introduction, and i want to thank my friend and colleague, ambassador mark green, for joining me today to present the fiscal year 2020 budget request for the department of state and usaid. i want toet started, say on behalf of the department of state that we want to extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed in the tragic crash of ethiopian airlines flight 302. there were a number of american citizens on that flight, people who worked for the united nations, united nations affiliated organizations. friends, colleagues, partners of ours. it is an extremely sad and tragic moment for us. andcolleagues in addis washington are working hard to provide all the appropriate counselor assistance we can to the families of the victims at this difficult time. getting to the subject at hand, the president s fiscal year 2020 budget request is for $40 billion for the department of state and usaid. with this funding level, we will protect our citizens at hom
and cut ties with the n.r.a. we take a look at the social media movement driving change after last week s deadly school shooting in florida. i m happy quote awesome thanks for joining us we begin tonight with some breaking news the u.n. security council has voted to approve a resolution demanding a thirty day humanitarian cease fire in syria the body voted unanimously to back the measure which is aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to reach civilians in the rubble how little district the council overcame initial resistance from russia to approve the measure but moscow has insisted the deal should not take immediate effect russia has been providing military aid to the series. government and opposition activists say russian warplanes have been taking part in the airstrikes on eastern. for more on that let s bring in journalist benedetta identity who is following the security council s decision for us benedetta it s good to see you now last minute negotiations and the resol
that, you know what i m saying, and i would like to so when you see it creates a whole another generation of people who bring their own touch toyota. i think we are experiencing a great now resurrection of hip-hop. i came out with a sound track to this book produced by jebodi media and it s a we talked about literature and music i ve been talking about the sound track yet. i know we don t have time. it s free and it s on my website and it s original music all created related to the book, so it s all inspired by the book. all deals with the issues in the book. that s why i think hip-hop is gone. [applause] listen, i feel like i m in prek and now i think i m about early high school and if we had more time i might be able to graduate. [laughter] i am, jesus. [applause] we have had food, you don t have much time for any other kind of food because we are supposed to be back here at 2:00. so what i m going to ask you to do is get something to eat, quick fast and come back b
we have had food for thought, we don t have much time for anyr other kind of food. because were supposed to be back here at two. what i m going to ask you to do is get something to eat quick and then come back because we are not finished yet. i do need you to remember though thank yo that these books and i think you for mentioning these books are available right in the hallways down the way and in the room. the official booksellers are called bookstore. please support these authors an, poets. fill out your evaluation forms. please note this evening there is an awards ceremony and presentation. we want you there, it s free. they re signing it now. they re going to be sending their book in the bookstore. thank you so much. please, you are are invited this evening for the reception we are honoring james peterson and eric dyson. what else i m supposed to tell you? something else. that s it? [inaudible conversation]brooklyl next up from the national black writers conference in
12-inch pipe. officials say that break occurred monday night, as crews did some scheduled work. some valves were being opened and closed, maneuvered. and that caused a pressure surge. and also sent a pressure surge to a pumping system. the effects caused a widespread water outage monday night. it s now repaired. but the busted pipe showed some problems. patients who need to be able to wash their hand toss take contact lenses out, need to be able to wash my hands before i touch people s eyes. it make its a little difficult. ask the fact that you have no rest rooms for patient our yourself to use. reporter: and regular shampoos are for now, out of the question. we re making the best of it. we could have closed. but some of the clients are willing to come in and deal with it and not be as pampered as they normally are. they re being great and we thank them. not much to do. check this out. we re back live. and you re looking at some of the damage that this water main