i led a group of state and usaid officials to meet with the u.n. interlocutors who oversee issues of atrocity prevention in new york. not a atrocity prevention in new york. they are in new york where the work to oversee atrocity prevention. [laughter] our dialogue is one hope will be institutionalized in the years ahead to ensure greater connectivity among concerned actors. we are integrating us to atrocity prevention into ongoing bilateral multilateral diplomatic discussions such as the useu civilian security and development dialogue. in closing it's no small feat to try to change the way any government does its business. institutional change is a difficult and slow process. it we have the began to make enduring progress, integrating and atrocities prevention board's into the government's policymaking and we're working to strengthen agency capability and to institutionalize those capabilities within agencies as well as to strengthen the apb itself. some observers have expressed dissatisfaction with the obama administration's commitment to prevent

warren weinstein of rockville did as a contractor for usaid. here's what the statement says. "the united states and our allies must work to ensure that the men and women who dedicate their lives to international development are properly safeguarded against threats." we just heard the president apologize for the accidental killing of two hostages in a strike in january targeting al qaeda in the afghan/pakistan region. that's the latest. back to you. >>> with your cnbc business headlines i'm landon dowdy. say good-bye to calls from unknown numbers. facebook is testing a new caller i.d. app called "hello." it matches numbers to facebook profiles to show information on who you're talking to. blocked calls from chonly blocked numbers and search for businesses to call. it's only available on android phones as apple ios software doesn't help apps interact with phone calls. back over to you. >>> capitol police say they will restrict access to the capitol during the fourth of july. capitol police are warnings congressional leadership about parties inside the capitol during the memoria

the fire chief said they are still awaiting the official word to head out, but usaid said earlier they have been actively deployed. the average deployment typically lasts about 14 days. in chantilly, diane cho, abc 7 news. kellye: thank you, diane. the earthquake. an avalanche on mount everest, killing at least 10 climbers. that avalanche ripped through a base camp, flattening some 30 tents. numerous other climbers may be stranded on the mountain. we have dealt with the springtime chill today and heading into tonight we are looking ahead at rain. devon lucie joins us with a first look at the forecast. devon: chilly rain after a day where we did not come close to 60 degrees. the stormscan shows the rain. live doppler, the rain has moved in. we expect that continue because it extends far in north and west. stormwatch 7 live doppler, moderate showers to the west. culpeper getting some of that, and slowly the rain will move over the entire area. across the building in roslyn, towards the nation's capital the temperatures have moved down. that is 21 degrees under the average high, 49. the l

agency for international development, which is usaid.yed and prepared to be there tomorrow with you know service and other search and rescue aspects, but they will be there to help coordinate all of this international aid that comes in. >> what would have been learned from what happened in datety from the haiti earthquake until today, because a lot of these images are strikingly similar, you have some of these buildings very poorly constructed and that's part of the problem, is that a lot of them just didn't withstand what they should have been able to withstand. it s no one's going to be able to fix that in the near-term future 'cause the money's not there. it just -- unfortunately, it's the way it is in some of these countries, but we will know from haiti is that they have to keep the search and rescue up for weeks, because we saw that in haiti. people weeks later, still stuck in the rubble, were still alive, 'cause what usually happens, you will go into a search and rescue and sooner or late the coordinator will go into a recovery mod

we were with a team usaid disaster team. firefighters from los angeles county and fair fax county virginia. we were surveying another scene not too far from where the rescue happened. we got the call that a voice had been heard and we went running. it was the type of call these guys train for for years to get the call of a voice heard against the odds. in the rubble it took several hours. chilling, almost remarkable when he was pulled out alive. >> it is a remarkable miraculous thing. is there hope there might be other survivors? >> reporter: absolutely. every good news story does give home to people who are working so hard. this is a country that has been devastated. thousands of deaths. so, this goes a long way. they did admit, even though they understand you can live if you have some access usually to food or water and in a place, you can live for a week or up to two, we were told they did admit it was a bit of a miracle. >> seth doane in kathmandu, thank you so much. >>> in hawaii part of the shoreline is off limits afte

