that of university will have hope that we're all seeing the song of peace sooner rather than later. benjamin type about for the university of colorado at boulder professor, we appreciate your time tonight. thank you. thank you for having me. ah, what does vladimir putin want? since he launched his invasion of ukraine? the world has struggled to find an answer, some believe potent wants to take russia back to the future. that he's driven by a desire for imperial glory, and that he wants to revive the russian empire, taking down western democracy in the process. now the kremlin says that vladimir putin is simply attempting to de nazi fi ukraine. when opening it, did he say, yes, i have decided to conduct a special military operation if it, then it is to protect people who have been subjected to genocide by the key regime for 8 years. it led to this and we will seek the demilitarization and denounce if occasion of ukraine at the river. and we will bring justice to those who have committed numerous bloody crimes against civilians including citizens of the russian federation garrison, christmas gift. yet we, we want to ukraine that will

of my research interests that i manifest in 2 different departmental assignments that a university will have. hope that we're all seeing the song of peace sooner rather than later. benjamin title about the university of colorado at boulder professor, we appreciate your time tonight. thank you. thanks for having me. a russian woman who denounced the war in ukraine live on russian television has been fined the equivalent of about 260 euros by a moscow court. foster daughter, marina of sac on e. cova is an editor at the state controlled out the channel. one of she held up an anti war side. you see it right here behind the studio, present or reading the news monday night, just her poster. read no war, stop the war. don't believe the propaganda. they are lying to you here. what i thought him home to find a lot of. she was arrested and detained before hor, her arrest of sienna cova released a video statement explaining why she did what she did in the last years. unfortunately, i've been working with kremlin propaganda on channel one, and i feel very much ashamed of that. i am very ashamed that i allowed such lies on t v. i allowed the brainwashing of the russian people. we did not say anything in 2014. when it all

they finally came to the united states, her dad was a professor at the university of colorado.nd up teaching at my old alma mater georgetown where i think on at least two occasions she was voted by the students as the most outstanding faculty member. but she was far more than an academic, partly because of the agonizing personal experiences she had been through as a child, and she understood clearly that the people caught in the middle between germany and russia didn't want to trade hitler in for stalin, that they wanted to be free to chart their own course. she pursued policies that were consistent with that, not only in central europe but also where we were trying to bring stability and opportunity to people in latin america and in asia. she didn't like authoritarian dictatorships, she didn't like arbitrary violence. >> secretary albright met your wife hillary clinton through her work for the children's defense fund. and said secretary clinton wanted to give a voice to those who can't speak for themselves. it's interesting. it's two women who both served as u.s. secretary of

, he finished first in his classes and high school and got an academic scholarship to the university of colorado. he made sure he was first in his class so he did not go to school on a mathematics scholarship, he went on an academic scholarship. when he got to colorado he did not play football as a freshman and barely played as a sophomore. as a junior he was one of the top running backs in the country and as a senior he finished second in the heisman race. he led colorado to the cotton bowl which was then basically the national championship and he finished runner-up. he was a quarterback in the single wing. he was the punter, the safety, the field-goal kicker, and the punt return or. he scored in that game an interception return and on a punt return and as a running back and they lost in a squeaker. six months later he led the basketball team to the nit tournament and colorado was the runner-up in the basketball championship as well. all of this while earning a rhodes scholarship. he does his rhodes scholarship in the first two years of yale law school while he is a professional running back an

including letters from the american academy of family physicians, national nurses united and the university of colorado, among others. no objections? phew, good. now i will recognize ranking member braun for his opening statement. senator braun: thank you, chairman. this is an interesting discussion for me because since i've come to the senate, the high cost of health care, especially from the point of view of an employer, had my own business for 37 years, and it was so small for so long, shared it with some earlier. it wasn't really a concern. it got to be as we grew from 15 employees into that next and most recent 20 years 300 and now 1250. three of my four kids, along with a young executive team, run that business. i stay closely in touch, you know, with it. health care. senator hassan: been navigating -- health care has been navarro gaying through health care challenges -- senator hassan: been navigating -- has been navigating health care challenges. it really shows a system where its weaknesses are. i can't talk about it today but i think beyond what we're going try to focus on today, health care

