a very proud day for james comey, which is hiv wife patrice.nd it's a prouder day for the men and women of the fbi and for all of us who care about this premiere law enforcement agency, including all of the former fbi directors and former attorney generals many of whom are here today. ever since our year together, which was great fun as we both learned our new jobs. i told jim, who is 6'8", as you can see, to watch his head. jim didn't need any prompting from me. he's a modest guy. he has always been serious about his work, but at core he never takes himself too seriously. after that first year i had high expectations for jim, that they had been exceeded is due in no small part to the open, genero generous, modest kind of person that he is. jim, of course, is a fine lawyer, hard working and smart, but also a natural leader who inspires those around him. this ability to inspire has been evident throughout his remarkable career in law enforcement. as a decorated assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. deputy attorney genera

[applause] >> that is james comey.e is now the seventh director of the fbi officially sworn in september. ceremonially sworn in a short time ago. he basically made history by saying he was going to continue the practice of his predecessor telling incoming agents from agm quantico to go to the holocaust museum and also to go to the martin luther king monument. and just a few years ago classified files were revealed that they suspected martin luther king. and james comey sworn in just a few moments ago. we want to take time to take a look at our top stories. "el mundo" reporting allegations of leaders. and members of the u.e. delegation just moments ago after meeting with u.s. leaders. >> we have to discuss why this is happening and what kind of trust is preferred in the end we're fighting a battle of security and we need to get that balance right. we're concerned, too, about security. we've made that clear, but also the balance struck for the privacy of citizens. >> also today the u.n. arab league envoy trying to build

please raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> i james b. comeysolemnly swear that i will support and depend the -- defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that i take this obligation freely without mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which i am about to enter, so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you. [applause] >> it is official. [laughter] in april 2009, we were honored to welcome president obama to fbi headquarters for the first time. [cheers] honored tore equally have him here with us. ladies and gentlemen, the 44th president of the united states, president barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, fbi. thank you so much. thank you very much. please, everybody be seated. those of you who have seats. [laughter] good afternoon, everybody. i am so proud to be here and stand with so many dedicated men and women of the fbi. you are the best of the best

he's going to be speaking shortly at the installation smoechbt new fbi director james comey. we'll bring that to you live as soon as it starts. >> should be in a few minutes or so from now. meanwhile this, a powerful atlantic storm absolutely battered southern england. there were wind gusts up to 100 mice of hour. have a look at that, that's the surf pounding on the shore. >> you can also see the flooding that's also reported there. 2,000 homes, businesses now out of power. that is amazing. britain expects storms like this in the winter but it is autumn, and the ground is saturated. many trees fell over as a result of all of this. >> we've got it covered with atika schubert in london, also alexandre steel in the weather center. first to london and you atika. i was in london in i think it was '87, and '90 where there were two huge storms. this wasn't as big as that but unexpected in many ways. the time of the year and there were deaths, as well. what was it like there? i know you were out and about in the middle of it. >> yeah, we were in brighten off the south coast. there we

james comey sworn in as head of the fbi.deputy attorney general during the bush administration. >>> ellis island has opened for business. nearly a million artifacts remain in storage while those upgrades continue. >>> it's a spot that can trace its origination back to the ancient olympics. but in the recent years the modern pentathalon.. >> comprises five very different disciplines can even trace its roots back to 708beck and the original olympic games. modern pentathalon is designed to simulate the skills required of a 19th century cavalry soldier. are fencing shooting horse jumping and running. but have the 19th century games have anything of relevance? >> i'm an artist in my sport. so obviously i tried to go with the media with the interest of young people and so we changed a lot. we have the one day format. first 1996, se centennial gamesn atlanta. we have to go away from the fire shooting, air pistol shooting, and new environment, laser shooting, this was another big step. then a combination of shoot and run, this gives

james b. comey was installed as the new leader, replacing robert mueller. president obama praised james b. comey for his hard work. he was a deputy attorney-general during george w. bush's administration, serving under john ashcroft. >> the federal bureau of investigation's intel risy is a gift, given to every employee by those that went before. it must be protected and earned every say. we protect that gift by making mistakes and admitting them, by making promises and keeping them, and by realising that nothing, no case, no source, no fear of embarrassment is worth jeopardising the gift of integrity. >> during his ten u in the attorney-general's office james b. comey blocked senior bush administration officials from getting a controversial wire tapping program reauthorised. james b. comey is the 7th director of the federal bureau of investigation. >> the u.n.'s special envoy to syria is in damascus on his latest round of diplomacy, trying to bring together all sides in the conflict to peace talks in geneva. rob matheson has the story. >> many called it a ne

