mr. scott: mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to join me in voting for the legislation. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to h.r. 7. the democrats' conveniently titled, painfully misguided paycheck fairness act, which should be called, the paychecks for trial lawyers act. we all agree on the fundamental principle of this bill. women should not be paid less than men for the same work. that is not up for debate. and for me it's never been up for debate. and for our country it hasn't been since 1963 when the equal pay act amended the fair labor standards act, making equal pay the law of the land. moreover, in 1964, title 7 of the civil rights act, codified nondiscrimination rules for employment making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religio

mr. scott: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 7, the paycheck fairness act. when president kennedy signed the equal pay act of 1963, our country codified the basic idea that all workers should earn equal pay for equal work regardless of sex. regrettably, more than five decades later, and after the passage of the lily ledbetter fair pay act, that promise remains unfulfilled. today women continue to be paid on average 8 cents on the dollar compared -- 82 cents on the dollar compared to men. this is far worse for women of kohl who make less than white men and women. it exists across every sector regardless of education, experience, occupation, industry, or job title. a recent census bureau found -- study found that 38% to 70% of the gender wage gap is unexplained and likely due to discrimination. drawn out over a lifetime the persistant wage gap could cost a woman anywhere from $400,000 to $2 million. the impacts for both workers and their families often mean the difference between financial stabil

mr. scott: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 303, i call up h.r. 7, a bill to amend the fair labor standards act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 2. h.r. 7. a bill to amend the fair labor standards act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 303, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on education and labor printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part a of house report 117-15, is adopted and the bill as amended is considered as read. the bill as amended shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking membe

mr. scott: 30 more seconds. mr. courtney: i yield the gentleman an additional 15 seconds. mr. scott: 30. the speaker pro tempore: additional 30 seconds. mr. scott: thank you. directs osha to issue an interim final standard within one year and a final standard within 42 months, requiring health care and social service employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans. it protects workers from retaliation for reporting assaults to their employers or government authorities. it protects employees of health care facilities, run by state, county, our local governments in the 42 states that are not covered -- where they're not covered by federal, osha or state-run osha. i commend the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney, for his leadership, and i urge my colleagues to join us in voting for this legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from connecticut reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i yield two minute

mr. scott: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. scott: madam president, the united states is a beacon of democracy in the world, and our nation was founded on free and fair elections. but if the american people don't have confidence in our elections, we don't have a sustainable democracy. what we saw this past election was confusion and chaos us coulded by inconsistent standards and last-minute changes. it's not just the chaos from this past election that troubles americans across the country. for more than a decade, a growing number of americans have become less confident that their votes were accurately cast and counted. if we want to continue as a thriving democracy, we have to reverse this trend and take actions so americans trust in free and fair elections. ness no other option. that's why i've joined my colleagues in introducing the save democracy act to restore faith in our federal elections and guarantee that voters decide the outcomes of elections, not the courts. that's why i'm here today to ask my colleagues to join me in

mr. scott: madam president, americans are worried about inflation. new polling shows that 87% of americans are concerned about the rising cost of household items like diapers, and gas, and groceries. that is up from 77% just last month, and they have good reason to feel that way. right now reports show that a third of american households making less than $50 to you in annual income -- $50,000 are buying less because of increasing prices and more than one-quarter of all households report that rising costs of goods is causing them to purchase less. the bureau of labor statistics reported that gas prices have risen 23%. that means since biden was elected, gas prices has increased 70 cents a gallon across the nation. year over year consumer prices increased 2.6% in march, up from an annual 1.7% increase in february. this is from companies like procter & gamble and kimberly clark which announced they are increasing prices on a number of products, including toilet paper and diapers. the evidence of i

