at 3:00 i approved the authorization of the full district of columbia national guard to assist capitol police and the metropolitan police department. at 5:20 p.m., national guard arrived at the capitol. order was restored by 8:00 p.m. and the electoral college results were certified. those of you with military experience or understand the nature of military deployments will recognize how rapid our response was. krit says of the military response is unfounded and reflects inexperience with or lack of understanding of military situations is simply a result of politics. there are complexities to deploying forces in an urban environment. this isn't a video game where you can move forces with the flick of a thumb or movie that glosses over the logistical challenges in the time to synchronize with the entities involved or complying with the important legal requirements involved in the use of such forces. i have been in more crisis situations than i can meaningfully recall. i've personally been in riots, fist fights and brawls, gunfights, mortar, attacked with improvised explosive devices. as

the character of military operations understand the enormous accomplishment of the district of columbia national at "sprint speed. i stand by every decision i made and i want to emphasize that the nation's armed forces are to be deployed for domestic law enforcement only when all civilian assets are extended. to use them for the law enforcement is necessary, i ask you to consider what the media had been if i unilaterally deployed thousands of troops that morning against the express wishes of the mayor and the capital police that indicated they were prepared. i know that the brave law enforcement officers serving on the front lines on january 6th 2021 did their best to protect the capitol and the individuals many of whom are on this hearing today were in harm's way from a law less mob. i'm tremendously proud of those soldiers and airmen that answered the call and in the subsequent weeks to support domestic law enforcement and their constitution. listening to them and trying to support them as best as i could. they were the high points of my term as the acting secretary of defense. they are americ

at 3:00 p.m., i approved the activation and mobilization of the full district of columbia national guard to assist capitol police and the metropolitan police department. at 5:20 p.m., national guard personnel arrived at the capitol and began operations in support of domestic law enforcement there. order was restored by 8:00 p.m. that evening, and the results were certified. those of you with military experience or who understand the nature of military deployments will recognize how rapid our response was. criticism of the military response unfounded and reflects inexperience with or lack of understanding of the nature of military operations or, worse, is simply the result of politics. i suspect a combination of both of these factors. host: the former defense secretary, chris miller, who was in charge that day on january 6, defending his decisions and others at the pentagon. do you think an independent commission is needed to look into what happened? williamsburg, virginia you're not sure. caller: no, i'm not. my biggest thing is, if you go down that road of investigations and everything

prior to that, i had the honor of serving as the 23rd commanding general for the district of columbia national guard. affectionately known as capitol guardians. just a bit of trivia, if you can permit me. the d.c. national guard was created by president thomas jefferson in may of 1802 and is the only-always federal national guard in the nation. the seal of the district of columbia national guard, which appears on our uniforms, bears the image of the citadel of this democracy, the united states capitol. and it serves as a reminder that the foundational mission of the district of columbia national guard is to protect the capitol. through my experience, as the commanding general, i was able to make some observations on january 6th, 2021. i witnessed, firsthand, the bravery and commitment of the united states capitol police officers, who alongside the metropolitan police, partnering law enforcement agency, and the national guardsmen, i commanded as they restored order on that terrible day. regrettably, i, also, observed that the united states capitol police was not properly equipped for the events

prior to that, i had the honor of serving as 23rd commanding general for the district of columbia national guard. known as capitol guardman just a bit of trivia if you can commit me d.c. national guard created by president thomas jefferson may of 1802 and is only always federal national guard in the nation. the seal of the district of columbia national guard which appears on our uniforms bears image of the citadel of this democracy, the united states capitol and serves as reminder that foundational mission of te district of columbia national guard is to protect capitol in my experience as commanding general i was able to make observations on january 6, 2021. i witnessed firsthand bravery and commitment of the united states capitol police officers along side metropolitan police, law enforcement agencies, and national guardsmen i commanded as they restored order on that terrible day. regrettably i observe that united states capitol police was not properly equipped for event that transpired that fateful did i and met poll ton police and others to include national gaferred were far better equi

