if they're not going to listen to two guys with the experience that mr. kyle and mr.ullivan have and say the one mange thing we need is person of accountability. the one ming thing that everything else hinges on. talk about the arrogance of the state department. hopefully one of the things this committee can do is convince them to follow these guys. at least convince them of that. thank you for your service. amazing work for your country. we appreciate your work as well. 42 seconds, i would yield. >> wli don't you answer the question of the state department? >> you can is ask him that question. the way this works -- >> reclaiming my time. that's -- you're welcome to do it, mr. chairman. i think you spent a lot of time on mr. starr. i chose to focus on mr. kyle who has 30 years of experience, appointed by the obama administration, 23 years in the state department, viewed so highly he was actually on the protective detail for secretary of state to warren christopher, secretary of state madeline albright. i chose to use my ten minutes on mr. kyle. minority can use their

mr. kyle, mr.ummings' reference to state department general's inspector report, it indicated at least two secretaries of state have asked the question about whether the arb was a sufficient process. that is is it capable of handling investigations of the complexity that we see here. do you think that the arb itself is sufficient to make the transition from facts known about incident to conducting good security policy moving forward? >> i think there are limitations. they have significant limitations in what they can and can't do. it clearlymd impacts their effectiveness. >> and back to you. finding 23 goes to some of those limitations. it goes to the authority to recommend disciplinary action on the basis of unsatisfactory resources. are you prepared to testify today you'll help us continue to make sure that the arb does, in make surhe ability to make , in sure that the leaders of organizations are held accountable for any errors that they may have made. >> yes, sir. and it's my understanding that

mr. kyle? >> thank you, chairman gaudy, ranking member cummings and distinguished members of the select mitty for inviting me to testify about our independent panel report on best practices. in the aftermath of the tragic attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya, and to provide our insight regarding the (urjjp'd related issues relevant to our report. our panel was committed to identifying best practices from the u.s. government, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and international partners which can finally establish an effective risk management process in the department of state. improve the security of u.s. diplomatic facilities abroad, and enhance the safety of department of state and foreign affairs agencies, personnel, not only in high risk areas, but globally. we identified 40 crucial recommendations to achieve this goal. we continue to stand behind our report in the strongest possible terms. and believe that the 40 recommendations and the supporting narratives which

mr. kyle? >> thank you, chairman gaudy, ranking member cummings and distinguished members of the select mitty for inviting me to testify about our independent panel report on best practices. in the aftermath of the tragic attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya, and to provide our insight regarding the (urjjp'd related issues relevant to our report. our panel was committed to identifying best practices from the u.s. government, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and international partners which can finally establish an effective risk management process in the department of state. improve the security of u.s. diplomatic facilities abroad, and enhance the safety of department of state and foreign affairs agencies, personnel, not only in high risk areas, but globally. we identified 40 crucial recommendations to achieve this goal. we continue to stand behind our report in the strongest possible terms. and believe that the 40 recommendations and the supporting narratives which

mr. kyle. >> thank you chairman. i believe i can offer a unique perspective on protecting high visibility targeted facilities after spending 23 years as a special agent with the diplomatic security service with responsibility for developing and implementing security programs for u.s. personnel, embassies, other official facilities around the world. i spent numerous years in the private sector working in and advising security operations and management. from late 2009 until early 2012 i was the assistant secretary for infrastructure and protection at the department of homeland security. as the assistant secretary i was responsible for partnerships and a regulatory program to protect the critical assets of the united states. last year i was selected and recommended independent panel on best practices identifying best practices from across public agencies, private sector and ally countries on management and operations and high threat and high risk locations globally. mr. chairman, the united states secret service has a p

. >> thank you, mr. kyle. i'll recognize myself now.hink the first question, if you can put a map of the white house up there. if you look at the lower portion, the first question the american people want to know was, is there a crash button and had it been pushed, would it have locked the front door, what is marked as the entrance hall? >> the front door at the time did not have an automatic locking mechanism. it required an individual to hand lock the door. >> okay. so we have an automated system that can lockdown the white house. $800 million a year. millions of dollars more during your tenure each year, at the president's request, and that door was unlocked with no one standing at it when mr. gonzales came through it; is that correct? >> the door was unlocked at the time of mr. gonzales's entry; that's correct. >> okay. and earlier there was a report and in the indictment of mr. gonzales that he was apprehended at the end transhall. isn't it true today that we understand that is not true. he was actually apprehended at the green roo

you, mr. kyle. i will recognize myself now. --hink the first question you can put up the map of the white house. first question, if you look at the firstportion, question the american people crasho know is is there a button, and had it been punished, what is locked the front door that is marked as the ?ntrance hall apc the front door at the time did not have an automatic locking mechanism. it required an individual to lock the front door. click so we have an automated system. 800 million per year, millions of dollars more during your tenure each year at the president's request, and that door was unlocked with no one standing at it when mr. gonzales came through? is that correct? unlocked at the time of mr. gonzales's entry. that is correct. >> ok. earlier there was a report and that he was apprehended at the entrance hall. isn't it true today that we understand it was not true, he was apprehended at the green room, correct? if i may clarify my first answer, the front door consists of two doors. which isan outer door, class almo