mr. kaufmann: tim scott, the man, people you think about everything obey? mr. ufmann: not a day goes by that i -- sen. scott: not a day goes by that i don't call my mom. i am a mother's boy. somebody who worked 16 hours a day to keep food on the table. she was a nurse's aide, nurse's assistant in the hospital, and she would work long hours, but she was very, very strict. i am now thankful for that. i was not thankful for it back then. i thought she was partially crazy, but i came to find out she's just a disciplinarian. [applause] [laughter] and literally, i would not be here with you today if it had not been her commitment to myself and my brother, making sure everything obey that we knew that we were loved. she did the best she could do to keep food on the table and electricity on, and she was the inspiration for me to want to play for all and go to college. she was the inspiration to go into business so i can make enough money to buy a house, so every single day i have a chance to talk with her. i had a great mentor, another one, al jenkins, a landscaper. the

scott: it's called good taste. mr. kaufmann: so i want to take us back. part of the purpose for these interviews is to get you to know these individuals. i want to go all the way back. senator scott, you alluded to a few folks, but i know you have a few people in your life. we will start with governor reynolds. a couple of people growing up in southern iowa, there are still people you think about every single day. gov. reynolds: thank you for the amazing job you do as the chairman of the republican party. we are so grateful for this guy sitting to my right. we are forever grateful. thank you for continuing to say yes. we appreciate that. thank you to everyone of you for being here tonight. this is an amazing turnout. republicans are fired up. [applause] i always talk about my mom and dad. i am very close to my family. and my dad's dad and my grandma. so dad went to work on the assembly line at john deere right out of high school. he worked incredibly hard. mom stayed home and kept the kids in line. she is familiar with the switch, or the threat of, i will

mr. scott: 30 more seconds. mr. courtney: i yield the gentleman an additional 15 seconds. mr. scott: 30. the speaker pro tempore: additional 30 seconds. mr. scott: thank you. directs osha to issue an interim final standard within one year and a final standard within 42 months, requiring health care and social service employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans. it protects workers from retaliation for reporting assaults to their employers or government authorities. it protects employees of health care facilities, run by state, county, our local governments in the 42 states that are not covered -- where they're not covered by federal, osha or state-run osha. i commend the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney, for his leadership, and i urge my colleagues to join us in voting for this legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from connecticut reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i yield two minute

. >> i'm mr. scott morrison. mr. prime minister, i'm not sure we're hearing you here. yes, yes. thank you very much, mr. president. i turn the floor to the president of the rush federation, vladimir putin. >> laura: couldn't get a word in edge-wise. they gave him a hook and went to putin. unbelievable. >> laura: i'm i thinking, i'd rather be back with the chinese in alaska. this is a disaster. it's like -- >> the white house couldn't get kamala and joe's addresses right. they were talking to themself self self -- >> welcome, welcome, we have talked about the scarcity of water -- >> your leadership on this issue is a statement for the people of your nation and people of every nation, especially our young people that were ready to meet this moment. >> the tragic affair. on a loop back to themselves. >> laura: it's almost like a rap. with the echo. we're going to die, die, die! unless we cool, cool, cool. finally the oscar, how thrilling. they're coming up this sunday. this year they finally reverse their ongoing ratings plummet raymond? >> not likely. most people have never heard

both guys, the president and mr. scott were pushing bipartisanship.the same time protecting their brand. i also watched an old white man standing on a podium speaking with a woman of color, a really old white woman, one and two in case something goes wrong and then the rebuttal for the republican party was a proud black man. sitting in my chair and i'm going wow, we made it. equal opportunity as you can get and we are represented. nice job. but then i watched what happened afterwards. no one was talking about bipartisanship. they went after tim scott. they didn't go after biden. what i learned, what we've learned out is that racism is not just for white people anymore. calling him uncle tim. then i will be uncle tyrus with him because he told the truth. this is not a racist country. we are however obstacles and issues. somebody might hate you because of the color of your skin or the size of your belly or the sex you are. we all have a equal opportunities. we saw the equal opportunities but that wasn't what mainstream media was interested in. i listen

