senator mikulski? senator mikulski: thank you, senator shelby. this is my final scheduled hearing of what is called the cjs subcommittee on the budget of such an inspirational agency, the national space gency. i came to the appropriations committee in 1987. i was one of the first women to serve on this committee. now there are so many able on both sides of the aisle who continue to serve. when i came to this committee or subcommittee va hud, an ndependent agency. i so loved america's veterans and wanted to help anyway i could. i wanted to be on a committee that funded hud because i come from the gritty streets of baltimore and worked as a social worker and a new what a powerhouse the hud could be for economic and job development opportunity. then there were those independent agencies one called -- agencies, one called asa. in my campaigns i would come to hear about something called god or -- from va hud to cjs, we have been here. and i'm so proud of the men and women that have worked here. and though i knew little about the space program, i certa

edwards: when senator mikulski, barbara mikulski, ran for the united states senate they told her that a woman couldn't win on her own unless she inherited the seat from her husband. as senator mikulski likes to say today, when i ran 30 years ago, they told me i didn't look the part and today the part looks like me. we have an opportunity on april 26 to make history again and to make a difference for the middle class and those who are working their way into the middle class. and that's the maryland way, by offering a helping hand to the single parent raising a child on their own, as we do to the person who's working and to make a living wage. and the same hand we offer to the young man or woman who messed up but today wants to rebuild their lives and needs a second chance. and we're going to say no to the gun lobby and absolutely not to republicans or to democrats who want to take away and bargain away social security. that's the fight we're going to wage on april 26. i look forward to your vote. scott: congresswoman, congressman, thank you so much for your time today. before we go we

chairman. >> senator mikulski. >> mr.administrator, we could go through a lot of the line item questions, but i'm concerned about america and its future. i'm concerned about where are the jobs going to be, where are our young people going to work, are these going to be jobs that pay living wages and, therefore, this is why i'm a big believer in american innovation. you and i talked about what generation we are from, we have seen great discovery, great jobs, but i will tell you the anger we see in america right now is directly tied to the loss of jobs as well as the loss of confidence in our constitution. so my question to you is how do you see this budget closing the innovation deficit? or the innovation -- how are we -- what is it that we're doing? senator capito's question is is this science or science sake, which is a worthy goal, but where is it all go going to take us? >> nasa, goddard and the space telescope institute, we have dr. giaconi, dr. goddard, dr. adam reese who just won the nobel prize in physics. we win t

mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: mr. president, senator cardin of maryland, my colleague, and i are here on the floor today to ask that two nominations for the federal bench, the district court, be confirmed. they are the next two judges in line on the executive calendar for the federal district courts. one is a mr. waiverly crenshaw jr., a highly qualified nominee from the state of tennessee. the other is a ms. paula zinnis, from our own state of maryland, a bringts, talented lawyer who also is ready to be confirmed. both have been approved by the judiciary committee. mr. crenshaw was approved in july and has been waiting for a vote. ms. xinis was approved by the judiciary committee in september. so it's been more than 6 months for senators to be able to evaluate the excellent work done by the judiciary committee on whether these nominees should be confirmed. we think it's time that the senate full committee does its job and give these two outstanding candidates for the bench a vote. therefore, i come to the senate floo

mikulski: mr. administrator, we could go through a lot of the line item questions, but i'm concerned about america's future. concerned about where the jobs are going to be, where will great thiseople work is why i'm a big believer in american innovation. you and i talked about the generation we are from. we have seen great discovery, great jobs. the angle we see in america right now is directly tied to the loss of jobs. how dotion to you is, you see this budget posing the innovation deficit? what is it that we are doing? capito's question is, is this science for science sake? where is it going to take us? and the space institute -- we have three nobel prize winners. just won thee, who nobel prize. i want to win the markets. -- what are wee andoting in innovation, what is in this budget and what inin your strategic plan this administration to transfer to the next, whoever that might tech transfer, so we win the prizes but we win the markets and our young people can see that they have a future where

