mr. gordon, you might consider this seriously. that we don'ted focus, when he to consider the political ramifications, mr. crocker. what happening in europe as a result of refugee flows is incredible. three senior european officials tell me the european union is threatened by the very existence of it. would you agree it has -- i think perhaps the military is a little less focused because they are not recognizing the enormity of the political danger. >> it's a great point, senator. what we are watching with the refugee flows is worse than at any time since world war ii, far worse. it isn't a regional problem. it isn't a european problem. it is a global problem, but it is falling on the region. obviously, the syrians themselves, but turkey, lebanon, and jordan, with enormous refugee populations, and, as you say, in europe, where the european union as a political construct, not economic, but a political construct, is threatened. we have seen germany, which i consider one of our strongest nato allies under angela merkel, she has now be

mr. gordon, you might consider this seriously. that we don'ted focus, when he to consider the political ramifications, mr. crocker. what happening in europe as a result of refugee flows is incredible. three senior european officials tell me the european union is threatened by the very existence of it. would you agree it has -- i think perhaps the military is a little less focused because they are not recognizing the enormity of the political danger. >> it's a great point, senator. what we are watching with the refugee flows is worse than at any time since world war ii, far worse. it isn't a regional problem. it isn't a european problem. it is a global problem, but it is falling on the region. obviously, the syrians themselves, but turkey, lebanon, and jordan, with enormous refugee populations, and, as you say, in europe, where the european union as a political construct, not economic, but a political construct, is threatened. we have seen germany, which i consider one of our strongest nato allies under angela merkel, she has now be

mr. gordon. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i agree with the others that you summarized challenge and complexities very well. a lot has been said. maybe i will pick up on two or three of the points. your first point, mr. chairman, about 1,000 more troops for iraq or what else we could do, i think there are serious military things that we can and should be looking at to strengthen our ability to deal with isis in iraq. and there are -- they usually come in the categories of more joint tactical air control, more missions with iraqis, more specific operations forces. >> even apachi? >> absolutely. the balance of benefit versus risk. there are risks and there are risks of americans dieing on the battlefield or being captured. i think if the military advisors on the ground think that there would be a significant benefit from those additions, they should have absolutely be made. because as you suggested, i think, retaking mosul or some accomplishment like that would do a lot. somebody asked about the propaganda campaign and the messa

mr. gordon, you said even our allies and to think ambassador crocker had said you are not willing to fight on the ground. and that willing to take the fight on the ground. if we don't do it it doesn't look like it will be done. we have been there and it didn't stabilize the area because it's as we pulled out it was falling apart. the fugitive oversight quickly on the greatest mistake and simplest direction forward that we could not repeat that mistake again. >> i had it in my testimony. i fundamentally believe that the singular strategic mistake that we have made is not to develop a strategy dealing with radical islam, and not just focus on one particular group. it embraced the intellectual challenge that this ideology presents to us, embrace it politically, embrace in terms of what we need to do financially and economically and militarily. and bring people together, nations together to comment vested interest in this and deal with the. it. there's going to be something after isis. we will defeat isis. there's going to be something after isis that will threaten our national interest in the

mr. gordon had in his possession the battle full of gasoline and complete. >> reporter: they were caught on camera terrorizing employees at dennys's restaurants. and they also hit up a 7-eleven. they were claiming to have gas bombs and demand money. >> you can imagine somebody threatening to light on you fire? i would comply. >> reporter: the sheriff and he office said the couple smelled like gas fumes and would hold up a lighter and bottle allegedly filled with gas. inside a complex on northwest 108th avenue. both gave a detailed confession. and also admitted to stealing the money it fuel their drug addiction. >> and she said she and her boyfriend were both homeless, they have a heroin, crack cocaine and flakka addiction. >> reporter: golden also has 14 prior arrests. the couple is currently being held without bond. reporting live from broward county jail, amanda plasencia, nbc 6. >>> send tens for of killing his girlfriend. and he says he still can't remember if he did it. claudia decam poe was in the courtroom. >> reporter: ruth fuentes shoth in the head in her own home. today her the