mr. scott is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman, general townsend, thank you for your support in august of '19. mr. brown, mr. hudson and i had a great trip and could not have learned what we did had it not been for your support. we visited the u.n. mission and many of the people in the meeting discussed china as activity and that it would lead to civil war in many of the countries on the continent of africa. last week admiral fowler testified, and i'll quote him, our interagency partners of the united states, the fbi and others, the chinese money laundering is the number one underwriting source for criminal organizations. in your testimony on page 12 that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by the communist chinese is a contributor to a food crisis and have historically led to civil wars. my question for you is how do we stop this activity from china short of absolute war? >> thanks, congressman. i think the solution is competition. we want to compete before war comes and competition is a forever task because you'

the senator from florida, mr. scotte members of the escort committee will exit the chamber through the lobby door right and left of the podium. >> the gentleman now from the brookings institution we'll go back as the proceedings continue it's great to have you so many foreign policy challenges at the moment we're all told china is at the top of the list. what can the president accomplish in that lane tonight? >> i'm sort of hoping he doesn't really go into my area of foreign policy i like speeches that have more focus. what he should do in regard to national security is explain the stakes for our own domestic economy. infrastructure, science and education. leave the actual foreign policy discussion for a different cay except to say we're in competition with china we hope it won't be a confrontation or lead to war one of the key lpts will be the strength of the society, economy. long term education and science base and if therefore we'll be interested in long term national security we have to do well here at home. that i

. >> mr. scott is recognized. >> they hadn't learned what we did had it not been for your support. at that time many of the people in the meeting that we discussed the activity and expressed concerns that it was going to civil war in many of the countries on the continent of africa the admiral testified and i will quote him the inner agency partners point out to the fbi and others you mentioned on page 12 the unregulated fishing and can obviously have crisis and instability have historically led to civil war. my question for you how do we stop this activity from china short of absolute war we want to compete before the war comes and competition is a forever task because you're always trying to stay short of war. with china we have to compete in all 53 countries of the afro, but we have to pick and choose where we are going to compete and one of the ways we do that is simply by calling out their activities in the continent. they are probably the number one offender and it's a commercial but we all know china has a command economy so calling that all it has helped us a lot. another e

cases and the police officer has been found not guilty in the case of walter scott a few years ago mr. scott was running away from the police in south carolina he was 27 yards away from the police officer and he shot him in his back and all of that was seen on video but at the end of the day the jury found the jury could not reach a verdict it was actually a hung jury but the thing that is different in this case that i think distinguishes it from the other cases is not just the video but the fact of the matter is this was not a split 2nd decision because that's kind of what people say broke their heads around is that i was a split 2nd decision you know the police there in fear for their lives i mean we clearly saw from this video that derek showed them was not in fear for his life he had his sunglasses on top of his head his hands in his pocket he was looking the way it was looking like he sat in you know what the bar that is what was crucial is what was shown when this video not just the fact that there was a video. but behind's thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us we are of

in regards to what mr. scott said, i found it very amusing. actually, i am kind of just said. mr. ott -- he said, give examples of racism that he has experienced by people. but then he says we are not a racist nation. that is a complete oxymoron that didn't make any sense whatsoever. i just want to let the american people know, america, we are going to get there. we are on the way to greatness, even better. host: more of your calls and comments coming up. john mcardle last night, not just with the proposals, but the look last night. john: yeah, only about 200 people in the chamber, only one justice of the supreme court, chief justice john roberts -- john roberts. a different look last night, but also a history making night as well. on the dais there, the nation's first female vice president, in an elbow bump with the first female speaker of the house. that moment of that history making elbow bump before that joint session, president biden acknowledging the moment last night at the outset of his speech. this is what he had to say. [video clip] pres. biden: thank you all, madame spea

mr. wenstrup: coach scott rogers led his team to a 28-0 record. number two national ranking. and has won 72 consecutive games. among the team's many talented athletes is junior guard brans ford who was recently named ohio's miss basketball. i commend coach rogers and the entire mount notre dame girls basketball team for this historic accomplishment and tradition of excellence. congratulations again to the mount notre dame players, coach scott rogers, and his staff, and the mount notre dame faithful. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> since mid january we have seen a scourge of immigrants -- surge of immigrants coming into the country along our southwest border. the numbers are staggering and the situation along the border continues to deteriorate daily. in march, over 172,000 individuals were encountered by l

