attorney brooker. u.s attorney brooker: thank you for having me today. it was negative seven degrees in minneapolis, and it is a little warmer out right here. thank you, richard for the introduction, and thank you all for participating in this important summit sponsored by the attorney general. i am pleased here to talk about an issue that my office, the u.s. attorney's office for the district of minnesota, is deeply committed to. and that the department of placed such a priority on prosecuting human trafficking. it is timely that this summit comes at the end of human trafficking awareness month, two days away from the super bowl in my home state of minnesota. i would like to take this opportunity to highlight trends in prosecutions in my district, as well as discuss some of the proactive work that is being done by minnesotans, in preparation for the super bowl on sunday. as we all know in this room, sex-trafficking s a big enterprise and data shows that major sporting events like a super bowl can bring about an increase in online sex adds on craigslist,

attorney greg brooker who spoke about some of the cases in his district, including the prosecution of people in a human trafficking ring. he also talked about a strategy to address an increase in online sex ads ahead of the super bowl. this is 40 minutes. >> thank you very much, and thank you very much for the invitation to be part of this next session. we are very lucky to have greg brooker -- the key feature of each introduction is to know the person's name. the u.s. attorney and the head prosecutor of the district of minnesota.

we are very lucky to have greg brooker -- the key feature of each introduction is to know the person's name. the u.s. attorney and the head prosecutor of the district of minnesota. minnesota has been a key part of the department of justice's efforts, and i hope we can build on the work of the last and all give you some very specific and useful information about all of the terrific work they are doing there.

we are very lucky to have greg brooker, the key feature of any introduction is to know -- gregory brooker, u.s. attorney and the head prosecutor for the district of minnesota. minnesota has been a key part of the department of justice efforts at a hope we can build on the work of the last panel and give you some very specific and useful information about all the truth of what they are doing there. greg has been a longtime prosecutor and has served for over a year now as the head prosecutor in minnesota as the united states attorney, minnesota also as we heard one of the districts that features an active team focused on human trafficking problem in the district. and so that further ado, i would like to turn it over to use attorney brooker. >> thank you. [applause] >> so thank you for having me today it was seven below zero in minneapolis. it's a little warmer outside here. thank you, richard, for the introduction. and thank you all for participating in this important summit. sponsored by the associate general, attorney general. i'm pleased to to talk about an issue that my office, the u.s.

attorney brooker who is with us today is a valuable member of those teams, and he will be presented today on some of the successes he has had in his district, including obtaining substantial restitution for survivors. we also work in partnership with the department of homeland security and our partners in mexico through a bilateral, anti-trafficking initiative aimed at dismantling trans national trafficking networks because human trafficking, of course, is often a trans -national crime. the day i was sworn in as attorney general, president trump sent me a memo to -- an executive order to dismantle these transnational criminal organizations. it is a high priority of ours. you can be sure that this includes human trafficking rings. this is another reason why we must finally secure our borders. traffickers and coyotes see our border as an opportunity that he -- that they can exploit often for great prophet, and they exploit this weakness in our security all two -- all too easily. in meeting and talking with the united states attorney's office in minnesota that had a massive case, i think you

eileen brooker, tom dudier, and ace on the case. every speaker has two minutes. thank you. >> eileen broker, i'm reading a speech prepared by nancy wilfull, unable to read. a hearing on the status of the city's emergency water supply system since 2010, my opinion is that the sfpuc has wasted valuable time but not formulating an overall plan to expand the awss system into the city's western and southern neighborhoods. first january report of firefighting options does not include proposal to build a coast side pump station to draw water from an infinite source, pacific ocean. instead supports using the west side only reservoir of potable water as the primary firefighting source. second, the report correctly identifies lake merced as resource of water but does not prioritize the booster pump station. i believe the site was not prioritized because the park complex developer is supposed to fund part of the awss system over the next 20 to 30 years. so, this means that the modest cost to the lake merced pump is held hostage to that agreement. third, the sfpuc letter, op