irwin redlener, defending director of columbia's national centers for disaster preparedness, a pediatricianpublic health. doctor i hate to do this to you but i'm going to play something for you at the very top before you have the discussion, this is senator ron johnson on fox news tonight. >> people ought to respect other peoples freedom and liberty in their ability to choose whether or not to get vaccinated. i am concerned now about them trying to push it on children, who, let's face it, they aren't in a position of informed consent. we do need to recognize that this is not a fully approved vaccine. >> doctor, i know educated people who believe him to be a winning or an winning asset of russia who would sound a lot like that in american society. the controversy you warned our producers was coming is all right here. what do you say -- let's bypass the senator from wisconsin, what do you say to american parents? >> brian, good evening. out of the mouths of senators. listen, this is exhausting in a way because what we're gonna have is not a controversy medically about the efficacy or safety o

the seal of the district columbia national guard which appears on our uniforms bears the image of the sedillo of this democracy, the united states capitol. it serves as a reminder that the foundational mission of the d.c. national guard is to protect the capital. in my experience as a commanding general, i made observations on january 6 2021. i witnessed firsthand the bravery and commitment of the police officers who alongside the metropolitan police and law enforcement agencies and the national guards i commanded as they restored order on that terrible day. regrettably, i also observed that the capitol police were not equipped for the events that transpired that fateful day. metropolitan police and others were far better equipped, far better prepared. as the sergeant and arms, i have read and studied the report that you mentioned, chairperson laughlin, that details the lack of protective equipment including helmets, face shields, gas masks, etc.. command and control was lacking on that day, and planning was clearly insufficient. police officers, guardsmen, and all the officers that r

irwin red liner, the founding director of columbia's national center for disaster preparedness who advises us on public health. and we welcome to the broadcast tonight denver wriggle men. he's a former republican congressman for the commonwealth of virginia. his last day in office was three days before the january 6th riot. he was one of a handful of house republicans who immediately acknowledged joe biden's 2020 election when. indeed, congressman by welcoming you to the broadcast, i would like to begin with a quote from a wall street journal editorial just written and posted this evening. this gets your attention. this is about donald trump losing in 2020. republicans should find a way to speak this truth to voters in 2022 and quickly turn to running on an agenda for the future that will check mr. biden and his cradle to grave entitlement state, purging liz cheney for honesty would diminish the party. congressman, it is that about speak for you? >> it does. i tell you i don't think anybody that was going to run away from donald trump right now if you're looking at the polling, you're look

the school in british columbia was part of a nation wide scheme that took in 1st nations children in an effort to assimilate them into canadian society. the schools were in operation until the late 1970 and investigations have shown. there was widespread views. these latest findings are once again opening a wound that has yet to heal row upon row of children's shoes. each pair marking a lost son or daughter in vancouver. people gathered to mourn the $215.00 children . his remains were found that the former indigenous residential skill with ground penetrating radar, confirming the grim discovery. it was shocking at every single level. and you know right now, you know, our community is grieving. we all had to take time to absorb, you know, what we were told what we seen and you know, we're, we're still grappling through the effects in 1890 the come live school was one of canada's state run indigenous residential schools after being forcibly separated from their parents, children were made to convert to christianity and banned from speaking their native languages, physical and sexual ab

the school in british columbia was part of a nation wide scheme that took in 1st nations children in an effort to assimilate them into canadian society investigations have shown there was widespread views, and these latest findings are once again opening a wound that has yet to heal rule upon row of children's shoes, each pair marking a lost son or daughter in vancouver. people gathered to mourn the $215.00 children . these remains were found at a former indigenous residential school with grown penetrating radar, confirming the grim discovery. it was shocking. every single level and you know right now, you know, our community is grieving. we all had to take time to absorb, you know, what we were told what we've seen. and, you know, we're, we're still grappling through the effects in 1890. the candidate school was one of canada's state run indigenous residential schools. after being forcibly separated from their parents, children were made to convert to christianity and banned from speaking their native languages. physical and sexual abuse by headmasters and teachers with common. a 20

linc kesler, is the director of the university of british columbia's first nations house of learning,ds really on which people we are talking about. i think in indigenous communities, people are, of course it's a shock to hear this kind of news but it is a circumstance which has long been suspected. and to some extent already documented. so in that sense, it is not so much of a surprise. i think for many other people in canada it is shocking because it is still the case that in spite of all of the efforts that have been made to make this history more available to people and more widely understood, it is still not widely enough understood and appreciated. for many people it shocking. of course the details are always shocking. historically, when these schools were operating, i think there was a real attempt to suppress information about them. and so people did not widely know it and that was because it was a policy that they should not know it. the truth and reconciliation commission in the earlier part of this century documented much about the schools and made that information public.

