The u. S. Dedicated to showcasing africanAmerican Music. Some of its incredible artifacts will be right here in studio 57. Its monday, february 17th, 2020. President s day. We begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The tension for hundreds of americans brought over from japan. Evacuees arrive in the u. S. U. S. Officials revealed overnight 14 of those americans tested positive for the coronavirus. Flooding hit mississippi. It could get worse. State of emergency was declared. This is a precarious situation that could turn at any moment. Two people are dead after being trapped in an avalanche. Three snowmobilers triggered the slide. President trumps Reelection Campaign kicked into high gear. Gentlemen, start your engines storm dennis hit large parts of the uk with entire towns submerged by floodwaters. All that j. J. Watt busted a move with his grandmother. When was the last time you saw a shattered backboard. Just runs out of the gym. And all that matters.
Minutes. [inaudible yes. Senator fisher andriy dealing with votes going on, back and forth. I call the hearing to order. And good afternoon, i would like to thank Ranking Member fisher and our colleagues for joining us our witnesses who i will introduce shortly michigan secretary of state josslyn benson isaac kramer, Voter Registration and election, Janine Nelson, president and director of naacp Legal Defense fund. We will also hear from our other witnesses. I let them last not for any omission but because senator fisher will be introducing them and that includes alabama secretary of state west aen and brian cruz, election commissioner for the Douglas County nebraska election, electionon commission. More americans than ever have cast a ballot in recent elections and it is in large part because of the work of state and officials and these elections have run smoothly and top Security Officials in both republican andtrations alike, have confirmed the security of recent elections including
Lets show you live pictures from gaza now. The israeli army has asked residents of several different areas across the gaza strip to leave their homes. Move to the city centres or take refuge in shelters in preparation for Launching Attacks against hamas targets. Witnesses told the bbc that dozens of families had started leaving their homes and were sheltering in un schools. This comes as israeli troops are still going house to house to clear communities after the saturday assault. We are hearing there is still fighting ongoing in Southern Israel at this hour. Lets get some reaction now from washington. Us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken spoke with several of his european counterparts. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller says they discussed and condemned the hamas attacks and underlined the us support for israels right to defend itself. Live now to elliot abrams, who served in the George W Bush and trump administrations. Welcome to you. Thank you for joining us. The Biden Adm
And, israels allies have shown their support through displays like this. Heres berlins Brandenburg Gate lit up in white and blue to show support for israel. The conflict is also impacting air travel. The federal Aviation Administration is urging us airlines and pilots to use caution when flying in israeli airspace. The us air regulators warning follows an earlier alert issued by the Israeli Government and applies to planes flying at any altitude or flight path through israel. Lets show you live pictures from gaza now. This comes as israeli troops are still, quote, Going House To house to clear communities after the saturday assault. Thats according to an Israel Defense forces spokesman. Israel forces have struck several targets in gaza in retaliation for the attacks by hamas. We want to show you the moment, Caught On Camera by our bbc team, when a nearby building was hit by air strikes, take a look. Explosions. 0ur Bbc Arabic Team Capturing that footage of several air strikes on a buil
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