mr. gordon, welcome. thank you for having me back before the committee. i'm honored to be here and testify along with my two distinguished colleague spirit given the vastness of the topic, i submitted a few articles in more detail. i would like to ask that they be i canted in the record so use my time here to make three broad points about the region. the first is that the middle east today is going through a time of powerful tectonic change that the united states did not create and cannot fully control. in the wake of the arab spring in 2011, the state institutions have crumpled in syria, libya, yemen, and elsewhere. honest, we have two at knowledge those institutions are unlikely to be put back together anytime soon. on top of that, you have sectarian tensions that are rising across the region. this issue has persisted for decades or centuries, boost by the iranian revolution in 1979, it got a further boost by the 2003 iraq war, which gave iran and prodded aaq sunni response. even in the past years, even more than those two developments, and the result o

mr. gordon that you might consider it seriously.senator sessions. >> on the no-fly zone ambassador indicated that we don't focus, we need to consider the political ramifications. what's happening in europe as result of -- his incredible. three senior european officials told me the european union has threatened by the very existence of it. would you agree? i think it has perhaps the military is a little less focused because they are not recognizing the enormity of the political danger. >> it's a great point senator. what we are watching with the refugee flows is worse than at any time since world war ii, far worse. it isn't a regional problem. it is an original problem it's a global problem but it's falling on the region. at least lay the syrians themselves but turkey lebanon and jordan with enormous refugee populations and in europe where the european union and the political construct not uneconomic but a political construct is threatened. we have seen in germany which i consider one of our strongest nato allies under angela merkel.

mr. gordon, by asking you what role the united states and its coalition partners should have in securing the safe release of these women and children still and maybe open it the other witnesses, and how to ensure the partner training exercises conducted in iraq are taking an interagency approach to this issue? >> senator, thank you. it is impossible to overstate the humanitarian and strategic consequences of the refugee crisis. you mentioned it from the humanitarian standpoint. there are more than 10 million displaced. strategically, it threatens the neighbors. some of us may be surprised that a country like lebanon is still functioning, notwithstanding the fact that maybe a quarter of its population are now syrian refugees. we have talked about how it spills over into the u.s. and the european union as well. the united states has been a leader. we have provided more than $4 billion, but as you are implying, it is not even close to what is necessary. so we need to do even more. we need to lead. i think one of the arguments for america's embrace and willingness to take refugees is not jus

mr. gordon, you said deescalating the conflict in syria is more of a concern than getting rid of assad. isn't that the path that the u.s. is taking right now? deescalating the conflict there? >> it is trying to find some middle ground between what might have been an ideal objective or initial objective of complete regime change in syria and living with assad. >> for the on moment. i mean, it's not a long-term desirable -- >> >> that's right. that's why they are looking at can you have a certain amount of time he can stay. a all are important to explore diplomatly. i just fear the immediate departure without a means to bring it about just perpetuates the war. while it wouldn't be ideal to have a cease-fire in place, and many question whether they could accept it. if you could offer them what has never been offered at all in five years, control over the areas they control, humanitarian assistance, prisoner releases, and path and process to deal with syria more generally it would be an awful lot more than where we are now. >> we are not insisting that assad go right away. because we recogn

mr. gordon j allowing. >> and our teacher is san francis francisco. >> good evening superintendent carranzasident murase and members of the board of education my name is grace o i'm a proud fifth grader at gordon j allow elementary school i started since kindergarten and on the teachers of the accomplishments of any school i would like to give you a little bit of background regarding any fellow students there are 6 hundred 63 students in combornd j allow elementary schools and three hundred and 89 are english learners of percent of those students have been in the united states less than a year and 94 percent have been here for 5 years or less 90 percent of my fellow students qualities for free or at least lunch and the large majority live in chinatown apartment and public housing and volunteering dwelling unit we study hard and love our teachers and school because of our hard work we made our mark in history just like mr. gordon j himself himself in 2014 combornd j elementary earned the california diminished school award what was the first time in one hundred history of this year our school

mr. gordon j allowing. >> and our teacher is san francis francisco. >> good evening superintendent carranzasident murase and members of the board of education my name is grace o i'm a proud fifth grader at gordon j allow elementary school i started since kindergarten and on the teachers of the accomplishments of any school i would like to give you a little bit of background regarding any fellow students there are 6 hundred 63 students in combornd j allow elementary schools and three hundred and 89 are english learners of percent of those students have been in the united states less than a year and 94 percent have been here for 5 years or less 90 percent of my fellow students qualities for free or at least lunch and the large majority live in chinatown apartment and public housing and volunteering dwelling unit we study hard and love our teachers and school because of our hard work we made our mark in history just like mr. gordon j himself himself in 2014 combornd j elementary earned the california diminished school award what was the first time in one hundred history of this year our school

