is i'm in the overnight shelter the demographic for homelessness across the nation is changed in austin joe different and i think that's one of the things that we as a community have got to address is. the systemic generalization. homelessness and 3 generations of people walking through our doors sometimes during the day and it's just something we've got to give them. so prince this is a shelter provider but we're also a housing provider we recognise the necessity of shelter but we do look at shelter as a band aid to the issue of really the solution is house if you've got limited housing opportunities you've got limited opportunities to house the homeless so it's really been a push in our community to get more housing stock on the ground so that we can solve homelessness and not just bandaid it was shelter. without housing report was we put it out in 2006 we formed rat. and made 2005 and immediately started. funding trends and affordable housing and both were all through the u.s.d.a. u.s. department of agriculture and urban through housing and urban development and because we wanted to look

in choosing general lloyd austin, joe biden is elevating a barrier-breaking retired four-star military first black officer to lead an army division in combat. he was the first black officer to oversee an entire theater of operations before retiring in 2016. he ran u.s. central command. now there are some democrats who are disappointed that biden didn't pick pentagon veteran michelle flournoy, making her the first woman to lead the defense department. there are some democrats who are concerned that here again joe biden is turning to a retired military man to lead the pentagon, even though the founding fathers set up a system of civilian control of the military. but people close to joe biden are emphasizing the deep personal affection that he has for general austin saying the two of them have a long working personal relationship, steph. >> president-elect biden is also going to be holding a virtual meet with civil rights leaders today. what do we expect out of that? >> yeah, and look, as we were first to report you have those legacy civil rights groups that were concerned, frustrated by

austin. what is your thought on the choice of joe biden for his defense secretary? lloyd austin wasn't as well-known as some of the other candidates for the secretary of defense position, but he really is in line with what we have seen some of biden's other picks in terms his strong experience and his close working relationship with biden. he has extensive relationships in the middle east, was the u.s. commander in iraq during the surge, and also during the withdrawal, and served as the head of central command over the whole middle east and central asia region. it was during that time that he and biden worked quite closely together under the obama administration and had a strong relationship, and also ended up leaving on the efforts of isis. he brings a lot of expertise in areas that will continue to be central for the united states, including middle east engagement, afghanistan, counterterrorism, and brings a lot of logistical expertise to the position. marco: and he's black, which sends a different kind of message to the people of the united states, who are accusi

of uniform for seven years before serving as secretary of defenses - was austin involved in the iraq war and that is something joeas been keen to highlight. this article titled, w i chose lloyd austin as secretary of defense and he writes of his time in iraq, he played a crucial role in bringing 150,000 american troops home, pulling that off took more than just the skill and strategy of a soldier, writes the president-elect. he is the latest of joe biden steam to be unveiled, he joins janet yellen, nominee for secretary of the treasury. when joe biden introduced lloyd austin, he recounted their timer in iraq toge >> general austin was with me on the ground not just for meetings with troops or for military strategy sessions, he was there when i was working with iraq politicaleaders. i watched how he dealt with them. they respectedcr hims the board. ros: we heard from lloyd austin himsel >> when i concluded my military service four years ago, i hung up my uniform for the last time and went from being gener lloyd austin to lloyd austin. it is an important distinctionak and one that i with utmost seriousness and sinc

who spent a lot of time in the public eye until now retired 4 star army general lloyd austin is president elect joe biden's nominee for secretary of defense the choice is a big step towards biden's goal of creating a diverse cabinet austin would be the nation's 1st black defense secretary the 67 year old military man has been described as intensely private and razor sharp an individual who has masterfully avoided the spotlight while leading some of the u.s. as largest military campaigns often spent 41 years in uniform most notably as head of the u.s. forces in iraq and between 20132016 he led the u.s. military central command which oversees troops across the middle east central asia and parts of south asia while his impressive resume may make the west point graduate look like the perfect fit for defense secretary to the dismay of progressives and antiwar activists there is plenty of controversy surrounding austin as a general lloyd austin was one of the individuals who spearheaded the invasion of iraq in 2003 and was involved in the highly criticized war from beginning to end in addition austin pla

retired general lloyd austin, the first african-american leader of the pentagon. and joeilling out his cabinet in ways that could make history. but the austin pick comes time when there were people in the african-american community calling on more black nominations at the highest levels of the cabinet. your take? >> that's right. this is at least in part or should be viewed at least in part as a political response to some of the pressure that was coming from the head of the naacp and others who said that we helped take you over the top as far as winning the election on november 3rd. we now would like to see you acknowledge that by having top level picks in your cabinet who are african-american. this seems to be one of them. there is another historymaking aspect of it which is a nagging obstacle, which is the fact that we don't have military leadership at the pentagon. we have civilian leadership at the pentagon. it's the law. it's policy. it makes sense. there's been problems in this country in the past when you have military and civilian leadership clashes over the direc

