persian gulf countries from several administrations talked about security in the gulf region and u.s. relations with iran. the weiser diplomacy center and the american academy of event at hosted this the university of michigan ford school of public policy. [applause] >> hello, everybody. and welcome. i would like first to add my thanks to the weiser family as well as to the academy of diplomacy which we've been fortunate to partner with to bring today's topic. today's topic is timely and extremely important. we're going to talk about u.s.-iran relations, the nuclear deal, politics and security in generally.re and of course, those issues are linked to a whole range of other regional issues relevant to u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, from israel and the palestinian territories to the conflicts syria, yemen and beyond.tan, and to have a discussion on such an important and wide ranging issues, we have assembled a real dream team of diplomats with experience in the region. i'm going to introduce them briefly. and trust me, introducing them in a time efficient manner requires a lot

old -- the principle threat to the gulf states. however, this is not to say that there are not other threats as well such as saudi arabia. >> ok. thanks. >> thanks. an deaf it inly a threat perceived differently than other countries. the u.a.e. -- years ago looks at iran, they just moved up the middle. but they have real enemies. but there are things that are changing in the gulf. the leadership of the states in several cases has changed and is yoirning, and is perceived for more dynamic courses and in some cases particularly in saudi arabia and the u.a.e. breaking away from the traditional conservative almost passive defensive approach to power and this sort of feeling mousse cue la chure and challenging much more so -- muss cue la chure and challenging much more die namics. at the same time you have monarchies defending monarchal systems. and there's a tendency to say in the west, monarchies, old news, a trash heap of history gone. we've done that too back in the 960's when arab nagsalists came. wrong. they outlasted all the othe

in the gulf. found itself increasingly isolated what that has done is basically carter diametrically opposed to an n.p.c. and so that his lights up this kind of intense regional conflict basically these mobs. and. that's. and these tensions between the 3 princes were brought to a head as a new figure entered the fray. there economic relations between donald trump and the pro saudi camp we know that donald trump has a golf course in the u.a.e. . the united arab emirates had a remarkable intuition that donald trump was a man with a rather basic understanding of geopolitics and that there was an opportunity for them to shape his vision of the region so many foreign policy advisers and think tanks in the united states have received money from the united arab emirates in an effort to influence the trumpet ministrations key decisions concerning the middle east. and washington and saudi lobbyists have targeted the president's entourage and one man in particular. there's a middle middle between the u.s. a

britain withdrew from the gulf. the u.s., sort of in this cold war context, saw a power vacuum, what it regarded as a dangerous power vacuum and inkraetsingly relied on saudi arabia and also iran at that time ruled by the shaw of iran as sort of the pillars of american foreign policy in the gulf. the shaw was the much more powerful regional state at the time. and when the iranian revolution occurred in 1979, this posed a tremendous difficulty and challenge to the united states to its foreign policy in the gulf, to a certain extent saudi arabia took up that -- took up that role or took on a greater responsibility as an american ally in the gulf. the saudis at that moment were experiencing their own difficulties and challenges. as some of you may know, there was a seizure of the grand mosque in mekca by islamist militants. also in 1979 an uprising by minority shia in the eastern province in the eastern part of saudi arabia mobilized by the iranian revolution as well. so some background there to the -- that relationshi

as an american ally in the gulf. the saudis at that moment were experiencing their own difficulties and challenges. there was a seizure of a grand mosque in mecca, islamist militants. an uprising in the eastern province in the eastern part of saudi arabia. also the revolution. some background to that relationship among the u.s. and saudi arabia. >> somebody get another card. you seemed to comply earlier the conflict is less over religion and moreover power? >> that is my stance. i think that historians and other analysts look at that relationship much more as one two regional power over kinds of rod coalitions of states and regimes in the middle with one that is aligned the u.s., israel, other pro-u.s. regimes, and those that are aligned with iran, including syria, other states that are opposed to the first coalition. the emphasis on secretary and of political kind strategy that i think was seen as beneficial by parties on both sides of that conflict in mobilizing political support, and establishing transnational coa

