richardson. yeah. thank you. so i'm looking at the staffing model and for the fte estimate and it's kind of great to have that outline and the first decision that we made with the rec and park was to hire the horticulturist because we've sense that that is the area that we need some help right there. so looking at the classifications i'm assuming here the natural resource specialist is that what is substitution for for the empty model for the horticulture? what would that be or the arborist and i'm just trying to see where that position is here . >> that's an important position. where is it? so in terms of what's being delivered currently and how that would apply going forward on the horticulture end, i believe that that would wrap in initially the generally the assumption is the landscapers are going to have a lot of that knowledge. >> let let them let me okay. >> answer that question please. so in in to answer that question are our main kind of horticultural expertise lies with that or that really the the backg

deputy general manager of eta greg richardson gave that grim update friday after the union that represents more than 1500 vta workers voted thursday night to strike. we regret the impact this will have on the tens of thousands of our passengers and customers who rely on our service every day to get to school, to get to work and the medical and medical appointments during contract negotiations. the union atu local 2, 6, 5, as for 19.1% wage increase over a three-year period. eta is offering a 9.3% increase over 3 years. the union's president talked earlier this week about why significant wage increases needed among vta workers. wages are always part of the conversation and we do. we're looking for fair compensation with that we deal with in the obviously, that they're, you know, the cost of living and inflation, according to richardson, eta's offer, would make the company's workers the second highest paid in the region among transit agencies and 5th highest in the nation. he says anything higher would result in service cuts and layoffs by the company. one service that will remain running at

and then you know, the cost of living and inflation, according to richardson, eta's offer, would make the company's workers the second highest paid in the region among transit agencies and 5th highest in the nation. he says anything higher would result in service cuts and layoffs by the company. one service that will remain running at vta regardless of a strike is paratransit. >> that provides transportation to and from medical appointments. according to the vta, no meetings are scheduled with the union through the weekend reporting in san jose. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. report says people living in oakland or considering a trip to that city. >> do not feel safe. and this has led to dwindling tax revenues that have been falling since before the pandemic today. and economist named adam fowler shared findings of the annual economic indicators report that will be presented at next week's economic development summit where regional leaders will be talking about ways to help shape oakland's fiscal future. fowler says when it comes to bolstering the economy in oakland, the city's immedi

and then you know, the cost of living and inflation, according to richardson, eta's offer, would make the company's workers the second highest paid in the region among transit agencies and 5th highest in the nation. he says anything higher would result in service cuts and layoffs by the company. one service that will remain running at vta regardless of a strike is paratransit. >> that provides transportation to and from medical appointments. according to the vta, no meetings are scheduled with the union through the weekend reporting in san jose. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. 2 women have been charged after one of them was seen kicking a dog in pittsburgh. you probably have seen the video online. the 2 women arguing. >> with a homeowner who had 2 small dogs there. and one of those women walks up to one of those dogs kicks it, sends it flying in the air. police say this ugly dispute started after the woman stanley member ran over a potted plant. the women were arrested last month. they have since posted bail. but now they're set to be formally charged with animal cruelty. if they are c

that will be making the 1st f one stall in melvin on the richardson l g 0. now host nation no way have admitted they cheated at the know the world championships might lend fake, finished the 2nd in such a days at large hill event, but his silver metal has now been taken off him. he and his teammates would disqualify because there's suits broke, the rules and expressing has been fixed into the suits to try and create more list and it scares the 9 knowing that their kid had been altered, team coach and equipment manager had been suspended the whole so we have cheated. we have tried to deceive the system. this is unacceptable. we still have many on on some questions we must get to the bottom of in the next few days. i have not yet spoken to the athletes. i will speak to them tonight or tomorrow. i will come to fax that an investigation has now been opened and we will of course, cooperate fully with them. this incident will have consequences and that's it was full for me, a 100 bucks to rob. and i thank you very much indeed. and i'm going to be back in a couple

that will be making the 1st f one starts in melvin on the richardson l g 0. that job fleet mooring cost or say she's recovering well after hor, fall at the european indoor championships costs or was knocked unconscious during the st files and meet her fun home which was taking place in our home country which the 3 st carried on around her as a 3rd t road was treated at the side of the track to time lincoln and silver medalist. and this event in 2015 culture was then taken to a medical facility at the on the sports arena, costs or has since given this update, it still feels unreal. what happened last night, thankfully aside from a mild concussion, a few bruises and broken hearts on fine. really hope to be back on my feet, save of norway's ski jumping team of admitted that they cheated during the nordic world. championships to scares were disqualified after organizers said, their suits broke. the rules, the team manager admitted they weren't deliberately altered for the men's large show event. but the report suggesting that extra seeing was, were stitched and t

