to introduce a former county official, us senator joni ernst. senator ernst previously served as montgomery county i was monitor for the work to eliminate wasteful government spending and protects taxpayer resources. in 2014 senator ernst was elected the first woman to serve in federal from iowa and also

senator actually opposed. this is not a principled maneuver, not thoughtful use of minority powers. obstruction simply for the sake of obstruction. this historic campaign isn't fair to our duly-elected president, and more importantly, it is not fair to the american people. the american people deserve the government they hecht -- they elected. they deserve for important positions to be promptly filled with capable individuals, not held open indefinitely out of political spite. and treason an institutional perspective, as we all acknowledge, this is completely unsustainable. but if we allow it to persist, it seems guaranteed to become standard operating procedure for every administration going forward.wa let's assume two years from now my side is in the minority. and this is a democratic party -- and there's a democratic president. if we allow to persist, we'll be doing the same thing to those guys that they've been doing to us. it'll be the new norm. some of our colleagues who are leading this systematic obstruction are actually the running for president themselves. well, these will

the veteran us senator was speaking at a rally in brooklyn, new york.year—old is amongst the favourites to secure the democratic nomination, in what's already a crowded field. he's campaigning for policies such as "medicare—for—all". he also set his sights clearly on president trump. i want to thank all of you by being pa rt i want to thank all of you by being part of a campaign which is not only going to win the democratic nomination, which is not only going to defeat donald trump, who is the most dangerous president in modern american history, but, with your help, we are going to transform this country. our correspondent in washington, chris buckler, has been following political developments today, and bernie sanders launching his campaign. of course, he lost out to hillary clinton in 2016 so what is different this time? he believes that the party has moved further left towards him and when you hear into the background in new york about issues like access to free education, the free healthcare and tackling inequality, they are things the electorate is

the veteran us senator was speaking at a rally in brooklyn, new york.7—year—old is amongst the favourites to secure the democratic nomination in what's already a crowded field of 13 candidates. he's campaigning for policies such as medicare—for—all. the politician also discussed his humble background when speaking at the rally. my experience as a child, living in a family that struggled economically, powerfully influenced my life and my values. i know where i came from! cheering and that is something i will never forget. cheering unlike donald trump, who shut down the government and left 800,000 federal employees without income to pay their bills... booing ..i know what it's like to be in a family that lives paycheck to paycheck. some analysts think bernie sanders is one opponent that president trump might not relish taking on. after a difficult week, including damning evidence from his former lawyer, michael cohen, mr trump has been addressing the conservative activists. he used his speech to discredit the ongoing russia investigation into alleged coll

the us senator kirsten gillibrand has become the latest democrat theresa may vote will not be put to week if she can persuade enough conservative politicians to support it. the us senator kirsten gillibrand has become the latest democrat to announce that she's running to become the party's candidate for president. in an online video made to announce her candidacy, ms gillibrand, who is from new york, made it clear that she saw the battle as one against the values of president trump. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: officials in ethiopia say flight data from the ethiopian airlines disaster a week ago suggest "clear similarities" with a crash off indonesia last october. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an inte

the us senate has voted to overturn president trump's national emergency order, his latest attempt to taxpayer's money to build a wall on the southern border. it was an election promise, although throughout the campaign he promised mexico would pay. 12 republican senators went against their party. the motion had already passed the house of representatives, which is controlled by the democrats, but it looks certain mr trump will now veto it. gary o'donoghue reports from washington. building a border wall between the us and mexico is president trump's top priority, promising during the election campaign that mexico would pay for it, too. but mexico is not paying for the wall, and congress has been reluctant to grant the president the billions of dollars he wants to complete the project. it was this impasse over money that led to the longest—ever shutdown in us government history, as 800,000 federal government workers went without pay for five weeks. eventually the president backed down, and said he would use national emergency powers to take money from other areas. speaking before today

us. senate democrats will continue to fight for commonsense policies that reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and combat climate change and we will continue to call on our colleagues across the aisle to work with us to tackle this challenge in both the house and the senate, democrats are working every day to craft smart and effectively policies that will help safeguard our planet and grow our economy. by forcing a vote now, senator mcconnell is denying us all the chance to come together to craft bipartisan comprehensive climate change legislation through the legislative process. the american people want action now. i won't stand for republican leaders using this vote in a cynical effort to divide democrats and stall progress. i intend to keep my promise to fight on this issue and to protect the most vulnerable and marginalized who often bear the brunt of the effect of unchecked climate change. senate democrats will keep fighting because our planet and our future depend on it. thank you, madam president, and i yield the floor. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senato

