civilian broadcasting efforts. they would be a needless duplication of oversight and management layers. it would also exacerbate an already unhealthy rivalry over funding and marker or old between the radio free and voice of america. furthermore the bill has language ordering voa to cover only news related to the united states for u.s. policies. that would be a poison pill. it would be a recipe for declining audiences. instead of confrontation and divorce as is proposed in h.r. 2323 what we need is a model of collaboration between voa and sister organizations. we need more projects like the russian language tv show current time which was created after the seizure of crimea. the show had anchors the washington and prague and was coproduced by rfp and voa seen on 29 stations in nine countries and almost 2 million russians inside the federation are able to download it, to stream it off the internet or see it on satellite television. neither rfp or voa could have done this project alone. it takes collaboration. i would

in an effort to be able to take away the recruitment and the lone wolf challenge. we know more than ever about daiish's sources of income and that has allowed us to be more strategic in our efforts, with greater impact on daiish's ability to be able to sustain itself. there is no question that we have significantly degraded daiish's ability to profit from the oil that it controls, and we have made anyone who might consider doing business with them think twice. so, degrading and defeating daiish is the first pillar of our strategy. the second is to work with our partners to prevent the violence from spreading. just the other day we had a significant meeting with respect to libya, and you can anticipate additional efforts with respect to daiish's efforts to spread its tentacles into libya and elsewhere. and that is one reason why we are now providing a record amount of humanitarian assistance, more than $4.5 million to date which is more , than any other nation in the world, directly to deal with the problem of displaced people out of syria and iraq. and we are doing

effort. police departments have a lot on their plate. and believe it or not preventing terrorism, which is a very rare event, is not on the top of the agenda of most police departments around the country. it's about crime, violence, drugs, and other problems that face communities on a day-to-day basis. so these outreach and engagement efforts are well supported in many places but in many places they are not. and i think if we want to give a boost to this effort we need to see some form of federal funding for it. second, we found in a lot of our interviews that while people talked about the community members, you know, spoke well about their police departments and the people that they knew locally, their distrust flowed from a great extent on their interaction with at least some federal officials, and we heard over and over, especially about people's treatment at airports and immigration. we know the department of homeland security has been engaged in trying to iron these things out and get pe

with respect to daish's efforts to spread its tentacles into libya and elsewhere. and that is one reason why we are now providing a record amount of humanitarian assistance. more than 4.5 billion today, which is more than any other nation in the world directly to what the problem of displaced people out of syria and iraq. we are doing more to strengthen the defense capabilities of jordan, lebanon and other friends in the region. this is really important work and i guarantee you it is going to continue. the main reason for these after is the outrageous human suffering that this war has visited upon syrians and their neighbors. many of you may have seen the so-called caesar pictures last year, more than 10,000 photographs, each individual. so not repetitive, but individualized, showing massive torture, starvation, extraordinary government policy by the assad regime ,-com,-com ma bombing of children and innocent families, schools, hospitals, not to mention the fact there was widespread use of gas, which we thought we had outward after world war i. this is precisely wh

in an effort to be able to take away the recruitment and the lone wolf challenge. we know more than ever about daiish's sources of income and that has allowed us to be more strategic in our efforts, with greater impact on daiish's ability to be able to sustain itself. there is no question that we have significantly degraded daiish's ability to profit from the oil that it controls, and we have made anyone who might consider doing business with them think twice. so, degrading and defeating daiish is the first pillar of our strategy. the second is to work with our partners to prevent the violence from spreading. just the other day we had a significant meeting with respect to libya, and you can anticipate additional efforts with respect to daiish's efforts to spread its tentacles into libya and elsewhere. and that is one reason why we are now providing a record amount of humanitarian assistance, more than $4.5 million to date which is more , than any other nation in the world, directly to deal with the problem of displaced people out of syria and iraq. and we are doing

