units. on the building permit, it says it's a six unit building. now there's two addresses on the property. i've never been to the property, however, i know 15 nobles, we did have other appeals on it, as well, possibly a garage, but there's 472 union and 15 nobles alley. probably the question everybody wants answered is how many dwelling units are in the building. and then, the other discussion came up about this studio unit, adding a studio unit on the ground floor. this -- i'm not sure what that's about. we issued the permit with plans for the -- as a six -- existing six dwelling units, proposed six dwelling units. there are references in other permits at d.b.i. going back to 2014 actually in the notice of violation we issued, it does reference other building permits that reference apartment number seven, apartment number nine, apartment number 12, so there's definitely a discrepancy with regards to the legal number of dwelling units and the addresses that would probably need to get cleane

the export narcotics to the united states. we export drugs -- partly, we export guns and laundered money back into these cartels. we wonder why they are so powerful? according to the latest dea drug threat assessment, the amount of bulk cash seized has been steadily decreasing over the last eight years. dea report quote, large amounts of cash continue to be interdicted along major highway corridors with the cash typically concealed and hidden in vehicle compartment or among legitimate cargo. again, there would be strong bipartisan support in congress for more resources for outbound inspections if only the administration put as much priority on this effort as they do on a wall. there is more that congress can do. in 2013 when democrats controlled the senate we passed bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform. do you know how much was included in that bill for border security funding? $40 billion, and over 60 senators senators voted for it. no lack of will it comes to border security. sadly, republican leaders in the house ref

cycling the majority to the united states. increasingly, mexican cartels suppressing fentanyl and clandestinely produced in china and the prescription filled smuggling across the southwest border. mexican cartels also produced the majority of the methamphetamine consumed in the united states and they facilitate the colombian trafficking of cocaine which is also increasingly affecting ours communities. the two previous mexican presidentiapresidential adminiss attempted to confront the threat posed by the mexican cartels in their own ways. however, despite mexico's best efforts, the cartels exploited vulnerabilities in governmental institutions at all levels allowing the economic expansion even beyond drug trafficking. the profit earning potential of the mexican cartels exceeds the mexican government's annual budget allocated to its homeland security which amounts to less than 1% of mexico's annual budget. the governments of the united states and mexico have developed a common understanding of the impact of the mexican cartels o

ireland how many want to be in the united kingdom. because the reality is is that there is a very large number of people in northern ireland who are british who value their connection with the the rest of the united kingdom and therefore i think would need to happen is a lot of discussion in advance about an agreed arland about agreeing what type of future arrangements would apply on the island so i think that that is a discussion that requires a lot of consideration i think it needs to be a very reasoned discussion and it's probably one that i think would have to take place over a period of time there are a lot of issues involved in this at the center of the issues are what was really at the center of the conflict which was the the two national identities that are in northern ireland. there's an irish identity people who consider themselves our issue old irish passports and people who consider themselves british and evaluate the connection with the united kingdom so that's something that just cannot be resolved by a simple headcount

ireland how many want to be in the united kingdom. because the reality is is that there is a very large number of people in northern ireland who are british who value their connection with the the rest of the united kingdom and therefore i think what would need to happen is a lot of discussion in advance about an agreed arland about agreeing what type of future arrangements would apply on the island so i think that that is a discussion that requires a lot of consideration i think it needs to be a very reasoned discussion and it's probably one that i think would have to take place over a period of time there are a lot of issues involved in this at the center of the issues are what was really at the center of the conflict which was the the two national identities that are in northern ireland. there's an irish identity people who consider themselves our issue old irish passports and people who consider themselves british you know value the connection with the united kingdom so that's something that just cannot be resolved by a simple hea

a united ireland has certainly come back on the agenda. as a result of. the break the decision much earlier. than expected. some people feel there is provision in the good friday agreement that there can be a border pole in other words a referendum the people of northern ireland as to whether they want to remain in the united kingdom or whether they want to be part of a united ireland i think it's more complex than that i don't think that this is going to ever come to a head count let's just have a referendum and let's just count how many want to be united ireland how many want to be in the united kingdom because the reality is is that there is a very large number of people in northern ireland who are british who value their connection with the rest of the united kingdom and therefore i think that would need to happen there's a lot of discussion in advance about an agreed arland about agreeing what type of future arrangements would apply on the island so i think that that is a discussion that requires a lot of consideration i think if he's to be a very re

