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lawmakers from two house veterans affairs subcommittees question officials on their decision to use a software system and actions to solve problems with it. this hearing is about two hours. good morning, everyone rgts. i call this hearing to order. and a quorum is present. without objection the chair is authorized to call a recess at any time. i want to welcome all witnesses and members to this hearing. i know participants have committed in similar meetings. but a reminder, if you are experiencing connectivity issues make sure you or your staff contacts our designated technical support so we can work through those and to ensure members and participants can have robust engagements, those taebdsing remotely, please remain on camera for the duration of the hearing unless you have some connectivity issue or some other matter that might prevent you from being on camera. today we will be using a virtual timer. if you want to keep that timer in your view, select greater focu ....
engagements, we ask members participating remotely to continue to remain physical on camera for the duration of their participation in the hearing unless you have some connectivity issue or some other matter that might prevent you from being on camera. today, we will be using a virtual timing to keep time. if you want to keep that timer in your view, select greater focus view, move the mouse over the second thumbnail from the white, click on the white circle, select participant and you can choose hearing timer. this will keep the timer in your view. when you are recognized, you will need to unmute and pause for two to three secretaries seconds to ensure all your words are captured. any questions about the procedures before we begin? hearing none, we will proceed. i will recognize myself for an opening statement. today s joint hearing by the oversight and investigations and technology modernization subcommittees will examine the attempts by the department of veterans a ....
hello, and welcome to st paul s cathedral, in the heart of the city of london for a service of prayer and reflection in thanksgiving for the life of queen elizabeth ii. the service will open with the first address to the whole country by king charles iii. the congregation here will represent the mass of the people to whom he will speak from now on. from north to south, east to west. because, unlike most state celebrations or commemorations, the cathedral is not filled with those that are hereby reason of rank or status. the prime minister will give a reading. but all afternoon, crowds have been queueing up outside, because almost everybody here in this wonderful church have simply turned up because they want to be here. access has been for anyone who can get to this place today. and as, outside buckingham palace, all day the crowds have been flowing around the crowds have been flowing around the cathedral, they want to take part. it is clear that this will be a service ....
affection, guidance, understanding, and example. queen elizabeth s was a life well-lived, a promise with destiny kept. and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. that promise of lifelong service i renew to all today. alongside the personal grief that all my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you in the united kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state, in the commonwealth, and across the world, a deep sense of gratitude for the more than 70 years in which my mother, as queen, served the people of so many nations. in 1947, on her 21st birthday, she pledged in a broadcast through capetown to the commonwealth to devote her life, whether it be short or long, to the service of her peoples. that was more than a promise. it was a profound personal commitment, which defined her whole life. she made sacrifices for duty. her dedication and devotion, sovereign, never wavered through times of change and progress, through times of joy and cele ....
south of france and corsica fight huge forest fires banned by high temperatures and strong winds. close to the tourist resort of saint tropez, nearly 2000 fire fighters have been put into action as dozens of homes are evacuated. and britain s adam peaty has broken his own 50 metre breast stroke world record, in the heats of the world swimming championships in hungary. good morning. it s tuesday the 25th ofjuly. i m ben brown. welcome to bbc newsroom live. builders could be banned from selling new houses as leasehold properties in england under proposals put forward by the government today. it comes after it emerged some housing developers have been selling the leasehold on to investment firms without always telling homeowners, leading to extra costs or rising charges. the government says there is a particular problem in the north west of england where houses were being sold on leasehold although it s not clear why. the communities secretary, sajid javid, has said eno ....