Welcome. There are many meanings of transparency. Im not going to get into all of them today, but im sure there will be many different aspects. Their widely divergent opinions on the successes of the Obama Administration and i hope to explore some of those today. President obama made a number of promises when he was running for president. A number are Still Available on change. Gov. During the course of the administration, new issues came up. Everything from Campaign Finance disclosure to dealing with the lawsuit and others on visitors logs. Theres been a lot of changes during the course of the administration. What i hope we will talk about today is wouldve occurred or not occur during the last four years am looking forward to what will happen over the next. I am joined by three experts. I have on my right, anne weisberg. I have sent through the Data Transparency Coalition and a former hill staffer. To my last is Josh Gerstein with politico. Theres more extensive biographies on your ch
With israel and hamas and the gaza strip. We will have that for you live. The conflict in israel and gaza came up today during Prime Ministers question time in london. Can i start by going the Prime Minister in paying tribute to capt. Area of the royal regiment of scotland . He showed the utmost courage and bravery and all of our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends. Can i also express my deep sorrow about the loss of life and suffering in israel and gaza in recent days, including the latest terrorist attack on a bus in tel aviv. There is widespread support on all sides of the house for immediate and durable ceasefire being agreed in israel and gaza. So what will the Prime Minister set out in his view what are the remaining barriers to this ceasefire agreement being reached . I agree with the gentlemen about the appalling news this morning about the terrorist attack on a bus in tel aviv. Can i also express our concern for the people in southern israel and for the gr
Individuals and entities, including home depot, by the way , which is a company has made a huge commitment as im sure you know to support veteran programs. But to supply the eds and all of that. And then these veterans are adopted by this community organizations. It was a terrific combination of people coming together, but it also would not have happened without the money from the grant. So these are the kinds a programs that are very much supportive, handson. Yes, it is veterans, but i figured each one that we help to get on the deposit with their lives, thats worth doing. So i just wanted to let you know that every time i go home, as im sure my colleagues to, we visit with veterans. I do feel bad. Thank you very much for your service. Of course a look forward to working with my colleagues and to make sure that we provide the kind of support that will enable us to meet the challenges of our veterans. Thank you very much, senator. We may have some votes cent. We will have to juggle thi
Are trying to adapt to stay on the tourist map. Welcome to nhk world newsline. Officials with the Nuclear Regulation Authority Found something unsettling you should a plant in northern japan. They say faults underneath it may be active. The discovery could keep the plant offline for an indefinite amount of time. Nhk world reports. Reporter regulators looked into the ground at this Nuclear Plant and didnt like what they found. Translator we think that active faults exist under the compound and we conclude that there is no evidence to contradict that finding. Reporter the plant went online in 2005. The government approved the operators assessment but there were no active faults underground. Executives at the electric Power Company argued thats still the case. They say a sift found under the compound was caused by groundwater, not seismic activity. And they say the faults have not moved recently. The executives try to prove their point by boring into the ground and taking a sample. They h
Hello, everyone, im alicia menendez. Today, while millions of americans wait for congress to act, white house officials and Congressional Democrats are instead sparring over President Trumps newly announced executive actions. A move that injects chaos into already complicated negotiations. Trumps actions are poised to face a variety of legal challenges, but he does not seem concerned. I said what i said is people can do whatever they want. I guess maybe theyll bring legal actions, maybe they wont , but they wont win. While the president frames this as a matter of partisan winning and losing, america is living through a raging pandemic. And with it a slumping economy. Both of which demands real action and real leadership. The latest jobs report revealed the Unemployment Rate is still well above prepandemic levels. As of last month, according to the department of labor, over 31 million americans were receiving unemployment aid from the government. Millions of americans worrying about how