Building infrastructure over the next ten years. Its not easy to do if you dont have to pick up a 30 million tab to defend your country. The European Community is in a position to pay a lot more than they have in the past. I agree with the president. And for us to bring the money back and here and we can only be a super power if were an economic superpower. One minute, sir. I agree with the general statement. I disagree we need 150,000 troops to fulfill our role in europe. We must maintain an engagement there. Theres dangers there. Theres other trouble spots in the world, which are closer to europe than the United States. But two former defense secretaries recently issued reports saying that 100,000 or slightly fewer troop troops would be enough. We have to do things that are costly and i dont believe nor do we need to keep 150,000 troops in europe given how much the red army under the control of russia has been cut. The arms control agreement concluded between mr. Push. I dont think w
Now, president bush. About 30 seconds we will be going on the air. In about 30 seconds we will be going on the air. Good evening, welcome to the first of three debates among the major candidates for president of the United States, sponsored by the commission on president ial debates. The candidates are independent candidate ross perot, governor bill clinton, the democratic nominee, and president george bush, republican nominee. I am jim lehrer and i will be the moderator for this 98 minute event, taking place before an audience here in the Athletic Complex on the campus of Washington University in st. Louis, missouri. Three journalists will be asking questions tonight. They are john mack she of the boston globe, and compton, and sandra van ocher. A format agreed to by representatives of the clinton and bush campaigns. That agreement contains no restrictions on the content or subject matter of the questions. Each candidate will have up to two minutes for a closing statement. The order o
And australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison admits he could have handled the countrys bushfire crisis better another firefighter has died as well for days on the danger is far from over. Our head of the humphrey glad you could join me angry angry protests have erupted for a 2nd day in iran after the government admitted that its forces accidentally shot down a ukrainian a passenger jet killing 176 people now in teheran thousands of demonstrators many of them students slammed the government for initially denying it was behind the disaster protesters say changes are needed to address peoples grief and frustration i. Feel. A few 100 students gathered at tehrans as the square but they were met with tear gas the government moving quickly to clamp down on any protests wonderful a University Teacher appeared on a broadcaster loyal to the station to warn those organizing further demos that they would be responsible for any resulting bloodshed. But even among progovernment newspapers disappoint
With Law Enforcement without any accused of Sexual Offences condition and without any more delay. The number of people being sectioned by police in england and wales increases by a fifth in two years. Regardless of who is the biggest band in the world is, you have to realise that youre going to be polishing ed sheerans boots. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Labour will unveil its general election manifesto as the party sets out its plan for government. Jeremy corbyn says the programme represents the most radical and ambitious plan to transform the country in decades. Its expected to include proposals for a windfall tax on oil companies. Labour says it wants to shift the uk towards a low carbon, Green Economy. They say theyll set up a new green transformation fund, worth 250 billion pounds, to be paid for through borrowing, creating hundreds of thousands of green apprenticeships. Housing is another core issue in the manifesto the party says it will expand social and affordab
This means providing our scientists with what they need to conduct cutting edge to discover and develop treatments to help patients fighting disease. As i happen to be the granddaughter of an nih funded scientist, my grandparents raised me and i understand what an Important Role Biomedical Research plays, not just in treating and curing disease, but also in bolstering our Economic Growth and ensuring that america is a Global Leader in innovation. We cannot afford to have nihs potential limited or even worse, have its legs cut out from under it yet. That is precisely what the House Republicans have proposed to do with their fiscal year 2024 budget caps in the bill that they passed last week. Cutting spending as they have proposed would mean slashing approximately 22 from programs next year that support a range of programs including supporting our veterans, keeping our communities safe and healthy and doing Vital Research to find cures for illnesses and diseases. It would mean a cut of o