And emt paramedic to please stand up. [applause] thank you very much for what you do in keeping us safe and keeping us safe every single day. And thank you for the mission that you do every single day for us. And now onto the knights program. It is absolute pleasure to have Garrett Graff back with us here. The last time he was here he spoke about the governments doomsday plan from his last book raven rock of the straight u. S. Government secret plan to say that some of the rest of us die. [laughing] tonight we are welcoming him back to the museum to discuss another very somber topic, the terror attacks of 9 11. He has collected and organized 360 degrees account of the day told through the voice of people who experienced it in his new book, the only plane in the sky. He is a distinguished magazine journalist, regular tv commentator was spent more than a dozen years covering politics, technology and National Security. Garrett is the author of a number of books including the First Campaig
Questions on the backgrounds and priorities. Many members i asked about military training, readiness, Technology Implementation as well as the state of military bases and specific projects in their home states. This is two hours and 20 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i guess we are one minute late. The Committee Meets today to consider the nomination of mrs. Barbara barrett to be secretary of the air force, and mr. Ryan mccarthy to be secretary of the army. Thanks for being here today. We have the standard questions, whether you like about your to answer. Would you answer audibly so it can be heard . And appreciate it very much. Do you adhere to the applicable laws and resolutions governing topics of interest . Yes. Yes. Will y
Precountry new narkal limitation for employmentbased immigrants to increase the per country numerical limitation for familysponsored immigrants, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california,s. Colorado, mr. Buck, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. Mrs. Love gren i ask unanimous consent that address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Lofgren i yield myself such time as i may consume. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in support of h. R. 1044, the fairness for high schooled immigrants act, a bipartisan bill that would make a modest but important change to our immigration laws to alleviate hardships associated with lengthy visa backlogs. Let me begin by explaining what this bill does do and does not do. H. R. 1044 does not increase the overall number of immigrant visas that are available each year. Although raising the ceiling on visas is the only viable
Much. Things a lot. You can watch live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan. The senate is about to gavel back in for more debate on defense programs and policy this afternoon. Shortly we take live to the floor of the u. S. Senate for more debate. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cornyn madam president , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Cornyn madam president , yesterday the Senate Overwhelmingly voted to proceed to the National Defense authorization act by a vote of 868. Excuse me, 866. Thats about as overwhelming a bipartisan vote as weve had lately, and its for good reason. Because this bill represents one of our most fundamental duties as a United States congress, which is to authorize military expenditures and to provide our men and women in uniform with the resources they need in order to protect the American People. The Defense Authorization bill would authorize funding for the d
Wind. Lets get check in with 13 first alert meteorologist greg bennett. The valley. Pressure moving out. This is one way we get windy a wind advisory is in place morning. Sustained winds look to range between 15 and 30 mph; getting stronger throughout the day. Wind gusts can reach up to 50 mph within the city and the mountains and lake mead area into the air which could alter visibility and possibly allow for an air quality advisory. These kinds of winds have been known to knock down trees and charlotte, North Carolina. Outrage spilling onto the city streets. All sparked by this weeks Deadly Police shooting. Those violent protests continued for a second night. This morning, theyve left one person fighting for their life. Police say that person was shot by another civilian. Protesters were seen once again clashing with Police Tear Gas at one point, even journalists became targets. 0207 ed talking, nats of yelling after hes pushed thats cnns ed lavendara taking a hit. He popped right bac