ms. johnson is serving spur and the architect and supposed to be serving as a representative we can't havehat for the commission council to recommend to that that's okay means is ethics commission didn't have independent counsel if in their council serves the city attorney that serves the mayor and the planning commission for independent council for the ethics commission so not only does our counsel serve one master but independent advise so the commissioners can serve one master that is they'd the move the needle of it's been with the pay to play cultivate we need you to step up and this will change the accountable policy moving forward so neighborhoods in the mission will see a change in the neighborhoods worse than in the past attempts to mitigate they're not mitigating the problem it a complete mess thank you. >> (clapping.) >> thank you any public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda if not commissioner kopp. >> mr. chair fellow commissioners, i agree with many bushs comments and the supporting comments of other members of the public who taken the time to give us the benefit

ms. johnson is serving spur and the architect and supposed to be serving as a representative we can't havehat for the commission council to recommend to that that's okay means is ethics commission didn't have independent counsel if in their council serves the city attorney that serves the mayor and the planning commission for independent council for the ethics commission so not only does our counsel serve one master but independent advise so the commissioners can serve one master that is they'd the move the needle of it's been with the pay to play cultivate we need you to step up and this will change the accountable policy moving forward so neighborhoods in the mission will see a change in the neighborhoods worse than in the past attempts to mitigate they're not mitigating the problem it a complete mess thank you. >> (clapping.) >> thank you any public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda if not commissioner kopp. >> mr. chair fellow commissioners, i agree with many bushs comments and the supporting comments of other members of the public who taken the time to give us the benefit

ms. johnson is serving spur and the architect and supposed to be serving as a representative we can't havet for the commission council to recommend to that that's okay means is ethics commission didn't have independent counsel if in their council serves the city attorney that serves the mayor and the planning commission for independent council for the ethics commission so not only does our counsel serve one master but independent advise so the commissioners can serve one master that is they'd the move the needle of it's been with the pay to play cultivate we need you to step up and this will change the accountable policy moving forward so neighborhoods in the mission will see a change in the neighborhoods worse than in the past attempts to mitigate they're not mitigating the problem it a complete mess thank you. >> (clapping.) >> thank you any public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda if not commissioner kopp. >> mr. chair fellow commissioners, i agree with many bushs comments and the supporting comments of other members of the public who taken the time to give us the benefit o

ms. johnson: good morning, mr. president. i'm kellie johnson, president of ace clearwater enterprises. it's a 16-year-old family business -- third generation. we're a supplier to the aerospace and power generation industries. we build products out of metal. if it flies or is launched, our parts are on it. we employ 200 of the best men and women in our industry. and on behalf of all of them, thank you for what you're doing. and we would love to have you come and visit next time you're in southern california. in fact, i'll never forget my husband and i approaching you in the lobby of your golf course in palos verdes when the flag controversy was going on. and we respected your position and we are so proud that that flag is flying today. thank you. president trump: it worked out. that was a very good decision. thank you very much. thank you, everybody. thank you. reporter: any comment on michael flynn, mr. president? reporter: are you looking forward to your visit with the chinese president?

ms. johnson's family. she is 98.did not make that donation. >> it is high jinks where someone gives 10 bucks puts down mickey mouse. the cash is real. they have the ability to give 25k or 400k and then they have reason to put down things you're finding that don't add up or are potentially false. >> yes. we have an llc, for instance, that gave $25,000 that was founded, created a couple of weeks before its donation. and it has no staff and no phone number and no operation. it operates out of a mailbox outside atlanta. and all of a sudden the only thing that it has done so far is to give donald trump $25,000. >> why would these entities pop up, want to funnel this money? who in your view is at fault? >> really the fault is the donors these entities pop up because they want it to be private. they don't want it to be known they are giving. it is up to the donor to fully disclose who they are and what their proper address is. the inaugural committee in this case is basically expected to take it on good faith that their don

