by the next morning, there were 485 volunteers willing to travel to western samoa with no hesitation. hawaiian airlines gave us a plane to fly there. par hawaii donated tens of thousands of fuel to fuel the plane and unicef gave us 50,000 measles donations and are we still living in western samoa. i had never imagined so much aloha and i should have known better because i know you and how much aloha you have. within 48 hours around 100 of our local healthcare professionals like hawaii pacific health and all over the state and some of whom are here today flew all away across the pacific all night and landed in samoa to vaccinate their people. this baby was warm. we watched tears roll down her young mother's face and our hearts broke and we were too late for that child, just minutes and we were there for a reason. we had to keep going. our volunteer medical mission was asked to do. we vaccinated 36,997 people against the measles. six days later, the measles just stopped spreading. chirp stopped dies and we got back on that plane and flew back to hawaii exhausted by filled with a sense o

she asked if we could immediately do w something more and come to samoa, come to samoa with an army of hawaii's healthcare workers don't vaccinate that whole country and treat anyone who was critically ill in the very limited facilities. i told her we would try. so we pull together like we do in hawaii and jamie and i rd outre that evening to hawaii's healthcare community and asked,h wouldd you help us launch an emergency medical mission and gn to samoa immediately? by the next morning, by the next morning with 485 volunteers willing to travel to western samoa with no hesitation. [applause] >> what happened next was unbelievable. hawaiian airlines gave us a plane to fly there, par hawaii donated tens of thousands of dollars of fuel to fuel that playing. unicef davis 50,000 doses of measles vaccination here and fiji airways promised to flies back and think it is, or we would still be living in western samoa. [laughing] >> i never imagined so much aloha and ine should've known better because i know you and in a much aloha you have. but within 48 hours around 100 of our local healthcare p

alabama, alaska, american samoa. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i would like to continue devoting. arizona, arkansas, california. colorado, connecticut, delaware, district of columbia. colorado, connecticut, delaware, district of columbia. [inaudible conversations] florida, georgia, guam, hawaii. [inaudible conversations] florida, georgia, guam, hawaii. [inaudible conversations] idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa. idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine. kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota. [inaudible conversations] maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska. mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska. [inau

alabama, alaska, american samoa. if everyone could please return to their seats. we have received the totals for the co-chair election for the rnc. the number of votes cast were 168. the necessary to win this election was 85. drew mckissick received 63, michael watley received 52, and kyle received 52. there was one vote cast for dylan, which was illegal because she is not a male. that totals 168 votes. because no candidate has received a majority vote we will ballot again. we will stand at ease for five minutes and then proceed to the next round of voting. results for the co-chair race for republican national committee in the second round of voting, the number of votes cast was 169. there was an over vote, but it does not affect the results. because, whoever needed to get the co-chair needed 85, the totals are as follows. and kyle got 52 emma -- michael watley 48. at this point, neither of them had reached the 85 threshold so we will adjourn for five minutes. recess for five minutes. the time at ease has expired and the meeting will now come to order. does any ca

financial benefits from american citizens with disabilities who relocate from a state to guam, america samoa, virgin islands, or puerto rico. we need to change this inequity. why are u.s. citizens who reside in u.s. territories denied benefits they can attain if they were residing in a state? this is a real case of unfairness. did you know that guam has among the highest per capita members of enlisted members in the united states armed services? throughout the nation. yes, we, too, are proud americans. there have been losses -- lawsuits to fix this inequity and the courts have simply ruled that s.s.i. benefits were created by congress. and hence can be changed by congress. so let's change it and do what is right. katrina and leslie are both no longer with us in the world today. and leslie's final days, she said she sadly wouldn't be able to witness when this wrong would be made right. and while neither sister may be here, let us fix this inequity in their name and in the name of many others who have been denied this benefit just because they reside in a u.s. territory. i thank you, mr. speak

alabama, alaska, america samoa.ithout objection, i'd now like to and the gavel to vicki for the purpose of continuing the local. after she votes. [laughter] [silence] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> arizona, arkansas, california. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> arizona, arkansas, california. colorado, connecticut, delaware. [inaudible] colorado, connecticut, delaware. district of columbia, florida, georgia. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> guam, hawaii, idaho. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> illinois, indiana, iowa. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> kansas, kentucky, louisiana. [inaudible] maine, maryland, massachusetts. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> michigan, minnesota, mississippi. michigan, minnesota, mississippi. missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire. nebraska, nevada, new hampshire. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> new jersey, new mexico, new york. new jersey, new mexico, new york.

