mr. williams. >> mr. tunney, and sorry, i forgot to disclose. >> tom tunney on behalf of the permit holder. appreciate the opportunity to address this. we are -- would like more time to come up with a plan for the roof deck. we have talked about december 13th with the appellants. we have agreed to give them, to provide them with a plan, drawings ten days in advance of the 13th, december 3rd, that's a sunday. we can figure out exactly when to get it to them. they've sent a list of items. i've explained to mr. williams a few times that we're happy to consider all of them. some of them we already acknowledged, the 500 square foot limitation, but we need time to decide what the maos would like to do and then, we need to evaluate the rest of the items that he proposed. >> okay. >> lewis butler, architect for the project. i just wanted to add it was my optimism to push for the one week, and when we addressed the issue we realized it was a much more complicated design problem on this. it makes no sense for us to

mr. williams started reading out loud with the class. it was cold fighting for farmworkers and it was a nonfiction graphic novel. the story held tremendous power. he got a little emotional trying to explain the significance to his students who'd never heard of him before. trying to put in to words why cesar chavez mattered. at one point as i was listening to them discuss the poster they were making to illustrate the book's content, i found myself wondering how the three girls were managing to communicate. .. >> >> initially they thought this convergence existed only in the middle east but as i spent more time with the students from africa i was wrong they told me in swahili the word for book. and the centralist said it's in swahilis about was the moment i finally cracked my own arrogance as an english speaker that was harbored by some the only to new european languages which rendered the interconnectedness to the rest of the world invisible to me i was starting to see it that centrist old ties and africa and the middle east with hundreds

mr. williams' bill is far simpler. it would bring about the implications of the sales out into the sunlight. it is a reporting requirement, nothing more, nothing less. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. he house will be in order. the gentleman may continue. mr. hensarling: it would simply require treasury to help congress understand who is involved in these transactions. if it's an airline, if that airline stops supporting terrorists or other sanctioned persons. if it's a bank, does it have the due diligence to guard against the immense financial risk indemocratic to iran. all this legislation certify that -- certify this information for congress and if treasury can't make those certifications, it has to notify us what plans it has in response, even if it has no plans in response. so, when we hear today from the other side of the aisle how this bill may impose new conditions on iran or stand in the way of commitments under the jcpoa, i suggest again everybody eve

mr. williams. >> thank you. steve williams again. on the enforcement issues, it's my understanding that d.b.i. has been out there. all work has stopped. that has nothing to do with the configuration of the project. we started to engage in discussions about the shape and size of the deck. it was a little hard because it's a small deck. it's 6 feet deep. that's barely enough to step out for a smoke. so the offer from the appelants was a 15-foot setback. i had never heard of a 15-foot setback. since it was only 20 feet wide, it would have been 5x6 feet, deeper than it was wide, including the stairs. so it was sort of a nonstarter. as i put in the brief, the project sponsors, my clients, are ameanable to glass railings or wire railings. i don't think there will be privacy issues give in the short deck. it's hard to get an angle to look back into the neighboring building and stairs will be on the other side, the east side, and that's usually what people have complaints about for noise and up-and-down activity. we've heard from the folks t

mr. williams has just said to you.we are fine with the set backs on the roof deck and fine with the inside staircase. however, we would like to see nothing on that deck that extends beyond the height of the top of the guardrail, the 40 -- 42 inches. we would also, since we're right next door, we'd like those hours of construction to be limited from monday through friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and no weekend work. we also would like this increase, this -- we were quite surprised when the plans were submitted to us and this increase of this additional approximately 2.5 feet, we felt they were really taking some liberties here, and we would like to see that reduced to what the original was without the 2.5 feet. we're also -- we're in a very sensitive area, and we would like to see whatever is on that roof deck to be minimal, and this would include the lighting, and we have no detailed plans on what they intend to do with the lighting. certainly, whatever they need for safety, we're definitely in agreement with, but we do

