u.s. army air corps, and he started lobbying for more autonomy for the u.s. army air corps. in the leads into this whole idea that this is a man who invented the u.s. air force. he had, he had a unique ally in a man named george marshall, general george marshall, who was the guy who took over from maylon craig. and another one of these weird coincidences of history, george marshall took over from maylon craig in september of 1939. and, which is on the very same week that hitler, who was going to be satisfied with czechoslovakia, needed no more territory, blitzkrieged into toland and started world war ii, the war that neville chamberlain insisted would never happen because we have peace in our time. so george marshall took over as chief of staff of the u.s. army. became hap arnold's boss. well, when hap went down hall to -- they didn't have a pentagon then, but they had the army building -- and he, when he went down the hall to introduce himself to the new chief of staff, it wasn't the first time they had med. no, they had actually been friends for some time. hap first met gen

the project or the u.s. corp. - u.s. army core of engineers hazed not paragraphed the take off activities until they do the project can't go forward. the other part i was involved with in in my professional career was q a and q c of hazard i didn't see activities. those activities allows for continuing operations the finding continuing operations without understanding what's going on during those operations >> thank you. >> thank you. >> okay. just to read the names again (calling names). >> good afternoon. i'm just here as a resident of panicking can and a member of environmental groups they're the environmental family although i don't represent them as a group but as somebody that hikes there all the time i've never seen a san francisco garden that's to beautiful. i have a lot of friends that feel the way i do. i have friends who golf and they won't golf there. they care about the environment and a city that's been a beak on its important to take the

u.s. army air corp.; then 1938 he became chief of the u.s. army air corp., and at that time, he inherited, of course, probably the seventh air force in the world at a time when anything below five was a pretty pitiful thing. in fact, the airplane was just a really pitiful stepchild of a lain army. they had 1700 airplanes. most of them obsolete. now, no, that's not exactly true. all of them were obsolete. you know, they had a head count of 20,000, and it was, you know, equivalent of a division class of ground troops. it was a pathetic thing, but may lain craig was chief of stach insisting we don't need the damn airplanes. that's what he dealt with. incidentally, this is 1938, became chief the same week that some gentlemen were having a little summit conference in munich. mr.-- the president of france was there, and prime minister of great britain was this, and counselor hitre, and hitler was sot of stretching his muscles. he rearmed germany, and he wanted to run europe. well, eng land france dbilitiment germany running europe, but they didn't w

the following year, ciba geigy obtained a permit from the u.s. corps of engineers to construct a 10-mile pipeline. for the first time, they could dump their chemical waste directly into the ocean. ciba thought their troubles were over. but the chemical problems in toms river continued to grow. >> the second big thing that happened in toms river that is ermane to the story is illegal dumpers started coming down in central and southern new jersey where there was lots of open space and not a lot of people watching, carrying trucks with hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of barrels of hazardous waste. that they didn't want to dispose of legally because it was too expensive. there was one very fateful illegal dumping incident that occurred in the early 1970's in the back two acres of a chicken farm. this trucker took several thousand rusting barrels of hazardous waste from union carbide into north jersey and just started digging trenches in the back of this chicken farm and dumping these barrels, many of which were already coming apart. and union carbid

u.s. marine corps as well. some view him as a chinese american warrior, the smithsonian tv channel has a documentary about his life called uncommon valor, depicting his work in the korean war. also we honored him in our chambers at the san francisco born chinese american hero, i think that was last year. and u.s. marine corps general ray davis has described my uncle kirk lee as the bravest marine he's ever known. honorary marshal major kirk chiu and lee, he was active in the marine corps 20 years. he joined at 18 out of his high school in sacramento. he's 88 years old right now and he'll be driven by members of the cafe post, and he's also the first regular marine officer of asian american descent, but he was honored for his bravery in many ways at the battle of [speaker not understood] where 8,000 marines, about half of them died or were wounded or disabled and the front line rifle companies of which he was a part, some of them suffered 90% casualties in that terrible battle. i wanted to say that as he's becom

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u.s. army corps of engineers and there's little they can do to get the water moving. streets and sanitation crews in chicago will start clearing out "dibs" items today. under this long-time city tradition, people use everything from old chairs to crates to reserve parking spots. the understanding is ... you shovel the spot ... you claim it as yours. people who don't remove the items will lose them. ukraine president victor yanukovych is now a wanted man. an arrest warrant was issued for him and several other officials for the mass killings of civilians. parliament voted to oust yanukovych and appointed someone else to take over his job until new elections in may. but yanukovych says he's still in charge even though he tried fleeing the country, but he didn't have the right papers to do so. his exact location is not known, as his own party blames him for recent casualties and financial debt. another crowd for ukraine gathered in chicago. this group held a vigil outside the ukrainian consulate for the people killed during the protests. more than 70 people were killed la

u.s. army and marine corps, but there are a lot of other scenarios i can imagine that could involve u.s. ground forces. it's hard for anyone in uniform to talk about them because they require a degree of indelicate miss. i will give you a couple of brief examples. what if india and pakistan wind up and were again and potentially even got to the verge of nuclear war? just five years ago terrorists out of pakistan attacked mumbai. i don't think india would show the same restraint if it happened again. maybe a nuclear weapon hits popped off against the air bases and all the sudden pakistan is worried about a general india invasion. what does the world do in that situation? let them fight it out? i hope not. i hope they would be willing to ask for help, not an invasion by the world, but perhaps some kind let's say ship -- cashmere was the catalyst and after a certain time of trusteeship, there's a referendum. or let's say nuclear talks with iran do not go well and we wind up using force to strike some uranian nuclear facilities. do we think that is the end of the story? a lot of people say i

u.s. army corps of engineers plans a thorough review on two dams on the susanna river there. >>> the obamation releasing guidelines to help banks do limited businesses with marijuana sellers. the move is a victory for the growing pot industry that runs cash-only operations. treasury department saying the guidance will increase the visibility of financial services for legal marijuana businesses. >>> well, you could say he's a prisoner of love. one arizona inmate back behind bars after a daring jail escape all to spend time with his valentine's sweetheart. police catching the inmate a few hours after waiting for his girlfriend in the town of coolidge. he now faces an escape charge adding to all the other problems that he must be facing right now in jail. >>> and that's a quick look at the top stories makining news today. >>> rewarding donors with coveted u.s. ambassadorships is heating. an embarrassing number of gaffes from appointees raising questions about the qualifications needed to serve in the political assignments or can somebody simply buy the position? we have more on this nearly ce

u.s. army corps of engineers restoring the everglades. >> i can clearly say that the kim that went down thatlar day in the boom was not the same person that was hoisted up. now i'm a better person making better choices, and i value people more than i did beforehand. >>> an accident high atop mt. hood. >> i saw his wedding ring, and that really made me upset, knowing that he had someone that had no idea that he might not make it off that mountain. >> but choppers are on the way. >> this is a kind of tricky flying when you're that close to the edge of the mountain. >> at a higher altitude the air is thinner, so the helicopter has to work harder to maintain a hover. >>> and -- >> i was just saying to myself, god, don't let it hit the building. t on our own, we ate anything. but in time you realize the better you eat, the better you feel. these days we both eat smarter. and i give jake purina cat chow naturals. made with real chicken and salmon, it's high in protein like a cat's natural diet. and no added artificial flavors. we've come a long way. and whatever's ahead, we'll be there for each ot

u.s. navy and marine corps computer network. >> penetrated by hackers who were clearly sophisticated and abley filters. >> reporter: a u.s. defense official tells cnn of a massive cyber attack on the navy computer network. a breach so severe it took about two months and cost about $10 billion to repair. the attackers entered the internet last august or september through a security gap in one of the websites. poor security the official says allowed them to migrate deep into the network and stay there. >> the ability to sit on the military network for several months poses real risks to operations and personnel. this would have been really risky in the event of a conflict. >> reporter: "wall street journal" reports iran was behind the attack. in recent days told college students they are agents in a media war. we couldn't get response from iranian officials to reports on the navy website attack but said iran is a victim of cyber attacks from the west including the 2010 virus which dealt a significant blow to iran's nuclear program. >> the iranian government is under the perception that it is und

