mr. williams? >> yes. >> i am not understanding the impact that this project is going to have on your client. >> well, she does not want to live next to an apartment building, and she, all of the other houses in a row there, i have not tried to personalize this thing and i have not tried to talk about the various issues that are evident in her objections to the project. i have tried to find objective legal facts with which the board should comply. but, all of the other houses in this row, are single family homes and there is apartment buildings on the corners, in this marian neighborhood but she does not want to live next to an apartment building. >> okay, thank you. >> thank you. >> so... >> mr. williams i am looking at page 4 of the respondent's brief at the bottom there is underlined text. do you have it in front of you. >> yes, let me grab it. >> okay. >> yes? >> you know, i think that what you are calling an illegal unit, they are claiming to be a permitted legal unit. and they provide here a

mr. williams.ext speaker, please. >> han su kim, followed by anthony ballistyer. >> good afternoon, directors and first let me just say that i think i speak on behalf of the entire taxi industry when i say these painted red diamond lanes that are painted red have been enormously effective in louing taxis cabs to get around faster and encourage you to continue this in all the main corridors. it's been extremely effective and things like this have to be looked at and done quickly. thank you very much for that. i am addressing my comments to you today and also to the public at-large. we are hearing over and over about how uber is about innovation and technology and how the taxi industry is not. well, they have framed this issue in that way, but, in fact what this is about deregulation. let me tell new a deregulated environment, my taxi cab company would do just fine. the problem is it appropriate and is it in the public interest to allow anybody to take their personal car without any accountability, w

mr. williams? >> going online. >> you asked what we would change right now, it's thanks to, thanks to representative collins and jeffries, it's been offered to you right now which is the song writers' equity act. it fixes a small part of a really large problem for us, it fixes it immediately. i agree with what mr. christian says about the value of the blanket license. it's a wonderful way the come together and simplify this system for -- and for somebody like pandora, that's 70% of their income that is rolling out for royalty payments. i have to remind everybody that ascap is getting about 1 or 2% of that. i'm not sure -- i'm under oath, i won't say it's 1%, but it's very close to that. it's a tiny, tiny part of that. so i wouldn't pretend to tell you how to adjust your business model, but there's some way to do this so that music creators who create the one product you have can be properly compensated. >> thank you. >> gentlelady's time's expired. >> okay. >> the distinished gentleman from georgia

mr. williams? >> [inaudible] >> mr. williams, pull that mic closer to you, if you will. >> there we go. good morning, chairman coble and goodlatte, ranking member nadler and conyers and members of the subcommittee and visiting members of the larger organization. my name is paul williams, and i'm an american songwriter. i also have the great pleasure and honor of being president and chairman of the board of the american society of composers, authors and publishers. we are ascap. in 1914 a small but visionary group of american songwriters had an idea. they believed they could protect their rights as music creators more effectively if they joined together rather than going it alone, so thank god they formed ascap. today more than 500,000 congresswriters, composers and music publishers trust and fend on ascap to negotiate licenses, monitor public performances and distribute royalties all in a not-for-profit basis. i'll repeat that, on a not-for-profit basis. i'm horned to appear -- honored to appear before you today to speak on their behalf. we're here today because technology is changing i

mr. williams >> eric williams, president for the transportation workers union. good afternoon, chairman, mr. reiskin. let's talk about it actually because the public needs to know the truth. unfortunately mr. ballister doesn't have the correct information. that is another distraction, another ploy, if you didn't know mr. ballister of how they put this particular information out to the public, to get you all riled up on what is what. that information is not correct. okay? so if you know anything about politics, will you understand that. so mr. reiskin and the board and public you are talking about -- i expressed this at the last meeting how you want to treat the operators fair. they deserve this and they deserve that. but again, your team at the negotiations table has a totally different attitude. so what you are saying here is totally insulting. it is totally insulting. and it's hard for me to believe that none of you on the board knew about what was going on. this is a calculatedattack on the biggest minority group of employees in the city, period. if you guys r

