Former department of Homeland Security adviser for the obama administration. Ok, thank you. Thats exactly right. Now we have to recognize the Senior Member here. Well, it is a treat to welcome former colleagues, current colleagues. Ive worked with every member of this panel in some form or another, inside and outside of government. Its a treat to welcome everyone here on behalf of the center of law and security on the nyu school of law that i am privileged to serve as a distinguished senior fellow at. Welcome to this program and welcome to my colleagues. This is really a treat for me to be joined together with you once again to talk about a really important and timely subject, the issue of National Security and how the executive branch and the legislative branch address some of the most Critical Issues of our time, and i will do some very brief introductions in a minute, but you will understand the theme here is every single one of these distinguished Public Servants served in the exec
Sectionalize. And i hope we get there much quicker than that. The governor spelled out in vivid detail what the blackouts and pg e long term neglect of safety investments cost the people of the state. Stake holders work swiftly as if they lost a loved one in the campfire. If a swift resolution is not reached in advance of the next fire season the governor threatened he would have the state intervene. It could be a long shot. Naerly two dozen mayors have been banded together to push for pg e to become a customer owned utility. A concept that could be costly. No taxpayer money will be involved. Live for us in a pg e substation in san jose with details of that plan. Mayor says the time has come for ideas to surface that would help make the pg e system safer. More reliable. And to do mainteance that is required. Oakland mayor and others agree with him the proposal is needed now. They havent been able to put a price tag on it. One estimate says it dould cost 50 billion. If were paying for i
Kreutz abc 7 news. Liz, can you talk about the mood there . Are people excited about this race . Reporter yeah, i think enthusiasm it kind of varies. Theres a poll out that shows that only a third of San Franciscoen approve of the work shes doingment ev. In terms of the election overall, right now its a little quiet. There was a huge rush just a few minutes ago of people dropping off their ballots after work. People excited to be part of the process, make their voice heard. I think its safe to say were not going to see the turnout that were probably going to see next year in the 2020 election. Back to you guys. Thank you so much. The race for San Franciscos District Attorney is between four candidates. Susie loftus is running for a full term after being appointed to the position by the mayor. Also running, nancy tung, and chrks there you see her family. She says voters have been telling her theyre concerned with core issues ranging from serious crime in the city to quality of life in t
Lewis hamilton says it feels surreal to have a six formula 1 world title. It moves the driver to just one behind Michael Schumachers all time record of seven. Thanks, jane. And louise has the weather outlook. Plenty of rainbow pictures coming in they can shower this afternoon. All they can shower this afternoon. All the details, coming up shortly. Thanks louise. Also coming up. Once one of the two most powerful people in the world, well hear from the former soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who, in a bbc interview, warns that current tension between russia and the west is putting the world in colossal danger due to the threat from Nuclear Weapons. Translation automation should declare. All nations. Nuclear weapons must be destroyed. To save ourselves, and our planet. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. Health Service Leaders in england are warning politicians not to use the nhs as a weapon in the general Election Campaign. Nhs providers, which represents hospitals and other health
In u. S. Interest to be in syria. I think the military objectives that were achievable, destroying the caliphate of isis have been achieved and that in the long term it serves our National Security interests. Buffer turkey remains a nato ally you and the character of the turkish regime has changed since the cold war days. The kurds, that was not something politically achievable for us. The devil is in the details and the implementation of this was done very quickly, very chaotically, and in a way that maximized the likelihood that the turks would move in and attempt to annex this kurdish territory. The current spot with us against isis, they are not a treaty ally the kurds fought with us against isis, they are not a treaty ally. They were seeking territory and security from isis. It was an important fight for us, we regard isis as a threat to the United States National Security that wanted to deal them a serious blow. They were growing and gaining in territory. Ofiously the trustworthi