. >> clerk: thank you for your comments, mr. wolf. we have one caller left in the queue. mr. smith. >> caller: hi, folks, my name is jessica, and i'm calling in late but i don't know if you have already taken comment for number 4? but i am calling to encourage lafco to invest in actual local clean energy build-out, local solar, battery storage, wind. you know, the time is now really to transition into local clean energy in our communities because what we're really dealing with is transmission lines from these big utilities that are causing fires and killing folks. what we really need is to create those clean energy jobs and benefits that would come from building out local clean energy within the city of san francisco. if we can't buy the transmission lines right now and create a municipal utility, then we need to invest everything that we can into building out supply and creating our own clean energy infrastructure at home. so i just want to encourage y'all to do that. thank you very much, clean power to the people. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. i believe that was th

. >> clerk: thank you for your comments, mr. wolf. may we have the next caller, please. >> caller: thank you chair chan and commissioners. i will just mention that we are also members of the calians for energy choice and the clean energy advocates and we have about 10,000 members in the city and county of san francisco. i could not agree more strongly about the comments about the many, many benefits and moving forward with our own local buildout plan both energetically and economically. i want to focus on the presentation and i want to thank for the data and especially the chart showing how things have changed and how the rate changes have been driven over time. as, you know, from 2013-2016 as we pushed for the program to be launched, a big concern was that clean power s.f. would ever be more expensive than pg&e service. in the early days of p.c.a. that was considered a debt boil. if you are more expensive than pg&e, everyone would flee your service and the program would crater and die. so keeping our costs below pg&e was kind of the

our coverage continues now with one mr. wolf blitzer right next door in "the situation room." i'll see you tomorrow. >>> happening now, president biden's agenda and leg say are on the line as he kicks off a make or break week for his most urgent legislative priorities. cnn has learned who the trump justice department was initially targeting with a secret subpoena that wanted information about two key democratic lawmakers. and the u.s. supreme court delivers a unanimous smackdown to the ncaa paving the way for now payments to college athletes. kareem abdul-jabbar standing by to discuss this landmark ruling. >>> welcome. i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." let's begin with the biden agenda. truly at a cross roads right now. kaitlyn collins is covering it all for us. some truly important negotiations are happening right now. update our viewers. what can you tell us? >> yeah, wolf. this is between the group of bipartisan senators behind this latest infrastructure proposal that is circulating around capitol hill. they are meeting behind closed doors right now as w

our coverage continues now with one mr. wolf blitzer right next door in "the situation room."make or break week for his most urgent legislative priorities. cnn has learned who the trump justice department was initially targeting with a secret subpoena that wanted information about two key democratic lawmakers. and the u.s. supreme court delivers a unanimous smackdown to the ncaa paving the way for now payments to college athletes.

our coverage continues with one mr. wolf blitzer right next door in the situation room. >>> happening now, breaking news. president biden is taking the world stage kicking off his first oversees trip with vows to repair u.s. alliances and confront russia's vladimir putin. he is landing at his next stop this hour. as the president travels abroad, his domestic agenda is at risk back at at home. i'll ask transportation secretary pete buttigieg about the unsuccessful package on infrastructure that is frustrating democrats. >>> the biden administration set to donate 500 million doses of vaccine worldwide. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in plaintin "the situati room." >>> let's go right to our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins on the ground in the united kingdom for us. kaitlan a big, historic moment coming up for the president of the united states. >> reporter: it is, wolf. right now he is putting all the emphasis on allies. in his first stop a

our coverage continues with one mr. wolfe situation room. >>> happening now, breaking news. president biden is taking the world stage kicking off his first oversees trip with vows to repair u.s. alliances and confront russia's vladimir putin. he is landing at his next stop this hour. as the president travels abroad, his domestic agenda is at risk back at at home. i'll ask transportation secretary pete buttigieg about the unsuccessful package on infrastructure that is

our coverage continues now with one mr. wolf blitzer right next door in "the situation room."the united states, and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we are covering two major, breaking stories. in surfside, florida, right now, crews are heading into another night of a massive search-and-rescue operation. they are sifting through the rubble of a collapsed 12-story condo, as families desperately hope survivors are found.

our coverage continues now with one mr. wolf blitzer right next door in "the situation room." i will see you sunday morning. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states, and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we are covering two major, breaking stories. in surfside, florida, right now, crews are heading into another night of a massive search-and-rescue operation. they are sifting through the rubble of a collapsed 12-story condo, as families desperately hope survivors are found. the death toll now up to four and expected to rise, with 159 people, still, unaccounted for. the cause of this horrific disaster, still, unknown. >>> we are also getting new reaction to derek chauvin's punishment for the murder of george floyd. the former-minneapolis police officer sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. let's begin, though, with the condo collapsing as randi kaye is on the scene for us in surfside, florida. randi, the search for survivors has been hampered throughout the day by rain, fire, and smoke. so, where does the operat

