is announced. Elizabeth smith brownstein, a member of the press clubs history and Heritage Committee and a writer of our online newsletters this week in the National Press club history. Doris margolis, president of Edito
Continuing resolution referred to as krom any bus strategy which keeps the government operating until mid february. The reason, obviously because republicans will have control of the house and senate next year . There is talk of that. So it is varying degreeses. The basic premise of that is that many of the republicans and some of the republicans in congress, realizing they will control both chambers starting on january 3rd. Are wondering why democratic majority leaders soon to be minority leader harry reid and other democrats would have such a say on a bill spending them until last so that notion is that lets do another temporary one and then the new republican dominated senate and house could come up with a spending bill after that. But Republican Leaders kind of want to wipe the slate clean and are preferring a measure that could be done now that could get congress through the whole entire next fiscal year without having to readdress it in the spring. But whether they could win over
Such as the d. C. Arts programs. Did you know that more than 35,000 teachers participated in 730 professional learning programs provided by the Kennedy Center . Were teaching teachers not just how to teach the arts, but how to use arts in the classroom to teach other subjects, such as math and science and history. Did you know that the Center Provides lesson plans, audio and video podcasts, student Interactive Games and the how 20s for teachers to use the arts in their classrooms, and in this past years, more than 8 million interactions through the kennedy website. Theres a need, theres a hunger for this. Did you know that in 2014 over 35,000 students participated in activities in the Kennedy Center. Did you know that the Kennedy Center worked directly with 657, not 658, darrell, 657 college and University Theater departments across the United States as a part of our American College theater festival . Through its education efforts, the Kennedy Center directly, directly touches 11 Mill