small businesses in my district in south florida and around the country are struggling to get access to credit so they can grow their businesses and create jobs. even though bank regulators at the top are telling banks to lend, i have heard over and over again directly from dozens of businesses in my community and the banks locally that examiners on the ground are giving the exact opposite message. it is essential that we do everything we can to increase small business lending. this amendment provides incentives for small business and real estate lending, exactly what south florida and other communities need to continue on the road to recovery. the amendment provides a solution to a critical problem and i'm proud to have worked with community banks, our realtors, and real estate community on this issue. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. the chair: the gentleman from colorado. mr. perlmutter: i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from texas has yielded back his time. mr. perlmutter: i would at this point i also say to my friend from texas the amendme

i'd like to recognize an outstanding south florida organization, new journeys transitional home. this home is committed to decreasing the rate of homelessness among young women in south florida. it provides an immediate, safe, affordable and nurturing housing environment that promotes independence and self-sufficiency. new journeys transitional home houses those who desire to achieve housing and educational goals as well as those who progress through the program. this wonderful organization provides young women with workshops to help strengthen their education and self-esteem. due to the generosity and dedication, this organization has helped so many young women in my community in south florida. i'd like to commend all of the organization's -- all the individuals involved in the organization, through their service and support, they help our community and they help so many young women in our nation. thank you for your devotion, thank you for your commitment to improving the lives of south floridians in need. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what pur

i'd like to recognize an outstanding constituent from my district in south florida, isaac behar, a longtime humanitarian, philanthropist and businessman. ike will be presented with the lifetime achievement award by the miami jewish health networks. ike's american journey embodies the american dream. at the age of 20 isaac left havana for the united states with only $50 and the dream of building a new life and helping others. he proudly served our country, the united states, in the army in the korean war. upon completion of his service he started his own clothing business, the ike behar company, with over 400 employees. after seeing the great care that his mother-in-law received from the miami health networks, isaac decided to make sure that others would be able to take advantage of their great services. due to his generosity and commitment, the miami health networks have been able to continue to serve all south floridians. ike, i'd like to commend you for your service, for your support for our community and our nation. thank you for your dedication and commitment to improving the lives of a

people like her are what make south florida the best place to live in the contry. her lifelong dedication to teachers and her commitment and have had a real and lasting impact. her decision to retire this year she said she wants to leave while i'm still in love. close quote. that sentiment truly captures her spirit and while%the boca raton office will surely be sad to see her go, we respect her wise decision and wish her the very best in the next phase of her life. thank you. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. fleming: from the bailouts to the failed stimulus bills to the government takeover of health care to the failure to respond timely to the b.p. spill disaster, americans are sick and tired of being ignored by their government. americans have heard this outcry -- republicans have heard this outoy cy and believe it's time to allow the americans to have a voice. america speaking out was created as a pl

this family firm has been providing electrical design, installation and service in south florida for three generations, since 1946. the small business' name also played a role in a fascinating rise of small business after world war ii in that it was selected to represent our area's three major cities at that time, miami, coral gables and miami beach. like most small businesses, tricity electric is made up of folks who didn't start at the top, in this case, started in the trenches, digging pipe in hot weather working whatever hours it takes to get the job done. another small business with a long tradition of service in south florida is riverside electric company. this was established in 1922. i love anything older than i am. which is one of the oldest electrical contracting firms in the southeastern united states. another firm with a proud family tradition, its roots go back to atlanta where the company played a key role in converting the city's streetlights from gas to electric. its founder, eugene m. irvin sr., later moved his family to miami and began riverside electric company. hi

this research from the university of south florida contributes to a larger three dimensional picturethat we are in the process of constructing for the gulf. as admiral allen has suggested, each of these different research missions is essentially doing and mri through the water column, trying to characterize what is there and eventually we will have answers to what is there but what impact it is having. a number of other noa vessels are out on the water or just returning to complement the ships that were out there earlier. the noa, the thomas jefferson, is currently underway in a mission in the vicinity of the bp deepwater authorize an oil spill. i was down in the gulf last week and was on board the thomas jefferson with a group of noa scientists and academics scientists as they are preparing to embark and do additional work. the noa ship, gordon gunter return to. we have results that have been sent for analysis and we are committed to real sharing those results as soon as they are back. the results that are in and can be seen at the noa.gov website and we are committed to transparenc

