. >> and doctor blackwell is double biography of elizabeth blackwell featured in olivia's book and her sister emily blackwell, the first woman in this country to receive a medical degree in 1849, and her sister emily who was five years younger, was recruited into the field by her older sister and became the third doctor in this country and together they founded the new york for women and children and the later the women's medical college of the new york. >> that is wonderful and so these folks are so fantastically complementary and janice'sll bok as the rise of these two sisters who were trailblazers men olivia's book is about how women changed it the course of medicine. did you know each other before writing these books. >> know it was a convergence of great minds and thinking alike. >> it just shows me that when we look at history, mostly lessons we can learn about the moment today and the fact that you both came upon these dual narratives in what you think you can tell us about no hundred life and the role of women in medicine now. >> olivia do you want to go ahead. >> i think what

. >> i'm victor blackwell, good to be with you. a short time ago, the white house laid out its plan for the omicron variant. the president's message is that omicron is a cause for concern but not for panic, and dr. anthony fauci said the variant has been detected in 20 countries but not yet in the u.s. experts expect this highly mutated variant may spread more easily and have some resistance to vaccines. scientists are now working to find out. the first data could be known in about a week. >>> meanwhile, travel bans continue to multiply against south africa. the u.s. and at least 70 other nations have banned entry by foreign nationals coming from countries in southern africa. the white house covid response team says the u.s. has far more tools today to fight variants than this time last year and is urging everyone eligible to get a booster. >> so, when we say that although these mutations suggest a diminution of protection and a degree of immune evasion, you still, from experience that we have with delta, can make a reasonable conc

i'm alisyn camerota. >> i'm victor blackwell.tates are deciding ballot initiatives, they're choosing mayors, but als

. >>> hello, i'm victor blackwell, good to be with you. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. the world is waiting for answers about omicron. we know very little other than it was detected in south africa. it is a highly mutated variant that appears to spread easily and could have some vaccine resistance. but scientists say it will be a few more weeks before there is data to confirm that. >> this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. and we'll fight this variant with scientific and knowledgeable actions and speed. not chaos and confusion. >> the omicron variant has now been found in more than a dozen countries including canada. the rapid spread is prompting the u.s. to restrict travel from southern africa. >> and now the u.k. has just recorded the first case the community transmission. that means the infected person did not travel to south africa so far no confirmed omicron infections in the u.s. but the president said today, that sooner ore later omicron will be here. nick valencia is at the international airport in atlanta. in a moment we talk about the trav

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. >> ian blackwell. >> thank you, mr. speaker. of course, this is about torrey corruption. and the prime minister has basically admitted that not one of this government's sleaze scandal would have been stopped by his so-called plan. and perhaps we shouldn't be surprised considering the prime minister has been at the rotten core of all the scandals. it all leads back to the funding of concern. [inaudible] 2010. 2010, mr. speaker, the torrey party has made nine, nine of its former treasuries members of the house of lords. every single one of them has something in common. they have handed over 3 million pounds to the prime minister's party. that is the very definition of corruption. it is the public deaf decision of corruption -- definition of corruption. will this government finally say that it's corruption, or is the prime minister the only person in the country who can argue that it's all one big coincidence? >> prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i have to say that i won't comment on the missing 600,000 pounds -- [inaudible conversations] but i do say, mr. speaker, in all sinc

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. a lot of activity inside and outside the brunswick county courthouse in the trial of three men accused of murdering ahmaud arbery. prosecutors finished cross-examining the man who admitted shooting arbery who was unarmed and grilled him over inconsistencies in his story. >> here's what's happening outside. pastors and attorneys are leading a rally and a march in support of arbery's family. martin savidge is following all of it for us. martin, what's the latest? >> reporter: truly a pivotal day both inside and outside the courthouse here. that march is underway, and it's anticipated that those who participated in the rally are now taking part in this march that goes from the courthouse to a kind of community center where there is a very large mural that has been painted of ahmaud arbery and it is expected there they will pause, pay respects and then carry on again. also, earlier, there was the rally outside of the courthouse. several hundred people gathered, many of them pastors, leade