a usaid team pulled this boy from the rubble.he was reportedly trapped in that rubble for five days. he was wedged in between the two floors in equipment. officials now say more than 5500 people were killed in that quake and twice that number were injured. much needed u.s. aid is arriving in nepal. 1.4 million people need food now. >>> a doctor from the lehigh valley is trying to get home after being stranded on mt. everest after that quake. chelson was on his third hike of everest when the quake and avalanche hit. as he waits to get home the doctor will use his medical expertise to help the victims there. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather. >>> a clear view of the delaware from center city from the adventure aquarium. not as chilly. 51 in northeast philadelphia. atlantic city at the airport, 52 degrees. we will see shine today but there will be more clouds around them yesterday and even a chance of an afternoon shower. the best chance of seeing a shower later today is in delaware and south jersey. less likely the

he gave his life apparently in service to people starting in the peace corps and working for usaid and then he had gone to pakistan as a contractor for the u.s. agency of international development and then he was taken hostage in 2011 and today the president announced that he was killed in a drone strike back in january. the president apparently called mrs. weinstein yesterday and then announced the news today. mike, back to you. >> bruce leshan live in rockville . right now on wusa9 and on our app, we have the full interview. she was concerned about her husband's release. we'll follow the developments on this story and bring them to you on wusa9 at 5:00 p.m. today. >>> other news now a stafford county man charged with murdering his 11-month old foster child by placing him in a scalding hot water bath is expected in court. david marcussen is charged with murder. the incident took place on new year's day. little ka'ron playson was rushed to the hospital suffering burns to his face, his neck and his torso. the baby died a month later. marcussen was indicted last friday and he turned hims

he had been working with the usaid on small businesses helping pakistani small businesses get off theund. taken from his place of residence, said to be the country he loved some three years ago. lisa stark sat with them after the controversial release of bo bergdahl for five individuals who had been held in guantanamo bay. lisa sat down with the family. they expressed hope at the time that something similar could be worked out for dr. weinstein, unfortunately we find today that back in january, a counter terrorism operation which we assume to be a drone strike has resulted in dr. weinstein's death, along with the italian citizen, mr. laporto. randall randall. >> let's take a listen to what the president said just a moments ago. >> based on information and intelligence we obtained we believe a u.s. counter terrorism operation targeting an al-qaeda compound in the afghanistan, pakistan border region accidentally killed warren and geovany this past january. >> do we know anything about the cia operation, who the u.s. was targeting when it killed those two hostages? >> reporter: well we d

katty: for more on the difficult aid effort, i spoke earlier with jeremy, the director of usaid's office of foreign disaster assistance. we have seen there are a host of challenges for aid workers. what are your concerns at the moment, in terms of getting help to those who need it? jeremy: there are large logistical hurdles. the kathmandu airport is functional. that is good. we did not assume that would be the case after a quick of the size. it is not a huge airport. there are challenges landing there at night. we are looking for ways to expand their round-the-clock service. another challenge as we get her out, closer to the epicenter -- a lot of locked roads. right now, only helicopter access. that will be an impediment. the way we get scale of aid is by roads. we need to be clearing roads and getting over land. katty: what are the nepalese asking for, and who is providing it? jeremy: the biggest asks are for shelter support, health support food and water. those are the big four after any emergency. we are prioritizing shelter. you have seen footage of people living on the street. the u

a usaid team pulled the boy from the rubble. officials now say more than 5500 people died in that quake, twice the number that was injured. >>> much needed u.s. aid is arriving in nepal nearly a week after the deadly quake hit. united nations estimates that more than 1.4 million people need food. the quake has left tens of thousands of people homeless. >>> meantime a doctor from the lehigh valley is trying to get home after being stranded on mt. everest. dr. neil chesson is an eye surgeon and his staff said he was starting his third hike of everest while the earthquake and avalanche hit. while he waits to get home dr. chesson will use his expertise to help other victims. >> five years ago, the faa questioned the mental health of that co-pilot who is'j believed to deliberately having crashed that plane. it says while training to be a pilot at a flight school in phoenix in 2010 andreas lubitz submitted a medical form saying he had been treated for severe impression between 2008 and 2009. the faa did not grant him a license until h

we'd been following the elite usaid disaster assistance response team all morning. is there really a chance that someone is still alive under this? >> well, you know, what, until the person's found and we can confirm that they are not we will give it every shot, and we are hoping that they are. >> reporter: moments later andrew olvera, a veteran of the los angeles county fire department, got the call. >> copy that. >> reporter: and took off running. andy, you can tell me what we're doing here? >> right now what we're doing is i'm trying to get a general area where they heard the voices. >> reporter: the rescue would take several more hours. ( applause ) before the hundreds who had gathered could cheer. >> this is a great feeling. it's a great feeling. you feel like you won a war,un. to save a life, to save a life is a great thing. >> reporter: this evening, we found the 15-year-old at an israeli-run field hospital. "i'm not on the. i'm up in the sky," he told us. as he snacked on oreos he explained how he survived eating a buttery type food he found called ghee. "at

hillary's state department working with usaid, the united states agency for international development, would oversee america's relief effort. the government of haiti set up a commission to coordinate. two men were named co-chairs of the ihrc executive committee. haitian prime minister john max belareeve and bill clinton himself. the idea was not just to fix things but improve them. but clinton had big plans, saying quote, wouldn't it be great if they became the first wireless nation in the world? they could, i'm telling you, they really could. but it wasn't at all clear that the people of haiti would be the big winners in the disaster relief gold rush. anytime there's a natural disaster anywhere there's a lot of money to be made in construction contract and relief contract et cetera. >> reporter: peter schweizer is author of "clinton cash" that has come to chearkaracterized the clinton's actions around the world. >> shortly after the earthquake took place, the u.s. ambassador in haiti sent a cable to the united states part of which is the gold rush is on and it was about the nakt busi

this hearing of the subcommittee on state department and usaid management international operations and bilateral international development. i'd like to begin by welcoming our witness inspector general of the state department and broadcasting board of governor steve lenick. i understand you changed your schedule to be here today and we look forward to your testimony. the oig is dedicated to assessing the state department's programs and making recommendations to strengthen its integrity and accountability. as such, the oig is dedicated to detecting and preventing waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement. today's hearing will be an important opportunity to examine state oig's mission and oversight efforts, your new initiatives and to hear about any challenges that you face in carrying out your mission. it has come to our attention that there are a number of things that we in congress can do to help you in your job. i look forward to discussing those with you this morning and to get your insights. as you may know chairman corker is drafting and passing into law the first state department reau

the usaid got involved and other crews got involved. after a five-hour ordeal they got him out. he was in a state of shock, but good condition. the person who pulled him out. the nepali police officer said it was an incredibly difficult task. they had to dig 200 feet down to find him. he had to crawl ten feet into the hole to pull him out. the person was actually the boy was actually covered with a metal slab as well. incredible story of survival. he has been taken to hospital in decent condition. >> unbelievable. diving mind a motorcycle managing to survive all these days. hopefully there will be more stories of being able to find people. 18 minutes after the hour. it appears hillary clinton won't have a clear path to the 2016 democratic nomination after all. vermont senator bernie sanders getting into the race. he will formally announce his candidacy today. sanders is the most liberal member of congress. martin o'malley is expected to enter the race. >>> and hillary clinton addressing the unrest in baltimore. in a speech wednesday, in columbia university, in new york, she call

he worked for usaid when he was kid indianed the pakistan four years ago. here their president's remarks from the white house earlier today. >> this morning i want to express our grief and condolences to the families of would two hostages one american dr. warren weinstein and an italian, giovanni lo porto, who were tragically killed in a u.s. counterterrorism operation. warren and giovanni were aid workers in pakistan, devoted to improving the lives of the pakistani people. after warren was abducted by al qaeda in 2011. i directed my national security team to do everything possible to find him and to bring him home safely to his family. and dedicated professionals across our government worked tirelessly to do so. we also worked closely with our italian allies on behalf of giovanni who was kidnapped in 2012. since 9/11 our course terrorism efforts have prevent terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives, both here in america and around the world. and that determination to protect innocent life only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of

