of bros and roubini associates mr rose. just before the break we were discussing this very gloomy scenario that you painted out and i heard you say that if. indeed happens the political implications in the two thousand and twenty electoral year could be massive especially taking into account the character of the current american president what is your worst fear is not just. is not just in the u.s. in a number of countries political developments have shown a very different direction from the past now that i got in the u.s. we had one of the there my be. two potential severe downturn is the possibility that presidents facing potential. economic crisis tend to turn that instruments to gather. consensus around them that has been has happened a number of times in the past and by other instruments i think you mean the some sort of foreign policy crisis and in your article specifically you mention iran as a as a potential target right exactly because what i was about to say is that presidents can work effectively all on trade mig

i have one question, mr. rose. wondering if you had an opportunity to look at the amendments and if you have any analysis. >> our report was -- was issued yesterday on the latest legislation that we have seen, madam president. >> president cohen: ok, thank you. appreciate that. so, i'll take that as a no, the policy matter for this body, ok. great. either one of the authors of the amendments would like to read into the record or walk us through the amendments? supervisor ronen, supervisor fewer, would you like, one of you like to share about the amendments? >> i could do that now or would you like to take public comment first. >> president cohen: i would like to hear what the amendments are, because public comment might be interested in commenting on those amendments. >> no problem. after the last agreement reached with mayor -- after our agreement reached with mayor breed and the san francisco labor council, like to introduce the following amendments to the m.c.o. ordinance. wage, raise wages for workers of non-pr

at rose and roubini associates mr rose it's good to talk to you thank you very much for your time thank you for inviting me now over the last couple of weeks we've heard a number of prominent economists warn that the global economic growth may be slowing down but i think you've been the most passive mystic of all predicting a new global crisis around two thousand and twenty doc may be similar in scale or perhaps even wars than the one we saw in two thousand and eight is that still a possibility or already a certainty no of course is probabilistic assertion in the sense that we look at various scenarios for the ward economy and we have touch from the bigger twos to do what we do. compared to other economists out there and these are houses sense we patch a high probability to such an event to occur around forty five percent and this is based on an non but of forces that we see already at play and we can think and we think that over the next couple of years would have gathered starting in my actually quite too cozy down to the more severe than what we have seen potential in two thousand an

well the act under which above mr noah and mrs rose. were charged and were eighty days it is an act which can be used to convict rather easily and that is because for example it is the sum of money which goes into a bank account and your can't explain that properly and legally away then you're very likely to be convicted of such a money laundering charges so apparently are going after hours they investigate instead interrogations the prosecution's witness the satisfied with the answers and again what does all of this mean for prime minister mahathir mohamad as he fulfill it has promise on cracking down on corruption you know one of the implications here for malaysian politics. where the ruling party should rule took power due to a dear strong criticism of the broad wrongdoings the election or wrongdoings of previous administration and no indeed there to feel good the promise of for example it's morally oppen lee and family investigating the series of cases and prosecuting those who they failed. responsible for this money disappearance y

at rose and roubini associates mr rose it's good to talk to you thank you very much for your time thank you for inviting me now over the last couple of weeks we've heard a number of prominent economists warn that the global economic growth may be slowing down but i think you've been the most passive mystic of all predicting a new global crisis around two thousand and twenty doc may be similar in scale or perhaps even wars than they want to be saw in two thousand and eight is that still a possibility or already.

of throws and roubini associates mr rose it's good to talk to you thank you very much for your time thank you for inviting me now over the last couple of weeks.

mr. meng rose through the ranks under that person in the 2000s, so now it seems like he may be meeting the same fate as his former patron. at least the latest statement by the chinese authority answers some of these mysteries or unanswered questions, but there are still a lot more to be found about his disappearance and now detention, george. >> steven, just recapping, this breaking news that you're sharing with us, again, mr. meng is being held, you say. that he has accepted bribes according to government officials. and as we know, has resigned from interpol. but here's the greater question here. given china's efforts to basically focus on global ambitions, outreach, and put chinese nationals in prominent positions, what are the implications around the world with regards to trust? >> reporter: that's right. it's a very unsettling story. also it's interesting what you mention his wife has been telling reporters in leon, france. she's been receiving threats online and via the telephone. she sent unsettling text messages and images. the knife emoji has been talked about. it implies her husba

