Most prestigious prize in the world. Good morning. The need for international solidarity. Cooperation. More. Than ever then the. Committee has decided to have war the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 the World Food Program for its efforts to hunger. For its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict affected areas and for acting as a driving force in the efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict the World Food Programme is the Worlds Largest humanitarian organization at the same hunger and promoting Food Security last year the w f p provided assistance to close to 1000000 people in 88 countries who are victims of acute should in security and. In 2015 eradicating hunger was adopted as one of you ends Sustainable Development goals the w f p is the un primary instrument for realizing this go in recent years as the situation has taken and they get to turn. In 201935 1000000 people suffered from acute hunger the highest number in many years most of the i
Agrees on a new government. And iran accuses the trunk administration of conspiring to starve its people and the u. S. Imposes new sanctions on iranian banks. Russia says armenia and azerbaijan have agreed to send their Foreign Ministers to moscow for peace talks as the latest effort to end increasingly violent conflict over the region of the. Mediators from the u. S. Russia and france also mean holding talks in geneva to find a resolution all media accuses ery forces of shelling the historic cathedral in the corner of our back on thursday i mean yes says several journalists were injured in the strikes which knocked over pews and left rubble strewn across the floor. Well hundreds of people have died in fighting over the last 2 weeks the disputed territories officially part of azerbaijan is controlled by ethnic kamini and you have reporters in azerbaijan and armenia but his method is n. P. R. s allison garcia. In azerbaijan 1st of all lets go over to. The russians are saying that the ar
Night for democracy and justice and community kids. Started after President Trumps first muslim man we found to be a. In violation of our understanding of american democracy to our jewish values. Established by david for decades ago, a vehicle to fight for civil discord and protection of our democratic ideals. Its a Great Partnership thats been able to bring 27 outstanding programs. We are all volunteering our time and appreciate our audience support in expressing of appreciation. Kelly, rabbi and david, the Leadership Team of united for democracy thank you to our many wonderful cosponsors, israel of hollywood, center for justice and Holocaust Museum l. A. A reminder next week, obama advisor, i standing david at her later time wednesday 5 00 p. M. November 2, 5 00 p. M. To 7 00 p. M. , an Amazing Program six brilliant panelists. We will have three separate days to understand whats happening in the election. Want to conclude my welcoming remarks for the comments from our guest tonight.
It is wonderful to be with you again, our 27th program in this america at a crossroads serious. Im honored to present not one but two extraordinary american heroes, Lieutenant Colonel alexander vindman, historian and journalist, max. Our conversation about the price paid by a military man in the era of trump. Our program tonight is recorded by cspan, who we welcome to our zoom room. This was created as a tuesday night for democracy and justice and community kids. Started after President Trumps first muslim man we found to be a. In violation of our understanding of american democracy to our jewish values. Established by david for decades ago, a vehicle to fight for civil discord and protection of our democratic ideals. Its a Great Partnership thats been able to bring 27 outstanding programs. We are all volunteering our time and appreciate our audience support in expressing of appreciation. Kelly, rabbi and david, the Leadership Team of united for democracy thank you to our many wonderfu
Each of the panelists a few questions. We are going to start today with of a guide to the electoral college. His volume is all you need to understand the complexities of the electoral college. He is also an expert in absentee voting. What percent of the population do you think will vote early or absentee and can you tell us what we are learning from states such as texas . The technical answer is a lot. Many people are going to vote. Many more than ever. A huge increase in voting by mail and early voting in person. We have been seeing a lot more voting in this realm before. We saw 41 of the American People vote i mail or early in person in 2016. The early results are stunning. As states start to open up, you see enthusiasm go toward early methods of voting. I give credit to a university of florida professor who spent time counting these things. As of today, over 31 million votes have been cast that we know of. There were roughly 56 million of them in 2016. See certainly over 50 of the v