correct thank you chair duckworth. appreciate you ranking member, at today's hearing is a critically important to all of us and i appreciate all the witnesses for being here and for your work. i don't have to tell you the expert promotion subcommittee on commerce and safe and efficient travel is key to economy and the end our nation's air traffic controllers. we do have the safest guys in the world. the staffing issues and systemic issues we have today air traffic controllers are working longer hours, longer than ever before. more consecutive days and we do agree every one of us this is not sustainable it must be addressed. on staffing targets. the same levels for the next three years more than the recommended targets from the collaborative reef resource working group. so mr. iacopelli has the fake faataken into consideration the clapboard resource of the staffing model which enough help inform and crafting its own workforce plan? we cannot burn up the workforce have we have to do it faster than we are doing. >> thank

we understand senator tammy duckworth is set to preside this morning and learning that she's still a few minutes away from arriving in the chamber. live coverage of the senate pro forma session this morning here on c-span2. still waiting for the start of what we expect to be a brief session today and remarks and appearances from the trump nominees. here is president-elect trump's choice to join the fbi, and jonathan ratcliffe, this is in 2020 before the senate intelligence commute. would you believe that was okay. >> no, thank you, mr. chairman. congressman ratcliffe, congratulations for your nomination. he asked if you'd seen any intelligence that intelligence had started in wuhan, in a seafood market in wuhan. >> no. >> i'm sure you're aware they published in january that concluded in fact, it did not originate in the market? >> i have. >> more than a third of the original cases had no contacts with the market whatsoever and include what they believe to be the first known case as well. >> i didn't recall that, but if that's what that reflects. >> are you aware that to the best of o

chair duckworth: i want to welcome everyone to our hearings today. his hearing is of vital importance to ensure the safety of our national airspace, and i want to thank chairwoman cantwell, ranking the recruits, -- ranking member cruz, and ranking member moran for making this hearing happen. too much of our air traffic control equipment, technology, and if the structure is outdated. today, we will have an opportunity to hear from stakeholders about the challenges that these aging systems create for our air traffic controllers and what needs to be done to keep our airspace safe. we will be hearing from the government accountability office information technology and cyber security director kevin walsh. , thank you for being here. national a thank you for being here. national air traffic controller association staff, dean iacopelli. hopefully i said that correctly. airline pilots association president, captain jason ambrosi. welcome. professional aviation safety specialist president dave spero. and senior transportation policy analyst marc scribner. tha

certainly there are people like joni ernst and tammy duckworth who earned more than i will ever earniven their history. impressed iavorably see no reason at this point to not be supportive of him. >> is he currently drinking or just as he's not going to touch alcohol? >> i did not ask him if he had a drink today or is currently drinking. my commitment was that he won't drink he will touch alcohol at 3:00 p.m. in the hour or three him in the morning or every hour in between her i just asked because he was told he's not drinking. that's different than what you were saying. >> good to pray don't think that's a concept i asked a different question. i do not recall is that it wasn't but that was not my concern my concern is that he won't. >> i believe him. i do believe him. now again we are not there yet. at this point i see no reason not to support him. frankly we will see what else happens. i want to be supportive i want to be supportive of him from the very beginning. the allegations i mentioned is no surprise to hear our series that they remain serious allegations that cannot be verif

this is personal for senator duckworth, who lost both legs in the iraq war. our wheelchairs and other medical devices are not suitcases that can be tossed around. they're my legs. they're the equivalent of our legs. they're extensions of our bodies. and they should be treated as such. buttigieg and senator duckworth say the rules make it easier to hold airlines accountable, and the new rules will begin next month searching for solutions to house unsheltered people in the south bay. the hands on approach that san jose's mayor is taking. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. as we head through tonight, we have some chilly 40s on the way. tomorrow some fog and ahead. i've got updated looks at rain and sierra snow right into christmas week. i'll for people that are unhoused, living along the city's waterways. nbc bay area's bob redell caught up with mayor matt mahan along coyote creek, who has made solving the city's unhoused crisis a major goal of his administration. mayor matt mahan of san jose, you can see him down there trying to talk to somebody who is unhou

