His passing. I was actually travelling in the south of china in the region where his parents had come from. Its also the area where my husband was born. So we were travelling in that area when we heard about his passing. We were so shocked and so grieved because he was a friend of mine for many years. Over three decades. He actually officiated at my daughters wedding and so he is greatly missed. I think that in this era of time when there is so much political grand standing, its really rare to encounter a man who was as humble as we was and dedicated the notion of public service. That was his whole being in his career was to serve the city that he loved, San Francisco. And he never forgot his simple roots from an immigrant family with a single mother who raised her family in subsidized housing and he never forgot where he came from. And i think that he did so much for the site. Some of it will come. The fruit of which will come later on. He was criticized for not doing enough for Affor
And, the lost papers of confederate general John Bell Hood. With an undivided interest in Civil War History, and past president of the board of directors of the confederate Morrill Hall Museum in new orleans. Without further do, sam. [applause] hello, and thank you. You mentioned my odyssey. My wife and i moved to myrtle beach, South Carolina, five days ago. [laughter] and if you think it is bad when the Airlines Lose your luggage, anyway, we werent able to move into the house we are buying so we are living out of boxes and crates and things. I drove up here. It sounds strange to say i drove up from South Carolina. Im used to driving down there. This is i have been looking forward to this for several reasons. One is when the theme of the symposium is generals you love to hate, i dont have to worry about what peoples expectations are. Well, because i am a big fan of John Bell Hood, even though i am not as closely related as the name implies. You are probably wondering. I am a collateral
Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Our country appears to have once again been struck by an act of terrorism. The question tonight, from where . Four u. S. Marines are dead gunned down by a loan shooter during a attacks on two u. S. Military facilities. The gunman identified at Mohammod Youssuf abdulazeez was also killed. The motive for the attacks unknown. The Justice Department only saying this is being investigated as an act of domestic terror. Lets get right to gabe ambiguitygutierrez. Reporter the fbi is on the scene taking the lead in the investigation. This is the building where the gunfire started and amazingly, everyone inside survived. Just a few miles away the violence turned deadly. Terrifying moments today in chattanooga. There is a mass casualty. Reporter as a hail of bullets tore through two military centers. This woman heard it unfold. As soon as i turned he was ducking
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Our country appears to have once again been struck by an act of terrorism. The question tonight, from where . Four u. S. Marines are dead, gunned down by a lone shooter during a attacks on two u. S. Military facilities. The gunman identified at Mohammod Youssuf abdulazeez was also killed. The motive for the attacks unknown. The Justice Department only saying this is being investigated as an act of domestic terror. Lets get right to gabe gutierrez. Who leads our coverage from chattanooga, good evening. Reporter the fbi is on the scene taking the lead in the investigation. This is the building where the gunfire started and amazingly, everyone inside survived. Just a few miles away, the violence turned deadly. Terrifying moments today in chattanooga. There is a mass casualty. Reporter as a hail of bullets tore through two military centers. This woman heard it unfold. As soon as
Glad youre here and appearing before this committee today to discuss your departments fiscal 2018 budget request. As you know, the budget is significantly challenged in terms of the cuts in your department. I think the proposed cuts of 2. 3 billion are about onefifth of the departments operating level. Certainly while i appreciate and many of us appreciate the departments prioritizing limited resources and making decisions to realign programs, the fundamental question is really what you choose to cut and whether you can possibly look at that number and make an argument as to why that much of your previous budget should be cut this year. Its not the first time these kinds of cuts have come in the department. Last year president obama proposed about the same level of cuts, though he proposed somehow these programs would lean heavily on new mandatory spending for the budget caps in the law then. Of course, those budget caps are in the law still. Instead of making difficult decisions, it w