when you get four units in this building with no park are or could you combine it with the upper units and get more equal-sized units. >> and the answer is yes, presumably, you can add an a.d.u., one up to five units or less, one a.d.u. >> president hillis: but can you add an a.d.u. in commercial space? >> cory teague, zoning administrator. you can't take commercial space in a neighborhood district or in chinatown, but out here in these spaces, you can convert l.c.u. space to an a.d.u., so that is a possibility. >> president hillis: right. so i think we just -- i mean, i think the biggest question is what's happening, is this being done, and a tenant is being evicted. and then, i think if we can get an answer to that question, we can look at the unit seismics and make it seem not so much like one master -- you know, monster unit. it's not huge. it's a 2,000-square-foot unit. mr. teague? >> thank you. i just wanted to address the specifics of the variance briefly. i do think when it comes to if there's any exceptional or extraordinary circumstances, it's clear that this lot and really t

indians become a signifier for the united states. something people often look for, and something we always knew was going to be in this hall of over 300 objects and images, was something about the local nfl team here in washington. washington redskins. we weren't really sure how to present the objects because we felt it would be a little boring. we would just have a football helmet or something. what we chose to do was, in multiple places, really show how these mascots are in everyday life rather than show them by themselves. here we have a photograph of robert griffin the third, a sensational quarterback for the redskins. what we are interested in is to really appreciate why people support teams. very few people say which team has the coolest mascots or best name. you almost always support a team because you're from a region, because your family and friends support it. the teams are chosen by rich guys, usually from another century, and it is a determinative thing. we wanted to respect that sports plays a huge role in civic life, br

so it is all of these terrible flaws in the united states. it still was a beacon of hope around the world. it still was a country that took seriously it's enlightening ideals. in this national conversation 1830, that had been simmering for some time, comes to a head and the jackson administration proposes the indian removal act. what it's about is trying to manage this problem, which is there are indian nations in the state. this is something that causes problems for the state, limits their development, and it feels intolerable to a certain number of americans that there should be this self-described indian nations within the united states. in 1830, the act proposes something that is really quite extraordinary. it really imagines a future in which the united states would exist without american indians. it proposes an exchange of land s so that indians inside the territorial borders of the united states would be west of the mississippi. this is one solution, igniting a n intense national debate. and what we show in this section is how many poi

attorney his office in august 2017 that unit number five is used as an office space instead of a unit. that complaint case is opened. it was investigated for a good period of time and in august of this year, the planning department did issue and n.o.v. and required that it be updated. the permit for item seven b. was to essentially, even though the language is to renovate the kitchen and the partition walls, my understanding was to replace the kitchen and reintroduce a dwelling unit use into that space and formally remove any illegal office space that had been there. because of that, on september 25 th when this permit was issued, that enforcement case was closed. so i want you to be aware of that. because it has implications for what happens with this permits. making sure it is properly abated. >> you are saying there is n.o.v. issue because it was found there was an illegal office use being used at the location and this is to rectify this? >> i do not know what it says and i don't think it specifically references that purpose but effectively, that was part of the purpose. >> are you

when you see the united states step away from the world stage, when you see the united states be isolationist in its approach it has been able to sustain that for a short period of time but invariably it has to deal with realities of what is happening around the world and we have seen the last 20, 25 years, truly extraordinary events which has meant the united states has been the sole superpower on the world stage and that chapter has come to a close. so how does the united states magnify its strength? it has to be through those alliances. that is not surprising coming from the uk defense secretary but it puts responsibility on allies themselves because the point of a nation paying their way contributing, stepping up to the mark on defense was absolutely right. it shouldn't just be the united states, britain and a few other countries suspending a minimum of 2% and we should see 2% as a minimum. it is not a ceiling. but actually it is not just about what you spend. we have to have a complete change in attitude and approach, we have been seeing the united states taking the lead in so many diffe

syria how the united states was meddling in syrian politics beaming radio pro opposition radio into the country doing everything they could to stir up the pot but many times like with in egypt with the april sixth movement supported by the state department and the you know the rest of the government particularly the pentagon supporting the mubarak regime you saw us institutions actually working purses through each other and then the result there were you know really was was quite unexpected and they did not know how to deal we saw a clinton and obama fumbling over whether to support mubarak when the novice he. is the dictator is he a close family friend of the clintons right and so on bahrain quite unintentional and the u.s. quietly looked the other way when saudi arabia was invited by the reigning in monarchs to crush that movement right there so it's. the u.s. had a definite hand in that the aftermath shows that the only real outcome of the arab spring is the strengthening of many regimes and a renewed assault i believe on christian orthodoxy that's across the middle east if you keep

