mr. williams. what is your name? where are you from? mr. williams often said thinks twice. it gave his lessons a singsong quality. the students continued to stare back at their teacher without speaking. the technical term for what was happening is preproduction, which in the academic literature about language acquisition is also known as the silent. the vast majority of second language learners began in a quiet, receptive phase, able to produce hardly any english themselves, even as the brains furiously absorb everything being said by their teacher. so that's the opening of the book where you meet this amazing man who is a main character in the book. he goes on to acquire a total of 22 kids. by the end of the school year, he starts out with a small number because these families are arriving all throughout the year from other countries. south high school serves a very large number of refugee families and immigrant families as well as neighborhood kids. and the teacher is, because it's a very beginner level english class, he has the highest concentration of refugee kids in hi

mr. williams. >> thank you. steve williams again. there's been no tree, no failure for the past 35 years that i have lived nearby there. we've had some tremendous weather in that time. why did the hearing officer get it completely wrong then? you know? dpw is out there doing their job. the condition of the trees is not an issue. i'm sorry. there's been no due process. it was never posted. there was a place to post that. we had no chance to respond on that. i reviewed the individual inspection reports for each tree. they aren't all listed as poor. they weren't nearly as gloomy as what mr. buck just painted for you. two of them were actually called to be in good condition. fair to good condition. three of them were considered fair and poor condition. so, you know, that process that he described to make sure that the significant trees get their due, that's why we're here, it wasn't done at all. there's no tree protection plan that was ever filed. no tree survey was ever filed. this is a $40 million project on public property being condu

mr. williams: i yield four minutes to the gentlelady from florida, congresswoman ros-lehtinen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ros-lehtinen rarnte thank you, so much, mr. speaker and i thank mr.wilson for presenting this bill and i rise in strong support of mr.wilson's bill. and i was proud to join mr.wilson and others as an original co-sponsor. three years ago, the house and the senate both unanimously passed a concurrent resolution which i authored which denounced the hues of human shields by hamas and any other terror group. using human shields is an unconscionable practice and it is a gross violation of international laws and norms. yet, invarybly, the use of human shields ends up being a winning strategy for hamas? why? because the international community falls for its deadly ploy. this is despite the fact that israel is unmatched in its efforts to avoid civilian casualties. we know hamas forces palestinians into becoming human shields and the terror group is known for firing on israeli targets from heavily populated areas or from places

mr. williams, vice chairman of our subcommittee on monetary policy and trade. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. williams: madam speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 3978, the trid improvement act. introduced by my colleague, mr. hill of arkansas. and mr. kihuen from nevada. this important and overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation, which passed out of the house financial services committee by a vote of 53-5, is a straightforward, commonsense solution that will help hardworking americans buy a new home or refinance their existing home. under the cfpb's misnamed know before you owe trid rule, those in the home buying or refinancing process may not actually know everything about the price they're going to pay before closing. because the trid rule and the restrictions placed on the listing of discounted title loan insurance rates on loan estimates, consumers may see one title loan insurance price on their estimate and another on their closing form. the trid rule creates unnecessary confusion and this bill is a step in

mr. williams >> thank you mr. chairman and chairman powell, thank you for being here this morning. sound monetary policy is critical for this great nation and her citizens 2018, i'm a small business owner for 47 years on main street. we're off to a great start with a booming economy, low unemployment and americans having more money in their pocket due to the tax cut and jobs act though i'm encouraged, there's still much work to do. i look forward to working with you to ensure that our economy is fully empowered and never unnecessarily restricted so question. federal reserve bank presidents serve a critical role in providing local information to the frk omc. this bottom up flow of information is one of the federal reserve's system's most productive features. however, the voting row katation exposed inconsistency while smaller economies are represented annually or every other year so chairman, is it your opinion that each region is properly represented under the current voting structure >> let me say i'm a very strong supporter of our fed rated system and what the reserve bank system

