we will now hear from michael magnuson. mr. magnuson, you have three minutes. >> thank you. i do want to say that i am sympathetic to small businesses as evidenced by the fact that we were particularly accommodating of this in the first place. at the same time, i am concerned that leaving any aspect of this deck in place provides a large temptation for bloom's to continue to use the deck in violation of city codes and permits. according to director sanchez' explanations as i understand it, violation of the t.u.a. gets enforced, it starts with neighbors bringing it to their attention. i'm concerned that this basically shifts all of the burden to us. we'd have to go over there each time to somehow ensure that it's not being used by patrons. we then have to count days on the calendar. this seems counter intuitive to bloom asking for forgiveness. they eventually lied to city personnel when they did apply for the permit by not indicating that the structure had already been built, and he this lied against to the appellant and in response by claiming that it wasn't built indoors. y

and sandra and carl delay magnuson. corporation for public broadcasting and from contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from washington, mod moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening. the delta variant is top of mind as covid cases continue to surge. on wednesday, president biden urged americans to get vaccinated. pres. biden: if you're vaccinated, you're not going to be hospitalized and you're not going to be in the i.c.u. and you're not going to die so it's gigantically important that we act like we care about fellow americs. yamiche: high rates of vaccine skepticism persists. a growing number of g.o.p. voices pushed to get people vaccinated. here's house republican whip steve scalise. >> i have been vaccinated and the vaccine is safe, effective and widely available across the united states of america for anybody who wants to get it. yamiche: but the g.o.p. is split on messaging. many in the party embrace conspiracy theories about the vaccine and the virus. in the meantime, this is

and sandra and carl delay magnuson. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alvin sin dor. yamiche alcindor. yamiche: it has been another week full of news. much of it focused on the state of our democracy. on tuesday, president biden delivered one of the most passionate speeches of his presidency and called out republicans for trying to restrict voting rights. president biden: with recount after recount after recount, court case after court case, the 2020 electn was the most scrutinized election ever in american history. the big lie is just that. a big lie. yamiche: this comes as republicans in dozens of states are pushing to limit how and when americans vote. democrats are vowing to fight back. but it's not exactly clear how they plan to do that effectively. this week a group of texas democrats fled the state. yes, fled the state. flew to washington. the move mept republicans didn't have a quorum t

foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities and sardinha and carl delay magnuson. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." the capitol insurrection took place 205 days ago. an the nation is still grappling with how such an attack could have happened in the heart of our democracy? to get to some answers on tuesday, the house select committee investigating january 6 held its first hearing. lawmakers heard powerful testimony from four police officers who defended the capitol and the people inside. >> for the first time, i was more afraid to work at the capitol than my entire employment to iraq. >> lives electrocuted again and again and again with a taser. i remember thinking there was a very good chance i would be torn apart or shot to death with my own weapon. >> the mob of terroristsere coordinating their efforts now shouting heave, ho as they sink row kneesed pushing their way forw

and sandra and carl magnuson. the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. this is gonna be fun! rick sebak: this is gonna be fun. it's gonna be wooden roller coasters and beautiful hand-carvecarousels. it's gonna be vintage mechanical contraptions and a bunch of rides they don't make anymore. it's gonna be a lot of the reasons why you come to an old amusement park. people like thrills, they like excitement. you also come for escapism, and that's what rides provide. you get that old feeling... i can't get in them rides. ...even though you know it's safe, it could break any moment. i get... sebak: we're going to celebrate some traditional amusement parks, smaller than most theme parks, older than disneyland. we're going to whip around the country, stopping at places like playland in rye, new york,

i hope people shop locally. [ ♪♪♪ ] magnuson. honda will be the presiding officer tonight.ent is deputy city attorney brad russi will provide any needed legal advice this evening. -- so they will not disturb the proceedings. appellants, permit holders and respondent are each given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for rebuttal. people associated with the proceedings must complete their comments within the seven