it is a korean language service for all korean language speaking services.p asa speaking services. we're not setting it up as a platform for dissidents or to destabilise the north korean government. if we did do that, in that political weight it with the and devalue the bbc‘s international bases around the world. it would be counter—productive and we would not do it. we are doing it on the same basis as other international news service to provide independent, trusted, free news, but for the values as journalists and not as a political objective. jamie angus, thank you. a light—hearted story that has been fascinated but disgusting some viewers this week. because it concerns a toilet mishap. it is about an unnamed woman from bristol ona about an unnamed woman from bristol on a first date. what happened when she went back to his house and needed the toilet. are you ready? here is headache, liam smith. unfortunately it wouldn't flush and she decided to throw it out of the window. my house is quirky and the bathroom doesn't open into the outside garden. it opens

so when i say formal financial services, we primarily focused on basic services since these are often the entry point to the formal financial system. including savings accounts and government to person transfers. for the 2017 report, we have distilled and updated the country profiles that we featured in 2015 and 2016. and in addition to these selected financial inclusion highlights and recent updates we have included some recommendations regarding key next steps for advancing financial inclusion. given the scope of our sample and the rapidly evolving nature of the financial inclusion vi m environment around the world, these lists are not exhaustive but we do believe they capture an important snapshot of key developments for future growth. so moving to a quick scorecard interview, as darrell mentioned, one of the components of our report informed by our research on each country's landscape is a scorecard tool. to develop this scorecard, we included country commitment, mobile capacity, regular la tore environment, and the adoption of formal financial services. so in terms of our country

customer service increase. in most markets in the united states, we have seen that ridesharing services are able to deliver trips at rates at the very least not more expensive, and very often significantly less expensive than a comparable trip in a taxi. those represent instant savings to the people who are relying on these sorts of services. those savings, if you're at the lowest rung of the socioeconomic ladder, can make all the difference. we've also seen in recent study that uber in particular, because they have significant treasure trove of data to be studied has been able to generate a significant consumer surplus. the paper i reference estimates that in one year alone a single service, uber x, generated nearly $7 billion in consumer surplus. this figure represents a difference between the amount of the consumers would be willing to pay for the service that they bought and the amount they had to pay, which is lower because of the benefits of completion. that's $7 billion that can be put aside for other th

so the penetration of services increased to medically, but to increase the demand of premium services we also need a new way to increase in e-commerce policy , solem-- colombia's growing fast in terms of e-commerce and this is not the traditional amazon e-commerce. there are new players in the market that adjust to columbia. in columbia people don't go to the supermarket and there is a bunch of mom-and-pop shops, so how do you reconnect those shops with consumers through these apps? today it's one of the largest e-commerce services in columbia and that really helps payment systems grow and again, the government through those-- distributes payments in that way. >> this is a question for both are in you there. what factors i mean of course we all know and read the various factors that can impact and help promote financial inclusion and so one way to look at it is to sort of this organic view which is technology alone coupled with people will take care of it and government is not as important as some people might suggest because so much happens organically. another viewpoint would be mor

can customers of one service send payments to members of another mobil money service. finally, moving to the adoption indicators, we focused on account adoption with both more traditional providers, as well as money providers, across underserved groups in particular. all the date de in this set is from the world banks global database, we look forward to upskating the data as the new data set is released. >> first, let's begin with the country commitment dimension and touch on a few examples of country's progress. mexico increased its overall score to join the top five scoring countries. in june of 2017, the national council released the national fine inclusion plan the governor of mexico also enjoyed the cash alliance. el salvador is an example of a country that boosted its score by five percentage points over the last year. partly due to the increase of smart phones. moving to regulatory environment, countries from across all of our major regions had strong performances on this component of the scorecard. including peru, the philippines, india and rwanda. india has li

but as you can see, a lot of emergency services. sophie, for people joining emergency services.ervices. sophie, for people joining us, can emergency services. sophie, for peoplejoining us, can you read couple has happened this morning —— recap. this morning at around 8:30, it seems an explosion on board a district line tube, which was passing through parsons green, this is south—west london. this area is fulham, and it was going through parsons green, heading to earls court and onto edgware road. the train would have been absolutely packed, it is a commuter train, one line into town. it is shoulder to shoulder, there are a lot of people on these trains at that time in the morning. the woman i spoke to in the carriage where it happened, said she was standing there, there was a bang, there was a pause, it went quiet, and she saw flames rushing towards her. she felt she had been protected from the flames because of the other people in front of her. it would, as i say, have been very busy. she said she saw people with burns, people crying people screaming, and the doors of the tube