mr. williams a 38% disability and we're asking you to vote to increase that from 50 to 58%. >> okay. >> make a motion to increase it from 50 to 58. >> okay. there's a motion. is there a second? >> second. >> why don't we go to public comment. is there anyone wishing to make public comment on this topic? seeing none, we'll close public comment. can we take this vote? great. item passes. can we please go to the next item, please. [ inaudible ] >> why don't we go to the minutes, then, please. so why don't we go to item number 5, approval of the minutes. item number 5, approval of the minutes for the january 10, 2018 retirement board meeting. >> so moved s. >> there's a motion. is there a second? >> second. >> there's a second. any public comment? would any member of the public like to address this board regarding those minutes? seeing none, we'll close public comment. can we take -- [ inaudible ]. >> okay. it's not necessary to abstain because you're not present, correct? >> correct. >> can we take this item without objection? >> yes. >> great. item number 5 passes. can you call item number 6.

mr. williams. >> sound monetary policy is critically important to unleashing the economic opportunity of this great nation and her citizens. in 2018, i can tell you, i miss all business owner -- i am a small business owner, we are off to a great start. by the strides we've made in the last year. there's still much work to do. a look forward to working with you to make sure our economy is unrestricted. federal reserve bank presidents serve a critical role in providing information to the fomc. an androtation exposed consistency in that some of the largest district economies cast a vote every three years while smaller economies are represented annually or every other year. is it your opinion that each region is properly represented? chairman powell: i'm a strong supporter of our system. what the reserve bank system does, it guarantees a diversity of perspectives. you have 12 economic staffs. you make mistakes when everyone agrees. when you have diverse perspectives -- in terms of the structure, i don't think it is broken. all 12 reserve bank presidents are there. they all speak. i have to f

mr. williams' position is true. planned parenthood doesn't actually have members. parenthood told cnn donations to the organization doesn't come with corporate perks or discounts. delta did not respond immediately but does offer corporate discounts to groups of 15 or more. on facing consumer pressure, delta is one of a dozen companies ending discounts for nra members. the nra calls this political cowardice. delta claims it is neutral in the gun debate. but suddenly discounted air fares has become part of the culture wars in america. >> it is a battle and one that's not over. the lieutenant governor of new york weighing in yesterday saying, delta, come here, bring your headquarters here. >> i wonder -- they're looking at -- >> h.q. 2. >> potentially in atlanta. do you want to fight with local lawmakers over taxes and issues? >>> wearing his heart on his sleeve and the name of a parkland shooting victim on his shoes, dwayne wade goes vintage hitting the game-winning shot as the miami heat beat the sixers 102-101 in miami. before the game, wade wrote joaquin oliver's

mr. williams. >> welcome, counselor. i apologize for the case being taken out of order. >> what was the deal with that? the trees get shuffled to the bottom of the pile. >> president honda: there's more cases after. welcome. >> steve williams. thank you very much. the appellant. i did want to straighten out. i received a bunch of e-mails from dpw. they assumed the neighbors hired me. this is a pro bono case. i live near there. i have been there in the western district for 35 years. i walk by there every day on the way to work. can't stand to see skwraoeupb significant mature healthy trees coming down without a good reason. these trees here have not been given the protection that they are awarded under our codes. these trees were a complete after thought. according to the policies and the policies that i have put in front of you, the hierarchy set out in the policies retaining and saving the trees should have been one of the number one priorities. the number one goal. and by the way, what we've learned now is there's six

mr. williams or coach edwards -- i went to a catholic school -- or sister mary margaret, do you want her carrying a gun? i know i don't. i was such a bad kid and people get blamed for things they didn't do. to me, teachers and staff have such a big responsibility already, the tlast thing they need is a powerful weapon that can take someone's life. >> don, let's differentiate between all of the teachers or everybody -- it doesn't make sense, we don't need to discuss it. >> can we pretend guns are not a factor -- you keep pretending guns are not a factor in shootings. that's like saying i had a car accident but the car wasn't a factor. >> no, it isn't. you're completely misstating what i have said. shootings happen from guns, bullets come out of guns. so if someone shows up with one, what are we going to do? we can start at that point, or we can go back a long way before it -- >> call the police? >> -- and talk about the law enforcement system, talk about the mental health system, do all those kinds of things. >> also, ken, let me ask you this, though. here's what bothers me. people keep t