we support columbia's protection program for venezuelan nationals. we have joint maritime patrol caribbean and south american partners come back drug trafficking. we prevent the transit airports in land borders. combat illegal unreported and unregulated fishing the coast guard has such a significant leadership role in this regard. we counter the malign influence of actors in the region. because these initiatives are the foundation of a more secure western hemisphere, they also support the foundation of a more secure america. these efforts also mitigate the circumstances that drive individuals to make the choice to migrate regularly. our vision for migration management in our immigration system is rooted in the belief that people should be treated with dignity and respect. is not inconsistent with enforcing the law in securing our border. this is however a stark departure from the policies of the prior administration united states. we continue to work day and night rebuild the systems that were dismantled prior administration. i was very proud to anno

at 3:00 p.m., i approved the activation and mobilization of the full district of columbia national guard to assist capitol police and the metropolitan police department. at 5:20 p.m., national guard personnel arrived at the capitol and began operations in support of domestic law enforcement there. order was restored by 8:00 p.m. that evening, and the results were certified. those of you with military experience or who understand the nature of military deployments will recognize how rapid our response was. criticism of the military response unfounded and reflects inexperience with or lack of understanding of the nature of military operations or, worse, is simply the result of politics. i suspect a combination of both of these factors. host: the former defense secretary, chris miller, who was in charge that day on january 6, defending his decisions and others at the pentagon. do you think an independent commission is needed to look into what happened? williamsburg, virginia you're not sure. caller: no, i'm not. my biggest thing is, if you go down that road of investigations and everything

it contains $1.9 billion in emergency funding to reimburse the national guard and the district of columbiaor their response. provide the capitol police with overtime pay, retention bonuses, equipment replacement and wellness and trauma support and ensure that the department of justice can prosecute every person who was -- who attacked law enforcement and ransacked this building. it provides bonuses and help desk help to custodial staff and renames the capital wellness center in the memory of officer -- as recommended by the capital security review, the legislation protects the capital by providing resources, hardened windows and doors, construct security screening vestibules, and stone news cameras, provide specialized training, right control equipment and bought a camera for the capitol police appeared to augment the capitol police, the legislation establishes and funds a quick reaction force of national guard personnel, another recommendation of capital security review. this legislation bolsters security for members of congress with dedicated funding for enhanced security and threat asse

the school in british columbia was part of a nation wide scheme that took in 1st nations children in an effort to assimilate them into canadian society investigations have shown there was widespread abuse. these latest findings are once again opening a wound that has yet to heal rule upon row of children's shoes. each pair marking a lost son or daughter in vancouver. people gathered to mourn the $215.00 children whose remains were found to former indigenous residential skill with grown penetrating radar, confirming the grim discovery. it was shocking at every single level. and you know right now, you know, our community is grieving. we all had to take time to absorb, you know, what we were told what we've seen and you know, we're, we're still grappling through the effects 10890 the college school was one of canada's state run indigenous residential schools after being forcibly separated from their parents, children were made to convert to christianity and banned from speaking their native languages, physical and sexual abuse by headmasters and teachers with common a 2015 report phone

the school in british columbia was part of a nation wide scheme that took in 1st nations children in an effort to assimilate them into canadian society investigations have shown there was widespread abuse. these latest findings are once again opening a wound that has yet to heal row upon row of children shoes. each pair marking a lost son or daughter in vancouver, people gathered to mourn the 215 children. these remains are the phone that a former indigenous residential school with ground penetrating radar, confirming the grim discovery. it was shocking at every single levels. and you know, right now, you know, our community is grieving. we all had to take time to absorb, you know, what we were told what we've seen and you know, we're, we're still grappling through the effects in 1890 the come live school was one of canada's state run indigenous residential schools after being forcibly separated from their parents, children were made to convert to christianity and banned from speaking their native languages, physical and sexual abuse by headmasters and teachers with common a 2015 rep

the school in british columbia was part of a nation wide scheme that took in 1st nations children in an effort to assimilate them into canadian society. investigations have shown there was widespread abuse. these latest findings are once again opening a wound that has yet to heal row upon row of children's shoes. each pair marking a lost son or daughter in vancouver. people gathered to mourn the $215.00 children . these remains were found at a former indigenous residential school with grown penetrating radar, confirming the grim discovery. it was shocking at every single level. and you know right now, you know, our community is grieving. we all had to take time to absorb, you know what we were told what we've seen and you know, we're, we're still grappling through the effects in 1890 the candle of school was one of canada's state run indigenous residential schools after being forcibly separated from their parents, children were made to convert to christianity and banned from speaking their native languages, physical and sexual abuse by headmasters and teachers with common a 2015 repo