. >> thank you senator mikulski.dministrator bolten your written testimony will be made part of the record in its entirety. you proceed as you wish. >> thank you very much mr. chairman members of the committee i am pleased to be here today to discuss with you president obama's $19 billion fy2017 budget request for nasa. it's been my honor to serve as administrator throughout the obama administration and as we submit what is likely my final budget i am proud of the many things this agency has accomplished on behalf of the american people with the resources the president and the congress have committed to us over the past seven years paid i also wish to personally join you mr. chairman in recognizing senator mikulski for her leadership throughout her service in congress and their dedication to a robust balance and bipartisan nasa program. senator mikulski is a told you earlier you will be sorely missed. together we have enabled our nation to continue leading the world in space exploration and scientific discovery. last

van hollen: when i think senator mikulski, i think of someone who were presented all marylanders. we need to make sure that everyone gets the very best start in life and the best education. we cannot rest until we have an economy that works for everybody, not just the 1% until we end the scandal of mass incarceration and the scourge of gun violence. to identifyough these as big challenges and issues. you have got to put forward solutions if you want to move the country forward and i am the only candidate who has put forward solutions on all of these big issues. is not in the to talk the talk, we have to walk the walk. one of the things i'm saying is that the world needs dreamers in the world's -- world needs doers. support in this election. >> candidates we appreciate your time here today and your airing of the questions and issues important to the voters here in the state of maryland. the university of baltimore and all of our staff here at w jay-z tv. your moderator for the evening -- wjz tv. i am your moderator for the evening. we want to remind you to vote on april 26. [applau

so the first democrat elected, barbara mikulski and a democrat from texas, one of the second or third was hutchinson. they reached out to each other to improve women's retirement security. they work together on the bill and they went out together to make this bill happen when nothing was happening in congress because of partisanship. they realize that they had such a good relationship that they created these bipartisan dinners. it was like a new girls club. the rules were no staff, gnome memos. this is a tradition that has gone on since 1993 or 1994. it's out of the trust that they've developed that things like ending the government shutdown came out. >> just a minor thing. >> right. just minor. our life experience leads us to wanting to be pragmatic and get things done and figure out how you break through barriers to get an adequate compromise for people. that is the way our government needs to work if we are going to have a functioning government. >> so it reminds me of sandra day o'connor who was the first woman on the supreme court, and she talks about that ability to compromise a

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliveresults." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. >>> a fire gas made it hard to put the fire out. >>> a man in his 50s was found dead after a fire there. here's a live look at the scene this morning. flames erupted in the 3800 block of 35th street after 2:00. >> we have both scenes, and we'll bring you updates as soon as we can. let's turn to meteorologist chuck bell and 4 things to know about the weather. >> good morning, everybody. hump day is here. finally halfway through the week. it's a cold march most neighborhoods are in the 30s. on the upside, it's going to be a beautiful day today. sunshine, start to finish. next rain chance is still coming in tomorrow but it looks like it's heading later and later into the day. most of the daytime plans should be dry. even though there's a warming trend as we finish out the week, don't get used to it. seven-day forecast at 6:51 with the details and the cooldown. nothing to worry about, sunshine temperatures just about

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress who's authored landmark progressive laws -- marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland act, assault weapons ban, and more. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. >>> we have breaking news right now at 5:28. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. you're looking at the scenes two of fires that turned deadly overnight. >> on the left side of the scene, you can see a live look at gaithersburg, where investigators found a man dead. and on the right, a man died in this house overnight. the only one at time. >>> we're also tracking your finicky weather, meteorologist chuck bell has 4 things to know about the forecast. >> you're not calling me finicky, right? >> not at this time. >> i'm glad one of you is on my si.de it is cold outside this morning for sure. end of

