Defiance. Thousandss more in prison following a violent crackdown. Plus, we traveled to a sleepy german result town resort town caught in the crosshairs of u. S. Senators, a baltic sea port at the center of the transatlantic dispute over energy, security and russia. Berlins iconic club scene shut down for months thanks to the pandemic has come up with new ways to beat the coronavirus and keep the club beats alive. I am brent goff, to our viewers on pbs and the United States and around the world, welcome. Tonight, and historic an historic peace deal between israel and the United Arab Emirates. Israel will drop its controversial plan to an export parts of the west bank. The uae says the deal is a win for diplomacy in the middle east. The agreement was brokered by the United States with a formal signing ceremony to be held later at the white house. Just a few moments ago, i hosted a very special call with two friends, Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman where they agre
And coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. Good morning welcome to bbc newsroom live. More disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Network rail feared rail lines would buckle in yesterdays extreme heat. But with speed restrictions in place that didnt happen. What did cause pandemonium yesterday, however, was damage caused by trains to overhead cables when they sagged in the heat, sparking some line side fires. This left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. Repair work has been ongoing but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed meaning a significantly reduced service is in place. And theres still disruption there today as well as other stations as seen here in leicester. East Midlands Trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. Its put an emergency t
Thank you for coming. Welcome to infrastructure week. We have been looking forward to this awhile. Infrastructure was a thing that all pundits after the election when we were in this fractured state after the 2016 election, will democrats and republicans be able to Work Together on anything, people said infrastructure. Why . Democrats like spending money and donald trump likes having things built, sees himself as a builder. We were supposed to get something. We havent gotten something yet, and well, policy always proves more complicated in practice than in promise. And thats the complexity of this, why we assembled the excellent panel we have today. Anybody that follows stuff about transportation infrastructure, the way cities work follows nicole. Senior fellow, contributing editor and columnist at new york post. Nick lawyer is of heritage foundation, focuses on energy, environment, regulatory issues. A Deputy Director of the thomas rowe institute for Economic Policy studies. Finally,
Thank you all for coming. Welcome to infrastructure week. We have been looking forward to this for a while. Infrastructure was a thing that all pundits after the election when we are in the fractured state after the 2016 election, democrats and republicans, will they be able to work on anything . People said infrastructure. Why . Democrats like spending money and donald trump likes having things build. He sees himself as a builder. So, we were supposed to get something. We have not gotten something yet. Policy proves more complicated in practice than in promise. That is the complexity of this. That is why we assembled the excellent panel we have today. Anybody who follows staff about transportation infrastructure, the way cities work follows nicole. She is a senior fellow at the manhattan then we have nick of the heritage foundation. He is an economist. He is a Deputy Director of the thomas road to toot for Economic Policy studies. And finally we have Heritage Action tim chapman. He is
The secretary responded to questions about transportation grants to kentucky, the home state of her husband, tenant majority leader mitch mcconnell. Thank you all for coming. Welcome to infrastructure week. We have been looking forward to this for a while. Infrastructure was a thing that all pundits after the election when we are in the fractured state after the 2016 election, democrats and republicans, will they be able to work on anything . People said infrastructure. Why . Democrats like spending money and donald trump likes having things build. He sees himself as a builder. So, we were supposed to get something. We have not gotten something yet. Policy proves more complicated in practice than in promise. That is the complexity of this. That is why we assembled the excellent panel we have today. Anybody who follows staff about transportation infrastructure, the way cities work follows nicole. She is a senior fellow at the manhattan then we have nick of the heritage foundation. He is