vasquez, to these allegations. >> bergman: vasquez was never charged for the alleged assaults. >> bergmanoff camera, he told us that the women were in it for the money. the abm case was resolved in 2010, with the company agreeing to pay $5.8 million, one of the largest sexual harassment settlements in eeoc history. while the company did not admit any wrongdoing, it agreed to strengthen its procedures for the handling of sexual harassment complaints. but less than a month later, the eeoc sued abm again. >> we have seen this time and time again, where there are certain complaints received by certain segments of their workforce. it just doesn't matter. it's not that important. it is a cost of doing business. (bell ringing) >> bergman: henrik slipsager, seen here in the new york stock exchange, was ceo of abm at the time of the central valley class action suit. >> you're very good with a vacuum cleaner, that's for sure! >> don't tell my wife! >> bergman: though slipsager would not speak to us, he did participate in the cbs program undercover boss, where he posed as a janitor in his own compan

bergman, could you just briefly talk about the wireless industry's role in that emergency alert system? and i know you talked about it generally in terms of the role that you all play, but particularly in light of this recent discussion and whether it's been a success, in your view. >> so thank you, chairman thune. i think time and again we've seen over the last five years that wireless emergency alerts are ar lifesaver. they've helped return kids who have been abducted. they've helped folks avoid tornadoes that are rolling through their town. and now we're starting to see them used for blue alerts to help identify and locate suspects. and there are a couple of key reasons why. the geo-targeting, right. wireless emergency alerts are the only tool in our toolbox right now that help find you where you are and get that message to you right then. and now as we continue to improve wireless emergency alerts we've given the ability to access urls, embedded links and contents so you can get that information and act on it and that's a powerful combination. >> senator schatz. >> thank you, mr. c

according to israeli journalist ronen bergman the mission was given to a kid on the must side department thought to be responsible for executing opponents bergmann says that there were both practical difficulties and political sensitivities with targeting shikaki in damascus because of his protection by syrian president tough is a. prime minister rabin. mossad was able to locate fattish gucky in the massacres he was operating under the hospice of. president late president. assad of his the last son and he was his his private home and his headquarters were situated in the mask from where he. commanded his operatives in the west bank and in the gaza strip mossad suggested to premise to rob him to take him out in the mosques and thereby exploding his car shooting him which was on the left priority because shootings there risky for the shooter for the sniper or poisoning him. however there were operational. risks because damascus is a very risky arena for most not to work and it was clear that if someone in the standard someone tried to hit fattish gucky who is a respectable guest of syrian

bergman described in using the location to determine if it is in the affected area. we are still talking about a one way broadcast delivery of the alert. additionally, it allows for sending multimedia content. you could think an evacuation map or tornado track map, an evacuation or even a video file that would tell you explicitly what is happening. this would be in addition to the normal coverage that our station provides. >> thank you. senators looking for the vikings three-point oh two. >> this has nothing to do with the vikings. it's about hawaii does that doesn't have an nfl team. or south dakota for that matter if you decide you can take shots at my team. >> let's go back to the good stuff. senators sullivan has to preside on the floor could he ask questions next. >> all come clean, we don't have an nfl team either. thank you senator. a couple questions alaska at the same time, it relates to a big event that occurred in alaska on tuesday morning early in the morning to 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit in the gulf of alaska. as a result many my constituents in coasta

bergman how you overcome the barrier with the technology? >> we agree it is needing improvement and working diligently because we think those ideas with the opportunity to get additional information and is valuable. >> beside language barriers i echo my colleague there is geographic barriers in nevada and across the country. and then to use that technology that is out there. and then continue to support resources to connect them. but they are not connected right now and it is a focus for many of us. cybersecurity, is there any concern is there any concern hacking into a system whatsoever? if you are addressing the infrastructure? >> the fcc has addressed the issue of cybersecurity through the advisory committee. a hacker gained access to the gaas equipment and broadcast stations across the country. we conducted an investigation and we ask them to have best practices to make their equipment more secure. in addition then to develop best practices and all of those sectors and how to implement the framework. there is no guarantee they will be ad

that is also the opening quotation in ronen bergman's new book, "rise and kill first," a detailed history campaign of targeted killing. ronen is the national security correspondent for israel's leading newspaper, "yedioth ahronoth," and a contributing writer to the "new york times." thank you very much for being here. >> thank you for inviting me. >> schifrin: you write what is effectively about a centuri' long campaign by people before the state of israel, the israeli intelligence and the israeli military about assassination. to be frank, i read there and i'm a little uncomfortable with some of the details reading it and i imagine some others are. you point out in israel for many people what might be a source of shame elsewhere is a source of pride in israel. why sit a source of pride? >> not because people are murderers or encourage murder. in other countries worldwide, murder is the most serious offense in the criminal code. because these are considered people who initiated, the people who took extreme measures. part of the intelligence community are also considered people who defended

michaela bergman is principal social specialist at the asian infrastructure investment bank.o have you here. give us your take on this. i know you are well aware of this issue but also what is going on in iceland. we know there are huge gender gaps and governments are trying to address it as ever, iceland has ta ken trying to address it as ever, iceland has taken the lead bringing in legislation and trying to address the issue. now i think that the icelandic government is going to audit companies, to see whetherjobs are being paid equally because what has happened before, actually, the jobs are not equal, the men of doing differentjobs. jobs are not equal, the men of doing different jobs. essentially, they will do up proper audit when it comes to the payment of men and women and if they to not be paying them the same, the company is find? yes. and they really have teeth to eat. so often, some of these codes about equal pay up voluntary in essence, the ryan 0'keefe and this gives some enforcement. —— there are no teeth. 50% in gives some enforcement. —— there are no teeth. 509

