Markets in the green as well at the close. The nikkei average in japan closed for holiday this morning with the others higher across the board. Hong kong up one and a quarter . Two Police Officers in oklahoma shot while serving a search warrant. The very latest on their conditions coming out. This is the quota key to the questions over the possible russian meddling in the election . They know more than that is plaguing on. Plus tinseltown targeting trump again as tvs because stars use the emmy stage last to target the commanderinchief. A familiar face joined in on the bashing. Is there anyone who could say how big the audience is . Sean, do you know . [laughter] [applause] this will be the largest audience to witness an enemy. Highlight similar to the 2017 and the awards coming up this morning. Sean spicer making an appearance there. Talk about extra sharp. They open their new stadium in a big way, thrashing the Green Bay Packers and working with the gain coming up. This monday morning
He was going to be tough and it was a terrible downfall. For more of this schedule go to booktv. Org. A Senate Committee now looks at waste and fraud in areas of the federal government including improper refundable tax credits by the irs. I gao official and the treasury inspector recommended savings during the hearing. Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses, appreciate your time, your testimony and look forward to your oral testimony and answering what will be some pretty interesting questions. I frequently say from this podium that the inspectoray generals, you are go to agencies in government. Doing so much to root out and identify and eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, duplicative programs which is what this hearing is about, is the reports by the gao that really started with the Pretty Simple amendment offering 2010 by senator coburn in the debate over increased, something will hate to do but if are going to do it its kind of nice to get some mea
Possible by Corporate Funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. In a major unannounced policy shift, american troops serving in afghanistan beyond the end of this year will be allowed to engage in combat against the taliban. This from the New York Times, which says the new policy also authorizes the use of american jets, bombers and drones to support afghan troops on their combat missions. Last may, the president had said the remaining 10,000 american troops in afghanistan would be limited to Training Afghan forces and hunting the remnants of al qaeda. The president s change of heart came at a time when the
Possible by Corporate Funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. In a major unannounced policy shift, american troops serving in afghanistan beyond the end of this year will be allowed to engage in combat against the taliban. This from the New York Times, which says the new policy also authorizes the use of american jets, bombers and drones to support afghan troops on their combat missions. Last may, the president had said the remaining 10,000 american troops in afghanistan would be limited to Training Afghan forces and hunting the remnants of al qaeda. The president s change of heart came at a time when the
Open up space for Political Action on Climate Change. Amy students, professors and alumni are continuing to blockade key Administrative Offices at harvard. Well get the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Lowwage workers in the United States have staged their largest action to date, with some 60,000 workers walking off the job in over 200 cities to demand a 15anhour minimum wage. The actions got together fast food workers, childcare providers walmart clerks , adjunct professors and airport workers to demand wage increases and the right to unionize. Organizers staged the action on tax day to highlight the cost to taxpayers of supporting workers who are underpaid. A new study says low wages are forcing working families to rely on more than 150 billion in public assistance. Well have more on the historic protests after headlines. In iraq the selfproclaimed , Islamic State has gained new ground claimi