rival air campaigns over syria have led to confusion on the ground and more diplomatic tension between the u.s. and russia. bicycle sides have agreed to hold talks as soon as possible. on wednesday, moscow launched airstrikes in syria. it s first such attack outside the borders of the s soviet unin since the end of the cold war. russia says it s only attacking isil positions but it s been accused of attacking syrian fighters instead. we all want syria, democrat i can i nighted, secular syria which is a home for all ethnic groups whose rights are guaranteed, but we have some differences as for the details on how to get there. the narrative of as soon as possible, perhaps even as soon as pas possible but as soon as tomorrow. having a deconflicts conference, meeting, discussion whatever can be done as soon as possible. russia has has long been an ali of syria president bashar al-assad and has warned of any attempts to overthrow him. u.s. and nato are questioning moscow
you can hear more about the economy from federal reserve chair janet yellen in testimonye week on tol hill this c-span.org. and now joining us on the washington journal is a guest we ve had on relatively frequently. this is linda robinson on the wy rand corporation. she s also an author. i linda sirobinson, where were yo last? i think we re going to this about isil today, so i have been out in the region this year. i ve been to iraq, jordan, and d kuwait. in iraq, ith visited all the various units that were doing k. the advisory and training work y out ou wthere. now are you working with the pentagon in your current role? so rand is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution. it works for bulk anyone, but d say probably the bulk of its work is for the u.s. governmente and of that the biggest part is u get dod research. so when you re out in the field, do you get a sense of who s fighting who? who s winning? it s so complex, so i think that s very important to
education and community outreach programs. i cannot wait to get back and tell everyone about this most special one in this season of open and promise, reflection and celebration it is my honor to present to you the president of the united states. barack obama. [ cheers and applause ] . merry christmas, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, betty, far introduction, for your extraordinary service as one of our park rangers and for all of your and your great grandmother s contributions to this country. please give betty a big round of applause. [ cheers and applause ] i want tips from betty on how i can look that good at 94. i also want to thank betty s boss jonathan jarvis and for everybody from the national park service and the national park foundation for everything that they do to protect and care for america s great outdoors. and for helping us find our park this year and every year and thank you, reese witherspoon. [ cheers and applause ] and each of tonight s ou
direct plea. i ask for justice to be merciful. another american journalist spoke out. i had no doubt that so much effort was being expended on my behalf. in gaza it is quiet after two months of fighting. the key to success is stringent honoring of the ceasefire. the way do that is to end occupation. we want to make ferguson scot-free. pull eming ukrainian forces. a counteroffensive is likely underway. a nine-year-old girl learning to fire an uzi accidentally shot and killed her instruct. waiting to take a shower as to not make his teammates uncomfortable. things we know about pandas, adorable, love eating bam a into and seek attention. we begin with american reports to craft a strategy and an international coalition capable of taking the fight to the islamic state to iraq, against i.s. in iraq to protect a threatened turkmen community. president is also trying to bring countries including britain turkey and qatar, into a broad coalition to help the m
effort was being expended on my behalf. in gaza it is quiet after two months of fighting. the key to success is stringent honoring of the ceasefire. the way do that is to end occupation. we want to make ferguson scot-free. pull eming ukrainian forces. a counteroffensive is likely underway. a nine-year-old girl learning to fire an uzi accidentally shot and killed her instruct. waiting to take a shower as to not make his teammates uncomfortable. things we know about pandas, adorable, love eating bam a into and seek attention. we begin with american reports to craft a strategy and an international coalition capable of taking the fight to the islamic state to iraq, against i.s. in iraq to protect a threatened turkmen community. president is also trying to bring countries including britain turkey and qatar, into a broad coalition to help the moderate coalition. including chlorine gas attacks on civilians, an i.s. of crimes including torture murder and recruitin
effort was being expended on my behalf. in gaza it is quiet after two months of fighting. the key to success is stringent honoring of the ceasefire. the way do that is to end occupation. we want to make ferguson scot-free. pull eming ukrainian forces. a counteroffensive is likely underway. a nine-year-old girl learning to fire an uzi accidentally shot and killed her instruct. waiting to take a shower as to not make his teammates uncomfortable. things we know about pandas, adorable, love eating bam a into and seek attention. we begin with american reports to craft a strategy and an international coalition capable of taking the fight to the islamic state to iraq, against i.s. in iraq to protect a threatened turkmen community. president is also trying to bring countries including britain turkey and qatar, into a broad coalition to help the moderate coalition. including chlorine gas attacks on civilians, an i.s. of crimes including torture murder and recruitin
mountain hotshots crew. a bone-chilling blast, you re looking live in minneapolis where the snow is already falling. most of the lower 48 bracing for battle with ice eye arctic air. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i m del walters. i m stephanie sy. we begin in nigeria, a school bombing killed 47 people and injured nearly 80 others. it happened in the northeastern part of the country. reports say a suicide bomber walked into the school and set off the bomb during a school assembly. much of that region has been fighting off the boko haram extremist group. at this point, there s no confirmation that group has been involved but would not be the first time that group targeted a school. president obama is expected to meet with the chinese president and push for a massive trade deal with a dozen countries. hanging over his head, last weekend s republican election sweep which weakened both the president and his party. the president indicated the u.s. is enterin
brought to a standstill, rain soaking the west and it s not over yet. have you not found a more productive way of supporting the syrian people? artists taking on isil using cartoons and comic books to keep young muslims from taking up arms for the group. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. cronk took it down to the wire, but the government is still running this morning. the house barely approved a $1.1 trillion spending plan. the bill is heading to the senate, while a stop gap measure keeps federal offices open. some democrats threatened to derail the plan over provisions loosening banking regulations and allowing bigger campaign contributions, some republicans voted no. we have more. we have democratic holdouts voting in favor of the bill. what changed their minds? some things changed yesterday, because we have the president and john boehner on the same side, but it s still government by crisis management, nothing gets done until the 11th hour, but the
maternity hospital leaves a mother and child dead. an on air scare the dutch man carrying a fake gun determined to make news. we begin in washington and the showdown between the president and republicans over key stone. the senate pass add bill today prove that go key stone xl oil pipeline the house pass add similar bill early they are month. a version that have plan could reach the white house as soon as next week and the president has threatened to kill it. we have a report. senate bill one as amended is passed. less than a month after retaking control of congress, republicans in the senate have fulfilled a campaign promise make the ketone xl pipeline a priority, senate voting in favor of the project. only nine of the 44 senate democrats crossed the i ll. the massive multi-billion dollars venture is slated to transport canadian tar sand oil through nebraska then to louisiana and the gulf of mexico. republicans frustrated by what they see as an administration dawdling
in government, chris served as a staffer on the house foreign affairs committee, under representative lee h. hamilton as the deputy assistant secretary of state in the bureau of intelligence and research and as deputy director of the 9/11 commission. he was also the president of the 9/11 public discourse project, the commission s follow on public education organization. he served as a senior adviser to the iraq study group. please welcome professor chris kojam. it s a real honor to be here tonight, and this is in the very best traditions of this school. a very erudite, accomplished policymakers into the academy, and so that both can benefit. and i m deeply dedicated to this continuing interaction between scholarship and practice. so it s a real honor tonight to introduce ambassador thomas pickering. he is a career ambassador. and that is the designation that very few ever receive. only a few in a generation. and ambassador pickering really is a phenomenon. the most accompli