Coming up scores of people are still missing after saturdays powerful truck bomb in the somali capital mogadishu the explosion killed hundreds of people and the death toll may rise even further and voters turned right in austria a thirty one year old is poised to become the countrys new chancellor at the head of a conservative nationalist government we will take a look at what this could mean for europe. Im sara kelley welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us. Iraqi Government Forces have moved into the disputed city of kirkuk in a bold move to retake lands from the kurds witnesses say that iraqi troops have taken over the governors headquarters and seized a military base and a gas and oil fields footage from the city shows non kurdish residents out celebrating in the streets welcoming the soldiers thousands of kurds are said to have fled the city kurdish officials have called the iraqi advance an unprovoked attack and tension has been high in the kurdish region following a controv
Eastern to debate the nomination of ryan thinking of montana to be the next secretary. Confirmation book become as late as 2 00 in the morning tomorrow. This evening, senators joining house number here to hear president trumps first address to congress and later in the week, health and Energy Territory nominations are on the agenda. Utah republican or in hash talk to cspan about his role as a designated survivor during the previous state of the Union Address as whirring during president trumps inauguration. He explained his role as president pro tem. Senator hatch, you are designated survivor for former president obamas last state of the union and for the inauguration last month of president trump. What is the purpose of the designated survivor at gatherings like the state of the union or in this case and address to the joint session of congress. Im going to say there was this in a number of lines of the presidency. , then you should want to have somebody who is a direct line, ready to
Previous state of the union address. As well as during President Trumps inauguration. Glurp the designated survivor for president obamas last state of the union and for the inauguration last month of President Trump. Whats the purpose of the designated survivor at gatherings like the state of the union or in this case andreas to the joint session of congress . Something trag happened. Lets say theres a terrorist incident and a number of people in the line got wiped out. Then you have they surely want somebody who is ready to go to work if they have to. Do you believe its important . I think its extremely important. But i doubt that thats ever going to happen. But the fact of the matter, is you never know. In this day and age, in the day and age of terrorism, you cant be too sure. We have very good methodologies of checking the areas out and the people involved. And so forth. So its very unlikely. But they have to be prepared. In 2016 for president obamas state of the union, you were pi
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