With respect to safe zones, we have thought about that. Ive thought about that a great deal. Ill begin and describe the concept of a safe zone would be to create a patch of syria that wearing people who are inclined to go there could go there and be protected. They would need to be protected because you can foresee that at least isil and other radical groups, and quite possibly elements of the assad regime would undertake to prove that it wasnt safe. And so it would have to be made safe and that takes us back to the question of whats and appropriate force of that size to protect a zone of that size . In our estimate it is substantial, and again i dont see as much as i wish otherwise offering to furnish that for us. I also think we have thought about who might want to reside such a zone. I think would be undesirable if you became a place into which people were pushed, say, from turkey or europe, expelled so to speak into this zone. I dont know what people who now live in the zone we thi
Lankford has released his report. In the first 45 minutes we will take a look at some of the findings but we also went to hear from you. If you had the ability to cut a Government Program, what program would you cut and why . For republicans, 202 7488001 for democrats, 202 7488002 for independents. If you are to share your thoughts on what Government Programs to cut on email that is journal at cspan. Org. The Washington Times takes a look at this report released yesterday from the oklahoma freshman republican james lankford. He writes that he replace senator tom coburn who for years was singling out 100 item spending 105 billion in spending and 800 billion and regulatory constraints on the economy that he says the government should rethink. One of the things he found targeted the small and the big. Of those programs the 5,000 National Parks documentary on roger howell. Social securitys practice of Social Security benefits and Unemployment Benefits of the same person. There are other fa
That video. It looks like its been hastily produced. It is a mishmash of previously released video. We believe its a compilation of videos going back to one in august. Reporter in all, about 19 seconds of old footage from around new york appears in the video. Police Officials Say it just reaffirms that the city remains a top terrorist target. Following fridays deadly attacks in paris, the nypd has already beefed up patrols and dispatched a new Counter Terrorism unit. I want to encourage all new yorkers to continue to go about their business normally. Reporter in recent days, isis has also threatened attacks in washington, d. C. After 9 11 new york has been at the center of numerous terror plots including the failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in times square five years ago. Don champion, cbs news new york. The Police Commissioner says new yorkers should be aware but not afraid. In response to recent acts of terror today Congress Takes up a proposal that toughens screening for some r
That the founder assange is unlawfully detained in a london embassy. And scuffles in athens as greeks have the pressure of Prime Minister with a nationwide walk out over cuts. Thank you for joining us we begin the program in syria where there have been two developing stories, in the last hour saudi arabia said its ready to send Ground Troops to syria to take part in an operation by the u. S. Led coalition against the Islamic State of iraq and levante as tens of thousands are fleeing aleppo countryside and on the move after a threeday offensive by the Syrian Government which according to turkeys Prime Minister was backed by more than 300 russian air strikes, hundreds of families are screaming to the Turkish Border and urging authorities to let them in. Meanwhile billions of dollars have been pledged to help syrians in need in both inside and outside the war torn country. At a conference in london 60 countries committed to give well over 10 billion for lifesaving aid but also better acce
Grow from strength to strength. The roots of nigerias industry which attracts investors from around the world. Hello. We begin the program in syria where an end to the nearly fouryear conflict could be in sight. Russia says the Syrian Government has agreed to take part in peace talks in january. Its not clear which opposition groups if any will take part. Separately, a meeting of the egyptian and arabtic officials is being held in cairo. The president of the National Coalition of the Syrian Revolution and opposes forces says there are no clear initiatives to find a solution to the conflict. There is no initiative at the moment, as is rumored. Russia does not have a clear initiative. What russia is calling for is an invite to meetings and talks in moscow without the presence of a clear plan or initiative. We have taken notice of this. While the diplomatic wrangling conned, there is no let up of the fighting in syria. The government cared out a series of airstrikes in the northern prev i