the whole very existence of mr. scottans something. that is what this country is all about and shows we aren't a racist country anymore. the people who sit on their chairs and call him names and talk about him usually are people of color. i also said racism. it is not just for white people anymore. his attacks are coming from all walks of life. if you don't agree with me i'll make fun of you and call you a name and get racial on it because i can say that. you can't say that. we've gotten to a point where equality is everywhere in this country. we all have hurdles, whether the color of our sin, size, sexual orientation we all have hurdles but it's about the same. >> dana: do you think the media as they report on these stories missing the moment? you are out and about in the country a little more than i am right now in terms of traveling around. what are you hearing from people? >> the biggest thing i need people to know what you are seeing on twitter and what you are seeing on the media is not the pulse of the american peo

then mr. scott hodge, president of the tax foundation. doctor death, associate professor at the university of north carolina chapel hill's, school of business and finally, mr. kyle, a resident and fellow of the american enterprise institute. i want to thank everyone of our witnesses for joining us today. doctor disney, i'd like to recognize you for five minutes, please. >> thank you, chair warren and cassidy for the opportunity to speak today. when a person comes to this country, it goes pretty much the same way every time, they get a little slap on the tissue until he cries and hands over to the parents but in a family like mine, it's a. little different baby comes out, socks a little bit and doctor looks in the baby's eyes and says never spent capitol. it's among people who inherit wealth as anything else so why is capitol so sacred? is the goose that lays the golden egg. the more income and gross to count on, the more stuff you can buy and so forth. they've never spent capitol if you ever find yourself reduce the earning living by labor

next professor of law at indiana university's wilmington mayor school of law and then mr. scott hodge president of the tax foundation. dr. jeff hoops of associate or pastor at the university of north carolina at chapel hill kenan school of business and finally mr. kyle palmero a resident fellow of the american enterprise institute. i want to thank every one of our witnesses for joining us today and dr. disney i'd like to recognize you for five minutes please. >> thank you chair warren and ranking member cassidy for the opportunity to speak today. when a person is born in this country which is pretty much the same way all the time the baby comes out and gets a slap on the touche intella cries but it in a family that money goes goes a little bit differently. the doctor looks deep into those babies eyes and says never -- people who inherit wealth so why is capitol so sacred? is the goose that lays the golden the more u. have more income and growth the more stuff you can buy and so forth. the subtext is never spent capitol is of course the jobs are available and if you find yourself

mr. sanchez. >> thank you. scott sanchez from the planning department. first want to thank mr. santacana and i wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors as well. now to the matters at hand. i also concur with the permit holder's response that this does not meet the board high standards. the rehearing request arguments are incorrect and misrepresent sb35 which is meant to say all historical landmarks are for the taking. that's not true. this is only dealing with the demolition permit the board denied that jurisdiction request. i believe this is now the third hearing on this property. first, we have the jurisdiction request on the new construction permit and now the appeal of the demolition permit and now the rehearing of the demolition request. we believe the permits were properly issued and i'm available for questions. thank you. >> okay. thank you. we will now hear from the department of building inspection. deputy derek duffy. welcome. >> evening commissioners. i just want to wish vice president santacana. it was a pleasure working with him while he was on the board. in

mr. speaker, s&p scott fish government has and will work to ensure scotland is best place for a child to grow up. this legal -- threatens that. it gives wrong and prime minister well the prime minister commit to withdrawing his legal challenge today? if not we'll see you in court. >> well mr. speaker, the best thing they could i say for the right for the child in scotland is to improve their shaleful record on education and to tackle issue that matter to the people of scotland as a tackle the patch regime they put in place to do better on fightings crime and drug addiction in scott land they should be looking at the issues that really matter in my view to the people of scott land and instead they're going into the elections next month yet again on a campaign to break up this country all they can think of break up the country call for a referendum. get ready -- break up this country destroy our country, and call a referendum in a way that i think is completely irresponsible at a very difficult time where we want to bounce back stronger together. >> thank you mr. speaker, the a55 expresswa

