[hail to the chief being played] gentlemen, the president of the United States, accompanied by medal of honor recipient Sergeant Major thomas payne, United States army. [hail to the chief being played] to join me inu prayer. Almighty god, on this day of national remembrance, we pray. Menver us, lord, from evil who plot evil things in their hearts. Maintain the cause of the afflicted and execute justice for the needy. Today, we thank you for the valorous attributes and actions of Sergeant Major patrick payne, that indeed delivered the oppressed. You placed him in a family of love in a nation he loves, fostering the pure motivation of all warriors, who fight for those who stand behind him. Forequipped his hands warfare and forged within him a heart that regarded the liberty of others of greater value than his own safety. In the ranks of those whose common bond is uncommon valor, when terror needed to be boldly confronted. Onlywork through him not preserved life, but preserved the legacy
The Senate Committee held a confirmation hearing for several underground divisions including Inspector General and deputy undersecretary for intelligence and security. Some of the topics covered the Committee Hearing included whistleblower protections, election interference and servicemember misconduct. The meeting will come to order, we consider the nominations of mr. Jason, Inspector General of the department of defense. Mr. Lucas to be assistant secretary of defense that Nuclear Chemical biological and defense rooms and mr. Lewis to be assistant secretary of defense special operations. I think everyone for being here today, let me briefly say these people are and i think we have a great bunch that is certainly qualified for the mission they are accommodated for. Senior advisor, u. S. Customs and border protection, you have extensive experience leading litigation as part of the Inspector Generals offices for the federal Housing Agency and the u. S. Department of housing and urban Dev
Defense department. This is live coverage on cspan 3. Mr. Louis bremer to the assistant secretary of defense special operations. We thank everyone for being here today. Briefly say who these people are and i think we have a great bunch that is certainly qualified for the admissions that theyre nominated for. Mr. Abend, youre presently the southeastern adviser to the u. S. Customs and Border Protection and you have extensive experience leading the investigations part of the Inspector General offices for the federal Housing Finance agency and the u. S. Department of housing and urban development. Youve been former secret Service Agent with in the winter of the 2015 council of Inspector General award for excellence. Mr. Hansell, you are currently an associate director of the Boston Consulting Group in its north American Public sector, having previously served as the special assistant to the president for National Security affairs and a senior director for national threats, transnational t
Leaving shelves bear and fridges empty. Wellington with sports news. Basketball players test positive for coronavirus. Celebrations continue for liverpool. Aswill hear from their coach they are targeting more trophies. Anchor we begin the newshour in the United States where Vice President mike pence has led the first Coronavirus Task force briefing in almost two months as america reported an alltime high of new virus infections. Around 40,000 new cases were confirmed across the u. S. On thursday but mike pence echoed Donald Trumps message that the number of cases had been increasing because of accelerated testing. He said 16 states are seeing a resurgence in cases across the south and southwest. In much of the country, we are seeing jobs expanding and Economic Activity expanding, but our focus today is very much on the advent of a rising series of new cases across the american south. Where our First Mission was to save lives, once we came out of the 45 days to slow the spread, our task
Also representatives passes a Sweeping Police Reform bill sending it to the senate where it has no chance of being approved. And liverpool fans celebrate the clubs 1st English League title win in 30 years. The u. S. Centers for Disease Control believes the true number of americans infected since the pandemic began could be as high as 20000000 and that would be about 10 times higher than the 2300000 cases that have been confirmed officials have long known many have become infected without knowing some cases are being missed because of gaps in testing meanwhile the w. H. O. Says that europe is facing an upsurge in cases its happening as countries like britain ease restrictions thousands crowded onto a beach in southern england on thursday. Pandemic didnt used to accelerate with a Record Number of the new group of those cases reported on sunday with 183000 confirmed in 24 hours last week europe saw an increase in weekly cases for the 1st time in months. Brazil has Just Announced to almost