first woman to fly in combat for the us air force says she was raped by a superior officer while serving in the military. martha mcsally, who's a united states senator did not report the attack at the time because she lacked faith in the system. ramzan karmali has the details. she was the first woman us fighter pilot to fly in combat. but today, senator martha mcsally made this stunning revelation to her colleagues in washington. i am also a military sexual assault survivor, but unlike so many brave survivors, i didn't report being sexually assaulted. this evidence to a senate hearing was the first time in public, but not the first time she had told authorities what had happened. in one case, i was preyed upon, and then raped by superior officer. i stayed silent for many years, but later in my career as the military grappled with scandals and their wholly inadequate responses, and felt the need to let some people know, i too, was a survivor. i was horrified at how my attempt to share generally my experiences were handled. i almost separated from the air force at 18 years over my despair. like many victims, ifelt force at 18 years over my despair. li

beginning of the hour tonight our connection going back to 1988 working at the same time, both of us, for senator moynihan of new york. you were always working on human rights issues then. your career has stayed on that focus and here you are now in your first year of service in the house. what was your reaction when you heard the president just acquit, totally acquit, say kim jong-un is innocent of the death of otto warmbier. >> disgraceful, and part of a disgraceful pattern. he seems to instinctively side with powerful men who are accused of moral transgressions. go figure.

company executives and officials from america's aviation regulator are due to testify before the us senaten washington on the faa's certification of the boeing 737 max. there have been two fatal crashes since october. so questions will focus on why the regulator, the faa, agreed to certify the planes in 2017 without requiring extensive additional pilot training. meanwhile, the us department of transportation will establish a special committee to examine the close relationship between boeing and the regulator. boeing is this week briefing airlines on software and training updates for the max. aviation officials from across the world will be attending the meeting in renton, washington, where the plane is built. any fixes to the max software must still get approval from the us federal aviation administration and eventually from governments around the world. to make matters worse for boeing, the airline southwest was forced to make an emergency landing late yesterday evening at orlando airport. that's after its 737 max plane suffered engine problems. the 737 max is boeing's best—selling plane,

us government. republican senator martha mcsally admits she was raped by a senior officer while serving in the military. i blame myself. i was ashamed and confused. i thought he was strong. but felt powerless. behind bars — the us singer r kelly is back in custody after a court hearing over unpaid child support. and we talk to the celebrated photographer who's been documenting british society for nearly half a century. the chinese telecoms giant huawei is expected to announce, formally, in a news conference that it is suing the american government, because federal agencies have been barred from using its products. meanwhile, the compa ny‘s chief financial officer, who's being detained at the request of the united states, has appeared before a court in canada. the us is seeking meng wanzhou extradition on charges of bank and wire fraud relating to sanctions against iran. for more on both side of this story, i'm joined now by stephen mcdonell in beijing and dave lee in vancouver. at present it goes to as if the two strands of the story are unconnected. they are not, of course unconnected. they are not, o

drop of the golden gate bridge, sanders rallied in the backyard of another presidential hopeful--us senatoramala harris. he joined the former california attorney general in demanding the mueller report be made public..sot: well i don't want a summary of the report. i want the whole damn report. sanders is not the only presidential candidate to visit the bay area in recent weeks..minnesota senator amy klobuchar and hawaii congresswoman have both met with local leaders showing the early importance of the golden state in the 2020 race. reporting in san francisco dan thorn kron4 news. (robin) coming up on the kron-4 morning news... car break-ins hit a bay area neighborhood... with the latest one caught on camera. (robin) plus... the walnut creek bart station is getting ready to reopen. at look at the changes you will see. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. dry weather this past weekend but today we work our way back into a day of rainy weather. expect showers to be heavy at times later in the morning with rainfall continuing well into the afternoon for some areas. rain