that will be making the 1st f one stall in melvin on the richardson algae 0. that chaplain maureen cost or so she is recovering well after a hor fall of the european indoor championships cost or was knocked unconscious through the 3000 meter finally which was taking place in her home country. the race carried on around her for 32 of the street is at the side of the track. a 2 time olympian and a so were medalist and this event in 2015 cluster was then taken to a medical facility at the on the sports arena. acosta has since given this update, it still feels unreal. what happened last night? thankfully, aside from a mild concussion of hebrews is out of broken hearts. i am fine. really hoped to be back on my feet suit, norway's escape jumping team have admitted the cheated during the nordic world championships to scares were disqualified after work and i there said there since broke the rules. the manager admitted they were deliberately altered for the man's large hel event with report suggesting that the extra themes were staged in to the students to make them m

that will be making the 1st f one starts in melvin on the richardson l g 0. arthur loan to prepare to face been sick and the 2nd like their champions league round the 16 match on tuesday, taking a one 0 advantage how. how does the flip side work in league action over the weekend do the death of their team? doctor carls monroe. the match against also soon on side saturday was suspended as a result, like says his side, we motivated to play from an arrow. they came for a place in the quarter finals. a huge flush from colors was um, a really quick person, but also also a great talk to. and as i said, this combination with the con, him was for the glove. very unbelievable then. and for, for the team, you know, the team also we want to, we want to play and we want to also play when to say about him. but for, for him nor ways escape jumping team have admitted that they cheated during the nordic world. championships to scares were disqualified after organizers said, their suits broke. the rules, the team manager admitted they were deliberately altered for the men's large hall events. so with

that will be making the 1st f one stall in melvin on the richardson, l g 0. tending time, it has to be as a, has as closer to an unprecedented said indian wells. title, this is one of the biggest tournaments outside of grand slams the world number to be diana. this to them if got of ukraine to reach the last 16 in california. so it is time for up to 2 games in this concept set, but she hasn't won a title since her trans, at the french open in june of last year. in the menstrual 16 to see the american francis cfo. so for the shock the fee to use knocked out by japanese qualify you suki. what on? okay, well kind of feel well, number 349 in the world. he's the lowest rank man to reach the full found as indian wells since 2004 at exhibits can is down to single digits in his push to break the old times going rustled in the national hockey league. the russian scored his 886 career goal and a win the washington capitals over the seattle packet, which can remains on track to pos wayne gretzky's old time loss of 894. for the end of the season, russell henry has won goals. arnold palmer invitati

andy richardson reports a just when it seemed england's champions trophy campaign couldn't get any worse. they played another game in full in south africa were no mood to go easy on. it seemed that at last the previous 2 mount, she's already out of the tournaments. mark jensen dismissed england's top 3 boxes. just butler had resigned. is england captain on the eve of this consisting, corrupt she he was unable to inspire a farewell victory. butler failed to get into the prince and his team were bold down for just a $170.00 knowing south african ruthless in reply receive under decent hits, it will be $272.00 as a race to the victory total gets with time to spare. this when solvent something group be with australia, so qualifying for the semi finals. so don't forget will play on the india easy unless you have your step so you will guides that sort of that you go into. it'd be match and then basically on in semi finals and you just drawn to that extorted new, well, does that make sense? because that are in that race room. a very good cricket is very good christmas route and then, and as a ma

