good afternoon and thank you all for being here so we can provide you some additional information for events taking place tomorrow. with me today are tom the structure of washington headquarters services and also the lead for the department of defense transition team. and general dan hogans and the chief of the national guard bureau. i want to thank them both for being here today on what i imagine is likely one of the busiest if not the busiest days of their careers. as they both prepare for events tomorrow. in just a moment we will have transition actives including activities taking place tomorrow and including the continuity of command here at the pentagon. following that general hogans and will have update on security efforts and national capitol region head of tomorrow s inauguration and efforts with the national guard on the country and in the following days. i have no other announcements so go ahead, tom. good afternoon everyone thank you jonathan. i can tell you th
committee meets today to consider general charles brown to be chief of staff of the air force, the undersecretary of defense. thank you for being here. all of you have brilliant careers. some of these things are necessary. i have to ask you the required question. i want to have inaudible yes or no. you have conflicts of interest, will you ensure your staff establishes requested communications including questions for the record in hearings? yes, sir. yes. will you cooperate in providing witnesses and briefs in response to congressional requests? yes, sir. will those witnesses have to do with testimony and debriefings? do you agree in the affirmative you testify for this committee? yes, sir. do you provide documents for forms of communication in a timely manner when requested by duly constituted committee with the committee in the basis of the delay or denial in providing the occupants? yes, sir. have you assumed any duties or undertaken any actions which appear
brad wenthrup. your reaction to this seemingly good news. we are not out of the woods, but it seems like it s good news. you want to see the numbers go down. the goal all along was to beat the models. you saw the models happen in other countries where it went right up, very high. we were trying to stay under that and keep our healthcare system in check and not overrun. this is good news because that s what we have been after all along. starting to see the trend go down. liz will be do you think the united states has answered the wake-up call? you saw the warnings about pandemic. now the president is saying one of the toughest decisions of his life is reopening the country possibly on may. americans may wake up to a brand-new world of having to wear masks, and maybe tests for coronavirus. new apps on their iphones and phones to track them if they are near somebody who has coronavirus. do you think congress has answered the wake-up call that has been ringing for years. we are
brad wenthrup. your reaction to this seemingly good news. we are not out of the woods, but it seems like it s good news. you want to see the numbers go down. the goal all along was to beat the models. you saw the models happen in other countries where it went right up, very high. we were trying to stay under that and keep our healthcare system in check and not overrun. this is good news because that s what we have been after all along. starting to see the trend go down. liz will be do you think the united states has answered the wake-up call? you saw the warnings about pandemic. now the president is saying one of the toughest decisions of his life is reopening the country possibly on may. americans may wake up to a brand-new world of having to wear masks, and maybe tests for coronavirus. new apps on their iphones and phones to track them if they are near somebody who has coronavirus. do you think congress has answered the wake-up call that has been ringing for years. we are
good morning, everyone. i want to comment this morning on a few terrorism-related matters. a terrorist regime, a couple other items as well. before i begin, though, i want to confirm with a heavy heart that a united states citizen was killed in the terrorist attack on a u.n. vehicle in kabul on november 24th. there were five other civilians who were injured, including staff. we extend our condolences to the family and friends of the victim following this tragic incident and send our best wishes for a speedy recovery for those who were injured. attacks targeting u.n. personnel working to help the afghan people are unconscionable and we condemn this act in the strongest possible terms. today also marks the 11th anniversary of the mumbai terror attack. we remember the 166 innocent victims, including six americans, the brutality of the attacks shocked the entire world. it is an affront, an affront to the victims and their families that those who conducted the attacks have still