china's language and cultural centers could face closure in the us after a senate report alleging that they've been used by beijing to influence the minds of the public document also claims the confucius institutes like transparency and it suggest chinese teachers should register as foreign agents now calum opens got the latest. u.s. leaders have been very upset over alleged foreign influence and meddling of late and they've discovered a new source of terror behold the vast chai cum conspiracy the confucian institute . a new report issued by the u.s. congress says that the dance workshops and traditional cooking classes here are no laughing matter in fact they're part of a communist plot to get inside of your brain through confucius institutes the chinese government is attempting to change the impression in the united states and around the world that china is an economic and security threat so let's go over their alleged crimes shall we the centers classes apparently describe china as a compassionate and friendly country the centers are funded by gifts from the chinese mainland and app

president -- the first time ever -- that the unhappy party has used senate procedure to systematically blockade the new president's nominees and prevent him from even staffing up his administration. so let me say that again. since january 2017, for the first time in the 230-year history of the united states senate, a minority of senators have used senate procedure to systematically prevent the president of the united states from putting a full team in place. during the first two years of the last six presidential administrations before president trump, 24 total cloture votes had to be held to advance a nomination. but in president trump's first two years, 128 cloture votes on nominees. for 42 different executive branch positions, cloture votes have been required for the first time in history, the first time ever. uncontroversial assistant secretaries, agencies' general counsels never required cloture votes before, ever, until this particular democratic minority. or just compare president trump's first two years to president obama's. overall, we confirmed 22% fewer nominations for presi

i'm not actually going to get into that commenting on we're going to get the line about any senator i used to do comparisons between with duro and and suggesting that he might meet the fate of it off the do that does that help your. i'm i'm not going to get into that other than to say that i think that. dictatorships come to an end some last for a very long time. others a much shorter time this one in venezuela will also come to an end we hope that it comes to an end quickly as the u.s. is putting out a list stops to get its own way. people in venezuela particularly the military signal i n c soldiers drawn the pressure from the united states in particular almost exclusively on the military literally for the last true three years again and again through those who are shown. that maybe you name it got those words what is it going on behind the scenes and so far they go almost nothing and mr abrams is exactly the person. so this is jane concerned therefore that confirms not only when the. u.s. backed forces in syria have launched an assault on what they call the last i still held area of iraq

a us senator, who was the first woman to fly in combat for the air force, has said she was raped by auperior officer while serving in the military. martha mcsally said she didn't report the attack at the time because she lacked faith in the system. the american singer r kelly is back in custody after a court hearing in chicago on unpaid child support. officials said he'd be detained until he paid more than $160,000 that were owed. he's also facing separate charges of sexual assault — which he denies. a muslim convert has been given a life sentence for planning to kill dozens of people in central london. lewis ludlow, who's 27 and from kent, was described by his own lawyer as naive and vulnerable. lewis , who called himself ‘the eagle‘ and ‘the ghost‘, swore allegiance to the islamic state group and had identified oxford street as an ‘ideal‘ target. he had previously admitted his guilt at the old bailey to plotting an attack in the uk, as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. i am the eagle and i pledge allegiance to dawlatul islam. the moment when white convert lewis

[applause] >> now it is my extreme pleasure to introduce a former county official, us senator joni ernst. senator ernst previously served as montgomery county i was monitor for the work to eliminate wasteful government spending and protects taxpayer resources. in 2014 senator ernst was elected the first woman to serve in federal from iowa and also

this is bbc world news, the headlines: the veteran us senator bernie sanders has launched his campaign to be the democratic candidate for president in 2020. mr sanders promised to unseat donald trump, who he termed the most dangerous president in modern american history. nasa and a private us space company have launched the first astronaut capsule from american soil in eight years. the craft, owned by the spacex company, is carrying a test dummy to the international space station. german chancellor angela merkel has said she supports school students‘ protests about climate change. she said students might be frustrated at the time taken to move away from coal—based energy but asked them to understand it was a challenge. the us—backed syrian democratic forces say they're making a final push on the last village held by islamic state militants in syria. they say they expect an offensive in baghouz to be over soon. at ten o'clock, kate silverton will be here with a full roundup of the days news. first, it's time for our world. this drug is often smoked or injected, it is slowly destroying a

support for the saudi led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen despite a us senate vote to end it move the donald trump has threatened to veto. come the morning limit the third time lucky put a reserve bank the british prime minister is expected to put a plan to vote once again this week as she pleads for support much from a mine field. and the united states deploys nuclear capable strategic.