[applause] >> president obama officially welcoming james comey on board.ng director mueller. coming up shortly, live coverage of today's white house re-think with jay carney. set to begin at 12:45. running a little bit late. we will have it when it gets underway. the u.s. house is in today. members return for general speeches at 2:00 with both in speeches later. on the agenda, consideration of the number of bills dealing with veterans benefits. later this week, bills dealing with changes to the dodd frank regulations law. see live coverage of the house when members return at 2:00 eastern here on c-span with both at 6:30. coming up wednesday, health and human services director kathleen sebelius will testify about problems encountered with health care.gov website. also tonight, the jack kemp foundation honoring florida governor jeb bush was annual leadership award. the ceremony will include remarks by john boehner and south carolina senator tim scott five at 7:30 eastern on c-span three. >> the courtship of bess wallace and harry truman began here at her hom

. >> james comey was sworn in as head of the fbi. he previously served as deputy attorney general in the bush administration. >>> u.n. envo arab league envoys trying to build support for peace talks next month. >>> nearly a year after super storm sandy ellis island opens. if you would like the latest on any of the stories in our bulletins we encourage you to head on over to our website at www.aljazeera.com. once again, www.aljazeera.com. tony harris. >> tonight on "inside story" the united states spies on friends, not just foes. is this the new business or usual or is it damaging american foreign policy. plus the influence of rock legend lou reed and his impact on the culture from the 60s to today. >> hello, i'm libby casey. tonight on inside story we'll take a walk on the wild side and look at the life and legacy of iconic rocker lou reed who died at the age of 71. first we'll focus on american spying, specifically spying on friends, and our friends are not happy. tonight you can add spain to the list of countries that are demanding

[applause] jenna: the president speaking at the installation ceremony of james comey. the president made a comment about his height. you can see rather tall man, a lot of service jim comey has given to our country and a variety of different administrations so he's the new f.b.i. director taking over at a time that the president mentions there's some resources for all the departments. that's going to be one of the big topics he'll have to confront but a new f.b.i. director today. jon: there is new research warning that even healthy children can die from the flu. our doctor is here to separate fact from fiction. we'll get into that ahead. it's a growing trend in business: do more with less with ss energy.hp is help. soon, the world's most intelligent servers, designed by hp, will give ups over twice the performance, using forty percent less energy. multiply that across over a thousand locations, and they'll provide the same benefit to the environment as over 60,000 trees. that's a trend we can all get behind. jon: happening now, the uproar of spying on the german chancell

just a few minutes ago james comey sworn in at the fbi, ten-year term, top justice department official in the bush administration, took over for robert mueller, stepped down after 12 years the head of fbi. today president obama paid tribute to the new fbi director. >> i interviewed a number of extraordinary candidates for this job. all with sterling credentials. but what gave me confidence that this was the right man for the job wasn't his degrees and wasn't his resume, it was in talking to him and seeing his amazing family, a sense this is somebody who knows what's right and what's wrong. ♪ [ male announcer ] welcome back all the sweet things your family loves with 0-calorie monk fruit in the raw. ♪ welcome back [ male announcer ] it's made with the natural, vine-ripened sweetness of fruit, so you can serve up deliciously sweet treats without all the sugar. so let no drink go unsweetened. no spatula un-licked. and no last bit un-sipped. you don't have to throw a party, but you'll probably feel like celebrating. raw natural sweetness, raw natural success. you may be muddling through al

james comey took over for robert muller. the president praised comey for his hard work. >> jim has dedicated his life to defending our laws. making sure that all americans can trust our justice system to protect the rights and their well-being. it's just about impossible to find a matter of justice that he has not tackled, and it's hard not to find someone who is more uniquely qualified to lead a bureau who covers all of it. >> during his tenure he blocked senior white house officials to getting attorney general ashcroft to revise the controversial wiretapping program while ashcroft was hospitalized. former u.s. negotiators on north korea are urging the u.s. leaders to reopen talks. they say it gives north korea time to develop it's nuclear weapons program. they say north korean officials say they would be willing to negotiate over the program if dialogue resumes. >>> glitch-free in one month's time that is the promise from the affordable care act site. >>> there is a large segment of the population encouraged to call in. sp

