abbott. mr.bbott, these cuts and the cuts that you are defending and tha have left our classrooms overcrowded, that have left our teachers laid off, that's not liberal, that's not conservative, it's just dumb. and it's shortchanging our children and selling out their future. as governor, i will make the education of our children a priority. and i will fight to make sure that our schools have more resources, not less. >> thank you. senator davis, you recently released a book in which you discuss your personal polite with aboorgs. what do you see as fair regulations on abortion? >> i have always believed that women should be able to make this most personal and difficult of decisions themselves, guided by their faith and their family and with their doctor. i stood on the senate floor for 13 hours to assure that this most prive the of decisions can be made by women. my opponent on the other hand has paid women in his office less than he's paid men. he has campaigned with a known sex combrule predator

a conservative prime minister tony abbott finished a year in office. andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> tony abbott calls this the best beach in the world. he would. since 1994 he has been the parliamentary representative. he was elected australia prime minister. the assessment from voters that know him best. >> these current issues happened well. >> a score out of 10, i would give a four. >> reporter: on election note abbott's commitment was to keep promises. it has taken deportation of asylum seekers, the government has stopped votes. thanks to mining the economy is strong. his attempt to cut spending and raise taxes worked their way through parliament. >> he was successful in getting a large swing towards the party. he did not manage to get control of the upper house, the senate. they had been significant and frustrating. >> reporter: abbott managed to scrap an environmental carbon tax. it's improving a port, and an attempt to remove protection from forests, so they could be logged, with many saying abbott is an environmental wrecker. >> when bus

tony abbott's first year in power.n musicians use the power of song to warn about ebola in some west african nations take extreme toksz stop it's spreaac spread. ♪ watching al jazeera, a reminder the top stories, islamic state fighters are under fresh attacks from u.s. and government forces in iraq for the first time, the u.s. has bombed sites near haditha where iraqi forces and sunni tribes are trying to protect the haditha dam. a ceasefiretrine ukrainian government forces and pro-russia separatists have been breached. shells have landed near the airport in donetsk and in the port city of mariupol but the ukrainian defense ministry says the fragile truce is still holding an arab league meeting, pushing for palestinian state within three years but says hamas is under mining those efforts accusing them of running a shadow government. tens of thousands have been demonstrating. they want the government to the step down and cut fuel prices. in the north of the country rosumes. more than 70 people killed in the last three d

abbott. mr. abbott, these cuts and the cuts that you are defending that have left our classrooms overcrowded, that have left her teachers laid off, that is not liberal. that is not conservative. it is just dumb. it is shortchanging our children and selling out their future. as governor, i will make the education of our children a priority and i will fight to make sure that our schools have more resources, not less. >> senator davis, you recently released a book in which you discuss your personal plight with abortion. what do you see as fair regulation on abortion? >> i have always believed that women should be able to make this most personal and difficult of decisions themselves. guided by their faith and their family and with their doctor. i stood on the senate floor for 13 hours to assure that this most private of decisions could be made by women. my opponent, on the other hand, has paid women in his office less than he is paid man. he has campaigned with a known sexual predator who has bragged

>>> lo que dicen los oficiales locales que saben lo que es mejor para sus comunidades. >>> gregg abbottcomunidad del estado de este texas estÉ s. >>> ambos apoyan la pena de muerto con especificaciÓnes para asegurar que ningÚn inocente sea ejecutado, el aborto se ha marcado la gran diferencia de ideologÍa. >>> como gobernador voy a desarrollar una cultura de vida en este estado, de tal forma que podamos hacer aÚn mÁs para proteger a las mujeres y niÑos. >>> seÑor gregg abbott, esto no protege a las mujeres en texas, en nombre de las mujeres de texas le digno gracias. >>> autoridades locales dicen que el debate era necesario para que las personas emitan un voto informado. >>> el voto es la voz y verdadera es un ejemplo ahora, ahora es la oportunidad que tenemos para aprender de los candidatos. >>> el momento mÁs algido de la noche cuando cada candidato hacia su pregunta gregg abbott cuestionÓ si la senadora davis se habÍa arrepentido de votar por obama. >>> estoy trabajando en estos momentos para ser gobiernadora en el estado. >>> ella tocÓ temas de recorte a educaciÓn, se paso el tiempo