austin is another example of it. people with relationships, close personal relationships to joe biden. ngs about the skills and accomplishments of general austin. >> well, nicolle, joe biden is someone i have complete trust in having served in the senate and so from that side of the house it was very involved in appointments and cabinet confirmations and then serving as vice president. he knows what he needs in all of these positions. and given what we're seeing from the trump campaign, to the bitter end, they're going to be serving trump and his ego and his political needs first, the country second. you know, the clock is ticking. and so what makes me excited when you see the health team that was announced, general austin, is we'll have professional people with integrity, who put the job and the work first on the job in just a matter of weeks. but, you know, what is happening at -- right now, you mentioned the defense department refusing to brief transition officials. if our adversaries had put a plant in washington, to do damage to america, they couldn't be doing a better job. an this

nature nation media how did he go from being this hero to suddenly being a terrorist even lloyd austin the new joe biden pentagon pick said he was great in combating isis and al qaeda suddenly went from hero to terrorist why. well all of us know this al qaida isis they are a group of terrorists that america made them and we have many proofs for that. my father was the only person was a standing in front of such a terrorist groups. of course they are not happy for my friend that my father is a standing in front of such a groups because they made it they made it to start a war in the middle east and they use it to start hurting people and taking their houses their jobs their money their countries of course they are not happy for my father is a standing in front of them and destroying them everywhere and you know this i know also recording that. giuliana sounds the founder of wiki list he exposed the email. that jack solon was telling hillary clinton on. that al qaida is on our side in syria ok best seem that shows this man is still in the present why because he exposed them and he said for everyone

austin would be the first black pentagon chief. jessica dean is live in wilmington, delaware with more. what have you learned? >> good morning to you. we are learning that president-elect joe biden will tap former army -- retired army general lloyd austin to be his secretary of defense. austin was commander of central command formerly. and if confirmed by the senate, he would be the first black man to serve in that role. he will also need a congressional waiver to serve in this role. he's been retired for four years, federal law mandates you need to be out for seven years to serve in this role. those waivers are rare, but they did give one to james mattis during the trump administration. so the senate is going to have to work through that. but we are told that biden reached out with this job offer over the weekend, that austin did accept that offer, and that when it really came down to it, this was about biden's comfort level with austin, knowing him and having worked with him before. this is something we have seen with a lot of president-elect biden's picks. it comes down to his relationship with them and that has been certainly the sense here. we are expecting austin to

austin "a superb choice." here's mary bruce. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden today introducing his history-making pick for defense secretary. retired army general lloyd austin, now the first african-american to be nominated for the post, but not without controversy. >> he's loved by the men and women of the armed forces, feared by our adversaries, known and respected by our allies. >> reporter: austin paying tribute to the african-americans who paved his way in the military. >> i am supremely grateful to all of them for their courage, for their determination, and for the example that they set throughout. and they include the tuskegee airmen and the montford point marines and many others. >> reporter: tonight, former defense secretary bob gates and former secretary of state colin powell both describing austin as a superb choice. he spent 41 years in uniform, retiring just four years ago after leading u.s. central command. that means he will need a waiver from congress to lead the pentagon, since he has not been out of uniform the required seven years. tonight, some on the hill already say they're opposed.

time when american troops were withdrawing from iraq which working with then vice president joe biden austinone the vice president's approval and respect leading today to this nomination of austin as potentially the next secretary of defense for the u. . wes as you said if austin is confirmed he would be the 1st black american to leave this position which is also notable given that more than 40 percent of u.s. military forces in the u.s. are minorities as well. as how does your castro woman's and the web thanks heidi just ahead here for team time european champions trail madrid avoid an embarrassing group stage exit so i will be able to the details next. again trying to support his son i thank you very much adrian while i have resumed their champions league match against istanbul. a day after it was abruptly halted on tuesday both teams walked off the pitch and protest after the 4th official allegedly used a racist term to his in the system coach of the turkish champions who was there approximately 30 minutes left to play and the latest score there the french side are leading 3 now all regar

