Nominee for the Federal Reserve. To be exact. [gavel] mr. Crapo this hearing will come to order. This morning we will consider the nominations of the honorable judy shelton to be a member of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve system. And dr. Christopher waller, to be a member of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve system. Welcome and congratulations to each of you for your nominations. I see friends and family in the room today and i welcome them as well. Were fortunate to have these two highly qualified nominees appearing today. These positions are critical to ensuring a safe, sound and vibrant Financial System and a healthy, growing economy. The Federal Reserve was created by congress as the nations central bank to promote a stable economy and a safer, more flexible Financial System. Among the Federal Reserves responsibilities is conducting the nations Monetary Policy with the mandate of promoting maximum employment, stable prices and moderate longterm Interest R
A christmas phone call. Rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010. What time is he sounded when he said to me but im slowly dying in a. Car broadcasting live from our studios in moscow recapping the weeks top stories with our Weekly Program this is R T International glad to have you with us. 1st restart in iraq or 6 people have been reportedly wounded after several rockets hit in baghdad including an area near the u. S. Embassy heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and Foreign Missions the developments follow the United States assassination of irans most powerful general in an air raid at Baghdad International airport on friday President Trump has tweeted that if iran strikes u. S. Military personnel or bases the response could come in a disproportionate manner. These media posts will serve as notification to the United States congress that should iran strike any u. S. Person or target the United States would quickly and fully strike back
Stories like this if youve been to see the. People of the book. Live from moscow thanks for joining us and. Welcome to this hours rundown right now the streets of tehran remain packed with tens of thousands of mourners for the funeral procession of. Become trees most powerful general was assassinated in a u. S. Air raid at Baghdad Airport on friday. Well the Supreme Leader said prayers over the slain commandos coffin these are live pictures were showing you now from tehran of that funeral procession huge outpouring grief there indeed all over the middle east and beyond as well one of the 1st repercussions for the United States has come from iraq keep members of parliament who voted on sunday to expel Foreign Forces from their country and they want the rock to brace itself for heavy sanctions if it does kick troops out. We have a very extraordinary leeks pensive ear piece thats there it cost billions of dollars to build long before my time were not living unless they pay as back for it
Thanks for joining us here and. Welcome to the program. All right now the streets of tehran remain packed with tens of thousands of mourners for the funeral procession of same salomone the countrys most powerful general was assassinated in the u. S. Air raid at Baghdad Airport in iraq on friday of these are live pictures were bring you from the capital tehran Iran Supreme Leader earlier wept as he said prayers over the slain commanders coffin there has been a huge outpouring of grief across the middle east and indeed beyond as well one of the 1st repercussions for the United States has come from iraqi m. P. s who voted on sunday to expel Foreign Forces from their country for conducting the killing on their soil donald trump though warned iraq to brace itself for heavy sanctions if it kicks troops out. We have a very extraordinary really expensive ear piece thats there it cost billions of dollars to build long before my time were not living unless they pay as back for it if they do ask
A firsthand account of a controversial phone call between the u. S. President and his ukrainian counterparts. Those pilots never have a chance. These loved ones never had a chance they were in flying coffins we are sorry deeply and truly sorry and bowing c. E. O. Admits mistakes were made during a grilling by u. S. Congress over 2 fatal plane crashes. We begin in lebanon where Prime Minister saad hariri has submitted his resignation to the president after 13 days of ansi government protests hariri says he has reached a dead end in dealing with the unprecedented demonstrations and violence that has paralyzed the country say no one. Has been following developments in beirut and the reports. Protesters welcoming the decision by the Prime Minister to resign there are celebrating in the streets theyre calling this a victory. A welcome 1st step this is what they have been demanding for the past 13 days they are demanding a new government is formed a government made up of technocrats which ar