joe wilson, bbc news, twickenham.gster was born, are yet to find out whether the bear is a boy or a girl — but the youngster is proving to be a confident and curious little character, as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been finding out. the first tentative steps outside for britain's polar bear cub in 25 yea rs. for britain's polar bear cub in 25 years. emerging from its den in the highlands, its mum close by. this is how i knew we had a polar bear cub, you can hear the sound. keeper vicky larkin was the first to find out that a cub had arrived. larkin was the first to find out that a cub had arrivedlj larkin was the first to find out that a cub had arrived. i am super excited. it is probably the most exciting thing to happen in my whole superior. i am exciting thing to happen in my whole superior. iam really exciting thing to happen in my whole superior. i am really excited seeing how the cub grows, getting to know its little character and also just eventually sharing it with the public as well. it is jus

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joe wilson, bbc news, dublin.r supporters invaded the pitch during yesterday's 3—0 defeat at home to burnley. the game had to be stopped a number of times due to members of the crowd invading the pitch to protest against the clubs owners at one point, captain mark noble decided to intervene. that was one of a number of incidents that happened at the london stadium. burnley, though, weren't distacted by the turmoil, and went on to win comfortably by 3—0. but the west ham protests continued after the game and both the club and the fa say they will investigate. anyone who has got that aggressive frustration, don't come to the home games because we need everybody all working together to try and that sufficient results in the five home games which we thought were all going to be a strength but became a massive weakness. the next games at home but pretty bleak because there is no way the team is going to be able to play and get the point to stay up. that much —— that atmosphere must never come back in the last five game

joe wilson, bbc news. 21 year olds will be automatically entitled to claim housing benefit again on the government's flagship welfare scheme. a policy change in april last year meant young people were no longer automatically entitled to the housing element of universal credit — which is still being rolled out. charities had warned the reform could lead to rising homelessness. 0ur correspondent leila nathoo is with me now. so this was supposed to have saved tens of millions of pounds. why have they gone back on it? as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". this was a policy brought in under the last conservative government. it was supposed to save money. there were a number of exemptions put in place will stop they were to protect vulnerable young people and dependence that housing charity said it was not enough and there was a risk of homelessness. the policy came into force in april last year. in the first three months of the policy, 96% of those asking the housing benefit did recei

from dublin, here's our sports correspondent joe wilson. didn't know how it would stop. 0nly where it would start. aviva stadium dublin, scotla nd start. aviva stadium dublin, scotland waiting. this way. collins style, fast and loose. when he fails, it can hammer tries to the opposition. jacob stockdale for i would and the gift was safety delivered. few players have ever made a try scoring started a career like stockdale. here came his sixth of this six nations. earlier in the second half, a scotland move finally works. completed in the corner by blair, a young star, a fine finish. but a dive over the line for ireland was more significant. therefore the try which not only ensured victory am ireland had a bonus point, too. 28-8 in am ireland had a bonus point, too. 28—8 in dublin and off to paris. elliott's monster penalty was impressive, but england needed more, needed to match ireland's result. they needed four tries. in fact england were defending desperately. i tackle from anthony watson, senden for him and france awarded eight penalty t

joe wilson, bbc news, at twickenham.red second place in the six nations with victory over france. a liam williams try and three leigh halfpenny penalties gave wales a narrow 14—13 win in cardiff to earn runners—up spot behind ireland. scotland ended their campaign with victory against italy in rome. mohamed salah scored four goals, as liverpool thrashed watford 5—0 to move up to third in the premier league. jurgen klopp's side have now opened a seven—point gap over chelsea, who are fifth. salah has now scored an incredible 36 goals this season in all competitions. he also set up roberto firmino for liverpool's other goal at anfield. elsewhere, west brom remain rooted to the bottom following defeat to bournemouth. stoke remain a place above them, after defeat to everton. palace move out of the bottom three, after a much needed win at huddersfield. christian eriksen scored twice, as tottenham reached the semi—finals of the fa cup for a second successive season. they beat swansea 3—0 at the liberty stadium. first—half goals

