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They announced the bombing against the rebels would be accompanied by fighter planes. So they are taking the threat environment more seriously than they did. As hannah mentioned on the military side they have made pretty significant strides in reform in the last couple years. A senior russian i was speaking with last week pointed out jokingly that of all things we said we will reform and the only ones with result is the military. It is true not only in terms of the professionalization of the for forces but developing new radar, missile and air enabled platforms. There is some of this stuff hap...

Whatever we discuss regional events. We take great pride in being multidisciplinary, cross disciplinary and in this case we have the Eurasia Center and the Hariri Center for the middle east working together on this fundamentally crossregional issue. And even as american russian and middle eastern diplomats are together new york wrestling with the same problems well be discussing here today. We would just like to go to our experts who began speaking. I should note that at the bar principle discussions here today, speaking from papers they will be presenting early in the new year so you are gett...

Unions strike. We begin this news hour in australias largest city sydney, where the time is now 2 00 in the morning. A hostage take who are has been named abeena hostage taker who has been named. The New South Wales parliament was evacuated as well as the Supreme Court building. Other major buildings nearby include the world famous Sydney Opera House around 200 meters away. We have live pictures coming to us from sydney. The police are guarding that entrance to the cafe. Andrew thomas has the latest. Theyre saying that the name of the hostage taker is man haron monis. He is an iranian immigran...

We have the late fest europe, including back on the streets, convicted fighters. And good news for once from the irish economy, agriculture is booming, and yes, ther they y are buffaloes that theyre farming here. Its being described as a disaster on a massive scale. The Philippine Red Cross aid its getting reports that 1200 people have been killed. 1,000 of those are in city home to 220,000 people. As you can see here it was hammered. Buildings have been flattened, power poles scattered as far as the eye can see. You can see cars stacked on top of each other. The entire town covered in water t...

Right now protesters are gathering to march in boston against the free speech rally scheduled for noon on Boston Common. Rally organizers say it has nothing to do with what happened last week in charlottesville, when White Supremacists shouted nazi slogans, physically attacked people and one of them allegedly killed in antiracist counter protester. Counter protesters in boston say they arent backing down and are marching against hate speech and bigotry. Heavy Police Presence is expected and we will keep an eye on that all morning. But first, to the latest news out of washington, d. C. , or bed...