Retaliatory. Congress should update legislation submitted codifies caterpillar the definition of wrongdoing should include retaliation against whistleblowers. Jackson should also be provided by the v. A. The government has failed in its responsibility to care for veterans. Thank you. Ms. Halliday thank you for the opportunity to discuss how v. A. Oig interacts with whistleblowers. This is my first hearing as Deputy Inspector general, and i look forward to working with the congress. I testified and congressional hearing in my previous role as the assistant Inspector General for audit, and i welcome the opportunity to share with you the work of all components of our i. G. I am accompanied by the counselor to the Inspector General and the assistant Inspector General for health care inspections. I assume the position of Deputy Inspector general on july 6 2015. Past three weeks taken immediate steps to strengthen the oigs Whistleblower Program as well as our whistleblower protection ombudsm
You dont show that by counting out anyones child. You give them all a chance, and thats what we did in florida. [applause] a lot changed in those years. Graduations grea rates went up. The number of students passing exams increased four times over. We became the leader in Early Childhood education, and we still are today. Among minority children, florida saw the greatest gains anywhere in the United States, and what is that show . It shows that every child can learn, no matter the race, background, where they live. I know this can be done. The debate is changing. Old orthodoxies are falling away, but we can never forget that longterm reform does not help a child right now. Years of learning are years that are lost forever. I think of the kids in washington dc who receive opportunity scholarships, a couple of thousand boys and girls, almost all black, have been given a chance to leave the worst schools and go to the best. Yet every to leave the worst schools and go to the best. Yet ever
Moving. Thats great. We had some drizzle, low clouds in place, the high and mid level clouds are gone. Its going to set the stage for a cool day, 60s on the temperatures, 50s for some. Lower 60s by the concord pavilion, 61 berkeley, west at Half Moon Bay, with a sea breeze breeze, 63 at monterey. L low has moved to the east and the south. We are starting to see our first indications of some cool fronts moving in. If you are in las vegas, you are going to get thunderstorms. 60s and 70s on the temperatures later today. Any idea on 580, when it mielt reopen. Its going to take a while. We have been on this since we started this morning. Interstate 580 in the Castro Valley is a mess, lee joins frus the scene right now with more. Reporter thank you guys. Caltrans said they will be out here for several hours, they are not giving us a time frame as to when they can get the road back open. We have two big rigs blocking the lanes of interstate 580 in Castro Valley. The number four lane is open,
Been visiting people and awaits the premise came along and stabbed him to death days before he was to graduate. Days before dad. About the subject we will address after the past week, hundreds were gunned down last night in las vegas. I dont think we know yet what the motives were. Two women were stabbed to death in front of the train station in marseille france by an asus sympathizer, and there seems to be an unprecedented disconnect between our secretary of state and president on the strategy to walk north korea back on threats of nuclear war. Vice president pentz was here a few months ago. He is an old friend of mine from our congress days. He told us the president s strategy of America First does not mean america alone. At the Wilson Center, we all hope Vice President pentz. [inaudible] this is the fourth time in master eva and the Chicago Council are here to release their survey of American Public opinion. It is a great partnership. In the parlance of this new report, we have an e
Satellite center. Walter perez is at the airport where we begin with reporter Kristen Holmes who just filed this report from las vegas. Reporter we just wrapped up a press conference from officials here on the ground in who are still trying to get to the bottom that of question of why, why Stephen Paddock 64 years old drove here checked into this Hotel Thursday night with more than 10 rifles and opened fire on 22,000 people. President trump at the white house addressing the deadliest mass shooting in modern u. S. History. It was an act of pure evil. The fbi and the department of Homeland Security are working closely with local authorities to assist with the investigation. Reporter in las vegas, the investigation just beginning. This Morning Police identifying the shooter as 64yearold Stephen Paddock. Paddock checking into the mandalay bay resort on september 28th and in his room, at least 10 rifles. Last night just after 10 00 p. M. In las vegas, paddock firing from the 32nd floor into