today go mesa applies to just 5% of the total production of the gulf of mexico. it provides revenue sharing only on leases since 2006 and half of that revenue produced from those leases remains with the federal treasury and the remaining 50% is further subdivided by the land and water conservation fund of the four gulf producing states and their 42 political subdivisions. these revenues are capped at $475 million in the coastal act addresses this disparity by applying revenue-sharing to a larger portion of the federal ocs production in the gulf. it increases the portion of the revenue that is shared with the gulf states to 50% rather than the current 37.5% and these changes would achieve the goal mesa states of louisiana, mississippi, alabama and texas and for the state of alaska uniformity and revenue sharing with those states that are governed by the mineral lands leasing act. in louisiana is mandated both by federal law and more importantly by our state constitution we have committed all go mesa funds to the production and restoration of our coast and to the i

in the gulf. whatever each of you as individual members may think about oil and gas development, it would be unconscionable to oppose legislation that would extend the grouping to alaska to provide the fairest share of resource revenue to communities impacted. i would like to thank senator murkowski for her work on this issue and i look forward to the opportunity of speaking with you today. thank you. >> thank you. chairman murkowski, ranking member mansion, manchin, members of the committee, good morning. as requested by the committee, my testimony will focus on the revenue-sharing provisions of the two bills under discussion. we take no position on these bills or other policy matters. my testimony jaws on my own area of specialization, federal management of offshore energy, and on the input of other colleagues who cover onshore energy and broader energy policy issues. i will discuss each bill in turn. f-2418 would make changes to offshore oil and gas revenue sharing in the gulf of mexico and ala

in the gulf. astever each of you individual members may think development, gas it would be unconscionable to oppose legislation that would extend the grouping to alaska to provide the fairest share of resource revenue to communities impacted. i would like to thank senator murkowski- senator for her work on this issue and i look forward to the opportunity of speaking with you today. sen. murkowski: thank you. welcome. >> thank you. chairman murkowski, ranking chin,r mansion, -- man members of the committee, good morning. as requested by the committee, my testimony will focus on the revenue-sharing provisions of the bills under discussion. we take no position on these bills or other policy matters. my testimony jaws on my own area of specialization, federal management of offshore energy, and on the input of other colleagues who cover onshore energy and broader energy policy issues. i will discuss each bill in turn . 2418 would make changes to offshore oil and gas revenue sharing in the gulf of mexic

the street basically said -- what one or two gulf players -- they objected to what some of the gulf players were doing. mistakes occurred, , misjudgmens occurred, but they reflect deeper inclinations. we need to get everyone around the table and come up with a common understanding on what it's going to take to stabilize. two, resources. the money simply is not there to meet the aspirations of people who had been told for years, weight and the good life will come. frankly in the meantime the leadership was going to the global on shop and selling the family jewels. that in effect what is been happening so with a massive debt problem that has reemerged, which is going to further create problems to meet the aspirations of this generation who are becoming very political. if they don't feel there's a purpose to which they can work, they will go in any other set of directions. their loyalties will go. we therefore have to think about how to mobilize money and say, we europe don't have enough, , r the united states doesn't have enough. is not the policy at all. the policy is how do you mobilize all

of mexico why are they in the persian gulf. great to speak thanks for coming on r.t. my guest this hour political analyst and managing director of international finance solutions associates shabbir razvi thank you. because oxford brookes university is cancelled a talk by a feminist artist after it's all g b t q plus society accused of having trance phobic views rachel is a trans exclusionary radical feminist who frequently shows transphobia discourse on her social media while the speaker may be invited under the pretense of academic freedom we firmly believe that inviting such speakers infringes upon academic freedom brooks i don't believe i'm transferring because i don't believe i said anything trying to transfer a bit i mean we're having a discussion based on no facts and you know that's quite worrying and we should be dealing with facts ok i mean you'd be interested to see what the definition of trans phobic is and why they're calling me transphobia. and then we can start the discussion from there they're always going to tal

you talked about the players coming in from the gulf, to china, to india and so on. what is it you think europe, the u.s. could and should do that could make a difference to the future of these extraordinary young people? >> objective one is if we agree that there is a transition of tectonic significance that is going on and it is a generational one, we have to make sure that that transition in political terms gets stabilized. we all say, and everyone immediately when they engage in the transition say they will have an election. every single one of these countries is going to have an election in the next one to three years. in countries going through profound changes where it is not quite clear whether the old still has a grip or whether the will at is coming in it grab the grip as it were on the political machinery and in opportunities which do not yet embedded as an institutional capacity shock sworders. s -- and what needs to be done, this is the next two or three years. otherwise it becomes an interesting but academic ebate. what europe can do is begin to convene

