now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson.lo and welcome to riga, i've come here to look at what might happen i'm pretty sure that putin won't sign any sort of deal with us or european peacekeepers without any rules. within russian society into enemies of the state. or organisation is viewed as either a friend or an enemy. hello and welcome to unspun world. latvia, where i'm reporting from, with a shared border with russia, which will help me answer my questions about russia's war and its changing society, based itself here in riga in the wake of russia's invasion of ukraine. president trump used to say he'd sort out the war in ukraine within 2a hours of coming into office. that was never going to happen, of course, but getting a peace deal will certainly be one of his big concerns. his supporters have made the outlines pretty clear. for a long time, or maybe at all. who took the decision to invade back in february 2022 he was lucky to survive an attempted coup and he's had to recruit prisoners, north koreans and iran's drone

simpson is going to be auctioned off.ng when it could happen and what items could be included. according to tmz, simpson's lawyers are proposing an auction date between march 12th and the 29th. the possible items for sale include photos of simpson with political leaders, a series of plaques awarded for his accomplishments in the nfl and on the golf course, and a number of legal documents from oj's time of incarceration. the san francisco native passed away last year. his lawyers are looking to sell these items to help pay back creditors who claim o.j. owed them money. simpson's children can object anytime between before february 26th. >> alcatraz island may soon host another tourist attraction. the world boxing organization is looking at the island as the next location for the world championship. world boxing organization junior welterweight champion teofimo lopez is close to finalizing a deal to defend his title at alcatraz. according to our media partners at the san francisco standard, lopez still needs approval from th

issues. could present the news without any regard to balance well, our world affairs editor, john simpsone. michael, till the end of the week in orderjust that this was going to be a different sort of presidency. than the other way round, started talking about america as an imperial power with a right to impose its wishes on weaker countries. allahu akbar. gunfire of the policy, the invasion of iraq, turned out to be pretty disastrous. out of iraq as quickly as they can. cheering for many liberal—minded people around the world, the arrival in office of barack obama came as a relief. cheering in american politics since at least 1960, whenjohn f kennedy won the presidency. but obama's time was marked by a disappointing lack of grip. america's problems were never fully addressed and in invasion of iraq continued. donald j trump. donald trump managed to harness the resentments and anger than they once had been. had never seen before. to avoid a jail sentence. administration. with the doubtful agreement donald trump had made with the taliban over afghanistan, and the taliban americans decided

those of us who were involved in the simpson-bowles, dodd-frank effort or the simpson-bowles effort around debt and deficit, we laid out very bold cuts that spread the pain. i hope that we can go back and look at some of those ideas as well and in the meantime, make sure that we do not end up going into long-term investments that were created by the bipartisan infrastructure bill. we need to have a lot more conversation about supporting our defense industrial base, securing the border, but frankly, mr. chairman, i think we can do better than what's been presented. thank you and i yield back. sen. graham: the chair knows that senator warner has been involved in bipartisan efforts to make hard decisions for a long time. he's much appreciated. sen. warner: unsuccessfully. sen. graham: well, just keep plugging. we have a vote on, let's just keep going with opening statements. so then we'll break for lunch and do amendments. senator scott. sen. scott: mr. chairman, last november the american people made their voices heard. president trump was elected with a very clear mandate. to secure the bor

not fair or right and i don't think that -- i remember 15 years ago i had my first gang was around simpson he bowles plan where we were approaching drawer 17 trillion in debt and how to cut back. we were unsuccessful, obviously. debt now $37 trillion, with there four to five to seven trillion you can see will bite us. there is an attack on the national security. >> i have to ask i think democrats have been, still in that audit phase of what happened when you look at the results of the election and the loss among some of the fundamental longtime democratic coalitions with young voters, latino voters, black voters, working class voters. if you can try to avoid the canned answer of we need to meets voters where they are, what happened? >> i had not ever lived through a pressure election that will less to do with issues. i don't think getting rids of tax on tips was something that drove the election but that may have been the only new idea from the candidate. i think the democrats' brand is bad and this was an election based on culture and their failure two contacts with a wide swath of americ

