Nasa, this pages, and the orion spacecraft. This is an hour and 20 minutes. Good morning. Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, they could declare recess on the subcommittee at all can anytime. Welcome to todays hearing, an update on nassau exploration systems development. I now recognize myself for five minutes of an opening statement. Exploration means expanding our reach as humans. As a civilization and as a country, the ability of our nation to explore space is a strategic imperative. Our ability to carry out the strategic never will rely to carry out the strategical endeavor will let us push beyond low earth orbit, we must finish the override capsule in order to operate in deep space. We must update our ground infrastructure to support a rejuvenated and expanded agenda. Nasas longterm goal is laid out in the 2017 nasa transition authorization act, to extend human presence throughout the solar system. The space launch system in all right and have strategic capabilitie
Responsible for, im just going to read these bullet points, actions or policies that undermine democratic processes in ukraine. That threaten the peace, security, stability, sovereignty or territorial integrity of ukraine or the misappropriation of state assets there. It also denies entry to the United States of people deemed to fall under those categories as well as banning any donation or funding of those people. Now in this order, and its accompanying message, the president does not make a blanket sanction against russia. This is against individuals, although at this point the administration is not naming names. And soon well have more information from Senior Administration officials. Well get that information to you. Jake . Michelle, any idea yet, and i know this is, in any case, well move on as the worlds diplomats debate, they are demanding action. They want to punish and isolate russia for the military invasion of a neighbor. Heres one senate resolution. It calls for kicking rus
The fact that we could even say that is shocking in itself. Radical islamist are pushing forward after capturing one city after another in just a matter of days. Were now learning that president obama could decide what action to take in iraq by this weekend but what action and where and how . Time is running out. The militants have faced little resistance from u. S. Trained iraqi troops who just melted away in many cases. Well bring you the angles this hour beginning with Senior International correspondent inside iraq and jim accosta in washington. I want to go to you right away. Whats the latest on the situation on the ground because there have been developments almost every hour. Reporter there most certainly have and now were hearing about battles taking place north of baghdad. News coming out right now that iran deployed three units of its revolutionary guard to fight alongside Iraqi Security forces in an attempt to push back the Islamic State in iraq and syria. If we look at the t
Welcome back. Im christine romans. It is monday, august 25th. It is 5 00 a. M. In the east. We have good news this morning concerning an american hostage overseas. Journalist Theo Peter Curtis freed by islamic militants in syria after two years in captivity. The 45yearold curtis was kidnapped in october 2012 and turned over to an Al Qaeda Linked group. Curtis is expected to be reunited with his family, shortly. Nick paton walsh is following the developments for us. Good morning, nick. Reporter john, interesting to know he was handed over. One of the strangest parts was the Syrian Border partially controlled by rebels, but a long way away from where he was kidnapped in northern syria, held for six months in aleppo. We know he was held with another american. For six months together, they shared the cell, torture and hunger and shared an escape plan. That involved theo pushing matt up to a window in the cell. Matt got out. Tragically, when he reached down, theo was stuck. He left. Today,
Im leland have it senator im Elizabeth Prann. Welcome to marks election headquarters from washington wash. Voters this weekend expanding the winning streaks of ted cruz and Bernie Sanders instead of delegate frontrunners donald trump and Hillary Clinton n. Colorado, ted cruz completed his sweep by lock up 13 delegates at the state convention late saturday, adding him to the 21 pledged on friday. In a statement, senator cruz says, utah, north dakota, wisconsin and tonights incredible results in colorado have proven this. Republicans are uniting behind our campaign because they want a leader with Real Solutions who will bring back jobs, freedom, and security. One of Donald Trumps surrogates responded to the win today. We werent playing in colorado and they did. I acknowledge they have taken eight an approach to some of the county conventions where they can get the scorched earth policy and they dont care about the party. They dont get what they want, they blow it up, thats not going to w