mr. williams? >> jonnie williams had nothing to say walking into court this morning but former governor bob mcdonnell said this when asked this about williams. >> what was it like listening to mr. williams today? >> this is a marathon, it's not going to be decided today. >> williams testified about his budding relationship with maureen mcdonnell in 1 2011 -- in 2011. a mcdonnell family vacation on smith mountain lake and conversation regarding the if infamous rolex at the request of maureen mcdonnell. he said he bought it but had second thoughts. i shouldn't have had to buy things like that to get the help i needed, williams said. e-mails showing the financial ties between the mcdonnells and williams who wanted access and influence with researchers at uca and vcu to endorse his new supplement. they were not my personal friends, the mcdonnells, i thought they were good company, he said. he went into detail with the financial problems of the mcdonnells in 2011 and 2012, with williams expressing deeper

mr. williams showed up to court. two key pieces of information we're getting from jeff goldberg. e is that back in april of 2011, the williams took a trip with the governor's wife where they went on a $20,000 shopping spree. key information number 1. a month later in may 2 of 2011 we're told maureen mcdonnell and williams met to discuss the family's financial situation. that is where we're being told, according to williams who is on the stand right now, that's where she asked him for a $50,000 loan and then asked for an additional $15,000 loan for the expenses of their daughter's wedding. again, our jeff goldberg is inside that courtroom in richmond, and he will of course bring us updates, new information, starting at 6:00. reporting live in the newsroom, hatzel vela, abc~7 news. >> thank you. >> meanwhile we have new developments in the sudden closing of truland systems. it put hundreds out of work in this area. >> we've learn days before the closing the president of the company september out e-mails assuring -- sent out e-mails assuring employees that everything was fine. stephe

prosecutors alleged mcdonells took $165,000 in loans and gifts from chron any william, and helped him promote his product. among the items mrs. mcdonell received a luxury shopping spree and dresses. the governor got a rolex watch, golf clubs and use of williams's ferrari and more. >> it is unclear if there was a nexus relationship. it is unclear if mr. williams and this is why his testimony will be so important, actually expected access. >> reporter: mrs. mcdonell is also charged with obstruction and both are charged with making false statements, applying if a bank loan. >> reporter: the former governor is expected to testify in his defense. his wife, is not expected to testify. for the prosecution, of course their star witness is johnny williams, who was granted immunity. >> in the mcdonell defense, they believe they are going to be able to impeach his testimony by arguing he gave up the governor simply in order to get immunity for himself. >> peggy fox wusa9. >>> peggy will be filing more reports from richmond during the evening's newscast today. we also have a criminal defense attorney in studio to discuss the case, comin

mr. williams is not going to comment on anything. back off, please. you are all being a bit ridiculous. please. >> what will you comment? >> certainly a chaotic scene outside the courtroom just ten minutes ago. williams on the stand today talking detail about a meeting he had may 2, 2011 at the governor's mansion in richmond. he says that maureen mcdonnell was telling them they were in serious trouble. they had a high interest loan that was not coming through. they had rental properties and the rent wasn't getting covered. what maureen mcdonnell said to jonnie williams, what she said to him on the stand, i have a background in nutritional supplements, i can be helpful to you. the governor says "i can help you with this project but i need you to help me with this financial situation." >> at that point jonnie williams says, "i said okay, i'll do it" and at that point he said he wanted to be speaking with the governor. because if he was going to write $15,000 for a loan to pay the bill for the daughter's wedding. he said he wanted to speak to the governor about it first. the governor is the

mr. williams, she argues, got what he paid for. >> and court activity ended with the testimony of jerry fullker son who is the long time assistant to jonnie williams. they've been granted immunity in exchange for testimony. that's why they say that testimony is flawed. court continues with continued testimony from fullkerson. jeff goldberg, abc~7 news. >> today's proceedings including some emotional moments on the stand for the mcdonnell's daughter kaitlyn young. she broke down in tears as pictures of her wedding were shown. jonnie williams helped cater the wedding making it a point in the prosecutor's case. >> the d.c. handgun ban will not go into effect for three months. the judge who issued that decision just days ago granted a 90-day stay. d.c. officials say they need time to come up with new solution regulating the carrying of handguns in public. the stay is in effect until october 22. >> russia is facing new -- speaking from the white house, president obama said that u.s. and european allies were working together to target russia's economy, arms industry and energy sethers. the president

mr. williams. >> it's crazy to think none of these fights involve him yet. >> jaime pointed out malcolm is a big addition to the defense. >> and it has not been long for jackson to turn on eagles fans, he said to reporters things in -- you don't really get that, they are supporting you. wait until he drops a pass or two. the franchise is not for sale but many of the players are. the mlb trade deadline is just days away and the phillies visit the mets again and a.j. burnett turned into a stinker. he calls his performance a brutal effort, they lost 7-1 and cole hamels pitches tonight. >>> and finally tonight clayton curshaw was on jimmy kimmel live last night. he showed off the pitching skills at jimmy's expense. >> you have a baseball and it's not a regulation baseball but it's going to hurt my head if you hit me in the face with it. >> no promises. >> does that look like a good spot. >> yeah sure. >> oh sorry. oops sorry. what an off day. >> whoa! >> real baseball or not that could not have felt good. >> thank you ducis. >> students that have overcome adversity. got their rewards tonight.

