mark is next out of shelbyville, indiana. good morning. caller: good morning. i lived in berlin from's 1979 to 1985. i was a bartender not far from where you are now. i loved that city. a tragedy inen for my family, i would never have left. when i visit, it's hard to leave. to me, there are a lot of things to talk about, but what i remember, besides being upset i wasn't there, was the substance of it. the people that had lived there, i never thought i would have saw the wall fall in my lifetime, and is kind of the way history turns. i'm sure there were things leading up to it, but the actual event itself was sudden and a little shocking to me. host: mark, think for the call. hope harrison. guest: the actual event was not supposed to happen. it was a mistake by a senior east german official who didn't read his notes carefully. suddenly, he announced the wall was open, which it wasn't supposed to be. then, the border soldiers, at the crossing points, had to decide, and it was harold yeager who made the decision at about 11:30 that night, facing thousands of peopl

chair, i rise to congratulate beth curtis of shelbyville, indiana. beth was awarded the 2019 crossroads of america silver beaver award in association with the boy scouts of america. this award is the highest honor the crossroads of america council may bestow on a volunteer. beth has volunteered with the boy scouts of america for over 15 years. this is the fifth time beth has been recognized for her outstanding service. i am pleased to congratulate beth and thank her for investing in our communities. thank you, mr. chair. i yield the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today.

. >>> anyone using highway 121, south of the shelbyville airport in sonoma county may want to give themselvese extra time. there is one way traffic control in effect there until 5:00 tomorrow morning. a gas taker overturned outside the winery on saturday morning. the tanker leaked fuel, damaging one side of the road which is now being repaired. the crews need to close one side of the highway, that is again, highway 121, to get that work >>> san francisco police today donated nearly $20,000 to a bay area nonpfi breast cancer patients. the department and police unit presented a check for $19,873 to bay area cancer connections this morning. the palo alto organization provides personal care and support to breast and ovarian cancer patients and their families. the money was raised through the pink patch project. the project allows police across the country to where specially designed pink versions of their department patch to encourage public awareness about the importance of early breast cancer detection. >>> vandals repeatedly struck a san francisco ice cream parlor. now, that ice cream parlor i

chair, i rise to congratulate beth curtis of shelbyville, indiana. beth was awarded the 2019 crossroads of america silver beaver award in association with the boy scouts of america. this award is the highest honor the crossroads of america council may bestow on a volunteer. beth has volunteered with the boy scouts of america for over 15 years. this is the fifth time beth has been recognized for her outstanding service. i am pleased to congratulate beth and thank her for investing in our communities. thank you, mr. chair. i yield the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. vigorous pushback. including personal attacks. such attacks came from the russians, their proxies and corrupt ukrainians. that tells me our efforts were hitting their mark. it was unexpected and most unfortunate, however, to watch some americans, including those who aligned themselves with corrupt ukrainians in pursuit of private agendas launch attacks on dedicated public servants advanc

mcqueen fromy shelbyville, indiana.e part of the sixth congressional district, proudly served the congressman greg pence, brother of our former congressman and president vice president of the united states mike pence. i watched the hearings yesterday, and i had an observation about the witness, the ambassador. she was easily intimidated. fearful.asily made she testified about how she got iset easily about things, and can see why she would be removed as ambassador because she didn't seem to have the gumption or the willpower or the character to set up a good fight against corruption in the ukraine, which everyone has agreed, had a lot of corruption in it. so i think that i can see why she would be removed. now, she may be very good teaching a class at george washington university or wherever she is now. i'm sure she is a very nice person, but in that position, i think you have to be really strong. also, i have a question of your guest. professor, were you a supporter of hillary clinton in 2016? see the relevance of the q

mark is next out of shelbyville, indiana. good morning. caller: good morning. lived in berlin from's 1979 to 1985. i was a bartender not far from where you are now. i loved that city. a tragedy inen for my family, i would never have left. when i visit, it's hard to leave. to me, there are a lot of things to talk about, but what i remember, besides being upset i wasn't there, was the substance of it. the people that had lived there, i never thought i would have saw the wall fall in my lifetime, and is kind of the way history turns. i'm sure there were things leading up to it, but the actual event itself was sudden and a little shocking to me. host: mark, think for the call. hope harrison. guest: the actual event was not supposed to happen. it was a mistake by a senior east german official who didn't read his notes carefully. suddenly, he announced the wall was open, which it wasn't supposed to be. then, the border soldiers, at the crossing points, had to decide, and it was harold yeager who made the decision at about 11:30 that night, facing thousands of people,

mark is next out of shelbyville, indiana. good morning. caller: good morning. lived in berlin from's 1979 to 1985. i was a bartender not far from where you are now. i loved that city. a tragedy inen for my family, i would never have left. when i visit, it's hard to leave. to me, there are a lot of things to talk about, but what i remember, besides being upset i wasn't there, was the substance of it. the people that had lived there, i never thought i would have saw the wall fall in my lifetime, and is kind of the way history turns. i'm sure there were things leading up to it, but the actual event itself was sudden and a little shocking to me. host: mark, think for the call. hope harrison. guest: the actual event was not supposed to happen. it was a mistake by a senior east german official who didn't read his notes carefully. suddenly, he announced the wall was open, which it wasn't supposed to be. then, the border soldiers, at the crossing points, had to decide, and it was harold yeager who made the decision at about 11:30 that night, facing thousands of people,