he had a very close relationship with john o'neill, referred to him as brother. he was asking how john was, and we had word early on the 12th of november that john o'neill was missing and presumed dead. when the general asked about brother john, how is he, ali soufan choked up and said john may be dead. the general started choking up as well. when we said we needed al-quso immediately, he picked up the phone and told aided the lasky many flight was not to leave until al-quso was aboard. t cooperation was tremendous. we had access to al qaeda, card-carrying members after that and it was a treasure trove of intelligence information post 9/11. i have several questions. i will try to limit. and little bit of background on who i am. my name is jim all gone -- jamaal gun. my brother jerome was one of the 17 that was killed. just a little bit of background. this is not a blame game on anyone, but my information about john o'neill is a little bit secondhand. he was more in contact with my father, giving him updates about a case. the kind of person he is -- you know this -

a brother, and he was asking how john was, and we had word early on the 12th of november that john o'neill was missing and presumed dead. when the general asked about the brother john, how is he, ali sufan choked up and said, john may be dead. the general started tearing up as well. and when we said we needed fhad al clouseau immediately, he picked up the phone, called the control tower in aden, and told them the last yemeni flight was not to leave until fhad clouseau was aboard. so the cooperation after that was absolutely tremendous. we had access to al qaeda card carrying members after that, and it was a veritable treasure trove of information post-9/11. >> another question? >> well, i have several questions. i'll try to limit the ones i have, but just a little bit of background who i am. my name is jamal gunn. my brother, sharon gunn, he was one of the 17 onboard the uss cole, one of the 17 that was killed. and just a little bit of background, what you were saying. this is not a blame game on anyone, but my information about john o'neill is a little by secondhand. he was more in contac

would like to believe that john. o'neill know the way to much and all the way to bet and so when you if you look at their son yea you know it's going to sway them in some respects that can be thrown lifts it's another thing that gets an end of. the sun sand i don't see. any of that even if showing up a little so they don't look and i'm not going to fight you say. it like they are a good link they said for me getting a little samantha but it is safe for me and when we'll see the full meaning that when a little one pop in we import a fancy and i would i thinking that by using a case of gathering data because of the for support the initial problem having seen the core of either. that's a wrap up of the day's top news for now but don't forget you can always find us on many of your favorite social media platforms like twitter and facebook for up to the minute reports. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next the multiple different clubs on one hand it is logical to see the home

ireland, who will be delivering the tip o'neill lecture at ulster university, where he will be awarded a degree. [applause] speaker pelosi: as you know, mr. speaker, john morrison of connecticut is here. brian higgins -- [applause] speaker pelosi: does their applause come out of my time? [laughter] speaker pelosi: brian higgins of new york, a scholar on ireland. [applause] speaker pelosi: brian is writing a book on michael collins, and as a new yorker, there was the flag president kennedy brought here when he came as president is really a product of new york. the new yorkers are very proud of that. a representative from connecticut. from washington state, from michigan, a freshman member of our delegation from nevada, and the only member of congress who has a parent, his father born in ireland. [applause] speaker pelosi: we traveled during holy week, a holy week tinged with sadness with the tragic fire of one of the greatest jewels of history and celebration of notre dame de paris, and we praise the firefighters who were able to control the damage and save lives and the many wonders of that cathedral. what we have here, we are deeply honored by the ext