He discussed the implications of a potential Government Shutdown on military operations and urged congress to provide budget predictability for the Defense Department. This is just over 45 minutes. Peter good morning. Im peter lewis, vice dean at the Johns Hopkins University School of advanced international studies. Before making my brief introductory remarks, i think we will start by asking everyone to silence or turn off your cell phones. We just finished our Holiday Season and i had the opportunity to go to a couple movies so i am very mindful of turning off cell phones and silencing our devices. It is a great honor to welcome you to todays presentation of the National Defense strategy. The nds is the foundational document that determines how the department of defense will contribute to the president S National Security strategy which was released in december of 2017. This nds is the first in a decade. It is highly anticipated not only because of the amount of time that has passed s
Welcome to bbc news. First, our main story. Unions have accused the government ofan empty unions have accused the government of an empty cynical gesture. For the first time in seven years, Public Sector workers in england and wales could receive pay rises which exceed the governments1 pay cap. The treasury says that higher wages should be considered in some schools but unions fear they will have to be paid out of existing budgets. Recruiting enough teachers has become one of the most pressing problems facing schools in england. Starting salaries have fallen behind other jobs after years of low pay rises. Heres my magnets, two very powerful ring magnets. Now the government has confirmed some teachers might get increases above 1 . But thats likely to be in areas where there are skills shortages and theres no indication yet of how those pay rises might be funded. I think head teachers would be pleased to see a pay rise because they have real difficulties recruiting, but they will want to
Hello and welcome im peter w. Watching the news hour live from my headquarters here in doha sixty minutes of news and comment today the Free Syrian Army launches a major operation against Al Qaeda Linked fighters they do it with backing from turkey and russia. Is a live pictures coming to us out of madrid as thousands take to the streets in spain and protest against the plans a session of catalonia. The sixty fifth birthday of president that he may have putin is met with a call for nationwide demonstrations over the arrest of one of his toughest critics plus. The city remains under a state of emergency as we prepared and i assure you in the public that we have very well prepared new orleans gets ready for what is now a Hurricane Nates a storm thats already left parts of Central America with mudslides and flash flooding that killed twenty four. Now from how much with over the new spain are officially off to next is the four world cup and the United States have taken a huge step towards
Hello again im peter w. Watching the news hour live from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes tekkie helps rebels from the Free Syrian Army launch a major operation against a powerful armed group that dominates a big area near its border. Two major rallies over catalonia secession vote people in madrid call for a united spain while in barcelona they want dialogue instead of unrest. The sixty fifth birthday of the russian president Vladimir Putin is greeted with nationwide protests plus. The city remains under a state of emergency as we prepared and i assure you in the public that we are very well prepared. Ok our top story here on the news for you a Major Military mission in syria with turkish support the president wretch up type says the Free Syrian Army is carrying out an operation and it lit province against former Al Qaeda Linked fighters says turkish soldiers of backing the offensive but havent yet entered that area theyve been heading towards the bord
On the record. Ed thank you for joining us on this sunday. Massachusetts voters will decide whether to legalize Recreational Marijuana here in the commonwealth. Today, we have jim borghesani, Communications Director for yes on 4 campaign. Emily thank you for being with us. Right now we have four states, colorado, alaska, oregon and washington. Here in massachusetts we now allow the use of medical marijuana. Along with 23 other states. Lets break it down to basics. Why should marijuana be legal recreationally in massachusetts . Jim first of all the Current System is a failure. It has done nothing to protect teens for marijuana. Easy access. Drug dealers dont check ids. Subsidized by taxpayers without returning anything to taxpayers except more cost in arrests, incarceration and many other Law Enforcement costs. What we are proposing is a system that would actually start to control marijuana in massachusetts. It would also give people who require medical marijuana a chance to get them wi