to make into more of like an r and d, research and development center for transitioning veterans to come out. and also focusing on start-ups and clean energy sector and cleantech sector. we re looking to renovate, that s the first step, and again, as john mentioned, is to continue to get people excited about t. there is a movement here. there s something changing. a lot of things are going on, things are happening. it s a great energy that we have here, veterans transitioning out, and we re focused and we re determined, yes, that at the end of the day, all of the training has to match to jobs. and this is why i partnered with other companies that as we re done training, whether they re focused on whether it s with our firm or other firms, we need to match the veterans, individuals, with the jobs. you can train all day long but if there isn t a job at the end, what good is that? we need companies that s looking for that talent, that s hungry for a trained work force, that s
krupt corrupts. the power of leadership is taking action and putting it into ideas, making people synergize. it s not about me, it s all about the group. i think in the military, specifically in the marine corps a lot, we teach that from day one, and that s something we could use on a national level, and probably internationally right now. from a military colonel to a corporate colonel, joining us now, john hoffmeiser, founder of the city of energy. you remember liz? hi, john. can you believe the list? fantastic. fantastic. you better be careful, they say they re going to do something, they re going to do it. your thoughts on what happens next in an undertaking like this, knowing that investment in sustainable energy is naturally a disadvantage to an investment in hydrocarbons, because
i met the energy collaborative committee. it s cleantech, it s traditional energy, and there are probably three or four energy companies represented one way or another on this committee. and we talked about this specifically. and what we have to do is find how to connect in a communicating way the people who are interested in work to the companies that are looking for people to come work for them. that s not a hard process in this day and age of social networking. we just have to get the web-enabled activity going. that to me would be another next step, is to get the web-enabled activity to get the people where the jobs are. perhaps we could have a meeting on television to get liz and other folks together and actually talk about it. come to one of my collaborative meetings. you would meet people who do this for a living. it would be great to meet you, john. at the end of the day, my motivation as a female veteran and as a mother are my children. samantha and ethan.
captions by vitac www.vitac.com tonight we re tracking a danger ouz tornado outbreak. powerful twisters across ohio, tennessee, mississippi, alabama and indiana where four deaths have now been confirmed. in kentucky a yellow school bus slammed into a building. its front half obliterated. in tennessee, homes are ripped from their foundation, splintered by the winds. at least six people critically hurt in that state. in alabama a trailer home lifted up and crashed upside down near a tree. the naked lot and a few stairs all that s left. and here s a power line crumpled like a paper clip. millions are affected and this is far far from over. we re keeping an eye on it all with the help of our cnn meteorologist chad myers in the severe weather center. chad, what are you watching right now? john, i m watching 11 literally 11 states with a tornado watch in effect. i m watching 21 tornado warnings. watch a short word, not quite as important, warning the bigger word. more let