he was backed by nicolas sarkozy who succeeded jacques chirac. jacques chirac stayed the course. one of the things that helped him win the election was valid asr was -- that he was seen being too aloof. withould have a chat jacques chirac. >> that was a big change from the previous presidents. it was definitely a change from the austere side of the french presidency. he was a more ordinary man but gave the perception he was someone you could talk to. that was an element that helped him in his political life as being, if you look at the presidents in francece who are e most p popular, jacques chirac s the president they found the most sympathetic.. to there going to go palace. catherine nourse trent is there. currentlearned the president will be making a speech later this evening. macron, who was supposed to be holding a meeting in the south of france, onnching major reform retirements and pensions. he has canceled that engagement. he will be here in paris making a speech to the french nation at 8:00 p.m., paying tribute to jacques chirac. in acrossare coming the political world i

jacques chirac did not want that. maybe there is also a notion at the end of a second and last mandate, he already had a stroke in 2005. he was in declining health. he probably did not have a chance maybe to promote this side of him after his departure. the last time he was actually seen in public was five years ago, wherere he atattended a cereremony at the museum. maybe iraq did not have the time. to say the truth, after he left power, he said i don't know why people would b be interested in me. in a way, when he was a young, ambitious politician, he could walk on everyone's head. you had a notion that he wanted to be front and center. and then there is this jacques chirac who did not want to bother people e with japanese poetry or what he was doing for handicapped people. he did a l lot for them without telling. personnelery public and he had something he wanted to keep a sesecret as possible. >> the coffin is making its way to the exit. doug herbert is at the church for us. doug, what exactly do we know about what

jacques shock. the call has is an extremely rural area and when he was elected head and because when he was president of france he always was keen to stress the importance of the french countryside. of french farmers and of the a rural worlds and that for that also one way to explain his are huge popularity in the area regardless what people vote for whether they left wing or right wing. they respects the a former french president saying he did a lot for the areas need to be bringing in a public money helping build roads without money or- health senses. as jack shock it will be remembered extremely friendly here in the call as a region in the sense of fronts. hotel clovis second sally that in a tool in the caress of very m muh at the harartland down o of the shack family and place w with jacques chirac w was said deputy for many years. well the a form of french present jazz records known for his deep and abiding love of left holes pull phoned. rule france and his pharmacy he was appointed minister o

well i'm outside souls who is where the memorial service to jacques chirac will take place today thatshe's speaking to some of the members of the crowd to come outside here to pay their own almost to the former french president saying that it's an incredibly sad to movement a movement with france losing a strong leader man who really embodied what it was to be french you get a sense of how precious chirac was to the people who came here some 7000 people played on which to him as his body lie didn't state it all believed his body is there at the moment in the coffin draped in the french flag and that cortege will make its way here to make its way to source of peace where this memorial procession will take place as you said some dozens of world leaders already here ministers from chirac's former cabinet says all current ministers have made their way into a packed memorial service we are expecting president michel as well as president putin and other will be dissed to attend this ceremony later on today to remember the man who spent 40 years of his political life at the forefront of fren

mourning in france as world leaders gather in the capital for the funeral of former french president jacques chirac who died aged 86 last week. and america's anti-defamation league recognizes the ok hand gesture as a hate symbol after its widespread adoption by white supremacists problems of being the symbol has become an actual code to say hey we are part of this group you are a nod and races have to eat they have to drink water they have to breathe so we label eating food as received. a very warm welcome you're watching our c.n.n. national with minichiello and it's great to have you with us now the u.s. president donald trump is demanding to meet the anonymous official who blew the whistle on his phone calls with his ukrainian counterpart the scandal surrounding the conversations led to the launch of an impeachment inquiry last week of a possible collusion with a foreign power trunk claims that whistleblowers account of what was said was totally inaccurate meanwhile reports have emerged pointing out that the u.s. intelligence community quietly changed the official whistleblower complaint f