bird ii" may not be the biggest research vessel afloat, but scientists from the university of south florida have been using it to answer some of the deepest mysteries resulting from the deepwater horizon oil spill. it's in port in st. petersburg this week getting ready for another voyage to figure out what's happening to the oil, the fish, the whole gulf ecosystem. when at sea, the ship deploys a variety of ocean monitoring devices and sensors. one of them looks a bit like a cruise missile, but without an engine, it's a programmable underwater glider. each one costs more than $100,000 dollars. >> we have five gliders. we have four of them that are depth rated for 200 meters and we have one that is depth rated for a thousand meters. they are equipped with a sensor suite that give us capacity to measure temperature and salinity with depth. we can also measure various one of the key sensors on here is what they call sedom sensor, color dissolved organic matter, it can be used to measure the presence of hydrocarbons. >> reporter: since the well blew out, there have been a lot of pictures of the

. >> today is a very important day for seniors in south florida. today more than three weeks ahead of schedule checks to help cover the costs medication wbe mailed to seniors who haveallen into the dreaded medire part d doughnut hole. i have talked to many seniors in west palm beach and parts of my district who had to make the wrenching choice between food d medcine. mr. klein: this shod not happen in the american i know. at'shy i perblingly have fought so hard to make sure health care reform included reducing the cost of medicine for our siors. starting today payments of $250 will be mailed to every senior who falls in the doughnut hole to help cover their costs. this is an importantstep but it's just the begning. because stting next year seniors will see a 5 diount on brand name drugs and will begin to close the doughnut hole fogood. fighting for our seniors in south florida is one of my top priorities and today's checks will make a readifference for seniors who worked hard and paid to the system. i look forward to continuing t work together to s

he has been co-anchoring the morning show today in south florida since 1990. he is an extraordinary journalist. he retires this week from nbc 6 and our community will miss his professionalism and objectivity dearly. congratulations for a job well done, bob. the best to you and your family. the speaker pro tempore: the house is not in order. members please remove your conversation from the house floor. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: madam speaker, i rise today to commend the gray mare society. they are over age 50 and still heading out on the trail together. when one of their number developed breast cancer they decided to do something to fight the disease. across the country, there are races and fundraisers, walks and other proposals, but the gray mare decided to do what is natural to them and ride and they came the ride to trail to the cure. they raised money for cumberland val

speaker, i riie in solidarity with a soutt florida solidarity with a south florida woman. she has a movement disorder that causes a person's muscle to contract and spasm. the trrde marks of this disorder is repetitive pattern and uncontrolable movements. it resembles opposing muscles competing for control of a body parr. there are a dozen forms of this diseaae and a symptom of many major diseases. it impacts men, women and children of all backgrounds, all ages and does not discriminate and there is no cure. milly was born in miami and had exhibited symptoms of this disease since childhood. each was treat the separately. she wore a brace on hee right leg and attended speech therapy classes. other symptoms were neglected entirely and she was told to do the best she could with the pain. she went from doctor to doctor and often told that it was all in her head. about six years ago, she started exhibiting other symptoms only to be givee one misdiagnosis %% after another. she had pain in her neck, % shoulders, hips and wrists and fell constantly.%% finally in the summer of 2006,

. >> in south florida they have the bill in water samples to see -- what do we know about that in terms of the existence of these big oil plume's? >> they found densities below the surface and the question is, of those dense masses they found, how much hydrocarbons or will that is there. we had a couple of crews that came out with the data. she has dispatched a fleet of ships. one of them is actually right from the platform themselves. i was out there last week and there was an oil basque -- will bessel taking samples. they were taking samples at different depths and trying to establish how many hydrocarbons were in denver. she wants to make and model of the entire gulf. if you go down, -- she wants to create a model of the entire gulf. like filling pixels on the screen of data samples, trying to measure but the hydrocarbons are. that is happening right now. it will have to be put into a computer and come up with a data model. >> big, large oil plumas? >> we understand there are densities' down there, and she would say, have not been characterized yet and that is why she is doing this s

