is looking at improving our relationships with fema. the department of emergency management already has existing response relationships but we are looking at administratively what can we do to set the city up to make sure we can interact as fluidly and efficiently as possible with fema so it is a huge part of the work we do and the underlying motivation to make sure we have the cash flow, the administrative issues in place, the process is in place, record keeping, economic analysis. all of that. commissioner walker: i understand we applied for a grant in advance work of an earthquake to work on issues like the soft story initiative, from fema, which would be historic because they usually only bring money in after the fact. do you know the status of that? >> we have tphnot -- our priori is just to submit the soft story retrofit to the fema hazard mitigation program which is the pre-disaster mitigation program where each jurisdiction is allowed $2 million or $3 million per project per-year. so they are prioritized for this but we have in

we will hear today from folks from fema as well as hhs. i want to thank them for their partnership and support of our endeavors. but there's also much work that remains to be done as mark said. i look forward to ongoing conversations and addressing the challenges that still remain. but as you point out, mr. chairman, today is more important for america's children, 22 to 25% of our population are underrepresented in the planning for, responding to, recovering from and mitigating for disaster. we hope the 2010 report will shine light on important issues and make america safe for our kids. but as we prepare for the large-scale disasters we must be better prepared for my call the disaster of one. we can be prepared for large-scale disasters involving children if we are ready for one child who is critically ill or injured in this country. from the ems systems to local emergency departments from day care centers to school nurses come from transport teams to care facilities. each of these important links in the chain of survival must be prepared

that's the other part fema is committed to. we are trying to break out of the silos of agencies only approaching a problem from their authorities. as you point out in your reports, there's overlapping authorities and rather than fema trying to assume those roles, we want to work as a team and become as we look at within the administration, advocates for children issues, but also understand thats is not fema as a family, we're part of a team. the other folks here at the table and other programs that represent tremendous capabilities both day-to-day support for children, but key points of focus of a disaster is working within those. so, as the train goes by -- [laughter] i will conclude my remarks and stand by for questions that the commission has for us. >> thank you very much, administrator fugate. any comments, laurie? >> thank you. following up on those congressmen comments, we are doing a lot of rewriting. this caused us to want to be sure we hard wire and bake things into the evolving infrastructures. h1n1 taught us about m

the fbi, the epa, fema, and the department of homeland security. it was being shipped from fargo, north dakota, to knoxville, tennessee. the fedex spokesperson says it's likely somewhere in the south. the spokesperson could not confirm whether or not it has been stolen but says the company is doing everything possible to find it. the material in the package was for a medical device, not for any type of military use. >> thank you so much. >>> another thanksgiving feast is history and holiday shoppers are hitting the stores. >> tonight bargain hunters are camped out in the cold for black friday megadeals. erin mendes got the best find for us. >> reporter: good evening. deals trumped the drumsticks tonight for a lot of shoppers. this is a standard black friday lineup. while they look like diehards willing to bear the elements for steals tomorrow, the real bargain starts this morning. >> i want to buy a tv, that's it. just a flat screen. that's my early christmas present to me. >> reporter: on a day where turkey normally reigns, shopping got a leg up.

i think what they were doing, i interviewed a lot of people who worked at fema for many years.ained to me that when bush came in, they wanted to gut all of these domestic actsies and outsource all the functions to their contributors. they brought in a couple of these guys i described in "family of secrets." michael brown was brought in. the real story of michael brown oond how unqualified he was has never been told. >> the book, "family of secrets." the author, russ baker. if you want to read "decision points," you might want to check this out. a pleasure. nice to see you. coming up on "hardball," chris matthews talks about bush's version of history with joe wilson, the man at the center of the iraq md controversy, but first, the twinkie diet. we'll talk to the professor who lost 20 pounds after eating junk food for two months straight. we're back after this. [ female announcer ] humana and walmart are teaming up to bring you a low-price medicare prescription drug plan that has the lowest national premium in the country of only $14.80 per month. so you can focus on the things t