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliveresults." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mmmm, yoplait. >>> leaders are beginning to river for the nuclear security summit thin downtown washington. here is a live look at the convention center. >> and if your route to work includes any of the streets here, you need to make other plans. let bring in melissa mollett with more on how to get around the road closures. >> if you can avoid them, that's the best thing to do. avoid the convention center. lots of closures. 7th, 9th, n street all closed. those main routes will reopen on saturday. as far as what you can use today, we have major roads still open. rhode island avenue, 6th street northwest, constitution, connecticut are all open. may be a little heavier than normal as far as volume goes, but they will be open. green and yellow line, remember mount vernon square station, we're closed until tomorrow becau

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: we're going back to breaking news out of richmond. a gunman opens fire at greyhound bus station. jennifer donelan following the breaking story for us from the live desk in the newsroom. jennifer: the official word is the trooper was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries and the trooper's family is en route to the hospital. we have video to show you. broke out at 2:45 at the greyhound bus station near downtown richmond. a busy station. sources explaining that the virginia state police were on the scene at the bus station conducting a training exercise. practical application of things they learned in the classroom, how to approach somebody, find out whether or not they are carrying a gun, find out whether or not they have drugs on them. from what we have been told by the sources the trooper approached the individual to find out if h

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. leon: tonight, abc7 confirmed the suspect is dead. maureen: richard reeve just got to the scene and is live with the latest rich? richard: a councilmember in richmond calls this the saddest day in the city. you can see behind me this is still a very active scene. you can see the police blocked off the area. we are going to pan over to the entrance of the greyhound bus station. we are getting different reports. a report in the state police this apparent gunman was in that entrance when he was confronted by officers. there was exchange of words. are you carrying, that kind of thing. then the gunman opened fire. they have the area sealed off. this is part of a training exercise. the exercise was a classroom exercise to teach officers how to approach people and checking them to see if they have drugs or we are told the wounded people injured civilians with non-life threatening injuries. you mentioned that the state

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that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliverllen, and i approve this message. >> jimmy: welcome back to the show. ted cruz, music from st. lucia is on the way. april fools on the the way. you have time to figure out what to do to your friends, coworkers and loved ones. to successfully pull off a prank on april fools' day is the best because people are expecting it and their guard is up, it's an accomplishment. tonight i'vive vited a crafty individual, mark rober, used to work for nasa, now has his own youtube channel. i know, things are not headed in the right direction for mark. his youtube channel is popular and it's where i saw this video of a watermelon trick he pulled on a bunch of kids. he pulls the watermelon out. and it's perfectly shaped. it's very clever, right? so i asked mark if he could use his considerable brain power to come up with some simple fools prank ideas. he said yes he would. place welcome mark rober! [ cheers and applause ] we're literally hours away from april fools and everybody forgets to p

which of the candidates would be the best successor to mikulski's transportation priorities? >> i was very involved working owe on a bipartisan basis with tom davis in et getting the original $150 million federal contribution which is what gives us the leverage from the federal government to oversee metro. >> we made purple line and the red line were included in our transportation authorization. it was only because governor hogan rejected the red line that it didn't get funded. >> reporter: polls indicate the democratic primary between edwards and van hollen is a tight race in the final weeks before maryland's april 26th primary. but the polls also indicate that a large number of maryland voters are still undecided. at the u.s. capitol, chris gordon, news4. >>> a murder mystery as an elderly man is found dead outside his home. how the crime is impacting people in this very quiet community. >>> also tonight investigators try to zero in on what caused that we need women in congress. if we want to be heard, it was the women who forced republicans to include women's health and co

the senate and one of the things they cut was the women's health amendment and so again, senator mikulski who is the author of that amendment got wind of this and in the democratic caucus meeting for this now with a significant number of women she stood up and talk to talked to the other women in the caucus and said this is not a compromise that is acceptable to us. long story short, she made it happen and it was allowed to be the first and one of the only amendments when they finally passed over care reform so the reason that women are charged more for insurance now, the reason that the institute of medicine is deciding whether a sensual healthcare needs of women is because of that moment that the women stood up and said no, not to us you cannot take this. >> host: it's sort of a prospective when things these are designed from one its design flaws and we talk about that and do that as about as well. what we find we focus on the economic participation that we see that there is a correlation between the women's participation and growth and the bottom line. there is a great report that says

