Offensive in rafah immediately, allow unimpeded access for fact finding missions, any un mandated investigators, so that allegations of genocide can be investigated. Israel must also, according to this provisional measures order, ensure that the rafah Border Crossing stays open to allow urgently needed humanitarian aid to be delivered at scale. And must report to back to this court on the International Court of justice, here in the hague in one month on how these orders are being implemented. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has again rejected allegations of genocide, bowling them false and outrageous. Paul adams has more reaction from jerusalem. Even as thejudge more reaction from jerusalem. Even as the judge was reading at the icjs latest ruling, there were plumes of black smoke over the city of rafah, suggesting that israels Military Campaign in that area continues. We know that israeli troops and armour are poised very close to the city of rafah, we dont exactly know
He was attending this large event. Guad, thank you very much. Its good to see you. That wraps up the hour for me. Im jose diazbalart. You can reach me on social media. You can watch clips from our show. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, President Biden welcoming the president of kenya for a state visit. Elevating kenya to the status of a major nonnato ally. Thats important. Its a big move. The two leaders are scheduled to hold a joint News Conference this hour after meeting in the oval office. I will speak to a top biden advisor, former chair of the Senate Foreign relations subcommittee on african affairs. Nikki haley throwing her support behind former President Trump after previously calling him unstable and unhinged. Calling intensify for Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito to recuse himself from all 2020 election cases before the high court, after pictures of yet another flag used by janu
Pleasure of serving as congresswoman alma adams first legislative director and help get the hbcu caucus started and amazing to see all that the congresswoman and staff have done since then. Today you all are joining us for a really important conversation about the ways at that government, philanthropy and business can support our hbcus and sustaining them into the future and with that im going to invite the congresswoman up to get us started. [applause] good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im still hbcu strong. Thank you all for being here today and thank you shaniqua and thank you all for joining us. Im congresswoman alma adams and it is my pleasure to represent the 12th Congressional District in North Carolina, charlotte, mecklenburg, and cabarras county. Give it up for the queen city. [applause] i want to thank especially our same guests who will participate on todays hbcu brain trust. Id like to thank the members of the first bipartisan hbcu tour here. When i started this caucus eight y
In North Carolina, charlotte. A special yeah. Give it up to the queen city. I want to thank especially our esteemed guests. I would lick to thank the members of the first bipartisan here. When i started 8 years ago, i had no idea that we would grow to have more than 100 members but now 8 years in i know that the strength is a strength of how much support we had. Last year we were about to get ignite funding for hbcu through appropriations. Because of the work that we did, 50 million in grants are available to our schools. All right. [applause] make transformative investment and, of course, this includes research productivity, fact ultimatey expertise, graduate programs. Human capital leading to external funding. The investments made in our schools today in investment in the future and so i just yaws myself as an example. I am a living testament for importance of hbcu. My mother raised me. She did domestic work. She was not formally educated but understood the value of education and the
Can you hear me now . Sorry about that. Technology jumped in and took away my dulcet tones. Im not sure how much you heard but i , board member here and we are joined by devries. Bailey runs the office of investment and administration at the office of business administration. That is the oii. You just saw some clips from the sba i should say from the bpc , observations and data gathering on the economics of our nation. I volunteered to be someones agent because he seems to be getting more press than anyone i know, but the key thing about our time today with Bailey Devries is not only to talk about the sba but also how technology and specifically ai, the term we are hearing all the time, are affecting Small Business operations. Thanks for joining us. Ms. Devries thank you for it pleasure to be here. Tell our viewers what the office of investment and innovation does at the sba. Bailey its an incredible office and it is an honor and privilege to be temporary steward of this office. Our mi