mr. williams specifically wanted that would end up profiting him. >> as the professor said and many attorneys will tell you it is dangerous territory to try to guess what a jury will do. indications are that governor take the stand in his defense and maureen mcdonnell not likely to do so. this trial could get very personal. there are many details about the marriage, family, relationship with johnny williams could come and n court proceedings that is open to the public. this trial is expected to last five to six weeks. >> playing out eight months left office.ernor d.c. police need your help accused of n sexually assaulting a woman. the victim said she was walked 49th street northeast saturday when a man forced her to the back of a building and assaulted her. they have a vague description of the suspect. uber suspended a driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger. one week ago on rhode island avenue northwest. the man rested yesterday. a spokesperson for aoub are says he company is ready to assist authorities in any investigation. the man's wife says he did not do anything wrong.

mr. williams, all of these have been returned or repaid with irnt. repeat again, emphatically, i did not illegal for mr. williams in exchange for what i believe was his personal friendship and his generosity. >> that personal generosity and friendship included amongst other things 120 grand in loans, almost $20,000 worth of designer clothing for maureen mcdonnell, almost $7,000 in golf expenses, $15,000 in catering for one of the governor's daughter's weddings and family vacation at williams home and $6500 rolex engraved. to some it may seem like a flagrant violation of ethics in virginia it isn't a crime and mcdonnell's guilt is anything but assured. it will hinge on whether prosecutors can establish a quid pro quo or whether mcdonnells were in a conspiracy to perform official acts for williams and did so intending to cheat virginia voters of the governor's honest services. the former governor told reporters i have tremendous lawyers and i've got faith in god and the justice system and that's comforting. the mcdonnells fate will be decided by 12 jur

mr. williams -- and this is why his testimony will be so important -- actually expected access. >> reporter: mrs. mcdonnell is also charged with obstruction, and both are charged with making false statements applying for a bank loan. the former governor is expected to testify in his defense. his wife at this point is not expected to testify. for the prosecution, of course, their star witness is johnny williams, who was granted immunity. >> and the mcdonnell defense believes that they're going to be able to impeach his testimony by arguing that he said it all, that he gave up the governor simply to get immunity for himself. >> jury selection begins tomorrow. it could take the entire day and possibly more. >>> a tentative deal has been reached to fund improvements in veterans healthcare. the chairman of the committee had seat date tomorrow to unveil a compromised reform bill at a press conference. the plan would make the va more accountable while helping the department recruit more doctors, nurses, and other healthcare profession oologist. resignations at the top of the va came only after rep

in some instances, you might say, that johnny williams may have gotten strung along here. >> mrs. asking williams for money and expensive items, including a rolex watch. >> is it okay? what does that mean to us as a commonwealth? >> several family members are on the witness list and so are many former staff of the governor's office. >> thank you. >> governor mcdonnell, praying for you and maureen. >> 142 potential jurors were asked all kinds of questions, such as whether anyone and their families work in the banking business. whether they work for the state or whether they or family members have been convicted or charged with the crime. >> and that was peggy fox reporting. a federal appeals court struck down virginia's on same-sex marriage. that three judge panel in richmond said state provisions that bar gay marriage are unconstitutional. also unconstitutional is virginia's refusal to recognize gay marriages performed in other states. today's ruling upholds a lower court decision back in february that this case could be headed to the u.s. supreme court. >>> this is the first even