joe wilson, bbc news. well, that's just about from us. the news where you are, but we will leave you now with the words and images of one of the greatest scientists of modern times, professor stephen hawking, who died this morning. good night. theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap. it's all in the mind. i hope my example will give encouragement and hope to others in similar situations. i hope my example will show disability can be no barrier. one can achieve anything, if one is determined enough. never give up. i'm jessica creighton. coming up on the programme... barcelona beat the blues. chelsea are knocked out of the champions league by the spanish giants. the best of the best — nico de boinville praises his mount, altior, after powering to a stylish win in the big race of the day at the cheltenham festival. and another day, another medal for british paralympic skiers fitzpatrick and kehoe in south korea. good evening. we'll start with football, and more british disappointment in the champio

here's joe wilson. in dublin they line—up this way, and defeated ireland versus rejuvenated scotland. both teams should be confident, both are in contention. if ireland win they could beat six nations champions by saturday night. if scotland win, everything seems wide open. the group has confidence but they know how good ireland are and how good we will have to beat to win and will have to be better than we were against england. we're excited to get back on the field, there are i'iei’vous get back on the field, there are nervous and a bit of worry about the threat scotland bring. dublin and put‘s match will just threat scotland bring. dublin and put‘s match willjust be the start of things, the next rugby approach will come in paris. tea—time kick—off, fragile france versus uncertain england. must beat the england french. they may have to score four tries for our bonus point to stay within sight of ireland. england have made big changes, there isa england have made big changes, there is a new man carryin

. -- the first part of the 20th century, with joe wilson, who had opposed congress having the power to regulate child labor, he said it was blatantly unconstitutional. it was clearly a right of the state and he signed the child labor law into -- the day before he seeks reelection for the presidency and he rides on that to his second term in power. by the midpoint of the second decade of the 20th century, there is a strong political consensus from republicans, progresses and democrats that congress should have this power. it becomes the cause that is seen as being above politics, showing your moral concern for children. did the woman's right to vote change the political aspect of the discussion? there is a sense, big backlash to the passage of women's suffrage and a backlash to prohibition. it resulted in the repeal of prohibition. those factors, as well as the beginning of the red scare, which linked the cause of child labor with socialism and there are certainly a number of known socialists involved with the national child labor committee. those were involved in the changing face of t

joe wilson, bbc news at twickenham.ver italy and wales over france. so this is how the final table looks. ireland are champions. wales finish second. england supporters may want to look away. they sit only above italy in fifth. a terrible result for england head of the world cup finals next year. manchester united have made it through to the semifinals of the fa cup, beating brighton 2—0 at old trafford. romelu lukaku struck the first, and nemanja matic hit the second in what has been a difficult week forjose mourinho, who didn't hold back in criticising his players even though they're through to the last four. when the sun is shining, it's easy to play football, you know what i mean? when you win matches, everything goes in your direction and even myself i can play when the sun is shining, but when it's dark, and when you are under pressure, only the top ones can do it and today we did not have many top ones. christian eriksen stole the show at the liberty stadium as tottenham also eased into the semifinals with a comf

joe wilson was watching for us at twickenham.yers on the pitch at twickenham, surrounded by photographers and the media, reflecting an outstanding performance. they are grand slam winners, 6—nation champions and they have won away in paris and london. this was a finale to a perfect 2018 for irish rugby. if you've missed ireland's progress, here's a recap. first it was france and a last—minute goal, then we thrashed italy. and then ireland beat wales in dublin. yes! we scored four tries to beat scotland, for tries. and that's just left twickenham. and here we were, aiming for the grand slam, hoofing the towards the snowflakes. 14—0 down and england had to respond. here it came. the home side had something. something, but watch jacob stockdale, ireland's superhero. england had extended the pitch, perfect for this. stockdale's seventh try of the six nations and that is a record. eddiejones had seen his first twickenham defeat with england comment. ireland's grand slam, a perfect six nations completed here, never better. let's get so

