Palestinians to seek shelter there. An eyewitness described the scene to the bbc, saying it was like an earthquake. Doctors at a nearby Field Hospital are reported to be struggling to cope with scores of casualties. Lets Hearfrom A displaced civilian who witnessed the attack. Translation we were sitting in the Tent Nothing was happening. Suddenly a rocket fell over us. Children were in pieces. God is sufficient for us and he is the best guardian of our affairs. Look at us, world, have some feeling our Correspondent Nick Beake is in jerusalem with more on the attack. Ive been listening to an Israeli Military official in the past 20 minutes or so, and they were asked repeatedly about this. Was this a designated Safe Zone where palestinian families displaced from elsewhere could expect to be safe . And the official did not directly answer that question, although he was asked a number of times. What he did say, though, was that these hamas leaders had, in his words, cynically set up a comp
Facilitate the discussion with the speakers. We are looking forward to a valuable hour of presentation and discussion. This briefing is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the national History Center that brings historical perspective to issues confronting congress and the nation. The center is nonpartisan and as such the purpose of the briefing is not to advocate for any particular policies or public positions, but to provide historical content to inform policymakers and the public. As ever, we are grateful to the Mellon Foundation for funding this and the office of congressman connolly for booking the room. Todays subject is the history of gun rights and regulations in america. The Depth And Complexity of the politics of these or any subjects should not make us shy from the historical record. History is whether we are aware of it or not the context for every discussion we take, whether individual daily ones, such as assumptions that the trains will run on time or not, based on our
Welcome. Please note that we have distributed cards. Ill be moderating the Q A. The cards are on your chairs. The purpose of those cards is to facilitate the Q A. Jeff is standing outside. There you go. Theres jeff who will collect those questions. I will collate the cards and facilitate the discussion with the speakers. We are looking forward to a valuable hour of presentation and discussion. This briefing is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the national History Center that brings historical perspective to issues confronting congress and the nation. The center is nonpartisan and as such the purpose of the briefing is not to advocate for any particular policies or public positions, but to provide historical content to inform policymakers and the public. As ever, we are grateful to the Mellon Foundation for funding this and the office of congressman connolly for booking the room. Todays subject is the history of gun rights and regulations in america. The Depth And Complexity of th
Troubled nation . Were following the latest with Rudy Giuliani. His Law License suspended in the District Of Columbia just as it was in New York for making, quote, demonstrably false and misleading statements. And we will continue to cover that story. Weve got a lot to dive into this morning, and well start with some politics. President biden, in Illinois Yesterday, to make the case for his two track american Families Plan. The president , pitching the Infrastructure Package as a new era In America. And during that trip, President Biden called out senate minority leader, Mitch Mcconnell, for touting The American Rescue Plan during a recent trip to kentucky. The 1. 9 trillion Covid Relief Bill passed earlier this year without a single republican vote. Here is what the president said, along with mcconnells comments on the bill earlier this week. Mitch mcconnell loves our programs. You see what Mitch Mcconnell said . So youre going to get a lot more money. I didnt vote for it. But youre g
Dry region, saying they were a danger to the rest of the country. Leaders in taylor, i say they would accept a Face Font if certain demands were met. 3 more victims were being found dead in the rubble of a Collapse Building in florida. A Search And Rescue operation was closed on sunday. Well, engine is demolished. What was left of the apartment . 27 people are now confirmed and its been incredibly hot in iraq over the last few days. But temperatures reaching as high as 52 Degrees Celsius and anger is boring over onto the streets because now millions of people also have to cope with power cups. Technical problems and high temperatures, the thought of effective power lies on the Electricity Grid is already working at higher capacity because of the heat. Iraq also relies heavily on iran, which has caught crucial electricity exports because of unpaid bills. Power from iran can amount to nearly a 3rd of iraq supplied during Summer Electricity Ministry says transmission lines have been routi