service shut down through center city. sky force 10 over 20th street and jfk boulevard where the train is being evacuated. you can see people right there on the tracks. septa regional rail service shut down through center city. we're told there was a blackout inside a tunnel. people were sitting on the train for five minutes when it was dark. the lights came back on. they saw a spark and evacuated the train, they got off. those are the people you are looking at right now who were there on the tracks at the height of rush hour. 20th and jfk trying to figure out how they'll get home. regional rail service suspended right now because of an evacuation that took place. it is shut down. we'll keep you updated on when it resumes. >>> also, to this. social media pictures coming in of this scene, train stuck between 30th and suburban. people walking on the tracks. these are images from social media, people are in this emergency situation and took out their phones and took pictures. not believing what was happening right now, again,

let me mirror what my colleagues have said, thank you for your service not only your active service in our military and protecting our country but your continued service.nk sacrifices made both by gentlemen you as well your family members, so thank you. honestly, you know, part of me is sitting here this is unconscionable that we are not doing everything we can to take care of your and your families when you have put your lives on the line to take care of our freedoms and democracies. it's ridiculous for me. your words are not ringing hollow, we have to do somethingi the last thing is have something like this sit on the shelf andot have the words go no where. you are hearing that commitment already. you put some action items in place as you've heard. let me ask you this, and i think mrs. ward, you talked about this, mary, you highlighted in your comments that you were denied respite care by the va a couple of months ago. is that correct and can you talk a little bit about that and give me a little background on why that occurred? >> yes, i was denied respite care in the fall and it was

and broadband service. and so that's $100 charge. plus we still receive some usf for that. customers in a more urban market in the surrounding areas, and i think probably for most of the committee members in your urban markets, i think a stand-alone broadband rate is probably much closer to 50 to $75. our begins at $100 and goes up from there. >> yeah. and issues that need to -- we need to litigate with the fcc in addition to the other, you know -- the agencies we're talking about today. you spoke of farm bill considerations for this committee. is it fair to say that in your opinion the programs directly that rural broadband -- that benefit rural broadband need increased funding, rather than any major modifications? i mean, what's the -- >> i would strongly support that, senator. i think that as the committee has heard, there is a demand for rural broadband. there is a willingness by rural broadband providers to deploy more. and i believe if there was more funding mechanisms available, whether that was in t

health services administration. this is one hour and 40 minutes. >> good morning welcome. i'm director of the sampson center for mental health services and umc for today. each year sampson releases most recent findings from the national service on drug use and health. it's commonly referred to as listed. were releasing results from the 2016 survey and privilege to have our assistant secretary for mental health and substance abuse here today to present the key substance use and mental health indicators. today marks the 28th annual recovery month observant that's special to me. i among men in the room and thousands across this nation is your proof and evidence that treatment works and people do recovery. [applause] recovery month provides an opportunity for us to celebrate those americans in recovery from substance use disorders that celebrates the hard work, the day-to-day work of advocates, and grassroots organizations and the family members and friends have joined their loved ones on their journeys of recovery. to

forest service now they are approximately two 1/2 months longer than in 1970. rapid city south dakota has cited over 20 wildfires in the black hills national forest. in my opinion it is a crisis. looking at the most needed change to federal management policy what is that and why? >> the most needed change is a focus to actively managing our landscape to make sure that the forest service and blm that is the number one priority. wildfires have to be fought and it certainly caused a lot of money but so then to get those catastrophic effects. >> can you talk about of the desired manager practice?. >> i appreciate you asking as one of the comments there was a discussion are we removing those trees graf and in some but alien. they will benefit but l. loeb learned - - could have people for pray before those of wildlife species there would is going. >> grass. >> there is a fair characterization to be using all of the two with said but this is what leads to those interests conditions. '08 do have that plane so you basically sterilized the -- the ground so what example i

services. he and his wife kathleen from bailey bill, kansas. i'm glad that you're here to join us today. our next witness is mr. christopher stevens. mr. stevens is president and ceo of -- i think i'm doing that war. electric membership corporation headquartered in palmetto, georgia. graduated in 1987 and attended georgia institute of technology where he graduated with bachelor and in '91 pertfication in 1998. once out of college he worked as design engineer in georgia and utility consultants in atlanta before becoming super vising of engineering at emc in 1996. a native of georgia where he lives with wife and two children. we look forward to your testimony, sir. senator thune gave a marvelous introduction. we will let that stand. our next witness mr. bret, director of the engineering center of biorenewable from iowa state university. >> iowa state university, dr. shanks the director of engineering research center for biorenewable chemicals and distinguished professor in engineering. he's been

