I want to thank everyone coming to be with us today. We convene a hearing to listen to testimony from government witnesses from the General Services administration of the federal bureau of investigation and the General Accountability Office about the cancellation of the fbi headquarters consolidation project and what comes next for housing the fbi. The Council Project will have replace the current fbi headquarters, the J Edgar Hoover building located at 935 pennsylvania avenue with the new hecklers in maryland or virginia. Involved in exchange for the J Edgar Hoover building with a private developer. They would then in turn have a campus like facility with proper safeguards for security, suitable for the focus of the Intelligence Agency more than simply a Law Enforcement. The new facility would also consolidate the myriad of fbi satellite offices which would make the bureau more efficient and save taxpayer dollars. No doubt that there is a need to replace the fbis existing headquarters
To testimony from government witnesses from the General Services administration of the federal bureau of investigation and the General Accountability Office about the cancellation of the fbi headquarters consolidation project and what comes next for housing the fbi. The Council Project will have replace the current fbi headquarters, the J Edgar Hoover building located at 935 pennsylvania avenue with the new hecklers in maryland or virginia. Involved in exchange for the J Edgar Hoover building with a private developer. They would then in turn have a campus like facility with proper safeguards for security, suitable for the focus of the Intelligence Agency more than simply a Law Enforcement. The new facility would also consolidate the myriad of fbi satellite offices which would make the bureau more efficient and save taxpayer dollars. No doubt that there is a need to replace the fbis existing headquarters. The men and women of the fbi would keep a safe deserving Office Building that meet
The decision to take her own life and i want to talk about it. I want to talk about her and give her the respect she deserves and that she didnt always get. American citizens quarantined on a cruise ship injapan are evacuated after a jump in the number of new cases of coronavirus on board. And coming up in sport. England completes the second highest t20 run chase in history to win the series. Storm dennis brought heavy rain and strong winds to much of the uk. South wales has been particularly affected with several areas experiencing flooding and having to be evacuated. 594 Flood Warnings and alerts were in place in england today an all time record and many of those still remain in place. The met office said that winds of more than 80 Miles Per Hour were recorded across parts of the country, whilst heavy rainfall led to rivers bursting their banks. South wales has borne the brunt of the storm efforts are under way to rescue people in powys, after water rushed into their homes. And here
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. There are International Laws and norm designed to prohibit states from bumping off their enemies, internal or external. But look around the world and it is clear those laws are being violated, often with impunity. My guest today is agnes callamard, a renowned human rights investigator who serves as the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing. Given the scale of the problem, have her investigations become an exercise in futility . Agnes callamard, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Agnes, let me start with this grand title of yours. Un special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing, based as you are in new york city. It all all sounds rather grand but isnt the truth that you have pitifully few resources . Well, i do have very few resources but that doesnt stop me from implementing my mandate. And doing so, keeping in mind the victims, keeping in mind what the International Community expect from m
The hug of a killer to the son of his victim we witness indonesias radical approach to preventing terrorism. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 9am in tokyo, from where two planes evacuating american citizens and their families from the diamond princess cruise ship have taken off. The ship has been in quarantine because of an outbreak of the coronavirus on board. Japanese Authorities Say 355 people on the ship have now tested positive for the virus. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. Announcer only those american guests who are disembarking the diamond princess tonight. For the americans at least, this is the moment that for many could not come soon enough. On the dockside, the buses lining up ready to take them to tokyo airport and an evacuation flight home. 355 passengers aboard the diamond princess have now been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. In the last two days, there has been a steady stream of ambulances removing them from the giant ship. 70 cases today