enforcement and tara -- counterterrorism officials from the federal bureau of investigation and department of defense, the state department, the national counterterrorism center and additional intelligent -- intelligence partners. as individuals, into airports to test for covid-19 and others who arrive in the united states as part of operation allies welcome. we continue to take every precaution to stop the spread of covid-19. with the help of cbp and uscis, we are coordinating for personnel to be available at every step of the process as appropriate. uscis has developed -- deployed personnel to adjudicate applications for employment, authorization and other immigration processes. for the well-being of those who transitioned into the different military facilities across the united states. we have facilities, fort bliss, fort lee, fort mccoy, joint base mcguire, marine corps base and then halderman airbase. lastly we are working across the federal government with help from our federal, state, a private nonprofit, local ngos, local governments to ensure that after the afghan nationals have left our car

alarming trend is the result of what i call it the ticking timebomb of national security for the department of defense is clearly not getting enough bang for the buck for the dollars and cents because of dod's mammoth size even with improvement in performance. therefore anywhere the department can be more efficiently managed improved our streamlined must be made to do so on a continual basis. the fighting force does not advocate reducing the defense budgets bottom line but urges the pentagon and congress to get more bang for the buck for the dollars they approve. we should care more about output and input and the pentagon should manage without lids with performance goals that ensure dod is better faster and cheaper than our adversaries particularly china and purchasing power which is greater than ours. china gives more of bang for the wand than the united states does for the dollar. one of them that contributes to the ever shrinking fighting force is dod's broken acquisition system that continues to cost more take longer and less. dod does not employ business practices and processes when it comes to g

the department of defense is clearly not getting enough bang for the buck for the dollars it spins. because of dod's mammoth size can even marginal improvements and reforms can have an outsized impact. therefore anywhere the department can be more efficiently manage, improved or streamlined attempts must be made to do so on a continual basis. the ever-shrinking fighting force does not advocate reducing the defense budget topline but rather urges the pentagon and congress to get more bang for the buck for the dollars that s brewed by reforming the bad processes. we should care more about outputs than inputs, and the pentagon should measure those outputs with performance goals that ensure dod is better, faster, and cheaper than our adversaries, particularly china whose purchasing power today is now greater than ours. him china gets more bang for r one then the united states does for our dollars. let me go through the ticking time bombs. one of them that contributes to the ever-shrinking fighting forces you these broken acquisition system that continues to cost more, take longer and pro

let me be clear, i will not consent to the nomination of any nominee for the department of defense or for the department of state until secretary austin and secretary blinken and jake sul vin resign -- sul sullivan resign and the failure of these individuals, the failure of this administration has cost americans their lives and has left american civilians to the enemy. there must be accountability and there must be a new start. mr. president, i believe that a century from now when the history of this long war is written by our children's children, they will note the heroism and the honor of our soldiers and veterans who in the aftermath of the worst attacks on our nation's soil in a century stood steadfast and resolute in unity and who despite the grave mistakes of their leaders over many years, served their country with bravery and disparticulars in defense -- distinction and defense of our union. winston churchill said that we have endured all of the agonies of the past, we will prevail over the dangers and problems of the future with holding those sacrifice, grudge no toil, seek no

quote, the secretary of defense shall provide to each medical provider of the department of defense mandatory training with respect to health effects of pfas. the health effects of pfas exposure are dangerous. it has been linked to liver and thyroid problems and canesser. not all providers are familiar with the symptoms of pfas exposure or treatment for those exposed. with necessary training department of defense doctors will be able to identify effects early and refer for treatment. i am glad we will be table expand dream for pfas exposures. this is something i have been fighting harr for. our service members deserve to know if they've been exposed to these dangerous chemicals. this bill prevents some situations where d.o.d. firefighters are evaluated for pfas exposure but are given no information about what treatment they should seek or what side seskts -- side effects to watch for rm i'm proud this has garnered support from both sides of the aisle because the health of our service members should not be a partisan issue. i want to thank representatives dell gaw doe, ross, sarbanes, and my f

the other way so let me be clear i do not consent to the nomination of any nominee for the department of defenseor from the department of state until secretary austin or blinking and jake sullivan resign. leaders take responsibility for their failures and the failure of these individuals, the failure of the administration has cost americans their lives and left american civilians to the enemy. there must be accountability and a new start. i believe a century from now when this is written by our children's children theym will note their heroism and honor of our soldiers andho veterans whon the aftermath of the worst attacks on the nation's soil in a century stood steadfast and resolute and despite the grave mistakes of their leaders over semany years served their county with bravery and distinction and in defense of our freedom. churchill was a veteran and said this almost 70 years ago we've surmounted the payroll and endured all the agony of the past we shall provide against the dangers and problems of the future withholding no sacrifice, grudge no toil, seek no sort of gain. all will be well. w