so, senator duckworth, again, thank you for holding this hearing this morning. i look forward to your continued leadership in this very important role of aviation technology advancement and meeting our safety standards. thank you. >> thank you, chair cantwell. we'll now proceed to witness testimony. first i would like to recognize mr. kevin walsh for the government accountability office for his statement. >> thank you for inviting us to testify on this important issue. we have systems that monitor weather and manage communication. more than half of the systems are older than 20 year. some are more than 60 years ole. as a reminder 20 years ago, facebook was launched. 60-year-old systems may have been active when j.f.k. was president. unsurprisingly these systems have long-standing issues with the availability of parts and the retirement of knowledgeable technicians. generally, legacy systems contribute to unmet mission needs, staffing issues and increased costs. that matches with what we're seeing at the f.a. ample. further, their prior modernization efforts have

so senator duckworth again thank you for holding this hearing this morning.k forward to your continued leadership in this very important role of aviation, technology advancement and meeting our safety standards. thank you. >> thank you, chair cantwell. we will now proceed to witness testimony. first electorate does mr. kevin walsh from the government accountable to office for his statement. >> chair, ranking member, members of the subcommittee thank you for inviting gao to testify on this important issue. the faa. >> of the controls rely 138 systems that monitor the weather, conduct navigation and surveillance and manage communications. more than half of the systems are older than 20 years. so more than fashion some are more than 60 years old. as reminder 20 years ago facebook was launched, 60 oh systems may have been active when jfk was president. not surprising these systems of long-standing issues with the building of parts and the retirement of knowledgeable technicians. generally legacy systems contribute tok: on that staffing issues and increase costs.

duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. a mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: mr. paul voted in the affirmative. senators voting in the negative -- bennet, cantwell, cassidy, collins, fischer, graham, hy

what i said earlier, just so you know, joni ernst and tammy duckworth deserve a great deal of respect. not that he would not respect them, don't get me wrong, but made the point that, talking about the process, the hearing itself, it will not be pleasant. we have made some hearings for democrat nominees for various and democrats will be able to make it unpleasant for you, but it will be over. >> he had a meeting today, did you talk about how that went? >> he did not. >> just to be clear you mentioned the concern about court marshaling generals. >> just a minute, do you want to let them know -- called the clerk room and find out where we stand. my vote won't matter. [laughter] you know how that goes. >> they are clearly at the end. >> the company exchange about the core marshaling generals, where does he land on that in reviewing the conduct? >> he says no one has ever told him that there should be some sort of a commission or committee to do this. he said he did not seem interested in it. he said it is not a policy, it is something, it is an idea that broke almost right after i was na

with duckworth up with and that's why usually get the good because i don't want to lease in with me for the don't see any controls yet. that's who the reno was born and bred in latvia. her mother, a 2nd world war veteran move to lab the after the war in search of a better life. there are many russian speakers have fond memories of when latvia was part of the soviet union until its sudden collapse changed everything. no coverage given us to what was it like in 1991 and you know, yeah, for me i remember when that it said independence. the auction is mostly made with what is happening in this. it was a fact. so there's not much you can say shows that of course. awesome, right. so that's what this is. so nothing changed. life remained the same. so you look up and you put me nothing changed. of course things changed. i lost my job because my university was close down in 91. no, not really. yes. right off to independence. maybe some reserves agreement was 10 years now with this service. couple me in life and the soviet error was very good. even though steve. but then came the ninety's, when e

and how we were supposed to behave with duckworth on the 6th of september 1991. the soviet union formerly recognized black v as declaration of independence before itself becoming history a few months later, following the final stages of its collapse the prior to the events of the early 19 ninety's version to soviet rule had led to the emergence of a new national awakening movement and a peaceful struggle to regain independence. on the 23rd of august 1989 over 2000000 people in estonia, latvia and lithuania, formed a 650 kilometer long human chain connecting the country's capitals. on the 50th anniversary of the hitler, stalin, non aggression pact which had divided north eastern europe into german and soviets spears of influence. a demonstration of solidarity and to call for freedom and independence from the soviet union. i'll be in the no lily. it was one of the popular friends biggest protest events, oboski search, and that's the volunteer way. also includes the idea of a return to europe, you know, from that was gonna appear in the way towards nato membership.

