mr. vice chair. we have oscar james. >> mr. james is saying he's fine. >> clerk: oh, okay. >> anybody else? anybody wishing to speak on this item? seeing none, i will close public comment and turn to my fellow commissioners with questions or comments. [ gavel ]. >> commissioner rosales? >> hello. thank you for the report. my only question, i think -- and you did answer it is because this is our project, our funding, and even though d.p.w. is doing the work, our s.b.e. is the one and our local hiring program is the one that will be observed. >> yes. and just to be very clear, the m.o.u. we're requesting today, you look at that as a sole source contract between the agency and d.p.w. however, we will be entering into subcontracts through this contract, and those will all have to comply and comply with s.b. 's policy, similar to what we have to do with all ocii projects. >> so it's -- d.p.w. as though they were the prime contractor then, rather than they were going to hire a prime? >> yes, but they still have to open it up to s.b.e. specific firms for the subs. >> okay. i understand that now. o

she passed away in 1876 and four years later, in 1880, mr. james married sara delano. mr. james roosevelt, when he married sara, was 52 years old and she was 26, she was half his age. and james and sara only had the one child, franklin delano roosevelt. when mr. james roosevelt, f.d.r.'s father, bought this property in 1867, it was a 17-room farm house, about 110 acres of land, with outbuildings, for which he paid $146,000, which today is the price of a nice car but then it was a large amount of money. the house was enlarged by f.d.r. in 1915 because he had a growing family and he had decided as early as 1907, 25 years before he achieved it, he would become the president of the united states one day he wanted a grander home for a future president. once f.d.r. became active in politics, quite often events one held here like when he announced his intention to run for vice president of the united states. it was that big announcement was held right here. quite often he would bring, once he was president, visiting foreign dignitaries to this house, especially during the war year

because they moved or something like that, so we have to tell them word of mouth. >> thank you, mr. james. maybe there's a way we can coordinate with miss simms and the team to get in touch with those comments. is there anybody else? i'm closing public comment. anybody else want to make public comment before we close it? okay. commissioner singh? >> we received an e-mail from president mondejar that next week she wanted to start at 2:00 instead of one, because mercy housing or something, she wanted to attend it. i have no objection to that. >> thank you. okay. so we're closing public comment on this, and commissioner comments. madam secretary, please call the next item. >> clerk: the next item is business is item nine, commissioner's questions and matters. mr. vice chair? >> anybody wishing to comment? seeing none, okay. >> clerk: the next order of business is item 11, and there's no closed business. and the next order of business is adjournment. >> move to adjourn. >> second. >> and we are moving to adjourn at 2:44. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. >> let's talk a little bit about the for

mr. champagne, james. [ laughter ] they call him champagne james. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah, champagne. >> jimmy: champagne james in the house. >> steve: yeah, he's in the house, man. y when he shows up, the pa starts. >> jimmy: yeah. and you go, "would you like -- do you want some champagne?" he goes -- [ laughter ] >> steve: no. >> jimmy: he goes, "no. no, i don't drink." eady.eve: too much a

well i'm happy to welcome tonight to the day mr james who joins us tonight from cleveland ohio mr rove or not welcome to the day i want to ask you you know you've been hearing what bob woodward's been saying just like we have i mean considering what mr woodward has written regarding trump's lack of knowledge about policies in the wall would you recommend that mr trump even attend the simmon are that you're giving which compares him to richard nixon. i think you would do well i know with. john b. he's a very honest guy you're here really is very much particular and interesting that you know john you know i started doing our program in two thousand and eleven will trump was on the scene in nixon's impulsive nature and some of the things that got him into this very troubled. right now so yeah he would do well to come listen joycean are in some of the papers. you write that there is a cancer growing on the trump presidency i mean what is the cancer. well you know the thing is that right now we're hearing is breathtaking from people inside not only with words well but the new york times and

thank you, mr. james. anybody else wishing to speak on the item. seeing none i will close public comment and turn to my fellow commissioners for questions or comments. commissioner singh. >> yes. do we have the list of preference holders? >> i'm sorry, commissioner, can you say that one more time? >> i can't hear you. >> he's asking if there's a list of ser tif -- certificate of preference holders. maybe mr. white can answer. >> pam sims. i'm a senior development specialist in house working on the c.o.p. program in marketing. actually, we work with the mayor's office of housing and community development and together they manage the program for us and yes, we together have a list of the c.o.p. holders. >> do you know the number we have? >> approximately 900 households. >> [indiscernible] >> it comes and goes because people get housed. >> yeah. we're reporting one to four parking are four units one parking? where do people park the car? >> what was the last thing you said? >> where would everybody else park their cars? >> yeah. >> the podium has a ra

