the venue for next year's games will be australia's gold coast.t be there herself but the message from her as head of the commonwealth will. she placed the message in the baton which will be carried to all the countries of the commonwealth to arrive on the gold coast in april of next year. the baton relay was started by the australian track cyclist anna meares. she was joined by britain's victoria pendleton and then to add another australian touch, it was transferred to a combi, the camper van used by so many generations of surfers which trundled off down the mall at the start of the 140,000 mile journey. four years ago it was sir chris hoy who did the honours, launching the baton relay to the city of glasgow, the 2014 venue. the route over the next 13 months will be much the same, taking the baton to every commonwealth nation and territory. so it will travel across much of africa. to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka. and two tiny islands in the pacific. a reminder of the scale of the commonwea

and what does it mean to the gold coast?e a home —— home commonwealth games. the gold coast with iconic beaches, the australian lifestyle, they are waiting to welcome the world and is going to be the biggest sporting event of the decade for our country. the anticipation is building and it will be a very family friendly event as well which is one of the biggest things they are pushing. that word friend is remarkable, you were once, at each other‘s backs les say in terms of cycling but now firm friends in retirement. absolutely, you were saying that we have shared similar experiences in sport and having left the competitive side, we have actually crossed paths a bit and got to know each other as people and got to know each other as people and we have a lot in common! we do have a lot and we get on well so from rivalry to friendship and... and you would have had that without the rivalry and it created the friendship. i will have to break it up, thank you both for coming. as you understand that a lot of people from the gold coas

the venue for next year's games will be australia's gold coast.e placed the message in the baton which will be carried to all the countries of the commonwealth to arrive on the gold coast in april of next year. the baton relay was started by the australian track cyclist anna meares. she was joined by britain's victoria pendleton and then to add another australian touch, it was transferred to a combi, the camper van used by so many generations of surfers which trundled off down the mall at the start of the 140,000 milejourney. four years ago it was sir chris hoy who did the honours, launching the baton relay to the city of glasgow, the 2014 venue. the route over the next 13 months will be much the same, taking the baton to every commonwealth nation and territory. so it will travel across much of africa. to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka. and two tiny islands in the pacific. a reminder of the scale of the commonwealth and of the cultural and historic links which bind its 52 member nations. in a

she is a bit sad to not be out competing in the gold coast.the pool of her home games were something that she kept training for, but she couldn't. if i bring in that she kept training for, but she couldn't. ifi bring in marcus taylor, you are representing the gold coast. what does it mean to host something this big?m gold coast. what does it mean to host something this big? it is significant. i suppose it is for the gold coast with a legacy of hosting one of the biggest events in the world and it is the history behind the commonwealth games as well. it is really something inspiring the community and it is the first time the games have been held in a regional city, so it is not a capital. it is taken on something of an extra meaning for the community there. talk us through this baton. it isa there. talk us through this baton. it is a feat of engineering. it is. a couple of young designers put it together. they spent a lot of time working closely with indigenous communities and working with the elements of what exists on the gold coast and what

is the gold coast ready?esty's secret message that goes into the baton, read during the opening ceremony, really galvanises people. and that message of hope and peace and prosperity is something that for really generations of athlete and fa ns really generations of athlete and fans has really galvanised our modern commonwealth, which represents one in every three people. so 2.4 billion people around the world are commonwealth citizens, and the baton reaches out to all of them and is very accessible. you can touchit them and is very accessible. you can touch it and feel the energy. and let's have a quick chat with you about what you are hoping to do. you have had such a glittering career so far, so many medals, what are you hoping to competing in the commonwealth? i think about 65 mayor of london, 43 of them i have been able to cross first, the potentially finish time in the australian uniform and the gold coast, to finish in front, that would just be a dream. 18 years, i couldn't ask for anything more and the

