mullen: and you can call me mark wayne. so, that way we don't have to use formal titles there given the significant infrastructure investment needed to improve and maintain the compliance with current regulatory requirements, if water suppliers and regulators were to shift their attention to microplastics, what other safety priorities might be impacted? mr. alspach: i think as you , suggested, there are a number of priorities that utilities are currently contending with a couple that come to mind that are most pressing presently, pfas and lead. and both of those require significant amounts of attention and cost to utilities, which then is often passed on to their ratepayers, unless there are subsidies available to them and -- them. and diverting attention to something digital contaminant, whether it's microplastics or anything else would by necessity take some amount of energy, time, costs away from utilities and meeting the regulatory requirements for things like that, that we know are toxic and we know need to be addresse

determined mullen died in the line of duty and not due to his own misconduct.aid they did not test for steroid use. >> she said they didn't test for it because it was irrelevant for the cause of death. right from the medical examiner, the navy medical examiner. >> reporter: mullen insists captain brad veer who was in charge of her son's training class and dr. eric amy are responsible. now with the case dismissed, regina says questions remain about the quality of her son's medical care and that she's not been provided with answers. >> the navy's not giving me what i'm asking for. medical treatment of kyle's care. they're not providing it. why won't they provide it? >> we're trying to figure out what they're hiding. simple as that. >> i want the board of inquiry to be reinstated is what i want so we can go public. >> reporter: a lawyer releasing a statement to abc news saying this case was badly mishandled from the beginning. when we were noticed for the board of inquiry, it became very clear a comprehensive investigation had never been done and the deciding offi

thank you very much, senator mullen. and i'm going to jump into a couple of questions that i hope to get quick answers to. but i realize that's, that's hard to do because things are complicated. but a lot of people listen to this hearing right now are going ha all five, all five of us and our wonderful audience here and hopefully our online folks as well. um i think should, should i be getting water in a plastic bottle? and i see heads shaking. no, but yeah, but here's the thing. my understanding is our paper cups like the one senator loomis is drinking from at this moment are also lined with plastic. my understanding is aluminum cans are lined with plastic. now over here, we have a blue, can you hold up your blue water bottle? i'm not sure about that is in fact the case that that aluminum cans and paper cups are lined with plastic and do they put off fewer particles? or should we be thinking if just in terms of individual health, is there some container other than glass that, that doesn't have a plastic lining? >> thank

mullen is an elder law attorney. he lived on this expansive property where his wife bred and raised horses, and the couple worked on their farm. sergio dominguez lives nearby. >> he was kind. he would wave to you, you'd see him walking his dogs out. looked like a nice, humble guy. >> the killing happened just two hours after sheriff's deputies initially encountered the suspect at the farmhouse inn in forestville, where staff said he had been acting erratically. ezra wallach has been covering the case for the sebastopol times. >> he was harassing people at the hotel. he at one point grabbed one of the employees, and people at the hotel reported that he was acting manic. he was asking the same questions over and over again. >> deputies spent an hour with adrian yanez, but let him go. >> he had no warrants. he was not on probation. he did not qualify for a mental health hold. he was not determined to be under the influence, and there was no legal reason to arrest him or detain him any further. >> later that same afterno

>> thank you, senator mullen. senator duckworth, and again, we really are going to strictly enforce the rule about no no demonstrations or noise. the distinguished ranking member, just a point of personal privilege to make a correction. >> the reason that general austin required a waiver was not because of his participation in a corporate enterprise. it was because he did not have seven years of interruption between his service and his appointment. second point is that if any of us were appointed as secretary of defense, we would be subject to the same types of questions. and the case in point is, senator john tower was nominated for secretary of defense. it was discovered by his colleagues that his behavior was not commensurate with the responsibilities despite his service. and he was voted down. thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. senator duckworth, you are recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and also, secretary mattis had to have this waiver as well. this hearing is about whether you are qualified to be

now, mullens is connected to another kidnaping for ransom in san ramon. abobout a mon after that huskins case in 2015. in all, mullens is linked to five cases from a home invasion in mountain view in 2009. in october of that year, another home invasion in palo alto. then in 2015, his behavior escalated into that kidnap for ransom of denise huskins in march. the new alleged kidnaping inn san ramon in april, and then a home invasion in dublin in june. all of this in 2015. this morning, denise huskins quinn and her husband, along with law enforcement from seaside, alameda county and el doradado county will all give the latest details on how this new case is connected to the old cases, and we'll bring that to you later on today, laura. all right. interesting one. thank you. chris. 604 right now. new requests from attorneys on both sides means the man accused of gunning down unitedhealthcare ceo will not likely be back in court before mid-february. the judge yesterday agreed to extend the indictment deadline for murder suspect luigi mangione. the new deadline