mr. williams.soon. >> you don't think paulç ryan - chris: e folks, you have another panel, and i don't want you to steal time from yourselves on the other side of the break. [laughter] when we come back, we'll look ahead to president trump's prospects for year two, his policy agenda, the political challenges and, yes, the continuing russia investigation. ♪ ♪ >>ç it's always a hot of fun when yu win. chris: president trump celebrating with congressional republicans the passage of his first major legislative win, that big tax cut, and promising more victories in 2018. and we're back now with the panel. chris, you heard the president's legislative director, marc short, laying out a pretty ambitious agenda for 2018. how much of that will actually get done given the fact that they don't have reconciliation, they've got to pass it with nine democratic votes in the senate, and you've got the midterms coming up in november? >> but even before they begin negotiating with democrats -- and it is, of course,

mr. williams, a perfect example of that. was the president on friday as he signed the tax bil bill. >> legislative approval for which i'm given no credit in the mainstream media. if we have believe it's 88, which is number one in the history of our country. >> chris: is this presidency the hot mess it's often portrayed as being, or does president trump have a point you might >> i thank you very much has a point. i think as a point that much of the coverage about him has been withering and unfairly so, but then again much of the coverage has also been fairly harsh because as we've already alluded to the opening stanzas of this presidency, the first eight months, ten months very off-kilter and he had a hard run getting started. much of the coverage that was harsh was unfair. he also benefits from a lot of very favorable coverage and talking points from his boosters out there. if i don't think we can just say that he is a victim. >> chris: i want to continue on this theme. you are writing a book about donald trump it is going t

mr. williams. you don't think paulç ryan - chris: e folks, you have another panel, and i don't want you to steal time from yourselves on the other side of the break. [laughter] when we come back, we'll look ahead to president trump's prospects for year two, his policy agenda, the political challenges and, yes, the continuing russia investigation. ♪ ♪ before i had the shooting, burning, pins-and-needles of diabetic nerve pain, these feet... grew into a free-wheeling kid... loved every step of fatherhood... and made old cars good as new. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. nerve damage from diabetes causes diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is fda approved to treat this pain, from moderate to even severe diabetic nerve pain. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, ras

mr. williams. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. williams: i support h.res. 658 providing for consideration of h.r. 1638 and 4224. the bill sponsored by mr. poliquin is commonsense legislation and bill would publicize assets associated with iran's government and military leadership and require a report to congress on the assets that these leaders control, how they were acquired and how each and every one of these leaders uses them. the american people, the american businesses and the international community deserve to know who controls money and assets in iran. i'm proud to be the sponsor of h.r. 4324 strengthening oversight of iran's access to finance act. my legislation would improve congressional oversight of any financing that treasury authorizes for aircraft sales to iran. every six months, treasury would need to certify to us that finance authorizations would not benefit an iranian person that is transporting items for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction nor providing transportation to sanctioned entities. treasury

but mr williams says the choristers are learning valuable lessons for life.ng that is live and acoustic, that does not need plugging in, that is what they keep more than anything else. they are paid, but their reward really comes in the joy they receive and give from creating such a beautiful noise. john maguire, bbc news, bristol. now let's take you to warsaw, theresa may is there for a summit intended to strengthen ties ahead of the uk's departure from the european union. she will be there on the podium quite shortly we understand, with poland's prime minister, who has only been in post for less than a fortnight. the country's former finance chief. it's understood she has been discussing notjust brexit also and security with him as well. they were expected a few minutes ago so we will come to that live as soon as the press conference starts. before that we can go to the weather. we have a cloudy winter solstice out there today, the shortest day of the year has started off with fog and drizzly rain around, but to the north a few brighter spells. this lovely

mr. williams has been subjected to an injustice. last month sharp visited meek mill at the correctional institution. the rapper was sentenced to state prison. a judge saying he violated a probation agreement stemming from a 2008 gun and drug conviction. >>> several more women have come forward against rust sill simmons. three women claimed they were raped by simmons between 188 and 1995. the 60-year-old denies the allegations saying these horrific accusations have shocked me to my core. and all of my relations have been consensuaconsensual. he stepped down from his companies after two women accused him. >>> tavis smiley is responding to pbs's decision to take him off the air following accusations of sexual misconduct. he posted a video deny iing the accusations. he says he has the utmost respect for all women and plans to fight the allegations. he's never groped, exposed himself or coerce d a colleague in his 30-year career. his show has aired since 2004 but it's now suspended. >>> new video this afternoon after a person police say