mr. williams. >> and we're just coming on lli to help out with the breaking news that we've been watching unfold all afternoon. as chuck was just saying, this is the western edge of broward county in florida. really where the land comes up against the land that is protected as part of the florida everglades. at we zoom into this location, a lot of people have learned a lot about this community of parkland, florida. right now nbc news correspondent tammy leitner is standing by to talk to us. she has been at the scene for some time now. tammy, i heard you earlier talk about the emotional reunion, the parents who had obviously shown up, the police have to make a perimeter to keep everybody back and everybody safe. most of the parents who showed up because of electronics and the ability to text knew that their loved ones, their kids, were okay. some of the parents have received bad news that their kids were being transported to hospitals. but in a metered method, i know they let some of the kids run out to the perimeter to their parents. >> reporter: yeah, i can tell you we're about a block a

mr. williams, for your comments. some of our colleagues on the floor, as we work toward pass -- worked toward passing this epic reform, talked about the tax cuts and jobs act as being armageddon. as being the end of the world. let's talk a little bit about that. on cnbc on february 20, they had a survey. q-1 small business confidence index saw an increase in points. tax policy changes would have a positive effect on their business, up from 38% in the fourth quarter. the number of those same tax policy changes of negative impact fell sharply to 23%. only one in three responded aid -- the tax policy said four out of five americans would see a tax cut by the end of the year. not the armageddon some of our colleagues predicted. we're now going to hear from another colleague representing texas' 22nd district, and a vocal advocate for simpler and a fairer tax code. now yield to congressman pete olson. mr. olson: i thank my colleague, my friend from michigan, mr. mitchell, and his co-hosts -- co-host, for the first special

mr. williams. >> thank you, mr. chairman and chairman powell, thank you for being here this morning. sound monetary policy is critically important to unleashing the economic opportunities of this great nation and her citizens and 2018 i can tell you i'm a small business owner with 47 years on main street. we're off to a great start. with a booming economy, low unemployment and americans having more money in their pocket due to the tax cuts and jobs act. though i'm encouraged by the strides we made in the last year i do acknowledge there are much work to do. i look forward to working with you to insure that our economy is fully empowered and never unnecessarily restricted. so question, federal reserve bank presidents serve a critical role in providing local information to the fomc. this bottom-up flow of information is one o the federal reserve system's most productive feares. howeverhe voting rotation exses inconsiency some of e largest dtrictconomies cast a vote every thr years while smaller ecomies are year. so chairman, is it yr opinion that each region is pperly represented under

mr. williams. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and chairman powell thank you for being here this morning. sound monetary policy is critically important to unleashing the economic opportunity of this great nation and her citizens and in 2018 i can tell you i'm a small business owner for 47 years on main street, we are off to a great start, with a booming economy, low unemployment and americans having more money in their pocket due to the tax cuts and jobs act so i'm encouraged by the strides we made in the last year, i do acknowledge that there's still much work to do. i look forward to working with you to ensure that our economy is fully'm plowered and never unnecessarily restricted so question, federal reserve bank presidents serve a critical role in providing local information to the fomc. this is one of the federal reserve's systems most important features however some of the largest district economies cast a vote every three years while small economies are represented annually and every other year. so chairman, is it your opinion that each reason is properly represented under the curr

mr. williams. >> i still have my business. it's a great time to be on main street. i want to thank you for your work on behalf of the american people and your financial stability in the oversight council. the roll back of unguided regulations, 2017 is an historic year for the trump administration, the congress and most importantly the american people. during my travel in the district i represent in texas these past months, i've heard countless encouraging stories about what the tax cuts and jobs means for business owners. some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle claim these bonus us were akin to crumbs, in texas 27th district those crumbs come in the form of real dollars back in the pockets of working families. in the form of wages for employees and new capital investment for businesses. it is my hope that this past year serve as a stepping stone for many and more great things to come and there is still much more work to do, especially from the dodd-frank relief of the destabilizing. i am committed to working with this administration, to you and the trum

