our guest today, michael middleton was an interim president of university of missouri system last fall. as result of his predecessor and bush doctrine to protest. the protests culminated in a hunger strike by graduate students jonathan butler who was one of the founding members of the group concerned student 1950, and in the references to your black students were first admitted to the university. middleton received his undergraduate and law degrees from the universiuniversi ty of missouri where he founded the legion of black legions in 1960. he had a career in the federal government in the justice department -- sorry, the then named departmedepartme nt of health education and welfare, now hhs. he also worked for equal employment opportunity commission before returning to mizzou in 1985. to join the law faculty. he retired after 17 years as deputy chancellor. he was called out of retirement less than two months later to

interim president michael middleton talks about the .chool's response john king on implementation of the every child succeeds act. officials from the agriculture and interior departments were at a senate energy and natural resources hearing on wildfire and forth management. they talk about legislation that will change how firefighting efforts are funded by the u.s. forest service. they testified on the timber industry. this is two hours. >> good morning, the committee will come to order. we are meeting to receive testimony on a legislative discussion draft entitled wildfire budget response act. i want to thank those that joins together when we released this draft may 25 along with ranking members senator cantwell and senator wyden. u.n. senator crapo have been working this issue for a very long time. we thank you for your leadership. senator rich joins us. a good, strong team with this draft. we have taken public comment on it. we are taking the next step today. we recognize we face some serious challenges and an area that needs to be addressed. people across the country are realizin

our guests today michael middleton was named interim of last fall. having a push out during the protest. the protest cu, the founding members of the group of concerned students of the 1950s. middleton received his undergraduate and law degrees from the university of missouri. he had a career in the federal justice and department of health and education welfare. he also work for equal employment before returning to mizu for 1985 to join the law faculties. he retired after seven years as department chancellor. >> middleton was called out retirement, he was thrusted in the national head light and by the handling and the protest of the media coverage of them. the university of missouri system has kansas city and st. louis and together serving the nearly 80,000 people, taken over this position, middleton trying to calm position and cope with the effects of the declining enrollment and the reduction of the financial report. please join me by giving a national press club welcome interim president, michael middleton. [ applause ] >> i don't have the gavel. [

. >> now when martin university of missouri in the president michael middleton. earlier he discussed the school's response to racial tensions and protest. he was appointed interim president of the human system after kimball resigned following his administration's response to racial incidents on campus. this is about one hour. >> good morning and welcome to the national press club. my name is thomas burr, the "washington post" but for "the salt lake tribune" and the 109th president of the national press club. i would like to welcome our c-span and public radio audiences and remind you can follow the action on twitter using hashtag npc live. it's time to introduce our head table. i would ask each of you stand briefly as your name is announced. please hold your applause until i finished introducing the entire table. from your right, medical reporter and board member. barbara, professo professor andr of university of missouri school of journalism washington program and the president of the national press club journalism institute. chuck, washington correspondent for

tomorrow, michael middleton, university of missouri system interim president will speak here. wednesday, labor secretary tom perez will join us. on june 30, national transportation safety board chairman hart will address the club and july 14, admiral mike rogers, director of the national security agency will speak at the press club luncheon. i would like to present our guest with the traditional national press club mug. >> perfect. >> thank you. >> it's not wireless. >> there really is one last question. >> one last question, sorry. i'm going to make it a tough one, actually. public officials are supposed to feel the public's pain. that being the case, can you tell us any personal stories about any nightmare encounters with customer service representatives of verizon, comca comcast, or other telecommunications firms? >> is there something a little stiffer i can put in here? >> we hear from consumers all the time about this. and, yes. public officials are real people who have real on going experiences, too. my most recent experience like that was less with a customer service re

tomorrow, michael middleton will your.your kid speak here. wednesday, tom price will join us. admiral mike rogers, the director of the national security agency, will speak at the present he press club lunch. i would like to present our guest with the traditional national press club mug. mr. wheeler: perfect. [laughter] [applause] mr. burr: it is not wireless, i'm sorry. mr. wheeler: is there really one last question? mr. burr: one last question, sorry, and i'm going to make it a tough one. public officials are supposed to feel the public pain. that being the case, can you tell us about any personal stories with nightmare encounters with customer service representatives -- verizon, comcast, or other tell communications firms? [laughter] is there something a little stiffer i can put in? [laughter] mr. wheeler: like a said, we hear from consumers all the time about this. yes, public officials are real people who have real ongoing experiences, too. my most recent experience like rep with a customer service and more with my wife calling me and saying the irs was after us. [laughter

sot michael middleton trial is et to begin on februrary 21st of next year.gonzales faces life in prison without parole. in santa cruz rob fladeboe kron 4 news >> pam:a murder suspect is on the loose tonight in the east bay. newark police are looking for this man-- rizueno ramirez cruz. they say, he is wanted for a deadly shooting on sunday. the victim was found in the backyard of a home. investigators say, there was some sort of confrontation before the shooting. the suspect is described as. 5- feet 8-inches tall and 170- pounds. with a medium build. the victim's name has not been a dead bird found in antioch today tested positive for west nile virus. this is the first confirmed west nile case for contra costa county this year. since 2005 a toal of 55 people have been diagnosed with the virus.and in 2006 two people died. you can get the deadly virus from a mosquito bite. >> pam: monday night northwest and passed. the 25 year-old stabbed a police officer and his partner to death and a suburban home while taken a three year- old son hostage after he killed the

