And were live this morning awaiting the start on the forum from the center for strategic and international studies. Live coverage should start in a moment. Thank you all for we really appreciate you joining us. Thats better. Thank you all for coming today. Really appreciate you joining us here today. Thanks for coming out this morning. I think weve got a really exciting morning of discussion. First of all, breeief introductions, im Whit Saumweber director of the stephenson ocean security project. And from my point of view, there is no better representation of that nexus than the issue of Climate Change and how its impacting our oceans and what that means for our broader world. A few weeks ago the ipcc released reports taking deeper dives into the effects Climate Change is having on this world. One focused on the impact on lands, and the ocean and the cry owe sphere. That report is fascinating. Its the current state of the science about what we know, what we understand, the impacts of C
Today. Really appreciate you joining us here today. Thanks for coming out this morning. I think weve got a really exciting morning of discussion. First of all, brief introductions, im Whit Saumweber director of the stephenson ocean security project. We are a program thats focused on the intersection of marine sustainability challenges and National Security issues. And from my point of view, there is no better representation of that nexus than the issue of Climate Change and how its impacting our oceans and what that means for our broader world. A few weeks ago the ipcc released reports taking deeper dives into the effects Climate Change is having on this world. One focused on the impact on lands, and the ocean and the sphere. That report is fascinating. Its the current state of the science about what we know, what we understand, the impacts of Climate Change are going to be on the ocean. And it posted a really, really stark view of the differences between taking strong, aggressive acti
Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 54, the nays are 37, the nomination is confirmed. The clerk will report the next nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, brian c. Buescher, of nebraska, to be United States district judge for the district of nebraska. The presiding officer the question is on the nomination. A senator i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote change the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to change their vote . The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates actions. Mr. Merkley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from north dakota. Mr. Hoeven madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the senate pro
■d n;■[background noises] this hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. z for thousands of years Pacific Islanders have been masters of the seat navigating oceans by canoe guided only by the stars. With Climate Change and globalization hitting their shores they have become innovators on how to save their heritage. There are over a million and a pacificisland ancestry. Over 1000 citizens from freely associated state serving in the United States armed forces. This put people to people ties at the heart of our relationship to a part of the world that has been a vital and Strategic Interests of the United States. During world war i built an airstrip what is now the nation. But today it is the peoples republic of china that i the for american airstrip. Beijing is signaling is policing deals to provide ■[cybersecur and Community Policing assistance in the region. Since the islands change their recognition from taiwan to china, prc nationals the island. Floo
Suspect where you see the detectives working behind that truck. This all started at one of the Stores Shopping centers around 12 30. Employees at a store called police about a shoplifter. They said she was armed with a gun. They chased her under the highway 24 overpass and into the city of oakland where three Police Officers confronted the woman on the street in the 3400 block of hollis. Several reporters asked police if the woman pointed her gun at them and heres what they had to say. Our sfefrs located the suspect in the 3400 block of hollis street. They were advised that the suspect was armed with a gun. The officers discharged their weapons, striking the suspect. Reporter so there was no definitive answer on whether or not the woman pointed the gun at the police or how many shots were fired or if she fired any shots. However, there is a gun lying next to the womans body. Back live from sky 7 hd investigators from the emeryville and Oakland Police departments are on the scene along