Id like to call the hearing to order. Id like to welcome our witness today, ms. Courtney elwood, President Trumps nominee to be the next general counsel of the Central Intelligence agency. Courtney, congratulations on your nomination. And id like to recognize your husband john john, waive your hand there. Thank you whos in attendance today, and i thank you for the support you give to courtney. Courtney, youve served the country with distinction in your Previous Post at the white house and the department of justice and we appreciate your continued willingness to serve. Our goal in conducting this hearing is to enable the committee to consider ms. Elwoods qualification and allow for thoughtful deliberation by our members. Shes provided substantive written questions answers to more than 90 questions presented by the committee and its members. Today, of course, members will be able to ask additional questions and to hear from ms. Elwood in this open session. Courtney comes in front of the
Id like to call the hearing to order. Id like to welcome our witness today, ms. Courtney elwood, President Trumps nominee to be the next general counsel of the Central Intelligence agency. Courtney, congratulations on your nomination. And id like to recognize your husband john john, waive your hand there. Thank you whos in attendance today, and i thank you for the support you give to courtney. Courtney, youve served the country with distinction in your Previous Post at the white house and the department of justice and we appreciate your continued willingness to serve. Our goal in conducting this hearing is to enable the committee to consider ms. Elwoods qualification and allow for thoughtful deliberation by our members. Shes provided substantive written questions answers to more than 90 questions presented by the committee and its members. Today, of course, members will be able to ask additional questions and to hear from ms. Elwood in this open session. Courtney comes in front of the
Id like to call the hearing to order. Id like to welcome our witness today, ms. Courtney elwood, President Trumps nominee to be the next general counsel of the Central Intelligence agency. Courtney, congratulations on your nomination. And id like to recognize your husband john john, waive your hand there. Thank you whos in attendance today, and i thank you for the support you give to courtney. Courtney, youve served the country with distinction in your Previous Post at the white house and the department of justice and we appreciate your continued willingness to serve. Our goal in conducting this hearing is to enable the committee to consider ms. Elwoods qualification and allow for thoughtful deliberation by our members. Shes provided substantive written questions answers to more than 90 questions presented by the committee and its members. Today, of course, members will be able to ask additional questions and to hear from ms. Elwood in this open session. Courtney comes in front of the
Where the parade is about to get underway. Reporter the energy is high, the crowds are huge. We have huge people here. Tons of people have already come out. We are Getting Started in a few minutes, Cirque Du Soleil will be opening up the parade. There are dancers and singers, we looking at some of the floats that you will see on the ra preyed route. This is year of the rooster, you see this beautiful display here. You are going to see tons of colored floats. The come tombs are incredible. One float is an interactive route. You can use your smart phone fo change the colors on the float. To change the colors on the float. We are seeing two to 300 volunteers here, they are needed to make the parade possible. Rose, who is important in San Francisco chinese politics, passed away last year, so its a little different but there are tons of people. Its going to be Getting Started in a couple of minutes, its going up Market Street and then the main parade is on kearney. We are having live covera
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