Interesting to note there have been a lot of fires this summer. Cal fire told us the average number were up 1,200 over the average number for this time of the summer. The good news here this fire has not been particularly destructive. One out building and also unpredictable. Its a dark billowing menace miles away as the crow flies. Should he evacuate or stay at his home in which he lived since 1978 . If we leave we have to stay, stay out of here. Reporter its one mans dilemma in a region filled with road blocks evacuated homes and gates left open for firefighters just in case. The wragg fire began yesterday afternoon and tore through 500 acres in the first hour. Now it is close to 7,000 acres with 15 containment as of this afternoon according to cal fire. Concern is going to be the wind. Reporter everyone is watching the winds and the humidity including this team from san jose state university, a portable weather station used to observe and predict fire behavior. The winds come. We wil
Lets hear what president heard one had to say. In our province, a process started. Many suspects have been detained. Our government and Security Forces and state will take whatever steps are necessary. Tom the turkish president staying there. The country carried out airstrikes in the syrian province of aleppo. Nine militants from the Islamic State are reported to have been killed. The Turkish Foreign ministry confirmed it is also writing often rising u. S. To use its airbases. A major shift in turkeys strategy toward the Islamic State. They have been reluctant to fight isis. Until now. Fighter jets bombed positions in syria in earlymorning raids on friday. This development after a soldier was killed in a border class clash with militants. As of this morning, our armed forces destroyed the i. S. Targets, which have the potential to threaten turkey on the syrian border. The success ratio of 100 . President erdogan said they were the first step. In other shift in policy, turkey said it wo
Celebration for life for Sergeant Lunger, but the folks at that people might be most interested in hearing from are the sergeants family that had asked for privacy in the days following his death, they are going to speak later this morning as well. The sergeants body will be brought here to oracle arena in a few hours in a procession slightly similar to the one that he got on the day that he died but larger. The motorcade will depart chapper of the chimes in hayward this morning. That will follow mission boulevard to foothill, a street then 880 to oracle arena. There were viewings last night for the family and public where people shared stories about the man who was dedicated to family, duty and community. Sergeant lunger not only worked s. W. A. T. And the gang unit he also trained new officers and coached a Girls Softball Team at a high school in oakley. Other agencies are covering hayward today so that nearly all members of the police force could be here. Some of them were working t
[inaudible] its to protect our National Security. There is not been an attempt at any point to downplay the significance of the operation their undertaking. That is true if youre talking about our military pilots flying combat operations through ten or 11000 airstrikes now been taken against isil targets in iraq and syria. Its true of special operators been informed and station throughout iraq to carry out raids when an opportunity presents itself to try to take out a senior isil figure were to capitalize on a treasure trove of intelligence that may be there for the taking. Its also true when you talk about our military Service Members are engaged in training efforts. In some cases, particularly earlier in our efforts you had u. S. Military members who are in dangerous parts of iraq who are working to try to train several iraqis to make them more effective on the battlefield against isil. We had not not at all tried to downplay the significance of those operations, of of the risk of th
Countries. This house hearing is two hours. The subcommittee on research and technology and oversight will come to order. Without objection the chair has authorized to declare recesses of the subcommittee at anytime. Good morning. Welcome to todays hearing entitled, Cyber Security with the federal government can learn from the private sector. In some of your packets contains written testimony, biographies, and disclosures for todays witnesses. I now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Todays hearing continues this committees commitment to find solutions for one of the great challenges of the 21stcentury, Cyber Security. This is the second hearing we have held on Cyber Security since the news over the summer that the office of Personnel Management was the target of two massive data breaches exposing Sensitive Information of over 21. 5 million americans, including many of my constituents. The breach highlighted the growing challenge of Cyber Threats for both the p