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mrs. nixon would say, i'm sorry, i can't put you through. [laughter] they were talking to the first lady. >> the other thing is we had rose, pat, and myself and right outside was shelley. in the office, adjacent to mr. nixon's office, was a very important person who had arrived with his pipe and so forth. that was john mitchell. we were all in the corner there. >> we were on the senior partner's floor. >> we knew so much about law. >> we found a slide. and if you are here for the roll of pictures before, there is a better version of this that came up in color. but talk about the speech writers in the slide. >> this is in long beach. e speechwriters, i was doing one page excerpts in 19 cc six excerptsn -- one page in 1966 that nixon put into his speeches. after our great year in 1966, the future president told me he wanted to hire somebody to balance me because he thought i might be a little far to the right. i went out and got a list of the best and brightest young writers who were moderates and republicans and i said, the very best one is ray price, the former editorial editor of the herald tribune, which, i believe, had gone under by then.

mrs. kennedy and her mother-in-law rose kennedy spent $30,000 a year on clothes in paris to which jackie very famously responded, i cannot spend that much money on clothing unless i wore stable underwear. she then made a remark talking about, mr. nixon, it was a backhanded koppelman, but a political one. so she said, mrs. nick's and dresses very well. she buys her clothes at elizabeth arden's. those are not inexpensive. coverage of the two candidates wives from an image of newsweek magazine and the center image of a composite put together on ladies -- ladies journal. the cartoon at the far left "i hope digg and jack finally realize what their destiny hangs on." as if the two candidates wives are walking down a fashion runway. top ister image at the the morning of the kennedy 1861.ral, january you have lady bird johnson, the wife,ng vice president's and then the outgoing first lady, jackie kennedy, the incoming, and pat nixon, the outgoing vice president's wife. in the famous tapes that jackie kennedy later made and released in 2011, she commented on how attractive mrs. nexen appeared that day

rose, thank you. mr. starnes: i would hire you. >> thank you!applause] i think it speaks to the quality of our young people asking her questions tonight. >> and next question is from 17-year-old kosha from portland and she wants to ask you about recognizing trauma. >> i want to thank you for to host thesevelt event. i question is for governor kate and representative buehler. in a multicultural school, many students have faced traumatic experiences in school and in their personal lives. roosevelt high school, in collaboration with the university of oregon, through trauma informed approach, is focusing on creating agency resilience and resolving barriers that are the result of trauma. as governor, how would you support schools and teachers to classroomsuma within to improve academic performances , specifically for black and hispanic students? >> i think we begin with representative buehler. mr. buehler: great question. as you know, i can tell by your question that you understand the issue with regard to adverse childhood experiences. the long-term

mrs. kennedy and her mother-in-law rose kennedy spent $30,000 a year on clothes in paris to which jackie very famously responded i couldn't spend that much money on clothing unless i wore sable underwear. and she then made a remark talking about, well, mr. nixon, it was a back-handed compliment but of course a political one. she said mrs. nixon dresses very well. she buys her clothes at elizabeth arden's and those are not inexpensive. coverage of a the two candidates's wives from an image of "newsweek" magazine in the lower center image was a composite put together in ladies home journal. of course the cartoon at the r left, i hope dick and jack finally realize what their destiny hangs on as if the two candidates' wives are walking down a fashion runway. and the center image at the top, is inauguration day the morning of the kennedy inaugural january, 1961. you have with her back to the camera lady bird johnson the incoming vice president's wife then seated mamie eisenhower the outgoing first lady. jackie kennedy the incoming. and pat nixon the outgoing vice president's wife. in the famous ta