you may have seen in early on the university of south florida said of a message that they had vessels ready to go, that they were analyzing the loop current. we need them in the field. we are also able to go out and confirmed there are hydrocarbons in the water column. a lot of this oil is not rising to the surface. in his in droplets to route the water column -- it is in droplets throughout the water column. they will be giving a goodsize f money for research, but this will take a long-term data analysis. we will be living with this disaster for decades, i am afraid. this is a good step, but there is much more to go. host: first phone call from houston. dick on the republican line. caller: i am hoping to talk to some way, not just america. you are going to be asking bp a lot of questions. one thing i want to know is why they are not using the oil- eating microbes in the sea. and they have been there for millions of years.+ why not bring in some of these super tankers, like the one that we have in saudi arabia? i also hear that there are oil- soaking fibers. it seems like they want th

this research from the university of south florida contributes to the larger three- dimensional picture that we're in the process of constructing for the gulf. as admiral allen has suggested, each of these research missions is doing an mri through the water column, tried to characterize what is there and eventually, we will have not just answers to what is the there and what concentrations, but what impact it's having. another noaa vessel is returning to complement the ships that were out there earlier. the noaa ship, thomas jefferson, is under way in a mission in the vicinity of the spill. i would -- i was down in the gulf last week and was on board the thomas jefferson with the crew of not only noaa scientists but academic scientists as they were preparing to embark and do some additional excellent work. the noaa ship, 2240-foot research vessel returned in the vicinity of the wellhead. we are committed to sharing those results as soon as they're back. the results that are in hand can be seen at noaa.gov and we are committed to transparency and sharing that information as soon as we ha

. >> noaa and the university of south florida have been doing water samples to see if there are oil plumes. what do we know about that in terms of the existence of the big oil plumes and whether they will come to this service? >> they found densities' below the surface. of this dense masses they found, how much hydrocarbons are found? we had a couple of cruisers have -- that have come up with some of that data. one of them is around the platform. there was the vessel taking water samples. they're taking water samples the different depths to establish the amount of hydrocarbons that are in that depth. she wants to make a model of the gulf to find out -- if you go down, there is a density there, she is trying to create a model of the gulf. it is like filling in the pixels on a screen with the data sample as to go through the water column to measure what the hydrocarbons are there. that is happening right now. that will be put into a computer and put -- come up with a data model. that is what is going on. >> are there big oil plumes under water? >> it has not been established by testing. thei

weiner: i thank the gentlelady and as someone who represents south florida, if a boat came toward the coast, it came from yemen, it had people on it chanting death to floridians and it wouldn't stop when the military offered it an opportunity to, we would certainly not as americans expect to say, ok, we'll see what happens when it reaches shore. you're exactly right the the legality of stopping it in international waters. the next person i'll yield to is the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, who was fighting to strengthen this relationship. mrs. dahlkemper: i thank you for giving us the opportunity to speak in support of one of the nation's closest allies, israel. -- ms. schwartz: it is apparent that the organizers of the six -- of the flotilla intentionally sought to confront israeli security forces to and defy the embargo of gaza established by israel and egypt. the organizers, the activists as they call them rerksjected means offered by israel that's been talked about tonight to deliver humanitarian aid used by internationally accepted organizations, including the red cross, repeatedl

madam speaker, i rise today to continue my regular realtime updates to my south florida constituents on the b.p. oil spill in the gulf of mexico. i believe it's my responsibility to keep the homeowners, businesses along the 75 miles of my coastline in my district fully informed so they can be prepared for all possibilities. first thing's first, obviously the spill itself has to be capped. i certainly call on b.p. to deploy every possible resource, every expert, every technology, every available opportunity to plug this hole. this is not about a question of whether the federal government's going to step in and come with a magic silver bullet. everyone niece to be involved. and it means scientists and geologists and people from around the world to figure this out. the permit probably shouldn't have been issued in the first place but we need to get it done. i had the opportunity a keek or so ago to join some noaa researchers on a nine-hour mission in the p-3 plain over the gulf to really understand what was going on, what the currents were going. obviously from the southeast florida sid

