let's bring in michael patrick flanagan he's the president of flanagan consulting a former republican congressman great to have you on. i would say that one of the political catchphrases the last couple of years has been foreign interference. so i'm so surprised when i see how many foreign owned firms donate millions to the u.s. midterm elections so my question to you would be what are they expecting to get in return for their money because there's no such thing as a free lunch and you know certainly in politics. well that's the truth there is so much commerce done in the united states particularly by foreigners in tour interspersed with american companies and on their own that they have an interest in the elections but most most foreign interests in the united states are very careful to steer clear of it there are many laws planted taken deep across the nation that keep foreign nationals from being involved in the elections even in ways and that are that are you know innocuous you know letting the employees off for that day or something like that but they certainly can't donate and t

consulting michael patrick flanagan thank you. record numbers of french police offices have been committing suicide with the latest victim a prominent campaign of officer welfare on the show that drew pinsky has more from paris well there's shock in france because this individual is. seen as being or having been a leading voice in the protests in the movement of police against the attacks that officers have been going over the last few years she was a woman called maggie and she was actually the founder of that movement now the reports here in front suggest that she took her own life in the last day using her service weapon and she was found dead at home with a note nearby and that death now is being treated as a suicide here in france but why was she so important well the thirty six year old was actually also the founding member of the mobilization of angry policeman this was a group that was set up back in two thousand and sixteen after police officers received a massive attack they were attacked with protesters with molotov coc

cross talking after the midterms i'm joined by my guest michael flanagan in washington he is president of flanagan consulting and a former congressman in new york we have rochelle ritchie she is a political analyst and a former press secretary for house democrats and in st paul.

after the midterms i'm joined by my guest michael flanagan in washington he is president of flanagan consulting and a former congressman in new york we have rochelle ritchie she is a political analyst and a former press secretary for house democrats and in st paul we cross to david schultz he is a hamelin university professor of political science all right crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate it rochelle may go to you first in new york we know what the results of the election. elections are but what are the lessons to be drawn from it i mean we both have the room we see the republicans and democrats claiming victory and they have their points but we still have the same kind of polarization and as i said in my introduction it looks like we're going to have doing investigations is this what the voters voted for go ahead rochelle in new york. well you know i had a lot of hope after the election that maybe the tide had turned in maybe that the divisiveness that we saw in our country would start to diminish but as you have seen that doe

my name is dan flanagan. i'm the executive director of friends of urban forest. i am also the chair of the urban forest council. i would like to start where you guys ended but i really shouldn't. i want to start with saying that my experience in any endeavour, be it in public policy, and private, or nonprofit, as it starts with the leadership at the top of the leadership team that you rely on. i have worked closely now for ten years with the bureau of urban forestry. and the team that carla has put together, the city should be extraordinarily proud of. because we are literally, we did get a national award. we just came off of a national tree care conference down in l.a. last week, and we are truly , san francisco is now the standard for many things in tree maintenance. we have carla short and her team to thank you for doing that. and my phone just died. anyway. i wanted to start with that. i just want to say something else. carla did not really go into -- she did not go into too much detail, but i want to add a couple of things that are necessary. first of all, o

cross talking after the midterms i'm joined by my guest michael flanagan in washington he is president of flanagan consulting and a former congressman in new york we have rochelle ritchie she is a political analyst and a former press secretary for house democrats and in st paul we cross to david schultz he is a hamelin university professor of political science all right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate it rochelle may go to you first in new york we know what the results of the election elections are but what are the lessons to be drawn from it i mean we both have the we see the republicans and democrats claiming victory and they have their points but we still have the same kind of polarization and as i said in my introduction it looks like we're going to have dueling investigations is this what the voters voted for go ahead rochelle in new york. well you know i had a lot of hope after the election that maybe the tide had turned in maybe that the divisiveness that we saw in our country would start to diminish but as you have seen

last year's winner, american shalane flanagan, took third. the annual marathon attracts more than 40-thousand runners and two-point-five million spectators every year. (anchor) we have breaking we have every year.spectators million two-point-five runners and thousand than 40-attracts more than 40-thousand runners and two-point-five million spectators every year. every year.spectators million two-point-five runners and thousand than 40-attracts more marathon the annual third.flanagan, took shalane american winner, last year's in history. fastest times recorded the they years.last five victory in the last five years. they recorded the fastest times last year's winner, american shalane flanagan, took third. the annual marathon attracts more than 40- thousand two-point-five spectators every year. california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation

. >> reporter: it was my photographer jim flanagan who recorded that cheerleader. it was a fan sitting much closer who snapped the picture that went viral. >> i just thought it was a peaceful, respectful, constitutionally protected free speech. >> reporter: sitting a few miles -- a few seats away, a 49er cheerleader kneeled during the national anthem. he decided to snap a picture and post it on twitter. within minutes, the snapshot of the cheerleader taking a knee steps from police officers was retweeted and like hundreds of times. >> i can't even use my phone at this point. i am getting so many retweets and replies. some people think she is awesome and other people think she should be fired. >> america is the land of the free. we are free to do what we need to do. >> i would get rid of her. i support the national anthem. >> reporter: the cheerleader's decision comes two years after colin kaepernick sat during the national anthem. he catapulted a storm of controversy that many times overshadowed the game of football and made -- football. in may, the nfl announced a

sixty four subpoena requests from the democrats and former illinois congressman michael patrick flanagan believes the democrats should use their new powers sparingly. congress is not an investigative body it's not what it does it has the power of oversight but oversight of the administration executing congressional will and spending and in the direction of the nation democrats who have no agenda and ran not know what john and have no desire to actually manage the business of the nation have only this to run on and they want to distract this president from the work he's doing because they just disagree with him they just don't want him to be successful and this is a way to derail him and the policies that he's doing i think the nation would like everyone to just take a breath step back let's do some stuff if there's really some wrongdoing the democrats think are some are some genuine wrongdoing not just we need to see his tax returns because we need to know he's not worth as many billions as he says he is we want to publicly embarrass him which is often tax returns things about that that'

dieticians because too much protein it with a fast weight loss may be harmful for the kid makes bella flanagan is a teacher in australia and she's noticed an increase of children and she would like to know what she can do about it. indeed particularly in children and adolescents the prevalence of obesity and overweight significantly increased over recent years . and we know that this is the very sensitive period in your life where you can really make a difference so nutrition education bringing people into exercise programs. also educate about the content of certain food may be critical in this period thank you so much for answering all my questions thank you and what about you you don't have any love handles good for you but maybe you have some questions. on an upcoming show we'll be talking about acne this in from a true skin condition doesn't just cause outbreaks it can affect our self-esteem too so one of the best treatments send your questions to in good shape d.w. dot com just right acne in the subject line. we look forward to hearing from you. at least in modern and enlightened society

. >> this is me, matthew flanagan. >> reporter: one man on the list showing up looking for his family. many others now living with their kids in tents surrounded by smothering smoke in a walmart parking lot. how long are you planning on being here for? >> until they tell us we can't be. >> reporter: residents displaced across california. the woolsey fire charring nearly 100,000 acres in los angeles county. actor pierce brosnan, his home saved, making an emotional plea. >> my wife and i are here today and speaking on behalf of il ition this day. >> and will carr joins us live from paradise, california. and will, as we saw from that tent city, so many people there lost everything. i know they need help tonight. >> reporter: david, with all this devastation, they are in dire need. restaurants are giving free meals to both victims and first responders. the red cross and other organizations are on the ground. one mother told me she's grateful, because she doesn't know where her family will be sleeping next week. david? >> with thanksgiving just days away. glad to know the red cross is ther

you can see jim flanagan right in the middle with all the shoppers.large tvs going to the shut -- checkout stands but long waits. dozens of shoppers and lines waiting to pay for the treasure. we were there and best buy opened and there were long s e the store. everyoneand e blaciday your ers >> to gee bundle thd >>are already sold out. the store will remain open until midnight tonight. >> target opened at 5 pm this evening to huge lines of eager shoppers. we caught the moment when they check that out. hundreds of customers streamed into the stores to start scouring the shelves. the store says if he cannot make it in today, you stand a good chance of getting the deals tomorrow. >> we have a lot of quantities of everything so we are pretty good there. there's a good chance that if you come in tomorrow we will still have a lot of the great door busters and things everyone is looking for. >> stores are open today until 1 pm and will reopen tomorrow at 7 pm. -- 7 am. >>> kmart opens its doors -- opened its doors at 6 am. only a handful of shoppers were the

. >> reporter: santos flanagan said ame ferocious f prevented him from leaving. that's when he decided to fight the fire surrounding his community. >> aortunately there wer handful of people who stad in neighborhood and helped to knock out the fires at the market. yeah, church got it, too. >> reporter: meanwhile, up in he so rn california called campfire already the most destructive in the state's history taking another tragic turn. >> 14 additional bodies which were located which brings our total number to ep23. >>ter: the small town of paradise located north of sacramento is nearly gone. >> we'ren just survival mode now. >> reporter: after losing everything emerald mayfield is grateful for the support from strangers. we found her at the red cross donation tcenter. nk you. all kinds of stuff that you need when you'r all of a sudden overnight don't have anything. >> reporter: as she beginsp picking the pieces, shane clark is holding onto the gift of life. >> we have four ultrasounds we had so far and they took them off the fridge. >> reporter: he says irfirefight