also breaking right now, the death toll from hurricane michael just rose to 19 as mr.rump is wrapping up his tour of the disaster area. this hour, i'll talk with congressman jerry conley who represents the virginia district where khashoggi lived. our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. >>> first, let's go to our chief international correspondent clarissa ward. she is joining us live from turkey. clarissa, you broke the story on this report being prepared by the saudis. what are they planning to admit? >> reporter: so, wolf, what we're learning essentially is that this report, which we know the saudis have been working on for some time, what they've called essentially an internal investigation, that when it will be released it will contain, according to these two sources, an admission that jamal khashoggi was, indeed, killed while he was in custody in the saudi consulate. they will be framing it essentially as a botched operation, as an interrogation gone wrong, as an attempted abduction from turkey potentially or presumably, i should say, to saudi arabia

we're waiting on the president to make his way to the rose garden for this announcement. mr. mcintosh, we just saw commerce secretary wilbur ross under the deal. the president's 25 % -- is 25 % tariff on canadian steel remains in place. on fox business this morning, the commerce secretary said there is no timetable, no time line for dropping these tariffs. does that give the white house leverage? >> so one, i think the president has done a great service in stabilizing nafta, making sure it will continue to be in place and putting this new agreement there. but i think next steps have to be peeling back the tariffs. they're hurting american countries. companies that are trying to use steel and aluminum to produce, and i think they'll get to that. there's a battle within the administration between the free and fair traders and between the protectionists like navarro who want the lift high tariff boundaries around the united states. this is a sign the president is going for an international agreement. he's making it a better agreement, and one of the things that he's also doing i

mrs. trump visited the makeshift memorial for the 11 people gunned down during worship. laying roses and stones from the white house and in memory of the victims with the first funerals getting underway today. some local leaders urged the president to stay away. those requests were echoed by protesters. >> you can't preach hate and then be surprised when people, irrational people take your hatred to heart and act on it. >> hundreds of protesters greeted the president singing songs in hebrew and holding signs like jewish lives matter and build bridges, not walls. >> launching a new debate across the country involving his plan to end birthright citizenship. cbs reporter angelica alvarez on his plan and the pushback from his own party. >> reporter: in a taped interview with axios, president donald trump says he wants to sign an executive order to do away with birthright u.s. citizenship for children of non- citizens and unauthorized immigrants. >> how ridiculous? we're the only country in the world where a person will come in and have a baby and the person is essentially a citizen for 8

mrs. nixon put me through to the vice president and she would say i'm sorry, i can't put you through. they were talking to the first lady. >> the other thing is we had rose, pat and myself and right outside with shelley. in the office adjacent to mr. nixon's office was a very important person who had arrived and that was john mitchell. >> we were on the senior partner's floor. >> we knew so much about law. if you are here for the role of pictures before there is a better version of this that came up in color. but talk about the speech writers in this. >> i can tell you the speechwriters, a sickly. i came aboard and was doing one page excerpts. in 1966, great year the future president told me he somebody tore balance me because he thought i might be far to the right. out and got a list of the best and brightest young writers who were moderates and republicans and i said the very best one is rape prize, the former editorial editor of the herald tribune, which i believe had gone under by then. but i said he is not a great admirer of yours and he wrote the endorsement of lyndon johnson in 1964. nixon told me, listen, pat. i don't care if he likes me or likes

mr. trump and the first lady laid roses to honor each of the victims. they were joined by ivanka trump and son-in-law jared kushner both of whom are observant jews. the president then visited the university of pittsburgh medical center presbyterian to meet with four law enforcement officers injured in saturday's shootout. >> he expressed his thanks for their service and his sorrow over their injuries and really wanted to hear some of their stories about the event. >> reporter: before the president arrived, mourners said good-bye to four of the victims, including beloved brothers and daniel stein. the 71-year-old had just become a grandfather. dr. jerry rabinowitz was also buried. the 66-year-old ran toward the gunfire to help others. ruth satler knew him for almost 40 years. >> he would be the kinds of person who would do whatever he could to help in a situation like that, that's jerry. he's just a wonderful person. >> reporter: the president was asked here at the synagog if he had anything to say and he said, quote, sad, sad, sad, very sad. i hope we'v