mr. james has offered to sign those copies in the lobby afterward if you would like to have that opportunity. anyway, i would like to ask you both, welcome and thank you for being here. it is an honor to be with you both. i would like you to reflect on the significance of this day. ago is july 26, 70 years today that harry truman did what a lot of historians say is the most significant thing he did, desegregate the armed forces, in terms of the impact it has had over the intervening decades. what are your thoughts on the significance of this day? norma jean: for me, serving in was nottary, if it desegregated, i would not have this opportunity i have now. it has made a significant impact on black soldiers who want to serve their country like anybody else, divide opportunities for sovel, training, education, it was a very significant event in our history. noting thatworth the executive order was issued 30 years ago today, but no one knew what it meant exactly. the next day the press asked -- does

an olive branch or maybe soft is that sarcasm i'm not sure at the end that we also understand james that mr trump's speech has been in the main crafted by steven miller i mean steven miller you know his role in this administration in washington he has given the administration some areas some policy areas that have proved lingering and also at times highly problematic but he. he's always been involved in those very robust policies that mr trump then takes to his his campaign style rallies so we're not probably i would guess going to get a speech from mr trump this touchy feely care for the world might we get a speech that's more it's america first still and we want to work with you but it's about us. yes so that's definitely the case we will i think we're going to get an america first speech steven miller comes from the time of stephen bannon there at the beginning of the white house sees a close follower of mr bannon the chief strategist the architect of america first i said there was an occasion in the past when president obama missed his slot and the u.s. president didn't speak second it

the president cannot obstruct justice by discharging powers of his office by firing mr. jamest is going to be a strong vindication for president trump and the whole thing has taken a tremendous toll on the administration and it has harmed the country greatly. i'm convinced they will not be any new dramatic indictments coming out for mr. mueller. i think he is winding down his work and i think mostly writing a report for congress. arthel: okay, we will see what happens there. dave rivkin, thank you very much. >> thank you. eric: florence will not be limited to the carolinas. devastating storm will start making its way to other parts of our country. >> not only we see more impact across north carolina particularly as it most were central to the western area dumping copious amounts of rain but we are also anticipating to see a lot of damage going through west virginia, although up to ohio. eric: coming up we look at the storms path. where florence is headed next. focused on the carolinas, what they can expect tonight as darkness falls with about 700,000 people still without power

mr. speaker, my father, james employed ford, was de abroad when i was born in 1952 and he proudly worked his way through the ranks to the position of chief petty officer. like so many military families, both then and now, my father and other c.p.o.'s sacrificed a great deal to defend our freedoms. mr. speaker, chief petty officers are the backbone of the navy, responsible for training junior officers, they lead a division of sailors and petty officers and inspire them to be part of something bigger than themselves. north florida is incredibly proud to be home to so many sailors and their families and our community gratefully celebrates chief petty officers today for we owe them a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. congratulations and best wishes to them on this c.p.o. pride day. mr. speaker, i you yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. espaillat, for five minutes. mr. espaillat: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to express my deep concerns over the leadership coming from our nation's white house. mr. speaker, i would like to

mr. champagne, james. [ laughter ] they call him champagne james. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah, champagnen. y when he shows up, the pa starts. >> jimmy: yeah. and you go, "would you like -- do you want some champagne?" he goes -- [ laughter ] >> steve: no. >> jimmy: he goes, "no. no, i don't drink." eady.eve: too much a i don't drink. >> jimmy: yeah. they don't call me champagne james for that reason. >> steve: it's because of my pers -- my efferve-- my effervescent personality. >> jimmy: he has an effervescent personality: yeah. >> steah, he doesn't drink at all. hasn't drunk in 20 years. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: any liquid. >> steve: any liquid at all. [ laughter ] of his liquid comes from like lettuce. [ light laughter ] cantaloupe. you know, whatever. >> jimmy: yeah, her -- herbivore. >> steve: herbivore. yeah, sure. or omnivore. he eats other stuff, too. >> jimmy: omnivore, that's true. >> steve: but whatever. you know champagne jes. >> jimmy: champagne james in the house! [ air horn ] [ laughter ] my man champagne james showing up. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: everyone is at this p