general abbott says california's best friend is tex.ue to send our tax dollars to them. and of course, general abbott california already has one governor. they do not need to of them. >>. >> we will provide more access we have a plan to increase spending for women and veterans and funding for disabled and mental health. but i will not do what senator davis was to do she wants to expand obamacare that is the last thing that we need. it is the object failure. expanding medicaid is bad for patients, bad for doctors, bad for taxpayers. you have seen in the future of obamacare with the5 veterans care. doctors see that medicaid and obamacare simply cannot get paid and you cannot have access to health care without doctors. >> general abbott we do support immigration reform for texas? >> we don't need the obama style mandates to tell business how to run their business. government doesn't know how to run business. proof of that is by looking at the state of texas itself. senator davis thinks we need to have an increase of minimum-wage here but t

greg abbott, another insider. andn you can see the second final debate between the candidates for texas governor. when wendycoverage davis faces greg abbott. c-span's --:00 on 9:00 on c-span. airstrikest the u.s. against isis in syria and iraq. major general jeffrey harrigian gave reporters an update on monday. this is 30 minutes. experience and professional air men that are working closely with our joint coalition to operate. further, it is important to remember as a chairman recently remarked, the campaign against isil will be a persistent and sustained campaign. it will take time. importantly, we see air power as one of the fundamental components of the conference of strategy. also recognize that air power alone will not destroy isil. have beend that, we working with our coalition partners and services for years to develop a full array of capabilities that will bring into the fight, leveraging our lessons from both combat and training to execute the current operations. we will continue to do all that we can to

one, greg abbott was successful in appearing likable, congenial. he will try to ignore at the ten as much as possible. he will try to talk about what he wants to do, fix education, do things for highways, make tax is great, continue the economic success. wendy davis has no choice but to go after greg abbott hard on issues, especially ethics issues, questions about money that he has gone from campaign contributors and the benefits that he has gotten in office. it is not the best route for wendy davis because when she does that she hurts her likability quotient, but she has no choice. she must attack. she must appear to be above the fray. >> wayne slater joining as from austin, senior political writer for the "dallas morning news." thank you very much for joining this. >> to be with you. >> a guy in a wheelchair can move faster than traffic on some roads in texas. time greg abbott, and my plan adds billions for new road construction without raising taxes, fees, or tolls. we pay for it by ensuring that money is dedicated for roads and is bent only on

abbott has said he considers rape and incest to be just another means of beginning a life.im, no matter how the beginning happens, that abortion must be criminalized. he's personally participated in shaming women around abortion and in stigmatizing women around abortion. i think it's very good politically for wendy if women in texas start having a conversation about that. >> how do you think abbott handled it? >> i think he's handling it in typical style. the first thing his campaign did was attack her and report her campaign to the texas ethics commission about her book tour. i think it's another example of them trying to keep wendy davis quiet. during the filibuster that we all watched, they pulled up three procedural violations to try to shut down that filibuster, they were all completely made up. they understand now they can't control this. they can control the floor of the senate, but not the public marketplace of ideas. >> i keep hearing texas is going to turn blue, but if she's down by 8 points, how is that going to happen less than 60 days out. >>as a wonk, i can re

now, as i say the prime minister tony abbott has been warning that australia is potentially a target here. australia signed up for the campaign against islamic state in iraq and syria and there are scores of australian born fighters on the ground fighting with islamic state. at the same time tony abbott is calling for a team australia approach,en effort to reach out to the islamic community to bring them on side in the efforts to try to quash any potential terror threat here and he reiterated that today by stressing that the raids we are seeing are not meant to marginalize or target the islamic community in general. have a listen to what he had to say. >> well, this isn't about people's religion, it's not about what people wear. it's about potential terror attacks here in australia, and that's what we've got to guard against. >> reporter: now, australia is committed hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to beef up security and intelligence. there are new counterterrorism laws that are being proposed and under consideration right now for the parliament and as part of barack obama

