we've just met and i am so overwhelmed by your resume'. i am not quite sure what your main activity is. you are a writer, an editor, a professional digital entrepreneur. you are a student at uc berkley. can you give me a picture of what you are doing. >> first and foremost, i am a student at uc berkley. i am working on research right now regarding ulysis. beyond that i write, edit, do social media for catholic organizations, speak to youth groups, college centers. i am kind of all over the place. i write blog posts for various companies. i advise people on how to use instagram and pinterest. >> you consult on social media with people but i notice also you are an excellent writer. looking at your web page it says hi, i'm sam. i write edit and do social media for catholics from foggy san francisco. you have links to various networks of artists, writers. as i click through i am discovering a world that's not known to me too well which is young catholic professional art son writers, and so on on the internet doing what they do in the service of

>> no, your honor. i think that are ruled by placing it under strickland falls within the principles that have been applied by state courts over and over again that you look at the totality and the circumstances that the rules of ethics and norms a practice doing farm councils judgment and in most cases would validate the decision of the client. >> i think all of these questions go to the same point which is strickland seems an awkward fit here because there is nothing wrong with what this lawyer did if the goal is avoiding the death penalty. this lawyer probably did the best thing and the thing that a good lawyer would do if the goal were avoiding the death penalty. the problem that this case presents is something different. it's the lawyer's substitution of his goal of avoiding the death penalty for the client school as the chief justice said, i don't care about that. i don't want to avoid the death penalty and that is not my paramount goal but my paramount goal is to insist to my last breath that i did

i was like what are you doing? yourmother is right there. [ laughter ] you know she was like what, but she should have saved it because then bishop curry started preaching, and i was like what? is this about to be a black wedding? [ laughter ] and her mother was stunning. her perfect dreadlocks had me like what? i think this is a black wedding. then the best choir sang the blackest song, "stand by me." i mean, each member of the choir looked like a commercial for blackness and sounded like an angel. i saw that, and was like, what? we have gone full black wedding! [ laughter ] then when they pronounced the man and wife, and they did not jump the broom, i was like oh, this is not a black wedding. [ laughter ] but then they rode away in that carriage, and i was like where have i seen this before? oh yeah right. [ laughter ] i guess it was a black wedding. [ applause ] yay! oh my god yall. it was beautiful. so now we have a black princess -- i mean two black princesses, and then -- then seth was like, how are you going to e

and i love your books. i love reading your books. and when i travel, you are always, always on.it. i work very hard not to be predictable. i think i might learn different series and i tried to get out of my comfort zone. i tried to write every book, is my first novel and i've no idea what i am doing but that gives me the edge that you know, fear is a great antidote to complacency. once a writer figures out what they're doing i think they should go and do something else. >> host: and from facebook we have two questions. one thing i love vega jane and venomous as ever the series and it became a series. when a releasing book number four? these are young adults. is it difficult for you to write so much adult fiction to do young adult books? >> guest: finisher took me five years to write. and i just could not get what i wanted to write in my mind. i love fantasy, reading it. and again, it was like you have to keep reinventing herself as a writer. what will challenge me, i met a written fantasy can i do that? it is like the complete total exercise of your imagination. so for 4 and a h

so, sir, thank you for your presentation. i appreciate the time that we were able to spend on the telephone to dive a little bit deeper into your desires to sit on the commission. to the over all applicants in the chamber, i just want to emphasize that there are few things that is important to me that i would like to hear reflected in your response. first of all, i understand you can skip the question as to why you want to run. we know why you are interested in this awesome position. the main thing that i'm looking to hear from the applicants is what is your understanding of the role and the power and the authority of the police commission. this is a policymaking body that will have lasting effects, particularly -- not only these two appointments but also the two from the mayor -- on the mayor's side. we are at a point where we are rebuilding the commission and the folks that are going to be appointed will be sitting for the next four years. within that four year time we have no idea if chief scott will remain so that mains tha

