Unless addressed domestic and Global Trends and recommendations for the commission. This is two hours. Good afternoon. Please come and take your seats. We are ready to begin. We are ready to begin our hearing. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for attending todays hearing on global efforts to counter antisemitism. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for joining us to offer their expertise and recommendations and also would like to thank senator mentioned in his office for securing this room for us today. The u. S. Commission on the freedom or religious freedom, is an independent bipartisan u. S. Government advisory by created by the 1998 International Religious freedom act or front. The commission monitors the universe right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. We then make recommendations to congress and the president of the United States and to the secretary of state. Todays will gathered you are considering, houston is exercising Statutory Authority on the law to
Hearing. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for attending todays hearing on global efforts to counter antisemitism. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for joining us to offer their expertise and recommendations and also would like to thank senator mentioned in his office for securing this room for us today. The u. S. Commission on the freedom or religious freedom, is an independent bipartisan u. S. Government advisory by created by the 1998 International Religious freedom act or front. The commission monitors the universe right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. We then make recommendations to congress and the president of the United States and to the secretary of state. Todays will gathered you are considering, houston is exercising Statutory Authority on the law to give me considering. Also very grateful to have with us this afternoon, senator jackie rosen of mata. Shes a tireless advocate working to confront antisemitism in all of its forms. She is also the coch
Inside that truck and the fbi raiding his home overnight as new york steps up security across the city and new yorkers unite marching defiantly in the face of terror. A special edition of Good Morning America starts right now. We do say good morning, america. Thank you for joining us this wednesday morning. It is a tough one in new york city and around the country learning so much more about that devastating terror attack. A live look at the scene this morning. That is the truck the driver used. A rental from home depot plowing into a crowd of bikers, hit a school bus just as parents were picking up children were school. The attacker and his wife and three kids most recently lived across the river in paterson, new jersey, the fbi conducting a raid overnight. Heres what we know at this hour. The attacker killed at least eight people, injured more than abc news he left notes in the truck indicating he was inspired by isil and that trail of terror in southern manhattan lasting 17 blocks s
Unite marching defiantly in the face of terror. A special edition of Good Morning America starts right now. We do say good morning, america. Thank you for joining us this wednesday morning. It is a tough one in new york city and around the country learning so much more about that devastating terror attack. A live look at the scene this morning. That is the truck the driver used. A rental from home depot plowing into a crowd of bikers, hit a school bus just as parents were picking up children were school. The attacker and his wife and three kids most recently lived across the river in paterson, new jersey, the fbi conducting a raid overnight. Heres what we know at this hour. The attacker killed at least eight people, injured more than a dozen. Law enforcement officials tell abc news he left notes in the truck indicating he was inspired by isil and that trail of terror in southern manhattan lasting 17 blocks stopping near the 9 11 memorial. And overnight one World Trade Center was lit up
Russia strongly condemns the air strike overnight and calls for an emergency meeting of the u. N. Security council. What comes next . This morning, the growing tensions around the world and the fears of retaliation for the missile attack. Our entire Abc News Team standing by, a special edition of Good Morning America starts right now. And good morning, america. We are live with breaking news for our viewers in the west. President trumps military strike on syria. The first direct attack on syrias regime from u. S. Forces during that countrys deadly civil war. Youre looking at strikes from two Navy War Ships right now. And we have new drone video showing the aftermath where syrian groups launched the chemical attack that took more than 80 lives. Heres what we know. The attack occurring at 3 40 a. M. Local time, taking just 35 minutes. Syrian and russian authorities saying six were killed. About an hour after that strike, President Trump spoke from florida, and we expect to see him about