you talked about the players coming in from the gulf, china, india, so on. what is it you think europe, the u.s. could and should do that could make a difference to the future of these extraordinary young people? is ifndos: objective one we agree there is a transition of tectonic significance that is going on, and it is the generational what, we will make sure that transition in political terms gets stabilized. we all say and everyone immediately when they engage in the transition say they will have an election. everything the one of these countries will have an election in the next two to three years, well, one to three years. in countries going through profound changes where it is not quite clear whether the old still has a grip or whether the grabhat is coming in will the grip as it were on the political machinery, i think countries that do not yet have deeply embedded in institutional capacity to act as shock absorbers, and must address the competitiveness of electoral politics. to be done,re needs this is the next two or three years, otherwise frankly i

. >> tonight, a look at global security in the persian gulf region. we will hear from the clinton, bush, and obama administration. here is a preview of the discussion. guy whomir putin is a has played a weak hand very, very well. has not had the economic or the military or the economic capacity to really challenge the united states and the region, but he is a taskmaster at identifying vacuums and figuring out how russia can move in. and he is somebody who has a vision of russia as a great russia,ho believes that by its great power status, should have a seat at the table when all the security and political issues are debated in the middle east. to do that.ng at the end of the day, he is really not our competition. the competition that the u.s. has in terms of the great powers is china. china is eating our lunch economically. they are becoming increasingly the number one economic partner for the gulf states. that is going to continue. pat that the tonese are perfectly willing let us take on the hard issues of security and stability in the region while t

well even vice president cheney after the 1st gulf war in the ninety's said the reason we didn't go into and vice president cheney after the 1st gulf war in the ninety's said the reason we didn't go into after pushing him out of kuwait pushing pushing saddam hussein out of kuwait the reason we didn't go after pushing him out of kuwait pushing pushing saddam hussein out of kuwait the reason we didn't go further into baghdad and take down saddam hussein was vice president cheney himself said further into baghdad and take down saddam hussein was vice president cheney himself said back in the ninety's we didn't want the kurds in the sunni and the shia all in a mess and fighting each other in the ninety's we didn't want the kurds in the sunni and the shia all in a mess and fighting each other and now that's exactly what happens when you say did we light a match or course we lit a match either and now that's exactly what happens when you say did we light a match or course we lit a match and some would say that the bush president bush at the time after $911.00 when some would say that the bush

back on an expensive war in yemen or mending ties with qatar for instance you know you mentioned that gulf citizens will be able to and best. well i think that you know the realm of valar of developments i mean the extent of developments and the with the the such developments which that which took place in the last 3 years have to be revisited or is really extremely important for the whole plan which the crown prince of saudi arabia is hoping to achieve in the near future so therefore he needs more peace more in 3rd gulf cooperation and he also needs to know that his plan for instance why that why they've 2022 have sold the stocks of are on call for about $75000000000.00 would not meet you know the requirements that he's looking forward to given for instance projects like now your and the fact that he is going to win of the saudi public from depending on oil revenues so anyway. he must really look at the political situation of the military situation and see that whatever money that you bring is $75000000000.00. danila can be easily offset by extra war expenses or by appeasement expenses or

sent their football teams on a direct flight to doha for the gulf cup a 1st since the neighboring countries imposed a blockade of qatar in 2017. we begin with breaking news coming out of the democratic republic of congo the u.n. has denied its peacekeepers shot and killed 2 people in the town of benny after protesters stormed a number of its buildings people angry at a rise in rebel attacks in the area. as the latest. this is the moment. protesters in beni were shot from inside a united nations compound but that was people accuse the u.n. mission in the democratic republic of congo of failing to protect them against the allies democratic forces rebel groups. determined to kick out one of the biggest peacekeeping missions in the world protesters stormed this u.n. building and a few others. that was suffering a lot because the killing in the one fueling time the i've lost my mother and father to the rebels on be honest about that the u.n. must celebrities phillip's un more leave then we won't stop with strong people who lost many of our brothers and sisters to the river killings was on saturd

