and i would seen that happening at the moment the the we've told you in the past about the us department of veterans affairs. it's an enormous sprawling bureaucracy and is one of the most poorly run departments in the entire us government investigators. they're deal on a daily basis with things like fraud, investment, drug crimes and other white collar issues. but imagine going to work one day and learning that you're not needed to investigate these routine white color crimes. instead, you're needed to investigate a serial killer. and even worse, a medical serial killer assessed you a pass who works under color of helping patients as a medical professional, a doctor or a nurse. i'm john kerry onto welcome to the whistle blowers the . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 our next guest is that rare person who has seen the darkest part of the underbelly of society. bruce sacrament is a renowned investigator specializing in tracking down medical serial killers and is in demand as a consultant on the subject all over the world. he's a former special agent in charge of the ne field office of the criminal investigations divisio

the we've told you in the past about the us department of veterans affairs. it's an enormous sprawling bureaucracy and is one of the most poorly run departments in the entire us government investigators. they are deal on a daily basis with things like fraud, investment, drug crimes and other white color issues. but imagine going to work one day and learning that you're not needed to investigate these routine white color crimes. instead, you're needed to investigate a serial killer. and even worse, a medical serial killer assessed you a pass who works under color of helping patients as a medical professional, a doctor or a nurse. i'm john kerry onto welcome to the whistle blowers the . 2 2 2 2 2 2 our next guest is that rare person who has seen the darkest part of the underbelly of society. ru sacrament is a renowned investigator specializing in tracking down medical serial killers and is in demand as a consultant on the subject all over the world. he's a former special agent in charge of the ne field office of the criminal investigations division in the us dep

see you then the, and we've told you in the past about the us department of veterans affairs. it's an enormous sprawling bureaucracy and is one of the most poorly run departments in the entire us government investigators. they are deal on a daily basis with things like fraud, investment, drug crimes and other white color issues. but imagine going to work one day and learning that you're not needed to investigate these routine white color crimes. instead, you're needed to investigate a serial killer. and even worse, a medical serial killer assessed you a pass who works under color of helping patients as a medical professional, a doctor or a nurse. i'm john kerry onto welcome to the whistle blowers the . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 our next guest is that rare person who has seen the darkest part of the underbelly of society. ru sacrament is a renowned investigator specializing in tracking down medical serial killers and is in demand as a consultant on the subject all over the world. he's a former special agent in charge of the ne field office of the criminal investigations division in the us d

attack, also one of the veteran members of the terrorist group, named ali manshesari, was killed after this attack on the base fox news online, quoting a spokesperson of the us state department, writes that the us has the right of the albanian government to investigate illegal activities in its territory. it is said that there is a lot of information in the computers that the german police took from the headquarters of the islamists in their raid on june 30. including related information and there are infiltrators of the hypocrites in iran, the information obtained by some sources of the albanian police today, the spokesman of the ministry of foreign affairs of our country also expresses hope that the german government will make up for its mistake in hosting this terrorist sect, mohammad javad reza soltani, sada news agency and chief of police of the islamic republic of iran, who traveled to russia, signed a document on police cooperation between the two countries. sardar radan, in a meeting with police officials, called for the strengthening of bilateral cooperation, especially in the form of the shanghai and brics organizations, a step towards ensuring the collective secur

of the veteran members of the terrorist group, named ali menshetari, was killed. the attack on the website of the fox news network, according to a spokesperson of the us department ofwrites that the us respects the right of the albanian government to investigate illegal activities in its territory. be on computers that in their attack on june 30th, the german police took a lot of information from the headquarters of the hypocrites, including information related to the connections and infiltrations of the hypocrites inside iran, information that, according to some sources of the german police, was obtained today, the spokesman of the ministry of foreign affairs of our country said. he hopes that the german government will make up for the mistake of hosting this terrorist sect. mohammad javad reza soltani, the insulting of the holy quran with the permission of the swedish government has met with global condemnation. the sanctity of the heavenly holy places, especially at the same time as the gathering of millions of muslims in the world congress, the volume of provocative action is unmeasured and unacceptable . the swedish government issued a permit for the gathering

of the police cruiser. according to an internal investigation, not made no effort to de escalate before using unreasonable force. that was a four-year veteran of the antioch police department. before that he spent time with the l a p d. >> the highway patrol in california is looking for a freeway shooter who they say just started shooting at a group of landscapers working alongside interstate 80 in berkeley officers say the report came in just before noon yesterday. they say 14 employees with a landscaping company contracted by caltrans. we're working near the university avenue off-ramp been a passenger in a white crown for victoria pointed it, black handgun out the window and started fired at the group fired a couple shots. police say no one was injured. fortunately traffic was not affected. but the investigation is ongoing. francisco police are investigating a late night shooting that injured a man. police say that the shooting happened about. >> 11. 35 in the area of mcallister and hyde streets just a block east of civic center plaza. the man shot was taken to the hospital expected to be okay. investigators have not made an arrest in this case or released any details ab

