Work on several nominations to the federal Election Commission and worked on blocking arms sales to the united arab emirates. At cspan3 at 10 00, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee holds a hearing on the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Army secretary Ryan Mccarthy briefed reporters tuesday that focused on Sexual Assaults and Violent Crimes at the military installation. The secretary announced 14 officers and enlisted soldiers were suspended or fired. Members of the committee took questions from reporters after the statements. This runs just over one hour. Good morning, everybody. I would like to make several announcements related to fort hood independent reviews. Theependent review of murder shop our conscience and brought attention to deeper problems. Initial investigations into vanessas death, coupled with high numbers of , on july 30, i directed the under secretary of the army, mr. James mcpherson, to establish an independent review committee to review the culture at fort h
A business and we hear their candid assessments. Enjoy American History tv every weekend on cspan3. Well be live at 1 00 p. M. Eastern with a House Armed Services Committee Hearing with the situation at ft. Hood. Next, Army Secretary Ryan Mccarthy talks about the findings of the ft. Hood independent review committee which focused on issues of Sexual Assault and Violent Crimes at the military installation. Secretary mccarthy announces they were firing or suspending 14 ft. Hood officers and enlisted soldiers. This is just over an hour. The independent review of ft. Hoods command climate, so this will be a longer statement. The murder of specialist Vanessa Nguyen shocked our conscience and brought attention to deeper problems. The initial investigation into vanessas death, coupled with high numbers of crimes and deaths at ft. Hood, has revealed a series of missteps and multiple failures in our system and within our leadership. For that reason, on july 30th, i directed the undersecretary o
Commemoration at the naval cemetery in vallejo. This is the oldest Military Cemetery on the west coast. It opened in 1858, nearly 1,000 are interred there, including three medal of honor recipients and veterans from the war of 1812, the civil war and world war i. Good afternoon. Im larry beil. And im dion lim. While memorial day is about honoring those who died for our country, for many its also the unofficial start to summer. The heat and holiday sent many people off to beaches and parks across the bay area despite recommendations to stay at home. Leeann melendez spoke to people who said they just needed to get out. She joins us live from the roof top of abc 7. A beautiful picture behind you. Reporter its beautiful up here. We often hear people say, im so tired of staying at home. I am really tired of hearing about covid19. Does this make them a bad person . Absolutely not. It makes them human. Today, humans had the heat, the holiday, and the will. Here at stern grove in San Francisco
San jose tied its record for this date. And even right now we have temperature readings in at redwood city and its really, really hot out there. Its going to be hotter tomorrow. The next three days well have more of this heat and it will be even hotter than today. As a result of that, a heat advisory is in effect now and remains in effect for virtually all of the bay area until 7 a. M. Thursday and a heat warning is in effect for solano county. Ill show you how hot later on. All right. Thank you. The heat sent many people off to beaches and parks across the bay area despite recommendations to stay at home. Leann melendez spoke to people who said they just needed to get out. She joins us live from the roof at abc 7 studios. I love how you said it earlier, were all human. Thats right. Well, you know, let me just tell you to start out weve been all stir crazy. People have been working from home, theyve been attending classes from home, staying safe at home, but then you added today the he
U. S. Usip was founded in 1984 by congress as an independent National Institute dedicated to the proposition that peace is possible. Its practical and essential for u. S. And global stability. We pursue our vision of a World Without conflict by working on the ground with local partners to help prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict. Usip has been working in afghanistan since 2002. We have an office in kabul thats running a range of programs. We also support policy Relevant Research and hold both off the record events but also on the record events like the one we have today to inform policymakers and practitioners and the public about the situation in afghanistan. Usips current top priority in afghanistan is to support u. S. Government and afghan efforts to achieve a politically negotiated end to the war in afghanistan. This 17 year war is now the longest war in u. S. History. But lets not forget its been going on for 40 years for afghans. I recently returned from afghanistan a