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we no, fema, flood map's don't incorporate future risks and some say they don't adequately incorporate flood risks. the story we heard from david on often does but insurance companies are interested in this because they obviously have a financial stake in that and we may see some changes in insurance policies. after katrina, the new orleans levies were built to the exact same standards before. i didn't want to argue about the height but they certainly did not include climate change and one would argue they built them at an ineffective manner to begin with but they did not rebuild with climate change. brad said the colorado river and it's use of,hydrology, and it occurred to me, why are they not addressing climate change. why is the bureau not integrating it into the analysis of the system and i'll come back to an example of that in a moment. we have not yet done in california a systematic assessment of reservoirs. there have been some studies on specific reservoirs or river basins and how flexible or inflexible they might be under existing rules and there are a couple of studies that l

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so, you know, the example i said was if fema doesn't turn a switch on, the system still works. it just works, information sharing this way. that's, to our which point, it's going to take a while for this happen. but we've heard some very positive things in phone conversations about the fact that there is forward movement on this happening. >> and a final recommendation, 1.4, the department of homeland security and federal emergency management agency should establish interagency agreements to provide disaster preparedness funding technical assistance, training and other resources to state and local child serving systems, and child contradict care facilities. any questions or comments regarding this recommendation? >> i think the point was brought up, in mark's comments, to follow up some of the testimony provided is that i agree with this recommendation, but we have to make sure it is also coupled with the requirements that funding be used and that the planning occur, where other funding may not be received. the concern that i have is we can offer funding for the planning purpos

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. >> about 6,000 bay side homeowners in san mateo will be getting a break from fema.he homes were included in the federal agency's high flood risk map in 2008. homeowners to live between highway 101 and the bay will pay insurance premiums of up to $2700 a year beginning in january. the san jose mercury news reports those property owners decided last summer to levy themselves with new annual fees of about $76 to pay for leavee improvements. >> time now 4:37. i think there's only minimum risk of flood damage today in the bay area. >> never say none, right? >> that's right. >> but honestly with the sunshine and the lovely temperatures, mike? >> are we right about that. >> it wouldn't be weatherwise. going to be gorgeous once again if you like the fall sunshine and the warm weather. we have it again for you but we're starting off rather cool this morning. look, more 30s out there, napa, novato, santa rosa, fairfield, livermore, menlo park, half moon bay all in the mid to upper 30s. most of us low to mid-40s, fremont, san francisco and los gatos around 50 degrees. compared

that's not what fema and the department of homeland security was designed to do. this country does not have the capacity right now to rebuild major american cities that have been hurt by catastrophic events. and by the way this is for the people -- it wasn't a natural disaster. [applause] >> it was a manmade disaster. [applause] >> and the reason -- you can i'll get all acted up in front of our guests. >> [laughter] >> the reason that's important this happened because the levees broke. it was an engineering failure. it wasn't a hurricane. we were cool. on monday afternoon at 2:00 everything in new orleans was good until the levees broke. that's an engineering failure and we have consequences like that all over the country. when the corps of engineers did a study of levees that protected all of you, there are 126 major levees that protect the cities that you live in that are compromised right now, okay? and the response to katrina and rita even though it was very, very slow, right, it hasn't really completely been fixed. you saw that with the bp oil spill and we co

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. >> about 6,000 bay side homeowners in san mateo will get a break from fema. homes were included in the federal agency's high flood risk map in 2008. homeowners who live between highway 101 and the bay will start paying insurance premiums of up to $2700 a year beginning in january. the san jose mercury news reports those property owners decided last summer to levy new annual fees of 76 dollars to pay for levee and flood law improvement. they will pay $1,000 each in insurance premiums. >> don't think you need that flood insurance here for at least the next few days. >> take a look at mike's seven-day. it's gorgeous. >> lack of rain. possibly until tuesday before thanksgiving. talking a week and a half from now. s byproduct of that, warmer than average afternoon. check out these temperatures. good morning on this friday. concord 68. redwood city the same. san francisco 2, san jose 4. oakland 5 degrees warmer than average and santa rosa 6 degrees warmer when you hit 71 this afternoon. 8:00 this morning we have the chilly conditions around under a clear and mainly