this is the first year of that effort to create such a society. in closing, i would like to offer my best wishes to the people of japan and my hopes that this will be a truly wonderful year for all of you. this completes my prepared remarks. we will now take questions starting with the hosting organization. please say your name and affiliation. >> my name is hara from nkh. in may japan will host a summit, what kind of leadership do you plan to exert in such fields as economic international terrorism, global warming and economic uncertainty? what do you think will be the main themes for debate and the best outcomes of the summit? also, can you say something about a possible visit by russian president putin to japan and the prospects for the timing of a japan-china-korea summit? >> translator: japan will chair the summit being held this year. in addition, japan will be inducted as a nonpermanent member of the u.n. security council. further, the tokyo international conference on international development will be held for the first time in africa. we

with respect to daesh's efforts to spread its tentacles into libya and elsewhere. that is one reason why we are now providing a record amount of humanitarian assistance, more than 4.5 billion to date, which is more than any other nation in the world, directly to deal with the problem of displaced people out of syria, and iraq. and we are doing more to strengthen the defense capabilities of jordan, lebanon, and other -- friends in the region. this is really important work, and i guarantee you it's going to continue. but the main reason for these efforts is the outrageous human suffering that this war has visited upon syrians and their neighbors. many of you may have seen the so-called caesar pictures last year. more than 10,000 photographs, each individual, so not repetitive, but individualized showing massive torture, starvation, extraordinary government policy by the assad regime decision to barrel bombing of children and innocent families, schools, hospitals, not to mention the fact that there was wide-spread use of gas, which we thought we had outlawed as an ins

i applaud the president and the vice president for their balance effort to try -- for their valiant effort70's when wen the were reporting the rate of at that time, they were saying something in terms of maybe one out of every hundred people would get cancer in their lifetime. that was then reduced down to one in every 50 and so on and so forth and we got down to one out of 10 and now one in two of every family. i had an experience with a family member that has died from cancer, my father had colon cancer. i know there was information out there regarding the pesticides that were being heavily used in the 50's on the crops to increase the food production. thats like 20 years later there was a spike in cancer, so i'm sure there is enough research out there that has been done to identify some of these toxins in the air, including the direct consumption of it. ist has not been identified some of the products we use on a daily basis, like deodorants and things like that that we directly put on our bodies. with that said, i think there should be more education regarding what is in these products

bomb's efforts to-- obama's efforts to gun laws. the technology show where everything is going digital >>> saudi arabia says its decision to break off ties with iran will not affect its efforts to negotiate peace in syria and yemen. the saudi ambassador to the united nations has called on the security council to condemn saturday's attack on its embassy in iran. he also said normal relations can resume when iran stops interfering in the internal affairs of the countries of the region including saudi arabia. tensions rose after the kingdom executed a dissident vee acleric. >> reporter: diplomats are concerned because you have these two heavy wait nation $of the middle east which have always had strained relations. they're now at alall time low. they would have been slightly heart end by the words of the saudi arabia alwas dor's words that there would be no interference with the peace between syria and yemen >> the break in relations to the countries on the efforts in syria and yemen? >> from our side it will have no effect because we

with respect to daesh's efforts to spread its tentacles into libya and elsewhere. and that is one reason why we are now providing a record amount of humanitarian assistance - more than 4.5 billion to date, which is more than any other nation in the world - directly to deal with the problem of displaced people out of syria and iraq. and we are doing more to strengthen the defense capabilities of jordan, lebanon, and other friends in the region. this is really important work, and i guarantee you it's going to continue. but the main reason for these efforts is the outrageous human suffering that this war has visited upon syrians and their neighbors. many of you may have seen the so-called caesar pictures last year - more than 10,000 photographs, each individual, so not repetitive but individualized - showing massive torture, starvation, extraordinary government policy by the assad regime, in addition to barrel bombing of children and innocent families, schools, hospitals, not to mention the fact that there was widespread use of gas, which we thought we had outlawed as

