Antonio guterres has addressed the Security Council, giving his assessment on the war in the middle east. He said the situation is deteriorating by the hour. He condemned the hamas attacks. But he said he did not happen in a vacuum. He said the Palestinian Grievances Cannotjustify vacuum. He said the palestinian grievances cannot justify the vacuum. He said the Palestinian Grievances Cannotjustify the hamas attacks and those attacks could not justify what he called collective palestinian punishment. Mr guterres said he was deeply concerned about what he described as clear violations of International Humanitarian law in gaza. He said, even war has rules. Have a listen. At a crucial moment like this, it is vital to be clear on principles, starting with the fundamental principle of respecting and protecting civilians. I have condemned unequivocally the horrifying and unprecedented 7th Of October acts of terror by hamas and israel. Nothing can justify the deliberate killing, injuring and k
Confirm him once again. j. will also bring to the fed a unique background of prior government service and business experience. he previously served as undersecretary at the department of treasury, in the administration of president george: h.w. wubush and the longest serving chairman in federal reserve history, j. will bring extensive private sector experience and real world perspective to our government as a result he understands what it takes for our economy to grow, and just as importantly, he understands what truly drives american success. the innovation, hard work and dreams of the american people. i also want to thank the current chair, fed chair, janet yellen.
As a result of failing to reveal the source of political contributions for every public company. i think it s extremely important. ultimately finally, sir, can any president who in their campaign has taken money or some of this dark money, if you will, accepted money that hasn t been clearly laid out from corporations, can they actually argue for this? a strong, tough president who cares about a legacy would make this a high agenda item in my book. i m glad that hillary clinton has called for it. i hope that if she becomes president or whoever becomes president makes this an action item. it s critically important to investors. arthur levitt, longest serving chairman of the s.e.c., thank you, sir. thank you. coming up, cnn s one-on-one interview today with the former tennis star who was tackled and body slammed by a police officer
When will there be campaign finance reform. the l.a. times had a fascinating article arguing presidential hopeful hillary clinton is trying to shame companies into disclosing all of their political contributions. on tuesday, we heard clinton propose a plan that would force publicly traded companies to disclose any and all political donations, including to super pacs. this is not a new idea. this has been proposed over and over again. it s been considered even by the securities and exchange commission. so why hasn t anything happened? arthur levitt is with me, the longest serving chairman of the s.e.c. he was appointed by president bill clinton in 1993, served a second five-year term in may 1998 and was the longest serving chairman ever. sir, thank you for being with me. you are very opinionated on this one. will something like this actually happen, where the s.e.c. says all right, all money from publicly traded companies must be very clearly to political campaigns must be very clearl
Daily flashback this day in 1927. charles lindbergh took off in the spirit of st. louis on the first solo nonstop flight. 33 1/2 hours landing successfully in paris the following afternoon. and the trivia, we asked, who was the longest serving chairman of the house ways and means committee? wilbur mills. a democrat from arkansas for almost 17 years in the late 50s to the mid- 70s. congratulations to today s winner, dean allison. we ll be back with the full gaggle. lets get the ball rolling. in communities like chicago we re coming together with the city and military veterans for the coca cola foundation s troops for fitness. an innovative program that s inspiring hundreds of people.