and i was speaking to mr. scott before the meeting a bit on here. and we were talking about communication to the elderly people, who might be living alone. and they don't know how to navigate the system. you know, i've been seeing more of that. and it is very difficult really to navigate, even when you know something about it. especially if anybody has a language deficiency. if they have a family member or someone to help them, that's good. many people do not have that. i'm not sure how we get the communication out to them. a lot of them may not text and may not do that much on the internet either. so it would have to be by mail or some other way. i was hoping maybe the health plans -- each plan would have some way of communicating to these vulnerable populations. >> that's really good point, commissioner, breslin. i will definitely be looking at if there's space opportunities to add the nutrition benefits. and we are actually working closely with our health plan partner, kicking off speaker series, we're exploring those opportunities to bring their

scott morrison. >> [silence]. >> mr. prime minister, i am not sure we are hearing you here. >> [echoing audio]. >> [inaudible]. >> laura: they are less convincing when they echo. at the same time, you can ignore all of their verbiage about saving the planet and global obligations and realize just one thing. if you don't think of anything when you watch this nonsense, think about one thing: biden's plan to cut carbon emissions by 52%. it's just a plan to cut your standard of living. this is a massive climate con and we have to expose it step-by-step. climate con number 1, the recycled obama era programs of green jobs. >> i see an opportunity to create millions of good playing jobs with line workers laying lines for a clean grid. i see auto workers building the next generation of electric vehicles. >> laura: this is sick. thousands of american workers are going to be leaving their once good paying jobs in the oil and gas industry to go traveling across the country, capping off the wells that put their kids through college?

scott, and, your honor. i'm sorry for the delay. mr. nelson. >> your honor, at this time the defense rests. >> thinking. mr. buckle, does the state have rebuttal? >> yes, your honor. >> you may proceed. >> good morning, your honor, counsel, ladies and gentlemen. the state will recall to the stand doctor martin tobin. in just one moment, your honor. >> not a problem. [inaudible] >> just for the record, could you please state your name and if you feel comfortable, please take your mask off. >> my name is martin tobin. >> mr. blackwell. >> good morning, doctor tobin. >> mr. blackwell. >> thank you for rejoining us and i have just a few follow-up questions i would like to ask you in rebuttal but first just so you are introduced to the jury you are a pulmonologist. >> correct. >> critical care physician. >> yes, intensive care. >> and he studied the physiology of breathing for 46 years. >> correct. >> i want to first ask you about the issue of mr. floyd's potential exposure to carbon monoxide. >> yes. >> were you able to hear testimony regarding this yesterday? >> yes, i was. >> were you able to see this par

mr. wright's murder? walter scott was killed, sterling was killed literally right after. when sterling was killed, philandro castille was killed right after. we're going to keep repeating it until police is overhauled. don't be shocked. it happens because racial profiling is allowed constantly, allowing an officer to escalate situations. why are we shocked? i could have been mr. wright. i had a gun put in my face for simply sitting in a car, waiting to get in a bar with my friends and said they heard suspicious people were in the area. they came out with guns in our faces. and we have on suits. so why are we shocked? this is reality. until we change it, you'll see this reality again next month, the month after, and next year. so don't be shocked by mr. wright's murder. feel sorry for the family, but don't be shocked by what's really happening. >> is that when you were a student here in washington at howard university? that's pretty scary event that you're describing. >> no. this was actually when i went to xavier in louisiana, but you are my howard brother, both of us hav

