fill barr and david mcmanus were both headed to trial.her man to the crime, prosecutors worried making their case would be difficult. but now they have an eyewitness. someone cold case detectives had only recently discovered. she was about to tell about what happened the day tara supposedly disappear. here is keith morris. >> it was october 2015 when the trials began. dan feinberg was joined by a co-prosecutor named jennifer garczewski, 14 years -- almost to the day -- since tara's life ended. >> she's only a year younger than me. so when i think back to where i was in 2001, i was just finishing college and obviously that was a goal of hers. so i did feel a connection to her, thinking about her and where she would've been at my age now. >> and the defendants now on trial? phil barr owned a septic tank repair business, dave mcmannis was his helper the day tara disappeared. the detectives had learned that barr used his business as a cover for stealing from the homes of unsuspecting customers. and here's what happened, said the state, that f

john mcmanus. [applause] mcmanus: thank you. everybody hear me ok? i will try to keep the microphone at the proper level. thank you for that wonderful introduction. i appreciate it. i would like to thank all the folks that made this possible, our hosts at eddie's berg college, the eisenhower society, eisenhower institute. thank you all of you for making time today to listen to me and these brilliant scholars that preceded me. tough act to follow. what struck me when dr. simons was talking so movingly about eisenhower's weather-related decision, what always struck me about that moment, before he made that decision, you could argue he is the most powerful man on the planet, or one of them. at hisall this airpower disposal, naval power, technological power, the ground power of the soldiers, this prodigious military might, this coiled spring. he makes that decision, and then it is out of his hands. it is out of his hands and in the hands of not just the generals who rank below him or the admirals or lieutenant captains,or majors or but it is in the hands

john mcmanus, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...lanka as church services are cancelled — a week after more than 250 people were killed in the easter sunday bombings. there's to be more prominent health warnings on packets of opioid painkillers because of growing concern over levels of addiction. britain's fracking tsar quits after six months in thejob. natascha engel says ministers are paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby. the united nations says many villages in northern mozambique have been entirely wiped out by cyclone kenneth, which hit on thursday. with heavy rainfall predicted for the next few days, there are also fears that many communities will face severe flooding. mozambique is still recovering from cyclone id—eye, which killed hundreds of people further south last month. donna larsen reports. —— cyclone idai. where families once lived now standing as shells, corrugated iron roofs contorted by the wind, littering the ground. these homes were ripped apart by the strongest cyclone ever to hit th

john mcmanus, bbc news.tment for business, energy and industrial strategy have responded to natascha engel‘s resignation. a spokeserson said the government supported the development of the shale industry in the uk because "it could have the potential to be a new domestic energy source, and create thousands of well paid, qualityjobs". they also said the government was confident that current regulations "strike the right balance in ensuring the industry can develop, while ensuring any operations are carried out safely and responsibly". a woman has died and three people are in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in california. a 19—year—old man has been arrested after the shooting outside san diego. our correspondent in los angeles, sophie long reports. # we shall overcome. we shall overcome...# a community brought together in pain and multi—faith prayers for peace. they came to soothe each other‘s sadness and to pray for those suffering. for laurie gilbert kay, who went to worship on a sunny sat

john mcmanus, bbc news.department for business, energy and industrial strategy have responded to natascha engel‘s resignation. a spokesperson said the government supported the development of the shale industry in the uk because "it could have the potential to be a new domestic energy source, and create thousands of well paid, qualityjobs". they also said the government was confident that current regulations "strike the right balance in ensuring the industry can develop, while ensuring any operations are carried out safely and responsibly". joining me now is craig bennett, the chief executive of friends of the earth. very good of you to join us this sunday. natascha engel says she resigned because government policy is driven by an environmental lobbying agenda rather than science. is she right? if only. if only we could say the government agenda was driven by the environmental lobby then i think the world would be in a much better place. but we at friends of the earth, working with communities fighting fracki

john mcmanus, bbc news. business, energy and industrial strategy have responded to natascha engel‘s resignation. a spokeserson said the government supported the development of the shale industry in the uk because "it could have the potential to be a new domestic energy source, and create thousands of well paid, qualityjobs". they also said the government was confident that current regulations "strike the right balance in ensuring the industry can develop, while ensuring any operations are carried out safely and responsibly". the chairman of the conservative party, brandon lewis, says he still hopes the uk won't have to take part in the european elections next month. mr lewis said he wanted to see the brexit withdrawal agreement approved by parliament in the next few weeks. 0ur political correspondentjessica parkerjoins me now. is this what the conservatives really think, that if a brexit deal can be approved, then there will not be european elections? that's certainly what they want. theresa may has spoken a

john mcmanus, bbc news. wiped out by cyclone kenneth, which hit on thursday. with heavy rainfall predicted for the next few days, there are also fears that many communities will face severe flooding. mozambique is still recovering from cyclone idai, which killed hundreds of people further south last month. aid workers say they have been unable to reach many of those affected by the cyclone. one of the worst—hit areas is the coastal city of pemba in the north of the country. earlier, i spoke to deborah nguyen from the united nations world food programme, who is in pemba. she told me that the bad weather is hampering aid efforts and called for more support from the international community. it has been raining in pemba nonstop since last night. very heavy rain. it has made it very hard to reach some communities. we are very concerned about how we can bring food to these people who need it. this is a very complex operation for us, because we will bring helicopters, and we will try to do everything we can to brin

