00:00Good day.
00:03Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, March the 20th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09The directors of the FBI and NSA are to give keenly awaited testimony before Congress on
00:14what ties President Donald Trump may have with Russia and his explosive allegation that
00:19he was wiretapped by his predecessor, Barack Obama.
00:22Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey and Mike Rogers of the National Security
00:27Agency will speak publicly for the first time about the two issues that have riveted
00:32the American public for weeks and further divided the country's two ever-at-odds political
00:36parties.
00:38The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Israel's ambassador to Moscow to protest an Israeli
00:43military strike near the Syrian city of Palmyra.
00:46Ambassador Gary Corrin was called for discussions at the ministry last Friday, but the ministry
00:51made it public only today.
00:54Teachers Ranbir Kapoor from Bollywood and Pakistani talent Mahira Khan brought in a
00:58dose of glamour at the Global Teacher Prize ceremony in Dubai last night.
01:03Kapoor took the opportunity to thank all his teachers who guided him in his life.
01:07Khan also lauded all the teachers who are motivated enough to educate and work for the
01:12greater good.
01:14Fans mourning Chuck Berry's death can look forward to an album of mostly new material
01:18expected this year.
01:19The nine-year-old Berry died on Saturday at his home near St. Louis.
01:24Berry's songs include the classics Johnny B. Goode and Roll Over Beethoven.
01:28Friend Joe Edwards says he's heard the new album Berry announced in October.
01:32Edwards calls it sensational.
01:35And finally, weather.
01:36Today's high across the UAE will be 33 degrees Celsius, dropping to 21 degrees at night.
01:42That's all for now.
01:43Thanks for watching.
01:44And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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