number one guy greg abbott, greg abbott was very successful and appearing likable. he will try to ignore wendy davis as much as possible and will try to talk about what he wants to do, six education, do things for highways, make texas grade, continue the economic success. wendy davis has no choice but to go after greg abbott hard especially on ethics issues and questions about money that he's gotten from campaign contributors and benefits that he's got in office. it's not the root for wendy davis because when she does that she hurt her likability but she has no choice. she must attack and must appear to be above the fray. >> senior political writer for the dallas morning news, thank you very much for joining us. >> great to be with you. >> a guy in a wheelchair can move faster than some of the roads in texas. my plan adds trillions for road construction without raising taxes, fees or polls. we pay for it by ensuring that money dedicated will be spent only on roads. no more taking highway funds to pay for their projects. elect me and i will get texas moving greg abbo

abbott urged citizens to carry on as northerlial and said the government will do all it can to protect them. >>> the u.n. security council has declared the ebola outbreak in west africa a threat to international peace and security. it's urging all-out global efforts to tacking the crisis. >> the gravity and scale of the supervisi supervision, require action unprecedented for health emergency. >> delegates gathered for an emergency meeting. >> if the international community does not stand up, we will be swept out. we need your help. we need it now. >> the delegates unanimously adopted a resolution co-sponsored by 130 u.n. member countries. the resolution urges international support for west africa. and calls for lifting travel bans imposed by surrounding nations and eliminating restrictions on flights and maritime travel to and from countries affected by ebola. the world health organization says more than 2600 people are known or suspected to have died of the ebola virus in four west african countries. the number of cases is doubling every three weeks. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo

abbott says the group was planning demonstration killings in the country. authorities searched 30 locations in sydney thursday. some of the men detained had plotted to kidnap and kill a random member of the public. the report say the plan including filming a victim draped in the islamic state flag before execution and posting it on the internet. prime minister abbott says directions were coming from an australian member from the islamic state. >> people here in this country, who despite living here, despite enjoying the australian way of life, they would do us harm. it's very important that our police and security organizations be one step ahead of them. >> government leaders raised their national terror threat alert last week to the second highest level on a four tier scale. >>> a major u.s. military exercise is underway in the waters over guam. officials say they're countering a new threat. they did not aim the simulated enemy, but the aim may be to deter china. we have the detaildetails. >> the drill is one of the largest in the age of the region. it inv

democrat wendy davis and republican greg abbott.t, wayne slater of "the dallas morning news" gives us an update on the race and previews the debate. >> with governor rick perry stepping down at the end of the year, it is an open seat in texas. state senator wendy davis the democratic nominee and attorney general greg abbott are running. >> great to be with you. >> what do the polls tell you in this race? >> the polls are all over the place except in the regard, the republican is in ahead, now is the republican ahead by double digits maybe as many as 15, 16 points? some polls indicate that. there are some internal polls the race may be in single digits. but in every case the republican greg abbott is ahead, has held a durable lead and frankly in a state where every statewide official is a republican and where no democrat has won the governor's race since ann richards in 1990. it would be an enormous feet -- feat if a democrat won this year. >> there is a third party on the ballot. does that have any impact on the race thus far? >> pr

abbott, the judge recently ruled against you and in favor of the schoolchildren of texas, ruling that our schools are unconstitutional the underfunded. the only thing right now coming between our children and appropriate funding of their schools today is you. on behalf of the 5 million children of this state, will you agree to night that you will drop york appeals and allow our schools to be appropriately funded? abbott: there is another thing coming between me and that lawsuit and that is the law that you voted on and helped pass in 2011. the attorney-general has the ability to settle lawsuits just like this. is important to understand that what i want to do is focus on creating as governor a better education system in this state. it is time we put our partisan differences aside when it comes to building a better future for the next generation. what i am focused on is not a school system that was constructed in the last century. i am focused on building a better education system for the next generation. >> hearing examining the increasing number of antibiotic resistant infections and