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. as of now there is 72,057 people killed by coronavirus. the president is asking for new vaccine mandates. as of december 4, federal contract workers, employee businesses and health care workers must be fully vaccinated. >> they are talking about controlling the spread of the virus. >> what we're really talking about is control, and control has a wide bracket. you could have it under control where you have enough infections in the community where it isn't a pandemic phase but it still is interfering with what we would like to get back to what we used to know as normal. what we hope to get as it's at such a low level, it doesn't have an impact on the wait we live our lives. >> the president's new man date, we -- mandate, we know, is facing opposition. kaitlan collins has more for us now. kaitlan, first, the decision to enact this in january, is the white house explaining why? >> reporter: basically there is a timeline that happened here. we know it was back in september that president b

blackwell, our president of the board and joaquin and the state senator and malia, as well as our lieutenant governor and thank you doug shoemacker for your lead and so many others making this day possible. now i have the honor of bringing to the podium my friend. i saw first-hand her leadership and her judgment that she has about these issues serves our country well, but most importantly, appreciates what's happening here in san francisco. madam secretary. mad am am secretary marsha fudge. [ applause ] >> good morning. thank you. i came all the way from washington. ya'll can't say 'good morning,' it's going to be a problem. your mayor is absolutely outstanding. she's always been on the leading edge of making change especially when she does these kinds of things. to speaker pelosi, even though i'm not a member of congress any longer, you are still my speaker and i have watched this little lady put the entire caucus on her back and carry it across that finish line and i'm looking for you to do it one more time. you know, nancy likes to quote matthew. right now, i'm thinking about eclesiasis.

. >>> hello, i am victor blackwell. thank you for joining us. >> i'mal sin camerota. book how to campaign around donald trump. >> republican glenn youngkin ran

. >> i'm victor blackwell. we're starting with the last-ditch effort by former president trump.ttorneys just asked a federal appeals court to stop the release of key white house records to the lawmakers investigating january 6th. a lower court denied his multiple requests. unless this most recent request is granted, the national archives will start turning over records tomorrow. >> lawmakers subpoenaed more than a dozen members of trump's inner circle this week. now the committee is shifting its focus to former vice president mike pence's inner circle. paula, it sound like the next 24 hours is critical. >> so critical. the national archives inherited trump's records when he left office. they're scheduled to hand over some of these records to the house committee investigating january 6th by tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. trump is asking for that handoff to be delayed while he appeals this decision, saying he can't keep these records secret from the house select committee. it's likely the appeals court in d.c. will grant a delay in this handover. this raises a lot of novel questions about

i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm alisyn camerota. time is running out for donald trump's team to stop the release of records connected to january 6th. trump's lawyers asked a federal appeals court to step in after a federal judge ruled that hundreds of pages of documents can be handed over to the january 6th committee by tomorrow's deadline. >> and after lawmakers subpoenaed more than a dozen in trump's inner circle this week alone. they're focusing on those closest to former vice president mike pence. cnn's kara scannell is following the latest for us. it could be a game changer in the investigation, what we hear and see tomorrow. >> that's right, victor. as you said, the former president's lawyers have gone to a federal appeals court asking them to step in and briefly stop the national archives from turning over records to the house committee investigating january 6th. trump's lawyers, as you said, have been fighting this. they have lost. they're 0-2 in courts. that's why they're going to the appeals court and asking them to pause

. >> i'm victor blackwell. the fallout is growing after the deadly concert in houston. a criminal investigation has begun and eight people were killed and including 21-year-old axel acosta, a junior at western washington university. more than 300 people were treated for medical issues at the venue. >> everyone around us was just trying to take each individual breath and there was no air left for anyone to breathe. we were too closely compact. everyone was too pushed up against each other. there was just nowhere to go and no air to breathe. >> he finished the concert and i went to the memorial and i saw that the person that i saw was in fact somebody who died that night. >> you couldn't control where you were going. i was pushed into a mosh pit where you are being thrown into a ball of violence. >> it was going on for over two hours and it got worse and worse. it felt like a weighted blanket on you. >> houston police say the crowd surged toward the stage as travis scott was performing, leaving scores of people as you heard crushed and gasping for air and begging for help

visit indeed.com/hire >>> i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota.of kyle rittenhouse have been deliberating for more than three hours. they will decide ifs teen acted in self-defense or committed homicide when he fatally shot two and wounded a third with an ar-15-style rifle that he brought to a racia