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fema recently updated its flood hazard map and indicated these areas are at risk.roject budgeted for $5.8 million. >>> a quarterback controversy no more, donovan mcnabb will wear the burgundy and gold for the next five years. inking a contract extension just hours before the skins took the field against the eagles tonight, the deal worth 78 million bucks, 40 million guaranteed money. mcnabb is a six time pro bowler and the skins believe he's got a lot left obviously in the tank. he'll turn 34 in a couple weeks and will be 39 when his corrupt expires. shawn. >> thank you. >>> well, he went from facing nine charges in the murder of chandra levy to just two charges and tonight the case against ingmar guandique is nearly wrapped up. we're breaking down today's dramatic developments next. >>> but first two big guests tomorrow ray lahood and alexander ovechkin talking about his new dvd about his life outside the rink, an ovie exclusivity check it out on fox 5 morning news starting at 5 a.m. ecic live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with e

it goes through fema and it does not show up in the tsa budget by you are absolutely right. >> mr. director, under what circumstances would a passenger be subjected to both advanced imagin and law-enforcement- style pat down. people can opt out of the advanced imaging. >> we actually deployed the first ait in the fall of 2007. >> let me clarify my question. let's assume the passenger goes through the advanced imaging and does not objec and says fang and does that. under what circumstances would you dense object that passenger to the pat down? >> if an alarm goes off or there is something that needs to be addressed, they may have an opportunity to go through a second time. if it still alarms, that's when they would be apt to submit to a pat down. >> if a passenger were subjected to both and no alarm went off and there were no suspicions, would that be arbitrary on the part of your people? >> yes it would be a very rare instance for someone to have a pat down if there was no alarm them i wonder why i got both a few weeks ago. >> i used my senate id and was subjected to both. i did no

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seemed to be a huge disconnect between you and, especially the people on the ground, was famously was fema> you know, we were all watching, and we were broadcasting images of misery. >> i know, i know. >> he says the comment came after he met with the governors of alabama and mississippi, both republicans who both praised brown. >> i tend to boost people's spirits during difficult times. these two governors are saying this guy is doing a good job. and i say, brownie, you are doing a heck of a job. basically i was saying, good job, you're doing what we expect you to do. >> it's not what we were seeing. >> exactly. i understand. i understand. the only thing i can tell you is you are write. >> you write, the critics turned your words of encouragement into a bludgeon of you. awe they did. >> with good reason? >> yeah. you know, as president, sometimes your intentions get overwhelmed by perception, and my intention was simply to say to somebody who's working hard, keep working hard. and it turns out that those words became a club for people to say, wait a minute, this guy's out of tech. >> abou

kill the postal service, get in, bed with fema housing, marry hou armed forces. marry social security and health care reform kills us. i mean, kill/screw/marry. great tool of political analysis because in a free and democratie country politics is a sort of a three-legged stool, you know? a politics is balanced upon a tripod of power, freedom and responsibility, kill/screw/marry. and we live in a free and democratic country. a little less democratic than it was before last night which ise fine with me. also kill/screw/marry is a great tool of political analysis because we're so passionatenal about our politics. and how do passionate affairs end?rs in a passion usually, in a crime of passion sometimes.mes. and occasionally they turn into stable, permanent legal arrangements which is to say the endless peevish quarrel known as marriage. so how do we approach the political institutions of our free and democratic country? do we overthrow them with violence? do we screw around cheating on them while they screw around cheating on us, or do we try to build something that

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we decided to leave some there not a generous officer from fema to also help us out should we need it. but i don't have any indication yet we don't have enough in country already. and remember, the united states is not the only donor that is providing help. the government of the u.k., the world food program as i mentioned, the international federation of the red cross also could preposition supplies in the country. so there's quite a bit there that we need to go through first before we have to call in anymore from the outside. but too soon to say how much her win. yes, sir. >> the united states has been deeply involved in helping high haiti in this disaster. with a tear from your server if you tell us about the most important lessons that we have relearned in dealing with disasters of this magnitude should they be taken place are happening to other nations who are susceptible to this kind of problems around the world. what would be the sequence of action that would be the most appropriate to prevent the problem from compounding? >> well, i'm in the disaster business, so my answer will