i hope greg abbott never becomes our governor. >> going against texas democratic governor wendy davis investigation finds davis did not know is recused herself from city council projects that affected the business interests. standing she voted 24 million in tax breaks and use the title insurance company. >> every week businesses leave california to escape higher taxes and strangling regulations. they come to texas because we keep taxes low and regulations real. i am greg abbott we will control state spending and unleashed industry to keep taxes low so small business can grow. together it is number one in jobs. >> in the texas court room greg abbott made the case against our children cuts made to education by his insider buddies now he will give standardized test 24 year-old? wendy davis will reduce the number of standardized test our kids take can cut bureaucratic waste and user education to build an economy for all hard-working texans. you decide. >> cuts texas governor debate and teeeighteen is night at 10:00. and iowa governor terry branstad debates state senator jack catch live to

australia's prime minister tony abbott says today there is some concern about radicalized australians joining isis. speaking in canberra, about the situation in iraq with isis and the humanitarian aid drops his country is participating in. abbott said it isn't a stretch to think attacks could happen in australia. >> the problem with a significant amount of australians going with them is that they are radicalized, brutalized, and if it is right to kill in the name of god and i rack there is no reason to think they will not do the same elsewhere, including in australia. >> vicki liviakis abbott also announced an australia will be airlifting equipment and supplies to irbil in the coming days. rebels in tripoli went for a splash in the u.s embassy's pool. an islamist-allied commander says a militia umbrella group as been guarding the compund ever since. the group had also taen control of their capitol and international airport. u.s. personnel fled the embasy over a month ago to avoid the fighting. the unrest in lybia continues even three years after mommar ghadafi was removed from office.

abbott says australia is ready to help. >> my hope, madame speaker, is to deepen the friendship betweenustralia and india at a time of renewed optimism in india under the new government of prime minister modi. i'm hoping to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement that will enable uranium sales by australia to india. >> australia holds one-third of the world's known uranium reserves. but exports to countries outside the nuclear nonproliferation treaty are restricted. negotiations on a civil nuclear energy cooperation pact with india were agreed by previous governments. demand for electricity in india has been soaring with the country's expanding economy. but infrastructure has not kept up and power shortages are a critical problem. uranium from australia could be used to fuel new nuclear power plants under construction. >>> more and more people in thailand are considering getting themselves a facelift. the cosmetic surgery market is booming but not every doctor is qualified to do the job. nhk world's -- reports. >> reporter: it's known as the land of smiles. now the people in charge of prom

live coverage of wendy davis and state attorney general greg abbott. wednesday night, live coverage of the minnesota governor's debate the tween the incumbent governor, republican candidate jeff johnson, and independent ccollet.e hannah ni we will have coverage of the oklahoma governor's debate. also on thursday, the nebraska governor's debate between chuck hassell brooke and pete ricketts . we will have live coverage of the montana u.s. house debate between john lewis and ryan's inky. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> the washington institute hosted an event monday talking about middle east policy. william burns spoke about foreign policy challenges and u.s. strategy against isis. this is half an hour. >> we are very pleased to have the deputy secretary of state. it is impossible for me to call bill anything but bill burns. you want to hear me as well. can you hear me now? ok. welcome deputy secretary of state bill burns here. it's an honor and a privilege. it we have known each other a short time, only since the mid-1980's. he is

prime minister tony abbott says resources will be sent to the united arab emirates.emns the gruesome execution of mr. haines. >> beheading of a british aid worker is further demonstration that this particular terrorist group does not just do evil but exults in doing evil. >> irbil in northern iraq sits on a precarious border with i.s.i.s.-controlled areas. we go to ana core. you've been on the front lines of this fight. many people of the world tune in every once and a while and see the brutal tactics of i.s.i.s., that we've seen in the latest beheading. but you've seen firsthand, what is going on in that country. and how much progress they've made. >> that's exactly right. we spend time with the kurdish forces, the penitentiashmergape. we heard from president obama. there will be no u.s. combat forces here. there's 1,700 u.s. soldiers that will act as advisers. they will assist. they will train these forces that will fight directly with i.s.i.s. they won't be in any combat role. there are concerns that, is that enough for the forces on the ground? certainly, that is

