Subcommittee hearing. This hearing of the subcommittee on the western hemisphere transnational crime security democracy human rights and global womens issues will come to order. The title of this hearing is attacks on us diplomats in cuba response and oversight, one Government Panel testifying today, following through witnesses who are here and grateful for you joining us today on behalf of the advocate of branch, mister Francisco Paul mary, assistant secretary of state for the bureau of western hemisphere affairs, todd brown, diplomat security assistant director of International Programs at the department of state and doctor Charles Rosen farb, director of the bureau of medical services. The deferment of state, thank you for being here for this important topic. The first is to establish the facts. And the conduct and activities of United States state department. Here are the facts testified to by the panel. In late 2016 staff of the United States embassy in havana complaining of stran
Good morning, everyone. Delighted to have you here on friday the 13th. At 8 30 so were accommodating obviously the director of National Intelligence that gives me great honor to introduce him. Director of National Intelligence dan coats. He became the fifth dni hasnt been that long . The fifth dni passmorespeculate the u. S. Intelligence community and serves as the principal intelligence advisor to the president. He provides intelligence briefing for the president , virtually every morning in the oval office. Director coats previously wouldve served and use house of representatives and the u. S. Senate from 19811999 and then return it to the senate again in service to our nation from 20112016. But during the time he wasnt sitting idle in indian either. In fact, he having served on the Senate Armed Services committee, the Senate Select intelligence committee, he worked on ways to strengthen our National Defense and security, but that service was interrupted in washington by going to ger
Priebus. Highs Oversight Committee chair, represent i have jason chafe fets. And whats the oppositions next move . Were one on one with senator bernie sanders. From abc news, its this week. Here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning, just five days now before donald trump becomes president of the United States. After the most intense week yet of this transition. It began with an early monday morning tweet taking on meryl streep. By saturday morning, the target was civil rights legend john lewis. In between, the president elect sparred with the press, said intelligence officials were acting like nazis. Called Hillary Clinton guilty as hell. Counterpunching just like in the campaign. On the hill, more conciliatory. Soothing senators and smoothing their way to confirmation. Trump took it in stride. We want them to be themselves. I told them, be dont worry about me. What may worry trump, the latest gallup poll. Just 44 of americans approve of how hes handling the transition
Are hanging their future on his words though . The economy doesnt support whats being said. Theyre in for just another hit. Darrell issa president obama is not going softly into the night. Sharyl like the postelection retaliation against russia, the Obama Administration is also holding open the gates of gitmo , and allowing a u. N. Vote condemning israel for its settlement activities. Josh bolten the outgoing president can do a lot to make it either easy or difficult for the incoming folks to operate, and most outgoing president s tend to do some of both. Sharyl welcome to full measure. This week president elect trump held a press conference. Most of the questions and much of the post Conference Coverage had little to do with many of the key concerns of americans. But we have different questions. Will we be safer under the new administration . And what are the real threats facing america . President trump will be managing a diverse and some say growing group of foreign threats. We talk
Prior to hn 1n 1, swine flu, mexico was the hotspot. Its clear from looking at it logically, you cant prioritize where to work. Its what you do there that matters. Our responses are always after the fact. Its not Good Public Health. We did Good Public Health on smoking, diabetes, we do lousy Public Health on pandemics. We need prevention, not cure. So great example, weve had the worst african ebola, 5. 1 billion was used to back fund a lot of the operations that happened during the outbreak. Where is the money to move forward . Theres a Global Health security agenda. We need the funds to be allocated to the places where theres the next outbreak, not the last outbreak. We know where they are, we know how many they are and we know how to go about identifying them. I think its good common sense, Public Health to get out there and do this proactively. Prioritization, you go back to which wildlife species are the viruses found in, are there already ongoing outbreaks of undiagnosed illnesses