Com. More than 2thousand are delayed right now. If you have a trip scheduled the airlines are being flexible. All the major carriers have travel alerts in place. That means you can change or cancel your tickets at no cost. Dozens of schools are closed or delayed in and around the dmv this morning. Prince william and Spotsylvania County schools are closed. Prince georges. Fairfax county and dc Public Schools have a two hour delay. You can also see the full list scrolling on the bottom of your screen. We have team stormwatch coverage. Eileen whelan is on the road in storm track. But we start with Veronica Johnson in the weather center. location so just how big of a storm system. Are we talking about . . Seen from space take a look. This was the view from a nasa satellite. And while some parts of the south are seeing snow. For the first time in decades the north is bracing for almost unheard of cold. In fact by the end of this week, parts of the northea colder than the planet mars. Which
To tonights program. To our members, it is your support that makes nice like this possible. To the many of you joining us for the first time, a warm welcome. Before we begin, now is the perfect time to turn off your cell phone or anything else that might make noise during the program. Of newuary, 2016, a team york times staffers discovered dozens of photographs in the New York Times archives. The monthlong series explore the history behind the photos, garnering 1. 7 million views and thousands of comments. We are thrilled to welcome tonight two of the authors who were involved in creating the unpublished black history from the New York Times archives. Is a contributing photo editor at the New York Times and the creator and editor of a times blog. Rachel swarns is an author who writes about race and race relations. She is the author of american tapestry, the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama. Moderating the conversation this evening is the curator of
Eastern, also online at respond cspan. Org and the free cspan radio app. Deputy general rod rosen time rose broad rosenstein announced charges against 13 russian nationals for their interference in the 2016 president ial election. Rosenstein good morning. The indictment charges 13 russian nationals and three Russian Companies for committing federal crimes while seeking to interfere with the United States political system. Including the 2016 president ial election. The defendants allegedly conducted what they called Information Warfare against the United States with the stated goal of spreading distrust towards the candidates and the political system. According to the allegations of the indictment, 12 of the individual defendants worked at various times for a Company Called Internet Research company , llc, a Russian Company based in st. Petersburg. Funded theefendant conspiracy through companies such as concorde management and consulting llc, concorde catering, and many other affiliates
Charges russians for committing federal crimes was seeking to interfere in the United States political system. Including the 2016 president ial election. The defendants code conducted Information Warfare against the United States. They had the stated goal of spreading distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general. According to the allegations of the indictment, 12 of the individual defendants worked at various times for a Company Internet resources company. One of the defendants funded the. Onspiracy through companies the conspiracy was part of a larger operation called project locked up. It included multiple components, some including domestic within the russian system and others targeting foreign audiences in multiple countries. It operated through russians shell companies. It employed hundreds of people in its online operations. Ranging from creators of the condition fictitious personas, with an annual budget of thousands of dollars. It was a structured organiz
The committee will come to order. Thank you all for being here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2019 budget submission for the department of Veterans Affairs. 198. 6get request holds billion, in increase of 12 billion over last year. That is a huge number. Even more striking when you compare the growth in the Veterans Affairs budget with the overall federal spending in the economy. This graphic will illustrate this since 2006, the v. A. Budget point. Is up 175 . Overall federal spending increased by 54 and gdp grew only 40 . Given the aggressive expansion appreciateources i the secretarys testimony. The Department Must stay focused on the core mission to ensure resources are properly utilized and veterans care prioritize. D. V. A. Will take action on many important items in some examples 2019. Include the implementation of the forever g. I. Bill and the undoubtedlyt will be a costly and a lengthy replacement of the v. A. s Electronic Health records. Because we cannot possibly cov