flynn, thank you for coming today. i was not happy when previously bp refused to participate in a committee hearing so i know that the last two hours have not been a fun experience for you. i did want to ask you, you've heard from our committee members, people are very concerned about what happened and the reaction and want to know that the company truly understands the deep impact of this. i just have to ask you, when you go back to your corporate headquarters and end of the offices, are you going to say whew i made it through the hearing, or are you going to say there are serious concerns that this company needs to address in the future? >> we've heard those very serious concerns. we've heard those concerns coming from those affected, those in the gulf coast. we're very committed to investigating the incident, and putting right whatever we discover and to continue to improve safety in bp. >> well, would you give me your commitment today to work with me and senators the committee in this administration in leading fund

it was great fun and my friends were jimmy flynn, paddy o'connor. my siblings married the shenny's and i almost married a catherine finerin but it didn't work out. i have a nephew, sean patrick mcflynn. i always question myself because my writing about the irish is really my writing about myself coming to the united states and coming into contact with the united states so consequently my puerto rican friends, and some of my irish friends, although they were more circumspect, what are you doing writing about the irish? i'm writing about the united states. the irish are more interesting. they had to put up with colonialism, just as puerto rico is a colony of the united states. i also respect the fact that they have a facility with language, which i also n

who's opposed to the war in iraq mr flynn thanks for being with us this morning these allegations still sketchy we must point out what do you know about. i think it's probably true the story is there appear to completely verify it but we know that in the first iraq war depleted uranium was used in shells and it certainly is very very likely to be used again and it's used as a ballast because of its density and shells but unfortunately it's not as radioactive is it might be. two three eight with the gamma radiation is being reduced under a weapon of mass destruction but sadly you to a weapon of eternal destruction because it would dust on the battlefield and get into the water supply into the. can because give children. a birth defect and the iraqis have been saying for a long time that where the battles to plays there's evidence of big increases in childhood cancers and even birth defects and they're threatening to sue. the united kingdom the united states government is awful contamination you know it's almost certainly taken place mr flynn i just want to press you on this a little more

well sean flynn i think. joining us now here. in fact it isn't very sorry about your joining us live from sorry about that that. now tell me you just mentioned about the fact that there are accusations being put forward against the u.s. government tell us what are you actually complaining about here. we are actually complaining about the fact that the unfortunately the obama administration is continuing some bush policies that they were going to threaten countries with trade sanctions for simply trying to make medicines more affordable to their people including in. the obama administration is kind of continued a bush era policy that actually created watch lists but it didn't feel like. you have a job. actually promised that he wouldn't do that do you know that during his election campaign exactly in fact exactly he in fact did that to me personally he put in his platform a promise that he was going to break the stranglehold of a couple of drug companies over the power of treatment but now we see a situation where they're continui

paul flynn there on the dangers of depleted uranium weapons. well you are with are still ahead for you this hour putting life on ice. and the head of aid refrigerator gets stored in this liquid nitrogen field of the crowd there was says he can't make any promises but this one might just be a way to get him to like we reserve the only facility in europe that claims to offer the prospect of life after death by freezing their clients' brains and bodies . also ahead on your bike russia's prime minister joins a cloud rider showing off their wheels in crimea. but the wage gap between men and women in estonia is the widest in the whole of the european union that's according to the e.u.'s own figures most women are a third less than men and it's the russian speaking minority that suffers the most . investigates. today the sun is shining on olga it's a break from our hard working life running money to raise her son but as a single mom she has to swear to town to the factory just to bring in a meager pay packet it's just. it's thirty three degrees celsiu

paul flynn there on the dangers of depleted uranium weapons. still ahead this hour putting life on ice. and. refrigerating are stored in this liquid nitrogen field. he says he can't make any promises but this might just be a way to get him to buy. yes we visit the only facility in europe that claims to offer the prospect of life after death by freezing on its brains and bullets. washington has apologized to moscow for failing to report it had detained a russian citizen in africa in may and blaming it on someone pressing the wrong facts button constantine is accused of transporting four tons of cocaine with up to six million dollars but moscow says the pilot has in effect been kidnapped by the united states and see the story. basically we have moscow accusing washington d.c. of having abducted a russian citizen a pilot going under the name constantine jarosz and co and feeling to inform russian officials about having done so and traditionally under international law when one states. arrests or captures or dogs or kidnaps or whatever it may be a

