Program. We do want to remind you that all of our video that weve covered today available at cspan. Org. Up next, well show you the hearing beginning with the Opening Statements from the chairman and Ranking Member. The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair reserves the right to recess the hearing at any time. The president ial oath of office requires the president of the United States to do two things, faithfully execute his or her office, and protect and defend the constitution. That oath, of course, cannot be honored if the president does not first defend the country. If our National Security is jeopardized, if our country is left undefended, the necessary sesity to faithfully execute the office becomes moot. Where there is no country, there is no office to execute. And so the duty to defend the nation is foundational to the president s responsibilities. But what of this second responsibility to defend the constitution . What does that really mean . The founders
Your name,r identify yourself ad write your question. When youre ready raise your hand. Staff will collect those, pass them on to the chair of the panel, and then your question will be read and addressed. If you want it addressed to specific panelist, please indicate that. Let me just say a couple words quickly about the chairman of the panel, and then just subject matter a little bit, and then turn it over to them. I am very pleased and honored that my colleague and good friend for many years, neither one of us would like to say how long, but has agreed to chair this panel, particularly with the fact, i mean, hes a college with us at the arab center and a professor at georgetown, and a long time resident an active scholar in washington dealing with these issues, middle east in general but particularly on this issue with u. S. Policy towarden iran. I would like for those of you interested to recommend to you a couple, his most recent work for us. If you go on our website, arab center d
You just heard scott talk about that. Youll see it right here. We begin with the markets. Dom chu has those markets. Dom, good news. Maybe some good news over here, deidre. Take a look at this. The markets are green across the board for all the major indexes. The dow up about 0. 2 of 1 , 39,229. The s p 500 up about 18 points, 1 3 of 1 gains there. Tilting towards the higher levels of the session. We were up 23 points at the intraday points and down 11 at the lows. So theres your range in context for the s p. The nasdaq composite, the tech heavier index, up one half of 1 , 16,322 for the nasdaq. Up about 82 points. One of the key stocks helping is a bounceback were seeing in tesla stock. Up about 2 3 of 1 right now, 168 and change. Remember, trying to bounce back from those disappointing delivery and product production numbers from yesterday. A number of analysts with some price target cuts. But shrugging that off. The shares trying to get some kind of footing above that 165 market. Th
It is monday, september 4. Happy labor day. Lelets go. Bicycle cant move anymore. A muddy mess. Thousands of people trapped in the nevada desert after storms at the site of the burning manifest value. We are surviving. We are not thriving. Checking with San Francisco businesses after three and a half years from the start of the pandemic, the uphill climb for some to stay alive. I think if people give us a chance during transit month, theyll find things have changed. Transit month is underway and bart is hoping you will give them a shot. Its the end of the world. Do you remember this film classic . We are marking 60 years since Alfred Hitchcocks the birds hit theaters. Its the start of our 6 00 hour. Thanks for hanging out with us. There is one bird that i like, the one that flies into the shot we cue. We have a nice bird that flies in. You know the bird. Jonathan livingston seagull. Is that the name . I was always trying to figure it out. Good to know. What is it . Jonathan livingston
Good evening. Good evening and blessings to all my relatives. My name is Mary Travis Allen and im the advisor board president for the American Indian cultural district, as well as a member of Mission Destino and other committees and councils here in San Francisco. So i am ariana ortega, peace people of nicaragua. From my mothers side and the seneca nation on my fathers side. I was born and raised here in San Francisco and retired in 2020 from a senior manager position with the sfmta to after 32 years of service. But as i mentioned and what im doing now is important work that i am many of you are doing on behalf of our community is that work is never done and should be reflected in all the work you do and all aspects of your lives. We are brought together by our ancestors is to fulfill the prophecy of the eagle and the condor. The prophecy tells of this time when the Indigenous Peoples of the north and the south earth would reunite to renew you and protect our original knowledge, streng