and you made that point to yvette . made that point to yvette cooper _ made that point to yvette cooper it is quite hard for the — answer. it is quite hard for the government to say target -based — the government to say target —based milestone based on whatever the current word is, based — whatever the current word is, based government works, except in the _ based government works, except in the area — based government works, except in the area of immigration policy _ in the area of immigration policy. i_ in the area of immigration policy. i think that is a hard argument. policy. i think that is a hard argument-— argument. and it is fair for labour to _ argument. and it is fair for labour to say _ argument. and it is fair for labour to say that - argument. and it is fair for labour to say that on - argument. and it is fair for labour to say that on the l labour to say that on the tories watch migration both legal and illegal sword will stop its legal and illegal sword will stop it's absolutely true and the voters who voted for brexit in park thought they could control the borders. and i

interestingly, keir starmer- and yvette cooper have refused to set out a cap at all. there between the parties. so, interesting. that's a sort of new thing there. it's not a specific target, but the tories will set a cap for migration of lower than 300,000, which is what the government's official number crunchers were already forecasting for, i think, 2028. yeah, i mean, the argument is now if we are talking about reform, nigel farage has said we've got to leave the european convention on human rights, and once we've done that, we can deport people. so that's a very carnivorous piece of policy versus going round the doorstep saying we're going to have a cap, a hard cap. well, it could be 300... it could be 400,000. 0oh! i mean, this issue is running away from them. well, kemi badenoch attacked keir starmer at pmqs on wednesday on the subject of immigration. and not surprisingly, keir starmer hit the ball into the open goal in response, which was, "hang on a second, a few months ago you were in government and it was on your party's watch that these numbers ballooned",

and as yvette cooper was in italy, another rescue and more lives lost in the mediterranean.cas, bbc news. brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has been released from hospital after two emergency surgeries to fix a bleed on his brain. the 79—year—old spoke publicly at a hospital press conference in sao paulo, saying he was "healed" and "just needed to take care of himself". he stressed that he was keen to get back to work as soon as possible with his medical team's blessing. the pope has wrapped up the first—ever papal visit to the french island of corsica. pope francis arrived in the papal plane on sunday morning before moving through the packed streets of the capital ajaccio in his popemobile. he held an open—air mass, before meeting with president emmanuel macron at the airport ahead of his departure. plenty more on that story and all of the day's other top stories on the bbc news website. stay with us here on bbc news. thanks very much for watching. hello there. much of the country today had a fine and largely dry one, and it was milder than it was yesterday, des

interestingly, keir starmer and yvette cooper have refused — starmer and yvette cooper have refused to a cap at all, so there is a big difference between the parties. the capi is talkin: between the parties. the capi is talking about _ between the parties. the capi is talking about is _ between the parties. the capi is talking about is on - between the parties. the capi is talking about is on overall. is talking about is on overall immigration to the country, so visas that are issued, and has he says, the labour government does not want to set numerical targets, because they believe those are things that have got governments into big problems before. people in the french indian ocean territory of mayotte say conditions there are apocalyptic after cyclone chido tore through the islands, killing 14 people. french officials say all makeshift homes there have been completely destroyed. mayotte sits in the indian ocean, about 500 kilometres east of mozambique and about 350 kilometres west of madagascar. the storm brought heavy rain and winds that peaked at more than 220km/h. the french inte

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yvette cooper said international cooperation was key to securing the uk's borders.ve described the incident as shocking. no arrests have been made. the five remaining members of the so—called bali nine drug ring have been freed and flown back to australia. they've spent almost 20 years in an indonesian prison for their roles in a heroin smuggling plot. now on bbc news. bbc 100 women in conversation: nadia murad. speaking in arabic she screams nadia murad is a nobel peace prize winner, a campaigner, and a survivor of the yazidi genocide.

