Along with these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. It is my pleasure to welcome you to tonights program entitled historically speaking i am deborah lee. Attorney lee the former chairman and chief executive officer of bet has set on numerous boards and been on boards of directors for Numerous Companies and organizations include the National Cable and Telecommunications Association the ad council the National Cable television association. Shes also been named one of the most hundred most powerful women and entertainment. Thats just the publication of this book her memoir i would say sheed is also a very accomplishd writer. When you read about this book here over and over how riveting it is. On examination i would say after so many book discussions we have here at this museum it really is riveting. Its so exciting to read about someone who is so candid about her life and work and passion it takes to succeed. And also the innovation and improvisation and that willing
Area we will take your calls and look for your comments on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, live every day 7 a. M. Eastern here on seas and. On this weakens newsmakers, our guest is American Conservative Union chair match lack query is. He gets his own thoughts on the republican president ial candidates including recent comments made by Businessman Donald Trump on immigration. I actually heard on the radio today am saying what he was talking about his Illegal Immigrants. And thats an incredibly important distinction to draw. I think his tone and the words he chose are different from what i would choose, but the fact is when you have a broken immigration system, its hard to characterize the nature of the Illegal Immigrants that come into our country. That being said, i for one believe that immigration is a wonderful part of our history. Its a part of our history that i embrace. I think its a part of our economy that we really have to get right. Right now its broken. I think tha
More willing to accept whatever leadership tells them. I also think there is a difference. The thing about repealing dont ask dont tell is those folks were already in the unit. Its like it was the person serving next to you that you did not know was gay. And so thats different from both the example of africanamerican integration and integrating women into combat arms. I do think there is not so much its generational, but not because of society. I think more generational because of experience. I think there is a difference i see a difference in the Senior Officers today you know, im going to brag a little bit about my class of 80. It has a number of three and fourstar generals right now. And even if theyve spent their career in the infantry, they spent four years training next to women. There are other services where we have senior generals who have never fired a weapon down range next to a female marine. Oh, excuse me, female service member. Or done a combat confidence course with a wo
People and destroyed 38 homes. The maximum penalty was 500,000. They were found guilty on six counts. Initially the government was asking for 562 million. Now, our legal analyst explains what could have happened. They may have misread the statute and may have realized that they werent going to have a shot at getting that figure, improving it without certain evidence the judge wont let in. That may be what happened here. Reporter pg and e issued this statement, we have made unprecedented progress and were committed to maintaining our focus on safety. Following that statement, the u. S. Attorney acknowledged hard and honest work of the employees but they came on those at the top. Hiv from the Federal Building in San Francisco, lyanne mel yend yez, abc7 news. There two major lawsuits still pending against the utility company. Local offices are being represented by the same lawyer, frank petri. He believes executives should face jail time. You cant just keep going on television and feel go
Criminal complaints. Its been nearly six years since a pipeline exploded in san bruno. A jury just delivered its verdict. Lyanne . Its important to mention no one was named in the suit. These were criminal charges, only the company was named. Pg and e was found guilty of six of the 12 charges. The jury deliberated two weeks after five and a half weeks of testimony, found guilty of not testing the pipelines and not keeping good records. Here is what the City Attorney had to say. This verdict should send a message to those pipeline operators they need to follow the law and make sure that when they operate the pipelines they do so in a safe manner. Reporter the u. S. Attorney said pg and e had chosen profits over safety. The explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. The maximum penalty was 500,00. They were found guilty on six counts. Initially the government was asking for 562 million. Now, our legal analyst explains what could have happened. They may have misread the statute