mr. williams. >> you get editorial guidelines and then you get in an area where most tech companies are likehat's not something that fits in our model or that we would be good at. >> increasingly, whether or not you like it you have to make decisions that are editorial, wouldn't you say? >> there are judgments being made all the way down the line. what the system values and what the feedback loops are. >> while tech companies have the right to make the decisions, there's the question of transparency. >> we could have said they violated section 13-g of the terms of service. >> that's bs, right? >> it's bs when we do and it is bs when any other tech company does it. we should own the editorial decisions. >> you don't normally see tech founders be that open about some of the things that happen, and one quick example, you look at donald trump who put out the anti-muslim tweets last weekend, and a lot of people were saying this is against twitter's hateful conduct policies, take it down, and twitter gave us a reason they were keeping it up, and it's all about the transparency. >> they also need t

mr. williams left the bar. just to ensure he was not followed out of the bar. there's at this point as far as we know no evidence of that. just part of this investigation, of course they are asking anyone with any information to come forward. obviously they want to find the driver, the hit-and-run driver at this point. anyone with information being asked dawn to call the pennsylvania state police. >> let's hope they find him, thank you brad. >> a routine traffic stop ends with a suspect dead an delaware state trooper sent to the hospital. delaware state police say the trooper tried to pull a car over yesterday afternoon on far rand street in wilmington. the driver tried to take off. dragging the trooper. that's when the state police say the trooper fired his weapon hitting the suspect. who later died at the hospital. the trooper was treated and released last night. he is on administrative leave while state police investigate. >>> and now to your fox 29 weather authority. as we take live look at wilmington. get ready to bundle up again tonight. it is another col

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mr. williams we're told is in stable condition. but he's really banged up. lucky to be alive at this point. police are still questioning people. they tell us at this hour and they hope to make an arrest sometime soon tonight. they are looking for more witnesses. they are also looking for surveillance video yo. iain? >> joyce, thank you. well developing news out of washington. the house passes the gop tax reform bill. we'll have more from washington, d.c. >>> he's only nine years old but he's already the ceo of a company and giving back to our community. meet rocco and michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 84

mr. william, played a key role in developing the rules temperature the bush administration and andrew wheeler, the nominee to be the deputy administrator, handled the clear skies bill when he worked for senator inhofe. are they wrong about fine part cal pollution have nothing safe level? >> wrong about what? >> that there's no safe level for particle pollution? i don't think they were wrong. >> i don't i stated they were ongoing. >> you agree. >> i'm not entirely sure what your question is, bill warham has done a fine job, and i agree with your position, it's -- >> so despite the well-stealed scientific reality you proposed repeal of the clean power plan, epa assumes for the fir time that there are safe levels of deadly fine particle pollution. that's a concern of mine. did you rely on any new peer rehave id scientific studies to reverse the position on fine particle police. >> no, we did not base that upon -- our withdrawal is based upon the jurisdictionallal issue offices the clean air act and all have to have is a reason basis to withdrawal -- >> that's the point of the power plan -- >> ob

mr. william hubbard, vice president of government affairs and mrs. kathleen mokeler. so thank you guys for being here today. before we begin with your testimonies, i ask that the witnesses, if you would please stand and raise your right hand. do you swear under penalty of perjury the testimony you're about to provide is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you, please be seated. let the record reflect all witnesses answered in the affirmative. your written statements will be made part of the record. all of you will be recognized for five minutes for your oral statements. general worley, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good afternoon, i'm pleased to be here today to discuss va's work on the veterans educational assistance act of 2017. also referred to as the forever gi bill. accompanying me today is mr. lloyd thrower, office of information technology and ms. bode, deputy director. on august 16, 2017, the president signed into law an act which makes sweeping changes, which corrects inequities, expands benefits and

mr. williams: mr. speaker, i rise today in favor of h.r. 3971, the community institution mortgage relief act of 2017. i would like to also thank the gentlelady from new rk, ms. tenney, for heward ork on this piece of ledge -- for her hard work on this piece of legislation. an overwhelmg majority of my financial services committee colleagues recognize the need for this bill. and i hope that the full house will also recognize that very same need by voting in favor of this meaningful legislation. mr. speaker, the problem right now is that community banks are being crushed by sheer weight. magnitude and intricacy of habitual washington regulations and this is all the thanks to the crippling effects of the failed dodd-frank. currently community financial institutions are facing overly burdensome rules implemented by the cfpb. the fact of the matter is we need h.r. 3971 in order to provide needed regulatory relief to small financial institutions. by making two simple minor change, community financial institu