corps' here at the atlantic council. today we have the pleasure of hosting colonel scott benedict, u.s. marine corps and the most recent event of a special-purpose marine air ground task force crisis response. our moderator is stephen grundman who, after serving in the us army and the foreign service, this scenic corporation to secretary of defense, global consultancy firm, and is now the inmate and fell for emerging defense jobs here at the atlantic council and the brent scowcroft council and international security. following the 2012 attack on the consulate in benghazi, we registered requirement for self deployable, self command and control, crisis response force capable of protecting u.s. citizens and interests and designate personal from the area of responsibility. the marine corps' and was a special-purpose, marine air ground task force crisis response amy taylor force about 500 marines of the air, ground and logistics discipline, along with the combat, command element and supported by six ospreys and to casey 130. during his tour of the crisis response evacuated u.s. personnel from

u.s. the army corps of engineers checking on two dams in south carolina and georgia this morning for damage the quake. they sit on the savannah river and don't appear to be damaged. no major injuries reported or damage. >>> and the bartd board of directors has lost an investigation that will cost $225,000. they hope to find out why labor negotiations failed leading to two strikes and a contract dispute last year. the san francisco chronicle reports the board voted on thursday to hire a consultant. bart unions went on strike over the summer and then again in october. >> how could we forget? >>> in other headlines around the bay, a bit of shock for neighbors in the height asbury district, where a large treetopled over by waller street and cove. and more than a ton of illegal shark fins were seized by state wildlife officials in san francisco. they were taken from a wearhouse on howard street. michael wong, the owner of the wearhouse, was cited. investigators say he was selling the fins to restaurants which violates california law. some of the shark fins were being sold for around $200 a pound

u.s. citizens and their interest. the marine corps's answer was a special purpose marine air ground task force. crisis response, a tethered ground force along with a command element and supported by six ospreys and others. tour, colonel benedict's they evacuated u.s. personnel from the embassy in sudan, patrolled the mediterranean and africa for a contingency response and engaged in bilateral training exercises with the french legionnaires, the senegalese military. colonel benedict is a copilot by training and has spent time with the infringer he, serving with --h force and retellings retaliatory units. he is presently commanding officer of the 24th marine expeditionary unit. he is a graduate of the u.s. naval academy, a nato command staff college and the marine corps war college. -- we'velcome me in join me in welcoming colonel scott benedict. [applause] >> thank you for that introduction. thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to you here today about the crisis response. 24ths mentioned, expeditionary unit, commanding office

u.s. marine corps in 2006. after serving her county, sky decided to -- country, sky decided to remain with her family in north carolina so her husband could finish serving his military obligations. less than a year later, they moved to sky's hometown in florida to transition back to civilian life and finish their college education. sky and her husband changed their residency immediately, started renting a home and ensured her car registration was up to date. however, the school they chose to attend could not consider either of these veterans as in-state students. as a result, they were forced to pay an additional $2,000 out of pocket each semester. due to the additional financial burden, sky and her husband were unable to afford day care for their daughter. instead, they have to juggle two demanding schedules with one of them attending school in the morning and the other in late afternoon. bottom line here is, mr. president, that we passed a post-9/11 g.i. bill which is working incredibly well. over a million

u.s. marine corps general, is currently a distinguished fellow at the brookings institution in centuryer on 21st security and intelligence. general allen was the commander of the nato international security assistance force in afghanistan from july 2011 through february 2013. he commanded all u.s. and nato troops there, knows all the main players in afghanistan, and pakistan, and is clearly an expert on all these issues. guest, to the far right of them is the president of the world organization for resource element and education, or word for short. a well-regarded x per on violent extremism and works domestically and internationally to affect that set of issues. isthe director --waleed ziad completingat worde, a phd at the university. is a senioroq has traveledorde, extensively across afghanistan and pakistan, interviewing hundreds of activists and bible scholars to look at the issues we will be talking about today. general allen needs to leave at 2:00 today, so i will turn the podium over to general allen to .ffer some thoughts we will have a little bit of time for questions and answers be

u.s. marine corps crew call themselves the real tiger airway webs but you won't get a bit of strfrs surfacethis osprey. the boeing v-22 has endured a troubled development history, marched by the deaths of 23 deaths of marines in 2000. there has been resistance to its deployment in okinawa. deployed in disaster hit haiti and most recently in the philippines after last year's devastating super typhoon. back then, lieutenant colonel joseph lee flew round the clock relief drops on the b-22. >> areas of operation that typically normal helicopters couldn't reach. for instance, we could reach outlying islands that typically a helicopter didn't have the range for and the fuel. >> and with this region still prone to natural disasters and maritime security disputes, governments are looking for a tough adaptable workhorse. >> this osprey was used in the philippines last year. and now we are hearing that many asian militaries may be considering buying this aircraft. japan's self-defense force reportedly ordered 17 b-22s last disease to strengthen their surveillance capabilities and more orders may be c

u.s. marine corps, he was 25 years old. for his service in uniform, lance corporal peak received many medals, awards and decorations, including the afghanistan campaign medal, the iraq campaign medal, the national defense service medal, the global war on terrorism service medal and the nato international security assistance force medal. born on august 30, 1985, adam was a native of florence where he grew up with a reputation as a performer who made his friends and family laugh with his quick wit. he and his older sister sara would quote movie lines back and forth to each other in the blink of an eye, and adam especially liked to entertain his younger sister angela. adam was sarcastic with a dry sense of humor and could get people to laugh all the time, says adam's mother diana. i guess what i loved most about him was his love for his sister who was born with down syndrome. he had unlimited patience with her, and i knew that when his dad and i were gone, he would take care of angela. although adam did not get a chance to hav

u.s. marine corps general, is currently a distinguished fellow at the brookings institution in the center on 21st century security and intelligence. as you all well know, general allen was the commander of the nato international security assistance force in afghanistan from july 2011 through februar february 2013. he commanded all u.s. and nato troops there, he knows all of the main players in afghanistan and pakistan, and is clearly an expert on all these issues. dr. hedieh mirahmadi, to the far right there, is the purpose of the world organization for resource development and education, or worde for short. she is a well-regarded expert on violent extremism and works domestically and internationally to affect that sort of issues. waleed ziad is the director at worde, a ph.d in history at yale university and is writing a monograph in the early political and economic history of the pakistan-afghanistan frontier. mehreen farooq is a senior fellow at worde and traveled extensively across afghanistan and pakistan ended up giving hundreds of youth activists, religious scholars and tribal elder

news this hour of course is that the white house press secretary jay carney advised the press corps that u.s. president barack obama and russian president vladimir putin are on the phone right now discussing the situation in the ukraine. you are looking at live pictures from kiev, where earlier today, the government signed a deal with protesters that will hopefully end the violence certainly in the capital city. nbc's richard engel has more. >> reporter: you can hear them celebrating here in independence square. they are cheering after a series of capitulations from the ukrainian president, viktor yanukovych after all night negotiations, yanukovych agreed to limit his presidential authorities to give more power to the parliament and to form a coalition government with the protesters, with the opposition. now there has also been mourning because yesterday, more than 70 protesters were killed in this square. this has been a tremendous political change of events. the protesters now have a chance for a political future but they are not leaving the square yet. they want to stay here in order to p

u.s. health service corps comes in so the government will actually help pay off your student loans if youarea like that. jon: but you're still going to have those problems with billing and so forth. >> absolutely. there are -- because there's still referral centers so when i was in oregon, we were the referral center for most of the state. you can imagine. now, i did some of my proceed united nationses in very rural areas but those doctors were partly supported by the hospital, by the university because the ultimate referrals would go to them so it's still possible for even in rural town america for them to align themselves with whatever the nearest major medical center is. and there will still be ones who want to be on their own and find a way to do itment we have a lot of different models being explored now. that's the advantage of health care reform is that c.m.s. has started a whole center for innovation. they're looking at different forms of reimbursement so doctors don't have to go through that. that's what we have to see. what's going to work in new york city is not the same in ark