at snapper rocks —— a week ago with the opening event on the gold coast at snapper rocks but this weekghlight of the opening round saw defending champion sebastien zietz proving just why he's one of the world's best with this incredible barrel ride. it's one of the most technically difficult elements of the sport and all five judges gave the american full marks. wow. just enough time to tell you that venus williams, three—time winner of the miami open, has knocked out the top seed, angelique kerber, winning 7-5, 6-3. top seed, angelique kerber, winning 7—5, 6—3. now, this is the first time venus williams will go close to winning it since she won in 2001 and she will playjohanna konta of great britain in the semi—final. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hi there. mixed weather fortunes for today's weather picture. some will have the best weather so far. western areas will have rain today. rain coming from the south and west. across eastern areas of england, the air has been coming up from the near continent,

the venue for next year's games will be australia's gold coast.of the commonwealth will. she placed the message in the baton which will be carried to all the countries of the commonwealth to arrive on the gold coast in april of next year. the baton relay was started by the australian track cyclist anna meares. she was joined by britain's victoria pendleton and then to add another australian touch, it was transferred to a combi, the camper van used by so many generations of surfers which trundled off down the mall at the start of the 140,000 milejourney. four years ago it was sir chris hoy who did the honours, launching the baton relay to the city of glasgow, the 2014 venue. the route over the next 13 months will be much the same, taking the baton to every commonwealth nation and territory. so it will travel across much of africa. to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka. and two tiny islands in the pacific. a reminder of the scale of the commonwealth and of the cultural and historic links which bind

it was to represent the gold coast very well.gy of the people, place, and spirit of the coast. so that's what the loop is all about. then on the side, we split it up into three different sectors, that represents, the past, the present and the future. the back of the baton is made from a wood, it isa of the baton is made from a wood, it is a tree that's indigenous to the gold coast. it is an important story from the indigenous people of the gold coast. they would take seeds and plant them along the paths that they walked to provide suss ten nans for the future. the guest of honour is arriving behind us. i don't know if you can see that. that's the queen and her outriders arriving for the olympic, sorry commonwealth baton ceremony, going around the queen victoria memorial and she will be heading into buckingham palace where she will be meeting elders from the gold cos and coast. that represents the past. we have a stringer on the side which is the stainless part. the stringer has engaved all the nations that will see the baton as i

the venue for next year's games will be australia's gold coast.lth will. she placed the message in a baton which will now be carried to all the countries of the commonwealth to arrive on the gold coast in april of next year. the baton relay was started by the australian track cyclist, anna meares, joined by britain's victoria pendleton. and, then, to add another australian touch, it was transferred to a combi, the campervan used by so many generations of surfers and others, which trundled off down the mall at the start of its 140,000 milejourney. four years ago, it was sir chris hoy who did the honours, launching the baton relay to the city of glasgow 2014 venue. the route over the next 13 months will be pretty much the same, taking the baton to every commonwealth nation and territory. so, it will travel across much of africa... to the indian subcontinent, where, four years ago, it was taken by steam train in sri lanks... and to tiny islands in the pacific. a reminder of the scale of the commonwealth and of the cultural and historic links which bi

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it contains a message from the queen, at the start of the commonwealth games on the gold coast. 0ther here as well. the baton will be carried up the ireland westminster at the by none other than damon jessica ennis hill. it's exciting? to have this honour, to carry it down the aisle is an honour indeed. this is the one goes all the way to australia? it is, and it will be carried around the commonwealth over the next few days. it's special to haveit the next few days. it's special to have it at the beginning of its journey. are you nervous? i'm as nervous stepping into the olympic stadium. it will be a huge honour. i'm looking forward to being part of this journey. what is your experience of the commonwealth games? idid experience of the commonwealth games? i did my first in melbourne, it was my first senior championships and it was my first experience in multiple sport on that level. i came away with a bronze medal so i have such great memories from it and sat not be a part of this one. what does it mean to be part of it? it's a unique grouping of countries and nations. does it have a

the route takes it up mountains, across rivers and land, it has a 388 dayjourney to the gold coast inril next year. ok, we will go straight to the house of commons, where mps are beginning what is expected to be their final examination of a short bill that will give theresa may the power to trigger brexit. we will consider lords amendment number two and the government motion to disagree, to move the notion to disagree with lords amendment number one i call the secretary of state for exiting the secretary of state for exiting the european union. secretary david davis. we introduce the most straightforward possible bill necessary to respect the supreme court'sjudgment. this necessary to respect the supreme court's judgment. this bill necessary to respect the supreme court'sjudgment. this bill has a simple purpose, to allow the prime minister to notify under article 50 and start the two year negotiation process. indeed the house of commons has already accepted this, voting overwhelmingly to pass the bill on amended last month. the house accepted the majority of people now wa nt accepted

commonwealth baton to the first of the baton bearers as it begins its remarkable journey to the gold coasthe start of the commonwealth games on april four. the queen issuing a commonwealth day message, pointing out that the battle will visit the people of every continent in the commonwealth and ocean. —— baton. contained within it, a written message that will be opened and read at the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games next year. but, says the queen, and even more powerful message to be seen and experienced as the baton parser from hand—to—hand, from seashore to mounting cop, through towns and villages, it is the message of a peace building commonwealth. —— mountaintop. the commonwealth is such an important thing for the queen, without her as its head, many have said, it would never have lasted as long as it has. yes, i think that is right, she is very much a symbolic figure in many ways as head of the commonwealth but she has really been the glue that has stuck all of these separate, desperate, often rival nations together, over the years, when she first ascended to the throne, th

this video is from a park on the gold coast.eports say six people were rescued from the high ride known as the buzzsaw. they're okay. officials say an auto stop -- i guess, they were supposed right back down. >> they got stuck up at the top. no fun. >>> also caught on camera, this terrifying scene on a highway in houston. just as this white and red tractor-trailer tries to merge the driver loses control, the truck folds into itself. no reports of injuries here. it wasn't even any damage to any other cars. >> wow. very fortunate there. >>> so, what organizers are calling the last race on earth officially gets under way today. >> the iditarod. held in anchorage, alaska, saturday. 72 teams and about 2,000 dogs will start that trek hoping to make it all the way to nome. for the first time in the race's history, mushers will be allowed to carry cameras for security reasons. it's supposed to be negative 40 in some parts of the course. >>> let's get highlights from espn. >> good morning, america. two basketball games to talk about. >>

hejoined us from australia's gold coast and i asked him how it felt to make such a comeback.dicted by doctors and myself, and yeah, just my thoughts, really. a remarkable win in so many ways, but particularly so because of what happened to you in hawaii in 2015. and for our viewers who don't know, would you mind just sharing with us what happened? yeah, in 2015, i was at a wave called pipeline, in hawaii. and a massive wave landed on my...landed basically on me and i got really shaken up and i suffere a brain injury, and a big concussion. and yeah. = rollercoaster ride for most of 2016. you had to learn to surf all over ain? you had to learn to surf all over again? you struggled with co—ordination. mentalaspects. trying to learn to surf again was pretty challenging but a lot of it all came back for me relatively quickly and something must have been remembering in my muscles and i stuck to it and when i came through it surfing well on the - side of it surfing well on the other side of it. {egg is an understatement. it. good is an understatement. pretty impressive from what we

. >> it's on the gold coast and you can fly from sydney to hamilton island on a little propeller planend get to the best real estate in the world. >> fantastic snorkeling. >> and on the whitsunday there's no building allowed so you get off the helicopter and get on one of the islands and i just started crying uncontrollably partly because there's no white noise and you're not used to that. my senses just went -- oh!! >> crazy! [ laughter ] >> it did. it's so beautiful. and yeah, so i do try to keep on top of that. they call them willie willies the cyclones there and the dirt devils. they call them willie willie this is that part of the world. good morning, everybody. this is our live weather camera where it's gusty windy start to your day on the bridges. it's a double white-knuckler. roqui will have more about that here's a view of the golden gate bridge and both bridges. clear skies. 55 in san francisco and oakland. i was mentioning the winds currently at 24 in san francisco, 14 in oakland, so again double white-knuckler over that span heading into the city. san francisco at 20. 14 at

overnight there is some parts of the south coast and the gold coast hinterlands in queensland that havemetres of rain, so it really has packed a punt, which means that there is a lot of rescue, water rescue, people have been surprised by how quickly the water has come up. we are still maintaining support for the community. we have had well over 5600 requests for assistance to our ses folk and they are out helping the community at the moment. we have had well over 100 and flood related rescues that we are actually still dealing with at the moment. we knew it was going to be a big event, a long event, and we actually knew that by probably late afternoon yesterday afternoon we would get 400 to 500 millimetres of rain, and that it occur. i think a lot of the community were surprised but a lot of them did this to the warning and it is good to see that the community has been listening. because we have got our troops out that not only from those within queensland but we have brought some people interstate to assist with the cleanup and also the devastation of the cyclone. now, it's being calle

. —— gold coast. that means many people have been rescued.maintaining support for the community. we have had well over 5600 requests for assistance. we are out helping the community. we have had over 100 floodwater rescues that we are still dealing with at the moment. we knew it was going to be a big and long event. we actually knew that by probably late afternoon, yesterday afternoon, we would get 400- 500 yesterday afternoon, we would get 400— 500 millimetres of rain. that did occur. many in the committee we re did occur. many in the committee were surprised. but many did listen to the warning. it is good to see the community has been listening. because we have oui’ the community has been listening. because we have our troops out there. not only from queensland, but some from interstate to assist with the clean—up after the devastation of this cycle. and you can find out more about australia and the impact of cyclone debbie on our website. ok, so, what do you do when the president of the united states calls up to play golf? greg norman is a

overnight some parts of the south coast and the gold coast hinterland in queensland have hit well overlimetres of rain. it really has packed a punch, which means there's a lot of rescues, people have been surprised by how quick the water has come up, we still maintains a board for the community. weevil had well over 5600 requests for assistance and the ses are helping the community at the moment —— we've had —— we still maintainsa board. moment —— we've had —— we still maintains a board. we've had well over 100 rescues. -- maintains a board. we've had well over100 rescues. -- we maintains a board. we've had well over 100 rescues. -- we still maintain support. authorities are telling people to evacuate to higher ground, are people doing this? the advises being heeded, we still have advises being heeded, we still have a long way to go, though, we are hoping by the end of today some of the rains and the impact of the floods today and tomorrow could ease —— the advice is. we will still have devastation to clean up over the coming days and weeks. our message to people today is tuesday off t

the queen launches the baton relay for the next commonwealth games, which will be held on the gold coastaustralia next spring. and in sport manchester united see red as they ta ke manchester united see red as they take on chelsea for the last remaining place in the fa cup semifinals. isa is a very good evening to you from edinburgh, we live at bute house, the official residence of scotland's first minister. nicola sturgeon to many people by surprise today by announcing that she is seeking a second independence referendum. she wa nts second independence referendum. she wants that vote to be held between autumn 2018 and spring 2019. she's accused theresa may of refusing to compromise in her desire for a hard brexit, warning this would leave scotland outside the single market. meanwhile at westminster tonight two important meanwhile at westminster tonight two im porta nt votes meanwhile at westminster tonight two important votes in the house of commons. mps have tonight voted to reject the changes made by the lords to the government's brexit bill. those amendments were defeated in the house

it will visit 71 commonwealth countries before arriving for the games on australia's gold coast. business news: energy supplier sse is to raise the price of electricity by 15%. it will cost an average user an extra £73 a year. the increase is the latest in a series of big price hikes for energy customers and comes into force at the end of april. sse says it last raised prices three and a half years ago. shares in bovis homes have soared as the troubled house—builder remains mired in takeover talks which could see it become a £2.4 billion business. shares in the companyjumped 7% on the london stock exchange as the market digested a flurry of weekend announcements, confirming that rivals galliford try and redrow had made offers for the firm. rail staff from three firms across england have started 24—hour strikes in a dispute over the role of guards. guards and drivers working for northern rail and merseyrail are striking over the introduction of driver only operated trains and similar action is continuing on southern rail. it's a busy week for news from some of the world's largest

the blaze broke out at 6:00 in the morning where the gold coast chicken and waffle restaurant is, with the apartments above us. officials say that no one was hurt. >>> delaware scientists in another day off from school because of a power outage. dupont middle school and two other schools in the clay district lost power and delmarva crews are working to fix the problem today. more than 130 students in the colonial district stayed home because the wallace school also lost power. >>> a lot of impact from the nor'easter from power to -- >> ice and flooding and coastal erosion. and the windchills. it's brutal out there, almost one of the coldest days of the winter season and almost near the first day of spring. windchills now 14 in philadelphia and 10 pittsburgh and 5 in syracuse and this entire region is buried under snowfall and we see that area in purple between two and three feet of snow in that part of new york and pennsylvania. bouncing around with the wind and the visibility is down because of the snow showers passing through in fact we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan, they a

investing $20 billion through the year 2022 to expand, an oil refining plants on the gold coast.ill create 12,000 permanent jobs, 35,000 temporary ones. it will expand 10 of his sites in texas and louisiana in building a chemical plant along the gulf coast. exxon ceo says it expects investment to create jobs paying an average of about $100,000 a year and president trump tweeting about it. thank you to exxonmobil for $20 billion investment creating for them for effect us in manufacturing and construction jobs in the u.s.a. nicole: shares of the parent is not just a 12% yesterday to 23.77 below the opening price of 24 bugs. analysts giving poor briefings including iso recommendations. apparently they are concerned because of the rate of increase slowed in the fourth quarter. some say in the trend has continued into the first quarter. snap gained 44% of its ipo day last thursday of 10% ride a end their days in the free market. 23.20. three stocks to watch. truck makers to report a wider loss in revenue due to weak sales. investors would get an update on the full-year financial forec

anywhere you see this orange and parts of southern missouri all the way down to where the central gold coast, but the target for tornadoes is where you see this hatched area, and that is where they are calling for a 10% chance or greater with eft or ef five, large tornado which means within 25-mile points of right here. that is where our threat here is, and tomorrow is even increased as the same system pulls more toward the use of the central mississippi river valley, parts of kentucky, tennessee down toward mississippi we could be looking at a threat for some pretty large tornadoes here enter tomorrow. friday it moves off toward the east and expected to be at least a week or threat for the day on friday, tomorrow is likely the biggest one but also today across parts of arkansas. the active pattern we are set up for, and get ready because this is what we will be dealing with the next few months. >> eric: so dangerous that people have to be on the lookout. thank you. >> melissa: mayors from across the country are holding a key meeting on sanctuary cities after the attorney general threatened

." >> i love the gold coast, hamilton island, snorkeling and southbound da diving, the great barriereef i love to go to the whitsunday island. but everything can kill you! [ laughter ] >> you can throw a saddle on the cockroaches and ride them. >> oh, my god. >> i'm done. i'm not going there. it's over. >> it's gorgeous! [ laughter ] >> whenever you want to talk about australia, just talk to roberta. >> i loved it! >> let's check traffic. >> all right. let's go ahead. throw your saddle on your cockroach and get on the roads. [ laughter ] >>> right here with the bay bridge toll plaza. [ laughter ] >> you're moving at -- you're moving slowly. those metering lights turned on already so high winds -- guys, really? i mean, i'm trying to do a report here. [ laughter ] >> the maze to downtown will take you about 15 minutes and expect high winds across the span slowing you down, as well. all right. let's move to contra costa county. we have a new crash to tell you about. westbound 4 between railroad add bailey road a two-car crash. we are not sure what lane it's blocking out there. but it do

