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it has been utilized since teddy roosevelt to establish places like the grand canyon that was close by a number of places and it is controversial in that congress doesn't get a say in the process. executive power. pretty much every modern president since teddy has used it, just very few ronald reagan, george hw bush did not use it, george w. bush did use it, bill clinton, and pres. obama certainly used it quite extensively including establishing the bears ears national monument in utah, which was, if i can go for a second, incredibly important because the assertion for the protection of this area came from an intertribal coalition, that this is their homeland, the site has 100,000 archaeological sites still being actively used by the five tribes. it was our assertion or attempt to give the management authority as far as we can go legally to the tribes these lands. donald trump has unwound that, reducing it from over 1 million acres 52200,000 acres, taking away 80%. that is in legal challenge right now. whether or not the president actually has the authority to designate, whether it is

and it has been utilized since teddy roosevelt to establish places like grand canyon, devil's postmile, a number of places, mirror woods. and it is controversial in that the congress opportunity get -- the congress doesn't get a say in the process. it's an executive power. and pretty much every modern president since teddy has used it. just a very, very few, ronald reagan, george h.w. bush did not use it, but george w. bush did use it, bill clinton and then president obama certainly used it quite extensively including establishing the national monument in utah which was, if i can go just for a second, incredibly important because the assertion for the protection of this area came from an intertribal coalition that this is their homeland, they -- this site has 100,000 archaeological sites still being actively used by the five tribes in the tribal coalition. and it was our assertion, our attempt in this administration to give them management authority as far as we could go legally to the tribes over these lands. president trump has unwound that, reducing it from over a million acres down

any individual regardless of their so she oh economic and ethnic background with the rim of the grand canyonnd to stand with the sequoia and they are moved. but to honor carrie who was so gracious to write the introduction to the book that we have written, i will read a section from the introduction. that the extraordinary skill of writing about our parks with a deep spiritual side as well and driving experience of the native americans and then to practice that spiritual connection. but to say this isn't a time for anger but it is a time for healing. deserts are forest or prairies the national parks and monuments. and free flowing rivers lakes and oceans are the common ground to be the inheritance to be passed on from one generation to the next. they are the sole geographies the landscapes of imagination without ecological state of mind. so each time i stand over the national park through created through wind and water i have the sensation to be very small but very large at once. the navajo have a word for this, to be one with the universe. we are only working for ourselves not the future an

deep and the positions of the parties on the core issues, including jerusalem, are as wide as the grand canyont's part of a pattern. gonzales i think mr. trump coming up with solutions to problems that we don't have. of course, the embassy should be in west jerusalem. but either in the context of a negotiated settlement or in a way that makes it unmistakably clear that palestinian claims to jerusalem are deep abiding and that the united states would during a negotiation, if the two-state solution was reached open an embassy in east jerusalem to the new palestinian state. i think the decisions is ill timed and ill-advised. one last point. let's be clear the peace process was dead or comatose long before mr. trump decided to bla in on the jerusalem matter but this is simply going to make an mission impossible, it seems to me, all that more impossible. >> you say it's impossible. obviously, the palestinians don't see it that way. >> reporter: not at all. they viewed president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israeli in december before we for the the final status negotiati

the american dream is back, and nowhere is that more clear than the grand canyon state of arizona.m the strip to the desert to show you how to explore the new landscape and live the american dream. i'm gonna help real people who are facing some major problems, explain the bold plans that are changing how americans live, and take you behind the gates of properties you have to see to believe. at the end of the show, i'll give you critical tips you need to know in the massi memo. because information is power. and the property man has got you covered. thanks for joining us. i'm bob massi, the property man. water -- it's not something most of us spend a lot of time thinking about. you may be thinking about it a lot more in the future. and whether you know it or not, well, water will have a big impact on your property and your life. the world economic forum recently declared the biggest threat facing the planet over the next decade to be a global water crisis. the un estimates that by 2030, nearly half the world population will be living in areas of what they call high water stress. >> a

could take any individual regardless of their socioeconomic ethnic background to the rim of the grand canyon the high sierras to see the milky way or to stand beneath the giant sequoias, and they are moved. there is something that happens to those individuals in those spaces. to honor terry who was so gracious to write the introduction to the book that gary and i have written, i want to read a little section from terry's introduction. terry has the extraordinary skill of writing a about our public lands and our parks and she has a deep spiritual side as well as she often drives from her experiences with native americans of our nation who often practice that spiritual connection. one conversation, said that this is not a time for anger. it is a time for healing. our book is in waters, deserts, prairies, national parks and monuments, wildlife refuges and free-flowing rivers, lakes and oceans, common ground, our natural inheritance to be passed from one generation to the next. they are our sole geographies, the landscapes of our imaginations, seedbed of an ecological state of mind. we are not o

and nowhere is that more clear than the grand canyon state of arizona.the strip to the desert to show you how to explore the new landscape and live the american dream. i'm gonna help real people who are facing some major problems, explain the bold plans that are changing how americans live, and take you behind the gates of properties you have to see to believe. at the end of the show, i'll give you critical tips you need to know in the massi memo, because information is power and the property man has got you covered. [ woman vocalizing ] thanks for joining us. i'm bob massi. if you've ever looked around your house and thought, "you know what? i need to downsize," well, you're not alone. but more and more, well, people are taking that to the extreme. tiny houses -- i'm talking 95 to about 170 square feet -- are becoming more popular. there's even movies and tv shows about them. >> the kitchen, the living room, the bathroom, it's all included in that small square footage that, for most people, is the size of their master bedroom. >> they're usually mounted

any individual regardless of their socioeconomic, ethnic background to, you know, the rim of the grand canyon or into the high sierras to see the milky way or to stand beneath the giant sequoias, and they are moved. there's something that happens to those individuals in those spaces. you know, to honor terry who was so gracious to write the introduction to the book that gary maklas and i have written, i want to read a little section from terry's introduction. you know, terry has that extraordinary skill of writing eloquently about our public lands and our parks, and she's, she has a deep spiritual side as well. and she often draws from her experiences with the native americans of our nation who often practice that spiritual connection. and in one conversation with the utah tribes, a guy that i actually know, willie gray eyes, he said that this is not a time for anger, it is a time for healing. our public lands and waters, deserts, forests, prairies, our national parks and monuments, wildlife refuges and free-flowing rivers, lakes, wetlands and oceans are our common ground, our natural inherit

are grand canyon, yellowstone, statue of liberty, mt.of liberty is top five and none of us have been there? we need a field trip. >> i'm cheap. i usually take the staten island ferry. you get a closeup view of the statue of liberty without having to go on the island. >> it doesn't count. >>> all right, moving on now, shall we? so golfer aaron wise had a very, very good day. he won his first pga tour event in texas on sunday, the winning prize, $1.38 million. as you can imagine, aaron really wanted to celebrate, and one way he wanted to celebrate was with a nice kiss with his girlfriend reagan trestle. what happened there? she is a fellow university of oregon athlete and not a fan of pda i guess. you know he just won $1.38 million. >> we've done a lot less for more, or a lot less -- more for less. >> we should move on. >>> a woman orders a cake to celebrate her child's achievement. summa cum laude. >> like the dean's list. >> exactly. publix, it's popular in the south. they weren't having it. congrats jacob. summa laude. do you get the id

the grand canyon has opened up in our world, the crack grows wider every day, neither on each side canear a word that the other shrieks, and nor do they want to. while these armies and propagandists in the culture wars clash, down below in the enormous space between the two sides, the people in the world try to get on with their lies, alternatively baffled come aboard, betrayed by the horrible noises and explosions that echo around. i think it is time for this toxic, binary, zero-some madness to stop before we destroy ourselves. [applause] nailed my colors to the mast, but it would like to give you a sense of where i come from. all of my life i have been what you might call a liberal of the most hang drinking, milquetoast, milk-soft variety, not a burning man, barricade socialist, not even a progressive worth the name. i have been on marches but i never dared wave like cards or banners. placards placards or banners. i don't think highly of social injustice, i have to say, but i characterize myself as a mostly social justice warrior. my intellectual heroes growing up work liberal thinke

. >> in a water system in the grand canyon would nearly cover your backlog. about half is roads. i apologize because i did say something that wasn't true. when i said smokies said the new road was competitive. i would say it rivals any of our road system in our parks. it's a beautiful road. but that link was going to increase traffic. there's no doubt america will want to be on that road. that's going to incur a larger maintenance issue on the roads. our parks are being loved to death. i think every american will want to go on that road. it's an epic completion of a long project but it is majestic scenery on that road. >> you looked at the foothills parkway around the park which was authorized first in 1944. in this section of it being opened toward the end of this year. >> that's great to hear. >> when you talk about these needs, that's the reason he say we love our parts there is a high numbers that senator tester talked about better to have additional parks at the local level, state and national level. that's why it's important to get the funds out the door. my understanding i

esmeralda is a student at grand canyon university where she's studying public policy and inspires one day to become a civil rights lawyer. she's passionate about helping current and former foster youth and wants one day to open a resource center to help others inth foster care system to -- in the foster care system to graduate and achieve their full potential. it gives me great pleasure to welcome esmeralda and all parents in the congressional youth shadow day of our nation's capitol. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. . >> one of the greatest threats to free speech is online platforms, some of which have millions of users, have allowed liberal interest groups to determine what content is available to the public. mr. smith: a recent example of the southern poverty law center. being allowed to sensor content that they deem hate speech. they hav

and a water system in the grand canyon and 170 million would nearly cover your entire backlog. the $11.7 billion backlog in our park system, about half is roads. i do have to apologize to you because i did say something that wasn't true when i was at smoky. i said that the new road, the link, was competitive. i would say it is not competitive, it rivals any of our road systems in our parks. as it beautiful road. but that link was going to increase traffic. there is no doubt that america's going to want to be on that road and see the majesty of that valley. that's going to incur a larger maintenance issue on the existing roads. and our parks are being loved to death. that road alone will increase visitation because i think every american is going to want to go on that road. it is an epic completion of a long project, but it is a gorgeous, magnificent, majestic scenery. >> authorized first in 1944. and this section of it is being opened toward the end of this year. >> that's great. that's great to hear. senator alexander, you're finished? okay, good. thank you. >> that project st

miles from the site on crow canyon road. 26-year-old gaines and hooper and 31-year-old williams ran from the vehicle, but officers quickly apprehended them. all three face grand theft and conspiracy charges. >>> california's primary is officially on june 5th. but you can cast your ballots starting today. there is a slight change this year. everyone registered to vote will receive a vote bay mail ballot this year. people can vote in person at a voting center. those are replacing the traditional polling centers. you must register by may 21st in a couple of weeks. mail-in ballots have to be postmarked on or before election day. they must be received by june 8th in order to be accepted. now, you can meet the candidates in some of the biggest races this june. you can find them by going to abc7news.com and choosing the politics section. >>> located at 27th and north gate underneath interstate 980. mayor libby schaaf toured the setup today. people living at the large homeless encampment nearby will be invited to move in to the 20 housing units. they're privately funded and construction costs and labor were donated by businesses and volunteers. >> everyone in this co