the chair now recognizes mr. wolf for an opening statement. >> good morning, thank you for holding today's hearing. i look forward to examining emerging technologies in plastics recycling. i would also like to thank our witnesses for appearing before the subcommittee and sharing their expertise with us. as we take a step back, i want to note that in the 20th century, the united states was a leader in the development of plastics. we revolutionize the world by making material wealth widespread and attainable like never before. however, the u.s. recycling infrastructure has failed to keep up with the booming plastic market. in 2018, the u.s. produced 36 million times a plastic, as the chairwoman noted. however, the domestic recycling industry only repurposed 8.5% of it. america has a new opportunity to lead in the development of a circular economy of plastics. an economy that produces, recycles, and reuses materials to reduce cost and waste. investments in research and development of new, sustainable materials will help

mr. brandon wolf, we honor you. in honor of lgbtq+pride month, i would like to welcome ms. lisa bar. she joined the help center in august of 2014 as executive director. prior to which krzvzewski the vice president of development at habitat for humanity of bravard county, florida. lisa spent over 20 years as a department of defense contractor prior to moving to the nonprofit sector. she holds an nba in management from the john hop -- mba in management from the john hopkins university and has a diverse background in the fields of government defense product. her major career accomplishments include leading the expansion of a small grassroots health organization into a regional operation with multiple satellite locations and successfully leading 22 government subcontractors to surpass their targets through the rebuild challenges following the september 11, 2001, attack on the pentagon. lisa is known throughout the region as a thought leader when it comes to innovation and new ideas to address the areas' health disparities. she's recently -- recently been featured on the news for her work

always work waiting for chad wolf. mr.th lester holt, first of all saying we've been to the border when she clearly has not been to the border, giggling about it saying "well, i haven't been to europe either," meanwhile the crisis at the border continues and you hear the mexican president saying a lot of mixed messaging coming out of washing washington is driving all this. your response? >> what's going on at the border is certainly not funny and is the vice president laughs about it and sort of equates it to europe, there's not a crisis going on in europe at the time, there is a crisis on our southwest border that requires leadership and either the president or vice president to make a trip down there and understand what's going on and it's been over 75 days since she's been put in charge of this crisis and the fact that she won't go to the border is very telling, she went to the border as a senator and i believe she also went as a candidate for president but when she has responsibility and some of the ability change she

mr. secretary, is that a mistake? >> wolf, i think that there's more study to be done. i know there are investigations underway. so i want to be careful in what i say. but i think that what contributed to that terrible day is something that needs to be understood and revealed and communicated to the american people. >> do you want to talk about the role that trump played? >> i do not. >> but you believe it was an insurrection. you're willing to say that, right? >> i sure am. i will say this, wolf. words matter and words from our leaders matter a lot. >> how concerned are you that the words that trump is uttering right now potentially could lead to another insurrection-style attack? >> we are always worried about the connectivity between ideologies of hate and acts of violence. we are carefully reviewing words that are articulated not only in the public discourse, but elsewhere. so we are concerned. it is our job to be concerned, to be vigilant and to be a partner with our state and local officials to make sure everyone is aware of what is being said, the activity that w

mr. biden's alternative approach. we are speaking with the author economist and professor a richard wolf about jobs. we see that help wanted sign everywhere. desperate employers are offering outlandish bonuses a year ago. the $15.00 minimum wage was very controversial. has the market place now mooted that conversation and have these relief payments, which were a lifeline a year ago now. backfired by making people lazy. i don't think so. let's, let's break this down. i do think there is obviously some truth to the surveys that show us that employers are unable to find workers for the jobs that they're offering. and that's an issue. and we have to explain it what the explanations offered range from the insulting to the providers. first, the insulting yes we did work as an extra $300.00 a week for a period of months. under extraordinary circumstances. let's all remember please. that from the month of march of 2020, basically to the president. we have had some thing that the united states has never suffered for we haven't had depressions before, and we have had viral tan damage before. but we have never

wolf under major inspiration. on july 22nd 2011, he killed 77 people into attacks in no way off the self regulating online. then you as president obama stress that is lama he st. mrs. we're far from the only source of global terrorism. the rest of that were especially concerned right now is the lone wolf terrorist of the sort that we saw in norway recently. you know, when you got one person who is deranged or driven by a hateful ideology, they can do a lot of damage and it's a lot harder to trace those lone wolf operators. he would be proven correct. 9 years on the loan rules and responsible for more murders in the western world than any other kind of terrorism. just as digital media is changing the world, so to is terrorism with it, many potential terrorists, almost exclusively radicalized with right wing propaganda from the internet. and they likely germany's biggest threat to government still fail to properly understand this brand of terrorism. these loan moves launched for the same social profile, white male, and typically a recluse with no friends. their ideology, racism, anti semitism and hatred for women. that fueled by a dangerous mix of frustration and po

