October welcome wherever youre joining us from today. We begin with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan in the south caucasus a hospital has been hit by a large explosion in the disputed province. There are unconfirmed reports of casualties earlier the regions main city was bombed from the air and locals have been hearing the regular sunday of. Several buildings were damaged including the Emergency Ministry where the windows were shattered and holes blown through the walls there are many in Defense Ministry has blamed azerbaijan for the earth strikes and put its army units on full combat alert. Has not confirmed or denied the bombing raids yet are down for ports now from nagornokarabakh. It has come under probably the heaviest shelling since we arrived here 2 massive explosions in the very center of the city usually what we could hear what we could see the smoke from the explosions which were on the outskirts in the suburbs this is the very city center and moreover this
The clock across the world this is our to international from the team myself you know neil alone welcome to the program. We begin with a deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan in the south caucasus a hospital has been hit by a large explosion in the disputed province of Nagorno Karabakh there are unconfirmed at this stage reports of casualties earlier we do know the regions main city was bombed from the locals have been hearing the regular sound of raid sirens. Several buildings were damaged including the Emergency Ministry where the windows were shattered and holes blown through the walls and they were many and Defense Ministry is blamed for the euro strikes on per day its army units on full alert has not confirmed or denied the bombing raids are. Reports now from the corner. It has come under probably the heaviest shelling since we arrived here 2 massive explosions in the very center of the city usually what we could hear at which we could see the smoke from the explosions wh
You live coverage from our studios in moscow this. Thomas certainly glad to have you with us and we start with a deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan in the south caucasus a hospital has been hit by a large explosion in the disputed province of gordon and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties earlier the regions main city was bombed from the air and locals have been hearing the regular sound of air raid sirens. Several buildings were damaged including the Emergency Ministry where the windows were shattered and holes blown through the walls the Armenian Defense ministry has blamed azerbaijan for the airstrikes and put its army units on full combat alert has not confirmed or denied the bombing raids are due to go to john are reports now from god no credible. Has come under probably the heaviest shelling since we arrived here 2 massive explosions in the very center of the city usually what we could hear at which we could see the smoke from the explosions which were on the
Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soil. Regardless of who was chairman weve held regular hearings examining worldwide threats with leaders from the department of Homeland Security, fbi, and National Counter Terrorism Center. And regardless of who has occupied the white house, whether democrat or republican, weve received cooperation in that effort. Today was supposed to be no different. Unfortunately as we see from the empty chair in front of us mr. Wolf is not here to represent the department of Homeland Security. Let me be clear about how we got here. The committee began engaging with the department over three months ago to secure participation alongside his col
Without objection the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Before we begin i want to say our thoughts with those americans dealing with devastating natural disasters including the wildfires in the west and Hurricane Sally in the south. As chairman i remain committed to ensuring they receive the federal help needed to respond, recover and build back stronger. They, the committee on Homeland Securitys meeting for its annual hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland. Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soil. Regardless of who was chairman weve held regular hearings examining worldwide threats with leaders from the depart