national park service. large-scale special events and demonstrations are a common occurrence in the district of columbia. and they often move from the national mall to the capitol complex. u.s. park police and capitol police work closely to share information and law enforcement resources to handle these events. the funds provided in this bill will be used to backfill the park service's resources that were unexpectedly depleted during the january 6 attack and prepare the agency for possible future threats. i believe that it's critical that congress provide sufficient resources to meet the security challenges, and i urge my colleagues to support this bill. thank you. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from washington. ms. herrera beutler: i yield two minutes to the ranking member of the house on committee administration. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. davis: thank you, madam speaker. thank you to my good friend, ms. herrera beutler. this is one of the most disappointing days that i've had when it comes to figuring out a way to protect this capi

joining our conversation the founding director of columbia university's national centers for preparedpreparedness a truth, as doctor more faster we will get control of covid-19. and i think the news from connecticut is very encouraging. it is possible. i mean, there are some caveats, obviously. so if we get some variants that are transmitted more rapidly or more lethal, we will have other things to worry about. but right now it is good news from connecticut and good news from places like israel as well where they have been very successful in getting people vaccinated and seen successful drops in the number of cases and fatalities in israel. hopefully that's what the u.s. can expect as well. >> and we're moving toward -- i have been reading and reporting on the trials for using, at least the pfizer vaccine, in adolescents. i believe there are trials ongoing through the summer for maybe using them on younger children. as a pediatrician, can you speak to how those trials are conducted, what they learn and what you think sort of the conversations will be like between pediatricians and parents when th

it contains 1.9 billion dollars in emerging think funding to reimburse the national guard and the district of columbia for their response. provide the capitol police with overtime pay, retention bonuses, replacement, wellness, trauma support, and ensure the department of justice can parse secured every person who attacked law enforcement and ransacked this building. it provides bonuses and help to custodial staff, and it renames the capitol police wellness center and the memory of officer howard li bin good. as recommended, the legislation protects the capital by providing resources, hardening windows and doors, construct security screenings, install new cameras, provide specialized training, riot control equipment, and body cameras to the capitol police. to augment them, the legislation establishes and funds a dedicated quick reaction force of national guard personnel, another recommendation of the capital security review. this legislation also bolsters security for members of congress with dedicated funding for enhanced security and threats assessments, coordinating member travel security, and upgra

national mall. the district of columbia war memorial, which is now located halfway between the korean war veterans memorial and the world war ii memorial, is an often overlooked memorial that is to the residents of the district of columbia who fought in the war, incoming the 499 who never came back. but we didn't build a national world war i memorial after world war i, our first true national world war memorial in the nation's capital was the vietnam veterans memorial, dedicated in 1952, a decade after america stopped fighting in that war. and since then, we have been working backwards in time because after the vietnam veterans memorial, we built the korean veteran memorial and the world war ii memorial. all of those memorials were built with the leadership and the political and financial support of veterans of those wars and their families. when we got to world war i, there were no remaining veterans, frank buckles, the last american veteran of world war i died in 2011 at the age of 110. so this memorial is unique in that it was being created to honor a generation of soldiers that are no longer with us to

in columbia the head of the national police say the force will take action against officers who abuseing protest. demonstrators in human right groups have accused cost of multiple violations including killing civilians and excessive use of force. after a long wait standard americans boarded a plane for home nationals that were stuck in the himalayan nation with the covid lockdown last month. in brazil bod janeiro statue was lit up yesterday at developing nations around the world struggle to get the coronavirus vaccine. in afghanistan parents are it demanding the government provide better security after a deadly bombing at a girls school no one has claimed responsibility for the attack in jordan hundreds of anti- israel protesters demonstrated and they had to use force to disperse the crowd retaining authorities peaceful demonstrations but only a limited number of hours have been allowed. that's from around the globe. a u.s. navy ship captures video of a ufo off the coast of san diego. released from the summer of 2019. you can see an object that seems to be flying in the air before dis