prime minister abbott confirmed in the news conference, that was intelligence they had received. last week abbott raised domestic threat level from medium to high, indicating a terrorist attack was likely but not imminent. it was raised over fears about radicalized australians returning from fighting with militants in syria and iraq. at least 60 australians are believed to be fighting with jihadist groups in syria and iraq. 15 thought to have died there, inconclude two who are suicide bombers. australian police believe 100 people in their country are supporting jihadist groups. this week australia now has plans to send 600 troops and aircraft to join the fight against islamic state militants in iraq. back to you, jon. jon: david piper, joining us by phone again. what an incredible story. david, thank you. >> that is not something that is necessarily new to us, australians. many so many were affected by bali bombings i believe in 2005. so terror certainly not new to that country. jon: all over the world right now. heather: talk about things taking place back here at home. a man fr

i'm greg abbott. my jobs plan will build on that.ll control state spending, unleash or oil and gas industry and keep taxes low so small business can grow. together, we'll keep texas number one in jobs. >>> in the texas courtroom, greg abbott made the case against our children. he fought for $5 billion in cuts to education made by his insider buddies. and now abbott's proposing giving standardized tests to 4-year-olds. heard enough? wendy davis, she'll reduce the number of standardized tests our kids take across the board. she'll cut bureaucratic waste and davis will use education to build an economy for all hardworking texans. you decide who will be best for texas. >> this is the first time in 14 years that texas will elect a new governor. texas gubernatorial candidates, state senator wendy davis and republican attorney general greg abbott face off in a debate tonight. you can see it at 10:00 eastern on c-span. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their h

. -- greg abbott. eurohere are some campaign ads running in texas. >> when you're battling cancer you pray for a cure. greg abbott did his best to keep my prayers funding answered. greg abbott was charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund but he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. >> i pray greg abbott never becomes our governor. >> new allegations against texas democratic governor candidate wendy davis. a recent investigation finds democratic candidate wendy davis didn't always recuse herself when the city was considering projects that affected our business interests. >> in one instance she voted for 21.5 million in tax breaks for whole to developers who use for title insurance company in building the building. >> every week businesses leave california to escape high taxes and strangling regulation. they come to texas because we keep taxes low and regulations reasonable. i'm greg abbott. my job plan will build on the. he will unlea

i am greg abbott. i want to improve road and ensure that money raised for roads will be only spent on roads. no more taking funds -- money from the highway fund to pay for pet projects. elect me, and i will get texas moving. >> in the texas court room, greg abbott made the case against our children. he fought for $5 billion in cuts to education. now he is proposing giving standardized tests to four-year-olds. heard enough? davis will reduce the number of standardized test our kids take across the board and build a futureo for all hard-working texans. you decide who will be best for texas. >> wendy davis is embroiled in scandal yet again. she used her influence to win lucrative taxpayer-funded contracts then voted on a bill to help her own law firm. she profited from a day job by voting and twisting arms in the senate. part of anal work is open fbi investigation. unethical behavior, unfit to be governor. wast texas surgeon performing while reportedly using cocaine. two patients died. others were paralyz

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. >>> the australian prime minister tony abbott says a vote on recognizing indigenous australians initution would need to have overwhelming support or it would fuel existing racial tensions. speaking from a remote aboriginal community in the northern territory, mr. abbott said a vote would help to bring the country together, but if the result was close or defeated, it would be a step back. mr. abbott has sent a week every year working as a volunteer in aboriginal communities since 2008. >>> a pet goldfish called george is recovering after emergency surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor on his head. vets in australia, in melbourne, decided to operate on the 10-year-old fish, which was having trouble eating and getting around his tank. the procedure occurred while he was in a bucket of water and sedated. they were very attacked to the fishy friend, who is expected now to live another 20 years, so it was all worth it. that's all for me. back soon. thanks for watching. asian debt that recognizes the shift in the global economy. you know, the kind that capitalizes on diversity across

