to where are we what is this place isn't more in square dynamic pittsburgh massachusetts seriously massachusetts massachusetts that's rude to the different benignly you think sounds perfectly fine over here my friend here i'm well thank you for coming to say you are going to journey on the experience on the jubilee service luge the great american pilgrimage room in the r.v. and going around the country talking to reduce people who haven't found that time for them to regularise the mario you regularly. i'm getting back there i was lost for a little out there and hollyweird for what i'm coming back sure stephen just like all the other regular people with their own t.v. shows so now here we are. live. and steven still has no idea where he is. pittsburgh fitchburg says this is your backyard but your everybody here knows where i live this is my home that bird how many times have we said this town's name maybe we should. keep track of that. school when i go to school fitchburg start high but i went to warwick rhode island boston architectural college and one of them said she went and got a degree in architecture an

massachusetts massachusetts that's route through the different financing sounds perfectly fine over here my friend here i'm well thank you for coming to say you are on a journey on the experience on a jubilee service luge the great american pilgrimage room in the r.v. and going around the country to talk to renew the people who haven't found then it sounds pretty good to regularise them are you have your regular. i'm getting back there i was lost for a little out there and hollyweird for what i'm coming back sure stephen just like all the other regular people with their own t.v. shows so now here we are. live. and steven still has no idea where he is. pittsburgh fitchburg says this is your backyard but your everybody here knows where i live this is my home that bird how many times have we said this town's name maybe we should. track of that pittsburgh. school where did i go to school fitchburg star high but i went to warwick rhode island boston architectural college one of them she went and got a degree in architecture there is what i'm working towards my degree in architecture i have a degree in engineering but yes or else are you doing right now that you have on your list of things to do all the running for city council at large prayer. or just throw in there so that you know by the way let go and it's its main thing no pun it's really really great actually what other good excuse do you have to go to people's doors and knock on them and they're actually because they know. they are going to perceive the potential new city council they have why not on the door to first they're like yes can i help you and i say i'm saying scully i'm going to repent put it become flow. ok craig to her job is where the only think i'll give the selling religion or selling solar. well it's either you're selling solar or you're there for religion and you're selling so oh well that wasn't for you to work to do this if stephen had a day job we'd tell him not to quit doing your job greater finish business school leave syncing the pilgrimage is nearing its end and also the recent drop in crypto currency max decides to pick up a part time shift as a line cook. direct from. the biggest family. very very. very good grades on special right now. he just put those down thirty seconds ago i'm no julia child but those. eggs definitely need to be cooked longer. he's actually going to serve those well for legal matters the great american pilgrimage is not responsible for and it could fix the amount of the last. eighteen years ago i traveled across the united states exploring america's deadly love affair with a gun if a bad guy tried to get to one of my family members he would have better luck with that better and i think it's fair and hurting when i buy my babies says my book was published in the year two thousand called inhofe a million americans have been killed by phones in the u.s. we had a thought to me as i did this this is a middle school we go through drills and we put ourselves some real scenarios it was interesting to see who actually got hit by the gun i just saw i did to return to the subject to track down each gun owner who i'd met and photographed those years ago i don't know this but we are not. that you crim list released by the point house and shaming into an institution those included on the list are accused simply by association. being from russia or is no one except it calls for suspicion so does the criminalist really changes. the us it is losing until way some on the climate denying is precluding them from the dissipating in this new economy number one and number two the effects of the climate change and why the catastrophes the global you know my current state are the result of it all this other problems are hurting the us economy on the other side of the trade so you've got a double by. there was. a smack serves up a plate of salmonella to the unsuspecting patrons in the next booth steven and sam continue to talk politics going to a local level. i'm sure since puck fits. birds so i'm sure you know what i live near a place called litchfield connecticut's where it's tricky so bird is small. forty thousand forty one and it's almost a what is it where we're on median city but you see a lot of division in politics even a little town in the democrats republicans we have a majority if i did world people here in pittsburgh think forty four percent under a world so they don't want to declare they want to construct their other than that the second highest is democrats and then it's republican but the majority are on a roll then when we have elections a lot of time it's very split so we're very similar to the general massachusetts general of the two so it's left leaning or moderate why do you want to do this well i want to help i've been helping and serve in the city you know volunteer counseling for years and i want to help in an official capacity you know mensa is the wave of change in politics today and i want to be in for the right in the waiting. but if you're serious to shorten if it's proven most people don't do it because your mother got what was the spoils that made you say. politics or something where you said ok we can back to the architecture or any of the other schooling stuff i feel like calling into this right now what was the spark sadistically most women have to have their own twisted to go into politics and i think that's probably the same with me you know i run a community group and found facebook has fourteen thousand of the phone call this constant pittsburgh now and then to the max they carry so they can grow their own pineapple have been established we got coffee because he was that. erne

massachusetts. the massachusetts half was in good shape, the lines were drawn. then when you drove back into rhode island you can practically feel where the state line was. you know what i'm talking about. but since then we made a commitment to fix our roads and i want to thank all the members of this chamber for passing road works. [ applause ] because you did that, because you passed road works it's allowed us to fix dozens and dozens of roads and bridges all over our state. you know what? we put thousands of rhode islanders to work in the process. so let's keep going. [ applause ] i want to talk for a minute about a fight that we cannot afford to lose and that's the overdose epidemic. the opioid crisis remains the most urgent public health crisis that we face. and it's taking people away from us in every single city and town and community all across our state. now, in the last two years we have made it a top priority. as a result overdose deaths were down in rhode island last year by eight percent. but even one death is too many. so the budget i will send the

massachusetts, massachusetts one that responded to all three storms. >> yes. >> they're great people and again representative of your constituents from other states around the country that responded, but also there's a piece of this that we have to somewhat remove some of the dependencies in the responses. seeing how we can move quicker and faster if that's possible. a lot of it was dependent upon being able to transport through air or barge. responding to an island is a tough one. >> so, i appreciate this and i'm glad we're trying to think about what we need to do and what we need to do better and to acknowledge heroic efforts but we need a better structure here. but to apply these lessons, we also need good data. we need to know not just what we got right or what we got wrong but when we got it right or when we got it wrong and by how much and what difference it would make on the ground. one of the things that struck me during my trip last week was how sketchy the data are. so for example, i met with the federal puerto rican officials at fema's field office and they said no more issues with potable water. no water borne diseases. all the water is drinkable and i asked this specifically. you turn on the taps, hold a glass under it, the water is drinkable everywhere on the water. sounds great. not so much, though. i met with the massachusetts state police volunteers who told me they'd observed raw sewage in the water at the public health center that i visited. they still don't have potable water, no drinkable water for their patients and they said they serve 100,000 people and that none of them have drinkable water. we heard the same kind of contradictions when it came to statements about how many people lacked power. so dr. kadlec, i get that public health emergencies are really challenging circumstances and it's hard to get good data, but how do hhs and other agencies collect data in a way is reliable so that you can deploy your resources effectively, hold yourselves accountable to get the job done that needs to be done? >> ma'am, we learned a lot from the experience in puerto rico and trying to rectify that because of the loss of communications, cell towers and the like, the ability to get information from local authorities was nil. we went to the point at one time to basically use runners from the national guard who wo

