mr. forester here today representing innovate mississippi and the mississippi coding academies. i look forward to hearing more about his work to train the next generation of workers in mississippi and the country. in the last decade the app economy has clearly brought value to consumers and businesses. it promises to continue delivering this value as apps increase in personalization and utility for users while adequately safeguarding consumer data. to that end i look forward to hearing from our witnesses today about how to preserve the economic and societal benefits for years to come. before introducing the members of our panel i'll recognize my dear friend to make whatever opening remarks he'd like to make. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you for holding this important hearing on this topic. before i get into my comments i think i'd be remiss if i didn't address the issue hitting the senate floor tomorrow, and that's net neutrality. it's hard for me to be in a hearing about apps or anything else about the internet and not mention this week we'll have an opportunity

mr. ruppert, are the folks at blm in the far as -- forest services court in the implementation effort? mr. rupert: there has been very active ongoing engagement oordination looking and coming up with consistent approaches to this. blm as well coming into the process. is close to the policy. essentially reinforcing the timelines and expectations for mplementation. >> ok, good. good. there has been discussion already with regard to the unmanned aerial systems. how does doi and the office coordinate with forest service in terms of the drone program? do you both operate separately, and is there some level of coordination that goes on with these? mr. rupert: maybe i will start. the interior drone operations are not strictly wildfire. in fact, the majority of the drone missions are actually resource missions. o, surveys and inspections. in the case of wildfire, we have a fleet, i think we are approaching 500 owned -- dli owned drones. inspections. in the case of wildfire, we we have several hundred certified operators. many of those are qualified to operate on the incident. the coronation occ

on the of coming some in meeting and he even alluded he might invite to mr kim don't want to visit the white house if the forests or something meeting is going well so this is a store for a spot in the article and remind us again of what kim would want from this negotiation he's offered pretty much to cease all nuclear activity what does he want to return from the us. well you just mentioned that the united states was a really isolated in the juice of a meeting in quebec north korea is as isolated as a country being so in order to escape from this corner isolation and the pressure of economic sanctions for survival. in the world to see two things one is the security guarantee from the united states and the united states are agreement to lift economy. in parallel with north korea taking steps toward peace. young thank you very much indeed. we've got a lot more to come in this al-jazeera news hour including looking ahead to a saudi meeting this aimed at helping jordan's ailing economy. and days after mount rapid in guatemala hopes of finding survivors windell. on the south african rugby team about to make history

mr. rupert says and both a resource and of things, you know, the forest health detections that we do across this nation when we can get that to having drones instead of the aerial surveys, then it's -- then it's thenitude of tens that the potential savings is. but we're in that innovative stage to how far we're going to be able to go replacing people with cameras. but we imagine it can be great. and we'rengomental work ourselves there. >> let me ask a little bit about that. i was up in south central alaska and i was struck by the amount of beetle kill that we're seeing up beyond the matsu valley up towards denali. it's an area that i hadn' really noticed the kill. obviously the peninsula had been decimated some years back. and unfortunately we're seeing some evidence that -- and this is done through the aerial surveillance. but we're seeing evidence that the beetles may be back. it's my understanding that the spruce barbeetle haseady decimated over 6 million acres. 3 million acres. more than 30 million sprees trees on theeninsula alone. so, again, we pay very, very close, close attention to

forest management reforms. montanans need them to act. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from vermont seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the trump impact has instituted a cruel policy, cruel on the children, cruel on mothers seeking relief from violence and rape. the cruel practice of separating a child from her mother when the mother presents herself at our southern border for the sole purpose of seeking safety. the cruel policy is the trump administration's decision, willful, voluntary, calculated decision to make it a crime for a mother to do what mothers do everywhere and always, protect their children. mr. welch: and whatever challenges we face at the southern border, none will be solved by ripping families apart. sending a child to one place, strange, unknown, unfamiliar. and the parent to another. neither knowing when, if ever, they will be reunited. this policy is not only cruel, it's unnecessary and ineffective

mr. rubin said, as a resource -- the forest health protection that we do across the nation, when we can get that with having drones instead of the aerial surveys, it is in the magnitudes of tends that the potential savings is. we are in the innovative stage to see how far we will be able to go saving people with cameras. we imagine it will be great and we will incrementally work ourselves to that. >> let me ask about that. i was in south-central alaska and i was struck by the amount of bark beetle kill that we saw beyond the valley and up toward denali. it is an area that i had not really noticed the kill. obviously the kenai peninsula has been decimated some years back. unfortunately, we are seeing some evidence and this is done through aerial surveillance, we are seeing evidence that the beatles may be back. my understanding that the bark beetle has already decimated over 6 million acres. 1.3 million and more than 30 million on the kenai peninsula. alone. again we pay close attention to this because of the potential for increased fire, particularly in the kenai peninsula right now. it is

