I also want to say a big thanks to americas new secretary of veterans affairs, Bob Mcdonnell who is here. Stand up, bob. [applause] as some of you may know, bob head of one of the biggest, most Successful Companies in the world. But he also was a west point grad, also a ranger who served valiantly on behalf of his country. And this is a labor of love for him, and he is hit the ground running. Hes heading out to the hospitals and clinics around the country, starting with phoenix tomorrow. So thank you, bob, for accepting this charge and this challenge, making sure that were doing right by our veterans. I know youre going to do a great job. Really proud of him. [applause] i want to thank all the members of congress who are here today, and i specia especially o thank those who led the fight to get bob and the va more of the resources and flexibility that they need to make sure every veteran has access to the care and benefits that theyve earned. Senator bernie sanders. Senator richard bur
Being hit by a bull last week. Taken by the game, his family and loved one at the age of 25, he left a mark on our game that needs no embellishment. I dont know about you, but i keep looking for him. The three founders of the occupied movement in hong kong surrender to police. What now for the remaining protestors . Also on the program, aaron joining us. The question for you is how safe is your car . Were talking about the Japanese Company that makes one in five of the worlds air bags for cars. Today big bosses will be grilled by u. S. Lawmakers who are urging them to recall all cars in america with the bags. These can explode and shoot out shrapnel. Already five people have been kille killed. Its 12 00 noon in london, 7 00 a. M. Washington, 3 00 p. M. In iran where the pentagon says planes have been bombing the Islamic State targets. U. S. Fighter jets have been carrying out air strikes in the same region. This is another reminder of one of the ironies of the fight against Islamic Sta
Good morning. You are watching the pulse. Im guy johnson. Im francine lacqua. 14 years after inheriting the biggest budget deficit since 1945, the u. K. Chancellor will give his last autumn statement before the general election. Ispite the recovery, osborne less than halfway toward his goal of returning public finances to surplus. So what can we expect from the statement . We will bring you coverage of all those issues that matter of ahead of the statement this morning. We are bringing full coverage of the statement. We will take that live at 12 30 london time. First, we got two hours of analysis right here on the pulse. Some key guests. A game of numbers is a good way of looking at this. George osborne delivering his auto statement and the forecast are all about the deficit. Around 100 billion pounds for much of this year. Much higher than previously anticipated. Cut or spend, we will do the math with the institute of fiscal studies Program Director. She is going to be working through
Been an accidents. French makeover. Controversial right wing politician Marine Le Pen cans forming politics in france juan eight on 2017. And. Grant me the carving of my name. More than 500 years after his death in battle, england buries king richard iii good evening and thank you for joining us on al jazerra america. I am randall pinkston. And i think inning ran garda. We begin in yemen where saudi arabia is leading air strikes for a second night. Today iran condemns saudi arabia and its gulf allies for the air campaign. Terrain saying outside involvement in the crisis only escalates tension as cross the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi arabia says it launched the offensive at the request of yemens president. Today president hadi arrived in the saudi capital after fleeing his country. Meanwhile, egypt is saying it is ready to sends in Ground Forces to. Four vessels have been dispatched to yemen. More on the fighting. Reporter these pilots of part of the Saudiled Coalition against the shia led
Know signs indicating abnormal behavior. The crash killed all 150 passengers and crew members on board. French prosecutors say lubitz refused to let the captain reenter the cockpit and deliberately crashed it into a mountain side. Aviation authorities demand the airlines keep two crew members in the cockpit at all times. They say airlines including germanwings and lufthansa agree to put new rules in place. Other airlines around the world are reviewing their Safety Measures and laying down new rules. Staff at the urp yun Union Aviation Safety Agency gave them recommendations. They want airlines to ensure at least two crew members are in the cockpit at all times. They say at least one of those crew members should be a qualified pilot. Managers at Norwegian Air shuttle have decided one cabin attendant must be in the cockpit whenever the pilot or a copilot leaves. Airline officials in britain, canada and iceland say they intend to implement similar rules. Skymark already has such a regulat