[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] Richard Branson ladies and gentlemen. We are thrilled to have you. You dont need introduction but you started over 400 companies in your career managing businesses over five decades. Im sure there will be valuable insight you can provide to all Business Owners so screw it and lets do it. This is great for me but you started this as a kid 16 years old then went to launch Virgin Records that isnt an easy business you had no experience so talk about this entrepreneurial spirit as 16 years old where did this come from . First of all hello and thanks for a lovely welcome. [applause] you had Sarah Blakely here earlier did she tell a story . [laughter] she was very young but she did very well and she survived. [laughter] but we are very pleased. But you had a question for me . [laughter] but yes. I was interested as a young 14yearold what was going on around the world. And i was inquisitive. And the vietnamese war was raging and it seemed to
Richard branson ladies and gentlemen. We are thrilled to have you. You dont need introduction but you started over 400 companies in your career managing businesses over five decades. Im sure there will be valuable insight you can provide to all Business Owners so screw it and lets do it. This is great for me but you started this as a kid 16 years old then went to launch Virgin Records that isnt an easy business you had no experience so talk about this entrepreneurial spirit as 16 years old where did this come from . First of all hello and thanks for a lovely welcome. [applause] you had Sarah Blakely here earlier did she tell a story . [laughter] she was very young but she did very well and she survived. [laughter] but we are very pleased. But you had a question for me . [laughter] but yes. I was interested as a young 14yearold what was going on around the world. And i was inquisitive. And the vietnamese war was raging and it seemed to me it was not just first of all and i wanted to cam
We are thrilled to have you here today. You need no introduction, but im going to give you one anyway. Youve started over 400 companies in your career of managing businesses over five decades. Im sure that theres going to be a bunch of valuable insight that you can provide to all the Business Owners that are here, so screw it, lets get on and do it. And im really excited, personally. This is great for me. So im just going to start. You started all this when you were a kid. You were 16 years old. You launched a magazine, student and you then went on to launch Virgin Records. Im pretty passionate about music myself and i know a little bit about the music business, not an easy business, you had no experience in production. So, talk a little bit about this entrepreneurial spirit. Youre 16 years old. Whered this all come from . Well, first of all, hi, everybody, and thanks for a lovely welcome. I think i just saw lots of mobile phones. You had sara blakely here earlier today, did you . Did
Right now at 11. Bracing for impact. Hurricane irma has become the most powerful storm ever recorded in the atlantic ocean. The category five hurricane is getting closer to islands in the caribbean. Leaders warn the damage could be cat strask. Its unclear if the storm will make a direct impact on the united states. The preparations are well under way. President trump declared emergencies in florida, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. Tourists have been ordered to evacuate. And the sporting eventing have been relocated. The field in pittsburg could host sundays game between tampa and miami. The weather team got an update on irmas path. Lets go to tammie souza. I wish i could say its changed and will move out to sea. Thats not the case. Its on a steady path to the west. You can see its about 50 miles just to the east. It is still on a collision course just to the north of the u. S. Virgin islands. Look at the well defined eye. Bigger than almost all of the ward islands. And bigger
Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee and Homeland Security Governmental Affairs committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome our witnesses. I like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and in houston texas, florida, throughout the caribbean but particular puerto rico. Im sure we will be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we first set up this hearing on the other threats. There are threats occurring throughout the nation and we will acknowledge that. All of the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everyone on this committee joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of department of fullness security, elaine duke, the director of the fbi, christopher wray. The director of the National Counterterrorism center, nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank all of you for your service. This is perilous times, that face our homeland are growing pure