england beat south africa by six wickets under duckworth lewis in their rain—affected one—day decider2 in 23 overs, tammy beaumont and amyjones' unbroken fifth—wicket stand of 90 steered the tourists to their target with four overs to spare. beaumont finished with 65 from 46 balls, the quickest half—century of her 0di career, whilejones fell one run short of hers, with 49 off 36, england winning the series 2—1. and a reminder of our top story tonight manchester city's hopes of staying in the uefa champions league this season hang in the balance after a 2—0 defeat atjuventus. but wins for barcelona and arsenal have strengthened their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage automatically. head over to the bbc sport website for more reaction, but from me and the team, that's all from us. goodbye. hello. well, most of us are in for another cold and grey day. there will be some sunshine around, mostly across scotland, but as far as the rest of the week's concerned, broadly speaking, it's more or less the same. now, let's have a look at the big picture across the uk. this is what we had

duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr.sley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. vote: the clerk: mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, booker, cantwell, hassan, klobuchar, lujan, murray, ossoff, stabenow, warren,

senator duckworth already had a toddler.f there were late knife votes is -- if there were late-night votes, she would have to bring her baby with her. we had to get this done because she wasn't going to burp her baby in the house. it was a dr. seuss kind of thing. some of the more senior members didn't want to change the rule. they didn't want to talk about breast feeding and all that. we changed the rule. it is a good thing. i will never forget the first day that senator duckworth brought her little baby onto the floor wheeling her in on her chair with all the reporters looking down and not a dry high in the house -- dry eye in the house. things have changed in little ways, one thing at a time. we have done important work, as i note, much much it behind the scenes, to help so many of our colleagues with issues that impact their ability to do their work regardless of party or ideology. we helped to support repairs and updates to offices here in washington and in their home states. we've implemented new security measures and

duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand.opause and migraine, high blood. pressure. i need to break down silos across america. make more progress. we don't know enough about menopause and that is going to. the department of defense like arthritis cancer, chronic diseases and in the military our work doesn't stop here. action. graded and prioritized in all research projects across the entire government and women's health says so much more is never proper has a government. [applause] the research is going across the entire world. one thing about that today. combination of people. women's health center holiday season for gratitude but reflection and it's important. [applause] we are blessed to live in america. and often say american some of in one word. this is all on record. possibilities. there is evidence that we never fail. it's all about possibility, anything is possible. that's what it is all about, possibilities. this is. unleashing drive and every you have in this room. the people to your left and right. the possibility

option to purchase a portable device to get on the longest portion is todd the level of the new duckworth die. they own a queen, each one is 3, have a single profile is uplift and, and when you measure, if you're not going to get a cleaning it quick, couldn't you? and some of these dodgy, especially with 2 or 3 months it's up to 40. yeah. so for the us. yep. so to make sure that we're just we're, we have this little problem barbara, moving. uh, gotcha sided. i mean, you got obsessive doctor lizzie williams through belmont if, if there's going to a coughing, a cool dental jelly does really talk. yes, i'm a teenage boys are way a part of the stucco use though. a study in yesterday, full of sales thoughts in order to get out of place to build that i was selling at least 4 years. lives pretty more than the upstairs toilet gauge though to conducting this job. i know c o i go send us some of luxury for them and i truly don't know. it said that they used the poor piece. the proposed today is that the style of lies that are cook georgia, me all lined up with us and use them. don't you put in the