of the police cruiser. according to an internal investigation report not made no effort to de-escalate before using unreasonable force not was a four-year veteran of the antioch police department time with the los angeles police department, the medical board of california is barring dharmesh patel. the doctor charged with attempted murder for crashing his tesla back in january. >> prosecutors say patel intentionally drove off a cliff on highway one near double slide with his wife and 2 children. they all survived that crash. patel has pleaded not guilty and claims his tesla had tire issues. >> in the north bay controlled burns are scheduled this week to help reduce the fuel wildfires would be burning of otherwise. this coming season. the burns started today at a training site north of saint vincent school for boys on the east side of highway 101, in marin county officials say smoke will again be visible in marine woods fell in the bottle starting around 10 o'clock tomorrow morning until about 4 in the after noon. local 4 meteorologist lawrence karnow is with us now. certainly to talk about our weather, but also those big storms back east and the south. they're having a lot of

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department of veterans affairs. if you would please rise and raise your right hand. >> do you solemnly swear on penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to provide us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that all witnesses have answered in the affirmative. miss ripple, you are now recognized for five minutes to deliver your opening statement. >> good afternoon, chairman rosendale, -- and all members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to testify today and support of the department of veterans affairs, financial management, business transformation program and its implementation of integrated financial and acquisition management systems. i'm a come by daniel machine -- software product management in -- veterans benefits administration va cannot continue to rely on its legacy financial management system due to the enormous risk it presents to va operations. it's become increasingly difficult to support from a technical and functional abilities standpoint we cannot -- today's internal control standards. i am proud to report that ifams is no longer proof of concept, it's successfully replacing the

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using what they described as unreasonable force. he's charged with one misdemeanor count of assault by a police officer not was a four-year veteran of the antioch police department. before that he spent time with the los angeles police department. controlled burns are scheduled across the north bay this week to try to help reduce for wildfires this upcoming season. the training site is north of saint vincent school for the boys on the east side of highway 101, in marin county officials say smoke will be visible in marine wood. sandra fell in nevado from about 10:00am to 04:00pm tomorrow. it was today. if you saw smoke in those areas earlier today that this is why the marin county fire captain told us why this year's wildfire season will be different. our grass crop this year is a significantly higher than most years. so there's there's more and more grass feel the burn. >> but it's wet or at the same token. so grass fires can burn with more intensity earlier because the grass tries fashion the rest the field. but the rest of feels nice and nice so there's potential that we have a more grass fires in the in summer and our brush or every feels later in show. >> co

neil conte, of the department of justice veteran, and acting solicitor general during the obama administration. there is a lot to go, through neil. walk us through this, because there is concerns that judge cannon would slow down this trial. today, she seems to be moving quite quickly. what is your reaction to this? >> i am pleased to see. it's a simple budget here today, but it does get the ball rolling in this case. it is a sign she will not slow things to a crawl, in order to help trump. basically what she has done is say, look, there will be lots of classified information, lawyers need to be cleared to handle that information, so she is just asking the attorneys to get together, and to figure out with the justice department how to get access to that information. >> there is still no trial date. when do they get to that? >> i would like to see that, that happened pretty soon with. judge cannon asked both sides when they would want to set a trial date, and then set in motion for the trumps authorities that would dismiss this indictment, because of misconduct. the they have to show melissa, and there is no chance that that is going anyw

our time now, 707 california's department of veterans affairs has a new leader and she is the first woman in that job. her name is lindsay sen, a us navy veteran who worked in military intelligence during operations enduring freedom and iraqi freedom during her eight years in the military. she says she wants to help veterans with the challenges that come after you leave the military. she says one of the biggest problems is veterans are 50% more likely to die by suicide than people who have no military background. my passion is certainly with continuing to expand behavioral health services and affordable housing for veterans because those really are the unmet needs of this of this current set of veterans that we have here in california. now, lindsay sen says the work she does is very personal to her, and she hopes the 1.5 million california veterans, she represents at the state level will feel that connection. well, a large part of one of the most popular websites in the world will be inaccessible today. moderators and community members on the social media site reddit are taking many of the forums on the site private for the day, e

california's department of veterans affairs has a new leader, and she is the first woman to serve in that position . lindsey sin is a usteran who worked in military intelligence during operations enduring freedom and iraqi freedom during her eight years of military service. she says she wants to help veterans with the challenges that come after leaving the military. and she says one of the biggest issues is veterans. there were 50% of them are likely to die by suicide than people who have no military background at all. my passion is certainly with continuing to expand behavioral health services and affordable housing for veterans because those really are the unmet needs of this of this current set of veterans that we have here in california, since that's the work she does, feels very personal to her. and she hopes the 1.5 million california veterans she represents at the state level will feel that connection. well, governor newsom asked californians to cut back on residential and commercial water usage by 15% during the drought. however very few parts of the state came even close to meeting that standard. an analysis b