frankly, we think that for the south florida parks, is predominantly going to be a tar ball event becausehe oil is weathering. we have been working very actively wicca bp chemists -- working very actively with the bp chemists. this particular oil is a low crude. it weathers in the water, and result in tar balls. have teams in place to gather tar balls as they appear anywhere in the national park system. they go to the lab to determine their source. we can fingerprint them fairly closely to determine if the source is coming from that. we are pretty well prepared. we are doing this under the unified command. this is being paid for by bp. we do very extensive cost accounting in this process. >> that we thank you, mr. director. there was a question of invasive species, which are now moving out in utah. what are you doing in those areas. that is a drain on your budget, i am sure. >> that is a major concern for the national park service. we are working very cooperatively with state control districts and other agencies. it is a huge challenge. we are not taking it laying down. you are taking the

noaa has also coordinated research efforts with the university of south florida, and a vessel calledther bird 2, to conduct sampling work to assess am, to the oil spill. other efforts under way include monitoring of air and water quality. many of these are being le b -- led by epa, noaa, department of homeland security, and the department of the interior. there have been calls to share information about this water and air quality sampling to be able to share information in real time fashion with the american public, with stakeholders in the region, non-government organizations, others who are interested, in an effort to continue to keep people price of what is happening. efforts are also underway to assess any and all potential impacts to human health. these are being coordinated by the national institute for occupational safety and health, and the food and drug administration, all working with different aspects of how humans might be impacted by this oil spill. finally, on the dispersant research front, at the end of last week in baton rouge, university of new hampshire, noaa, epa,

old enough to remember -- grew up in the midwest in the 1970's, and so many people moved south -- texas, florida, some of the sun belt states, for manufacturing opportunities. guest: things are really is slowing. over the past decade, people moved all over the country, migration trends are huge, and now people are just staying put. they don't know where else to go, don't know where to find jobs, and it costs money. host: indiana. mike is unemployed there. caller: my and employment benefits just got exhausted this past week. host: what kind of work were you doing? caller: i was a civil draftsmen, and the benefits -- i maxed out it for a 200 week. -- i maxed out at 420 a week. host: what is possible draftsmen do? caller: designed roads and subdivisions for the land development industry. host: are you thinking about leaving indiana? caller: if i can find a job outside indiana, i would take it. to the lady who said that people don't want to work, want to remain on unemployment, the thing i would say is that if i am offered a job, i have to accept it. you have to apply to jobs in order to maintain be

south asia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized. mr. burton: i thank my good friend from florida for yielding. i say that south korea has been one of our greatest allies ever sincc the korean war. we worked together during the war, along with the united nations, to stop the expansion of communism throughout that area, and ultimately there was a resolution. although it's still kind of ten with us, when they divided -- tenuous, when they divided korea along the parallel. i have been over there since the korean war. there has never been a case of freedom and democracy as opposed to a totalitarian government than in korea. in korea, north korea is foundering, it's under a dictator. the communist system has created famine and a huge loss of life. the tyranny there is unbelievable and yet you go south of the 38th parallel and you see a blossoming country, one that has done extremely well over the past 60 years because of freedom and democracy. i think that korea is one of the best allies -- south korea is one of the best allies that the united states has. and the one thing i'd like to

florida. at this meet, i reyed the frustratis of my south orida smalsinesswners w are going through the b.p. claims process. these individuals are ruired to go through long, complicated, and belittling proces in order to recve the compensatn that they deserve because forheir economi ss, ey had a downturn in business as a result ofhe premure panic from the b.p. l spill. let me bclear. these rdworking men and women are not looking for a handout . eaker. they would much rather working. fortunately, the disaster the gulf has take an tremendous ll on fishermen, on dive ops, on reaurants, on motels, and many urist reprented businesses inhe keys. its claims process. revamp in the key two claimsffices opened by b.p. are virtually useless. individuals seeking compsatn lee these ofces with stacks of complicapapeork, legal documentatn, and little guidance. i have requested detd formation from b.p. on its cls process. we nd to demand complete transparey in this process, including data on how claims are being evail waited, how payment sums are being dermid and quickly claims are being procsed. complicate