paul flynn says the iraqi people are suffering the consequences. we know that in the first iraq war depleted uranium was used in shells and it certainly is very very likely to be used again and it's used as a ballast because of its density and shells but unfortunately it's not as radioactive is it might be. you really into three eight with gamma radiation to be reduced. to weapons of mass destruction but sadly you to a weapon of eternal destruction because the dust on the battlefield and get into the water supply into the. can give children cancer. called birth defects and the iraqis have been saying for a long time now that where the battle took place there's evidence of big increases in childhood cancers and even birth defects and threatening to sue. the government for this awful contamination it's almost certainly taken place. british m.p. paul flynn there on the dangers of depleted uranium weapons you're with r.t.s. to the head the sound of putting my life on ice. and the heads of eight refrigerating are stored in this liquid nitrogen filled pr

looking over westbound 580, we have some debris reported around north flynn.s where the slowing starts as well. this is pretty typical for this time of year, but that's coming through livermore. down towards the sunol grade, a nice easy drive, other than that slowing we saw at flynn, sunol grade, the live shot shows you a nice easy drive. southbound coming around the bend and heading up over the hill into the fremont side, you see a light volume of traffic including a couple of cars getting off at the truck scales. a nice drive through sunol right now. little gray skies. we saw that yesterday as well, and may see that again today. closer to the water, 880 coming past the oakland coliseum, traffic flows nicely in the northbound direction past the coliseum. there's a 12:35, midday game, so your lunchtime traffic might be an issue coming past the coliseum. but right now you're approaching work and the morning commute, things moving smoothly for 880 both directions, southbound. northbound with the toll plaza, starting to form in the cash lanes. this is the beginni

paul flynn says the iraqi people are suffering the consequences. we know that in the first iraq war depleted uranium was used in shells and it certainly is very very likely to be used again and it's used as a ballast because of its density and shells but unfortunately it's not as radioactive is it might be they. create with the gamma radiation is being reduced or weapon of mass destruction but sadly you to a weapon of eternal destruction because you would dust on the battlefield and get into the water supply into the air and it can be called give children. a chemical birth defect and the iraqis would be for a long time know where the battles took place there's evidence of big increases in childhood cancers and even birth defects and they're threatening to sue. the united states government for these awful contamination it's almost certainly taken place. still to come medics the holy india doctors bring vital ted to some of the country's most remote communities. and russia is a president and heat wave continues with record breaking temperatures acros

paul flynn says the iraqi people are suffering the consequences we know that in the first iraq war depleted uranium was used in shells and it certainly is very very likely to be used again and it uses a ballast because of its density and shells but unfortunately. it's radioactivity. two three eight with gamma radiation is being reduced. to weapons of mass destruction but. destruction because the dust on the battlefield and gets into the water supply into the. children. called birth defects and the iraqis would be for a long time where the battles took place there's evidence of big increases in childhood cancers and even birth defects and they're threatening to sue. the government for this awful contamination it's almost certainly taken place. russia's unprecedented heat wave continues with a record breaking temperatures across the country and with no immediate end in sight to the high berkeley readings artie's tom barton looks at how people are coping with the tropical weather here in moscow. here a park in the center of moscow people are enjoying the sun they're strolling around the temper

paul flynn says the iraqis are suffering the consequences. we know that in the first iraq war depleted uranium was used in shells and it certainly is very very likely to be used again and it's used as a ballast because of the density in shells but unfortunately it's not as radioactive is it might be they. create with the gamma radiation has been reduced and is more weapon of mass destruction but sadly it's a weapon of eternal destruction because the dust on the battlefield and get into the water supply into the air and can the cold give children cancer is called birth defect and the iraqis have been saying for a long time now that where the battles took place there's evidence of big increases in childhood cancers and even birth defects and threatening to sue. the united kingdom. government for the awful contamination that almost certainly taking place. it is ten minutes past the hour here in the russian capital you are with are now the risks posed by cheap goods made with chemicals come under investigation in our special report we explore the

westbound 580 on north flynn road. the traffic is gonna be slow because of an accident.t's slow out to the cash. if you happen to be getting out on the freeway in dublin, if you are driving in contra costa county, things have improved. >> here's steve. >> sal everything i used to have a 240-z. great car. great car. way back in the day. low clouds, fog, cool, very cool. unbelievably, a good 20 degrees for some, especially up towards the north bay, about 15 to 20. concord was 68. low, overcast, breezy. sunshine, but once that burns off, i would think the fog would burn off dealer today. it stays below average. sfo was 72 yesterday, average for them this is 7 everyone else was -- 71. everyone is way below. you can see the fog on the coast. it's producing temperatures that are not only below average but also record-setting territory. the coolest highs they've seen all the way down to southern california, again, down to santa barbara and los angeles, very cool. hard to get out of the upper 60s. napa yesterday was 72. we'll go 70 today. walnut creek, 68 yesterday. 70 today. ju