. >> reporter: santos flanagan says the ferocious flames prevented him from leaving and decided to fighthe fire surrounding his community. >> fortunately a handful of people that stayed in the neighborhood and helped to knock out the fires at the market. >> reporter: meanwhile, up in northern california, the called camp fire, already the no destructive in the state's history taking another tragic touche. >> 14 additional bodies were located which brings our total number to 23. >> reporter: the small town of paradise located north of sacramento is nearly gone. >> we are just on in survival mode right now. >> reporter: after losing everything, emerald mayfield is grateful for the support from strangers. we found her at the red cross donation center. >> thank you. you know, all kinds of stuff that you need when you're, all of a sudden, overnight, don't have anything. >> reporter: as she begins picking up the pieces, shane clark is holding on to the gift of life. >> we had our four you will extra sounds we have had so far and took them off the fridge. >> reporter: he says firefighters saved

she'll will be going up shailene flanagan, another american woman who won last year.inning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. and if you want to run a marathon yourself, there's a chance in no other place than orlando, florida, how about that. disney world, check this out. it's an entire weekend in january. the walt disney marathon weekend january 9th through the 13th. they hold a number of different races. the marathon, though, the runners can run through all of four of the disney theme parks or at least four of them. maybe as a group we can do that together. we'll train together. >> and you'll cheat? >> you know why i'm not going to do it? here's my excuse -- >> your knees? here's my excuse, because i know i'm going to win and i don't want to drink champagne out of my shoe. >> there it is. >> you can drink it out of rob's shoe. >> so hygienic. >> all right, rob, we'll talk to you soon. thanks so much. >>> coming up, "pop news." adrienne is off. i'm filling in, third string. i'm filling in, third string. i'm filling in, third string. ico and saved hundreds. excuse me... winn

matthew flanagan is one of many who fled fm nearby paradise last week when the camp fire destroyed the town of 27,000 people. >> there are more evacuees, more people running out of money for hotels. and families, they're staying with peo can't stay there forever. and you know we tried to get back up to see our hous yesterday, and they say it's going to be four months. so paradise is gone. >> everything i've ever known is gone. all my family and friends their homes are ne. all their businesses. >> reporter: jennifer fitzgerald is her seven-year-old-brooklyn. fitzgerald worked as a house cleaner inaradise, but her home burned and she did not have renters' insurance. do you have any thoughts about the days ahead, what's going to happen to you? >> no. i have no clue, no. working i can't really do-- there's nothing do. i mean, all the jobs are closed right now in paradise so i don't know what to do. it's hard. >> reporter: last ni the two slept in a car borrowed from a friend. >> i'm just kind of bouncing around right now.in stayinhis car with my friends, at friends house, family's house, i

and finally we will hear from dan flanagan on behalf of the friends of the urban forest. mr mcdonald? >> honourable chair, good morning. my name is michael mcdonald. on behalf of senator scott weiner, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to read a brief statement. as proposition e.'s author, senator weiner would like to thank supervisor mandelman and would like to thank the other supervisors for the continued interest in the street tree s.f. program. after years of collaboration, among my office, city departments and advocates, san francisco voters approved proposition 80 by 79%. they made clear that protecting and caring for her san francisco 's urban forest was a high priority. for too long, had our cities trees been neglected or healthy trees removed because homeowners did not want to bear the cost of maintenance. with the implementation of street tree s.f., we can make sure that san francisco's trees are well cared for and this will benefit the city for decades to come. the incentive to remove trees is gone. in fact, more and more trees are being planted each yea

to congress and we elected our first indigenous woman in the country to executive office in peggy flanagan. that all happened in our election in minnesota. so i want to thank al for his leadership. i got to see his first-hand work on not every issue that gets the headlines, but i got to see reverend sharpton work on some antitrust issues to make sure the antitrust laws and the way we handle these mergers allow african-american voices and content on tv. i've gotten to see him work when we had real problems during the downturn and stand up for the community so i want to thank him for that. and i want to mostly thank your national action network for everything you've done to make sure that every vote is counted. every vote is counted. you know what happens when every vote is counted? we just found out what happened last night. kyrsten sinema was declared the winner in arizona. that's what happens when every vote is counted. and when you look at what we are dealing with right now in florida, where literally they are attacking the integrity of poll workers, people who are just there doing their

clint flanagan. i've been a family physician and emergency medicine physician for 12 years now. thanks to the direct primary care coalition for the opportunity as well. a little on our story, on the uber story as well as airbnb, we're kind of netflix. patients pay a fixed monthly fee and/or their employer and we take care of them. in-office visits, face-to-face visits, virtual visits. that model is called direct primary care. so maybe just a show of hands. how many in the crowd have heard of direct primary care before i just said it? that is awesome. years ago it was zero. so we started down this pathway in colorado. as a family medicine doctor and also as an e.r. doctor many years ago, the differences between those two malodels of health care are black and white. in family medicine we want relationships, we want to build trust and take care of our patients for years. in e.r., patients should not be our friends. we shouldn't be seeing you again and again. if we are, that's a big problem. as you see us as an e.r. doc, we're real expensive. as a family medicine doc, we can be very