childhood, and it colours so much of your writing, and itake on the world really — what you went through as a child, as a young one. so i do want to talk about it a little bit. and, for people who don't know your story, i mean you were — your mum was a young ethiopian woman who came to the uk, to study, i think. she came in the expansion of ethiopia through the emperor haile selassie, who was sending out students across the world, to get education and then to feed back into the growth of ethiopia. it was a very exciting time in ethiopia, at that time. was she pregnant, actually, when she arrived? good question. i'm not sure she was pregnant when she arrived. i think i was conceived quite literally in the journey. interesting. but here she was, a young woman in a new country, an alien culture, trying to find her place. and she then found herself pregnant, had the baby, and clearly decided she could not live her life with this baby, at this particular time, and decided to give it up. which was you, of course. women are incredible, 0k? and the

forward to your testimony. i now recognize the vice chairman for any comments he might make. >> i'd like to join you in welcoming ms. haspel. gina, it's nice to see you again. congratulations on your nomination. the position of the director of the central intelligence agency is one of the most important in our government. the cia director serves as a key figure in our intelligence community. he or she leads the premier human intelligence. agency in the world. the largest all source analysis workforce in the intelligence community. the cia director is responsible for providing the intelligence that informs policymakers working on every major national security and foreign policy problem facing our country. as former director pompeo oes trip to north korea demonstrated, the director can also be tasked with unusual diplomatic missions. directors represent the face of the u.s. intelligence community to the entire world and they should be qualified for that task. gina haspel is among the most experienced people to be n

i would like to get your commitments to get your team to the table next week. i can assure you that i will get the county representatives there. if it expires, we are going to create a situation that will create chaos. >> my understanding is that you personally have gone to one of those meetings? >> i have, mr. secretary. >> my commitment, if i go personally with you, -- >> -- it is an important part in -- park, i am personally involved in it. >> i am grateful that, because the clock is ticking. we have been raising, as senator udall said -- >> -- >> i -- i hope that we can resolve this and if not i look forward to sitting down with you mr. secretary. this has to do with a january 4 announcement, you set out draft regulations to open the atlantic coast to oil and gas drilling, including my state of maryland. within a very short period of time, five days later, you tweeted take -- "taking florida off the table for offshore oil and gas." i am sure that you can understand why the state of maryland have their eyebrows go up with that tweet. my first question is, is

you are never predictable and i love your books but i love reading your books and when i travel you areudio and i thank you so much. >> guest: thank you very much. i try to get out of my comfort zone. i try to write every book that i write like my first novel. there's a great antidote to complacency. on facebook yolande dan -- santos questions. one saying i love baby jane and the other thing i read your baby jane series and i became a big fan. when are you releasing book for? these are young adults. is it difficult for you to write so much adult fiction? >> guest: took me five years to write it and a lot of it was fits and starts. >> host: why fits and starts? >> guest: i love fantasy. you need to keep reinventing yourself as a writer. i have never written fantasy and it's a complete total exercise of your imagination. for four and a half years it was fits and starts and fits and starts and thinking about it and not getting anywhere. after six months i had written 150,000 words and i send it out under a pseudonym. i didn't send it out under my name. scholastic audits and because of the

and i love your books. love reading your books, and when i travel, you are always -- you're always on audio. and thank you so much. well, i appreciate it very much. i work very hard not to be predictable and a lot different series and try get of my comfort zone. i try write ever book i write as if it's my first novel and i have no idea. it gives me an edge -- fear is a great ante ante do it to complacency. >> host: on facebook. both sent us questions: about vega jane, one saying i love and eye the saying i became a big fan. when are you releasing vega vane book for. these are young adult books. >> guest: yes. >> host: is it rick for you, who write so much adult fiction to do young adult backs? it's a challenge first. finisher took me five years to write and it was fits and start. could not get it in my mind how i wanted to writ. >> host: why did you star sunny love reading fantasy. you need to keep reinventing yourself as a writer. what is going to challenge me, i've never written fan simple -- fantasy. the

