i wasn't sure of the answer, but did commissioner folley get recused for all of the mills act? >> clerk: they were taking up -- oh, i'll have to look into that. >> okay. okay. >> clerk: [ overlapping speakers ] -- >> i just wanted to make sure that was correct. >> clerk: actually, the correction for calling the meeting to order would be vice president matsuda because it was a joint hearing. >> oh, okay. any other comments? >> yes. this pertains only to the minutes of the joint meeting. it did seem to me that the minutes as worded are more like an announcement, what is going to happen, rather than a recitation of what did happen. i don't know whether that is the customary format, but it did strike me as unusual. >> [ indiscernible ] -- >> thank you, commissioners. [ roll call ]]. >> clerk: so moved, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 7-0. just on that comment, the minutes generally basically list the item as they were agendaized and then note the speakers following. >> no, i understand. it was more the verbs. >> clerk: okay. very good commissioners. that will place us

time sports thanks folley one of the biggest horse races in the u.s. has been overshadowed by the death of another horse at california's famed santa anita park his name is mongolian groom and he has sustained a serious injury to his left hind ankle on the final bend of the breeders cup classic the 4 year old is the 37th horse to die as a result of injury at santa anita since december he was taken away in an ambulance and was euthanized shortly afterwards they worked a really very very quickly to get that horse on the van the van pulled up backed up they got the horse on the van the classic breeders cup and swordsmen down it's a shame is just i was almost in tears i couldn't believe it in a statement the breeders cup said the death of mongolian groom is a loss to the entire horseracing community are you a quine and human athlete safety is that the breeders cup top priority we've worked closely with santa anita leading up to the world championships to promote enhanced at safety. lewis hamilton only has to finish 8th or better in sunday's u.s. grand prix

folley there are 2 things happening in live in the south the government is constantly pounding rebel positions north of the whole hunchy hold it was a rebels stronghold it was taken over by the government troops and the government troops are following the same tactic which is the cow and areas that force the civilians or the rebels to retreat to words the center of it for them to be able to contain all the rebel forces inside of the city of the commandos to do that that will be easier for them to further vic them from the rebels last stronghold in in northern syria this comes against a backdrop of an offensive launched by the opposition in combat in the mountains north of latakia and this has been a coordinated effort by most of the opposition groups in the northern parts of syria to try to prevent any further offensive in the near future by the right by the syrian government is a very delicate situation this is creating. among the local population. in the past they knew that if the loss of territory they would pull out to rebel held territory but this time they know they have nowher

i wrote and transmitted such a cable on ought august 29th, desg the folley i saw holding with crane when activity was still in the east and russia was watching closely to gauge the level of american support for the ukrainian government. the russians as i said in my deposition would love to see the humiliation of president zelensky at the hands of the americans. i told the secretary that i could not and would not defend such a policy. although i received no specific response, i heard that soon thereafter the secretary carried the cable with him to a meeting at the white house focused on security asis tan for ukraine. the same day that i sent my cable to the secretary, mr mr. yermok called me very concerned asking about the withheld security assistance. the hold that the white house had placed opened assistance had just been made public that day in a politico story. at that point i was embarrassed i could give him no explain aics for why it was withheld. it still had not occurred to me the hold on security assistance could be related to the investigations. >> that, home, would change. on s