[silence] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former abc news anchor Sam Donaldson. [applause] thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this mornings program. There are dates that all of us have a very personal. There are dates that we have as a country that we all share. In my lifetime december 7, 1941 november 22, 1953, 911, these are three terrible dates of the country. Then there is november 9 1989 good news, the fall of the berlin wall. Presaging the end of the soviet union. Its a subject that we are going to discuss today. How did it happen . What are the consequences . Who did this . Who for a look at whats in store for us this morning its a pleasure to welcome andrew card. Who served in three administrations with the Ronald Reagan as Deputy Assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs. With George Herbert walker bush the treasury secretary abnot treasury, secretary of transportation. And with george w. Bush he was the white house chief of staff. Andr
Middle east for the fiscal year 2020. We look forward to hearing from the witnesses about the 2020 budget2020budget for the departf Near Eastern Affairs bureau. Thanks the witnesses were appearing today and now recognize myself for the purpose of making an opening statement. Thank you assistant administrator for testifying today nearly three years into the administration the United States faces a multitude of challenges while the administration touts its maximum pressure policy, iran continues to destabilize from iraq to lebanon despite President Trumps bellicose rhetoric, tehran has been able to launch attacks in the International Shipping and regional states and undermining the deterrence and credibility in the process. The program was more intense today than it was on the day President Trump took office and the International Community is more divided in confronting it. Iran continues to imprison americans including my constituents and finally the human rights of its own people. Iran
Courtroom as the sentence was read out against these members of Civil Society now were talking about former journalist economist artists that have been sentenced to jail time because the judges say they have incentive violence following a following last week protests against alpha condit attempt to change the constitution and state and extend his time in power now these protests led to 10 people being killed 70 injured and hundreds being arrested now in the Civil Society remain defiant and plan more processed meanwhile for calm day is in russia attending the africa russia summit before it took off for this summit he said he would stay in power as long as god will allow him to meanwhile the kremlin has backed him as guinea is a former soviet outpost its rich in minerals and the russians have interests in this country the African Union the united nations. And the European Union are calling for more dialogue as the opposition plans more protests because the legislative elections that were
The groups cochairs testified on the findings of the report and how they could be applied to the Current Situation with syria and turkey. This hearing will come to order and we welcome everyone. The subcommittee testimony on the findings and recommendations in the study groups final report. Given the timing of the hearing we will have the opportunity to discuss the ramifications of the policy changes in syria and a study Group Recommendations to still address the challenges that are. For the purpose of an opening statement. Thank you very much for testifying today and for your work and the final report of the study group. Your report as a thoughtful review of the conflict and provides pragmatic recommendations for how policymakers can protect u. S. Interests and destabilize syria. Now it is well known President Trump does not like to read but i wish that he had skimmed over the executive summary before the recent phone call with the turkish president. Your assessment notes do not elimi
President ial election and states vote has the potential to be one of the tightest races in the countrys history president mark whats in mississippi says hes confident his Botswana Democratic Party will win another term in office but a united opposition is posing the 1st viable challenge to the ruling party since botswanas independence 53 years ago. At least 5 civilians including 2 children have been killed in yemen and an airstrike by the Saudi Coalition the attack targeted a moving vehicle and the Northwestern Province on tuesday the u. N. Says millions are in need of humanitarian aid as tens of thousands of children die every year from malnutrition. Has more on the human toll of yemens conflict and a warning his report contains some distressing images. From severe money to his grandmother from the worst she says the father died in their long journey from and womens north problems how to tell my grandson has been suffering from malnutrition since we would have shot im afraid to lose