before joining the us department of transportation, john drake was a capitol hill staffer for nearly a decade working on the senate committee on commerce science and transportation and the house committee on transportation and infrastructure. he holds a bachelors degree in philosophy from the university of california at santa cruz . thank you so much for being here. we look forward to your testimony. >> thank you ma'am and thank you. mister chairman paul, ranking member baldwin, members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today on the pipeline and hazardous material administration efforts to ensure the safe and reliable transportation of hazardous materials by rail and prepare first responders form emergency incidents. every day more than 6 million tons of energy products and other hazardous materials move across our nation. many of these materials like lithium batteries battery, gas and cleaning products are essential components to our daily lives. with an unplanned release of any one of these materials can have deadly for our communities and cause a

drake. tell thahat to john crane that u would've gotten a good reception i following the whistleblower law -by following the whistleblower law. amy: i want to go to part of what edward snowden responded to crane's in the guardian. he said -- "we need iron-clad, enforceable protections for whistleblowers, and we need a public record of success stories. protect the people who go to members of congress with oversight roles, and if their efforts lead to a positive change in policy -- recognize them for their efforts. there are no incentives for people to stand up against an agency on the wrong side of the law today, and that's got to in 2014 during a press commerce -- in 2013, president obama wass askedd about edward snowden. this is whatat he said. >> the fact is, mr. snowden has been charged with three felonies. believes whwhat he did was right, then, lili every american citizen, he can c come here and appear before the court with a lawyer and make his case. if the concern was that somehow this was the only way to get this information out to the public, i signed an executive ordeder well befor

john will be oesing the espy awards. >> you know tamron is on a campaign to get me to dance. >> since we're here and celebrating 7/27. got to dance. drake ready. my booty at the very least is ready for the espies. >> we have something for you. your birthday is tomorrow. >> that's so sweet. >> happy birthday. best of luck with the album, the tour. thank you for performing. >> coming up. >> some barbecue stuff. >> thank you for keeping him out of booty pop. >> it was awful. >> it was beautiful. >> thank you. >> come on. don't disappoint. >> embrace it. we put them to the test in a subway. only viva vantage has our stretchable, scrubby texture and cloth-like durability that give it the power to clean more than just spills. if it works here, imagine how well viva will unleash clean in your home. you promised mom you'd always share. at french's we take that promise seriously. this summer, for every bottle you buy, we'll provide a meal to someone in need thru feeding america. (kids): we promise stitches, nurse. i want to be a doctor. we're losing him! a lot happens on your stainless surfaces. luckily, no one cleans and kills germs better than

drake, you're not here yet. >> steve: hey, man! what's up? >> jimmy: no, don't start singing olivia newton-john. ♪ >> steve: can i do another one?t ski. he has a tiny jet ski. woah! that's cool, man. he's in my water glass. >> steve: oh, my god. [ bubbling ] thanks man! whoo! >> jimmy: this one's from @rookpaige. she says, "i said thank you to an atm once." [ laughter ] well that's -- tiny robots control the world, man. >> steve: pretty soon they're going to rule us all. >> jimmy: this one's from @twitchhomie. >> steve: twitch, homie. >> jimmy: he says, "i was in line at the store with a gallon of milk in each hand, my sagging pants fell to my ankles, there was nothing i could do." [ laughter ] what aisle are belts on? >> steve: i think he wanted that back. >> jimmy: this one's from @yafet01. he says, "i once waited in line at macy's behind a mannequin for 15 minutes, thinking it was a person." man, you gonna buy something or what? [ applause ] you have no idea what my life is like. i waited behind a mannequin. the mannequin didn't even buy nothing. [ laughter ] this last one is from @michelle282828. she says, "i once drove my c

it's notit's not drake can't be a genius because someone else is a genius. jay-z is, so is most deaf, mk asante, john morgan, respect the incredible craft. what makes me sad is that mk asante has not been exposed to a lot of cipher that exists in academic circles because we too have been marginalized and we to reach out to others. this should is dope. look at the sentences in the paragraphs. all the crap that he is getting because he is not james baldwin, thank god he is who he is because nobody can do what baldwin did, but baldwin wasn't writing essays about reparation in the atlantic that could change the political constitution of the rhetoric and dialogue. i am a writer unapologetic. if you can can understand that the 1st time, mayor, read it again. >> i think we call that dropping the mic. [laughter] [applause] >> am going to take one answer for follow-up comment, closing comment. >> for real. >> and on that note. >> i mean,, you want us to answer the question? >> yes. or if you're not going to do that. >> of course you do. >> the 1st one, which is about doing hip-hop work within the context whic