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yours? >> yes, i do!hen i go to do these shows and i'm talking to a buyer, i could pretty much hold any product in my hand and sell it. >> are you freaked out a little bit right now with where the company's at financially? >> um, yeah. i mean, it's just been a tremendous roller coaster. it's just been very difficult. >> look, there are some flaws in this business, but i still like the product. i'm gonna go in and talk to robin, who appears to be the decision maker, to see if we can cut a deal to save eco-me. so here's the good news. i believe in the product. >> okay. >> i love the people that are here, but i think your process is terrible. i think you lack efficiency and equipment. you also need to sell more. so here's what i have in mind. number one, i want to get this company to $10 million in sales. number two, i want to be profitable in a very short period of time. >> it sounds great. >> i'm willing to offer $500,000 to help this business not only survive, but succeed. >> mm-hmm. >> i'll finance the i

but i am really happy. david: yourhas been mentioned from time to time as a vice presidential or presidential candidate. you are not likely to run? rice: i can say that with even more certainty. because, you have to know your dna. i don't have the dna of a politician. i love policy, i don't like politics. it is an invading for me. david: you grew up in birmingham, alabama, in the segregated house. some of your friends were in the terrible birmingham, alabama bombing. dude you ever think that you would rise up to the kind of positions you held? rice: it never occurred to me. more because i thought i would be a great concert pianist. but my parents or people who had i could bed that president if i wanted to be, even though i couldn't have a hamburger at the will with county. they said, you were going to go to college. i am not even the first phd in my family. david: your father had a phd? rice: my father and his sister, my aunt, teresa. she said, if you think what i do is weird for a black person, she wrote books on a di

i find you an honest guy. in your statement, you said earlier, i think you've indicated to ranking member waters that you said to be perfectly honest, you don't like the, didn't like the fact that the cfpb exists. >> correct. i don't remember specifically saying that. >> and you haven't changed your mind on that, have you? >> no, sir. >> that's right. about about it being a joke and it's sad and sick. those are your statements and those have not changed either. >> i think bureau screams out to be reform ed. >> so it would seem to me those statements are true then what's the best way to get rid to have bureau because you never was for the bureau. you didn't want it. you thought it was sick. the best way to get rid of the bureau would be to take it over to get rid of it. you never was in support f it. you never it needed to be. he makes a determination and you see the opportunity now to get you see the opportunity to get rid of the bureau. how did you get rid of it? stopped doing what it does. to stop doing the kinds of

i just wanted to thank you both for all of your work. it's much appreciated. thank you. >> yes. i think that we all are so praoernltsive of the work of mr. ing, ms. calvillo and also teresa stricker and also want to thank our other colleague, commissioner pollack, and john avalos for participating and my wonderful chief of staff. so, thank you so much, everybody. i know that we have mr. brian gobel here today and i wanted to welcome him and invite him up to share a little bit about himself for the benefit of both the commission and for the public. would you mind? >> madame chair, commissioners. i am so grateful for this opportunity. and honored to have been selected. my background is as journalist for the last 20 years. i've been -- for the last 10 year, i've been coming to city hall to cover meetings and have worked with a lot of staff here and i am really excited now to take that experience and work in government to have a direct impact on improving people's lives, especially our most vulnerable citizens. i'm also super excited to be working with some incredible leaders at city

moments of will in despair i was there. your blood sweat and tears reminded me of a time when i bled and slept for you beneath the starlight. it's a sorrowful mystery how this became our history. discouraged and echo to young mothers whales. and for love i would willingly suffer but to wash you that's far tougher. the king of the juice they said and they placed a crown of thorns upon your head. the first crown you want war was a flesh of my womb arriving at an end with no womb. i remember when i first carried yuki wrapped her hand around my finger my greatest joy in my greatest sorrow. as you carry the cross up to a hilly plane i long to hold you in my arms again except for a piece of cloth on a piece of wood that served as an animal feeding trough. and as you lay naked on a friday they later called good. my sweet boy here blood turned to wine how can i have known when i was told a sword would pierce this heart of mine. how could i have known that you would be the salvation of us all? >> that's very nice. really it reads it spea