in the uk, the home secretary, yvette cooper, has refused to set out a timetable to reduce the numberar too high". it comes as the government said it had returned 13,500 failed asylum seekers to their home countries since the election in july. damian grammaticas reports. immigration enforcement, raids seeking to root out those in the uk without the right permissions. this is one arm of the government's strategy. it says deportations have gone up. and in italy this weekend, the other arm of the strategy. the home secretary shared a stage with ministers from the front—line mediterranean states, france, italy and malta. how are you? this is about building partnerships with countries either where migrant routes start or which they pass through. yvette cooper meeting her italian counterpart said it's about recognising migration is complex and can't be solved by empty slogans. there is a history of home secretaries and prime ministers making grand promises but never actually having a proper plan. the approach we are taking to this is really step—by—step. we are putting in place the things t

interestingly, keir starmer and yvette cooper have refused to set out a cap at all.ing about there is on overall immigration to the country. so visas that are issued and as he says, the labour government does not want to do that. it doesn't want to set numerical targets because it believes that those are things that have got governments into big problems over before. two russian oil tankers have sunk in bad weather in the kerch strait that separates russia from occupied crimea. footage shows one tanker split in half. an operation is under way to rescue the crews and assess the extent of the oil spill. russia has been using a fleet of so—called �*ghost�* tankers to evade western sanctions. many of these are old and poorly maintained. seven tourists have been taken to hospital in fiji after suspected alcohol poisoning. it 5 believed they were all guests at a resort on fiji's coral coast, where they drank cocktails in the bar on saturday night and fell ill shortly afterwards. it comes just a few weeks after the death of six tourists in laos because of suspected methanol

and as yvette cooper was in italy, another rescue and more lives lost in the mediterranean.he sale of british postal service royal mail�*s parent company to a czech billionaire has been approved by the government. the £3.6 billion takeover by daniel kretinsky�*s ep group will be announced on monday morning, the bbc understands. the government will retain a so called "golden share" that will require it to approve any major changes to royal mail�*s ownership, hq location and tax residency. the five remaining members of the so called "bali nine" drug ring have been freed and flown back to australia — after almost 20 years in an indonesian prison. they were jailed for their roles in a heroin smuggling plot in bali in 2005. after years of advocay from the australian government, after years of advocacy from the australian government, the group were flown back to australia today, after a deal struck between the two governments. the gang�*s two ringleaders were executed by firing squad in 2015. seven people have been taken to hospital in fiji after suspected alcohol poisoning. it�*s

the uk's home secretary, yvette coooper,promised the uk's home secretary, yvette coooper, has promisedstore order�* to the migration system — but acknowledged it would take time to turn things around. her words in the house of commons came as official figures showed that the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats to britain stood at more than 20,000 in the months since labour took power. on sunday alone, 122 people made the journey. ms cooper said the root cause was the previous government's policies. we asked nick eardley from bbc verify to look at how the figures compare. yes, the number of people crossing the channel on small boats has proved a political headache for a series of governments now. and today, the latest official figures show that more than 20,000 people have crossed into the uk this way since keir starmer became prime minister. let me show you the figures. this is 2024 from when labour took over to now. you can see 20,000, just over 20,000 there. but let me add the same period in previous years and you can see this year is higher than 2023, but it's a l

interestingly, keir starmer and yvette cooper have refused to set out a cap at all.s. that cap he's talking about there is on overall immigration to the country. so visas that are issued and as he says, the labour government does not want to do that. it doesn't want to set numerical targets because it believes that those are things that have got governments into big problems over before. seven tourists have been taken to hospital in fiji after suspected alcohol poisoning. it s believed they were all guests at a resort on fiji's coral coast, where they drank cocktails in the bar on saturday night and fell ill shortly afterwards. it comes just a few weeks after the death of six tourists in laos because of suspected methanol poisoning. 0ur reporter — who's from fiji — vandhna bhan explains where exactly this incident took place. this incident happened at a 5—star luxury resort. unlike the laos poisonings, this happened at a 5—star resort. unlike parts of southeast asia, fiji is not known as a backpackers' haven. it is expensive. it is tailored towards those family holid

and as yvette cooper was in italy, another rescue and more lives lost in the mediterranean, all partesidents turned up to pay tribute to the little girl, whose body was found there in 2023. people laid bouqets and brought candles and cards with messages to pay their respects. sara�*s father, urfan sharif, and step—mother, beinash batool, were found guilty of her murder earlier this week, following a ten—week trial. the pope has wrapped up the first—ever papal visit to the french island of corsica. pope francis arrived in the papal plane on sunday morning before moving through the packed streets of the capital ajaccio in his popemobile. he held an open—air mass, before meeting with president emmanuel macron at the airport ahead of his departure. of course, you can stay up to date on all of the day�*s top stories on the bbc news website. that is eight for the moment, to stay with us. thanks for watching. hello there. much of the country today had a fine and largely dry one, and it was milder than it was yesterday, despite the lack of sunshine. now this mild theme is here to stay, certa