on tuesday, the united nations and the european union condemned the excess of the user for some part of columbia security forces to try and contain the rest. we are deeply alarm development in the city of kylie of in columbia where police up and fire, where night on the ministrations protesting against act reforms, reportedly killing an injuring, a number of people. we express our profound shock at the events there and stress our celebrity with those who have lost their lives, as well as the injure under from the white house. also issued a statement urging the utmost restraint by public forces and asking the government to investigate any human rights violation. but columbia defense minister responded saying, columbia's forces, respect, human rights and blamed criminal gangs for the violence. its own national police, army and navy act in compliance with the law. the vandals that we have already denounced ac, systematically deliberately and financed by criminal organizations. and they have the objective of destabilizing certain regions. every day, they change their objective. yesterday, the object

nation. he accepted an invitation from columbia university to serve as president of that great intugs, enablinge, to devote the remainder of his life to the challenges of education.utugs, e thought at the time, to devote the remainder of his life to the challenges oitugs, enabling him he thought at the time, to devote the remainder of his life to the challenges of education. so he thought at the time, to devote the remainder of his life to the challenges of education. so he thought at the time, to devote the remainder of his life to the challenges of education.e thought at the time, to de but events of the post war world dictated otherwise. the urgent necessity for unity in the free world brought into being the north atlantic treaty organization. and it was evident that only one man could make that vital and complicated organization work from the outset, dwight d. eisenhower. at the end of 1950 he answered his country's call once more and once more he was on european soil to assume supreme command of the land, the sea, and the air forces of a grand defensive alliance against the new threat risi

nation. he accepted an invitation from columbia university to serve as president of that great institution, enablingnization. and it was evident that only one man could make that vital and complicated organization work from the outset, dwight d. eisenhower. at the end of 1950 he answered his country's call once more and once more he was on european soil to assume supreme command of the land, the sea, and the air forces of a grand defensive alliance against the new threat rising from the soviets who had once been his nation's ally, he had to create in the war-weary european soul, the will to defend itself so that freedom so dearly bought would not be lost. for more than a year he labored diligently at his task of coalition. when he turned over the reins of command, the hope for continued peace was established. once again with the accomplishment of substantial victory behind him, this might well have been the end of his public career and in a sense it was. the closing chapter in the story of eisenhower, the soldier. ♪♪ >> history is recording today the story of eisenhower the statesman. the stories ma

the geopolitical map for a post oil world but does that leave the oil producers columbia's tax revolt but the end the nation still needs to figure out that's a positive step and which of the drive comes. down to the cost of al-jazeera. there's no safe place to predict what. timing it's pretty hot social media such i mean you just missed out on like you. know what. hello i'm richard burton you're at the listening post where we dig into the coverage and examine how the news is reported here are some of the media stories we're looking at this week election season is approaching in russia how can you tell journalists are being branded foreign agents an opposition figure is now an extremist facebook took down donald trump's account months ago and after the platform reviewed that decision trump's not coming back anytime soon the turks turning to youtube in search of the kind of reporting they can no longer find in the mainstream and hash tag fail i am a sister ender millennial has a cia recruitment video aimed at millennial russia under vladimir putin is a place where opposition parties exist elections are held a

the school in british columbia was part of a nation wide system that separated 1st nations, children from their families, then effort to forcibly assimilate them. the schools were in operation until the late 19 seventy's and investigations have shown there was widespread abuse. but the latest discovery is once again opening a wound that has yet to hill row upon row of children's shoes. each pair marking a lost son or daughter in vancouver. people gathered to mourn the $215.00 children . these remains were found at the former indigenous residential school with grown penetrating radar, confirming the grim discovery. it was shocking at every single level. and you know right now, you know, our community is grieving. we all had to take time to absorb, you know, what we were told what we've seen and you know, we're, we're still grappling through the effects 10890 the college school was one of canada's state run indigenous residential schools after being forcibly separated from their parents, children were made to convert to christianity and banned from speaking their native languages, phys

statement wanting people not to take part in a legal assembly or violate the national security law imposed on the church and by aging columbia as president, is sending thousands of soldiers to carly attention rises in the city author at least 4 people were killed during mass protest friday, march 1 month since nation might demonstrations began against tax reform plans, which have now been dropped. but protests have expanded to include other social problems. lesandra ram, pnc reports from baton another day of violence in columbus, anti government protest. one month after they began videos widely shared on the internet shows to billions, shooting live rounds and protesters in the city of kylie with the police. apparently doing nothing to stop them from an attorney general's investigator on his day off, allegedly shot and killed 2 protesters there, but was then attacked and lynched by demonstrators similar scenes in the city of pope, i am with fires and repeated explosions. president, the duke traveled to carly friday evening and announced at full military station of the city by most act we are acting in defense of all people's

