Testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god . Let the record show that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. You may be seated. The microphones are sensitive so you will need to speak directly into them. Without objection, your written statements will made be made part of the record. Mr. Holmes, you are recognized for your Opening Statement and when you conclude, dr. Hill, you will be recognized thereafter for your Opening Statement. Mr. Holmes thank you. Good morning, mr. Chairman. Members of the committee. My name is david holmes. Im a Career Foreign Service officer with the department of state. Since august 2017, i have been a political counselor at the u. S. Embassy in ukraine. While it is an honor to appear before you today, i want to make sure make clear i did not seek this opportunity to testify today. Since you determined i may have something of value to these proceedings and issued a subpoena, it is my obligation
Were up to the double digits in philadelphia and as we get past sunrise and into the latter morning and afternoon hours were looking at breezes between 10 and 20 Miles Per Hour so a bit breezy and definitely cooler. 56 degrees by 6 oclock, 57 by 8 oclock, so youll need the coat early, partly cloudy and cool and this afternoon still going to be seasonably mild but cooler than yesterday when we got up into the mid 70s. 57 at 8 oclock on your storm tracker6 app. By noon, 64. 68 by 3 oclock. And your high today is going to be 69 degrees at about 4 oclock this afternoon. Again, partly sunny, breezy and cooler than yesterday. Gets even cooler in the accuweather 7day forecast. Well have more on that coming up, karen. All right, well, not a bad commute n no weather related problems for you. Looking live on the vine street expressway were seeing traffic move in both directions. The vine was closed overnight but they reopened a little bit earlier than scheduled, a few minutes before 5 00 a. M. I
Way this afternoon. As we take a look at satellite you can see some clouds out to the west of us and today is going to be a day where we have sun at times, clouds other times and kind of a mix. The rain from yesterday which wasnt all that much is now slipping off to the east as we take a look at temperatures, 59 degrees currently in philadelphia. Still in the low 50s in reading and allentown. 56 in trenton. 56 in wilmington and 63 in sea isle city. The wind is not all that strong just yet. They are starting to turn out of the west. Eventually will drop down out of the northwest and will get stronger. 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour winds later this afternoon. Partly cloudy and cool this morning. 56 degrees by 6 oclock, 58 by 8 oclock. Maybe getting a little bit breezy on the bus stop. On your storm tracker6 app were getting seasonably mild this afternoon but cooler than yesterday. 57 degrees by 8 oclock, 64 by noon, 3 oclock 68 degrees and your high today is probably going to be at about 69 de
Allentown, 48 now in reading. 53 in wilmington, 54 in trenton and 62 down the shore in sea isle. And your winds right now in the Single Digits in most spots but building a bit after we get past sunrise. Were probably looking at 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour winds through the afternoon. 57 degrees by 8 oclock. Still cool there. And then by noon, 64. And were not going to be as mild this afternoon. 3 oclocks temperature will be 68 which is just a degree above average and 69 will be the high at about 4 oclock. So, not quite as warm as yesterday but still seasonably mild this afternoon. Partly sunny skies and a bit on the breezy side. Were still looking at cooler air arriving as we head not only in through tomorrow but then into the weekend. Ill have details on that coming up in the accuweather 7day. Karen, whats on the map there. Well, woo he have got a map right here of a problem in montgomery county. I just got off the phone with police in montgomery county. They told me about this accident i
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