alabama, alaska, american samoa. if everyone could please return to their seats. we have received the totals for the co-chair election for the rnc. the number of votes cast were 168. the necessary to win this election was 85. drew mckissick received 63, michael watley received 52, and kyle received 52. there was one vote cast for dylan, which was illegal because she is not a male. that totals 168 votes. because no candidate has received a majority vote we will ballot again. we will stand at ease for five minutes and then proceed to the next round of voting. results for the co-chair race for republican national committee in the second round of voting, the number of votes cast was 169. there was an over vote, but it does not affect the results. because, whoever needed to get the co-chair needed 85, the totals are as follows. and kyle got 52 emma -- michael watley 48. at this point, neither of them had reached the 85 threshold so we will adjourn for five minutes. recess for five minutes. the time at ease has expired and the meeting will now come to order. does any ca

rachel: samoas are my favorite. will: i think tennessee might be different.t might not be thin mints. pete: we'll have to check it. how do you sell cookies under water? that sounds ridiculous? put them in zip lock bags and sell them? rachel: holding a sign. pete: they said their stand is underwater, rachel. you read it in the headlines. will: do you put thin mints in the freezer? pete: i t have thin mints in my fridge in my office. you can eat some right now. rachel: there's other things in his fridge. will: take it away, rick. rick: limiting your customer base by a lot if people have to go under water to get there. as someone with a business, don't want to limit your customer base. >> you like water. rick: true, very, very good point. temperatures waking up this morning, southern part of the country looking pretty good and nobody dealing with incredibly cold air out there and that's really good news. two little trouble spots of weather for us today. one of them is down across parts of the south, we've got scattered showers. we're going to see this throughout

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that the fate of another person may depend on their actions. giving way spices from transport from samoaarking rules in yards at lapel redemption fine good new year's tradition kids, i'm ken were born on foot and in the studio and their mothers are holding out to miss the vennvanie everything is not a doronkov marathon, but khoper separate houses in minsk near the capital have a pershit day, well the weather was born 29 ok for their five at the fifth maternity hospital, the wins were torn off as part of actions from belaya rus from any child for matul kvetka and performances, santa claus came to give smiles and turn, and the fact that one pearl became matuley, in syoma it is distributed from the devil and the lunyka. you think, fortunately another girl appeared very happy for her only seven times four girls already and three boys on january 1, uh, five babies were born in our maternity hospital, one of the women gave birth to twins, so four births, five babies all feel pretty good after giving birth . today is the day of release. someone will go home today to celebrate their baby's birth

the honorable aumua amata coleman radewagen as delegate from american samoa. and the honorable gregorio kilili camacho sablan as delegate from the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands. the clerk will state that since the last regular election of representatives to the 118th congress, a vacancy now exists in the fourth district of the commonwealth of virginia, occasioned by the death of the late honorable a. donald mceachin. pursuant to law and precedent, the next order of business is the election of the speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress. nominations are now in order. the clerk recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. stefanik. ms. stefanik: madam clerk, as the chair of the republican conference, i am directed by the vote of that conference to present for election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress the name of the honorable kevin mccarthy, a republican to lead the new republican majority. in just two years of failed one-party democrat rule, the american people have suffered f

the american samoa the final territory to welcome in the user just moments ago. countries indeed are run the globe been celebrating with studying fireworks on spectacular light shows after a difficult year for many, we delve into that pressing social, political, and economic trends that will define the coming months with the new year bring a new world order 1000 more countries look towards a more equal structure of relations. 2022. did see cracks emerge in the long standing unique porto world. a welcome to the recap of the news week. that was this new year's day. thanks for joining us today. my name's you the name. of course, let's begin with the new year celebrations with stunning light shows and spectacular firework. this plays very much to the for this weekend color proceedings from across the globe. here with pyrotechnics in the united arab emirates, reportedly breaking to get us where our records li, brazilian capital, celebrated with thousands of spectators watching men night sky from the beach. lucky them on chinese, beijing celebrated the coming in of 2023 with an impressive

the american samoa the final territory to welcome in the new year just moments ago. countries in data run the globe been celebrating with studying fireworks on spectacular light shows after a difficult year for many, we delve into that pressing social, political, and economic trends that will define the coming months with the new year bring a new world order 1000 more countries look towards a more.