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. it might happen this time. speaker pelosi -- >> are you sure?e third time since september that this could happen. that's a social safety net package. sources say she had hoped to do it tonight, that a vote with a bipartisan infrastructure bill tomorrow. now, just a short time ago, the speaker announced that a nonpartisan committee has validated that the $1.75 trillion package will be paid for. the latest version of the larger bill includes family paid leave, medical leave, which had been scrapped earlier. >> now, adding it back

. >>> hello, everyone, i'm victor blackwell. thank you for joining us. >> i'm alisyn camerota. we begin with the potential for even more subpoenas from the select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection. bennie thompson says he's signed at least 20 subpoenas, soon to be served. six members of former president trump's inner circle were targeted yesterday, which gives us some insight into who lawmakers want to speak to next. >> but for investigators to actually get any cooperation or testimony from these witnesses, they may need attorney general merrick garland to take action against another trump ally, steve bannon, as the former ally has been held in contempt of congress but more than two weeks later, the doj has not yet taken action. cnn's ryan nobles is on capitol hill. where do these potential forthcoming subpoenas stand and what's the committee expect when it comes to compliance of the six we just highlighted? >> reporter: yeah, so, victor and alisyn, at any moment, we could get news of a new round of subpoenas that have been issued by the select committee, the

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. he calls clarity on where he stands on the framework for the massive spending bill. this is a pivotal moment. this could makar break the pieces of legislation. >> here is the podium. so you know it is real. >> it is going to happen. progressives now signaling they will support both of the bipartisan infrastructure bill

>>> i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. jurors in the trial of kyle rittenhouse have been deliberating for more than three hours. they will decide ifs teen acted in self-defense or committed homicide when he fatally shot two and wounded a third with an ar-15-style rifle that he brought to a racial justice protest august of last year. >> rittenhouse is on trial for five felonfelonies, if found gu of most serious, he will spend the rest of his life in prison. and shimon prokupecz is outside the courthouse. what have we heard from the jury so far? >> reporter: one night this morning they said that they needed copies of the jury instructions. of course there was a lot of confusion during the time that the judge was reading the instructions to the jury, but they are asking for specific information from the instructions. they are asking for pages one to six, some of which has to deal with the self-defense argument by the defendant and then the provocation instruction which the prosecutor asked for on friday, asking for this charg

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. president biden is urging patience and cautioning against panic as the world waits for answers about the new coronavirus variant omicron. we have just learned from the world health organization that we could learn more about the transmissibility over the next few days. but whether omicron can evade vaccines, that will take longer. this highly mutated variant has been found in more than a dozen countries. >> more than 40 nations including the u.s. are restricting travel from southern africa. south africa announcing that omicron is now its dominant variant, less than two weeks after it was first detected there. at the moment, there are no confirmed in the u.s., president biden says sooner or later, omicron will be there. cnn international correspondent david mckenzie is in south africa. we begin with cnn's phil mattingly at the white house. the president said shut downs are off the table for now? >> for now. shut downs off the table. instead, the white house is focused on vaccinations a

. >> i'm victor blackwell, good to be with you.ron is a cause for concern but not for panic, and dr. anthony fauci said the variant has been detected in 20 countries but not yet in the u.s. experts expect this highly mutated variant may spread more easily and have some resistance to vaccines. scientists are now working to find out. the first data could be known in about a week. >>> meanwhile, travel bans continue to multiply against south africa. the u.s. and at least 70 other nations have banned entry by foreign nationals coming from countries in southern africa. the white house covid response team says the u.s. has far more tools today to fight variants than this time last year and is urging everyone eligible to get a booster. >> so, when we say that although