it was called simpson-bowles. it never even got to a vote in the congress. so what do you say to the people who they might be unsettled about this approach, but they like the work being done everyone likes the idea of cutting the federal bureaucracy and cutting federal spending until it impacts them. and when elon musk said he's going to chainsaw the federal government and take $2 trillion out of spending, i'm dying to see where he's going to cut spending that won't impact average americans. usaid, as you just said, michael, was an easy target because it mostly impacts our safety and security through things done overseas. but he's now going after the department of education, veterans administration, the department of defense, social security. he and his doge boys, the young men from the department of government efficiency, which is neither a department nor an elected part of our overall administration. they've burrowed into massive federal databases that contain the tax returns and the personal information of millions and millions of americans. once payments

denise simpson has been with the arts nearly 40 years.ortunities to grow her passion, appreciate her culture, and perform overseas. >> she's been a mentor, a mother, a friend in and out of the studio, like i don't know where my life would be without her or dimensions. >> that makes me feel really proud, also. >> hi. >> reporter: through dance deborah gives performers and audiences alike a new dimension and pride in the african american culture. >> there's a nonprofit with nine other arts programmed called the mulonga arts collective in hopes of further promoting the arts. >>> we invite you to join us as we honor the rich legacy of the bay area's black community. watch our special presentation thursday, february 20th, 7:30 p.m. here on kpix. >>> soaring egg prices have americans flocking to a new solution, raising chickens at home. we'll hear from do it yourselfers about why the trend may not be for everyone. >> i would find at least three eggs every morning from each chicken. >>> and we'll take you to a big celebration for a pair of very

he ripped off the simpsons. yeah, he watched tv in the '80s. we get it. and he only puts out, like, ten new episodes a year. and then he splits those up into five dvd sets. he doesn't make those decisions, chris. those decisions are made at the corporate level. but he still takes the money every week. how noble. and doesn't he have a whole staff that writes those episodes, anyway? well, i-i wouldn't know about that, but i-i think, and i hope, chris, that ultimately, people will just remember the laughter. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from the most trusted journalists at comedy central... it's america's only source for news. this is "the daily show" with your host, desi lydic! ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> desi: welcome to "the daily show!" i'm desi lydic. [cheers and applause] oh, boy. we've got so much to talk about tonight. the holy land might be turning into sin city, donald trump is back in the eviction business, and michael kosta really needs to use the starbucks bathroom. but first, let's kick things off with another installment of "the second coming of donald

well, our world affairs editor, john simpson, is with the gore camp in nashville, tennessee. of the week in orderjust simply to get the votes from floridians who live overseas. when george w bush won the heavily contested 2000 election by a whisker, it soon became obvious that this was going to be a different sort of presidency. after the attack on the twin towers on 9/11, bush's chief advisers, who were telling him what to do rather than the other way round, started talking about america as an imperial power with a right to impose its wishes on weaker countries. allahu akbar. gunfire this didn't last, because the centrepiece of the policy, the invasion of iraq, turned out to be pretty disastrous. the british and americans are anxious to pull their troops out of iraq as quickly as they can. by 2006, america came close to being defeated in iraq. cheering for many liberal—minded people around the world, as a relief. cheering this is the biggest change that's happened in american politics since at least 1960, whenjohn f kennedy won the presidency. but obama's time was marked by

simpson's son has been accused of improperly taking over his father's home.tin moved into the home and has refused to transfer it to simpson's estate. the trust states his property should be equally divided among his four living children. justin similar pson has not resd to nbc news' request for comment. >>> kate middleton made her first public appearance since revealing she's in remission from cancer. she warmly embraced holocaust survivors in central london. >> she's warm hearted, kind, friend, like a friend. >> later in the week, princess kate visited a children's hospital in wales, taking over as the new princess. >>> this dog got a new bouncy toy. instead of chasing it, she held it in her mouth unbothered by all the shaking. >> like a massage. >> it is a theragun for your mouth. >> it is loosening up your shoulder. it's like loosening up your teeth. >> look at her eyes. >> still to come here on "today," the ladies looking to win big at tonight's grammy awards. >>> and how "white lotus" new season willbe different from good morning. thanks for joining us