mr. williams as early as this afternoon in richmond. an intense cross-examination expected. it could get really ugly. they say williams is sort of a home wrecker who took advantage of maureen's marital inhappiness. it promises to be a dramatic day today in richmond. >> thank you, scott. >>> a loudoun county circuit court judge denies a prosecution request to send a man back to jail. >> braulio came still low of -- castillo of ashburn will remain free. he is accused of killing his estranged wife. she was found hanging in her shower. >>> the case against a police officer accused of attacking his pregnant girlfriend has been decides missed. calvin willis is -- dismissed. calvin willis is a married 52- year-old d.c. police officer. he's accused of repeatedly kicking his 25-year-old girlfriend. she refused medical help despite a report of a miscarriage. [ inaudible ] >> lois lerner is accused of a politically bias campaign to harass organizations applying for tax exempt status. she has repeatedly invoked her first amendment right. >>> a house overwhelming approved the $16 billion

mr. armstrong williams admitted he made a mistake. >> mr. williams made a mistake. did the department of education -- >> yes. they did. all our cabinet secretaries must realize that we will not be paying, you know, commentators to advance our agenda. our agenda ought to be able to stand on its own two feet. i'm confident you'll be over the course of the next four years willing to give our different policies an objective look. won't you? yes. i can see that. yes, sir? >> thank you. senate democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the u.s. economy, harry reid was talking about soup lines and hillary clinton was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. yet in the same breath, they say that social security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. how are you going to work -- you've said you're going to reach out to these people. how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality? >> the -- continue to speak to the american people. >> actually harry reid and hillary clinton hadn't said anything like th

williams also testified he took mrs. l on a luxury shopping spree spending 20 grand in stores like bergdorf goodman and louis vuitton. prosecutors also claim the mcdonnells accepted a personalized rolex and a $50,000 loan from williams among the lavish gifts and favors. here's governor mcdonnell driving williams' ferrari. from the beginning mr. mcdonnell claiming he stayed on the right side of the law. >> i never promised and mr. williams and his company never received any government benefit. >> reporter: if convicted on all 14 counts charged, the mcdonnells face more than 20 years in prison. in opening statements the former governor's lawyer says mr. mcdonnell will take the stand and will open up about his marriage and life to prove to the jury that the allegations aren't true. >> boy, he has to show a lot in order to make that case. >> some tough evidence against him. >> yeah, okay. >> thank you. >>> let's go to ginger now. >> getting a little rocky in western new york. i want to start with a severe thunderstorm warning

mr. williams, aye. that is it, exclaimed mike mansfield. it was delaware's john williams, the 96th name to be called, that provided the decisive 67th vote. hubert humphrey raised his arms to the heaven and winked visitors in the gallery. everett dirksen just smiled. as the roll call ended, there was one more moment of drama. waiting in the cloak room was arizona senator carl hayden, the senate's longest serving member known as the dean of the senate. hayden did not answer his name when it was called. he supported the civil rights bill. but throughout his long senate career, he had opposed cloture. he had opposed all efforts to invoke cloture. it was a matter of principle. he fully embraced the senate's tradition of unlimited debate. despite his lifelong opposition to cloture, hayden had agreed he would vote yes if and only if his vote was the deciding factor. it is all right, mike mansfield said quietly as hayden entered the chamber, we have the vote. hayden proceeded to vote no. with six wavering senators providing a four-vote margin of vi

mr. williams. mr. williams: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. williams: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. williams: mr. speaker, i rise to recognize the important works of meals on wheels, a community-based organization that exemplifies the american spirit. neighbors helping neighbors serving those in need and working together to make our communities a better place. each day volunteers from over 5,000 meals on wheels programs across the nation deliver over a million meals to elderly citizens. recently i had the opportunity to visit with one of these organizations in my district, meals on wheels

mr. williams on the telephone over the years that they knew each other he never called his phone one time the day the victim went missing. >> that didn't mean harvey killed steven, the defense said. steven b. was so depressed about losing his career and father and about getting older that he killed himself. and the medical examiner testified it was possible steven could have shot himself. >> what was your opinion of the idea that he might have committed suicide? >> i think it was incredulous. i don't think he would have done it. >> still, it was another explanation, and the jury would have to consider it. so now the courtroom waited and whisper whispered. would harvey take the stand? >> i told the investigators that i thought he was going to testify. and they didn't think so. they thought i was crazy. >> what made you think he would? >> well, he's a con man. and he likes to talk. and conmen think they can talk themselves out of any situation. >> he was right. sure enough, harvey was confident, self-assured, had answers for almost everything. he didn't steal steven's money, he said. >> he