our sports correspondent joe wilson is there — and joe, this is a hard one to call, isn't it?st thing i saw when i came into took on this morning was an advert for cold beer. i think is very much a hot chocolate kind of day! you may be able to see some of the pitch markings behind me. the lines are painted blue, which is unusual, but that is clearly in anticipation of more snowfall today. ireland come here knowing that they are six nations champions. they will be parading around with the trophy. the possibility is that rarity, a perfect six nations. they have only done that twice ever and they come into this game on a record of consecutive wins with continuity. in contrast, england have had back—to—back defeats and they have picked a team, by their own admission, just to try and win this game, recalling players just admission, just to try and win this game, recalling playersjust to admission, just to try and win this game, recalling players just to try and beat ireland in this match. only a few weeks ago, england were talking about eddie jones a few weeks ago, england were tal

joe wilson looks back at his life. 25—year—old roger bannister, third from the left...

joe wilson is inside the aviva stadium in dublin. joe.ecoming engrossed in rugby union event tomorrow could be perfect with loads possibilities. ireland could be champions by tomorrow night. england essentially have to match whatever they do to keep their hopes alive. scotland are in the mix as well. it all begins at 2:15pm in this city. in dublin they line up this way. undefeated ireland versus rejuvenated scotland. both teams should be confident, both are in contention. if ireland win, they could be six nations champions by saturday night. if scotland win then everything seems wide open. remember how they beat england. the group's got confidence but they've also got awareness of how good ireland are and how good we will have to be to win and we'll have to be better than we were against england. we're really excited to get back out on the field and get going. but, you know, there's nerves and a little bit of, you know, worry about the threat that scotland bring. well, dublin's match willjust be the start of things. the next rugby bridge

joe wilson now reports on a very happy st patrick's day, for irish rugby.ed ireland's progress, here's a recap first france. then italy. then ireland beat wales in dublin. we scored four tries to beat scotland. four tries! they've just left twickenham. there they were aiming forthe grand left twickenham. there they were aiming for the grand slam. anthony watson was under it for england, or was he? whose hands put pressure on the ball to the turf? roses for ireland. another try—mac followed. bridgen— zero down, england had to respond. the home side had something. watch stockdale, ireland's super kid. he kicked and us. reached of the ball before the blue line covered in case of snow. england had extended the pitch. perfect for this. stockdale's seventh try of this six nations. that is a record. eddiejones could see his first token in defeat with england coming. england added tries in the second half, but never got close to winning. ireland's grand slam, a perfect six nations completed here. never better. it's a special day for everyone involved in irish rugby

here's joe wilson.nated scotland. both teams should be confident, both are in contention. if ireland win they could beat six nations champions by saturday night. if scotland win, everything seems wide open. the group has confidence but they know how good ireland are and how good we will have to beat to win and will have to be better than we were against england. we're excited

joe wilson looks back at his life. newsreel: 25-year-old roger bannister, third from the left.tory. he's decided this is the right moment. what roger bannister achieved in 195a was like a lunar landing for 20th century sport. bannister‘s old friend and rival chris chataway is in third place, waiting to take over as pacer. to run a mile and stop the clock before it reached four minutes in 195a, this was a magical number, a barrier of human achievement. a feat that would redefine what was humanly possible. and it would fall to a young medical student to achieve it. after two—and—a—half laps, brasher gives way to chataway. bannister, a superb tactician, has suffered some criticism in the past for adopting his own rather unorthodox training methods. but they are paying dividends now. at this point it becomes quite painful. i overtake chris chataway and begin the finish. and here he comes. bannister goes streaking forward with about 250 yards to the tapes. every stride counted. the tape broke at three minutes 59.a seconds. and bannister has done it. though he is out on his feet, his