our program finances services. 40,000 lack access to robust, reb liable, modern broad band service. during fy 17, our u.s. expects to obligate $427 million for the state-of-the-art telecommunications an broadband technologies in some of the nation's more -- areas. these connect the world to the information age. programs are making profoubd differences. so far, we have donated to provide broadband in some of the most underserved communities and $20 million for distance learning and tell medicine projects in our water and virmal programs, rus works to support waste water project, serving the most needy communities in our nation. we are focused on helping communities provide the quality water and waste water services that are essential to the health, safety and economic future of those who live and work in and around small town america. for fy 17 -- for our entire agency, the u.s. continues to work to streamline proceed yurs and automate where we can. for example, our new rd apply system allowing borrowers and the agency to reduce paper, approval and enhance efficiency. we continue to

service now not. why would you move from ebay to service now? what's your thinking?technology landscape and i said where is the action going to be in the next five to ten years. in the next five to ten years, it is applying technology to our lives at work as we've been talking about. service now is positioned to lead that transformation, to lead that revolution. how do you feel about starting something brand—new in silicon valley, having had a long career and a very, you know, well established career, there is so many new companies coming up in silicon valley run by guys in their 20s and 30s and women in their 3020s and 30s, do you everfeel, you know, i'm trying to think of the right word, do you feel insecure about that? i doubt you do, but do you know what i mean? silicon valley and technology are exciting innovation is happening all the time. my particular focus however is in those technologies that begin to break through. service now is one of the very, very few enterprise software companies that have broken through $1 billion and will reach $2 billion and the op

it is a korean language service for all korean language speaking services.political way, it would debase and devalue the bbc‘s international operations around the world. it would be wholly counter—productive and we would not do it. we are doing it on the same basis as other international news services, to provide independent, trusted, free news, but for our values as journalists and not as a political objective. jamie angus, thank you. thank you. a light—hearted story that has been fascinating but also disgusting some viewers this week because it concerns a toilet mishap. it's about an unnamed woman from bristol on a first date, and what happened when she went back to his house and needed the loo. are you ready? here's her date, liam smith, taking up the story. unfortunately it wouldn't flush and she decided to throw it out of the window. my house is a bit quirky and the bathroom window doesn't open out to the outside garden. it opens to an air gap and there is a double glazed window between that and the outside garden. unfortunately, her business got stuck

to find service? there's no service there because the costs are high and the revenues are down. that looks like something you may want to subsidize. the question is, how do you know? and how much should that subsidy the? who should get it? the fcc adopted this idea of a reverse auction. the start out at $1 million to service an area. who would do it for $900,000? 800,000? they get it to where it stops and that's the amount. that's when you decide who will provide the service. how much the subsidies should be. that's exactly the right way to do it. mark jamieson, you recently wrote an article or the american enterprise institute website blog technology is outsmarting net neutrality. what's the focus in that article? >> it's looking at the basic ideas of net neutrality, showing that we have technological progress that is bypassing those ideas. there are two ideas that i address. an idea that every packet that enters the internet should be treated the same. there should be no discrimination, no favorable

that is actually a handrail for secret service agents. the bumper folds down to make a foot platform, that lifts up from the truck to make a handrail for them to hold onto when they are riding with the president in a parade. i think some people are surprised by the technology in the cars. they assume there must be rocket launchers hidden behind the headlights or special trackers or homing devices. no. really, the technology is pretty basic. there might be a pa system in there with a microphone so the president could talk to a crowd. there might be a radiotelephone that could be patched in so the president could make phone calls. that's really about it. these were transportation vehicles. they were designed to get the president where he was going to allow him to be seen in parades and those kinds of situations. beyond that, the technology was fairly basic. if i had to pick a favorite car, i suppose it is the one a lot of people would pick, but i think of the kennedy car. because that represents, really two worlds of presidential , transpor

the financial services to do so many things. they can do online shopping.hey can go to restaurants, book soels, transportation, etc., in this sense, we think it is a more advanced stage of fintech, a seamless combination of financial services powered by technology. in the past several years, in addition to alipay, we have more than 520 million active users, but in addition, we started in microloans toe more than 7 million small and medium enterprises and startups. in addition to that, we started to work with phone companies to provide reduced rates. david: we are looking at a lot of harvests in a lot of areas. you mentioned micro financing, for example. i'm wondering if you are starting to feel you are competing directly with traditional financial institutions in china. >> actually we do not. finance is so far from being inclusive globally as well as in china. companies, our strength's technology, so we see a great future collaboration with the financial companies because our strength is technology, and their strength is finance, and together we can provide