grankowski fresh off a super bowl loss has reported a burglary at his nome foxboro massachusetts -- home in foxboro massachusettslice say it's not clear when the break in occurred or what was stolen. >> a new jersey state trooper saved the day rescuing a two week old infant who was choking. trooper robert meyer was sleeping in his home on saturday. a neighbor came pounding on the door looking for help. meyer says he jumped out of bed and ran out the door without even stopping to put on his shoes. when he got next door he found baby elizabeth blue and struggling to breathe. >> attempted to pat her on the back. it wasn't doing anything. i asked if anybody had any kind of suction that i would be able to use to clear airways, luckily the dad did have one. >> the trooper used a bulb syringe to clear the baby's nose and mouth. the baby was taken to the hospital and good news, she is now doing fine. >> ♪ un-stop right there! i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. ah, it's so fresh. and it's going to last from wash to wear for up to 12 weeks. right, freshne

massachusetts. this is 15 minutes. >> we are here in massachusetts, a proud american city. [applause] an american city built by immigrants. [applause] from textiles to robots, this is a place that knows how to make great things. [applause] the students are with us here this evening in the auto tech program, they carry on that rich legacy. [applause] like many american hometowns, fall river has faced its share. the people here are tough. they fight for each other, they pull for their city. it is a fitting place to gather as our nation reflects on the state of our union. this is a difficult task. many have spent the last year anxious, angry, afraid. we all have fractured faultlines across our country. we hear the voices of americans who are forgotten and feel forsaken. we have seen the economy that makes stocks soar, investor portfolios bulge, corporate profit climbs. it feels to give workers the fair share of the reward. a government that struggles to keep itself open. russia knee-deep in our democracy. an all out war on environmental protection. a justice department rolling back civil rights by the day. hatred. streets.arching in our bullets tearing through our classrooms, classrooms, and congregations. targeting our sacred places. thinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs, this is not right. this is not who we are. [applause] it would be easy to dismiss this past year's. partisanship, politics. it is far bigger than that. this administration isn't just targeting the laws that protect us, they are targeting the very idea that we are all worthy of protection. for them, dignity isn't something you are born with, but something you measured by your headlines,celebrity, crowd size. not to mention the gender of yourself. the country of your birth, the color of your skin, the god of your prayers. rebuked to the highest ideal that we are all worthy, all equal, that we all count in the eyes of our laws, leaders, our gods, and our government. is the american promise. [applause] today, that promise is being broken. broken by mid-ministration that are worthy and who makes the cut , and who can be bargained away. they are turning american life into a zero-sum game, where for one to win, another must lose. where we can guarantee america's safety if we/are safety net. so we can extend health care in mississippi if we got it in massachusetts. we can cut taxes for corporations today if we raise them on families tomorrow. where we can take care of sick kids if we sacrifice dreamers. we are bombarded with one false choice after another. coal miners or single moms. rural communities, or inner cities. the coast, or the heartland. pittsburgh,anic in a teacher in tulsa, a worker in birmingham. this, a parent lies awake terrified that their transgender son or daughter will be beaten or bullied in school if any more or less legitimate and a parent whose heart is shattered by a daughter in the grips of an opioid addiction. answer that the democrats offer tonight. we choose both. [applause] rep. kennedy: we fight for both because the greatest, strongest, richest nation in the world should not have to leave anyone behind. [applause] rep. kennedy: we choose a better deal for all who call our country home. we choose a living wage and a paid leave and the affordable childcare your family needs to survive. we choose pensions that are sol

massachusetts regulators are aggressively continuing their probe into wynn. >> both nevada and massachusetts said they are probing allegations of sexual harassment. massachusettsaid it will be taking a look at steve wynn's personal stock holdings. if massachusetts regulators find some reason why he should not continue to be a shareholder, he would have to sell it and that would further put the company in a position where it would be vulnerable to take over. >> in germany, the political stalemate that has lasted since september appears to be over. chancellor angela merkel reached an agreement on a coalition government with the social democratic party. among the positions, the finance ministry, which has gone to the spd. how much of a concession is that? might there be some grumblings within her own party? >> it is a big concession. it was her party, the cdu, should keep the finance ministry considering they were ahead in the polls in the election. the spd made a strong case they want to have this powerhouse so they can make their mark in european policy as well. yuan weakening as much as 1.2% in shanghai, the biggest move since the 2015 devaluation after data s

massachusetts a (vicki)a massachusetts community is mourning the loss of a six-year-old girl who died this week from the flu. sera congi explains the first case of a child's death from influenza this season in massachusettsear-old delilah lovelace could make everyone smile. that's one of the ways she is described in her obituary posted on a funeral home website.the first grader fell victim to the flu, and passed away monday.the first case of a child's death from influenza this season in massachusetts. man:"it's very scary. and a heartbreaking story to hear." steps are being taken at the girl's school.golden hill elementary has been disinfected, and the school district plans to do the same for all schools over the winter break next week.still, the active flu season hitting close to home here in haverhill.woman:"i try to not be the germaphobe of always doing the cleansers on your hands. i say wash up like normal and let your immune system do the job."the haverhill superintendent sent a letter to all parents with advice on how to prevent the spread of flu ...including getting the shot because it's not too late.in massachusetts, more than eight-thousand cases of influenza have been confirmed.the actual numbe

massachusetts. and in beverly, massachusetts, we have an itinerary of the things that he did -- go for a drive, occasionally meet the public, go to church was a part of that. those are the different things that he did there. and then moving on to woodrow wilson. woodrow wilson, the 28th president of the united states, and the item that we have for woodrow wilson is a picnic set. and what's interesting about this is this is one of the picnic sets that he used when he was courting his second wife. his first wife had died during his first term, and he was introduced to this woman less than a year after his wife had died. and they fell in love. they would go on drives. they would take a picnic set like this and go out to picnic at a park in the washington, d.c. area or drive. he also had a second set, which is only for tea, so they could do whatever they wanted to do that way. this continued up into the presidency as well. here we are with warren g. harding. warren g. harding, what we have for him is a -- some golf clubs and a golf ball. warren g. harding was an avid golfer. he was introduced to golf at the age

massachusetts number one in innovation for the past two years. the united health foundation called massachusetts the healthiest state in the nation. and in 2014 national survey, thumtack gave massachusetts a d-plus for small business friendliness. last year, they gave us an a-minus. u.s. news and world report ranked massachusetts the best state in the nation in which to live, work, and raise a family, and for the third time in four years, the new england patriots are going to the super bowl. [ applause ] >> full credit for that one. so i can stand here tonight and say without question that the state of our commonwealth is strong. a strong commonwealth is built on a foundation of strong communities. friendly, welcoming, bustling neighborhoods and downtown. great schools, safe, accessible, attractive places to play. growing local economies, and a belief that anything is possible. and that's why for the past three years, we have focused so much of our time on strengthening communities. our first executive order created a new partnership between state and local government. funded by the legislature, and overseen by the lieutenant governor, 330 cities and towns have joined this partnership.