including letters from the american academy of family physicians, national nurses united, and the university of colorado among others. no objections? whew, good. now, i will recognize ranking member braun for his opening statement. >> thank you, chairman hickenlooper. this is an interesting discussion for me because since i've come to the senate, the high cost of health care, especially from the point of view of an employer and my own business for 37 years, and it was so small for so long, shared it with some earlier, that it wasn't really a concern it got to be as we grew from 15 employees into that next and most recent 20 years, 300, and now 1,250. three of me four kids along with a good young executive team run that business. i stay closely in touch, you know, with it. health care has been navigating through a lot of challenges. when you look across the world, we spend about 18 to 20% of our gdp on health care. the rest of the world has similar, if not better outcomes. in some cases for half that cost. we were in the throws of that challenge, and then you get hit by the biggest pandemic, health care

of fast moving wildfire in colorado. this fires burning out of control in a protected wildlife area. south of the universityuctures have burned yet. fire crews say they expect to be dealing with this fire for several days because of the heavy ground cover and trees in the area. the eruption of the volcano has forced the evacuation of more than 1000 people in the philippines this morning. this all started yesterday just south of the capital city of manila. scientists say the tall volcano is sending volcanic ash over a wide area, creating a very dangerous situation for people. living in nearby towns and villages. but so far fortunately there have been no reports of any deaths or any serious injuries. you don't need to go far here to witness a rare natural wonder that thrives in a dark, cavernous world, christian captain. i are not fans of small and close spaces. but if you are like to sell takes us into the black chasm covered in amador county in the sierra under the earth near the town of volcano in the sierra nevada's gold country is a rare spot on earth . a vertical cave some 4000 ft long. this is a look i

the south campus of colorado university in boulder is also being evacuated. we of course will keep you updated as we receive more information. >>> we are also following developing news overseas. russian forces launched a new attack in western ukraine. flames and smoke being seen in lviv. the city has been rocked by at least three missile strikes. at least five people are hurt. up until now, lviv has largely been spared, in fact some 200,000 ukrainians have fled to that city. now, it is under attack. also, president biden in poland today. the center of the refugee crisis. met with refugees, picking up that little girl right there at one point. president said visiting the refugee center reminds him of the power of the human spirit. before leaving, he spoke to a crowd in warsaw that included refugees. he framed the war as the battle of a generation, and the fight for democracy and once again pledging u.s. support. >> my message to the people of ukraine is a message i delivered today to ukraine's foreign minister and defense minister, why i believe we're here ton

as the director of nextag and department of sciences at colorado state university in fort collins, colorado. one of america's premier universities and we're very pleased that dr. lawson -- stackhouse lawson, excuse me, that you're rabil today. i hope you have the screen available so you can see and that you can begin with your comments for five minutes and i'll try to be appropriate at the time that you're -- that your time is concluded. please begin your presentation. ms. stackhouse-lawson: sustainability is defined using a three-pillar approach. no one pillar is more important. draw to the complexity and importance of animal agriculture systems we must consider interactions and solutions toward enhanced sustainability. by 2050, our planet's population will increase by 2.2 billion requiring increased food production. animal agriculture production will need to increase 100% to supply adequately for this grow grohing population. climate change will have a major impact on the food supply chain. these changes will challenge and require improvements in the resiliency of farmers and ranchers and

as the director of next dag and professor and department of sciences at colorado state university in fort collins, colorado, one of america's premier universities and we're very pleased that dr. lawsen, that you're available today. i hope you have the screen available so you can see and that you can begin with your comments for five minutes and i'll try to be appropriate at the time that you're, is concluded. but please, begin your presentation for members of the senate committee. >> chairman costa, ranking member johnson and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to speak today. i am dr. kim stackhouse-lawson, professor of animal science at colorado state university, up next is a first of its kind research collaborative focused on sustainable solutions for animal agriculture. sustainability is defined with a three pillar approach, social, economic and environment, each is dependent on the other and no one pillar is more important. due to the complexity and importance of animal agriculture systems we must consider interactions and potential unintended consequences of s

colorado tomorrow in the semi-finals. now, while the whole country have been locked in on gonzaga and for good reason, university of santar one of its best seasons in years. they finish 3rd in the conference, which is their best finish since the 2006 season they beat rank saint mary's just last month. and they have the firepower to make some noise in next week's wcc tournament. they haven't been to the ncaa tournament since 1996 and that would likely need to win the conference tournament to get there. but even if it's just an idea and it burr, it would be their first trip to that tournament since 1989. >> it's been a lot of fun coaching these we have made this young man and our teams very credibly close and that we've joined this season's journey together much. we're going to be at our very, very our league this year credibly competitive. every game. a challenge you to challenges you most. so we're going out and play our best and play our game and hopefully we can >> the santa clara women took on pacific today in the opening round of the wcc tournament. lindsay van allen was on fire for the broncos. the first team all wc