department at king's college london. jade is also the author of memory makers, the politics of the past in russia and russia's war. she joins us from oxfordshire. and justin crump is a military veteranylline. thank you all so much forjoining us. vitaly, i want to start with you first, please. a key question we are getting from viewers here bbc news is, just remind us exactly what is happening in russia right now. well, there is a certain sense of things de—escalating and tensions easing in russia. we are seeing reports from various regions in south—western russia of restrictions being lifted, particularly restrictions on traffic, the roads being reopened and in rostov, which is the biggest, the main city taken by wagner yesterday, the only thing that reminds local residents of the dramatic events yesterday is the torn up tarmac in central parts of the city. that's because of all the tanks that drove up and down those streets yesterday. tomorrow is still going to be a day off in moscow, but by and large things seem to be getting back to normal, and looking at state television, for example, it seems to be business as usual. at least that's the impression that the kremlin�*s media mach

park before it was renamed california's department of veterans affairs has a new leader and she is the first woman to serve in that position. lindsay senn is a usn military intelligence during operations enduring freedom and iraqi freedom during her eight years of military service. she says she wants to help veterans with the challenges that come after leaving the military. she says one of the biggest issues veterans are 50% more likely to die by suicide than people who have no military background. my passion is certainly with continuing to expand behavioral health services and affordable s of this of this current set of veterans that we have here in california. now, she says the work she does feels very personal to her and she hopes the 1.5 million california veterans, she represents at the state level will feel that connection. her in arizona now, a volunteer at an animal shelter started a fundraiser to buy treats for the dogs. there and there was an overwhelming response. patty hultquist volunteers at the shelter by walking dogs and cleaning kennels and likes to give treats to the dogs. but often the shelter runs out of those treats. so patt

department reporter for the new york times. barbara mcquade, a veteran federal prosecutor and former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. and harry is still with us, you are in the courthouse today. what do you want to know? because again, no audio, no video, we are relying on what you tell us. >> there are a couple of fascinating things stephanie, amber, one to harry's point about this former president who does not like to stop talking, who hangs himself with his own words often. so striking to see him sitting there in that courtroom completely silent for 50 minutes not to saying a word. occasionally one of his lawyers would whisper to his ear. the only thing that he did other than crosses arms a few times, clasp his hands, set his job, the only thing he did was signed a bond agreement. that's what the other interesting thing today. the prosecutors asked for very few conditions on his release on a personal issue already bond. basically he does not have to pay anything, just a couple of basic conditions that they asked for. the judge actually went farther and said that he does not want trump to be able to discuss this case with any of the potenti

department. . doesn't want to support their wounded veterans, their sick and elderly. >> they just want them to die.. kelsey sheraton's host of the brass and unity podcast. she joins usow.podcas kelseyt , i saw you online talking about this, and i really could not believe it fo and look it up for myself. explain to me what you've seen and heard on this thing. >> thanks for having me.ere's bn it's really troubling. honestly, this has beegoinn angn issue that's been going. on since 2019. but fortunatelyunatel and unfortunately,y a lot of people have been experiencing it way more than five . they've been offering to veterans in lieu of treatment. it's much easier to kill it's ea your veterans than it is to pay for the rest of their treatment. you send us to war, but you don' t want to look after us when we get home.k. >> they're offering it to therig people who are the most sick ,, most ill, the people who need support and care. who nee the people who are at the end of their rope, and to most the people that are most vulnerable. parts fo and that's the saddest part. ito they're offering it to people when they're at their weakest moment. if they did that to me when hom i

largest civilian department in the federal government with a budget of 716 billion and over 16,000 employees. he is also a veteran of the senate, welcome to you both and thank you for joining us today. i am so excited to have this conversation, there is endless topics to cover so i'm going to jump in and ask you both to give our viewers a little background you obviously served a long time on the hill and that one over to the white house as many of us washington politicos do. how was that experience, a kind of experience did you bring from capitol hill to the white house and how was that transition? >> it was different i have worked in other white houses before it not necessarily ones like the bush administration but i worked at the department of energy as an assistant secretary congressional affairs. i had 30 years of experience in the senate. it worked for seven different senators. for seven different senators. i had been chief, director. what helped me the most is i did have legislative affairs as one of the divisions. under my supervision was the deputy chief of staff. i had a great legislative affairs team. early on it was really important for us to try to get a lot of vi