one of the key to mullens of the new government in putting a fossil of the driving funds out was to gain control of its own the sources and solving to and from what i see so far, it has achieved that i'm more even liberating large areas of a c's, but till this french army will still be the country. in fact, between the false as the president is introducing progressive reforms, the aim to eliminate the dominance of wisdom colonial powers. and he is showing as the african countries what must be done to protect african solvent. that's almost always your, me to fighters will continue the mission to reclaim all the territory and revitalize our nation. the military will do everything to secure our wealth because that's what this is all about. we are victims of our wealth. these are riches that the imperialists wants to get back at any cost and, and for which they would keep us in slavery. we will preserve them on the ground and in the air. we will hunt down the enemies of the nation to the last frontier. several operations have already begun and will intensify. good evening music ceiling is mu

that the obstacle is now gone. indeed, just like his mullen southern lava on following, targeted killings and relentless has really bombardments the running on axis has been shaken to its core. further, we can by the fall of damascus, but it was always achievements and triumphs. one critical question remains, why have israel's 2 main war objectives the safe return of northern residence and the release of hostages? still not been achieved, has as well truly secured its goals. with these high stakes assessing nations or hasn't laid the ground work for the next wave of the conflict, a wasted option. i'm all t repulsing from jerusalem. well it's, it's a r t a now with tens of thousands of people, convenience don't assembles. go off the bridge, this is on new year's day and a show of support for the power spending cool was admit the ongoing college in garza, with organized by a coalition of 300 and use this is called the national will platform, the demonstration showcase widespread support to garza, to protest comes in response to escalating violence in the region. we do post estimating. polic

houma republican mark mullen accused senators of hypocrisy. many senators of showed up drunk to vote at night? iowa republican senator joni ernst who is keyed to heck says confirmation. >> demanded let's make it very clear for everyone. will you support women continuing to have the opportunity to serve in combat that is just the first of many cabinet picks that will appear before senators this week. >> pam bondi, trump's pick to lead the department of justice will appear before senators tomorrow. for now in washington. raquel martin, back to you. all right. let's talk weather as we get live look outside here. beautiful time of day. the twilight hour here in the bay. the view. >> is serene from the top of mount tam kron four's meteorologist kathy trafton here with a look at the forecast. >> grabbed his right is twilight hours because the sun just set at 5.14, after day with mostly clear skies for all. i saw a few high thin wispy cirrus clouds in the sky and take a look at this view from the berkeley hills, the sun shots went down and now we see

that the obstacle is now gone. indeed, just like his mullen southern lava on following, targeted killings and relentless has really bombardments, be running on axis has been shaken to its core. further, we can by the fall of damascus, but it would always achievements and triumphs. one critical question remains, why have israel's 2 main war objectives the safe return of northern residence and the release of hostages still not been achieved? has its road truly secured its goals with these high stakes assassinations? or has it laid the ground work for the next wave of the conflict relief, an option on all t repulsing from jerusalem. look back at the stories the shapes 2024. when russia tested this new west put on the bottle field, challenging the west anti missile defenses. oh, the senior correspondent nor a gas you expose what prompted most go to develop be a worse snake. and the reaction a cost. the, in the early hours of the 21st of november, 2020 for the security power. the vol world was turned upside down in one fell swoop. literally, a fell ship every nuclear defense doctrine, the need

that the obstacle is now gone. indeed, just like his mullen southern lava on following, targeted killings and relentless has really bombardments, the running and axis has been shaken to its core. further, we can by the fall of damascus, but it was always achievements and triumphs. one critical question remains, why have israel's 2 main war objectives the safe return of northern residence and the release of hostages? still not been achieved, has as world truly secured as goals with these high stakes assess the nations or has it laid the ground work for the next wave of the conflict. where you for an option on all t, reposing from jerusalem to. so use hockey, and now with tens of thousands of people convened on it, stumbles gelato bridge on new year's day and to show support for the palestinian caused some of the ongoing con engine garza organized by a coalition of 300 n g o's coal. the national will transform the demonstration showcase of widespread zip code for goza. the process comes in response to escalating violence in the region with reports estimation, palest city, and desktops upon

