in his pespeech, right. he talked about the values of the republican party, being about inclusivity. he said to folks believe in this convention hall if you don t believe the values of lincoln and his party. that was a real moment for him. we saw an evolution in a different way for the republican p party, and he of course endorsed donald trump, who didn t necessarily stand for those values. i met him in his office, put on my best blazer, and to me he was the embodiment of power in washington but also someone who could connect with an average person. is that the blazer you re wearing? but as somebody who covered him, he could be really he could give you that glare and a couple of words when you wrote something he didn t like. on the other hand, he could just flip it in a minute and be incredibly funny. and, you know, i was talking to him about losing the race to cli clinton, an he said, well, i figured he could shake twice as many hands as i could, so that s why i lost,
mr. president, madame vice president, distinguished guests. i am honored. i have always thought that life has no blessing like that of a good friend. to know bob was to know the truth of that statement. bob s friendship was a blessing that enriched my life beyond measure. his dedication to public service, his determination to keep washington and congress places of civility, and his kindness made our friendship a blessing as rich as life offers. when i arrived in the senate in 1987, bob was literally one of the first people to reach out. we served on the finance and agriculture committees together. almost from the beginning, we seemed to have similar views on agriculture, nutrition, many other issues. bob faced the world, both its cruelties and its kindness. cruelties and its kindness, with humility, with humanity, and, of course, with humor. i remember my first appearance with bob after we were both elected leaders in 1994. it was at a reception, where he noted that my coll
mr. president, madame vice president, distinguished guests, elizabeth, robin, i m honored. i ve always thought that life has no blessing like that of a good friend. and to know bob was to know the truth of that statement. bob s friendship was a blessing that enriched my life beyond measure. his dedication to public service, his determination to keep washington and congress places of civility. and his kindness to linda and me made our friendship a blessing as rich as life offers. when i arrived on the senate, in 1987, bob was literally one of the very first people who reach out. we served on the finance and agriculture committees together. and almost from the beginning, we seemed to have similar views on agriculture, nutrition, many other issues. bob faced the world, both its cruelties and its kindness, with humility, with humanity and of course, with humor. i remember my very first appearance with bob after we were both elected leaders in 1994. it was at a reception, where he
party will keep its majority in parliament. and ukrainians gathered in london s trafalgar square this evening for their traditional carol singning service. hello i m tanya beckett. in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation in gaza, crowds of people have looted aid trucks entering the besieged strip through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. it s hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid has only been able to reach the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. israel has kept up its bombardment of gaza, killing dozens more people. gaza s hamas run health ministry says 90 people were killed injust the jabalia area of gaza city. in a change of tone, the uk and germany havejoined calls for a sustainable ceasefire . prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists israel will fight to the end, but the reuters
washington is facing increasing pressure to urge israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties, with its key western allies, including the uk, france and germany, having all stepped up calls for a ceasefire. i am nowjoined by aaron david miller, a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace and former state department middle east analyst and negotiator in republican and democratic administrations. good to talk to you, as always. how unwavering is washington s support going to continue to be given the pressure from international allies and the pictures we are all seeing coming out of gaza? i and the pictures we are all seeing coming out of gaza? coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime minister coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime minister benjamin l either prime minister benjamin netanyahu orjoe biden is looking for a breach in their relationship. his administration obviously has huge co