explain to us, why did joe biden decide that general austin was the way to go?: well, kasie, when you look at the selection of the cabinet and the senior staff positions for a biden administration, it's like the veepstakes on steroids, right? there are so many positions, so many names. as one democratic official said to me, it's like a rubik's cube trying to get this right. every move you make affects another move. and the move that all of us were so sure was a certainty among all the other positions was that michelle flournoy would be a history-making choice as the first woman to lead the pentagon. in the end, biden has made a different history-making choice in lloyd austin as the first african-american to lead the pentagon. and i think it's interesting, given what we know is also on the president-elect's schedule today. he has a meeting with civil rights leaders as part of this pressure has been building on him, on the transition, to increasingly diversify his cabinet. he had not yet selected an african-american for one of what has been called the big four pos

pentagon but as polly boyko explains it seems there is concern austin could still be too close to the army. not even his own caucus is happy with joe biden's choice as secretary of defense lloyd austin he's got. and that is great. well done right you very much at all since i retired 4 star general and that has raised a lot of lefty eyebrows. dozens ignore the longstanding tradition of having a civilian at the helm of the most well unclipped fighting force in the world america it's a great country we're drinking it is agreed so austin actually needs a special waiver from cloned grass to take the job because the army retired in 2016 he hasn't been out of active service for the required 7 years no one seems to care that you spent the last 4 years on the board of a massive defense contractor called great. we're. going to miss the most interesting thing about biden picking austin is that alston is the. one she implored to the world with. pres taking to be secretary of defense is a little bit during by which i mean it's not progressive everyone expected find until point michelle through and i am as secretary of defense because she's actu

this afternoon at 3:00, texas, we will be in austin for the count of 30 eight electors. tonight president-elect joe biden is expected to give a primetime address on the electoral college results in following his comments, the author of "after the people to talkill join us about the electoral college process and take your reaction. that's live starting at 8 p.m. eastern. you can follow that here on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. one of several states that has just cast their votes among the 50 states and d.c., of course, with joe biden now leading 125 electoral votes to president trump's 56 votes. we take you to iowa, next. six votes cast for donald trump. >> [inaudible] me to be herefor this morning and reside over the ceremony. --h preside over the serum preside over the ceremony. with that, i turn it over to the secretary. >> well, welcome. as you just heard, record numbers, as the governor mentioned, voted in the general election. top of theat the nation and it bears repeating that i'm really proud of the way that iowans fulfill their civic duty this year, voting in

several democrats have voiced their opposition to joe biden's pick for defense secretary retired general lloyd austin will need a waiver from congress to take up the roll artist polly book explains why. not even his own coffee is happy with joe biden his choice for secretary of defense lloyd austin alston's a retired 4 star general and that has raised a lot of lefty eyebrows. since ignored the longstanding tradition of having a civilian at the helm of the most well unclipped fighting force in the world america it's a great country we're drinking it is a group we learned so alston actually needs a special waiver from cloned grass to take the job because the army retired in 2016 he hasn't been out of active service for the required 7 years no one seems to guarantee he spent the last 4 years on the board of a massive defense contractor called rapier. with the storage fundamentals but the most interesting thing about biden picking austin is that alston is that. well and she implored to the world with. the pros picking to be secretary of defense is a little bit blurry by which i mean it's not progressive

austin. mckesson, podcast joe rogan is leaving l.a. to move to texas instead.is moving out of silicon valley but not to texas. they're going to denver. we know there mass exodus from high cost and high-taxed states to go elsewhere. individuals are leaving from manhattan and san francisco. as a result, san francisco said they will have a budget shortfall of 43% just from april to june alone. so you can imagine if that trend accelerates, that will not be good for san francisco, is it? connell: no, wouldn't be good at all. good for texas i guess. but you have a lot of companies, as you say individuals, and some well-known investors or high-profile investors doing same thing. reporter: peter thiel did that earlier. going to los angeles, but going to all the similar group think taking place in silicon valley. you can't have a different view. palantir's alex carp, they're moving to denver. recently very famous venture capitalist, is going to miami. you can in florida, with no income taxes that was probably part of the calculation as well. connell: i would think a big

joe biden. >> reporter: but biden's first commander in chief decision to nominate austin may run into political buzzsaw on capitol hill. austin needs a congressional waiver, as required by law because he's been out of the military less than seven years. the top democrat on the senate armed services committee put his marker down in 2017 after a waiver was granted to james mattis, president trump's first defense secretary. >> let me be very, very clear. i will not support a waiver for any future nominees under the incoming administration or future administrations. >> reporter: now reed says he would like to hear from austin on why he should get a waiver. concern also from other democrats that civilian leadership of the military remains the norm and there isn't an unexpected, cozy relationship with generals still on duty. senator richard blumenthal already opposes a waiver. three other democratic senators are uncertain. choosing another recently retired general to serve in a role that is designed for a civilian just feels off, said congresswoman alyssa slotkin, who knows austin from her

