i said no, mr. ken, there's no problem. these are all my fans. they all come over to say hello to me. >> reporter: with a purple heart and bronze star pinned to his uniform at 91 he has quite a life story to share. >> in 1944 i was in the battle of the bulge and i was wounded in france. and here i am working for the new york met organization for 52 years. who ever would figure that one out. >> reporter: this year, he hopes the mets win the world series. >> it would be great, you know? three times. as long as i stay healthy i'll make it again. >> reporter: win or lose he has advice for his beloved team and the rest of us. >> enjoy life every day. every day. and have a smile on your face. that's the main thing. everybody will love you with a smile on your face. >> reporter: advice that keeps him coming back to the ballpark. nbc news, new york. >> maybe he'll bring them some good luck tonight. when we come back, a rescue team fighting for the life of one sometimes the present looked bright. sometimes romantic. there were tears in my eyes. and tears

mr. ken stewart will be introduced by the distinguished senator, senator david perdue. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to introduce today mr. ken stewart from marietta, georgia. he's also returned to my alma mater, georgia tech to work after having retired as a senior adviser of industry strategy at georgia tech in 2010. he was appointed commissioner of the georgia department of economic development. mr. stewart's perspective on wile fire for the private land owners is especially important in our state since georgia has more privately on the other hand commercially available timber land than any state in the country. of georgia's 25 million acre, 52% is owned by private individuals, only 8% by public, federal state and county. we should draw on his wealth and knowledge. their choices and concerns are critical as we discuss the importance of forest management and other forest tri-issues that impact them directly. thanks for being here. we look forward to your testimony. >> our next wit

mr. ken stewart will be introduced by the distinguished senator. >> thank you mr. chairman. i am pleased to introduce mr. ken stewart, an area of georgia he's currently serves as chairman of the board of trustees for the american force foundation. he also returned to georgia tech after having retired as a senior adviser of industries that jesus in 2,010. previously he was appointed commissioner of the georgia department of economic development in january 2007. he joined state government in 2,004 when he was appointed director of georgia for stricken georgia has more privately owned commercially available timberland than any state in the country. george's 24 million acres, 55% is owned by private individuals. only 8% by public, federal, state, and county. we should draw on his wealth and knowledge with private and family landowners in the field. their voices and concerns are critical as they discuss the four street issues that impact them directly. hank you for being here, we look for to your testimony. >> our next witnesses mr. chris trees, i recognize the senator. >> thank

i am pleased to introduce ken stewart mr. ken stewart --introduce mr. ken stewart.he is the deputy director of the newly formed bioproducts institute. previously he was appointed commissioner of the georgia department of economic development in january 2007. government ine 2007 when he was appointed the director of the georgia for a street commission. his perspective is especially important in our state since georgia has more privately owned commercially available timberland than any state in the country. acres,gia's 24 million 54% is owned by private individuals. only 20% by public, state, and county. we should draw on his experience with private and family forest landowners in the field. their voices critical as we discussed for a street issues that impact them directly. ken, thanks for being here. we look forward to your testimony. roberts: our next witness is chris treese. introducennett will the witness. senator bennett: it is my pleasure to introduce chris treese to the meeting. he serves as the manager of external affairs for the colorado water conservation t

mr. ken stewart will be introduced by the distinguished senator, senator david perdue. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to introduce my stewart. he serves as chairman for the board of trusties for the american forest foundation. he returned to work as new reformable products institute after having retired of senior adviser at georgia tech in 2010. he joined state government in september 2004 when he was appointed director of the georgia forestry commission. mr. stewart's perspective on wild fire for the private land owners is important in our state since georgia has more privately-owned commercial timberland than any state in the country. 55% is owned by private individuals. only 8% by public federal state and county. we should draw on mr. stewart's wealth in knowledge and voices and concerns are critical as we discuss forest management and issues that impact them directly. we look forward to your testimony. >> our next witness is mr. chris treese. i recognize the distinguished senator