mrs. trump wanted to pay their respects, visiting the makeshift memorial for the victims gunned down during worship. laying roses and stones in memory of the victims. >> the entire community will feel like they have lost their mothers, fathers, and sons and daughters. >> i hope all of us can love each other. forget about the hatred. >> he also visited the hospital where sop of the wounded are recovering. the suspected gunman will remain behind bars, facing 29 counts including hate crimes and murder. >>> one of america's most notorious modern day gangsters has been found dead in prison. 89-year-old james whitey bulger was reportedly beaten to death by other inmates. nikki battiste is in west virginia with details. >> reporter: james whitey bulger was found dead on tuesday morning following a transfer to west virginia's hazelton high-security penitentiary. multiple reports indicate the former mobster was killed. bulger was serving a life sentence for a 2013 conviction on a laundry list of crimes including playing a role in at least 11 murders. his criminal enterprise ran lone sharking, gambling during the 70s and

i saw the president as the rose garden a few weeks ago and i said mr.t it would and he said you ain't seen nothing yet, but we're very impressed. today we have seven million more jobs than we have workers to fill them, the lowest unemployment rate ever, am i worried about the stock market, yes -- >> gdps could be dragging down growth. >> that is a great point. >> he didn't follow your advice on that. >> yeah, common sense he doesn't do that, larry kudlow, as well, we worked as a team. we said well donald, we can't work for you because we're for free trade. he said i'm not a trade protectionist. i believe in international commerce and international trade, but we have to have a better deal, we have to get tougher. >> one quick point, i came around a certain, to some extent, to his way of thinking. i started looking at the evidence and trump was right, we had lower e ee ee ee ee eer tar. >> yeah, i don't like the government spending, i think that is the biggest problem with the republicans right now. they're spending way too much money and that was a big c

rose a. >>> up next, the high drama over the high court appears to be settled for now. >> mr.resident, i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> a key vote all but seals the deal. we have swift reaction. >>> and dramatic video from the seattle space needle. a famous performance group that and i am a certified arborist for pg&e.ughes i oversee the patrolling of trees near power lines and roots near pipes and underground infrastructure. at pg&e wherever we work, we work hard to protect the environment. getting the job done safely, so we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with citiefo ks and future generations. together, we're building a better california. >>> live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. susan collins said today she will cast a vote for brett kavanaugh to become a supreme court justice. she made a much anticipated speech on the senate floor. her support is seen as a critical vote

into a national chain mr rigaud was named as the likely buyer and similar past discussions they did back to two thousand and ten and two thousand and thirteen barnes and noble stock rose by more than twenty percent on reports of the sale but shares priced reminded remain below their past baselines held down by six percent drop in total sales for last year in the third quarter of this year the company's online sales fell by fourteen percent. and turning possible sales in the us book market to a possible merger in global mining peabody coal of st louis is reportedly in serious negotiations to purchase drummond international l.l.c. a major operator in colombia's call mining sector the talks center around a proposal for peabody to take an eighty percent stake in drummond for as much as four point five billion dollars the bid marks a noted comeback for peabody a historic name in mining the company nearly went bankrupt back in two thousand and sixteen the talks also followed peabody's purchase last month of the shoulder creek mine in alabama from drummond for four hundred million dollars. and in boston earlier this week at the forbes under thirty summit i was on a crypto pa