mr. williams, the father in the care of a county jail. dawn, kerry? >> all right, steve keeley, thank you, four have 14, in bucks county bristol township police investigating how four year old boy with special needs was left alone in the hasn't inside school van. strapped into a carseat for two and a half hours. friendship circle center found the boy, who was rushed to the hospital and treated for dehydration, that van driver now suspended. philadelphia police feature help to identify two suspects in a auto repair shop robbery. that robbery happened at race auto service in olney, two wearing hoods and miss, held up couple and two small children. the man struggled with them and was pistol whipped, but broke free. the suspect took off empty-handed but if you know something that might help catch them, call philadelphia police. >>> the fbi, police, firefighters, descending on home in camden looking for possible human remains. >> sources tell fox 29 investigators are looking for a body connected to a decade old killing havings focusing on home on 300 block

mr. williams get one car to his smith mountain lake house and return another to richmond. there was no recreational use. this guy needed help moving his cars around. bob mcdonnell is an excellent valet. need anything moved? on day three of the corruption trial today, the businessman who provided the ferrari and paid for the lake house vacation and the cape cod vacation and the florida vacation and bought the family iphones and golf shoes and golf clubs and handed over $70,000 to the governor's real estate company and $50,000 to the governor's wife and $10,000 to one of the governor's daughters. and 15,000 to the other governor's daughter for her wedding. the guy that bought the engraved rolex for the governor. that business man took the stand in the governor's corruption trial in richmond. and he said right off the bat that all of that stuff and all of that cash that he gave to the governor and his family, those were not the product of a friendship. he said, actually, he saw himself as being in a business relationship with the governor. this was a business relationship, i

mr. williams. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to thank all of you for being here. you have wonderful stories. we appreciate you greatly. first of all, ms. renlts and i call fort worth our home and we are both t.c.u. horned frogs. go, frogs. ms. reynolds, you've said -- we've been talking about a term you said which you termed generational poverty. it's a mind set. you talked about that. no goals. no future. do a lot of the people that you work with, do they trust government more than they would the private sector? >> absolutely not. the majority of people we serve come through our doors because they trust catholic charities. catholic charities has a strong brand throughout the community and i believe each person that comes into catholic charities throughout our nation has a lot of care. and they have warm -- >> well, i agree. being from fort worth i know the good things you do and i appreciate it very much. >> thank you. >> and also, we try to tell many cases relationships with people, maybe better relationship with government as a whole. people can help better tha

mr. williams suggested yesterday, something we've talked about before, they're going to use what we call mach roe prudential regulation and address those issues head-on by discussion leverage levels, over-extension, over financing, by doing something about it, aside from using the blunt tool of interest rates. that's also, i think, a critical component of this. the fed is no longer going to say the we think the banks are doing too much, we're raising rates. they're waiting for the real economy to reach full potential before they do anything with the rate structure. that's good news for stocks. it's interesting, the first special we ever did on cnbc was dow 7,000, which is 10,000 points ago. so we've come a long way, even despite the crises we've seen in the interim. >> time heals all things. thank you, ron. seema, we'll talk later in the show. >>> we are still on dow 17,000 watch edging ever closer to that milestone. for now, hurricane season is here. a big storm is brewing in the southeast. it might not get to hurricane status, but it is going to move up the east coast this weesh. here

mr. williams kept on trying to fight. and like i do with everybody in here, your first offense for fighting's gonna be 10 days. >> oh, man. come on, man. i mean, come on, hale... i comply with everything the officers have asked me to do. i've been in here. i ain't been kicking on no doors. i ain't been causing no ruckus or nothing. >> sign right there and right there. >> [ sighs ] that's just bull[bleep] man. lose all the way around. lose my money, lose my commissary, and lose my privileges. >> you want to sign that? >> that don't even make sense, man. you know me. collins, that don't even make sense. >> all right, let me explain something to you real quick, all right? i ain't got nothing to do with this, but i'm just witnessing this. however [clears throat] you know what this started from. >> dude's trying to steal my [bleep] >> what's it originally started from? it started from putting money on an account illegally. >> i ain't know nothing about that was illegal. >> no, man. >> come on! i ain't never had a problem with