from the village of american samoa. she is a parent of a senior at balboa high school and has been a member advisory council for the last three years and currently my co-chair. shown here on this first slide are mate i have from pacific islanders. our acknowledgment in these phases we're in and greetings to everyone and our ancestors from before so that we may speak. acknowledging the rell haloni the original people of what is now the san francisco peninsula. thank you superintendent dr. wane, all of our board commissioners, and families in audience for the opportunity to share our nhpi presentation tonight. next slide. >> on this slide, we have our agenda, we will take you on a journey where we come from and who we are and what we would like to see for our pacific island families, students and communities. next slide please. sorry, next one. our greetings in tongan my name is finao and i was born in the kingdom tomau i reside and work in san francisco and my child attends gal leo high school i've been a member since 20

as we are were driving -- as we were driving care, a huge tree went down on river road in sonoma -- samoa county -- sonoma county. two cars summers in floodwaters at the river road outside santa rosa and fire crews helping to rescue our driver trapped in a mercedes. the road closures forcing residents to find other ways home. one person woke up to flooding and she says she had no power since wednesday and she is not the only one. >> we are used to no power and power outages so we are hanging tough and there is a lot of support. we are writing through it. --riding through it. gloria: linda hopkin says eyes continues to be on the russian review cresting below 32 feet and the cancellation of the flood warning of the russian river and some good news of residents here. sonoma county has information online for those who have to leave their homes kumasi: you can see one side of the highway covered in water and it took drivers hours to navigate. drivers explain the feelings they had. >> it is crazy and we were checking the phone and it is closed everywhere. i have never seen it like this. kumasi:

jobina: are you a samoa's man? you like the lemon ones. are those compared to the other ones? jobina: no. [talking >>> good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, breaking travel news as we come on the air. grounded, the faa's major computer failure potentially impacting flights nationwide. >>> catastrophic storms. tens of thousands ordered to evacuate. hundreds of thousands more hunkering down with relentless weather out west. emergency crews preparing for avalanches. at least 12 states under alerts. our team is tracking the storm on the move right now. >>> also this morning, paris attack. six people stabbed at a busy train station overseas. our tom soufi burridge is there on the scene. >>> president biden responds for

sydney, australia, but a mechasical problem forced pilots to make an emergency landing in american samoa. the airline, however, tried to make the best of the situation. passengers got a tour of the island and were able to drink some beers on a deserted beach. another plane was flown in and the passengers actually made it to sydney in time for new year's. >> and now 4 sports brought to you by xfinity. >> we're live at chase center for what was the most exciting game with the warriors young season. they prevail in double overtime one. 43 41 to give up a big lead. but they hang tough behind a huge night from klay thompson. and let's roll the tape. see how it all went down. the warriors were extremely short-handed. tonight. 6 guys on the injury report. no clip know. wiggins know steph. the list goes on 6 players now. final seconds of the game. warriors down 3 jordan poole shot is blocked but dante de he had been so good for this team this year. he tied it up. we're heading to overtime. steph. love final seconds of overtime. number one, down one klay thompson knocks down his temper 3 of the g

the honorable aumua amata coleman radewagen as delegate from american samoa. and the honorable gregorio kilili camacho sablan as delegate from the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands. the clerk will state that since the last regular election of representatives to the 118th congress, a vacancy now exists in the fourth district of the commonwealth of virginia, occasioned by the death of the late honorable a. donald mceachin. pursuant to law and precedent, the next order of business is the election of the speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress. nominations are now in order. the clerk recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. stefanik. ms. stefanik: madam clerk, as the chair of the republican conference, i am directed by the vote of that conference to present for election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress the name of the honorable kevin mccarthy, a republican to lead the new republican majority. in just two years of failed one-party democrat rule, the american people have suffered f

the member from colorado, the member from american samoa, the member from montana. without objection, the cherry may declare recess subject to the call of the chair. as described in the notice statements and documents -- sorry, on described in the notice, statements, documents, and motions, they must be submitted to the repository at mail dot house. gov. members present should provide a hard copy for staff to distribute. please note that staff are responsible for their own microphones. as with our in-person meetings, members commuted by staff only to avoid inverted background noise. finally, members experiencing technical problems should inform committee staff immediately. i will now recognize myself for five minutes to make an opening statement. welcome to the final oversight investigation subcommittee hearing of the 100 and congress. it has been an honor to service chair and work with ranking member more or. national parks are the nations treasures. our public lands belong to every american. every american should be able to enjoy the beauty of our parks and public

, but not before 2 to 3 fell and parts of sonoma county, also napa county in marin county, sent in samoa over 3.5 inches of rain. there is a line it looks like it's going through southern marin county right now. also over san pablo bay salsameda decrease in some of the rainfall rates, especially to the east, although it's still starting to push east doesn't look like it's over yet for santa cruz mounts that will continue for about a couple of hours. but i do expect rainfall rates to lighten up. so for today and into tomorrow we will see another 1 to 2 inches of rain, probably more rain on wednesday, dave see. thank you. our time is now 7 50 to petaluma dealing with major flooding this morning coming up at eight o'clock. we're going to show you a flooded shopping center parking lot. we came across just a little while ago. plus pope francis, the latest public figure to condemn iran for using the death penalty against protesters and demonstrators have the d ai norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... it's the xfinity hello 2023 sale! now hurry, an