following his service in the u.s. army, senator dole began a long and distinguished career in public office, serving first in the kansas house of representatives, followed by multiple terms in the u.s. house of representatives. in 1969 dole was elected to the united states senate where he served for 27 years and rose to be majority leader before running for president. over the course of his political career, senator dole developed a reputation as an outspoken and pragmatic leader who was willing to work across party lines to advance the help -- health and welfare of the american public. for example, in speaking about the of social security, and the need to protect medicare for america's senior citizens, dole said in a speech at the 1996 republican national convention that, and i quote, i have learned in my own life from my own experience, that not every man, woman or child can make it on their own. and that in time of need, the bridge between failure and success can be the government itself. and given all that i have

if you and i wanted to start a video service or other type of content service and compete we could not do that. we have to use the public internet which is not customized for us. so, these companies bypassing that public internet are making the whole issue by the same moot. the third thing i talked about was the app effect and this is about where customers can go. this is the non-blocking. a customer should not be blocked from going to some site that is legal. so flight a large amount of our traffic -- right -- is going over mobile phone. and mobile phones are driven largely through app as opposed to browser. the apps are designed. you go to yelp. you go to urban spoon or any of these different apps and they have places they will let you go and places they won't. and the customers love it. but it violates the idea customers should be able to go wherever they want. >> if you are using net neutrality at home mark jamisson it is coming you your wire that is connected to your house. >> depending on where you are it is probably not going through the public internet. it is using internet tec

if you are i wanted to start a video service or some other content service to compete with the big guy, we couldn't do that. we have to use the public internet. and so, by bypassing that public internet, they're making the whole issue. the third thing i talked about was the apple affect where customers can go. this is the non- blogging blocking, customer should not be blocked from going to a site that's illegal. many of it is going over mobile phones and their driven largely through apps as opposed to browsers. have places to let you go in places they won't and customers love it. it violates the idea that customers should be able to go wherever they want to go. if you are using netflix at home you are going through whatever cable wire is in your house. >> depending on where you are, it's probably not going to the public internet. it's using internet technology, but netflix is connecting directly to what we call the head end of your cable company that's using different technology and it never goes to the public internet. it is a direct connection that they have prioritized to themselves

finally the customer service approach should extend to all irs services to reduce disputes in the first place. we should have a practitioner services unit that would centralize and modernize its approach. with the mindset of understanding taxpayers perspective the service will enhance voluntary compliance and increase confidence in the integrity of the service. i will be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you for your excellent testimony. in keeping with my past and present i will hold my question until the end. i recognize the gentleman from michigan, mister bishop. >> thank you for your time and expertise, appreciate it, lots of questions. kathy petronchak, close? good. you indicate in your written testimony you didn't have much time but you indicated in your written testimony, during an audit, giving larger businesses an advantage over smaller businesses, having to do with transparency, can you elaborate on that and tell us is this something the irs is doing as a result of the code or is this an arbitrary application of the rules? >> with regards to that in my testimony, in the

ready to rebuild on health service. ready to give opportunity, ready to give opportunity to young people, dignity, and security to older people. [applause] ready to invest in our economy and to meet the challenges of climate change and automation. [applause] ready to put peace and justice at the heart of our foreign policy. [applause] ready to build a new progressive relationship with your. [applause] we are ready. -- there certainly not strong and they definitely are not stable. this government does have one thing we lack, they have to track down the magic money tree. [applause] it has been found, and it has been put to use, not to say good use, when it was needed to keep tresa man downing street was given a good old shake. and lo and behold, we now know the price of power, it's approximately 100 million pounds for each democratic union. [applause] during the election campaign, theresa may told voters they face the threat of a coalition of chaos, to remember that, well, another showing us just exactly how that works. i

law center, the forest service, an extra layer of consultation with the us fish and wildlife service following designation of critical habitat for the species. to be clear the forest service and fish and wildlife service were already conducting robust scientific analysis with regard to habitat at the project level so these are fully committed to conservation of the species. the ruling stand in contrast with the 10th circuit ruling and a related case in 2007. in 2016 october, the supreme court declined the obama administration's petition to resolve conflicting circuit court opinions which effectively uphold the ninth circuit ruling. as highlighted by the department of justice cottonwood ruling has potential to cripple the forest service and land management functions. it increases requirements with conservation benefit. and the links noted more than 850 listed species in the geographic area of the ninth circuit. and it is the core decision. we are seeing this firsthand in montana. and consultation with fish and wildlife service with other work with consultation, and there are five fore

