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This is Al Jazeera America. Good morning live from new york city. We begin with expectations at the United Nations today. Palestinian president abbas is calling fob an end to direct peace negotiations with israel. Ahead of his speech to the u. N. General assembly, he wrote an oped for the Huffington Post says saying the same pattern will not work, because israel is the occupying power. That is why a collective, multilateral Peace Process is necessary. Abbas says similar negotiations worked with the iran nuclear deal. We have more on what to expect from the palestinian president today. Reporter a symbolic day for palestinians. For the first time the United Nations will be raising the palestinian flag alongside 193 member state flags. Palestine remains an observer state at the international body, but the palestinian president says this gesture is a sign of the future. Translator when we go to the General Assembly, the flag will be raised and god willing, will raise this flag above jerusa
Health care decisions. And i might add that planned parenthood polls four times stronger than congress. I might add, we should be investigating this group that did fraudulent, edited tapes and not a distinguished health care providing health lifesaving group that is across this Nation Saving lives and providing basic Reproductive Health care to american women, many of whom are very poor and many of whom are very vulnerable. So i want to publically thank planned parenthood. One in five women in america have gone to planned parenthood for services, including myself, at times in their life when they needed it. And i want to thank you for the work that you are doing. To provide basic health care Reproductive Health Care Services to american women and men. I will hold the record open for five legislative days for any members who would like to submit a written statement. We have had wide interest from a number of our colleagues from broader house membership. I would ask unanimous consent tha
Will take up a temporary spending measure. We are not sure when. That will have to go through the rules committee. Look for house coverage tomorrow on 10 00 a. M. On at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. The house today passed a measure that would allow states to exclude organizations like planned parenthood and other organizations that perform abortions from state medicaid funding. The white house has issued a veto threat on that legislation, no word on whether the senate will take that out. The issue of planned parenthood came before a link the hearing before the House Oversight link the hearing before the House Oversight committee. Parenthood president is Cecile Richards. She testified today. Here is the headline today. Planned parenthood chief goes headtohead with gop in an emotional hearing. Writes that the president insisted the organization had not broken the law, and the accusation it faced after embarrassing video that showed executors nonchalantly discussing fetal tissue discussions. She f
Prevailing his view is on capitol hill, and how warm the members of congress would be on working with members of russia. , it is something you hear the republicans say, for sure. I guess i was not surprised to hear from him, but it was quite blunt that he said that. I think putin has few friends on capitol hill. Said on the iran deal, he he would put legislation and to make sure our allies in the region have what they need to counter a Nuclear Threshold with iran. What does let me . Does that mean more arms sales . , he is talking about increasing Security Assistance to israel, and our gulf writers. His constituency is probably pushing him on this. Nowe is a lot of talk right on what israel is going to get, in terms of extra arms. The president did have that vid. Ing at camp da what they promised them is unclear. There is alway obviously going e some help that the United States will give both sides to counter their fears, or offset their fears, about the deal. Host that is it for our t