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Lop trail. Them was able to push thinking the lion away and it took off down in the brush. Reporter the task now is to catch the lion somewhere out here. Specially trained dogs are used to track the lions scent. If captured dna will be used to match a sample taken from the girl. We will capture the lion we will collect dna evidence and make sure we captured the correct lion. There are only about three Mountain Lions in the preserve. Some hikers have no concern about being attacked. I feel large ...

New years eve im Frances Rivera im cori coffin we begin with breaking new urge. Wildfires rage in some of the countrys most populated arease witnessed massive flames creating columns of smoke over 8 miles high the columns are generating their own weather. Now authorities also say at least four people are missing and a firefighter was killed when extreme winds flipped his truck. Its the third firefighter death there in two weeks the major concern now is for the roughly 4,000 people who are trappe...

A discussion of military and civilian National Service programs, from the Brookings Institution, this is just over an hour. 30 seconds. 30 seconds was particularly effective. It is my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. I will begin by introducing myself briefly. I am bill gault, senior fellow in the government studies program at brookings, delighted to be a small cog in the Service Share alliance. And two people in particular, mel sawhill conceding the stand working tirelessl...

Mr. Sullivan mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from alaska. Mr. Sullivan mr. President , its thursday afternoon, and that means its certainly one of my favorite times in the u. S. Senate because its when i get to come down to the senate floor and recognize an alaskan who has done something thats great for our state, great for the community, great for the country, you name it. I come down here and brag about somebody who i represent in alaska, and i call this person the alaskan of...

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at Service Year Alliance, i want to welcome you all to this important event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the webcast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning youll be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent...

30 seconds. 30 seconds particularly and interesting. Its my opportunity to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill glass than, a senior fellow in the government studies program, here at brookings. Delighted to be a small cargo in the brookings Service Alliance machine. That is produced this meeting. I want to thank. Two people in particular bell sol hill, for conceiving it is day and working tirelessly for the past six months to bring abo...

Its my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill galston. Delighted to be a small cog in in the Service Alliance machine that produced this meeting. I want to thank two people in particular. Belle sawhill for conceiving of this day and working tirelessly over a period of at least six months to bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense moral authority to our enterprise this mo...

Hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society, to bridge the divides and to restore a sense of community. In recent years, much has been done, sadly, to burn rather than to build the bridges in our civic nation leading to a growing culture of fear and distrust, incivility, and a reflex to retreat into the safety of tribalis...

Military and civilian National Service. Well hear from americorps members. This has been a fabulous day. I want to thank barbara who walked in. I agree we have saved the best for last. No question. Whenever i do a Service Event i say we have to hear from young people who are serving or have served because they understand what its about because its at the ground level. Im so excited about this panel. I want to thank my friend bill for his overthetop comments. I had the privilege of starting the p...

Second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill glass than, a senior fellow in the government studies program, here at brookings. Delighted to be a small cargo in the brookings Service Alliance machine. That is produced this meeting. I want to thank. Two people in particular bell sol hill, for conceiving it is day and working tirelessly for the past six months to bring about. To bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense m...