Committee will come to order. Welcome, commissioner koskinen. On december 20th, the Senate Confirmed John Koskinen as the 48th commissioner of the Internal Revenue service. Commissioner koskinen joins the service after a very distinguished service in the leadership of freddie mac, deputy mayor and city administrator of washington, d. C. And as Deputy Director for management at the office of mansionment and budget and before that, as ceo of a Management Consulting firm where he helped to turn around large and troubled organizations. A career im sure thats fitting at this point in time. Commissioner koskinens career centered on stepping in and repairing failing institutions from private companies to the d. C. Government to freddie mac and given the challenges facing the irs im very hopeful that the troubled agency will benefit from your experience, commissioner. The irs staffed with hard working men and women who do a tough job collecting 2. 4 trillion in annual revenue and administering
I would ask everyone inhouse to make a courtesy check that your cell phones are off. We will post the program for your future reference. Youre always welcome to send your questions or comments. Hosting our discussion today is celine perth. Academic research focuses on the volatility in the developing world. Prior to joining us she was the assistant professor of economics at Amherst College of and a visiting Research Scholar at northeastern university. A masters degree in economics from rochester. Please join me in welcoming our speaker. [applause] thank you very much. It is good to see everyone here today. My colleague james, who really organized this event, apologizes he could not be here today. I am pleased to have the privilege of joining this panel to discuss unions and membership in unions. Labor unions are some of the largest political spenders in the United States. In the last midterm election, unions operated 10 of the 20 largest Political Action committees. They also made of t
Next at eight. Students at San Jose City college are told to stay in their classrooms. As Police Search the campus for a gunman. We are live on the scene lockdown. As Police Respond campus. This all began late this college. On moorpark avenue. There has not been a sugar found. The classs tonight have been cancelled. Pam told about the class is for tomorrow . And the police have closed off so many of the streets. And have those Police Barricades being lifted . They have all been lifted it was quite chaotic at the scene. The middle of rush hour. There were tons of cars trying to get to the campus. They wanted to get their final exam completed. But there were not able to get on campus but now it is clear. The traffic is open and the barricades have been cleared. Pam reggie, thank you for the update of San Jose City college. Earlier this evening. We chancellor of San Jose City spoke about the lockdown andturning now to other news. Also, vicki leave the office. Yes, we have been getting a l
This morning to prevent another tragedy led new town from happening again. And the National Rifle association is speaking out. Cold weather and you can see a clear from the roof cam from van ness. Severance is go is the mild spot on the map here today. San jose is 35 degrees, oakland is also 35, concord 31 livermore coming in at 30 degrees. You want your readers cranking as temperatures will continue to drop over the next couple of hours. Elsewhere in the north bay we have the coldest numbers. 28 for napa and vallejo navato is at the freezing mark with 32. Elsewhere were talking low to mid 30s. It feels like 30 degrees when you factor in the wind chill. Napa feels like it is in the mid 20s. It is definitely a cold start out there. The temperatures are called is in the north bay and the National Weather service has issued a freeze warning for that area. Frost advisory is also an effect for the bay shoreline and the interior east bay. What this means is that it is really cold this mornin
Hostage, david haines. Two dozen American Allies and other nations gathered in paris to discuss how to respond to the isis threat. About 40 countries have now joined the coalition to confront the terror group. France today began flying Reconnaissance Missions over iraq. Australia now is sending warplanes to the region. But its not at all clear how many partners will play substantial roles in what the Obama Administration somewhat reluctantly now calls a war against isis. Our correspondents and analysts are standing by with full coverage. Lets begin with our white house correspondent, michelle kosinski. Michelle . Reporter the white house keeps talking about this fight, this war now against isis being all about building this international coalition. What will that look like exactly . What countries will do what militarily . Today the administration is holding its cards close. Even though there is mixed messaging out there on who has made offers, on whom the u. S. Will work with and whom