bush also reflects on his compliment to embattled fema director, michael brown. >> browny, you're doingf a job. >> reporter: bush says he was only trying to give brown a morale boost. writing, i never imagined those words would become an infamous entry in the political lexicon. i should have recognized the deficiencies sooner and intervened faster. he goes on to say, it wasn't that i made the wrong decisions. it's that i took too long to decide. and when performer kanye west said this during a telethon for katrina. >> george bush doesn't care about black people. >> reporter: the president writes, he was disgusted and deeply insulted. in an interview on a houston radio station, kanye west compared bush's situation to his own. >> i'm really happy for you. i'll let you finish. >> reporter: in the wake of his crashing taylor swift's award acceptance. >> i definitely can understand the way he feels to be accused of being a racist in any way. because the same thing happened to me. you know? where i got accused of being racist. with him, it was lack of compassion. with him, not rushing, you kn

first, resilience of governance, how do we maintain command and control, run 911, operate fema, deploy local police and fire services, and activate and direct the national guard if all of our systems are down? second, resilience of society. how do we make sure that people have confidence during a prolonged attack that food, water, warmth, and shelter will remain available? because the internet supports so many interdependent systems, a massive or prolonged attack could cascade across sectors compromising or take over our communication systems, our financial systems, our utility grid, and the transportation and delivery of the basic necessities of american life. and, third, our american resilience as individuals. think about it. your power is out and has been for a week. your phone is silent. your laptop is dark. you have no access to your bank account. no store is accepting credit cards. indeed, the corner store has closed its doors and the owner is sitting inside with a shotgun to protect against looters. gasoline supply is rationed with national guard soldiers keeping order at the pu

. -- it goes through fema. >> they would be subject to advanced imaging and the law- enforcement style pad down. >> defense imaging technology is an option. people can opt out of that. for context, we deployed the first ait in 2007. this did not happen overnight. but let me clarify. >> let's assume the passenger goes through the expansive imaging. what circumcises -- circumstances would you use? if there are still alarms, that is when they would submit? >> a passenger were submitted to both, no alarm went off or suspicion, would that be arbitrary? >> it to be a very rare instance for someone to have a pat down. >> i am wondering why i got both. i did use my senate id and is subjected to both. i did not object to go to the advanced imaging. some do. some do not bill -- do not. how would you answer that question? >> i would have to look into that. if there were no alarms, you would not be subject to a pack down. there is a small percentage that is random and can be unpredictable to the terrorists even if they think everything is ok. that is such a very small number. i would be surprised.

that is different but fema. candidly, i am not privy to the work they're doing in the area.t the broader responsibility, the question is, are we giving them the resources? and more importantly the state and local government to build that to prepare the infrastructure. a couple of things. we add county and state government to get together to help us design the operations plan down at the county level. if you get the disaster center everybody operates who will be there? what our roles and responsibilities? and also design a national response plan that was never given a good chance that katrina designed to put in place but even in those instances, you have to be mindful people are subject to change and modification and alteration based on your relationship back to the local first responders of the apparatus exist with the mindset, i don't know but to help preparedness if they have the broadband public safety network. i for one argue for the math to be involved provide health to rewrite the law creating the in the with a bunch of trade rose jumping around my district so you just

that is different but fema. candidly, i am not privy to the work they're doing in the area. but the broader responsibility, the question is, are we giving them the resources? and more importantly the state and local government to build that to prepare the infrastructure. a couple of things. we add county and state government to get together to help us design the operations plan down at the county level. if you get the disaster center everybody operates who will be there? what ourol plan that was never given a good chance that katrina designed to put in place but even in those instances, you have to be mindful people are subject to change and modification and alteration based on your relationship back to the local first responders of the apparatus exist with the mindset, i don't know but to help preparedness if they have the broadband public safety network. i for one argue for the math to be involved provide health to rewrite the law creating the in the with a bunch of trade rose jumping around my district so you just have to make sure the relationship they have with the loca

