heise: the cost is comparative.o, it's $50 million that we will invest in mountain lion habitat that we won't invest in something else. so, i think there needs to be democratic decision making and extensive consultation about whether we want to do this and who will raise the money for this, who will pay for this. what do we owe mountain lions, what do we owe to other species of plants and animals? pauly: man-made structures act as barriers for lots of species in urban areas. but some aspects of our infrastructure actually allow non-native species to thrive. the big moment for thinking about water in los angeles is 1913. once you have permanent water on the landscape, lots of non-native species, if they get introduced, can now make it. so, what's happened is that non-native species that get introduced to southern california, that are maybe from a more tropical place, now can make it here because there's much more water. and one of the ways that a lot of these species are coming in is actually via the nursery plant tr

not heise are very common because once they're out of their packaging is nearly impossible to tell herhey are these nuts or those nuts. [laughter] topic number two, an australian scientists says it's her to communicate with dogs i don't mean he speaks french let's take a look. >> [background noises] [background noises] kennedy: kermit the frog here. that sells or gives really got a frog in his throat. that biology professor michael mahoney having a conversation with the last species on earth it takes them seriously. michael and the frogs discuss philosophical issues like whether cellmate songs about rainbows and what is on the other side? often sometimes they ask him for budweiser. michael uses for a cultivated rare species that hide in the underworld of swamps. then he scoops them up, puts it in cages and collects their dna. which is also how he met his wife. but a kinky pastor i love it. topic number three. the french police on the hunt for tour de france fan because a massive sign for tv cameras in the middle of the course. watch the left-hand side of your screen. oh my god what a d

elizabeth: thank you for joining us let's bring in congressman jodi heise for his reaction on this. >at was your reaction when he heard the story. >> here we go again one of the reasons i'm in congress is because as a pastor i was harassed by the irs for years over the johnson amendment speaking certain so-called political issues from appropriate and for potentially losing status andnd so forth, ad irs targeted conservative groups, here we go with irs appearing to be weaponize yet again and on the administration to get what they want to i think the question is without any doubt this is an attempt to influence debatee in congress as it relates to the biden administration astr it relates o trying to raise taxes in a mantra that the rich don't pay enough, here we go there hitting as a weapon. elizabeth: the propublica reporting that they pay little to no net taxes critics are saying it felt tendentious because it was based on a tax rate based on their percentage of wealth that was showing the rate lower when wealth is tied up in unrealized capital gains in the stock ofth the company ad t

in canada, there is a dramatic spike in timber heise.w is a commodities reporter and the author of big takes. there is just a picture painted of something global based on commodity prices going. tell us more of what is happening. >> good morning. commodity crime, we have heard about this before. it is an easy target. we are hearing about this increase in also's of crimes related to commodities, from law enforcement and businesses themselves. from canada, nigeria, malaysia, although for the world [indiscernible] hijacking of cargo, more sophisticated. it is very broad. anna: i know plenty of people who had to fit catalytic converter antitheft to cards. what is his boom happening during the pandemic? >> a combination of factors. soaring prices providing huge intensive's -- incentives. it is not just economist at follow commodity prices. at the same time, an enormous impact on the pandemic, supply chains are being disrupted, borders reopened and closed, public resources are being diverted, when it comes to food, inspectors cannot come to si

heise is now recognized. >> thank you, madame chair. i, along with many others, have consistently and forcefully condemned political violence by anyone of any kind, whether it happens here at the united states capitol or anywhere else across our country. law and order is critical for us to preserve a peaceful republic, and anyone breaking our laws should be held accountable. this is what we refer to as equal justice for all. under president trump, the fbi, and the department of justice worked hard, tirelessly, to investigate and prosecute those who were involved in criminal behavior and violence here at the capitol on january 6th, as well they should have, but i'm troubled that, reportedly, dozens of individuals from the january 6th riots have been held without bond in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day. even senator elizabeth warren said solitary confinement is punishment that is cruel and psychologically damaging. she said in relation to those involved in january 6th, that we're talking about people who haven't been convict