Ultimately harming consumers because then it giving access to the best information from across the internet. Watch the communiques tonight at eight eastern on cspan2. X, general mackenzie answers questions on the president 2021 Defense Budget request and how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the middle east. Our meeting will come to order. The Committee Meets today to receive the testimony of the United States Central Command. I would like to welcome our witness, general frank mckenzie, commander of the United States Central Command. I want to add that immediately following this mornings open hearing well move to svc217 in the Senate Visitor center for a closed session which will be an opportunity for general mackenzie to answer some of the questions that might make a note of questions that come along that are not appropriate answer in the setting so that we can do it later. I would like to begin by recognizing two United States marines, gunner Sergeant Diego Pongo and captain mois
The administrations decision to support children with Critical Illness is a decision that was recently reversed following public outrage and pressure from the subcommittee that i will now recognize myself for five minutes to give an Opening Statement and then i will turn to the Ranking Member. We are here to get to the bottom of the administrations mysterious campaign to deport critically ill children and their families. It appears this policy has thankfully been reversed after congress and the American People rose up in an outcry with full inhumanity on display in this policy. Im going to treat this hearing is not only an honor in the memory of her late beloved chairman Elijah Cummings but as a hearing in direct pursuit of a policy objective that was close to his heart that threatened deportation of Sick Children was that such outreach chairman cummings that his last official act before his death was to issue subpoenas to hold the administration to account. On wednesday in the waning
Now to our top story. Hundreds of thousands of people across the country turned out for the Second Annual womens march all in support of female empowerment, equality and the me too movement. Here is another look at the scene. In marchers made their way on bart into the the city. We have Team Coverage around the bay area. Jessica flores is in San Francisco, and devin in san jose. Jessica. Well or organizer organizers just told me they had more than 60,000 folks march the streets. This year folks turned that outrage into action. In San Francisco the march today Inspiring Women to run for Political Office tomorrow. The theme this year, hear our vote. We will get your take on the streets because r because we have we have a lot of work to do. For many here it is another round of fighting for womens rights. It is hopeful. Hopeful because of the next generation. Just having this happen all around me reminds me no matter what obstacles are in our way we can always keep pushing and follow our d
I will find another job. Workers at an oakland restaurant are protesting against the owner who is accused of sexually harassing his female employees. Seven managers at the boot and shoe Service Pizzerias said they were going to resign tonight. They said they would quit unless the owner sells the business. So far, it is not clear if they are stepping down. Katie nielsen is outside the restaurant tonight. Reporter employees who worked here at boot and shoe service have been protesting out in front of the restaurant since it opened around five him. We have seen a number of people walking by who have stopped to talk and show support. Tracy owns a furniture business near boot and shoe service. You come across the street and you see people standing out in front of their workplace for a cause that matters to them. It is fabulous. Reporter of a group of people called out sick so they could protest in front of the restaurant. Holding signs that read now creeps in the kitchen and im not working
President trump has a full day of meetings ahead with cabinet members as the fbi refutes his allegation that former president Obama Wiretapped him. In fact, sources say fbi director james comey is now calling on the Justice Department to publicly reject the claims as the president calls on congress to investigate them. Abcs lana zak has the latest from washington. Reporter today, the senate is expecting to hear more from the attorney general Jeff Sessions abut his meetings with the russian ambassador. Overshadowing that is the fallout from the president s twitter bomb. Terrible, he tweets, just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory. Nothing found. But the president provided no evidence to back up these claims and a senior Justice Department official told abc news the director of the fbi himself, james comey, has asked the Justice Department to publicly reject the president s five twitter statements as false. The former director of National Inte