and again, i do appreciate your tone. by increasing the transparency of the cfpb, i don't think there's any doubt that the consumer benefits by having increased economic freedom. part of this was discussed in the bureau's strategic plan as one of your primary objectives to quote, identify and address outdated, unnecessary, and unduly burden some regulations in order to reduce the unwarded regulatory burdens, closed quote. director mulvaney, could you elaborate on some of the changes that you will impose or you have imposed to ensure that all consumers have access to markets for financial products and a specific mandate of the statute. i was always surprised. i don't think that appeared in the strategic plan in the past. even though it's in the statute. i may be wrong. it may be in there. but for some reason i seem to remember in previous management did not draw attention to the fact that this is our job. part of our job is to look at unduly burden some regulations. one of the primary tools for that is the five-year look ba

this is yet another accomplishment in your life in service and i look forward to receiving your testimony and i'm sorry they couldn't be with us today. you are recognized. >> afternoon members of the committee, it is a great honor for me to be here today, and i thank you for considering my nomination to be a judge of the superior court of the district of columbia. i would like to thank the honorable eleanor holmes norton for introducing me today and the district of columbia nomination chaired by the honorable summit recommended me to the white house. i am grateful judge sullivan is here today and i think the president for nominating me to this position. i would also like to recognize and acknowledge the superior court moran who is president today for his leadership and encouragement. i am immeasurably grateful for the support and inspiration of my colleagues, family and many of whom are with me today. the united states attorney for the district of colombia and exemplary leader of the office as well as many of my present and former colleagues are here today including mr. phillips, the belo

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so he said, i need to see your i.d. he said i need your i.d. i said, i am going to pay and then i'll give you my i.d. he said, no, you'll give me your i.d. so i said, okay, i'll give you my i.d. i'm going to my truck, i'm going to pick up my cell phone and i'm going to record you. he said, okay. so i gave him my i.d. he went outside. i pay for my items and i picked up my cell phone and i started recording. >> how long were you in the parking lot? how long did he question you? >> i believe it was like 35 to 40 minutes for the whole thing. >> it was that long? >> yeah. like 40 minutes. >> so when he said, i want to see your i.d. because you're speaking spanish, i mean, that is -- most people would consider that racial profiling. does he not understand that? >> i am not a lawyer, but to me it is. it is a racial profiling. >> you weren't speaking german or french or some other language? >> you need to ask them because i don't know what happened. you know, i asked -- at the last when they gave me my paperwork, a supervisor came, and he said, is every

i sure appreciate that. and during your nomination hearing, i raised a question about the work of the unfpa, and how important it was around the world to the health of women. we have cut off its funding based on concern that they are involved in providing abortions. every evidence is that is not the case, and i had asked if you would consider looking into that. you responded that you would be willing to look into it. i realize you've been in the position a very short period of time. in the state department human rights report, there is no mention of the unfpa in the pages that address china's family manning prplanning practi may be wrong, but would you be able to follow up on that in the weeks ahead? >> yes. i'll do so in a timely manner. by the end of june, i can have a response to you. >> thank you very much. we have currently ambassador brownback, who is working hard in partnership with the bureau of population, refugees and migrations, and i think they are the lead to put together a report on the atrocities that occurre

i think this is your debut appearance as the administrator of nasa in front of our committee and i welcome you to your new position and i thank you for working to develop working relationship with the subcommittee and as we try to pursue things from a budget for review and advance the cause of science and space expiration. let me ask you about that balance. our committee has consistently look at studies that help us guide us in making decisions and in the process and obviously budgetary pressures on any agency but including nasa and how do you plan to maintain a balance in the scientific portfolio between planetary missions, science, biophysics and astrophysics? how do you reach the conclusion to a the right ratio is of where our resources are to go in the mission of necessary? >> that is a great question. it's not an easy question to answer. we have, of course, within nasa the various divisions of science mission director we have a lot of critical important science missions going forward and from previous surveys, as a matter fact. what happens is when we take on some of these really big