paul flynn says iraqis are suffering the consequences. we know that in the first iraq war depleted uranium was used in shells and it certainly is very very likely that it was used again and it's used as a ballast because of the density in shells but unfortunately while it's not as radioactive as it might be that it's. two three eight where the gamma radiation has been reduced to a weapon of mass destruction but sadly it's a weapon of eternal destruction because the dust on the battlefield and get into the water supply into the air. can be called give children cancers. birth defects and the iraqis will be for a long time now where the battles to please is evident but big increases in childhood cancers and even birth defects and the threatening to sue. the united kingdom. government for these awful contamination that almost certainly are taking place. it is approaching the quarter minute mark of the hour here in moscow you are with r t let's check out some other news stories now from all around the world and north korea has escalated its th

westbound 580 approaching north flynn road.e that it's sluggish coming out of the altamont pass. and even past the stall, sluggish towards vasco road. travel times, 25 minutes on westbound 580 from the altamont pass to 680. a lot of stalls. one in hayward now cleared to the shoulder. southbound 880 approaching industrial parkway. now we are just seeing a residual delay just actually always kind of gets backed up in the area towards the san mateo bridge exit. in san jose, we have been quiet though. this is northbound traffic heading out of downtown on 280. still fine along the peninsula and at the bay bridge, whoo! this shot became bright here in the last couple of minutes, the metering lights have been on for 10 minutes. kind of hard to tell, but the backups are to mid lot. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 109.6-fm. to get all the latest traffic updates on the road. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. you can get the latest weather updates on kcbs radio. you saw the bay

one, joe flynn, part of the d-day invasion, battle of the bulge. great oldful oh. so proud of his service in world war ii and i don't question for a minute what tom broke coe said, the greatest generation. they served for the duration when they decided to enlist in our armed forces. but there was also another historic event just last week. the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the korean war, and we gathered in statuary hall in one of the first persons to speak was congressman charlie wrangle of new york. congressman charlie rangel was a combat veteran of the korean war. he enlisted in a armyhat was seg gra daregated and he happen serve in korea in combat because of president truman to ingrate our armed forces. i raise that question, because i want to ask one of you, any of you, if you think that we can honor the greatest generation in our military men who gave so much to our country and still look back with in dismay that it was a segregated force and it wasn't until the koan war that our military was truly integrated? and if you think that you can, and i belie

the debris on the right i showed you at north flynn road, still reported there in lanes, big old pieces s of plywood there. a distraction and that's all you need to trigger another slowdown coming through livermore. 16 to 17 minutes now out of the altamont pass, all the way over to the dublin interchange. 680 moves smoothly through sunol, heading down into the south bay, where we're now starting to see the slowdown northbound from 101 heading north. the earlier shot is where the traffic starts. slowing approaching 880. and then clearing up the peninsula. the travel times there at san mateo not showing any t slowing northbound 101 or 280 getting into the city. we'll watch that volume will increase over the next few hours. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> want to check the forecast with ria taramina. she's filling in for rob today. a cool start to our day. >> and what else is increasing is the clouds. they will begin to burn off when the sun beats down. but our temperatures aren't going to be going up very high. at the coast, we'll be in the low 60s throughout the day. we'll be getting i

>> i have already had extensive dialogue with mike flynn when the article first came out. a careful reading of that, think it is a good article. the article really talked to the situation in afghanistan asiaasa was under his control. what occasioned the article was this change in our strategy from a classic counterterrorism mission to a much broader counterinsurgency mission. and it is true. we did not have the intelligence mechanism. to make that shift that quickly. what he is getting to is the cultural, the human terrain if they can use that phrase, perspective and insight required to understand the village dynamics down to the nitty gritty level. that is what his complaint was about. as i told him, if he felt they had too many intelligence analysis at that lovell and they needed more of the battalion of company level, it was up to him to move them. we're not going to sit back here in the confines of the bill white and -- of the bill why -- of the beltway and manage intelligence and afghanistan. we would certainly support him. >> and finally, contractor analysis. could y

flynn and her actions in shaping our future leaders and scientists of our country and her efforts are an inspiration to all of us. thank you to her and all the teachers in south florida. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, enough is enough, the democrats' failure to lead is now putting a strain on the troops by refusing to pass a clean emergency supplemental war bill. mr. rogers: yesterday, the pentagon announced that it's putting together an emergency plan in case congress fails to do its job and does not pass the upcoming supplemental. if the democrats continue to play political games with this bill, the pentagon will not be able to make payroll for active duty troops at war. this is a disgrace. funding our troops is a national priority. our brave men and women in uniform do not deserve to suffer because the majority party cannot agr