-- there were 400 companies trying to -- 67 debunked the clinton foundation and contracts from the usaid, which is state, and then all of these people who -- the people in haiti said clinton approved all of the contracts. >> okay. so first of all underreported donations in the millions of dollars -- but that's not all. i mean we're talking about -- that is a huge deal. the clinton foundation is now going to refile 990s for five years. now, making a mistake in a nonprofit organization is typical. you may have to refile once or twice or three times but five times, that's suspicious is it not? >> they just announced that they admitted for taking foreign contributions. >> but is hillary clinton going to admit anything? >> it's been a long history, the clintons always pressing the line on all fundraising from selling the -- she's a new candidate and probably has the worst rollout i've seen in the 50 years i've been around in american politics. she's been dealing with destroying e-mails. this issue -- if you run for president and she's been waiting eight years to run for president, you get you

hillary's state department working with usaid the united states agency for international development would oversee america's relief effort. they set up the ihrc interim haiti recovery commission to coordinate. two men were named co-chairs of the ihrc executive committee. haitian prime minister john max bell raw reeve and bill clinton himself. the idea was not just to fix things it but to fix them. clinton had a plan wouldn't it be great if they became the first wireless nation of the world. they could. i am telling you. they really could. it wasn't ast all clear the people of haiti would be the big winners in the national of haiti gold rush. >> there are a lot of money to be made in reconstruction contracts et cetera. peter switzer is the author of the new book clinton cash. where he investigates the snarl of money, politics and personal interest that has come to characterize the clinton's interactions. clinton cash is published by harper collins a sister company to fox news. >> shortly after earth cake took place u.s. ambassador in haiti sent a state department the title of which is

the state department working with usaid, the agency for international development, would oversee america's relief effort. the government of haiti set up the ihrc interim haiti recovery commission to coordinate. two men were named co-chairs of the ihrc executive committee. haitian prime minister, and bill clinton himself. the idea was to not just fix things but improve them. in an interview with esquire, president clinton had big plans, saying quote, wouldn't it be great if they became the first wireless nation in the world. they could, i'm telling you, they really could. but it wasn't at all clear that the people of haiti would be the big winners in the disaster relief gold rush. >> anytime there's a natural disaster anywhere there is a lot of money potentially to be made reconstruction contracts, and relief contracts, et cetera. >> peter schwiser is the author of the new book "clinton cash" where he investigates the snarl of money, politics and personal interest that has come to characterize the clinton interactions around the world. clinton cash is published by harper collins, a sister c

that is when the usaid got involved.ive-hour rescue operation as they pulled him out, a huge cheer with the crowds. the police say he was in good condition and he has been sent to hospital. >> fantastic. in good condition. you can hardly believe it. dodging behind a motorcycle. unbelievable. thank you so much. >>> 16 minutes past the hour. we have a second democrat running for president now. vermont senator bernie sanders getting into the race. challenging hillary clinton from the left. the 73-year-old will announce his candidacy today. he is considered the most liberal member of congress. >>> hillary clinton is addressing the unrest in baltimore after the death of freddie gray in police custody. in a speech wednesday at columbia university in new york she called for an overhaul of the criminal justice system. >> my heart breaks for these young men and their families. we have to come to terms with hard truths about race and justice in america. >> she endorsed the use of body cameras in police departments nationwide. she

gross, a former usaid subcontractor said the government failed to prepare him for the risks of working in cuba. the appeals court ruled the government has immunity from claims arising in a foreign country. >>> president obama tried to fight back laughter at the white house easter egg roll today when some real-life wide things interrupted his reading of "where the wild things are." [ screaming ] >> oh, no it's bees! it's okay guys. bees are good. they won't land on you. >> those were squeals and bees. from the white house hive. they eventually flew off. more than 35,000 people turned out for the 137th egg roll today. this year's theme -- gimme five. >> it is the fifth anniversary of the first lady's let's move initiative. >> we're asking americans of all ages to give me five ways they're leading a healthier life. >> mrs. obama asked people to use the hashtag gimme five with their examples. fresh off "the tonight show," she also showed her moves teaching a dance to the crowd today. right now in our nbc washington app, you can check out some pretty great historic pictures too from previou