other wraparound services that most home buyers can't handle right off the bat. there are a lot of options on that. >> is that the decapitation process o orders that separate? >> we ask them what is their situation like and is it something they will remedy pretty quickly when they look at the program. those are conversations that we need for the regular application process. >> i understand they offer other kinds of assist in which funeral arrangements and stuff like that. we meet with voluntary groups and agencies to help people with their needs. we are built for this and we also have a number of our partner agencies and the veterans affairs, hhs, the coast guard has been here. after the point things start winding down how long will fema stay? now the recovery efforts are focused on the individuals and as long as the application process is here it will be here long after to close that process out and then we start looking at the damage to the infrastructure and reimbursement so it is a different group of people then we start talking about the mitigation actions a

every single service chief and combatant commander the last five years has testified the armed services committee the budget caps have hurt our readiness, made it more difficult to respond to the nation's growing threats. yet during this time of severe defense budget restrictions, funding for the congressionall congressionally-directed medical research program has nearly doubled. is that our priorities? i suggest to the senator from illinois, why don't you go to the right place in the appropriations bill and allocate research funds there? why don't you do that? you're not going there because it's the willy sutton syndrome. what you're doing is you're taking away from the men and women serving in the military what they need to defend this nation. mr. durbin: would the senator yield for a question? mr. mccain: no, i will not yield. the fact is -- the fact is, is that we have now had a rash of fatal accidents in the military, ten from the u.s.s. mccain, 17 more. we now have many more accidents due to the lack of readiness and training and maintenance that we do in combat. so what do we do?

finally, a customer service focus approach should extend to all irs services.it will help reduce disputes in the first place. for example, the irs should create a new dedicated executive level practice tioner services t that would modernize its approach. with a mind set of understanding the taxpayers' perspective, the service will enhance voluntary kpliens and increase the public's confidence in the integrity of the service. we appreciate the opportunity to testify. i'll be happy to answer any questions. >> thank i, ayou, all of you, f your excellent testimony. and i will hold my question until the end. i now recognize the gentleman from michigan, mr. bishop. >> thank you, mr. chairman and thank i you to the panel for yo time and expertise. lots of questions. so little time. is it ms. petronchak? pretty good? you indicated in your written testimony that there were procedures in place by the irs during an audit that would give larger businesses an advantage over smaller businesses. specifically having to do with transparency, can you elaborate on that, and can y

, the treatment services and the recovery services that they need. and now i want to take just a few minutes to talk about another finding that's very concerning. that is the prevalence of serious mental illness in young adults, what we call them transitional age use aged 18 to 25, and what we see here is that in 2008, 3.8% had serious mental illness, but that has risen in 2016, to 5.9%. and we also see that just a little over half of these young adults were able to access treatment, so 2 million people and just a little over half of them were able to access treatment for their serious mental illness. these are the most serious disorders, these are the ones that affect people's ability to function and only half of the people in this age group with this disorders were able to access the care that they needed. and this has big consequences because when people have serious mental disorders, they will have increases in adverse consequences such as suicidality, and what we see on the national inge opportunishti health, we see a significant in thoughts of

the american intelligence services are convinced that most likely russian intelligence services are behind the attack we have no evidence of course but it is obvious that a similar scenario was possible in germany to. and he's not the only one banging that particular drum as. we have seen the alleged influence in the us elections the french elections as well as clear evidence to suggest that these attacks came from russia. there's a crucial hole in claims that russia is attempting to influence the outcome of this year's election in fact we heard the head of germany's interior security service talk about it just a few seconds ago that is there's no evidence no evidence that hacks took place in the past or that there's the intention to carry out hacks in the future in fact the german government has had to come out and admit this. i don't have any information that these kinds of food can be proved and they have no knowledge of them. germany has been the victim of high profile cyber attack in the past back in twenty fifteen the bundestag systems were the victim of a cyber attack and the finger

american security service is carrying out searches of russia's diplomatic properties in the u.s. on orders from the state department the russian foreign ministry islam the move as being a violation of international law or ministries now posting videos of the operation the ministry spokeswoman mocking it is a quote true triumph of democracy in one such video from the russian consulate in san francisco security. since are seen using a ladder to inspect the ceiling inside the building searches are being conducted not only on the premises of the diplomatic side but also in the apartments of staff members and their families and another video security official seems searching the apartments with some of the residents still inside. come. on over. to. the. public. health. and your state department's also leading a search operation in russia's now closed trade mission in washington d.c. staff there were blocked from accessing the building starting from two pm local time the head of the russian trade mission alexander stubb lake told journalists he considers the searches of the compound in

