the chair recognizes the gentleman from montana. mr. gianforte: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gianforte: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1858, introduced by congressman tom marino of pennsylvania. post ll names the liberty office the staff sergeant ryan scott ostrom post office in honor of staff sergeant ostrom who was killed in the line of action in iraq. i now yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania, the sponsor of the bill, such time as he may consume to explain the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. marino: thank you, sir. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of my legislation to rename the liberty, pennsylvania, post office, after staff sergeant ryan scott ostrom. he was born in 1979 in pennsylvania where he attended liberty high school. while

montana. many have come to claim their piece over the years but before the prospectors and explorers there were the plains indians. the absaroka have been master horsemen since they adopted spanish-introduced mustangs in the 18th century. >> kennard: general blackjack pershing. he called the native americans, the centaurs of the plains. >> anthony: better known as the "crow" they were once part of the larger hadassah tribe. centuries ago they split off on their own and wandered or were pushed by conflict with the blackfeet, cheyenne, and dakota until settling here in the yellowstone river valley. >> kennard: that horse became everything to our people. >> anthony: kennard real bird grew up ranching and raising horses here at medicine tail coulee, which happens to be the exact spot where general george custer had the worst day of his life. kennard raises horses for rodeo, for riding, and for this, indian relay racing. >> kennard: the athletic ability on them kids are just amazing. the competitio

in montana, mr. kuntz. >> yes, sir. chairman isakson, ranking member tester and distinguished members of the committee, on behalf of montana, i would like to extend our gratitude for the opportunity to share with you our views and recommendations. we applaud the committee's dedication in addressing the critical issues around veteran suicide. as someone who has personally lost a family member who was a veteran to ptsd, i want to appreciate my sincere thanks. montana has the highest suicide rate in the country with 68.6 per 100,000. this is significantly higher than both the national veterans suicide rate and the western region veteran suicide rate. as an organization that's immersed in suicide prevention, we think it's very important that you have a framework to understand suicide. the model that we use is a combination of biological susceptibility and environmental factors then lead to malfunctioning neuron communications which develop into suicidal ideation, behavior, and other symptoms. examples of

whitefish energy, population two, is based in whitefish, montana, population, 7200. that also happens to be the home town of president trump's interior secretary ryan zinke. david begnaud, who for weeks covered the hurricane damage in puerto rico, is now on a whitefishing expedition in montana. david. >> reporter: we found the headquarters in a remote, affluent area nestled in the mountains of northwestern montana. it's not overstating it to say it's in the middle of nowhere. the headquarters turns out to be a two-bedroom, two-bath house that's owned by the c.e.o. of whitefish energy. according to real estate record online, the house was up for sale, but it was taken off the market two days after hurricane maria made landfall in puerto rico. we found the headquarters in rural montana, but it appears to be a private residence. ( doorbell ). >> who are you looking for? >> reporter: andy techmanski. i know the mail in front of the house says his name. >> this says wish. >> reporter: it says wish holding. thank you, sir. wish secured a contract with prepare athe puerto r

in montana, mr. kuntz. >> yes, sir. chairman isaac sn, ranking member tester and distinguished members of the committee, on behalf of montana, i would like to extend our gratitude for the opportunity to share with you our views and recommendations. we applaud the committee's dedication in addressing the critical issues around veteran suicide. as someone who has personally lost a family member who was a veteran to ptsd, i want to appreciate my sincere thanks. montana has the highest suicide rate in the country with 68.6 per 100,000. this is significantly higher than both the national veterans suicide rate and the western region veteran suicide rate. as an organization that's immersed in suicide prevention, we think it's very important that you have a framework to understand suicide. the model that we use is a combination of biological susceptibility and environmental factors then lead to malfunctioning neuron communications which develop into suicidal ideation, behavior, and other symptoms. examples o

this is being co—ordinated from a relatively small office block in a small town in montana? no, they are on the ground in puerto rico and they have a travelling command centre based in san warne at the moment. what are people in your town making of the fa ct people in your town making of the fact that suddenly you're in the middle of a story getting global coverage? right, a lot of people are excited that a small montana town is doing this big important work. a lot of people are sceptical. whitefish montana is also the home of the secretary of the interior, ryan zinke, and people say that maybe some favours were appalled to get the contract. secretary ryan zinke and the whitefish energy ceo say that they know each other, it is a small town but no favours were asked and they were not in contact about this contract. more information on the bbc website. we often talk about brazilian politics and it is a complicated affair. back in august 2016, dilma rousseff became the first democratically—elected female president in the world to be impeached and removed from office. then, ea