mr. william hubbard, student veterans of america operations and policy analyst at tragedy assistance program for survivors. thank you again for being here today. before we begin with your testimonies, and i asked the witnesses if you would please stand and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear under penalty of perjury that the testimony you're about to provide us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you, please be seated. reflect all witnesses in the affirmative your complete written statement will be made part of the hearing record and all of you will be recognized for five minutes for your oral statements. let's begin with you. general worley come you're not recognize her five minutes. thank you, mr. chairman. chairman arrington, ranking member o'rourke come implementing the assistance act of 2017, also referred to as the forever g.i. bill. a company meet today's mr. lloyd thrower, account manager for the benefits portfolio and machining cell, deputy director for operations in education service and va's project lead for primary act implementation. august 16, 2

mr. william wayrum, played a key role in developing the rules in the bush administration, and andrew wheeler the deputy administrator, handled the clear skies bill when he worked for senator inhoff. were they wrong about fine particle pollution having no safe level? >> wrong about what? >> there's no safe level for particle pollution. i don't think they were wrong. >> i don't think i stated that they were wrong. >> great. so you agree. >> i'm not entirely sure what your question is. bill warem is doing a fine job and is focused on these issues and is his deputy. i agree it is a pollutant we need to regulate. >> wonderful. despite this well-established reality, your proposed repeal of the clean power plant epa assumes for the first time there are safe levels of deadly fine particle pollution. that's a concern of mine. >> well, that -- >> did you rely on any new pier-reviewed scientific studies to support reversing the epa's position on fine particle pollution? >> as you know, we did not base that. our withdrawal of the clean power plant is based upon the jurisdiction of the clean air act. all

mr. williams. >> the obama treasury department authorize u.s. banks to finance aircraft.ere backup that now. for the world's foremost state-sponsored terrorism jurisdiction primary money-laundering concerns. this allows their deposits depe use for state owned airline, iran air, that was sanctioned in 2011 for providing support to the islamic revolutionary guard corps and the assad regime of syria. so any committee and last april wheeler iran air to at least 114 flights from iran to syria between the jcpoa fermentation day and march 30, 2017, likely as an airlift in support of the syrian governments atrocities. this is an easy question. a simple yes or no. can you certify today that iran air cease all sanctionable activities? >> i need to get back to you on that, chairman, a congressman. >> if you would. next question, which financial institutions, if any, have contacted treasury with respect to aircraft finance for iran? >> i'm not sure of the edge to that. i'm not aware that any have but we can get back to you. >> would you please. thirdly, can you assure us that a u.s.

mr. williams. >> thank you, chairman barr, on your important work. given the overwhelmingly increase aggression under the kim regime this legislation cannot be timelier. i would like to recognize our experts. i appreciate your time and i appreciate your expert testimony. america and some of her most important allies such as israel under the constant threat by those that wish to harm us and the work that both of you do in the sanction field has to keep the bad act rds away. there are areas that we can i am improve in dealing with the world's foremost state sponsored terrorism in iran. after eight years of flawed policy culminating with a treshl jcpoa i'm encouraged by the president's direction. thank you for being here and iran continues to be extremely concerning to me and those i represent. we must do all we can to ensure that appropriate sanctions are enacted. to that end i recently sponsored as you heard strengthening oversight of iran's access finance act which was reported favorably out of this committee and was introduced by senator cruz and pe

mr. williams: i ask unanimous consent in the engrossment of 3396 the clerk make the correction i placed at the desk. the clerk: amendment number one instruction relating to page 4 line 21 is modified to read as follows. page four line 21, strike financial institutions and insert vehicle financial companies. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 the unfinished biggs is question on suspending the bill 4042. the clerk: h.r. 4042 a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service oak street of the borinqueneers post office building the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house pass the bill? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and bill is passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? mr. gianforte: i ask unanimous consent that the text of h.r. 2815 as proposed be passed under suspension of the rules, be modified by the amendment i placed at the desk.