in the gulf, a domestic worker's visa is tied to their so—called sponsor or employer. they cannot quit theirjob or leave the country without their sponsor's permission, leaving many women trapped. this policeman was breaking the law. he was trying to sell us his domestic worker. he'd confiscated her passport and didn't give her a day off — all of which is illegal in kuwait. over the course of the week, our undercover team spoke to 57 users of the commodity app, asale. the app lets you filter by race, violating international law and kuwaiti law. women are advertised at between 2,500 and us$5,000. it's not only happening in kuwait, and asale is not the only app being used. in saudi arabia, where the employment system makes domestic workers equally vulnerable, we found hundreds of women being sold on another popular commodity app, called haraj. and on facebook and instagram, we found hundreds more. a new ad appears on 4sale, an african domestic workerfor us$3,800. 0ur undercover team travel to meet the seller. nothing can prepare them for what happens next. the employer

increasinglyming the number one economic partner for the gulf states. that is going to continue. i agree that the chinese are perfectly willing to let us take on the hard issues of security in the region while they focus on building economic relations and prospering in the gulf states. >> hear more about security challenges in the gulf region tomorrow night with former diplomats. the discussion comes from the university of michigan. you can watch it at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. >> former president bill clinton and former florida governor jeb bush look back at the 1989 education summit. the conference was hosted by former president george h w bush education standards still in effect today. the george and barbara bush foundation hosted this event along with the university of new england. >> we do this for the first time barbarae passing of presidenttly after, george w. bush followed his wife into the great beyond. today, i ask we lower our heads up for a moment for the void left by the passing of these iconic americans and how lucky we were to have befriended them. james: thank

a new blast of argument tick air is defending from the great lakes to the gulf coast. it could be the coldest day on record in minneapolis and chicago. some 250 million people could be affected. temperatures could be up to 30 degrees below normal. cbs news climate and weather contributor jeff berardelli is here with more on the big chill. jeff, this sounds serious. >> for this early in the season, it's exceptional cold, nearly unprecedented and dangerous cold. now the core of the coldest air is going to be in the upper midwest. we could break 350 records this week alone monday through thursday. this happens tomorrow. on tuesday, it moves across the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast, and then encompasses basically the whole eastern part of the country, straight to the eastern seaboard as we head into wednesday. now the cold air is going to plunge all the way down to the gulf coast to the point where we could see freezing temperatures in places like houston, new orleans, panama city, all the way to charleston and wilmington along the eastern seaboards. so it

it says iran uses its proxies to expand its influence around the world on the gulf region the report paints a mixed picture it says that despite serious efforts by governments some individuals and groups is still financing attacks in particular it says the u.a.e. government works well with the u.s. intelligence agencies but hasn't done enough to prevent terrorist organizations from exploiting financial loopholes certainly u.a.e. did not succeed entirely in its pledges to not succeed. in its efforts to eradicate terrorism certainly it had most of its success in preventing attacks in u.a.e. so i will succeed in that respect but in terms of terror terrorist financing back in tin used to flow in the u.a.e. there needs to be a lot more done the state department also says the 29 month blockade imposed on cattle by saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt is hampering regional counter-terrorism efforts u.s. position is very. clear and that is that. gulf reconciliation is a core national security interest and more than that in the state department report i was just released today. specifica

dozens of girls are trafficked from here each year the workers domestic workers in the gulf. it is often the last resort for many families trying to escape poverty. we have arranged to meet a trafficker to see if he may have information about fatou. he agrees to talk to us, as long as we conceal his identity. as we are filming, he spots girls who have recently returned from kuwait. we arranged to meet esther and two other girls away from the watchful eyes of the traffickers. like fatou, they were all under age when they went to work in kuwait. in kuwait, it is a crime for domestic workers to run away from their employers, and many end up in prison. that is where these goals met. eventually, they were bailed out by their families. we wanted to know if they had seen fatou while they were in kuwait. we also show them the for sale app. their experiences have been moved multiple times between employers without any choice bear the signs of being bought and sold via the apps. the majority of migrant domestic workers, women workers, are extremely vulnerable to exploitation in modern