gross was working as a subcontractor for usaid when he was arrested back in 2009. an appeals court ruled last year that the government is immune from claims arise in a foreign country and tossed out gross' $60 million lawsuit. he was freed in december. >>> just minutes ago, jurors were given their instructions at the boston marathon bombing trial. in closing arguments today, the prosecutor said dzhokhar tsarnaev didn't think of the children who would be killed or wounded in the attack as innocent victims but as americans who need to be punished for what the government is doing in muslim countries. tsarnaev's defense pointed to evidence linking dzhokhar's brother, tamerlan to the crimes and said there's no denying that dzhokhar participated but without tamerlan it wouldn't have happened. in just a few minutes we'll go live to boston the find out when the jury might get the case. >>> easter. there's a bigger police presence at the national zoo right now for easter monday. it's a century-old tradition for local families but fighting among teenagers has marred the fami

sponsored by usaid. at that time every year they sent a dozen young vietnamese who had just graduated from high school to go to study different fields in the united states. it was called leadership training. there were about one dozen of these programs through the war years. of course, there were other students in here to study other fields also. our group is special, from the groups a lot of officials in the government were selected. i was lucky in the way that all the major agricultural jude -- development programs of the republic of vietnam at that time were either supervised or implemented by me directly. later on if time permits i will mention a few of these programs for you. the one program that was the most important, the most striking was the length of the program. -- a reform program. it was so revolutionary that dr. taylor the professor of vietnamese studies at cornell university said that it was the major achievement of the republic of vietnam. now, to delve into the detail of the program i wi

army has got -- or the military has got a c-17 flying with a usaid team. have portable generators that will be able to bring power. the problem is then is how some type of equipment to get those larger generators to the -- >> where it needs to be. >> where it's going to be. >> we know some of the regions that were struck because this was so widespread i mean people 200 miles away in india, china felt this and there were deaths in india and china. there aren't even roads access accessing some of these communities. they're completely cut off. >> correct. that's why the nepal government is asking for if you'll see, they're asking for a lot of heavy equipment. so india is trying to get a lot of heavy equipment in there to help clear these roads, take up you know pick up some of these mass elements of concrete. once they lift those pieces up, a lot of times these pockets of safety that people were able to hold in and stay. that's so you don't want to call the search and rescue too early because people will be there. >> do you think anything has been learned fro

and he had one big obstacle to get to that goal and that was the imprisonment of usaid subcontractor alan gross and the imprisonment of these spice, called heroes in cuba, who were still here in the united states. and there was one mystery man, and he is the one who is not identified in this picture. and it turns out that the c.i.a. wanted him back. he appears to have been one of their top informants, moles inside the cuban interior minimum is try and was arrested by counterintelligence around 1995 or 1996. and c.i.a. that always wanted their people back jumped at this opportunity to get him and this is what a lot of the negotiations between the obama administration and raoul's people was all about. this was the headline of the communist party newspaper the day after this announcement. they have returned all five of the cuban spice there with castro and the picture of the two presidents on television. it was quite a momentous day and now we are going to face a time when these two men will meet again and whole round of photographs of them shaking hands. between now and then and therea

that is, it needs to involve not only the military but the state department, usaid, homeland security and i could go on, but you get the idea. the principle debate seems however, to opten -- or too often in my opinion focus on how large the american military response should be to terrorist threats. we -- i think seem to exaggerate sometimes what a military response can do. so, this afternoon i want to focus on what the balance should be between our military response, and the many other tools and policies available to the united states. let me clearly state that my 42 years of involvement with u.s. policies in the region have made me a firm believer in the law of unintended consequences. even president george w. bush once famously said in a presidential debate with al gore that u.s. foreign policy needed to show greater humility. yet after two inconclusive wars that lasted for a decade or more, iran is arguably left as the dominant power in iraq and the taliban is poised to make a comeback in afghanistan. many of the principle architects and proponents of these wars mock the obama admi