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y arriba de la montaÑa hay una zona poblada que tambiÉn tuvo que ser evacuada. conmigo se encuentran estos momentos el seÑor cÉsar rondÓn y es uno de los vecinos de la zona y dice que tiene mucho miedo porque ha visto cÓmo se han propagado las llamas en toda la zona y es realmente preocupante. >> veo, estaba la llama y inmediatamente llamamos a los bomberos. salvador: usted estÁ preparado para estos desastres? >> con lo que pasÓ en napa estamos preparados y es traumÁtico. los carros no pueden pasar porque todo estÁ cerrado. salvador: como escucharon al seÑor rendÓn es una situacide este incendio y hemos hablado con un testigo que nos dijo que Él vio que una persona estaba en esas montaÑas y quealió corrndo de la montaÑa y bajo a esta zona donde estÁn los bomberos y disimuladamente escapÓ por lo que la policÍa ahora estÁ buscando a este individuo porque creen que puede haber sido supuesto que esta confirmaciÓn lo tendremos de parte de las autoridades mÁs adelante. por supuesto que tambiÉn mantienen el llamado de emergencia ya que hay miles de

esta empresa es de montaÑa. -- de montana. ademÁs, estarÍa vinculado son con loneta, quien contribuyÓ con la campaÑa de trump con $27,000. lili: congresistas federales y funcionarios en puerto rico quienes haber por quÉ la autoridad de energÍa elÉctrica le dio el contrato a whitefish. empresa que hace un mes sÓlo tenÍa dos empleados a tiempo completo. el contrato incluye costos elevados como $319 la hora. whitefish, evidentemente, no tenÍa suficientes empleados. por eso los subcontrata. el trabajo su contratado tiene un costo que supera los $400 la hora. el presidente de sindicato de la energÍa elÉctrica acusÓ al director de la corporaciÓn de tener intereses con un whitefish. >> en puerto rico se hace esa labor con menos costo. no es necesario ayuda para reestablecer el servicio con este costo. lili: el director ejecutivo de la energÍa elÉctrica justifica la contrataciÓn. >> fue en estar seguros y tranquilos de que aquÍ no ha habido nada ilegal, ni que fue estera de procedimiento. esto es un chisme que viene

montana. and to speak at the western governors association the next morning. number three, traveling to and between the islands of the u.s. virgin islands. as you are aware, interior has the federal oversight of the territories from the virgin islands to allow -- pilau. i was invited and accepted the invitation to be one -- part of their 100th anniversary of the transition of power. i was privileged to attend the ceremonies with the governor and prime minister of denmark. witho took military air secretary perdue. he and i could go out and meet with the wildfire land cruise in in montana.rews we also lost a firefighter fighting those fires. military air with the president and the vice president. when asked by invitation. flying ono continue the benefit and on official duties. all this trouble was done only after determined by multiple career professionals at the commercialthat no options existed to meet the promulgated schedule. as importantly, the flights were booked after extensive due from t

y arriba de la montaÑa hay una zona poblada que tambiÉn tuvo que ser evacuada. conmigo se encuentran estos momentos el seÑor cÉsar rondÓn y es uno de los vecinos de la zona y dice que tiene mucho miedo porque ha visto cÓmo se han propagado las llamas en toda la zona y es realmente preocupante. >> veo, estaba la llama y inmediatamente llamamos a los bomberos. salvador: usted estÁ preparado para estos desastres? >> con lo que pasÓ en napa estamos preparados y es traumÁtico. los carros no pueden pasar porque todo estÁ cerrado. salvador: como escucharon al seÑor rendÓn es una situación bastante preocupante y nosotros estamos investigando un poco de este incendio y hemos hablado con un testigo que nos dijo que Él vio que una persona estaba en esas montaÑas y que saliÓ corriendo de la montaÑa y bajo a esta zona donde estÁn los bomberos y disimuladamente escapÓ por lo que la policÍa ahora estÁ buscando a este individuo porque creen que puede haber sido un fuego intencional. por supuesto que esta confirmaciÓn lo tendremos de parte de las autoridades

