Each of these massive movements of the earth there are lessons. Earthquakes in haiti and chile of nearly the same magnitude have caused massive differences in deaths and damages. Much of the differences are the direct results of efforts to establish standards and mitigation of earthquake hazards. In japan the Early Warning system allowed the japanese Transit System to shut down every train so not a single derailment occurred as a hult of the han shu quake. Today were here to remember those that lost their lives in the great alaskan quake. We have to remind ourselves we capital be complacent protecting against hazards and remind ourselves the advancement of science depends on vigilence. I would like to thank our witnesses for being here today. I like to hear their thoughts and what we know about advances in earthquake science over the last 50 years. Over the last 50 years. I would now like to recognize the Ranking Member. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I would like to thank our distinguished
Ukraine. Western leaders are meeting and it is part of a new push to bring peace to the conflict. It comes as russian backed rebels gain ground in the east. And officials seriously consider arming ukraine for the first time. The president is reviewing all of his options. The secretary of state offering a strong hint that the u. S. Could send weapons of war to ukraine. In its year long fight against prorussian separatists. Among those is the possibility of providing defensive assistant. To ukraine. And those discussions are going on. Also in kiev, the leaders of france and germany they presented ukraine with a new peace plan, that they will also deliver to moscow. The last round of talks collapsed last month after just four hours of negotiating. The fight hike this recent attack has devastated the region. Each side blames the other for the rising death toll. The u. N. Says it now exceeds 5,000, and more than 12,000 have been wounded. Fighting has turned homes into rubble and emptied onc
We continue to be focused on Aviation Security the new phenomena but i worry about are the foreign fighters and the threat of violent extremism here at home. I am ted hissen, a report with fusion. My question is, is the president still committed to taking executive action on immigration, and what sort of action is he considering at this time . Yes. The president is very committed to taking executive action to fix our broken immigration system. In the absence of action by congress and so am i. And were developing a set of reforms that i would characterize as comprehensive in nature, but within our existing legal authorities. There are a number of things we can do, and we should do, to fix our immigration system, which i anticipate will be announced somewhere between the midterm elections and the end of the year. I think thats what the president said. Okay. Yes, sir, right here. Thank you, sir. I im matt, with abc news. Louder. Im matt lauer with abc news, question. On the question of fo
Areas that we are going to touch upon today that we think you should be aware of. You dont have to be somebody who sits behind your computer all day. Being an on line activists are helping on any of these fronts but i think you should at least be aware whether you are a donor and activist a supporter and elected official or candidate if you work at a nonprofit. You should know that the impact of these tools have an importance that they hold when you think about strategies or you think about ways not just freeze up to get involved but for those organizations and other efforts that you are aligned with. So i want to talk about politics and advocacy aint quickly about campaigns and elections and the shifting tide of media and journalism as well. The biggest thing i get when i talk to people about this topic is okay so you are on twitter him on facebook and have a blog you are preaching to the choir. I hear about things like obamas big date and thats what makes a difference. I want to give
Welcome to all of you. For those who havent been here, hope you like and it feel welcome at this new venue. Today were privileged and honored to have the secretary of Homeland Security, jeh johnson, with us, to deliver remarks on Border Security in the 21st 21st century. Its an honor and privilege to not only have secretary johnson here but to have him speaking on such a critical issue at a critical time for the nations security as well as the department. Ive got ton know the secretary over the last year, and i will tell you, he is one of the most serious, sober, and substantive Public Servants ive met, and its really an honor and privilege to have him here at csis. You know the secretarys background so i wont recite this bio, but certainly you know he has a distinguished legal and public career. He has served in the Public Sector numerous times, before his stint as the fourth secretary of Homeland Security, served as the general counsel at the department of defense, he may have been r