President Alexander Lukashenko face the greatest challenge to his three decadeslong rule. Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im Michael Holmes. This is cnn newsroom. We begin in beirut, lebanon, a city now in tatters and deeper than ever in turmoil. Protesters angry over tuesdays massive explosion clashing with police on saturday, throwing stones and storming the foreign ministry. Police responding with tear gas. A member of the Lebanese Security forces was killed and hundreds of people were injured. The demonstrators say authorities ignored explosive materials at the port for years. 158 people confirmed dead in the blast with 6,000 wounded. For more on this lets turn to cnns Senior International correspondent arwa damon, joining us now live from beirut. There was a lot of violence, a lot of protesting. But this universal anger. What are the chances, you know the country well, this tragedy could lead to real change for the longsuffering peo
Order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with streamlining the health and Safety Operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials, sometimes shortened to cbrn or seabourn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents that can be weaponized and can cause everything from mass casualties and incapacitation to agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioac
Order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with streamlining the health and Safety Operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials, sometimes shortened to cbrn or seabourn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents that can be weaponized and can cause everything from mass casualties and incapacitation to agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioac
The committee will come to order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today. For your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess in countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office, housed within dhs, and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with stream lining health and Safety Operations Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological material, sometimes shortened to cbrn it is a number to describe hazardous agents becoming weaponized, and can cause anything from casually and incapacitation to mass destruction. In april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioactive devices from his work place in
Order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with streamlining the health and Safety Operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials, sometimes shortened to cbrn or seabourn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents that can be weaponized and can cause everything from mass casualties and incapacitation to agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioac