the state department has decided to recognize and be friendly >> yes. >> that the state department has decided to recognize and to be friendly with? >> yes, justice scalia. >> congress can do that. >> that is correct. congress can do that. and the test, if there is a conflict -- >> and you say can do the same here. and the fact that the state department doesn't like the fact that it makes the palestinians angry is irrelevant. >> absolutely, justice scalia. that is correct and >> if you take that position, which explains it, then what do you think of justice story who writes in 1833 that, "the exercise of the prerogative of acknowledging new nations and ministers" and he makes clear that involves whether a city or a region is part of a country, et cetera, he says, it's an executive function. some argue, as we -- i think we've just heard, that congress could make that decision, too, but that hasn't been decided. and he concludes that, "a power so extensive in its reach over our foreign relations could not properly be conferred on any other than the executive department will admit of litt

maybe they are notifying the state department and state department is not taking the steps that the statute requires. maybe the state department is actually returning a portion of them. but i think, you know, you look at the -- someone the president or people on the very far left, essentially on the far right, want to stop even legal immigration, everyone in that whole gambit believes when people are here and committing serious criminal offenses we need to send them back -- >> let me assure that you the dhs and state department work closely on the issue of criminal deporties. when we are notified by dhs, we work really closely with them to push very hard to get countries to take back those criminals -- >> but not hard enough to where you would actually stop the issuing of visas. >> we succeed very often under getting criminal deporties returned. >> i appreciate that. but very often okay so we have 193 homicide convictions. let's say 20 of the individuals from the western hemisphere, very often, return 15 of them, just five people, you know, that are going to be released by ice, which i don'

what the world knows could be -- first of all, the united states state department could make clear intheir statements as they did with taiwan that this does not change the united states policy with regard to sovereignty over jerusalem. and because the passport would be indistinguishable from those were born elsewhere, there is no continuing statement. bothers me initial have some impact, over time, and i propose a short time, particularly if the united states makes that statement, this lived in a non-issue because there is no -- >> can i say that this seems a particularly unfortunate week to be making this kind of all, it's no big deal argument. history suggests that everything is the bigger with respect to te status of jerusalem. right now jerusalem is a tinderbox because of issues about the status of him and access to a particularly holy site there. and so sorted everything matters, doesn't it? >> it is a sensitive issue, but to suggest that will go on a passport as a place of birth is going to implicate or make it worse, there's no evidence of that. thank you. ..

that self-identification is allowed. >> this statute was rectifying a misguided policy of the state department which enabled individuals born in israel proper, whether in tel aviv or in hive fa who were opposed politically to the state of israel to remove that of rip to remove reference to israel from their passport but it did not allow the flip, it did not allow those born in jerusalem and who liveder the of rip government of israel, who wish to put israel on their passport to put israel on their passport. what this -- >> what about those born in jerusalem and want to have pal les stipe as their place of birth? that didn't existed until 1948, that. ing of. >> correct, justice begins berg, because there was, before 1948, a pal les stipe, so the law was not going to -- >> people -- palestinians cannot, american-born palestinians cannot do that. and that suggests that congress had a view and the view was that jerusalem was properly part of israel. >> and that is because this statute was dealing with a existing sovereign that you either remove from the passport or put on the passport. they weren'

>> bonnie: most foreign service officers come to the state department in their mid to late 20s. many like sara el-sayed have worked overseas. sara worked on refugee issues in egypt, iraq, jordan, nepal and india. she'll do her graduate work at princeton. deetta cravens was a rangel undergraduate scholar and will attend harvard university. >> deetta cravens: my background has a lot to do with why i chose to be in the foreign service. i grew up in oklahoma. my dad is african american. my mom is native american and caucasian. and i couldn't live in a more culturally diverse family. i think that at a very young age made me curious about the world. i went to a very small liberal arts college in oklahoma, and one of my professors sent me an email just with a plain announcement about the rangel program, and i have never been so happy to read an email. the rangel program offers a lot more than entry to the foreign service. that's kind of the -- the icing on the cake. but what you get from the rangel program is a network of mentors who really, really care about you and care about the wor

suppose the state department, and i think that this is recognition, if we defer to the state department's judgment to the government's executive judgment on that point and they say that this is recognition, and you say that it isn't recognition, if the congress really wants to test its power you can say that it must recognize israel as being a legitimate government of palestine. but it has not been on it since it has not come it seems to me that government argument comes. >> justice, you are correct but the way this balance is power and works as met the executive branch has the right to recognize this and if congress passes legislation that was signed into law, the position of congress comes the map you say this isn't recognition so the ultimate conflict is not for it. where is the government's policy should be given deference as it comes. >> if it does not amount to recognition, congress has the authority to pass the legislation pursuant to its passport agreement. >> were beyond competing here. i suppose one is that we listen to the state department or matters of foreign affairs, but i s

maybe they are notifying the state department and the state department is not taking the step that the statute requires. maybe the state department is actually returning a portion of them. i think -- you look at some -- president, people on the very far left who essentially an open border, people on the far right don't want -- they want to stop even some legal immigration, everyone in that whole gambit believes that when people are here and committing serious criminal offenses that we need to protect the american people. >> we are in the same place on that. let me assure you that d.h.s. and the state department work closely on the issue of criminal deportees. when we are notified by d.h.s., we work really closely with them to push very hard to get countries to take back those criminals. >> but not hard enough to where you would actually stop the issuing of visas. >> we succeed very often in getting criminal deportees returned. >> i appreciate that. we had 193 homicide convictions, 20 of those individuals from the western hemisphere -- very often maybe return 15 of them. that means five

state department is mocking islamic state militants on twitter. graphic images on monday saying the extremist fighters are, quote, saving millions of muslims. hours later, a state department account responded by saying the middle photo is taken from hungarian porn. stop using fake photos to trick people into supporting your lost cause. now, how do they know -- >> i was going to ask, sam, who in the state department says, wait a second -- >> i recognize that. >> that's hungarian porn. >> obviously kerry himself, from the top. >> all i can say is that must have been some pretty intense hungarian porn. >> don't ask questions. they've cracked the case. just don't ask how. running back peterson will not see the football season this season and perhaps beyond that. two weeks after plead nothing contest to reckless assault for injuring his 4-year-old son, he was suspended without pay. the players association announced it will appeal the suspension. it's going to demand a neutral arbitrator. while that is pending, peterson will remain on the commissioner's

to the men and women of the department of state. appointees, all the others who will serve, who do such a great job for this department. we help to rebuild the societies and economies of our former enemies. we reduce treaties. we spread our values throughout the world. ourselves --show our -- rights, thehuman health, the environment. we talk with friends to make sure they have not become enemies. this is vital work. the in the best interests of the nation. we talk about all the ambassadors and other diplomats we have, but my favorite foreign service person is the young, first tour, cons lar office, somewhere in the world -- consular office in the world. this is america to the rest of the world. the person at the window. when somebody comes up and asks for help, or says, i want to go to america, it is that young person in their first tour who paves the way and gives a face to the american people to the people wanting to know more about america, wanting to come here. so we should be so proud of what these men and women have done over t

anything, until this moment, until this program, that pays tribute to the men and women of the department of state, the dip lo to mats, the foreign service officers, the political appointees, all of the others -- civil servants and foreign service nationals -- who do such a great job for this department on health, the environment. we talk to friend and adversaries, and we work with adversaries to make sure they do not become enemies. this is vital work. the in the best interests of the nation. we talk about all the ambassadors and other diplomats we have, but my favorite foreign service person is the young, first tour, cons lar office, somewhere in the world -- consular office in the world. this is america to the rest of the world. the person at the window. when somebody comes up and asks for help, or says, i want to go to america, it is that young person in their first tour who paves the way and gives a face to the american people to the people wanting to know more about america, wanting to come here. so we should be so proud of what these men and women have done over the years. it is only fittin

maybe they are notifying the state department and the state department is not taking the step that the statute requires. maybe the state department is actually returning a portion of them. i think -- you look at some -- president, people on the very far left who essentially an open border, people on the far right don't want -- they want to stop even some legal immigration, everyone in that whole gambit believes that when people are here and committing serious criminal offenses that we need to protect the american people. >> we are in the same place on that. let me assure you that d.h.s. and the state department work closely on the issue of criminal deportees. when we are notified by d.h.s., we work really closely with them to push very hard to get countries to take back those criminals. >> not hard enough to where you would actually stop the issuing of visas. >> we succeed very often in getting criminal deportees returned. >> i appreciate that. we had 193 homicide convictions, 20 of those individuals from the western hemisphere very often maybe return 15 of them. that means five people

back to dcm were to the state department again on the iraq desk. the disconnect between what is occurring in iraq and what we were actually saying. people in thel by administration, by people in military and the government to it knowledge that our policies -- acknowledge our policies were not just harmful, but they were malignant, they were causing further violence. they were causing groups like al .aeda to gain support this continued until finally i was in afghanistan in 2009 and sing all the same things again, seeing the narrative that we have the white hats on, american troops are dying to protect this to keep us free, seeing really what we're doing in afghanistan was taking part in the civil war, our presence was feeling the insurgency, propping up photography. -- plutocracy. and al qaeda had left afghanistan years before. i decided at that point in 2009 a no longer could take part in it and here we are five years later. , you write in your website -- "in 2007, after my second deployment to iraq, ptsd and severe depression took over my life. i

. >> guest: it was odd and i have work state department contracts work state department contract priorities state department contracts and was very low. very under managed especially with a high-ranking investor. it was odd and it seemed odd to us. .. >> >> this is his first book and we are very fortunate to have him here today because he is soon to become a first-time dad's though the timing was just right. please welcome daniel schulman. [applause] >> thanks for having me here today it is an honor to be with you. i thought i would give you a picture of the political evolution of the koch family and you can grill me as much or as little as you want it seems that they exploded onto the seat following the election of broccoli, but many, many decades and of making i will take you back on the journey i went to through. i found that to understand charles and david coke the place day cannes from ideologically requires me to understand their father. fred is the patriarch growing up in the panhandle of texas his dad was the newspaperman and a democrat. and ends up going to m.i.t. majoring in chemi

strikes me that we have seen a massive outsourcing over the last ten years of diplomacy from the state department to the military. and a substantial outsourcing of military activity from the department of defense to the cia and to covert authority. you're moving from having an umbrella view of all of those activities to now a narrower window within the state department and i think you will find many people in that agency who have some serious questions about whether they can do their job when you have this level of activity occurring without oversight from the state department or from this committee, which is charged with overseeing american foreign policy. i would love your thoughts about what mentality you're going to bring to the state department having viewed this in a more robust lens at the national security staff. >> thank you. i think it's a very important question, and it's one that we grapple with literally every day. part of my responsibility right now in my current job. indeed, it's at the heart of the responsibility, is to bring the entire inner agency together on any problem. to mak

for the position of the state department in this interagency deliberations. to do that and to try and move the process forward and to get decisions made. secretary kerry is someone who is, as you know, a very passionate and energetic participate in that process. we work very hard to deal with what is an extraordinary number of challenges that are all coming on this so it seems, at the same time. but i pledge to you that if confirmed that is exactly what i will try to do. i have to say a tragedy that in my current job. i recognized the frustrations that are merge and it is something that i will continue to try to do with confirmed. >> thank you for that. i know that is the same answer you gave in the office. i'm trying to get specific, will you be urging, if confirmed as secretary of state, to give lethal assistance to ukraine now? >> senator, i believe that is something that we must look at and look at -- >> we have been looking at it now for a long time. the question is yes or no, in this new position as soon as the white house where you have to be a part of

and oci, has brought in the matters to the state department of finance before. and with prebriefings and sending in the materials in advance, they have had some success in not having the department request those additional 40 days and we are actually schedule to go up to sacramento in a couple of weeks to begin that briefing process, and it has already begun, sending them background materials and we will be meeting with them in attorney in a couple of weeks. >> so the reason that we have to go to the department of finance is because of the ocii. >> correct. >> and has to approve and they are having to modify a contract and that has to go in front of the department of finance. >> correct. >> okay. >> could you explain how they impact each other and how they cross? >> sure. >> the melaru and the bridge loan are not directly connected. >> they are not a source of repayment for the loan or for tifia and they are a source of full funding for phase one. and so, the district will be formed, and the city will validate the formation, and then, at some point, it could be n

again, the state department keeps stressing that nothing was given in exchange. tions in the future, of course, as you know, the white house and the united states have not had diplomatic relations with north korea since the bush administration. that could all change. but north korea has to signal more to the u.s., poppy. >> we'll be watching, but it is great news for them and their families, for this country. thanks, erin, appreciate it. >>> u.s. officials say there was no quid pro quo, no deal made for the detainees you heard erin says. that north korea contacted the u.s. government out of the blue and urged the obama administration to send a high-level cabinet official to discuss the two detained americans. i want to bring in elise lavin, our state department correspondent. you've been talking to your sources all morning. i want to talk about kenneth bae's family. what are they saying? >> basically, poppy, they are thrilled saying -- issuing a statement a short time ago saying kenneth is coming home and we're so happy he's coming home, very grateful to the u.s.

the state department that first year was very supportive. we appreciated david wade secretary kerry's chief of staff was always very kind and accommodating to me. they said the search was jim for a high priority, and i trusted in that, and kept going. and however, the first year we had no information whatsoever. and no interaction, we did not know if he was alive or where he was. >> now, ms. foley, one of the stated objectives of this re-examination of american policy is to take a look at family engangment, what should have been different? what could have been different with the way your family was dealt with by our government, while it was working for the release of your son. >> you know, i am so appreciative of representative hunter, bringing this before the president. i think it is a very important need to look, relook at the policy. here we have lost two talented, young american journalists. and a very good hearted aid worker in peter kassig. these are the best of america. and i think it is very important as americans that are administra

pipeline would cross international boundaries, the state department is responsible for reviewing and deciding if a permit is in the national interest. the way it is currently written, this bill could potentially limit state and local citing decisions as well as some legal challenges. in attempts to approve a pipeline that doesn't even have a finalized route but does have lawsuits pending against it in the nebraska supreme court. congress should be focusing on the things that will have a positive impact on the economy and jobs. we have got to pass immigration legislation. we need to pass a defense authorization. our c.r. expires on december 11. we need to move to the regular order in terms of appropriation. we should not be moving forward with keystone x.l. in my view, this is about whether we're committed to the past or committed to the future. this is about whether we're going to double down on fossil fuels or we're going to take bold action in terms of moving forward with clean energy. i urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation, and i yield the floor. a senator: madam president

and i cite back to the state department and others. the pipeline has risks that it would be less risky than the above ground transport. >> pipeline and product moved by pipeline. 99.99 percent of it is moved safely. there is a great record for that and as you pointed out, that product is moving. it is moving by rail. let me make the other comment. we talk about the temporary jobs, since when was a temporary job a bad job? 42000 jobs? the president's job is temporary and that doesn't make it any less important. those in the the labor movement are offended when we hear the comment that construction related jobs are temporary. they are all temporary but they are goodwill paid job and that's what infrastructure is all about. and what the president talks about wanting to create jobs and build infrastructure. they are great paying good jobs and the type that support middle class america and the type we need more of. and so we'll approve the pipeline and get on with it. >> and see how the senate sgo does. we'll watch and see jack, and bob, th

the state department tells the i-team id did not know about his repeated violations and is now lookingo his driving record. that, blanton says why the state depa needs to release these records every year instead of trying to cover them up. >> if they can drive drunk on our streets, we're all at risk. if they can get away with it, we're all at risk. these folks bad acts should not be covered with a classification stamp, why it really matters. >> reporte blanton wants them to post the diplomatic list of those drivers breaking our laws on the website every year. they can't put them in jail but they will stop breaking our laws if they end up on a very public website. we need to point out diplomatic immunity is honored. >> there is a reason why we have diplomatic immunity because we need our folks when we go overseas to b able to do their jobs without getting arrested for trumped up charges. we need diplomatic immunity. there's a reason why all the countries respect it but the problem is you get these guys who over and over again abuse i thanks. >>> for a detailed breakdown what the i-team

on march 1st, 1976, he checked out of the state department in the afternoon, got in his station wagonmall in maryland, suburban washington. >> it was approximately 6:00 p.m. that bishop is spotted in the sears department store where he purchases a 2 1/2-pound mini mall sledgehammer. bishop walked away from the counter, then came back with a gas can and purchased that. then went and filled his family station wagon with gas and also filled the gas can. >> a young lady stayed with the bishop family a number of days earlier, and they would have family dinner at the same time pretty much every day. but he never said anything at the dinner table. he was quiet. he was aloof. on march the 1st, after dinner, mr. bishop's mother takes the dog out for a walk. neighbors actually see her out that evening walking the dog. >> the wife was downstairs in a study area. >> two of the boys were in one room in their pajamas. the teenager is actually in his own room. >> he then used that mini hammer, that sledgehammer, and used it to bludgeon to death his wife first. >> they found her notes there on the sh

this is what all the statistics say this, is what the state department says. people's lives are most important. and the amounts that might be built are miniscule in terms of the percentage of product carried. a fraction of product that is carried. >> i know we have been trying to get you on the programme several times, we appreciate you joining us tonight. thank you. >> great to be with you. >> residents of steel city in nebraska hope the pipeline brings a boom and new life to the struggling town. >> michael oku has more on this village of 50 people. >> reporter: steel city, nebraska. the sign says 84 residents. the actual number is closer to 50. the elementary school is closed. only three kids live in town. the bapist church - closed. this used to be a grocery store. a bank was here. >> the building is the old town hall. there was a hospital there, i was born in the hospital. >> that was 70 years ago. bill is the city's mayor, and runs the post office. >> there was a basher shop over -- barber shop here, a cafe, two hotels. it's - gradually people are moving

i'm happy to report that the state department of finance has given us our letter about our january to june recognized payment schedule and for the first time probably in two-and-a-half years we had no comments, we don't have any meet and confer with the state department of finance and that really reflects the great work of the staff. we have one staff member here but it really was the work at the direction of commission and the staff partnering with the controllers office and back and forth with the state department of finance. they were mutually agreed upon changes all consistent with our budget. the letter is very fresh , it just came in and we'll provide that in a informational memorandum but that's great news that we don't have to propose any modifications from the staff. great work by the staff and leadership from the commission. and thirdly there was a lenar sponsored press event yesterday and there's recent news regardsing a proposed partnership with a publicly traded nationally recognized urban retailer with candle stick park undergoing deconstruction that transferred all the

the state department knows that. thisis why they consider state-of-the-art pipeline to be built in safety above and all others. i am harvey sellers. i spent 40 years in the history doing research and development. i would like to ask cindy if she is aware of the national safety that which showed the burning of fossil fuels -- there is no such they as perfect burning -- contain these carbon atoms floating in the air, things like benzene, and they anen't -- and they have body,ty to parts of the and these are carcinogens. burning of fossil fuels is probably 75% to 85% is part of our health problems. guest: thank you. we do have documents accounting their requirement that would let you know the nature of what is being chance ordered area -- what is being transported. handlew how to care or -- care or handle an accident. , benzene the content and such, those are particular constituents included in the crude oil project -- it will not differ with whatever crude oil you're talking about. does it is interesting that percentage

. >> let's ask about deterrence it isn't easy we have been looking at the state department and national security adviser report that came down this summer it is referenced from comments in your materials looking at cooperating on cybercrime as a first up to explore a consensus indian singing the situation awareness. they offer general recommendations but thinking of a continuous -- to continue on to use the framework to show a -- share information moving away from passivity may be the fbi indictment against the chinese hackers but maybe be less attractive and the continuance you may have frustrated enterprises we're more about commerce said less about conflict but on the other hand, you may have congress wanting to do something in response to the attacks to legislate a program that would hinder trade investment. add restart making the terence's? >> your positioning is the spectrum from passive defense to a more active defense are responsive defense than moving into disruption of factors. i would like to see a very measured approach and there is enough value from perimeter protection to

the president insists the project should await an environmental review by the state department. mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> the nebraska supreme court is also reviewing the pipeline's route before it can cross that state. supporters say it's a job creator that will relieve u.s. independence on oil. critics say it will harm the environment. >>> charles manson is planning to get married? yes, apparently. the 80-year-old is serving a life sentence in california. he was convicted back in 1971 planning murders of seven people, including actress sharon tate. manson's fiance is 26 years old. her name is apton burton. >>> japanese actor ken -- [ inaudible ] takakura plan his career in 18976 -- 1976. he was 83 years old. >>> the lawsuit against wal- mart is headed to court today. last summer a wal-mart truck slammed into the back after n c several -- tracy morgan and several friends after a show in delaware. morgan is suing wal-mart for punitive and compensatory damages. wal-mart claims the victim's injuries were partly due to them not wearing seat belts. >>> the latest hunger ga

the state department, you mentioned the state department says that once the proposed project enters serviceoperations would require approximately 50 total employees in the u.s. >> yeah, the state department report details every type of job and, yes, the actual operating jobs are about 50, but that doesn't include all the other jobs that come with it, as i said the state department report concludes 42,000 jobs including awe the direct and indirect years. >> for about two years. >> no, the 42,000 jobs is an ongoing enduring jobs and think about things like property tax, for example, it will pay probably in the neighborhood of $50 million in property tax in those communities across which we traverse, about 29 counties we traverse, property taxes in total will increase about 10%. at $00 million a year will go to creating jobs -- >> i think there's a lot of debate to come on this. we really appreciate you joining us this morning. up next, could an immigration showdown spark a government shutdown? plus new details on hillary's 2016 decision. why it could come in january. and the new hint she drop

