dan wade, director of water capital projects and programs. i'm pleased to present what's the quarterly update july 1 through september 30, 2018. if i may have the slides, please. the status update slide shows that the program has achieved approximately 96% completion, specifically, 75 of 87 projects are either complete or in close out. the only project that still requires ceqa approval is the alameda creek recapture project, and this team is currently continuing work on the revised draft e.i.r. for recirculation. once the timeline for that document is established, the overall project timeline will need to be reevaluated. they have met with the agencies, and they're working through comments as we speak. the calaveras dam replacement project received a very significant milestone. it topped out at 220 feet at this year. the project is overall complete at 96%. we're continuing excavation of the approach channel, replacing rip rap and installation of instrumentation for dam performance monitoring, both in the embankment and the instructional. it's

hopes they will be able to straighten things out soon. 0ur correspondent dan johnson joins us from washington. president trump wading confrontation. yes, and saying that he might go as far as calling off the meeting with president putin that was scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the g20 later this week in argentina. so i think that gives a clear indication that the white house and the department of state, the government here in washington, feels that it is russia that has overstepped the mark in this confrontation. russia, of course, blames the ukrainians for straying into their waters around the coast of crimea. but it seems the coast of crimea. but it seems the white house and the department of state are all in agreement that this was russia's act of aggression, a dangerous act of aggression, as it is being described, and that is why there is a call for greater sanctions, for sanctions to be fully applied on the russians, and for more to be done through nato, a call for european countries in germany was named, in particular, to contribute more through nato and for nato to find a solution to this, even th

wade in that element. >> daddy love. we're sitting next to really great daddies here, whit and dan. >> we're just surviving. >> you guys loveo be a big show with the daughter on the o network so stay tuned for that. >>> finally it's thanksgiving but that doesn't mean we're not already thinking about christmas. time to deck the halls and deck your beards. we thought we'd seen everything when beard bobbles came up last year. you can give your beard a festive glow with holiday beard lights. >> really? >> you can just stick them in your beard. >> what do you think? >> strong. >> it grabs your attention. >> it sure does. >> the kids are like, no, daddy, no. >> did this start in brooklyn? >> i don't know but firebox is selling the twinkly creations for just under $15 look festive for a steal. >> clark griswold would be proud. >> if you're wondering what to do with your hunting beard just -- >> deck the halls. >> deck the halls. deck the hair or something. >> i love it. >> that's "pop news," y'all. have a happy thanksgiving. we're grateful for you. [ applause ] >> smooth gravy. >> that was smooth gravy. >> #smoothgravy. >> i love

a lot to wade through this morning. dan goldman, thanks very much. want to be approached at an airport by bob mueller. logan or otherwise. >> or nick. >> no. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," mitch mcconnell says he will block a bill to protect special counsel robert mueller. we will show you his reasoning even as other republicans are pushing for the legislation. >>> for no other reason than to show this vehicle, this is completely gratuitous, but we had to show you there is a giant cow. 6'4" tall, weighs over a ton. he was too about i go to fit into the slaughter house so now he's hanging out with his friends. his size saved his life. "morning joe" is coming right back. (chime) - [narrator] meet shark's newest robot vacuum. it powerfully cleans from floors to carpets, even pet hair, with ease, and now for cleaning surfaces above the floor, it comes with a built in shark handheld. one dock, two sharks. the shark ion robot cleaning system. pushing for the legislation. "morning joe" is coming right my mom's pain from moderate to severe rheumatoid arth

host: that is wade telling us his opinion. dan off of facebook.f you want to post on our facebook page, it is facebook.com/cspan. he says he will wear his maga hat at the dinner table and rick bennett says politics are toxic. it makes people hate each other when they normally would not. you can agree or disagree, let us know on the phone lines if you want on your plans for the political discussions. charles in indiana, good morning. you are on. .aller: politics never it has damaged our country to high heaven. that is it. host: as far as your thanksgiving plans, no plans for discussions? caller: correct. host: how do you keep it from coming up? caller: i will do anything. host: ok. let's go to curtis. curtis in beltsville, maryland. caller: happy thanksgiving to you and your family, pedro. i will talk politics because i will talk about the email thing with the ivanka trump. they are talking about locke hillary up and look what ivanka is doing. this president talking about -- -- all of this stuff is wrong. this familys in asking me about -- i was bo