Good morning, everybody. We are going to get started. Buenos dias and welcome to the american dialogue. Thank you all very, very much for coming. Tomorrow. At 5 00 p. M. , puerto ricos ricardo rosello, of the new Progressive Party, will no longer be the islands governor. Rosello has come, came under enormous pressure, after highlyoffensive, outrageous and tasteless chat messages between him and close aides were leaked on july 13th. Touching off massive street protests across the island, demanding his resignation. As is the case throughout many Latin American Companies these days with anticorruption movements, jump lifts played a key role, as these messages were published by port partner recoss center for Investigative Journalism. At first rosello resisted but it has been increasingly clear that what has been dubbed as wikileaks was the last straw and the situation was unsustainable. Rosello has named pedro as secretary of state, who if confirmed would then probably step in as rosellos
This is al jazeera. Hello again im peter w. Watching the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes cheney Sebastian Pinera is set to return to the presidency after a decisive win in sundays vote. From the middle east to indonesia protesters denounce the u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as israels capital with the resolution against them taking shape at the u. N. A power cards of the worlds Busiest Airport in atlanta causes widespread transport disruption. Also this hour in india the Prime Ministers home state gets ready to declare results up to a crucial election. Ok lets get going chiles billionaire former president will return to the top job after easily winning sundays Runoff Election electoral Officials Say sebastian pin yetta got more than fifty four percent of the vote beating his center left rival senator alexander. Payne yet his margin of victory was wider than expected opinion polls that forecast a tight race the president elect called for unity. These are goi
Hello im rob matheson this is the news our live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. There is no peace if someone uses. U. S. Recognition of jerusalem as israels capital costs a shadow over christmas celebrations in the palestinian territory and beyond. A show of solidarity people in the philippines pull together in the aftermath of a deadly Tropical Storm. Out of prison but in poor health perus former president Alberto Fujimori is pardoned. And aljazeera looks at the effect automation and ought to officially intelligence might have on developing economies. As billions of christers around the world celebrate christmas you. U. S. President Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as israels capital is looming large in this years festivities but francis is presiding over celebrations in the vatican hes been a vocal critical of trumps move and is calling for the status quo to be preserved palestinian leaders were among those attending services in bethlehem where there was also a m
Guess who was on that Defense Committee that i got to work with . Barry goldwater. John tower, one of the great minds. Gary hart, democrat, one of the smartest people i ever worked with. People who had been basically given their limbs in world war ii. So it was a great experience, learning about threats and systems and spending and reform and all that. And then six years in i was able to get on the Budget Committee, which is what i always wanted to be on because i learned i havent told the story when i ran for the state senate, i said there were two things we shouldnt do. We shouldnt raise our pay because i wanted the legislature to be parttime. The second thing is i wont vote for any tax increases. So republicans win the majority and they decide to raise taxes, and raise their pay. So i turned the pay down, which i came to learn later most people thought i was nuts. The other thing is they wanted to raise taxes, and i said i am not voting for it, and they said i was irresponsible. So
Heaviest saudiled air strikes yet. The head of the Catholic Church delivers a caring message to cubans during his first visit to the island. Were in doha with all the sports including the latest from the Rugby World Cup as favorites new zealand again the defense of their trophy. Lets begin this news hour with some breaking news from greece. A short time ago the center right party leader conceded defeat in the election, and this paves the way for Alexis Tsipras to return to the power. Partial official results show that voter turnout was about 54 . Thats slightly lower than the last election in january. Alexis tsipras just tweeted in front of us lies the long road of struggle and hard work. Meanwhile, this was the leader of the conservative new Democracy Party conceding defeat. Translator the race for the first party has been completed with great dignity and in a civilized fashion. It appears that tsipras does have the first place. I do congratulate them. Barnaby phillips is live for us