it's a brand new hour, i'm victor blackwell, it's good to be with you. president biden back at the white house from an overseas trip. he now has to confront some serious warnings from election day results. voters dealt his party several major blows. in new jersey, what was expected to be a smooth win for democrats, the governor's race there is still too close to call. in virginia, voters rejected terry mcauliffe. they elected glenn youngkin. let's start, though, in new jersey. cnn's m.j. lee is in asberry park there. counts still happening there, much closer than many democrats and probably some republicans expected. >> reporter: that's right, victor, the counting is still going on, and governor murphy's team is basically waiting. they saw their campaign take the lead earlier today oever their opponent, and they do still believe that it is simply a matter of time before the race is called for them, but there's no sugar coating this, victor, they had a tough day yesterday, and a tough night last night. the race was closer than they hoped it would be. they

he spoke with our colleague victor blackwell and was asked about this "wall street journal" reportingdependently confirm, but which indicates that some of the victims there at that concert may have been suffering from the effects of laced pills. laced drugs. now that was based on the idea that first responders were administering narcan, an opioid antagonist. a medicine to treat those who may be in distress from opioid overdose. he was asked about that. the chief. he said just because narcan was used, that's not necessarily something that allows them to draw a conclusion right now. take a listen. >> there is evidence there was drugs involved, but i don't know what they were. we administer lots of narcan, and narcan is used to counter an opioid overdose. i want to be clear that just because we administered lots of narcan doesn't mean that overdoses were prevalent. >> so the fire chief saying drugs were a factor there, but that remains under investigation. also worth pointing out that we are hearing almost nothing from the houston police. we've asked them multiple questions, even such as

. >> and i'm victor blackwell.ce during the insurrection. this is from a call in march from a journalist jonathan carl for his book. they released the clip today. >> were you worried about him? >> no,ir thought he was well

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota, democratic senator joe manchin delivered a blow to the president's social safety net bill. in fact, manchin feels so strongly about this, he held a press conference to say he can not support the legislation until he knows how it would impact inflation and the debt. >> the senator urges his democratic colleagues in the house to pass that bipartisan infrastructure bill before tackling the larger spending bill. >> holding this bill hostage is not going to work in getting my support for the reconciliation bill. throughout the last three months i have been straightforward about my concerns that i will not support a reconciliation package that expands social programs and irresponsibly adds to $29 trillion in national debt that no one seems to care about. >> cnn's manu raju was at that press conference. you also listened to that discussion i just had with congresswoman jayapal in which she says they're going to vote for both pieces of legislation. >> that was a big deal. she is the ahead of the congressional progressive caucus. they have bee

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota.iden is celebrate a big jobs report, the economy added 530,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.6%. today the president reminded americans that those pluses and the more than 193 million americans now fully vaccinateds are signed that the country is headed in the right discretion. >> our economy is on the move. this morning we learned that in october our economy created 531,000 jobs. well above expectations. >> but the president's legislative agenda, that is still having some rivers to cross. yes. thank you. house speaker nancy pelosis with hoping to hold a vote on both the president's bills this morning but a demand for moderates has pushed the votes back again. >> joining us now, cnn chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins and jessica dean. so jessica, help us understand this. the moderates now want the build back better act to be scored by the congressional budget office before they vote on it. is that a last-minute demand that we're just learning of. >> they've b

cnn's victor blackwell has more on the challenges they face and the ways that you can help in this impact-19 swept across the u.s. in 2020, the need for emergency food assistance exploded. and that led experts to label hunger as the secondary pandemic. >> over the course of the last year, about 60 million americans sought help from the charitable food system in this country. we have never seen numbers like that before. >> had although feeding america says food bank use is now down in their network, the need is still above prepandemic levels. . >> we are not out of the woods yet. >> according to feeding america, more than 42 million people, including 13 million children in the united states, are at risk of possible food insecurity this year. compounding the issue, rising food prices caused by labor shortages, transportation costs and supply chain disruptions. >> the ongoing challenges and supply chains to make it more difficult to move food across the country. >> reporter: it is similar to those faced by everyday consumers and one everyday consumers can help to ease. >> people can certainl

