[background noises] [background noises] [inaudible conversations] the command oversight and accountability will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here this morning. Without objection the chair may declare a racist at any time. Without objection chairman of the ways and Means Committee mr, representative matt gaetz of florida representative eric swallow of california our weight onto the committee for the quest questioning the witnesses at todays committee hearing. Todays hearing opening segments will be open to 10 minutes for the chair in 10 minutes for the Ranking Member. The chair notes points of order pertaining to the engaging of personalities against the president will not be in order for the duration of todays hearing. Given this is a hearing regarding this committees impeachment inquiry, members must be allowed to speak frankly. The chair that recognizes himself for an Opening Statement. The committee on oversight we are hear from witnesses who previously provided informa
And decided all with the support of americas cable companies. Cspan, 45 years and counting, powered by cable. The House Oversight committee continued its impeachment inquiry into President Biden by hearing testimony from two of Hunter Bidens former associates. They spoke about their prior interactions with the biden family and alleged connections to chinese and russian business dealings. Lev parnas also testified at the request of democrats. He told lawmakers he was tasked by giuliani defined damaging information on joe biden ahead of the 2020 election to help his reelection chances. Hunter biden was invited to testify, but did not appear at the hearing. [background noises] [background noises] [inaudible conversations] the command oversight and accountability will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here this morning. Without objection the chair may declare a racist at any the committee on oversight will come to order. Welcome here this morning. Without objection, the chairman de
Mistress and how hes fighting back. Plus, team usa hits a new low on the ice overnight at the winter games. And we mark a television milestone today at General Hospital. A good friday morning, everyone. Were learning some new details now about that School Resource officer who stayed outside the building as the shooting at Stoneman Douglas high school unfolded last week. Well get to those details in a moment. But first a developing story, the historic flooding in the midwest is about to get even worse. Rivers are about to rise with more rain falling. Floodwaters could crest at the highest level in decades. Families are fleeing their homes. Theyre fearing the worst. This morning, Severe Weather in the midwest turning deadly. At least six deaths are blamed on storms bringing snow, ice and heavy rain as rivers now push to record stage. Oh, its just crazy. I cant believe how much it has risen. Reporter along the ohio river, the water is halfway up to street signs and fire hydrants are nearl
Being here on a drizzly day at providence college. Today i wanted to share with you, i think, a story and a moment in American History that is one of the, for me, more important moments of the late 19th and the early 20th century. It holds a lot of significance in this period of the guilded age and the progressive era. It also happens to be the subject of my new book so ive been living and breathing in this period and in this moment which again i think is very, very significant for 1916 or for the nation, in ways i will try to make clear. So what ill do today is kind of start by setting up the context of San Francisco in 1916, during this moment, during this sunshine, and then ill spend some time in really three parts talking about why its significant and why its important to American History and our story. But let me begin by kind of framing this story about this 1916 moment. Many of you have probably seen this character before, mark twain, of course the famous American Play write and