With that ill turn it over to secretary acosta. Thank you and good afternoon it is a pleasure to be here to update President Trump on the optimistic outlook ons the American Work force today we specifically discussed our process to implement executive work on apprenticeship and it is jobs, more jobs and even more jobs and department of labor implementing vision to ensure that americans have the skills that they need to fill good safe, jobs. There are 6. 2 million job openings here nationwide. This is the highest number on record. Yet 7 million americans are looking for jobs. Americans want to work american companyiesment to hire. We needs to close skill gap between those skills that are demanded by the work force and those skills that are offered by the american people. This is why the president signed this executive order to extend apprenticeship to all sector of our economy. Because of the command driven education man enthusiastically received, by private industry, education institut
[inaudible conversations] book tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading the summer. There is one book that im reading now that i just about finished is sebastian youngers book called tried and he is the author of the perfect storm. The Veterans Affair committee and i chair that and its about ptsd reintegration of our veterans back into society and its a great book. I recommend that you read it and i serve also as the cochair of a literacy caucus here in washington and one of the things that i encourage everyone to do is read the summer. Honestly, we read a lot of boring things here in washington, papers and policy papers and all that but for fun this summer im going to read david fall dodgy. Im about to books behind. Ive read every book that he has ever written. Starting with his first one and ive never given up. Hes a great writer. I also want to read john needhams book and Andrew Jackson was the first person to hold my congressional suits and
Weve an exclusive interview with one of the worlds biggest movie stars, Bollywoods Shah Rukh Khan. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in new york, where donald trump has used his first formal News Conference since the president ial election to attack americas Intelligence Agencies. He suggested they might have been responsible for leaking a report, which alleges that russia has gathered Compromising Information about him. The President Elect angrily denied that he was in any way beholden to russia, and he repeatedly criticised some Media Organisations for spreading what he called fake news. The bbcs Ian Pannell Reports from new york. It has been almost half a year since we have seen one of these, a donald trump Press Conference. And what great timing for the President Elect. With the media baying for blood or at least a bone. Because we have just learnt intelligence chiefs gave mr trump documents alleging russia has Compromising Material on him. Documents allegin
Weve an exclusive interview with one of the worlds biggest movie stars, Bollywoods Shah Rukh Khan. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in new york, where donald trump has used his first formal News Conference since the president ial election to attack americas Intelligence Agencies. He suggested they might have been responsible for leaking a report, which alleges that russia has gathered Compromising Information about him. The President Elect angrily denied that he was in any way beholden to russia, and he repeatedly criticised some Media Organisations for spreading what he called fake news. The bbcs Ian Pannell Reports from new york. It has been almost half a year since we have seen one of these, a donald trump Press Conference. And what great timing for the President Elect. With the media baying for blood or at least a bone. Because we have just learnt intelligence chiefs gave mr trump documents alleging russia has Compromising Material on him. Documents allegin
Over tv because youre such an expert in ratings. And ill take over your job expert in ratings. And ill take over yourjob and people can finally sleep comfortably again. Coming up on sportsday. Two days to go until the start of the six nations and home nations teams have been announced. Good evening. Phil shiner a human rights lawyer who brought dozens of allegations of murder and torture against british soldiers who served in iraq has been struck off for dishonesty. Mr shiner, a former solicitor of the year, has paid thousands of pounds to a fixer to find iraqi clients. Hed already admitted acting without integrity and his firm, is no longer in business. The defence secretary, sir michael fallon, said mr shiner had brought great pain to soldiers and their families and should apologise. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has been following the case. Once an Award Winning human rights lawyer, tonight phil shiners reputation lies in tatters. He made his name at the expense of the br