massachusetts. especially around the massachusetts turnpike and areas north of there. new york governor andrew cuomo warning residents to prepare not only for a tough morning commute but an evening rush that could be very dicey. now across this storm zone, some cities could see as much as a foot of heavy wet snow. others will get a slushy wet sxhix others will get a glazing. here in pennsylvania's state capital, there are scores of school closings. fortunately snowfall accumulations aren't expected to be all that much. from two to four inches. elsewhere around pennsylvania, you could see much heavier snowfalls. as much as ten inches of snow. it is moving rather quickly. so by tomorrow it is expected to be gone and clear skies for the most part. that's good news for the folks in the philadelphia area, getting ready to set off a big parade for the super bowl championship. ron mott, nbc news, harrisburg, pennsylvania. >> i don't think anything could cool off the spirits of the eagles fans, not even a little snow. >> a little bit of snow. it is still coming down at this ho

massachusetts. republican line. caller: i am a republican from. massachusetts can you believe -- republican from massachusetts. i was a democrat until nine years ago. i finally figured out what was going on about all these democrats. my question is when are these people going to be held accountable for everything they have done, like the previous caller said? he made up with how many counts of illegal everything. i want to know when they are going to be held accountable. damien on the independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i want to say to the last colors -- callers about the non -accountability that is gone on, it is the democrats and republicans. why would you want to damage the mueller investigation, which is probably one of the most professional, well put together investigations we have right now to get to the truth of russian interference in the election, which everyone agrees on. that is not a debate anymore. what trump did in the campaign did is under investigation, and that is with the new investigation is for. wouldn't you want to find the truth out now? just because past transgressio

massachusetts. anna wu, congressional candidate in massachusetts.we also heard from someone who had championed improving gender diversity in the workforce, the chief technology officer of the united states under president obama and vice president of google before that. megan smith joined us from washington. >> there's people from all backgrounds across the country who would love to be part of the tech sector. coming into town, cheyenne, denver, atlanta, we just get the word out and they were coming in. tech companies are showing up, people are showing up for the mentoring. a lot of people want in on these high-paying jobs that pay 50% more than the average american salary. there are hundreds of thousands of jobs open in america in every sector. all companies are software tech companies at this point. emily: and yet gender representation in computing, women make up 25% of computing jobs, blacks and latinos are downright depressing, and women led companies are getting 2% of funding. why do you think that is? >> extraordinary sexism and racism, and we

massachusetts. they've drawn partisan maps in california. the massachusetts doesn't even have one republican congressman. >> california is a democratic principality now. as hard as the gerrymander issue is, it's a good thifnlg i don't want the courts involved. it's a good thing to raise it publicly and lean on the legislatures for not essentially going too far. you have to rely on the common sense of legislatures not to do as they did in illinois sand california. >> paul: when we come back, all eyes are on the justice neil gore such asuch gets ready to hr arguments in a potentially landmark legal case. should workers be forced to pay dues for union representation they don't want. >> nobody asked me if i wanted to join. they just said here's a job, you're in the union. ♪ no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money aleia saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> paul: the supreme court set to hear

massachusetts. they've drawn partisan maps in california. the massachusetts even have one republican congressman. >> california is a democratic principality now. as hard as the gerrymander issue is, it's a good thifnlg i don't want the courts involved. it's a good thing to raise it publicly and lean on the legislatures for not essentially going too far. you have to rely on the common sense of legislatures not to do as they did in illinois sand california. >> paul: when we come back, all eyes are on the justice neil gore such asuch gets ready to hr arguments in a potentially landmark legal case. should workers be forced to pay dues for union representation they don't want. >> nobody asked me if i wanted to join. they just said here's a job, you're in the union. leo, i know i'm late. oh! my wallet! card lock from capital one. instantly lock your credit card. in case it goes... arrivederci. mona! that smile. technology this convenient... could make history. what's in your wallet? i was wondering if an electric toothbrusthan a manual.s better and my hygienist say

the torilla, massachusetts, ,emocrats line -- the victoria massachusetts, democrats line. caller: why does congress have to wait so long to work on these things that are necessary? our soldiers are working hard to keep us safe. hope they can have a better plan for solving these problems. story out ofay, a washington about money given to , saying thempaign campaign spent more than $688,000 at trump properties. the headquarters are housed at his midtown manhattan, and his washington hotel took in more thanast year, 60% of that came from the republican national committee to host events at the property. maryland, independent line. up,er: my paid is not go up.-- my pay does not go mythe tax law is enacted, paycheck will go up. i like to have an up in the economy. host: linda, you are next. people i don't know why don't understand this. if the house passed the appropriation bills that went to the senate, the democrats have been blocking those bills. republicans are trying to cut the cost of the government, but as long as the democrats block everything, it is not going to happen.

massachusetts. they've drawn partisan maps in california. the massachusettsessman. >> california is a democratic principality now. as hard as the gerrymander issue is, it's a good thifnlg i don't want the courts involved. it's a good thing to raise it publicly and lean on the legislatures for not essentially going too far. you have to rely on the common sense of legislatures not to do as they did in illinois sand california. >> paul: when we come back, all eyes are on the justice neil gore such asuch gets ready to hr arguments in a potentially landmark legal case. should workers be forced to pay dues for union representation they don't want. >> nobody asked me if i wanted to join. they just said here's a job, you're in the union. (vo) dogs have evolved, but their nutritional needs remain instinctual. that's why there's purina one true instinct. real meat #1. a different breed of natural nutrition. purina one true instinct. now, try new purina one true instinct treats. and when youod sugar is a replace one meal... choices. ...or snack a day with glucerna... ..

massachusetts. the prize boston brewed beers and a basket of goods december from new england much massachusetts senatorslizabeth warren and ed mark key had to take a picture with foles jersey. if the patriots won new england would have gotten cheesesteaks and beers from yards brewing company. us senate congratulating the eagle on their super bowl win with a proclamation the letter commends eagles fans for sticking by their team saying in part "the fans of the eagles who's devotion and enthusiasm is renowned throughout the sport have waited for this moment for 58 years". the proclamation was sent to he guess owner jeff lurie and head coach doug pederson. >>> a moment of panic for eagles player during all the celebrations cornerback sit sidney jones lost his phone in the city of fans. he was having fun with fans when it fell out of his pocketbook. how would he get it back. some fans opened it. highjack his ig account, posted a picture of themselves and these words. get who dropped their phone at the parade. we will return it. and they did. grateful jones then tweeted back, a big thanks. >>> all right. let