fbi director as told us who by the way is a republican, james comey said they will have to shut the fbiut of the year and only call agents back if there is a big enough crime or terrorist attack on that day. doesn't seem like a way we want to do the cuts. >> the thing is, though, the president today didn't even mention entitlements, he didn't mention stuff that he's mentioned before like reforming the cost of living adjustment for social security. or looking at the eligibility retirement age for all these programs or means testing medicare. never mentioned it. this was supposed to be a seminal compromise let's all come together speech. so how can we trust him on entitlements and give up the sequester? >> well, i would not give up the caps on spending, the sequester level. what i would do is allow more flexibility. i do think we need to reprioritize where the spending is. we need to do that on the defense side, we need to do it on the domestic side. we need to put our money into planting seed corn that will grow the economy for the future. research is a priority because it produces an ec

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james comey took over after james muller stepped down. he was installed as the bureau's new leader monday. the president describes him at someone who knows what's the right and what's wrong. he served at deputy attorney general during the george w. bush administration. he said it must be independent of outside political forces. >> the f.b.i.'s reputation for integrity is a gift given to every new employee by those who went before, but and it is gift that must be protected and earned every single day. >> during his time in the attorney general's office, comey blocked a wire topping authorization. >> congress will hear testimony from survivors of the benghazi attack. in a tweet lindsey graham said: some republicans are not satisfied with the information they have heard so far about the deadly 2012 attack on a u.s. facility in libya. >> a suspected drone strike killed two members of an al-qaeda linked group in sow mail i can't. the two were struck while in a a car. the men reportedly belonged to al shabab, blamed for the deadly kenya mall at

. >>> james b. comey was formally installed. as head of the fbi. comey was the deputy attorney general under john ashcroft during the bush administration. >> given to every new employee by those who went before. but it is a gift that must be protected and earned every sim day. single day. we protect that gift by making mistakes and admitting them. by making promises and keeping them. and by realizing that nothing, no case, no source, no fear of embarrassment is worth jeopardizing the gift of integrity. >> during his tenure in the attorney general's office, comey blocked senior bush administration officials from getting a controversial wiretapping program reauthorized. >>> hacking into several u.s. earmt and nasa computer systems, 28-year-old lori move was charged with stealing information from government employees. they said they did the hacking to interrupt federal government operations. he's now free on bail until february. he's suspected of having co-conspirators in australia and sweden but no one last been charged yet. >>> hacking scandal that

and, thehe white house president attends a new ceremony for james comey and later meets with john kerrythe white house. the house meets at noon for morning our, 2:00 for legislative business. the senate comes in at 2:00 p.m. eastern. live coverage on c-span2. a u.s. citizen kidnapped months ago in columbia. the rebels have turned over the 26-year-old to u.s. government representatives at the airport. he had been in the country as a tourist when he was taken hostage on june 20 by the revolutionary armed forces of colombia. israeli aircraft bombed two rn gaza in the northe strip today. say aty officials training ground of the armed wing was struck north of gaza city. the palestinians say is the first is really airstrike in about a year. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. over 100 wireless carriers in the u.s. year normalbe household names but in the area they serve, they are important. they are community-based. we have 100 carriers and some outside the united states. we service almost 200 associate members. they make up the ecosystem that supports wireless carriers. >

, itand is my honor to introduce the seventh director of the federal bureau of investigation, james b. comeyuse] >> thank you. , mr. president, for gracing us with your presence, for honoring us, and speaking so eloquently about the mission of the fbi in its great people. thank you to my friends and family gathered here today. my entire life is literally represented in this crowd. it is a pretty picture. these are the people i have known and loved literally my entire life and from whom i have learned so much. i'm especially grateful my dad and sister and brothers could be here today. mom could be here to enjoy this amazing day. ging in myl hear rinin tired teenage ears her voice as she snapped open the shades rise morning and said, " and shine and show the world what you are made of." i found it less inspiring at the time. [laughter] but it made us who we are. i will never forget that. amazingve children and bride who talked me into being interviewed for this job, of course with the caveat that she would be ok because the president would never pick me. [laughter] i have to say this is your l