but i thank you for your willingness to lead. i thank you for your willingness to serve. this hearing's now adjourned. >> thank you, mr. chairman. c-span's "washington journal." washington state democratic congresswoman will join us to talk about immigration and the investigation of russia's role in the 2016 presidential election. be sure to watch a c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> live thursday, the house returns at 9:00 a.m. eastern for a -- work on u.s. nuclear waste policy. former cia director john brennan and former director of national intelligence james clapper. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., health and human secretary alex is our on the 2019 budget for his agency. at 1:30 p.m., starbucks executive chair howard schultz on the responsibility of global companies. >> connect with c-span to personalize the information you get from us. go to c-span.org >> three americans being held in north korea were being held and arrived at joint base andriy at 3:00 a.m.. president trump amongst others went to greet the prisoners. he

i think this is your debut appearance. >> yes, sir. >> i welcome you to your new position and i look forward to developing a good working relationship as we try to pursue things that make sense. thank you very much. our committee is consistently looked at scientific studies to help guide us in making decisions. many budgetary pressures on agency but including nasa had a plan to maintain a balance of a scientific portfolio between planetary missions, earth science, biophysics and astrophysics? how do you know what the right ratio us? >> is not an easy question to answer. ten nasa within the various divisions we have critically important science missions going forward. one example that is right now is the james webb space telescope. it's what nasa needs to do. we need to be at the leading edge of technology. will he take on a big projects like that and that's first impact the other directorates. we need to look at historically have those missions can crowd out other missions. maybe we need to do it in a way where there is less risk involved. one way to do that will be to look at missio

i share your concerns about some of these decisions. i want to rectify those going forwardme forwardme forward. i also want to highlight that criticism is unfounded and, i think, exaggerated. i think it feeds this division that we've seen around important issues affecting the environment. we can achieve both, good environmental outcomes and pro-growth policies. it's our commitment, my commitment to achieve that. i look forward to the discussion. >> thank you for that, sir. let me move to a policy initiative i mentioned in my opening statement, the issue related to the waters of the united states, as we call it around here. i believe strongly that what we had seen under the previous administration with the interpretation was overly expansive. again, i mentioned that when you have 2/3 of your state that is considered wetlands, it would have put even the most routine project in my state to epa scrutiny and delay and possibly no advancement whatsoever. i have been encouraged to examine the regulation and come up with a more sensible proposal

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>> i think it is, your honor. mean she says in view of the fifth circuit litigation and attorney general's letter it's clear that daca should be set aside so she incorporates it by reference. now, if the court were to conclude it's vague, the rational that was given for that under the chinnery line of cases a vague rational that can't be pulled out of the record is reason itself to set aside the position. but let me turn to a second reason why the injunction should be upheld. the rescission is also arbitrary because of what the government failed to consider. as justice kennedy said in the encino motors case when the government reverses a prior policy that's been in effect it needs to consider the circumstances that underlay that policy and it needs to consider the interests of the people affected by it. the record here reflects not one word of consideration about the welfare of the 700,000 daca recipient, not one word of consideration about the welfare of their families including their 200,000 u.s. citizen children

i have reviewed your records closely. i have read your detailed and thoughtful answer to the prehearing questions and i've have spoken with you many times over the years. you are without a doubt the most qualified person the president could have chosen to lead the cia and the most prepared nominee in its 70 year history. you have acted morally, ethically, and legally over a distinguished 30 plus year career. you have operated under authorities signed and granted by the president of the united states, at the direction of the director of the central intelligence agency, and according to the legal guidance provided by the attorney general of the united states. those who have issues with programs or operations conducted years ago should address those concerns in their questions to former presidents, former directors, and former attorney general's. this hearing is how you will lead the cia into the future, not how you faithfully executed missions in the past. moreover, you conducted yourself in such a way that your supervisors

