Trumps visit with the pope at the vatican. I think that pope francis is going to meet President Trump, knowing he has the possibility to influence someone who can change history. Sreenivasan all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan britain is raising its Terror Threat level to critical, as Prime Minister theresa may warns that another attack may be imminent. She ordered the military to deploy troops tonight, after the bombing in manchester that killed 22 people. Special correspondent Natalie Powell begins our coverage. explosion oh, my god, whats going on . What just happened, whats going on . Reporter the scene in manchester last night, moments after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded concert
[laughter] today we have with us mr. John roth. Secretary of defense and comptroller. Staffeutenant general, director for resources and assessment. This briefing will be 40 minutes in briefing and on the record. We will start off with opening comments and then open the floor to questions. Thank you. Good morning or good afternoon. Good to see you all. I am not going to do a genetic reading of the book, i promise it is just therefore reference. Ourill walk through andentation of the budget between the general and myself we will try to answer your questions as best we can. Today resident trump sent to congress is proposed fy 2018 budget request. What we will do is outlined the request for the Defense Department. Line, thehe first message is really on the first slide the intent is the fy 18 budget request be the next step in rebuilding the u. S. Armed forces. From the first and the building, talked in terms of a threestep process and how to get there in terms of getting ready, getting bal
Jerm strugglgermany struggle toe issue. Taking action. The u. S. And south korea plan talks on antimissile systems in response to north koreas rocket launch. Signs of hope. More survivors including an eightyearold have been pulled from the rubble three days after an earthquake hit taiwan. Good evening, im antonio mora, this is al jazeera Americas International news hour. Tonight we begin with new allegations of atrocities in syria. The new u. N. Report says the Syrian Government subjects its citizens to unmitigated acts of violence. Assads force he are moving forward with their fight against aleppo. Germany and turkey to vow to end the fighting in syrian. German chancellor Angela Merkel said the issue in syria left her appalled and horrified. Kristin saloomey reports. Systematically in syrian detention facilities amounting to war crimes. The mass scale of deaths of detainees suggest the government of syrian is a crime against humanity because these deaths have brought about in pursuanc
Ladies and gentlemen, if i could have your attention. Im mike sweat nam, the ceo of the Potomac Institute for policy studies. Its my great honor to welcome you to the 18th annual review of terrorism events, opportunities to deal with it, and concepts and studies for how to prevent it from ever happening again. For the last 18 years, we have been the very proud home of the International Center for terrorism studies that has been headed by professor yona alexander. Im sure all of you are here because you know about yona and the tremendous work that he has done. We think of his center at the Potomac Institute as the foremost Academic Center for the stoid of terrorism in the world. Its affiliated literally with dozens of universities and think tanks around the world and publishes dozens of articles, seminar findings and books every year on almost every aspect of terrorism, how it is being carried out around the world and every part of the world, how different parts of the world are dealing
Ladies and gentlemen, if i could have your attention. Im mike sweat nam, the ceo of the Potomac Institute for policy studies. Its my great honor to welcome you to the 18th annual review of terrorism events, opportunities to deal with it, and concepts and studies for how to prevent it from ever happening again. For the last 18 years, we have been the very proud home of the International Center for terrorism studies that has been headed by professor yona alexander. Im sure all of you are here because you know about yona and the tremendous work that he has done. We think of his center at the Potomac Institute as the foremost Academic Center for the stoid of terrorism in the world. Its affiliated literally with dozens of universities and think tanks around the world and publishes dozens of articles, seminar findings and books every year on almost every aspect of terrorism, how it is being carried out around the world and every part of the world, how different parts of the world are dealing