god save the united states of america and this honorable court. please remain standing for presentation of the colors, playing of the national anthem. [the star-spangled banner] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please be seated, come to order. this honorable court is now in session. >> how are you all this morning? welcome to the museum of the national archives. i'm chief judge howell of the district court of the district of columbia. today is a memorable and important milestone for each of the people who will be our new citizens today. it is my privilege and pleasure to preside over the ceremony this morning. the ceremony began this morning with joint armed forces color guard, presenting the nation's flag and the flag of different branches of the us military. we stand for these flags to show our pride in our country and respect for the military service men and women who helped defend its security. the flag is an important symbol and we are fortunate to stand in this rotunda next to the foundational documents that give meaning to this flag. the court now recogn

xor to extradite to the united states for an american criminal trial mark sweden never actually. he was wanted for questioning on this kind of completely b.s. . sexual assaults are assault charges right but you know both of the women in involved with that who. a lot of of smoke there but it was all quietly dropped. the feminist organization said it was being. which is. what so i'm just still under siege by the british regime in defiance of now multiple un committee statements that you know they have to release him in flagrant defiance of the vienna conventions with diplomacy and the asylum that's been granted the big problem has been that there's a change in government in ecuador and the new government is very keen on improving relations with the united states and they want to see a sausage out of there and i've kind of been slowly putting the screws on the him in terms of living standards there to try to make him go away the u.s. we've had revealed through through unofficial sources and now leaks of judicial documents that show that there is indeed you know. secret indictments t

nations is made of the member states the united nations does not like. supra creation of of no it is mainly of member states so when they are initiatives of member states you know to really contribute you know to peaceful solution of the syrian conflict it's more than that welcome and the united nations have had i mean we have you know made a difference in so many issues and of course we have failed on others but because of there are failures doesn't mean that we do we do not have more active minutes and more things to be you know more issues to be proud of. if you look at how do the thousands of civilians have died in some of these conflicts that's a pretty big failure i'm not blaming you personally for a but i guess what i'm asking you is whether it's frustrating for you as president of the general assembly to be beholden to the will of others to your member states while you carry a lot of responsibility the world looks towards you to find solutions but as you have said repeatedly in this interview you know it's it's up to the will of the member states

africa is important to the united states. if we didn't understand it before, the competition posed by china and russia among others, should highlight it for us which is why i do thinks this is a potential turning point in american understanding of what's at stake for us, not just for africa, but for the united states in african affairs, so that as we address this, i think there should be a new openness on both sides to understanding what's at risk here and why it's to our advantage one of the main -- our advantage to update our understanding. >> one of the main themes of your speech and the president makes this point time and time again, is that the american foreign policy should serve the interests of the american people. the interesting thing that struck me about the way you were laying out the strategy is that, yes, it suits our interests and suits our values, but it's also good for africans too. it's more effective in combatting the problems the africans themselves face, whether it's terrorism, economic development, or a

they export narcotics in the united states. we export drugs, pardon me, we export guns and laundered money back into these cartels. we wonder why they're so powerful. according to the latest dea drug threat assessment, the amount of bulk cash seized has been steadily decreasing over the last eight years. d.e.a.that, quote, large amounts of cash continue to be interdicted along major highway corridors with the cash typically concealed and hidden vehicle compartments are among legitimate cargo. again, there would be strong bipartisan support in congress for more resources for outbound inspections if only the administration put as much priority on this effort as they do on a wall. there is more that congress can do. in 2013 when democrats controlled the senate we passed bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform. do you know how much was included in that bill for border security funding? $40 billion and over 60 senators voted for it. no lack of will when it comes to border security. sadly, the republican leaders in the house refu

units. from the four current units to 19. this project provides for existing tenants during the development and it includes relocation assistance, it includes temporary housing for them. this project will be responsible for zero evictions. this project will be responsible -- responsible for zero displacements. this project is a dream for the safety. the current tenants supports this project. if i can speak for a moment about the shadow earlier this morning, i attended that commission and they determined correctly. it was a 4-2 split, and this project does not significantly contribute to adverse enjoyment or use of the park. the study that was done, the shadow study that was done shows that this project will increase the shadow by 0.38% of additional shadow. this park is currently 2.5 acres , and falls with less than 20% current shadow coverage , meeting the guidelines that the city provides is 1% additional shadow for a development. this contributes 0.38. we have seen some photographs today that people have brought showing th