so let me be clear, i will not consent to the nomination of any nominee the department of defense or department of state until secretary austin and secretary blinken, and jake sullivan resign. leaders, take responsibility for their failures and the failure of these individuals, the failure of this has cost americans their lives and have left american civilians to the enemy. there must be accountability and there must be a new start. mr. president, i believe a century from now when the history of this long or is written by our children's children they will note the heroism and the honorh of our soldiers and veterans to the aftermath of the worst attacks on our nation's soil in a century stood steadfast and irresolute and unity and despite the grave mistakes of their leaders over many years, served their country with bravery and distinction for our freedom. the great winston churchill was not a veteran of a one and a leader of another said the sum of 70 years ago. we've surmounted and endured the agonies of the past, wills shall provide against and thus prevail over the dangers of probl

wildfires, with the continuing significance of the fires in the western united states, the department of defense is delivering requested personnel equipment. one of the tools provided by the department, the firefly system pilot program, the capability of the national geospatial intelligence agency, firefly provides imagery information from satellite drones, ground sensors, and cameras giving them the shape of probable fires. consistent with fire mapping and tactical decision support. it offers 15 minute intervals of fire growth and activities. recognizing the continuing value of this pilot program, the department recently improved an extension of firefly support through september, 2022. in consultation with department of defense it is a viable long-term solution for future funding and operation. i think you heard the secretary mentioned the other day that he will be going to the gulf region next week, we depart on sunday, september 5 for qatar, kuwait, bahrain. we meet with regional partners and military leaders as well to thank them for their cooperation as we evacuated americans, afghans, and

of the state department and this committee. we now see the consequences of a department of defense that operating security cooperation on its own. the taliban is one of the best armed terrorist organizations on the planet. we have yet to receive any response. as secretary, i would help you would demand that all dod assistance programs require state department concurrence. i'd like to speak to our diplomats, our men and women in uniform, our gold star families, our humanitarian workers and veterans. on behalf of the american people, i'd like to say thank you. the ineptitude of this administration does not tarnish your service. what you did mattered. you served nobly. you stood on the wall and prevented a terrorist attack against the united states for over 20 years at enormous cost to you and your families. america will always be indebted to you. thank you. >> thank you. mr. secretary, secretary has agreed to stay with us till each member has an opportunity to answer their questions as such and because of the nature of the subject matter, i've agreed the secretary has an extended opening statement. with that, mr. secretary, you'r

me recommend senator gillibrand, please. >> are you aware of any internal audits within the department of defense over the execution of the war over the last 20 years? >> i am not, other than the aar activity that we will conduct within the department. >> what's that? >> after action review. >> what will that -- what will make up that review? >> we'll focus on, you know, the things that have occurred as part of this latest operation, but i think your initial question, was there review over the last 20 years. >> correct. >> the answer is no. >> do you think review of broad scope would be useful to dod and to policy makers in the future, particularly this committee? >> i do, senator. i also think, as i mentioned, should have interagency flavor, as well. >> do you have any recommendations for external independent review of the war in afghanistan? for example, what do you think congress' role should be and how would such an audit be conduct? ed what u.s. agencies, countrys and organizations should be included in the review of america's longest war? >> i don't have any recommendations at this point. i

on behalf of the department of defense, let me renew our deepest condolences to the families and loved lost on 9/11, including the 184 souls taken from us in the attack on the pentagon, in the building and on flight 77. we know that you carry pain every day. we know that you bear your losses not just at times of ceremony, but also in ordinary moments of absence. in quiet minutes that seemed to stretch on for hours. all of us are here because we remember. and i hope knowing that is at least some measure of comfort just as we once worked alongside so many of them, we now mourn alongside many of you. today, of all days, we gather their memory close. my memories turn to jim mudd, an outstanding service and leader. he was killed while serving as chief of army staff and personnel. i wish we could turn to him for counsel. and i remember his love for his soldiers, his army, and his country. we know that the memories can be hard to bear. and we know that sorrow doesn't end. but over the years, we hope that the good memories come to us more often and more easily. today, we remember not just to o

