Jerome powell was on capitol hill to update lawmakers on the economy and Monetary Policy. He spoke about the Economic Impact of the coronavirus, Cyber Threats in the Banking Sector and his influence in the Global Economy among other topics. This services hearing is three hours. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. Id like to welcome back chairman powell. As i discussed earlier, and at our last hearing with you, i remain very concerned about the president s efforts to interfere with the feds interMonetary Policy. A recent news story noted that trump has tweeted over 100 times about your nomination. Many of those tweets appear to be attempting to exercise pressure on the fed. Chairman powell, you and the fed board of governors must not be swayed by these aggressive tactics. Fedsolding the independence, you should also be mindful of public perception. Of course, trump continues to claim credit for Economic Growth that was put in motion by the policies of p
In of George Washington. Guest good morning, welcome to mount vernon. Behind me you see George Washington, the first president , being sworn in at federal hall in new york city in 1789 in were thet how well duties and powers of the office that he was about to step into, how well were they defined at that moment when he was sworn in . Guest they were not defined at all. The presidency was a brandnew institution. There had not been anything like it certainly in america and really in the world. It was a new experiment of an elected magistrate who at one point would be the head of state, like a king, but at the same time be the chief executioner of the laws, the chief executive, the chief policymaker. It was not clear where the powers of the legislature and where the powers of the president would be defined. Washington really created that office, and many of the precedents, many of the things we come to think of as president ial, come down from his example in the office host 59 when he89,
App. Judd, a Border Patrol agent. National Border Patrol council is. Guest we are the organization that represents the interests of Border Patrol agencies nationwide. We represent them legally and politically in whatever they want us to do. Host how long have you been a Border Patrol agent . Guest 22 years. Host President Trump is meeting with your group. Can you tell us what that is expected to be about . Guest he will be talking about what the policies of the administration has implemented to make our job safer and, two and more importantly, what he has been doing the border more secure for the American Public. Host you have been a Border Patrol agent for 22 years. Under a lot of administrations, give us a sense of how things are under the Trump Administration, for your organization. Guest if you look at the past administration, we felt demoralized. Policiesot due to by the agency, we were not allowed to do our job. When that happens, we just dont feel good. Everybody wants to feel l
She didnt return home to Salt Lake City where she was said to be honored with a women in tech award. Good evening, everyone. Im frank somerville. Im julie haener. Her family said she was found dead in her rental car in san jose yesterday. Ktvus andre senior joins us outside San Jose Police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. Andre. Reporter tonight San Jose Police will not confirm the body found in that vehicle in that quiet neighborhood is that of erin valenta, but her family and friends say it is her body, in fact, and theyre now looking for answers in this case and theyre mourning her passing. There are flowers, a note with three hearts and the name erin written on it sitting on a sidewalk on the 6500 block of lane in san jose. Her body was found in a car here saturday night. When we came out to walk our dog, we noticed all the activity. Reporter this resident told us he had an inkling of what might be happening here because he had been following a Facebook Page creat
Prisoners escaping. All of this after President Trump withdrew a group of American Forces meant to deter such an invasion from occurring and today u. S. Secretary of defense mark esper confirmed that a fullest withdrawal from multiple times this morning about the situation saying he is dealing with congress about imposing sanctions on turkey. Turkish president erdogan claims more than 20 kurdish villages have been taken over by his forces. He added turkey will advance around 20 miles into syria to help maintain the countrys territorial integrity. We will divide the territory of 480 kilometers down the middle. We will advance 30 to 35 kilometers into territory suitable for the safe zone map as we declared before. Reporter as turkish airstrikes continue to bombard kurdish towns over the past few days, u. S. Forces came under turkish fire. No american soldiers were as these bombings take place, the Syrian Democratic forces say isis fighters and family sy at least 40 civilian casualties ar