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consistent with this approach, department has made efforts and will continue to make efforts to respond to the information requests regarding our policies on geo location and other surveillance technology. as the committee is aware, these specific information requests implicate significant confidentiality interests as the particular memo you have requested includes sensitive law enforcement related confidential work product prepared in anticipation of litigation. specifically, these memoranda include internal deliberation of department prosecutors about the legal, investigative and strategic issues we face and our law enforcement efforts in light of the jones decision. our disclosure of this work product would show the assessments and analyses that are essential to sound decision making and law enforcement matters and prosecution. in addition, discloser could jeopardize ongoing and future investigations and prosecutions by prematurely revealing the government's investigative and litigation strategies. such discloser would afford criminal targets an opportunity to preempt the tools, evad

to pick up on the efforts still under way. and benefit from the hard-fought progress that our nation has made on so many different fronts. this is not a new concept. as the man for whom this hall was named, abraham lincoln, said in his first state of the union message to congress back in 1861, the struggle of today is not altogether for today. it is for a vast future also. in spite of the many uncertainties that we face, i have to tell you, and i say this after many years in public service, as the general said earlier, i am optimistic. i have a sense of confidence about the future. because i know there is one constant. we are a nation of doers. conceived in a revolution against the world's then leading empire. we have survived the burning of our capital, the disgrace of slavery, a devastating civil war, a great depression, two global conflicts, prolonged military confrontations in korea, vietnam and the gulf, a superpower rivalry, four presidential assassinations, terrorist attacks in new york, washington, boston, california a

aen the committee sends request, we expect an honest effort in response. we expect to munication, to be kept informed. that you will work with us in good faith, which means that when you make a commitment, do what you say you will do. shareicans and democrats the goal of a more efficient government that serves the people. we have to ensure that every dollar is spent responsibly. we do that by conducting oversight of the executive branch and examine government programs and policies that affect every american. invent the concept of this oversight of the executive branch. ,t comes from the constitution and comes from the need to be responsive as we represent the people of the united states of america. group we will hear from a from five different agencies, all with the troublesome track records when cooperating with request for information. to the ideahetic that they get bombarded from so many different committees. , agencies so task massive and so big, spending billions upon billions of dollars. department of homeland security has been invited to discuss a r

civilian broadcasting efforts. there would be a needless duplication of oversight and management layers. it would also exasperate an will be unhealthy rivalry over funding and market roles between the radio frees and voice of america. furthermore, the bill has language ordering the voa which has always been a full service broadcaster to cover only news relating to the united states or to u.s. policies. that would be a poison pill. it would be a recipe for declining audiences and impact. instead of confrontation and divorce, as is proposed in hr 2323, what we need is a model of collaboration between voa and the sister organizations. we need more projects like the russian language tv show current time, which was created after the seizure of crimea. the show has anchors in washington and prague. it's co-produced by rfe and voa and seen on 25 stations in nine countries. almost 2 million russians inside the federation are able to download it, to stream it off the internet or see it on satellite television. neither are r

civilian broadcasting efforts. there would be a needless duplication of oversight and management players. it would exacerbate an unhealthy rivalry over funding and market roles during the radio frees and voice of america. furth furth furth furthermore, to only cover news relating to the yit or u.s. policies. that would be a poise p pill. it would be a recipe for declining audiences and impact. instead of confrontation and divorce, what we need is a model of collaboration between voa and it sister organizations. we need more projects like the russian language tv show current time, which was created after the seizure of crimea. the show has anchors in washington and prague. it's coproduced by -- and voa. seen on 29 stations in nine countries and almost 2 million are able to download it, stream it off the internet or see it on satellite television. neither rmb or voa could have done this project alone. it takes collaboration. i would urge those interested to take a look at the bill and let your representatives and sen