of the state department. in this committee, we now see the consequences of a department of defense that operates security cooperation on its own. the taliban is now one of the best armed terrorist organizations on the planet. we have sent repeated requests for the administration plan to address for captured equipment. we have yet to receive any response. as secretary, i would hope you would demand that all d o d assistance programs. once again require state department concurrence enclose . i'd like to speak directly to our diplomats. our men and women in uniform are gold star. families are humanitarian workers in our veterans. on behalf of the american people, i'd like to see thank you. the ineptitude of this administration does not tarnish your service. what you did mattered, you stood, you served normally. you stood on the wall and prevented a terrorist tax against the states for over 20 years. at enormous cost to you and your families, america will always be indebted to you. thank you. thank you. center ration. there's a secretary secretary has agreed to stay with us to each member has an opportunity to answer th

i've asked secretary austen of the department of defense to lead this effort for the u.s. government in close collaboration with the department of energy and department of state. our governments will now launch an 18 month consultation peri df this program from workforce to training to production to safeguards and nonproliferation measures and to nuclear stewardship send safety to ensure full compliance with each of our commitments of a nuclear nonproliferation treaty. we will undertake this effort in a way that reflects the long-standing leadership and global non-proliferation and rigorous verification standards and partnership in consultation with the international atomic energy agency. i want to thank prime minister morrison and prime minister boris johnson for their friendship, but mostly for their leadership and partnership as we undertake this new phase in our security cooperation. the united states will continue to work with the quad, as stated earlier. our five treaty allies and other partners, as well as allies and partners in europe and around the world to maintai

his decision not to appear will affect my personal judgment on department of defense nominees. i expect the secretary to avail himself to the committee in the future, and if he should not, i may consider the use of appeal -- subpoena power to compel him and others to testify. and i implore the emaciation to remain focused on afghanistan. it is clearly that critically important that the world that witness and take action in response to taliban abuses. i strongly urge sustained attention on afghanistan in the years to come. also urge the relocation of our civil society partners who were behind in afghanistan. they include heroic individuals working for organizations on the front lines of u.s. efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights, including the rights of afghan women and girls. finally, i know that senator young is not with us today -- he is home in indiana, attending the funeral of marine corporal humberto sanchez, among the marines killed at the kabul airport. i asked for a moment of silence and that we honor the thousands of military and civilians who were casualties

on behalf of the department of defense, he offers his deepest condolences to surviving family members of those who were killed . you should have in your inbox is now a statement that i am basically paraphrasing from -- you should have in your inboxes now a statement that i am a sickly paraphrasing from. -- basically paraphrasing from. he has just directed a thorough investigation -- a thorough review of the investigation just completed by central command. he has directed this review include the degree to which strike authorities and processes need to be altered going forward. he reiterates that, of course, no military works harder than we do to avoid civilian casualties. when we have reason to believe we have taken civilian life, we investigate, and if true, we acknowledge it, just like we did today. he also notes that we have to work just as hard to prevent recurrence, no matter the circumstances, no matter the intelligence stream, and certainly, no matter the operational pressures under which we labor. on another matter altogether, today, the secretary approved a request from the ca

the way most people would feel me comfortable taking, which is really how i ran afoul of the department of defense. they preferred i kind of watered down my testimony, been more or less forthright and more reluctant or something of that nature, and you know, i wasn't going to do that. >> the whole thing is just like a movie for me. give me chills when i think about the score in the background. it's your dad and his 40s, leaves a russia, lisa soviet union to give you guys this opportunity. you get to the height of power in america. you have to make a decision whether not to do the right thing. your father who is the reason why you got into that position is a bit nervous because of that past and that history, and here you are having to say to him that you learn from him, don't worry, dad, i'll be fine for telling the truth. i have got to think that such a beautiful art and a wonder like sitting here today, does he feel that way, that you defined by telling the truth? do you feel that way? >> i do feel find anything we're all kind of in certain ways pretty idealistic which adds to our resiliency, and

the department of defense. the department of defense built and decommissioned battleships for world war i, for world war ii, and the korean war, in the heart of the city. and we've been working on a multihundreds of millions of dollar cleanup, working with the private sector work individuals, utility, local government this efederal government has been missing in action. we found this last summer as we were starting some of the remedial cleanup. for over 400 shells were dug up and still the department of defense is missing in action, not taking responsibility for cleaning up the toxic legacy of military activities in my community and around the country. i have worked on this years. i have been extraordinarily frustrated that the department of defense pushes this responsibility off. it's time to change. i appreciate what the committee has done. i hope this is a new era. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore

to believe you have additional documents and information relevant to the role played by the department of defensefter the election and it goes to the department of defense, glen. >> yeah. it looks like they are sort of going scatter shot. a wide shot group, so to speak, to try to get all of the different pieces under subpoena, including the department of defense piece which i've been preaching since january 6th that it sure looks like the executive branch set up the capitol for failure. not only did donald trump verbally launch the attack by inspiring the crowd to go down and stop something that really hadn't gone on in the first place, stop the steal. well, nothing had been stolen. this was donald trump ginning up an attack. that's where the department of defense piece comes in and is really important. >> it doesn't get any worse than this. this is a recipe for a coup. we're going to stay on this. msnbc will stay on it. thank you all very much. that is tonight's "reid out." all in with chris hayes starts now. >>> tonight on "all in". >> i want to just thank the people of texas because we won in

how fast do you expect that help to come from the department of defense? >> well, this is all part of an all-of-government effort. not only are we obtaining resources from the department of defense, but we've actually brought in personnel from the department of health and human services to address the medical needs of anyone who needs that type of attention. this is the approach of a good government that not only do we rely on the resources and capabilities of the department of homeland security, but we look across the federal government and in partnership with civil society to see what resources and capabilities we can bring to bear to meet the challenge, and that is indeed what we are doing here. >> and you're ramping up these deportation flights as a deterrent. but in a letter last week, more than 50 democratic lawmakers urged the administration to please stop, noting that haiti is a country that was just ravaged by an earthquake, has food insecurity, just saw its president assassinated. as we know, many of these migrants there are from haiti. they've co

department of defense research or other critical technologies. i would also note that sadly the department of defense does not have a great track record regarding immigrant programs. many of you may remember that the department of defense supported the military program through which foreign nationals were able to enlist in the u.s. military. wants enlisted, they were able to naturalize. the department of defense was not living up to promise to adequately vet and perform high-level background checks on the participants. the program was halted by the obama administration when it was discovered that the department had allowed some chinese spies to enlist in the military. let that sink in. the department of defense let chinese spies enlist in the u.s. military. so i am not comfortable with several aspects of the program created by this amendment. i urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment. i reserve, sir. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. langevin: how much time do we have remaining?

the department of defense... ..as well as the director of homeland security... that bridge right now are going to be relocated by the united states department of defense. some are going to arizona, others are going to california. others may be going to loredo, we were told. but there's one thing we know for a fact and that is that there is nothing but _ uncertainty and indecision by the biden administration about exactly what they are going to do. there has been no response yet from the president. he is under pressure to reverse a decision to cancel deportation flights to haiti after another earthquake there this year. but hundreds more migrants are believed to be on their way to texas, posing a major political and humanitarian challenge. simon jones, bbc news. texas, posing a major political and humanitarian challenge. simon jones, bbc news. the bbc has said �*it�*s not a legal requirement to be double—jabbed�* — following speculation that two of this year�*s strictly come dancing professional dancers have not been vaccinated against covid—19. the latest series

is the department of defense telling us the truth or are they lying? re we going to trust the department of defense, are we actually going to trust the people part of the biden administration who continue to lie to us? no, talking to the people on the ground, we have confirmed with three different sources that were involved in this that set it up, intel reporting that there was going to be an attack, that they found this person, they actually had drone lock on this person, they set it up and requested to take the shot and the response was no for the reason being they were negotiating, in negotiations with the taliban. this is coming directly from sources on the ground, services who were actually involved in this incident. so of course, do you expect the government to go ahead and take accountability? because that is what would happen if they actually admitted to this. >> sean: let me go to you, larra logan. we know what life was like for women under the taliban before. we've seen these reports, we know what they say they are going to do. i guess the obv

in addition, we cap the department of defense aircraft of the 20 c-130s, the modular firefighting systems and to help the fire suppression, the rc 26 aircraft provide critical imagery from space. they are based in california. and they have now flown over 1,000 missions across the west. 250 active-duty military troops on the ground at dixie fire in california working alongside firefighters. we are sharing satellite imagery to help detect and monitor fire growth. and the epa is using new technologies to deliver fire, smoke and air quality information directly to people's cell phones. our friends from canada and australia are providing help. and my build back better plan includes billions of dollars for wildfire preparedness, resilience and response, forest management to restore millions of acres and to protect homes and public water sources. this bipartisan bill includes more than $8 billion of increased resilience in wildfires. and add to that the county resolution packages include $14 billion in disaster needs including 9 billion for communities hit by wildfire and drought. we are not goi

