Move out to of our nominees that are currently pending before the committee. We obviously have to have the requisite number of members here. So until such time as we have a quorum, we will move to our scheduled full Committee Hearing on infrastructure permitting, if were able to get the quorum of 12 we will take up the businessman at that point in time. I would anticipate that it would be relatively quick. So with that, we have names on the table in front of us, but i would invite you each to come to the table as a provide an opening statement. Mr. Casing, ms. Fleagle, astroturfing, mr. Brown, ms. Caruso and mr. Russell if just want to join us there. We are here today to discuss infrastructure permitting challenges ongoing efforts to streamline federal approvals and opportunities to improve the responsiveness, the transparency and the predictability of our system of permit review. I think we all recognize the need to make investments that will both upgrade and modernize our infrastruct
Security camera images. They show the man riding a motorcycle taxi towards the blast site. The images were changen 20 minutes before the explosion. A doctor who examined victims of the blast says he found many six millimeter ball bearings in their bodies. Police believe the objects were packed into the bomb to inflict more damage. Security footage shows two other men who appear to provide cover for the suspect as he left the backpack. Police say the bombing was a systematic and premeditated terrorist attack carried out by a group. They are investigating the case with the help of interpol. South koreaias president will visit china to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of what leaders in beijing call the victory over japan, but officials at park guenhyes office say shes yet to decided whether to attend the showcase military parade. The Officials Say park will spend three days visiting beijing and shanghai. Shes scheduled to attend the world war ii Anniversary Ceremony on sept
Californian disaster. You dont think about alaska unless perhaps youre an earthquake specialist or some trivia master. But alaska is exactly where the great quake happened on march 27, 1964, at 9. 2 on the Richter Scale. It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in north america and the second most powerful in world history. Does anyone know the most powerful . [inaudible] the answer is chile in 1960, and that when registered 9. 5. The white and alaska lasted more than four minutes which is an incredibly long time for an earthquake. The human tragedy and physical damage of it all are dramatically and vividly captured by henry in his book, but the impact on people, on structures and on the landscape is only part of the story that henry tales. His book also is a story about how a major Natural Disaster ended up spurring scientific inquiries. And that part of the story centers around one individual in particular, a geologist with u. S. Geological survey named george plastered. He wasnt
Coming up scores of people still missing after saturdays powerful truck bomb in the somali capital mogadishu think splosion killed hundreds of people and the death toll may still rise even further. And voters turned right in australia a thirty one year old is poised to become the countrys new chancellor at the head of a conservative nationalist government we will take a look at what this could mean for europe. Plus the dawn of a new era in astronomy as at hand that is what the physicists say scientists have been discussing the existence of Gravitational Waves are hundreds of years from now they have proof for the first time that they exist get ready to find out why these waves are so important. And in a t. W. Exclusive we will meet a man who is helping the authorities in germany hunt down. For the socalled Islamic State. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us. Iraqi Government Forces have moved into the disputed city of care coke in a bold move to retake land from
After kurds voted to declare independence from baghdad a move rejected by kurdish neighbors and kurdish allies also coming up scores of people are still missing after saturdays powerful truck bomb in the somali capital mogadishu the explosion killed hundreds of people and the death toll is expected to rise even further. And voters in turn write in austria a thirty one year old is poised to become the countrys new chancellor at the head of the conservative nationalist government well take a look at what this could mean for europe. Plus the hunt for members of socalled Islamic State living here in germany. Exclusive we meet a man who is helping the German Authorities to track down the jihad. I bring coffee its good to have you with us iraqs military is reporting progress tonight but not in the fight against Islamic State iraqi forces have moved into the disputed city of kirkuk in a Bold Campaign to retake land from the kurds thousands of kurds are said to have already. Said the city tens