Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybody. I appreciate all that are here, all those that are online. The purpose of this hearing is due from the i president s nominate to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis Mcdonough. Before i talk about him i just want to say i appreciate this committee all the reasons we sat on this committee thats been bipartisan and its been nonpolitical, and we tried to do the best by our veterans whether you are the republican side for the democratic side of the aisle. I particularly appreciate the re
legislative spending bill, addressing climate change and inflation. the question for them is will that help them keep their majority? tuesday, voters in five states, arizona, kansas, michigan, missouri, and washington state, they re going to hold some primary elections. our teams are standing by coast coast tracking where we stand 100 days from the election day. helping us breakdown key races over the next hour and key issues that are bound to trigger orders to a poll, shaquille brewster and marshall michigan, and in kansas. where reproductive rights are on the ballot this tuesday. i m going to start with you. you owe our congressional races to watch just there. how is the antiabortion amendment shaping discussions there? richard, i m standing in front of one of just five abortion clinics in kansas. it has also become one of the few places people can seek abortion in this entire region. after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade many of the surrounding states enacte
No, its patrizio zamarripa, its brent thompson. Its mike krol. Its lorne ahrens. Look. Its michael smith. Reporter family members of the gunmen have become a central part of the investigation. Investigators have questioned the former Army Reservists family about a stockpile of bombmaking equipment in his home. Speaking for the first time, the mother said her son returned from service in afghanistan last year a changed man. The military was not what michael thought it would be. He was very disappointed. Reporter 170 hours of officer body cam video is being reviewed as part of the investigation. Don champion, cbs news, dallas, texas. Vice President Joe Biden and former president george w. Bush are also heading to dallas for todays service. And back at ucberkeley, students mourned two black men killed by Police Officers last week. Three of the slain Police Officers will be laid to rest this week. In the calm of San Franciscos grace cathedral, people stood side by side to pray and sing ove
But certainly low clouds and you will see visibility will likely reduce closer to sunrise. Temperatures in the low 50s for santa rosa. Mid50s San Francisco. San jose, livermore and upper 50s now concord and oakland. Visibility not too bad but you will see low clouds and it will feel a little different than it did that bright sunny start to your day yesterday. Temperatures throughout the day today topping out in the low to mid80s areawide. Well talk more about your full forecast coming up. First gianna. And we jump over to the south bay right now. Northbound guadalupe parkway we are getting word of a possible fire small brush fire reported on the right shoulder approaching 280. No major delays in the area. Your drive Times Holding steady. Eight minutes 85 to 101 north 280 no delays 101 out of the south bay good out of san jose. South of there into morgan hill better news. Yesterday big delays due to construction. No roadwork there this morning. In fact, 64 Miles Per Hour as you work you
Information on the current scope of the problem, what is the potential cost, and what the impact would be if this recommendation was implemented. In conclusion, moa appreciates the senate and house committees unwavering leadership and focus on improving health care for our veterans. I would like to just share a quote from one of our veterans in the field. Who articulates what our perspective is on v. A. Health care. I will tell you that are v. A. Has a very solid reputation and despite what is heard in the national press, i know from personal experience and from experiences i have heard from others who use the v. A. Interim, we are very fortunate. The v. A. Medical center works well and the staff is committed to its mission. When i walked through the v. A. Medical center in durham, i am struck with two things. The first is how complex it must be to manage such a facility. Facescond is when i see of people who have nowhere else to go, the v. A. Is there for them. Believes this v. A. Med