thanks also to cliff and jung pak. i am bradley bowman in the political power at fdd how anna welcome everyone watching and thank sees bender being here. i want to thank and welcome our panelists. i'm very proud of the korean experts we have here today. to do three things and discuss our new report and discuss the current state with north korea and the path of where we go from here. as jung pak referenced and washington there's a way to wring our hands through we know through our military experience and admire the problem and for specific recommendations to address the problem. there sometimes a tendency to discuss things one dimensionally and from the military perspective. i'm proud in my view that this report suffers from neither of these maladies and we do discuss the nature and most importantly we try to provide some serious actionable recommendations that can be employed using all major tools of u.s. national power. for that reason i'm proud of this report and honor to work with david maxwell and it was an institu

many fear the drudge of pak says presidency will stop the flames of that hatred against minorities and especially muslims. but at the end of it some of the sinhala people have misunderstood us and think that muslims are cruel and must be eliminated. so we have a fear that muslims could be attacked again using the easter sunday bombings as an excuse. to light it in the end of the biomedical. since winning the election president rajapaksa has surrounded himself with the highest of nationalist politicians not least his own brother who was in south president for 10 years and was sworn in as prime minister in november. the fact that political power now lies so firmly in the hands of sri lanka sinhalese majority will exacerbate fears that such a pack since presidency might open up old rifts among religious and ethnic communities . and we can speak to human rights activist ruki fernando he joins us for more on the story rikki good to see you thank you for joining us here on d w we have seen news already of authority seeking information on sri lankans who have fled who have left the country we

all right well thank you very much appreciate your thoughts on this jason pak founder of libya analysis joining us there from the jessie my pleasure meanwhile in syria activists say neah freezing temperatures are slowing the government's offensive on the last rebel held province of idlib fightings forced 830000 civilians from their homes this month many into makeshift camps the region suffered weeks of bombardment and as strikes by the syrian government and its russian ally thousands of syrians have been moving north towards the turkish border but the president has warned his country cannot cope with another influx of refugees from it live russian backed syrian government forces are now focusing on capturing the rebel held city of new money it's strategically important because it sits on a motorway which links the capital damascus to aleppo once syria's largest city mom mohammed is a techie a force that's on the turkey syria border and says that there has been some or spike from aerial bombardment and it. there was a poles in the reichs bottle bombs and shelling the city and the forces

it's about a 27 minute trip to make your way from the south bay to the peninsula 27 minutes to menlo pak. breaking news that we're following for you this morning, it'out of san jose an investigation is underway after a car slammed into a siness there. it is right there this happened the cash one loan office right along capitol expressway. >>investigators are still working to figure out what led up to that crash will have more details coming up later on this morning and a live report with sarah inson that's at 5 o'clock. and developing ws that we're also following out of the south bay this morning out of san jose and officer had to be taken to the hospital after an incident some late last night the officer was down on reid hillview airport in thatarea he was conscious speaking out to other officers. well on a gurney and being placed to anambulance, you see that video right there. no rd on exactly what happened or why the officer is beg treated. well on to national news w after hours ointense partisan debate. the house of representatives took votes on 2 articles of presidential impeachment

petty officer beirut pak—bara, a thai navy seal, contracted a blood infection during the operation.in weir, who was 71, and wife chris, from largs in north ayrshire, took the £i6i—million euromillions prize in 2011. at the time it was one of europe's biggest ever lottery wins. labour's former deputy leader, tom watson, has said he quit parliament at the general election earlier this month, in part, because of the "brutality and hostility" in the party. in an interview with the guardian, mr watson said the situation contributed to making his political career unsustainable, as our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn explained earlier. tom watson talks about the brutality and hostility from both within and outside of the party. he stood down as deputy leader of the labour partyjust five weeks before the election and something that came as a surprise to some people. although the political differences between himself and jeremy corbyn, of course, were well—documented. they had been laid bare several times, particularly around the party's brexit stance and also its handling of anti—semitism

petty officer beirut pak—bara, a thai navy seal, contracted a blood infection during the operation.—star 0livia newton—john is made a dame in the new year honours list — she's one of eleven hundred people recognised for their work. a woman whose husband and two children drowned on christmas eve in a swimming pool at a resort in spain says all three could swim. she blames a fault with the pool concerns for australia's wildlife as an extreme heatwave hits the country, putting increasing pressure on firefighters battling the bushfires. nearly a quarter—of—a—million people have fled syria's idlib province in the past three weeks — according to estimates by the united nations. the government and russian forces are intensifying their attacks on what is the rebels‘ last stronghold. the un says the maaret al—numan region is now almost empty — as tim allman reports. before the war, more than 50,000 people lived and worked and thrived here, but now it looks more like a ghost town. the streets almost empty, the houses deserted. convoys of cars and vans and lorries snaking out of this town and

