chairwoman mccollum: thank you. the minnesota and illinois national guard delivered people on time. >> madam chair, i: my good friend from illinois. i would be remiss not to say that we serve on this committee and on the labor community together. how much i am going to miss her. i certainly respect her decision. we all leave when we want to. but my friend from illinois and i have legislation together. she has been a productive member of the appropriations committee and the u.s. congress, and we will miss you, my friend. i will just add to the record, normally in committee i sit between mr. rogers, who is not only a former member of the kentucky guard, but was the kentucky guardsman of the year in 1960, and belongs to the kentucky guard hall of fame. and then on my left i have steve womack, who spent 30 years in the arkansas guard and left as a full colonel. i feel like i really should be quiet and listen to these two. general, i want to tell you how much i appreciate your personal service and the service of the men

. >> thank you, chairman mccollum. in the interest of time i will keep my remarks brief but i would like to welcome our second petals of esteemed witnesses, those appearing before us for the first time. just as with the guard, our reserve deployments have been busy this year. they serve tartans -- tirelessly to contribute to covid-19. i am adjusted to hear more about the needs facing each of your services. and what is -- we can do to help it with that, madam chair, i will yield back. chairwoman mccollum: so, i want to ask you to please, give your testimony in the order in which i introduce and we will start with the chief of the army reserve. >> on behalf of the 200,000 members -- from the me reserve, thank you for the opportunity to up your before you today. the army needs forces able to -- resolve a crises -- that mission requires dedicated federal reserve force. that forces the army reserve. although the army reserve accounts for 20% of army personnel. we are half of the armies maneuver support. at a cost of just 6%

representative mccollum. rep. mccollum: thank you. i thought it was interesting point and counterpoint because of overflow and the expense on counties. that is something i am very glad we are looking at. and joshua tree, i know blm had some area next to it that was underdeveloped for what could be used for. pre-covid, i was there and i don't have my notes in front of me. i would like to take a second to maybe have you talk about sometimes on a public land, we have competition for how they are going to be used. whether park service or blm. and, renewable energy needs to be something that is part of our future if we are going to be not only energy independence but as the u.s. department of defense, the change of the strategic detriment to our ability to be a strong nation. and live in a beautiful world. if you could tell me a little bit, stress again some of the things in this legislation that you think will allow renewable energy to move forward and not conflict or compete with other activities on public land? ms. rowe: i believe the q

over budget and sometimes billions of dollars over budget and mccollum says key positions have yet to be filled. i could not agree more. >> that we need to have an assistant secretary for space acquisition and integration. the position ought to be fails probably should have been filled. you know, last year as well. but for for beyond our control. they were not feel that the times ross says until the senate approves the nominees for that position. their hands are tied. >> congress has set in october 2022 deadline to fill the post in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. >> in national news. president biden's multi trillion dollars spending plan to tackle everything from infrastructure to childcare faces an uphill battle on capitol hill on the capital, especially after last week's dismal april jobs report. a washington, dc correspondent raquel martin joins us live with a look at the 2 different take a ways from republicans and democrats. good morning. workout. >> the morning right now what we saw in last jobs report that we saw just less than 300,000 jobs added to the economy and that is just

. >> thank you chair mccollum. i would like to welcome general hokanson to the subcommittee for the first time. you had a lot on your plate in the first eight months on your job so i appreciate you taking the time to meet with us today. over the past year our nation has become even more reliant on your nearly 450,000 citizen, airmen, soldiers, from responding to the covid-19 pandemic him , civil unrest o continue operations abroad. i would like to thank all the guardsmen for the ongoing and steadfast commitment to our nation. i struggle to think of another time in american history that we've asked the guard to do the range of missions and at the tempo in which they been operating over the past year. and i share the the chairs concern about the morale and retention of our guard. as we continue to hopefully move past the worst of the covid-19 pandemic and look to the light at the end of the tunnel, it's important that we hear from our witnesses today about the current and future requirements of our guard and reserve

chair. >> thank you, representative mccollum. and thank you for the last point about what we might work together on. i now would like to call on representative gosar. representative gosar, five minutes of questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and i want to thank the gentlelady from minnesota from making that point, because that was a promise. thank you so very, very much. if it is a neat aspect that the bill gives, but we should give into mandatory spending so thank you. i appreciate that. i've got a couple questions for the full panel. i would like everybody down the road just to acknowledge this. did your organization support the representative gosar public land renewable energy bill act h.r. 61 61 seats for any 112h congress? panel? >> i will start. yes, we did. we supported both the legislation and the pass legislation you can't have introduced as well as this legislation. >> thank you. how about you, ms. miller? >> same. >> fabulous. fabulous. did your organizations support the ghosts are plreda bill in the 113th congress?