mr. biden's goal, returning stability and predictability to u.s./russian relations. cnn is live in geneva with wolf blitzer, anchor of ""the situation room."" wolf, a huge day ahead. >> it certainly s lawyer ration christine. this is a truly huge moment in american history, u.s./russian relationship. that relationship between the united states and russia at its lowest point right now since the cold war. both president biden and the russian president vladimir putin have been projecting confidence that they're ready to take each other on but the pressure will certainly be on with a full policy agenda on the table, including arms control, ukraine and the russian hacking of critical u.s. networks. as president biden has framed it, proving that dem tracy still works. right now president biden is here in geneva with some momentum from largely very successful summits with the g7 and nato allies. less than an hour from now president putin is expected to land at the airport here in jen can a. we now know the meeting -- the meeting is scheduled to begin 7:30, 5:00 a.m. eastern that's just a little bit more t

ventures of tom sawyer, 1865, katherine drinker bolin tom wolf the bonfire of the vanities and larry mercury lonesome dove. currently mr shirley is reading james swanson's end of days. napoleon hill's think and growd rich, f john beauchamp's franklin winston and michael dobbs one minute to midnight. a lot of history titles there, mr. shirley. one stood out to me that was napoleon hill's think and grow rich. what is thatat about? >> that book has been around for 100 years. my grandmother georgia turned me onto it as a young boy. it is kind of a different two, it is inspirational but how you achieve success with your spiritual means, your economic social means. just to re-energize my thinking every couple of years now. when i hire a new pr firm i gave them a copy of think and grow rich because he is so much useful information. >> another book you chose your rereading cs lewis' the screwtape letters, why? >> i love cs lewis. he proved that you can be spiritual and be a libertarian. and his case he was a christian and libertarian. it teaches the lord's work is the double what he is teaching how to ruin people's lives. thin

mrs. we're far from the only source of global terrorism. the rest of that we're especially concerned of right now is the lone wolf terrorist and the sort that we saw in norway recently when you got one person who is arranged or driven by a hateful ideology, they can do a lot of damage and it's a lot harder to trace those lone wolf operators. he would be proven correct. 9 years on these levels and responsible for more murders in the western world than any other kind of terrorism. just as digital media is changing the world, so to is terrorism with it, many potential terrorists, almost exclusively radicalized with right wing propaganda from the internet. and they likely germany's biggest threat to, as government still failed to properly understand this brand of terrorism. these loan moves launches, fit the same social profile, white male, and typically a recluse with no friends. their ideology, racism, anti semitism and hatred for women. their fields by a dangerous mix of frustration and political radicalization. these men typically spend hours on end chatting with like minds on international online forums called image boards. uses here of pr

mr. katyal: thank you. i'd say three things are notable. first, this case, i think, as justice scalia might say, comes as a wolf.etitioners' rule would enable an fca to exclude parents of any religion, from buddhist to baptist. and this court, because it can't second-guess the reasonableness of a belief, it opens the door to all sorts of claims, indeed, this very case, the clergy letter, and it radiates far beyond foster care to all government contracts in all 50 states. second, the city would act the very same way if a secular fca discriminated, and the flip side is true, too. the city contracts with bethany, which is open to same-sex couples despite its religious opposition. and the city continues to contract with css to the tune of $26 million. these three indicia -- a uniform policy, continued contracting with bethany, and continued contracting with css itself -- are strong evidence the two courts below got it right. and finally, my friends never overcome the two-court rule on neutrality. after three days of live testimony, the trial court found the preponderance of evidence favored the city. for these reaso

mr. speaker, thanks to the draconian shutdown measures from far left governors, including pennsylvania's tom wolf, many states are still recovering from the covid-19 pandemic. ending title 42 puts that fragile recovery at risk, especially at a time when powerful variants continue to pop up across the globe. . that's why if we defeat the previous question i will personally offer an amendment to the rule to immediately consider my good friend, congresswoman harrell's pause act. the pause act would provide for stringent enforcement of title 42. it would prohibit h.h.s. and d.h.s. from weakening title 42's implementation. mr. speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record along with any extraneous materials immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. without objection, so ordered. mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, here to explain the amendment is the bill's author, my good friend, congresswoman harrell, i yield her five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. herrell: thank you, mr. s

wolf. chad, good morning. >> good morning. steve: you know, it's interesting, kamala harris last thursday went to el paso and she actually was within about a mile or so of the place that mre because that place is not the kind of image the administration really wants. >> well, i think that's right. i would characterize vice president harris' trip to el paso as a missed opportunity on a variety of different fronts. she certainly could have visited fort bliss. but she also could have actually gone to the epicenter of the migrant crisis that we see today. and that's rgv 100 miles away from el paso. she could have gone to the donna facility down there, which is where the vast majority of these migrants are being housed and processed. she didn't do any of that instead, she went to a legal port of entry where we know this is not where the crisis is occurring. folks are not coming across legally. they are coming across illegally. so she really didn't get a sense of what was going on and able to talk to the agents there actually apprehending these folks on a nightly basis. so, overall, missed opportunity, i would say. steve: well, but the administration had to do something becaus