evisceration of the democratic progress the russian it also made internally including throwing out usaid. the critical support. the the lawyers groups and independent journalists and anticorruption crusader's. the relationship of course is now one that takes on these issues. back in 2009 if you had been told that by virtue of us and european sanctions the ruble would have depreciated to the extent that it has russia was going in a different direction. i want to stress, sanctions just with iran are not an end in themselves. we are not interested in sanctions that are hurting the russian economy. we are interested in building ending his aggression in ukraine. our dialogue with the russians on syria is rooted in an argument that has not proven persuasive but which is that actually we both have an interest in seeing the end of the asad regime because the asad regime has made possible isis across syria and indeed it was a safe haven for those soldiers that went into iraq and took over and inflicted suffering. so we still believe that our shared interest in combating terrorism ensuring that ch

was a usaid contractor to help pakistanis to escape terror.iend dignity of the people around the world, and today, it is a remind over the bonds of friendship of our country, and the shared values that the bind our countries together. there co contrast between these two selfless men and the al qaeda captors. warren's work benefited people across faiths, and meanwhile al qaeda bothed that they held warren with his jewish faith, and al qaeda held warren despite that his health faded, and deprived him of years from his family that missed him terrible amid the grief that is immeasurable, i hope that they will find some solace that their service will endure. they will be remembered by the pakistani men, women and children whose lives they made better. their spirit will love of their thoughts are in our thoughts and prayers today, and especially warren's wife elaine, daughters alicia, jennifer and their fami example of the shine as a light to people the world over who see suffering and answer with compassion. who see hatred and offer their love. who

at the time of his abduction, he was a usaid contractor helping families escape poverty and give a betterhumanitarianism also took him around the world, to the central african republic to haiti and ultimately pakistan. like warren he fell in love with pakistan and its people and believed passionately he could make a difference in their lives. giovanni's service reflected the commitment of the italian people, our great allies and friends, to the security and dignity of the people around the world. today is a reminder the bonds of friendship between our countries and the shared values that bind americans and italians together. there could be no starker contrast between these two selfless men and their al qaeda captors. warren's work benefited people across space. al qaeda boasted to the world it held warren citing his jewish faith. al qaeda held both men for years, even as warren's health deteriorated. they deprived these men of precious irreplaceable years with family who missed them terribly. amid grief that is unimaginable i pray these two families will find some small measure of solace

>> usaid. >> talk about the work that you guys are doing together to handle -- >> so we have three ocos which is quite a stretch for our resources. we've got operation united assistance for ebola and operation freedom -- [inaudible] for afghanistan and, of course operation inherent resolve which is isil. we have been on the first one excuse me, the operation inherent resolve, we have been coordinating intensely for many months, and we have accomplished a lot. we became official in december. john rhymer the inspector general for dod, was appointed lead ig. since then, we have been coordinating closely. we have a joint strategic plan which we published march 31st which address cans how we're coordinating together. we are in the process of putting together our quarterly report which is going to be published sometime at the end of april. and the way we've set it up is operation inherent resolve outlined nine lines of effort in the initiative to address isil one being governance, another being countermessaging, and there are others. and the way we've split up our duties is to sort of, some o

deployed in earthquakes past most recently to japan's earthquake in 2011 and they'll operate under usaid told the state department will take the lead coordinating the u.s. aid effort within the administration. we know from a tweet just sent out by the state department that they have already announced $1 million in initial humanitarian assistance and they have deployed usaid's dark teams, the disaster assistance response teams, and they are en route to nepal now. fred. >> thank you so much for that update appreciate that. >>> coming up we go live to baltimore where people are taking to the streets for what could be one of the largest protests that city has seen. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security. the new energy superpower? it's red, white and blue. log on to lea