master of science in computer science and phd in biomedical engineering both from wake forest university. next we have mr. greg brockman, our second witness, who is co-founder and chief technology officer of open ai, a nonprofit artificial intelligence research company. mr. brockman is an investor in over 30 start-ups and a board member of the stell digital currency system. he was previously the cto of stripe, a payments start-up now valued at over 9 billion. and he studied mathematics at harvard and computer science at m.i.t. and our final witness is dr. li, chairperson of the board and co-founder of ai for all. in addition, dr. li is a professor in the computer science department at stanford and director of the stanford artificial intelligence lab. in 2017, dr. li joined google cloud. bachelor of arts degree in physics from princeton and phd in electrical engineering from the california institute of technology. i now recognize dr. persons for five minutes to present his testimony. >> good morning. thank you, chairwoman comstock, ranking members lipinski and veasy. artificial intelligence, to ensure the

mr. cartwright: i thank my colleague from california and when i think of california and i think of conservation, i think of john muir. really the father of the national forests and the founder of the sierra club and you have a lot to be proud of in california, in john muir. his final resting place is there. i think of him but when i think of conservation, i also think of a wonderful pennsylvanian conservationist by the name of gifford pinshow. gifford pinshow was a noted republican and progressive, a conservationist to make pennsylvania proud. he was the governor of pennsylvania twice. he was the first chief of the united states forest service. t above all he was a pioneer in the american conservation movement. so it makes me proud to be from northeastern pennsylvania, where for many, many years gifford pin had -- pinshow lived. mr. speaker, the land and water conservation fund's authorization expires on september 30. this vital program, which was -- which has broad bipartisan and bicameral support, should be made permanent and should be fully funded. i am proud to support h.r. 502, which permanently authorizes the land and water conservation fund . it has b

this man — forest ranger sanjay dutta — was called in by villagers in west bengal who had seen this 5—and—a—half—metre long python swallowing a goat. mrided to pose for photos with the python wrapped around its neck. as you can see, that quickly backfired. mr dutta was almost strangled — but luckily, he was able to escape with no injuries. the us senate will vote later on whether to block a deal struck by the trump administration with chinese company zte. the tech giant has been on its knees since april, when it was slapped with sanctions for violating us trade agreements. after winning major concessions, the trump administration said earlier this month that it would lift a ban on the company's access to the us market. but that may now all be in jeopardy. let's cross to paul blake in new york for more on this. why is the senate trying to block this deal? it is a super interesting case because it puts many republicans, the party of donald trump, against the white house. the senators have a number of concerns but chief among them is they are pointing to the us intelligence agencies who say the company is too close to the chinese governm

forest. leaving no habitat for the rest of the sea life that's meant to exist there. mr. speaker, you might be wondering why would anybody in washington care about this beyond to say for a few moments what a sad situation it really is. to care. needs washington needs to care because this is a situation that is created by the fact that florida's water system is functioning exactly the way to washington that the u.s. army corps of engineers designed the system to function. in other words, this is happening on purpose. the lake okeechobee regulation schedule, what the u.s. army corps of engineers uses to decide when and where water from lake okeechobee will discharge into places where it does not belong is designed to, quote, share adversity. let me say that again. lake okeechobee regulation schedule is designed to share adversity. that means shared toxic water into a community that did not share at all in the polluting of the source of the toxic water. mr. speaker, let me explain this in a way that people here in washington, people here in the capitol can relate to. it woul

denuclearization of the korean peninsula or not while you are correct i mean mr donald trump himself made a reference to this summit meeting as a forest of many processes he used the term.

forest ranger in west bengal. he was called in by villagers who saw this 5—and—a—half—metre long python swallowing a goat. mr he was almost strangled, but managed to escape. the catholic archbishop of adelaide will be sentenced after being found guilty of concealing child abuse by a priest. philip wilson is the most senior catholic figure in the world to be convicted of covering—up sexual assaults by clergy. it relates to child abuse by a priest that dates back to the 19705. the bbc‘s hywel griffith is in the city of newcastle, on australia's east coast. he says the archbishop could potentially face a jail sentence of up to two years. we will find out what sentence he is given within the next few hours but last month, philip wilson was convicted of this after a long legal process and convicted of covering up events that occurred in the 19705. then he was a parish priest in east maitland i5 then he was a parish priest in east maitland is not farfrom here. victim5 turned to him to report the action5 victim5 turned to him to report the actions of paedophile prie5t5 but he did nothing and i5 actions of paedophil