ms. johnson. and finally we have the honorable sam read, the mayor of atlanta, georgia. he's fefg hon behalf of the united states conference of mayors. i now recognize mr. johnson of georgia to make introduction. >> i thank you. it's my distinct pleasure to recognize and welcome my friend kassim read, mayor of atlanta to this hearing. as wez convene this hearing to morning, i can think of no better witness to offer than ka s -- kasim read. he balanced atlanta's budget and took air of the challenge of the unfunded pension system. that's been taken care of successfully six years ago or seven years ago, actually. he has invested in hiring more police officers in atlanta. our crime rate continues to go down, he's the 59th mayor of the city of atlanta, serving in that capacity since 2010. mayor reed is known for working in a bipartisan state on economic development and transportation issues. atlanta has experienced significant economic development during his tenure and a population broom. for instance, his work with governor nathan deal and the obama administration to obtain f

ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 353, the weather research and forecasting innovation act of 2017. climate and weather are not fundamentally partisan concerns. they affect all of our constituents regardless of their party affiliation. the bill we are considering today, which is the culmination of more than four years of bipartisan compromise and negotiation, demonstrates what can be accomplished when we work together to address concerns of our constituents. mr. speaker, weather affects all of us each and every day. it is a constant presence in our lives. extreme weather events, which are becoming more severe and more frequent and damaging lives and property in my home state of texas, across the continental u.s. and all the way to the islands of hawaii. sadly, the devastation caused by tornadoes, hurricanes and other severe weather incidents have become a far more familiar occurrence and really too much of it for far more americans. it should go without saying that we need to help americans a

ms. johnson? rep. johnson thank you very : much. thank you, mr. chairman for this hearing. it has been one that has brought a great deal of frustration to me as i sit here and look at that quotation up there on the wall, the section of the constitution article 1, section 8 speaks to the federal government's responsibility to post offices and roads. we have privatized the post offices, and i don't know what we're getting from it, but i just don't see how we can privatize transportation. nevertheless, i'm one of these people that will try to find a way to work with any philosophy that i can to try to get a job done. but this is a tough approach to attempting to address the essential transportation problems in our country, so i'm going the ask mr. thomas, how detrimental will these cuts be , or if they'll be detrimental to the city of dallas, to d.a.r.t. and cities across the country if the cig programs are cut? we have a lot of plans to accommodate the needs in the area, as i'm sure every major city does. but when you read the president's budget, what is your reaction? how --

ms. johnson of texas to make a formal int formal introduction. >> thank you very much. i'm very proud to introduce not only a friend and partner but a good executive who is mr. gary thomas, president and executive director of the dallas area rapid transit which we call dart. he and i work together for many years to cultivate our great city of dallas into an interconnected transit hub that it is today. as the largest growing metropolitan area in the country. the nation's longest and largest at 93 miles long. under his leadership, dart is a leading example of how to infectively manage and grow a flourishing public trans it network. i happen to know that dart also has very strong working relationships with our federal partners at usdot and the federal transit administration thanks to mr. thomas. he's also very effective at cultivating strategic partnerships with local stake holders to meet the needs of the robust transit network in the dallas metroplex. and with that, mr. chairman, i'm proud to introduce mr. thomas to the committee with great anticipation to his testimony

ms. johnson thank you so much for your service. >> all the educators that are here, would you please, stand up. thank you. [applause] thank you to all the educators have dedicated their lives to educating young minds. we are grateful. >> thank you thank you for being here today. okay our final commendation for today is going to be given by supervisor kim. thank you president breed and i knew at some words as well for the group about to bring up. i want to bring up san francisco interfaith council. the school committee servers and our department of homelessness and supportive housing to the podium.this past winter and each winter that apartment of homelessness and supportive housing in partnership with the san francisco interfaith council episcopal community services and many other part local churches, partner to provide emergency shelter during our winter months from november 20-february 25 when we know our streets get a little bit colder and in particular, this winter much more wet. i want to take the time to acknowledge and appreciate all the churches and organizations participated to spa