joe wilson has the latest. a cricket ball in cape town, australia, roughed up with sandpaper.s banned by australia for 12 months. david warner, his deputy, maybe the instigator, also banned for a year. cameron bancroft, the inexperienced player who carried out the tampering plan, given a nine—month ban. i think, under the code, it particularly refers to these practices in which we have made the charges and offered the sanctions as cheating, so i think people will want to use their own words, but cheating is certainly one of them that is probably appropriate in these circumstances. yes, well, australia's most famous sportsmen pursued through the airport, cheating it is, certainly in the eyes of many around the world. cricket australia felt compelled to act. commercial partners have already withdrawn. david warner was the face of television sets in australia. lg will not be renewing its sponsorship. but if these players are toxic, they are not the first to bend and break the spirit of cricket. i think the reputational damage is bad because of how bad it looked on camera, and tho

joe wilson looks back at his life. newsreel: 25—year—old roger bannister, third from the left.. he's decided that this is the right moment. what roger bannister achieved in 1954 was like a lunar landing for 20th century sport. bannister‘s old friend and rival chris chataway is in third place, waiting him time to take over as pacer. to run a mile and stop the clock before it reached four minutes — in 1954, this was a magical number, a barrier of human achievement. a feat that would redefine what was humanly possible. and it would fall to a young medical student to achieve it. after two—and—a—half laps, brasher gives way to chataway. bannister, a superb tactician, has suffered some criticism in the past for adopting his own rather unorthodox training methods. but they are paying dividends now. at this point, it becomes quite painful. i overtake chris chataway and begin the finish. and here he comes. bannister goes streaking forward with about 250 yards to the tapes. every stride counted. the tape broke at three minutes 59.4 seconds. and bannister has done it. though he's out on h

joe wilson was watching for us... so they came to twickenham and never looked like losing.nd were. from the moment the ball was hoisted into the sky, ireland were on top. anthony watson was there, but not there. garry ringrose's hands applied the downward pressure. next, an electric move and when it came, the final stretch delivered the ball to the foot of the post. another try. england got a try back through farrell's kick, but by half—time they were further behind, because ireland's wonder kid, jacob stockdale kicked and dashed and touched down before the line. the line was blue in case of snow. his seventh try of the tournament. eddie jones‘ unbeaten run at twickenham was over. england's late tries changed nothing except to polish the score. ireland's day, ireland's year. well, with these players celebrating behind me, some of them experience, some of them less so it is easy to forget that ireland have lost some of their greatest ever players for retirement in recent years. no o'gara, o'connor, no o'driscoll. no problem. it's a special day for everybody involved, in iris

from dublin, joe wilson reports.t know how it would stop. 0nly where it would start. aviva stadium, dublin. scotland waiting. this way. scotland's style, fast and loose. when it fails it can hand tries to the opposition. jacob stockdale for ireland. few players have ever made a try scoring starts toa have ever made a try scoring starts to a career like stockdale. this was his sixth of the tournament this year. his sixth of the tournament this yea r. early his sixth of the tournament this year. early in the second half, a scotla nd year. early in the second half, a scotland move finally worked, completed in the corner by the youngster blair kinghorn. sean cronin got ireland's fourth try, not only ensuring victory but also a bonus point. ireland had done all they could possibly do here in dublin. now, england had to match that performance in paris to keep their title hopes alive. england needed four tries but they were defending desperately. high tackle from anthony watson, sin—bin for him and france got a penalty try.

