48 hours witnessed his return to the u. S. And pausing menopause. Doctors say a first of its kind operation can delay the change of life by up to 20 years. Well look at the potential benefits and safety concerns. Its tuesday, august 6th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Our nation must condemn racism, bigotry, and White Supremacy. The death toll rises from the weekends Mass Shootings. Youre part of the problem, mr. President. His words have no meaning. It was a slap in the face quite frankly. There are growing calls for lawmakers to pass stricter gun laws. For gun owners who say it means theyre going to come for my guns. Bingo. Youre right if you have an assault weapon. North korea has fired another round ofct theaunches come after the u. S. And the south started joint military exercises. Stocks slide after china let its currency slide to the lowest level in more than a decade. I think it is a full blown currency war. R. Kelly is facing news charges accused of p
This is three hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] come to order we appreciate you coming over director ray we will try to get out of here by 1 00 oclock you have an agency to run and if there is any cleanup we will try to accommodate. Very briefly the oversight hearing comes at an important time even though there is no evidence the russians change the tally of the 2016 election they exceeded their wildest expectations or interfere with the 2016 elections. All of us are very interested in what we can do to make sure this doesnt happen again in 2020 and after what china is doing section 2015 authorities are about to expire to hear from the director what that means to the country with a pfizer warrant investigation we that is coming also media leaks at the fbi. Having said all that it is difficult time for the fbi but lets not let a few bad actors taint a Great Organization so before we start me tell you and those that work under your charg
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] come to order we appreciate you coming over director ray we will try to get out of here by 1 00 oclock you have an agency to run and if there is any cleanup we will try to accommodate. Very briefly the oversight hearing comes at an important time even though there is no evidence the russians change the tally of the 2016 election they exceeded their wildest expectations or interfere with the 2016 elections. All of us are very interested in what we can do to make sure this doesnt happen again in 2020 and after what china is doing section 2015 authorities are about to expire to hear from the director what that means to the country with a pfizer warrant investigation we that is coming also media leaks at the fbi. Having said all that it is difficult time for the fbi but lets not let a few bad actors taint a Great Organization so before we start me tell you and those that work under your charge we appreciate what they do without their serv
Years. The u. S. Has been without a defense secretary all year since the departure of former defense chief jim mattis in december. This is live coverage on cspan 3. Our meeting will come to order consistent with our policy to start on time. We will be doing that. Good morning. Today were considering the nomination of dr. Mark espy to be secretary of defense. We thank you all for being here today. We anticipate during your opening remarks, dr. Espy, that you will introduce any members of your family who are here and other support groups. It is standard we do have the eight required questions you will have to respond to audibly so we can get that in the record. Have you adhered to ethical regarding conflicts of interest. Yes, sir. Have you taken any actions which would prepare to presume the outcome of the confirmation process . No, sir. Exercising legislative and oversight responsibility makes it important that this committee, its subcommittees and other appropriate committees of congre
Based on the wording of the message that we were sent from the white house to the newsroom. Take a look at it. Acosta will host a media availability today at 2 30 p. M. Eastern daylight time to make a statement and answer questions regarding the epstein matter. That sounds more like the administration getting in front of the store, explaining his role and the plea deal for 2008. Epstein back in legal trouble this time in new york state pleading not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges. Prosecutors say he sexual abused dozens of children over the course of several years. At a press conference this week prosecutors urged victim to come forward and this morning Savannah Guthrie s dh new d you ever tell them your age . I told the recruiter, i ah. Ioned it in front of him, youre 14 years old. Yeah, he knew very well my age. We will have more about secretary acosta said about his vo epsin prosecution tonight on nightly news with lester holt. Thank you, scott. New details now about the u