mr. williams is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman powell, thank you for being here this morning. >> 2018 i can tell you, i'm a small business owner of 47 years. booming economy, low unemployment and americans having mormonny their pocket. i'm encouraged by the strides we made in the last year, a do acknowledge there's much work to do. i look forward to working with you to ensure our economy is fully empowered and never unnecessarily restricted. so, question, federal reserve bank presidents serve a critical role in providing local information to the fmoc. this bottom-up flow of information is one of the federal reserve system's most productive features. the voting rotation exposes an inconsistency in some of the largest strict economies, cast a vote every three years. smaller economies are represented annually for every other year. chairman, is it your opinion that each region is properly represented under the current voting structure? >> let me begin by saying i'm a very strong supporter of our fed rated system and i think w

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williams. mr. peck, five minutes. >> good morning. my name is stephen peck and i'm the president and ceo of u.s. vets. i'm also a vietnam veteran. i served with the first marine division near da nang and i've been working with homeless veterans since 1991. u.s. vets is the largest veteran-specific nonprofit housing and service provider in the country, providing housing and services to 3,300 veterans every night and providing homelessness prevention, employment and mental health services to an additional 5,000 veterans in the communities that we serve. i'm also the president of the california association of veterans service agencies, comprised of seven veteran nonprofits that collectively provide housing and care to more than 25,000 veterans each year. despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent, numerous government policies and the best efforts of hundreds of communities, there are still more than 40,000 veterans living on your streets. and that number is rising across the nation. in california, the number of homeless veterans rose

discovery, martha hicks, also william rand's great, great granddaughter and ruby stein's white cousin. martha: got a letter from this wonderful lady. ruby: i had said, "dear mrs. hicks," and i went on to tell her that i was the great, great granddaughter of william harrison rand and what did she really write me back. >> what'd she write? ruby: and she said, "now, we are cousins and you either call me martha or cousin martha." she won me over right there. [laughter] soledad: have you met your black cousins? martha: not yet. soledad: that was about to change. two days later, we arranged for martha, her husband carl, and their granddaughter natalie to meet their black cousins in lodi. [laughter] soledad: what was that moment like? martha: i wanted to cry, i really did. soledad: before i met you, i wasn't sure if you were going to be excited about having black cousins. there are a lot of people who that would not be good news. ruby: it would not have happened 40 years ago. i think we made quite a bit of progress. it's an honor for us to be an example of progress. martha: yes. ruby: it is really. martha: well put. ruby: an honor. martha: well put. >> a handsome gu

. >> here's sharrie williams with a recap of the awards dinner. >> mr.ogle, you've been i this business and survived for 48 years now. you've been through the highs and lows and you're still doing it. >> we have 300 years of history books about non- african americans. they know very little about us. you don't even know there is a philadelphia tribune for most people. yet we've been here for 134 years. but we know who you are. it's time we learn a little bit more about each other. >> first of all welcome. >> wurd is the only african american owned talk radio station in pennsylvania. we're only one of three in the nation. it's tremendous opportunity to give voice to the community. especially a city like philadelphia that's almost 45 % african american. there's a real need for an outlet to talk about the issues that are most critical to our community. and that's what word provides. >> you all are beautiful. give yourselves a round of applause. >> my new philly has now become this incubator. so half of what we do is content creation and the other half is inc

william scott. i don't see the representative from the dpa. mr. henderson is arrive from the dpa. >> thank you, secretary. members of the san francisco public, thank you for joining us on wednesday, february 7, 2018 for the regular meeting of the san francisco police commission. would you begin with item one. >> adoption of minutes for november 3, 8, december 6, january 10 and 17 of 2018. >> thank you. in your packet are the proposed minutes as the secretary has read out november 3rd, novembe november 8th and december 6th of 2017, and the january 10th and 17th minutes of 2018. hopefully you have had a chance to review the minutes. any comments or questions? i would entertain appropriate motion. >> move to approve. >> second. >> all in favor. >> public comment first on april approval of the minutes. thank you. seeing no public comment, public comment on item one is now closed. moved by commissioner dejesus, seconded by mazzucco. those minutes are approved. next item. >> reports to the commission. 2a chief report on recent police department activiti