she was excited and thankful for the effort in space and believed it was an important and necessary effort and as our colleague has stated an effort worth the risk and i believe she would tell us that today we grieve this day with the loss of the families of the seven astronauts as a slow representative as the best of humankind. >> [applause] good morning. i would like to welcome our guest for here today to a reminiscence. everybody knows 25 years ago today we launched the first space shuttle as columbia goes into the sky for the first time. some of you read florida toch watch the historic launch and others were here at the johnson space center. the greatest and boldest test flights ever flown to demonstrate there was a lot of first on the flight thee first spacecraft tofi launch million for the first time. the first to have liquid and solid rocket boosters and the first to come back and land along the runway. with the work and spirit of thousandspiri of people here and acrossers the country, the shuttle's planned to launch again in two months that mission is still of bold test a t flight

i am not saying that to give kudos to the epa although we did a great job was a concerted effort but also to take a look where the energy is heading to produce the energy and those are regulating its. it was an opportunity to show domestic leadership. so the task as to why it was successful as opposed to eluding us, first of all, that inevitability was quite clear. we did not hear from the climate deniers were in a country saying that action should not move forward the certainty of the inevitability and that immediacy that was quite palatable and very different. second, u.s. leadership. both the president's leadership not just to set up the aggressive agenda but the constant nurturing of this issue so we went into paris fully prepared for deal. also the work across the administration to put the u.s. back into a leadership position that we have not been for quite some time and allows us to meet with a credibility and energy we have not seen before. why do i know there was certainty of action? when i went to paris that was markedly different than any i have been too and i have been too

i pledge that i'll make every effort effort to live up to the confidence to be in place to me and i'm crippled for your consideration. it is an honor to serve, if confirmed it will be a distinct honor to serve in this position. thank you for this opportunity and i look for to your question. >> thank you. one of the sources of concern to the members of this committee on both sides is, the almost continuous announcements, even when there is an increase in troop strength or positive reduction, is announcement that will be out of afghanistan. many times, my views in it prevents the event that happened on the ground. my question to is, is, do you believe the security situation in afghanistan is improving, or would you argue like some of us to, that we have just completed or nearing the completion of the most significant fighting that we have seen in many years in afghanistan. significant successes on the part of tello band. now the president -- including iranian providing weapons to the taliban, in other words in the view of many of us is the situation and security situation in afghanistan

to pick up on the efforts still under way. and benefit from the hard-fought progress that our nation has made on so many different fronts. this is not a new concept. as the man for whom this hall was named, abraham lincoln, said in his first state of the union message to congress back 1861, the struggle of today is not altogether for today. t is for a vast future also. in spite of the many uncertainties that we face, i have to tell you, and i say this after many years in public service, as the general said earlier, i am optimistic. i have a sense of confidence about the future. because i know there is one constant. we are a nation of doers. conceived in a revolution against the world's then leading empire. we have survived the burning of our capital, the disgrace of slavery, a devastating civil war, a great depression, two global conflicts, prolonged military confrontations in korea, vietnam and the gulf, a superpower rivalry, four presidential assassinations, terrorist attacks in new york, washington, boston, california and,

but foreign efforts particularly security efforts have a history of heavy-hand he tactics that at times prompt backlash. in december 2014, u.n. peace keepers clashed with protestors as they marched towards the presidential palace demanding new leadership. demonstrators burned tires and threw rocks but the u.n. response seen here drew widespread condemnation after its soldiers opened fire on the crowd. the u.n. is very strict in sanctioning all forms of misconduct, the u.n. mission said in a statement after the incident, pledging to hold its soldier accountable after, quote, inappropriate use of their weapons. but accountability is something many residents say is missing. but from foreign powers and their own leaders as haiti enters its last round of presidential elections which has only added to frustrations and a sense of even more disenfranchisement here in the western hemisphere's poorest nation. david ariosto, al jazeera, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> as haiti's political crisis continues to unfold, michel marteli, for many there are reasons enough to be frustrated, two out of three ha

