welcome back to worlds apart with david beasley executive director of the world food program mr beasley earlier this month the trumpet ministration an ounce its vision of the u.s. budget for the fiscal year of two thousand and nineteen which features a substantial increase in military spending cuts and social spending as well as some restructuring of the u.s. contributions to the united nations have you done any preliminary asked cement so how this proposed pattern of spending may affect the world food program yeah the president's budget very well dramatically impacted us but if you know anything about the u.s. process of budgeting just the house and senate makes the final decision we feel very confident before that the process is that works its way through the president and the leadership in the senate in the house will come together with a budget that will be that i think will be good for the world food programme so we can continue to address around the world and then when you think about the united states' commitment to the world food program last year two thousand and seventeen was

welcome back to worlds apart to me david beasley executive director of the world food programme mr beazley earlier this month to trumpet ministration and its vision of the us budget for the fiscal year of two thousand and nineteen which features a substantial increase in military spending cuts and social spending as well as some restructuring of the u.s. contributions to the united nations have you done any preliminary asked cement so how this proposed pattern now spending may affect the world food program you know the president's budget very well dramatically impact us but if you know anything about the u.s. process of budgeting just the house and senate makes the final decision we feel very confident before that the processes that works its way through the president and the leadership in the senate in the house will come together with a budget that will be that i think will be good for the world food programme so we can continue to address around the world and then when you think about the united states' commitment to the world food program last year two thousand and seventeen was two po

hunger morphed into famine how can we reverse that trend while to discuss that i'm now joined by david beasley executive director of the world food program mr beazley it's great to talk to you thank you for your time well it's good to be with you thank you now when the news of your appointment came foreign policy magazine and road that the un put appointee of the head of the world food program to quote help stave off u.s. cuts if that was their rationale has it worked out well it has it but i came kicking and screaming into the system because i was not necessarily a un person but when i heard the facts of how bad the situation was around the world with all the conflict war and hunger coupled with the fact that the united states very well make i decided i would take the role in so i hit the ground running facing for famines facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the beginning of the united nations which by the way seventy years of history here and in russia and so we were facing a catastrophic situation along with the fact that the number one donor into the u.n. system the united states was

hunger morphed into famine how can they be reversed outrank while to discuss that i'm now joined by david beasley executive director of the world food program mr beazley it's great to talk to you thank you for your time it was good to be with you thank you now when the news of your appointment came foreign policy and magazine road that the un put appointee they had of the world food program to quote help stave off u.s. cuts if that was their rationale has it worked out well it has a better kicking and screaming into the system because i was not necessarily a un person but when i heard the facts of how bad the situation was around the world with all the conflict war and hunger coupled with the fact that the united states very well make i decided i would take the role in so i hit the ground running facing for famines facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the beginning of the united nations which by the way seventy years of history here and in russia and so we were facing a catastrophic situation along with the fact that the number one donor into the u.n. system the united states was talking ab

morphed into famine how can they be reversed outranked while to discuss that i'm now joined by david beasley executive director of the world food program mr beazley it's great to talk to you thank you for your time it was good to be with you thank you now when the news of your appointment came foreign policy magazine and road that the un put appointee they had of the world food program to quote help stave off u.s. cuts if that was their rationale has it worked out well it has a better came kicking and screaming into the system because i was not necessarily a un person but when i heard the facts of how bad the situation was around the world with all the conflict war and hunger coupled with the fact that the united states very well make i decided i would take the role and so i hit the ground running facing for famines facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the beginning of the united nations which by the way seventy years of history here and in russia and so we were facing a catastrophic situation along with the fact that the number one donor into the u.n. system the united states was talk

morphed into famine how can they be reversed outranked while to discuss that i'm now joined by david beasley executive director of the world food programme mr beazley it's great to talk to thank you for your time it was good to be with you thank you now when the news of your appointment came foreign policy magazine and road that the yuan put appointee of the head of the world food programme to quote help stave off u.s. cuts if that was their rationale has it worked out well it has a bit it came kicking and screaming into the system because i was not necessarily un person you know but when i heard the facts of how bad the situation was around the world with all the conflict war and hunger coupled with the fact that the united states very will make. i decided i would take the role in so i hit the ground running.

