mr. norris? >> yes, i agree. someone has to be in charge to make the decisions it were under threat. >> mr. clark? >> i concur. >> this committee should be working on a bipartisan basis to ensure that ferc has the authority it needs to protect the grid from physical and cyber attacks, and now, mr. chairman, we can rebuild a bipartisan consensus we had in 2010 on the need for legislative action. i yield back the balance of my time. >> the gentleman from california years back. this time recognize the gentleman from illinois, mr. shimkus, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you all for coming. a lot of issues. i'll make a couple statements and i've got a line of question that is pearl buck to southern illinois. the person is, and this is based upon your testimony and some of my colleagues. shame on us if we have rolling blackouts in the midwest in 2016. shame on us because it turns back to a third world country based upon not balancing our portfolio properly. and the point being is we're always going

mr. norris. i know you made the comment recently in a smart grid conference in november about you, your personal view is we don't really made -- may be need anymore infrastructure for natural gas and fossil fuels. i maybe wrong but i think he made the comment. and many of us would disagree with that, particularly with the additional fields that we have, the north east talk shows all the time about not having infrastructure to get the gas to where it needs to be. but we all recognize, we have a lot of challenges and we can't meet those challenges and less we work together to meet them, and we're going to continue to provide an alternative view as this administration, particularly in the area of energy, where we think that there are some serious disagreements and with dire consequences that are possible. so with that at this time i would like to recognize the gentleman from california, mr. mcnerney, for his five minute opening statement. >> let me think that chairman for calling this hearing today,

mr. norris? >> i think it puts people in an unfair position. >> i would concur and i've been supported of the past -- >> thank you and i yield back the balance of my 41 seconds early. >> thank you very much. we appreciate that. well, that concludes today's hearing. i would like to ask ms. lafleur one additional question. recently, i was brought -- it was brought to my attention that ferc has jurisdiction over number of lakes around the country in which hydropower is being produced. and a decision affecting like in the ozarks and about tearing down some houses and whatever, and then the grand lake in oklahoma, would you be able to identify for the committee the name of an individual at ferc that would have up-to-date information on the authority and jurisdiction that you all have over these lakes in which hydropower is being produced? >> yes spent not right now but later. >> yes, absolutely. >> thank you. and without objection, and hopefully you all have seen this, we have a letter from the americ

mr. norris, do you agree there's a fundamental mismatch between the investment recovery profile of electric generating assets in the way merchant markets are structured? and deeply ferc has a role to play in addressing this problem? mr. north first. in vacuuming capacity market? >> yap. >> yeah, there is a disconnect. they are designed to make shooters adequate resources to be that for the long-term future. some current capacity constructs were largely put in place to provide a revenue stream for generators are not being restructuring areas. there's been a cushion of time for that play out. we reach into the cushion now. we've got to look at capacity markets and play a role in structuring them so long-term supply is available. >> chairman lafleur come anything to add on that? and that the reason we look at markets tc if they attract the investment we need and that includes baseload peking, intermediate demand response, all the things you need to run for it and that's is what will be looking at. >> is your commission that plans to review soho so markets are given proper signals to allow for

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confusion norris plant has been nearly carded mr neville budget was and is and he is a peaceful if human rights defender he always calls for peaceful movement amnesty international and other organizations as well as e.p.o. which are has been pressuring the bahraini government to release him but there is no cooperation from bahrain's site the government to respond at least two or three of these letters being sent or calls or join to statements or whatsoever. young israelis are streaming out of their home country to start to live in greener economic pastures and as policia reports this is ratcheting up the tension between those who stay and those who go. their ancestors may have called it the promised land but more and more young israelis are seeking their fortunes far from its golden shaws a former israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin once branded those who immigrated from israel cowards but these days most of the people who are leaving are young educated smart and successful many don't come back there's a word in hebrew for those israelis who leave your dream which means descending until

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a lot of folks tried to copy it but then there's chuck norris, ladies and gentlemen. mr. ay no spirit can walk around. [ inaudible ] >> oh, yeah. >> yes. >> how does he get back up? i don't know. >> al, where is he flying the weather's so nice? >> chuck norris, 73 years old. and that is real. >> no. >> that's real. >> no. >> and those are soldiers. >> two jets. >> this was done by a hungarian animation company and obviously cgi. >> it's real according to al. >> i want to see splits also. >> that would be good. now let's switch gears and talk about a touching love story rooted in tragedy. the boston marathon bombing is a day no one wants to remember but for one victim this was a day both his recovery and his love story began. >> reporter: it's a photo we will never forget. especially james costello who was with friends cheering on runners at the boston marathon finish line when two bombs exploded. moments before this photo of costello was snapped, he had pulled two rusty nails from his stomach. he was treated on the streets with burns covering his arms and legs and multiple