yes ma'am. >> with respect, do you have any other comments you would like to make with respect to mr. kylessessment? spinet it is a very large and complex directorate and it has very important and critical functions going on but its personnel is budget procurement. i believe there may be 20 or 21 assistant secretaries and deputy assistant secretary is reporting to the undersecretary. and for us quite frankly this was not about an upgrade. from my perspective, i don't really care what the title is i just think there needs to be a direct report and i may be biased as reported directly to the secretary we have deputy secretary on the panel and the fbi director reported to the attorney general the just believe that it is a -- that's the way that this should be structured. we think internally and externally it tells people where security is thought to be in the importance of security but again this wasn't about an upgrade entitled this was about parody and who is in charge of security. >> the gentle lady yields back and recognize the gentleman from washington mr. smith. >> thank you mr. chairma

mr. franken. scommoip that's kyle from minnesota. he's calling in on a republican line. again, if you want to give us a call on the line, it's 202-585 -3808 for democrats. 202-585-3881 for republicans. 202-585-3882 for independents. on twitter, edwin christian writing in this morning, saying that louie is his representative, and he does not represent, he says, most of our area. he represents the g.o.p. first, fox news second, and he thinks about east texas. if you want to get specific on facebook or twitter, or you can make comments on the line as well this morning. from liberia, the focus out of washington. it talks about how that country is dealing with ebola. it says that its president wrote a letter to president obama. he president wrote that -- host: the 25-bed hospital being provided is hardly a drop in the bucket for the people of liberia. your congressman and if they represent you, new jersey, republican line. this is pat. hello. caller: hey, pedro. my congressman is frank pallone, and he is a democrat. like the caller from georgia, he really supports his donors.

joining us now is the executive producer, kyle, and the stars, ali faulkner and mr. powell. that it captures both the joys and the struggles of an intimate marriage relationship. but i love the fact that it is described as the sexy faith-based film. some people hear that and it makes them a little anxious, like should those things go together? >> it makes a lot of people curious. >> they should go together. so we're excited about a movie that will celebrate passion and love within marriage. >> when you say passion, you're not holding back there. ali and alan, this is a raw get into the relationship, get under the skin depiction of what i think a lot of people can relate to. were you surprised about making a christian movie sexy? >> i think like they go together in a great marriage, i think those passions certainly are there. so we wanted to tell the real story of marriage and what that really looks like on the good side and bad side. and passion is a really good way to describe it. >> ali, you go from twilight success to really turning this here to -- really turning heads wh

mr. chairman. >> thank you, gentleman from maryland. the first witness will be the honorable greg star from the department of state. the second with itness todd kylemember of the interest panel of best practices and mark sullivan the chair of the independent panel on best practices, welcome to each of you. we'll recognize each of you for your five minute opening statement. ' i will need to administer the oath to the witnesses before taking their testimony. so if the witnesses would please rise and lift their right hands. do you solemnly swear the testimony you give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. let the record reflect all wilt necessaries answered in the affirmative. secretary star you are recognized for five minutes for your opening statement. >> chairman gowdy, ranging member cummings and distinguished committee members good morning and i thank you for your invitation to appear a to discuss the department much state's implementation of the recommendations made by the arb. >> along with my colleagues at the state department look forward to working with you as you exam minute issues relating to the 2012 terrorist att

mr. fitzgerald, are you there? one more time for him. let's see if we can get him on the on line but other calls back to you, kyle, atlanta georgia democrats caller: yes. okay. so my most important issue is the affordable healthcare act. i am voting straight democrat although i am in a red state, i probably won't whip it but in july, we are doing work paying the same rate as if i was making for my previous employer, but once that ends, the end of next month, $500 and something dollars. i can't afford that. i just started a little small business. so right now, that's the most important thing for me. and i don't think a lot of people realize that, you know, red states with medicaid not being expanded, that's why the affordable healthcare is so much. so i don't really know if a lot of people realize that. so... host: cw from texas, republican line, we are asking people about their top issue this november. what's yours? caller: mine is basically about solutions. you know, i want the future to truly be bright instead of bleak. i am 31 years old. i believe that money has always been in solutions. we need desal inization plants, focus on the wate

mr. olson got there before the paramedics did. he gave that little baby cpr. the baby was rushed to the hospital and is recovering. >>> the san francisco fire department's head of homeland security has been demoted. kyle kins has returned to his previous position as lieutenant of the fire boat. it stems from an incident in march when police say he rear-ended another vehicle while his fire department -- while he was in his fire department vehicle. police say that he sped away from the scene with his emergency lights on. >>> a berkeley family has filed a claim with the peace corps and is preparing to sue over the death of their son while he was serving overseas. documents obtained by 2 investigates shows that peace corps doctors misread red flags before 23-year-old nick cassel died. he was teaching english in china and got very sick. his parents say their son's death could have been prevented. >> the medical officers are arguing or fighting with the ambulance doctor and nurse about what the priority should be. so between the chaos and conflict going on between them, nobody was doing anything for nick. >> tonight at 5:00, 2 investigates reveals a sear easy of medical missteps leading up to his death. plu