senior democrats have voiced their opposition to joe biden's pick for defense secretary the president elect announced the teachers retired general lloyd austin on wednesday asked him would however need a waiver from congress in order to take up the role he's probably explains why. not even his own caucus is happy with joe biden's choice as secretary of defense lloyd austin he's black. and that is great. well done right you very much at all since i retired 4 star general and that has raised a lot of lefty eyebrows. sessions ignored the longstanding tradition of having a civilian at the helm of the most well unclipped fighting force in the world america it's a great country we're drinking it is a green light so austin actually needs a special waiver from cloned grass to take the job because he only retired in 2016 he hasn't been out of active service for the required 7 years no one seems to care that you spent the last 4 years on the board of a massive defense contractor called rapier. by the most interesting thing about biden picking austin is that alston is a. well known she implored to the world with. pres picking a man to be secretary of d

that both he and president-elect were sending to congress, that there are reasons that joe biden picked lloyd austin for this. i think there was a subtle shift in language that should be pointed out. initially the president-elect talking about general austin. of course, generals do not run the pentagon. there is civilian control. you saw him try to swift to the word secretary-designee. that's an important signal to congress and to the american people this will maintain civilian control. they were trying to send that message, civilian control, rebuild alliances, rebuild relationships with allying, trying to turn away from the america first policy, if you will. on diversity, i think it was so important some of the things that he talked about, the heritage of the tuskegee airmen, the monfort marines, hallowed units of black americans in u.s. military history, so many troops like to for where their heritage come from. the recent statistics are only 8% of officers in the u.s. military are black. that is really, in the year 2020, perhaps a disgrace, but a big problem that austin may be able to have some i

. >> president-elect joe biden expected to announce retired general lloyd austin as his defense secretary>> the new york times op-ed rails against the potential. the retired general's oppose uphill battle. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe biden will reportedly nominate retired 4-star general lloyd austin to be his secretary of defense. if austin is confirmed by the senate he would be the first african-american to lead the department. he was previously head of us central command to oversee us forces in iraq and afghanistan despite serving the armies and the mid-1970s, his road back to the pentagon will face immense criticism. you took part in infamous 2015 congressional hearing where he admitted $500 million us program to train forces in serially produced 4 or 5 fighters. the new york times opinion section released a piece, boyd austin should not be secretary of defense. and the reaction to this plant picked by president-elect biden to choose someone to be the pentagon biden will have to deal with a number of other regional problems ahead of the political problems in washington

joe biden expected to nominate army general lloyd austin for defense secretary. now, austin retired in 2016 after more than 40 years of military service. if confirmed, he would become the first black defense secretary in u.s. history. kenneth. >> all right, alex presha there in d.c., thank you. >>> new details in the shooting death of a young icu nurse on a nashville highway. authorities say 26-year-old caitlyn kaufman's suv was hit six times as she drove to work last week. the fatal bullet went through her shoulder. police still don't have a motive but they're looking into a possible connection in florida where two men were arrested for allegedly shooting into moving cars. kaufman's mother says she does not believe her daughter was targeted. >> she was a very compassionate young lady, had a heart of gold and was on her way to work to help other people. >> kaufman's mother says she was on the phone with her daughter before the shooting but had to hang up, and when she called back, there was no answer. >>> this morning we're celebrating the life and legacy of one

waiver basically saying that law does not have to apply in his special case now austin has been close with president elect joe biden for some years now we heard biden introducing his nominee today talking about the time they spent together in iraq when austin was u.s. commander of troops there overseeing the withdrawal of u.s. troops under the obama biden administration biden said that is when he saw austin's leadership seen giving him the capabilities of serving now as u.s. secretary of defense and we also heard austin addressing the concerns about him not being a civilian for that long he said that he would approach this new job from a civilian perspective and that he would continue working to strengthen international coalitions. i understand the important role of the department of defense and the role that it plays in maintaining stability and deterring aggression and defending and supporting critical eye inches around the world including in the asia pacific in europe and around the world and i firmly believe that as you said before sure that america is strongest when it works with its allies. and general