greg abbott got involved. using his office to go to court against the victims. rick abbott. another insider. not working for you. best greg abbott. -- greg abbott. >> the nationwide competition for middle and high school students will award 150 prizes totaling $100,000. create a 5-7 minute documentary on the topic the three branches and you. but he is include c-span programming and must be submitted by january 20 from 2015. go to student cam.org. grab a camera and get started today. "washington journal" continues. cole,we're back with tom republican of oklahoma. talking about the strategy against isis. are we at war? guest: i think we are. people are killing americans. they threaten your homeland when they say they're long-term aim is to strike the united states. they want to carve out what would be a terrorist state in the middle of a vil volatile region. the secretary of defense and secretary of state have used the term or. "war." host: explaining the strategy, explaining the threat of isis. i don't see the evidence. somebody needs to explain to me why isis poses a threat.

the prime minister tony abbott told the country of a plan by australian citizens luinked to the so-called islamic state to kidnap and behead a member of the public. that triggered a major anti-terrorism operation in which several properties were raided, 15 people arrested. the country recently raised its national terror threat level to high for the very first time, this following australia's decision to send troops to join a global coalition against islamic state fighters in iraq. this is what mr. abbott had to say. >> that's the intelligence that we received, the exhortations, quite direct exhortations were coming from an australian who is apparently quite senior in isil, to networks of support back in australia, to conduct demonstration killings here in this country. so this is not just suspicion. this is intent. and that's why the police and security agencies decided to act in a way they have. there are, i regret to say, networks of people here in this country who, despite living here, despite enjoying the australian way of life, they would do us harm, and it's very important that our

complacency gets you into trouble. >> woodruff: the raids came hours before prime minister abbott meth australian troops leaving for the middle east, to support a coalition fighting the islamic state. a short time ago, i spoke via skype to sydney-based journalist stuart cohen, who's been covering the story. stuart cohen, thank you for talking to us. what evidence, first of all, did police have before they arrested these suspects? >> welsh obviously, as with any intelligence operation, they're playing their cards very close to the vest, but one thing they did let out was that the raids that took place in sydney were based on an intercepted phone call between that senior isis militant, that senior australian isis militant that tony abbott mentioned in the piece before and omarjan azari, who was the 22 year old who is the only person who has been charged in these arrests so far. so that's the one piece of intelligence that they did let slip, that they had intercepted the phone call, and that's what put this whole operation in motion, realizing that they were close to possibly carrying ou

>> but in any case, diane abbott.re smith. do you know anna deavere smith? >> seth: okay, yeah. of course, i know that. >> what do you think? am i in the wrong? >> seth: yeah, that's really good. no, i like that. >> a beautiful younger daughter, sister, in any case. >> seth: okay, great. >> harry connick jr. >> seth: oh, right. >> young, handsome -- >> seth: i'll buy that, yeah. >> his butler, his butler. >> seth: that's really good. [ cheers and applause ] >> eleanor, eleanor. young beautiful kathryn keener? i don't know. >> seth: oh, that's a good -- kathryn keener, that's a good one. >> you think so? >> seth: i like that. i like that. >> and i'm looking at -- i'm looking at -- i'm looking at the pianist. >> seth: eli, what do you think on eli? >> eli, eli -- i'd say young, handsome tim robbins. >> seth: oh, that's a good one. >> is that okay? i'm not bad. i'm not bad. >> seth: you're not bad at it. you're not bad at it. [ cheers and applause ] >> and i'm looking for names for babies, possible babies. >> seth: oh, r

abbott is saying that there is an intent to deploy. and he's calling this prudent action ahead of any decision to actually use these forces. clearly the australians getting on board with this coalition of the willing and using one of the regional hubs here at least for deployment of his assets in order to help the fight against isis going forward. he also said that there will be no australian boots on the ground. and interestingly, he said this was an open-ended commitment. he said that it would be months rather than weeks. he says our contribution will continue to be monitored continuously. so that is the australian story into the uae. there are a number of bases here in this country. where these forces are coming into, well, we're going to do a bit more digging on that for you. the uae itself, well, it's got some previous history so far as regional coalitions are concerned. the most detailed statement we've had today from the uae was from the ambassador to the united states in an op-ed to one of the u.s. newspapers last week. and he