yvette cooper said international cooperation was key to securing the uk's borders.nd santas on the run! the mexican capital comes alive as hundreds of father christmasses speed through the city! a two—year—old boy has died and four adults injured in a hit—and—run crash involving a stolen car in the west midlands. police say the driver of the porsche, which had been stolen earlier this month, fled the scene. with me is greg mckenzie. just bring this up to date with what happened. this just bring this up to date with what happened.— just bring this up to date with what happened. this crash took lace last what happened. this crash took place last night. _ what happened. this crash took place last night, a _ what happened. this crash took place last night, a collision - place last night, a collision at 11 o'clock night in the smethwick area of the west midlands, so about four miles away from the centre of birmingham city centre. two cars were involved, in toyota and a grey porsche km, and ultimately the porsche has crashed into this toyota which had a number of occupant

interestingly, keir starmer and yvette cooper have refused to set out a cap at all.ere between the parties. that cap he's talking about there is on overall immigration to the country. so visas that are issued and as he says, the labour government does not want to do that. it doesn't want to set numerical targets because it believes that those are things that have got governments into big problems over before. a woman has died and a man is fighting for his life in hospital after a shooting in north—west london. police were called to gifford road in brentjust after 9 o'clock last night, where a woman, believed to be in her 40s died at the scene. two men, both in their 30s were also injured. police have described the incident as "truly shocking" and says a team of experienced detectives are working to piece together the events and identify who is responsible. no arrests have been made. seven tourists have been taken to hospital in fiji after suspected alcohol poisoning. it s believed they were all guests at a resort on fiji's coral coast, where they drunk cocktails wher

joining from new york, yvette d.from the congressional black caucus. >> good morning, and congratulations, all the best in the new role. herding cats coming to mind but you know what that is all about. >> yes. >> on a very serious point, i want to share with you nbc news reporting this morning. quote, the united states will continue its operations in eastern syria and take all necessary steps to prevent the islamic state resurgence and danny shapiro announced today. what role do you see the u.s. playing now as the game is changing on the ground there? you had president-elect trump this morning basically saying china and russia you handle it. haven't heard anything from the biden administration. what do you assess is going to happen next or should happen next? >> well, i don't know what is going to happen next. but i believe that what should happen next is that the united states can't remain on the sidelines. at the end of the day, you know, terrorism is terrorism. and if we are not vigilant with respect to this new d

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the yvette rans' benefits you're talking about, and i'm really -- scouring my memory, i think that it hasn't been re-authorized since maybe 1976. so that would theoretically put it on the chopping block. it's an example of how sort of this blanket notion that programs that don't have the re-authorization, you know, could be on the chopping block. but yeah, that's an example of a program and i don't remember the exact date but it hasn't been re-authorized for decades. but it is one of the programs that could be on the chopping block because of its status with regard to re-authorization. host: let's go to tom, charlotte, north carolina, republican. hi, tom. caller: good morning. good morning, madam congresswoman. ms. moore: good morning. caller: i'm glad we strolled into doge, that's what i'm calling about. i'm a retired v.a. national veteran. the administrator in my hospital got a $500,000 bonus because they saved $5 million for the -- from the veterans administration. they say if you save the government any money, you get 10% of what you save. so if they save $2 million, these guy, mu

it's like they work like yvette cooperis like they work like yvette cooper is working out of her homex machine on top of the on top of the file cabinet in the kitchen. >> the truth is, that's a hot take. >> the truth is, it's an old take. the truth is fax machine. the truth is this is like the soviet union. when anybody complained to the soviet, you know, in the soviet union, they didn't say, oh, this is an act of terrorism or an act of rebellion or an act of disagreement. we don't have disagreement. we don't have disagreement. we don't have disagreement. we just have some crazy person. it's an it's saying that the people who do these kind of things have autism instead of maybe a legitimate political grievance. >> so, adam, if you look at the numbers, people with autism in society versus within the prevent cases, they're overrepresented in prevent cases. yeah. that's the nub of this issue. >> yes. >> yes. so >> yes. so within >> yes. so within the >> yes. so within the article >> yes. so within the article it sort of lists that despite people being diagnosed with autism are like, i th