mr. trump along with his daughter, ivanka trump, and son-in-law, jared kushner, both of whom are observant jews. there, the president and the first lady laid stones and a single white rosech of the victim's memorials. ♪ this land was made for you and me ♪ >> reporter: less than 50 yards away from the president, about 1,000 protesters were chanting, many of them condemning him for divisive rhetoric. >> president trump, you are not welcome in pittsburgh. >> reporter: some protesters didn't want the president coming here until he condemned white nationalism. politicians, including the local mayor and the governor of pennsylvania, did not greet the president. four funerals were held today. dr. jerry rabinowitz, a 66-year- old family doctor known for his kindness and gentle touch, was the first to be laid to rest, with thousands of mourners turning out to pay their respects. ben and arlene schieb were two of his patients, and longtime friends. >> there were stories being told, memories being shared by patients, friends. it was a very emotional time. >> reporter: a second funeral was held for the beloved rosenthal brothers, cecil and david, who went through life together with

referring to he did say i rose or he had to apologize so he did say it is mine it is thoughts that was he explained it to a brother visitor of a one of the christian groups mr parlow is he a killer your president no he's not sorry you use against killers you've you have explained some of what he says is hyperbole exaggeration that's how you described his claim that he had roamed the streets of davos city and he was mare and personally killed people this was an interview you gave february last year but that's not hyperbole he's never said he killed he s but out of self-defense of those killers or killing people and he was part of the operation how many is he killed he has not said so to my eyes he went out and killed people did he is self defense yes how many i don't know who have dawson we have no idea was never investigated or is he too powerful to investigate was investigated by us fall out not to be guilty but human rights did that. what about the police was never investigated for murder by the police nobody complained you or they object they're dare you victims well you know this country there is a rule of law and we follow certain processes you have to

course, is a republican who rose in republican administrations before a stint in the obama administration. this russian effort, a blatant remix of donald trump's material. >> mr. mueller has a lot of conflicts also, directly. you know that. mr. mueller is highly conflicted. >> i can say that the people who have been hired are all hillary clinton supporters. some of whom worked for hillary clinton. the whole thing is ridiculous. >> i call it the rigged witch hunt. i think that really hurts our country, and it really hurts our relationship with russia. >> so that is big. the doj moving forward on these 2018 election charges. meanwhile, there's a related seen playing out in virginia, where mueller's investigation into the 2016 campaign continued with its most high-profile guilty convict, paul manafort, arriving at this hearing in a wheelchair. that's the first time we have seen that. reporters noted he was wearing only a left shoe, that he looked visibly grayer, he was in a green prison jumpsuit with the words alexandria inmate on the back, and the judge was dismissing the ten deadlocked counts from the first trial, setting a new sentence date for february 8th,

rose garden. pres. trump: time -- i am using them to negotiate. hopefully we can make a great deal with china, a fair deal. mrord the most important trade deal we have ever made, by far. he said the new agreement will easily pass congress after he signs it by late november. the republican national convention will be held in north carolina's largest city. the divided charlotte city council voted 6-5 in july to approve a bid to host the gop convention. the city hosted the democratic national convention in 2012. in las vegas, hundreds gathered to mark the first anniversary of the mass shooting that killed 50 people and injured hundreds. the nevada governor brian sandoval addressed the crowd saying today we are reminded of the pain that never goes away. global news 12 four hours per day on air and on tictoc on by 2700powered journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. caroline: trade promises kept. that is what president trump is saying about the new deal between the u.s., canada, and mexico. pres. trump: it is my great honor to announce we have successfully completed negotiations on a

press conference in the rose s h mexico and canada but as multiple female reporters tried shot them down in super demeaning and sexist ways. >> yes, behind you, please. >> thank you, mrent. now that you've answered several questions on trade, i like to turn to judge kavanaugh. >> don't -- don't do that. >> do you have -- do you have -- >> mr. president. >> excuse me, do you have a question on trade? we'll do one or two more questions on trade. >> you answered several questions on trade. okay, don't do that. that's not nice. >> mr. president. do you know the -- >> have you -- somebody was before you. excuse me, don't do that. do you have a question on trade? >> you answered several questions on trade. >> do you have a question on trade? my question is on judge kavanaugh. >> okay, please. yes, go ahead, please. >> just to wrap up -- can you promise to release fbi's report? >> you know what? you've really had enough. hey, you've had enough. question? yeah, go ahead. sure. she's shocked that i picked her. she's in a state of shock. >> i'm not thinking mr. president. that's okay, i know you're not thinking. you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> no, go ahead. go ahead. >> seth: i

