[inaudible conversations] good afternoon everyone and welcome. E. This is a joint hearing of two subcommittees a committee on oversight and accountability. The subcommittee i chair the subcommittee on Cybersecurity Information Technology and government innovation at the others a subcommittee on Economic Growth and Energy Policy and regulatoryh, affairs. Its chaired by my esteemed colleague from texas. We will have Opening Statements from the chairng and Ranking Member of both subcommittees. Thats a total of four Opening Statements so ill keep mine brief. Cybersecurity has beenor a major focus of power since i became the subcommittee chair and im concerned that we are not prepared for the increased sophisticated cyberattacks that will be fueled by ai. Businesses and Government Entities in my district and across the country cafe cyberattacks and were forced to pay a huge sum of money and ransom for the federal government itself sets of data tens of millions of dollars its decades older t
Shooters he plan for taking his own life. This is an awful night for lafayette, an awful night for louisiana, an awful night for the United States. And our team on the ground with the latest on the shooter, the heroes and another American City reeling this morning. And we do say good morning, america. We want to get right to that breaking news this morning. Youre looking live at the multiplex in louisiana where the gunman opened fire in the middle of a movie last night. Heres a look at the scene. A Massive Police response. Moviegoers overcome after the attack. We have some stories of real heroism this morning. The two teachers credited with saving so many lives, amy. This is what we know right now. The shooting began about 7 30 last night. About 20 minutes into a screening of the movie trainwreck. Two people and the gunman are dead. Nine others injured. Pr police now identifying the gunman. He is John Russell Hauser and has no connection to lay fayette. Hes from alabama. We do have Tea
Heroes and another American City reeling this morning. And we do say good morning, america. We want to get right to that breaking news this morning. Youre looking live at the multiplex in louisiana where the gunman opened fire. Heres a look at the scene. A Massive Police response. Moviegoers overcome after the attack. Stories of heroism, the two teachers credited with saving so many live amy. Yes and, david, this is what we know. It began around 7 30 last night, about 0 minutes into a screening of the movie trainwreck. Two people and the gunman are dead. Nine others injured. Authorizes say the killer was a 58yearold white man. We do have Team Coverage and hear from some of the witnesses on the scene and investigators asking who was this suspect in his 50s. Abcs ryan owens starts us off from the scene this morning. Ryan, good morning. Reporter david, good morning to you. Still a very active scene here. Take a look behind me. See all the cars in the parking lot. Thats because people ran
Latest on the shooter the heroes and another American City reeling this morning. And we do say good morning, america. We want to get right to that breaking news this morning. Youre looking live at the multiplex in louisiana where the gunman opened fire. Heres a look at the scene. A Massive Police response. Moviegoers overcome after the attack. Stories of heroism, the two teachers credited with saving so many live amy. Yes and, david, this is what we know. It began around 7 30 last night, about 0 minutes into a screening of the movie trainwreck. Two people and the gunman are dead. Nine others injured. Authorizes say the killer was a 58yearold white man. We do have Team Coverage and hear from some of the witnesses on the scene and investigators asking who was this suspect in his 50s. Abcs ryan owens starts us off from the scene this morning. Ryan, good morning. Reporter david, good morning to you. Still a very active scene here. Take a look behind me. See all the cars in the parking lot.
The north bay, tracking the fire. We have crews in napa, calistoga, geyserville. We have teams in American Canyon and healdsburg. Lets begin with abc 7 reporter lilian kim. Right now the california Highway Patrol is going door to door, advising residents of possible approaching fires. And lilian, the fire is getting dangerously close to heavily populated areas. Dan and kristen, were on 7th street and castle road. And the area beyond this point is under a mandatory Evacuation Order, which came down just a few hours ago. The northeastern edge of sonoma under mandatory Evacuation Orders tonight. Emergency vehicles driving around, securing the area. At sonoma plaza, this area is under an evacuation advisory. And frank pagoni at pagonis Olive Oil Company to haul away enough olive oil as he could. I built 30 years of my business, and im not letting the fire take it. Were going to clear everything out as much as we can. And hopefully if the fire doesnt head to the square, were going to move e