already heard the card fight of the ministration of back in the august of 2024, making similar to mullens. a few quain saying once again, will give you lessons speed. you need to sort out this issue of manpower and not can possibly only be done by reducing the age of conscription down to 18. know nikki, we know that this is a huge issue. we scans operating inside the frame dropping manual the streets if for some into conscription, these are the draw still just a wind sun that they something like a 100000 soldiers to, to, to, to the positions in the crane and move them. not because it's such a problem, you claim to have to pass a new law. it's a so full a rule which allows soldiers to is a one time. and if they wants to come back, they will be prosecuted to know a real sense if this is a massive issue that ukraine has been grappling with for a long time. and we've had to apply to mr. landscapes officer from the office in the past that that he is personally a gaze lowering the mobilization age any further. so we'll kind of response to that we might expect from polanski is team to these late

that the obstacle is now gone. indeed, just like his mullen southern lever on the following, targeted killings and relentless is really bombardments. the running and axis has been shaken to its core. further, we can by the fall of damascus, but it was always achievements and triumphs. one critical question remains. why have israel's 2 main war objectives the safe return of northern residence and the release of hostages still not been achieved? has, is world truly secured its goals with these high stakes, assess the nations or hasn't laid the groundwork for the next wave of the conflict reef? an option on all t, repulsing from jerusalem of delving into the intricate, long standing conflict between the democratic republic of congo and rome. the next steps, the 1st visit of the new year to the month liaison forget caps down in moments and i'll be here again. the piano, the moon, but here q band t from in campbell county in the republic of kansas. as we continue our conversations about the continent of africa with today, focus on a subject that is very painful to wrap our minds around the

i made that statement on what admiral mike mullen said to me in my first armed services meeting in 2011. i was anxious to hear, what is the greatest threat to the united states of america? i am thinking i will hear military power that can take us down. he says, don't worry about that. it will be the debt of the nation that takes us down before any military might challenge us. host: so how do they do it? sen. manchin: basically, you have to do it. you have to have an income-base that is fair and equitable for everyone, everyone pays a fair share. we have so much diversity, we have so much income inequality. i just try to do a 15% minimum on corporations that have $100 billion of book value for the last three years. and people were fighting about that! i said, my goodness, we all got to pay our fair share to a certain extent, we don't have to be excessive about that. everybody pay. we have to rein in the spending. spending is out of proportion. we are spending anywhere between 1.7 and $2 trillion more than we take in. we haven't in balance the budget in 20 years. host: right. what is goin

switching out by modeling the shower, which is there a senior political analyst who joins us from dot ha mullen. i know you with this thing. they are intently to jake sullivan. he said that the deal that that is being worked on right now is the same framework that job i didn't put forward last june. what do you make of with things right right now. and kimberly did. touchstone is a little bit the sticking points that still clearly need to be hashed out as well. he didn't give us much detail about the ceasefire ideas. i think as you said, that, as kimberly reported, there's still how many got the details. i think what was clear from what you said is a bit of a preview of what to expect from by then. and that on this evening about how america has become even more powerful and more prosperous and are bided. and then basic and leaving item wonderful, wonderful legacy. despite the fact that there is a major warrant against russia, that there is genocide still going on after 15 months in the middle east. despite the fact that the entire region of them at least are still really in dire straits. and the

and the best moment goes to mark wayne mullen watch. >> how many senators have shown up drunk have anyem to step down and resign further job and don't tell me you haven't seen it because i know you have how many senators you know of gotten a divorce for cheating on their wives did you ask them to step down and forget you got a big plank in your we've all made mistakes. [ cheers and applause ] nice he just asked how many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night and nobody said a word. that means all of them. maybe because they are drunk right now. as a journalist and didn't he look caught. wasn't wild when when they were hot under the collar and until you one of the most interesting questions with senator mark kelly. barb after barb and went to drunk strip club and all that and you telling us it's all smears either you overcome and personal inch issues or you're the target of one of the other camp the both indicted two was on a treadmill and they could be both and at people discipline exploit those moments and what concerns me is having a secretary of defense is that like when gene

