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. >> i am richard williams. it's good to be the first private secretary to speak. i appreciated the presentation. i want to make a point, and that is that this is not funny. we talk about that occasionally. this is not considered funny. one of the things i get to do is to travel around the world and see their civil servants. particularly what we talk about, transparency, and our transparency, i did always get questioned about the expenses. that has been going on for two years. so that is not funny. all strengths the your arm. this is very serious indian. -- indeed. my question is, my heart sank when you started giving the history and the number of times as people tried to reform matters as you are doing. are you going to be successful in doing this? there's not anything that you said that i would not applaud. how are we going to be successful at this? >> i ought to say that the first speaker the very senior and quite respected member robert rogers, who i do not think is here. he is now the clerks assistant, second on the professional side, secondary to the clerk of
. >> i am richard williams. it's good to be the first private secretary to speak. i appreciated the presentation. i want to make a point, and that is that this is not funny. we talk about that occasionally. this is not considered funny. one of the things i get to do is to travel around the world and see their civil servants. particularly what we talk about, transparency, and our transparency, i did always get questioned about the expenses. that has been going on for two years. so that is...
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. >>> the man who served as richard nixon's last attorney general during the water gate scandal died today. williambie was 80 years old. saxbie was known as a republican maverick. he once called the nixon administration one of the most inept in history. >>> straight ahead, we'll bring you up to date on that wildfire that has burning tonight east of mount diablo. >>> plus triple digit heat and the dangers of dehydration. what some people are doing to keep people cool. >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. >>> the latest now on that wildfire burning in contra costa county, these are live pictures of the flames in the foothills just east of mount diablo. as of right now 375 acres have burned. the fire is now 50% contained. one home was threatened by fire
. >>> the man who served as richard nixon's last attorney general during the water gate scandal died today. williambie was 80 years old. saxbie was known as a republican maverick. he once called the nixon administration one of the most inept in history. >>> straight ahead, we'll bring you up to date on that wildfire that has burning tonight east of mount diablo. >>> plus triple digit heat and the dangers of dehydration. what some people are doing to keep people cool....
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. >>> the man who served as richard nixon's last attorney general during the water gate scandal died today. williame was 80 years old. saxbie was known as a republican maverick. he once called the nixon administration one of the most inept in history. >>> straight ahead, we'll bring you up to date on that wildfire that has burning tonight east droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership. focus. and the ability to bring people together. meg whitman delivered. named one of america's best ceo's by harvard business review, she grew ebay 15,000 strong and made small business dreams come true. now meg has a plan to create jobs. fix sacramento. and deliver results. meg whitman. for a new california. >>> the latest now on that wildfire burning in contra costa county, these are live pictures of the flames
. >>> the man who served as richard nixon's last attorney general during the water gate scandal died today. williame was 80 years old. saxbie was known as a republican maverick. he once called the nixon administration one of the most inept in history. >>> straight ahead, we'll bring you up to date on that wildfire that has burning tonight east droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel...
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william randolph hearst, it was all by design. sometimes elaborate, sometimes simple. as richards us, good design stands the test of time. >> reporter: baked and steamed for five hours a rod of solid beach wood stays flexible for about three minutes. which is just enough time for two men to bend and twist the wood into the signature shape of the most successful chair ever manufactured. you've seen it. you've probably sat on it. perhaps in one of itss countless variations or knock- offs. more than 60 million have been sold since 1859 when german cabinet maker michael tonet put his bent wood business throw chair on the market, the model 14. this is the genius behind the design? >> i think it is. >> reporter: his great great grandson philip now helps run the family firm in frankenberg germany where forests along the river valley still produce the beach wood that is still worked here by hand. >> it's an icon. it's a classic. it stands for the company. it became the first mass- produced affordable chair. it was designed to save material and to produce a product or to make a product at
william randolph hearst, it was all by design. sometimes elaborate, sometimes simple. as richards us, good design stands the test of time. >> reporter: baked and steamed for five hours a rod of solid beach wood stays flexible for about three minutes. which is just enough time for two men to bend and twist the wood into the signature shape of the most successful chair ever manufactured. you've seen it. you've probably sat on it. perhaps in one of itss countless variations or knock- offs....