so being that robin williams had performed such, it probably had to come out later. it was a earlier variety show development. so mr. robin williams -- robin williams, i think i would be supportive not only for the good morning vietnam, but possibly because he had received an academy award oscar. this fellow when i read about him in the newspaper, it didn't make too much sense. he was so saddened, seemed like chronic depression. and somehow it was part of his way of breaking out, where he would perform before different people. and really helped him along. i'm hoping that if you do make the particular change, that you can also somewhere include a wall of fame with different people who have performed at said comedy area, if that would be also possible. and then those behind me, comics, comedians, and others, they can also be honored. but be sure not to put on ri richa richard. thank you. >> anyone else? gail, did you want to speak? >> thank you, margaret. hi commissioners, my name is gail, i would like to support you for -- thank you for supporting comedy since 1980 here in the city when we survived the 70s and we ne

mr. wood, tell me again, the speakers that you disagreed with but thought had a right to be heard in the interest of public discourse at williams. mr. wood: one speaker was suzanne banker. she was a social critic. she was an antifeminist and she wrote the flip side of feminism. senator kennedy: so she disagreed with feminism. did she use offensive language or did she just disagree? senator kennedy: how do you mean? mr. wood: she said that women should be kept at home. they said have certain responsibilities. things like that. senator kennedy: who was the college president? esther wood: adam faulk. senator kennedy: is he still there? mr. wood: yes. senator kennedy: i will share a couple of thoughts and i will then ask the panel to react, including mr. wood. i have always wondered about people that did not test their assumptions against the arguments of their critics. ed whitfield to me that the importance of that would be one of the qualifications of the college president. it was suggested by one of the distinguished panelists that the problems with the students, and i don't doubt that, with some students, but students are by th

mr. galvin, thank you so much for your time. williamlvin, secretary of the commonwealth of massachusetts. he said that is in his crosshairs this is the next sort of -- i don't want to say shoe to drop, this has always been a concern for bitcoin investors. what would that regulation look like >> for those on coinbase, they are regulated by states, like he said, that's fantastic he's talking about these other currencies trading on other exchanges. they should all be regulated you should feel good about that, the regulations are there to protect you. the one thing i will disagree about, bitcoin is not a fraud, it's the first permanent global decentralized ledger of records. that is the use case for blockchain that exists. there is -- he said there's no "there" there. that's the "there" there >> it exists because there's something that people can invest or you can call it speculate in. the reality is that they don't have jurisdiction in the underlying but they do in securities based on the underlying that's what those guys are there to do,

alan bucklew, william, ian did smith.r. and mrs. fred w land of the free foundation. the slater foundation, usaa, and wells fargo. thank you for helping us make today's ceremony and all we have done to mark the 35th anniversary of the wall possible. [applause] before we begin our program, we will pause to recognize our pows and mias to call your attention to our pow mia chair, which occupies a place of dignity and honor on our stage. let us always remember and never forget their sacrifice. i'd like to start our program today with an invitation. please welcome our chaplain, major luis, who will lead us in the invitation. please join me in prayer. father, as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of this wall, let us remember those who have served. and those are that are here today, and those that are not. we pray for those that are here today that still carry the scars from service in vietnam. we ask in your precious and mighty name, amen. >> now i would like to introduce the joint armed forces color guard and the military district of washington for our presentation of colo

mrs. simmons, the principle of william g love elementary school.nd you have this time at this moment it made me laugh. it is in the public education chapter on page 195. you write, sometimes, to break the ice and make a point she would explain quote - you know there is tough, street tough, and then there is prison tough. after a pause, she would add, and it was a can still remember quote - and trust me friends, i can be prison tough and beyond if i have to be! [laughter] who was this lady? [laughter] >> well, she was one of the most important people of my mrs. simmons was of a different era. this is publishable. i never saw the inside as a student other than public school including college. but she was in the scheme of things at that time, she was allowed from the school system to be a kind of dictator at the elementary school. she was a benevolent dictator. but she chose the teachers, she selected the teachers. she was a nuclear power plant of energy. she came and check in with each classroom every day. one would say she was micromanaging. but we