massachusetts, calling it the best place for us to grow. why do these businesses not get the sense from connecticut? their headquarters was in massachusetts and what they're doing is moving in operation they purchased from the hartford insurance company years ago and moving that massachusettse reality is we have lots of businesses moved to connecticut. nbc sports is broadcasting from stamford, connecticut. insurance companies are moving in -- apple, one of the biggest insurers of ship rate moved from another state into connecticut. we are growing jobs, we have seen the creation of 75 to 80,000 jobs while i have been governor, having said that demographic change our behavior. we live in a different world, a more competitive road, and that is why we enlarged the university of connecticut engineering program by 70% to make sure that those great jet engines made by companies in our state continue to be made. we are the third most countries concentrated stake in aerospace, we are a leader in manufacturing and health care and leader in insurance. and hardll that tough stories because you're going to lose a state-by-state competition just as you are going to win, but there is a lot of very good things happening in connecticut. david: let's put a quick point on that governor, you

massachusetts, i've learned to pronounce it gerge gerrymandering. that's what eldridge gerry did in massachusetts and two virginia delegates, edward randolph and george mason, one of the most underappreciated of the founders who refused to sign the constitution because it didn't contain a bill of rights. why not? because james madison among others said a bill of rights would be unnecessary or dangerous. unnecessary because the constitution itself is a bill of rights, it gives congress only enumerated powers and since congress has no power to infringe speech there's no reason to fear that congress would abridge free speech and dangerous madison said because if a write wasn't written down they wouldn't be protected and to try to reduce them to a single list would be folly but in the face of objections from the three anti-federalists and state rad phii ratify ing ratif madison changed his mind and supported the adoption of additional amendments to prevent further abuse of powers. now in the final section of this wonderful american treasuries gallery we've been seeing these earn credibly rare priceless earliest drafts of the constitution lent by the pennsylvania historical society. we're going to see the first public printings of the bill of rights lent by david rub rubens to see how they were whittled down the 12 proposed and the 10 actually passed. let's go see those now. we're about to see the first 19 amendments proposed to the constitution. 10 were ratified but madison proposed 19 and they appear in the gazette of the united states on october 3, 1789 and you can find them online at the interactive constitution. this is this amazing new online tool the national constitution center has launched. 11 million hits since it launched where you can click on any provision and see the leading liberal and conservative scholars describing what they agree and disagree about but on the rights interactive portion you can click on any part of the bill of rights and see its a antecede antecedents. so when madison made this list of 19 amendments he didn't make it up out of thin air. he had the state constitutions like george mason's virginia doctrines of 1776 or the massachusetts constitution in 1780. all of them had bills of rights and madison cut and paced monk the most popular to create his original list of 19 so there was one amendment madison thought was the most important. it says no state shall violate the equal rights of conscience or the freedom of the press or trial by jury in criminal cases. this is revolutionary. the final bill of rights that was passed only applied to congress the first amendment says congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech. it doesn't say the state shall make no law but madison thought these basic rights of conscience, freedom of the press and trial by jury are so fundamental that the states as well as congress shouldn't abridge them. madison lost the battle. the amendment did not pass along with several others, 19 on this list. it took the civil war to pass the 14th amendment to the constitution which has been construed today as applying the bill of rights against the states so today states as well as the federal

massachusetts is a trans woman running for congress in massachusetts. i think it will be a topic of conversation. i don't know if it would be like the top three issues people will be voting on or discussing, but i think it definitely has an impact on conversation for sure. poll there is a recent that gauges public sentiment about this. i am sorry, the troops' sentiment about this. more than half of active duty troops approve of president trump's plan to reverse the obama era policy of allowing transgender individuals to serve. nearly 53% say they supported trump's comments in july, stating the military should not allow transgender and vigils to serve in any capacity. majority, just over 50%. of theut the views troops, active and retired service members, on this issue? snapshot is an audit d snapshotn od because we have not had that discussion. there has not been a lot of information inside the force. they are disclosing that in a poll, that is different. in terms of performance and doing the job the military needs to do, there have been no complaints. since the policy was put in place, there are no public complaints we have been made aware of through our contacts at d.o.d. if anything, we have service members talking about the commanders being supported, their units being supportive of them. at the same time, the military is a microcosm of our country. we have more conservative leaning individuals in our country, and we have the same in the military. it is not wrong to have a healthy conversation and dialogue. when we were putting this policy in place, they spent over a year looking at it and having conversation with the joint chiefs and necessary military personnel to have their input the for the policy was put in place. host: becky is on our republican line from massachusetts. caller: i just want to say thank you for c-span. you give of violence to a lot of points of view and try to maintain that, as opposed to different organizations being one-sided or on the other side. i do support the president. i may have misinformation. that is why i am calling in. from what i understood a while say mayd that is why i be misinformation, that people who were going in as transgender -- and i appreciate anyone that defends our country in the military -- any sort. i have heard many of them are going in, in order to get their surgery or medication and things like that through the military. who wantsin as a male to become a female and then have surgery through the military. i would like to know your comments on that. thank you. guest: thanks, becky. there is no evidentiary support that there is a higher increase of trans individuals who want to join or are in the military gainntly purposely to access to health care or surgery. since the policy was put in place, there have