, very collaborative effort. i also want to say the other members of the senate energy and natural resources committee in 2016, but, but i think it is worthwhile to talk about how we got here because that in and of itself is a little bit unusual nowadays. and i need to segue a moment because last year at this time senator on i were managing the floor only had the keystone xl debate. the 1st time we had seen regular order full on amendment process in aa long time. a lot of people did not know how to process. and so we work through some 40 on amendments i got everyone's attention. we did not agree. but we move through process. january again in the women are back at work and i am hopeful that the collaborative effort that got this bipartisan bill to the floor here today will be reflected in the debate that goes forward. we sat down last january when i became the chairman of the committee and we talk about goals and priorities all are looking for. we both said it is time. stretch of my own bill my own priorities and

>> thank you for that question ever your support of this effort. first off, i would say we have not been attacked in our homeland from afghanistan for 15 years. that success is worthy of continued investment for content preventing that from happening again. as recent as this year the 15th year of the work, we see a determination of our enemies to attempt to reestablish sanctuary inside afghanistan. we see even with the transition intel abandon leadership, very quickly al qaeda pledged alliance for the new head of the taliban. we we see a continued connection between al qaeda and the taliban. we see the efforts of the pakistani force, some of these terrorists are forced to the other side of the border. former members of the tpp, we have members of other terrorist organizations that have joined together to form is kp, so we, so we see their attempt to get in there. back to our first principle of preventing an attack on the homeland, we still see attempts by terrorist organizations to get into afghanistan. we see we see linkages between them and the t

can their effort go ahead. now these two have got relations that are now so bad, i think it certainly puts thingsings doubt. >> ok, james bays reporting from the u.n., james, thank you. >>> yemeni government forces announced a curfew in the southern city of aden. it's expected to start at 17gmt monday lasting until early tuesday morning. it followed be a emergency meeting of the city's security committee. the army backed by the saudi coalition captured aden from houthi rebels. >>> at least two sunni mosques are bombed in iraq. no one claimed responsibility for the attacks south of the capital p.m. we have more from baghdad. >> the security source did not elaborate, but they said one of the mosques located inside the town and one to the north, the occupied minister said today or condemned today in a very brief statement put on his page on facebook, this event and he said groups who made this events are criminal groups and he said in his statement that he made an order to iraqi security forces in the province to

but we must build on this effortment. and that's because -- effort. and that's because some states don't -- aren't even accepting eligible participants to sign up on their wait list. we're not talking about whether the child is eligible or not. or whether they receive it. but whether a child can even be placed on a wait list to hope for funding. if we want parents to work, if we want children to be able to determine their futures, if we want strong and stable families, we must provide these families with access to high quality child care and other early learning opportunities. these efforts are a national priority and all children deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. again, i want to thank you for your leadership and bringing this issue to a special order. and yield back the balance of my time. mrs. watson coleman: thank you very much, congressman. thank you for taking your time and sharing with us. we're all familiar with the phrase, putting your money where your mouth. is mr. speaker, a few weeks ago we voted for a bill to fund gov

i think more recently we can see more efforts going into supporting those efforts and that is definitely the right trend and i hope that that line will increase. so please join me in thanking our panelists and the researchers and the great work they have done with a round of applause. thank you. [ applause ] >>> we are live on capitol hill now as the house oversight committee will examine why some federal agencies withhold or fail to produce documents or other information that can assist the responsibilities. officials from the homeland security department, state department and justice departments will be testifying this morning. this is live coverage here on c-span3. should get under way in just a moment here. >> the committee on oversight and government reform will come to order. the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. thank you all for being here. congressional oversight investigative work does not need to be an adversarial activity. we expect, require and need cooperation. for this to happen it takes effort, communication and good faith. mr. cummings and i have worke

