Committee heard from representatives of veterans organizations on legislation recently passed in the senate which is expected to be taken up in the house. This is 90 minutes. [no audio] [silence] [no audio] good afternoon, everyone. [audio difficulty] millions of veterans every day. This committee is gathered to hear from those organizations about their firsthand perspective and their support for comprehensive Suicide Prevention legislation, s. 785, Veterans Mental Health care improvement act. This piece of legislation has been before this committee and before the senate, and i wanted to give the opportunity to those veteran Service Organizations and others the ability to tell us any thoughts they have in regard to this legislation as we negotiate with the house in its passage and its ability to be sent to the president. Additionally tomorrow, september the 10th, is worldwide Suicide Prevention day, and this is our opportunity to call attention to the tragedy of suicide and urge for sw
[no audio] [silence] [no audio] good afternoon, everyon good afternoon everyone. [inaudible] to support millions of veterans every day to hear from those organizations and the support for Suicide Prevention and legislation with commander John Scott Hannon better improvement act. Business legislation before thisbe committee and before the senate and i wanted to give the opportunity to the Veterans Service organizations and others and as you negotiate with the passage in the ability to be sent to the president. September 10 is worldwide Suicide Prevention day in the hearing is our opportunity to impact so Many Americans and urge for swift passage of legislation to provide lifesaving measures for those at a risk. I was notified yesterday of another veteran who died by suicide on v. A. Property. And those placing the veteran at the center of the system focusing on new forms of outreach. To achievein those goals and those not yet identified and organizations not yet with caddying and resear
Fighting back for chief john hannon means adding security improvements at local firehouses. We had to reevaluate the security of the faces. And we are looking at putting cameras up. According to the chief, many eyes will have access to the fire stations. Its not that expensive to get cameras up and get a recorder hooked up and link it into cmpds big system. Because we want them to be able to see the cameras for anything they might need, too. Now, while bing faces new charges in these cases. It is unclear when he will be making Court Appearances in greensboro, kannapolis and york county, South Carolina. Live at the fire headquarters, Steve Crump Wbtv on your side. Thank you. State lawmakers could head back to raleigh to take action on charlottes nondiscrimination ordinance. The House Speaker says he is exploring the idea of a special he says part of the ordinance which allows transgender people to use a bathroom of their choice poses a threat to public safety. The General Assembly will
School and you cannot lock the down manpower to cover the entrances. If a student leaves campus without permission protocols are in place to return the student to campus but that did not happen. The mother says her son will not return to Lincoln Academy while she figures out his education, he has learned a lesson. Next time, i will not walkout of school. Dedrick russell wbtv on your side. Lincoln heights is a school for students who struggle academically. Cms tells us it works with parents to resolve situations. The mother claims the school has not reached out to her about this happening and she has hired a lawyer. The chairperson of the school board says the district is responsible for every student in its care everyday. Three people arrested after police found 18 pounds of marijuana and 35,000 worth of cash in a home. Police raided the house and this is near lake wylie. Rick around enabled, tyler and julie flow arrested and charged. More testimony in the trial against a cornelius bus
Peaches are at the most vulnerable stage and will be for a few weeks. You can stay uptodate 0 by downloading the weather app. All the time its free on your smartphone. Tonight Chester County council will take up ways to fix what some know as dead mans curve. On turn buckle road and a loop. In the past two weeks two people have died. This was the scene of the accident. One of those killed was the father of a Clover Police lieutenant. Wbtvs Michael Clark is live in Chester County. And i understand you spoke with that lieutenants son today. How are they doing . Reporter that lieutenant responds to these deadly wrecks all the time but nothing could have prepared him for losing his own father and now he is getting behind the push here to fix that road. That caused this accident. On this winding road in and firefighters helmet. He whats my best friend and the person i called for everything and now he is not. The momentos are for his father mike and volunteer firefighter jackie. The makeshift