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montana is not out of danger yet. this has caused montana to burn through much of its budget and already started a borrowing process. it was ruled the forest service required to continuously update its plan, even if it has already consulted with the fish and wildlife service. updated its plan in even if it continues to consult with the agency for projects under the plan. this means the forest service be puthat plan could under an injunction for years while the plan is updated and there is no guarantee the plan will not be needed to be updated again and again as the habitats change. all the while, the forest goes unmanaged. there has already been in junctions in montana alone. one of those included firemen work and part of that burned this summer as well. across regions 1, 2, and four at least 80 projects are at risk. need to support the recovery of endangered species, there is no doubt about that. across the board it will not help to block. this legislation today is litigation for forest management act and will addres

i was fishing in montana and i have this persistent backache. people said it is your lifestyle, you are always pushing the envelope. day, imissouri river one was in the front of the boat and i inexplicably fell. it was not likely to do that, and i had to have a icepack for a couple days. i went back to the mayo clinic and my smart doctor said it should not last this long. own, and extraordinarily accomplished position. anand extraordinarily -- nex extraordinarily accomplished position -- physician. they called me in and said want to share something with you and they start reading stuff off of charts. about they were going to say i had a parasite that i picked up while it was in middle east -- middle eastern africa or asia. been out of school when bedside manners were taught because he turned to me and said opening line, you have a malignancy. people die from this. [laughter] tom: i actually went into this kind of mindset. my journalistic instincts kicked said isat point and i there a cure and they said no, but we can maintain and we think we can

the stonewall project in lincoln, montana, is a good example. here the forest service worked together with local landowners over an eight-year period to develop a collaborative forest management project. once it was approved a year ago, the lawyers swooped in, arguing the project would disrupt lynx habitat. the judge overturned the decision. fires raged this summer. now fleece more habitat for lynx and all of that carbon's been released into the atmosphere. benefits of forest management are clear. as i've mentioned. healthier forests, more wildlife, more hunting. jobs and less severe fires. it's time to act. we can't control the weather, but we can control how we manage our forests. it's time to reform our forest management by passing bruce westerman's resilient federal forest act, and we also must put common safeguard rails on the endangered species act to avoid frivolous lawsuits. thank you, mr. chairman, and with that i yield back. mr. gosar: i thank the gentleman from montana who i am sad to see have such a hard time this year in forest mana

night when i was in montana and i was very tired. i came back and we were sitting they saidse and princess diana was in some kind of auto accident. injuries are called and told me about it. he said you have to go. i was leaving montana at 10:00 and i had a ticket to the could get me to detroit. i had a blazer and a pair of slacks and that was it. i was waiting in the detroit airport, i had stopped in one of tie places. i was wearing one on the day of the funeral. one of the guests we had was valentino. e.swear he stared at my ti [laughter] that was one of those things where i flew for the night and i got to buckingham palace at 10:00 a.m. the next day from montana. i had a full realization about how big this was going to be. there was a working-class guy .here streaming tears he said that she was our princess. she was my princess. this was the family for us. i said that is going to be big. you stayed with nbc as a special correspondent but you begin writing some books. when of the books was the greatest generation, what inspired you

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. >> reporter: it was april 2014 when two bright foreign exchange students living in montana, slipped out of their home. >> he's lying face down. he's barely breathing. >> reporter: just minutes later, their amazing american adventure came to a sudden and tragic end. >> where is he bleeding from? >> everywhere. >> it was horrific. >> no one ever knew that someone would die over it, you know? >> it was just the worst thing that could have ever happened to us. >> reporter: it all began so differently for diren dede. a dream come true. he was an exchange student from hamburg, germany, excited to soak up anything and everything american. at 17 diren had landed in a ial corner of the west, stsp missoula, montana. >> he was really charismatic. >> reporter: dana, anna, and chance were three of diren's closest friends at big sky high school. >> he was way different than all of the other foreign exchange students that usually come. he was really outspoken and outgoing, and he just jumped right into the culture. >> he wanted to do everything there was to do. >> and he was a terrific athlete? >>

how did a tiny company in montana receive the contract to receive puerto rico's 3 million power grid. that's next. they're affordable and fast... maybe "too affordable and fast." what if... "people" aren't buying these books online, but "they" are buying them to protect their secrets?!?! hi bill. if that is your real name. it's william actually. hmph! affordable, fast fedex ground. . >> questions are swirling about how a tiny montana company got the largest contract to rebuild puerto rico's power grid. multiple congressional committees are under way as a member of president trump's cabinet denies he had anything to do with the deal. gabe gutierrez has been following this in san juan, gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, fema is saying it has significant concerns about this contract and overnight puerto rico's governor says the results of an initial audit suggest that there's not enough evidence to conclude whether our proper hiring requirements had been met. this as the controversy rose not just in puerto rico but on capitol hill. this morning, mounting questions abou