mr. speaker. when anna first set foot on the campus of hobart and william smith college in 2014, she immediately fell in love with the school. nestled deep within the finger lakes, the small liberal arts college appeared serene and safe. on that beautiful campus, however, was hiding a much more dangerous reality. unfortunately, anna would discover the terrible truth just two weeks after she arrived. on the second saturday of the semester, anna was eager to go out and meet more of her fellow classmates. as the night went on, anna got separated from her friends. when they received a text from her telling them that she was cared of someone she met and didn't know what to do, they began frantically searching for her. it wasn't until the early morning hours they finally found her, bent over a pool table with a football player appearing to sexually assault her. her friends immediately took her back to the dormitory. na was very ill, pale, and disoriented. worried she had been drugged and raped, her friends called the paramedics. after assessing anna, the paramedics knew she needed to be examined by sexual

party like ok to say that president zuma must go all right let's go to william committee now all right if we accept to abandon one of mr is saying and that procedurally the a.n.c. may have made a few mistakes this crisis that is being depicted by some as a crisis within the a.n.c. itself a matter of preserving the unity of the polity and then inflicting it on the country i mean is that how you see it. this is exactly why as you know the way after i see is i think i'm india in salinas of really underestimated jacob zuma you know jacob zuma he's view on governance and which you know a lot of analysts including myself assess before he he thinks he is above is bigger than the a.n.c. itself and there is a and that is very very sad and i think also he looks at his presidency or you looked at it as almost a chief that because he is a president he can change the rules of the party and the rules of the country now it was of is a very important thing to understand now i think the a.n.c. national executive committee was not prepared did not look at that reality because if one looks at def reality they would have had a different s

this is a good theme within the -- of the markets to speak with william lee of. at theadvises mr. ul to catch up with you again. every interview we do says we need to make exports great again. how does the united states do that? william: the only way to get exports up again is to make us a more productive economy. one of the reasons that growth has been so low is multifactor productivity has been almost near zero for the last 10 years and one of the mysteries is why has it dropped so much? one of the reasons people have latched onto is the lack of investment in technology and modernizing equipment, including infrastructure and that's exactly what the administration's plan has been to do, shift the basis of investment toward longer-term investment, more productive investment, and that will make this economy great again. tom: that can be a long-term solution. there.nded very imf-y to citigroup where you had your shingle out for many years. can -- work to make exports great again? bill: i think that is a misreading of the secretary's remarks. we have a balanced payment deficit, that i

mr. lucky's. i've played with him, i made my first recordings with them. billy williams, the music director in that band, produced all my records through, oh, just the last couple. he's 80 now, and he decided when he was in his 70s, he might slow down a little bit. francine reed and i have been singing together since 1984. matt rollings introduced me to francine in 1984. viktor krauss, he's played bass with me since 1994. buckweed's played steel with me since 1993. - what is the secret to keeping a band like that and the personalities that you just described together? - you know, they're all solo artists. they're all solo artist, and i'm just grateful that, that they wanna, they kinda put aside what they normally do for a couple of months every summer and come on the road with me, and i'm just, i think it's just because we're friends and because those earlier recordings were part of the beginning for all of us, really. - well, and honestly, they left a mark as they say, right, i mean the fact is those earlier recordings are not just anybody's earlier recordings. they lef

william they take a closer look at the gangland past. mr. ouseley is an authority on the kansas city gangland past. he spent two decades prosecuting organized crime figures. as an expert witness on mob activities, he testified in federal court and before u.s. senate investigations panels. he retired as the supervisor of organized crime squad of the kansas city fbi field division. he's also the author of two city, true story of andkc crime family," "in our midst." jonathan has a job many of us in the. as editor for kansas city public television, he reports on the best drinking and dining establishments in the metro area. watch -- writing about what kansas city inns eat and drink, he reports on local theory, including a look at sandlot baseball in kansas city and its revival. atkc ll find his work kcpt.org. he's also the author of three books. please join me in welcoming to the kansas city public library, jonathan bender and william ousley. [applause] i just want to thank everyone for joining us here. i'm delighted he will have the opportunity

mr. speaker. ny years ago, a missionary named john williams made a long journey in the 1800's to bring christianity to the people in the islands, including american samoa -- samoa. they probably surpassed their fondest hopes. today faith and church provide a strong foundation to a large percentage of our population. i think he and billy graham would have understood each other very well, though their ministries are separated by more than a century. billy graham's influence went around the world rapidly and powerfully and seemed divinely timed to coincide with the rise of communications and travel of the 20th century. as he lies in honor this week at the u.s. capitol, it is a new opportunity for a younger generation to learn more of his exceptional life and hear his message once more. that god loves each of us and when times seem troubled around us, there's someone greater to depend on. as scripture says, how shall they hear without a preach her billy graham answered that call. he described himself simply -- a preacher of the gospel of swree us is christ. that life's purpose to find him and what i a

student morgan williams replied, 17 of my classmates and friends are gone and you make this about russia? mr. trump has called for action to prevent more school shootings but has avoed any mention of changing gun laws. the white house announced the president will hold meetings with high school students, teachers and officials o later this week. >>> the couple who took care of the shooter told the newspaper, quote, we had this monster living under our roof and we didn't know. >>> several martinez residents need a place to stay after a fire raced through an apartment complex. firefighters faced heavy plflam when they arrived this morning. investigators believe a pan left on a stove sparked the fire. a firefighter needed to get treated after getting hurt battling the flames. no one was hurt but their homes were damaged. >>> do the kracrosswalk buttons anything? >>> a barrage of tweets by the president lead to a barrage of criticism. >>> the record it's just my eczema again,t. but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw somet

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mr. brookhiser's books will be available for sale. and he will be signing them there. and, so, we are thrilled to william richard brookhiser back to new york historical society. he's a senior fellow at the national review institute and a senior editor of the national review. mr. brookhiser is the author of 12 books on american history, including alexander hamilton, american, founding father rediscovering george washington, and gentlemen revolutionary morris, who wrote the constitution. in 2004, whether brookhiser served as his tourian curator at new york historical for the exhibition alexander hamilton. and in 2008 he was awarded the national humanities medal by president george w. bush. before we begin, i'd just like to ask if you have a cell phone or electronic device that you would please turn it off. now, please join me in welcoming richard brookhiser. thank you. [ applause ] >> so, let's start with the big question, can the british win the war by taking the nation's capital? >> right. this is the question of 1777. which is the third year of the revolution. the revolution is the longest war we will f

mr. miller. before we move on with the speakers, i want to acknowledge the fact that june williams is here as a represent from senator harris' office and ellen nance is with us tonight. you're welcome to be with us as well. i want to invite dr. bennett -- may we adjust the presentation schedule just a little bit, miss deberry has a time crunch. welcoming christine deberry. >> i appreciate the indulgence. apparently everything is scheduled on this date. christine soto-deberry. pleased to be here before all of you and to present on this very important topic. can you hear me? sorry. i'm not tall enough. >> it's good. >> latino, i'm short but in heels. >> but powerful. >> i'm going to be as brief as i can. i know there are many presenters with a lot of interesting information. i want to extend that i'm happy to have conversations away from this commission meeting with you the public or commissioners to fill you in on the work we do. we have a lot of passion around data and equity issues it imindicates. i won't cover everything here tonight but we want to be a partner with you in this effort. so traditionally

mr. president. >> steve. >> i sit around the table like many as a father of four. as an uncle, i was with councilman st williams and we were campaigning at the same time that newtown happened an she was campaigning. the first four words you said today, mr. president struck with me. we need to act. >> true. >> but the only worst thing that doing nothing is doing something that doesn't achieve the intended result. you were in business your entire life. >> was in business for 28 years. business is not about an activity in doing things, it is about the act of shooting kids is cowardly. moms and dads want to know when they drop off their kids, they are safe. this morning i came in early, i bypassed the gym giving me an excuse to spend some time thinking when nobody else is in the office at 7:00 a.m. and i put to the a sheet of the 14 mass killings in congress to find mass killings found in newtown incident and that means if there are three or more people who lost their lives, it is considered a mass killing. since columbine we've had 14 of these in our country. and my staff put together a nice spreadsheet but i was