mr. costas, hi. hello. where's your store, mr. costas? crescent and 31st. crescent and 31st. cloverfield. cloverfield and 31st. cloverfield, crescent. cloverfield? crescent? [breathing heavily] what kind of store do you have? [chuckling] my kid's a hell of a southpaw. is he coming today? no, i don't think so. [chuckling] i know what he's doing. he's feeding the snake. that--that kid. he's n gonna give me a warrant for each store, and i need to me to make an argument for exigent circumstances. but we got, like, a half a dozen stores here and they're all closed up. i don't want to go in and have somebody walk on a bad search. hey, ed! the snake the old man was talking about. hey, man, i think we just found the place. hold on. your honor! your honor! easy, wait your turn. i have an emergency search warrant application. excuse my handwriting. it's not your handwriting, mr. cutter. the fact that your informant, mr. costas, doesn't seem tknow the location of his own store. the warrant pertains to a kidnapping in progress. we have officers on the scene. we're racing the clock. you t

mr. costas has taken many steps in the right direction. his remorse, it has been too little and it has come too late. reporter: the parole board's questions focus on not whether costas would be freed but when. he's asking to be released to his family instead of going to a minimum security prison first. a decision from the board could take months. >> a danvers teen convicted of killing his teacher, about to learn his sentence. loved ones are preparing to have their say. reporter: sentencing is set for tomorrow. they will be talking to the judge then and directly to him. he suggests not to the defendant in this case. the question is, not is philip chism going to spend a lot of time in jail, because he will. but when will he be eligible for parole? >> as a matter of fact, there's no parole ineligibility period. reporter: philip chism's lawyers know he's facing life. but the big question is, when will he be eligible for parole? because he was 14 when he dan -- danvers high, he can no longer be sentenced to life without parole. prosecutors are l

mr. costa: thank you, mr. chairman. i ask unanimous consent that amendment number 4 be printed in the house report 114-429, be modified in the norm that i have placed at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the modification. clop modification to amendment number 4, printed in house report number 114-429, offered by mr. costa of california. modify the amendment to read as follows, page 19, line 24, strike 7 and insert 8. page 20, line 19, strike colon and and insert semicolon. page 20, line 21, strike the period and insert colon, and. page 20, after line 21, insert the following, the, triple i, administrator of the small business administration or designated representative. the chair: is there objection to the modification? without objection, the modification is agreed to. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. costa: mr. chairman, representative bustos and i would like to thank congress member beyer and wittman and the rules committee for allowing us to present this amendment on the floor. this amendm

the chair will recognize the gentleman from california, mr. costa, for five minutes. mr. costa: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. i rise : mr. speaker, today to bring attention again to the devastating drought that has impacted california for over four years. you know, much is said about california and the success that we have had post-world war ii, but a lot of it is owed to the fact that we have developed a water system, both a federal and state water project, that allows us to move water throughout california for beneficial use to every region of california. and that has been a great success. but today that water system is broken. it's broken because it was designed to meet the needs of 20 million people and the agriculture that we had in the 1960's and 1970's. today we have over 40 million people in california. we have more intensive agriculture, producing half the nation's fruits and vegetables. leading agricultural state in the nation. and demands for water for the environment

mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today to speak on the current status of california's devastating drought. i urge california state and federal agencies to maximize the pumping of water in the delta to the allowable legal limits. as a result of state and federal agency's inability to operate at the most flexibility range available, under the biological pinons, over 44,000 acre-feet of water has been lost just this last week during these el nino conditions. and over 131,000 acre-feet of water has been lost this year. water that could be used to grow crops, to feed people. this is morally wrong. congress must pass legislation to provide relief for the people of the san joaquin cali and california. senator feinstein's introduction of water legislation is a critical step and i urge the senate to pass their legislation so we can enter the negotiations with the house passed bill which i strongly support. time is of the essence and every day of delay results in further losses of the vital water that is necess