mr. rosendale? stood herele: john 12 years ago and made fiscal sanity one of the biggest issues hashe campaign, and he raised the debt ceiling 11 times and the national that has rose from $8 trillion to over $21 trillion. apparently, he has not been looking too hard at it. whoe has got to be somebody is willing to go into office and go through the budget, line by line, and take a look and see where they can reduce spending. the commissioner's office by reducing my operating costs by 23% last year. raisesed to take a pay and was the only elected official to do so, even though the state's budget was in a crisis and the governor was looking at calling the legislature back in for a special session. that is the kind of leadership that we need in washington, d.c. sen. tester: the leadership commissioner rosendale showed in the legislature, and the fact is i turned $3.3 million back from my state budget. eating a nodded her for the state, you should know what the debt ceiling is. obviously he doesn't. the money has already been spent, auditor. if you do not increase the debt ceiling, you default. you should know that. you are a land developer. that is the kind of stuff t

rose of vero beach, florida, is 100. she loves watching old movies and is a bingo champ. b-13. and we have mr. serving our country. we salute you, sir. >> we do. >>> we have a big fourth hour coming up. >> what have you got? >> jenna bush hager. she is hosting with power is ou thousands of customers in the >>> 8:56, good morning, everyone. power out this morning for thousands of customers in the north bay. due to extreme fire danger, pg&e shut off electricity to parts of 12 northern california counties. it amounts to nearly 60,000 customers. of those, about 17,000 are in the dark in napa, sonoma and lake counties. meantime, some relief for commuters who have been suffering bay bridge traffic backups due to the freemont street and transit center closure. freemont street is open again this morning. it had been closed since cracks were discovered in steel beams in the transit center. crews have now stabilized the braces for those beams. still no time on when the transit center will reopen. our bob riddell testing the commute with other drivers. he'll have a live report in our midday newscast. als

rose back buying from the corporate bonds. in the lasthave couple months, as it has been announced, you see more bonds that have sizable price drops as a result of earnings, mrsame volatility in europe. there are buying with high-grade but a lot of traditional high-grade removing in. the answer is volatility increases in europe. it does not have to be a substantial move spread wider. this.it shows that spread is moving higher for triple b's. what is the best if you are looking at u.s. opportunities and fundamental ships when it comes to central bank buying? there are different things i would say. if you are looking at the u.s. in general, i think it is an in high-yield. when you look at europe from what has happened, the get double b's and single b's where the company has bonds and the company has bonds in the u.s. -- you see the bond in europe are trading cheap. there are is opportunity for people who can look at both. alix: where does that leave you in the leverage loan market? in europe, we moved there from that great market. they are shrinking a bit. and you mentioned central banks. we have had the bank of england, the fed, and mentioned there are risks i

roses and salnes at memoto honor the victims. the first family also traveling to a local hospil to meet survivors, first responders, and medical personnel. some locals, including t's city mayor, had asked mr. ump to put his trip on hold. hundreds of residents gathering to protest. >> no more hate! no more hate! >> reporter: while also showing lidarity with a grief stricken jewish community. many here still trying to come to terms with the horrifying attack. huddling together to pray, focusing on fai and unity in theseimes of heartache. the victims on the minds of neny. caro band attended her close friend dr. jerry rabinowitz' >> when a patient died, he always went to their funeral, which i thought was quite beautiful. >> reporter: joycebeeinberg will aid to rest later today. jennifer feeley says she will remember someone who was all about family >> when i think about joyce, i think about such a kind, kind warm hearted, smart but devoted mother. >> reporter: the penguins plan auction off those jerseys to help raise money for jewish groups and police officers injured in the attack. >> thanks for that in pittsburgh. >>> also this morning there is a bizarre new scheme targeng special counsel

