mr. brooks. >> good afternoon, supervisors. steven hill. thank you for holding this hearing and to everyone who turned out to express their support for what i think is a good system. we can make it better. the thing that really -- in listening to all the testimony and to all of you talking, the thing that really stands out to me is supervisor farrell, you introduced your repeal measure on election day to great fanfare with lots of drama, and yet as of today, you have yet to fill in the blank of what exactly your proposal is. is it a december runoff? is it june? is it september? what is it? and i think the reason why is because you discovered it's really not that easy to figure out the electoral system. there is no perfect electoral system. there are pros and cons to any method. and it's real easy to pick on ranked-choice voting and basically compare it to perfection as you and others have been doing. but when it comes time to actually -- if you get rid of ranked-choice voting, you've got to replace it with something, don't you? that's where

mr. brooks raised a good point and i think it's important to recognize that staff has had an awful lot of success, the general manager, todd, and your staff, at persuading the other departments and the elected officials that this is something that we needed to do because of all the other things people want us to continue doing so i think, you know, there's a price. we may not have, you know, exactly, you know, what we really need but to not fight this year and to move forward and to try to address some of those things, i think it's a good course of conduct for us. i'm prepared to move there and have some confidence that, you know, we'll get the support that we need. >> thank you. it does strike me that -- this is -- these are rates and we are still able to do anything that's cost effective to do. so that if we have programs that achieve conservation in city departments, if we have a place to sell that power once we conserve it and if that pencils out even during the four years we could do things that right now we haven't figured out how to finance but if it becomes financeable, we could d

mr. brooks, your memory is better three years later? >>shepard: that is all it should take.re is an old saying, when you have the facts you go with the facts, when you have the law you go with the law, and when you ain't got other you get on the we stand and cry about your mama. >>guest: you don't think he took $500,000 and said do anything you want with it? >>randy: it looks that way. >>guest: because a contract is not reduced to writing but that is the boater practice does not mean you do not have an enforceable oral contract. >>shepard: an oral contract is as especially binding as a written contract if you can prove it happened. >>guest: and one thing to remember, though, is the common sense and the judge asked the jury to invoke that. you have to ask, why, would he give this amount of money over? >>shepard: from a public relations standpoint, you have given half a million to a hospital, and you didn't name it after my mom. for a superstar like brooks couldn't that be a problem? >> i think so, with all respect to the distinguished barristers, there is another saying and t

mr. brooks decided he wanted something named after his mom. >> avery, do you want to sing a few bars on thise to. it's all in his roots, he showed up in boots. look, people in oklahoma love this guy. they love this guy. i don't know who -- the hospital is going to take half a million dollars to name the entire hospital, that's a tough one. but you know what, i think garth has the charisma and i think the jury will love this guy, but you know what, he's got to prove the case by a preponderance of the evidence. we'll find out next week when the jury comes back. >> we will see whose praises will be sung. thanks, avery, richard, thanks so much. we'll see you in 20 minutes or so to talk about a hearing for a man who allegedly faked being a member of the rockefeller family and now facing murder charges. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ deep breath] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it

mr. brooks' mom. >> it's about my mom, her honor. i wanted to it be sweet.s just not going to turn out that way. >> reporter: the fight goes to a jury now. the two sides can't seem to, well, maybe garth brooks himself said it best -- >> ♪ we bury the hatchet leave the handle sticking out ♪ >> reporter: in court filings, the hospital said they only agreed that the donation would be anonymous and unconditional. brooks, in his attempts to add to the conditions after the deal was agreed upon, is now changing his tune. >> will he take the stand? >> he says he's prepared to do it. >> it's not about money, ever, with him. >> not at all. principle. >> i'm surprised. >>> coming up on "gma," the explosive courtroom scenes on tape. a husband is on trial, accused a second time of killing his pregnant wipe. >>> and new detail on the shocking plane pro peril accident that injured lauren scrug scruggs. for the first time, the pilot tells his side of what happens. >>> and the prince's promise. scaling mt. everest. >>> and how to scatame the loca grocery store the next time

mr. brooks, let's start with you.ited states was involved. involved is such a complicated word sometimes. is it possible at all that the u.s. had some influence, that there was some collusion, that there was some, how would you describe it, is that possible? >> i don't tend to think so, especially with this administration. they've really tried influence iran by not being confrontational with them. i very much doubt that. soledad, there's a lot of other players out there that probably have more likelihood of being involved especially from that region because they're extremely concerned, as we are, about iran's nuclear program. this is obviously directed at slowing or diswaiting iran from becoming a nuke leer weapon state. >> we heard from the spokesman from the israeli defense forces who posted this on his facebook page. he said this, i have no idea who targeted the iranian scientist, but i certainly don't shed a tear. my question for you would be is, in fact, mr. walsh, is that true, that he really wouldn't have an id