senatorght langford and i to pass our bill, which we have the support of senator burr and sunder warner, maybe it would help us, as well as senator harris and senator graham, it might help us convince the leader that we should have a vote on the simple concept of having backup paper ballots and audits. maybe it would help us convince the public to put pressure on the white house not to block that bill. it does not matter which political party you are in, we all want secure elections. we all do not want a situation where there is one county or one state or elections get screwed up because someone hacked into them. the other thing we learned and that confirmed in the four-page letter was that we know there was hacking into a political campaign. we want to know the facts about that. noticed, people have there are a lot of people running for office, just for president but u.s. senate and house of representatives. the american people and the people who work in the congress have the right to know exactly what happened. that was one of the major reasons that we had this investigation in the first place. something els

how that plays out for each of them is yet to be determined. >> senator, thank you for joining us, i get nervous i hear about this rush to pass pick ticket items, they are taxpayer dollars, many of us were critical of president obama with his shovel-ready jobs, and infrastructure spending, how can we be assured that republicans the not fritter away this money? >> it is a really good question, and a part of our discussion we have went our own conference. revenue sources are still big item, oneish w issue woo think t resolved how you would split highway transportation funding we had good discussions last year, we started talking last year how we how how we would spt revenues if there were revenues. we know there is a need for more infrastructure dole ar dollars there but at same time went larger communities, have you possibilities for private public partnerships that would bridge g -- bring in private equito. equ. such as toll roads and upgrades on grids. >> yeah, privatize the whole thing? in some cases you would think that is right could one of the constitutional responsibilities tha

us from finding out about fusion gps. campaign he supported. heather: should adam schiff resign from congress? senatorend us your comments and we will share the later in the show. fox news alert, 50 isis fighters in us-led coalition airstrikes. hiding in caves and bunkers underground as ongoing efforts continue to clear the region. the democratic forces announced victory over isis last weekend. donald trump in the meantime is hosting the leader of south korea next month. the white house announcing overnight president moon will be in washington april 10th and 11th. the two leaders will discuss how to denuclearize north korea. talks between the us and north korea stalled last month when donald trump and kim jong un left the summit without a deal. a new report to tell you about overnight, the ethiopian airlines crash is a 737 max flight control feature automatically activated before the plane nosedived to the ground killing 157 people. the wall street journal reporting the stall prevention feature is believed to have misfired, and in indonesia last year, killed 189 people. boeing says it is updating the

the needle for china in any way politically in terms of how people see china the claim from the us senate report is propaganda propaganda chinese surprise right have a world view that is different than americans f.b.i. director testified to the senate that these are also acting as intelligence collection agencies so chinese intelligence has been embedded all over the united states for decades there are so many chinese and united states working to bury critical positions in security and technology areas to companies military commercial everything the question is do they need the confucius institute to continue that mission probably don't my expectation going forward is that the u.s. will continue book pressure to close these institutes. this week saw tens of thousands of students skip school in france germany and belgium to demonstrate over climate change and to calling governments to tackle the issue it's part of a growing youth movement with similar actions taking place in several other countries too. it was. i was. saying. we're not satisfied with the policies being implemented today an

senator jeff merkley will join us to discuss both of those votes in the senate.en more responsive to the humanitarian crisis at the southern border created by the trump policies than senator merkley has. a humanitarian crisis has been created there by the policies the president of the united states has instituted. democratic senator jeff merkley appeared on this program in june after being refused entrance to a former walmart being used to hold children in brownsville, texas. >> i'm senator jeff merkley from congress. and i made contact with this facility and asked for permission to come and see what is going on inside with these children. >> we don't have any permission on that. i'm going to have to ask you to please step away, sir. >> this week senator merkley visited the detention center for children in florida. he was able to speak to some of the children there. after his visit he described it as "a chilling prison camp." senator jeff merkley will join us next. join us next. directly to petmeds.com. because it's the easiest way to save 30% on all the medicati