. >>> karen abbott recounts women in the civil war who defended northern politicians to send privileged information to southern generals to be that this is a little under an hour. >> i am thrilled to be here with abbott. i love her book. in the second sentencing which i love you take up and show this entire other view of chicago through the eyes of the two based to become most famous. in american roads we learn about this icon. so now what wired him just despise you hit on things i personally adore. you have unexplored american history. and women with some real spines and really adventurous and incredible women. >> i moved to atlanta in 2001 and i noticed immediately that the civil war seeks in the conversation down in the south in a way south in a way that it never does in the north. but, you know, i saw the occasional confederate flag on the walls wall and there were jokes about the aggression and the point was really driven -- [laughter] and the point was driven home especially that it wasn't a joke when i was struck stuck in traffic behind a pickup truck that had a bumper sticker th

the prime minister tony abbott said it was issued by a isis member. >>> there is enough equipment on board the plane heading to liberia to fund 25-bed hospital in monrovia. this as the united nations announces plans to establish an on the ground mission in west africa to coordinate the battle against ebola. dr. kent brantly says he would like to return to west africa to continue his work against ebola. he told lawmakers on wednesday they have to move quickly. >> this is a global problem and the u.s. must take the lead immediately. the longer we wait, the greater the cost of the battle both in dollars and lives. we must act decisively to bring healing and stability to the people of west africa and the african continent and the world. >> three vaccines and ten medications are in development, but officials say it is not nearly enough for everyone when it is available. discussions are under way to determine who gets them. encourage news from nebraska. dr. rick sacra is expected to make a full recovery after contracting ebola in liberia. >>> another nfl player accused of domestic violence

on the sunny streets of australia, that is according to the prime minister tony abbott. >> it involves all of it hundred police and security forces. the supporters were plotting to kidnap random members of the public and had them. -- and behead them. >> we have disrupted that particular attack. >> it is described as the biggest anti-terror manhunt. it is believed to be australian. >> coming from an australian, networks of support. so this is not just suspicion. this is intent. that is why police and security agencies decided to act in the way they have. >> they believe 60 is chilean nationals are currently fighting the islamic state in the middle east. >> ukraine wants american weapons. >> don't go away. >> welcome back. the ukrainian president has urged the u.s. to provide military assistance. >> ill-equipped young ukrainians were fighting a war for the free world against russia. >> barack obama has condemned russia's actions. they sit military support would only include nonlethal+ equipment. >> everybody should understand that. it is europe's. it is the war for the free world. >> 20

and tonight at 9:00, the texas governors debate between greg abbott and wendy davis. coming up in 45 minutes, congressman tom cole of oklahoma on u.s. efforts against isis. then a look at the midterm elections. with representative donna edwards from maryland. executive vice president and provost joseph steinmetz. welcome to the washington journal. julia service director pearson will face a lot of questions today about how to deal with intruders. there. have our cameras a lot of coverage here on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. the fight against isis dominating the news. 35 days to go before the midterm elections. we begin this morning with which party do you trust on national security? democrats, (202) 585-3880. republicans, (202) 585-3881

prime minister tony abbott said the attack was directed from the middle east by a senior isis leader. >>> first american plane load of hospital equipment of ebola is expected to arrive in liberia tomorrow. there is not equipment on board for a 25-member board in monrovia. this is the first of 13 u.s. air shipments bringing medical supplies to the liberian capital. this as the united nations is establishing a mission on the ground to better coordinate the battle of ebola. dr. kent brantly said he would like to return to west africa to continue his work with ebola victims. he told lawmakers wednesday they have to move quickly. >> this is a global problem and the u.s. must take the lead immediately. the longer we wait, the greater the cost of the battle in dollars and in lives. we must act immediately and decisively to bring healing to west africa and united states and the world. >> the vaccines are in developments and there is not enough for everyone. there are discussions underway to determine who gets them. there is conversation in nebraska where dr. rick sacra is making a full recove