petty officer beirut pak—bara, a thai navy seal, contracted a blood infection during the rescue.and windier weather. temperatures are forecast to exceed a0 degrees celsius in several states, including new south wales, south australia and victoria. deadly bushfires have destroyed more than 4 million hectares in five australian states since september. it's feared that a third of the koala population of new south wales — about 10,000 animals, may have been lost in the bushfire crisis as their habitat has been destroyed. this thirsty koala found a passing cyclist in adelaide hills who shared her water bottle. a british man who won one of europe's biggest colin weir, who was 71, and wife chris, from largs in north ayrshire, took the £161—million euromillions prize in 2011. at the time it was one of europe's biggest ever lottery wins. the headlines on bbc news... grease—star olivia newton—john is made a dame in the new year honours list — she's one of 11 hundred people recognised for their work. a woman whose husband and two children drowned on christmas eve in a swimming pool at a res

and any cash collected will go eithgo -- either go to the rose pak collection fund or community youth center. it's free. bring a toy, and it's our charity. >> what's the time again? >> around 6:00 to 10:00, 6:00 to 11:00. >> are they allowed to go till 11:00? >> they have a d.j., they have a permit. >> anybody else? yesterday, i had the privilege of attending a press conference with madam mayor breed, where she announced that she's directing city departments to focus on street conditions, and i just want to praise and thank the mayor for focusing on this. i'm on the -- the ground level every day on the street, talking to small business owners, and it is often the number one, if not number two, but usually number one concern of small business corridors in san francisco, so i'm really excited it's getting some attention right now, and maybe we can nip it in the bud. is there any public comment on is this? i don't think so. public comment is closed, and we will adjourn the meeting at 6:42 p.m. >> thank you. >> good morning. today is wednesday, december 18, 2019. this is the regular meeti

or a huge amount of effort to prevent the proxy war dimension that we've talked so much about jason pak thank you very much indeed thank you my pleasure. lebanon's president has asked for education minister to form a government and take charge as the country's new prime minister the engineer and university professor was pushed into the lead for the post after receiving the backing of hezbollah and its allies lebanon's caretaker prime minister saad hariri resigned in october after weeks of anti-government protests will have to tackle the unrest and the country's biggest economic crisis in 40 years with a clique at this beautiful idea that i extend my deep gratitude to the president and members of the parliament that have placed trust in me i also extend gratitude to all members of parliament hoping that i'll be able to live up to the confidence they have placed in me when i form the government in consultation with the president and on the basis of the constitution so that the government will live up to the aspirations of the people a government that will live up and realize their concern

pak is the chair of korea studies at the brookings institution center or east asia policy studies.he has held senior positions at the central intelligence agency and the director of national intelligence focused on the korean insula. of ravitch is the chairman fdd center on technology innovation and cyber innovation lab. she is also a senior advisor at fdd, serving on our advisory board. as vice chair of the president intelligence advisory board and was appointed the congressionally mandated solarium commission. when do you sleep? [laughter] holds a chair in political economy at the american enterprise institute where he writes on demographics and american development, specifically the korean peninsula and asia. he is a member of the board of directors for the committee of human rights in north korea. you have already heard from david maxwell. he is a 30 year veteran of the united states army, senior staff positions and he has taught at the national war college. is for us to engage in a 30 minute discussion. around 1:00, i will open up the audience for questions so get them ready w

both sitcom and indo pak, are essential u.s. interests -- the navy should have feasible proposition since the program has only just reached additional, initial operational capability. in the medium-term the navy should modify the stingray to serve as unmanned isr t platform, converting the unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike program to the sievers, they carrier-based refueling system, was an intelligent organizational choice. the navy has lacked carrier air wing organic range extender since the early 2000s. since the retirement of the a six and f-14, carrier air wing strike shrunk. any strategy employing standup strikes will require an aircraft that shows the mq-25 role. by expanding its mission profile to include isrt with both increase u.s. navy capabilities and i believe avoid extreme costs. designers could emphasize long-range sensors rather than stealth or speed, thereby avoiding the difficulties that the program encountered. and ironic characteristic of strategy, i will close my remarks here. this is cyclical

>> i talk about how once or twice a year i take a z pak. nothing the question is how much should you really be paying to save your life is one thing >> that's worth paying for >> you have universal use of the flu shot every year. >> by the way, a lot of people don't bother even though it doesn't cost them anything >> a lot more this morning coming up, grab your popcorn we'll get your score card ready for the movie season we'll tell you what to expect at the box office in the new year, maybe some films to watch as well looking at startups after wework's failed o.ip you are watching squawk on cnbc. or training for something you've never done before. that's room for possibility. ♪ >>> welcome back 2019 was the year of the pivot to streaming and disney. compared to 10 years ago, market share box office has become more weighted between a few studios more about the state of the movie business the managingeditor of fandango we are like family one of the great acquisitions, by the way people don't even know that fandango is a comcast company. >> i