. >> reporter: and in the republican response south carolina senator tim scott argues america should thank mr. biden's predecessor for the covid response. >> this administration inherited a tide that had already turned. the coronavirus is on the run thanks to operation warp speed and the trump administration, our country is flooded with safe and effective vaccines. >> it's never, ever, ever been a good bet to bet against america, and it still isn't. we're the united states of america. >> reporter: ian cull, "today in the bay." >> you can hear more from the president on our website, nbcbayarea.com. just click on the top story box. we're breaking down the key takeaways, and there's also a fact check of the president's speech. >> we now know the names of the three officers who responded to the 911 call in alameda that resulted in the death of mario gonzalez. his death is getting national attention this is because some believe it has similarities to the george floyd case. but does it? "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd spoke with the officers' attorney and a former independent police auditor. we wa

. >> reporter: in the republican sentence, tim scott argues that america should thank mr. biden's predecessor for the covid response. >> this administration inherited a tide that already turned. the coronavirus is on the run thanks to operation warp speed and the trump administration, our country is flooded with safe and effective vaccines. >> it is never, ever a good bet to bet against america and it still isn't. we are the united states of america. >> reporter: ian cole. >> to hear more from the president, we are going to break down the key take aways and a fact check of the president's speech. >> breaking news out of san jose. police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run at the intersection of monterey highway. there is a road closure in effect. investigators say a pedestrian was killed and we are working to gather more information. >> we are also following breaking news in southern california. an active firefight just north of l.a. this is a live look from our nbc chopper down in l.a. you can see the intense flames down below. again, a sobering reminder that our fire

>> commissioner ransom-scott: th ank you mr. chair. thank you so much for the presentation, annie and kim. thanks a lot. i see so much hope. commissioner bycer really asked couple of my questions you answered very well. i see the hope. it's such a critical time for families, seniors, children and for the city. i'm excited about the project and just look forward to hearing more as you move along. >> chair bustos: thank you commissioner scott. next commissioner brackett? >> commissioner brackett: i have no questions at this time. >> chair bustos: thank you. vice chair rosales, any questions? >> vice chair rosales: yes. thank you chair bustos. i'm excited about this project. i'm loving to hear more about it as we move along. i have some quick questions here. on the family unit for the form homeless household, is those referrals coming from the department of homeless and supportive services? >> yes. it comes through department of homeless and supportive services. >> vice chair rosales: what is that process for families? i have a good sense

scott: mr. peter, can you give me a quick answer? >> fundamentally a problem is we have a supply shortage. the supply shortage in combination with federal housing policies which tend to stimulate demand on the ends of driving prices higher and higher. currently we have 50% home price appreciation. if this goes on, it is going to be pricing many -- sen. scott: let me ask you a more specific question. if we use more variables and understanding credit worthiness, would we see an increase in access to the american dream of homeownership? >> we can expand the base, however if we don't have more policies available -- sen. scott: so the answer to the question is yes or no. >> yes. sen. scott: there is no question. if you live in charleston, south carolina, we have more buyers in the market than sellers. you have a drug problem of capacity, i understand that. -- we have a real problem of capacity, i understand that. my question was if we look at the entire picture of a borrower, with more borrowers be credit worthy than the ones that do excl

i think that's why scott atlas was so powerful when he came into the white house because he really didn't believe in testing for asymptomatic cases. >> thank you, mr >> dr. scott atlas joined the trump administration as a special adviser on covid in august. a concerning choice, given that atlas is not an infectious disease expert. his specialty is in diagnostic radiology. dr. atlas had already made his controversial views on testing clear, even before arriving at the white house. >> there is absolutely no reason to require massive, widespread testing. >> just weeks after his arrival and months into the pandemic, the cdc reversed their guidance to exclude most asymptomatic testing. >> the agency now says that people exposed to coronavirus may not need to be tested. >> once i saw it and saw how it was being interpreted, i made sure it was changed because it was not the message the cdc was going to put out. that wasn't the message i was going to put out. as you know, that's why i changed that guidance. >> was there pressure on you or the organization to put out a message like that? >> i wouldn't say there's pressure. you know, i've not been silent ab