and 14 disaster experts with usaid and six rescue dogs incorporated into both of these teams. >> rescuers are struggling to reach remoltte villages. they do not know how many americans are still missing. there are reports there are dozens. we're kb getting this video of a man pulled from the rubble 48 hours later. he was found by a turkish rescue team. it's one of the scenes of humanity we have scene. we want to look how this happened and why nepal is prone to earthquakes. let's look at the fault lines around the world. most of the earth's seismic activity takes place around the fault lines. a fault is fracture between two plates. there are three kinds. there's a normal when one mass -- these are the two plates. one mass moves down. the force fault is when one of the plates moves up. either side moves horizontally. from california chile and southeast asia. the epicenter of this this quake is north of the line that runs through nepal. that fault line is very close to the capital of kathmandu. also mount everest. proximity landed dozens of aftershocks throughout the country. represented h

at the time of his abduction, he was a usaid contractor focusing on helping pakistani families escape life to their chirp. giovanni's humanitarianism also took him around the world to the central african republic, to haiti and ultimately pakistan. like warren he fell in love with pakistan and us people and -- and its people and believed passionately that he could make a difference in their lives. giovanni's service reflected the commitment of the italian people our great allies and friends, to the security and dignity of people around the world. and today is a reminder of the bonds of friendship between our countries and the shared values that bind americans and italians together. there could be no starker contrast between these two selfless men and their al-qaeda captors. warren's work benefited people across states. meanwhile al-qaeda boasted to the world that it held warren, citing his jewish faith. al-qaeda herald both men for -- held both men for years, even as warren's health deteriorated. they deprived these men of precious, irreplaceable years with family who missed them terri

i commend usaid and other human rights organizations for the work that they have done to accomplish this goal. as a person of color a mother, and an american, i urge you-all to do much more to stop boko haram and promote safe quality education for young girls and boys around the world. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms.delbeney: today is tax day, april 15, one of the things -- miss beutler: one of the things i wanted to bring to the attention of this committee is the amount of waste and abuse that takes place not just within the bloated federal government, within the i.r.s. i serve as the vice chair of the financial services oversight committee on the appropriations committee. and this last go-round we reduced or cut the i.r.s.' budget by $100 million to $300 million right? and they -- the i.r.s. commissioner was telling us it's too much. too much. the sky is going to fall. we are not going to be able to process returns, giv

according to usaid, more than 1.5 million people have been displaced. 2.5 million people are facing food insecurity in south sudan since the outbreak of violence in december 2013. now, with the recent collapse in the peace talks, i believe it's very, very critical. and the caucus also believes it that the u.s. government increased pressure on the parties to reach a negotiated settlement and to work to bring u.n. sanctions into force. so, madame ambassador, can you tell us what the dynamics are at the united nations? you mentioned russia as it relates to sanctions. but we've asked for the establishment of an arms embargo. you know, we can't seem to get that done. also the current u.n. peace keeping troop levels in south sudan want to know are they being maintained at the current level? what do we need to know from this committee's vantage point that we need to do to make sure those peace keeping forces are funded. and then finally, with regard to u.n. peace keeping mission in haiti, i believe the troop reduction will take place very soon and will go down to what they were prior to the dev

as an example, in liberia we supported usaid in the liberian nation. another illustrative example is our support to strengthening the capacity and organization of regional partners in the gulf of guinea. furthermore, in central africa combined military and civilian efforts significantly reduced the army's ability to threaten civilian populations. working closely with the state department and our regional partners that has allowed us to improve our posture and capability to protect u.s. personnel and facilities. when security in libya deteriorated we assisted in the safe departure of personnel. conversely in the central africa republic. we've had a lot of successes, but many challenges remain and there's much work to be done. transregional terrorist and criminal networks continue to adapt and expand aggressively. while al shabab has weakened in somalia, it remains a threat to u.s. and regional interests. al shabab broadened operations to conduct attacks. libya-based threats are growing rapidly including and expanding isil presence. if left unchecked, th