. >> mr. costa, five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i want to thank the administr e administratiadministrate for being here this morning. i want to continue the conversation on the renewable fuel standards. there is adversity of opinion as it relates to this committee and members of the congress on how it is applied and implemented. but can you explain the process the db will be taking to ensure the 2017 rules are not delayed the way the 2016 rules are? >> i can, sir. we already proposed a 2017 standard for biodies diesel to on track. since we are on track, we have every interest to stay that way. >> for those that believe in renewable and al turn tv fuels are the future but can you talk about using food to produce fuel and if that is effective or if it creates more pollution issues? >> i know there have been a number of looks at this issue and investigations. but my job as epa administrator is to implement the law that has been given to me. >> which you said is probably the most difficult law you have to implement. >> it is. but it is

affordable, comfortable place to stay across the street from the hospital where their loved ones are mr. costa: terry's house is dependent on generous supporters. i'd like to thank them and their staff for all they do for a positive difference for the families who are going through this very, very difficult time. and we cannot say thank you enough to my friend tom richards and his mother, marie. their efforts have made this important home a reality for all as a living memory for terry, who is no longer with us. thank god for them and thank god for terry's house. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 594 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 87, house resolution 594, resolved that at any time after adoption of this resolution, the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house res

. >> mr. costa, five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman.>> i w and i want to thank the administrator for being here this morning. in your efforts to help us solve problems, i want to continue tht conversation for a moment on ths renewable fuel standards. obviously there's adversity of opinion as it relates to this s committee and members of the mpe congress on how it's applied and implemented. the 2017 rules are not delayed the way the 2014 rules were? >> i can, sir. alr one of the things we made sure was to already propose a 2017 h standarda for biodiesel so we could stay on track. >> for those of us who believe in alternative fuels and renewable fuels, but think that cellulosic fuels are the next generation of this development, can you explain the updated to climate impacts on the renewable fuel standards asas to using foo to produce fuel is the most effective way to do that that, in fact, it doesn't create more pollution issues? >> well, i know there's been a number of looks at this issue and investigations, but my job . as epa

mr. da costa good afternoon. >> good afternoon commissioners first and foremost i want to thank the commissions and others that attended the services for dr. espanola jackson so i hope i heard the people that spoke at that service judge quinton and george and some others so what really happens when an advocate passes away it is difficult to fill the shoes of the advocate and nobody can fill the shoes of dr. espanola jackson because she had a unique way of disarming and at the same time making a point i know you for coming too very much so advocates if they have their heart in the right place we expect the commissioners to center your heart in the right place we need to work together to make the right decisions for example, when the san francisco port commission decided to place the fossil fuel, etc., etc. it was a layperson that said no and thank god we had ambassador richard who understood exactly what we were talking about so similarly now we are involved with a huge projects and some of those i couldn't attend the deliberations but we need to be very open-minded and sincere we need to have a

. >> robert costa? >> mr.orning. >> hi, bob. >> let's learn a little bit about your skills as a politician. tell me, have you reached out to governor christie in the last 12 hours? if so, what was that conversation like? if not, are you going to reach out, try to get his endorsement, try to rally establishment support behind you? >> well, you know, i never thought of myself as a politician but jeb bush said he's a highly gifted politician, he is a gifted, gifted politician. and i said i am? i didn't know that. so sort of interesting. and actually sort of nice. i think that chris did an amazing job in terms of the debate adds a prosecutor and he's a friend of mine and he called me last night and we had a long talk and he's a little disappointed because he really did do a great job, he did an amazing job during that debate. i was witness to it because i was standing next to marco -- who i like very much -- and, you know, it was a strange kind of a situation going on there. it was a little bit strange and marco u

mr. da costa good afternoon. >> good afternoon commissioners first and foremost i want to thank the commissions and others that attended the services for dr. espanola jackson so i hope i heard the people that spoke at that service judge quinton and george and some others so what really happens when an advocate passes away it is difficult to fill the shoes of the advocate and nobody can fill the shoes of dr. espanola jackson because she had a unique way of disarming and at the same time making a point i know you for coming too very much so advocates if they have their heart in the right place we expect the commissioners to center your heart in the right place we need to work together to make the right decisions for example, when the san francisco port commission decided to place the fossil fuel, etc., etc. it was a layperson that said no and thank god we had ambassador richard who understood exactly what we were talking about so similarly now we are involved with a huge projects and some of those i couldn't attend the deliberations but we need to be very open-minded and sincere we need to have a

