Biological. Shall be limited to corresponding biological genders is what it says. I would say if you changed your biological sex, then you would be allowed to use the restroom of your new biological sex. Reading this, thats what it seems to suggest to me. Now, my understanding is that that surgery really, no expert, believe me, but that surgery involves a series of surgeries. Its not a surgery. Its a series of surgeries. So, when does one become a biological whatever . I dont know the answer to that question. And so how would this policy apply to someone who was in the course of that surgical therapy . I dont know how to you dont know. I dont know how that would be resolved. Id be speculating on what the school board, how they would interpret their policy. They didnt discuss that. Not to my knowledge. Certainly not part of the record. Did they get expert input into there is nothing in the record about expert input. Felt like it was legally in a solid position. All right. Mr. Block . Th
Welcome. Im delighted to convene this hearing. This is a very important topic and one i know the Ranking Member finds significant. Im happy to partner with her in exploring this subject. I also know the gentleman from North Carolina mr. Jones is attending the hearing with us today, therefore i ask unanimous consent that mr. Jones and any other Committee Members not assigned to this committee be able to participate in this hearing with understanding all members will be regulared for questions prior to those not it is tongue subcommittee. Without objection so order. This morning we continue the committees oversight dialogue with the department that began last week with the foundational testimony that general campbell laid out before the full committee. General campbell testified about the evolving security situation in afghanistan and the policy, strategy and posture required from our nation in toward develop, sustain and support the people and unity government of afghanistan well into t
Tragedy or strife. Were strong because we are resilient. Because in a decade after decade we have stood together to defend our security, our prosperity, our values. And because we have resisted attempt after attempt to divide and make us turn on one another, and above all we are strong because of the core beliefs that hold us together. We need to heed the advice of president kennedy on his trip to berlin, the year of this Munich Security Conference began. Lift your eyes beyond the dangers of today, he said, to the hopes of tomorrow. And if we do that, if we remember the values at the heart of our partnership, if we take the lessons of history that we have been able to accomplish and what this Incredible Alliance means, i have absolutely no doubt whatsoever were going to get this right, were going to get through this moment, and were going to build the prosperity and the security and the stability that every single one of us wants. We are going to do just fine. Thank you. [applause] it
Away. Three teens got out and ran. One was a missing 16yearold girl. We have more with chris cato. I watched the interview come down. Compelling stuff well share. Interview. First of all, this is a wild story that has the police wondering who they may have robbed. Two were behind and one on the run. Lets go back to the video. This is a camerad a walgreens. Police say in the car is a 50yearold woman. I wish we could drop that. Right there in the swede shirt Walking Around pacing in front of her car, he walked walked up. Yanked it open and pointed a gun in her face. Ordered her out of the car you saw the second get in. She ran in to call 911. We spoke with the victim. She did not want to us show her face for obvious reasons; i could not believe it was happening. He was waving the gun he said get out now. Scared but i was like ticked off, that he was going to take my car. I work hard he is going to come up and take my car. After taking the car it was speeding on i95. A trooper started cha
This is Al Jazeera America live. I am tony harris. A major reversal from the white house. On the plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan. President obama says the u. S. Will now keep a hand full of bases open through 2017. The u. N. Security region, the the current force just under 10,000 troops will stay on through most of next year. They will cut back to 5500 troops by the time he leaves office. That scales back the previous plan which would have seen that number go down to 1,000. Al jazeera natural security force, from the pentagon, tell us more about the new strategy, and then what promised the change. This about face comes in face of this the fall of con dui that was held by the taliban briefly just for about two weeks. They insist this is something that has been in the work for months that he was con sacramentoing with the Afghan Government who by the way requested an additional u. S. Presence and the president arrived at this after the cost and the risk of keeping additional tr