jacque chirac was one of those people. in the courtyard of his own value to he was given full military honors. as emmanuel my call in the armed forces paying tribute to the man who served as president for twelve years. this is where france owners its heroes and also whwhen fulully informed upon to rest. afterr a moment of silence the coffin was taken through the streets of paris the city wishing rarack was may y yet for r eighteen ye. not long later the hearse pulled up outside the church of sense of peace. wait crowns and candid to say good bye. along with she rexex family world leaders past and present to pay seats in the church. among them russian president vladimir putin lebanese prime minister saad hariri and former us president bill clinton. most of france's political class was also there including the country's former presidents. they lookeked o on as she rex cocoughing was brought inside te church for the start of the memorial service. et evasion our former presidents it does remind supported by his wife down and t

paris, jacques chirac is making his finaljourney through paris, jacques chirac is making his final journeyis making his finaljourney through the streets of the french capital. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. vietnam is thought to be one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. it's already having a huge impact on the lives of those living in the mekong delta, the agricultural heartland of the country, which is home to a fifth of its population. our reporter, ashleyjohn—baptiste, has been to meet some of the families living on one of the frontlines of global warming. wen ven long lost his home because of climate change. he and other families across the mekong delta are facing an increasingly desperate situation. there used to be two houses where you can see this open space of water. in july, they crumbled into the river due to erosion and you can see these sandbags that have been put in place to try and protect their houses. now, further down here, the couple have created a temporary home because they are nervous that their house is going to collapse into the riv

jacques: anything you want to add? danielle: i think ira lays this out in a very fair and balanced way. i think you point at this question of dislocation. any time there is a serious financial downturn, a much more serious dislocation, akin to the industrial resolution that is happening now. the jews get blamed. i would have liked to have thought that in 1945 when we said never again, well, not me, thank god that was the year i was not born in, but when never again was said that in fact this was meant. and of course the answer is in this data. you don't know what happened if you have no sense of history, then the taboo is about these expressions and are not there. you would like to think people's parents brought them up better. but in fact that is not the case, is it? this is the challenge. how do you educate? how do you make people aware? not of the very bad, of the worst of the worst, because the worst of the worst, whether we are talking about terrorism, racism, anti-semitism, the worst of the worst are in a categor

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the former french president jacques chirac has died he served twice as prime minister before becoming president in 1995 and served until 2007 in a statement his son in law said he died surrounded by his family peacefully he was 86 years old on the joins me now live from paris and that's. is one of these names we always tend to associate with france and the french presidency and he had quite an impact on the country he led for so long. well that's right i think it's fair to say that jacques chirac is one of france's most famous politicians and he certainly had an incredibly impressive career by any standards he served twice as president of france twice as prime minister he served as a minister in various governments and he was also the mayor of paris for 18 years which is a very prestigious job here in france so he's somebody who managed to stay in one office or another for a very long time and that is why so many people in from so many different generations know jacques chirac now it was known that he had been ill for some time his family have certainly been quite secretive about the

the eiffel tower goes dark f for jacques chirac. thece a palace opens its -- palace opens its doors to mourners. police closed off roads in central cairo. asrly 2000 people arrested onhorities cracked down critical voices. donald trump demands to know who gave information to the whistleblower, saying the source was close to a spy. is time to take a look at business news. to start off with economic news. >> the french government has announced d tax cuts. companany taxess shohould falll3 billion euros and taxes on households would drop by 27 billion euros.s. these cuts are becoming a bit of a stretch for the compmpany. closer r andingg clcloser to breaking guidelines and is doing practicallyothing to tackle the budget deficit. >> they greatly influenced france's next budget. they d demanded lower taxes. the french government granted .hem that request income taxes and local taxes will be reduced in 2020 by more than 9 billion euros. france will no longer aim for a 2% budget deficit. companies plan to have no deficit at all. france's na

jacques: ira? one of the reasons we react to which is better which is more important or are there equivalences, i see it in the political system, it is the what about-ism. everybody saying it is on the others. it is not on my side, it is on the others. on the left you had people saying anti-semitism? we have always been about antiracism. how can we be anti-semitic. or ok, farrakhan says something so he is not power -- but he has no power so does not mean anything. rise oflk about the women. anti-semitism, the other thing about calling it out and saying it is a left or right problem. instead of appointing at it let's call it outward is. but it morphs. it depends on time and place. any given time and any given place, the problems change. five years ago, i would've told you there was no big -- the best place in europe to be a jew is the u.k.. not anymore. and in corbyn and the labour party is this classic case of a cartoonish view of the middle east. you are either with us, and your against colonialis