of phillsburg, pennsylvania. william accepted a fully qualified appointment to the united states air force academy in colorado springs, colorado. william is a graduate of high school and first-year student of penn state university and son of jason and ann. in high school, william was a four-year varsity athlete as well as a member of the national honor society and the mountain service organization. by the time he graduated high school, he accumulated over 260 community hours of service. as a first-year at penn state,ess a' part of the air force -- he's part of the air force rotc and earned his private pilot's license from university park airport. i'm confident william's experience in and out of the classroom will serve him well as he looks forward to this exciting new phase of life. william, thank you for your commitment to our nation and best of luck in colorado springs. mr. speaker, it was an honor to nominate these young men, their dedication to serving our country as inspirational. i look forward to seeing their successes in the years to come. thank you, again. thanks to all of them for their commitment to our great nation. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tem

colorado tomorrow in the semi-finals. while the whole country has been locked in on guns, rightfully so. they're really good university of santa clara. >> they have quietly put together. >> one of their best seasons in years. they finished 3rd in the conference, which is best since 20 6, 2006, no one says 20, 0, 6, they beat ranked saint mary's just last month in they have the firepower to make some noise in next week's wcc tournament. they haven't been to the ncaa tournament since 96. it would likely need to win the conference torney this week to get in. but even if he's just end it burn. they haven't been there since 1989. so they're excited for what is to come. >> it's been a lot of fun coaching. he we have made this young man and our teams. they're incredibly close and that we've joined this season's journey together much. we're going to be at our very, early this year credibly competitive. every game. a challenge you to challenges you so we're going go out and play our best and play our game and hopefully we can advance. >> the wcc is very tough to top with saint mary's usf santa clara. you can put that up with a lo

that involved a colorado scholarship that would not give scholarships to children -- college students who attended pervasively religious colleges. and it involved a lot of question universities. he says first of all, this is this termination. -- a lot of christian universities. he says first of all of all, this is discrimination. the judge later has an opinion about this. so then, he says, he first articulates this view that the establishment clause should not be incorporated but he also starts articulating that the establishment clause should not be used as a weapon to discriminate against a religious institution. he says, you want to use the establishment clause as a weapon to keep poor kids out of good schools. that should never happen. then later, his view that it shouldn't be weaponized. that neutrality demanded prohibits the exclusion of religious schools. it was first articulated in 1999. it becomes effectively the law and trinity lutheran and espinoza versus montana, where he repeats again the fact that it should -- we should not be weaponizing the establishment clause because it has neutrality and shouldn't be applied to the state settle -- to the states at all. the

a lecture at western colorado university has for the last few years teamed up with students to refurbish solar panels for the greater good. he's program director ofled equitable solar solutions, the smallest ones can charge up to phones at the same time, and the larger ones can do up to four. rich knows the technology and andrew is problem solving logistics to get panels to rotarians in ukraine for local distribution, and nine they hope is just a start, and you literally just wire them directly. into the back of these types of modules that are made power 12 volt systems and 12 altars where you have on your car and your truck with an unstable power grid. amid the fighting, these devices could prove to be very helpful. i think it will be much appreciated in ukraine. i think it will. come in. very, very useful both for civilian and military use. and again that was michael kano. pasic reporting. cold harbor institute workers say the panels don't require any setup. they're ready to start charging just as soon as they are exposed to sunlight. all right. speaking of sunlight, we have plenty of it today. beautiful day temperatures got into the low eighti

colorado university has for the last few years. teamed up with students to refurbish solar panels for the greater good is program director of a nonprofitquitable solar solutions. the smallest ones can charge up to phones at the same time, and the larger ones can do up to four. rich knows the technology and andrew is problem solving logistics to get panels to rotarians in ukraine for local distribution and nine they hope is just a start, and you literally just wire them directly. into the back of these types of modules that are made power 12 volt systems and 12 volts is what you have on your car and your truck with an unstable power grid. amid the fighting, these devices could prove to be very helpful. i think it will be much appreciated in ukraine. i think it will. come in. very, very useful both for civilian and military use. and again that was reporter michael connell. pasig reporting now cold harbor institute says the solar panels don't require any setup. they're ready to start charging it soon as they're exposed to some sunlight. well if you're looking for a way to help the people of ukraine, we do have a qr code. they're right the