ms. johnson and the cit subcommittee i never thought i'll be working side by side with a lawyer. >> when did that happen. >> johnson is a wonderful advocate so again, the curriculum is constantly changing as lieutenant maling said we'll be - the chief of the park rangers saying his rangers community-based to the training it is important that the units or the other agencies with that city and county of san francisco that we work side by side with and respond to calls together we have the same training that we have so when we respond to a call we're on the same page. >> thank you, thank you sergeant. >> just to give you states so you see the amount of work the san francisco police department police officers do everyday in 2015 the police department wrote 4 thousand must mental health 4 thousand 5 hundred and 7 people are detained for mental health in san francisco out of 4 thousand 5 hundred and 729 were charged with a criminal conduct or criminal charges and when means 0.6 percent less than one percent of the people that the police department contacted on the street ended up in jail becau

ms. johnson and the cit subcommittee i never thought i'll be working side by side with a lawyer. >> when did that happen. >> johnson is a wonderful advocate so again, the curriculum is constantly changing as lieutenant maling said we'll be - the chief of the park rangers saying his rangers community-based to the training it is important that the units or the other agencies with that city and county of san francisco that we work side by side with and respond to calls together we have the same training that we have so when we respond to a call we're on the same page. >> thank you, thank you sergeant. >> just to give you states so you see the amount of work the san francisco police department police officers do everyday in 2015 the police department wrote 4 thousand must mental health 4 thousand 5 hundred and 7 people are detained for mental health in san francisco out of 4 thousand 5 hundred and 729 were charged with a criminal conduct or criminal charges and when means 0.6 percent less than one percent of the people that the police department contacted on the street ended up in jail becau

ms. johnson receives the andrew hope award. [applause] >> hello everyone unfortunately my sister could not make it today, but i am her younger sister. [inaudible] [speaking in native [speaking in native tongue] i will read the first section of my sister speech >> i would first like to start by saying thank you, thank you to every hard-working individual who made this event possible and thank you to the kind and brilliant people at the before columbus foundation for choosing to recognize me here today. it is nothing short of an absolute honor to be here, even if only in spirit and thought. i am both incredibly thankful and humbled to be among such amazing, inspiring, hard-working individuals. i am quite honestly unsure what to say in the face of so many brilliant people so i will keep it as honest and simple as i can. i am just a girl who wants to do the right thing. my people and my parents taught me that we have always been responsible for more than just ourselves. we come from a land with a deep history and an ancient sacred

ms. johnson of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. rise in support of h.r. 6076, as amended, to research, evaluate, assess and treat astronauts act, the treat astronauts act. long duration exposure to micro gravity and space radiation can lead to a chronic health effect ch as muscle atrophy, bone loss, permanent vision impairment and cancer. however, there is much we will need to understand regarding how the space environment relates to these effects and other critical biological functions such as immunity and tissue healing so that appropriate countermeasures can be developed. this bill, as amended, would provide nasa with the statutory authority to perform monitoring , diagnosis and treatment for former astronauts for medical or psychological conditions associated with human space flight. through this authorization nasa would be able to acquire data from a larger set of participants and the data acquired on former astronauts will be more comprehensive. this bill, as amended, reflects several

ms. johnson also. as we look at the future future vertical lift systems that encompasses the entire future vertical lift inventory from our smallest training helicopter to our largest cargo helicopter. we've taken a mission systems approach to defining our requirements for the vertical lift family of systems. we have department and service equities across that system, but as we look at the army requirements and specifically for capabilities set 3, we see that the greatest joint need across the services is for our capability set 3 aircraft. so that's our intent to go after a cape set 3 first. specifically for the army we are looking at a utility mission. this utility mission involves medevac capabilities, it involves our air assault capability, the ability to assault light forces and their equipment and also involves troop movement. as we also look at what the army requirements are, we look at the reach, protection and also the lethality of fvl aircraft. when we talk about reach we're looking at the pow

ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. today marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl hashon. it -- pearl harbor. it was a defining moment in america's history and the day of infamy. this deon straighted the resolve of the american people and the armed forces. it is a day we honor those who gave their lives in the defense of this country, but also honor those who have saved lives of others during this tragedy. petty officer doris "dori" miller from my hometown of waco, was one such individual who went above and beyond the call of duty in defense of this country and fizz americans. he's widely recognized as a hero after the attack on pearl harbor for his remarkable courage when his ship, the u.s.s. west virginia, came under attack by the japanese. in the face of imminent danger, he assisted his ship's commander who was mortally wounded to safety. he then reportedly manned a .50 caliber anti-aircraft machine gun to shoot down at least three of the 29 japanese planes that went down that day. mr. speaker, ever since i

ms. johnson also. as we look at the future vertical lift family of systems, you know, that encompasses the entire dod vertical lift inventory, from our smallest to -- training helicopter to largest cargo helicopter. really whether or not we've done is taken a mission systems approach to defining our requirements for the vertical lift family of systems. we have department and service equities across that system. but as we look at the army requirements and specifically for capability set three, we see that the greatest joint need across the services is for capability set three aircraft. and so that's our intent to go after a cap set three first. specifically for the army, we're looking at a utility mission. this utility mission involves medevac capabilities. it involves our air assault capability. the ability to assault life forces and their equipment. and also involves troop movement. as we also look at what the army requirements are, we look at the reach, protection, and also the lethality of fvl aircr

ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. today marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl hashon. it -- pearl harbor. it was a defining moment in america's history and the day of infamy. this deon straighted the resolve of the american people and the armed forces. it is a day we honor those who gave their lives in the defense of this country, but also honor those who have saved lives of others during this tragedy. petty officer doris "dori" miller from my hometown of waco, was one such individual who went above and beyond the call of duty in defense of this country and fizz americans. he's widely recognized as a hero after the attack on pearl harbor for his remarkable courage when his ship, the u.s.s. west virginia, came under attack by the japanese. in the face of imminent danger, he assisted his ship's commander who was mortally wounded to safety. he then reportedly manned a .50 caliber anti-aircraft machine gun to shoot down at least three of the 29 japanese planes that went down that day. mr. speaker, ever since i

johnson. >> thank you. >> i see ms. april is up here that's good i definitely - is the supervisor amenable to other methods of assisting this future project like this legislation is a step before we've not seen a real prop x we're talking about exemption for prop x. >> i'd like i can't speak to the project itself this is 2k3w50i9d by desire to what you to assist the historic buildings i wish what had been reviewed by hpc prior to the planning commission because of schedule it wasn't and so this legislation does not necessarily speak to a specific project although a project that is impacted by - this legislation and proposition x i also wanted to weigh in on the discussion i understood you were having a discussion about the application of the conditional use so prop x has the conditional use as well as the replacement requirement so perhaps we need to clarify that the exemptions are related to the replacement requirements of one to 1.75 and .25 we continue to apply a conditional use requirement in this case of historic b

ms. mary jackson was, who katherine johnson, any of them, that's what they called them during the era, becausecript. and when i read the script, i said i absolutely must be apart of this. i took on it as a personal responsibility to make sure no other young girl or boy, any american, you know, didn't go through life not knowing about these true american heros. >> absolute heros. and the vibe on social, i was on last night looking on social media, and the buzz about the movie is amazing. i haear you did a screening at the white house. >> yes, the first lady hosted it and the president came as well. it was incredible, to have t especially women on film. eward katherine johnson, who was directly responsible for doing the math for john glenn, god rest his spirit, when he orbited the earth. katherine is played by incredible ms. henson. he has done remarkable things. >> you had your leg up over the one photo i saw. >> oh, okay. >> the white house. >> our president is so funny. i've been to the white house a lot. >> you've been there more than any other performer? can we put that into the world book