ireland, england and scotland all in with a chance of taking the title. 0ur sports correspondent, joe wilsontake on scotland. and joe, both teams have reason to feel confident, don't they? i think so. at this stage on saturday it's tempting to delve into these statistics to see what will happen. ireland have such a strong record in dublin and looking for their 11th consecutive victory. what has been so impressive from them is the way they have brought in new players to the team but have still retained the know—how and ability to get over the line in games. we saw that especially against france. scotland, in contrast, with a dismal record away from home anywhere except italy. but what do they have? the memory of what they did against england, the knowledge they can play their style of rugby and beat a big team. if they do go that fast and loose style of rugby again today, i think it will open up the possibility of ireland scoring tries as well. who knows how crucial a bonus point might be by the end of the day. and whatever goes on in dublin will have a big knock on effect for england in pari

was the perfect end to the irish campaign, winning their third grand slam on st patrick's day. joe wilsone new crush italy, go on the boys! and then ireland beat wales in dublin! we scored four tries to beat scotland, four tries! and here we are at twickenham. and here we were, aiming for the grand slam, i hoofing the ball towards the england snowflakes. whose hands put pressure on the board to the turf? another try for ireland followed. 14—0 down, england had to respond and there was a finish from daily. the home side had something. but watch jacob stockdale, the island superkick. he had to reach the ball before the blue line. england had extended the pitch, perfect for this. his seventh try of the six nations. that is a record. eddiejones would see his first twickenham defeat of england coming. england added tries in the second half but never got close to winning. ilan‘s grand slam, the perfect six nations completed here, never better. is a special day for eve ryo ne never better. is a special day for everyone involved in irish rugby. the perfect six nations completed here, never better

joe minute. let's look back now on his life withjoe wilson. minute.old roger bannister, third from the left... there are some moments of sporting history which become part of world history. he has decided this is the right moment. what roger bannister achieved in 1954 was like a lunarlanding for bannister achieved in 1954 was like a lunar landing for 20th—century sport. his old friend and rival chris is in third place, waiting to ta ke chris is in third place, waiting to take over as pacer. to run the mile and stop the clock before it reached four minute. in 1954 this was a magical number, the barrier of human achievement, the feat that would redefine what was humanly possible. and it would fall to a young medical student to achieve it. he gives way. roger bannister, a superb tactician, has suffered criticism in the past for adopting his unorthodox training methods but they are paying dividends now. the pacemakers became famous themselves. those young men gave everything on the 6th of may, 1954, an oxford's iffley road track. at this point it becomes

joe wilson reports from dublin.re it would start. aviva stadium, dublin, scotland waiting. scotland's style, fast and loose. when it fails it can hand tries to the opposition. in this case jacob stockdale. few players have ever made a try scoring start to a career like stockdale, this was his sixth of the tournament. early in the second half, a scotland move finally worked, completed by the young star in the corner. but sean cronin's dive over the line for ireland was more significant, their fourth try which ensured victory and also a bonus point. 28—8 in dublin and off to paris. elliot daly‘s monster penalty was impressive but england needed more. they needed to match ireland's result, they needed four tries. in fact england were defending desperately. high tackle from anthony watson, sin—bin. and france got a penalty try. things weren't going to plan. understatement. a try came but england had needed it sooner. not enough. france over to. england had needed it sooner. not enough. france overto. so england had need

make the you know the right you know right decisions i think for example people like secretary joe wilson and secretary mabus actually you know kept from wanting to actually initiate a war with no more north korea you know by you know stressing a diplomatic. way out of it the u.s. president signed a bill paving the way for meetings with taiwan china has criticized the move if he's taiwan as a breakaway province beijing says their decision runs contrary to the one china policy which has been a cornerstone of u.s. china relations since the one nine hundred seventy s. under it all official u.s. diplomatic contact is with beijing the chinese president's closest political ally wang chih shang has been voted in as vice president xi jinping has also been confirmed for a second term with unanimous support the national people's congress is rubber stamping a government reshuffle at its annual meeting in beijing the congress approved the removal of ten limits for the president and vice president this week scott had asthma from basic. a saturday session of the national people's congress here in beiji