massachusetts issuing travel advisories asking people to use extra caution when driving today. >> police say the icy roads in massachusetts caused seven accidents tuesday, with conditions expected to worsen as the morning commute is getting under way. let's go to bill with more on the storm. >> overnight the ice is starting to add up in areas of arkansas. ice storm warnings in to southern missouri. we have advisories all the way through the northeast. in total, 90 million people are in the winter weather advisory, and storm warnings. you can see the bluest of snow, it's starting to increase in areas of ohio and soon it will cover areas of pennsylvania and pittsburgh the weather will go down hill for you. the ice accumulation met north of the ohio river, and look at pennsylvania, a lot of ice during the day today. as far as the snowfall totals the highest will be in interior sections of new england that is 6-12 inches from state college through maine. >> rescue workers in taiwan are scrambling to search for more than 80 people still unaccounted for after a 6.4 mi-- 6.4 magnite earthquake hit the area. several buildings were destroyed and some tilted on their sides. crews are fearing that people are trapped inside. there were survivors carrying children out of windows after the earthquake struck. the taiwan president is traveling to the area and telling the crews to not give up any opportunity to save people. >> spacex had the first test flight of the world's most powerful rocket. thousands on-lookers roared with excitement. the apollo-11 astronaut, was there to watch the event. live video stream offered stunning views of space from the roadster that was launched with the rocket. we have the full story. >> 10, 9, 8, 7 -- >> reporter: under a perfect florida blue sky, another of elon musk's dreams roared to life. >> ignition, lift-off. >> reporter: the heavy rocket with 27 engines thundering off the same launch pad that settle apollo and shuttle missions in to space. this time, an unmanned mission proving that three rockets tied together can work together and head for a journey in to deep space. spacex mission control near los angeles euphoric. and in a stroke of engineering genius this. two of the three rockets returned safely to earth for reuse. setting off sonic booms as they broke through the atmosphere and hit their targets side-by-side. >> and the falcons have landed. >> really feels like we have a shot at going back to the moon, going to mars. and reviving the spirit of exploration that was apollo, that was one of the things that got me so excited as a kid. >> reporter: in na -- in florida, the gathered crowds could sense the excitement from the skies. >> it has ton experienc-- it ha experienced. >> it's opening the door to a new future of space flight for the human race. >> reporter: this shot of elon's own cherry red tesla with "don't pan panic on the dashboard. >> thanks for the report. >> we could be headed to yet another government shut down after congress and president trump were only able to agree on a short-term deal to keep things runni running. with the full passage still up in the air, one news outlet is calling it doomed, setting up a deadline on thursday before the money runs on out. president trump is weighing in saying that they should bring on the shut down, unless his immigration demands are met. here is hali jackson. >> president trump could not have been more clear. >> i would love to see a shutdown. >> reporter: he wants an immigration deal or else? >> if we don't change the legislation, if we don't get rid of the loopholes where killers are able to come in to our country and continue to kill, if we don't change it, let's have a shutdown. >> reporter: but the president is the only one talking shutdown with some republicans to his face fighting it. >> we don't need a government shut down on this. >> speaks for itself. we had one trump shutdown, nobody wants another, maybe except him. >> reporter: on capitol hill, there's no appetite to close the government again, but no plan to avoid one by thursday, and still an impass on immigration, they have a plan that has changes to family based migration, which many democrats find unpalatable. the president wanted to protect more than just the immigrants here under the daca program, and dreamers, those that are eligible and never signed up. >> some would say we are too afraid to sign up. and others say we are too lazy to get off their asses and they did not sign up. >> that is not sitting well with dreamers i can look angel morero. >> it discustodiy -- it disgust there's all this harsh language against immigrant and latino communities. it's wrong. >> reporter: his message? >> you need to actually consider that your words do have an impact. >> reporter: nbc news, the white house. >> in south korea security sn l personnel are working to complete a huge effort. protect the olympics. now the norovirus has them scrambling. >> reporter: an attack could come from anywhere. a carjacking, a car bombing, a standoff. these drills preparing south korean security team force any threat. protecting the games s -- gamen olympic size job. the commissioner general of the national police agency tells us they have prepared for more than a year so the games will be peaceful. it's not just olympic venues that are possible targets. and tense drills like these are playing out across the country. tactical teams are ready at airports, subways and shopping centers. a show of force 60,000 strong. south korean marines trained along side american marines in the region. from snipers crouching in the snow, to troops skiing down the slopes. there are eyes in the sky and boots on the ground. >> definitely ramping it up. >> reporter: special agent kevin williams is one of the 100 u.s. state department security agents assigned to protect more than 200 u.s. athletes and the 60,000 american spectators expected here. >> we always have contingency plans, ranging from small things, a fire in a venue to the more extreme scenarios. >> reporter: the american flag is now flying over the olympic village and like the athletes, these elite units have trained for years for this moment. saying they are ready for anything and everything. >> our thanks for that report. >> and bill is back with us, more on this winter storm we are facing, bill. >> good morning again, we will show you the timing of the storm. we went through the amounts. 7:00 a.m., snowing hard is the blue. and moving in to eastern pennsylvania the green and the yellow is the rain. in between, there's a coating of ice in southern ohio. and pennsylvania will deal with icy conditions. new york city, noon, going to rain and if you will phil ra-- and d.c. rain. could be a little bit of a problem. as we go through wednesday afternoon, the heavier snows wi issues. interior sections of the northeast, look how cold it is. that's why we are getting snow and ice. well, sometimes you just have to have it. one golden retriever's dangerous craving for pancakes caused a house fire in massachusettsnow, watch, that's the dog in the back there up on the stove. oh, looking over left over pancakes, he manages to get his fix and accidentally turns on a gas burner, setting off flames. luckily the alarms went off and the firefighters came to the rescue, no one was hurt. >> man, alternate ending for "this is us" right there. >> yeah. >> a crock pot -- >> right. >> just ahead, a former vp speaks his mind on donald trump and the president is requesting his own all-out military style parade, could it happen? 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massachusetts ahead of being awarded that gaming license so there are big questions about why that wasn't revealed, and what that says about this company and its suitability to have a gaming license in massachusetts. trading in hong kong was suspended when this news came out. we're down 2% roughly in premarket trading in the united states >> massachusetts is one thing, but clearly for the earnings it's all about the licenses in macau and nevada any precedent where something is one individual specific, even if it's the namesake of the company, for the whole company to lose its license or not clearly we're down 20% now that he's gone, does it draw a line under this process and allow the stock price to recover? >> i cannot overstate to you how pivotal steve wynn is in his company. this company is seen addres ste wynn a source says there was no active board the board was steve wynn when they go to macau and apply for a license, it's really given to steve wynn at the center of this company we heard from massachusetts regulators that you can't separate the man from the company. this was ail doll done together macau is likely to look at these allegations, whether it brings down the gaming in macau, which china considered important after the crackdown on corruption. there's a brand-new chairwoman on this gaming control board the pressure is on

massachusetts. the prize, boston brood beers app basket of goodies from new england. massachusettsy. if the patriots won new england would have received some philly cheesesteaks and beer from yards brewing company. >>> the celebrations did not end there. the united states senate congratulated the birds on their super bowl victory with proclamation. the letter commends eagles fans for sticking by their team. the fans of the eagles whose who's devotion and enthusiasm is renowned throughout the sport have waited for this moment for 58 years. yes, we have. the senate sent that proclamation to eagles owner jeff lurie and head coach doug pederson. >>> well developing right now, another chaotic day on wall street. (bell ringing). >> the dow jones dropped more than 1,000 points today for the second time this week concerns over inflation set this market down turn in to motion last friday and investors are worry it's been going on for few days here. however many strategists say that the us economy is solid with corporations delivering on earnings and on sales. let's get back to fun. miss any

