Are aware of my previous to government positions at the pentagon and at Us Central Command and there is a great interest of having more veterans type programs here at the museum and at the library. However tonight its a little different. I normally ask veterans to please stand up and take about. But tonight, i would like anybody who is a first responde responder, police officer, fireman, emt, paramedie stand up. [applause] thank you very much for what you do. And keeping us safe every single day and the mission you do for us. And now with tonights program, it is pleasure to have our author back the last time he was here he spoke about the governments doomsday plans of raven locke. And now we are welcome him back to discuss another somber topic the terror attacks of 9 11 to have a 360degree account told to those who experienced it the only plane in the sky. A distinguished magazine journalist and regular tv commentator spent more than a dozen years covering politics and technology and n
Syed and his nomination to be deputy administrator of the Small Business administration. Madam president , this republican obstruction has gone on long enough. I ask my colleagues from across the aisle to join me in supporting this important nominee. Dilawar syed is more than qualified to serve in this role at the Small Business administration. He is an entrepreneur and a job creator with decades of firsthand experience in business entrepreneurship and community engagement. He has experience working directly with Small Business owners and has led efforts to drive Economic Growth at the local, state, and federal levels. Simply put, at the sba, he would be an asset to our nations Small Businesses and would bring a critical voice to the agency which currently lacks a fully staffed leadership team. The sba has not had a senateconfirmed deputy administrator for more than five years. This is a critical mistake. This highlevel absence weakens the agency and inhibits the sbas ability to serve
analysis. we began with mary and rafferty live, with the latest in a frightening string of attacks in san francisco marion good evening. good evening violent we can across the nation not to shoot his terrifying residence it was known as san francisco stroller alley, mothers and nannies say they have become a target of my violent muggings at the hands of the gangs and kids wearing masks and will willing baseball backs. this doorbell camera video you see, obtained by the san francisco chronicle , shows one of the incidents where the woman was attacked by a male wearing a ski mask. other two women were reportedly assaulted last week, by youth who allegedly struck a woman with a bat, and a number that was it in the face. san francisco police believe the group that is responsible for 11 thefts in the final week of june alone. the know we valley areas won of san francisco s wealthiest communities. known for young families average home, is valued at $1.7 million. robberies in the
tennessee, kentucky and mississippi yesterday. the red cross is on the ground offering shelter to residents. nicole valdes is on the ground in nashville, tennessee with the latest. nicole what do you see. honestly unspeakable damage as we mourn the lives of six people across tennessee who lost their lives one of those a child in montgomery county and let me show you what were seen it is so horrific, you can take a look at this home, look to the left of it, that is somebody s bed completely in the open the sheer force of the tornado that moved through madison tennessee that ripped up the wall surrounding the bedroom. i will take a walk to show you it s not just isolated to one home, this entire street, each house has significant severe damage, roofs, unimaginably torn to pieces, using the power lines that are just laying on the driveway. take a look further that is another home, the second story most eviscerated in the force of the storm and were waiting for a lot more i
Health care, decreased wait times and modernize the va i. T. System. Good morning here today were pleased to welcome back our good friend dr. David shulkin, the new secretary of the department of Veterans Affairs. The last time you appeared before our committee you were v under sector for health. Now youve been kicked upstairsp after a Unanimous Senate confirmation vote, we become unanimous and that says a lot in this political environment so congratulations. We come with your background i know you a great background inph philadelphia. I just learned you certainly bring a lot of experience to the job. Although im sure these days the challenges are very daunting for you. We realize this ring is a bit unusual. Ua rather than a typical budgeting where you have at this time of year we are limited tod discussion of the skinny budget, the skinny budget mentors that omb sent to the hill in march. The two page entry for the va doesnt give us much to go on in terms of Program Priorities or plan