i would like to see your christianity is respected i think that's right you can know that for example your idea with the pick heads is also racist any degrading idea for jim i was fully aware of so was it also a message to the jews because it was not clear to assume the message was given. i think it was clear in the contra submitted it was about that on the fence and it was facing. migrants coming towards hungary i think is very clear i have said elsewhere that one of the responsibilities of the present government in hungary is to protect the third largest jewish community this is a rude rude yeah i think to express a no four cultivate person as you are to use pigs you know what this means for people who are jews or muslims or don't you know i have an idea you know or you have an idea i have a fairly good idea or were some would not take it quite as seriously as you are at this point looking over as you have to decide to do it it's one thing but how seriously it is taken this is also something you know or you are suddenly very naive not though you have started to look at them nic i'm

i thank you very much for your accessibility and transparency. i look forward to your testimony. thank you very much. i will turn to our distinguished ranking member and my friend senator bob menendez. ,senator menendez: thank you for coming to this hearing and agreeing to two rounds of questions. as you know, i believe the thatthat -- i believe frequent, open frank exchanges , are important. to that end, i appreciate our call of last week. let me depart for a moment because since we started his -- this hearing with current events, let me remark on them briefly. the art of diplomacy is harder than the art of the deal. the reality is that it is pretty amazing that the administration might be shocked that north korea is acting as north korea might very well normally act. while we applaud robust diplomatic efforts to try to denuclearize the korean peninsula, many of us were deeply concerned that the lack of deep preparation that is necessary before such a summit is agreed to was not taking place. now we see the consequences of that. i am not sure that constantly quoting the libya mod

today, i seek your approval for kimochi community services. their community services program, located in japantown in san francisco, and this program is able to provide services in japanese, korean, and english. the program is home to a traditional japanese ceramics class. it has been around for 40 years. in addition to a japanese folk singing class that all participants are welcome to participate in. thank you, and i'm happy to answer any questions you might have. >> thank you. monte. any comments from the commission in any from the public? hearing none, call the question. all in favor? all opposed? thank you. the motion carries. item kk, requesting authorization to enter into a new grant agreement with light house for the blind and visually impaired for the provision of community services for seniors and adults with disabilities during the period of july 1, 2018 through june 30, 2020, in the amount of $213,458 plus a contingency for a total not to exceed $238,000. welcome back, rick. >> i was hoping to be the first one to say good afternoon.

i would like to get your commitments to get your team to the table next week. i can assure you that i will get the county representatives there. if it expires, we are going to create a situation that will create chaos. >> my understanding is that you personally have gone to one of those meetings? >> i have, mr. secretary. >> my commitment, if i go personally with you, -- >> -- it is an important part in -- park, i am personally involved in it. >> i am grateful that, because the clock is ticking. we have been raising, as senator udall said -- >> -- >> i -- i hope that we can resolve this and if not i look forward to sitting down with you mr. secretary. this has to do with a january 4 announcement, you set out draft regulations to open the atlantic coast to oil and gas drilling, including my state of maryland. within a very short period of time, five days later, you tweeted take -- "taking florida off the table for offshore oil and gas." i am sure that you can understand why the state of maryland have their eyebrows go up with that tweet. my first question is, is

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i thank you again for your leadership. >> i want to thank you and your colleagues for giving us the opportunity. the ball is in our court now regarding what we are going to do with those authorities that you've given us, from forest management as well as the certainty of funding where we don't have to take from the forest budget to fight fires. we know this year is looking like it may be another serious fire funding with some of the droughts in the southwest beginning, it unfortunately probably will move up california and up your state as well, but we are -- we want to deploy these resources as quickly as possible. obviously fire load, fuel load management, thinning the multi-year contracting will give us an opportunity to help rebuild a timber ecosystem that depends on harvesting and marketing in a way that is the ultimate solution for healthy forests, whether it's recreation, whether it's wildlife or just hiking, all these things are important and we are committed to putting the resources back on the ground to get those things done. >> sometimes around this place it seems like months, sometim

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