Welcome senator bernie sanders. [applause] low. Thank you all for coming out. And today i want to talk about some of the very important issues facing our country, but before i get to some of them, i wanted to take a moment to address the events in iraq and the escalating crisis in the middle east. Yesterday, President Trump ordered the assassination of a top iranian general, custom soleimani in iraq along with an iraqi militia. This is a dangerous escalation that brings us closer to another disastrous war in the middle east. Which could cost countless lives and trillions more dollars. And lead to even more deaths, more conflict, more displacement in that already highly volatile region of the world. When i voted against the war in iraq in 2002, i feared that it would result in greater the stabilization in that country and in the entire region. At that time i warned about the deadly socalled unintended consequences of a unilateral invasion today, 17 years later that fear has unfortunatel
Moscow welcome to the program and escalating diplomatic row has stepped up another level russia has expelled 2 german diplomats it comes in response to a similar move by berlin all amid a spat over a murder probe call aquarter picks up the story. The Russian Foreign minister has given the diplomats and question 7 days to leave the country in a tit for tat response to the German Governments decision when they themselves decided to expel 2 Russian Diplomats the german in boston has received a note of protest over the grounds decision to expelled 2 Russian Diplomats from berlin as a mere response to german diplomats must leave russia within the next 7 days now it was just last week that the German Government made this decision to expel 2 Russian Diplomats for the cut from the country and the official report said that russia was not being active enough in cooperating within vesta geisha into the murder of a Georgian National named still in can congress feeley now the german prosecutors eve
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme for many, this time of year is common cold season. Most of us will get between one and three each year, and new Research Says what you do in that first 2a hrs is key. Wed like to know what are your top tips for avoiding or minimising a cold . Get in touch just use the bbcthebriefing. We start in westminster. The british Prime Minister is to try again to force an election, having failed to do so for a third time on monday night. This time, borisjohnson will put forward a bill which will need the backing of a simple majority of mps, rather than two thirds. His proposed brexit legislation has also been dropped for the time being, but many mps still have concerns. Our political correspondent, jessica parker, looks the Prime Ministers chances. The ayes to the right, 299. The noes to the left, 70. It was not third time lucky for borisjohnson. He it was not third tim
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