stories making headlines on demonstration demonstrates as and police of class in the columbia that you have met aid as a nation wide protest them to that week. and they would triggered by a government plan to raise taxes, but have since been fuel, but obviously inequality of police violence or the 40 people have been killed during a security crack. them protests have taken place in denmark against every penetration of syrian refugees. authorities recently revoked to the residency permits more than 2 hundreds timmins, many of whom lived in denmark. for years. this year, the danish government declared parts of syria to be safe enough refugees to return your secretary of state as the lincoln has held his 1st meeting with the russian foreign minister. so guy, lab ross, the me at the meeting in iceland. i said that countries can find ways to work together despite that differences as to loverts described to constructive preparations would begin for possible meetings between the 2 countries. list us, our partners are the clashes of broken arc between moroccan security forces and people attempting to reach. you repeat

national mall. the district of columbia war memorial which is now located halfway between the korean war veterans memorial the world war ii memorial is a often overlooked memorial that is to the residents of the district of columbia who fought in the war including the 499 who never came back? but we didn't build a national world war i memorial after after world war. i first true national war memorial in the nation's capital was the vietnam veterans memorial which was dedicated in 1982. just about a decade after america stopped fighting in that war. and since then we've been working backwards in time because after the vietnam veterans memorial we built the korean war veterans memorial and then we built the world war ii memorial all those memorials were built with the leadership and the political and financial support of veterans of those wars and their families. when we got to world war one there were no remaining veterans. frank buckles the last american veteran of world war i died in 2011 at the age of 110. so this memorial was unique in that it was being created to honor a generation of soldiers who wer

the geopolitical map for a post oil world where does that leave the oil producers columbia's tax revolts but the nationstill needs to figure out how to cut its debt and where are the self-drive calls. counting the cost. 100 years ago britain and france made a secret deal to divide the middle east between them now we can draw him. but what was the last thing effects of this agreement that there is a regional set to become it's at those borders were drawn with consulting the people who have to live with the. psych speak of lines in the sand on al-jazeera. there are some of the media stories a critical look at the global. spread of this on al-jazeera government shut off access to social media. all over again this is the news hour on al-jazeera here at the top stories the chinese covert 1000 vaccine scene a farm has become the 6th to receive the world health organization stamp of approval for emergency use this means it can now be added to the u.n. back kovacs. coronavirus numbers and appalled as the crisis spills over from neighboring india it has 57 times more cases than a month ago a lockdown has been e

geopolitical map for a post story world where does that leave the oil producers columbia's tax revolt but the n b a nation still needs to figure out how to cut its debt and where are the self-drive calls. counting the cost on al-jazeera. is the perfect analogy of everything that's wrong in this world is broken in this world because it's a curtain raiser for the climate crisis i think we humanize corporations were doing something really dangerous because a corporation if it were a human would act like a psycho. when they hear the. oh yes and my name is on the climate and economic justice and. the fast fashion industry as we know it is cold and i think under a new name i'm not sure i'm a writer sustainability and fashion style and. i'm impressed by just uncompromising stance towards fast fashion she speaks volumes about the double standards of some of the major brands who claim sustainability was exploited with its new t.v. far too many. i saw it gives voice to communities in the global south who are just proportionately suffering the impacts of our climate crisis we both believe it's all related to a flawe

nation. the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia. heed served there with great distinction for 24 years. chief judge where his reputation as an influential and formidable jurist was widely acknowledged. the department of justice mission and compass is a whole range of public and civic life depicting the fundamental freedoms to express ourselves worship study and work without here above all the department of justice assures the rule of law followed under our constitution. as result the attorney general did exercises many broad functions including leading the response terrorism and foreign threats and expansive criminal and civil and investigative enforcement and regulatory responsibility serving as a watchdogil for civil and human rights playing a key role in our immigration system. leading national effort against trafficking of human beings illicit drugs and firearms operating detention and correction programs responsible for hundreds of thousands of people who are awaiting trial or serving federal sentences and through g its and rel