. >> reporter: every weekend here at the antique market in richardson you can stroll the store to thet playlist that jack knows by heart. >> for two hours i never repeat anything, and the music i play is older music that was more popular back when. so it seems like it just goes with antique malls. >> reporter: he even has a fan club. >> well, jack brings a feeling of family. you know, it's like your grandfather played the piano, your aunt played the piano, you played the piano. it just brings a softness and a beauty to where we are. and we love that. >> reporter: this active retiree who's also a widower hopes to be an inspiration to others around his age. >> since i've hit 90 years old, this is about all i want to do. and it keeps me with my music and keeps up with people. i do love being around people. >> reporter: he also loves the occasional tips from shoppers. >> i'm going to do my closing number. >> okay. >> reporter: who browse the antique mall admiring treasures from another time to the tunes of that time. ♪ >> i hope to keep playing here as long as my fingers allow me to do th

i am richardson. more on those stories just ahead. donald trump is threatening new tariffs on canada. this to the midst days after he announced a one month tariff reprieve on some canadian and mexican imports. lucas tomlinson is live with more. >> reporter: good afternoon, rich. the auto industry received a reprieve from donald trump and he is planning the same thing on $800 billion worth of goods coming from mexico and canada. the president is sending a different message to the kremlin posting on truth social, quote, based on the fact that russia is pounding ukraine on the battlefield i'm considering large-scale banking sanctions and tariffs on russia until a cease-fire and final settlement agreement is reached. russia, ukraine, get to the table now before it is too late. donald trump was asked if vladimir putin was taking advantage of the suspension of us military and intelligence aid to ukraine? >> i think he's doing what anybody else would do. he wants to get it stopped and settled and is hitting them harder than he has been hitti

and then you know, the cost of living and inflation, according to richardson, eta's offer, would make the company's workers the second highest paid in the region among transit agencies and 5th highest in the nation. he says anything higher would result in service cuts and layoffs by the company. one service that will remain running at vta regardless of a strike is paratransit. >> that provides transportation to and from medical appointments. according to the vta, no meetings are scheduled with the union through the weekend reporting in san jose. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> report says the people living in oakland or considering a trip to the town do not feel safe. and this has led to dwindling tax revenues that have been falling since before the pandemic on friday. economist adam fowler shared findings of the annual economic indicators report that will be presented in next week's economic development summit to wear regional leaders will discuss an help shape, oakland's fiscal future dollar says when comes to bolstering the economy in oakland, the city's immediate focus should be

and then obviously that they're, you know, the cost of living and inflation, according to richardson, eta's offer, would make the company's workers the second highest paid in the region among transit agencies and 5th highest in the nation. he says anything higher would result in service cuts and layoffs by the company. one service that will remain running at vta regardless of a strike is paratransit. >> that provides transportation to and from medical appointments. according to the vta, no meetings are scheduled with the union through the weekend reporting in san jose. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. topic down. the pittsburgh bart station is closed this morning. crews are installing new fare gates there. >> the yellow line service will run as usual, but it won't stop there for those who need to get to the station. there will be a free shuttle at the antioch in bay point stations. the work's all part of bart's effort to have the new gates in all 50 stations by the end of the year. the pittsburgh station will also be closed tomorrow. one of cupertino is most dangerous roads of the soon

but richardson says the union is asking for a 19.1% increase over that same time period, which he sayss simply not possible. >> the reality with a wage increase at this level, or anything close to it, would be service cuts throughout our system and the likely elimination of positions across vta. this is not a direction that we are willing to go. >> the vta previously told ktvu they've been negotiating a new contract with the union since august. the last contract expired this past monday, and on thursday night, the union sent the vta this official strike notice. is that your primary mode of transportation? yeah. so when i tell you that it may shut down on monday, light rail and vta and bus service, what does that mean for you? what do you do? >> i'm going to be stuck. i don't know what to do. i don't know how i'll get around. i'm not going to walk. >> what does that mean for you? what are you going to do on monday? >> i don't know. it's going to be hard. >> we will not cut service to accommodate unreasonable demands. >> we did reach out several times today to the president of the amalga

but richardson says the union is asking for a 19.1% increase over that same time period, which he saysmply not possible. >> the reality with a wage increase at this level, or anything close to it, would be service cuts throughout our system and the likely elimination of positions across vta. this is not a direction that we are willing to go. >> the vta previously told ktvu they've been negotiating a new contract with the union since august. the last contract expired this past monday, and on thursday night, the union sent the vta this official strike notice. is that your primary mode of transportation? yeah. so when i tell you that it may shut down on monday, light rail and vta and bus service, what does that mean for you? what do you do? >> i'm going to be stuck. i don't know what to do. i don't know how i'll get around. i'm not going to walk. >> what does that mean for you? what are you going to do on monday? >> i don't know. it's going to be hard. >> we will not cut service to accommodate unreasonable demands. >> reporting in san jose i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> and tonigh

