To lawmakers about Mental Health care and Suicide Prevention programs for veterans and their families. The witnesses testify on why some are not receiving the necessary treatment and how a new law passed last year is trying to address the issue. This hearing is two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] committee come to order. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for being with the committee for todays oversight hearing entitled combating the crisis evaluating efforts to prevent veteran suicide. As the hearing title suggests, we are here this morning to discuss the ongoing veteran suicide crisis that, according to the latest Data Available from the department of Veterans Affairs, finds 22 veterans a day dying at their own hands. Im disappointed that the v. A. Was not able to release updated veteran suicide statistics at this time for this hearing. I understand that the center for Disease Control finally provided National Data to v. A. In the middle of march. Considering the critica
Nhk has learned that suzuki motor didnt use approved methods to test the fuel efficiency of its vehicles. And the white house says president barack obama will push towards his goal of Nuclear Disarmament during his upcoming visit to hiroshima. Scandalhit Mitsubishi Motors has announced its president will step down. Gene otani joins us from the business desk with more on that and other headlines. The president and ceo of Mitsubishi Motors Tetsuro Aikawa will resign next month, the date of the firms annual shareholder meeting. The Companys Head Office is under inspection by the transport ministry in connection with reports that the auto company rigged data on fuel consumption. He added an official from nissan motor will take charge of development at mitsubishi. More than 620,000 mitsubishi are affected. One of its line remains suspend and there is as yet no prospect for its resumption. Another japanese auto maker also rigged figures. Translator we deeply apologize that we arrived at our
We were telling, chastising other people. Secondly, i believe that currently, theres a system that exists that is on a bipartisan, bicameral basis, and that is that the appropriators, when they become aware of something that may be exactly what the gentleman and mr. Mcgovern was talking about, it would be a very difficult issue we should properly make sure that this country knew we were not going to find. Come back through the congress, too, and i think we do the right thing. The appropriators have another foreign account mrs. Granger has the ability to withhold match up and i think instead of an official Going Forward and holding these governments accountable on their own, i think it should come from the people who gave the money. Not the people that represent the money, so, i want to be a part of working with you. If you get to that point, also. Is there anything further from any member of this committee for this panel . Seeing done, i want to thank you all three of you. Thank you fo
Abundance of caution. And while Law Enforcement say such threats are nothing new, they urge all americans to continue to be vigilant. Jamie yuccas has the very latest from times square in new york city. Reporter heavily armed police and Security Officers are obvious and New York Times square. The increased presence is in place at isis released a new video which is a suicide bomber preparing for an attack. Week after the deadly attacks in paris that killed 129 people. While the beefedup patrols and counterterrorism units are new, new yorks top cops is the video is not. It appears to be a hastily produced document that contains previously viewed video. Some of it is from a video in august directed against germany. Adamant there is no new or specific threat to the city. They got the attention of those in time square. I am on this blog everyday at this time. I would say there is about one third of the people that are usually here. Reporter even tourists are aware. It suspicious of people h
Of the commission except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, members of the public may address the commission up to 3 minutes i have no speaker cards does any of the members of the public wish to speak on a nonagenda items general comment is closed that places us under Department Matters directors announcements. Good afternoon, commissioners and happy new year to all of you just one announcement it is note in the written directors report on the housing Bonus Program i think you had a presentation were moving forward with not only the program but a series of Public Meetings and were trying to prepare public hearings in the supervisorial districts in district 2, 7, 3 and one in that order and looking to do one in all district i want to just the you with your tentatively schedule at the Planning Commission to approve or for them to act on the program at the end of january on the 27 yeah 27 and we do anticipate further changes as he go forward a substantial program weve spent a lot