>> thank you, senator mullen. senator duckworth, and again, we we really are going to strictly enforce the rule about no, uh, no demonstrations or noise. uh, the, uh, distinguished ranking member, just a point of personal privilege to make a correction. >> the reason that general austin required a waiver was not because of his participation in a corporate enterprise. it was because he did not have seven years of interruption between his service and his appointment. second point is that if any of us were appointed as secretary of defense, we would be subject to the same types of questions. and the case in point is, senator john tower was nominated for secretary of defense. uh, it was discovered by his colleagues that his behavior was not commensurate with the responsibilities, despite his service. and he was voted down. thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. senator duckworth, you are recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and also, secretary mattis had to have this waiver as well. um, mr. hegseth, this hearing is

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senator mullen great to have you. you tweeted the u.s. president trump's national security picks as soon as possible. how soon do you think this can get done? >> we're going to get started on it right away. pete hegseth first hearing is this coming night which is a week from today. we will start having the hearings and then move to the confirmation hearing that will be the final vote. and then get him hopefully on the floor. what is aggravating to me the same democrats sitting there complaining the cabinet picks and director picks are not qualified are the same people that literally put in pete budajig over the senator and rachel assistant secretary inside of the hhs who can't figure out what pronouns mean. these are the same people that put sam in place, the one picking up luggage off the carousel not once but twice and arrested for it. these are the same people that confirm these people, these democrats are the ones that confirmed those individuals and they're saying that tulsi gavard a lieutenant is not qualified and cash patel who is

mark twain mullen, look at this. looks like a little party, they are pulling out the beer. is that tim kane? they exposed that incredible display of hypocrisy take a look at. >> the senator starts bring up the fact that what if you showed up drunk do your job. how many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night? have any of you guys ask him to step down and resign from the job? don't tell me you haven't seen it because i know you have. how many senators do you know have got a divorce before cheating on their wives. did you ask them to step down? no. but it's for show. you make sure you make a big show and point out the hypocrisy because the man has made a mistake. and you want to sit there and say he's not qualified, give me a joke. it is so ridiculous that you hold yourself as this higher standard and you forget you got to big plank in your eye. >> sean: the democratic party are filled with liars, hypocrites who will say and do anything for political power and above all else that's all they care about. they just hate trump, they hate his nominees no matter what. the goo

joining me now senators markwayne mullen and tom cotton both sit on the senate armed services committee and were there today. senator mullin, let's start with you. now your colleague joni ernst just announced that she will back hegseth. that is huge do you anticipate my republican deconnection given how well hegseth did today? i think pete nailed it thank you for having me on by the way. i wasn't surprised at all for johnny making that announcement. i thought she played her hand write she did exactly what she was going to do. and hold until the hearing. she came out immediately and said she was going to support because of the performance pete hegseth had today. and do you know what happens with susan collins and lisa murkowski i think they both said they want to listen to the hearing, too. i know susan personally paid close attention to it. i believe without question pete is going to be confirmed. and i think you're going to have a strong support from all the republicans, men and women alike. i think he is the right person for the job. and president trump did a wonderful job by picking

place and our soldiers love and that was so exciting about today i also have two say for senator mullend on him for calling out they have argosy we all see his. >> what do you think of his grilling into the personal life issue? >> well, look i'm in the senate has a role, dig and if you're going to dig in but hold yourself -- i'm not saying this about senator kane in particular but certainly politicians, don't hold themselves to the same standard. but on pete hegseth in particular a lot of veterans can identify with going to gone bent back struggling and you come back and everybody loves a comeback story and so many veterans can identify with him and what he went through. that's why you've seen such overwhelming support from the troops. >> he i think we saw that warm welcome and surrounding him this morning i think it's pretty clear pete hegseth would be someone there rank-and-file could look up to interest. you wish other big question is the management question of the pentagon. you talk about the cutting that needs to happen and the efficiency that is so mired in the mud and this idea o

houma republican mark mullen accused senators of hypocrisy. how many senators of showed up drunk to vote at night? iowa republican senator joni ernst who is keyed to heck says confirmation. >> demanded let's make it very clear for everyone. will you support women continuing to have the opportunity to serve in combat s? that is just the first of many cabinet picks that will appear before senators this week. >> pam bondi, trump's pick to lead the department of justice will appear before senators tomorrow. for now in washington. raquel martin, back to you. >> still ahead here at 3, 5, better. get out when starbucks will enforce a new policy all of its cafes. bounced from one doctor to the next. did they even send my lab work...? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms. the bills. the 'not a bills.' the.... ”press 4 to repeat these options.” [chaotic music] [inspirational music] healthcare can get a whole lot easier when your medical records, care and coverage are in one place. at kaiser permanente, all of us work together for a