. >> my lovely granddad, john henry richardson, passed away in 1998 from work-related exposure. today, we have one of the highest death rates from this silent killer in the united kingdom. will the prime minister please look into a national digital register so we know where asbestos is, and commit to the safe removal of it on public buildings? >> i am sure i speak for the whole house when i say i am very sorry to hear what happened to her grandfather. these are awful cases, and the deaths are terrible. he would have been no doubt very proud to have seen her in her place today, and i will make sure she gets a meeting with the relevant minister. >> sent hilda's girls school looks set to join immanuel jewish prep is the second school in bushey alone forced to close because of hikes. this is a double hit two aspirations. the parents, many of whom not wealthy, describe the significant sacrifices they have made to send their children to these schools. and secondly, to the excellent local state schools, including the one that i attended, which simply do not have the places, meaning thi

sports stock has been talking without correspondence and the richardson about trumps. involved with the upcoming olympics. the president, trump is a great the fight and offers sports and he has a supported to the will of the games, the a 28 from the very beginning there. so i have no doubt that he will like bravely support the, the organizing committee president trump has of course, just signed that executive order to exclude transgender girls and women from schools. at the moment the i see allows individual supposed to make their own decisions on this issue. should the r c by now come up with its own clear policy on who can and cannot compete with the lympics? in this case, in a way this is a reason in the these books in controversy or in the berries with a c, or is this information a going on there because of these uh, to boxes there. uh from there and sheria, and from taiwan there on not transgender estimates so that both civilian women, they have seen born at st. raymond, they have been raised as women and they have been from dc over many years as a women. so this has nothing to do

but vta deputy general manager greg richardson says the agreement continues if negotiations are ongoing>> even after the term ends, it's still a contract that's in full force and effect. and so from that perspective, we believe that it is still in place and therefore the no strike clause is in effect. and from that perspective, we believe it was a breach. >> so vta opted to take legal action to get passengers back on the road. it may take days to even get a court hearing scheduled, leaving riders without public transportation as storms move through the region. >> there's no light rail service until further notice. >> the two sides have not met since sunday, and there are no scheduled meetings to return to the table. this despite both sides saying they're willing to do so. labor expert john logan says this does not appear to be ongoing negotiations, and believes the courts will rule in favor of the union. >> contract expired. we've been making a very good faith effort to reach an agreement. the fact that negotiations have stalled is as a result of a lack of good faith bargaining on the o

, leads from competing and women, sports, and bach has been talking with our correspondent audi richardson about trump involvement and the upcoming olympics president. trump is a great, the fading offers sports and he has a support the to the live, the games, the a 28 from the very beginning there. so i have no doubt that he will greatly support the the organizing committee president trump has of course, just signed that executive order to exclude transgender girls and women from schools. at the moment the, i see allows individual supposed to make their own decisions on this issue. should the r c by now come up with its own clear policy on who can and cannot compete to the lympics in this case in a way, this is a reason in the visa books in controversy or in the berries with a c, or is this information a going on for because the visa to books us there from at and t v a and from taiwan. they're all not transgender. absolutely. so that both civilian women, they have seen born at st. raymond, they have been raised as women and they have been from dc over many years as a women. so this has not

i'm quite richardson in berlin, and i'm so delighted to welcome our panel with a military and political expertise to discuss this topic. we have sarah program director of the international politics program at the corporate foundation, carlo mazda a lot, a military expert and professor for international politics at the buddhist, very university, munich. and joining us today from new york, retire lieutenant general ben hodges, a former commander of the us army in europe. so, carla, let's start with the immediate fallout from the that trump zalinski meeting. how quickly might we see changes on the battlefields in ukraine following the suspension of u. s. military 8 or? well, i think you have to distinguish between potential changes. we might see on the front line and i think this will take time. i mean, the ukraine. so far are still well equipped with immunization and soul, but within 2 or 3 months, since the pins are not able to step in, we will see some changes probably at the front line. the more dramatic a saying is, according to me, is the lack of defense. if the us stops and deliveri

