First a few administrative matters. We have gotten advice from the sergeant at arms, the health and Human Services centers for disease control, individuals in the hearing room will he at least 6 feet apart. There is no room for the public and therefore but this is all streaming and therell be an unedited version of it that anyone can watch later. Witnesses are participating by videoconference today and some senators are as well. I like to Say Something about mask. The office of attending physician has said since we are 6 feet apart we dont need to wear masks although some may. Thats why my mask is off. Although i have one and i wear it outside because as dr. Redfield reminded us yesterday its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms the press gallery and the Capitol Police and chung check in the Evan Griffith r. Staff, all their hard work in helping to keep us safe in helping us do these conferences by video with wh
I. S. I. S. Strong holds within that country. He is going to say its going to take a long time, months to years of time, and coalition of nations from that region. John. What do you think David Schuster is the most important issue that the president has to deal with it . I think its domestic politics, to the end you have a shot of the state floor. This is the first time this president or any president in 50 years has given a speech from this location. Equidistance between the oval office and the stateroom, not appearing isolated but with the feel of the oval office. All right the president of the United States is preparing to make an address to the American People about the Islamic State. As weve heard a very significant address from the president tonight and here is the president as he walks to the microphone. Lets take a listen. My fellow americans. Tonight i want to speak to you about what the United States will do with our friends and allies to degrade and ultimately destroy the te
Does not have a strategy to deal with the Islamic State group there. Human trials on an ebola vaccine ready to attempt to control the outbreak. Warnings of a possible jelly fish invasion. Good morning with that welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. The president taking on two international cries walking for calm. He is being criticized for saying the u. S. Does not have a strategy for dealing with the Islamic State group in syria. A video shows troops being marched through the desert before being executed. Trying to address the claims of a russian invasion in ukraine. Lets go to Mike Viqueira in washington. Lets get right to what u. S. Officials had to say about whether there is an invasion. Whether you call it an invasion or as president obama prefers, an incursion, whats clear is that this latest move into ukraine is a dramatic escalation in the conflict. President obama is going to have to decide with allies how to respond. Images prove what russia has been denying. The sa
On the gulf coast, memories and reminders of the storms wrath. The conflict in syria and iraq has prompted the United Kingdom to ratchet up its Terror Threat level. The move was directly connected to the rise of the Islamic State group, the i. S. Controls much of the territory between aleppo and mosul. The british mere british citizens fighting with the Islamic State group are a threat. This is not some foreign conflict thousands of miles from home that we can hope to ignore. The ambition to create an extremely caliphate in the heart of iraq and syria is a threat to our own securery here in the uk. The root cause is quite clear. It is a poisonous ideology of islamist extremism that is condemned by all faiths and all faith leaders. Cameron said as has 500 britains are fighting for the Islamic State group, including one british citizen who executed james foley. 72 soldiers from the philippines were guarding a check point near the israeli border. On thursday syrian fighters stormed the ar
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