check out the video from australia's gold coast. out of the water taking out a surfer. check it out, boom. the dolphin twisted midair at the last second to avoid collision. fortunately the surfer was not hurt. he has an awesome story to tell. the fact someone caught that video. >> bill: it would just be a fish story but now there's video, wow. >> shannon: i like it. >> bill: you can't believe what happened to me. >> shannon: i like he says he dolphin twisted midair to avoid him. >> bill: without the video it's just a claim. >> shannon: verified. >> bill: as the northeast braces for a massive storm, snow is in chicago causing major traffic delays but that's the kind of system that's not part of the east coast system. 500 flights canceled already through tuesday and mike tobin is live at o'hare. mike, how's it looking? >> well, i'll give you a factoid, chicago went from mid-december to now without show. we woke up with two to three inches on the ground and felt like four or five while i was shovelling and a few more inches to be expec

there and there's proposals already to do that, i think agriculture both in the upper planes and gold coast and east coast have a wonderful opportunity to reedit that the country that's hungry. i led a delegation there in 2010 in georgia and they wanted our product, they just could not afford it and pay for it there. based on the financial crisis they were in so hopefully we can mitigate that. >> i know senator soon after about the rfs and will you work to advocate for a strong renewable fuel standard interagency review with some of your other secretaries. >>. >> that's a great answer to. >> the dairy program, what would you do if secretaries to ensure the resources needed are available for the margin protection program to be of meaningful safety net for dairy farmers?>> thank you senator, i think i've heard some recent ideas that will even enhance that marginal protection program with our risk management program for immediate relief as well as the possible solutions in 2018 farmville. the volatility of the prices we've seen in derry are unsustainable and you've got not only family dairy fa

civil liberties in the digital world, and troy hunt is an internet security expert, joining us from gold coastork for m15 and he left a couple of years ago. you are the most recently employed by the intelligence services. what do you make of these claims about smart tvs 7 make of these claims about smart tvs? i think it probably comes as no surprise to the general public that intelligence services always look to enhance their technical capabilities. i cannot comment specifically on the smart tv scenario. it is ingenious, isn't it? it's certainly it is. i guess people have to comprehend that technical companies, google, samsung, sony, they forever advance their technical capabilities each year, selling them to the public, they probably do not pay as much attention to the security of these devices as they should, making it relatively easy for intelligence agencies and hackers in general. can i ask you about the fact that they are infecting the tvs, which would then leave us, i am sure they are not spying on us having conversations about what we are having for our tea, but leave us vulnerable to

coast overnight. it struck around 1:00 a.m. west of gold bluff beach.e usga says the preliminary magnitude 4.4, it was 10- kilometers deep. and no word on any damage. >>> time now is 6:51. the raiders leaving for las vegas. furious fans are trashing their jerseys and now one oakland city council member is taking action. >> and the removal process for the last truss of the bay bridge, the old bay bridge, that is, it is about to start. we are here, right next to the demolition. ,,,,,,,,,, imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. >>> i'm jack jackie ward live in oakland next to the bridge here the old and the new

coast of queensland. we have seen some potential economic impact, shutting down gold operations, and shutting down some populartions. an impact on the commodity prices and insurance as well. ag bank and the bank of communications to watch. out of all of the five vendors, ag bank has a tighter squeeze when it comes to margins. we will take a look at how the second have played out for the big banks, in particular when it comes to loads coming through from sme in robo parts of china coming under a lot of pressure. also, back at the asia investment conference for credit with a recent retiree from the atlanta fed. we will be asking if the fed got it right and what lies ahead for monetary policy in the u.s. a lot to talk about in the next few hours with rish and i. this is bloomberg. ♪ 9:00 a.m. inis hong kong. i am haidi lun. coming to you from bloomberg's asia headquarters in hong kong. this is bloomberg markets: asia. ♪ haidi: thousands evacuated. bracing for cyclone debbie. rishaad: comments on the 85% share collapse last week. the call -- the fall was unusual. haidi:

starting to become a thing of the past except the closer you are to the gold been gate. 51 in los gatos. today 60s look the coasto the north bay 70s inland it will be warmest tomorrow heaviest rain will be next week. >> we've got several new issues that have popped up. this one's been around for a while. southbound 680 over the venetia bridge a major pothole. seven vehicles are pulled off to the side with flat tires. backed up the entire way across the bridge. northbound 880 past route 92 multicar crash. >>> coming up, when should you replace your medications? that's next on gma. we'll have another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes. join natasha, mike, alexis, jessica and it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking overnight the president's travel ban blocked for the second time just hours before it was ready to go as top republican party members say there's no evidence about explosive wiretap claims from the president. he vows now that

showing her his rocks -- i mean the gold ones, and she will leave you for him if you don't make marriage worthwhile to her, right? and there are some fun letters from east coast women about this. there is one east coast women writing a little scandalized. she is writing back home to her friends in new york. " colonel she is commenting on all this oing around. there is this other california woman who i admire. she is describing the benefits of california's divorce law. she says i tell you women are in great demand in this country whether they are married or not. you need not think strange if you see me coming home with a good-looking man and a pocket full of rocks. it is all go here for the ladies to leave their husbands, to bring out of three do it. this is not uncommon or unknown, so california sets up a situation where they incentivize women who don't have the greatest prospects out east to take the risk of mail order marriage, marry someone they don't know. they are very much like the 49ers. there are a lot of dangers, but the rewards can be great, and it orks very well. within 10-20 years, california is that gender parity. it happens very, very fast. part

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life with weekend trips to various areas on the coast and i represent on the coastal commission and in memory of long time television advocate same gold and bar fly and sage billy breson and the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor peskin and madam president seeing no other names on the roster that concludes new business introduction. >> thank you. i want to make members of the public aware we have a 3:00 p.m. committee of the whole and we can't call that until that time and we also have 330 special commendations in honor of womens' history month so once 3:00 p.m. hits we will go into the committee of the whole. at 330 we will interrupt that committee to do our 330 special commendations for womens' history month and again we can't call until 330 and then we will resume our regular business so at this time we're at the item of public comment. we will open public comment. if we're not done by 3:00 p.m. we'll pause public comment and go into the 3:00 p.m. special order and return later at that time so if there are any members of the public who are not here speak on the committee of the whole and you want to speak specifically for gener

up on the central coast of california and i realize and appreciate how much eimmigrants contribute to our community. that is why i want to ask president trump to come down from his gold tower, to come out of the white house and come to salinas, nd fertile san juan apotero valleys. he will see why my district is called the is a lad bowl of the world. he'll see that immigrants are the cornerstone, the foundation, not only of that economy, of that community but of our country. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise to commemorate the 150th statehood day of the great state of nebraska. today we honor the long, rich history of our state and the contributions of our citizens to the country and the world. nebraska became the 37th state and much has happened since then. nebraska has grown to be the lead for the agriculture, technology and business from the sand hills of western nebraska to the many

life with weekend trips to various areas on the coast and i represent on the coastal commission and in memory of long time television advocate same gold and bar fly and sage billy breson and the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor peskin and madam president seeing no other names on the roster that concludes new business introduction. >> thank you. i want to make members of the public aware we have a 3:00 p.m. committee of the whole and we can't call that until that time and we also have 330 special commendations in honor of womens' history month so once 3:00 p.m. hits we will go into the committee of the whole. at 330 we will interrupt that committee to do our 330 special commendations for womens' history month and again we can't call until 330 and then we will resume our regular business so at this time we're at the item of public comment. we will open public comment. if we're not done by 3:00 p.m. we'll pause public comment and go into the 3:00 p.m. special order and return later at that time so if there are any members of the public who are not here speak on the committee of the whole and you want to speak specifically for gener