johnson: could you name some of the agencies, not to point a finger? ms. blank: it is all the major , incies, nsf, energy, usa might also say that the -- office does good work, is often a problem here. thethey often disagree with agencies on what certain standards should be, and audit us and hold us accountable for the way the agencies told us to do them, and that -- better coordination means there are two groups and each agency's coming at us with different standards and believes the. that sort of court nation has to start occurring. you talked about the same thing that i said, we have layer upon layer of controls designed to prevent us wasting one dollar. we have to figure out how to cut through that, provide uniform standards for similar types of approvals where you are not having to do -- some of these .hings conflict if you comply with this one, you're probably complying with something over on the other -- ms. blank: that is part of the problem, yes. sen. johnson: sen. mccaskill: at do you have any -- sec. mccaskill: yes. is it true that we are going

ms. hester's about the sub surface drainage at the one 50 van ness one the major subcontractor johnson camen and do a sub surface drainage system now your your time is up. >> i do a lot of videoing we're trying to keep the community involved but i can't. >> sir, your time is up. >> thank you. >> okay. >> sue hester i had a view of city hall coming out of south van ness the afternoon and i'm saying a view of the doom from the south forever but apart from that i think this is the first project not a first - that is a series of projects that you have the opportunity to report back on because a city project is one you should do that you need to monitor the wind, monitor the impacts on bicycles, 10 years ago and 5 years ago the city didn't have the emphasis on bike transport it does today and the thing i know from just keeping my eyes open the hayes hill and the confluence of wind at the van ness, mission and market that whole area is going to be - is really dangerous and we're embarking on that plan of companions 15 hundred mission and 1500 market street and you - one of the things the planning

johnson joins here, with tom keene in new york. ♪ chieflay's says he will not judge on ward quarter of performance. the american banks outperform. msth anagement. republicans do not have the votes for trump care. the president has a key decision. should he golf or not golf on day 100. into the weekend and onto the french, the german and the british election. macron and le pen. i'm tom keene. guy johnson in london holding for down for francine. what is the theme, and are you looking to paris and france? guy: the last half hour has been about the u.k. the credit impulse is fading. it's going to be something that is going to be fascinating to see with the markets do and react how much is priced in. more data coming through. we'll deal with it when we go to the numbers in just a minute. tom: our crack team on a friday going to four digits on pound sterling. let's get to first word news. >> president trump once there could be a major conflict with north korea after policy fails. reuters thet told u.s. would love to solve the issue of the nuclear weapons program peacefully but says it is difficult. at the united nations, rex tillerson wi

ms. rebecca blank, chancellor of the university of wisconsin-madison in july of 2013. prior to serving as chancellor, she served as the obama administration's secretary of commerce. chancellor blank. >> thank you, chairman johnson and ranking member be mccaskill, members of the committee. i appreciate having the chance to say a few words about the regulation of federal research at our nation's top universities. i was an economist prior to becoming chancellor at the university of wisconsin in madison, and i believe deeply that we must do everything we can to help research universities thrive. these institutions hold the key to our future economic prosperity. but they've also become some of the most regulated entities in this nation. at least 35 federal agencies regulate our research at the university of wisconsin with multiple interpretations of the rules and many confusing, duplicative and often unnecessary requests. so my message today is very clear: we have added layer upon layer of regulation, and we're at a point where this is seriously impeding the productivity of our scientists. there are as many as 23 different administrative responsibilities associated with every federal research grant. each of those st

ms. johnson: good morning, everyone. i'm kellie johnson, president and ceo of ace clearwater enterprises. we are located in southern california. we employ 200 employees, we are a family-owned business -- i'm third generation. we are a supplier to the aerospace and power generation industries. if it flies or it is launched, we have parts on it. like so many manufacturers across this country, we are extremely excited that our president and the administration has a laserbeam focus on our economy and the manufacturing industry sector. the fact that he is going to be looking at tax reform we are super excited about because two-thirds of manufacturers in the country are structured as a pass-through. ace clearwater is one of those companies. we pay taxes on the individual rate. if we were to have individual rates lowered, we would have the ability to make more investments in our business and hire more people. we are very encouraged by the steps this administration is taking. thank you. mr. timmons: steve. mr. staub: good morning