controversial process, but says stringent rules are stopping the industry from being successful, as john mcmanuse energy market? hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in this case at a site in lancashire. maybe not, because despite government support for shale gas exploration, the woman in charge of inspiring confidence in the project has just quit. natascha engel was appointed as commissioner for shale gas just 6 months ago, but in a letter to the government announcing her resignation, she complained that safety regulations were strangling the industry. retrieving gas through fracking involves pumping water, sand and chemicals at high pressure into shale rock. when that rock fractures the gases are released and brought to the surface. the industry says it is safe, but it can cause earth tremors. to reassure local communities, fracking must pause if those tremors reach a magnitude of 0.5. this site has had to stop work several times. natascha engel says that rule amounts to a de facto ban, and she writes that: those campaigners aren't just worried about tremors, they say climate change and fossil f

campaign and perhaps she would never have married me faced with defeat president petro poroshenko was mcmanus but he will continue to play a role in ukrainian. let's fix the ukrainians dear ukrainians i want to underline that the new president will face strong opposition very strong but i want to say that the country our ukraine which is the best in the world well only benefit from it. poroshenko painted zelinsky as naive and did experienced dangerous for a country at war with russia with questionable links to an unsavory oligarch. but zelinsky patrice himself as a simple guy who had come to break the oligarchic system a corrupt system many ukrainians believe poroshenko as a wealthy businessman belonged to it was either a protest vote or a genuine belief that a comedian might make a worthy commander in chief a martyr just maybe it is time maybe those would think differently i majority the choice is very simple either or either hope or a like with zelinsky is hope but you must mean we want change. blood to me and zielinski i fix a new president now it seems the president elect. fiction has bec

[applause] next, john mcmanus talks about his book the dead and those about to die. he tells the story of the u.s. army first infantry division a great one, and how they were the

controversial process, but says stringent rules are stopping the industry from being successful, as john mcmanusrts. is this a vision of the uk's future energy market? hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in this case at a site in lancashire. maybe not, because despite government support for shale gas exploration, the woman in charge of inspiring confidence in the project has just quit. natascha engel was appointed as commissioner for shale gas just 6 months ago, but in a letter to the government announcing her resignation, she complained that safety regulations were strangling the industry. retrieving gas through fracking involves pumping water, sand and chemicals at high pressure into shale rock. when that rock fractures the gases released and brought to the surface. the industry says it is safe, but it can cause earth tremors. to reassure local communities, fracking must pause if those tremors reach a magnitude of 0.5. this site has had to stop work several times. natascha engel says that rule amounts to a de facto ban, and she writes that: those campaigners aren't just worried about tremors, t

. >> catherine kelly mcmanus -- coversne tully-mcmanus congress for roll call. tell us about what the violence against women act does. ms. tully-mcmanus: the act expired last year. the short term extension is included in the short-term spending bill, but right now, it has lapsed. the reauthorization proposal coming to the floor this week would reauthorize all those 2024.ms through the bill has been reauthorized a handful of times since it was first enacted in 1994. it is typically a bipartisan effort, but in 2013, the most recent reauthorization, there definitely were some partisan struggles. >> what are some of the ways democrats want to expand the violence against women act? there is acmanus: variety of ways. one that has drawn contingent already is the gun provision. the democratic proposal aims to close what they call the boyfriend loophole. those convicted of dating violence or stalking could not legally have weapons. however, the nra has come out against that provision and some republicans have spoken against it also. not does not mean republicans will vot

host: katherine tully-mcmanus covers congress for roll call. the house taking of the reauthorization of the violence against women act. why did this expire, when did that happen, and what does the violence against women act do? katherine: the violence against women act programs expired during the partial government shutdown last year. short-term extension was included in a short-term spending bill, but right now it has lapsed. the reauthorization proposal that is coming to the house floor this week would reauthorize all those violence against women act programs through 2024. in bill was signed into law 1994 and was reauthorized many times since. it was a bipartisan effort, but nt one, the most rece there were some struggles. host: how do democrats wish to expand the violence against women act? announcerkatherine: one that jon contention is a gun control provision. the democrats want to control what they call the boyfriend loophole, where those convicted of dating violence or stalking could not legally have weapons. however, the nra has come out

host: katherine tully-mcmanus covers congress for roll call. the house taking of the reauthorization of the violence against women act. why did this expire, when did that happen, and what does the violence against women act do? katherine: the violence against women act programs expired during the partial government shutdown last year. short-term extension was included in a short-term spending bill, but right now it has lapsed.

. >> katherine tully-mcmanus covers congress and more for roll call. call.com. at roll you can find her on twitter. thanks so much for the update. announcer: on thursday, the houses in at 9:00 a.m. eastern to finish work on the violence against women act. members also consider a senate resolution to end u.s. involvement in yemen's civil war. on c-span2, the senate returns at 11:00 a.m. to debate and vote on the confirmation of roy altman to be u.s. district judge for the southern district of florida. they also consider whether to move forward with the nomination of someone to be head of the federal housing and finance agency. on c-span3, health and human services secretary testifies about the president's 2020 budget request for hhs before a senate appropriations subcommittee. on wednesday, the nato secretary-general gave an address before a joint meeting of congress, where he spoke about the merits of the international alliance as it marks the 70th anniversary of its founding. the secretary-general also talked about threats from russia and gave president trump c