LInks to Iran. LInks to Iran. He was one of the best known he was one of the best known and most InfluentIal fIgures In the MIddle East. Born In 1960, Hassan Nasrallah grew up In beIrut s Eastern Bourj Hammoud neIghbourhood. He became leader of hezbollah In 1992, at the age of 32, after hIs predecessor was assassInated. He played a Key Role In turnIng hezbollah Into a powerful polItIcal and mIlItary force. Under hIs leadershIp, he helped hezbollah TraIn Hundreds of fIghters from the palestInIan MIlItant Group hamas. And he also obtaIned mIssIles and rockets from Iran for use agaInst Israel. Lets speak to anna foster, our mIddle East Correspondent In beIrut. Talk us through exactly what we know about what happened there. ThIs Is a really crucIal moment now. Last nIght, about 6 20pm here In beIrut, we had thIs huge serIes of explosIons a few kIlometres from where I am now In dahIeh, In the Southern Suburbs, a hezbollah stronghold. We saw pIctures quIckly of absolute destructIon comIng ou
A hezbollah stronghold. The Israel Defense forces said it targeted locations including Weapons Production facilities and storage sites that, it said, were under civilian housing. Simonjones has the latest. Explosions, screaming. New strikes overnight on Southern Beirut. Israels military said it was targeting buildings storing hezbollah weapons underneath them. Hezbollah denied they were arms depots. Explosions. Earlier, a series of massive explosions. It is thought the target here was the hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. It is unclear whether he was in any of the buildings that were hit. Iran, which backs hezbollah, has called the attack a dangerous, game changing escalation. In the aftermath of the blasts, Bbc Correspondent Hugo bachega on the ground in Southern Beirut faced hostility from angry crowds. This is one of the roads leading to dahieh. We tried to get out of the car but we were stopped by a group of men. There is chaos, there is tension, we have seen crowds gathered by th
Were going to show you some of todays debate over Affordable Care act changes. The democrats bill would increase tax subsidies for a. C. A. Insurance premiums. It expands the number of people who qualify for the subsidies and encourages states to expand medicaid. This is the portion where energy and Commerce Committee members speak. Uch time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, as to face the tinue severe pandemic and a economic downturn, theyre justifiably concerned about health and financial future. Today were here to provide more relief to the american people. Strong support of h. R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act, legislation that will make health care and Prescription Drugs more will expand d access to health coverage. The legislation strengthens Affordable Care act for the future, which is critical at a time when the trump and republicans continue to support a lawsuit before the Supreme Court tha
And allowing the government to negotiate medication Prescription Drug prices. And for residents and homers to stay in their homes during the pandemic. Live coverage of the house. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God, thank you for giving us another day. Those who omfort suffer from coronavirus. Healing. Bless and comfort those who mourn the loss of loved ones in wake of covid19. Psalmist, we turn to you. Have mercy upon us, o god, for treated harshly. Harshly all t us the day. Attackers. Re our almost high when we are afraid place our trust. We praise the word of god. Not fear. N god and do all the day our enemies foil our plans. Their every thought is of evil against us. Lie in wait for our lives. Our threats are many, o god. Unrest in Police Reform, aggressive russian and policies, a struggling economy. Our time of need. Bless the peoples house and may that is done be for your amen. R honor a
More than 36 million have lost their jobs because of coronavirus. While congress has taken significant action, we must do more. On wednesday, Federal Reserve chairman jay powell urged congress to think big, address this crisis. The heroes act is a bold step to provide that support and ensure our nation meets the challenge of the pandemic and the ensuing economic recession. Within the appropriations division, this bill deploys more than 1. 5 trillion in federal funds to address this health and economic crisis. First, the bill delivers nearly 1 trillion to states and local governments so that they can keep our heroes, First Responders, health workers, teachers, and other Public Servants paid and working for the American People. I am proud that this bill will provide 67 billion to my home state of new york. Which has been hit so hard by this crisis. Second, we will only beat this disease with a Robust National strategy for testing, tracing, and treatment. Yesterday, dr. Rick bright, one o