National captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] things are winding down here at the press club. If you missed any of the discussion of discussion with the chancellor at unc, you can find it online at cspan. Org. The herald newspaper today reporting that Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell thinks the senate could pass along stalled Cyber Security bill before leaving for august recess, but that it will take cooperation. Could see a procedural vote to move forward on that measure tomorrow. Party lunchesin right now. You can catch the White House Briefing on cspan2. And of course, the senate with a gavel back in. More live coverage is coming up in about one hour, talking about the future of afghanistan with general John Campbell, the general of Operation Resolute support starting at 3 00 eastern time. Throughout the month we are looking back at the cities we visited this
As one of those District Centers is taken over within hours the Afghan Security forces are taking it back. They have the ability now, the capability to react much quicker, to move forces all around the country to go back and take over those District Centers. I think thats a sign of progress as they move forward. Again, they have technology, they have the people they have the training. I think the difference this fighting season is getting the right leadership in place, holding the leaders accountable for the welfare of soldiers and police. And then building the moral of the folk as they continue to take the offensive. Theyre very defensive in nature. 80 of the Afghan Security forces are on check points and youre vulnerable to attacks. Thats where theyre taking a lot of their losses on the small check points. Afghan local police were designed to be the guardian tofs village. Theyre supposed to guard that village. But theyve employed them five kilometer, 10 kilometers outside of the vill
We will go to florida to get the latest. We will look at how the sick, the elderly, the vulnerable are protected around the country. Then the u. S. , which were devastated by irma. Survivors say nearly everything was lost. Water, ice, electricity, close for children, diapers, food, all of that is using insulin because there is nothing. Amy we will speak with awardwinning Virgin Islands writer tiphanie yanique. Then to south asia, where more than 1300 people have died and more than 40 million have been impacted in some of the worst flooding to hit the region in decades. If our demands are not fulfilled, what should we do gekko we have to speak in the side of the road, die on the side of the road, we have nothing. We dont have a house. Nothing to you. We dont have food to eat. Everything was swept away by the floods. Amy we will go to kathmandu, nepal. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , demoacynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. North korea fired
Hello im watching aljazeera live from london also coming up iraqi tomei protesters baghdad stops International Flights into the region in retaliation for monday secession vote. Barcelona to show their support for sundays vote on its secession from spain. And dozens have been killed and injured in a rush hour stamp aid in indias commercial capital by. The United States government has ordered sixty percent of its staff in cuba to leave its embassy in havana its said to be because of quote specific attacks on u. S. Diplomats some of which have taken place in cuban hotels also used by american tourists the embassy is now expected to stop processing visas and issue a new travel warning lets get more from our u. S. State Department Correspondent patty call hane in washington d. C. Whats happened to these u. S. Diplomats. Well it is the strangest thing some of them reported that they would lay in their bed in this one hotel and they would hear this annoying hum when you stepped away just a fe
District. J. R. Any idea who did this . No, and police are not releasing any descriptions of the shooter or the vehicle that the shooter might have been in. It appears the victim here was shot while he was driving. All of this came to an end within 50 feet from where i am standing. In this video you can see the emergency crews trying to save the 15 year old here. At one point he was taken to the hospital. He was alive here at the scene but later died. His identity has not been released. He was in the car with a 16 year old teen. That 16 year old is okay tonight. This video was recorded at sunset and lawton, it appears the shooting happened within a block or two of here. Witnesses i talked with described what they saw and heard. Im making lunch and it was kinda pow pow pow like you would here on fourth of july the fireworks. All of a sudden boom boom boom boom at least six or seven then i just saw the car sitting there stopped and i saw it go a little more and a little more its just not