senator mullen. >> caught me totally off guard there. i'd like to submit for the record signatures by 32 members of the house of representatives who are veterans. the signatures call on the senate to honor the constitutional duty of advise and consent by conducting a fair, thorough, and confirmation process that evaluates the nomination solely on the substance and merits. his distinguished military service, academic credentials, and bold vision for revitalize, and i ask unanimous consent to enter in the record. >> without objection. >> you know, there's a lot of talk going -- talking about qualifications and then about us hiring him, if we are the board. there are a lot of senators here i wouldn't have on my board because there is no qualifications except your age and you got to be living in the state, and you're a citizen of the united states to be a senator. other than the fact we have to convince a lot of people to vote for us. when we start talking about qualifications, for if you're qualified for it, could the chairman tell me what

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. >> all right, well, speaking of cocktail parties, it sounds like you need to talk to senator mullen because there sounds like some fun ones that you're not getting invites to. >> i'm not getting the invite. i guess that's right. >> all right. good to see you, senator. thanks so much for joining us. really appreciate it. despite the confidence that we're hearing from republicans and the trump transition team, there are still a few republicans who have not yet said publicly whether they will vote to confirm pete hegseth what one of those republicans said when pushed about this today. that's coming up next. plus, first twitter, now tiktok. what tiktok is saying about reports that it might sell the app to elon musk to avoid a shutdown in the u.s. stay with us. >> kobe believed in himself at the youngest possible age. >> it's one of the most remarkable stories in sports history. >> i don't want to be remembered as just a basketball player. >> kobe premieres january 25th on cnn. >> can a personal loan unlock your ambitions? oh yeah. take a swing at your kitchen rental meant that literally

anyway, mullen exposed that incredible display of hypocrisy. take a look. >> the senator from virginia starts bringing up the fact that what if you showed up drunk to your job? how many senators have showed up drunk to vote at night? have any of you guys asked them to step down and resign from their job? and don't tell me you haven't seen it because i know you have. and then how many senators do you know have gotten a divorce before cheating on their wives? did you ask them to step down? no, but it's for show. you guys make sure you make a big show and point out the hypocrisy because the man's made a mistake, and you want to sit there and say that he's not qualified. give me a joke. i mean, it is so ridiculous that you guys hold yourself as this higher standard and you forget you got a big plank in your eye. >> check and mate. well done. the democratic party, they are filled with liars, hypocrites who will say and do anything for political power and above all else, that's all they care about. they just hate trump. they hate his nominees no matt

senator mullen, thank you for for coming on and joining us tonight for that hearing. thank you. we're going to get perspective from a democrat who also questioned hegseth. up next, senator elizabeth warren will join me live. she had a pretty intense line of questioning for him. also tonight we are keeping a close eye on the winds in los angeles. as the next 24 hours, we are told, are critical. cnn is also uncovering tonight data showing that l.a. understaffed fire departments in the united states. >> patients who have sensitive teeth but also want whiter teeth. >> they have to make a choice one versus the other. sensodyne clinical white provides two shades whiter teeth, as well as providing 24 over seven sensitivity protection. patients are going to love to see sensodyne on the shelf. >> touch can mean so many things, even for people with moderate to severe eczema. touch can make two feel like one or simply be a helping hand. dupixent can help you stay ahead of eczema as you welcome the feeling of touch. dupixent helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can

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i would also like to thank senators merkley and padilla for and mullen and loomis for being the chairs of this joint hearing, which is important on this important topic. before we adjourn, i ask unanimous consent to submit for the record a variety of materials that include letters from stakeholders and other materials that relate to today's hearing. without objection. additionally, senators will be allowed to submit written questions for the record to all for all of you through the close of business on tuesday, march 12. we will compile these questions for the record and send them to our witnesses and we will respectfully ask all of you to try to reply to those no later than march 26, tuesday. and with that, again, i want to thank the witnesses. we have a really good crowd here. shows you the importance of this very important topic, and i think we made some good progress today. with that, the hearing is adjourned. announcer: witness democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage this month as republicans take control of chambers of congre