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mr. gordon. >> well, fredericka used to workn. did you know her? >> no, huh-uh, wait, was she a >> she was a big girl, wait, a pennsylvania couple is struggling to sell a house this morning world trade center connection to the 1991 movie you remember "silence of the lambs" it was the homemovie of psychotic killer buffalo bill. they listed the three story house last summer for dropped it by $50,000. they often find trespassers on their property. >> we never knew what to expect when we got home from work. how many people werethe house, outside the house. >> freeze! >> one of the movie's most chilling scenes was shot at the use. >> wow. she rubs the legs on her skin. >> that might crimp your sales anothing actually happened there. >> it was a movie. studio 57. new home on prime time tv. there she is. the cbs angel from today, you have more ways to access the number one care, the number one care in ohio than ever before. for the little things, and even my little ones. things you think could be big, or know just can't wait. more ways to trust- that clev

mr. gordon. >> well, fredericka used to work for mrs. litman. did u know her? >> no, huh-uh, wait, was she a great big fat person? >> she was a big girl, sir. couple is struggling to sell a house this morning world trade center conction to the 1991 movie you remember "silence of the lambs" it was the home in the movie of psychotic killer buffalo bill. they listed the three story house last summer for $300,000. they dropped it by $50,000. they often find trespassers on their property. >> we never knew what to expect when we got home from work. how many people were actually in the house, outside t house. >> freeze! >> one of the movie's most chilling scenes was shot at the house. >> wow. she rubs the legs on her skin. >> that might crimp your sales a little. nothing actually happened there. >> it was a movie. >> actress jane lynch returns to studio 57. we will look at her new home on prime time tv. the cbs angel from hell welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up p this half hour the walk post calls him one of the most polarizing figures in k through 12 educa

mr. gordon. >> well, fredericka used to work for mrs. litman. did you know her? >> no, huh-uh, wait, was she a great big fat person? >> she was a big girl, sir. >> oh, wait, a pennsylvania couple is struggling to sell a house this morning world trade center connection to the 1991 movie you remember "silence of the lambs" it was the home in the movie of psychotic killer buffalo bill. they listed the three story house last summer for $300,000. they dropped it by $50,000. they often find trespassers on their property. >> we never knew what to expect when we got home from work. how many people were actually in the house, outside the house. >> freeze! >> one of the movie's most chilling scenes was shot at the house. she rubs the legs on her skin. >> that might crimp your sales a little. nothing actually happened there. >> it was a movie. >> actress jane lynch returns to studio 57. we will look at her new home on prime time tv. there she is. the cbs angel from let's get a check of your forecast with 10 weather meteorologist bobby since clearwater has moved to once- a-w

mr. jack rehashed. the store william delmar take on behalf of supervisor peskin for the ms. zelda gordon. mr. roy bottini. mr. stewart jackson. esther ray bharati and mr. jimmy's. at the suggestion of supervisor yee on behalf of the board of supervisors the late ms. patti siegel. on behalf of pres. breed for ms. beatrice d jackson and ms. marie- >> clerk anything else on our agenda today >> that concludes our business for the day >> colleagues, this brings us to the end of our agenda. thank you all very much. this meeting is adjourned. >>[gavel] . - working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world- class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - the city's information technology professionals work on revolu