geopolitical map for a post story world where does that leave the oil producers columbia's tax revolt but the n.b.a. nation still needs to figure out how to cut its debt and where are the self-drive cars. counting the cost on al-jazeera. a showcase of the best documentary films from across the network on al-jazeera. but michael i can do how the top stories here on al-jazeera and their affairs coronavirus numbers in nepal are reaching similar levels to neighboring india it has $57.00 times more cases than a month ago the town has been extended in the capital katmandu from catman durham yet to limbo has more on the government's response it took a couple of decisions to round up oxygen cylinders in the capital so that it would distribute it to the hospitals in in got mine do in the valley it has decided to look force base to manage 4 bodies of people who have. passed away or died from the virus and it is so it is so i don't think it's actually that our it is of course there's a lot down in these which is being. well good for another week and we have called it international flights and domestic flights or the

national park service. large-scale special events and demonstrations are a common occurrence in the district of columbia. and they often move from the national mall to the capitol complex. u.s. park police and capitol police work closely to share information and law enforcement resources to handle these events. the funds provided in this bill will be used to backfill the park service's resources that were unexpectedly depleted during the january 6 attack and prepare the agency for possible future threats. i believe that it's critical that congress provide sufficient resources to meet the security challenges, and i urge my colleagues to support this bill. thank you. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from washington. ms. herrera beutler: i yield two minutes to the ranking member of the house on committee administration. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. davis: thank you, madam speaker. thank you to my good friend, ms. herrera beutler. this is one of the most disappointing days that i've had when it comes to figuring out a way to protect this capi

the nation wide protest against the government in columbia entered there for a week. they show no signs of abating, but they seem to be getting more creative in color for unions to the indigenous groups and others continue to march and dance for change. oh, demonstrations were marred by vandalism and violence. police response step killed dozens, but people haven't back down we continued demanding guarantees to process safely and that the government respect columbia as youth who are demonstrating in the streets because they want new government model, a new system that will respond to the needs of the poor and the marginalized and columbia, the demonstrations originally called against and now cancel tax plan, have expanded to include domains like a basic living income and police reform. protests leaders have begun discussing their demands with the government that former negotiations of yet to start, while deadly confrontations with the police continue at night in a number of cities. the government once road blocks that have paralyzed the country's economy to be lifted b

the school in british columbia was part of a canadian program that forcefully moved 1st nations children from their families to re educate them investigation. so there was widespread abuse there. many children never returned home. row upon row of children shoes, each pair marking a lost son or daughter in vancouver, people gathered to mourn the $215.00 children. these remains were found that the former indigenous residential skill with ground penetrating radar, confirming the grim discovery. it was shocking at every single level and you know right now, you know, our community is grieving. we all had to take time to absorb, you know, what, we were told what we've seen. and you know, we're, we're still grappling through the effects hunted in 1890 the come live school was one of canada's state run indigenous residential schools. after being forcibly separated from their parents. children were made to convert to christianity and banned from speaking their native languages. physical and sexual abuse by headmasters and teachers with common a 2015 report phone that over 3200 children had died f

. >> a local advocacy group in columbia says that 40 protestors have allegedly been killed by national, this is probably the most important problem right now. this is even more acute in difficult neighborhoods in main cities, bog atta, where young people have very contentious relations with police. and then on top of this whole thing, we have a lot of disaddis appearances, more than a hundred young people that we don't know where they are, that they were basically retained by the police, illegally retained and they get no information where these people are now. >> and obviously these protests are happening at a time during the covid-19 pandemic. and the authorities in several of colombia's largest cities are warning that there might be another spike in infections. can colombia handle another spike? >> we haven't even been able to handle the first and the second spike but that's an argument that you cannot basically use because people right now are so desperate about the economic situation that they say they have nothing to lose. we are all aware that this is going to be a prblem, espec

this is coming from the national academy of sciences, columbia university who tell us that the effect of this is to lift one-half of our kids out of poverty. it is a new deal. it is transformative, and you know, i wish it didn't take the 18 years it has, but it's here, and it's now, and it is going to be real starting on july 15th for families. >> you know, senator moynahan used to work on these policies, especially anti-poverty policy. i remember one time he said to an administrational official in a meeting we were having about this, there's no sense getting involved in this if you're not prepared to work on it for 30 years. and your career tells that story the same way. and so many people expect wins in politics and in governing within months or within 18 months and some of these things do take decades. they should take less time, but they do, and it requires that commitment that you've made to this that actually gets this done. what does it feel like tonight? and this is not an end of a road, this is an important marker in a road. what does it feel like tonight to have gotten it to