Eileen good morning, and welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Im eileen oreilly, the president of the National Press club and the managing editor of standards training at axios. This morning we have a special headliners newsmaker event, featuring diane foley, the mother of journalist james foley who was murdered by isis in 2014. The Foley Foundation is announcing its new Journalist Safety Task force and will have a panel of experts discussing how to address important issues. As we all know, unfortunately, this is in dire need now as a journalists remain in harms way all around the world. The National Press club is actively working with the wall street journal to release the reporter evan gershkovich, who is being unjustly detained in a russian prison. We continue to advocate for the release of austin tice, who has been held captive in syria for more than 11 years. We have a hugely active press team here that works tirelessly to promote the freedom of the pr
Mainland confirmed just over an hour ago. Police in daisy west of ft. Lauderdale reporting a man died falling off the ladder preparing for the storm. Battling cuba and central bahamas with high winds and major surf. The storm is 380 miles southeast of florida with winds whipping at 155 miles per hour. Roads, look at that aerial. They are jammed. Gas supplies running low as those following Evacuation Orders head north. Weve got our reporters on the ground following every single move. Congressman Francis Rooney of florida represents the 19th Congressional District which includes the highly populated west coast of the state with big tourism. Could they dodge the bullet or get unexpectedly punched . Orange juice futures skyrocketing as Citrus Growers prepare for the worst. How hes desperately trying to protect 20,000 acres of oranges, grapefruits and hundreds of jobs. Wall street keeping a cautious eye on irma after 110point swing. You can see the Dow Jones Industrials hovering higher by 3
Kathy a hot dog could help police solve a string of crimes at local stores. Thieves hit stores and gas stations from Whitefish Bay to greenfield and they almost , always went for newport cigarettes. Terry sater reports, this time they left some dna at 60th and coldspring. They had a very systematic approach to it. Again, very brazen. Greenfield Police Detective Chuck Fletcher says when you watch this greenfield speedways surveillance video, you see one suspect with a dark shirt walk up and grab a hot dog. Shirt sneaks behind the clerk at the counter and heads for the Managers Office where the newport cigarettes are stored. The man with the hotdog spots the open cash register, goes behind the counter, where a second store worker tries to stop him. Theres a struggle there, and that force makes it a robbery. The clerk gets punched and thrown to the ground, but the clerk returns to the fight for the cash. Not the biggest employee. But again, its not the size of the dog in the fight. Its th
Jones strikes. Coll defended the use of drones. Ivo good evening, ladies and gentlemen. On the half of the council for global affairs, i am delighted to introduce our distinguished panel tonight. I look forward to a spirited that isn an issue answerly without a clear to right and wrong. And others, we are thrilled you have taken time to come here tonight. Thank you. As you are aware, in recent years, drones have become an important weapon in the war on inror, conducting attacks afghanistan, pakistan, and beyond. The increased use of drones for targeted killing has become an increase controversy. Many questions arise both at home and abroad. This is a particularly interesting debate for me. As a former infantry marine corps officer, both the pros and cons of this debate and of drone strikes in general hit closer to home them probably for the general audience. On the one hand, drones are quite attractive. They provide the capability to have me here or true near or true reconnaissance cov
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