massachusetts. >> -- the gentleman from massachusetts. thank you. some of my colleagues have been talking about how the economy is getting better. we agree with that. we disagree on why and how. i think a lot of the good we have today is a result of the actions we took several years ago to stabilize, secure, and approved the economy and is now working its way through the system. with the associate comments made by mr. meeks. i would encourage as well to keep close eye on the cra. i presume the fed would not be interested in economy that just worked for wall street and didn't work for main street. iassume the fed would not be interested in an economy that just worked for texas and didn't work for new york. therefore, i presume the fed has some degree of interest, not in perfect equity but some equitable distribution of the benefitsof a good economy. is that a fair assumption i completely off? >> i would say i think we want prosperity to be high and broadly spread. >> i understand you have limited tools for a lot of things. i agree, that is obviously a good economy for three people doesn't help for the 300 some million that live here. thank you for that. are you familiar with a relatively new british law that's just been enacted and being opposed that requires companies of over 250 employees to report income and wages on the basis of gender. are you familiar with that at all? mr. powell: no sir, i'm not. >> the first company to do that was barclays. one of the largest banks in the world. women earn 26% less than men. they receive bonuses 60% lower than men. might be duesons to position but it certainly goes to the idea of equitable distribution through the benefits of the economy. roleou familiar with the that was proposed by the will opportunity commission that would require similar reporting by americans over 100 employees not just on the basis of gender racelso on the basis of and ethnicity? mr. powell: no sir. nothe reason you're familiar is because the trump administration stopped it. it was proposed in 2016, companies were given two years to work their way in. as of august, the trump administration said "no." "we don't want to know how you pay women, how you pay people of racial groups or at the city groups, we don't care about that ." now, i personally think that's maranda said i would actually say that again will stop if you are interested in the economy and then you need answers. i would ask, therefore, if something like that is new to britain, doesn't it seem to have impacted barclays in any particularly bad way and provides information to go forward to argue for pay equity across the board. i am a white male. i'm not interested in my success being at the expense of people men.ot white and i would ask him is the fed interested at all, would you be interested in pursuing something? you are busy 7000 entities. some large, some small. would you be interested in pursuing some degree of him and not intrusive, but some degree of investigation as to how they pay their employees, if it is equitable or not? mr. powell: first, i'm not at all familiar with either of these bills. these are the kind of things that congress should consider. you know, we have a really important job to do. that you assigned us to do. for now we are going to stick to that and try to achieve. >> i want you to stick to that but as we talked about earlier, some degree of equitable distribution of the benefits of a good economy is your job. equity, not every aspect. but in the one aspect you can control, overseeing 7000 financial institutions, do think it is a fair thing to ask how they pay women? how they pay african-americans? how they they hispanics? if it is based on some degree of discrimination, don't you think that is a fair thing for you to powell: ion mark mr. do not think it is a question for the fed. it is for other agencies. --?ou think it would be boy, that's great answer. i think we'll hear more about this. ask the time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina. >> time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina. you mr. chairman. congratulations on your confirmation. we look forward to working with you. it is my understanding the fed is actively involved in potential, is there potential to shift? >> let me say the situation with libor, financial conduct authority in london said they would no longer compel banks to submit submissions to libor panel after the end of four years. at that time the fca can no longer guarantee. if libor stops publishing, there are 300 plus trillion dollars worth of libor contracts in the world. that has potential liability. so solving it is a high priority. there are costs to doing so but they would be trivial in comparison to the failure to be ready for this change should it be necessary. >> what type of cost do you project for businesses as a result of the impact of this change? powell: we are seeking a a lot of impact from businesses that would be subject to this at the moment but honestly, the cost of failure to act would be potentially quite high. >> yes sir. since repo rates go the opposite directions to libor during anticipatest, do you any new systemic risk in the banking sector from shifting? do you expect any systemic risk inmoving the banking sector shifting? mr. powell: yes, i do. i think systemic risk would be decreased by moving to so for -- to sofer. out during the crisis and i think risk-free write which is used to price the derivative markets and not so much bank lending markets. it is more derivative-based. , ande rates committee 2014, were community and regional banks part of that process? mr. powell: some of the regional ranks were. i mean, it is principally affecting that derivatives in thes, especially first instance. we a lot of different groups around the table. we are broadening that circle to include other financial institutions including community banks and other parts of the financial system. >> do anticipate potential cost banksve to the validity in this shift? mr. powell: i do not think there should be meaningful cost. we which are like to know if there are. >> if banks continue to participate in the libor panel, which you encourage a multiple rate approach driven by market choice or support bank lending for derivatives? mr. powell: yes. we have always set of people want to continue to use libor that is fine as long as it continues to be published. we need to be ready in case that does happen. >> what do you anticipate will be the changes you will bring to the fed relative to transparency in the fed? mr. powell: we are committed to being as transparent as we possibly can about monetary policy and regulation. i think if i remember what it was like back when i was under secretary of the treasury and the 1990's, the fed did not even publish a post-meeting statement. now we're much more transparent. we can continue on that path. i think it is important we be transparent and regulation. we are working across a broad range of issues including stress testing. in general, think it is appropriate for us to always be working on that. >> one last question. i have 50% fewer banks in north carolina today the an end 2010. do you foresee fed policies that assistnd handstand community banks in particular? >> time of the gentleman has expired. a very brief answer from the witness, please. mr. powell: it is a long-running trend. and wet like to see it don't want to make it worse. i would be happy to continue this with you. the time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. >> thank you. for your testimony today. chairman powell, do you agree housing is in recovery mode as far as transactions and housing in general? mr. powell: yes. it has been gradual but it is ongoing. >> on those lines, i want to questionhere mr. meeks two. i shared with your staff a recent article from my hometown newspaper about blackcomb buyers continuing to be denied conventional mortgage loans at a .uch higher rate than whites even when controlling for income, loan amount, and neighborhood. same lewis -- in the metropolitan area, african-americans who apply for 2.5entional mortgages are times more likely to be denied they are in non-hispanic whites and that is according to two years of research. there is loanhere activity, houses have a chance to sell. warehouses sell, people move in. where people move in, restaurants, community centers, and grocery stores are built. or very little of that is happening in low to moderate income neighborhoods in saint louis or elsewhere in this country. so my question is, what can the federal reserve due to ensure that africans for home mortgages are treated equally and the bad actors that steer and redline communities of color are from this process or change their policies question mark can you give me any direction in that area? be glad to,i would sir. first of all, racial discrimination in mortgage lending or any kind of lending is completely acceptable and wherever we have authority we will stop that from happening and punish and where does happen. the cfpb has quite a lot of authority in this area as well but where we haven't for the banks we supervise, we supervised carefully and aggressively to try and find these problems and address of. >> as you know, the fair housing act of 1968, law that has been on the book for 50 years, prohibited those practices of steering and red lighting. now, i share with you this article because i want you to give a more extensive response on what action we can take against bad actors like u.s. bank, who is cited in that .rticle the fifth-largest financial institution in this country who has denied mortgages across the board and the community i represent. that's stymies economic activity. it does not help. -- i would love to collaborate with your office on how we stop these policies and actresses that are discriminatory. you, and hopefully you will be willing to work with me on that. president trump recently tried to make -- take credit for december unemployment numbers showing african-american unemployment at its lowest recorded level. this, too, is part of a long-term trend that started under the obama administration and which african-american unemployment has steadily declined for the past seven years. in addition, racial disparities continue to persist with the unemployment rate for whites , unemployment.5% for african-american stands at 7.7%. with the african-american unemployment more than twice as high as white unemployment, clearly more progress is needed. vision forus your the fed attacking persistent unemployment among african-americans. mr. powell: what we can do on that front, sir, is we can take seriously our obligation to employment.um we understand fully that while the national unemployment rate is low and while it any region's unemployment as actually lower you meet a lot of congressmen and senators that come from places where unemployment is in the 2's. >> i would like to explore that with you. >> time of the gentleman has expired. the chair recognizes the oklahoma.from >> before he ask a broader question, i think you are the fourth chairman i've been able to visit within this environment since i've been a member of this committee. i would like to discuss an issue with you that we have already discussed. my good colleague, subcommittee -- mr.n mr. luca meyer luetkemeyer has a bill regarding. the supplemental clearing range ratio. it has strong bipartisan support. becauses those amounts the margin is inherently a risk management will. your predecessor showed willingness to look at the issue. i was hoping you might be willing to consider that situation. powell: what we are doing now is taking a careful look at the enhanced supplemental leverage ratio. i think our view is that the leverage ratio is very important. it should be a backstop. it should be a high-end hard backstop to risk-based capital. to thatenhancement leverage ratio we put in place in 2013 and that range went too far. i think our way of a dressing that is going to be, i think, to lower the calibration of the of the supplemental leverage ratio. that seems to get done what needs doing. >> clearly, something needs to be addressed. i represent the northwest half of the great state of oklahoma. commodity-driven economy. the price of commodities of course is a reflection of both supply and demand. not an issue for the fed to be concerned about, i represent industries where technology advancement has been successfullyy very . whether it is precision agriculture, increasing output of farms and ranches with fewer inputs, or on the energy side of the equation. horizontal drilling, the most of basing technological advances in the last 10 years. that has increased supply. sinceducers and see, 2014, whether it is oil in gas or wheat and cattle that prices are half of what they were in 2014. where you think the fed projections would have economic growth and demand in the year or two or three down the road. because we haven't supply equation. that is our challenge. of demand picks up, life gets better economically at home. powell: that's typically the case, as you know. i have not updated my projections but i will just say generally that it does feel to me that the next couple of years look quite strong. demanduld see strong from consumers. you should see businesses investing. i would expect the next two years on the current path to be good years for the economy. labor markets continued to markets labor continuing to improve and and place and moving up to 2%. i would think that should create a good environment for people in your district two are in the commodity business. >> the old adage about rising tide raising all ships. thank you mr. chairman. >> will the gentleman yield to the chairman? >> of course, mr. chairman. >> in the minute and a half he had remaining, i had a question, chairman powell, dealing back on excess reserves. i asked your predecessor this westin and the answer was not clear to me. i think, as you know, under must be --t the rate and i'm trying to find the exact language -- cannot be above the usual level of short term market interest rates. has beennow the fed paid a price over the fed funds rate. paying over libor. it is currently paid one hundred 50 basis points yet our constituents typically receive about 10 basis points on their savings account. what does the phrase "above the usual level of short-term market interest rates" mean? in your 2012 role-making that ioer, it allowed the rate to get pegged to your primary credit rate, but that is your administrative rate which meet you can set it where you want to set up. so, legally is 30 cap to the interest rate you can pay in ioer? mr. powell: issue suggested, the languages the general range of short-term interest rates. something like that. i would look at that and see a martial paper, wholesale deposits, short-term interest rates, money markets, things like that. less than a year. i think the whole idea of ioer is to move rates like that around. >> but you consistently pay 150 basis points. constituents are getting 10. mr. powell: they generally come up with a lag. >> time has expired. we recognize the gentleman from massachusetts. >> thank you. thank you for your attendance. appreciate that. a couple weeks ago there was a story in the wall street journal around etf's. i wanted to get your thoughts on this. noted thatlar story shares of everything from manufacturers to banks to oil production companies are all rebounding together after tumbling in unison earlier and the month. the article noted one factor contributing to the close correlation among the snp various sectors was driven by the growing population of exchange-traded funds. i know etf's and best in wide swaths of the market and one invest all correlated -- in widespread swathes of the market and when that is correlated, it can sometimes increase volatility. at least that is what the data would suggest. does the fed think there are risks to the broader financial system of association with etf's? mr. powell: i saw that article. we looked after the volatility came and subsided. we look carefully to try to understand what happened. it seems the markets we

