we're going to continue the mission at hanford. we're going to continue the progress we've already made. i'm proud we have moved the last radioactive waste away from the columbia river. we have much more to do. i'm working closely with the contractors there. we're bringing i hope some business discipline to their operation so we can speed up these cleanup efforts. but i want to give you my commitment that i'm firmly committed to this cleanup operation. it's the highest within the e.m. program. it ranks right at the top of my priority list. should i be confirmed as secretary, i will be there quite often. >> that should be good news for everybody in the northwest and for the nation, because it obviously is a very complex cleanup problem. >> it is. >> i think people forget the elements of what we did in meeting the nation's need in securing production at that time, but we have to remember that the cleanup responsibilities are just as dire and challenging. so thank you for that commitment. the hamer federal training facility provides g

we have brian vance from ham -- from hanford who is forward. as we honor the obligations of yesterday, we must prepare for the threats of tomorrow and the strengths of our nuclear security. we're making significant progress modernizing our knew nuclear weapons enterprise. while this is substantial, doe is poised to play an even larger role in an even brighter future for america. i commit that if i am fortunate enough to be confirmed i will work earnestly with each of you to address the challenges and the opportunities of today and tomorrow. chairman murkowski, ranking member manchin, thank you again for the opportunity to be here. i ask for your favorable consideration of the nomination and i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you so very much for the statement. and let us begin with our questions. i am known, whether it's on this committee or on other committees on which i serve, to ask nominees about their views, their level of engagement on arctic issues. the united states is an arctic nation, and i believe we have a signific

back to hanford. chair murkowski and ranking member manchin and robust provisions. and we just hope, we have an education shortage issue, and we play a big role and the committee has many other issues and hope they are successful in dealing with that and doe playing a more major role. in talking to our colleagues every committee is at some hearing on cybersecurity but they realized, the grid and the grid. i believe doe has more robust role in leadership ways. let me ask since you both remember since that is a big priority. to me the department of energy you mentioned, mister vance is here in hanford, but we need to get the right budget, fy 20 funding level is below the compliance budget level. i am sure you know the challenges we face as a state, and there is a legal obligation by the department of energy to meet those milestones, and meeting those milestones. >> the high risk notice, and we had this conversation to a half years ago. >> that wasn't last week since we had that conversation. >> you point out to me rightfully so you are concerned the new administration

killed livermore police officer jonathan diaz seen here at the party last night in hanford.he men were friends and both were off duty at the time. police say the shooter then turned the gun on himself. authorities say the victims were shot when they tried to stop a fight between the shooter and his girlfriend. >>> an update on a heartbreaking story in the sacramento area. a retired sheriff's deputy and widow of an oakland police officer died in a car crash in yuba city. >> angela was the wife of one of the four police officers killed by a gunman back in 2009. >> she's just like the best human i've ever met. >> reporter: this is the last photo nicole roman and angela took together. her friend in florida at the time instantly flew across the country to be by her side. >> i had to be there. i needed to be there to hold two did. they held on to each other every day for the past decade. ever since their world collided. both of their husbands, officers for the oakland killed by the same gunman in march 2009. two other officers also killed. >> i saved her. she saved me. and that's

empire and many of citizens holy places are in pakistan for secret rooms from all over the world this hanford represents that of their very lives we do not like people from india have welcomed the opening of the far door but they want access to be expanded the fife like beavers well previously sikhs needed a visa and would either fly to lahore across a checkpoint in rug or the corridor in qatar for is visa free but that doesn't grant the program's access to other sites and as with most things between these nuclear neighbors the program was used to send a political message the prime minister told me are going to be very bad so. if prime minister modi is listening to this i want to tell an injustice breeds chaos give justice to the people of kashmir so this whole region can be freed. to cease gathered from many parts of the world it's also a networking opportunity for their political ambitions such as the holliston movement sikhs living abroad are planning a referendum in 2020 on the question of a separate sikh state in northwest india. the indian government calls the movement a concoction put

organizing it all is bob hanford.om full of mattresses. >> we have a lot of work to go. >> this is where business meetings and conferences happen the. >> that's right. there will be a lot of business going on this weekend, i promise. >> these are the play rooms. square feet dedicated to -- well, i'm trying to imathink ofw many people can be in here. is there a limit? >> there will be a lot. people like to engage with some people. >> with mood lighting and space, this will be a play space for couples to mix it up with new partners. hopefully the laundry room will get some action tonight. how do you keep it clean? >> we have a whole staff team that stays here all night. as they leave, we take it off and make it nice. we are here to offer a safe space for people to come and enjoy their sexuality the way they want to. when you come here, and you sigh, it's really beautiful. >> it's hard to imagine conference rooms as an erotic palace where anything goes, from are some ground rules. i've been notice the consent signs every

first i want to go back to hanford also to the chair in the ranking member working on our energy bill the very robust provisions for dod to play a role in cybersecurity and we hope you will help to make bad a reality we have an education shortage issue in the doa - - doe to play a big role. every committee has a hearing on cybersecurity but then they realize it is the grid and then to play a more robust role. and that we appreciate this but other officials we need to have the right budget and fy 20 funding level was below the compliance budget level. i'm sure you know very well the challenges we face as a state and we have milestones to be met and there is a legal obligation by the department of energy to meet those milestones. >> we have engaged with the state and have notified them we are very much committed to the program we have currently established. and we had this conversation to a half years ago. >> we should clarify that was it last week weoso had that conversation. [laughter] and you pointed out at that time that you were concerned the new administration comes in. and that c

killed the police officer jonathan deas at the party saturday night in hanford. both were off duty at the time. they say the shooter turned the gun on himself and investigators say the shooting happened when two victims try to stop a fight between the shooter and his girlfriend. >>> a vineyard owner will go to prison for his role in the college mission scandal. agustin huneeus was sentenced to five months in prison after admitting that he took part in two schemes involving the mastermind of the conspiracy. he agreed to pay $300,000 and after he gets out of prison, he will have to pay $500,000 and also pay a fine. >>> they show that joe biden is holding onto his lead among democratic primary voters. biden is first with 31% of likely voters. elizabeth warren is second with 21% followed by senator bernie sanders at 19% and pete buttigieg. they saw the biggest jump of candidates gaining 17 points since march. the judge says that he is ready to face president donald trump. >> there is a lot of tough talk and chest pumping and all that sort of thing but it is not the s

also responsible for the cleanups at hanford and other cold war nuclear weapons sites and for overseeing the marketing administrations that supply electricity to customers in 34 states. the secretary is responsible for managing an annual budget of close to $30 billion and for protecting the energy sector from cyberattack which is under attack every day. i say this is an enormous job. i thank mr. brouillette and know he's up to the task. as a father of nine he's bound to be a skilled manager. of course i give adrian a little bit more credit for that. he has a long history with energy issues at the department of energy and very importantly he's visited nettel in morgan town as i set before on more than one occasion. he has served as a staff director in the commerce committee. he served as an assistant secretary of energy during the bush administration and of course as a deputy secretary for the past two years. he knows the department. he knows congress. and he knows the energy issues facing our face. he has also demonstrated his managerial skills as a vice president of ford motor company a