over budget and sometimes billions of dollars over budget and mccollum says key positions have yet to be filled. i could not agree more. >> that we need to have an assistant secretary for space acquisition and integration. the position ought to be fails probably should have been filled. you know, last year as well. but for for beyond our control. they were not feel that the times ross says until the senate approves the nominees for that position. their hands are tied. >> congress has set in october 2022 deadline to fill the post in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. >> so to come tonight here on kron. 4 news at 10 o'clock, nasa counting down the days until it's osiris. rex spacecraft returns back to earth you know what, it's carrying that has it's been mor months since nasa's osiris rex spacecraft ascended to an asteroid momentarily touching the surface to collect a handful of rubble to return back to earth for the space agency says it will depart that asteroids vicinity on monday and head. >> back towards earth with its precious to pound sample. 2.3 billion kilometer journey will now ta

over budget and sometimes billions of dollars over budget and mccollum says key positions have yet to be filled. i could not agree more. >> that we need to have an assistant secretary for space acquisition and integration. the position ought to be fails probably should have been filled. you know, last year as well. but for for beyond our control. they were not feel that the times ross says until the senate approves the nominees for that position. their hands are tied. >> congress has set in october 2022 deadline to fill the post in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. >> and temperatures once again heating up in the bay area to start your work week monday 10 to 20 degrees above normal and with that fire danger has been extended with that red flag warning through tuesday night. more my full forecast after the break. alright, guys, no insurance talk on beach day. -i'm down. -yes, please. [ chuckles ] don't get me wrong, i love my rv, but insuring it is such a hassle. same with my boat. the insurance bills are through the roof. -[ sighs ] -be cool. i wish i could group my insurance stuff. -[

offering a $75,000 reward for information leading to the suspect who killed 27- year-old lindsay elaine mccollum and eddie wayne tate. they were shot inside of a wooded box used as the living space. police have released this new sketch of the murder suspect. anyone with any information is asked to call police. >>> san francisco is celebrating the return of transportation services as tourism starts to pick up. they brought out the band for the big announcement. they are bringing back the historic streetcars. starting tomorrow service will return between fisherman's wharf and castro and market street. the agency will open all metro substations. >> as we begin to open our city and begin down the path of recovery, having a good public transportation system is going to be critical. >> this is all part of e city economic recovery program. >>> still ahead the hunt for a missing 100 pound tortoi how a couple in the sierra foothills is going to some unique link to track the loss pet. >>> will the horse at the center of the racing drug scandal get a shot at the preakness tomorrow the results of the key te

the public the state is governed by mr a mr marquand and they have quite simply failed what can mr mccollum mystical sticks do not so much just 6 months before the presidential campaign gets underway in fact it's already too late. contempt for the current administration's policies have also see through into the forces this week serving french soldiers once again the state of play in the country thousands signed a letter supporting a warning that pain last. the retired officers that france has been brought to the brink of a civil war even compared president grackle and his government to wartime nazi collaborators the cry of alarm from our elders for 1st a more distant coasts our elders are the resistance fighters of 940 people like you very often treated as factious and who continued to fight while the league list transfixed with fear were already betting on concessions with evil to limit the damage the government is. this latest interjection well democracy sort of democracy it is the people who decide does it show courage to be anonymous when you want to be courageous you give your name the

mccollum: mr. speaker, i want to thank my colleague, mr. pocan, for his kind remarks and for being one of the organizers for tonight's special order. tonight i'm here to condemn violence. i'm here to speak out in support of human rights, political rights and peace. for days hamas and extremists in gaza have been firing rockets into israel that have caused death, destruction and fear among israeli citizens. i condemn hamas' actions. these attacks must stop. for 45 years israel has been enforcing a brutal military occupation in the west bank that has terrorized palestinian families. and i condemn israelis' occupation of palestine. israel's occupation must end. what we are witnessing in israel, east jerusalem, gaza, and the west bank, the bitter fruits of discrimination that has empowered jewish extremists and palestinian extremists. people seeking justice, equality and peace and opportunity are sidelined, they're silenced and they're dismissed. we are witnessing the all too familiar cycle of violence between israel and hamas. and today we are

mccollum and brown spent nearly 31 years behind bars for murder they did not commit, coerced into confessing imposing a sauce limit on customers, said it's due to industry-wide supply chain shortages. >>> looking for arsonists who may have set of a brush fire. more than 1,000 have had to evacuated from their homes. more "the mehdi hasan show" after the break. "the mehdi has after the break. that's certified head turns. and it's all backed by our unlimited mileage warranty. that means unlimited peace of mind. mercedes-benz certified pre-owned. translation: the mercedes of your dreams is closer than you think. ♪ look at what's happened to me.♪ ♪ i can't believe it myself.♪ maybe it is dirtier than it looks. it is dirtier than it looks. try tide hygienic clean. cell phone repair. did you know liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? just get a quote at libertymutual.com. really? i'll check that out. oh yeah. i think i might get a quote. not again! aah, come on rice. do your thing. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ nobody b