then remarks by university of missouri interim president michael middleton. after that, a look at recruitment and retension issues facing air traffic controllers. and later, world bank president jim young kim on preventing future pandemics. >> next, a hearing on the implementation of firstnet. a network of wireless communications for first responders. firstnet ceo testified before the senate commerce subcommittee on communications and the internet. this hearing is an hour and 20 minutes. >> good morning. glad to convene today's hearing with my friend and colleague ranking member shots. we would like to focus on the progress and the challenge that's lie ahead in deploying public safety network. firstnet was established. >> narrator: middle class tax relief of job creation act of 2012. it is intended to address communication failures that slow recovery efforts during major national emergencies, including the 9/11 attacks and hurricane katrina. in mississippi, we saw firsthand consequences of communication network break down. fema, red cross, and others were hin

the next day, michael middleton. the next day labor secretary will speak. on july 14th the head of the national security agency will address the club. now i would like to present our guest with the traditional national press club mug. [ applause ] >> i expect cookies in return. [ laughter ] >> my last question, you were selected by "fortune" magazine as the 24th greatest leader in the world. what comes next? >> well, you know, i've been praying on that, actually, and i think that again the world gives us many opportunities. it gives us many paths. i've learned a lot in the last eight years. i think i'll be called again to ministry. i think that the opportunities that i've seen, the people that i've met have taught me one thing and that's the power of kindness. and that i hope that what i've learned, what my families instill in me will allow me to take that lesson and have an impact on more people around the globe and i think being on that list wasn't important to me it was important to this organization. it showed that the girl scouts is back on the map, th

the next day, michael middleton, the interim president will speak here, the next day june 22nd, tom perez will speak and july 14, the head of the national security agency, michael rogers will address the club. i would like to present our guests with the traditional press club mug. [ applause ] i expect cookies in return. my last question. you were selected by fortune magazine as the 24th greatest leader in the world. what comes next? >> well, you know, i've been praying on that actually. and i think that again the world gives us many opportunities. it gives us many paths. i've learned a lot in the last eight years. i think that i'm going to be called to again ministry. i think that the opportunities that i have seen, the people i've met have taught me one thing, and that's the power of kindness. i hope what i've learned, what my family instilled in me will allow me to take that lesson and have an impact on more people around the globe. and i think being on that list wasn't important to me, it was important to this organization. it showed that the girl scouts is back on the map, that we're

tomorrow michael middleton interim president will speak care. wednesday labor secretary tom perez will join us. on june 30, national transportation will address the club and july 14 admiral mike rogers, the director of the national security agency will speak at the press club luncheon. i would like to present our guests with the national press club mug. [applause] >> it's not wireless, sorry. >> is there really one last question question but. >> there is. and i'm going to make it a tough one. public officials are supposed to field the public's pain. with that being the case, can you tell us any personal stories about any nightmare encounters with customer service representatives of verizon, comcast or other telecommunications firms? >> is there something a little stiffer i could put in there? >> so like i said, we hear hear from consumers all the time about this. and yes, public officials are real people who have real ongoing experiences too. my most recent experience was left less with customer service and more with my wife called me and saying

the next day, michael middleton the university of missouri interim president will speak here and labor secretary tom perez will be a 40-hour, three-day workweek. now i would like to present our guests with the national press club mug. this is your fourth visit, i believe, so you now have a full set. [ laughter ] >> thank you. [ applause ] >> for my last question, sir, your job is to protect the health of americans but we all have our vices. so my question is, what is your guilty pleasure? netflix, chocolates? >> well, dez desserts, i have to say. i love sweets. and it is okay to like things unhealthy. everything cl moderation. people think public health is about telling people not to do things that are fun but i would rather think of public health as helping people identify the sweet spot, identify things that you love doing, whether it is walking or dancing or walking the dog or playing basketball, that are healthy and help you to live a longer and healthier life. we're about empowering. empowering means if you go about your business, you don't have to worry about getting killed by a

middleton viez. >> joanne moore. >> alicia powell. >> germ an wigins. >> ricky rawlins. >> darrel rushing. >> peter oliver. >> michael sierra. >> kerriand wilson bangs. >> congratulations to all of our graduates. [ applause ] >> thank you, arcadia and thank you graduates. i would quickly like to acknowledge udo and david dalatory from the labor area here today and i have the pleasure of introducing our fearless leader the director of city build pat mulligan >> thank you. >> thanks. >> i want to thank everybody that participated in this event. it is really heartwarming after the end of 18 weeks to go through this process and i want to congratulate the class that each of the student completed the 18-week section of training but now you embark on a new career. and so the work now begins in earnest really. it is just the beginning, endure, preserver and work hard and there are opportunities and money to be had, go out and take them, you know? i want to thank all of the contractors who really looked to serve through the process and to serve this pipeline. herra balls and web corp, swenderdon and kay hill and i want to acknowledge the unio

then remarks by university of missouri interim president michael middleton. after that, a look at recruitment and retension issues facing air traffic controllers. and later, world bank president jim young kim on preventing future pandemics. >> next, a hearing on the implementation of firstnet. a network of wireless communications for first responders. firstnet ces