can do them at the regional level and enterprise level to get moving dirt as secretary james would describe it. mr. babin: we want the latest technologies to be utilized to samb taxpayer money. we sure hope so. yield back. mr. graves: the gentleman from texas, mr. weber. mr. weber: i have five reports in my district, three coastal in my district. than a wind event. there's a lot of having to gone on because of the fact. the channel needs to be deepened we have an approved chief's report and i didn't see it in the p.d.f. today that you offered at the end of your comments. updated 2018 p.d.f. why is that? major general spellmon: are you referring to the sabine pass? mr. weber: i read it briefly. there is a study going on because as congressman babin, not a question of if but when. and a lot of jet fuel and energy is produced. so it's extremely important that we don't have a release in the galveston bay that something destroys it. but also the fact that we want to get sabine navigation waterway dredged down to 50 feet. i don't see it in your remarks here today. major general spellmon: the sabine pass

it is my privilege to introduce to you our secretary of defense, james mattis. >> thank you. mr.ice president, mrs. pence, your royal highness, cabinet , welcome all of you here on the second ground into our first responders who join us here today, thank you. to our most honored guests the families of those we lost, 17 septembers ago, here in the shadow of our rebuilt pentagon we are all part of your larger family. we stand with you every day interviewed of the fallen of your loved ones. in that spirit, this morning we commit ourselves to remembering and honoring the lives that might have been. we keep faith with the innocent solace in, we take their deaths that they were not in vain but they empowered us forever with the enduring sense of purpose. , disguisedat hatred in false religious garb to murder innocents will not prevail. though evil visited us on a cloudless tuesday morning, courage and strength answered amid the fire and smoke in new a pennsylvania meadow, and in this very building. as innocent people from 91 countries were murdered on our soil. of those countries repre

bays they're going to be following us following the developments over the next couple of days or so james mr trump has already been talking what's his focus so far. well it's about global drugs in the fight against drugs around the world that the president has been talking about he actually has now left the u.n. he was here for less than half an hour and he left the u.n. in the last five minutes or so it was a pretty general speech she was introduced by the u.s. ambassador nikki haley there was also a speech by the u.n. secretary general antonio terrace focusing on the fight against drugs no new specifics and i have to say although a hundred thirty countries have supported this call to do more to fight drugs globally privately some diplomats including close allies of the u.s. are a little puzzled what this meeting is supposed to have achieved one diplomat. told me well we're all against global narcotics i'm not really quite sure what they're hoping to achieve here a point i put just moments ago to yuri further tof is the executive director of the un odissi that's actually the part of the un

anecdotes thatde chief of staff john kelly calling the president an idiot and defense secretary g james mattis say mr. trump has the understanding of a fifth or sixth grader. >> john kelly aggressivelyushed back in this. general mattias aggressively pushing back. >> are they lying? >> they are not telling the truth. >> reporter: woodward's book echoes that op ed "the ne york times" with a top trump official saying they at times work against the president for the good of the country. more than two dozen officials deed iting it so will they have to take a lie detector test? >> no lie detectors are being used or talked about or looked at as a possibility. >> reporter: and the white house is trying to crack down on leaks rolling out a policy p thvents staffers from taking their phones anywhere near the situation room. lester? >>> kristen welker, thanks. >>> kim jong-uwants to do it again. the north korean leader asking president trump for a second summit but despitthe promises kim made to denuclearize and trump's continued prai nbc news learned u.s. intelligence believes m,hi north korea is se o still pr

mr. bubs the dog was posted by james william. the owner for whom mr. bubs has nothing but contempt.it's the growling and the scream at the end. they seem to delight in the fact their dog doesn't like them. >> i like that he's kissing the face knowing the dog won't bite him? so confident. >>> coming up next, the sunday sit-down with sarah silverman on her series that is a challenge to america in this dividing moment and something of a surprise to her fans and critics. >>> later, as police in chicago work to take guns off their streets, during another deadly summer, we'll visit the organization turning those weapons into something beautiful. >>> you can head over to facebook for a chat with dylan and me in two minutes. what do you want to talk about? minimums and fees. they seem to be the very foundation of your typical bank. capital one is anything but typical. that's why we designed capital one cafes. you can get savings and checking accounts with no fees or minimums. and one of america's best savings rates. to top it off, you can open one from anywhere in 5 minutes. this isn't a ty

mr. trump's firing of james comey as fbi director plunges the white house into turmoil. he made the remarks about secretly recording mr. trump and about the 25th amendment in meetings and conversation with other justice department and fbi officials. several people described the episodes in interviews over the past several months. the people were briefed either on the events themselves or on memos written by fbi officials, including andrew mccabe. then the acting bureau director. the article continues, quote, none of mr. rosenstein's proposals apparently came to fruition. it is not clear how determined he was about seeing them through, though he did tell mr. mccabe he might be able to persuade attorney general jeff sessions and john kelly, then the secretary of homeland security, now the white house chief of staff, to mount an effort to invoke the 25th. the "times" adds rosenstein was serious in raising the idea of wearing a wire himself to secretly record the president somehow and he mentioned it on a different occasion. justice department officials tell nbc news that ros