thank you, chairwoman mccollum. also like to thank ranking member calvert for this important hearing your holding today. general brown, general raymond, acting secretary roth thank you for your service and your leadership. we of course have not seen the president budget request but i know you all have your work cut out for you in balancing the rating is for today's fight and modernization to deter future threats. general brown, i agree what you said earlier that we have to accelerate change or lose, but we can't ignore the threats that are immediately in front of us. i'm not the only member on this subcommittee that really is deeply concerned with the air force plans to decrease our military flexibility and responsiveness, to decrease the number of our tactical airlift workhorses in the inventory, the c-130s of our air national guard. i'm very, very prejudicial to represent the citizen enemy of the 180 second airlift wing in your yeah these illinoisans consistently provide the highest mission capable rates in the en

henry mccollum and leon brown, who both are black and have intellectual disabilities, were sentenced to death over confessions that, for years, they said were coerced. they were released in 2014 after an investigation by the north carolina innocence inquiry commission found dna evidence implicated another man in the crimes. texas carried out its first execution in 10 months on wednesday night, administering a lethal injection to quintin johns, a black man convicted for killing his great aunt in 1999. jones had pleaded with the texas governor to spare his live in a row video produced by "the new york times." the victim's family had forgiven jones and publicly opposed the execution, including signing a petition for clemency. in a shocking move, there were no media witnesses present during the execution. a spokesperson said new staff failed to tell reporters it was time to carry out the lethal injection, and so they were left waiting in an office across the street while jones was put to -- was executed. executives from biotech company emergent biosolutions were grilled by lawmakers wedn

they're offering a $75,000 reward for information and 2 shooting deaths 27 year-old lindsey mccollum,1 year-old eddie tate. they were shot and killed in december of 2016. it happened on the northwest corner of 16th street and south van ness. the 2 were inside a wooden box. they were using as a home along with the reward. police are releasing this sketch a person of interest. they say anybody with information is being asked to call san francisco police. >> the oakland police department along with the anti police terror project work together to de escalate. a potentially dangerous situation that happened earlier this week on east 25th street in oakland, officers were responding to a reported car crash when they say they discovered a man with a gun in his lap and a vehicle when the department's tactical negotiator couldn't talk to the man a community member alerted oakland activists, cat brooks and the anti police terror project about the situation brooks arrived on the scene and offer this option to the officers. >> let's get somebody he knows, right. they can help navigate that situati

now for information on the shooting deaths of the 2 people who see behind me, 27 year-old lindsey mccollum, 51 year-old eddie tate. they were shot and killed in december of 2016 on the northwest corner of 16th street and south van ness. the 2 of them have been in a wooden box that they were using as a shelter home along with the reward. police also released this sketch of a person of interest. they say anyone with information is being asked to call police a standoff between police and an armed man came to a peaceful resolution today and the officers accepted help from an unlikely source to make it happen. kron four's haaziq madyun has that story. >> that down the block. the hope is is because a few neighbors are the cops know the neighbors are watching. >> it was first reported to opd has a vehicle collision around 10:45am tuesday on east 25th street. however, it turned out to be something potentially more dangerous oakland police chief leronne armstrong officers responded to the scene and must responded to the scene. >> they i have observed a fire in the lap of the individual chief. i'm j

the three there, big man can shoot fourth quarter a nice pass it between the legs of defenders cj mccollumain. easy does it and thats syriza's now 111 28 109 the final serious even now, back east heat and bucks yannis onto the campo and milwaukee up one. nothing on the heat going in. no contest here after the coop oh, gliding for 18 in the first half the walkie led by 27 at intermission. this isn't gonna be a serious yeah, this with full steel, and he'll steal it on the other end. all told the 31 points. 13 rebounds. 1 30 to 98 is your final two. oh seriously for milwaukee. all right, the giants after having a bad weekend. we'll call it the night. it's against the dodgers at the night off and nothing that happens in baseball. the rest of the week will have anything on this young lady. you need to check this out as this is in utah over the weekend softball state championship on the line a livia taylor in place of defense, that is a serious catch right there. looking like, uh, ramon larrionda, huh? gonna let her team bands beautiful play? her team did go on to win the state championship. by