mr. jack rehashed. the store william delmar take on behalf of supervisor peskin for the ms. zelda gordon. mr. roy bottini. mr. stewart jackson. esther ray bharati and mr. jimmy's. at the suggestion of supervisor yee on behalf of the board of supervisors the late ms. patti siegel. on behalf of pres. breed for ms. beatrice d jackson and ms. marie- >> clerk anything else on our agenda today >> that concludes our business for the day >> colleagues, this brings us to the end of our agenda. thank you all very much. this meeting is adjourned. >>[gavel] . >> all right good morning, everyone welcome to our tuesday, january, 12th, plans and programs, meeting of the san francisco plans and programs. i'm the chair commissioner tang and to my right, with he have norman yee and we would like to welcome today, peskin and with that we have our clerk, and with the sfgtv would like to thank. and now if we can go to roll call please. snechlt item one, breed? breed, absent. farrell. absent. >> peskin. present. >> yee. >> present. >> and tang. necht present. >> item two, citizen's advisory committee report, this

. >> gordon henderson. >> thank you, mr. speaker. bring in the prospect another 400,000 jobs to people. that center is a24a, roads in the southeast of england. could my -- could my honorable friend encourage the department of transport to undertake review of the i24a to show that it can cope with increase traffic being generated by the expanding activities? >> i certainly join him. it's fallen by 39% in 2010. i will take up a point he says because obviously we are owning on a continue to attract investment if we make sure our road and rail network are up to date. >> thank you, mr. speaker, the prime minister will be aware that last week this house discussed the equalization of state retirement age between men and women. can i ask does he feel outrage of generation of women born in 1950's who feel robbed an cheated out of the state pecks and would he give an undertaking to ask them to look at further improvements to transitional arrangements that he will do so? [shouting] >> i know this is an issue that many colleagues have been writt

. >> gordon henderson. >> thank you, mr. speaker. bring in the prospect another 400,000 jobs to people. that center is a24a, roads in the southeast of england. could my -- could my honorable friend encourage the department of transport to undertake review of the i24a to show that it can cope with increase traffic being generated by the expanding activities? >> i certainly join him. it's fallen by 39% in 2010. i will take up a point he says because obviously we are owning on a continue to attract investment if we make sure our road and rail network are up to date. >> thank you, mr. speaker, the prime minister will be aware that last week this house discussed the equalization of state retirement age between men and women. can i ask does he feel outrage of generation of women born in 1950's who feel robbed an cheated out of the state pecks and would he give an undertaking to ask them to look at further improvements to transitional arrangements that he will do so? [shouting] >> i know this is an issue that many colleagues have been writt

mr. irving: thank you, gordon. i want to thank town hall. i want to welcome all of you. i see i've got some old friends, partners, and family here. today we are going to do about a year's worth of work in around 25 minutes. which is going to be a challenge. i want you to bear with me. but i hope what's going to happen is by the time we leave today i will have provoked your interest and some thinking and maybe some table top conversation for your own families and colleagues and workplaces and friends because global aging is changing our lives and is changing the planet, really, as much as anything. that we are experiencing in humanity. so let's go. we know that life spans have about doubled in the last 150 years for almost all of human history life spans were in the rage of 30 to 40 years. we have doubled t that's certainly one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of mankind. we know that the reasons for that are advancements in sanitation and safety. medical advances, obviously, the advent of antibiotics and the like. but before we go farther, i want to give al

smith that belief is why gordon and her daughter sydney nominated mr. mackey's teacher of the week. >> he has 27 students and he >> how does electricity flow through batteries? to make as part of the e corporation each student like a sydney has a job to learn and do their best. >> get good grades on social studies, science, math and la. >>thank you for watching us. it's not only what takes place in the classroom that makes mr. mackey our teacher of the week. he does what he expects students to view, taken above and beyond. during the flood. he called to check on each student and give them homework. >> he said tell my baby. i love her and she will be just fine. that assures a single parents like me that somebody else cares about your child beside you. they know they can get out there and get what they want in life. i have done my job. >> mary sturgill ms. 19 wltx. >> if you know educator who deserves to be recognized for their hard work like mr. mackey send us an email to teacher of the week at wltx.com. i know mr. mackey from summer camp last summer. th