with the help of usaid experts, they're deregulating the agriculture sector and allowing family farmers to sell more of their produce in local and regional and wholesale markets. and they're helping those who are forced to flee donetsk and luhansk with new jobs and skills training in places like kharkiv. and there is more support on the way. the president's fy-'16 budget request includes $513.5 million to build on these efforts. and as you said, mr. ranking member, mr. chairman, ukraine's hard work must continue. between now and the summer, we must see continued budget discipline and tax collection enforced across the country, notably including on some of ukraine's richest citizens who have enjoyed tax impunity for far too long. we need to see continued reforms at nafta gas and across the energy sector. we need to see final passage of agricultural legislation, full and impartial implementation of anti-corruption measures including a commitment to break the oligarchic culture that ripped off the country for two long. as you both said in your opening statements, the best antidote to russi

the other would expand existing agriculture trade, technical assistance programs at usda and usaid. and i thank senator roberts for working with me. i also -- senator wyden, want to thank -- even though we come down on different places and i will not be supporting tpa, i do appreciate the work that you have done and transparency and enforcement. for me the bottom line is we want to export our products, not our jobs. and when we look at a global economy, we have a choice of creating a system where there's a race to the top with opportunities to strengthen not only our middle class but the middle class of those around the world or a race to the bottom in terms of lower wages and benefits environmental standards and shipping jobs overseas. i don't see the toughness that i need for a yes vote, and certainly we will talk more about currency later. i appreciate there is some currency language here but it is not strong enough to be enforceable. and i think it's incredibly important that whatever we do has tough enforceable standards in it going forward. so i appreciate the opportunity to s

this hearing of the subcommittee on state department and usaid management, international operations and bilateral international development is entitled "improving the effectiveness of the state department." i'd like to begin by welcoming our witness, inspector general of the state department and broadcasting board of governors steve linick. steve, thank you for being here today. i understand you changed your schedule to be here today, and we very much appreciate that and look forward to your testimony. the lyg is dedicated to assessing the state department's programs and operations and making recommendations to strengthen its integrity effectiveness and accountability. as such, the oig is dedicated to detecting and preventing waste fraud, abuse and mismanagement. today's hearing will be an important opportunity to examine state oig's mission and oversight efforts. your new initiatives and to hear about any challenges that you face in carrying out your mission. it has come to our attention, mr. lynninick, that there are a number of things we can do in the state department in helping you

now we're also hearing from the employer of warren weinstein he was a contractor with usaid.rojects to improve pakistan's exports, small business development and agriculture in full concurrence with pakistan. warren's tireless dedication to the country was reflected in his calls at all hours of the day or night. and the family did try to work to secure his release. they paid ransom to contacts who claimed to be his captors. christi and victor. >> thank you so much. >>> this morning, we're talking about that groundbreaking interview with bruce jenner last night. jill rhodes has fully transitioned into a woman. she's here with the entire family and they're sharing their experience. you'll want to stick with this one. that's coming up, next. my hero and my dad.for beg military families are thankful for many things. the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. our world-class service earned usaa the top spot in a study of the most recommended large companies in america. if you're current or former military, or their family, see if you're eligible to get an auto insuran

we will take a quick break, and coming up, we will look at a "usaid today" report.hen, we will look at the earth day movement and how it is changed since it was inaugurated in the 1940's. here is part of our "newsmakers" interview where representative debbie wasserman schultz. [video clip] >> are you surprised to see them as rivals? any insight as to -- rep. wasserman shultz: i served walt jeb bush was governor. there was no one as inflexible to work with. i'm not just talking about -- because i disagree with him on issues. i disagree with plenty of people . i'm in the minority. even in the minority, i found's ways to be effective. jeb bush didn't work with anyone who didn't agree with his opinion. that is not a good harboring of his aspiration to be president. he cut taxes, almost excessively for the most wealthy floridians, and left us in a bad spot when the economy job doubt, thanks to his brother's economic policies. it was much harder for florida and we were hit harder. of what chile, for marco rubio he is trying to market himself as a new republican with new i