congressman joe wilson republican of south carolina is member of house foreign affairs committee.e knew they will will do something. is this what we thought? >> thank you for your service. we did anticipate retaliation. it's counterproductive. what he is doing is not in the interest of people of russia. i been to st. petersburg a number of times. the consulate is substantial to back up the cruise ship. they come and spend money and create jobs in russia. in terms of the interaction of russians with people around the world. >> do we have that many people going to russia on vacation on cruise ships? >> they really are. it's an amazing number. including my second son and his wife and family were there last year. i've seen the country. i started visiting russia in 1990. when i first went there, it was like stepping back in the 1930s. now it's a modern country. what he's doing is creating a circumstance where it's going to create economic implosion. the disrespect. it's clear what he's done is sponsor assassination. the consequence is proper by president trump and prime minster teresa

don't forget the movie with joe wilson and the valerie plame even though said they that he lied in theate of the union" speech so believe me the town is going to embrace james comey. the question is how much more will they embrace mueller when he writes his book. >> sean: we know he released privilege information so he could get a special counsel that turns out to be his best friend. we know he rigged the information into hillary. that evidence was so overwhelming. i can't wait for the i.g. report. we also know he was aware that hillary paid for the phony russian dossier. they presented it before a fisa court. and they didn't tell the fisa court some key bit of information like oh, hillary paid for this. it is a political document. not only is it not verified it's full of lies. but they got the fisa warrant four times that way. >> larry is absolutely right. the cesspool that is hollywood will embrace this man absolutely. because he is a egotist with no moral compass just like hollywood. you have to laugh because you think that sooner or later they will get the message. nobody is going

don'tat forget the movie that celebrated the life of joe wilson and valerie plane even though "the washingtonost" had an editorial saying that he lied about president george w. bush.e believe me, this town will embrace some jim comey. the only question is, how much marble they embrace robert muellerue when he writes his book? >> sean: dr. gorka, we know he released privilege information so he could get a special counsel. turns out to be his best friend. we also know he break the investigation into hillary. that evidence is so overwhelming. ior can't wait for the ig repor. we also know that he was aware hillary paid for the phony russian dossier. they presented before a fisa court. and they didn't tell the fisa court some key bits of information, like, oh, hillary paid for this. as a political document. not only is it not verified, it is full of lies. but they got the fisa warrant four times that way. t >> larry is absolutely right. this aspect, the cesspool that is hollywood will embrace this man absolutely. he h is it a navel-gazing, ecoterrorist who has no moral compass, just like hollywood

joe wilson was watching for us. so they came to twickenham and never looked like losing.ky, ireland were on top. anthony watson was there, but not there. garry ringrose's hands applied the downward pressure. next, an electric move and when it came, the final stretch delivered the ball to the foot of the post. another try. england got a try back through farrell's kick, but by half—time they were further behind, because ireland's wonder kid, jacob stockdale kicked and dashed and touched down before the line. the line was blue in case of snow. his seventh try of the tournament. eddie jones' unbeaten run at twickenham was over. england's late tries changed nothing except to polish the score. ireland's day, ireland's year. well, with these players celebrating behind me, some of them experience, some of them less so it is easy to forget that ireland have lost some of their greatest ever players for retirement in recent years. no o'gara, o'connor, no o'driscoll. no problem. it's a special day for everybody involved, in irish rugby, and to be here and come and top it off with win

joe wilson was watching for us. they came to twickenham and never looked like losing.ided the pressure for ireland. the final stretch delivered the ball to the foot of the post. touched. england got a try back but by half—time they were further behind because ireland won the kick. they kicked and dashed and touched down before the line. his seventh try of the tournament. eddiejones‘ unbeaten run at twickenham was over. ireland's day, ireland's year. well, with these players are celebrating behind me from ireland, some of them experienced, some of them less so. it is easy to forget that ireland has lost some of their greatest ever players in recent years. no problem. a special day for everyone involved. to come to top it off, it is a tough place to go. many of these irish grand slam players will be there in yea rs grand slam players will be there in years to come. there were also final day wins for scotland over italy and and wales over france. so this is how the final table looks. ireland are champions, wales finish second. england supporters may want to look away — th