one of france's most famous politicians the former president jacques chirac dies at the age of $86.00. in the form of a human chain of hong kong's chief executive hold her 1st meeting with the public she hopes to end a month long political crisis. and fears of a crackdown on foreigners in the indian state of azam as a huge new detention center is built. the u.s. intelligence chief accused of protecting donald trump will have to explain himself in just a few hours as the clamor to impeach the president grows acting director of national intelligence just of macor has been called before a house committee the u.s. justice department said a white house counsel had decided a complaint about trump's call with ukraine wasn't a urgent concern but details of the call released by the white house revealed donald trump as the ukrainian president to investigate his political rival joe biden our correspondent john hendren begins our coverage from washington. as the 4th u.s. president to face an impeachment threat donald trump is scrambling to elude history it's a joke no president yet has been remov

another headline world leaders gather in paris for the funeral of former president jacques chirac who died last week aged 86 the. university of edinburgh comes under fire fighters think a so-called anti racism conference and white attendance from asking questions. q what's your. ex for joining us in the program donald trump is demanding to meet the anonymous official who blew the whistle on phone calls with the president of ukraine the scandal surrounding the conversations led to the launch of an impeachment inquiry last week over a possible collusion with a foreign power u.s. president claims that whistleblowers account of what was said was totally inaccurate. i mean while republicans of pointing out that the u.s. intelligence community quietly changed the official whistleblower complaint form around the time the ukraine cool scandal broke of the old russian required a whistleblower to have fast hand knowledge a new form no made another option available meaning relayed information would be considered as well and the timing of the change is noteworthy the latest version of the documen

former french president jacques chirac.dmits. the state department has announced that 18,000 refugees will be accepted in the next 12 months, down from the current limit of 30,000. refugee slots will be prioritised for iraqis who have worked with the us military, some persecuted people from central america, and small groups of religious minorities. voters will go to the polls in afghanistan on saturday to elect a new president. campaigning has been marred by a series of bloody attacks, while a peace deal with the taliban has been declared dead by president trump. our correspondent martin patience looks at the frontrunners in the race, which sees two fierce rivals from the current unity government battle for the presidency. in the afghan capital, they're preparing for a vote that could make or break this country's fragile democracy. the two main candidates, abdullah abdullah and president ashraf ghani, once uneasy partners in government, now election rivals. theirfive years in power a time of soaring violence and poverty. th

former french president jacques chirac has died he was 86 chirac dominated french politics for decades and served 2 terms from 1905 to 2007 he led france to adopt the euro and stirred national pride with his opposition to the u.s. led war in iran children later years from mobbed by scandal and he was convicted of corruption after leaving office. joining me now for more is the political correspondent and france expert emmanuelle charles welcome emma what do you think will be. a lasting international legacy well you know it was one of those political giants one of those really and perhaps a lot last statesman of this size here in the world not only in france but also in the road after a rocky start he was really a champion for to european union and he was a very popular figure in africa as well as of course he had a very controversial friendships with some of the african dictators he was also the 1st. defining moments of french history a set of defining moments such as the moment when he recognized the role of france has played in the deeper taishan of the jews during world war 2 and per

and national day of mourning in france as world leaders gather for the funeral of former president jacques chirac who died last week aged 86. and america's anti-defamation league recognizes the ok hand gesture as a symbol after its widespread adoption by white supremacists. problem is up to the symbol has become an actual code to say hey we are part of this group you are not races have to eat food they have to drink water you have to prepare so it will be labeled as received. you're watching our 2 international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. donald trump is demanding to meet the anonymous official who blew the whistle on phone calls with his ukrainian counterpart the scandal surrounding the conversation led to the launch of an impeachment inquiry last week over possible collusion with a foreign power the us president claims the whistleblowers account of what was said was totally and accurate meanwhile reports have emerged pointing out that the u.s. intelligence community quietly changed the official whistleblower complaint form out ar