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the needle for china in any way politically in terms of how people see china the claim from the us senate report is propaganda propaganda chinese surprise surprise have a world view that is different than americans f.b.i. director testified to the senate that these are also acting as intelligence collection agencies so chinese intelligence has been embedded all over the united states for decades there are so many chinese and united states working to bury critical positions in security and technology areas companies military commercial everything the question is do they need to confucius institutes to continue that mission probably don't my expectation going forward is that the u.s. will continue book pressure to close these institutes. siberia will be a hot spot of world class winter sports action for the next couple of weeks. a few hours ago russian president vladimir putin kicked things off at the official opening ceremony sports correspondent alexei was there. the twenty nine winter universidad is officially open now we witness the colorful opening ceremony in this beautiful brand new

the veteran us senator bernie sanders has launched his campaign to be the democratic candidate for president in 2020. vowing to fight against greed, hated and lies, he promised to unseat donald trump, who he termed the most dangerous president in modern american history. nasa and a private us space company have launched the first astronaut capsule from american soil in eight years. the craft, owned by the spacex company, is carrying a test dummy to the international space station. it's hoped flights carrying real astronauts will start by the end of the year. now on bbc news, with the special olympics taking place this month, bill clinton, nicole scherzinger and members of the kennedy's family reveal how jfk's sister used the power of sport to change the lives of millions of people with intellectual disabilities. this programme contains some language you may find offensive some of the words that people used to use was "moan", "idiotic", "horrible". "you're different", and "you're odd". walking through the neighbourhood and he actually shouted out, "hey, i didn't know you was a retard, " and s

stands for home support for the saudi lady coalition's bombing tellme pain in yemen now it's this us senatevote to end it a move that donald trump has threatened to veto. also coming up in the program this hour will it be third time lucky for to resume a british prime minister is expected to put her brakes and plan to the vote once again this week she pleads for support for her much maligned.

a us senator who was the first woman to fly in combat for the air force has said she was raped by a superior officer while serving in the military. martha mcsally said she didn't report the attack at the time because she lacked faith in the system. the american singer r kelly is back in custody after a court hearing in chicago on unpaid child support. officials said he'd be detained until he paid more than $160,000 that were owed. he's also facing separate charges of sexual assault, which he denies. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to wednesday in parliament. coming up, jeremy corbyn says there aren't enough police to tackle knife crime. you cannot keep communities safe on the cheap by cuts and privatisation. you have to invest in all of our communities. but theresa may insists money is going in to law enforcement. it is a fact that more money is being put into the police this year, that more money is being put into the police next year. there's a defeat for the government on its trade bill, as peers back calls to keep the uk in a customs union after brexit.

stands firm on support for the saudi led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen despite a us senate vote to end it. the third time lucky for treason made this week the british prime minister is expected to put a plan on the vote once again the. much maligned. the united states deploys nuclear capable strategic bombers for war games in russia's borders the pentagon sounds off but first strike nuclear policy. has turned one in the afternoon this monday the eighteenth of march in moscow you are watching our life for the next thirty minutes hopefully is bringing the top news stories starting with this one the u.s. secretary of state's defended washington's backing of the saudi led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen it comes off for a senate vote last week to withdraw support. says its continuation is a way to ensure just peace and to alleviate suffering in that war torn country. senators who voted i say they want to end the bombing in yemen and support human rights. but we really do think about who schumann writes. if you truly care about your many lives you'd support the saudi led effort

presence in the black sea the announcement was made by nato supreme allied commander in europe during a us senate hearing peta on the house that he tells. general curtis scupper also has been speaking before the senate armed services committee he had a question put to him by the chair of the us is deployment in the black sea region who was targeting and was it sufficient in general scope at all to view it needs more work is it possible that we are. as an american forces need to have more of our naval forces in the black sea region and we believe there is a need for that we stepped up and our allies should have as well nato has a fleet right now in the black sea do you think it's sending a clear message to president vladimir putin they frankly don't like us in the black sea and it's international waters and we should seal and fly there general scupper altie isn't any common old garden general if there is such a thing he's also the commander of the u.s. european command and the nato supreme allied commander as well so he comes with quite a bit of clout in what he wants to see is to more u.s. navy d

secular state stands firm on support for the saudi led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen despite a us senate vote to end it move the donald trump has threatened to veto. a new week will it be third time lucky for some reason made british prime minister is expected to put a plan to vote once again as she pleads for support much maligned deal. the headlines this monday the united states deploys a nuclear capable strategic bombers for war games on russia's border as the pentagon sounds off about the first strike nuclear policy. hello there start of the new week midday right now this monday the eighteenth of march here in moscow one is kevin zero in this is out international live welcome to thirty minutes of the latest news update this first the u.s. secretary of state has defended washington's backing of the u.s. led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen it comes after a senate vote last week to withdraw support but my point though none the less says its continuation is the way to ensure just peace and to alleviate suffering in that water one country. the senators who voted say they want to end

