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announcer: live in times square this is good morning america. and good morning, america. you are looking at the scene of that deadly massacre. mother emanuel ame church charleston, south carolina it looks peaceful now but between 8:00 and 9:00 a gunman walked in joined the group and suddenly opened fire and police have just released these surveillance photos of the suspect calling him armed and dangerous. here s what we know right now. at least nine people are dead. one other taken to the hospital. the gunman is still on the loose and described as being in his early 20s. police are considering this a hate crime and dozens of fbi agents have been dispatched to help hunt down the killer. south carolina the entire south reeling right now because this mother ee emanuel ame church one of the oldest black churches in the south. look at this photo of martin luther king. he spoke there in 1962. it became a center for organizing during the civil rights movement. so man ....
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sen. grassley: good morning, everybody. i am pleased to be able to hold this nomination hearing for 2 very outstanding nominees, rosenstein and rachel brand. they had been nominated for 2 very important senior positions in the department of justice, deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. whodeputy attorney general, is the second in command at the department, overseas its day-to-day operations. the associate attorney general oversees the department s civil litigation departments. it is critical that we fill these 2 important positions so that the department can operate at full capacity. we couldn t have 2 better remedies for these positions. mr. rosenstein and ms. brand share a lot in common. they are both dedicated civil servants. they both have been confirmed by the senate before. in ms. brand s case, twice. and they have both served in senate-confirmed positions during president obama s administration. they are both extraordinarily talented and fair-m ....
good morning, everybody. i am pleased to hold the nomination hearing for two outstanding nominees. rod rosenstein and rachel rink. they have been nominated for two very important senior positions in the department of justice. deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. the deputy attorney general, who is the second in command at the department oversees the day to day operations. the associate attorney general overseas the department s civil litigation. it is critical that we fill so themportant positions department can operate at full capacity. we cannot have two better nominees for these positions, mr. rosenstein shares a lot in common. they both are dedicated civil servants. they have both been confirmed by the senate before. twice. brand s case, they both served during president obama s administration. externallyth talented and fair-minded lawyers, dedicated to the full and evenhanded enforcement of our laws and they will serve the department with disti ....