tensions are rising in the persian gulf following the arrival of a u.s. aircraft carrier we'll have that story and more after this short break. efforts to impeach and remove donald j. trump from the presidency have clearly divided the country this should not surprise anyone trump is probably the most divisive public figure of our time however all this division over a single person is changing him even damaging institutions is impeachment being normal. i have concern about new technologies and i think society should try to help them gauged in those concerns. but we also should have concerns about doing nothing doing nothing is extraordinarily risky you know world with some point 5000000000 people and a series of. ancient technologies that are not necessarily suitable for tomorrow. the american aircraft carrier the u.s.s. abraham lincoln has sailed through the strategic straits of the homo's amid rising tensions between the u.s. and iran after spending 6 months nearby in the arabian sea the aircraft carrier strike group has now entered the persian gulf the

oi’ very economically through the gulf or china. in orderfor very economically through the gulf or china. in order for qantas very economically through the gulf or china. in orderfor qantas to get some kind of premium, they need to offer something different and they are the only game in town. certainly british airways and virgin atlantic are not british airways and virgin atlantic a re not interested british airways and virgin atlantic are not interested in this. qantas needs to do this and it thinks to get the premium market sewn up from london to sydney and new york to sydney. environmentally speaking, surely a long haulflight like sydney. environmentally speaking, surely a long haul flight like this is worse in terms of carbon emissions than stopping so that's going in the wrong direction, isn't it? it most certainly is. their timing was quite interesting, given the clamour over one change. i was tracking it through the night, i think i had a more comfortable time than luke! it flew over the capital of kaza khsta n than luke! it

as national football teams touchdown in doha ahead of the gulf cup this is a 1st since the blockade of qatar started in 2017. that would begin with breaking news coming out of the democratic republic of congo u.n. peacekeepers and shot dead 2 protesters after more than a 1000 people stormed the u.n. base in the town of benny the protesters are angry about an increasing number of attacks by rebels in the area the city appears to be on lockdown and gunshots can be heard earlier at least 8 people were killed in an overnight assault blamed on a rebel group calling itself the allied democratic forces well a line. producer is on the line from benny where the shootings happened. tell us what you're seeing and hearing at the moment. what of experience myself this morning the situation still very busy but in the morning it was more you can see in the previous email each time so it's people attacking them in the u.n. building in the town of bint in the u.n. soldier they were trying to defend themselves defended them but it was very difficult to people with just killed he didn't get more special

well tensions are rising in the persian gulf following the arrival of a u.s. aircraft carrier we'll have that story and more after this short break. you know world a big part of the movie lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door. and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. what politicians do something. they put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or some want to be rich. that's a great deal for us this is what the 3 of the more people. interested always in the why. aren't they. going to. welcome back the american aircraft carrier the u.s.s. abraham lincoln a sail through the strategic strait of hormuz amid rising tensions between the u.s. and iran after spending 6 months nearby near a b. and c. the aircraft carrier strike group has now entered the

we had some discussion about the ongoing gulf dispute which has lasted for more than 2 years there are american efforts which qatar appreciates to preserve the unity of the g.c.c. and to return it back to what it used to be qatar is always open to dialogue and has expressed its readiness to engage in an unconditional dialogue based on mutual respect nonintervention in the international affairs of other states and respecting for the sovereignty of other states. start a quick check of the headlines here and al-jazeera protesters in hong kong are targeting commuters for a 3rd day demonstrators are blocking major roads and are trying to shut down train stations difficult holland has more from hong kong's financial center. i'm in the heart of hong kong's financial district this area is called central and there's been a call out to office workers the 3rd consecutive day this is happening a call out to the office workers to join a flash mob to support the protesters now what's interesting about what's happened is we are seeing hundreds of office workers as you can see who are here who are cha

we had some discussion about the ongoing gulf dispute which has lasted for more than 2 years there are american efforts which qatar appreciates to preserve the unity of the g.c.c. and to return it back to what it used to be qatar is always open to dialogue and has expressed its readiness to engage in an unconditional dialogue based on mutual respect nonintervention in the international affairs of other states and respecting for the sovereignty of other states. start a quick check of the headlines here this our bolivian opposition sen journey as declared herself interim president following the resignation and. she was appointed in congress but the session was boycotted by members of his party and. facing a presidential succession brought on by the vacancy of the presidency and the absence of the president according to the constitution as president of the senate i immediately assumed the presidency of the state and i promised to take all of the measures necessary to pacify the country. hong kong is braced for a 3rd day of violent protests demonstrators are blocking major commuter routes.