the elevator is more geared for the top unit. is this one unit with two kind of in-law units. is there a way to configure this to make it three seeming more equal units. i don't mind the mass of this project. i think it's fine and appropriate in the area where the buildings are of this mass. we need to know that this is not being done to evict a tenant, and i agree with commissioner johnson we should kind of ask. i know we get the answer that there's no he vacation here, and that's great, but if this is leading to an eviction, we've been charged with kind of helping protect those units and not have a renovation proceed to an eviction. but if a building is vacant, let's figure out a way to improve it, perhaps make the units a little more equal. there's probably gidifferent ws to skin that. i don't know how viable that commercial space is now. is the space actually in use right now as a commercial space? >> no, because there's holes in the floor where they did the exploration on the foundation so it's not habitable. >> president hillis: ok

this shows a weakness on several fronts and therefore the united states is repositioning itself the united states doesn't wish to really move the i said lee she. actually puts all the conditions that it needs to have a fundamental change in the policy of syria and that fundamental change i think. i don't think it's possible at this point nor did they would have to they would have to take what's there on the table mr mr james jeffrey thing he's also in his words between the lines you can see a threat he's saying that the assad regime did not win the war yet well. what does he mean by that does he mean that the united states is ready to reengage by supporting terrorist organizations and by creating chaos in syria and trying again on this failed and destructive kind of a move towards i'm not sure but he's not in a position to make any conditions. let's turn attention to costa rica where several hundred exile nicaraguans have protested against their country's president. the protesters are demanding that ortega start the repression of media and civil rights since the nicaraguans have fled to co

is happening in the united states where the u.s. senate is getting cold feet and it does not want to discuss. any possible cease fire or even ending american involvement in accompli that is of no national interest to the united states whatsoever well let me just come up with another quote from mike from pale the kingdom of saudi arabia is appalled full force for stability. the suffering in yemen grieves me a bowl to suffer rita say grieve him but if the united states of america was not involved in yemen it would be a hell of a lot worse by force and stability deferred did he get the same wiki leaks leaks from hillary clinton's e-mails when she said that here in protest talking back to before to each other said that saudi arabia is directly funding and supporting terrorists including isis al qaida that talabani and bush go after the beginning of the progress of the matter you're going to buy i did very well might just put it in a different wards he called it saudi arabia is helping to manage the flood of refugees from means they simp

side the relationship the united states' relationship with prince muhammad and the future interaction between the united states and the saudi government in terms of the potential impact it can have on sanctions the impact on potential u.s. saudi weapons agreements in the future as well as continued u.s. support for saudi military for diet and yemen all right and coming to you chris so a very very strong message even if it's not binding a really strong message with some very very strong rip us language coming from the senators of both sides of the aisle a strong message to president trump in the white house will he listen. sure so this is something that is very difficult for any president to be in this is a position really between the morality of the united states and the realities of what the problems are currently in the middle east namely the threat and the violence of iran knowing that any type of destabilizing activity for example calling for regime change in the king of saudi arabia could lead to significant destabilisation which of course this is something that we are saying tha

the see the next step in this ever lasting peace is the responsibility the united kingdom united kingdom has to take the measures now. to a few solution which is in the frame of international law and not in the frame off the u.s. at least station boy is a gates international law it negates actually the u.s. war i mean it's a first amendment they are taking measures like the protection of journalists and freedom of speech and the freedom of press so we have to actually protect them from they have a self. not to violate their first amendment julian a sundress father. also visited him here on thursday saying he did not find his son in the best of conditions but says declining as you would expect a few. squish. strips. or patients. on the line a strict disease toshi. to a communication no telephone. no friends. only lawyers. the m.p.'s visiting from berlin have demanded that the international community listen up to the united nations ruling that has now quite a long time ago found that julian assange has detention is arbitrary united kingdom government tried to appeal the un decision and but

units. there would be private and common open space for the residents, and a 3,572 square foot ground floor level garage with access to a single driveway on russ street. it would contain 16 residential auto parking spaces as well as 63 class one bicycle parking spaces. under the california environmental quality act, the project is eligible to receive a community plant exemption under the eastern neighborhood's master e.i.r., and under that, the benefits of the project primarily include the addition of housing. the department is working under a mayoral mandate to basically approve 30,000 units of housing by 2020, so that includes 5,000 units of housing annually. this project will deliver a total of 63 dwelling units including the four replacement rent-controlled units. and within this total, the project will result in a net addition of 15 permanently affordable housing units to the city's housing stock. that totals to about 25% of the total units. it would break down to six one-bedroom units

