[inaudible conversations]. We will come to order. Good afternoon this is a fourth in a series of hearings we are holding as part of the inquiry without objection the chairs authorized to declare a recess at any time. There is a quorum present. Well proceed today as an Opening Statement than the Ranking Member can make his Opening Statement and then we will turn to the witnesses and then two questions. Without a now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement into the impeachment inquiry of donald j. Trump the 45th president of the United States. This afternoon well hear from two witnesses Ambassador Special representative for ukraine negotiations and to morrison former senior director for European Affairs at an sei appreciate the minorities request for these witnesses as well as undersecretary of state from whom we will hear tomorrow progress we have heard from other witnesses when joe biden was considered whether to enter the price one the president ial race in 2020 giuliani began a
A city surrounded by water is being flooded the mayor of venice blames Climate Change. The rockets have been fired from gaza into israel hours after a cease fire was agreed this would appear to have violated a truce struck between israel and the Islamic Jihad group 34. 00 palestinians have been killed in israeli airstrikes yes collation began after the israeli army killed a Senior Leader of the group on tuesday rob matheson has more from west jerusalem. The hours immediately after the announcement of the ceasefire on thursday morning were relatively quiet but it was in mid morning that we started getting reports that 5 rockets have been fired from gaza into israel we dont yet know who was responsible for firing those rockets we understand from the Israeli Military that at least 2 of them were brought down by israels iron dome Aerial Defense system but it doesnt seem to have had any impact on the the ongoing cease fire itself we understand that israel Islamic Jihad is saying that it has
A malaysian airliner in 2014 says theres a strong link between top russian officials and separatists in Eastern Ukraine. Began with a global effort to defeat eisel turkey is continuing to repair a tree 8 captured i saw fighters and their families to their home countries up to 7 german citizens accused of belonging to i saw on their way home another 23 europeans are expected to be deported in the coming days. Our Foreign Ministers from more than 30 nations are gathering in washington today to discuss strategies to defeat i saw it is the 2nd meeting of the Global Coalition this year it was called to review their strategies after the recent death of ice a leader i will becker in baghdad we have correspondents covering both angles of this story rosalind jordan is at the conference in washington but 1st lets talk to dominic cain who is in berlin so don what more do we know on these repatriation efforts. Wise and we know that the 7 people concerned arrived back at spurgeons Tegel Airport jus
Into israel hours after a truce went into place. Hello im Maryanne Demasi in london with the top stories from europe including investigators probing the shooting down on the Malaysia Airlines flight in 2014 telephone calls showing close links between top russian officials and rebels and ukraine. And in sports as much cricket as sets returns of pakistan for the 1st time since 2009 acts on the host sri lanka 10 years after the Sri Lankan Team were attacked by gunmen in look. We begin this news hour with the global effort to defeat Foreign Ministers from more than 30 nations are in washington to discuss how to eliminate the group but on the other side of the atlantic turkey is sending more suspected i. So fighters and their families back to their home countries 7 german citizens accused of the longing to iceland in a short while ago another 23. 00 european nationals are expected to be deported in the next few days Officials Say just over 1200. 00 eisel fighters are currently being held in
Know the identity of the whistleblower and did not fear for retaliation for his testimony lets continue to listen in to these key witnesses in the impeachment hearings on day 32019 in conversations with me following that meeting which i did not attend mr giuliani said that he had stressed the importance of ukraine conducting investigations into what happened in the past and mr year mark stressed that he told mr giuliani it is the Governments Program to root out corruption and implement reforms and they would be conducting investigations as part of this process anyway mr giuliani said he believe ukrainian president needed to make a statement about fighting corruption and that he had discussed this with mr year mark i said i did not think that this would be a problem since that is the governments position anyway i followed up with mr your mom and he said that they would indeed be prepared to make a statement. He said it would reference. And 2016 in a wider context of bilateral relations