From moscow also coming up. The image that shocked the world 5 years ago with this picture of a syrian toddler drowns in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach europe to send shock waves from around the world we find out what happened to alan courteous fun. Im fully as welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkel is demanding answers from moscow after the German Government confirmed that russias leading opposition figure was poisoned testing by a military in a bar 3 found alexina valmy was attacked with a chemical nerve agent from the deadly chalk group developed by the soviet military in the 1970 s. And eightys not only has been fighting for his. In a medically induced coma here in berlin after falling ill in siberia last month moscow has repeatedly disputed allegations that the valley was poisoned. For years Alexei Navalny has been fighting to rid russia of what he calls crooks and thieves. The United Russia Party has always won for 20 years and even if they lost using
Admiral why do you refer to yourself as the accidental admiral . [laughter] what a great question. You can choose to hear a particular course you will lose ultimately in a different direction. And then to be in charge of all activity and with the commander of us Pacific Command position for senior admiral. My boss, a wonderful boss, secretary gates called to say forget about the pacific we will send you to nato i bk the first and only admiral to be the supreme allied commander and it was an accidenthe. That the navy was an accident as a career . Soet somewhat. That my father had kernel of marines growing up in that environment and going to Quantico High School thinking it would be them marine corps everybody goes out on a cruise going on a cruise are in san diego. Late in the day on the peer and the sun was setting looking out on all that ocean and i just wanted to be a sailor. I told my dad and mom they were hoping it would be a marine that years later my dad said that came out okay.
Particular course, but the sea will come, the wind will come, youll lose, ultimately youll move, ultimately, in a differentic direction. More prosaically, it comes from a period in my career when i was a fourstar admiral. I was finishing up down in u. S. Southern command, peter, and i was in charge of all military activity south of the United States. Andi i was very hopeful of going to the pacific next as the end of u. S. Pacific command which is a very traditional position for a senior admiral. Gates, bob gates, said, stavridis. Were going to send you to nato. I was the first and thus far the only admiral to be spree supreme am lied commander in nato and just an accident of timing and faith and secretary gate decision. So from the nato perspective i was at the dental admiral who became the supreme allied expired but the navy was an accident as well, one it, as a career . Guest somewhat. So, lets go way back. I grew up in a marine corps family. My father, george stavridis, proud colone
This nomination the president. Urges americans to unite and return to optimism. Among for joining us we start with breaking news in a dramatic u. Turn russian doctors in charge of kremlin critic alexei. Says he will be allowed to fly to germany to volunteer he has been in a hospital in arms since collapsing on a plane on thursday his supporters say he was poisoned because of his Political Activities hes one of russias most visible dissidents the bonis condition has become an International Issue with france and germany offering medical treatment russian doctors had insisted he was too weak to be transferred but suddenly changed their minds within the last hour german medics were sent to by and n. G. O. S here in berlin say theyre ready to fly him out for treatment. A short while ago the deputy chief doctor at the hospital in confirmed that in a volley could be moved. We took the decision not to oppose his transfer to another hospital the one that his relatives indicated to us. That u. T
And what he calls a season of darkness in america. Shores of the great honor and remember that i accept theres nomination for president of the United States of america. Urges americans to unite and return to optimism. And a tale of heroism in the wreckage of beirut a nurse holding an armful of newborn she rescued from the blast she tells us what happened in the infants for that fateful day. A michael its good to have you with us we start with a fast developing story in a dramatic u. Turn russian doctors in charge of kremlin critic alexina vonnie say he will be. Allowed to fly to germany yvonne a has been in a hospital and since collapsing on a plane on thursday his supporters say he was poisoned because of his political activity hes one of russias most visible dissidents condition has become an International Issue with france and germany offering medical treatment russian doctors had insisted he was too weak to be transferred but suddenly changed their minds within the last hour or so