The citys literary life. All this week were marking the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with special programming. Tonight scenes from new orleans one year after the storm hit. We tour hurricane damage and speak with those on the ground. Thats followed by a 2005 house hearing, featuring testimony from new orleans residents who left the city or who were trapped by floodwaters. Heres some of tonights program. Why were we held hostage . I didnt go anywhere. Why were we held hostage and not allowed to rescue our people . We have proof of it. Why was that the case . You know what, baby, im from the 60s. Call the police. Im going to stop talking when i finish with my messages from my community. Thats the only reason im here. I didnt come to represent me. I didnt come representing diane french cole. I came representing the people who are sitting on dirt streets right now around a brickmade fireplace because thats the only heat we have in december. The hurricane happened in august somebo
To the militant group itself. Also coming up in neighboring iraq baghdad is pushing ahead with an offensive to read to take disputed kurdish held areas as the u. N. And the u. S. Appealed for calm. And from great hope to great misery south sudan is one of the worlds newest states but today millions of people there are reliant on food aid we have a special report on one womans struggle to survive and to feed her family. Plus calls for justice grow louder in malta following the murder of anticorruption journalist tough enough to leave. And following the Harvey Weinstein sex abuse allegations stories of Sexual Harassment sweep across social media using the hash tag me to. Im sara kelly welcome thanks for joining us. U. S. Backed fighters in syria have retaken rocca the city that the socalled Islamic State considers its capital now troops fighting i say that they have captured one of the militants last holdouts that is of course the citys hospital but there are still pockets of resistance
My name is heather comley, i am Senior Vice President here at csis and have the privilege of leading our europe research. We are absolutely delighted to be able to welcome her excellency, minister for the armed forces of france. She accepted her responsibilities on june 21 of this year so four months into the job, and as she arrived here in washington, france has produced its Strategic Review of defense and National Security, a document that i certainly encourage all to read because as one of americas closest military security and Foreign Policy partners, this document articulates some of the great challenges of our time and the french priorities and how to focus on those. Before i welcome the minister to the podium, the minister has had such a distinguished career in public service, serving as a senior budget advisor but also holding very senior positions at air france and the state owned railroad company. The minister knows logistics and brings that skill set to the ministry. Before
Agreement. Global terror threats, and a proposal for a joint European Union defense force. This is one hour. Good morning. Welcome to the center for strategic and international studies. My name is heather comley, i am Senior Vice President here at csis with the privilege of leading our europe research. We are absolutely delighted to be able to welcome her excellency, minister for the armed forces of france. She accepted her responsibilities on june 21 of this year so four months into the job, and as she arrived here in washington, france has produced its Strategic Review of defense and National Security, a document that i certainly encourage all to read because as one of americas closest military security and Foreign Policy partners, this document articulates some of the great challenges of our time and the french priorities and how to focus on those. Before i welcome the minister to the podium, the minister has had such a distinguished career in public service, serving as a senior bud
Antonio guterres the white house. Following the meeting, the president spoke briefly to reporters. Pres. Trump thank you very much. It is great to have the secretarygeneral with us. We have become friends, even before i was doing what i am doing right now. We knew each other. You have done a very, very spectacular job at the United Nations. I can to you, speaking for the United States, we appreciate it. I know you are working with our ambassador. Nikki is a very unique is in a very unique class. We want to thank you for the job youre doing. It is an honor to have you. Thank you very much for being here. A lot to discuss. Mr. Guterres thank you very much mr. President. Im extremely grateful, first of all, for the support you have given us inroads into our reform process and the general assembly. I am a true believer that we live in a messy world, but we need strong reform, a modernized u. N. We need a strong United States engagement based on its traditional values of freedom, democracy,