it is embarrassment to be the freewho needs the fema -- meal. the same thing goes with the parents, the pride issue, not wanting to sign up for programs that kind of acknowledge that i cannot provide for my kids. but we all need help sometimes. these issues need to be paid attention to. the programs, while they are in place, there are reasons they're not getting there. we have to look at those and deal with them. host: there are teachers who bring food to school so that they can sneak it to children who are not getting enough during the school day. how do you connect with communities that know they need better nutrition and meals for their kids with the programs and infrastructure? guest: i am glad he mentioned teachers, we d -- you mentioned teachers, where -- because we did a survey that said that 65% of teachers saying that harbor is an issue for kids. one of the things that jeff brings to the issue that is so powerful is a voice that people will listen to. governor o'malley made maryland the first state in the country to commit to ending chi

of the national domestic preparedness consortium, which is now the principal vehicle through which fema identifies, develops, tests and delivers training for state and local emergency responders. the program began as a series of earmarks for several nationally recognized organizations which focus on counterterrorism preparedness and response needs of the nation's federal, state and local emergency first responders and emergency management agencies. as a result of the training and expertise provided by ndpc members, thousands of new york city first responders had been through counterterrorism preparedness and response training at the centers prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. mr. president, there are thousands of other earmarks just like these that over the years have made a difference in the lives of americans, projects that the bureaucrats in downtown washington never hear about because they do not communicate with constituents on a regular basis. programs like the predator and the human genome project, they are so innovative that an unelected, unaccountable government official is re

after katrina, outside of batterers reset up 500 -- baton rouge we set up 500 fema trailers. one -- not one would take a job. liberal ideology causes that. he wants to cut social security and defense. the conservatives do not want to cut anything. those are the only things we do not want to cut. let's cut food stamps. let's cut government housing. give the people in reason to live. give them a reason to get a job. it is the liberal ideology that causes these rules of engagement. we do not have a problem with japan. let's get real. host: we will leave it there. guest: i disagree that americans do not want jobs. we have people calling in today that have been chronically unemployed that would love to have jobs. i do not agree with you because of one anecdote that it is not true. when you talk about cutting things like put stamps -- food stamps, that is one of the most efficient way to stimulate the economy. the poor people spend that money right away. it would be disastrous, according to a republican economist right now. that is when people start putting ideology in front of pra

and i guess i find your whole fema what is the environment here open to rational alternative approachesis a serious one. what is you're i guess your own thinking as to what the driving is coming and are you hopeful or confident once this he election is over with in november that the temperature will lower and that there will be more of an openness to looking at alternative approaches to the problems we all face? >> thank you, tony. >> thank you. i'm not super optimistic and the reason is there are a number of factors contributing to the upset. first of all we did get attack on september the 11th and by muslim extremists. you've got to acknowledge that fact ma that that represents all of islam, the dow was at least a part of the motivation of the people who attacked us and that resonates still and you have to be honest about that. second, on top of that we have a terribly faltering economy. a lot of unemployed people. 20% of my congressional district uncertain towns and they don't know what's happened to them and it's a global environment and they have seen their sons and daughters and m

guard personnel, using department of homeland security homeland security information network, and fema's web emergency operating center. the same assets in both. manmade and natural disasters. finally, the local law enforcement analyst, and fbi intelligence analyst, co-located. both developing finished intelligence products as well as supporting specific fbi terrorism task force investigations. back to the main part of my remarks. first up is the outline of how we got here. as an engineer, i make an effort to stay away from authorities discussions. after five years in washington, and three months as pm, i've learned to start with authorities and mandate. in 2004, the 9/11 commission delivered their report. the commission prescribed the need to transform government and brought to light multiple challenges around connecting the dots. i'm not a big fan of that term. because it over simplifies the challenges that face us as a community. it does not provide a good frame through the problems that we are facing and the information overload problem. the 9/11 commission provised that information

. >> you have a database called fema connected to this program. who can end up there? >> well, we have cooperation across her posts. we share information both with host governments and across our posts. it is possible when you look out a network entity like al qaeda, that they might be casing a post in europe in the middle east, in africa. and so, we have a database that shares intelligence and assessment -- ongoing assessment of threats. >> in norway, august activities cleared within the week's authorities -- >> i'm sorry? >> all of these clear within the activities? >> yeah, all of our activities in norway are consistent with the opportunity of the host nation. >> those americans originated in mexico, what is the understanding of how exactly the americans were killed? and also come in arizona there was the recent case of the beheading of a person. is there -- some people are quite concerned sandbagged this drug violence has really hit home when you have people been decapitated in the united states. anything that the united states is doing? >> let's be careful, jill,