make public services accountable to communities.iness accountable to the public, and politicians, truly accountable to those we serve. [applause] let the next labour government will transform britain by genuinely putting power in the hands of the people, the creative, compassionate and committed people of our country. both at home and abroad, what underpins our politics is our compassion and our solidarity with people. including, those now recovering from hurricane damage in the caribbean. to dominicasage last night. 80% of the island is destroyed. they don't know what to do. damage all over the caribbean. floods, and south asia and texas. mexico, andkes in the loss of life because of that. our interdependence as a planet could not be more obvious. [applause] the environmental crisis, in particular, demands a common global response. [applause] that is why president trump's threats to withdraw from the paris climate change treaty are so alarming. there is no contradiction between meeting our climate change commitments and investing t

the federal level to help them with their services as well. we have a large number of representatives from the small business administration. we really parted to give as a look at how we can help people recover. providing assistance in the form of grants, provide a maximum $33,000 piccola people won't come close to the maximum grant but we want to make sure providing as much assistance as we can. you look at the damage for most people even if they did hit the maximum grant they are not talking about it being enough for the recovery. the small business of section despite the deed being business can we do are a lot of assistance of people in terms of low interest disaster loans that will help bridge the gap for people. regardless whether not people want to take the loan, we need them to thought the application and they can make a decision afterwards what the want to do but we need that information to continue the loan process. it's part of why we partner with the sba to make sure they're providing the services and answering those questions helpi

if i want to refuse service to somebody, i will refuse service to somebody. >> for the time being. danielle benefield need not worry about getting along with others. >> would you like yard today, miss benefield? >> yeah. >> okay, get dressed. >> okay, i will get dressed. >> she is in segregation for fighting with another female inmate who she says was making advances towards her. but this isn't benefield's first time in trouble. >> benefield is the center of attention. she's very loud. she manipulates other inmates. when she is in her cell or out of her cell it is just, everything is on her. attentionwise. >> benefield says she can't help being the center of attention. and says she has a stash of letters from her inmate admirers. >> she wrote me and she's like what is really going on with you, my lady. i just got out this hard ass bunk after taking a nice, hot shower while thinking of you smiling. no, sweetness, i didn't [ bleep ] off, ha, ha, ha. but just the thought of you made me day dream. pfft. it's just funny how people come to jail and start trying to have these little jailh

a truly great military service.nd from that moment, america has dominated both air and space like no other nation in history. our air superiority is unquestioned, not because we have the best equipment, but because we have the best people by far. [applause] from the berlin airlift, from the jungles over southeast asia and the deserts of the middle east, american airmen have proven they have no equal, and courage, capability and commitment. you are the ones that own the sky. you are our greatest weapon of all. in the last 64 years, american ground forces have not lost a single life to an enemy air strike. pretty amazing. and that is truly a testament to the strategy and skill of american airmen and the essential role you play in our national defense. as commander in chief, i am committed to keeping the united states military the best trained, best equipped and best technology fighting force on the planet. one of my first acts as president was to redirect the rebuilding of our armed forced and rebuilding we are. [chee

naval base and the defense finance service which is essential to our service members. for the last 55 years, congress has passed the national defense authorization act. given the threats our country confronts it is important that we pass this legislation and provide our troops with the training, weapons, and support they need to accomplish their missions and return home safely. but that is not enough. congress must pass defense authorization and appropriation bills before the end of the fiscal year. stop the habitual use of resolutions for the department of defense and end defense sequestration once and for all. i stand ready to work with senators of both parties to achieve these objectives. i'm committed to doing my part, and that's why i voted to end debate on this legislation last week and why i'll support further advancing the bill today despite the fact that we weren't able to debate and vote on amendments here on the floor. today will -- i will only note that i've introduced a couple of bipartisan amendments relate to saudi arabia's actions in yemen, it these are

graduating from my alma mater, the university of kentucky college of law, russell entered public service. his wide ranging experiences at the department of justice, the federal bureau of investigation, the senate, and in private practice make him particularly qualified for this new roam. as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the western district of kentucky, russell will use his skills to serve the people of kentucky and the united states very well. having served as a special agent with the f.b.i., he understands the particular challenges facing law enforcement in that role. he collaborated with local law enforcement officials on a vast array of issues and he is well respected in the law enforcement community. for instance, kentucky continues to struggle with the opioid addiction epidemic that is tearing communities and families apart. russell stands ready to collaborate with community leaders to combat it. he earned the support of the kentucky narcotics association which looks forward to his leadership on drug enforcement issues. russell also worked in my office as legal coun

