In the 1920s everybody thought radio was the tool that was going to transform learning, and now people are looking to Online Education for this. We have this thing call the internet, and the Online Community is informed and educated and excited to have sal on todays show. Brianna says he helped me pass organic chemistry, but there is skepticism. How do you get online ed to be as respected as formal, inclass education. It isnt always taken seriously. Theres some concern here. Anna says a noble goal indeed, but wrl the funding come from. Latino politics says in one capacity i work on Online Education and one problem is the assumption that technology will allegedly fix everything. Finally, derek says, this will put more teaching power in the hands of parents taking the power away from the narrow vision of the education system. Were not short of opinions today, lisa. No, were not, and well get sal to comment on as many of those as possible. Hes one of the most famous tutors willing to help
Syria. And man under arrest. First, on aljazeera, breaking news from the Afghan Capital of kabul. Were hearing reports of a loud explosion in kabul this wednesday evening. Initial reports indicate that the target is kabuls high Security International zone, which is known as the greenvillage. And lets bring in correspondent, abdul a abdullahd what more can you tell us about the explosion . Well, the Police Sources tell us that a huge explosion took placer . Near greenvillage, and its a place where it houses foreign contractors, and there was a Suicide Attack two days ago in the same area. Now, this explosion was followed by several gunshots, gunshots. An explosion could be heard across the city. Afghan intelligence have also said that taliban have increased their terrorist attacks by up to 70 in the past 45 days. And now, we have seen four explosions in kabul city in the past two weeks. Some police and afghan officers have warned that talibans activity is increasing, and cities are bein
The end of the fiscal year. With that i yield back. I thank the Ranking Member. Pleased to have three distinguished witnesses before us today to discuss this important topic. First, the honorable francis taylor. Became the undersecretary for intelligence and analysis at the u. S. Department of Homeland Security in april 2014. Hes held a variety of senior level positions over his 35year career in government service. Most recently undersecretary taylor served as the assistant secretary of state for Diplomatic Security and director of foreign missions. Thank you, sir, for being here today. Next we have the honorable nicholas rasmussen, sworn in as director of the National Counterterrorism center in december of 2014. He previously served as nctcs Deputy Director since june of 2012, prior to returning to nctc he served with the National Security Council Staff as special assistant to the president , and senior director for counterterrorism. Thank you, sir. And last but not least, Michael Ste
Its sitting over in the senate and now its time for the senate to do their job. Good morning, everyone. As we continue to advance an opportunity economy, today i wanted to highlight just one of the things that makes america exceptional. And that is the spirit of generosity that we see all across this country. We see it in homes, in schools in hospitals, in hearts. And yesterday kevin mentioned that we had the chance to visit d. C. Central kitchen right here in the heart of the nations capital. And beyond the tremendous effort to get that food and to distribute it, theyre changing lives and it was so inspiring to meet lives that had been changed, people, because of this effort, had gone to school, had got some training and now were employed. And this is one of the Many Organizations across the country that embody that spirit of generosity. In eastern washington, i visited christ kitchen and we have a campus kitchen at gonzaga, union gospel kitchen and there are so much more. A large num
Joining us, im scott mcgrew. And im kris sanchez, thanks for being with us. President obama is passing through the bay area for a whirlwind visit. In an effort to win key races in the november term elections. Nannette miranda joins us from sfo. Nannette, california kind of like an atm for the president and the Democratic Party. Reporter yeah, for the Democratic Party california definitely is. Its a blue state and always been a gold mine for the Democratic Party, with less than a month to go for the november midterm elections, theyve reached a fever pitch to help democrats. Hes spent much time on the trail trying to avoid a republican takeover of both houses in congress. Just this week he charmed donors in the liberal deep pocket cities of washington and new york. His west coast swing began yesterday, hitting los angeles first, heading into his 57th fundraiser of the year. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow hosted the exclusive event at her home, inside gushing over the president , im one of your