rose so someone, janitor being able to say no to something that's low level before it rises to something like rape, right, so in that respect thinking about proportionate consequences seems really important. mrowman, i so appreciate your comment that sort of every great social change movement has in gender backlash and sometimes the backlash has been overstated for its own purposes. so my question to you is, how should employers think about that proportionality and how should they convey that and not in the moment after they've gotten some bad behavior that isn't yet illegal but ahead of time so people know that there will be proportionate and therefore fair consequences. sort of open it up maybe starting with mr. bowman. >> it's interesting we have been wrestling with the word investigation, when you hear investigation somehow fbi, cia, handcuffs and a lot of -- more in the criminal context and i don't do that to disparage the fbi at all. but the nature of their job is much different than what we do within our clients spaces, we have to realize that the word investigation is important, though, because it does engender level of promptness and due process and thoroughness, but if investigatio

rose garden yesterday from the white house. here's one of the other editorials in today's paper about this new agreement. "the washington post" editorial board calling nafta by any other name, mr. trump's new north american trade deal is barely different, saying that's a good thing. we want to hear your thoughts this morning. chris is in michigan on that line for those who support this new deal. chris, why? host: i like the trade deal. although i have toed a -- caller: i like the trade deal. although i have to admit, i don't know all the details. i heard milk was being taxed by canada for like 200%. i'm wondering what trump got that down to. i'm not sure if he said that in his press conference. also, i think trump's doing a great job with everything. i don't know how anybody could be against him, if you just look at everything he's done. but canada legalizes recreational marijuana on october 17. so i'm wondering how the monetary financial aspects of that are going to effect a trade deal at all. are their banks going to be dealing with our banks on a federal level? a lot of people have problems with like the money made from marijuana. so i wonder how that's going to effect the

mr. president. i rise today to share the story of one of my friends, jesse klein elder. they own and operate one of reno's most successful businesses. ms. cortez masto: it's under the rose brewery. they're also the proud parents of a beautiful baby boy. jesse, her family, and her business are doing great. but when i met jesse last year, she told me that her path to this point in life had not been easy. in 2012, jesse left her job at a large firm and the health insurance it provided to pursue her dream of starting a brewery with her husband scott. about a year later she learned she was pregnant. during a routine checkup nine weeks before her due date, jesse's midwife advised her to see an ob/gyn. jesse, though, didn't feel sick so she hesitated but the midwife urgedder to go see a everybody -- urged her to go see a specialist anyway. jesse's life was in danger. he diagnosed her with preclamps ya and rushed her to the hospital. her son was born a few hours later via emergency c-section. her doctors who blifer r delivered her baby -- who delivered her baby said had she waited, both she and her son would have died. in no uncertain terms, jesse told me that she and her son o

mr deputy speaker, the gap between those at the very top and the rest is not closing, it is growing. the pay of chief executives of our biggest companies roses will not benefit from the increase in the threshold and they are the very people being punished ryder cups still hard—wired people being punished ryder cups still ha rd—wired into people being punished ryder cups still hard—wired into universal credit —— punished by the cuts. the chancellor boasts of a balanced approach but what is balanced about cutting social security for disabled people or slashing service of the bone —— to the bone? by the end of this bond they were doled out £110 billion in tax giveaways to corporations and the super—rich. meanwhile, in the real world, homelessness has more than doubled, fewer people able to buy a home, household debt rising, child poverty is up now to over four million and rising. and more disabled people are living in poverty also. farfrom tackling the burning injustices, as the prime ministers said her government was going to do, they have actually made them worse and increased the injustices in our society. the equalities and human rights co