Acting deputy Homeland Security secretary Ken Cuccinelli and the head of the National Counterterrorism center. The fbi director said at the hearing that the fbi has not seen widespread voter fraud. Wisconsin senator ron johnson chaired this two hour, 40 minute hearing. Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to first welcome and thank our witnesses, christopher wray, the director of the federal bureau of investigation, christopher miller, the director of the National Counterterrorism center, and kenneth cuccinelli, the senior official performing the duties of the deputy secretary. This is our annual threat hearing. When i take a look at all of the threats that this committee has considered and all of the threats facing this nation, i think its pretty interesting, you know, how many hearings weve held on so many of these things. Before i proceed, i guess i would ask for unanimous consent to have my written Opening Statement be entered in the recor record. If you consider t
Much less the details of their personal lives. Exception was former mayor Pete Buttigieg the first openly gay man to run for president and his husband who quickly became a household name is he won our hearts with empathy and connection and relate ability. Politico said he was living the 2020 primary. The more we got to know him he had his own story to tell he does just that and the new memoir i have something to tell you with courage he embraces the journey of his true self bringing his upbringing from his youth in michigan and works as a starbucks paris start to have healthcare. He overcame the obstacles to be, drama and humanities teacher. Chasten joined in conversation tonight from that prizewinning journalist and columnist also msnbc contributor where he talks to newsmakers to explore how race and gender and cultural identity redraw the lines to divide america. You can submit questions throughout the program hitting the q and a button also to purchase copies that include an autogra
With you giving a brief background and very briefly with your job and experience and career. Yes. Thank you for doing this today. I grew up in Dutchess County new york and i received a nomination to the Us Naval Academy which i started one week after graduating high school 1989. I completed annapolis and was then commissioned in the u. S. Navy and served first as armscontrol action officer in the pentagon and then i moved on Surface Warfare ships and navy ships in the atlantic and in the middle east. I have been a lifelong student although i a joke around when i was at annapolis i dropped out and studied at night and then go to night classes. So for example working in the pentagon i do my masters in National Security at georgetown and while i was a research fellow. And they likely heard you are not to intelligent hapless sky. And to learn more about you i really thought that was a clearer represent misrepresentation of what you had done. We also want to start how you came to work in ru
Teachers facing extraordinary challenges during the pandemic in our School Matters series, some big names tell us about the teachers that made a difference in their lives. Evs a favit ter. T, heres its your world in 90 seconds. Ive approved Emergency Declarations for puerto rico and louisiana. Both storms have the potential of gathering strength before they make landfall. Two fierce storms heading toward the u. S. Gulf coast potentially setting up a disastrous week for multiple southern states. A disaster declaration for california as the state struggles to contain those mssive wildfires. Tens of thousands forced to evacuate. It is terrifying. I cant even express it. The fda is giving emergency authorization for a covid19 treatment using blood plasma from people who have recovered. Might have been a hold up but we broke the logjam over the last week. Large crowds in the streets of wisconsin after police shot a black man in broad daylight. That shooting caught on camera. In a secret rec
I have four demonstrators here with signs at the south entrance. Keep me informed. Folks, folks, my name is officer bryson. Can you all quiet down so we can talk about this. You cant gather in this area. There are other areas you can demonstrate. You just cant do it here. Listen, you are blocking the way into the building. You are creating a safety hazard. You are breaking the law. Leave the area now. The demonstrators refused to disperse. I will need some assistance down here. Intending concentration, a potential threat. Every day all over the country Law Enforcement officers are placed in a situation such as this one. Where they must take immediate action to neutralize the danger. Its a way of life for everyone with a badge. Split decisions they must make regarding the use of force necessary to control the situation that concerns peoples lives for every person the responsibility is monumental. Human lives truly do weigh in the battle. But the trained professionals of the Law Enforcem