the construction is needed to relocate the futenma marine corps air station within the prefecture under japan/u.s. agreement. >> seeing so many students at the museum was really, i think, a great reminder of the importance of working together to reduce the burden of the american military presence here. >> kennedy told nakaima she will cooperate. she said she wants to help build a future for children in okinawa. the ambassador also referred to the start of japan/u.s. talks on a new treaty over environmental inspections of u.s. military compounds in japan. >> i think that is a good -- a good step, and hopefully we can work together to keep the momentum moving forward for progress. >> after the meeting, nakaima told reporters it is difficult to solve the base problem in the short-term. he said he wants to talk more with kennedy to convey the okinawa people's sentiments. >>> japan's ranking has fallen in the world press freedom index. reporters without borders downgraded the country by six notches in its annual listing. this follows the passing of the controversial state secrecy law by the abe admini

u.s. fda says the meat products from rancho feeding corp. are being recalled because they may have come from a animal that is considered a disease. >> the meat was sold between january 1st and ungenerous 7. is shipped to stores in american canyon, and apple in berkeley, among others. to find out if the meat to purchase is affected you can visit f sis.usda.gov >> san mateo police warn of a recent phone scam where callers pretend to be from p-g and -e. police officials say they've received reports of fraud where callers claim to be from p-g- and e.and inform victim's of "deliquent balances". according to police. the caller threatens to shut off the victim's electricity unless they provide the serial number of a pre-paid money card. police say callers seemed to target people who don't speak english and also threatened arrest or deportation. linethe u-s grabbed a gold and a bronze in the sochi olympics. right now they're in fourth place. while norway is in the lead snowboarder jamie anderson won the gold medal in women's slopestyle. the u-s figu

our bank has deep roots in the united dates and parts of today date back to the first boston corp. a u.s. firm that had its roots going back to the 18th century. there are a few key points i would like to express to the subcommittee at the outset today. in 2008 your subcommittee first held hearings highlighting abuse of the secrecy to hide on u.s. assets. that's challenged the entire swiss banking sector and encouraged us to push forward, work hard and bring about the transformation in the swiss banking system. over the past five years, credit suisse has become one of the leaders encouraging legal, cultural and business changes to enable the united states to have transparent access about this client and enabled the united states to recover taxes that are still unpaid late american holding access a prada. i can assure you not all of the banks agree and many have privately and publicly opposed the positions we take but it's very clear that swiss banks can only hold assets that u.s. clients have established our compliant with u.s. tax law. seeking the customers that want to hide the assets

u.s. marine corps. we thank him for his service.want to give a little love to andy cohen? >> oh, yes. >> from last -- >> we don't have time. thank you, andy cohen. >> a gracious host. >> he was. >> thank you for all your tweets. very sweet about it. thank you. >>> we want a quick shoutout, whether dating or married, you probably wonder how compatible you and your partner are. >> if you want to know, don't you think you innately know? go to klgandhoda.com, pick our couples compatibility test and on monday we're going it talk about the results and tell you what you might need to work on. somebody thinks they're totally in love and happy and they discover they're wrong for each other. >> wrong. that's terrifying. >> find out on monday. >> classic love songs. >> if you don't believe in love at first sight, you will after this. >> a couple reunites after 30 years apart. >> their story after these messages. [ man ] i think this is a good time to tell you: you're doing okay, mom. i can call you "mom," right? i know we haven't known each ot

institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> today the brookings institution will host a discussion about the future of u.s. ground forces with military officials from the army and marine corps. we will have a live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. remarked,he day, california congressman buck mckeon at the national press club, the chair of the house armed services committee and he is expected to talk about the current situation in afghanistan as well as the obama administration's plans about withdrawing u.s. forces later this year. 1:00 p.m. eastern also on c-span. coming up next, "q&a" with former congressional staffer talking about his book of washington politics. 7:00 a.m. eastern, "washington journal" live with your phone calls in the latest news. later this morning, a discussion hosted by the brookings institution of the future of u.s. ground forces. live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," retired congressional staff member mike lofgren discusses his recent review of former defense secretary bob gates' memoir along with his own book, titled "the party is over." >> mike lofgren, author of "

u.s. army corps of engineers has partnered with local nonprofit organizations to cooperatively manage and maintain recreational facilities at lakes and reservoirs on these federal lands. in my district a group in huntington county have been able to collect and retain user fees again rauted from the public's use of the lake which they then reinvest to perform operations and maintenance on that site. recently the administrative rule forced the corps to terminate these agreements. they should be commnded for their volunteerism, not penalized by washington's bureaucracy and the local act will allow these and other agreements to remain in force. i would encourage my colleagues to support the local act, to ensure the army corps can continue these cooperative agreements that are good for the community, good for the taxpayers, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. upton of michigan for today and mr. westmoreland of georgia for today. the speaker pro tempore: with

u.s. army corps of engineers to restore joint management programs with local nonprofit organizations to construct, off pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, and maintain recreational facilities at lakes and reservoirs across the country. mr. cotton: despite years of successful operation, the corps recently determined they lacked the authority to continue these joint management programs. and are in the process of suspending all local partnerships. arkansans know better than anyone how to manage our lands and cuts to the corps' budget shouldn't dictate our ability to enjoy these facilities. for years local groups have successfully maintained recreational facilities across our state. arkansas is known as the natural state. one of our greatest points of pride is access to public lands and water. the local act will ensure that facilities like lake wash at that and beaver lake remain easily accessible for future generations. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute.

corps. press secretary jay carney today said the u.s.'t actively negotiating with the taliban but clearly something is going on. i really appreciate your taking the time. everyone feels for the fame here. they've been missing their son for five years. apparently though bergdahl walked away from his base. it's unclear what the circumstances were. should that have any influence on whether the united states does a deal with the taliban to get his release? >> this it is definitely very emotional for the family and however, our military forces are fully aware, when you abandon post you put yourself at great risk. he has not been declared a prisoner of war. lis whereabouts are unknown. that's how he's classified. for the past three years, this has been a dilemma. if we look at releasing prisoners in guantanamo bay, we need to understand these are some of the most egregious of all the prisoners left and remaining. we've already found 60 of them return to the battlefield that we had released. 30 of them d.o.d. has listed by name. are we going to

performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> the u.s. house convenes in about 55 minutes at 2:00 p.m. eastern. they'll take up several bills including one requiring the i.r.s. to respond to any written question from a taxpayer within 30 days. also, legislation to allow people to unlock their cell phones. meaning they can use the phone with a different wireless network. they're back at 2:00 p.m. eastern. we expect legislative work to get under way at 3:00 and we'll have it all live here on c-span. also today, house speaker john boehner will head to the white house to meet with president obama. it's the first one-on-one meeting between the two since 2012. back then they were looking for a way to allowed the so-called fiscal cliff. the president and speaker didn't come to an agreement. this was initiated by the white house and will include a broad range of topics. >> the new c-span.org website makes it easier than ever for you to keep tabs on washington, d.c., and share your finds via facebook, twitter and other social networks. easy searc

corp. relations corporations. >> right now, the u.s.time an astronaut catches a ride. 90,000 will charge dollars for a flight that only has room for one passenger at a time. still inbaze owes is the testing phase for his company, blue origin. he wants to take three astronauts in their new cap soul. -- capsule. so paying $5,000 may seem like a lot of coins, but think of the perks. you get to keep the flight suit, and then there is a set of twitter pictures that can make you the envy of your friends. and you put a price on that? one small step for me, one giant leap for bloomberg television. >> that was our bloomberg editor at large cory johnson on the race into space. quickly, let's check in on the markets, taking a look at the hang seng, which has been fluctuating between gains and losses. the shanghai composite moving up -- one ande point two thirds percent. morehina warning of volatility when it comes to market rates. the trade deficit in japan widening to a record. thisis affecting trading morning, and that is how the nikkei did clos