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for more now on the day the former president jacques chirac here holds key is a veteran journalist and commentator and joins us from paris great to have you on the program. as we said there was quite hard to pin down particularly in his ideology because it was so flexible but what do you think he did achieve if anything for france. it's a very complex legacy that is living because he didn't reform from us and a lot of people have been criticizing him for. a long period of stalemate in reforms but on the other side he was very careful to keep the cohesion of the nation and he was very. is certainly remembered for someone who was very attached to keeping social classes and different groups of people within the nation together and that's certainly something that. people remember now with a lot of the stranger because the country has gone through a lot of divide since then now you personally had an experience with jacques chirac and which highlighted his personality and it's very some would say affable and others would sometimes say almost aggressive personality can you tell us about that

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former french leader is jacques chirac has died is lengthy career at the pinnacle of french public life included 2 terms as president and prime minister during that period he became a champion of the european single currency and a vocal opponent of the u.s. led war in iraq and the reports. people gathered outside former president jacques chirac's home in central paris to remember one of france's most famous politicians whose career spanned 5 decades in a t.v. address to the nation president emmanuel macro pay tribute to the conservative leader know. the people of france have lost a great statesman that we love as much as he loved us. became a familiar face after being in politics for more than 40 years and whether we share his views or not this is all recognize this man who resembled us and assembled us there of paris prime minister twice and president for 12 years he held nearly all the top jobs chirac has born in paris in 1932 his political prowess was clearly evident he spent the 1950 s. working in the civil service before becoming a protege of prime minister 2 after that his climb w

former french leader jacques chirac has died his lengthy career at the pinnacle of french public life included 2 terms as president and prime minister during that period he became a champion of the european single currency and a vocal opponent of the u.s. led war in iraq he also served 18 years as america paris for this period by allegations of corruption and to reports. people gathered outside former president jacques chirac's home in central paris to remember one of france's most famous politicians whose career spanned 5 decades in a t.v. address to the nation president emmanuel macro pay tribute to the conservative leader no posse the people of france have lost a great statesman that we love as much as he loved us. became a familiar face after being in politics for more than 40 years and whether we share his views or not this is all recognize this man who resembled us and assembled us there of paris prime minister twice and president for 12 years he held nearly all the top jobs sure i was born in paris in 1932 his political prowess was clearly evident he spent the 1950 s. working i

the former french president, jacques chirac, has died. he was 86.france for more than a decade between 1995 to 2007. he was best known internationally, for opposing the us—led invasion of iraq. his later years were however, marred by scandal. from paris, lucy williamson looks back at his life. the bulldozer, the weathervane, the super liar. political nicknames in political satire that could never dampen france's affection forjacques chirac. his long road to the presidency included two stints as prime minister, and almost two decades as paris mayor. his down—to—earth charm and talent for connection unleashed on everyone, from children to chancellors. bringing the country together proved harder. he wanted to heal france's social divisions, but his plans for reform were shelved after two million people came out in protest. he created new international divisions, too, refusing tojoin the us and britain in the 2003 invasion of iraq, a position that won him strong support at home. translation: my position is that france will vote against in any circumstan

well next to france where former french president jacques chirac has died he was 86 presidents former president chirac dominated french politics for decades and served 2 terms from 1995 to 2007 in that france to adopt the euro and stirred national pride with his opposition to the u.s. led war in iraq but president chirac's later years were marred by corruption scandals tarnishing the legacy of a man who had once charmed the nation. towards the end he hardly would out in public at all. the few photos that were taken to document the state of his health. jacques chirac who is president of france was a master at powerful poses now looked frail and confused. his road to presidency was a long one the son of a banker he was born in paris in 1932 his political mentor george pompidou wanted chirac to be his private secretary in the palace he became prime minister in 1996 under the scar to stone but soon he and she rocket political differences. in 1905 he won the presidential election against opposing candidate socialist. he rose from secretary to top ranks in the elite he had achieved his life

france mourns political titan jacques chirac, who has died aged 86.me to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue this action even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. our main headline: white house officials have been accused of trying to cover up evidence that president trump used his power to solicit foreign interference in next year's election. let's stay with that top story now. we can speak to republican strategistjen kerns, who joins me from new york.

