Of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. A Campaign Group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a Rohingya Muslim village as tens of thousands of the Minority Group continue to flee the country. I will be back with you on the clock for the headlines, but now on bbc news, it is time for sportsday i will be back with you at eight oclock. Hello and welcome to sportsday im katherine downes. The headlines this evening setting records in the rain hamilton takes pole for the 69th time to overtake schumacher at the top of the all time list. Wales face a crucial qualifier against austria as they try and head further down the road to russia. And saracens start their season in style by thrashing northampton saints. Also coming up in the programme its t20 blast finals day in birmingham well have the action so far. And are you mad for crazy golf . You could become a professional, as mike bushell has been finding out. Hello. Good evening. Well get to the World Cup Qualifier
Host tree into a fight on cspan2 this morning at the housesenate jay Commerce Committee continues its work to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. Hearing you can watch on cspan is now stretching towards the 21st i was dozens of amendments still waiting to be considered. Meanwhile, another House Panel Backs up his work on the healthh care bill after 4 00 a. M. This morning after 18 hours of work. This morning on our program we want to hear your thoughts on this Marathon Committee hearing in republican effort to overhaul health care in america. Give us a call. Though my throat being. 202 7488000. Republicans 202 7488001. Independent 202 7488002. Facebook. Com cspan. Very good thursday morning to you. The headline in the helen is paper this morning released on their website, 24 hour mark on markup and gop Obamacare Repeal bills. The house energy and Commerce Committee which again you can watch on cspan if you want to see whats happening right now. The latest countless days at leas
Where he needs to go. Its freedom for me, because i can go where i want to with this long white cane. A first year transfer student, he navigates through a. S. U. s downtown campus. This cane does represent how independent i am as a blind person. His cane protecting what he cant see. He says he considers himself no different, but students in his dorm hall arent paying attention, and thats a struggle. People arent paying attention as i walk through with my cane, and thats discouraging. Time after time, he says hes facebook page. They are tripping on it because they are not paying attention or kicking it off the ground, like its debris. Its a threat to his freedom, his way of life. If they break the cane, then its me stranded with nowhere to go until it gets replaced. And tonight hes hoping to raise awareness. He says there are students out there just like him who also deserve that level of respect. He wants people to care. Yes, i can do everything you guys can i live like the sighted co
Where he needs to go. Its freedom for me, because i can go where i want to with this long white cane. A first year transfer student, he navigates through a. S. U. s downtown campus. This cane does represent how independent i am as a blind person. His cane protecting what he cant see. He says he considers himself no different, but students in his dorm hall arent paying attention, and thats a struggle. People arent paying attention as i walk through with my cane, and thats discouraging. Time after time, he says hes facebook page. They are tripping on it because they are not paying attention or kicking it off the ground, like its debris. Its a threat to his freedom, his way of life. If they break the cane, then its me stranded with nowhere to go until it gets replaced. And tonight hes hoping to raise awareness. He says there are students out there just like him who also deserve that level of respect. He wants people to care. Yes, i can do everything you guys can i live like the sighted co
To the communist nation the first visit by a u. S. President to cuba in 88 years. Mr. Obama met with cuban president ra`l castro, dissidents, as well, and he attended a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban National team. Will the president s visit trigger a cascade of new commerce between the two nations . Here to answer that question and so many others our good friend vito echevarr a, consultant for travelucion. Com, and Ben Greenzweig, from momentum events, the organizer of the cuba opportunity summit that just wrapped up here in new york city. Welcome to you both. Good to see you, my friend. Quite a visit from the president , yeah . Yeah. Historic 88 years. Took a long time. Ive got a bunch of questions. Sure. First one lets start with the one we just asked there. Do you anticipate, as a result of this visit, that the floodgates are open now in terms of commerce between the two countries . Most definitely. You have a lot of companies everybody from starwood to marr