appreciation for every soldier, sailor, airmen, marine, and guardian, as well as our intelligence and department of defense and department of state comrades that contributed to each of these difficult missions. i remain humbled by their sense of duty and courage. thank you. >> thank you. mr. secretary, i want to drill down a little bit on keeping 2,500 troops there. and i'm struck as i listen to the comments that i think that the problem is you have to make decisions in the real world. you don't get to imagine an outcome that would make it more palatable. and i think that's what really factored into the 2,500. and how you can do that and then advocate that we should have stayed in afghanistan longer, so that more service members -- i guess the only way you can advocate that is to imagine a scenario whereby we could have stayed in a chaotic war zone, not have soldiers get killed, not have made any mistakes. how you cannot make mistakes in that chaotic environment, i don't know. and everybody member serving on this committee has been in those environments in one way or another. and so you don't have the luxu

democrats are working to confirm any other nominees for critical number of agencies including department of defense and state and treasury. unfortunately some republican colleagues have chosen to play cheap political games and stonewall the confirmationnt of these essential nominees. let's be clear by blocking the perfectly qualified public servants my republican colleagues are directly and during the government's ability to protect our country and work with allie on —- allies abroad. it should be of the work of a few hours at most many have been reported out of committee with bipartisan support in under normal circumstances confirmed without any trouble. so my republican colleagues cannot stop the nominees reaching final confirmation the stonewall will drag out what would normally be an easy process. those are deliberately derailing the confirmation of these important nominees and all-out effort to gain support of the hire one —- hard right elements and ins the process they are making americans less safe at home and abroad they should stop immediately and the republican leader should admonish them

the department of defense... ..as well as the director of homeland security...ocated by the united states department of defense. some are going to arizona, others are going to california. others may be going to laredo, we were told. but there's one thing we know for a fact and that is that there is nothing but _ uncertainty and indecision by the biden administration about exactly what they are going to do. there has been no response yet from the president. he is under pressure to reverse a decision to cancel deportation flights to haiti after another earthquake there this year. but hundreds more migrants are believed to be on their way to texas, posing a major political and humanitarian challenge. simon jones, bbc news. in afghanistan, un agencies have urged the taliban to re—open girls schools. secondary schools for boys have reopened, more than a month after the taliban seized power. all male teachers have been ordered back to work. but the taliban have said nothing about reopening secondary schools for girls. the save the children charity say education is a l

he appointed 2 people, one of the state department and one of the defense department who are in charge of reviewing cases and bringing them to the highest levels of the, of the national security council to review review those cases and recommending a release or otherwise. so i definitely will push back on can kind of point that the u. s. does not want to close down one final day. so 1st of all, president obama was making a concerted effort to do so. pointing to envoys of the state and defense departments to do so. but another something that has not been mentioned that that have been part of the difficulty and closing down on cono bay. if that's when we decided to release somebody one final day. we have to release them either to their home country or to a 3rd country if their home country wouldn't take them. and in many to in all cases, we have to we have to receive assurances from that country that we were sending them to, that they would not be tortured or detained, or unfairly treated once they got back. and in many cases, we actually were not able to receive those assurances from th

let me restate again, there are reports in his book anonymous, unconfirmed, i realized the department of defensef present put out a statement. if you look at it, it's about normal channels of communication which are important to understand broadly speaking beyond the book, chairman of the joint chief has channels to communicate with china and russia. those are meant to increase confidence prevent and deter any action that would be unintended and it's a good thing because we want to prevent nuclear war so i can speak to is the president's view of chairman milley and obviously he's been by his side almost eight months. the president's experience with him is he's a man of honor, a man whose confidence in his leadership, his fidelity to the constitution. i'm not going to speak to anonymous unconfirmed out of context reports from the last administration. >> secretary of defense was invited yesterday but i hear enterococci are considering exercising subpoena power, was the president support appearing before congress? >> he is appearing before congress at the end of the month. >> with covid boosters, t