most are unaware of the efforts for climate change. those who do say it is too late. people are leaving this lands. most of the men have moved to the capital or further afield to europe to find work. according to the red cross there are more climate refugees than political refugees in the world. the united nations at this particular time their number will rise to 50 million people by 2020. among them this woman and other women from the island. they're already on the move searching for a better place to live. nicholas hawk >>> it is being hailed as the biggest ship in history to dock in a u.s. port, but the rival of the giant vessel packed with containers also shows how the united states is lagging behind the worldwide shipping industry t melissa chan has been aboard in california. >> reporter: it is called the benjamin franklin owned by a french shipping company. it is called a mega ship because it can hold 18,000 20 foot long ship possessing contain yergs at maximum capacity. the usual ships that dock here hold about 5,000. >> it is important to demonstrate that this

as well as the efforts of all of the coalition is bearing fruit.s is something which we have noted during the day, and we have observed over the last couple of weeks the damage done to daesh, and we have [ inaudible ] this coalition will help us to improve actions or activity against these organization, and we are absolutely determined to uproot them in the area concerned. on the ground, because daesh is retreating, we have managed to really impact their resources; that is essentially what our collective efforts have done, and we have done that in a consistent way from the air, and remain objective of this meeting was to bring together all of our allies and to determine that raqqa must be taken, and by allies, i mean italy, canada, the u.k., france, germany, and the netherlands. we have to make sure that syrians can take back the territory which has been taken by isil. this effort can, however, only be successful if there is a political process, a process to reintegrate all elements of society under the president in iraq, for example, and an intra-

my friend and colleague and i were humbled to have led the effort in the house to bestow the nation'sor. words cannot express the pride and gratitude we feel standing here in the company of heroes past and present. we pause, in debted forever, to the greatest generation. may we honor them by carrying the torch of freedom kept glowing. you the greatest generation handed down to mine a better america and a better world. let us embrace ourselves to our duties to for 1,000 years men many stay this was their finest hour. we say thank you. well done. good and faithful servants. may god bless you. may god bless the united states of america. and may he hold you in the palm of his hand. thank you. [ applause ]. >> ladies and gentlemen, the united states air force band brass quintette. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ]. >>> ladies and gentlemen, the democratic leader of the united states house of representatives, the honorable nancy pelosi. [ applause ]. >> good afternoon. thank you for that beautiful rendition of "america the beautiful." my favorite verse is the one that begins, o, beautiful for pa

we can see more efforts going into supporting dialogue efforts and that is definitely the right trend. i hope that will increase. ourse join me in thanking panelists and the researchers on the great work they have done with a round of applause. [applause] >> the chair, jason chaffetz will talk about the role of his committee and discuss some of the investigations. fromis live this morning the brookings institution and 8:30 eastern on c-span two. the head of the small business and ministrations testifies about mismanagement. at 11:00 eastern also on c-span2. >> book tv has 48 hours of nonfiction book and authors every weekend. here are some programs to watch this weekend. saturday at seven eastern, book tv is at the university of wisconsin to discuss the book of the march on washington. >> this is a movement that was at the core of many people's beliefs about what this nation to should be -- what this nation should be. it changed a lot of minds. their commitment to inequality. p.m. -- >> at 10:00 p.m. eastern, the look at the cheney in his book cheney, one on one. he is interviewed by

so, there is that efforts that's going on. also, at the state level, there is conversation about red light signal controls and while isn't the same as working the box controls, it is something worth looking into and questioning and trying to move forward with as an opportunity to help with the congestion >> i guess my last question which goes into a little higher level could we know san francisco has increased i think we last time john rahman said 50% bowl area the region has increased 15%. i think you're honestly working with some transportation agency like parts and caltrain. i guess how much more regional coronation we do between agencies? your municipal agency trying to work this issue and just in terms of opportunity at the region has because it's not just growth in san francisco that's causing this. it's growth in the region. >> i'm going to let liz talk to you about that because were doing interesting work regionally right now. >> may point i would make coronation with a regional level isn't something we just do one. it

