He was 13 years old and living in nagasaki. He lived about two miles from ground zero and somehow survived even though the bomb devastated his neighborhood. Thats just amazing. Two days later he and his mother visited the epicenter searching for their family members who live nearby. Heres how he described the scene. Im going to translate this one as well. Translator he says houses were gone. Only the steel bars of concrete buildings stood bare and hollow. Steel bars of factories were entirely bent. Everything else was a burnt field. On the way to my aunts house we saw blackened bodies all over the place. They probably burned underneath houses that burned down. People who died from severe injuries and burns they were left on the ground without being collected. Those who were gravelly injured and alive were left to writhe in pain without rescue. Today, mr. Tanaka is a Nuclear Engineer himts and hes an activist against Nuclear Weapons. He feels things are going in the wrong direction. Lis
He continues with the Florida House speaker Richard Corcoran who discusses the impact of Hurricane Irma on the states finances. Host good morning. It is wednesday, december 6, 2017. The house and senate returning today as they were to stave off a Government Shutdown that would begin just after midnight on friday. Unless a spending deal of is reached, we will talk about where negotiations stand in this morning, but we are less than a week away away from a december 12 special election in alabama. Republican congressional leaders split on whether to support republican roy moore and after steve bannon rallied support last night for the former judge who has been accused of Sexual Misconduct, we are opening phone lines to republicans only in this first hour to hear from you about your support or opposition to roy moore. Phone lines are open and republicans who support roy moore, 202 7488000 is your number. Those who oppose, 202 7488001. Alabama republicans with any opinion on roy moore, 202
Live coverage here as long as it lasts on cspan3. [ banging gavel ] rules committee will come to order. And good afternoon. And welcome to another fun day at the rules committee. Today we have an exciting panel with two very experienced members who take time to visit the rules committee often. We welcome the young chairman of the Financial Services committee, the gentleman from dallas, texas, mr. Hensarling, as well as the gentlewoman, my dear friend, ms. Waters, from los angeles. And were delighted that youre here. The rules committee today will be considering hr3971. The Community Institution mortgage relief act of 2017. And hr477, the Small Business mergers acquisition sales and brokerage simplification act. Of 2017. And house joint resolution 123, which will be the second part of the hearing today, the continued appropriations act of 2018. M a brokers provide Necessary Services for small, private companies that are looking to merge. And or to be acquired. But m a brokers can face s
To officially recognize jerusalem as israels capital. Host good morning. Its thursday, december 7, 2017. Pearl harbor Remembrance Day across the country. It marks the 76th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. Flags have been lowered to halfstaff at the u. S. Capitol. The house and senate will both reconvene at 10 00 a. M. Today. At some point this morning on the senate floor, minnesota democrat al franken is expected to make an announcement about his political future, one day after new allegations of inappropriate behavior emerged and after over 30 of his fellow Democratic Senators called for him to resign. Thats where we begin this morning on the washington journal, as we take your calls and hear your thoughts. Phone lines republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. A special line this morning for minnesota residents, 2027488003. You can also catch up with us on social media. On twitter, cspanwj. On facebook, its facebook. Com cspan. A very good thu
Week on the process and resources for Congressional Staff to report and recover from Sexual Misconduct on capitol hill. Witnesses included representatives from the equal Employment Opportunity commission in the office of later questions on strengthening federal laws that govern the response to complaints about congress. This is about two hours. Now call to the order for the purposes of todaysay hearing title preventing Sexual Harassment and the Congressional Workplace. Examining reforms to the Congressional Accountability Act. The hearing will remain open for five fledglingng of days so members may submit any materials they wish to be included. A quorum is president so we may proceed. I ask for unanimous consent that then committee on ethics chairwoman susan brooks representative jackie spear and Bradley Byrne be afforded the t opportunity to sit on the dais and question all of our Witnesses Today. Without objection, so order. At the outset i would like to thank all of our witnesses fo