Good morning, members of the committee. I call this meeting on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry to order. We welcome sonny perdue. Members of this committee have great appreciation for the farmers, ranchers, and other stake holders directly affected by decisions made by the secretary. The department of agriculture is made up of 29 agencies and offices that employs nearly 100,000 men and women that work in all 50 states and all around the globe. Leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, Scientific Research and related issues that impact americans virtually every day. Throughout our nations history, our farmers, ranchers, and folks in Rural America have survived drought, disease, floods, tornado, and lately, yes, lately, prairie fires in kansas and whatever else Mother Nature throws at them. Year after year, they produce the safest, most abundant supply in the world but today, growers around the country are facing tough Economic Times with mult
To cspan. Org. Each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. We visited Woodrow Wilsons house in washington dc, where the 28th president retired in 1921, after leading the nation through world war i and its diplomatic aftermath. He died here three years later. The executive director guides us through. The United States entered the war on april 6, 1917, as an ally of britain, france, and russia. Two million american soldiers saw combat in france. Mr. Enholm i am robert enholm, the president of this site in washington d. C. This is the home into which president and mrs. Wilson moved the day they left the white house in 1921. The home itself was built in 1916, and the wilsons acquired in december 1920, and decided to remain in washington, d. C. This home is a time capsule. It basically takes us back about 100 years ago, and allows us to see the way the world was then. We sometimes have the illusion that people in history where like us, only they were dowdy clothe
Form. The governor is the great politician of all time. He laughs at everything. My brother died haha. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley tonight, President Trump is facing his first crisis requiring decisions that only a president can make. After a chaotic beginning to his administration, the world is watching what he will choose. Tonight, the pentagon is presenting mr. Trump with options for a u. S. Strike on the Syrian Regime, a response to that nerve gas attack this week that killed more than 80 syrian civilians. Nerve gas is banned by international convention. Its use is a war crime. But syrian dictator, Bashar Alassad, has inflicted it repeatedly against civilians who rebelled against his rule six years ago. Today, mr. Trump said, something has to happen. Holly williams reports from the Syrian Border where survivors of the attack are being treated. Reporter abdul hameed alyoussef lost his ninemonthold twins in the attack. Aya and ahmed. Say gone, my loves, he
I am doug swanson, visiting Service Manager and producer of the series. Begin todays program, i would like to remind you of other programs that will be taking place at this location in the near future. Tomorrow evening on thursday, march 30 at seven 30 p. M. , the state of alaska is sponsoring a performance of the Alaska Chamber group as the state celebrates its centennial of the the russian america. On thursday, april 13 that semiquiet p. M. , we will present a panel discussion, 100 years, world war i and the weight of sacrifice where the discussion will center around the new National World war i memorial that will be built at persian park in washington dc. To find out more about these and our other programs, you can take one of our monthly event calendars in the lobby, or you can visit our website at www. Archives. Gov calendar. Our topic for today is president ial libraries, curating george w. Bush. Kanter is a professor of the inner. Colombian arts and sciences at George Washington
The hunt. You dont have to watch it to be shocked and we wont show it but this is the face of an innocent man 74yearold rob godwin, sr. , apparently murdered for no reason his killing broadcast on facebook by Steve Stephens. Cleveland police say a nation is now searching for him. Our reach now is, um, basically all over this country. Reporter in rambling response, stephens explained. I snapped. I snapped dog i just snapped, dog. Blaming the killing on his live in follow mr. Girlfriend saying he couldnt take it any more. Theres video that seems to show he was planning for something in a shooting range. Empty that boy. We getting ready. Reporter billboards are up but where Steve Stephens . This cell phone was last detected in erie pa when multiple 911 calls came in local the reporting sights in philadelphias Fairmount Park Police Arrived on two wheels, four wheels and by air. Dozens of schools were were locked down. They received a call from the police saying to put the school on lock do