where we've seen a the sports fema nothing but net.he net but we have advocated in front of the american people the significance of engaging on a chronic international problem that we call malaria. we of a major contributions, motivating and driven by the chambers, the u.n. malaria envoy would mobilize private citizens as well as the foundations and work with government and then there is the donation to the global fund, the world bank, the program and then our own. so as we look to the future and we look to the commitment that we have communicated to the most endemic country of sub-saharan africa, i think the challenge for us now is the budget realities become clear and we are quick to have to make adjustments because we have made significant progress over the last four years and many of the countries and malaria. the challenge we have and malaria are much different than what the hiv and aids community have. we have proven effective intervention. our program, called my ppp program, private public partnership in which we have significan

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particular piece to all cabinet members, something it was so dramatic that overwhelmed state and locals and fema overwhelmed like katrina, this individual called on the resources everybody in order to respond as quickly as possible. spent we have time for a couple more questions. right there and then up front. please come and if you can just wake -- wait for the mic. >> governor ridge, randy with touchstone consulting group. question for you, is are you surprised the aviation supply chain continues to be a preferred target? we are seeing some some, rail as being another target. does that surprise you that most 10 years after 9/11 continue to be the preferred choice because it has a global reach? just curious of your thoughts on that. >> it is not a surprise. it is a theme that has occurred in my three, almost four years there, periodically. in aviation. one of the reasons i think it continues to be a prime target is that it unsettles the entire world. because of how we live in the 21st century. it affects the commerce in a major way. with the downing of the airliner, with 9/11 9/11, the commerci

so again, it is that fema teaching has drawn out from people athlete in the has already been there. one of the things the was really special to me doing this book, this is a bit of a personal confession is i came of age in the 60's and part of that of course was having a great hope, but another part of that was having deep anger and even bitterness at a lot of the institutions and people in american society who were in those institutions, and one of the things that was sort of collaborating for me was to meet so many people who work so good and so dedicated and so much giving their life to bringing about new knowledge and bringing about the wisdom. a personal test for me was going to interview former secretary of state george shultz. his politics and my and do not coincide, and i thought i wonder if i will be able to maintain my demeanor as a polite southern gentleman when i talk to this man who lie once actually heard speak just before the war with iraq and said the weapons of mass destruction are certainly there and there's a rattlesnake in your yard you have to kill it, that was

transportation security grant money so there's actually more that shows up because it goes through fema, doesn't show up in the t.s.a. budget. but you're right. >> thank you. >> senator? >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. director, under what circumstances would a passenger be subjected to both advanced imaging and then the law enforcement style pat down? >> the advanced imaging technology is an option, people can opt out of that. what we've seen -- and just for context, we deployed the first a.i.t. in 2007, this is not something that happened overnight. >> i'm not -- let's say the passenger goes through advanced imaging, doesn't object to it, says fine, does that. under what circumstances would you then subject that passenger to the second pat down? >> the person in the advanced imaging technology or the walk-through metal detector alarms if an alarm goes off, alerts, there's something that needs to be addressed, they may get an opportunity to go through it a second time if it still alarms, then there's when they would be subject to a pat down. >> if a passenger were subjected to both, no

blankets, 16,000 hygiene kits, 30,000 water containers, 20,000 kitchen sets, you know, working with femayou know, they've been a part of this effort. we've got cdc continuing to monitor, you know, cholera outbreak, but, you know, those are among the kind of gear that we have prepositioned in haiti. >> when you knew about the storm or had that been there for awhile? >> since we knew about the storm. we also have -- it was a range of stuff that is already there as well, so we've got, you know, warehouses that are well-stocked and that material has been in haiti already will be obviously there in case it is needed. >> do you know how many personnel you have this specifically because of the storm? >> come up afterwards and we'll see what i got here. >> okay. >> thank you. >> coming up today at 5 p.m. eastern the chief palestine negotiator delivers a message and see it live on our come companion network, c-span. >>> now part of a forum on green technology and intelligence. the thransic magazine hosts this panel looking at what is -- [inaudible] this is an hour. >> hi, welcome back. i'm alice