massachusetts. >> boston brought beers and basket of goodies from new england. not only that massachusettss elizabeth warren and edward markey had to take a picture with the nick foles jersey, awesome. if the patriots won. new england would have received philly cheese steaks and beer from yard brewing company. >> pretty funny, all right. >>> follow-up to a story we told but yesterday on good day , guy that ripped his seat out after his super bowl and will pay for damage now because these photos, videos of him taking that seat at the airport with all of the bright purple we will see, strapped it on his carry on luggage so people saw the missing thing but here's the thing he gets to keep the seat and he will not face any charges. >> can you believe that? he didn't to have pay for the checked bag fee which i want to know which airline does that now. >> he gets rewarded in a sense >>> 4:56. lets get a round up of our top stories. >> reporter: good morning, thomas, government shut down overnight what it means for you and how long it could last we will tell you coming up next. >>> happening righ

like it is hard he to er to be massachusetts republican and somehow not stay away completely. maybe the governor of plas ma massachusettsff uniquely. but over time that is difficult to do. how do you deal with that aspect? she was trying to say hey, i was just being representative of central new york. is that such a bad thing? >> well, remember tip o'neill former speaker of the house once said all politics is local. >> and i totally disagree now. >> i think there are two things happening that will affect our politics for the long term. one is we don't really have a national conversation anymore. people are more and more consuming the media that they agree with and that is going to continue to create polarization except when we have yunique candidates who find a way to bridge that during national elections. as for the parties themselves, i think you are going to so he a l see a lot of conversation already about 2018 is the fact that we still have these gerrymandered districts that were created in these red and purple states that will make it hard for democrats to win seats. i don't think we can confuse what happens on sh

massachusetts immigrant and refugee advocacy coalition, she is now attending university of massachusetts in boston where she is pursuing a degree in international relations and a minor in public policy. so it sounds like a happy ending but sadly it is not. on her first day as a freshman at umass boston, president trump repealed daca. he callously terminated the program with no guidance on what should be done next for these young dreamers. that heartless action by the president left estephanie unable to focus on school. she no longer had any certainty about her future here in the united states and at umass boston. as she put it, quote, after so many tears and sleepless nights, it felt like all my hard work was being thrown away. but estephanie is a fighter and she's not giving up on her college education or a career. i know she will succeed if she is just given a chance. because she like so many other dreamers deserve that chance. over the five years that daca was in effect, the program protected some 800,000 dreamers, nearly 8,000 in massachusetts. these are young people like estephanie who study, who serve, who work, and who live next door to us every single day. they are our friends, our neighbors, and our loved ones. they are not too lazy. they are not bad hombres. they are some of the best and the brightest in our country. but now because of president trump's unconscionable decision to end daca, estephanie and so many other young people like her are living in darkness again. it is heartbreaking to witness this administration's strip protections away from people who are americans in every way that should matter. leaving them to live under a threat of deportation is unconscionable. we should not abandon these young people who we urge to come out of the shadows. we should not abandon the larger community of dreamers who have no other home than the united states. the american people understand this. in january a poll found that 87% of americans favor allowing immigrants who are brought to the united states illegally as children

