And the us are called off. President trump blames a deadly attack in the afghan capital, kabul. Ships and aircraft evacuate thousands of people from islands in the bahamas worst hit by Hurricane Dorian aid agencies say the situation is desperate. British Airways Pilots prepare to go on strike for the first time in the airlines history. And coming up at 12. 30, click travels to new mexico, to ask the team at virgin galactic, about plans to put tourists into space. Good morning. Amber rudd has been giving more details about why shes resigned from the government. She told the Bbcs Andrew Marr she hasnt seen enough evidence that downing street is doing enough to get a brexit deal. And shes angry about the expulsion of what she called good and moderate conservative mps. The chancellor sajid javid said he was saddened by her resignation and he did not agree that the government wasnt putting serious effort into getting a new deal. Heres what amber rudd had to say on the Andrew Marr Show this
To hold talks. Cross border communications. The us president has threatened to cut aid to the Palestinian Authority saying its no longer willing to talk peace last month the palestinians after recognizing jerusalem as israels capital sparking weeks of protest to that the u. S. Space and billions of dollars of aid to the p. A. But gets no respect. For us announce it intends to withhold more than two hundred fifty Million Dollars of aid to pakistan and the decision comes after president again accused the country of being a safe haven for terrorists wasnt jordan has more from washington d. C. The u. S. President doll tromped used his first tweet of two thousand and eighteen to attack the pakistani government accuse the pakistanis of not doing enough to crack down on groups such as the head khan the network or the talabani say that these groups are destabilizing not just pockets stock but also afghanistan to the west on tuesday the u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations nikki haley made it
Are we entering a cold war with china . Can Vladimir Putin be deterred . Nuclear dangers from iran and north korea. What may be the largest cyberattack in american history. Wars in afghanistan, yemen and syria. How will the Biden Administration tackle all these . And is it getting enough cooperation from donald trump . And just who is Jake Sullivan . The man who will soon have one of the key jobs right next to joe biden. Well find out. But first, heres my take. We now find ourselves in the twilight days of Donald Trumps presidency and perhaps the beginning of the end of the covid19 pandemic. Trump and the virus have had one common consequence. Theyve caused nations everywhere to turn inward. To think in one narrowly selfinterested ways and to champion a certain kind of realism on the international stage. So as we enter a new presidency and a postpandemic world, we have an opportunity to regain the sense of optimism and idealism that has been americas distinctive contribution to interna
And informative talk. [applause] good evening. Welcome to the Commonwealth Club of california where you are in the no. I am the political reporter of kcbs radio in your moderator for the program. Find is on the internet at Commonwealth Club. Org and download the apple for information and a broadcast of past programs. You can find me on twitter. It is now my pleasure to introduce George Packer a staff writer for the new yorker and author of the new block the unwinding an inner history of the new america. Born here in the bay area and raised in palo alto a child of Silicon Valley before it was called back. Served in the peace corps then became a journalist and author written for the New York Times magazine, mother jones, harpers and a staff writer at the new yorker 10 years ago. He has ridden 10 novels and the Award Winning offbroadway play cover the iraq war and about the assassins gates and reported from africa, the middle east and all over america and chosen as a guggenheim fellow in
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