Massachusetts. To, ae mayflower fullscale reproduction of the original ship. Exploring the american story. Watch American History tv today on cspan3. Former u. S. Ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker warned lawmakers that the recent announcement by the Trump Administration to withdraw troops from the country would give up leverage their. Members of the Armed Services committee asked him and others about the drawdown, relations with nato, and advice for the Incoming Biden Administration. This is 2. 5 hours. Call the committee to order. Call the committee to order. Our full Committee Hearing today is on the u. S. Military mission in afghanistan and the implications to the Peace Process on u. S. Involvement. We are doing this hearing both with some members present and some members remote. Remote. We also have two of our witnesses that will be remote. So we are its the first time weve been back for a full committee meeting, house Armed Services committee since the covid outbreak so i urg
Today as the u. S. Military mission in afghanistan and the implications to the Peace Process on u. S. Involvement. We are doing this hearing both with some members present and some members remote. We also have two of our witnesses that will be remote. So we are its the first time weve bee back for a full comttee meeting, House Armed Services mmittee since the covid outbreak so i urge all of you participating and watching be patient as we work out the bugs and give everybody the chance to say what they need to say and run the committee in an orderly fashion. Before we start the basic rules and outline of how were doing the hearing. And i welcome those joining us remotely and those members are reminded they must be visible onscreen within the Software Platform, joining the establi established meeting and remaining a quorum and they must use the video platform during the proceeding unless they experience connectivity prlem. If a perso remotely have issues, the staff will help you get reco
We are doing this hearing both with some members present and some members remote. Remote. We also have two of our witnesses that will be remote. So we are its the first time weve been back for a full committee meeting, House Armed Services committee since the covid outbreak so i urge all of you participating and watching be patient as we work out the bugs and give everybody the chance to say what they need to say and run the committee in an orderly fashion. Before we start the basic rules and outline of how were doing the hearing. And i welcome those joining us remotely and those members are reminded they must be visible onscreen within the Software Platform, joining the establi established meeting and remaining a quorum and they must use the video platform during the proceeding unless they experience connectivity problem. If a person remotely have issues, the staff will help you get recorrected. Video of remotely, will be visible on television and the video feed. Members remotely will
A warning for wildlife a new report says nature is being destroyed act on a nun a great. Record fires are raging along the west coast of north america from mexico to canada at least 7 people have died in the u. S. In the past day including a one year old baby the fire season is also worse than usual in brazils Amazon Region during the 1st week of september more than 8000 blazes were reported would have more on that shortly but 1st reynolds has the latest from los angeles. From montana to the mexico border huge swaths of the western u. S. Are burning hundreds of thousands of square kilometers have burned in california colorado arizona montana oregon utah and washington all were experiencing this year is simply without precedent the small town of mold. And in Eastern Washington was almost completely incinerated by a wind driven wildfire authorities are searching the rubble unsure whether all of the towns approximately 300. 00 residents made it out alive in medford oregon a fire swept thr
States will examine the role of Climate Change in fueling the flames. And struggling for schooling in the philippines children from vulnerable communities suffer as Distance Learning is put in place. And in sport to Toronto Raptors force against 7 in the n. B. A. Playoffs attending champions be the Boston Celtics to level their semifinal series add 3 games apiece. Thousands of refugees are searching for shelter on the greek island of lesbo also after being forced to spend the night out in the open fire swept through the biggest camp in europe on tuesday night ships being sent 10 by the greek government to provide accommodation will be live with John Psaropoulos in laws boss at the count in a moment but 1st heres his report. This was one of europes largest refugee camps morea on the greek island of lesbos fires have torn through tents and dilapidated structures they were thought to have been deliberately lit by people fed up with that desperate existence compounded by corona fires they