truth be told, he doesn t have the to do much selling. there s strong support, bipartisan support for the bill. 61% in favor. cnn s lauren fox live on capitol hill. lauren, what is the timing of the historic vote today? in just a little over an hour, we expect the final debate to be begin in the house of representatives over this $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. after about two hours of debate they ll hold that final vote or that is our expectation this morning. democratic leaders confident that they have the democratic votes they will need to pass this piece of legislation. they don t expect a single republican vote, despite the fact it has more than 60% approval in the latest cnn poll of the american people. now this bill includes a lot of things that are going to make life easier for americans. $1400 direct checks for people making $75,000 or less. more money for vaccine distribution. more money for small businesses. more money to get kids back in the classrooms after th
i wonder here, chris, though whether he will be a symbolic act to pull the plug on rt as a tv channel for them in reality, most of its impact appears to come through youtube and social media. definitely. i mean, it s not like there are millions of british people watching rt on television. it sjust, you know, it has tiny audiences. but of course, like a lot of things, its voice is online. you know, things go viral, their shared. so, that s a challenge for ofcom because of course is a moment, you know, it does not have jurisdiction over youtube or other digital platforms. it s a tv regulator in that sense. and as such, and that clip we just played was from rt s youtube channel, is it really the big decision here not for ofcom orfor boris johnson s government, but actually once again for the big tech platforms to decide who they will or won t allow to publish? definitely. but it is also a government
it sjust, you know, it has tiny audiences. but of course, like a lot of things, its voice is online. you know, things go viral, their shared. so, that s a challenge for all calm because of course is a moment, you know, it does not have jurisdiction over youtube or other digital platforms. it s a tv regulator in that sense. and as such, and that clip we just played was from rt s youtube channel, is it really the big decision here not for 0fcom orfor boris johnson s government, but actually once again for the big tech platforms to decide who they will or won t allow to publish? definitely. but it is also a government question because in the end, that s something that they are grappling with of the moment. there is a desire to find a way, whether is netflix and offensivejimmy carrjokes, or whether it s youtube and sort of state run broadcaster news propaganda, there is a desire amongst british government to get tougher with digital platforms
security to hamid karzai and the specific road map for troops to come home from the more than decade long war. last year, we removed 10,000 u.s. troops from afghanistan. another 23,000 will leave by the end of summer. after that, reductions will continue at a steady pace with more and more of our troops coming home. as our coalition agreed, by the end of 2014 the afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country. the trip fell on the one-year anniversary of the day that the president ordered navy s.e.a.l.s to take out osama bin laden. over the last three years, the tide has turned. we broke the taliban s momentum. we built strong afghan security forces. we devastated al qaeda s leadership, taking out over 20 of the top 30 leaders. one year ago, from the base here in afghanistan, our troops launched the operation that killed osama bin laden. the goal that i set to defeat al qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. so does all of
as our coalition agreed, by the end of 2014 the afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country. the trip fell on the one-year anniversary of the day that the president ordered navy s.e.a.l.s to take out osama bin laden. over the last three years, the tide has turned. we broke the taliban s momentum. we built strong afghan security forces. we devastated al qaeda s leadership, taking out over 20 of the top 30 leaders. one year ago, from the base here in afghanistan, our troops launched the operation that killed osama bin laden. the goal that i set to defeat al qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. so does all of this add up? does the president s optimism about the future square with what s happening on the ground? sean parnell is the author of outlawed platoon. all right, good to see you. let me just ask you this question, colonel lleyton first. we just heard the president there saying by the end of 2014 afghans will be full