mr. williams by the time the ceo began giving gifts.became her, quote, favorite playmate, attorneys for the governor's wife said you'll even hear she had a crush on him, unlike the other man in her life, johnny williams paid attention to her. one called by the prosecution is the daughter, it was the $50,000 gift between her june 2011 that set off the investigation into the couple. attorneys for both mcdonnell's claim, johnmy williams deceived and monanipulated in order to further his business. bob mcdonnell apologized for bad judgment and repaid $120,000 in gifts and loans and denied breaking any law u.s. the mcdonnells are charged in a 14 count indictment with accepting more than $150,000 in loans, designer clothes and vacations and lavish gifts from johnny williams. the ceo of dietary supplements maker star scientific. if converted thicted they could decades in prison. joining us, dr. michael eric dyson and james peterson and lehigh university professor. do we see this as a dysfunctional love triangle as a defense unfolding here? we'r

mr. neighbors. ms. williams is a former aig representative and nothing has been done about her behavior. and this brings up the question should the va be able to police themselves and not receive action? i did receive an e-mail from the whitehouse counsel directing me to contact the office of special council. there would have been no need for anyone to contact mr. williams about my complaint. >> in your testimony you describe the possible purging of over 10,000 veteran health records at the health eligibility center and that there is a backlog of 600,000 spending applications and 40,000 unprocessed applications discovered that span three years. >> absolutely. currently we have over 600,000 pending applications. these are applications that have been applied for by a veteran, turned into va and for whatever reason we could not take the application to a final determination. this backlog has reached the number of 600,000. instead of hiring 40 people to address the affordable care act and the belief we would have thi

mr. you were talking about edward bennett williams at which time you said you are going after him. page 10. ishink this statement relevant because mr. colson told us on several occasions the president urged colson to disseminate information about mr. ellsberg and also his attorney. ellsberg in my opinion should have been prosecuted. the trial should have gone to its full conclusion. what was done to ellsberg was oncee of what said. "i will not sue you. i will ruin you." they set out to ruin him. only contrary to the spirit of our constitution. it's also contrary to the spirit of our law. attack dogs set loose with general instructions coste stray leaks at any and then say he is not responsible when the constitutional rights of citizens are shredded and the -- in the process. >> the gentleman has one minute remaining. the craft wiretap it wasno security basis done by the committee to reelect the president, which makes it totally illegal. under normal procedures the attorney general reviews the propriety of wiretaps for national security measures every 90 days. this was not followed w

mr. williams? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to thank all of you for being here. this is wonderful testimony, you have wonderful stories, we appreciate you greatly. i'd like to say miss ronalds, we call call fort worth our home and we're both tcu horn frogs so go frogs. [ laughter ] miss reynolds. you said -- we've been talking about a term that you use which i think a good term "generational poverty." it's a mind-set. you talked about that, no goals, no future. do a lot of the people you work with, do they trust government more than they would the private sector. >> absolutely not. the majority of people we serve come through our doors because they trust catholic charities. catholic charities is a strong brand throughout the community and i believe each person who comes into a catholic charities anywhere throughout our mission is met with such dignity and care i think folks would rather come into our warm inviting offices than usually governmental offices. >> well, i agree and being from fort worth i know the great things you do and i appreciate it very much. >>

mr. william daley i chlt iii. next to him, david ogrean. and then we have mr. jeff miller, player health and safety policy, national football league. thank you very much for being here. and then scott hallenbeck, executive director usa football. and then a face of a brain injury, multiple concussions within soccer, brianna scurry, former professional goalkeeper, u.s. women's national soccer team. in the next panel, we'll have ian, the other face of high school level concussions. with that, mr. daily, you are now recognized for your five minutes. >> i'd like to thank you for inviting me to testify regarding the row beingproactive steps to hockey players safe. it's the only professional sport with no out of bounds, hockey is a physical game. at the nhl level, our players want to be physical and our fans want to be physical. but importantly all constituent groups associated with the group also want it to be safe. this objective necessarily includes promoting safe and responsible play in our game and the national hockey league working together with the national hoc

mr. williams: in fact, his policies are hurting families and businesses everywhere. he should focus on house republicans -- on what house republicans are doing and cooperate by getting his party leaders in the senate to act on more than 40 bills to get our economy moving, get people back to work and roll back his administration's harmful olicies, like dodd-frank and obamacare. under president obama, the average unemployment rate tops 8%. we got 47 million people on food stamps. 48 million people between the ages of 18 and 64, the very heart of our work force, hasn't worked one day in the last 12 mobts and nearly 91 million people over aged 16 aren't working at all. almost 50% of the unemployed have stopped looking for work nd 76% of americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck and the list goes on and on. we can fix this through real tax reform, getting the government out of health care, energizing the energy business and ensuring america remains the world's superpower with a strong and well-equipped military. as a business owner and job creator for more than 40 years,