it says iran uses its proxies to expand its influence around the world on the gulf region the report paints a mixed picture it says that despite serious efforts by governments some individuals and groups is still financing attacks in particular it says the u.a.e. government works well with the u.s. intelligence agencies but hasn't done enough to prevent terrorist organizations from exploiting financial loopholes certainly u.a.e. did not succeed entirely in its pledges did not succeed. in its efforts to eradicate terrorism certainly it had most of its success in preventing attacks in u.a.e. so i seed in that respect but in terms of terror and for terrorist financing back in tin used to flow in the u.a.e. there needs to be a lot more done the state department also says the 29 month blockade imposed on cattle by saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt is hampering regional counter-terrorism efforts u.s. position is very clear and that is that. the gulf reconciliation is a core national security interest and more than that in the state department report i was just released today. speci

millions of americans are in the path of snowy and icy weather from the plains to maine, and the gulf coast to the great lakes. >>> president trump is attending a veterans day parade in new york city today. this as the first public hearings on the impeachment inquiry start this week. >>> and from the classroom to a jail cell, a substitute teacher caught on camera repeatedly punching a special-needs punching a special-needs student. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> things will heat up in washington this week where the first public testimony will begin in the impeachment inquiry into president trump. all of the witnesses expected to appear have already testified behind closed doors. meanwhile, the president has a full schedule. marc liverman is in new york where mr. trump will take part in a veterans day parade today. what will his role be today? >> reporter: hey, good morning, anne-marie. well, the president is scheduled to speak right before the parade actually sta

the gulf. it's early morning in the mountains on the outskirts of beirut this is where christina who studies media at a private university lives with her parents. the family is well to do but they're worried because living conditions are getting worse in lebanon for the middle class is too there are few prospects for young people those. powers our country going to thrive if everybody keeps leaving but also how are we going to stay here if there's nothing for us to stay for for me revolution is yes getting together putting pressure on the government try to change everything but for me i don't like it when they block roads and when they are tires and when when the very day. when roadblocks were erected christina and her brother were caught and. it brought back memories of the civil war she was just a young girl when whole districts were separated from one another. she started crying and hugged us because i mean you can't not i guess when you've lived the things they've lived you can't not have th

then there are concerns over its location at the heart of blazing conflicts in the gulf september attack paralyzed oil production and reminded the world of its oil dependency saudi aramco pumps 12 percent of the world's crude. stocks on wall street have surged after the united states granted flyway an additional 90 days to do business in the country the benchmark s. and p. and the blue chip dow jones both hit record high fives with chip makers in particular welcoming the news washington out of the chinese tech equipment giant to a blacklist back in may citing national security concerns the move has fueled speculation about the state of the u.s. china trade talks. and for more on this let's cross to detail these financial correspondent yes clutch on wall stays hi yes good to see you how significant is this 90 day extension really. well it's at least some good news even if a possible ben is not and. of the table but if you look at last year for instance you will buy. equipment from u.s. companies in the amount of a good $11000000000.00 so that is quite a big contract there but on the other

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say that the gulf crisis is straining these regional counterterrorism efforts so just how much. regional tensions hindering u.s. attempts to try to keep iran in line. in fact all of this there is a this and it's that but it is in the region the tensions the ramification of the arab spring the fragility of a policed 10 states and out a book 'd. all of this contributed to the what so called terrorism and the activities of those groups let's take a dim memory always defined those 2 groups being on a state activists and on us there are those basically what's contributing to their strength their activities their nuggets of their slogan is backs but actually instability is and in politics and actually the united states is on a state did help and this are all by for example this that i was in iraq the obvious occasion and you know an awful lot of that and also the hiding itself from yemen let's not forget that yemen for example those are groups are active and they're not the state has washing its hand from the activities that see this activity i'm not saying 100 percent they have some