that's why mentioned earlier the , effort to retake ramadi is so important.ver time if iraqi security forces are able to expand the degree of control the exercise over iraqi territory that will , help chip away at the narratives that isil has right now that the caliphate is a prospering enterprise. damian: with their control of raqqa and syria they , seem to have deep roots in these areas. it gives them a place to kind of plan the iraqi army was able to take back ramadi but we have these big areas where they can broadcast their signals. does that make your job harder to try to monitor domestic and international plots? how much harder does that make your job. rasmussen: any time a terrorist organization enjoys territorial safe haven, and certainly a territorial safe haven of the size that isil enjoys in iraq and syria, that presents complications for us. it makes it harder to get out specific terrorist operational cells may be plotting and planning. it makes it difficult to collect the intelligence we need to disrupt their plotting. that is what we play such a

engagement in afghanistan is so important, and to place our efforts there in the context of the challenge we face from the extreme distorted islamic ideology which threatens or citizens, our values and our way of life. rather than submit a statement for the record i would refer the committee to the recent atlantic council paper on afghanistan and u.s. security of which i was the principal author. cosigned by 28 former senior u.s. government officials of both parties and prominent policy experts and with senators mccain and reid as honorary co-sponsors, that is jack reid. the paper registers bipartisan agreement that afghanistan matters to america's security, has a way forward to success, despite all the challenges, merits the continued u.s. engagement required to protect american interests and should be seen in the context of the broader terrorist threat. we argued it to maintain u.s. and coalition military forces and intelligence assets and close to current levels and to leave options open for the next american president. 2014 and 2015 were years of great political security and economic

so, there is that efforts that's going on.also, at the state level, there is conversation about red light signal controls and while that isn't the same as working the box controls, it is something worth looking into and questioning and trying to move forward with as an opportunity to help with the congestion >> i guess my last question which goes into a little higher level could we know san francisco has increased i think we last time john rahman said 50% bowl area the region has increased 15%. i think you're honestly working with some transportation agency like parts and caltrain. i guess how much more regional coronation we do between agencies? your municipal agency trying to work this issue and just in terms of opportunity at the region has because it's not just growth in san francisco that's causing this. it's growth in the region. >> i'm going to let liz talk to you about that because were doing interesting work regionally right now. >> may point i would make coronation with a regional level isn't something we just do one

again, the city so far spent $12 million on the snow removal effort. there is a lot more work to do. reporting from northeast washington, sam ford. abc7 news. leon: a lot of money and snow. thank you. montgomery county school are closed tomorrow. the crews will clear the bus lot. the prince george's school are open tomorrow. any student can go to the four schools on the screen to get a hot meal there. this is available on wjla.com. remember to be the first to know when the child's school closes or is delayed. sign up for the text alerts. sign up on wjla.com/text. maureen: good news for metro riders. east and the west false church vienna station open tomorrow morning. if the silver line saves closed there will be shuttle service from west fall church. >> it's a challenge to get the third rail clear. if it is not clear they can lose contact and become disabled. >> the metro brush service is available on 160 routes. in addition, 32 metro bus school trip are returning on the routes where snow is cleared. leon: cabin fever. our northern virginia chief is st

i think we are starting to see positive results of this effort.my own experience, and again this is anecdotal, one division of the army, but our categories of suicides fell. there were two generally. one, there might be a trigger event and someone who is otherwise seem to not having issues like ptsd or anything, but a trigger event would cause a reaction. in many cases alcohol was involved. then they would make a bad decision with respect to suicide. the other half of the cases, there might have been a history, a family history or an individual history. it might related to the experts in combat. it might of an issue that they have before they came in the military. those issues we had to work closely with our medical professionals respecting medical rules about privacy but also eating enough information. subindustry when someone was potential in crisis. all of this adds up to greater awareness on the part of leaders and leaders be more engaged. when we see that happen to think we really see a reduction in the number of suicides. >> thank you for th