mr. william t. woods, is the director with acquisition and sourcing management team at the government accountability office. he provides overall direction for gao's review of contracting activities at defense and civilian agencies. you are aware the committee is holding an investigative hearing and has the practice of taking testimony under oath. do you have any objections? >> none whatsoever. >> the chair advises you under the rulings of the house, the rules of committee you are entitled to be advised by counsel. do you desire to be advised by counsel during your testimony today? >> no, i do not. >> in that case please rise, raise your right hand. do you swear the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> yes, sir. >> i are under oath and subject to the united states code. you may give a five-minute summary of your written statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member toget it's a pleasure to talk to but healthcare.gov and the work we've done

joining us right now is former senator and secretary of defense under bill clinton, william cohen, mr. secretary, thank you for joining us. >> good to be with you. >> is it just me or is the world definitely a dangerous place, more than it was five years ago? >> well, i think it definitely is dangerous, you see certain places around the world. certainly iraq, afghanistan, syria, also ukraine. so it is a much more dangerous place because we've seen what i could call the democritazion of terror, they don't have the restraint and how to use the weapons, as a result more people are placed in greater danger. >> how does the u.s. have to change its policy and strategy to keep up with the changing world like that? >> i think the u.s. has to continue to exert leadership. frankly, i would have hoped that the president would have gone to the funeral services of those who were killed on the malaysian flight 17. i think it would have been a perfect opportunity to show a shared sentiment and sorrow with the innocent people killed as a result of the shootdown. i think it would have been an opportun

william cohen. mr. saek tear thanks for joining us today. >> good to be with you. >> is it me or is the world definite a more dangerous place than it was five years ago. >> i think it's must have more dangerous. you've seen various spots around the world, certainly, in the middle east, iraq, afghanistan, syria, also, ukraine. so, it's a much more dangerous place because we've seen what i would call the democratization of terror. weapons are now in the hands of nonstate actors. those nonstate actors don't have the same rules of engagement or sense of responsibility about restraint and when and how to use those weapons. and as we tell that more and more people are placed in greater danger today. >> how does the u.s. have to change its policy and strategy to keep up with the changing world like that? >> i think the u.s. has to continue to exert leadership. frankly, i would hope -- i would have hoped that the president would have gone to the funeral services of those who were killed on the malaysian flight

mr. cruzado. >> mental health specialist william barecci has taken on cruzado's case and is counseling him as his near. >> so, mr. cruzado, let's talk about how you're doing as opposed to how you were doing since you cut yourself some time back. so how are you doing? >> i been doing all right. >> you feel more stable now? >> yeah. >> i'm glad to hear that. >> i don't know how long it's going to last, but it's been lasting at least a month and a half now. >> well, you continue to learn self-reliance, and that's going to be the trick, that's going to be the key. he was relatively maladjusted and unstable when i first began to see him, but he's made a lot of progress. and the progress and the credit go to the inmate's willingness to overcome their own anxieties, depressions, insecurities. so what are you going to do when you get out? >> i'm studying to become a private investigator. so when i get off this criminal charges, i can get my license, stuff like that. i can get a license for a private investigator. >> now, have you looked into that yet? >> mm-hmm. >> okay. and is there anything to prevent

mr. selig? >> thank you very much, erin. and mike, congratulations on winning the ted williams most valuable player award.resented by chevrolet, as erin said. three years as an all-star already, with a great future. and already, you've represented our sport extraordinarily well. we're all proud. and you have many of these ahead of you. congratulations. well deserved. >> thank you. >> erin: mr. edwards, i think you have a nice presentation for mike trout. >> mike, congratulations. on behalf of everyone at chevrolet and our dealers across the country, we want to offer you your choice of either the north american car of the year, the corvette, or the north american truck of the year, the chevy silverado. >> erin: your mom is pointing at the corvette. >> i'm taking the vette. >> erin: and the mom's reaction is priceless. congratulations to you. as you get your key right here to the corvette. as soon as your family ran over, i think they were more excited about the car than you winning the award. what did you say to your family? >> i'm speechless right now. can't thank the fans enough for voting me in and bein