forest bathing. john dickerson looks at how spending time in nature can affect our well-being and ability to focus. >>> in our series "note to self" francois clemmons who played on mrrites a message and offers words of encouragement to his younger self. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm hena doba. have a great day. it's friday june 8th.. good i kenny ch >>> a live look outside from the city of san francisco from our "salesforce tower" camera exclusive camera, 1,070 feet up providing us a nice perspective and clear conditions to start this friday, june 8th. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. the bright lights of the city always good to see. >> mm-hm. >> always good. >> how is everyone this morning? it's friday, wahoo! >> ha ha! >> excited for the weekend. it's going to be a good one and it should feel nice outside. on this friday, we'll have clear conditions and warm weather today compared to yesterday at least. a little less of the onshore breeze but it's still coming in from the west but not as strong. so headlines today include this warmup. so it's short-lived. tomorrow will be cool a

great memories that you can make with your memories in our forests, incredible, amazing, beautiful environment of colorado and the west. so, mr. president, i thank you and this is just one more important thing to remind ourselves, that we are all in this together. and i want to thank this congress for the would, that they've done. -- for the work that they've done. mr. president, i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator for south dakota. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, the good economic news keeps pouring in. cnbc reports that economic growth for the second quarter for 2018 is, and i quote, on track to double 2017's pace. in april, since the first time the bureau of labor and statistics began tracking the data the number of job openings outnumbered the number of job seekers. in may the unemployment dropped to the lowest level in 18 years. wages are growing at the fastest rate since 2009. and

mr. horowitz, i want to go to your report now. director wray said there's ongoing internal investigations and decisions will be made and training will occur. i don't want to lose the forest for the trees in terms of you remember report. first of all, the president upon the release of the report tweeted that he "hoped the i.g. report is not being changed and made weaker." can you confirm that your office followed all appropriate processes in the course of the review and your report was not changed? >> we followed normal processes, we took comments and made decisions on issuing the final report. it was not made weaker or softer in any regard. >> in particular, the report states on page 263 that it did not find evidence of the justice department's decision to not pursue prosecution was politically motivated. is that an accurate summary? >> we did not find that it was a charge of political bias. >> and you found the relevant decisions were paid on the prosecutor's assessment of the facts in the law as well as department practices. is that correct? >> as to the prosecutor's decision about whether to charge, that's correct. >> to be clear, did you or your staff speak to a witn

mr. clark, for your service. i want to introduce three interns, kristen evans, law student and erica jordan from wake forest and hbcu intern tony watlington from north carolina at&t. i want to remark on how important today's conversation is for the future of our nation so i'm happy that we have so many young people here today. the state of north carolina just passioned a bill that would allow the local small towns in mek ly the county that i represent to create their own independent charter schools, towns of huntersville, matthews and cornelius in north carolina. they say their parents need options when considering their children's education, and i don't disagree with that, but part of having options is having the ability to choose. my fear in this proposal is that as mecklinberg's charters begin, ore students will be -- for those students who can attend the charities, what are we do ensure that quality controls are in place, to guarantee that this choice isn't a false one? miss rees, this question is for you, and before you answer your organization is committed to advancing the mission of charter schools and anothe

forest fires. >> i think we have agreement in this committee. that's been a topic of conversation thanks to the chair and ranking member and the conversations that we've had. mr. glick, while i have you, i have an about a minute left. how do you view the role of tech nolls? we have been talking about that, renewables and energy resources, at providing that fuel secure energy? and you touched on it in your opening statement. >> that's a great point because we've spent most of our time when talking about fuel security, coal, nuclear, so on. you're right, if we actually can increase our resilience and reliability of the grid by looking at other stores, distributed energy resources, microgrids. microgrids are a great example and this committee has done a lot of work on that. if we're making our grid more reliable and military bases more reliable, i think we look at those and not the bigger power plants. >> thank you all. i know my time is up. thank you so much for the conversation today. >> thank you, senator. senator lee. >> thank you, madam chair and i want to thank each of you for being here today and willing to answer our questions. i want to start with you,

mr. forester, do you have anything to add? >> in the near-term we're highly focused on employment opportunities that exist with traditional employers who -- but i can tell you that we must provide this capability broadly across states like yours and mine because so many of these people that are not serviced well otherwise and they can't realize the potential of what they might wish to do. i can see a time when we're not doing a good enough job we're not only meeting mess miss's requirements, proding in other states and as soon as we'r in that position, guess what? we're limited unless we ca provide the very, very high broadband access that they're going to need to be working in off thein and living in mississippi. >> thank you. >> i know others have mentioned this issue, but i just wanted to touch on the whole issue of our mapping. the fcc, as you know is currentl currently working to implement a ra called mobility fund phase 2 which would qualify communities to build out our mobile networks. unfortunately, the fcc's map of el