but it is attend the funeral of france's former president jacques chirac will be reporting from parisoff of this quick break stay with us. you know world big partners. and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bad shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is not for watching closely for watching the hawks. the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person or those. who dares thinks. we dare to ask. welcome back dozens of world leaders are in paris for the funeral of jacques chirac the former french president died last week at the age of 86 the un's memorial events have been held throughout the country for more details let's cross live to our correspondents on the defensive who's in the capital or is it a shot at what's been the mood best since the news broke. a somber mood in fact thousands of people paid tribute to jacques chirac on sunday there was this public ceremony

laura: world leadersdt p in paris for the late french president jacques chirac, who died at age 80 six he received military honors on a day of national mourning with thousands of ordinary people lininghe streets to pay to be temples of lucy williamson -- pay tribute to hi lucy williamson has this report on a special day inaris. lucy: the body of jsques chirac, coffin break in the french flag, was carried into e courtyard by 8 of his former bodyguards. the militaryor hin front of president emmanuel macron the first chapter inoday's public remembrances to the coffin was a company through the streets of paris on its way to the chufh, wherdoze leaders past and present had gathered to honor him. thcrowds outside the church man who,or all of hispects to a perceived flaws, held a ecial place in theational memory of france. inside, the company made its way past the sea of faces including that of russian preside vladimir putin and several former french leaders. jacques chirac earned the affection of many people by his easy charm and his strong stance against the u.s.-led invasion of iraq in 200

national day of mourning in france as world leaders gathered for the funeral of former president jacques chirac who died last week 86. defamation league recognizes the ok hand gesture as being a symbol after his widespread adoption by white supremacists. the problem is that the symbol has become an actual quote to say hey we are part of this group you are . here to drink water. so we'll point you eating food as received. thanks for joining us and good evening to you this is r.t. international. demanding to meet with the anonymous official who blew the whistle on phone calls with his ukrainian counterpart the scandal surrounding the conversations led to the launch of an impeachment inquiry last week of a possible collusion with a foreign power the us president claims the whistleblower as accounts of what was said was quote totally inaccurate in all reports of the merge pointing out that the u.s. intelligence community quietly changed the official whistleblower complaint form at around the same time the ukraine call scandal broke the old version that required a whistleblower to have 1st ha

former french leader jacques chirac dies at the age of $86.00 the president scores a towering state's charming get nicknamed the bulldozer a living obscene moron according to one tribute. to the man they look at the lead takes the world championships get underway on friday in their car tartly speak with olympic silver medalist betty hyde learn about sports cold beer to the ongoing fight against doping in sports through to. the heart thank you so much for your company everyone in washington a congressional panel has grilled the acting director of national intelligence about a whistle blower's complaint that has prompted democrats to open an impeachment inquiry against president donald trump josephson acquirers said the complaint concerning a president's was unprecedented and defended his handling of the memo. the makers have been given a redacted declassified version of the complaint it alleges that donald trump tried to pressure the president of ukraine. vice president joe biden in the white house and then tried to cover up information about the phone call the 2 leaders job as the dir

people gathered outside former president jacques chirac's home in central paris to remember one of france's most famous politicians whose career spanned 5 decades in a t.v. address to the nation president emmanuel macro pay tribute to the conservative leader know. the people of france have lost a great statesman that we love as much as he loved us. became a familiar face after being in politics for more than 40 years and whether we share his views or not this is all recognize this man who resembled us and assembled us there of paris prime minister twice and president for 12 years he held nearly all the top jobs chirac has born in paris in 1932 his political prowess was clearly evident he spent the 1950 s. working in the civil service before becoming a protege of prime minister 2 after the fact his climb was steep and fast within 12 years he was prime minister his march to the lease a palace began after he left the camp and it's becoming men of paris in 1987 when he set his eyes on the presidency it would be almost 20 years before he would gain his seat in the least say he was elected promis

will former french president jacques chirac has died at the age of 86 he dominated french politics for decades and served 2 terms from 1995 to 2007 and he led france in adopting the euro and he stirred national pride with his opposition to the u.s. led war in iraq but she later years were marred by corruption scandals tarnishing the legacy of a man who had once charmed the nation. towards the end the hardly went out in public at all the few photos that were taken indicate the state of his health jacques chirac he was president of france who is a master of powerful poses now looked frail. he was supported by his wife bernadette his road to the presidency had been a long one. the son of a banker he was born in paris in 1932 his political mentor george pompidou want to cheer activities private secretary in the palace he became prime minister in 1904 and that she's got this done soon he and chirac and political differences in 1905 he won the presidential election against the opposing candidate socialist spawn he'd risen from secretary of state to the top of the ranks of the elites say and