we now see the consequences of the department of defense that operates security cooperation on its ownt armed terrorist organizations on the planet. we have sent repeated requests for the administration's plan to address the captured equipment and yet to receive any response. as secretary i would hope you would demand that all d.o.d. assistance programs once again require state department conquerens. in closing, i would like to speak directly to our diplomats, men and women in uniform, our gold star families, our humanitarian workers, and our veterans. on behalf of the american people i would like to say thank you. the ineptitude of this administration does not tarnish your service. what you did mattered. you served noebly. you stood on the wall and prevented a terrorist attack against the united states for over 20 years at enormous cost to you and your families. america will always be indebted to you. thank you. >> thank you. mr. secretary, he has agreed to stay with us until each member has an opportunity to answer their questions. as such and because of the nature of the subject mat

it is in writing in our department of defense timeline. it is documented. cy pelosi's role will be dug in to failing to protect the house of representatives? >> of course not because that commission reports to her. the second it does anything looking into her actions leading up to january 6th, she will shut it down. that's the unfortunate part about a commission that the speaker of the house sets up. it reports directly to her. there would have to be a shift in that commission to go after people like nancy pelosi, and i believe the american people need her to testify under oath about her actions leading up to january 6th and her conversations with chairman milley about the nuclear code. >> mark: maybe they will subpoena her phone calls, her texts, her e-mails, her records so we can find out exactly what took place. in the final moments we have left, to underscore, one of the priorities she raised with you and the secretary when she called you after january 6th was to get the cafeteria at the capitol up and running, is that correct? >> it was within the hour

are working to confirm many other nominees for a critical number of agencies, including the departments of defense, state, and treasury. now, unfortunately some of our republican colleagues have chose ton play cheap political games and stonewall the confirmation of these uncontroversial but essential nominees. let's be clear. by blocking these perfectly qualified public servants, my republican colleagues are deliberately hindering our government's ability to protect our country and to work with our allies abroad. these nominees should be the work of a few hours at most. many of them have been reported out of committee with bipartisan support and under normal circumstances would be confirmed without any trouble. and so while my republican colleagues won't be able to stop these nominees from reaching final confirmation, their stonewalling will drag out what would normally be routine -- a routine and easy process. the few obstructionists on the republican side who are leading this charge are deliberately derailing the confirmation of these important nominees in an all-out effort to gain the support o

i asked you who at the department of defense is in charge of our efforts to evacuate them? and with all due respect, you didn't give me the name of the person at dod leading these efforts. but you pointed me instead to the department of state and interagency efforts. i have been involved in working on this evacuation issue and on the refugee question for some time, along with this coalition of veterans, ngos, concerned citizens and some government officials. and the frustration i have encountered is i have been directed repeatedly and constantly from one agency to another, dod sent me to state who then sent me to the national security council, who would send me back to the department of defense. it was a kafka-esque exercise in bureaucracy while lives were on the line, and this private network or coalition was doing the work that the united states government would have done if it had maintained a presence there, but it had none. and that's why at kabul, it was doing that work. so i'm concerned that despite this committee's efforts to call attention to the looming crisis in

the department of defense... ..as well as the director of homeland security...ated by the united states department of defense. some are going to arizona, others are going to california. others may be going to laredo, we were told. but there's one thing we know for a fact and that is that there is nothing but _ uncertainty and indecision by the biden administration about exactly what they are going to do. there has been no response yet from the president. he is under pressure to reverse a decision to cancel deportation flights to haiti after another earthquake there this year. but hundreds more migrants are believed to be on their way to texas, posing a major political and humanitarian challenge. simon jones, bbc news. having stood for more than 60 years, the dorman long tower has long been a symbol of teesside�*s industrial heritage. it�*ll be demolished tomorrow — despite a long campaign to save it. ian reeve reports. the posters may be up, but teesside�*s dorman long tower is coming down. just a week after being listed by conservation body historic england, it

opportunity to thank and give my gratitude for the assistance we got from the white house, fema, department of defense, hhs. it shows the rest of the country what it means to be truly collaborative, thank you. that morning at 10:00 a.m. we hosted a call with coordinators, state emergency management partners, we activated [indiscernible] an insured -- a staggering rate of rainfall, upending families. [indiscernible] as we witnessed the ef three that hit them. that all happened in a period of about nine or 10 hours. almost three months of rain in five hours. [indiscernible] mr. president, we cleared storm drains and debris. motorists were stranded for hours, sadly some of them never made it home. our search and rescue personnel at the state level alone has 543 rescues, and collectively the local first responders, more than 3500 rescues in that time. families leaving their own homes , missing persons operations are still ongoing for those four. damage assessments have been happening at a rapid rate. we know that the four additional counties -- thank you for that. the debris removal is staggering, as ever