Shafter less than a month on the job the resignation comes as the spread of the krona virus accelerates in the country. And usually go football kicks off again this weekend the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans as they return to competitive action and one of the big games will see dortmund take on shelf in their 1st match after the lockdown. A Michael Oconnor its good to see you with us germany has taken another major step towards normality after months of coronavirus restrictions this weekend Border Control says some of germanys neighbors are being eased this includes luxembourg france austria and switzerland the goal is to resume free travel within the e. U. By mid june just in time for some holiday but it all still depends on keeping the virus in check. The endless beaches of france and the majestic mountains of austria in any normal summer German Tourists love to head for these and many other european beauty spots but because of the corona virus the route to germ
Were going to convene a committee on Homeland Security. Were going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so members can have access to the witnesses. The committees meeting today to receive testimony on global terrorism threats to the homeland part two. Good morning, the committee, as i indicated, is meeting to hear from four expert witnesses on where we are as of this date with threats to the homeland. This committee was created in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001. Since the establishment of the department of Homeland Security, the committee has focused on insuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this responsibility seriously, as has every chairman of this committee. This is why its been the committees practice to hold a hearing to assess Global Threats to the homeland and evaluate the federal governments efforts to confront them. Congress and the American People deserve to hear about the t
For sell hours of coverage several hours of coverage from iowa. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] have five president ial candidates coming to the stage today. Julian castro. Lets have him take it away. [applause] Julian Castro good morning. It is great to be with you in des moines at the iowa state fair. Thank you to the folks who helped organize this. Was proud of this state fair. Im excited because i am here with my family. Our daughter and and son. [applause] Julian Castro this is a real treat for me because as you can imagine, like all the candidates, i dont often get to travel with my family. So it is neat that we get to spend some time together. I think the kids are looking forward to the bumper cars and the sky ride and the bacon you sell on a stick. Thist to talk to you morning about what we are going to become as a nation. Here in we went around this crowd and listened to t
Senator Kamala Harris and then ohio congressman tim ryan from the youngstown area. Time, senator Amy Klobuchar of minnesota. Senator kirsten gillibrand. Governor John Hickenlooper at 4 00 eastern time. Then senator Elizabeth Warren, and that would be followed by senator court worker senator cory booker of new jersey. Bit of political news from south carolina, senator tim scott says he will run for reelection in 2022, but that will be his last political race. He took over when jim demint resigned the position. He was appointed as a member of the house to the senate seat by thengovernor nikki haley. He will step down when his term is completed. He is up again in 2022. This is an aerial view of the iowa state fair. Coming up from this morning, julian castro, housing secretary in the Obama Administration, former mayor of san antonio, among the speakers this morning at the Des Moines Register political soapbox. [applause] mr. Castro good morning. alls great to be with y in des moines at the
This is 40 minutes. It is great to be with you at the iowa state fair. Thank you to rachel and everybody at the Des Moines Register and those that helped organize this. Iowa is proud of the state fair. You have a lot of reason to be. Im here with my family. My wife, erica and our daughter and sun son. Treat for mel because i dont often get to travel with my family. I think they are looking forward to the bumper cars and maybe the sky rides and that bacon that yall sell on a stick. [laughter] mr. Castro i want to talk to you this morning about what were going to become as a nation. I think of we went if we went around this fair and listen to the stories of your family, we would hear a lot of stories that reflect the best of our nation, of the American Dream coming true. That is true in my case, too. I grew up with my brother joaquin and my grandmother and mom on the west side of san antonio. My grandmother had come to san antonio when she was seven years old with her younger sister beca