. >> 27 year-old, lindsey mccollum and 51 year-old eddie tate were shot and killed back on december 16th of 2016 on the northwest corner of 16th street and south van ness avenue. the 2 were inside of a wooden box that they were using as their home along with the reward. police also released this sketch of the person of interest, anybody with information should call san francisco police. >> new at 9. we now know what caused a church in concord to catch fire contra. costa county officials say that it was caused by someone believed to be staying underneath the church, but they cannot determine whether or not the fire was intentionally set the fire sparked yesterday at christ community church of the nazarene on ashbury drive near clayton road and galindo street. firefighters say the fire caused the to building the 2 story building, rather to collapse. the church pastor writing on facebook to thank the firefighters who responded to the blaze and the other community members who have offered to help out. >> now to big story this afternoon, governor gavin newsome says new mask mandates are comin

calling israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu an ethno nationalist on the house floor rep betty mccollum who chairs the appropriations committee that's the committee that funds the or it's really iron dome just said there's no diplomatic effort to end the occupation because israel in her words just wants to steal palestinian land and then we've also had alexandria because you know cortez another representative speak out forcefully again and again against the u.s. policy that is friendly fire toward the biden administration from fellow democrats and it seems to be growing thank you very much from washington john hendren. well in terms of the wider international reaction in the united nations has been appealing for an immediate end to the fighting the scepter general antonio the terrorist is warning of a security and humanitarian crisis and says the conflict could fall sick stream as an across the region u.n. security council held a meeting on sunday to discuss the issue kristensen amy has more now from the united nations. the u.n. security council is on the sidelines of this latest middle

host: democrat betty mccollum.weets, david has this, "we should spend more to wage peace than war." let me go back to kevin in south carolina. caller: can you hear me? host: sure can. caller: one of my big questions is, under the new administration , as a veteran, what is going to happen to the vets? we should be defending our vets that have defended us and fought for us. are we going to go back to rats in walter reed, are we going to be able to go to outside doctors? what is going to the happened to the people what's already lost limbs and loved ones. what is going to happen to them? people out of think about that, don't forget the people that's already been there. host: this is from kurt on twitter, "china is not going to war with their cash cow. they own us." "china has nukes too. these idiots that want to fight them are idiots." ken points out -- doesn't seem to have the right balance, too much is spent on illegal aliens. he says, even before the freeloaders commit to all who gave their lives and freedom, salut

a $75,000 reward for information in the shooting deaths of these 2 people. 27 year-old, lindsey mccollum 51 year-old eddie tate. they were shot and killed back on december 16th 2016 on the northwest corner of 16th street and south van ness avenue. the 2 were said to be inside of a wooden box that they were using as their home at the time of their death. now police released this sketch of a person of interest. anyone with information. if you recognize this person you should contact the san francisco police immediately. coming up here on the kron 4 morning news unrest continues in the middle east. the latest target. >> news office building. we've got details after the break. >> breaking news this morning. an israeli air strike has destroyed a highrise building in gaza city that house the newsroom offices of the associated press and al jazeera. now, according to the a p staffers and other tenants did safely evacuate the building after the military for telephoned a warning that the strike was imminent within an hour. 3 heavy missiles struck the 12 story building collapsing at in a giant clou

over budget and sometimes billions of dollars over budget and mccollum says key positions have yet tofilled. i could not agree more. >> that we need to have an assistant secretary for space acquisition and integration. the position ought to be fails probably should have been filled. you know, last year as well. but for for beyond our control. they were not feel that the times ross says until the senate approves the nominees for that position. their hands are tied. >> congress has set in october 2022 deadline to fill the post in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. >> and we're going to take a short break. but first, we want rush off some of the moms around the bay area. in which all moms a happy mother's day. if you want to highlight your mom, all you have to do share your photo on our facebook page. we'll be happy to put it on the air. happy mother's day to all you moms out there. we'll be right back. people today... they could spend half their lives over fifty. that's a lot of living. so, it helps to have a wise friend and fierce defender in your corner. a friend like a-a-r-p. so your he

. >> thank you, chairwoman mccollum. i also want to thank ranking member calvert for the support and the hearing you're olgd today. general raymond, secretary roth, thank you for your leadership, thank you for your service. i know you all have your work cut out for you in balancing the readiness for today's fight and modernization to deter future threats. general brown, i agree in what you said earlier, that we have to accelerate change or lose. but we can't ignore the threats that are immediately in front of us. i'm not the only member on this subcommittee that really is deeply concerned with the air force's plans to decrease our military flexibility and responsiveness, to decrease the number of our tactical airlift workhorses in the inventory, the c-130s of our air national guard. i'm very proud to be able to represent the citizen airmen of the 182nd airlift wing in peoria. these illinoisans consistently provide the highest mission capable rates in the entire air national guard c-130 community. i'm very proud of that.