but greg abbott did his best to keep my prayers from being answered. greg abbott was charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund he let his wealthiest donors take it. they showered him with giftds and free vacations and made off with money that was meant to find a cure. i pray that greg abbott never becomes our governor. >> some new allegations against texas democratic candidate wendy davis. >> a recent investigation finds that democratic candidate wendy davis didn't always recuse herself from ft. worth city council when the consider was considering projects that affected her business interests. >> in one instance, she voted for 21.5 million in tax breaks for hotel developers who used her title insurance company in the sale of the building. >> this is the first time in 14 years that texas will elect a new governor. texas gub thatter to ya candidates, wendy davis and republican attorney general greg abbott face-off in a debate friday. watch live coverage at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> this weekend on the c-span networks, our campaign 20

greg abbott, another insider not working for you. you can seeight, the second and final debate between the candidates for texas governor. debatet wendy davis will republican greg abbott at 9:00 eastern on c-span. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke to the u.n. general assembly monday comparing hamas to the terrorist group isis and criticizing remarks made to the body by the iranian president. his speech is 35 minutes. >> [indiscernible] >> thank you, mr. president. distinguished delegates, i come here from jerusalem to speak on behalf of my people, the people of israel. i have come here to speak about the dangers we face and about the opportunities we see. i have come here to expose the brazen lies spoken from this very podium against my country and against the brave soldiers who defend it. ladies and gentlemen, the people of israel pray for peace. our hopes and the world's hopes for peace are in danger because everywhere we look militant islam is on the march. it is not militants, it is not islam, it is militant islam. t

democratic state senator wendy davis and republican state attorney general greg abbott are running to replace him. they debate tonight 9:00 p.m. on c-span.e right now a look at some of the race.ign ads from that >> a guy in a wheel clear can somefaster than traffic on roads in texas. i'm greg abbott and my plan is billions for road construction without raising teams paying for it by ensuring money dedicated will be spent on roads and no more taking it to pay for pet projects. elect me and i will get texas moving. >> in a texas courtroom greg case against our children. he fought for $5 billion in cuts education made by his insider bud chris and now he is -- he is proposing standardizing tests to 4-year-olds. davis will reduce the number of standardized tests and bureaucratic waste and build hard working all texans. >> wendy davis is embroiled in scandal again. as a state senator davis used er influence to win lucrative taxpayer furnished contracts and voted on bills that helped her own law firm. profited from her day job by voting and twisting arms in the senate. cost from potential to

. >> reporter: prime minister tony abbott says he believes at least 60 australians are fighting alongside isis and other militant groups in the middle east. he's repeatedly voiced fears these australian jihadis could pose a threat if they ever come home. australian intelligence revealed isis was urging home-grown sympathizers to carry out attacks in australia. >> quite direct exultations coming from australian who is apparently quite senior in isil to networks of support back in australia to conduct demonstration killings here in this country. >> reporter: last week australia raised its threat level to high for the first time in the country's history warning a terrorist attack is likely. >> the australian prime minister on thursday addressed australian troops headed to the middle east. he argued that by fighting isis, they would be protecting the iraqi people and by extension the people of australia. michaela and john? >> that is chilling. we'll have more on that in a little bit. here at home president obama's strategy to battle isis front and center on capitol hill. at this hour, house l

an example of a deal that could be renegotiated would be abbott's division.deal has significant inversion benefits potentially but also some strategic and financial merits that could survive at a renegotiated price. >> i guess bottom line is you put out this report and have your views. what is the advice? are the advisers saying sell these? is there an investment advice change? >> with myelin i don't think so. we think it continues to be very attractive at these levels with or without the abbott deal. we think that there is still a reasonable chance that the deal happens although at this point it is hard to say. >> indeed it does introduce the element of uncertainty. the big guys with small caps, no, not that type of cap. we are talking next two top firm managers. >> get busy living or get busy dying. 20 years ago today the shaw shank redemption was released. it was a flop when it came out but became a huge hit on vhs. >> get busy living or get busy dying. that's right. ♪ [ bell ringing, applause ] five tech stocks with more than a 10%... change in after-mark