commission efforts are not limited to eastern idaho. instead, they are aimed at making the state of the art facilities and the research at the inl in truly a global resource. the state of idaho remains committed to helping the inl live up to its potential as the nation's premiere research facility while building a stronger partnership with the department of energy based upon communication, accountability, and shared goals. that's why i was encouraged in november to hear that the team at the inl will lead the new gateway for accelerated innovation in nuclear for the nation. the program will provide a one-stop shop for private developers to federal experts and other facilities to help them create safer, cleaner, and more efficient reactors to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. ladies and gentlemen, having shared goals does not eliminate the need for us to remain vigilant in protecting the hale and safety of idaho citizens. we have spent years in overcoming some of the challenging in our relationship with the department of energy, a

what impact will the current situation have on peace efforts? let's go live now to the united nations in new york where the diplomatic editor james bays joins us. these negotiation in syria and yemen, these are going to be difficult in the best of times, and these are not the best of times. what is being said at the u.n. to try to salvage the situation? >> well, there is serious concern i think at the united nations. that both of these peace tracks were always going to be difficult, as you say, but there was new hope with the new year that perhaps there could be some progress in both of these conflicts are so many ordinary people both in yemen and syria, have been suffering for such a long time. we now know that the u.n.'s envoy in syria is currently in riyadh, where he's meeting with officials. and we're told in the next few days he'll go on to tehran and then damascus. this was a pre-planned trip. he was supposed to be convening syrian peace talks, face-to-face peace talks with members of the option, with rebel fighting groups and with the syr

it was certainly a concerted effort. it was a concerted effort to take a look at where the energy world is heading. and to work with those in the energy world that are both producing the energy, that are using the energy, and those that are regulating it. it was an opportunity for us to show domestic leadership. wastask as to why it successful as opposed to eluting us, like it has for the past years, was the result of 3 things. we can get entities in much more detail. -- get into these in much more detail. the inevitability of taking action was quite clear. we do not hear from climate deniers at this meeting. we did not hear any country saying that action should not move forward. there was a certainty about inevitability to act on climate, and the immediacy of that need that was quite palpable and very different. secondly, it was about u.s. leadership. i can get into this a little bit more. it was both the president's leadership not just in setting an aggressive domestic environmental agenda, but in his constant nurturin

lastly, the anticorruption efforts.orruption issues. what i hope will do comeau what has gone right comeau we have done a lot of good things. this is not the country it was 2,001 just positive. things have gone wrong. an effective policy for afghan future. i would forward to hearing from our witnesses. >> thank you. we will now turn our witnesses. two administration witnesses represent the state department and usaid portfolio. our 2nd panel includes three informed experts. special representative for afghanistan pakistan. and for being here today. donald l sampler junior assistant to the administration for pakistan afghanistan. i thank you for what you do around the world to further us interest. with that if you would begin the appreciated. i would say the deadline on a couple of issues as 21 minutes. i'm a step in and out. our continuing effort to support progress toward security and self-reliance. allow me at the outset to thank the members of the committee for their generous, steadfast efforts in afghanistan. i want t

agree with the efforts efforts getting results? jonathan: there is a political cohesion. there is also a bigger commitment in terms of resources on the ground. internal discussions about the so-called boots on the ground, whether we have ground forces on the ground or not, have been bypassed. and there is a sense of urgency in washington, which after all is the main supporter of this coalition. there is a similar sense of purpose that the priority of upon usg isis is now and cannot be ducked. unfortunately, however, there is still much more to be done. the french position puts forward -- put forward by president accepted.is still not this is not the first priority in the middle east as the french would like it to be. genie: what do you think is going to come out of this meeting today? jonathan: the first thing is trying to see whether the current strategy is working. there have been some achievements in terms of trying to cut down the financial resources of the terrorist organizations, but also in terms of narrowing the territorial