Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybody. I appreciate all that are here, all those that are online. The purpose of this hearing is due from the i president s nominate to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis Mcdonough. Before i talk about him i just want to say i appreciate this committee all the reasons we sat on this committee thats been bipartisan and its been nonpolitical, and we tried to do the best by our veterans whether you are the republican side for the democratic side of the aisle. I particularly appreciate the re
A fast so despite threats of violence and the big tech investment that greece is banking on to reboot its economy in sport, the match up for the last mens tennis final of the year has an unfamiliar look. Not a joke of it should rafael nadal both be knocked out of the a. T. P. Finals. Ethiopian Government Forces are pushing ahead with their advance on the capital city of the northern take grey region. They say they plan to encircle its capital mechanic with tanks and seize it. Its under control of the tikrit Peoples Liberation front. Reuters news agency is reporting the t. P. R. Left is standing firm. Its destroyed, roads and bridges to slow any government offensive. Fighting has forced people to flee for safety. More than 30000. 00 refugees have crossed the border into sudan. Im about, oh, isnt that a stab . Or he says the plot, the plans to surround mcalary seem very advanced. The Government Forces idea yet to reach the outskirts of the city of mccullough couple of the to grow region.
Theres no room for the public, but this is all streaming and there will be an unedited version that anyone can watch later. Our witnesses are participating by Video Conference today and some senators are as well. I would like to Say Something about mass. The office of attending position that he says since were six feet apart, we dont need to wear masks, although some may. I have one and i wear it outside because as dr. Redfield reminded us yesterday, its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee. Sergeant arms, the capitol lice and chun check and Evan Griffith and the people with all their hard work in helping us keep safe and helping us do these conferences by video which everyone has become pretty expert. Senator murray and i will have an opening statement. Well turn to our witness who we thank for being with us today. Each witness if you would summarize your remarks in five minutes, that would leave more time for questions and answ
Morning. It is 55 degrees in oakland. It is 53 in concord. 53 in san jose. The one spot not getting that benefit is santa rosa where it is just as cold as you have been doing it. 37 degrees, cold enough that we have developed some patchy areas of fog. All the clouds are going away by late morning. It will be blue sky, sunny, low to mid 60s for daytime highs. Gianna, how is the drive . As we take a look at the roadways, we have a few brake lights heading into the altamont pass. Our super commuter routes are already starting to see a slow and go ride. Traffic certainly already seeing brake lights through there especially between the northglenn exit. 39 minutes from 205 toward 680. Also, 101 in the south bay, the morgan hill ride definitely already slow. Things open up nicely but then you see brake lights again through 101 and san jose. Developing this morning, in san jose, Police Say Two people are dead and another is seriously injured after a stabbing at a church. This was the scene las
A way forward. I think it is. We hope and will be careful, prudence to show that what happened today cant happen again. That the institution, the congress of the republic, which put us in this political crisis that paralyzed people, root for 5 days and led to deaths, is going to give us the solution. Choosing all the people who they want. Now gunman have killed at least 34. 00 people in an attack on a passenger bus. In ethiopia. Countrys Human Rights Commission described the attack as gruesome and says its likely that more people will die from the injuries happened at night in the Western Region of benish angle. Theres no known link with the conflicts in the northern take, great region or the leader of ethiopias to grey region has confirmed that his forces fired rockets at the airports in eritreas capital. He says, as mahers effort has been used to launch airstrikes on to cry, the attack marks a major escalation in the conflict. Moving to our other headlines, azerbaijan, as equate to e