serve our veterans or or a department -- or a department of transportation that can't enforce safety standards for cars, planes, and this is a very dangerous vision for america. the people who elect us to congress depend on us to make they and their children's lives better and doing nothing will not accomplish that goal. if anything, we need to make our government more responsive to the needs of the people. we need to do better, not nothing at all. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to oppose the previous question and the rule and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. massie: make no mistake, this administration wants to ban gas stoves. they've said it out loud. 38% to 40% of americans use gas stoves. i asked the ranking member of the committee of jurisdiction of these bills to save our gas stoves if he had a gas stove and he in fact does. would he be able to buy one in the market? is he has no idea. he was offended i would ask such a question. but we have two bills here to protect your gas stoves. the gas stove protection and freedom action and the save our gas stoves act. the federal

department at king 5 college london. she's also the author of memory makers: the politics of the past in russia and russia 5 war. she joins us from oxfordshire. justin crump is a military veteran chief executive of the risk intelligence firm. sib-line a key question we are getting from viewers on bbc news isjust remind us exactly what is happening in russia right now.— us exactly what is happening in russia right now. there is a certain sense of things _ russia right now. there is a certain sense of things the _ russia right now. there is a certain sense of things the escalating - russia right now. there is a certain sense of things the escalating and l sense of things the escalating and tensions easing in russia. we are seeing reports from various regions in south—western russia of restrictions being lifted, in particular restrictions on traffic, roads being reopened and in rostov—on—don, which is the main city taken by wagner yesterday, the only thing that reminds local residents of the dramatic events yesterday is the tony abbott tarmac in central parts of the city because of all the tanks that drove up and down those streets yesterday. tomorrow is still going to be a day o

veterans to helping our elders and seniors were social security. helping with immigration issues with the state department. these are very serious issues. obviously all of us and all of our constituents are experiencing real life impacts that are affecting their families and their lives. i do want to take a moment because it really bothers me when my colleagues bring folks in front of this committee and oversight committee and attack our federal public servants. folks who are literally working for us everything go day to try to address these issues the facts are that when you freeze hiring when you cut pay, when you dot backfill jobs and when you consistently attacked federal employees that affects their morale it affects federal hiring, and it affects the services that our agencies are able to actually provide to the american people. the facts show that when we are not adequately funding our agencies, when we are not adequately staffing our agencies, when we do not support our federal personnel we see the kind of issues we are seeing here today. obviously we want to talk a little bit about some of the challenges that the constituents across the u.s., my d

our time now. 607 california's department of veterans affairs has a new leader and she is the first woman to serve in that position. her name is lindsay sen, a usavy veteran who worked in military intelligence during operations enduring freedom and iraqi freedom during eight years of military service . she says she wants to help veterans with the challenges that come after they leave the military. and one of the biggest problems is veterans are 50% more likely to die by suicide. and people who have no military background. my passion is certainly with continuing to expand behavioral health services and affordable housing for veterans because those really are the unmet needs of this of this current set of veterans that we have here in california. now, lindsey, since says the work she does feels very personal to her and she hopes the 1.5 million california veterans, she represents at the state level will feel her connection. well, federal regulators plan to conduct safety investigations of all major freight railroads. the federal railroad administration is launching the investigation after a review of norfolk southern after a derailment and fire n

veterans and young people aging out of foster care. the department of defense is already loading budget, the increase is lower than it would have been otherwise. let us get back to your calls and comments on spending, should the u.s. spend more or less on the military? (202) 748-8001 the line for republicans, (202) 748-8000 for democrats and (202) 748-8002 for independents and all others. for active in former military, it is (202) 748-8003. lawrence is next, independent, in minnesota. caller: thank you. i agree with the first caller, you do a very nice job. a couple of comments, book notes talked about military preparedness for 2023, people should either get the report, which is available to download or watch the program. i think he gives good insight into military spending. number two, we need to recognize we have a volunteer military service. quantity has a quality all its own, that is why china and north korea have millions of soldiers. we do not have that option here. one last, and i will hang up. you could go to the department of defense and look at the process for military procurement. people talked about savings, we spend a lot of time -- not

veterans and young people aging out of foster care. the department of defense is already loading budget, the increase is lower than it would have been otherwise. let us get back to your calls and comments on spending, should the u.s. spend more or less on the military? (202) 748-8001 the line for republicans, (202) 748-8000 for democrats and (202) 748-8002 for independents and all others. for active in former military, it is (202) 748-8003. lawrence is next, independent, in minnesota. caller: thank you. i agree with the first caller, you do a very nice job. a couple of comments, book notes talked about military preparedness for 2023, people should either get the report, which is available to download or watch the program. i think he gives good insight into military spending. number two, we need to recognize we have a volunteer military service. quantity has a quality all its own, that is why china and north korea have millions of soldiers. we do not have that option here. one last, and i will hang up. you could go to the department of defense and look at the process for military procurement. people talked about savings, we spend a lot of time -- not