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliverts." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. daughter might be smarter than most 2-year-olds. it's all at etonline.com. >>> now we can't say goodbye without remembering hollywood legend patti duke. she passed away this morning at 69 years old due to complications from a ruptured intense tin. >> patty was just 16 when she won an oscar in "t miracle worker." >> and we can't forget got their impact offscreen. she's survived by her husband of 30 years and three children. she was one of the first celebrities to open up about her bipolar disorder. listen to what she tus her final "e.t" interview. >> i decided i couldn't keep it a secret. i had to tell it. and i must say i have no idea if it had a negative ffect on my acting career or not. because people give back the love that you give out to them. >> she helped so many people by opening up. >> good night, everybody. >> good night. woman: i spoke to rebecca. she wants to facetime with you this week. i don't wan

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. wall street. the nra. they're powerful. they usually get their way. but not with democrat donna edwards. she won't take cash from wall street banks. and when washington insiders wrote a loophole to let the nra spend dark money to kill gun safety laws, donna edwards said 'no' she's fighting to ban assault weapons and putting the safety of our communities first. because to democrat donna edwards, the special interests aren't special. we are. women vote! is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> welcome back. tonight on wusa nine news at 5:00 another lawsuit in the wake of the child pornography lawsuit in prince george's county. what was said to evict them to keep her quiet. >>> what if metro closed one or more lines for months on end? we will look at what that scenario would look like tonight on wusa nine news it 5:00. >>> its march and no doubt with the ncaa tournament in full swing we've seen buzze

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. i'm chris van hollen, but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress o's authored landmark ogressive laws -- marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland act, assault weapons ban, and more. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. tomorrow, notrly only dealing with the sunshine, but the traffic will be her rent us. -- the traffic will be horrible. much cooler for the weekend. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. he's begun forgetting words. forgetting where he lives. but when the day comes when he forgets who i am, i'll still know who he is. the first time we said i love you we didn't use words. we simply held each other's hands. we still are. i lost my dad to alzheimer's. preventing alzheimer's is within our grasp. let's double the budget of nih and get it done. i'm david trone and i approve this message. it's time to get out

both are running for barbara mikulski's seat. >>> democratic party activists from western maryland named hillary clinton as their choice in a straw poll. that poll was taken as part of the 12th annual western and maryland democratic summit held in frederick this weekend. clinton received a total of 76 of the 100 votes there. >>> a couple of charles county sheriff's deputies helped save a bald eagle. >> that's right. apparently the eagle started choking after getting tapping tangled in a cord. the deputies caught the bird on friday and held it while natu unwrapped the cord. within minutes the eagle was free and they released it back into the woods. >>> and we're keeping a close eye here on the d.c. eagle nest cam. >> mr. president and the first lady are a pair of wild bald eagles nesting at the national arboretum. you can try to guess the exact day and time the eggs will hatch using #d.c. eagle cam. so panda cam, eagle cam. outside cam. >> we're obsessed with it all. and we know you've been monitoring a lot of cameras around the area. not the prettiest of days, but at least it doesn't fee

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. >>> tonight hundreds categogath around and the demonstration started just hours after a prosecutor decided not to charge two officers in his death. they say that clark tried to grab ahold of their guns and the shooting was justified because the officers feared for their life. he died a week later. >>> a guilty verdict today because of elderly abuse and a man that was supposed to be a care giver stole thousands of dollars on a woman approaching 100 years old. >> this photo shows some of the $11,000 he is convd stealing from a 95-year-old woman and prosecutors say that he lived nearby and knocked on the door and offer himself as a care giver. >> he claims to be helping her while she is stuck in a wheelchair and bedridden. >> a friend of the victim's landscape er and charging documents state that had the person noted that all of the win des were covered and no natural light. only one room was usable and rooting foo

