Now the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. Talks about the upcoming g20 summit in st. Petersburg russia. Following his remarks white house advisor for International Economics Caroline Atkinson on the summits history and purpose. From the center for strategic and International Studies, this is 45 minutes. Good morning. My name is matthew goodman. I hold the assignment chair at csis and im delighted to welcome you all here. Thank you for peddling here this morning on a soggy friday morning in july. Let me recognize our on line audience in addition to the many people in the room. We have a strong on line audience. You are welcome to follow us on twitter at csis and tweet a way. Please turn off all of your noise makers and other devices so we dont disrupt the speakers. We have started a tradition of doing it sounds like this ahead of these big summits. G20 is the biggest of them all in the area i work on. It will be held labor day just after labor day in st. Petersburg russia and we normally
We learned this is certainly the preparation that boston undertook in november on a terrorist exercise of planning it has saved lives. That is the point that should be made. The Emergency Response thereafter is about as good as it possibly could be ian been restorer confidence. A terrorist attack is traumatized. I was in london for the bombing in 2005 and they missed all the signs of that bombing which is pretty startling but from the moment it took place the ridges to response was firstrate and terrific and restore Public Confidence within 24 hours. When i talk to First Responders in boston the way the would treat irish using Grant Funding from vhs to london 60 wounded they could have easily blood out in the street in they saved everyone and it is truly remarkable. With that i recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania. I feel compelled to respond to the comments to the gentleman from california. It is hypocritical he would extolled the virtues of the Current Administration continuatio
Saying the Gay Community wont rest until, quote, there are no more churches. Governor huckabee thanks for being here and happy easter. Michael, great to be with you. Thank you very much. Happy easter to you. Thank you, sir. So the question of the week should the baker have to bake the cake for the gay couple . Well i think the question is really whether or not a person of conscience is able to say no to something. This is not about discrimination. Its about discretion. The fact is if the baker said no you cant come into my shop you cant eat a cupcake, im not going to serve you a doughnut thats discrimination. But if the baker is asked to do something that would require him to do something artistic that is not within his personal convictions, of course he should be able to say i can do this but i cant do that. That would be true for anyone. How would you distinguish that circumstance governor from the woolworths lunch counter circa 1960 with an africanamerican patron . Well i dont think
Rights and gay rights exploded this week. And in attempt to quiet the uproar the governors of arkansas and indiana signed fixed versions of their states religious freedom laws. Potential 2016 president ial candidate and ordained baptist minister Mike Huckabee has taken a hard stance saying the Gay Community wont rest until quote there are no more churches. Governor huckabee thank you for being here and happy easter. Michael, great to be with you. Thank you very much. Happy easter to you. Thank you, sir. The question of the week should the baker have to bake the cake for the gay couple . Well i think the question is really whether or not a person of conscience is able to say no to something. This is not about discrimination its about discretion. The fact is if the baker said no you cant come into my shop you cant eat a cupcake, im not going to serve you a donut thats discrimination. But if the baker is asked to do something that would require him to do something artistic that is the not
Hold irans feet to the fire if you will on this. Also the additional protocols given the iaeu inspectors access to various sites across iran. 15 day deadline. Any disagreement is critical too. Nic,thank you very much. We are standing by for word of the president taking the podium. We believe it will be in moments. Lets go to michelle kaczynski. She is down there covering the white house for us. What do we believe the thrust of the message is going to be other than echo its relevance as historic . We heard some of these points. This is the best way forward. This is going to prevent iran from getting a Nuclear Weapon. Thats what the white house has been saying for many many months now. Its almost a montra from the white house. Yes, iran has been a bad actor in many ways but that is the reason that the u. S. And other nations need to prevent it from obtaining Nuclear Weapon. We expect the president to echo that without it being too much of a victory lap. Hes going to be speaking at the ex