chairman, and takes it to the south, and it against into the loop current, it's going to take it around the florida keys and up the east coast of florida and in the gulfstream. so i thank you. you again are clairvoyant in what needs to be examined, and just know that you've got some folks in florida that are mad as wet hens right now. we have to get this command and control straightened out where communication is going to everybody at the local level. >> thank you, senator nelson, comments. i want to thank all the members for being here. wwat we have now is three panels. our first panel is the local government witnesses. the second panel is the federal government witnesses. and the third panel is british petroleum. what i would like to do is very quickly introduce each one of you all and allow you to make your opening statements. i would love for you to keep your opening statements to three minutes if possible. we are going to have lots of questions, so we really apppeciate you all being here. first let me introduce the mayor. he is the mayor of the town of grand isle,,louisiana. he has been the ma

call from south carolina i won't name names but i believe south carolina lost its morality back as far as lee at water. with regard to florida, what is the chance of charlie criss? guest: for an independent candidate, third paerty candidae charlie crist has a better chance than most. he is the incumbent governor. he does come in with a size believe political base. his ability to win the election would really depend on his ability to win independent voters who mainly would be inclined to vote democratic and some moderate republicans who just regret the strong conservative teufpl of the former -- conservatism of mark rubio. but also to go on to democratic turf. the democrats most likely nominee has a pretty liberal voting record for a state like florida but doesn't mean he can't win in a three-way contest especially. but charlie crist is a substantial figure and voters -- what is interesting is this was one of the republican party's prize recruits. they begged him to run in the spring of 2009 when it bail apparent that mel martinez was not going to run and was resigned and was replaced. but the problem is -- and this is again

after graduating from south dade high school in 2005 he went on to study at florida career college where he obtained a degree in website design. then he joined the military because of the core values that the military life has to offer he wanted to give back to a nation that had given him and his family so much opportunity. as a corpsman, he was a navy medic who treated those who were injured in combat. his sister described him as an awesome brother and an awesome friend. she also said, and i quote, he had a lot of respecc for this nation and he paid the ultimate sacrifice, unfortunately. for his brave service and sacrifice, seaman ortega was awarded the purple heart after, obviously he gave his life. the combat action ribbon, the afghanistan campaign medal, the nato medal. he is survived business by his parents and five sisters. hundreds gathered, madam speaker, over the weekend in miami to pay respect and pay tribute to this american fallen hero. our grateful nation grieves with this family in this difficult time. in our -- our grateful nation will never forget william orr tai taye ga

when the wind shifts again to take it to the south, and it gets into the loop current, it kkys and of the east coast of florida n the gulf stream. you are clairvoyant in what needs to be examined, and just know that you have some folks in florida that are mad as wet hens right now. we have to get this command-and- control straightened out, where communication is going to everybody at the local level. >> thank you, senator nelson, and thanks for your comments. i want to thank all the members for being here. what we have now is three panels. a war first panee is the local government witnesses. the second panel -- our first panel is the local government witnesses. the third panel is british petroleum. what i would like to do is quiikly introduce each one of you all and allow you to make your opening statements. i would love you to keep your statements to 3 minutes a possible. we will have lots of questions, -pso we really appreciate you al being here. let me introduce the mayor of the town of grand isle, louisiana. he has been the mayor there since 1997, as i understand it. >> 1995. >> he will discuss the impact

unit comes on, in the north particularly, i live in the south, we're more concerned about air-conditioning. a lot of old people in georgia and florida and all out throughout southeast and throughout southwest are dependent upon air-conditioning just to live. if their elick trissity bill goes sky high the energy tax is going to make it happen. people are going to have a hard time with hype thermia, that means their body temperature will go up, they'll get dehide ration and people will have a lot of problems. it's going to make a greater impact on the health care system and people will die because of that. it's going to kill jobs too. it's going to be, just like the obamacare is estimated to kill over five million jobs in this country. mr. akin: five million? mr. broun: 5.5 million, to be exact. what it's going to do, it's going to mean that a sll business man or woman who is trying to make a living, they're not going to be able to hire new employees because of obamacare. we've got to repeal and replace oba maw -- obamacare. everything that this congress has done since i've been here three years now, everything, all this has been unde

