Welcome to the program 16 people have been arrested in lebanon as frustration grows over the governments response to tuesdays port explosion among those whove been taken into custody or officials from beirut pulled the death toll is now starting at 149 but search and rescue teams continue to scour the rubble for any survivors there were protests against the government of those the evening crowds also rallied as the french president manuel micro toward the damage streets hes backing calls for a new political order in lebanon Bennett Smith has more from beirut. Weve seen thousands of people out on the streets with shovels pickaxes brushes doing the cleanup because the government isnt we are just across from the main blast site youll see those standing grain silos and so the right of those where the explosion happened is a destroyed ship just beyond that and that everything that was in the way of the shockwave in the few just seconds it took to push out has been hit and destroyed and i am
A mexican state state takes action on selling junk food to children. But into the Program Emergency food shipments are being prepared the u. N. Is describing the need for shelter as massive 120 schools have been damaged the full effect of choose to night support explosion in the lebanese capital is becoming much clearer its just gone 1 oclock in beirut in the afternoon where the death toll has now been updated to 154 but the search goes on in the rubble in and around the port the number of injured is more than 5000 the World Health Organization says the city is now facing a shortage of hospital beds because of the number of damaged facilities and amid it all the frustration grows 16 port workers and officials have been arrested but the peoples anger is really being directed at the government french president emanuel by. Ended his visit saying there be no blank checks unless theres political reform well its just after 2 oclock here in doha same time in beirut where our correspondent ben
A hit squad to canada the Saudi Crown Prince faces a lawsuit in washington d. C. And donald trump signs an executive order banning americans from doing business with the chinese odor to talk and we chant. Welcome to the program its an election victory thats expected to cement the power of the rajapaksa brothers in strength for their governing party has recorded an overwhelming victory with nearly 60 percent of the votes the sri lankan peoples front is led by god to buy and Mahinda Rajapaksa who served as president and Prime Minister along with that allies it has secured a 2 thirds majority giving the president the power to make sweeping changes to the constitution. Parliament is expected to convene for another 2 weeks nelson and desist from the strong can come for the colombo. Were waiting to hear sort of details of how the rajapaksa want to take this forward north that the 20th of august is when the new parliament has been convened by a gasket signed by the president they will come to
What led to this book . Guest nancy pelosi had never been on the cover of time or any National Magazine despite having become the first woman speaker of the house, and we felt like it was time to take a look at the whole person, the profile. So i was assigned the piece but i was not all that interested in her and it was only when i andted interviewing her looking into her background that i realized obviously someone who will go down in American History both as a groundbreaking figure as the first woman speaker and i think one of the most congressional figures in her time. The profile was published and i decided it was worth expanding into this book. Host how much access did you have to the speaker . Guest she did cooperate with this book. She gave me a series of interviews. As i recount, she is not the most transparent person, not someone who will let her hair down and tell you everything she thinks. But she did give me a series of interviews that i felt were revealing and added to the
For having me query it having me. Back in 2017. Ned she had never been on the cover of time or any National News magazine, despite having become the first woman speaker of the house back in 2007. We felt like it was time to take a look at the whole person being theiled, so i was assigned piece, but it wasnt honestly all that interested in her. It was only when i started to interview her and look into her background that i realized what a fascinating and significant character she is, and obviously someone who will go down in American History both as a groundbreaking figure and i think one of the more effective congressional leaders in American History, and certainly of her era. The profile was published in september 2018, and i decided was worth expanding into this book. How much access did you have to the speaker . She did cooperate with this book. As i recount in the book, shes not the most transparent person. Shes not going to sit down and let her hair down and tell you everything sh