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. we start with new audio recording of president trump seemingly justifying the january 6 rioters who were chanting hang mike pence during the insurrection. this is from a call in march from a journalist jonathan carl for his book. they released the clip today. >> were you worried about him? >> no,ir thought he was well protect and that he was in good shape. because i had heard he was in very good shape. but -- but -- >> that was terrible -- >> he could of -- the people were very angry. >> they were saying hang mike pence. >> because it is common sense. it is common sense that you're supposed to protect, how could you -- if you know a vote is fraudulent, how can you pass on a fraudulent vote to congress? >> meanwhile, the house committee investigating the insurrection is gearing up for another showdown with a member of trump's inner circle. this time it is former chief of staff mark meadows. he's a no show for his deposition today. the committee warned if he doesn't cooperate he would r

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. welcome to "newsroom."or the second day in a row, jurors heard directly from the man who shot and killed ahmaud arbery. prosecutors pressed travis mcmichael over inconsistencies in his account about what happened during last year's deadly encounter in brunswick, georgia. mcmichael claims he acted in self-defense. >> and the defense attorney who has tried and failed several times to ban black pastors from the courtroom, he tried again today, and again today, the judge denied his motion. that's what's happening inside the courthouse. outside, a large group of prominent faith leaders gathered to support the arbery family ahead of a planned march this afternoon. cnn's martin savidge is in brunswick. a lot happening on both sides of that courthouse door. what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah. you're right about that, victor. in fact, as you could hear him probably, see behind us, the demonstration that's taking place, the rally in support of ahmaud arbery's family and yes, a lot of black pastors have shown up in

i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm alisyn camerota.am to stop the release of records connected to january 6th. trump's lawyers asked a federal appeals court to step in after a fe

. >>> hello, everyone, i'm victor blackwell. thank you for joining us. >> i'm alisyn camerota.tigating the january 6th insurrection. bennie thompson says he's signed at least 20 subpoenas, soon to be served. six members of former president trump's inner circle were targeted yesterday, which gives us some insight into who lawmakers want to speak to next. >> but for investigators to actually get any cooperation o

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. welcome to "newsroom." heard directly from the man who shot and killed ahmaud arbery. prosecutors pressed travis mcmichael over inconsistencies in his account about what happened during last year's deadly encounter in brunswick, georgia. mcmichael claims he acted in self-defense. >> and the defense attorney who has tried and failed several times to ban black p

. >> i'm victor blackwell. we are hearing about frustration from house democrats over new demands from moderates in the party. it's holding up the vote on the two bills that make up the president president's agenda. there are a few moderates who want a score from the congressional budget office which is an estimate on the cost and economic impact of the legislation before they move forward with those votes. >> and so that demand goes against president biden's wishes today. he urged his party to move forward with the vote saying it's needed to continue the momentum after today's jobs report, which was good, it was great. it showed a big rebound. the economy added more than 530,000 jobs in october, and unemployment dropped to 4.6%. hourly wages also increased by nearly 5%. cnn's phil mattingly is at the white house, we begin with manu raju, things seem to be changing by the minute, what's happening with the vote? >> democratic leadership came in today comfnfident that they cou finally get joe biden's agenda throu

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. the cdc is expanding its surveillance of the omicron variant at four major u.s. airports. the agency's director just announced increased testing at jfk, san francisco, newark, and atlanta. this is one part of a plan the white house covid response team detailed today to fight this highly mutated variant. scientists are racing to determine if the current vaccines protect against this variant and if it spreads more easily. experts hope to have answers in about a week. in the meantime, markets continue to be rattled and the travel bans continue to multiply. >> more than 70 countries now including the u.s. have issued travel bans against southern african nations. omicron was first detected in south africa, and now has been confirmed in 20 countries. still not the u.s. though. and the cdc director says the u.s. now has far more tools today to fight variants than this time last year. >> compared to earlier this year when we were sequencing about 8,000 samples per week, we have increased our