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y aunque el verdor fue arrancado de las montaÑas, queda el Ánimo para levantarse. julio: dentro de las malas noticias provenientes de puerto rico, tres familias tienen un motivo especial para sonreÍr. sonia: manos experta se le cosÍan el pecho a un bebÉ puertorriqueÑo de sÓlo dÍas de nacido que lograron ser sacado de emergencia de la isla para salvarles la vida en miami. >> ahora mismo hay mucho agradecimiento porque ellos han hecho un montÓn de cosas. >> el doctor garcÍa quien fue mi mentor me contactÓ directamente y se hizo este vÍnculo. sonia: los bebÉs presentaban condiciones cardiacas severas que urgÍan cirugías imposibles. nos dijo la cirujana, los padres de la Única niÑa no podÍan creer el milagro. >> es una bendiciÓn, gracias al hospital y a los doctores. sonia: se espera que mÁs bebÉs puedan viajar a miami en los prÓximos dÍas. los niÑos se mantendrÁn en cuidados intensivos. algunos les darÁn cirugÍas adicionales. ♪ julio: hace horas una vigilia se llevÓ a cabo a philadelphia para recordar a las vÍctimas de la masacre en las ve

los que desde anoche se ven amenazados por las voraces llamas en las montaÑas de santa cruz... -juan francisco ramrez nos tiene el informe.... con un panorama de enormes columnas de fuego consumiendo los árboles en las montañas de santa cruz, residentes de las cumbres y deer creek no tuvieron otra opción que evacuar sus hogares. helicópteros el incendio bear comenzó poco después de las 10:30 la noche del lunes y se ubicó unas 16 millas al suroeste de los gatos en la carretera bear creek road que conduce a boulder creek. lo árido del terreno cedió rápidamente a las llamas que avanzaban consumiendo en promedio 20 acres por hora. sot marco de anda / cal fire durante horas, los más de 250 bomberos combatiendo por tierra tuvieron que ser apoyados por 7 helicópteros cisterna para sofocar el avance del fuego. bridge juan francisco ramrez sot marco de anda / cal fire 5 bomberos tuvieron que recibir atención médica, uno por lesiones sufridas tras caer a un barranco de unos 40 pies. de acuerdo con el último reporte de cal fire 271 acres han sido consumidos con solo el 5% d

that a small montana based company had secured a $300 million contract to restore the island's power grid. that contract was not open to competitive bidding. >> it is interfering with, with everything. and it doesn't go toward the best interest of the people of puerto rico. >> right now getting our bucket trucks up. >> reporter: almost daily whitefish energy tweeted progress updates. recently claimed to have more than 325 workers, starting to re-establish power. the mayor of san juan, carmen cruz vigorously questioned legality of the whitefish contract. >> rather than repealing the contract. it should be voided. why, a little clause in the contract that states, that if they cancel the contract or in any way eliminates it, white fish will get reasonable profit of what they have already charged us for. >> whitefish energy a 2-year-old company based in affluent area of northwestern montana. the company ceo said he will cooperate with any and all information requests from government agencies. if the governor of puerto rico gets his way, the contract is canceled. the governor now wants yo

. >> a $300 million contract with the small montana energy company will soon be canceled. "early today" starts right now. >>> good monday morning to you. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. >> millions are at risk this morning as a powerful storm batters the northeast. winds of up to 70 miles per hou blowing. multiple states, as many as 460,000 people were without power. new york's emergency operations center has been activated in advance of the storm and officials are avoiding driving in the waterlogged roads and telling you to stay indoors if possible. this comes on the 5th anniversary of super storm sandy which pummelled the region killing 182 people and causing more than $71 billion in damage. >> nbc meteorologist raphael miranda is with us this morning. raphael, whats the latest on this nasty storm? >> good morning, philip. we're getting numerous reports of trees down around the new york city area. watch out for big travel delays this morning. as far as the heavy rain, that is pushing into boston, cape cod, new england, new york area getting a bit of a break,

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the small montana company that handed the $300 million contract with two employees at the time. we asked the white house can you definitively say the company did not land the contract because if connections or donations to the trump campaign. >>> the snowstorm turning deadly and the other system moving up the east coast. a possible nor'easter. our team on the ground tonight in niger. new reporting on what happened to the special ons soldiers. the memo from jay edgar hoover saying at the time the u.s. must believe oswald acted alone. >>> the women lost at sea for five months. surrounded at times with sharjs. >>> the 10-year-old charged with a felony tonight. >>> the iphone x. how to save hundreds on that hefty price. good evening. it is great to have you with us on a very busy friday night and we have new questions about your money tonight. the $300 million contract given to a small company in montana to get the power back on in puerto rico. that company had two full time employees when it landed the deal. whitefish energy deploying crews across the island but two audits of that

the small montana company that landed the $300 million contract with two employees at the time. we asked the white house can you definitively say the company did not land the contract because of connections or donations to the trump campaign. >>> the snowstorm turning deadly and the other system moving up the east coast. a possible nor'easter. >>> our team on the ground tonight in niger. new reporting on what happened to the special ops soldiers. >>> inside the jfk files tonight and the memo from j. edgar hoover saying at the time the u.s. must believe oswald acted alone. >>> the interview, the women lost at sea for five months. surrounded at times with sharks. >>> the 10-year-old who led police on a high speed chase charged with a felony tonight. >>> the iphone x. how to save hundreds on that hefty price. good evening. it is great to have you with us on a very busy friday night and we have new questions about your money tonight. the $300 million contract given to a small company in montana to get the power back on in puerto rico. that company had two full-time employees when it