i've heard people from the state department sitting in the same chair that you're sitting and describe the last couple described the last couple of deals has good deals and i have to tell you that i speak for myself but other members of the committee and that is our understanding of what a good deal is differs greatly from the state department version. members were critical of it and i certainly hope i don't have to be put in that position again. i couldn't agree with you more. in fact we told the secretary of state with the administration has been saying and that is no deal is substantially better than a bad deal. we will wind up having to live with what could be a very difficult situation so i caution you in that regard and i hope that our definition of what is a good deal is substantially closer to the same point that it has been in the past. and particularly to wendy sherman who sat in that chair i have a constituent that is being held. there is no reason he should be in prison in iran and their are goes under the same circumstances. absolutely escapes logic to me why we released t

the state department comes up with the recommendation to go ahead and build this thing. and it staves off all of this, takes the pressure off the president, saying that i am seeding to this study that says it's going to be okay. so the heat is off of everybody. what do you think we might. >> that's always a possibility that the president was keeping open and i was waiting for these bureaucrats to, you know, finish this delivered study and then i will of course be guided by their very good and partial recommendation unless i don't feel like it at that moment because politics say that that wouldn't be expedient. this is how it works in washington and keystone is no exception. neil: catherine, thank you so much. always good. go to facebook and tell me if you think that it is a little odd that democrats are clamoring to pass this after six years. it might not be unusual at all, but it's like just because he's caving on keystone release the keystone vote, do not assume that here he read it growing olive branches to the right. news tonight that he is set to a top party vote, a

officials at the state department say no classified documents were compromised. following two hacks including the u.s. postal service, many. chinese hackers are expected in those attacks. >>> the cdc is on scene where 172 people got sick of the norao virus. month long trip to hawaii and tahiti. all the patients were treated on the ship. precautions are taken so the gastrointent nagastrointestinalt spread. >>> the grand jury will decide whether to indict darren wilson. al jazeera asked the mayor of ferguson what he hopes the grand jury will do in this case. >> i don't care one way or the other what the outcome is, as long as it is the legal and fair outcome under the law. no matter what happens, the city's going to work to move forward. >> what has been the hardest part of this for you? >> well, the hardest part has been you know seeing the community that i grew up in, the community i love, the community i've committed to serving and i've been on the city council for almost ten years now, to see it embroiled in this kind of racial tension. >> we invite you to watc

but the world knows could be the -- first of all the united states state department could be clear in their statements as they did with taiwan that this does not change the united states' poltcy with regard to the sovereignty over jerusalem. and because -- policy with regard to the sovereignty of jerusalem. and because the passports would be indistinguishableable of those born else where. while this may initially have impact, over time i propose a short time, particularly if the united states makes that statement, this will become a nonissue. >> this is a particularly unfortunate leap to be making it's no big deal argument. history suggests that everything is a big deal with respect to the status of jerusalem. and right now jerusalem is a tinderbox because of issues about the status of and access to a particularly holy site there. so everything matters, doesn't it? issue, but ensitive to suggest that what will go on a passport as place of birth is going to implicate or make it worse, there is no evidence of that. thank you. >> thank you, counsel. case is submitted. [captions copyright

>> i'll go with what the state department said, they said at $75 a barrel it makes sense to ship the through the pipeline, but it wouldn't make sense to ship it through rail. which is one of the ways it is getting out now. at 60 or $65 a barrel, the whole untenab untenable. looking at the traffic own the way over here tonight, people are still driving their cars, so oil is still going to be a valuable commodity, and will it stay at $60 a barrel for the next ten years? mind. >> we just talked to libby casey who is following the political angle. but talk about the companies. who are the players that are still wanting the pipeline? is the energy industry still in favor of it? >> it's interesting, one of the things about keystone is there was an on ramp from bakken from north dakota to get on the keystone pipeline and down to the gulf coast. harold ham said there's really no need for keystone anymore. now one of the big producers all the way to the refiners is exxon oil, and they have been pushing for the pipeline. now they both produce up in canada, in the bakken, and they have one of t