i said no, mr. ken. no problem. these are all my friends. they all come over to say hello to me. >> reporter: with a purple heart and bronze star pinned to his uniform, at 91, he has quite a life story to share. >> in 1944, i was in the battle of the bulge. and i was wounded in france. a little town called mets. and here i am working for mets. >> he has some advice for his team and the rest of us. >> enjoy life, every day, every day. and have a smile on your face. that's the main thing. everybody would love you with a smile on your face. >> reporter: advice that keeps him coming back to the ballpark. chanel jones, nbc news, new york. >> fun every day and a smile on your face. >> that's why i put a smile on my face. thank you, sir. >> good job. we'll be right back. 1, 2, 3, (pumpkin smashes) ==terry contvo== it's "pumpkin chuckin" in lodi. take a look at this. >>> one, two, three! >> woo-hoo! >> it's pumpkin chucking time in lodi. take a look at this. you're wondering what peggy does on saturdays? now you know. >> now you know. >> scientists

i said, no, mr. ken, no problem. these are all my fans. they all come over to say hello to me. >> reporter: with a purple heart and bronze star pinned to his uniform, at 91 he has quite a life story to share. >> in 1944 i was in the battle of the bulge. and i was wounded in france. old town called mets and here i am working for the new york mets organization for 52 years. who ever would figure that one out. >> reporter: win or lose he has some advice for his beloved team and the rest of us. >> enjoy life every day, every day. and have a smile on your face. that's the main thing. everybody would love you for the smile on your face. >> reporter: advice that keeps him coming back to the ballpark. sheinelle jones, nbc news, new york. >> maybe next year. >> there's always next year. >>> extraordinary images from a desperate rescue effort off the coast of california. one of the giants of the ocean, a humpback whale, in distress from something manmade. >> and rescues like this are happening more and more. >> reporter: in the waters off southern c

mr. ken stewart will be introduced by the distinguish senator david. >> thank you mr.chairman, i'm pleased to introduce mr. kim stewart from georgia. mr. stewart currently serves as chairman of the board of trustees from the american force foundation. he has also read my alma mater to work his deputy director of a renewable bite product institute esther after having retired in 2,010. previously he was appointed commissioner of the georgia department of economic develop and in january, 2,007. he joined straight government in 2,004 when he was appointed director of the georgia for street. his perspective on wildfire for private landowners is especially important in our state. georgia has more privately owned, timberland than any state in the country. george's 24 million-acre, 55% is owned by private individuals. only 8% by public, federal, state, and county. we should drawn his wealth of knowledge along with his experience in the field. their voices and concerns are critical as we discussed the importance of force management and other forster issues that impact directly.

chairman pleased to introduce mr. ken stewart from marietta georgia. he serves as the board of trustees for the american forest foundation and also returned to my alma mater alma mater and how georgia tech to work as a deputy director of the newly formed institute after having retired as a senior adviser of advisor of industry strategy at georgia tech in 2010. he was appointed commissioner of the georgia department of economic development in january, 2007. he joined the state government in september of 2004 when he was appointed director of the georgia forestry commission. his perspective on wildfire for the private land owners are especially important in our state since georgia has our privately owned commercially available timber land than any state in the country. the 24 million acres, 55% is owned by private individuals. only 8% by federal state and county. we should draw the wealthy and college with the experience of private and family forest owners in the field. their voices and concerns are critical as we discussed the importance of the forest m

in a federal prison camp in maryland i forgot to mention i said the documentary name is ken mr. smith still go to washington and what i have in my hand is the brand-new book for sale in the lobby called mr. smith goes to prison which tells his story very well. can you quickly tell us? >> sure. i was in the senate in missouri and the moderator asked a question i found too intrusive and i took the end. no. [laughter] i will try to convince this as much as i can. russ carnahan who was a successful two-term governor and senator and sister and secretary of state. about three weeks before election day to the consultant billed himself as a practitioner of the political dark arts. he told by aides he wanted to put out a postcard detailing my opponent of the race. he wants to do this, should we give him the information and what should the voting record tell him and i replied i don't want to know what you do. so does that mean we should do it? and they said okay so they gave him the voting information which was publicly available. about a week after the campaign my attorney prepared an af