ms. mccauley's car, and everything that you can provide us in fleshing out this story will be helpful. >> police still not revealed how mccauley died exactly, exactly how mccauley and johnson met. anyone with information being asked to call dc police >>> 2016 does come to a close now with some statistics about crime in dc. there's a 9% decrease in violent crimes. this includes an 18% decline in homicides from 160 this time last year to 132. sexual abuses meantime are up by three, as well as assault with a dangerous weapon and robber are down by 6 and 13% respectfully 4% in property crimes. >>> maryland residents will be able to apply to purchase handguns and other firearms online. state police say they're moving away from pen and paper because they will streamline the process. applicants using the new online address and a credit or debit card to pay the $10 application fee. good news for america's drivers, drunk driving incidents are on the decline, federal government released a report and the numbers are encouraging. in 2014, roughly 11% of americaly drove while intoxicated down from more than 15% in 2002. the sharpist occurred among young adults. drunk driving kills thou

ms. -- [applause] >> so before welcoming john keane up to the stage, i want to say a few words about matt johnsonnd his novel "loving day." matt was unable to joins this afternoon to accept the award. he sends his greetings, and he said specifically that the great meaning was that this was coming from his peers, and he wanted to thank all of you and the before columbus foundation in particular. the philosopher wicken stein once said the most treacherous and difficult issues in life can really only be discussed in terms of jokes. and if that's true, then matt johnson is a very serious dude. [laughter] you know, for a black folk who appear to some in the world as objectively white, one of the most terrifying experiences is to be found in the company of all whites who think that you're one of them as they embark on discussions about us colored folks. it's, it's a pretty ugly business. but eventually, as you grow through that, you realize this is going to continue to happen thousands of times. so as you grow a little bit older, you realize that part of that terror is going to be not just being regard

ms-13 and the 18th street gang. we'll probably want to ask questions on that. chief morgan, i yield the floor. >> good morning. chairman johnson, ranking member carper, thank you for allowing us to talk about the united states border control. during my first four months of chief, i have traveled to 11 sectors to meet with thousands of border patrol agents, staff is and leadership from the northern, southern and coastal borders as well as the border patrol academy, headquarters in d.c., canine training facility and special operations in el paso. and all of these, one thing was consistent and abundantly clear. the men and women of the united states border control have one of the toughest jobs in federal law enforcement. they are the most assaulted federal law enforcement in the united states. more than 7,400 have been assaulted since 2006. that rose if y 16 by 20%. and year to date, we are seeing an increase of 200% from the previous year to the date. it is a dangerous job. since my short time here, two border patrol agents have been killed in the line of duty. alvarez is and gomez. they faced long hours, adverse conditions and

ms-14 and the 18th street gang. i think that relates directly to border security, so we'll probably want to ask questions on that. so, chief morgan, i yield the floor. >> good morning, chairman johnson, ranking member carper, and distinguished members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to allow us to talk today about the united states border patrol. during my first four months as chief, i've had the privilege to travel to 11 sectors to meet with thousands of united states border patrol agents, staff, and leadership from the northern, southern and coastal borders, as well as the united states border patrol academy headquarters here in d.c., the canine training facility, and our special operations group in el paso. all of these interactions across the country, one thing was consistent and abundantly clear -- the men and women of the united states border patrol have one of the toughest jobs in federal law enforcement. they are the most assaulted federal law enforcement in the united states. more than 7,400 border patrol agents have been assaulted since 2006. that rose in fy '16 by 20%, and year to date, we're seeing an increase of assaults of 200% from the previous year to

ms-14 and the 18th street gang. i think that relates directly to border security, so we'll probably want to ask questions on that. so, chief morgan, i yield the floor. >> good morning, chairman johnsonranking member carper, and distinguished members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to allow us to talk today about the united states border patrol. during my first four months as chief, i've had the privilege to travel to 11 sectors to meet with thousands of united states border patrol agents, staff, and leadership from the northern, southern and coastal borders, as well as the united states border patrol academy headquarters here in d.c., the canine training facility, and our special operations group in el paso. all of these interactions across the country, one thing was consistent and abundantly clear -- the men and women of the united states border patrol have one of the toughest jobs in federal law enforcement. they are the most assaulted federal law enforcement in the united states. more than 7,400 border patrol agents have been assaulted since 2006. that rose in fy '16 by 20%, and year to date, we're seeing an increase of assaults of 200% from the previous year to d