this is yvette. lance is driving a symbol of the caspian sea. the sturgeon is suffering as a result. copy are also known sometimes as black. gold is made from its eggs. this days we don't have unfortunately, due to loss of solemn grounds and the reverse. so a very valuable fuse and source of the black govea. we drive south again, this time to a fish farm that's legally producing caviar the concept to raise sturgeon until their mature, then remove their eggs. thousands of fish, i released each year as a measure to maintain the species. but costs for keeping the outdoor pools are rising. the water must be agitated mechanically, for a longer period to keep the sea water oxygenated. inside the storage and production takes place. it can take 10 to 12 years before a sturgeon is old enough for it's eggs to be harvested. nowadays, it's even become possible to remove the eggs without killing the fish. how much, how much caviar can you get out of one beluga? about 10 percent of the body weight. if for example, the body weight is about 100 kilograms weight

yvette cooper has promised forces will be compensated, but some are facing budget deficits of more thanreports. get by successful, get by successful. we now have one—six ahead. lincolnshire, rural in parts, is anything but quiet. when a man stole a motorway service vehicle and raced through four counties, lincolnshire police eventually stopped him. their patch is huge. they say they're severely stretched. it comes all the way round, all the way up and just finishes below the town of grimsby, which is our neighbouring force area of humberside. we deploy around 67 police officers on neighbourhood patrols in this entire county. that's roughly what they deploy in that single town of grimsby. in just one town? the conservative police commissioner says the difference between lincolnshire and neighbouring humberside is down to the formula used to allocate police force funding. the problem for lincolnshire is that the formula, which decides how much each police force gets, was calculated nearly 20 years ago and, in that time, the population of the county has gone up by around 13%. if it was rec

this is yvette plants. but i, you know, as a result the storage in the very symbol of the caspian is also threatened. it's ro, is used to make, have your sometimes also called black gold. this days we don't have, unfortunately, due to most of the spalding grounds and the reverse. so i've added value of all fish and source of the black cover. yes. so i then i read, they started color with the black heavy articles, very cheap. the even tell me that as it falls, 3, we drive back to the south of the country to a fish farm where caviar is produced legally. here sturgeon's, our bread, the ro is removed, and thousands of young fish are released into the wild every year. it's a method for the preservation of the species. costs are rising for the maintaining of the outdoor pools. the fish can only tolerate the summer heat with the help of plastic covers. and the water wheels have to run longer than before, to mix oxygen into the sea water. you can see the sea side that we using uh, a ration coupons before i ration f

yvette in florida.ere is a story from back in 2018 when melania trump's parents became citizens of this country. the npr story on it from 2018. the first lady's parents become citizens thanks to chain migration, if you want to read it. peter in new york, republican, good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to address your birthright citizenship. they are not going to change the constitution. there are not enough people in this country who want to change it. i do agree with president trump that if you are a dreamer and you spent the majority of your life here, you should be given preference as far as citizenship is concerned. but the only thing they possibly can do are change the laws regarding chain migration because i am not sure the exact figure but i believe it is that every immigration that comes in and becomes a citizen brings in approximately 30 more people into the country through chain migration. that is one way they can change it. regarding children born here from illegal parents, they can

yvette cooper said international cooperation was key to securing the uk's borders. a woman has been killed in a triple shooting in north west london. two men were also injured, one of them critically. police have described the incident as shocking. no arrests have been made. the five remaining members of the so—called bali nine drug ring have been freed and flown back to australia. they've spent almost 20 years in an indonesian prison for their roles in a heroin smuggling plot. now on bbc news. bbc 100 women in conversation: nadia murad. speaking in arabic she screams nadia murad is a nobel peace prize winner, a campaigner, and a survivor of the yazidi genocide. it's been ten years since she was taken captive by the islamic state in iraq and thousands of her people were massacred. but since she's escaped, she's been campaigning relentlessly for victims of war, lobbying governments, top politicians, and even hollywood celebrities. so, we've come to norway, home of the nobel institute, to speak to nadia about her work, fighting forjustice for the yazidi people, and tr