mr. healthcare ken rick is transferred -- mckenrick is transferred from philadelphia ro director's job toecome the los angeles ro director. then ms. rubens transfers from v.a. headquarters here in d.c. to fill now-vacant philly ro job and receives about $274,000 in relocation assistance. mr. waller is subsequently transferred from the st. paul ro director job to become the baltimore ro director job. ms. graves then transfers from her position as the eastern area director in philadelphia to fill the now-vacant st. paul ro director job and receives about $129,000 in relocation assistance. finally, both ms. rubens and ms. graves retained their ses-level salaries despite assuming lower responsibility jobs. it seems to me that ms. rubens and ms. graves' use of the relocation expense program is an expensive and confusing waste of taxpayer money given that they both volunteered to take these positions. as my colleague, mr. kaufman, pointed out at the first hearing on this report, their relocation expenses were exorbitantly more than even the highest ranking military officials receive when they a

mr. us say an anonymous tip led them to puppies in a house in plainville. investigators say they appear to be if good health and now are back at the holliston ken. at least one person will face burglary and mars knee charges in the case. school administrators received a threatening message. the school distribute says it received an ambiguous threat on social media last week. there was a police officer at that school today. the distribute superintendent says police followed all safety protocols to make sure everyone stays safe. crews race it a broken gas main on route 9 in newton. theleak prompted the evacuation of a home there. the leak is now capped and no one was injured. sky 7 hd over a tractor trailer accident in north andover it. happened on bar kerr street this afternoon. you can see a pole and several wires knocked down no. word on whether anyone was her. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. we are following a developing story now overseas. officials are investigating new in egypt. the plane carried more than 00 peel crashed on saturday on its way to st. petersburg russia. investigators in cairo are examining the black

mr. halpern, thank you so much. we're out of time, but it is so essential. don't think it'll just get done. it is good to have you here today, sir. and i'm ken rosato. we thank you again for joining us. >> thank you so much. whatever life throws your way, you've got it in the bag. you've got t.j. maxx! keep your standards high, and your spending low.

mr. hamilton. vo: know that together you can establish a meaningful legacy. with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management team. hello, ken jennings. seen you since that tv quiz show. hello, watson. you can see now? i can recognize people, analyze images and watch movies. well i wrote a few books, did a speaking tour, i... i've been helping people plan for retirement. and i help doctors identify cancer treatments. is that all? i recently learned japanese... yeah, i was being sarcastic. i haven't learned sarcasm yet. i can help with that. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "power lunch" it's been a wild ride for stocks this year, so where are mom and pop investors putting their money to work? the ceo of td ameritrade tells nuss a power lunch exclusive. plus, tyler at cnbc and ink magazine's iconic conference in d.c. a lot of big names in the line-up today, including shark tank's kevin o'leary, and the ceos of go daddy and life is good. they're all on power lunch. it's macy's outlook a bad sign for the holiday shopping season ahead? we'll discuss that and, of course, much more. in the meantime, back over to you. >> looking forwa

ken over to you. >>> thank you very much heather. right now rescue crews searching for survivors after a dam burst in mr. sail flooding at least 200 homes with toxic sludge. the dam burst in southeastern brazil and quickly burying the town with a toxic mix rather of water and mining residue. one person is dead. officials are trying to determine how many people could be missing. residents living downhill from the mine are evacuated now before that dam could burst. >>> 4:48. and the details in the murder of a 9-year-old chicago boy seem to be more disturbing every day. police now believe tie shaun lee was lured into the alley then executed because of his father's alleged gang involvement. detectives also say his father is not cooperating with investigators. time questioning him than looking for his son's father. he incests that he has no gang ties. >> that's a lot of he says she says stuff. >> don't shake your head and say this was terrible. come forward. call the police. call us. do something. >> well, at least $35,000 in reward money is now being offered for information leading to an arrest. and police s

mr. president, i ask that ken kerne a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges during considerationof the congressional review act legislation. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. manchin: mr. president i thank all of my completion who have worked with -- all of my colleagues who have worked with me on these resolutions to really stop the e.p.a.'s destructive new regulations such as the new source performance standard. they're truly unrealistic and unreasonable and threaten our security and prosperity. i've always said that, you know, we're all entitled to our opinion, our views. we're just not expwield to our own fact -- entitled to our own facts. asgy throughas i go through this presentation, i'll show that you our facts will not be able to give us the energy we need if we go down this destructive path. the c.r. resolution that i have introduced with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell would disapprove and stop the e.p.a.'s rule for emissions from new coal-fired power plants. i want to thank senator capito and senator heitkamp for joining me in this fight