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. >> whitefish energy a 2-year-old company based in affluent area of northwestern montana. the company ceo said he will cooperate with any and all information requests from government agencies. if the governor of puerto rico gets his way, the contract is canceled. the governor now wants yous brought in from new york and florida. how did whitefish first get in contact with puerto rican power authority. turns out ceo of whitefish gave an interview he reached out to the puerto ricans through the website linkedin. elaine. >> thank you. >> five years ago, superstorm sandy battered the northeast. parts of new york and new jersey were devastated. it was the second costliest storm in u.s. history. more than $70 billion in damage. half a decade later many are still struggling. five years after hurricane sandy, residents in new york are still recovering as their homes undergo extensive renovations, are being razed or rebuilt. in 2013, 20,000 flood victims registered for assistance to rebuild or replace their homes. >> 250, 300 homes, elevating rebuilding in the community. amy peterso

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. >> ryan zinke, also from whitefish, montana, say they had nothing to do with the contract. fema said they had significant

al norte de santa rosa, y hemos estado todo el dia monitoreando el fuego que ven a mi espalda en la montana..por el avance de estas llamas se dicto la orden obligatoria de evacuación para aproximadamente la mitad del sector, donde encontramos a varios trabajadores del campo. 9:21 ahorita nos evacuaron porque andábamos piscando nos dijeron que nos saliéramos por que la lumbre viene bien fuerte.. cinco horas despues de que se ordenara la evacuacion obligatoria de la parte este de geiserville en el condado de sonoma, todavia estos trabajadores andaban en esa zona donde hay vinedos. porfirio lozano /campesino 7:58 porque no ha evacuado? son los mayordomos que nos traen..no sabia que los están evacuando? no sabíamos 9:46 no pensábamos iba a llegar la lumbre, pensábamos que estaba todo controlado 9;50 7:44 sabe que esta zona esta bajo evacuación obligatoria? si por eso ya nos vamos. en caravana vimos a este grupo de campesinos evacuar dejando sus trabajos cuando el peligro se les hizo inminente mary/trabaja en los campos de unva 10:22 un poco asustada porque estábamos cerca de donde se i

. >> reporter: joe montana summed up the love, respect, and affection for dwight clark. teammates who themselves brothers off the field, montana and clark are forever linked by this moment, the catch. >> touchdown! >> reporter: other members of the 49ers' first super bowl championship team, a few steps slower than they were in 1981, took the field at levi stadium. all wore clark's number, 87. weakened by the effects of als clark spoke from a luxury suite high above the field. >> you all know i'm going through a little thing right now, and i need your prayers and thoughts. >> reporter: abc 7 sports anchor mike shumann played with dwight clark and streamed video to facebook live while the '81 niners shared videos. >> honoring dwight who is talking to bobby leopold. >> reporter: eddie debartolo owned the niners and bonded with many players especially clark. >> having all these guys back here, guys i haven't seen in over 30 years, is unbelievable and it's a tribute to dwight, and it's a tribute to the way they feel about him. >> reporter: montana reflected on clark sharing t

snow in western montana and northern montana, in billings, especially to the north of you. the front moves through wisconsin, hit-and-miss rain. tomorrow we'll watch hit-and-miss showers. there is some wet weather to be had out there as temperatures will cool off in the northern plains. but not today. chicago, 83, st. louis 81. still beautiful weather. the rainy weather also down with us, hit-and-miss in texas, umbrella weather for you. you can see the cool stuff is definitely in montana with the 44 degrees. our friends in florida had it a little rough lately. dealing with the rip current threats on the beaches. miami is going to have a rainy forecast, not just today, but even into tomorrow. south florida is the exception. everyone else on for fall. south florida, still in your wet tropical weather type season. there's a closer look at your day ahead. you can see where the gorgeous weather, atlanta doesn't get any better than this. top ten days of the year, 79, low humidity. same for you in charlotte. in the midwest, that's where we're tracking the storms this morning aroun

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