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Good afternoon, everyone. Id like the call this subcommittee meeting on the emerging threats and capabilities to order. Ill start with the Opening Statement, and then we will have an Opening Statement from you, and move on to the witnesseses. Thank you, gentlemen for being here. The subcommittee on merging threats and capabilities made to d today to receive testimony on the department of defenses efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction and we welcome assistant secretary for defense of Homeland Defense and Global Security, deputy rapuano, and Joseph Osterman who is the deputy officer of socome, and thank them for appearing before us today. This hearing is coming at a troubling increase in the proliferation of wmds by rogue states and terrorist organizations that pose a direct and growing threat to the National Security. While we are familiar with and concerned by the growing size and capabilities of north Koreas Nuclear program, we should be mindful of the efforts to expand the c
Squawk alley is live. Good thursday morning. Welcome to squawk alley. Im Carl Quintanilla at post nine facebook is up 4 after reporting the earnings beat as revenue and price per ad increase Mark Zuckerberg says people are spending less time on facebook and thats not a bad thing take a listen. I want to be clear. The most important driver of our business is never been time spent by itself. Its the quality of the conversations and connections. And thats why i believe this focus on meaningful social interaction is the right one joining us this morning, Henry Blodgett and mark may, an analyst at citi. Good to see you both good to be here mark, its looking past these quarter on quarter declines. And assuming ad buyers will say this is better for the product it should be. I anecdotally, i dont like to invest in anecdotes, but im seeing a better news feed myself in recent weeks. More friends and family content, more content thats less controversial. You know, more relevant to what i like and
Cspan. Org slash landmarkcases. Scott pruitt testified earlier this week before the Committee Wyoming senator John Barrasso chair the committee. Good morning. I call this hearing to order, we have a full skmous i welcome the audience. This is a formal Senate Hearing to allow the committee to conduct business. If theres disorder or demonstration by a member of the audience that person will be escorted from the room by the capitol police. First, id like to welcome the administrator of the Environmental Agency scott pruitt for your testimony today. With respect to todays hearings were going to abide by the committees five minute rule for length of mitsubishis questions in the first round. Time permitting well have a two minute second round of questions until 12 30 when pruitt has to leave the building. Will have the able to submit written questions to stray tor pruitt for the record. Kmning epa record after the first year of the administration. Has been doing the hard work of protebting t
Three brain tumours. Also, on the programme. Well talk live to the deaf mum who is suing the promoter of a gig by little mix for failing to provide a sign Language Interpreter for the two support acts. Hello and welcome to the programme were live until 11 this morning. Were going to bring you that exclusive film on knife crime at quarter past nine incredible progress made in reducing knife crime in scotland. If your family has been affected by knife crime, then we want to hear from you today. What happened, what impact did it have on your family and whats your solution to trying to tackle it . Use the hashtag victorialive, send me an email or facebok message and you dont have to leave your name, thats absolutely fine. Our top story today. More than 900 criminal cases were dropped last year in england and wales due to a failure by police or prosecutors to follow the rules relating to the disclosure of evidence. Figures obtained by bbc news show a 70 increase in the number of collapsed c