'd 'd 'd us president elect joe biden will nominate retired general lloyd austin to be his secretary of defense according to a number of us media reports austin will be the 1st african-american to lead the pentagon after a 41 year army career austin is now on the board of raytheon the one of america's biggest weapons firms. and farmers in india have called for a one day nationwide strike in protest over the government's the market friendly agricultural rules tens of thousands of farmers have been kept on the outskirts of the capital delhi since the end of november demanding a repeal of the loyal. opposition supporters in armenia calling for the prime minister to step down over his handling of the conflict in the new goal no kyra back region many armenians are angry about their latest decision to sign a peace agreement which stays on mania returning a significant part of the disputed territory to azerbaijan thousands of azerbaijanis and starting to move back to areas that had been under control. yes or 2 of you whose e-mail mario miss me points to the place where she once lived she sa

president elect joe biden will nominate retired general lloyd austin to be his secretary of defense according to a number of us media reports also would be the 1st african-american to lead the pentagon after a 41 year army career alston is now on the board of raytheon one of america's biggest weapons firms. farmers in india have called for a nationwide strike in protest over the government's new market friendly agricultural laws tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the outskirts of the capital delhi since the end of november demanding a repeal of the little. well i'm support now in germany have been given an easy looking draw in the european qualifiers for the $2822.00 world cup in qatar romania and iceland the toughest opponents for germany who's under pressure after a 6 nil hammering in spain last month. germany already knew they would be a top seed in world cup qualifying despite some pull results in the last 3 years they probably could not have dreamt of a better draw as they try to reach the 2022 showpiece in qatar unscathed rumania and iceland are their main photos in group

. >> president-elect joe biden announced retired army general lloyd austin to be his defense secretary. general austin, who retired in 2016, would require a waiver from congress. under federal law, a military officer must have left the service for seven years before becoming defense secretary. this runs for 25 minutes. mr. biden: please be seated. good afternoon. today it is my great honor, an it is an honor, to lead to my -- to add to my national security team leader of extraordinary courage, character, experience, and withplishment, and a man whom i've seen some interesting parts of the world, when i was vice president. someone with whom i have worked closely for many years and i've seen perform to the highest standards under intense pressure. someone who i hold in the highest personal regard as a member of -- as man of great decency and dignity. in my judgment there's no question that he is the right person for this job, at the right moment, leading the department of defense at this moment in our nation's history. he's led major coalitions of allies and partners to fight terrorism.

president elect joe biden has nominated retired army general lloyd austin to be his defense secretaryif confirmed he would be the 1st african-american to lead the pentagon but he faces resistance from some democrats who have a preference for civilian control of the military. meanwhile the president elect's son hunter biden has confirmed his tax affairs are under federal investigation president donald trump has often accused hunter biden of corrupt dealings in ukraine trump's early pursuit of these allegations resulted in his own impeachment after he pressured the ukrainian president to investigate 100 bidens work in the country. gone as electoral commission says president. has won a 2nd term in office officials say he won over 51 percent of the vote putting him ahead of his predecessor and old rival john muhammad the results fall in contentious poll which led to widespread protests and violence. the boeing 737 max aircraft has taken to the skies for the 1st time almost 2 years after being grounded following deadly crash a commercial flight in brazil took place after the country's avia

president elect joe biden has nominated retired army general lloyd austin to be his defense secretary if confirmed he would be the 1st african-american to lead the pentagon and he faces resistance from some democrats who had a transfer inst for civilian control of the military. a space test launch in texas has ended with a crash landing after successful ascent the starship rocket returned to the landing pad at excessive speed causing it to explode it was the highest flight yet for the rocket ship that according to space x. could carry people to mars in as little as 6 years. germany has hit a bleak milestone in the corona virus pandemic the country's total code 1000 death toll has now surpassed 20000 the latest case counts also show a new record of more than 23000 daily infections. chancellor angela merkel made an impassioned plea for tougher restrictions on wednesday calling on the public to limit contacts or risk losing more lives merkel doesn't have the power to unilaterally impose new rules instead that decision is up to individual german states. for more on this i'm joined by our

, you have just been listening to the introduction of retired general lloyd austin to the american public. he is president joe bide's pick, and he is the most controversial nop knee yet. he would be the first african-american to win trun th d.o.d. he retired roughly four years ago which means he would need a behavior from congress to serve. that special permission has only been granted twice before, most recently to jim mattis. critics on the left and the right including elizabeth warren and tom cannotton are skeptical. there are concerns that nominating a recently retired general under mines civilian control of the military. sensing this potential backlash, the president-elect argued in an on on-ed argued that austin is the best man for the job in this time of national and global crisis. you heard everyone address that a moment ago as well. he oversaw the troop withdraw from iraq. biden says it qualifies him to over see distribution of a covid-19 vaccine. that it will be a near herklyian operation to vaccinate 50 million people in his first 100 days. here is the latest on the vaccine. canada just approved th