. >> gordon henderson. >> thank you, mr. speaker. bring in the prospect another 400,000 jobs to people. that center is a24a, roads in the southeast of england. could my -- could my honorable friend encourage the department of transport to undertake review of the i24a to show that it can cope with increase traffic being generated by the expanding activities? >> i certainly join him. it's fallen by 39% in 2010. i will take up a point he says because obviously we are owning on a continue to attract investment if we make sure our road and rail network are up to date. >> thank you, mr. speaker, the prime minister will be aware that last week this house discussed the equalization of state retirement age between men and women. can i ask does he feel outrage of generation of women born in 1950's who feel robbed an cheated out of the state pecks and would he give an undertaking to ask them to look at further improvements to transitional arrangements that he will do so? [shouting] >> i know this is an issue that many colleagues have been writt

mr. jack rehashed. the store william delmar take on behalf of supervisor peskin for the ms. zelda gordon. mr. roy bottini. mr. stewart jackson. esther ray bharati and mr. jimmy's. at the suggestion of supervisor yee on behalf of the board of supervisors the late ms. patti siegel. on behalf of pres. breed for ms. beatrice d jackson and ms. marie- >> clerk anything else on our agenda today >> that concludes our business for the day >> colleagues, this brings us to the end of our agenda. thank you all very much. this meeting is adjourned. >>[gavel] . - >> all right. so first of all, i want to welcome everybody who is here the press, all our communities partners are here come on matt we have matt right there are for the school district thank you for making it this press conference happen that is probable one of the month crucial and important issues and topics that is going on about gun violence you know taking into consideration what is happening all around the world and country and city we're here as a community everybody is one to eradicate gun violence i'm rudy the ed of the analyzing an orga

mr. jack rehashed. the store william delmar take on behalf of supervisor peskin for the ms. zelda gordon. mr. roy bottini. mr. stewart jackson. esther ray bharati and mr. jimmy's. at the suggestion of supervisor yee on behalf of the board of supervisors the late ms. patti siegel. on behalf of pres. breed for ms. beatrice d jackson and ms. marie- >> clerk anything else on our agenda today >> that concludes our business for the day >> colleagues, this brings us to the end of our agenda. thank you all very much. this meeting is adjourned. >>[gavel] .. >> working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrate and dynamic city on sfroert of the art and social change we've been on the edge after all we're at the meeting of land and sea world-class style it is the burn of blew jeans where the rock holds court over the harbor the city's information technology xoflz work on the rulers project for free wifi and developing projects and insuring patient state of at san francisco general hospital our it professionals make guilty or innocent available and support the house/senate re

gordon brown, apparently you cah get him at a california pimco. those are the people to blame for google not paying their ] taxe taxes. >> the tproblem,he mr.e prime minister is the prime minister is responsible for government and tax collection. mr. speaker, google made profits of 6 billion pounds in the uk os between 2005 and 2015. decade and is paying 130 billion pounds in tax for the whole of that decade. millions of people this week are filling in their tax returns to get them in by the 31st.25 they have to send the form back. they do not get the option of 25 meetings with 17 ministers to p decide what their ratele of tax is. is many people going through hmrc are returning them online this d week will say this, why is there one rule for big multi national companies and another for ordinary small businesses and s. self-employed workers? look, all those people filling in their tax returns will be paying lower taxes under this government. that is what is happening. and i have to say to him, he can if he wants criticize hmrc but hmrc's work is investigated by thee national order office and t when they do that, they found the settlements re

mr. speaker, on october 24, 2015, monroe county sheriff's deputy josh gordon found himself in a firefight with a robbery suspect on stock identify lan in the florida keys. amid the exchange of gunfire, his bulletproof vest stopped a round of ammunition, ultimately saving his life. if a bullet would have strayed a few inches one way or another, the outcome could have been entirely different. every day men and women in law enforcement put their lives on the line to ensure our safety. incidents such as this shed light on the significance of effective body armor for those who protect us. officers like deputy gordon are never off duty and we must, in turn, do everything in our power to protect them. to address this, i stand in strong support of h.r. 228, the bulletproof vest partnership grant act of 2015, which extends the grant program for armored vests through fiscal year 2018. i strongly encourage congress to pass this essential legislation and protect the backbone of our nation's domestic defense. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize miami international airport on their record breaking y

