Want to warmly welcome you to deloitte and to the book launch for americas new map. My name is roger hill and i have the privilege of serving as the sector for the defense, security and Justice Sector at deloitte. It is my privilege be here today with you all for the book launch for americas map by the esteemed geopolitical strategist and New York Times bestselling author dr. Thomas barnett. Dr. Barnett book analyzes the current landscape and unpacks the complex impacts of Climate Change and demographic dynamics, exploring humanitys collective future in a thought provoking manner. His book and the strategic drivers he identifies is a reminder how interconnected our world and how they are contaminated currents that require our care and action to preserve and advance our nations that is top mind here at deloitte. Our dedication and commitment to National Security runs through the very fabric of our firm. We are proud for our decades Long Partnership with the federal government, including
hard-to-watch-at-times, grilling on capitol hill. president biden, the new deals between the country concerning the border. we are moments away from hearing from the pentagon after the u.s. launched air strikes against iranian linked targets in syria. that happened after a u.s. contractor was killed and others wounded during a drone strike in the country. our nbc reporters are following all of the latest developments as we wait for the pentagon update on those air strikes in syria. i want to bring in nbc s dan de luce. what do we know, dan, and what have we expected to learn from the briefing? what are the questions that are still out there? reporter: there are a lot of questions still about this whole episode. the first thing is perhaps why the head of central command, when he testified before congress yesterday didn t mention this lethal incident in which this drone killed an american contractor there at that base in northeastern syria. there s also a question about the
there you go. bob marley said it best. stolen from africa, gentrified in harlem. american black folks keep losing our connection to the places we come from. so i m headed to central appalachia, a place many folks don t realize black folks still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. again! yes! nice! when i say appalachia, you probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we ll have to take those on another day, because what you probably don t picture is this. but the history of black folks here runs as deep as any other nonindigenous people. they are a critical part of appalachia, and i m here to help tell their stories because it is in danger of disappearing forever. so i m actually walking the appalachian trail right now? you are. you are. those mountains there, those are some of the old
Safety concerns, and the faa role in ensuring safety enforcement. This is two hours. Role in ensuy enforcement. This is two hours. Good morning. The committee on commerce science and transportation will come to order. I want to thank our witnesses that are here today on the faa oda Expert Panel Report. I want to recognize our former colleague, peter defazio, who is in the audience but we will hear from three experts. I appreciate the witnesses being here today, but i want to acknowledge that this is directly from the report, that, quote, the successful completion of this report was made possible with the cooperation and assistance of the following organizations. The federal administration at deviation Aviation Administration. Special thanks to britney goodwin, mina mitchell, and analysis teams within the office of faas oda. I want to mention that because you are the representatives of all those people today. We couldve had many people here, but we appreciate the work of the chairs of t
The senate floor. That and more coming up tonight on cspan2. Cspan issue involves a view of government. Funded by these Television Companies and more including charter communications. Charter is proud to be or recognized when the best internet providers we are just Getting Started building wondered a thousand miles of new infrastructure to reach those who need it most. Charter Communications Support cspan as a Public Service along with these other television providers. Giving a front row seat to democracy. Just chamber of commerce host and infrastructure conference in washington d. C. With the members of congress, by demonstration official state and local leaders. They discuss legislation passed during President Bidens tenure how its applied to workforce training chip manufacturing and the electrical grid. The event began with key note remarks by acting labor secretary. This is about four hours. Ladies and gentlemen director at united infrastructure. Good morning. How someone doing thi