the uk home secretary yvette cooper is travelling to italy for talks on migration, as hundreds of peopleross the channel in small boats. thursday was the busiest december day on record, when 609 people arrived, bringing the total so far this year to more than 34,500, a 19% increase on last year. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas told me what the home secretary was hoping to gain from this meeting. her visit is not so much a formal visit for discussions with the italian government, it is part of an outreach that the uk government is doing trying to build relationships with other european governments as the uk and other european countries are trying to tackle the irregular migration. she is that she there for a conference. there is a political conference run by the italian government, that brings together right—wing politicalfigures, the uk home secretary will be part of the panel there with interior ministers from southern europe, france, malta and italy, all discussing the migration issue. and then while she is in this meeting, she is meeting the italian interior minister on

responsible for investment and bribery in a bank fluid scheme that's going to 12 and a half $1000000000.83 yvette and i'm g d p co rule the execution could be replaced with a mess of penalty if she replaced at least 3 quarters of the misappropriation funds, let's explore this was to own who, who is a professor of political science and funding director of the us be it and i'm research center at the university of oregon in the united states. welcome to the w professor. i said this described as the world's biggest bang for what the true on my line do? well, uh, she embezzle money a massive amount of money. like you said about $1000000000.00. my legal means the to the customers deposit into a bang out to invest a to speculate on the on real estate. right. so she use and as i understand it, it's illegal in vietnam for any one person to to hold was a 10 percent of a bank, but she somehow managed to circumvent this. yes, she has a very strong personal connections to the top. vietnamese comment is leaders. especially the party boss of whole team and cd and prove these believe the political connections sh

the home secretary yvette cooper said there are no plans to change this.wherever our intelligence and security agencies find cases said pose any kind of challenge or threat to uk national security, be that around foreign influence, espionage or any other kind of security threat, we will always stand ready to take action. syrians rejoiced late into the night on friday to celebrate their new found freedoms five days after a lightning rebel advance ended over 50 years of rule under the assad family. thousands of people packed into the main square in damascus setting off fireworks, sounding their car horns, and waving a new nationalflag — that of the rebel forces. in aleppo, residents danced in the streets and set fire to a huge billboard depicting the assads. diplomatic moves are gathering pace to stabilise the country. jordan is due to host a series of meetings later bringing together arab and other world leaders. our international editorjeremy bowen, has more from damascus. this ancient city has seen countless upheavals overfive millennia. for modern syria,

in terms of the pure politics, you just saw, rachel reeves said in the past, so did yvette cooper, thatthe ears of labour mp5. kemi badenoch should bring it up. they didn't promise to compensate either. we they didn't promise to compensate either. ~ ~' ., they didn't promise to compensate either. ~ ~ ., , they didn't promise to compensate either. ~ ., , . ., they didn't promise to compensate either. ~ ~ ., , . ., ., either. we know but the charge of h ocris either. we know but the charge of hypocrisy is _ either. we know but the charge of hypocrisy is the — either. we know but the charge of hypocrisy is the most _ either. we know but the charge of hypocrisy is the most lethal- either. we know but the charge of hypocrisy is the most lethal one i either. we know but the charge of| hypocrisy is the most lethal one of all in politics particularly when it is felt by labour mp5 rightly or wrongly that the government doesn't have a strong narrative on what it is trying to do separately so i think it is a political problem. horse think it is a political problem. how will the conservatives attac

let's now discuss this with like a hotmail economist and yvette soft on to a business and use as a publisher. many thanks for joining us on the product. i'm good to see and so i'd love to know your take on hunger is reported solution and to keep paying for rush and gas impulse despise what the west and sanctions as well. henry is acting in behalf of its people and the european people. it's probably one of the few leaders in europe that cares about the well being off his own economy and his and the economy off of europe. the of us seem to have an interest in destroying the or the economy, especially the german economy. and otherwise, it is not explainable why they neglect any negotiations a on the ukrainian while the nato side and, and tend to keep the, the guess flowing. of course, the americans have a vital interest in selling gas for more than the normal market price. so higher than the market price to your piece, but this time be in the interest of the europeans and it's now it shows who is acting in behalf of whom. well, how likely is it that the us is that lies in brussels? will find a