they write up florida beaches remain open and ctive. two large oil plumes were detected south of pensacola beach. we will get your comments on what this means for the future there is a one-year service story about the water near pensacola. -- there is a story about the water near pensacola. we are joined by a washington reporter for the "st. petersburg times." ocials want h to kw gue: tey are eer for more federal resours. ey want more skiers. theyre pressinfor ater claims p host: as the president arrives, it seems the slick is getting closer. it is 3 miles of the pensacola path. what steps are florida officials taking to prepare the beaches and the areas for the innovation of some oil? guest: they have deployed a lot of the boomssand they have they have marshaled a lot of resources. and a lot of people in the pensacola area to begin the cleanup process. fourth trip to the gulf coast, she will return on tuesday to speak to the nation -- e will return on tuesday to speak to the nation, what do you hear that he will talk about in the guest: i think he will try to provide more han

the call from south carolina i won't name names but i believe south carolina lost its morality back as far as lee at wate with regard to florida, what is the chance of charlie criss? guest: for an independent candidate, third paerty candidae charlie crist has a better chance than most. he is the incumbent governor. he does come in with a size believe political base. his ability to win the election would really depend on his ability to win independent voters who mainly would be inclined to vote democratic and some moderate replicans who just regret the strong conservative teufpl of the former -- conservatism of mark rubio. but also to go on to democratic turf. the democrats most likely nominee has a pretty liberal voting record for a state like florida but doesn't mean he can't win in a three-way contest especially. but charlie crist is a substantial figure and voters -- what is interesting is this was one of theepublican party's prize recruits. they begged him to run in the spring of 2009 when it bail apparent that mel martinez was not going to run and was resigned and was replaced. but the problem is -- and this is again we t

south africa on its first two successful convictions for human trafficking. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. watson, and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. watson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. watson: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this resolution and yield myself as much time as i may consume. i would like to thank the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, for introducing this resolution congratulating south africa for its first two successful convictions for human trafficking. these convictions demonstrate south africa's commitment to protecting the vulnerable within its waters. while important progress has been made, the resolution also urges the government of south africa to take further steps to prevent human trafficking by enacting a more comprehensive and antihuman trafficking law, pursuing its child protectio

florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from indiana, mr. burton, the ranking member on the foreign affairs subcommittee, on middle east and south asia, as well as a house conferee on this important measure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's recognized for two minutes. mr. burton: mr. speaker, if i were talking to the president right now, i would remind him that lord chamberlain flew to munich in the late 1930's and signed agreement -- an agreement with her hitler that led to 60 million people being killed in world war ii. 60 million. we were not in the nuclear age at that time but we still lost 60 million people in this world. we are now in the nuclear age and that's why this legislation is so important. there are waivers in this bill and that really troubles me. didn't want there to be any waivers in this conference report, but they're there. the president can waive these sanctions. and i would just like to say, if i were talking to the president, look at history, mr. president. look at what happened because of a weak-kneed approach back in the late 1930's that led to 60 million people dying in woled -- world war ii. an

florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from indiana, mr. burttn, the ranking member on the foreign affairs subcommittee, on middle east and south asia, as well as a house conferee on this important measure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's recognized for two minutes. mr. burton: mr. speaker, if i were talking to the president right now, i would remind him that lord chamberlain flew to munich in the late 1930's and signed agreement -- an agreement with her hitler that led to 60 million people being killed in world war ii. 60 million. we were not in the nuclear age at that time but we still lost 60 million people in this world. we are now in the nuclear age and that's why this legislation is so important. there are waivers in this bill and that really troubles me. didn't want there to be any waivers in this conference report, but they're there. the president can waive these sanctions. and i would just like to say, if i were talking to the president, look at history, mr. president. look at what happened because of a weak-kneed approach back in the late 1930's that led to 60 million people dying in woled -- world war ii. an