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. >>> the u.s. park police say they are conducting an internal review after a controversial arrest this week. it started with a traffic stop and ended with one man emergency room. our pat collins is at d.c. superior court now with more on this. pat? >> reporter: jim, a cop says a man tried to assault him with a hula hoop. after that it got violent and ug ugly. this is what timothy cox looked like after it happened. he says he has broken bones around his eye, stitches in his forehead after he was beaten by a u.s. park police officer. >> he kept on hitting me in my head. when he saw the blood, that's when he stopped. >> reporter: mr. cox was a passenger in this minivan when it was pulled over for a traffic violation. he says a park police officer maced him and then beat him in the face after he ran into his sister's house nearby. >> he sprayed the mace directly in my e see but i was still trying to get the mace out

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. >>> hello and welcome to the news at noon i'm andrea roane. in the next half hour will get you up to speed a new twist in the race for the white house, a new deployment of u. s. troops and the first alert forecast. >>> new information on stories we reported on wake up of two early-morning blazes in both deadly. we begin in northwest dc where firefighters had to rescue a man from the top floor of this home after 2:00 this morning. flames took over both floors of the house. the man was rushed to the hospital where he died. where and how the fire started are still under investigation.>>> in gaithersburg another deadly fire remains under investigation. we told you about this last night at 11:00 reporting no one was injured. overnight firefighters found the body in debris in the basement. the body has not been identified but the family who lives in the townhouse has attendant who lives in the basement who has not bee

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "delivers." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. >>> welcome back, everybody. i kicked cameron out here because i've got true news co-s and i'm glad i do. there's dierks bentley and luke bryant. you're going to be hosting the acms. luke here is the veteran, do you have any advice, anything? >> i'm going to bring in the >> this year, you know, you guys did kick blake off as a host, but you are going to let him perform, right. >> we might. we might give him little opportunity. >> i think he's going to come and perform your song. i love it, it's a beaut song. do you know if he's bringing a platinum blond with the initials gwen stefani? >> he wouldn't let me know. i try to find out things like that. >> how does she fit into the country music. >> i think when you date blake shelton, i just hope it's not affecting her iq? maybe she's got a good sup group around her to keep the positive influences of blake versus the negative. >> miranda lambert is also going to perform, sh

that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. >>> former arizona congresswoman, gabby giffords is bringing her push for tougher gun laws to arizona. giffords and her husband, retired astronaut, mark kelly, today announced the virginia coalition for common sense. and the group's will be to advocate for mandatory background checks at gun shows. >>> stopping gun violence takes courage. the courage to do what's right. the courage of new ideas. i've seen great courage when my life was on the line. now is the time to come together. be responsible. democrats, republicans, everyone. >> reporter: giffords was shot in the head back in 2011. she and kelly have formed similar coalitions in several other states. >>> also in virginia, virginia governor terry mcauliffe went to the richmond to veto a bill aimed to plan to destroy in the commonwealth. >> we're here to smack down the latest attacks on women's rights. >> it away from planned parenthood and given to other comp

the congressman is running for a seat vacated by barbara mikulski. the post said van hollen and his opponent are both qualified but then holland is better suited to break washington's legislative logjam. the marilyn primary is on april 26. >>> the virginia senate approved a bill that would let the state execute death row inmates by electric chair when it can't find lethal injection drugs. the bill goes before the e in recent years, several states have had a tough time finding lethal injection drugs because drug companies have post tested the used -- the post tested the use. >>> the nate -- the mayor of ferguson, missouri said they will meet to give tentative approval to demand to revamp fergusons police and court systems. the city council rejected the plan last month and the justice department sued in the department reviewed fergusons justice system after the deadly police shooting of 18-year-old michael brown. that review cited routine civil rights violations against black residents. >>> flint, michigan residents have a class-action lawsuit that cla

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