we can be different but united precisely because we are united by our right to be different. that in a nutshell is pluralism. pluralism is the alchemy that makes out of many one possible. it is the means by which we have been able to weave together the disparate threads of a diverse society more successfully than any other nation on earth. at the heart of pluralism is the understanding that our country was built not on a collection of common characteristics but on a common purpose. when we approach political problems from a pliewrist -- pluralist perspective, we recognize that the majority of our disagreements are not matters of good versus evil but good versus good. pluralism acknowledges that there is more than one way to achieve the good. the good life, if you will. accordingly, it seeks to accommodate different concepti conceptions of the good rather than pit them against each other. the adversary of pluralism is zero sum politics which we embrace in our own peril. zero sum politics tempt us to view life through an absolutist prism, one that filters all nuance and recasts

the united states is. long portrayed itself as a land of opportunity and upward mobility for all peoples but with scenes of homelessness and despair like this popping up all over the country it's an increasingly difficult claim to make income inequality in the united states is at its highest since one thousand nine hundred twenty eight just before the great depression the top one percent now owns a staggering forty percent of the country's wealth the poorest sip codes in the united states are in rural areas of pennsylvania oregon ohio and arizona they all have an average income under fifteen thousand dollars per year while income inequality is visible across the united states its most extreme in the nation's capital washington d.c. the median annual income of black residents of the district is thirty seven thousand eight hundred ninety one dollars just thirty percent of the median white income at one hundred twenty seven thousand three hundred sixty nine dollars in the streets of the district it's obvious

well another thing that the united states is why the united states is unhappy with this deal is the fact that it binds only russia and the united states and they say that while other countries going to explore their military capabilities and hampered well according to vladimir putin he doesn't really see a problem in inviting other nations to join and to sign this treaty as well but of course if this deal does fall apart eventually then vladimir putin has said russia will have to respond swiftly and well of really he said it won't take much time for russia to develop whatever military countermeasures for whatever the united states have in store what the united states have planned for this deal but a deal is a deal is so that outside of course it wasn't the only thing that the russian president has spoken in front of all the generals he also talked about russia's defensive capabilities about russia's outlook for twenty nineteen he's developing military technology and unmanned warfare capabilities are key are you all saw and mentioned the nuclear tried as a priority the development of russ

push through the goal all for being part of the united nations but before we can be a member of the united nations you know there are practical ways for taiwan to be able to make contribution for example in practical one as asia is like what i see below us at c.c.c. or w.h.o. it's even difficult for us to make a contribution but what is important for us is to seek opportunity for taiwan to be able to make contributions to the u.n. system and just so our views around the world understand your saying taiwan is a country yes of course. we have a president that is democratically elected and i just so see that. nung. state or not country that has the president and we also have a parliament that is source or democratically elected and we have our own currency system and we have the military and we also have a ministry of foreign affairs that issue the passport and that is being recognized by the international community and taiwan is a country just like all other countries in the world and what name should it be at the united nations. we are not getting into that right now taiwan's the title is t

the united states to egypt very important that people come together. to become inclusive and we find success in this but that's words now what about the money the u.s. has shoveling military and economic aid honduras is way sixty eight million tax dollars worth and at the very same time nicaragua is about to be slapped with further sanctions just last week congress passed the nneka act over the latin american countries corruption and human rights violations so two countries with very similar problems but two very different approaches. the view of those two countries has been highly. distorted by the mainstream media and by the us government united states is not concerned about human rights and democracy in fact we know that the us supports seventy three percent of the world's tator ships but uses human rights they are very. arbitrarily and selectively in order to justify its own geo political ends up of course is a classic example where the us and ordered the supposed dictatorship for decades and now when there was a popular all revolution by the sandi

and we mention the united nations report with the professor the report looks at poverty in the united states r t correspondent on your part and bill looks not only at the report but at some of the reactions surrounding its recent release. for fifteen days in december two thousand and seventeen professor philip alston the un special rapporteur tor on extreme poverty and human rights traveled to the united states in order to quote evaluate and report to the human rights council on the extent to which the government's policies and programs aimed at addressing extreme poverty are consistent with its human rights obligations his findings paint a dire picture of life in the us the report states that a staggering forty million americans live in poverty eighteen point five million in extreme poverty and a whopping five point three million americans toil under third world conditions characterized as absolute poverty of the thirty five member states in the organization for economic cooperation and development the report finds the united states has the highest youth unemployment rate and highest

yes i think a country like the united kingdom i mean has international alignment with the united states of the european union and has had a long time with the middle east and in particular saudi arabia finds it incredibly difficult to not be hypocritical in its own position when a situation like this arises the united kingdom is very dependent on the oil and gas reserves that are coming from the middle east of the oil from saudi arabia is particularly dependent on it. to that country and therefore it is unlikely to act in the same way that it would do with russia as we mentioned earlier there isn't as much trade between the united kingdom and russia as the very imposing sanctions on russia for itself isn't going to be financially. painful for the united kingdom but imposing sanctions on saudi arabia could cause huge amounts of cost and that's why they don't do it that's why there is your policy often in the international reader over decisions like this one of another big issue between the u.s. and russia even for the past number of weeks is the intermediate range nuclear forces trading