it was christmas day when code a the husky appeared in jamie bergman's backyard.w codea managed to make it to missouri a mystery, but believes had has a lot to do with fate. >> he came at the right time. at the worked o he is helping us heal from the loss of over other dog. nights to have him here through the holidays it is always rough. >> will head back to his home in new mexico. our producer just told us his whole back ends with a covered in ice. poor baby. kansas city has to be cold there. one of my friends is there, and says it is cold there. >> cold anywhere east of the rockies and really brutally coal, too, not talking just little below average. dangerous if you're not smart about it, and flirting at least with one of the coldest new years, days, that we've ever record in the philadelphia history. >> wow. >> yes, it says a lot. >> really does, our records go back to the 1800s, so, for us to be pushing it like that, that tells us something. >> yes, so let's go on outside we start it off with another very pretty view, certainly, you know, certainly cold up he

bergman. >> chairman thune and ranking member nelson and members of the committee. on behalf of ctia, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the critical and successful role of wireless emergency alerts. cti commends this committee for the focus on this issue and for your leadership on it over the last decade extending back to the passage of the warren act in 2006 which created the wireless emergency alert or wea program. a partnership between the wireless industry, government and public safety officials. since its launch five years ago, wireless emergency alerts have become a critical resource for hundreds of -- hundreds of millions of americans who rely on mobile phones every day. today wireless providers serving more than 99% of u.s. subscribers voluntarily participate in wea. more than 33,000 alerts have been sent helping to locate those in danger and warn of imminent threats or dangers. cti members are deeply committed to ensuring it is a trusted and effective resource for the american public so the recent false alert in hawaii underscores the importanc

one alicia miranda bergman, edith boon, mira desay, yvonne littleton. the property was designated as local landmark number 178 in 1985. as an expression of san francisco's associate history, the nomination -- the local nomination document this is association with mission hall, dover hall and the women's building. although it focuses mostly on the building's early history. dotinger national register nomination, the women's building is nationally significant under cry tier your a for its association with second wave femininism. one of the 20th century's most consequencial social movements. the women's sbllg one of the first women-owned and operated community centres in the united states. women centres which appeared in various forms and occupied a variety of building types across the u.s. in the 1960s and 1970s were especially important manifestations for this grassroots movement for gender quality and cultural transformation. the period of significance captures the beginning of consolidation of the women's building, culminating with the mural project whi

. >> kroft: the story mike and producer lowell bergman did in 1996 with whistleblower jeffrey wigandout the dangers of smoking. a story so controversial-- >> wallace: cbs management... >> kroft: --that cbs corporate lawyers blocked its broadcast for months, fearing a huge lawsuit. >> fager: the company said "you can't air it." it's the only time that ever happened in the 50 years of "60 minutes." >> kroft: after wigand's disclosures were published elsewhere, the report finally ran. >> jeffery wigand: it's a delivery device for nicotine. >> wallace: a delivery device for nicotine? put it in your mouth, light it up, and you're going to get your fix? >> wigand: you'll get your fix. >> fager: it's incredible in retrospect, because the story itself about tobacco was as important as stories get. >> wallace: dr. wigand. >> kroft: from the start, the "60 minutes" reporting on the tobacco story was rock solid. but there have been some other cases where stories we've broadcast were on shaky ground, containing serious flaws. there was "the mule," a 1997 story about smuggling heroin from colombi

i do want to say that reverend annie steinberg bergman had hoped to be here today. but she is ill. so, she sends her regrets. but is in support of the things that we are asking. as everyone else has said already, this is so much more than a building and the things -- the queer history that lives in the memory of people who have been through there and now lives in the memory concretely of the bricks justs so important for us to keep. my wife and i were married at msccf 15 years ago and we have a brick that honours the memory of my wife's mother who came often to the church and loved it. but there is so many story there is we don't even know. i remember in the opening of the dedication of the walk, i met a person who had arranged for a brick to remember a transgender jewish person that they loved. and had no way to remember. so, the stories that are there are immeasurable. thank you. >> thank you, ms. buckley. next speaker, please. >> my name is dennis adelman and i'm the other half of mark menardsi. we've been together as husbands for 53 years now. and we've been a member of metropo

bergman: thank you, mr. speaker, and thank you, congressman smith. i'm proud to be amongst my colleagues this evening. i rise today on behalf of the constituents of the first district of michigan. who are, i repeat, are the voice for those who have no voice. 2018 marks the 45th anniversary of the infamous roe v. wade decision. since that day, as you have heard several of my colleagues say, almost 60 million abortions have occurred in our country. our united states. this today, this time frame, is an appropriate time for us to plan a path and forward for the pro-life movement. the most important question we must ask ourselves is why? why do we stand for life? why is this cause so important to us? why do we fight for not only all of our citizens, but for the unborn? for me, my why is simple. every life, every life has immense value. regardless of wealth, stature or fame. whether you were born in rural northern michigan or in a large city, we all were put here on this earth for a purpose. to fulfill god's purpose. as the father of two wonderful daughter