sports lock has been talking with our correspondent andy richardson about trumps. involved to the upcoming elected president. trump is a great, the fading offers sports and he has supported to the will of the games the a 28 from the very beginning there. so i have no doubt that he will greatly support that of the organizing committee. president trump has, of course, just signed at executive order to exclude transgender goals and winning from schools. at the moment the i see allows individuals supposed to make their own decisions on this issue. should the r c by now come up with its own clear policy on who can and cannot compete with the lympics? in this case, you know, it, this is a reason in the visa books in controversy or in the berries with a c, or is this information a going on the because of these uh, to uh, boxes there, uh, from man sharea and from it, if i want them not to try and straighten the estimate. to that bo, with women their fee, born at st raymond, they have been raised as women and they have been from p c over many years as a women. so this has nothing to do within a try

because the news of the comm richardson binds at 3 a hills and use the diesel. i decided to stop and guys off because the stall to 1000000 people in the guidelines prevent the, the very basic care ingredients for life to add food and medicine to anything to guys or to raise a, which is a, was the condition signed. so this is how you began brother, and these are, these actually served the ring the door in yours, the genocide in gaza. so there is no much science. so for this thing is to celebrate and folder want to be at the syllabus. this democratic moment definitely coordination of the stand. yeah. so i for the senior, i'm not active about it. is that the classic and where it's not the documentary itself just to point out to you of it doesn't cover the conflict in gaza, as you know, you've watched it the conflict and gals that is divisive, but this is about the westbank. so was this a safe way to approach that topic and create opportunities for less charged debate to think i think for everybody to the same conflict in gaza and 0 s bond. and they've been on today

and the richardson l g 06 time champion, mark mark has his qualified, fastest from the 1st race of the motive g p season and thailand. he also won the sprint race on his 1st adding with the finishing had of his younger brother alex the main races on sunday defending champion jorge martin isn't taking part because of injury and it was the 3rd time lucky for stuff. and also said suppose that they've divide tennis championships every player has twice been a leasing finalist at this. turn this, this time out to be to see lakes. always a alley. assume a tenant on the street says queen street 12 title in history or when the season going back into the world's top 10. so the 1st one. all right, that is all you support for now, laura, back to you for thanks very much and they were going to leave you with some spectacular images from kind of the fall. no see aurora borealis as illuminations guys across the northwest territories. the lighting view is in the architect region . the slash steel display was visible for kilometers, painting the night, vibrant shades of green fi just as big this light.

rookies the most to move into decades that will be making the 1st f one starts in melvin on the richardson l g 0. it was best at table tennis players are showing off the skills in china right now. take a look of the price. it rallies on day one of the world table. tennis junction is a tournament in tongue to get them both the women's and the men's health time today is our competing this week with $800000.00 in prize money on offer. well, championship finals are coming up in the ha in may and that's what for me, a 100 bucks list. hello. thank you very much for that. and that's what somebody elizabeth put on and for this news out, let's say with as well. masterson is back in just a few minutes with old license developments. thank you for watching. the phones has influence over many of its former african calling. these may be in the klein but the, the remains of potency cannot make a culture for a flurry of articles across french speaking africa is kind of paintings. a change that just ears, investigative unit forensically uncovers a murky world of faith journalists false accounts, and fortun

over the canal and the chinese military could take over court operations which is what general richardsonhead of u.s. southern command so yes, china doesn't operate the canal but it can control the. it's control. >> secretary rubio gave us that complement, his first trip was to panama and tangible if you will, they convinced panama to resend the lease of chinese ports under what was a road initiative that china started to buy up everywhere. that's at least a step in the right direction. >> two steps in the right direction and both work significant. he said he would not extend the road memorandum in 2017 but even more significantly, the last couple of days we've learned panama attorney general siding with efforts to cancel with two port operations shown on the graphic saying they were extended unconstitutionally, 20215 years and if we can take those back, that's a very important step because it shows the united states is willing to use its power along with panama to make sure the chinese can't block the runway. >> bottom line. when we heard the comment from secretary rubio he said he enjoy

mn by the name of jonathan richardson who also goes by autumn.victed of strangling his 11-month-old stepdaughter back in 2001, killed her while her mom was at work. this inmate wants a so-called sex change surgery which doesn't change you from xy to xx but that's what they are calling it. the judge in this circumstance, a clinton appointee, granted the inmates motion to renew a preliminary injunction insofar as it relates to the 8th of may meant deliberate indifference claim. indiana's attorney general has been defending the law barring sex change operations for inmates. estate ag argues that the eighth mm it doesn't require the state to provide experimental treatments in general and it certainly doesn't apply here especially when you have multiple doctors saying this inmate is a poor candidate for surgery. they also claims this inmate has identified as a female since the age of six and is now a woman. trapped in a man's body which means thanks to the judge, taxpayers in the state could be on the hook for this inmates operation. quite a scene and