. >>> brand new hour, i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. the medical examiner has released the identities of all eight people killed in friday's deadly crowd crush in houston. the oldest victim was just 27 years old. the fbi is now assisting the houston police in a criminal investigation. and we now know the city's police chief spoke with rapper travis scott in the hours just before the tragedy warning about the energy of the crowd. scott just announced that he will pay for all of the funerals. he's also promised to provide free counseling for all affected. authorities and concert goers want to know why he kept performing during the chaos. >> so the official call of a mass casualty event happened at least 30 minutes before the show ended. witnesses say travis scott did stop several times but then continued. in this clip on social media, two people there at the concert are seen screaming at the staff to stop the show. watch. >> let's do it. ♪ >> stop the show. stop the show. >> we're also learning that a detailed operations plan for the astr

. >>> hello, i'm victor blackwell, good to be with you. >> and i'm alisyn camerota.it was detected in south africa. it is a highly mutated variant that appears to spread easily and could have some vaccine resistance. but scientists say it will be a few more weeks before there is data to confirm that. >> this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. and we'll fight this variant with

. >> i'm victor blackwell. it is good to be with you on this election day, and we are just hours away from the polls closing. voters in 32 states are deciding ballot initiatives, they're choosing mayors, but also the races for governor are getting the most attention, especially in virginia. republican glenn young kin is running a much tighter than expected race against democratic terry mcauliffe, former governor of virginia. for democrats, it could be a bellwether for the 2022 midterm s s. >> and for republicans, it's a play book of campaigning around donald trump. a republican has not won a statewide election in virginia since 2009. over in new jersey, incumbent phil murphy may become the first democrat to win reelection in 40 years. like mcauliffe, has been trying to tie his gop rival to donald trump. let's start in virginia. cnn's sara murray is in the state capital of richmond, and boris sanchez is in wood burn a suburb. tell us what we're hearing from the candidates. >> we have seen them over the last 24 h

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. it might happen this time. speaker pelosi -- >> are you sure?> i'm not sure. but speaker pelosi says she may put up for a vote the build back better plan. this is at least the third time since september that this could happen. that's a social safety net package. sources say she had hoped to do it tonight, that a vote with a bipartisan infrastructure bill tomorrow. now, just a short time ago, the speaker announced that a nonpartisan committee has validated that the $1.75 trillion package will be paid for. the latest version of the larger bill includes family paid leave, medical leave, which had been scrapped earlier. >> now, adding it back is risky since moderate democratic senator joe manchin opposes that measure. still, the house majority whip, jim clyburn, is now trying to see if house democrats have the votes for that bill. cnn congressional correspondent jessica dean is on capitol hill for us, so jessica, will they vote tonight? >> reporter: that is the question everyone is asking up here right now, victor and alisyn and the answer is, we si

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. more defiance from donald trump's inner circle and possible charges from congress into the investigation into the capitol insurrection. president trump's former chief of staff mark meadows did not show up for his deposition today. the committee issued a subpoena for documents and testimony about the events of january 6th and what he knows, and the chairman told him, if you don't comply, you could face charges of contempt. meadows claims his communications with the president at the time are privileged. >> meadows is the second key witness to defy the committee's subpoenas. three weeks ago, the house did file a charge against former trump aide steve bannon, referred it over to the doj for that. we are still waiting to see if the attorney general merrick garland will prosecute. cnn's cara sk, explain that mor. >> this morning meadows was set to appear at 10:00 a.m. that's what the committee told him to do or risk possibly getting a criminal referral to the department of justice for conte

it's a brand new hour, i'm victor blackwell, it's good to be with you.se from an overseas trip. he now has to confront some serious warnings from election day results.

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. any moment now joe manchin acrucial player in the negotiations over president biden's agenda will hold a press conference to provide what he calls clarity on where he stands on the framework for the massive spending bill. this is a pivotal moment. this could makar break the pieces of legislation. >> here is the podium. so you know it is real. >> it is going to happen. progressives now signaling they will support both of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the massive social safety net bill. house democrats are pushing to hold voetes this week. manu raju is standing by on capitol hill. the president was hoping to tout this deal on his foreign trip. what do we know about what manchin is going to stay and where he stands? >> reporter: well he has not been clear about where he stands. remember this is negotiated for months to try to meet his demands but even after the earliest details of the $1.75 trillion plan late last week, he did not say where he comes down. he said there is good-f