this is mainly what comes through the office of aging and the clf program. there is a small materials and supply budget. there are some work order services where we buy services from another agency. there is the salaries and benefits of the staff of daas. and then there are some professional services that we buy, which you know, clf falls -- some services fall under there. some computer programs that we buy. some dignity fund consulting services. so that's a mix of services that are not direct client services, but they are services that support the operations of the agency. so those are three angles on what the daas budget looks like. >> maybe before you continue with the 18-19, i wonder if any of the commissioners have questions? on 17-18, that was then just presented, any questions? >> i do. just one minor question. on the sources portion of the presentation. the state money. do you have a sense of where that is coming from, the source of it? just taxes? >> so, yes, i mean their federal taxes, state taxes and on the local level, they are property, business

>> for example, i traded out of cliffs today, clf, which is a position i've been trading back and forth. this may be a breakout level and i may be, you know, very frustrated that i traded out of it, although i've been trading it between 650 and 775 we cleared through that and i think you fade a little bit, i think i get it back. >> the reflation trailed, that reflects what's going on globally here, right >> yes >> there's more going on in emerging markets >> we have the potential for infrastructure spending coming in this country. so you can even broaden that out and look at what's happening with john deere or look at what's happening with cat tractor. those are other ways to play this and i think those names still have room to run >> the pollution control constraints, to rein it in a little bit, the higher quality steel which tim talked about them going after, the pricing has increased dramatically look at l&g, if coal starts to degrade, l&g could be the play to look at here because gas is what they'll use to, you know, to heat. >> i have a question here at this point in the conversati

it's no surprise democrats are ripping it apart but many clf

it's no surprise democrats are ripping it apart but many clf conservatives are also furious. >> u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley is not only denying baseless rumors of a white house affair, she's also talking at length about what is behind them. you'll find out why. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with our politics lead. the special counsel for the russia investigation is talking to the president's team about trying to conduct an interview with president trump soon, one for which the president said he would sit. but now we know president trump has tried to prevent that interview from ever happening by trying to fire robert mueller as special counsel. in june of last year an informed source tells cnn that president trump ordered the firing of the counsel and was only stymied when chief white house counsel don mcgahn threatened to quit if going through with it. last summer, chris ruddy of news max said this -- >> i think he's considering perhaps terminating the special counsel. i think he's weighing that option. >> at the time