Misfire and i announced the formation of the task force to end Sexual Violence in april. Sexual awareness month. With the goal of highlighting these issues in congress and educating our self and peers about the challenges our nation faces and the ways we as representatives of the people can help combat Sexual Violence in its many forms. I know my colleagues on these task forces have their own reasons for being here but for me i want to be involved because i saw this problem firsthand in my years as a prosecuting attorney in ohio. Two topics we have decided on the roundtable on or Sexual Assault and access to nurses. The Sexual Assault kit, the jewel use to collect evidence by a survivor after an assault. These examinations are completed by a medical professional as specifically trained Sexual Assault new nurse examiner also known as the scene nurse. The purpose of this again is to collect any genetic evidence that may have been left behind by an attacker. The problem is our nation face
Next, a hearing on ending Sexual Violence and clearing the backlog of untested rape kits that are used by Law Enforcement. Actress Mariska Hargitay who stars on law and sorter special victims unit testifies. The hearing ran nearly two hours. Good morning. Welcome to the first round table of the Bipartisan Task force to end Sexual Violence. On behalf of my fell he cochairs i want to welcome you all to our Exceptional Panel of witnesses as well as the members of the task force who have joined us here this morning. Thank you all for being here. This promises to be an insightful conversation on a number of issues affecting people in all our districts across our country. Ms. Pryor mr. Meehan, and i announced this during Sexual Assault Awareness Month with the goal of educating ourselves and our peers about the challenges the nation faces and the way we as representatives of the people can help combat sexual vinls in its many forms. I know my colleagues on the task force have their own reaso
Son. Chp tells us the baby boy is in Critical Condition at ucsf benny Childrens Hospital in oakland. The driver of the infiniti sedan fled the scene on foot. 35yearold Lemuel Wilson jr. Later showed up at highland hospital. Wilson was arrested for two counts of vehicular homicide, hit and run causing great bodily injury, and driving on a suspended or revoked license. Chp will not be releasing the name of the 35yearold mother at this time even though she was able to speak with investigators. She is still listed in Critical Condition in the hospital. Now we did speak to the father of her 5yearold son who said he spoke to her on saturday morning and that she assured him the children were secure inside the vehicle. Now chp say they are still investigating whether the child was properly secured inside the vehicle with safety restraints. In concord Leigh Martinez ktvu fox 2 news. Police agencies around the country are increasing security for the fourth of july holiday. In new york city mayor
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It has been five days since the Trump Administration fired 59 tomahawk missiles into syria after its deadly chemical attack. The president is taking ard ha stance against russian president Vladimir Putin for what he says is the backing of an evil regime that is, quote, bad for mankind. Frankly, putin is backing a person thats truly an evil person. And i think its very bad for russia. I think its very bad for mankind. Its very bad for this world. But when you drop gas or barrel bombs, massive barrels with dynamite and they drop them into a group of people, and in all fairness, you see the same kids with no arms, no legs, no face. This is an animal. The president s comments coming as officials provide evidence confirming the assad regime used sarin gas on its own people last week and claiming russia is currently helping assad perpetuate false claims of the nature of the attack, releasing a report that read part, the Syrian Regime and russia have sought to confuse the World Community abou