athena jones, she's following the bush campaign and white house correspondent jim iowa costa gathering the latest on mr. trump. jim, if picked start with you, trump says that the pitch in this race will probably hurt the party come november, including himself if he turns out to be the nominee, but at the same time, are you seeing any signs of him backing down from the kind of rhetoric? >> reporter: well no. not at all, jim. and we'll have to see how donald trump hand ms himself at this the rally that's coming up here this afternoon in north augusta, south carolina. i thought it was interesting to listen to donald trump at that press conference. just outside of charleston yesterday. even though he was continuing his attacks on jeb bush, almost stylistically, he was ratcheting things down a notch. he was explaining why he was going after george w. bush. jeb bush brought up this claim that his brother kept the country safe during his time in office for eight years, and donald trump felt like he was compelled to say, no, that's just not true. the september 11th attacks happened on george w. bush's watch, a

costas. he's been sleeping in the store off and on since it closed. came home after being away for a few days. he found mrs. conlan dead. he saw what he thought was a burglar-- "a" for effect, mr. tyrell. but we have a witness who can identify your client's voice. the young girl? you sure you want to put her on the stand so i can cross-examine her? katie conlan can handle whatever you dish out. all right. let's say you take no position on parole, and roy gets out in 25 years. roy gets out in 30, and only if he gives us the name of his accomplice. well...a name. a name. an address. some way of finding this person. you don't know who he is, do you, roy? it was nick's guy. and nick didn't tell you anything about him. lady, you can kiss my dumb muscle. (cutter) i'm sure you'll have plenty of takers where you're going for the rest of your life. good-bye, roy. mr. cutter, before you go there's a problem locating the warrant the police used to enter the pet store. i need it to prepare roy's defense. could you send me a copy? soon as i get your discovery motion. (rubirosa) i had a feeling that warrantless search w

mr. cruz had more votes than anybody in the history of the caucuses and he was a big winner there. now he's here. this is new hampshire. >> robert costa, everyone seems to be speculating that marco rubio will be the big target tonight but i don't think donald trump gets over that loss in iowa any time soon. do you expect him to be firing harder at ted cruz or marco rubio? >> there's a sense among many of his rivals that his support here in new hampshire is soft, that they have ground organizations that could inch up their numbers in the final days and as much as they're going to take on rubio tonight, trump is a target as well. >> david, who do you see as being the center of action tonight? >> well, i think you feel the level of desperation rising. it's almost like a circular firing squad. it's almost like a quentin tarantino movie. everybody is point a gun at somebody else, not quite sure who's point it at them. i saw chris christie this afternoon or this morning at a town hall meeting and, boy, did he try to rip the hide off marco rubio. i thought he wit was a pregame audition for what's going to happen tonight. obviously he needs t

mrs. money bags. the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for 20, 25 minutes with a delay, if you're at the end of the line. no major problems there. and west contra costa county. on 80 westbound. from hercules to richmond. looks good. and as you drive from the benecia bridge, to the walnut creek interchange. steve, i want to ask another forecast question. >> please go ahead, sal. >> this saturday, at&t park, it is metallica. and i think a certain person you might know might be going to that. >> well, you want to know the forecast. yes, i do. >> sal, nothing else matters. except a dry forecast. >> i see. >> and i will seek and destroy any rain that tries to come in. >> that is very good. >> thank you very much. >> looks good. looks good. thank you, sal. >> thanks for asking. would that be dave moore in the control room? i think he is going. thank you. all right. >>> we have a little bit of a system here that has to work its way in. and then, high pressure says it wants to kick in. people are writing me says, steve, oh, no, no, folks, we are long overdue tore a stretch of dry weather in the winter. this is very common, december, january, we have had off