mr. o'reilly i'm 12 years old and want to know if you own the o'reilly auto part stores. not at this time, christian. gordonl your talking points are always topical and exciting. word of the day, vitriolic. from gal veryston texas, 100 years old today. >>> doing terrific work to help americans who need work. today in neptune, florida the group donated $50,000 to buy high-tech wheel chairs for military people. that's through the independence fund. firehouse donated $17 million now folks. here's the tip of the day. you can do that. you can organize a foundation in your hometown that holds events and donates the money to people in need. i started the win fred and william o'reilly foundation named after my parents. and it's easy. you get an accountant who donates his or her time. okay? don't charge you. you got to find somebody who can do that. these accountants got a lot of karma. they got to do some good stuff. they do the paperwork, all right? firehouse folks arepatriots. we hope you in your town follow their example. that is it for us tonight. please check out the fox news factor website. also we would like

mr. miranda a bit later. i want to recognize our first, distinguished guests and special friends. among them the former premier of , bermuda, pamela gordon banks. former u.s. senator bill bradley. [applause] the former u.s. ambassador to the czech republic and ambassador to france greg stapleton and debbie stapleton. [applause] have the former undersecretary for domestic finance and former acting undersecretary of the treasury mary miller. in new york, the president of the new york historical society, our good friend louise mirrer. i know also in the room is the former director of the star center at washington college, and a cofounder of the washington prize, ted witmer. also here tonight, as there are many important people in the room, the pulitzer prize-winning goodell -- ron chernow. in a wonderful circuitry that comes to fruition. ron was the original winner of the washington prize in 2005 for his "alexander hamilton." [applause] also here, is the producer of "hamilton" and the driving force behind the educational outreach in partnership with the rockefeller foundation will bring 20,000 new york schoolkids to see the play. jeffrey se

mr. sanford: i thank the gentleman. i rise in support of this measure for many different reasons. let me just touch on three. one, gordon sullivan was former chief of staff of the united states army and he once observed that hope was not a method. and irregardless of the good intentions behind the affordable care act, i think from an actuarial standpoint if you look at it you have to say that hope was indeed part of the method. i say that because if you look at the number of young people that were anticipated to sign up, already 7.5 million folks have said no. i'm not signing up. i would rather take the penalty than sign up. what that creates is a big liability for the taxpayer. two, i make the point that there's been real implication for the small businessperson. we have a company back home in charleston by the name of east bay delis. the owner came to me and said i was going to open up a couple more shops but given the costs i have seen with the affordable care act for my small business, i'm not going to do that. 90 employees that won't have jobs as a consequence. finally, our health care system has been predicated on

>> my name is ross gordon with legal research and you been asked to speak on spencer williams who was currently married and on his honeymoon. >> what seat is mr williams applying for? >> seat 22. if you have questions for him, i will pass them around. my name is spencer william and apologize that i could not be here in person and graduated from stanford law school and practice business and corporate law. while at san franciscoed i researched state, federal and international drug regulation and policies wrote a white paper on drug reform in the united states. through my research i gained detailed understanding of current laws in the united states and around the world as wall well as policy rationals. as business and corporate attorney i represent numerous entrepreneurs and businesses and -- i have represented students and parent s around the bay area. these experiences have prepared me to work with businesses and community leaders as a member of cannabis task force to build consensus among stakeholders and community. i care deeply about seeing this task force succeed. it's a key social issue facing our city and country. if it's to be successfu

head every day, then there is no way we can regress to what we didn't know. " yvette gordon and her sidney nominated mr mckie for our teacher of the "he as 20 students and he teaches each child where they are... " "how does electricty flow through batteries... everybody say go joseph go joseph go... go joseph go joseph go." as part of the corporation... each student like sidney has the job to their best. "he increased my reading good grades on social studies, science math "mr mckie im mary sturgill from news 19 and you are our teacher of the week. i watch you every morning... " but its not only what takes place in the classroom that makes mr mckie our teacher of the week... he does what he expects his students to do... and that is and beyond... during the flood, he called to check on each student...and give them homework... but he doesn't stop there. "my daughter was sick a couple of days and he called and said tell my baby i love her and she's going to be okay. and that reassures a parent, especially a single parent as i am that someone else cares about your child besides you. and thats always a great