A propaganda war amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and easing lockdowns once again you plans from britains Prime Minister to resolve the economy during a coronavirus. And sporting huge so support for the African American race driver who was the target of a racist act nascar drivers pushing his cart at the front of the open for mondays race in alabama. So were starting in yemen this hour with the who the rebels say they have launched what is their biggest military operation against saudi arabia yet h. Drones and 3 Ballistic Missiles have been 5 towards the kingdom since monday and the who to say they plan to launch even more for their part the Saudi Coalition fighting in yemen says it has intercepted a Ballistic Missile that was heading towards riyadh a Coalition Spokesman says that attack was launched from yemens capital sanaa towards civilian targets in the capital. In response to the continued and just blockade and brutal aggression on the great people of yemen and our gre
1st military reconnaissance satellites also more heavy rain and flash flooding turned the southern yemeni city of aden into a disaster area and well look at a u. K. Report bringing focus to the severe impact the pandemic is having on many young and vulnerable minds. So the u. S. Senates approved nearly 500000000000. 00 in extra aid to help businesses and hospitals during this pandemic the house of representatives will vote on it on thursday it would be the 4th such package since the crisis began meaning a total of around 3 trillion dollars mike hanna has more on all of that from washington with many senators working from home the boat with take them by voice all in favor say aye. All pose no. Yeah its fair to have it this follows intense negotiation between the white house and congress in recent days at the core of our remit is 320000000000 more for the Paycheck Protection Program which is already saving millions of Small Business jobs and helping americans get paychecks instead of pot
An amazing crowd. We had to turn away a good 50 people or more. There is a briefing on u. S. And it is part of a National History center bringing historical perspectives to Current Issues that have confronted congress. It is a political position. It is nonpartisan. It is intended to inform policymakers in public about the sorts of finishes theyre dealing with. I want to give a few thanks to the melon foundation. I also want to thank our assistance jeffrey who is outside of this room for helping make the arrangements. I want to thank the off the of gerry connolly. I want to explain why there was index cards on your seats. We will get questions, answer questions, but we would like you to write those questions on the index cards. So keep them ready and jot down questions when they come to mind. Everyone out there that supports the National Historic center and thank you for coming to the event. We have to get you information about professional organizations like schaffer. Panel rooms are f
Confronting congress and the nation. The purpose of the program is not to provide or advocate for any particular political positi position. It is nonpartisan. It is intended to inform policymakers and the public about the sorts of issues they are dealing with. I want to first give a few thanks first to the Melon Foundation for providing the funding that makes these briefings possible. I also want to thank our assistant jeffrey who is outside this room for helping to make the arrangements. I want to thank the office of Jerry Connolly which booked the room. And i want to remind or explain why there were index cards on your seats and why i passed other index cards around. What we will do after the presentations by the speakers we will get questions, answer questions, but we would like you to write those questions on the index cards rather than ask them in front of the audience. Keep your index cards ready and jot down questions when they come to mind. And so now i will turn this over to m
Next, a National History center briefing with a political scientist and a historian who have spent their careers studying americaniranian relations. In light of current tensions between the two nations, they traced the history of u. S. Policy towards iran and Irans Nuclear program, which began in 1957 with the assistance of the Eisenhower Administration as part of an atoms for peace initiative. Good morning. This is an amazing crowd. We have already turned away a good 50 people or more. Kennedy, director of the National History center. I want to welcome you to this rethink on the history of u. S. Iranian relations. This is part of an ongoing series at the National History center to bring historical perspectives to Current Issues that are confronting congress and the nation. The purpose of the program is not to provide or advocate for any political position. It isnonpartisan, intended to inform policymakers and the public about the issues they are dealing with. Want to give a few thanks