mr. trump's firing of james comey as fbi director plunged the white house into turmoil over the ensuing dayslassified intelligence to russians in the oval office and revelations emerged that mr. trump had asked mr. comey to pledge loyalty and end an investigation into a senior aide. the times also reports, quote, the extreme suggestions show mr. rosenstein's state of mind in

mr. trump is pleased with chief of staff john kelly and james mattis. josh rogin reports that white house officials are actively discussing who will replace mattis at the pentagon when he steps down. on wednesday, the president declared mattis will stay in his job. josh will join us next hour. >>> no shortage of fireworks on day two of the brett kavanaugh hearings. kavanaugh declaring no one is above the law during a 12-hour session of the senate judiciary committee. he did not want to answer explosive questions from democrats about the man who nominated him. >> can a sitting president be required to respond to a subpoena? >> so that's a hypothetical question. s>> president trump claims he hs an absolute right to pardon himself. does he? >> that's a hypothetical question that i can't begin to answer in this context as a sitting judge. >> it is common practice for judicial nominees to say they cannot answer questions about cases that may come before them. this is a critical issue with the robert mueller investigation. judge kavanaugh tried to clarify his

it is my privilege to introduce to you our secretary of defense, the honorable james mattis. >> thank you, general silva. mroyal highness, welcome to all of you on this sacred ground and our first responders who join us here today. thank you. to our most honored guests, the families of those we lost 17 septembe septembers ago, let me say in the shadow of our rebuilt pentagon, we're all part of your larger family. we stand with you every day in honored tribune of the fallen of your loved ones. in that spirit, this morning we commit ourselves to remembering and honoring the lives that might have been. we keep faith with the innocent who perished, we take solis in their deaths were not in vain, for in their passing, they empowered us forever with our enduring sense of purpose. and we remember the hatred disguised in false religious garb that murdered innocence will not prevail. though evil visited us on a cloudless tuesday morning, courage and strength answered amid the fire and smoke of new york city, over a pennsylvania meadow, and in this building. as innocent people from 91 countries were murdered on our s

mr. trump's firing of james comey as fbi director plunged the white house into turmoil over the ensuing days, the president divulged classified intelligence to russians in the oval office and revelations emerged that mr. trump had asked mr. comey to pledge loyalty and end an investigation into a senior aide. the times also reports, quote, the extreme suggestions show mr. rosenstein's state of mind in the disorienting days that followed mr. comey's dismissal sitting in on mr. trump's interviews with prospective fbi directors and facing attacks for his own role in mr. comey's firing. mr. rosenstein had an up-close view of the tumult. mr. rosenstein appeared conflicted, regretful and emotional according to people who spoke with him at the time. one of the reporters who broke that story this afternoon joins us now, along with some of our favorite reporters and friends. mike schmidt from "the new york times" along with former u.s. attorney joyce vance, jeremy bash, former chief of staff at the cia appeared pentagon, former fbi assistant director frank figlusi and phil rucker. i joked before the s

a string of senior white house officials have condemned the book — including mr trump's defence secretary jameshn kelly, who denies calling the president "an idiot". lets speak to our north america correspondent nick bryant. i suppose one of the things which shines through from this is this idea that the top officials in the administration are almost saving the country from the president himself, we can put up a couple of quotes, this from rob porter, a senior staff are... it is that idea that top officials are somehow protecting the country from the president. don't be fooled by the backdrop of bright, sunny weather at the white house because harry kane woodward has just ripped through the city. the recurring theme of fear is that the president's top advisers saw part of theirjob to protect the united states from the president of the united states and repeatedly you have stories of people nabbing documents off his desk, trying to stop him putting his name to policies like unilaterally withdrawing from nafta, ignoring orders like trying to assassinate the syrian dictator bashar al—assad. it's t

mr. trump said he was thinking of the russia investigation when he fired james comey as fbi director.resident telling that to lester holt in may of 2017. >> i was going to fire comey. knowing there was no good time to do it. and in fact when i decided to just do it, i said to myself. i said you know this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story. >> special counsel bob mueller's team is looking into the move against comey amounted to obstruction in the russia investigation. last night, jay sekulow said the network improperly edited the network. he said realizing firing comey might not shorten the probe. >> we think the transcript supports the president. it may actually extend the investigation. he said that on the tape. >> sekulow did not offer proof that nbc edited the interview. >>> former national security adviser michael flynn set to be sentenced on december 18th. he pled guilty of lying to the fbi about conversations with the russian ambassador. the retired lieutenant general agreed to cooperate with the russia investigation. the sentencing date suggests the need for

mr. deputy. and good morning, commissioners. james matsu, acting chief housing inspector. 780 post street is a 36-unit, five-storey building. there are full of tenants, many older tenants there. we received a complaint eight months ago, in january, from somebody that had fallen in the elevator because it wasn't aligning properly with the hallway. so we wrote a notice of violation.

