And i are appearing on a 9 11 panel in denver this evening. I hope youll give him my best. I shall. As my youngest daughter would say, your former Ranking Member, susan collins, is one of my besties. We stayed good Close Friends and we Work Together on the intelligence reform law of 2004. I also have great affection for all of us testifying before you today. Worked very closely with everyone on this panel on homeland topics. And we continue to stick together, which i think is a good thing. 12 years ago today as the towers were falling and the pentagon fire was burning, i was walking toward the u. S. Capitol. My destination was the Intelligence Committee rooms in the capitol dome, the place most consider was the intended target of the plane that went down in shanksville. My staff called to alert me that the capitol had just been closed as were the house and Senate Office buildings. So most of congress, including me, milled around the lawn in front of the capitol. There was no evacuation
Today, ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the 911 attacks were held in new york city, shanks berg, pennsylvania, and washington. The president and joe biden began the day observing a moment. F silence on the white house [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [bell tolls] [no audio] taps] playings [audible marching] [audible marching] a the president delivered wreath to the pentagon memorial and delivered a speech to honor the 184 people who died 12 years ago on the flight that crashed into the pentagon. Flightmerican airlines 2001. September 11 placing a wreath at the line of the pentagon memorial. Taps] playing good morning. Scripture, we learn of the miracle of restoration. Have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again. From the depths of the earth, you will bring me up again and increase my greatness and comfort me again. Secretary hagel and general members of our armed all, thend most of survivors to bear the wounds of that day and the families of those we lo
[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] heres a look of some of what is ahead on sees him. Janeidge along with harman testify on the threats the u. S. Is facing 12 years after 9 11. The remarks from another Homeland Security person. A little bit later, a dc circuit of appeals argument in the case of verizon versus the sec. We will look at whether they should treat all traffic equally. , leadershis week awarded the congressional gold medal to the four girls who died in the earning of Church Bombing in 1953. See the ceremony tonight starting at 835 eastern here on cspan. Thisg up tomorrow, continues. This video competition is underway. It is open to all and high school students. We are doubling the prize money. Most important issue you think congress should consider in 2014. You should show varying points of view. Need more information . Visit studentcam. Org. Testifies onridge the type of threats the u. S. Is facin
Eight glorious years. He went on to become after that become governor of pennsylvania. Our neighbor to the north. And first secretary of the department of Homeland Security. Since stepping down as governor, hes not only led the department, but hes also served as chairman of the National Security task force at the chamber of commerce and on boards of the institute of defense analysis, the center for studies of the presidency and congress and chairman of the National Organization on disability. Meanwhile, he travels the world as head of his firm, ridge global, and any other number of entities. Somewhere along the line he convinced a woman named michelle marry him. They have two wonderful kids that weve been privileged to know, leslie and tommy. Delighted to see you and thank you for your friendship and extraordinary Serve Service to our country. Next, jane harman, former congresswoman from california, 36th district. During her tenure in the house of representatives, congresswoman harmon
[ music ] jennifer many people think that Climate Change only threatens the future and wont effect them. Try telling that to the victims of super storm sandy. Its been over a month since sandy slammed the east coast and killed 120 people in the u. S. And caused billions of dollars of damage. Unless you live in one of the affected areas you probably think things are back to norm. But thats because the media is barely cleaning up the cleanup efforts. In new york city, theyre living in third world conditions, raw sewage continues to flow into water ways. Thousands still have no power and direct Subway Service is not expected to return into the middle of next year. We were up to five feet of water. It was not water but it was all cesspool so it was sewage water. How much can a body tank. Blankets, two socks three sweaters and gloves. They have got garbage theyre cleaning in other areas and putting it on the beach here, yet we have still have garbage here. Its the way life is. Jennifer thou