the hearing came amid new revelations about nbc anchor matt lauer and garrison keilar who were both firedformer national security adviser mike flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. he is now cooperating with robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. and gop senators remain focused on tax reform. joining me now to discuss this week's top political stories are hoover institution fellow lon chen and kqed katie orr. welcome to you both. katie, let's begin with you. you attended this week's hearing in sacramento on sexual harassment within the state capitol. currently what are some of the biggest issues about sexual harassment complaints and investigations are handled. >> well, i think one of the biggest things people have to deal with is we don't really know how they're handled. especially this hearing specifically dealt with the assembly, and it was very unclear what happens when someone comes in and makes a complaint, if that complaint is tracked, who decides which complaints get moved up to a level of investigation. also what happens to people when they