mr. trump told us defense secretary james matus, let's kill him. let's kill the f-ng lot of them.d the president was ordering an assassination and it was obvious he was trying to start world war iii. and the lieutenant said this is fiction and any claim he uttered the contemptuous words about the commander in chief of the product of "some of the rich imagination kelly claimed in the book that he privately said, he's an idiot, we are in crazy town. i don't know why anyone of us are here and this is the worst i've ever had. kelly, the idea that i called him an idiot is not true. and we have an incredibly candid and strong relationship. committed to the president, his agenda and our country. even more than he does on twitter, and he is this dumb southerner, couldn't even be a one-person country lawyer down in alabama. the book also asserts there was a practice session to prep the president for a possible interview with bob mueller and it went so badly that the president's advisors were horrified. his personal attorney at the time as they say, don't testify. it's either that or an ora

mr. trump told the defense secretary james mattis about bashar al-assad, "let's bleeping kill him, let's go in and kill the bleeping lot of them." mattis humored the president saying he would get right on it but was stunned that the president ordered an assassination. the retired general said tonight this is fiction and any claim he uttered contemptuous words about the commander in chief is a product of someone's rich imagination. john kelly also denying the claim that he told the president he was an idiot, we are in crazy town. i don't even know why any of us are here, this is the worst job i've ever had. kelly says "the idea that i called the president an idiot is untrue. i spend more time with the president than anyone and we have an incredibly candid and strong relationship. he always knows where i stand and we both know this story is b.s. i'm committed to the president, his agenda and our country. the book says there was a practice session to prep the president with a possible interview with bob mueller and it went badly. the president's personal attorney allegedly said don't testif

mr. trump told the defense secretary james mattis about bashar al-assad, "let's leap being killed him, let's and killed the bleeping lot of them." he's telling associates he's trying to prevent world war iii but the retired general put out a blistering statement tonight saying, this is fiction. any claim he uttered a contemptuous words about the commander in chief is a project of "someone's rich imagination." john kelly also denying the claim that he told the president he was an idiot, we are in crazy town. i don't even know why any of us are here, this is the worst job i've ever had. kelly says "the idea that i called the president and 80 it is untrue. i spend more time with the president than anyone and we have an incredibly candid and strong relationship. he always knows where i stand and we both know this story is b.s. i'm committed to the president, the agenda and our country. the president's personal attorney allegedly said don't testify. it's either that or an orange jumpsuit. while dowd is assisting, not true. he said there was "no so-called practice session or reenactment of a mock

mr. deputy. and good morning, commissioners. james matsu, acting chief housing inspector. 780 post street is a 36-unit, five-storey building. there are full of tenants, many older tenants there. we received a complaint eight months ago, in january, from somebody that had fallen in the elevator because it wasn't aligning properly with the hallway. so we wrote a notice of violation. the elevator starts and stops abrumentzly. we posted the notice. we did a reinspection. we referred the case to a director's hearing. we mailed a notice to all interested parties. posted the notice. did another reinspection. the elevator still was not operating properly. here's a picture of the elevator. another picture. and there's a third picture. director's hearing was dully held on march 29. a hearing officer issued a continuance and gave more time to the owner. in april, we reposted the building because the work still had not been completed. in may, we did another reinspection. on may 10, there was an advisement with order of abatement. the advisement p

mr. chairman, the votes are 13 yeas and 8 nays. >> that majority vote joshua olson eastern district pennsylvania reported the floor, the clerk will call the role on jamesol for national drug control policy. [roll call vote] [roll call vote] >> mr. chairman, the votes are 18 nays. >> by the vote of 18 positive votes james carol is reported to the floor, now, we will vote on u.s. attorneys and marshals unless there's an objection, those in favor of jason dunn, u.s. attorney for california, dallas carlson, north dakota, signify by saying aye. all those oppose say no. the ayes seem to have it, the ayes do have it. those two nominees are reported to the floor. now turning to legislation on our agenda i have a manager's amendment to ask 2969 among other provisions, this amendment would extend federal immunity, the good-faith reporters suspected child abuse and others making reports, i'm happy to support immunity language which ranking member feinstein championed, so without objection the manager's amendment is adopted. i believe that we can vote on this bill as amended. s3354 and s3172 by voice vote and so those in favor signal by saying aye. those oppose sa