u.s. ground forces with military officials from army and marine corps live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. d remarks from congressman buck mckeon. he is the chair of the house armed services committee and will talk about the obama's administration's plans for ithdrawing forces. >> if this deal is completed, it puts comcast at the center of every major policy debate we are going to have. i don't see them being in the public interest. i think it's why we have antitrust laws to prevent these kind of deals and for most americans, a deal like this seems unthinkable and it's gotten this far and being debated and it says a lot. for me, there is no condition that's good enough to let a deal like this go through. >> transactions are used as a way to shape markets. so there are a lot of conditions that could be placed on the internet service provider, be it the low-cost offering or a buildout to schools for the president's initiative to upgrade internet access. there are a whole host of things that are similar to things that comcast agreed to when it bought unversusal. it could be something they wou

mercy corps, a key partner of the u.s. and others around the world. delighted to be here. my topic is a broad one. many of the issues that i will discuss have been touched upon by previous speakers. this could be short or long. at an going to talk but u.s. government policy with regard to addressing the needs of those as well as refugees which has been a theme that came out and comments this morning and one that we very much share. we talk to what the scope and scale the crisis. both had a very memorable anecdotes of conversations. we could spend a long time doing that this morning among but in the interest of time will not do that. is important to get beyond the numbers which are mind-numbing in terms of magnitude and scope and think about each of these people -- people affected by this crisis as people, individuals, people have gone through incredible ordeals. the sole made in talks a little bit about the numbers in terms of what we're talking about. inside, six and a half million. two and a half might to 5 million refugees, and that he not think that the bias is large e

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] senate,out of the u.s. john wash will be filling in the seat that will be vacated. lieutenant governor john walsh was elected in 2012 and serve as a brigadier general montana national guard. he graduated in 1990 with his undergraduate agree before getting his masters degree in 1997. watch the senate when they are in session on c-span 2. and rand paul is our guest on "newsmakers." he discusses his potential run for president in 2016, kentucky al politics. here is a brief look. cannot say wets are the great defenders of women's place and that workplace nnd we will defend you from a abusive boss who takes advantage of a woman when the leader and clintonuntry was bill who was a perpetrator of that kind of sexual harassment. they cannot have it both ways. money who was to take from bill clinton or have a fundraiser has a lot of explaining to do. they should give the money back. if they want to take a position on women's rights, by all means, do. you cannot take it from a guy who is using his position of authori

u.s. government policy called guns in america, one year after sandy hook, hosted by stanford university. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] hello. this is hillary clinton. i want to thank you for speaking about an issue that is critical to our fight to restore the nation's economy, solving our nation's health care crisis. is no prescription or role model or cookbook for being first lady. the future is created every day. the feature is not something out there waiting to happen to us. the future is something that we make. believe thatnd i there is a good possibility that some time in the next 20 years we will have a woman president. >> hillary clinton logged many

guard association of the u.s., the enlisted association national guard of the u.s., the fleet reserve association, the marine corps league, the marine corps reserve association, the military officers of america association, the military order of the purple heart, the national association of uniformed services, the noncommissioned officers association, the retired enlisted association, the american military retirees association, the national coalition for homeless veterans, the national association for state veterans homes, and many, many other veterans organizations. thank you very much for your support for this legislation. mr. president, it is no secret that congress today is extremely partisan and to a significant degree dysfunctional. that is why the approval rating of congress is somewhere around 15%. problems facing the american people, and we can't address those problems. and the american people are profoundly disgusted with what we do, and in fact with what we do not do. and, mr. president, i had hoped from the bottom of my heart that at least on this issue, the need to protect and defend the veterans of p

