[ cheers and applause ] good morning, everyone. Its an honor to welcome you to georgetown and to gaston hall for this special event, the presentation of the 2019 Hillary Rodham clinton award for advancing women and peace and security. Today were privileged to have with us the honorable Hillary Rodham clinton, honorary founding chair of our Georgetown Institute for women, peace, and security, and secretary clinton, were deeply grateful to you for your presence and your extraordinary contributions in recognizing the role of women in peace building. Thank you for being here. [ cheers and applause ] we gather today to honor three individuals who have exemplified what it means to serve, protect, and empower vulnerable populations. Her excellency who serves as the United Nations high commissioner for human rights and who previously served twice as president of the republic of chile. [ applause ] rosa anaya, who serves as Program Coordinator of segundas oportunidades, a program that supports
problems directly but he said the time has come to resign. portions of the u.s. east coast are likely to be under a hurricane watch in just a few hours. hurricane irene is tearing through the bahamas right now with sustained winds at 160 miles an hour. it could hit the populated, northeast this weekend. those are the top stories. i m zain veer gee. world business today starts now. an ipod, a phone. are you getting it? the innovator steve jobs steps down as ceo of apple. we ll look at the company s future under new leadership. hello. i m andrew stevens in hng kong. and i m nina dos santos in london. you re watching world business today. captions by vitac www.vitac.com let s start with the markets. they were higher for your the second or third trading day. let s look at where they stand at the moment. we ve got the heaviest gains comes. the cac 40 in france up the most and germany up to a tune of 1%. the ftse still up following yesterday s positive close by ma