mr. chairman. >> senator scott. >> thank you chairman. generals, thank you for your service and your willingness to defend the integrity of the matter women who put on the uniform to defend the freedoms of this country. while my primary concerns of the readiness of communist china ia remained concerned about russia's attempt to destabilize nato, harbor allies and to cyberattacks and catch up hypersonic weapons. i'm aware of the potential communist china and russiacy to cooperate to harm us. how do you believe your command is to deal with these risks to have all you need in our us concerned as i am with a potential cut to the defense budget under president biden quick. >> we are concerned about all those threats. i certainly agree with every category you pointed out. as a traditional commander i will tell you i have a force that gets faster every day and better postured but i'm never satisfied. in that light, the current resourcing is adequate to have campaign momentum with command-and-control and readiness with the reduction in those race

reporter: retired minneapolis police officer scott creighton, who arrested mr.yd in the 2019 incident, also took the stand. >> did you see the passenger do anything physically with his hands? >> yes. he turned away from me toward the driver seat continually as i was giving him commands to see his hands. reporter: but throughout the day, the prosecution took several opportunities to cross examine. >> you were interacting with mr. floyd, correct? >> yes >> and while you were interacting with mr. floyd he didn't collapse on the ground, correct? >> no. >> and mr. floyd did not dropdead while you were interacting with him, correct? >> no. reporter: the defense brought minneapolis park police officer peter chang to the stand. chang was the fifth officer to arrive on scene may 25, 2020 -- the day mr. floyd died. >> did you notice any changes in the area? >> there was a crowd. the crowd became i guess loud and aggressive. concern for the officers. >> the defense homed in on its arguments that a hostile crowd distracted officers and that health factors, like a pre-existi

mr. floyd's death. >> and my conversations with scott over the last couple of years, he has brought up his own experiences may be the only one to talk to some of his colleagues. time will tell. congresswoman bass, why did you recently join the lawsuit that several of your democratic colleagues and civil rights groups have brought against our former president over the january 6th insurrection? explain why you joined in. >> well, i mean, i think that we need to do all we can to take the mask off of what happened on january 6th, because that is going to go down in history as the first time we really didn't have a full peaceful transfer of power. i think that there were a lot of elements behind it. the organized right wing, white supremist groups. anything we can do legislatively, through a lawsuit, through a select committee, we have to get to the bottom of what is going on in our country, because this is not going away. there is a right wing movement in this country that we need to pay serious attention to. they are clear that they are armed, they are trained. you know there was a lot of law enforcement off

mr. hill: well, thank you, chair rosen. ranking member scott earlier mentioned the connection between tourism and economic development, and i would just add that really tourism is economic development, too. it brings money in from outside of our state, into our state. it creates those, you know, 26% of the jobs in nevada. it is the economic engine for our state and domestic and international tourists are what make that possible. back, you know, a year ago or a little longer ago when we were trying to get from 87% room occupancy, 90%, that concept seemed maybe not as important as what we went through when we shut down for ten weeks and didn't have any visitors in nevada. as you pointed out, we suffered the worst unemployment rate of any state in history during that period of time. so it is -- our domestic and international travelers are what make this state go, and we need to do everything we can to allow them to return. i know everyone is. from a meetings and convention perspective, we are excited to have i think the first large trade show in t

scott. i think that mr.back, but i think that's probably a couple weeks off still i like the stock but i think that absorption is why that stock has traded sideways. >> josh brown lastly to you, from larry i am looking to add to my position in simon property group. since it is a reit should i hold it in my brokerage account, my ira, or my roth. good question. hit a 52-week high today, has a 4.2% yield, and josh it is up 45% year to date >> that is a great question. thank you. i would basically say this i own reits in my ira accounts because if i don't the distributions they pay out -- they are not like stock dividends, you actually get taxed at ordinary income rates and i don't need more taxable income and more taxes to have to pay. try to own these things in a tax-deferred account if you can. and try to practice dividend reinvestment so when they make that distribution you don't need the money right now in cash. you are better off buying more shares i bought more simon recently i did an average up. it is up