the us house of representatives has rejected the bill, which would yvette government shut down. republicans to propose the new bill of the donald trump. and it's a lot, you know, most criticized a previous bi partisan deal. democrats have called the new bill laughable. the deadline for reaching and agreements is just a day away. a failure could interrupt funding across many areas, including law enforcement and a travel with how the shamrock is, the president of the global policy institute, he says the situation is political fits up, you know, musk playing a leading role. it started with a volleys, you know, shot by the loan mosque saying, oh, this is a terrible bill. remember, healing must it will be tasked when the trumpet ministration is uh, you know, all the way to on january 20 with the, the goal of the older holding. oh, government spending. mr. musket rather dubiously problem is that you cut 2 trillion dollars from federal spending, which is, you know, a ridiculous amount which would not be possible unless you, you close down entire department. be that as it may be, as brief as do, i

than 35,000 people have arrived in britain in small boats this year — a number the home secretary yvetter says is "far too high". she's been speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning. when can our viewers expect to see the number of people making small boat crossings, putting their lives at risk, trying to get to the uk? when can they expect that to come down? so of course we want to continue to see progress. of course we want to see the boat crossings come down as rapidly as possible. what we're not going to do is do this by slogans. so, you know, rishi sunak did say he said it's not about slogans. this is not about slogans. when it comes to something like waiting lists. and in the nhs the government's very happy to put targets publicly on that and say measure us by whether we hit those. when it comes to kids education, the government's been very happy to put a target on that, saying, judge us by this measure. when it comes to this issue, you won't give us a yardstick by when we could know when people can actually expect there'll be a significant difference. why not? because it makes it

here till they also asked to review more video evidence in this case, specifically one mine clip by yvette. she testified she was so nervous of neely's threats that she put her face and her friends chest telling jurors earlier in the trial, "i just wanted the doors to open so i could get away. this morning that jurors reread from the medical example now the neck examiner symphony harris a prosecutor who said the choke hold did indeed kill me away. specifically they wanted to hear the cross-examination where she testified about issuing a second death certificate for neely. she shut the mike said she would not change her mind on the cause of neely's death even if it showed fentanyl. the premise of the case say neely was hurling threats on the subway last year before he stepped in putting in a restraint and prosecutors argued penny took things too far appeared to the defense argued the client saved others and prosecutors have not proven that penny's restraint was the direct cause of neely's death. the court judge george had an interesting take about jurors request to rehear testimony. >> it s

thank you, and i'm going to turn it back to our chair elect, yvette clarke. o [applause] >> so as you can see we've got an 18 here. we will be sworn in in the month of january, and as you have all heard from our executive board, many of whom serve currently, we are indebted to him and grateful for all of his time, sacrifice, to really be out front on behalf of black america and just say thank you for your leadership once again, mr. chairman. and now this is the point where we open up for any questions you may have. and who is the person is going to pick on people? that's my job? okay. >> a lot of discussion among house democrats -- i know the congressional black caucus has prioritized minorities. the racial balance across the different committees and top echelon. is that something -- [inaudible] >> absolutely. let me -- absolutely, please join us. >> so today when the caucus met we talked about the role of leadership and the duty that you have. part of our duty is to cultivate leaders. so as we speak about these committee assignments and the long game we have

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yvette cook, attorney and ceo of american front ear strategies. david car lucky.new york state senator. legacy, is that really at play here? have you seen what's happening in the middle east? can we hear actually on some strategy from biden other than a victory lap? >> there is so much going on. >> harris: he is president. >> the lameest of lame would be to prioritize public appearances over political promises. and that's what joe biden is doing. he is putting his head down, being cautious and careful with this extremely volatile climate we have, the middle east, ukraine >> harris: who is asking him for more public appearances? what are you talking about? >> the unnamed source, that he has to be out there fighting donald trump at every turn of the way. >> harris: he fell asleep in front of our leaders recently. he went to angola instead of answering right after he handed out that presidential pardon to his son hunter. he goes there and falls asleep on the heels of walking in the jungle away from our allies in a huge group photos. there are a lot of -- those are no

part of the reason we brought her on is because yvette lewis, a member of the dnc executive panel saidould be on board 100% with whatever she decides to do. she is a phenomenal person and phenomenal candidate. we were able to turn things around so quickly and that's the testament to her. part of the reason this is in the news she gave a big speech this week before getting around -- getting out for the holidays. what is her future? >> i don't know. that last take that you read is dell delusional and ran a flawless campaign? that's crazy. the republicans would welcome another coconut tree endeavor leading to kamala harris getting to her party again. a very untalented candidate who sort of fell her way into the vice presidency, having failed terribly when she ran for president for real the first time and she improved on joe biden's disastrous standing. everyone could see his condition. he is physically unable and mentally unable to be president right now let alone for the next four years. they had no choice but to stick her in there. look at the results. look at her performances in virtua

