Quorum call mr. Merkley mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from oregon. Mr. Merkley i ask that the quorum call be lifted. Without objection. Mr. Merkley i ask that my intern sara finley be granted privileges of the floor for the balance of the day. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Merkley thank you very much. Mr. President , i am coming to the floor to talk about the challenge we have with forest fires that have been raging in the west, from montana and idaho and washington and oregon and california, and periodically we have devastating fires in colorado and new mexico, nevada. So we have to figure out how we do a better job in a multitude of ways. First, its very important that we quit treating terrible fire year, enormous fires as if theyre some ordinary event, because there is currently no femastyle reaction to terrible forest fires. We respond with fema for for neigh tows and for tornadoes and with floods and hurricanes and with earthquakes but not with f
Visitors like otto warmbier. It is no surprise that north korea is determined to deploy ballistic weapons technology. The United Nations has passed good Security Council resolutions on north korea, spurred by u. S. Legislation that we passed in this committee. U. N. Peace keeping has played a Critical Role over the years in advancing u. S. Interests and should be prioritized in accordance with u. S. Law. The recent deaths of peace keepers in south sudan and in mali remind us of the dangers they face. But Peace Keeping would find more support if failing missions, some decades old were closed and the horrendous sexual abuses tackled head on. This committee has pushed to improve the u. N. s transparency and accountability, advancing protections of whistle blowers and bringing u. N. Peace keepers that are sexual predators to the bar of justice. Ambassador haley we look forward to how we can support you working to improve transparency and accountability. This committee looks forward to assi
U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations nikki haley testified this week before the House Foreign Affairs committee on u. S. Relations with the u. N. Ambassador haley talked about the uns attitude towards israel, threats from north korea and russia and chinas veto influence on the Security Council. This is about three hours. This hearing will come to order. Today we consider the role of the United States at the United Nations. In her first few months, Ambassador Nikki Haley has approached her job with determination and purpose. Chairing the u. N. Security council in april, she spotlighted the grave security challenges of north korea and nuclear proliferation. She has castigated iran and hezbollah for their role in sowing instability across the middle east. And Ambassador Haley has made it Crystal Clear that the u. N. Human Rights Councils record of protecting dictators cannot stand. Indeed, as Ambassador Haley has declared, the United States role at the u. N. Is to show our strength, sho
Girds and he is threatening to sell them. And a parasite destroying entire colonies of honey bees and the effect it could have on global Food Supplies. Gunfire has broken out at a camp in afghanistan where survivors of a landslide have been sheltering and happened when desperate villages started to get supplies. As a result some aid agencies are reported to have been pulling back from the area for security reasons at least for now, 250 people are confirmed dead from the landslide and many more are still missing in northeast afghanistan. Our correspondent is live in the province and it sounds like a pretty desperate situation there. Any clue as to who was firing these gunshots . Reporter a very volatile situation indeed and very tense situation. We were only a few meters away from this Aid Distribution Center when the gunfire ur erupted and followed scuffles of Security Forces and people getting aid and up to Ten Police Officers guarding this Aid Distribution Center were beaten up and s
The district takes all complaints seriously and concerns seriously. The homework assignment sparking Death Threats at a california middle school. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. Ukraine could be teetering on the brink of war according to the foreign minister of germany, warning it is just a few stems away from a military confrontation. Dozens died outside of slovyansk. Thirty pro russian activists were killed in some of the countrys most intense fighting. Four ukrainian soldiers were killed as the army tries to regain control of Eastern Ukraine. As of this morning, the government shut down the airport in donetsk, meanwhile top diplomats are meeting for a peaceful solution to the crisis. Officials from the g7 nations are discussing decreasing dependence on Energy Supplies from russia. We have the latest developments. The ukraine again government is increasing combat readiness, announcing that many demonstrators who fought here on Independenc