to prevent unintended pregnancy services. by denying women to family planning, the bill would have a devastating impact on women and families especially low-income women and women in rural communities. in 2014, title 10 family planning centers helped women vert 904,000, that's 904,000 unintended pregnancies. the rates of unintended pregnancies in the united states, unplanned birth and abortion each would have been 33% higher and the teen pregnancy rate would have been 30% hire. title 10 priors are required to provide information and counseling regardless of -- regarding all of their options, that's all of their options in a neutral and factual manner ncluding adoptions. for. so women, adoption service and counseling may be the best option, but we must ensure that every woman has access to all options and is able to make the best choice for her and her family this bill represents yet another missed opportunity to get serious about reproductive health and prevent unintended pregnancy in this country this amendment uses funting

, rural housing service, and rural business cooperative service. they will discuss secretary perdue use vision for fostering growth and economic prosperity throughout rural america and providing update a program functions within the usda rural development. for our second witnes point is f panels, partly, witnesses come will hear from a broad set of private sector stakeholders including references will cooperatives who work every day to provide essential utility services to farmers, ranchers and small towns all across the country. they include a nonprofit organization that provides training and other support for small business development, a university professor leaving state-of-the-art research in renewable chemical product development and finally an entrepreneur whose business model is helping farmers and other small businesses save on energy costs to the installation of renewable energy systems. again i look forward to our discussion today regarding the role development and energy titles of the farm bill and doing from eyewitnesses about their re

acuity service is planned to raid russia's san francisco consulates according to the foreign ministry in moscow the move could pose a direct threat to the safety of russian diplomats and their families. policy is searching for any relatives of two more children the suspected deisel fighters the youngest is a two disc to speak after what they've been through. the news no. one . has up to twenty five thousand radical islamists that's according to peace counter-terror coordinator more than any other country in the european. good afternoon welcome it's just turned two o'clock here in moscow you're watching international our top story this hour u.s. security services are reportedly planning to search the russian consulate in san francisco which was closed on washington's orders as part of the ongoing diplomatic route between the two countries russia's foreign ministry says such searches pose a threat to the safety of diplomats and their families the u.s. security service intends to raid the general consummating san francisco at some time by the second including the flats of staff members r

and so by lumping the home care services in with the provider services, two different animals, we've been -- this whole problem has -- has -- has been created for us. >> so is it mike? >> yes. >> so, mike, at the end of this just come back and chat with me and kristen so we can help clarify some of that. the home care services are not stopped. when we got the new community care dollars and the choice care program, many of the home care services that were being provided were through things called provider agreements, so we pushed out a lot of resources to the field in the last couple weeks to do that. so you should be seeing -- you should be able to access those in the way you need to access those. if you're having issues with that, let's talk and figure out how to help you because it's not because of a lack of resources. we have plenty of resources to be able to deliver those home care resources with that new infusion of dollars. your other point was about really the community providers and the type of care that they deliver. so like many of you, maybe you might have practiced both i

-- services to whom those all over the country. a university professor leading a state of the art research chemical product and with renewable energy assessment. looking forward to our discussion today with those energy titles of the phone bill. and the recommendations to approve these programs in any other remarks they would like to make?. >> this is such an important hearing to discuss issues with role communities all across the country and want to welcome our witnesses today. and with the rural economy that those who live in rural america are facing tough economic times. but there are many opportunities to invest in the future and to help them get back. role communities are the first to feel the effects of the economic downturn and the last to see the impact of the improving economy. looking ahead to the next farm bill we need to think strategically to how we can achieve long-term economic growth. heavily said the farm bill is a jobs bill. with that world energy title we are discussing today has a wealth of opportunity and howev

the treatment services, and the recovery services they need. fewnow i want to take a minutes to talk about another finding that is very concerning from the national survey on drug theand health, and that is prevalence of serious mental illness in young adults, what -- what we call transitional age youth age 18 to 8% hadd in 2008, 3. serious mental on this, but that has risen in 2016 to 5.9% -- serious mental illness, but that has risen in 2016 to 5.9%. just over half of these young adults were able to access treatment. 2 million people, and just a little over half of them were able to access treatment for their serious mental illness. these are the most serious disorders, the ones that affect one's ability to function. just over half of people in these age groups were able to access the care they needed. has big consequences, because when people have serious mental disorders, they will have increases in adverse consequences such as suicidality. what we see in the national survey on drug use and health is, in this age group, the 18 to 25-year-ol