international correspondent, lyse doucet, heard from the executive director of the world food programme, david beasleyunich security conference is now considered the premier gathering for defence and diplomacy chiefs to discuss major security issues of the day. you wouldn't consider security issues, they are now at the top of the agenda. take a basic one like food. it is not only used as a weapon in war, but hunger is increasing for the first time in a long time, and that has security implications. to discuss this is the head of the world food programme. the new statistics out on the state of global hunger are very distressing. what are you learning? the great news is for the last 30 years , we the great news is for the last 30 yea rs, we have the great news is for the last 30 years, we have reduced hunger around the world. the bad news is the last couple of years the rate has gone back up and that is because the war and conflict. 82% of expenditure is in warzone and conflict. 82% of expenditure is in war zone places like yemen, syria, south sudan, somalia, iran, afghanistan. it is man—made conflict a

hunger morphed into famine how can we reverse that trend while to discuss that i'm now joined by david beasley executive director of the world food program mr beazley it's great to talk to you thank you for your time it was good to be with you thank you now when the news of your appointment came foreign policy magazine and road that the un put appointee they had of the world food program to quote help stave off u.s. cuts if that was their rationale has it worked out well it has a bit i came kicking and screaming into the system because i was not necessarily a un person but when i heard the facts of how bad the situation was around the world with all the conflict war and hunger coupled with the fact that the united states very will make i decided i would take the role in so i hit the ground running facing for famines facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the beginning of the united nations which by the way seventy years of history here and in russia and so we were facing a catastrophic situation along with the fact that the number one donor into the u.n. system the united states was talkin

david beasley. he is now the executive director of the u.n. world food program. the largest humanitarian organization in the world. thank you all for guiding us. i would ask you all please direct your attention to the side screen for an introduction of our next guest. >> the united states army major scott smiley. he was born to serve. a star in his high schools football team, he followed his brother to west point, graduating in 2003. in on the inside of his new officer's class ring was his favorite bible verse, "i could do all things through christ, who gives me strength." now, a officer in mosul, he noticed a suspicious vehicle to the right, driving slowly with its backside dragging on the ground. a telltale sign of a car bomb. suddenly, there was a bright flash. scott smiley's world went black. he quickly realized the terrifying reality. the blast had left him fully blind and paralyzed on one side. fear soon turned to anger. in time, he would regain the use of his limbs, but his blindness was permanent. bitterness became part of his new reality. however, the lo

and finally a great friend of this breakfast david beasley he was governor of south carolina from 1991 until 95 and is now the executive director of the un's world feud -- food program. the largest humanitarian program in the world. [applause]. i would ask you all to please direct your attention to the side screen where there is an introduction of our next guest. the united states army major known to his friends and family was born to sir. a star in his high school's state champion football team graduated in 2003 engraved on the inside of the new officers class ring was his favorite bible verse. i can do all things through christ history strength. now lieutenant smiley was serving as a platoon leader in the northern iraqi city of musil. they noticed at specific vehicle off to the right driving slowly with its backside dragging on the ground. a tale tell sign of a car bomb. suddenly there was a bright flash a massive explosion and has world went black. he quickly realized the terrifying reality the blast and left had left him fully blind and paralyzed on one side fear soon turned to ang

beasley will be introducing the president very shortly. every president since dwight davidecade they are at the washington hilton in northwest washington on connecticut. ainsley: carson wentz, who is the quarterback for philadelphia, for the eagles, he actually didn't play in the super bowl because of that injury but he also will be speaking. has been very vocal about his christian faith. that is very important to him. the crowd will appreciate hearing from him. brian: the president is known to embrace moments like this. also ad-lib some moments like this. so he will have some scripted, some not scripted. he will also realize when he looks into the audience he will be looking at his base. barack obama kidded about that at washington correspondence dinners, when he looked at press, it is good to be with my base. they are not his base. this is really his base. ainsley: this might be the intro to the president. that is his base. the many people in the room. very important for him to be elected because of the judges. steve: sound if this man will introduce him. let's go ahead a