massachusetts regulators are win.nuing to probe into >> this is significant news about nevada. would continue. massachusetts said they will be taking a look at his first personal stock holdings. he may be gone as chairman and ceo, he is still the largest ceo that.n exercise and thathave to sell would further the company in a position where it would be vulnerable to a takeover. scarlet: what about nevada? >> the same allegations. they were not as specific. massachusetts. what dide a look at the board what did the company no, why was an action taken earlier? julia: we were just showing the a fifth of, it lost its value in light of these allegations, rallying after steve wynn steps down. the divergent direction analysts are going on the impact of him stepping away from the business. upgrading. others saying it is going to take years to recoup. >> that is one of the things we have been looking at. we are not seeing any evidence of massive cancellations or anything like that. but there is no doubt he was a visionary and a gutsy businessperson. he built a lot of projects a professional manager would not pursue as aggressively. talk to us about the president shifting now to the ceo spot. what do we know about him? how much of a visionary as he? >> he is got the experience. he started at the founding of the company in 2002. well-liked by the financial community. has experience running casinos. you always saw him around hand-in-hand with steve when. for 16 y

get them to capitulate so if you get -- massachusetts is not known for their strong catholic opinions. >> laura: we will hear it from those catholics in massachusettsow. >> that's good. i would like to hear from them too. >> laura: thanks so much. by the way, wait until you hear nancy pelosi's suggestion for an alternative to the border wall. nancy is on the case and my responses i've gotta say, i love the new place. oh thanks. yeah, i took your advice and had geico help with renters insurance- it was really easy. easy. that'd be nice. phone: for help with chairs, say "chair." phone: for help with bookcases, say "bookcase." bookcase. i thought this was the dresser? isn't that the bed? phone: i'm sorry, i didn't understand. phone: for help with chairs, say "chair." does this mean we're not going out? book-case. see how easy renters insurance can be at geico.com. >> laura: you might have missed this, but in an interview broadcast live on facebook yesterday nancy pelosi offered a solution to the border crisis. it kind of took my breath away. here's her alternative to building a wall. >> talk about where a more serious structure might be necessary, fen

other news, a former massachusetts governor, former republican presidential candidate mitt romney is running for senate out of utah. former massachusetts governor one time republican presidential nominee mitt romney is running for president in utah. romney, 70, was a republican bear presidential standard in 2012 evenly losing the general election to then president barack obama with romney's potential arrival comes real tension between him and the man now occupying the oval ffice, president donald trump. let's take a look at what governor romney said about the indictments issued against the russian national. >> i want to note that i pointed out in the 2012 election that russia is a geo political adversary, that they poke their stick in our eye any chance they get. they've obviously been trying to influence elections here in this country. i agree with the president that they didn't determine the outcome here in our nation in any way. but what they've done is unacceptable. i'm glad that they're being held accountable and believe that without question that russians are trying to interfere with the principles of elected democracy and that's

massachusetts governor that took over after him. that mittm was romney's administration left them with a half page of to run thes on how massachusetts government, but the actual problem was that all the government computers had been wiped clean. host: that is one concern you have going into the midterm elections, is that the most concern or are there other issues you are concerned with going into them? caller: listen to what the concern is. what possible reason is there being for wiping the massachusettsovernment computers? what could those be? when you made that case, it comes to mitt romney and was the president offering support for his senate run, saying he announced he is running for the senate from the wonderful state of utah. he will make a great senator and successor to orrin hatch and has my full support and endorsement. the president giving that on twitter. then a response from mitt romney, saying thank you for the support and i hope i ran the support and endorsement of the people of utah. that is one of the issues going into the november elections. florida.ma city, beach liz, cohead, you're on -- go ahead, your on. ok, we will go to loretta. democrats line. caller: good morning. one of my issues is gun control. is soot understand how it easy for individuals to get whatever you call them, and why they are on the streets. i looked at ebay one day and us on one of these guns advertised for sale. an so why is it not organization that looks at the internet and ebay and places lik

massachusetts. you draw voting districts that are so funny shaped they look like salamanders to protect incumbents. that's what he did in massachusetts. also two virginia delegates. edward randolph of virginia and george mason of virginia, one of the most under appreciated of the founder. who refused to sign the constitution because it didn't contain a bill of rights. why not? james madison among others said a bill of rights would be unnecessary or dangerous. unnecessary because the constitution itself is a bill of rights. it gives congress only innumerated powers. there is no reason to fear that congress would abridge free speech. dangerous madison said because people might assume if a right wasn't written down, it wasn't protected. our framers believe our rights come from god or nature and not the government and to try to reduce them to a single list would be folly. in the face of objections from the three anti-federalists and the state ratifying conventions, mattson changed his mind. he was a practical politician. he almost lost a house election in virginia and he came to support the adoption of additional amendments to prevent further abuse of powers. what we're now going to do in the final section of this wonderful american treasures gallery. we've been seeing these incredibly rare, priceless earliest drafts of the constitution lent by the pennsylvania historical society. the first public printings of the bill of rights lent by david rubenstein and see how the original amendments were whittled down to the 12 proposed and the 10 that were actually passed. let's go see those now. we're now about to see the first 19 amendments proposed to the constitution. we know that there were 10 that were ratified, known as the bill of rights, madison originally proposed 19. they appear in the gazette of the united states. you can find them online at interactive constitution. this new amazing online tool that the national constitution center has launched. 11 million hits since it launched a little more than a year ago. click on any provision of the bill of rights and see the leading liberal and conservative scholars describing what they agree about and disagree about, but you can also in the rights interactive portion, click on any part of the bill of rights and see -- so when madison made this list of 19 amendments, he didn't make it up out of thin air. he had beside him the state constitutions like george mason's virginia declaration of 1776 or the massachusetts constitution after 1780. all of them had bills of rights. madison drawing on the list proposed cut and pasted among the most popular amendments to create his original list of 19. there was one amendment in the list that madison thought was the most important in the bunch. here it is. it says, so state shall violate the equal rights of conscience or the freedom of the press or the trial by jury in criminal cases. this is revolutionary. the final bill of rights that was passed only applies to congress. we know the first amendment says congress shall make no law, it doesn't say the state shall make no law. madison thought basic rights of conscience are so important, so fundamental that the states as well as congress should not be able to abridge them. madison lost that battle. that amendment did not pass, along with several others, there are 19 on this list. and it took the civil war, the bloodiest in american history, to pass the 14th amendment to the constitution, which has been constr

massachusetts. the "daily insider states," many electricity companies in massachusetts who expected to see a rate increase this year instead will see a rate deduction because of the recent federal corporate tax cut. what was expected to be a $60 million annual rate increase has turned into a $20 million annual rate decrease said the massachusetts department of public utilities. in south dakota, black hills energy is working with regulators to pass tax savings on to south dakotans. utility companies in 39 states are passing tax savings on to consumers, and that can be a real help to family budgets. everybody knows how much gets spent out of every family's budget on utilities, on energy, and certainly in my part of the country in south dakota with the cold winters, that is even amplified. it can be a real help to families, mr. president, especially those living from paycheck to paycheck. florida light company announced thanks to the new bill, they not need to pay a surcharge for hurricane irma restoration. they plan to apply federal tax savings toward the $1.3 billion cost of hurricane irma restoration which will save customers an average of approximately $250. mr. president, thanks to tax reform, good news for american workers seems to just pour in daily, whether it's lower utility bills, new jobs, bonuses, or as blue cross and

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