mr. alexander, thank you very much william hill shares are rising after the book maker backed scientific gains as a proposed takeover of nyx. they said they would support the deal and sell the shares it owns for $1.87 a piece. >>> president trump has formally recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel. in a speech at the white house yesterday afternoon, trump said he was "delivering on a major campaign promise." the president's decision has upset western and arab allies saying the decision could spark violence in a volatile region. hallie jackson has more. >> all challenges demand new approaches >> reporter: seven decades of u.s. policy changed in an instant. >> today we finally acknowledge the obvious, that jerusalem is israel's capital >> reporter: president trump will also move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem, which could take three or four years, and which puts the u.s. on an island every other country, more than 80 of them, with an embassy in israel has theirs in tel aviv. >> while previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver. today i am deliv

mrs. simmons, the principle of william g love elementary school, and you have this moment that made me laugh. it's in the public education chapter page 195. you write, sometimes to both break the ice and make a point she would explain, quote, you know, there's tough. there's street tough, and then there is prison tough, end quote. after a pause she would invariably add, in a voice i can still remember, quote, and trust me, friends, i can be prison tough and beyond if i have to be. [laughing] who was at this lady? [laughing] >> well, she was one of the most important people of my life, certainly outside of -- mrs. simmons was, remember i was in elementary school in the 1930s. this was a public school. i never saw the inside -- including the college i went to, tiny sam houston state teachers college. but mrs. simmons was in the scheme of things at the time, she was allowed by the school system to be a kind of dictator at the elementary school. she was a benevolent dictator, but she chose the teachers. she selected the teachers. she was a nuclear power plant of energy. she came into every class

and my last thank you today goes to our 35th anniversary commemoration sponsors, pbs, william murty,edy and ed ross, mr. and mrs. fredric w. smith, land of the free foundation, the slater foundation, u.s.a. a and wells fargo. thank you for helping us make today's ceremony and everything we've done to mark the 35th anniversary of the wall possible. [ applause ] before we begin our program today, we'll pause to recognize our pows and mias. i call your attention to our pow mia chair which occupies a place of digginity and honor on our stage. let us always remember and never forget their sacrifices. and now i'd like to start our program today with an invitation. please welcome our chaplain who will lead us in the invoication. >> if you'd please join me in prayer, heavenly father as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of this wall, let us always remember those that have served and those that are here today and those not here today. we commemorate those names on the wall and lord, we pray for those that are here today that still carry the scars from service in vietnam. we ask this in your precious and mighty n

jacob sullivan, cheryl mills, william burns that threatened grave damage to the national security. >> well, as i said, mr. chairman, the handling of the investigation and whether or not in particular, whether or not decisions made in that investigation were the product of any improper considerations is precisely what the outside independent inspector general is investigating. and when we get his findings, i will look and see what appropriate action we can take at the fbi in response to that. >> can anyone on this committee set up a private server now and conduct classified business on it since not a single person has been prosecuted or held accountable for the clinton e-mail investigation? >> no. >> thank you. director wray, what are you doing to ensure that the top ranks of the federal bureau of investigation are cleared of individuals who are tainted by bias or those who have exhibited indiscretion by failing to demonstrate the integrity that americans expect from their top law enforcement officials? >> well, the first thing i'm doing is respecting the outside independent investigations that are under

mr hammond. this is lovely. never mind cabinet brexit truce threatens to unravel... this is gavin williamsis the new defence secretary. he allegedly went head—to—head with philip hammond and had a furious bust up in the commons and the prime minister had to step in and say, stop behaving like children or cricketers and pull ourselves together and be sensible. interestingly, political editor of the mail on sunday has done a really interesting piece on gavin williamson inside, because it's quite clear there is a huge loss of bad blood between the defence secretary and philip hammond, the chancellor, who of course was a defence secretary. simon walters has done this piece where he compares gavin williamson and he is meteoric rise —— his meteoric rise tojohn major under thatcher. he is asking the question, a month ago, the idea of gavin williamson succeeding theresa may if she stands down in march 2019 would have been dismissed asa march 2019 would have been dismissed as a joke. look at now. he has gone from wit, his feet under the mod, launched a one—man publicity blitz, picked a fight with t