a new blast of arctic air is descending across the country from the great lakes to the gulf coast. it could be the coldest veteran's day on record in minneapolis and chicago. some 250 million people could be affected. temperatures could be up to 30 degrees below normal. cbs news climate and weather contributor jeff beradelli is here with more on the big chill. jeff, this sounds serious. >> for this early in the season, it is exceptional cold, nearly unprecedented and dangerous cold. now the core of the coldest air will be in the upper midwest we could break 350 record this week alone, monday through thursday. tuesday it moves across the great lakes, all the way down to the gulf coast.en epasses basicy the whole eastern part of the country straight to the eastern seaboard as we head into wednesday. now, the cold air will plunge all the way down to the gulf coast to the point where we could see freezing temperatures in places like houston, new orleans, panama city, all the way to charleston and wilmington along the eastern seaboard. so it will be cold for a lot of people, and the win

tensions are rising in the persian gulf following the arrival of u.s. aircraft carrier will have that story and more after this short break. markets are making new all time high so interesting the money that is being force fed into the. markets like draining into the liver of a duck far beyond form it has to come from somewhere among us let's dig into this little bit more. the american aircraft carrier the u.s.s. abraham lincoln has sailed through this strategic strait of homo's amid rising tensions between the u.s. and iran after spending 6 months nearby near a b. and c. the aircraft carrier strike group has now entered the persian gulf the area is a typical hot spot as 20 percent of global oil production pulses through the narrow strait the move that was confirmed by u.s. navy officials is the latest development in a deepening rift between washington and tehran donald trump also confirmed on tuesday the u.s. would be sending $3000.00 troops to its goal ally saudi arabia citing hostile action by iran and its proxy forces in the region. the right amount

and its allies to defeat the group it also says the gulf diplomatic crisis is hampering counterterrorism efforts in that region the u.a.e. in particular hasn't done enough to prevent terrorist. from exploiting financial new polls despite its collaboration with u.s. intelligence the middle east south asia and sub-saharan africa other regions with the most terrorist incidents attacks in the sahara region alone doubled last year at the same time the state department is worried about attacks inspired by white supremacy and racist ideology we saw an alarming rise in racially or ethnically motivated terrorism including here in the united states with the pittsburgh synagogue shooting similar to islamist terrorism this breed of terrorism is inspired by a hateful supremacist and it's all idiology make no mistake we will confront all forms of terrorism no matter what inspires it it's 2000 eighties the administration's national counterterrorism strategy specifically highlighted racially and ethnically motivated terrorism as a top national security priority this was the 1st such strategy to ever add

would be sending $3000.00 troops to its gulf allies saudi arabia citing hostile action by iran and its proxy forces in the region the right amount of uranium enrichment for the world's largest state sponsor of terror is 0 the world's watching. the iranian people enjoy a better future when their government begins to respect. basic human rights abandons its revolutionary. posture and its destabilizing foreign policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation but. it is strange that the united states and its officials who have committed the greatest of crimes by imposing much more pressure in the toughest sanctions on iran are communicating to the iranian people that they support these protests we don't expect anything else from mr disgracefully defense the much more pressure regime and imposition of sanctions on iran. people will not be taken advantage of by outsiders economic pressure of the nation or this all comes after a week of violent protests in iran over the government's decision to end fuel subsidies which caused prices to jump by 50 percent tehran says washington's pu

describes as a humanitarian disaster yemen still is being use to traffic african migrants into gulf countries the international organization for migration says 90000 people most of the me feel peons have arrived in yemen since april there is nicholas hogg went to ethiopia's capital to see what's striving people to risk their lives. it was the birth of his son that pushed holy cross into the home before setting off he kept telling his wife what he would do once he made it across the red sea how his journey would change their lives if only he could reach saudi arabia. 2 years have passed since his final phone call from yemen when i watch. how can a man that calls his family every day disappear like this if he is alive he would have called us some even say he might be dead but i refuse to believe it i want to see him alive to kid of him if he's sick or if i have to bury his body and finally tell my son the truth about what happened to his father. is feisal alive. and if so where is he so many questions left unanswered. this is where the last heard from him and yemen's capital sana caught in the

-iran negotiations, politics and security in the gulf more generally. and of course, those issues are linked to a