. >> and so kudos to yvette lee bowser to create something so amazing and so real. >> a year later, friendsn the air. >> yes, we were, for all intents and purposes, the model, the template. >> it was really difficult to watch because we were getting less publicity. >> we were on fox. they were on nbc. would the narrative and the conversations about our success, or the degree of our success be different? if we were on, let's say, nbc? of course, i never watched friends because they could not possibly find a way to add anybody of color. >> it was, to a certain extent, a product of the time period and of my own ignorance. you know, there were black shows and there were white shows. there weren't a lot of shows that were interracial. i guess at the time i was thinking, this is what i know. this is what i know. >> okay, i hear you. >> we can talk about that. >> friends is not based on living single. friends is based on marta kauffman and david crane's life experiences. >> marta and i spent our 20s living in new york. >> we were part of a group of six, and we all glommed onto each other. i've spe

yvette lewis, remember the dnc executive panel said i would be on board 100% with whatever she decidesdo. a phenomenal person and candidate. we were able to turn things around so quickly and a testament to her. based on your comments you are a 180 on that. where are you on this future? >> thank you for having me. this is not what america wants. november 5th was a decisive defeat for the democratic party. she lost every single swing state. it wasn't a squeaker like it was in 2016. this is a resounding defeat. right now kamala harris is indulging in delusions of running for governor of california in 2026 or president again in 2028. america has said this is not -- we don't want to be coconut pilled. we don't want harris. i can finally tell the truth the democrats completely failed on the border. title 42 was a tremendous mistake. no one is willing to say that. you shouldn't have to be called bigoted or racist because you want strong borders for the united states. and you should be able to say that the economy was ailing under the biden-harris administration. price hikes did happen. they d

congresswoman yvette clarke is the next leader of the congressional black caucus, and she predicts extreme pushback to any moves house republicans or president elect trump make to cut programs at federal agencies. >> people of color can't dream for what they can't see. and for generations, you know, there has been such systemic, racism in our in our nation that individuals are have been held back, though they have the talent, the expertise and the ability from advancing, whether it's in the federal government or the private sector, due to the lack of. involvement, inclusion, um, there has just been those lost opportunities. and what die does is it reminds us of the diversity of our nation, that talent comes in every person. and so what's happening right now is a backlash to recognizing the multiracial, multi-religious, multicultural nature of our of our country. >> and anti dei efforts extend well beyond washington, dc. civil work. president elect trump's pick to lead the pentagon is vowing to remove so-called woke leaders from the defense department, pete hegseth claims, and this is a quo

yvette. [inaudible]. fiforgot anyone i apologize i will miss w with them and happy for the years we penalty w with each other driving each other forward. i submit third degree for the recordlet last night. thshg chair andt a staff. thank you for all of your service to the mt a and san francisco and thank you for taking the time to visit with us. and share those remarks. >> thank joel for his words and wish him the best and thank you for your hard work and professionalism and perseverance work wugs through the great things wore doing for the city. thank you and congratulations. alarming public comment is in the this pleasant j. dom we have remote comment on item 3? >> there is no remote public comment. public comment is closed. thank you, again. item 4, aproust minutes of december 10, 202 meeting an action item. move the minutes. jot minutes have been moved and seconded open up to public comment if there is anyone who would like to talk about item 4 come forward. don't see anybody. do we have remote commen

[indiscernible] and yvette robinson, who believed in me, raised me up and played a instrumental rolelping me build a foundation of my career. finally, i want to extend my sincere gratitude to all those within and beyond ocp, who i have had the privilege of working with, and learning from. as well as my family and friends. above all, i give thanks to god. thank you all. [applause] [applause] >> thank you commissioners, item 7 is advisory council report presented by diane lawrence who is joining via webex today. >> good mornings, commissioners, executive director dearman. i apologize for not being here but i think i have a slight flu shot reaction, thought best to stay in. i want to congratulate the employee of the month. the adviseries council met at two reports one on august and one on september. so, met on august 21. executive director dearman gave a department update. the nominatoring committee discussion was held ref rensing the 2022 updated bylaw provisions. there are four officers we are looking for to fill the roles president, first vice president, secretary, and we will--the n