he was going through patching and see what see we all the, all or those cell is exactly who adult duckworth disappointed. well, when i wrote you, it says equity that they are possibly start off with. the might, you know what is and that you see, of course, donna, either any day which ascii says i should of course, going to look for them on. that's great. i mean, she has to go will say, do let us look at the list as part of a go the let you know if they'd be, will, excuse me. and i, that's why i said, why does that all we have, you know, is why is it through, i don't what do you some of it through your style over to a judge? robert already got the sense that i was on. yeah. yeah. well, gomez, i, 4 boards or last year will really not for you. i'm the layers on the radio to come in a overly or the russian states. never as one of the most sense community best, most all sense of the in the 6595 and speed, the one else calls question about this. even though we will ben in the european union, the kremlin mission, the state on rochester day, and split the ortiz full neck, even our video agency, rou

exactly who adult duckworth disappointed. well, when i wrote you, it says equity that i possibly start off with the might, you know what is that, unless you see, of course, donna, either any of these images key since i'm not sure what's going on. that's great. i mean, she has to go as they go there so. so that's, that's part of a go see that, you know, if they'd be able to give them a that's why i would say that, why does that? oh, yeah. realize why is it 3? 0, it's almost a 3 year or so over the judge, ordered york, the sense that it won't go into is that 4 boards or last year will really not for you on the layers on the radio to come in a overly or the show seemed wrong. just to shape house the courtesy and engagement equals the trail. when so many find themselves will support, we choose to look so common ground, the take a fresh look around his life. kaleidoscopic isn't just a shifted reality distortion by power to division with no real opinions. fixtures designed to simplify will confuse who really wants a better wills, a

that item name with the, all the custodian, your pride seem pretty simple for the one duckworth right. which means that across 3, she won't believe gotten me, but when you throw stuff is on the pass through, it says dying. your so were due to positive news. each company noticeable this deal . and this means me is the sheet of a sales that's excited which is cool. starter chose to go to the boost view. it's uh okay, give me the fence board into the queue. came on board. i divided me guys, there's a conflict in you might it the ocean solution to try it? you would say it's q or she to your study. so basically how hugh and hide z and you of like our girl. i see the good news. they got really feel it's in that about shot was just one instance out of thousands wind rush. i came to town insane. so it'd be the thing to fall between 19441960 total, $600000000000.00. and that's just direct spending. doors on the right to the ssl voluntarily gave poland. 15 percent of the restorations paid by germany amounting to $2300000000.00. the induction exploits a success to succeed more than what it the s

there are people like joni ernst and tammy duckworth who have earned more than i will ever earn given their history. i was impressed, quite honestly. i see no reason to not be supportive of him. >> is he currently drinking or just saying he's not going to drink alcohol? >> i did not ask him if he is drinking. i was looking for that he will not touch alcohol and he would be ready for a phone call at 3:00 in the morning. >> i ask to be clear. -- >> i asked a different question. i don't recall he said he wasn't but that was not my concern. i believe him. we are not there yet. i see no reason not to support him. we will see what else happens. i want to be supportive. i wanted to be supportive from the very beginning. shared thoughts and advice stemming from his 45 years serving as a soldier and as the secretary of defense for the cadets as they prepare to become future leaders in the united states army. transcript of the speech as well as a video are posted on the d.o.d. website at defense.gov. earlier today secretary austin hosted the armenian minister of defense at the pentagon for a bi

