And the inspired action you took to come to the aid of the veteran in crisis. Thank you all for the work that you do day in and day out on behalf of those who have served. A few weeks ago i had the honor of meeting with robert mcdonald, the secretary of the va. Secretary mcdonald is a man who has time and again answered the call of duty to his and our nation. He graduated from the United States military academy at west point in the top 2 of his class in 1975. An army veteran. Mr. Mcdonald served with the 82nd airborne division, completed jungle, arctic, desert warfare training, earned the ranger tab, that expert infantry men badge. Senior parachutist wing. Upon leaving military service, captain mcdonald was awarded the Meritorious Service medal. But mr. Mcdonalds expertise as a soldier is equal by his business beingaccumen. He earned a degree from the university of utah and has a career in the private sector. Before joining the va, chairman mcdonald was chairman, president and chief ex
[sirens] again, looking at the outside of the cathedral of st. Matthew the apostle earlier today where the annual rent mass was helpless Supreme Court justices, many of whom you saw there. The Supreme Courts term officially begins tomorrow. Some of the cases they face this term have to do with abortion, health care, labor unions, and immigration. You can look for those cases is here on cspan when they happen. With the Supreme Courts new cases. Es landmark that exports the human cases and constitutional drums behind some the courts must significant decisions. Kisses program for focuses on marbury versus madison. It premieres live tomorrow at 9 p. M. Eastern here on cspan. The annual documentary competition for grades six through 12 through the opportunity for students to think critically on issues of National Importance by creating a 57 minute documentary in which they can express those views. Its important to get involved because a given the opportunity and platform have their voices h
A winter storm watch will go we are dealing with wind, mph current winds are 15 to 30 mph from the west, gusting to 40 matter what the thermometer says, it will feel more like the picking up our team seven coverage storm track sevens Amanda Gilbert is live in waterloo with some tips for drivers before the snow hits. Says, it will feel more like the 20s today with the strong winds. Ill have more on that snow inhe forecast in a few minutes. Picking up our team seven coverage storm track sevens Amanda Gilbert is live in waterloo with some tips for drivers before the snow hits. Well. Several tire shop owners tell me before this week. Theyve had a slower season because of the unusually warm weather. But thats changd these past few days. People are getting their tires checked to make sure they are ready for the Winter Weather that might be coming our way tomorrow. This is video of a new tire that had to be replaced yesterday because of a tiny hole on the side wall. There was lso a tire that
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People forget. But i do think now that there is a possibility of a sustained longerterm effort to slowly start to undo the policies. And as we change policies and people understand that crime rates are not going to spike up it changes peoples hearts and minds around incarceration and offers better, more Productive Solutions that actually do a better job of protecting our Public Safety. Im committed to this work. It is all the work ive ever done actually since graduating, and i think that really the moment of opportunity is now. Our lives again to end the day we become silent about the things that matter. That is a quote from Martin Luther king, jr. Out of keep on my wall, and i absolutely think that is the case. Im very fortunate that he been able to devote my career to working on issues that i think about it. I think it matters that there is tremendous human devastation and brought out of unnecessary incarceration in this country. I think it is terrible that we treat children with suc