just like it is for every single president of the united states. there is no classes, no degree. >> watch book tv this weekend on c-span two. >> we are at the watkins history museum, where c-span is learning about the city's history. the painting behind me did takes a central air raid on the town that was a significant turning point in the city's history. we take you around the museum to learn more about the raid. >> the civil

to the united states it is most likely under current circumstances he will be tried secretly and the public will not know about those proceedings what evidence was. presented to the judge where even his lawyer and this on himself may never have the right to see well. whatever he said he cracked up to be right oh well that that's the whole point that little he has a damn good record has a flawless record unlike city the new york times the washington post you know the b.b.c. it sort of he said there was a secret indictment to take me as soon as i get out of the embassy. and the united states denied it for several years and what do we find out now there was such an invite indictment the recession indictment he is going to be arrested and weak to the united states almost immediately but the reason why so many people are basically disgusted by what's going on is because crisis to rule and people draw down our sons deserved a price i think a noble peace prize or something for his activity just like edward snowden deserved it in two thousand and it's really magazine gave the person of the y

the occupied west bank and has a marine years been sacked as the coach of english giants manchester united. fans come into effect in the yemeni city of her data there have been reports of sporadic fighting in and around this strategic port but reports now say there is an uneasy calm the fighting was between saudi and new way back government forces and rebels the warring sides had agreed to a truce said peace talks held in sweden last week international observers are now due to arrive to monitor the cease fire that a day there is a vital entry point for food and aid to a country where millions of people are on the brink of starvation. there yemen was already the poorest country in the region before the war but now yemen is a suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis around eighteen million that seventy percent of the population don't have enough to eat at least eight million are on the brink of five in almost two million children are acutely malnourished now that's the stage before starvation day there is the gateway for eighty percent of food and humanitarian aid the port has been be

each of the two units did-shall sorry, each of the three units will have two units, with the bottom unit having an additional office room, and efforts were made to keep all three units equitiable, given the constraints that we're working with. so at approximately 1400 to 1500 square feet each, we feel they would be able to accommodate growing families, while being held accountable to the square footage restrictions. the lert roofs ordinance just requir -- better roofs ordinance just requires 50%. so the units, about how they're laid out, you can sort of see the color correlation between the units. they were laid out in a staggered fashion and that was really because we were working with the constraints of the set backs from the average rear yard line. and that just left a fourth story that was simply too small to create a unit out of. >> clerk: thank you, sir. your time is up. >> okay. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. so we'll open this item up for public comment if there is any. seeing none, we'll close public comment. commissioners? commissioner moore? >> commissioner moore:

is newest ambassador to the united nations she's currently spokeswoman for the state departments and her nomination would need to be endorsed by the republican controlled senate so replace nikki haley who announced her resignation in october and who leaves her post at the end of the. this month james warren is the executive editor of news gods and was the washington bureau chief for the chicago tribune he joins us by skype from chicago thanks for being with us james had the new issue is an unorthodox choice by all accounts fox news correspondent and anchor to the state department and now potentially the u.n. tell us about her foreign policy experience. take about five seconds not much it's really been primarily the last year and i have as spokesman of the united states state department where she was a rather unconventional pick to begin with having been preceded by john kirby a retired former rear admiral in a larger context on one level it's it's rather astonishing when one looks at the history of u.n. ambassadors going back in one nine hundred fifty s. you have people like adly ste

bush and continue to bless the united states of america. amen. >> 30 years ago on the west front of this capitol, george herbert walker bush addressed the nation for the first time as our president. he said we meet on democracy's front porch, a good place to talk as neighbors. and as friends. the words of a humble servant who loved his fellow citizens and a principled leader who knew america guards its own future but safe guards democracy for the world. today this hero has returned to the capitol a final time, not on the front porch of our democracy this time, but here in its hallowed cathedral. beneath paintings that tell the story of our land and our liberty and flagged by statues of his fellow champions who he joined in making that story possible. george bush was just teenager when he volunteered for military service and became the navy's youngest aviator. he was only 20 on that september day in 1944 when his plane was hit on a bombing run. but through the fire and smoke george w. bush stayed steady at the controls. only once he accompli