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tammy duckworth and joni ernst.ve a lot of men and women on the republican and democratic side who work hard to try to make sure that this is a military that can actively recruit the best and the brightest men and women. i am the chair of the subcommittee. senator scott of florida, a republican. both of us hear the complaints, get the complaints and work to try to make sure that our military is responsive and the reason for that. i keep trying to stress this. we are not meeting our recruiting targets. being in the military is tough. it is a tough job. to say to effectively one out of every five people that is what they want to do, you are not welcome, to be a full participant just because you are a woman? cuts them off from active duty military service and that undermines our national security. that has got to be a concern to every single member of the armed services committee. we are the ones who will hold the hearings and do the first round of voting. >> there is a lot of concern about the future of the u.s. milit

this -- on the senate armed services committee we have two women who have been in combat, tammy duckworth and joni ernst. we have a lot of men and women on both the republican and democratic side who work hard to try to make sure that this is a military that can actively recruit the best and the brightest men and women. i am the chair of the subcommittee on personnel. my ranking member, senator scott from florida, a republican, both of us hear the complaints, get the complaints, and work to try to make sure that our military is responsive, and the reason for that, i just keep trying to stress this -- we're not meeting our recruiting targets. being in the military is tough. it is a tough job. and making that your career is a really hard decision. to say to effectively one out of every five people who feels that in their heart and that that's what they want to do, you're not welcome, to be a full participant just because you're a woman cuts them off from active duty military service. and that undermines our national security. that has got to be a concern to every single member of the armed

. >> amy, let me show you what senator tammy duckworth has said about whether or not the confirmation process will include hearing from the victim. >> is the committee going to speak with the victim to ask if this was a misunderstanding? >> well, that will be the decision of the republican chairman of the committee next year. i hope that we will, but i suspect that they again will roll over for mr. trump. frankly, i will raise those questions. remember that we have just fought over a decade of fights and overhauled the military and its treatment of military sexual trauma. it is frankly an insult and really troubling that mr. trump would nominate someone who has admitted that he has paid off a victim who has claimed rape allegations against him. this is not the kind of person you want to lead the department of defense. >> are you -- are you hopeful, are you optimistic that the confirmation process will be a genuine vetting of his character and of his past? >> well, i am genuinely an optimistic person to begin with, so yes. however, i wouldn't be surprised if mr. trump wins in this figh

duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, booker, butler, cantwell, cardin, collins, cortez masto, du

favorite fun things we did, to ensure that babies can come on the senate floor when i promised senator duckworth and she kept getting more and more pregnant and asking me what was happening and that was a proud day when she brought that baby, all 6 pounds of her onto the floor, wheeling her in on her wheelchair, a change on the senate floor and we have not lost sight of the fact that we must protect our free and fair elections so that people can make their voices heard in our democracy. this is a commitment we must carry forward on this committee. m colleagues on both sides of the aisle who have worked to get this done. i especially want to thank senator fisher and her great staff and look forward to working with them in whatever capacity and i want to thank her for her leadership as well. >> thank you for holding this hearing with the united states capitol police as we reach a time of multiple high profile events taking place on our capitol campus. the rules committee has jurisdiction over the day-to-day operations of the senate and the wider capitol complex. one of our most important duties is

, we do some owners fee and the beauty of up to so sold and equity the dollars, the situation of duckworth, i meant a quick clean the god, you'll get a lot of those sorts it on the amount of the sugar for steel. some course personal the people system. we do a shave, civil photius of sir, is your team will put 1000000 in your federal credit to you on the call you that you might use the credit for the employer that will cause you a party, a method to me because you brought the of course the how to convert that she hush get these 1st the shows up for you to have it whenever you live within goes actually to knuckle, which were 6, you're going to cities shall code because you will just you screw voice keys issued out to boston. here's to give some, a little on tuesday a pc, we need a review started procedures today like through person i was able to, to, we have to have some pretty serious thing that the, the go to uh, the sexual victories which you people know that needs to be that goes on this for you to seems to be that's the a slight bit of a mental a to us at the present exhibited was about