mr. jas sy would come in and do the stock split and one reason he probably has to do it, if you listen to scottlike that, i lose concentration, [laughter] , but when you have, when you're selling into the market as much as they're doing to fund their side exploration, their side gig s, that's going to be a problem so they will have to cut or do a stock split, get people retail involved, get into the dow jones industrial average , and that'll keep the party going so to speak. neil: man if you think about it, its been years since a stock split, right? but i guess in this day and age, charlie now you can buy partial shares, it isn't as crucial, but it's still not as to retail investors is it? charlie: i think when you're in the dow it helps and it's not as easy fractional shares you can buy them but people like to buy a full share of amazon at $200, you know, it's logical, so again, we're not predicting this we're not going to say this is definitely going to happen. i'm telling you the market and many investors believe it will happen in 2021. neil: all right, got it, my friend. sorry for the voice

mr. bostick and taylor riggs will join them as well. right now, scottns us with raymond james. what you know is that every school is different in academics. scott brown was weaned by the university of california at san diego. it is truly one of our most original economic programs, the jewel of america academics. he had the honor of studying not under engel, but under granger, which means he has statistics absolutely nailed. i want you to give us the econometrics right now of a guess of what wage growth is going to do. i can't do it. can you look out with the crystal ball and tell me what wages are going to do? scott: average hourly earnings are notoriously bad statistic because it has a lot on the composition. for example, last year, when we lost a lot of lower paying jobs in the service sector, you saw the average hourly earnings number jump, and now is those workers are likely to come back, we are like to see big gains in the service industry. we should see that average drop. it does not really tell us what pressures are building. fortunately we do ha

they brought in now retired police officer scott craton who a year before mr. floyd's death, back in may 2019, did pull him over at a traffic stop where he said he -- they were worried about some drug use and they were worried about initially mr. floyd was, again in the passenger seat and his hands. watch. >> okay, now slowly come on out. >> man. >> put your hand on your head. >> oh, man. >> relax then. you're not going to get beat up or nothing if you just follow what we're asking you to do. >> i apologize, man. >> so again, laura, you're left asking why. the defense brought this in. and you see george floyd there, yes, his hands were moving, the officer suspected he was trying to hide drugs or something, but he apologizes in the end, gets out, he is handcuffed, and he's taken into custody briefly. the paramedics came to see him peacefully and he was fine and the prosecution in the cross-examination said he was alive. right? he cooperated, right? so what could the probative value there, my take of being in a courtroom a long time ago was that the defense wante

scott hull. >> fedex officials have confirmed that mr. hull was a former employee at the facility and he was last employed in 2020. >> reporter: federal agents expanding their search to his home. as another community mourns what is now the fifth mass shooting in the u.s. in just the last five weeks. wendy woolfolk, nbc news. >> president biden addressed the mass shooting in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader since taking office. he called the continued violence of, quote, national embarrassment and urged the senate to pass universal background checks and enact a ban on high-capacity magazines. as for his meeting with japan's prime minister, the proximity to china was a key reason for today's high profile meeting. >> we are committed to defending and advancing our shared values, including human rights and the rule of law. >> the pandemic topped the agenda, especially as japan prepares to host the summer olympics. amid questions over safety, the two leaders also focused on tensions with china and north korea. with the whit

scott. senator peters, please. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to both of you for your service to our country. general wolters i would like to begin, in your opening statement you alluded to the conflict only in the context of russia's role in brokering a cease-fire agreement in november. i would appreciate your thoughts as the supreme allied commander in europe on some of the broader implications for regional stability. foremost on my mind is the fact that azerbajan is still holding an estimated 200 armenian prisoners of war. i understand that's a diplomatic endeavor outside of your area, but as someone who is in charge of watching that area very closely, i would like your view on thun resolved issue. >> it remains a frozen conflict. obviously, the activities over the last 90 days were concerning to all. one thing i will mention, senator, that i was proud to report on was the active involvement of many nato nations on the periphery to assist in calling for recognize sill krags reconciliation and calming of tensions. this was curtailed.