i'd like to welcome the director of national intelligence, avril haines. and the defense intelligence agency director, lieutenant general scott berrier. think you both for joining us. please convey the committee's gratitude to the men and women of the intelligence community for their critical work. as the dni's annual threat assessment makes clear, the united states faces threats for a number of state and non state actors. as well as health and environmental security challenges. among these wide-ranging issues there is a common understanding that the future of our national security is tied to the success of a strategic competition with china. this competition is occurring across every field of national power, military, economic, political, technological, and more. and across every region of the world. for several decades, the people's liberation army has -- and focused his efforts on counting our advantages. has invested in all technologies like anti-access and intel and i'll systems, artificial intelligence, hypersonics, and of course, nuclear weapons. fu

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a handful administration officials along with the director of national intelligence avril haines will briefing. live to the senate floor here on c-span2. senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 33, kymberly kathryn evanson of washington to be united states district judge for the western district of washington, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandor

it's going to come from the director of national intelligence, avril haines and other officials. senate majority chuck schumer says the briefing is going to teach senators. >> how using and investing in ai can be done to protect national security and learn what the adversaries of the united states are doing in the terms of ai right now. >> kidney stones are on the rise among children, especially teenage girls. experts aren't sure exactly what's behind this, but they're speculating it could be a combination of things, including diets that are high and ultra processed foods increased use of antibiotics and dehydration. they say that they are seeing more kids with kidney stones in the summer than any other season. about 10%. we'll have kidney stones and that's of all people and some point your life, 10% of people have a kidney stone and they can be found in children as young as 5 years old. for the first time on record, san diego is now more expensive. then san francisco. in fact, it's the most expensive place rents in the whole country. san diego. this is according to his zillow re

it will come from the director of national intelligence, avril haines and other administration officialsrity leader chuck schumer says that the briefing is going to teach senators, quote, how we're using and investing in ai to protect national security and to learn our what our adversaries are doing in ai as well. >> all right. well, got tickets to see madonna and sandra says, can you have to wait, donna show in the city has been canceled i mean, not canceled, but officially postponed. the singer was scheduled to perform chase center on october 4th and 5th. they've been pushed back until further notice because of her recent health concerns at this time. it on his 3rd show. a chase over january next year that has not been changed, though. donna says she's focused on her health and getting stronger and we're just sending you love and prayers honor. a 56 right now. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. the leaders in san francisco are at odds. >> over how the police department handled and un sanctions skateboarding event well sees why something there response was not necessary. and somebody

the also trucks with the testimony of avril haines, the director of national intelligence before thermed services committee. but there is another aspect to. that would, i think, it would give china an opportunity to exploit this dramatically. do you have any concept of strategic competition with china if we default? >> substantial risk for our reputation, senator. again, we're viewed as being a source of stability globally. we always pay our debts. there's a number of things were working with allies and partners on that would come into question as to whether or not we'll be able to execute programs. most important, this will affect the livelihood of our troops and our civilians. we won't be able to pay people like we should. and i think that something china and everyone else can exploit. >> yeah, given the disposition of china, they would like to explain every opportunity. this would prevent them a huge opportunity to provide disinformation to american citizens that can choose them. also, in communities, you point out to suddenly and miraculously look like the stable -- and that woul

our breefers will -- briefers will include avril haines, kathleen hicks, deputy secretary of defense, and other top experts from our defense and intelligence agencies. we're still in the early stages, madam president, of understanding a.i.'s role in our national security, so this briefing will be critical for senators to learn more about how we're using a. i to protect our country. also -- a.i. to protect our country, how it's being used by adversaries and what what we can do to maintain our advantages. we have to time to waste. our adversaries won't wait to deploy this technology against us. congress cannot behave like ostriches when it comes to artificial intelligence. we need to learn as much as we can about a.i., as quickly as we can, so we can play our part to ensure the a.i. revolution brings prosperity, safety, and unparalleled voichtion. i thank all -- innovation. i thank all of my colleagues on both sides who attended the previous briefing and encourage them to attend this. i thank senators heinrich, rounds, and young for their bipartisan work on our little group that is stee

a handful administration officials along with the director of national intelligence avril haines will lead the briefing. live to the senate floor here on c-span2. senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 33, kymberly kathryn evanson of washington to be united states district judge for the western district of washington, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of kymberly kathryn evanson of washington to be united states district judge for the western district of washington, department of justice shall be brought to a close. the yns are mandatory -- the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: dchendoraicap@svc106 vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: in this case -- on this vote, the motion is agreed to. the yeas 51, the nays 42. the clerk will r

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orida pravokar, avril haines, director of national intelligence, kath hicks, deputy secretary of defense, vice admiral ray whitworth, and dr. craig martell, chief digital and a.i. officer at dod. each individual was clear, concise and informative and i was gratified my republican colleagues came out of the briefing and said this was a real back and forth, not just people reading a piece of paper and not answering questions. for sure we're not done. very soon i will announce the timing for our third all-senate briefing and urge my colleagues to attend, especially those who couldn't make the first two briefings. learning as many as we can about a.i. as quickly as possible is essential. a.i. is unlike anything congress has dealt with before. it moves and changes so quickly. it's going to affect our world so dramatically. it's so much deeper in its complexity, and lies so far outside our expertise. coming up with legislative solutions will be one of the most difficult things congress has ever, ever faced. so these briefings are an important initial step. and i don't kid myself on how difficu