the police services are now involved in a manhunt.son or people responsible for this attack will be caught and brought to justice. the train was barely damaged. there was no blast. the device inside the carriage may have detonated prematurely. the bbc has been told it had a timer. from this crime scene, the investigation is spreading. the area has been secured and we have seen sniffer dogs checking that nothing else has been left that might cause harm. the station sees clearly a majorforensic investigation but intelligence officers and counterterrorism detectives will be asking if they know already who may have planted the device, who might be involved, and they want to know if any further attacks are planned. it has become a weary routine this year. local people we have spoken to and some of those on the train at the time are shaken, but there is a sense that this could have been far worse. a bomb in the corner of a tube train apparently not spotted by anyone. police have again warned that there is a need for calm, but also vigilance

the most cherished public service is the nhs. the workforce by around 12,000. to equip it for the challenges ahead, we will ensure the nhs budget continues to grow, we will deliver at least a real terms increase in the revenue budget next year, as pa rt of the revenue budget next year, as part of the commitment to increase funding bya part of the commitment to increase funding by a further £2 billion by the end of this parliament. we will continue to develop the nhs workforce plan, and also introduce a new safe staffing bill, to make sure we have the right staff in the right places. increasing funding for the nhs is vital but it is not enough on its own, we must also reform how it delivers care. we have integrated health and social care and over the next year we will take forward a health and social care delivery plan, and continue to support a shift in the balance of care and resources towards primary community and social services, this will not always be easy but it is right and it is necessary. we will also expand focus on pre

this is something i'm working perdue who ry oversees the forest service, the orest service has to fire borrow, once they hit their limits on the budget, they have dollars.w take dollars away from projects that would have been spent forests to prevent risk of wildfire, instead redirect funds to fight the fires. we're working some legislation ight now as we speak on the hill to change the way that the wildfi mechanisms for wildfires, forest service and forest management perform. ost: what changes are you advocate something guest: couple things. number one, i was on the phone with nick mulva ney, with where we want to go with this. we want to allow forest service budget. the imagine uncertainty of the fire set money e you to aside, not knowing if you would have a big season or not. taking large at fires and treat them like a natural disaster, like a or tornado. think about it, most wildfires strikes,ed by lightning an act of god, not unlike ornado or hurricane, that just makes sense. importantly and probably the most important point, we need to way we manage our forests. a managed forest

forest service and the national conservation service to do just that. it is a mosaic. some of it is public land and a lot of it is private. how do we make sure that entire landscape has the reduction of pests that that he talking about as well as the wildfire that the senator is talking about? host: a call from rita in wyoming. how are you doing there? caller: it is very smoky and cloudy here. my question is, do you know how is it a natural cause of the fires or a human cause of the fires? have markers is a high risk or no camping, some of the people, i don't know if they are not educated to put out fires, i was wondering if you statistics if it is human fire or caused by lightning and that?like or maybe we need to have education to people who come in to show them how to take care of this? we get here and in wyoming it is ridiculous because it is not only affecting us but it is affecting our wildlife in wyoming. is a great point and it has a big impact on the wildlife. this year like other years, it is a mix of human caused and lightning strik that are naturally happen

so 91 cents of every dollar received will go back to provide these kind of services.te other nine cents are for us to move our volunteers. as i said, we have 3,100 workers and volunteers around texas. we have 190 emergency vehicles around the affected areas providing food and hygienic kits and also to provide the meals and all of that kind of things. so 91 cents of every dollar will go back for up to provide all of these services and the rest, the other nine cents is going to go for logistics and management and things like that. >> i understand there was a little bit of a computer glitch with people applying for assistance to the red cross. how are you rectifying that and can people who live in the shelter apply for that? >> yes. thanks for asking that question. the red cross has immediate financial assistance program. the program started on september 11th. we had over 100,000 families i ply within the period of 20 hours. we were able to distribute $45 million. testimony problem the system crashed. it was not able to take so many people that were going to us for assis

so i understand the burdens that foreign service and our civil service face when abroad. i committed to secretary when t abroad. secretary tillerson, our goals are to empower the men and women who serve the united states abroad in dangerous places on our behalf with little thanks. our men and women in uniform are absolutely deserving of our respect and admiration and thanked for their service. but our foreign service and civil service officers are equally deserving of that respect and thanks because they serve just as our military does in dangerous places. >> absolutely. again, thank you. the other decision that puzzled me a little bit after turning down funding for the global engagement center that focuses on antieau ganda efforts, the seconds transferred it for the dod. i don't want to get involved, the state department deserves to get its own funding. can you tell me why the state department is relying on dod funding? >> certainly, congressman meeks. let me clarify that. there is an appropriations for our center and we are spending it. the statute authorized them to se