strikes me that we have seen a massive outsourcing over the last ten years of diplomacy from the state department to the military. and a substantial outsourcing of military activity from the department of defense to the cia and to covert authority. you're moving from having an umbrella view of all of those activities to now a narrower window within the state department and i think you will find many people in that agency who have some serious questions about whether they can do their job when you have this level of activity occurring without oversight from the state department or from this committee, which is charged with overseeing american foreign policy. i would love your thoughts about what mentality you're going to bring to the state department having viewed this in a more robust lens at the national security staff. >> thank you. i think it's a very important question, and it's one that we grapple with literally every day. part of my responsibility right now in my current job. indeed, it's at the heart of the responsibility, is to bring the entire inner agency together on any problem. to mak

i was saying we have an official of the state department briefing the press. he is saying that the families are together right now sharing their time. but in just a couple of minutes kenneth bae's sister will approach the podium with a statement. it's not believed we will be able to ask questions. hopefully we will get stwers on that in a short amount of time. >> what do we know about his time in north korea as a missionary and his 15 year sentence for alleged anti-government ac tufts. he was detained in 202 while leading a tour group. is there any more that we know about that? >> we really don't know a twhoel lot about what led to the arrest. strubl this is a very tough time, an emotional time. he is going to have to recover physically and mentally following a couple of years in north korea. he had been held two years after being detained on charges of using a christian youth on a mission to preach against the north korean government, as we were told. he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. eventually going to a hospital about concerns about his health. t

contracts work state department contract priorities state department contracts and was very low. very under managed especially with a high-ranking investor. it was odd and it seemed odd to us. ..

our industries don't get the benefit of what we could do. >> we can look, no offense to the state department, the previous panel, you can look at the time and lank to discuss the pipeline here in the united states. it is unfortunate that the state department is interceding in free commerce, but i see it repeatedly, this was years ago, i met with not the foreign minister but the energy minister, and that was a complaint 15, 18 years ago ended hasn't been resolved. i am not going to be here in january. i will work as an intern for congressman smith. this legislation to where we step back and allow companies to work together. it is absolutely true. and a fair shake, americans do something the chinese don't. and to train them in technology skills, and invest in infrastructure and the chinese are more parochial, and run the labor. they are locked up and don't get to intermingle. i would request of you have time, policies, and diplomatic, they keep it secret. and down the road, could facilitate where we are doing a better job. and it is in order here. >> when you take power africa again, you don't

the state department is carrying out their review of this highly controversial project. they've got millions of comments and the federal agencies are reviewing these comments. h.r. 5682 would approve the pipeline by fiat, lock out the public, eliminate the president's authority to balance competing interests, and stop federal agencies from ensuring that if the project does go forward we do it as safely as possible. forget about those comments. we'll just pass a bill and make it happen, rather than consider all the other issues that would be appropriate to look at in approving or disproving this pipeline. i oppose this legislation for all of these reasons. there is one more important reason why i oppose the bill. the tar sands pipeline will worsen climate change. keystone x.l. would create a dependence on tar sands crude, reversing the carbon pollution reductions we've been working so hard to accomplish. according to some experts, building the keystone x.l. pipeline will triple production of the tar sands and that's totally inconsistent with any future scenario for avoidi

state department. all of the many officials from the u.s. who had worked so tirelessly to secure his release. one thing that he said that i thought was really poignant was that he said don't forget the people of north korea. that was something his sister also talked about. the woman who you saw speaking first, terry chung. she mentioned how much kenneth bae really did care about the people of north korea. he was there conducting tours in north korea. he had a company. he wanted to connect the outside world to north korea and vice versa. that was really his calling. he's a devout christian and he felt compelled to reach out to the people of north korea during a time when, of course, the u.s. and many of the other countries around the world really have not had warm relation as you all know. but he also said during his time in captivity, he learned a lot. he said he grew a lot as a person. he mentioned that he lost a lot of weight and there was a little bit of a chuckle in the room. he said i'm standing strong because of you. of course that you

the balkans is a great advertisement for why we need to so the line on the state department because that is what allows them to continue. in my state i had a population with a lot of friends back home who are frustrated about the lack of process and integration. this is something that comes up very often in my conversation. >> i'm a university professor and i've read your fascinating books and your lecture was also excellent and coming back to the alternatives that you mentioned on the promising information as part of the company have you heard any alternative? >> this is a national energy company that is effectively done jointly by the hungarian entity and controlled now by this entity there is a long-running dispute between the major ownership entities and it's been expressed in the willingness to desire to show an interest in selling and you are right that the issue is the creation and i'll structure of the alternatives but nothing more than to get their hands on the major distribution network. i mentioned in the e-mail i wrote about my trip that i did hear from the prime investor tha