the veteran us senator bernie sanders has launched his campaign to be the democratic candidate for president in 2020. vowing to fight against greed, hated and lies, he promised to unseat donald trump, who he termed the most dangerous president in modern american history. nasa and a private us space company have launched the first astronaut capsule from american soil in eight years. the craft, owned by the spacex company, is carrying a test dummy to the international space station. it's hoped flights carrying real astronauts will start by the end of the year. there's been a big rise in the number of people receiving calls from scammers pretending to work at the tax office. hm revenue and customs is warning people to be vigilant about fraudsters mainly targeting landline users. here's our business correspondent, rob young. government organisations have cracked down on e—mail and mobile phone text message scams, but criminals are now increasingly targeting victims using older technology — the landline telephone. nearly a50 phone lines used by fraudsters have been shut down in the past year. des

the us senator, kirsten gillibrand, has become the latest democrat to announce that she's running tocandidate for president. in an online video made to announce her candidacy, ms gillibrand, who is from new york, made it clear that she saw the battle as one against the values of president trump. she is the 16th person to seek the democratic nomination. a commander of the kurdish forces fighting islamic state militants in their last stronghold in eastern syria has told the bbc their operation has been prolonged to protect civilians. although tens of thousands of people have fled the enclave in the last two months, it's thought there are still large numbers of civilians inside. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool reports from the frontline in baghouz. in baghouz, the final battle ground, is fighters have been blasted into retreat, building by building. they've been rained on by missiles, from the us—led coalition. but we're taken right to the front line, through the desolation, by the local forces on the ground, still in combat with them. so, these positions here were occupied by islamic s

the veteran us senator bernie sanders has launched his campaign to be the democratic candidate for presidentt donald trump, who he termed the most dangerous president in modern american history. nasa and a private us space company have launched the first astronaut capsule from american soil in eight years. the craft, owned by the spacex company, is carrying a test dummy to the international space station. it's hoped flights carrying real astronauts will start by the end of the year. those are the headlines.

encourage more functions to work we don't want to feed into rhetoric of of the courage to try to get us senator marco rubio made a similar point criticizing c.n.n. for using the term self-proclaimed when referring to i don't suppose that interim presidency he said the phrase was used by russia to undermine the legitimacy of quiet as claim rubio even jokingly hinted at possible colu jand between c.n.n. moscow let's gauge the state of world opinion on the matter of quite as legitimacy fifty four countries recognized him as venezuela's leader the rest of the world either supports nicolas maduro is neutral or backs the opposition run national assembly but without recognizing quiet dough on cheers dame a juror took part in a ceremony commemorating the sixth anniversary of the death of his predecessor hugo chavez but you are his rival guy de meanwhile met with public sector unions urging them to take strike action to help bring down the government journalist max blumenthal told us his views on the latest u.s. measures against caracas. seventy seven new officials having their visas revoked is not nece

support for the saudi led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen despite a us senate vote to end it donald trump has threatened to veto. the morning third time lucky to reserve bank the british prime minister is expected to put a plan to vote once again this week as she pleads for support much in line. and the united states deploys nuclear capable strategic bombers for war games right on russia's border as the pentagon sounds off about the first strike nuclear policy . hi there good morning start a new week nonny on this monday the eighteenth of march in moscow a life without international meet kevin now in thirty minutes of world news to come starting with this the u.s. secretary of state's defended washington's backing of the saudi led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen he comes off for a senate vote last week to withdraw support my pump post says its continuation is the way to ensure just peace and to leave suffering from that war torn country. senators who voted i say they want to end the bombing in yemen and support human rights. but we really think about rights. if you truly care

in twenty fourteen after years of investigation the us senate intelligence committee compiled a report into cia torture. but those who hate america was finally going to tell the full story about this period to be disappointed all that was made public this heavily redacted executive summary the entire report it was six thousand pages to this day remain secret. we ought to warn to see those six thousand pages of the full report because if the executive summaries any indication that report does to a standing things categorically it says torture not more and it says we tortured and we tortured extensively we even murdered people the ultimate torture that report should come out in the main reason it didn't come out as a north carolinian by the name of richard burr who is chairman of the senate select committee on intelligence prevented that report from being read by the american people and as far as i'm concerned that's complicit with war crimes. yes because what's reported in that report. war. senator byrd declined our request for a comment. earlier this year senator byrd a republican also