about peterson with all the sports chosen merino is second by manchester united the portuguese pope's ways with the english giants after their worst store to a season in twenty eight years. thank you for joining us the three key power brokers in the syrian conflict have failed to agree on the makeup of a committee that will draft a new constitution and pave the way for elections the foreign ministers of russia iran and turkey met bernard smith was there and has this report. the best of the foreign ministers of turkey russia and iran could come up with was a commitment to agree to take efforts aimed at convening the first session of the syrian constitutional committee here in geneva early next year but there is still no indication on exactly who the hundred fifty members of that constitutional committee are going to be because of this meeting these three countries overlooked by the u.n. special envoy stephan to the store when i were unable to agree on the final fifteen members of the committee there are fifty from the syrian regime fifty from opposition groups but these other fifty the

but not the united states. this is another example of the united states stepping back on the world stage and allowing countries like france to fill the void. recently, the u.s. government and the state department in particular, have renewed efforts to advance norms and norms discussion. the efforts must be elevated and strengthened. but norms on traditional cyber attacks alone are not enough. he we also need to bring information operations into the debate. this includes building support for rules that address the internet's potential for censor hope and reforgets. we need to present alternatives that explicitly embrace a free and open internet. and we need that responsibility to extend not only to governments but to the private sector as well. we need multilateral agreement will key alloys just like we have done with international treaties on biological and chemical weapons. that discussion needs to address mutual defense commitments. we should be linking consensus principles of state behavior in cyber space, e

in his inaugural address the forty first president of the united states said this. we cannot hope only to leave our children a bigger car or a bigger bank account. we must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend a loving parent a citizen who leaves his home his neighborhood and town better than he found it. what do we want the men and women who work with us to say when we are no longer there. that we are more driven to succeed than anyone around us or that we stop to ask of us such out had gotten better and stayed a moment there to trade a word of friendship. well dad we're going to remember you. for exactly that and much more and we're going to miss you your decency sincerity and kind soul will stay with us forever. so through our tears let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you are great and noble man. the bass father of your daughter here today. and in our grief but a smile knowing that day it is hard. and holding mom's hand the game. of the. well the tears of a grieving song as a nation and its allies more the president and the w

the united states was -- united states recalled the ambassador to germany. our government response is limited. whether he would recommend relaxation of immigration restrictions. says that ise fdr not in contemplation with the system. he speaks out against kristallnacht. ambassador.he he extends or waives the abouttion date for 12,000. will to no political politicize the immigration system in response to kristallnacht. congress tries in a way pre-at you see is robert wagner from knownrk introduce a bill as the wagner rogers bill. outside of the immigration quota system. public is pulled about this in 1939. you see two thirds of americans are against letting in refugee children. eleanor roosevelt was the champion of this bill. she said other countries are taking their share. she writes this telegram to fdr singing about the passage of the child. responds, all right for you to support child refugee bills. he never does speak out on behalf of this bill. the opponents are led by robert reynolds. and its democratic white southerners in congress and the --ate who a

mark lococh from the united nations. nicholas kristof continues, "what is most infuriate is that the hunger is caused not by drought or extreme weather but by cynical and failed policies in riyadh and washington. the starvation does not seem to be an accidental by-product of war but, rather, a weapon in it. saudi arabia and the u.a.e. backed by the united states are trying to inflict pain to gain leverage over and destabilize the houthi rebels. the reason the ruths are alive -- the houthis are alive with iran. kristof continues, and i quote, the problem in emwhyen is not so much a shortage of food as it is an economic collapse. g.d.p. has fallen in half since the war started. that has left people unable to afford food. and, quote, kristof tips -- -- kristof continues, quote, we think of war casualties as men with their legs blown off. but in yemen, the most common war casualties are children like far a's who suffer malnutrition, end quote. continues, some will die. even the survivors may suffer lifelong brain damage. a m

we saw the tpp proceed without the united states. we saw pakistan pushback on long-term china's strategy of developing influence through investment. this was not done at the united states' instigation. other nations are constraining us a we don't have blocs. what do i suggest instead of a new cold war? i say u.s.-china relations. balanced, it seems to me that it is still a very useful phrase and it does not tie us into any framework. the last part of your question was are we heading there. could we get there? comingre worrisome signs from both capitals, one of which we saw just last week when the american administration announced a new africa policy and sit of framing it in terms of american interests vis-a-vis african nations or the needs of africa, it was phrased in terms of countering china in africa. i think that this was bad africa policy and it implies a desire to set up blocks. we also do see in chinese diplomacy a tendency to want to spread chinese influence which is counter to international best practices, a desire to have n

