You have to wait while some other bureaucrat decides where you can get an appointment. And this is been going on for a long time. I come from a world of technology. If youre still going through major systems upgrade for 20 years, you have failed. The the scandal of the Veterans Administration in arizona broke what happened . The political process responded. They passed a bipartisan bill that said there going to let the administrator fire the top 400 Senior Executives if they are doing their job. Not that thats a bad idea that really . Thats the best we can do . And we have not heard a lot about the va for quite a while. Now we have bureaucrats arguing about whether 40 miles is as the crow flies with the contracts. The Veterans Administration is a stain on our nations on and it is an example of why we must reimagine government let me take a moment. How many of of you are here has veterans . Would you please stand up thank you for your service. Speaking of leadership nowhere his leadersh
More than 79 people are been infected. The dow closing down about 1,000 points in response as the viruss spread of the weekend stoked fears of a prolonged Global Economic slowdown. And a verdict as we mentioned in the Harvey Weinstein trial. One of the cases viewed as ushering in the me too movement, not just in hollywood but the media. Harvey weinstein was found guilty of rape and one other felony sex crime. He remains in custody while he awaits sentencing. Reaction from some of the women started pouring in this afternoon. Actress ashley judd tweeted this. Quote, for the women who testified in this case and walked through traumatic hell, you did a Public Service to girls and women everywhere thank you. And an actress who the the New York Times describes as an early accuser quote Harvey Weinstein is now a convicted rapist. Two survivors cry and celebrate. Thank you god. And this from rose ana arquette who alleged he assaulted her. Quote, gratitude to the brave women whove testified and
Homeland security committee, and senator johnson thank you for joining us on this mothers day. Good morning, jim. We appreciate having you here. We talked about the fight with isis and having the wisdom of having u. S. Boots on the ground in iraq. Today you have isis threatening military bases in the u. S. Is the u. S. The new front line in the fight against isis . Well were certainly vulnerable and this is all part of isiss strategy and trying to inspire more acts of violence as we saw in texas last sunday. So from my standpoint i think the best strategy that the u. S. Could employ to defeat this is to defeat isis in iraq and syria so that the reality actually is conveyed that this is not a Winning Organization its a losing organization because, jim, as long as they are not losing as long as they individuals who might be drawn to jihad dont perceive isis as a losing organization they will be perceived as winning and they will continue to inspire this type of jihadists activity and ext
The u. S. Military on alert as isis threatens america. This is state of the union. The Senate Homeland security chairman on isis hitting the heartland, and the point man for the u. S. Fight against the terror group in the middle east, jeb bushs stunning admission, and remembering victory in europe 70 years on. Good morning from washington. Im jim sciutto. U. S. Military bases today on heightened alert due to concerns over potential terror attacks by isis supporters here in the u. S. The fbi says hundreds perhaps thousands of isis sympathizers may be here in the homeland right now. Joining me now is senator ron johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland security committee, and senator johnson thank you for joining us on this mothers day. Good morning, jim. We appreciate having you here. Weve talked a lot in this fight against isis about the wisdom of having u. S. Boots on the ground in iraq. Today you have isis threatening military bases here in the u. S. Is the u. S. The new front line i
Male coming out now with a knife. Martha molly line is live in boston. Molly, what do we know about this second suspect and whether there they were connected in this alleged plot . Reporter were expecting to learn more here in federal court when the second suspect david wright is expected to be arraigned in relation to the j. T. Tf, joint terrorist task force investigation. He is linked in some way to a man killed yesterday by an fbi agent and Police Officer officer here in boston. That mans name 26yearold, usaama rahim who attacked investigators with a militarytile knife. They spent much of yes, sir in everett, massachusetts, suburb of boston. Local and federal authorities all over the scene in the neighborhood. Wright was taken into custody in the afternoon. They are looking for a link at rahim and wright and possible connection in a plot to harm a Law Enforcement officer. Here is what neighbors in the area had to say. So close to you youre like, what else will happen, whats next . I