to his last four predecessor the democrat and republican have not been able to make and i think joe wilson was probably say you know you want to be careful what you do you're not going to solve this you don't run right away i mean i had the privilege of working with president reagan and it took him almost two terms to be able to get the intermediate nuclear forces agreement with former top even though they had several meetings ahead of and what do you say to those who suggest that there is a positive side to this kind of disruptive way the style of the trump presidency in the fight today is managed to get this i mean as as we've already noted nobody has ever had this meeting with the north korean leader he's managed to get it in the most unconventional paths bizarre way but it's still on the agenda well yes but president clinton could have had one but he turned it down because they couldn't agree on a date genda ahead of time he said secretary albright and secretary of state to try and get it ready but she came back and said you have those no reason for you to do this because once the pres

echo joe wilson's comments, having been at the security conference and your presentation to the party military assembly. of the very proud representation in the united states, but also to our allies. continued to make clear the threat that russia poses, and all of your presentations, including meddling in elections and democracies, the threat posed to you and your ability to deployed troops, what they are experiencing. the mobility issue, i would like to expand a bit on the questions that have been asked. you have done a great job in we didng congress that not undertake plans for how we would defend the space and make sure the infrastructure was there. when we improve the european reassurance initiative, these were necessary to get troops from point a to point b. you mentioned briefly we were working with our nato partners. of you give me an example the type of things that you would like to fund, with the european reassurance initiative, that you shouldn't be funding? an example might be a base in romania. we are laying a concrete pad off the runway and investing in infrastructure tha

i want to echo joe wilson's comments having been with you in munich and your presentation at the parliamentary assembly. i think in both of those, we were very proud of both of your representation of the united states and also to our allies. you have continued to make clear the threat that russia poses in all of your presentations including their meddling in elections, meddling in democracies, a threat that is pose dollars to you and your ability to execute your job and task and even the forward deployed troops, what they're experiencing. on the mobility issue, i would like to expand on the questions that have been asked. you have done a great job in informing congress. we did not undertake plans for how would we defend the space and make sure the infrastructure was there. people would be surprised when we approved the initiative, there were u.s. funds that were necessary in order to be able to get our troops from point a top point b that went to infrastructure. you mentioned that briefly we were working with our partners. could you give us an example of the types of things you had to fund tha

i want to echo joe wilson's comments, having been with you in munich at the munich security conference and then your presentation also to the nato parliamentary assembly i think in all -- both of those, we were very proud of both your representation of the united states but also to our allies. you have continued to make clear the threat that russia poses in all of our presentations, including their meddling in elections, meddling in democracies, the threat that's opposed to you and your ability to execute your job and task and even the ford deployed troops, what they're experiencing. on the mobility issue, i'd like to expand a little bit on the questions that have been asked. you've done a great job in informing congress that there are mobility issues as we've expanded nato, we did not undertake plans for how would we defend the space and make sort of the infrastructure was there. but i think people would also be surprised at when we approved the european reassurance initiative that there were funds, there were u.s. funds that were necessary in order to be able to get our troops point

wilsons, and then who else, sam shepherd was the experimental playright. there are a number of people that start coming in and writing these experimental plays. and joeino died in 1968, so he had been sort of working at establishing this little tiny theater place but what started to happen by the time he died, over the course of the 10 years, since 1958 when he first moves into this little tiny cafe, and the time he dies in 1968, the idea of creating theater in new york city, in alternative spaces, in ways that are very decidedly not commercial, starts to gain steam. joe cino is not the first person to encourage people to make art. there are theater makers that have come before. there is the living theater, which is actually still, you can google them and find out about the living theater but there was this theater this group was founded in the late 1940s, they had been around. then there is the open theater. all sorts of other, and then megan terry and various of different other experimental theater people that start getting involved. la mama, what vince mentioned, an experimental theater company that still exists on east fourth street. you can go v