. >> vta cfo greg richardson spoke on friday.irst, he discussed the offer that vta has on the table, saying this. >> is a 9.3% wage increase over a three year period. >> then he addressed the union concerns, saying this. >> atus demand is for a 19.1% increase over three years. >> riders we talked with say no train service will impact them. >> definitely not good for us. it's going to be tough for the students at san jose state as well. >> my lifeline for not only paying for part of my tuition, but also getting around to do extracurriculars, is entirely reliant on vta. >> yeah, i would take an uber, but but ubers are expensive nowadays. >> i really don't think they should go on strike right now. >> bart caltrain and paratransit service will not be affected. those with vta say that on average, they serve 100,000 riders each weekday. >> we understand that this is a terrible situation for tens of thousands of people, and we regret that they may have to find alternative ways to get where they need to go. >> a 19% pay increase would le

and as we look down towards sausalito, richardson bay, san francisco, we're going to take you for a tourow gorgeous it is. i mean, not a cloud in sight. it is absolutely a bright and beautiful day. and i'll tell you what, as we head into the weekend, you can expect more of this. so the temperatures right now 66, in santa rosa, napa, fairfield, 67 in concord, livermore, you're at 65 degrees. and as larry pointed out, blue sky right now from our exploratorium camera. san francisco, 57 degrees. you're in the low 60s from oakland to hayward, 65, in redwood city. now, compared to 24 hours ago, everyone has noticed an uptick in the temperatures by six degrees in santa rosa, up eight in san jose. the wind is also a little bit on the breezy side. so right now gusts to 30 miles an hour. in oakland, you will notice 25 sustained in san francisco. high pressure is taking over our weather. and that's what's going to control the weather all weekend long. so you can pretty much expect dry skies all weekend. live doppler seven skies are clear. here's a look at san jose, where it is a bright one rit now.

i want to thank representative tracee richardson and miranda for relentless work to pass a bill in may to require all schools to implement policies to address the use of cell phones in schools. i also want to thank our schools, our parents, our communities, ohio former lieutenant governor and ohio's u.s. senator john houston. i want to thank john, i want to thank his wife tina for early leadership on this very, very important issue. tina is with us today in the gallery and let's give her and john a round of applause. wife r we have heard repeatedly from teachers, school board members an parents who tell us when cell phones were banned during the school day in their school, the school transformed before their very eyes. kids are focused in the classroom, sound of laughter echoed throughout the lunch room. these kids are actually talking to each other instead of having their heads down buried in their phones. local school district implemented policy where students lock their phones in pouches during the school day and the results have been profound. superintendent kyle wolf told us that

but vta deputy general manager greg richardson says the agreement continues if negotiations are ongoing. >> even after the term ends, it's still a contract that's in full force and effect. and so from that perspective, we believe that it is still in place and therefore the no strike clause is in effect. and from that perspective, we believe it was a breach. >> so vta opted to take legal action to get passengers back on the road. it may take days to even get a court hearing scheduled, leaving riders without public transportation as storms move through the region. >> there is no light rail service until further notice. >> the two sides have not met since sunday, and there are no scheduled meetings to return to the table. this despite both sides saying they're willing to do so. labor expert john logan says this does not appear to be ongoing negotiations, and believes the courts will rule in favor of the union. >> contract expired. we've been making a very good faith effort to reach an agreement. the fact the negotiations have stalled is as a result of a lack of good faith bargaining on the

. >> the research led by university of richmond, biology, professor doctor jonathan richardson and urbanho scholarship focuses on rat populations. all the animals know is that you built a really nice home for yourself and they're not dumb. so they'll just move right in and take up residence as well because you provided a globe. the study finds rat population significantly increased in 70% of cities during the study period, including washington, d.c., san francisco. >> toronto, new york city, amsterdam and oakland. >> cities with less vegetated land cover. >> meaning more urbanization experienced increased growth of rat numbers. >> the only cities studied that saw declines. >> we're tokyo, louisville and new orleans numbers seem to be increasing. and the other issue is, is that what we have left to kind of combat them on a large scale is decreasing. >> we have more restrictions on using word genocide and other things that we do need to be able to have as a public health tool in case there is an outbreak. doctor weiss is the problem will only worsen. the more we continue to construct commu