u.s. we do a lot for our serviced armed forces. i am the mother of a marine corps captain and have seen many times when we have gotten a call from a family here at home in the u.s., having problems reaching their loved one because of an emergency at home. we get those messages to the servicemembers overseas. we also verify for their command that a death or some other kind of emergency has taken place, and that allows the command to let that soldier come home. a number of life-saving skills. maybe some of you grew up with red cross swimming. .e do cpr i don't know if you saw on the news about the infant child just who was in florida administered infant cpr. bystanders, fellow citizens can save lives. we have all that training on free apps in the app store, red cross. it is laterally in your hand, how to save a life. internationally with international disasters, and i think it's important for all of you because many of you have populations in your states the come from other countries. we saw during the typhoon in the philippines, the filipino population in the u.s. i

u.s. house here on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people's house. giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minorityty

u.s. soldier. >> yes, my biggest dream was to be a marine. i joined the marine corpsnd i made the best decision of my life. that was the best decision of my life. went to iraq, got injured 2007. it's been surgery after surgery since then. >> you look amazing right now. wow, you have a wife and a young child. you named your child kenneth because there were other marines with you that day who did not make it, right? >> yes, ma'am. i lost some of my best friends. master sergeant matt and corporate charles. that's why i named my son kenneth charles. >> what an honor to represent those two fallen soldiers. >> you are doing good work, man. i know you lost your brother. i'm so sorry for that impetus to help other people. tell us about the home you are putting together for tony and his family. >> we're blessed just to know great heroes like tony. my brother was a hero on september 11th. we're at war because of what happened today. this home is going to give tony back some of his independence. smart homes constructed for his needs. each house designed for each one of their spe

national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> reaction from the white house to the congressional budget report that the health care law world -- health care law. thehouse panel examines u.s. marijuana policy. nuclearons that the propulsion school. >> we will talk to john mica about u.s. marijuana policy. marilyn representative donna edwards will discuss the cbo report that the deficit will drop. carmona willchard give an update for research to improve survival rates from ied and mass shooting incidents. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. live each morning at 7:00. >> i came to conduct the investigation. conductedent investigations for a year and a half. in the field of finance, i had a great [inaudible] call a manuld even if we knew that he was invoking the fifth amendment. >> concerning peace -- justicek, associate william o douglas. nationwide on xm satellite radio 120. the obama administration's health-care law would reduce the workforce participation by the equivalent of 2 million full-time jobs by 2017 according to the congressional budget office. furman spoke to reporters about the finding. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i hope you all

the army cigna corps and then obviously it had to grow and then it became the army air corps and finally we got a u.s. air force. i think a similar process needs to be planned for on this. the other issue i wanted to raise with you is this -- many of us have been shocked by the discrepancy between the filings that political organizations have made at the internal revenue service, promising under oath they weren't going to spend any money on political activities, and at the same time filing declarations under oath at the federal election commission that they have spent tens of millions of dollars in political activities. i suspect that those discrepancies reflect false statements that could be prosecuted under 18 u.s.c. section 1001. there have been no cases from the department in that respect because the i.r.s. hasn't referred anything. i think the i.r.s. is frightened of the power behind the big political machines so they have chickened out and pitched it in. but now they decided to take a look at those rules. i would ask you to assign somebody on your staff to track the i.r.s. process, make sure th

u.s. are mulling what could become the world's largest free trade agreement they're discussing the transatlantic trade and investment partnership treaty as artie's marine corps and i reports deal could lead to governments falling into corporate pockets. tonight i'm announcing that we will launch talks on a comprehensive transatlantic trade and investment partnership with the european union because trade that is fair and free across the atlantic supports millions of good paying american jobs. grand promises minus any explanation it's been one year since the us president announced the establishment of a transatlantic free trade agreement known as taft they have been negotiated in total secrecy away from the congress and the people. the bit about six hundred corporate executives corporate lobbyists. negotiating the deal with the united states trade representative. with the other countries sweeping u.s. surveillance has cast a cloud over negotiations as germany threatened to pull out outraged over washington snooping on its european partners but if the free trade treaty actually goes through it promises both sides of the atlantic massive gains of up to one hundr