that china some hours spent the united states also. horsemeat in the cup and this kind of paranoia cost us a bit of truth in you know. but i think that this leaks is incident is another short all the bob you know was sending signals to china. america or ships the. indus three hundred sixty reste bribery with a rising potential challenger to us as the world's dominant so and you're so i just so i understand you're suggesting perhaps that this arrest by u.s. and canadian authorities of the who are away c.f.o. mang when jew it could be according to you a way that it's an extra poker chip that washington washington could use this as a position of power in further trade negotiations am i correct in that understanding. yes you know but it is thought the loop. holes don't go up aren't even some justification for that to happen but that's what i mean that's. into how this. game why we trade rivalry more with g.e. and as it. is the chinese leader in the end and more especially with the upcoming five g. generation. but don't want the law to be.

this shows a weakness on several fronts and therefore the united states is repositioning itself the united states doesn't wish to remove the assad regime but actually puts on a condition but it needs to have a fundamental change in the policy of syria and that fundamental change i think. i don't think it's possible at this point nor did they would have to would they would have to take what's there on the table mr james jeffrey is saying he's also in his words between the lines you can see a threat he's saying that the assad regime did not win the war yet. what does he mean by that does he mean that the united states is ready to reengage by supporting the terrorist organizations and by recreating chaos in syria and trying again on this failed and destructive kind of a move towards i'm not sure but he's not in a position to make any conditions. the british government is wrapping up preparations for a no deal bragg's it has to be some maize withdrawal plan continues facing opposition from m.p.'s of vote in parliament has now been scheduled for next month the u.k.'s brags that secretary says a

think about united states navy in 1945. a professor at harvard wrote a wonderful piece for the naval institute and said the united states navy is in danger of going out of business. why is that? because the imperial japanese navy and german navy lie on the bottom of the pacific ocean. there is to challenge the united states navy. you have this enormous fleet of aircraft carriers floating in solitary with nothing to do. these the vocabulary to talk about why this big fleet exists and why congress needs to fund such a big fleet. what do you benchmark your efforts to against the future adversary when no adversary is on the horizon? the soviet navy does not come into its own until the 1960's. winning too big is a serious thing. when the united states navy declared history ended, the soviet navy you could look it up online -- they say we no longer need to fight in order to control the sea. we could assume the united states navy owns the sea. we could get this into a safe expanse and conduct humanitarian assistance. all the thing

is happening in the united states where the u.s. senate is getting cold feet and it does not want to discuss. any possible cease fire or even ending american involvement in accompli that is of no national interest to the united states whatsoever well let me just come up with another quote from my own pail the kingdom of saudi arabia is a pall full force for stability. the suffering in yemen grieves me so he knows about the suffering of so i grieve but if the united states of america was not involved in yemen it would be a hell of a lot worse by force and stability deferred did he get the same wiki leaks leaks from hillary clinton's e-mails when she said that here in protest talking back to before and to each other said that saudi arabia is directly funding and supporting terrorists including isis al qaida the taliban are they had better go after the beginning of the progress of the matter you are going to but i did very well might just put it in a different wards he called it saudi arabia is helping to manage the flood of refugees f

bush and continue to bless the united states of america. amen. >> amen. >> 30 years ago, on the west front of this capital, george herbert walker bush addressed the nation for the first time as our president. he said, "we meet on democracy's front porch, a good place to talk as neighbors and as friends." the words of a humble servant, who loved his fellow citizens, and a leader who knew america not only guards our future, but safeguards democracy for the world. today, this hero has returned to the capital a final time, not on the front porch of our democracy, but in its hallowed cathedral. many paintings that tell the story of our land, and our liberty, and flanked by statues of fellow champions whom he joined in making that story possible. george bush was a teenager when he volunteered for military service and became the navy's youngest aviator. he was only 20 in 1944 when his plane was hit on a bombing run. through the fire, and smoke, george bush stayed steady at the controls. only once that he had accomplished his mission, did he parach

permanent representative to the united nations. and to his left, your right, is stewart patrick, who is director of the international institutions and global governance program at the council on foreign relations. he's also a state department veteran, and he's the author of several books, including most recently, the very, very good "sovereignty wars: reconciling america with the world," which you should all -- i was going to say you should all read. you should all buy the book. it's much mrs. mcmorris rodgers: important than you read it. let me start with -- it's much much important than you read it. let me start with a few things and then open it up to the floor. the premise tonight as we already established is multilateralism is essential for peace. but just to be fair, we probably shouldn't assume that. i mean, i can probably guess what each of you thinks on the subject, but i do want to start by asking each of you, do you agree with these fundamental idea that multilateralism is essential for peace and you can have the latter