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[applause] >> in return -- let me turn to mr. brook and also in the context of your opening statement if you wish to address the failure that i've mentioned. they want to give you an opportunity to open as well. >> i'd be happy to. >> this is my first appearance at townhall, said thank you are biting me and hopefully won't be my last, but shall have to let you know afterwards. i have a feeling david is more at home here than i am, but i would like to be at home here. >> you are very welcome here. >> i'd also like to thank demos for participating in these events and i will moderate tonight are being well to moderate pace. we get into all the different concrete issues david has brought up and i'm eager to comment. i don't get a chance to comment on even half of them. but i too step back because i'd like to ask the more fundamental question of why do we need government? what is it for? and is there something unique about this country and the experiment that is american? because i believe there is. i believe in the 18th century thinkers of

this is the moment just before all hell brooke lose brooke loose. mr. abbott is the opposition leader who also was caught in the melee. no one was hurt and no one was arrested either. >>> a day after joe paterno's burial and funeral, thousands are paying their final respects. a public memorial starts next hour on the penn state campus, capping three days of honors for the winningest coach of all time. paterno died last sunday at the age of 85 weeks after coaching his final game. >>> when snow hits ice at a very wrong time and place. >> young slovak hockey players were practicing at the time but no one was hurt. >>> the late evan gellist oral roberts is talking about it. his decision to come out as a gay man and what he thinks of his grandfather's legacy. you do not want to miss this interview. >>> today's rock star as a new york firefighter is already a hero but that isn't how he saved the life of this little 6-year-old girl elise. he donated his bone marrow. the donation was anonymous but that all changed when the two met each other for the very first

new book by brooke astana. mr. staton what was going on in great britain june-october 1940? >> the nazis from germany had basically overrun nearly all of europe, a control from the atlantic circle, northern norway through southern part of your. a lot of people thought britain would collapse are caving in a matter of weeks. france had been overrun in about three or fashionable, several weeks. and many people thought that britain would follow. it didn't happen. and this is the story about why that didn't happen. churchill's leadership was a big part of it. the british people rallied the winston churchill. the germans couldn't come across the channel on account of the royal navy. but they did send thousands of airplanes to bomb britain, and in hopes of evading britain eventually. they couldn't overcome the royal air force. and eventually, october came along, bad weather began. the germans couldn't invade britain. and they had to put off any kind of invasion plan and to spring. so this is the story about those much. they were very, very critical months in exile after the bombing

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brooke's killer. >> it might be hard for you to understand, but at this time we just really feel gratitude, even to mre fit to tell us where he left brooke. and for our family, what happens to him, we are thankful that justice was served and that he will not have an opportunity for parole, but now he can go on with what's left of his life and we want to strengthen our family and to go on with our life. >> did it surprise you to hear her say thank you to joel courtney? >> it didn't surprise me. they are a giving and caring family. you can only hate for so long. at some point, as people, we have to be able to get beyond that. >> people always throw the word "closure" around. >> when people use that term, they are trying to be helpful and comforting, but i think in the death of anyone there's no closure. >> it is the end of a horrible ordeal, one that lasted much longer than it needed to. for brooke's killer, joel courtney, a life time of solitude awaits at the penitentiary of new mexico. >> you have no sympathy for this man? >> no, i think he's an animal. i hope he feels trapped, caged, defeated, weak,

mr. elliott. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify at the volcker rule. i should note while i am a fellow at the brookings institution my testimony is solely on my own behalf. i believe that the volcker rule is fundamentally flawed and will do considerably more harm than good for the economy. i base this on two decades on wall street as well as the years i spent at think tanks since then. despite being a former banker i should note my views on the volcker rule denied stem from opposition to the dodd-frank reforms would die on record as a strong supporter of the overall approach of the legislation. my problem with the volcker rule is it tries to eliminate excessive investment risk and major financial institutions but without me during either of the two key attributes, the level of investment risk and capacity of the institution to bear the risk. instead will focus is on the intent of the investment. i believe the globally agreed basel will on bank capital takes a more intelligent approach by measuring both investment risk and the adequacy of capital to absorb those risks. one can validly argue about the te

mr. cordray as a director through a recess appointment after senate republicans blocked his nomination. from the brookingss 45 minutes. >> good morning. thank you all for joining us today which officially marks our guests first day on the job. richard cordray is the chief of the consumer financial protection bureau, a new federal agency that began operation about six months ago. the agency was created in the dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act after the recent financial crisis. the bureau's role is to regulate consumer financial products and services including mortgages, credit cards, and the like. in its first six months the bureau has started to take steps to make consumer financial products more transparent, including no before you owe campaign which has focused on improving disclosures, and explaining the costs risks and benefits of financial transactions, easier to understand. in addition to the bureau launched its bank examiner program with them on the ground at the nation's largest banks. the bureau has been without a head since it was set up in the law what they believe lack

mr. questions and other british affairs public programming. this evening "new york times" columnist david brooksinterviews jody candler author of the new book fi obamas. .. i wanted to welcome you all to the event for the release of our new brief including more student voices in higher education policy making. for those of you familiar with the work in post secondary education, we spent a good part of last year working on the issue of college affordability, but from a slightly different tack than some of our peer organizations to do excellent work. the conversation has tended to evolve around how you make college more affordable regardless of the cracks in meeting financial aid. and we have been trying to do and policy analysis is how you make it more affordable. but it evolved over the last years. to court bodies of work, one is around pursuing information. it has been rolled out by julia morgan, the principal author of the brief we are releasing today. that was basically about creating user-friendly consumer information to improve college choice for the hubble creating a more competitive marke

mr. elliott? >> thank you all for the opportunity to testify today on the volcker rule. i should note that while i'm a fellow at the brookings institution, my testimony today is solely on my own behalf. i believe that the volcker rule is fundamentally flawed and will do considerably more harm than good for the economy. i base this on two decades on wall street as well as on the years i have spent at think tanks since then. despite being a former banker, i should note that my views on the volcker rule do not stem from opposition to the dodd-frank reforms. indeed, i'm on record as a strong supporter of the overall approach of the legislation. my core problem with the volcker rule is that it tries to eliminate excessive investment risk at our major financial institutions, but without measuring either of the two key attributes. the level of investment risk and the capacity of the institution to bear the risk. instead, the rule focuses on the intent of the investment. i believe that the globally agreed basil rules on bank capital take a more intelligent approach by explicitly measuring both investment risk and the adequacy of cap