charles: we had adp out but came in half of what wall street expected so neela richardson puts out they the way, that's your get out of jail card. policy uncertainty, i'm pretty it will happen and slowdown in consumer spending led to a slowdown in hiring in last month. i think we're having a labor crisis not that we don't see the initial jobless claims but attrition. people get fired. no one is being hired. people work longer hours and the growth is slowing. it's a consequence i think we have that labor crisis you're talking about. >> my contention throughout the course of last year is that the foundation of the labor market is weaker than the headline numbers lead you to believe because of the way the fed conducted policy, jacking short rates up and passively unwinding their balance sheet, created a real tightening of the bank credit channel which made it very difficult for small businesses. their financing rates, flowing rate borrows rates went up a lot, bank credit wasn't available so we don't measure small business employment very well in realtime. the adp report did show negative

adp chief economist nela richardson told cnbc that wider uncertainty around u.s.policy, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending, could be behind the weaker payrolls picture. >> this is a look at the private sector. >> it does not include government jobs. >> but what we do see. is the same kind. >> of hesitancy. >> in hiring that we saw in july. now, couple. >> months later, we saw this. >> unleashing of hiring over. >> the. >> fall and winter months. >> and so for the last. >> three months. >> the bls. >> and the adp numbers have. >> been tracking strength. >> 188,000 posted the last three. months in the atp 209,000in bls. this month. >> represents a step down from that. >> changing us tariff policies also set to cloud the fed's rate path. steve liesman has more on what trade tensions could mean for the central bank. >> to hear. >> president trump tell it in a state of the union address, higher tariffs will be part of us economic policy for a long time. but what about their impact on prices? conventional wisdom suggests their price impact passes through the sys

. >> the research led by university of richmond, biology, professor doctor jonathan richardson and urbanes on rat populations. all the animals know is that you built a really nice home for yourself and they're not dumb. so they'll just move right in and take up residence as well because you provided a nice structure for using an average of about 12 years of data from 16 cities across the globe. the study finds rat populations significantly increased in 70% of city's during the study period, including washington, d.c., san francisco. >> toronto, new york city, amsterdam and oakland. >> cities with less vegetated land cover. >> meaning more urbanization experienced increased growth of rat numbers. >> the only cities studied that saw declines. >> we're tokyo, louisville. >> and new orleans numbers seem to be increasing. and the other issue is, is that what we have left to kind of combat them on a large scale is decreasing. we have more restrictions on using word genocide and other things that we do need to be able to have as a public health tool in case there is an outbreak. doctor weiss is

let's bring in neil richardson adp chief economist. it's good to see you.nsus. it kind of feeds into this idea of a further slackening labor market. how do you read it. >> well i read it in. >> a number of ways. >> first of all this. >> is a look at the. >> private sector. it does. >> not include government jobs. but what we do see is the same kind of. >> hesitancy in. >> hiring that we saw. >> in july. now. >> a couple months later, we saw this unleashing of hiring over the fall and winter months. >> and so for the. >> last three months, the bls and the adp numbers have been tracking strength. >> 188,000 posted. >> the last three months. >> in the adp. >> 209,000. in bls. >> this month. >> represents a step down from that. >> but steve was absolutely correct to highlight. >> the. >> good strength. this is. the first. >> time and i look through the data last night. actually. >> this is the. >> first time. >> that goods have outperformed. >> services since 2018. so that could be. >> the bright spot. >> in a rather. >> downbeat report. >> is there any way of

recently, there was an effort, the richardson waiver. i asked that you look into this. i think it is important that we maintain public comments, something that hhs has not abided by an something that has been long-standing practice. another aspect is about transparency and accountability. i just wanted to ask you if we have a sense of nothing to hide and want to root out waste, fraud and corruption, do you support the rules of -- roles of inspector general? dr. makary: i believe in the law and i believe in the process of having inspector general's. sen. kim: if you are confirmed, i urge you to do everything you can to ensure that hhs has an inspector general, has the ability for us to be able to oversee the accountability and root out some of the problems that i hope both of us can agree upon. i just want to ask for your commitment on that front that you will push to try to have an inspector general at hhs. when it comes to ethics, i heard you talk about having an ethics review in terms of positions people might be having, especially involving approval of drugs. i wante