. >> paul flynn. >> does the foreign secretary not agree that this very welcome naming of an exit strategy will change the mindset and acquire its own accelerated momentum, whereby the public will say, "if 2014, why not 2011, like the canadians?" nato generals and politicians will increasingly ask themselves the john kerry question -- how can i ask a soldier to be the last one to die for a mistake? >> of course people will question at all times what we are doing, and that should be expected because it is so difficult and costly. however, there is a straightforward answer to the honorable gentleman's question about the difference between 2014 and 2011. in 2011, the afghan national security forces will not be remotely ready to lead their own operations throughout the whole of afghanistan, whereas on current trends and performance, they will be able to in 2014. there is another way of thinking about the honorable gentleman's question. if we were simply to abandon the current situation now and say, "we are not going to work with the afghans to deliver a situation in which they can look after t

are not able to get paychecks because you did not have a budget in place and there was all kinds of flynneet excuses why there was not a budget? -- flimsy excuses why there was not a budget? guest: let me correct the colubrid every year i have been governor we have a balanced budget. we had the -- we have to by law, i believe 40 out of 50 states have a constitutional requirement. what the caller is talking about we have never, because i had a republican legislature, whenever passed it by the end of the fiscal year. we fought over many different things in the budget. last year -- not this current year -- last year it went on for 100 days, much too long, and i share some blame. we always had a balanced budget and the caller is happy to know that "the wall street journal," fiscal conservatives, found pennsylvania was only one of 10 fans -- fiscally stable state in the union and the only one in the northeast and midwest. you could be very proud of pennsylvania government producing a fiscally stable budget. host: let's go back to mars from philadelphia. what is your comment or question? caller

one, joe flynn, part of the d-day invasion, battle of the bulge. great oldful oh. so proud of his service in world war ii and i don't question for a minute what tom broke coe said, the greatest generation. they served for the duration when they decided to enlist in our armed forces. but there was also another histori event just last week. the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the koan war, and we gathered in statuary hallin one of the first persons to speak was congressman charlie wrangle of new york. congressman charlie ranl was a combat veteran of the korean wa he enlisted in aarmy that was seg gra daregated and he happen serve in korea in combat beuse of president truman to integrate our armed forces. i raise thaquestion, because i want to ask one of you, any of you, if you think that we can honor the grtest generation in our military men who gave so much to our country and still look back with in dismay that it was a segregated force and it wasn't until the koan war that ourilitary was truly integrated? and if you think that you can, and i believe you can, c

i read of quote via the major general michael flynn earlier in the year that said it and i am paraphrasing, that eight years into war, the intelligence community is only marginally relevant to this strategy. u.s. intelligence officers can do little but shrug in response to high level decision makers seeking knowledge. would you take a look at that and perhaps talk with him and see where we are, if we are, in fact, lacking? >> well, i already have had extensive dialogue with him when the article first came out. a careful reader of it -- i think it is a pogo article. the enemy is ourselves. the article talks to the situation in afghanistan, much of which is under his control. i think what occasioned the article was the change in our strategy from a classic counter terrorist mission to a much broader counterinsurgency mission. and it is true -- we did not have the intelligence mechanism to make that shift that quickly. i think what he is getting to is the cultural, the human terrain if i can use that phrase, perspective and insight required to understand the village dynamics down to the very

are not able to get paychecks because you did not have a budget in place and there was all kinds of flynn fleet excuses why there was not a budget? -- flimsy excuses why there was not a budget? guest: let me correct the colubrid every year i have been governor we have a balanced budget. we had the -- we have to by law, i believe 40 out of 50 states have a constitutional requirement. what the caller is talking about we have never, because i had a republican legislature, whenever passed it by the end of the fiscal year. we fought over many different things in the budget. last year -- not this current year -- last year it nt on for 100 days, much too long, and i share some blame. we always had a balanced budget and the caller is happy to know that "the wall street journal," fiscal conservatives, found pennsylvania was only one of 10 fans -- fiscally stable state in the union and the only one in the northeast and midwest. you could be very proud of pennsylvania government producing a fiscally stable budget. host: let's go back to mars from philadelphia. what is your comment or question? calle