one of france's most famous politicians former president jacques chirac dies at the age of $86.00. explosive allegations against donald trump has been revealed in a whistle blower's complaint which is now being made public it details how the u.s. president tried to persuade his ukrainian counterpart to investigate these rival joe biden a complaint was made public shortly before trump's top intelligence official appeared before congress to testify john hendren reforms from washington d.c. . democrats have a new word for the white house response to a whistleblower this is a cover up the accusation follows a newly released whistleblowers report that says the white house trying to lock down the transcript of a phone call in that july call president donald trump pressed ukraine's president to find dirt on a rival presidential candidate in this case former u.s. vice president joe biden reads like a classic organized crime shakedown the report says u.s. officials told the unnamed whistleblower that they were directed by white house lawyers to transfer the transcript of a conversation to a

i think that sense of almost nostalgia, if you like, is quite keen with jacques chirac.life. that, coupled with the sense that he had this very human touch and easy charm, as his former prime minister has said, he was very sensitive to the heartbeat of the french and i think when you look at the presidents who have come after jacques chirac, they have been somewhat more divisive. there is a bit of nostalgia here for a man, for all of his political and personal faults, was seen as deeply french and had that special touch that made people feel he belonged to them. the headlines on bbc news... the chancellor sajid javid promises "a significant economic policy response" — in the event of a no—deal brexit. children could be made to have compulsory vaccinations before starting school — the government considers tough new measures after a surge in measles. thousands of women are dying from heart attacks because their symptoms go undiagnosed. a fire at an overcrowded refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos is reported to have killed two people. an angry crowd at the moria camp

the former president jacques chirac has died. he was 86.more than a decade, between 1995 and 2007. lucy williamson looks back on his life. the bulldozer, the weathervane, the super liar. political nicknames in political satire that could never dampen france's affection forjacques chirac. his long road to the presidency included two stints as prime minister, and almost two decades as paris mayor. his down—to—earth charm and talent for connection unleashed on everyone, from children to chancellors. bringing the country together proved harder. he wanted to heal france's social divisions, but his plans for reform were shelved after 2 million people came out in protest. he created new international divisions, too, refusing tojoin the us and britain in the 2003 invasion of iraq, a position that won him strong support at home. translation: my position is that france will vote against in any circumstances, because tonight there is no case to wage war to disarm iraq. he also won widespread support for being the first french leader to publicly recogn

for a time, jacques chirac was able to contain the storm.hanging, it was europe too. comfortable with the idea of a european union with france and germany in the driving seat, a wider membership changed the eu's whole character. the french president often railed against britain's eu rebate, as well as its failure to contribute to what he saw as its fair share of the costs of enlargement. jacques chirac is a president with a mixed legacy. he was convicted of corruption in relation to his time as mayor of paris, but he was also the president who finally accepted france's responsibility for its involvement in the deportation of frenchjews to nazi death camps during the second world war. he was a president who reconciled france with key elements of its past, but he was ultimately unable to reconcile it with its future. jaques chirac who died today — aged 86. the car makerjaguar land rover has confirmed that it is halting production at its uk assembly plants from early november, in case of border disruption caused by a possible no—deal brexit. th

and france is mourning the death of former president jacques chirac his son in law said the 86 year old died peacefully surrounded by his family the veteran politician was the long time mayor of paris it was prime minister twice and president of france for 12 years you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next it is the stream live from washington. why is the united states government. course. it. i really could be today would discuss the trumpet ministrations threat to cut university funding over alleged pro islam bias so be sure to share your opinion you can tweet us your thoughts or leave a comment in our live chat and then you too can be in the stream. an inquiry by the trumpet ministration into a middle east studies program is raising concerns about academic freedom the u.s. department of education argues that the joint curriculum run by the university of north carolina and duke university is misusing federal funds to advance ideological priorities by focusing on the positive aspects of islam but not out of christianity or judaism higher education advocates are n