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This is 15 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, the president and Vice President of the United States accompanied by bob mcdonald. Good afternoon, everybody. Please be seated. Let me start by thanking acting secretary gibson for welcoming us here today. Im pleased to be joined by our Vice President , joe biden, from leaders across this department and our many partners particularly representatives from our incredible veterans and military Family Service organizations. I want to begin by making a basic ...

That china sent us. So, everybodys working on the same line and were doing very well. Were do well in a lot of ways and our country is coming back strong. When you look at job numbers, weve never had job numbers like we have right now. Okay . Well, he made a statement representing himself. He shouldnt be doing that. I have a very Good Relationship with anthony. Thank you very much. Thank you. But dr. Fauci, who has earned the trust of millions of americans during the pandemic, is staying focusse...

Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im katherine downes. Its not been going to plan for rory at the masters can he turn it round and make the cut . Well have the latest from augusta. No scotland, no party the celebrations continue as the mens side reach their first major tournament for 22 years. He dreaded every second of playing for yorkshire former spinner azeem rafiq gives his first statement at the inquiry into institutional racism at the cricket club. Also coming up in the programme. Can kell b...

Recommended they not be used . I read reports of that, sir. Okay. You were once an rso, correct . Yes, sir. In your distinguished career, do you ever remember recommending that a service not be used . That being hired over your protest or yourar recommendation . Not in my experience, sir. Okay. But you would have at some point recommended somebody or maybe not recommended anybody . Was it your job to look at the performance of these people tht you were w aware of . When when we have barredded co...

We have mobile security teams and agents on the ground with u. S. Marines that are there. Those agents are going to stay for much longer period of time, probably up to 90 days until we are sure that we have a proper security that we can then start replacing them with a permanent personnel that we are going to have on the ground. The 30day rotations as the arb pointed out were not conducive to security operations. Are there any incentives that the department can provide or can think to provide fo...

This House Committee on the benghazi attack hearing about to get under way. While we have a second were going to take a chance and give you some background on todays hearing from a capitol hill reporter. Welcome for purposes of taking testimony pursuant to house rules. Chair will recognize himself and Ranking Member for purposes of making Opening Statement. Without objection the Opening Statement of any other member of the committee who wishes to provide one will be included in the record. A lit...

As we continue to take a look president s speech yesterday on surveillance reforms, were join at the desk by James Branford the author and leading expert on the National Security agency. Mr. Branford, as you look at the changes that the president announced yesterday, how drastic these and how much of these were more cosmetic reforms . Think they were more cosmetic than dramatic. Changes were pretty much required. There was really a need for him to take some action. So he did take some action, bu...

Far enough in the role reforms that he announced. Did he go too far . What role would you like to see Congress Take up . Our phone lines are open. Independents can call 202628 0205. If youre outside United States, oh 184. Ber is 202628 a very good saturday morning to you. The president s speech touched on everything from phone records, emails and phone calls, National Security letters and five the courts. We will go over all of that on washington journal. We will have a washington reactions from...

But to help build this country. This is our first task as a society. Keeping our children safe. This is how we will be judged. And their voices should compel us to change. And thats why last month i asked joe to lead an effort along with members of my cabinet to come up with some concrete steps we can take right now to keep our children safe. To help prevent mass shootings. To reduce the broader epidemic of gun violence in this country. And we cant put this off any longer. Just last thursday, as...

Proactively preparing for potential disasters and readily responding to a situation as it occurs. Across the department, from fema, to mppd to science and technology, we work with a wide array of government, private and nonprofit faithbased organizations to build and foster resilience. Not as a concept, but as an applied reality. Fema is leading implementation of the National Preparedness system. My colleague here today will discuss our Critical Infrastructure, security and resilience programs, ...