mr. hamilton. vo: know that together you can establish a meaningful legacy. with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management team. hello, ken jennings. haven't seen you since that tv quiz show. hello, watson. you can see now? i can recognize people, analyze images and watch movies. well i wrote a few books, did a speaking tour, i... i've been helping people plan for retirement. and i help doctors identify cancer treatments. is that all? i recently learned japanese... yeah, i was being sarcastic. i haven't learned sarcasm yet. i can help with that. >> a rare blue diamond selling for a record $48 million. the 12.03 carat blue moon diamond was the show case gem at an auction in geneva. the jewel was purchased by a hong kong private collector that promptly renamed it the blue moon of josephine. he brought it for his 7-year-old daughter. >> i'm sure she appreciates that. >> here honey. >> i wonder if he's the little girl in willie wonka. i want that! i want it. >> things didn't end well for her. she blew up like a purple blueberry. >> i think so. i get confused between gene wilder willie wonka and the johnny depp. >> yeah. let's tell you

ken hartly with m ocd and i can answer any questions you might have >> thank you. >> thank you. >> okay. before we entertain questions from the commission, do we have public comment cards? >> i do. mr. sam moss. >> good afternoon commissioner. thank you for the opportunity to speak today. i wanted to come and say that myself, on behalf of mission housing and development corporation, certainly support using this money in the way that was just described. the majority of the properties, i shall, that are listed in the mission are mission housing and development corporation assets. they're small sites that were inherited or purchased through 1 public fund or another from the early to mid 80s to about the mid-90s and they are in dire need of rehab and modernization. i think that 1 part of the small sites program now that the city has, some people hesitate because they're worried about the long-term up keep and key habitat. these funds will do just that. they will take properties that are old, relatively speaking, to new construction and ensure that they remain affordable and in the high quality that our affordable tenants deserve for decades today. i wanted to come today to give my supp

ken hartly with m ocd and i can answer any questions you might have >> thank you. >> thank you. >> okay. before we entertain questions from the commission, do we have public comment cards? >> i do. mr. sam moss. >> good afternoon commissioner. thank you for the opportunity to speak today. i wanted to come and say that myself, on behalf of mission housing and development corporation, certainly support using this money in the way that was just described. the majority of the properties, i shall, that are listed in the mission are mission housing and development corporation assets. they're small sites that were inherited or purchased through 1 public fund or another from the early to mid 80s to about the mid-90s and they are in dire need of rehab and modernization. i think that 1 part of the small sites program now that the city has, some people hesitate because they're worried about the long-term up keep and key habitat. these funds will do just that. they will take properties that are old, relatively speaking, to new construction and ensure that they remain affordable and in the high quality that our affordable tenants deserve for decades today. i wanted to come today to give my supp

mr. speaker, i rise today in memory of kenneth masery, a dear friend who passed away on october 25. ken was a loving husband, father, brother and grandfather. he lived in california where he as a successful entrepreneur and avid sports fan and contributor to charity. ken was born in warwick, rhode island and at the age of six, his family moved to california. ken received a scholarship to ucla where he was a catcher. he later graduated from cal state long beach. his career began at a california video security products firm and in 1989 he launched his own company in irvine, california where he served as c.e.o. he is survived by his wife and daughters and his grandson, his son-in-law and four siblings. i'm honored to have had the privilege of calling ken a friend. i have very fond memories of our political discussions and they were dynamic. he will be deeply missed by all those who knew him and his memory will live on. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition many without objection. . davis: t

ken hartly with m ocd and i can answer any questions you might have >> thank you. >> thank you. >> okay. before we entertain questions from the commission, do we have public comment cards? >> i do. mrsam moss. >> good afternoon commissioner. thank you for the opportunity to speak today. i wanted to come and say that myself, on behalf of mission housing and development corporation, certainly support using this money in the way that was just described. the majority of the properties, i shall, that are listed in the mission are mission housing and development corporation assets. they're small sites that were inherited or purchased through 1 public fund or another from the early to mid 80s to about the mid-90s and they are in dire need of rehab and modernization. i think that 1 part of the small sites program now that the city has, some people hesitate because they're worried about the long-term up keep and key habitat. these funds will do just that. they will take properties that are old, relatively speaking, to new construction and ensure that they remain affordable and in the high quality that our affordable tenants deserve for decades today. i wanted to come today to give my suppor