Religion, the region they live in, they do believe in a common creed, that if people work hard in this country, they should be able to get ahead. I know that is what you believe. Those are the values you try to instill in your companies as well. My hope is that that decency and hard work, common sense will be reflected here in washington. With that, let me take questions. I will start with randall, since he volunteered for what i am sure is the thankless job of being head. [laughter] randall i will get it going here. Leader mcconnell was here earlier. He gave us all a cause to exhale talking about the budget. In the context of that, he spoke about how split government can actually provide opportunities for getting big things done that might be hard otherwise. He caused a headhead snapper when he gave you a strong complement over president obama my head is snapping. What did i do . Randall trade you worked aggressively. He was complementary about the work. We have the possibility of get
Have the forward air observers that would make it more efficient than what youve got today. Can you share with us a little bit about what youre doing to try to improve that situation and how you would like to see that handled . General austin sir, we routinely use all of our Intelligence Surveillance and reconnaissance assets, u. A. V. s and manned aircraft, to make sure that we are understand whats going on on the ground before we employ weapons. And we are diligent in our efforts there, not overly cautious to the point where we where were not able to take advantage of opportunities to engage the enemy, but were very, very mindful of, you know, the possibility of committing civilian casualties. Senator round but were not using any of our own forward air observers at all . Is that fair to say . We dont have any forward air observers on the ground at all . General austin thats correct. Our jtacs are operating in the command center. What that does is allows jtacs to have visibility over
Elizabeth it is wednesday, october 28. The rain continues today. Metinka it is a bit on the damp side so it is kind of a bone chilling morning. When did today will come out of the west and northwest. Over 30 Miles Per Hour, keep a firm grip on the wheel. High of 53 degrees. The chili stretch of weather continues tomorrow and into friday. More rain showers are moving through the state, then get ready for a great stretch of weather. Temperatures in the 60s to near 70. Eric new information for ames residence, the boyle issue was lifted last night around and iowa antibullying conference is under fire after complaints were made over the content of presentations. State representative Bobby Kaufmann says more than two dozen complain, saying that it was sexually charged and inappropriate. The iowa schools organize the conference and the executive director called this a witchhunt against lgbt youth. Kids as young as 12 to 13 were encouraged to practice safe on ditch, they were told about apps t
Women. I went to graduate school not planning to do womens history but it was 1970 and the Womens Movement had begun to affect my life. Person to belucky in that first generation of grad students who had isolated wonderful mentors just beginning to do womens history. I assisted the first class in womens history at the university of michigan. The first year i was in grad school, i kept getting assigned the womens papers. About the wonderful, brilliant women. Thosented being given. Standing in the halls and said to a friend of mine, girly getting into womens history. As im really getting into womens history. A prominent historian stuck his head outside the door and said womens history, that is the history of dishwashing. My first reaction was i was really angry. Women have done all the great things men have. Been ught, they everything ive thought of as history. Three months later, i decided he was right. He thought dishwashing was trivial and not historical. To do waslly wanted look at t
Way to start off this saturday morning every regular look lots of sunshine on this saturday and edge where not send any fall out there is a really nice start to the weekend we are looking a some pretty nice temperatures in some fairly mild readings for this morning is an early in the 50s 55 and the the more san jose were at 56 degrees right nowtoday look like this especially for the east bay in an spots that a close livermore and 96 great weather for the kids today is a warm day in the city for to the eve of the coast will let you know just how much harder it gets for tomorrow it continues to bar middletown resident will be allowed to go back home take a look of the before and after video. Will tran one on the left the fire raging a total of 585 homes were destroyed thousands order to evacuate three people died in the fire right now more than 7000 homes remained friend. Reporter there is destruction as far as we can see here were standing by what is left of an apartment complex hostile