Which has been a future of its National Security policy for decades. Secretary mattis, general dunford, discovery, congress, the American People and our men and women in uniform hold you in the highest regard. We have confidence in your leadership, your integrity and your judgment but in light of the experience of the last 16 years what should give us congress the this new strategy for afghanistan will be different . To answer that central question this committee in particular deserves a lot more detailed information from the president and from you not just at todays hearing but in the days, weeks and months ahead. Thank you, mister chairman. I would like to join you in welcoming secretary mattis in general shaheen dunford. Donald trump announced the president would stay the course in afghanistan continuing missions of counterterrorism and Capacity Building to a short history mixed groups never again use afghanistan as a base to attack the United States. In february general john nichol
Arrest. So far im told by police there have been at least four to five. This would make either number five or number six. This gentleman identifies himself as steve hall. A short time ago he was placed in handcuffs and loaded into a Police Vehicle here on alston way in berkeley. It is not clear what he did. Steve smith said all he did was sit and express his right to free speech, because he was arrested. And sew was put into a Police Vehicle and taken away. Its ironic because thats what this whole day has been about. Freedom of speech. Thats what the organize verse this rally in the park trumpeted all day, freedom of speech. This is ground zero in the defense of the constitution in the most important part of it, the first amendment. If you dont have the right to free speech and assembly, you are not free. I dont agree with everything ann coulter wants to say but i think she has a right to say it. I didnt even vote for trump. I voted for the guy in utah. But i think people have a right
And yet despite this the Marijuana Industry is still booming. So is it time for a drastic rethink . This is the situation in portugal. Weve been to two European Countries with very different approaches to drugs controls. Bake off is back almost. The baking favourite returns to our screens next week with new faces and on a new channel, of course. So will it rise to the occasion . We have had a sneak peek. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Also if you think the bake off pun was bad, dont worry we have much better in store, as we will be talking to the winner of the award for the bestjoke at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. President trump said hed changed his mind about withdrawing troops from afghanistan last night in a major speech. The man who always said he didnt want to intervene abroad came
After the earthquake delight as three children are pulled alive from the wreckage of their home on the italian island of ischia. And ford becomes the latest car maker to launch an old car scrappage scheme they say itll cut air pollution. Coming up in sportsday in bbc news, the biggest match of the tournament so far as englands women continue their defence of their title as they face france in the semifinals of the rugby world cup. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Four moroccans have appeared in court in spain. Theyre suspected of being part of the islamist cell which planned and carried out the attacks in and around barcelona last week. 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured. The four men are the only surviving members of a group of 12. In court, one of them admitted that a bigger attack was being planned. There are reports tonight that the four have just been charged with terror related murder. From spain, our correspondent tom burridge reports. One by one, th
Resignation and harsh words about the governments muddled thinking over the brexit negotiations. But what about the other side of the Negotiating Table . Is there clarity there . Until last week, Jonathan Faull was britains top man in the European Commission, who worked closely with the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier hes been speaking to our Political Editor nick watt. Whats he been saying . Jonathan faull has been an eu lifer until retirement and he has put some questions over the uk Core Calculations for the brexit negotiations. As we were hearing, he has said he doesnt believe uk can buy Privileged Access to the Single Market. We reported a few months ago that senior whitehall officials were eyeing this idea because the uk cannot accept the Core Principles of the Single Market which is accepting Free Movement of people and the jurisdiction of the European Court ofjustice. WhatJonathan Faull is saying, you are either a member of the Single Market, in which case you accept its ru