>> well, i don't know, but one of those pete hegseth's is going to sit across from tammy duckworth duringdier than a man. i mean, she lost both her legs. so, this is a tough situation for this person, who says wildly different things. i also want to remember that lisa murkowski actually lost her primary and won a right in. so, she is pretty amazing, electorally, anyway. so, i think it is pretty meaningful that she came out properly, and criticized the maga pressure campaign. >> for sure. and this is a guy who fundamentally believes that diversity is weakness, and he is now going to lead what is the most diverse military, in u.s. history, if he gets through. >> yeah, affirmative action for the most mediocre white men on earth, right? the bar is so low, that pete hegseth can slither under it. this is a person who wrote a book called "american crusade." this is a person who in his book associates himself with extremist movements. this is a person who nine years ago yelled out "kill all muslims." this is a person who has multiple sexual assault allegations, a person who was allegedly let go b

. >> as a wheelchair user senator tammy duckworth says flying can be a huge challenge at this point. i don't think i can even count the number of times that an airline has damage one of my wheelchairs and she isn't alone in 2023, the transportation department says it got over 11,000 reports of airlines mishandling wheelchairs. they're the equivalent of our legs. they're extensions of our bodies and they should be treated as such on tuesday. transportation secretary pete buttigieg announced a new rule aimed at protecting travelers with disabilities to ensure that passengers can move safely and easily when flying. >> and if they're sure the dignity that they deserve when they travel, the rule includes mandates for training airline staff who work with passengers using wheelchairs and stricter guidelines for quickly repairing or replacing wheelchairs. that can damage during flights. those of us who rode down jet bridges >> will be treated with the same amount of dignity as those who walked down them. >> the new rule is set to take effect on january 16th. so passengers could start seeing

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yes, there are huge questions about character with senator tammy duckworth, who lost both of her legssaid, hey, pete, how do you think i lost my legs? in a bar fight? i lost them in combat. so he's trying to parse that statement and say, of course women should be in the military. everyone agrees on that. but he won't go as far pick >> he will say it. because he's against it. >> turning to patel. he is trumps pick to head the fbi. he was back on the hill yesterday for a second straight day of meetings. the telnet with key republican senators thom tillis, lindsey graham and mike lee. all three have signaled they will support patel's nomination. senator graham posted this photo on social media after the meeting, endorsing patel's nomination. writing, he promised to get the fbi back on its original mission of protecting america. and with the days of the fbi leadership having their finger on the scale politically will be over. >> was he going to arrest members of the press? >> nothing. >> because they didn't support the stop the still conspiracy theory. >> and put the shoe on the other foo

i mean, tammy duckworth also will be asking him questions on that committee. so it is certainly, i think his committee testimony and performance there. and to show his before and after, not just on fox news, but under testimony or under oath, that will be fascinating. >> well, what he was implying in the first statement, i think was weakness that women were weak and that they don't they don't have the amount of strength to perform in combat. and i think that's a hard thing to get away from. you can't just say, oh, women should be in the military. he's going to be asked how to explain that statement that women should not be in combat. flat out. why? why is that? what's the answer to that question? >> we'll see how he responds to confirmation. hearings will be explosive, no doubt about that. gloria. jeff, thank you both so much. so minutes from now, an extradition hearing will be held for the man charged in the murder of the ceo of unitedhealthcare. we have a live update for you in just moments hi, susan. >> honey. yeah, i respect that, but that cough looks pret

things that we did, to ensure that babies can come on the senate floor when i promised sedrick pr duckworth would get it done and she kept by surprise getting more and more pregnant and asking me what was happening. that was a proud day when she brought that little baby all 6 pounds of her onto the floor wheeling her in on her wheelchair. a change finally on the senate floor and of course we have not lost sight of the fact we must protect her free and fair elections so people can make their voices heard in our democracy. this is a commitment that we must carry forward on this committee. i am grateful to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who i have worked with trick of the senate would do to especially thank senator fischer and her great staff look forward to working with them. i want to thank you very much for her leadership as well. thank you. folks think it share klobuchar for holding this hearing with finances capitol police. particularly as we reach a type of multiple high-profile events taking place on our capitol campus. has jurisdiction over the day-to-day operations of the se