"all in" is, an amazing writer named simon rich who wrote for seven night live and live and the simpsonss directed by alex timbers. it's really four funny people reading these amazing simon rich short stories. it's like the heater version of a great bowl of tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich. you leave just feeling so good about love and the world and it's really funny. absolutely comfort food. they are laugh-out-loud funny and you have a tear in your eye at the end and he manages to do this magic trick every time. my first time not in a musical sins like college. it's much scarier doing some one else's words than mine. >> stephen: the first time you haven't been in the musical since college. i was going to ask you this later but i'll ask you now. i found out chris hayes, we just had on the show, went to high school with you. >> lin-manuel: chris hayes and i rode the bus together. he grew up in the bronx and i was in northern manhattan so the boss would stop on the way to our school. >> stephen: he directed you in a play. >> lin-manuel: no, he didn't direct me in a play but he direc

. >> simpson is the genius behind afro solo. celebrating african talent in the bay area and beyond.homas and i have been in love with malik's art work for ever. >> reporter: through public arts, book illustrations and portraits, malik's mission is clear. >> remain creative. if you have the desire to create, make as much as you can, do not get trapped into industries and fads and fashions. create until your heart says something. >> reporter: with the focus on the indigenous experience and the passion for community engagement, malik continues to push boundaries leaving a lasting impact on the global art world. >>> okay, coming up in the first alert forecast, it is going to continue to rain on again off again. all the way through sunday. but when we get to monday, something different will show up, this is monday night going into tuesday. this is the next atmospheric river pointed at us right again. tuesday morning probably one of the more important time frames there is another system after that one. a busy looking seven day. forecast and all of it is coming up after the break. i'm barb

denise simpson has been with dimensions for nearly 40 years first as an apprentice, then a teacher.her passion and perform overseas. >> she has been a mentor, a mother, a friend, in and out of the studio. i don't know where my life would be without her. >> that makes me feel really proud also. >> through dance, deborah gives performers and audiences alike a new dimension in pride in the african american culture. >> it is a nonprofit with nine other programs, the hope is to further promote the arts. and we invite you to join us as we honor the achievements, contributions and rich legacy of the bay area's black community, watch our special presentation on thursday, february 20th. it is right here on kpix . when we come back, a i bought the team! kevin... ? i put it on my chase freedom unlimited card. and i'm gonna cashback on a few other things too! starting with the sound system... that's caaaaaaaaash. cashback like a pro with chase freedom unlimited. how do you cashback? >>> welcome back, students at west oakland middle school got the first chance to try out this new hoop bus, this

denise simpson has been with dimensions for nearly 40 years, first as an apprentice, then performer andhe credits deborah with giving her opportunities to grow her passion, appreciate her culture and perform overseas. >> she has been a mentor, a mother, a friend, in and out of the studio, i don't know where my life would be without her or dimensions. >> that makes me feel really proud also. >> through dance, deborah gives performers and audiences alike a new dimension in pride in the african american culture. >> we invite you to join us as we honor the achievements, contributions and rich legacy of the black community, watch our special presentation on thursday, february 20th at 7:30 right here on kpix . >>> when we ♪♪ ♪♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feel

yeah you know brittany's your jessica simpson and how so much of it was like look at these people youwant to look them we want you to look at them. we're going to give our opinion on how they're living what they're doing, what they should be like you mentioned. but now that we're largely engaging with celebrity on social media, we can see so much more than we could before. but now it seems like we're not judging. but look at this. you can see their kitchen. you can see what their dog is doing, but so much less judgmental. so how do you how have you seen that shift from celebrities being looked at from the outside and being judged versus we're in there now, but don't judge. yeah, yeah. no, that's a really good and i think there are kind of two things going on at the same time. so on the one hand, i think you had this backlash against the nastiness of like your perez hilton's or like the britney was treated by tabloids in the press and so i think you you had publications like jezebel that explicitly would these types of often misogynistic or just mean headlines and you you had people ki

>> i like the homer simpson where you sort of go back into the bushes.i see. >> but i like for it to be a group effort. >> jimmy: yes. >> however, there are some friends that will get, you know, happy birthday voice notes where i will do a happy birthday song for them. >> jimmy: oh. a special song? >> the happy birthday song, but my way. >> jimmy: would you do a little bit of it for our friend guillermo here on his birthday? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you ♪ >> guillermo: wow. ♪ happy birthday dear guillermo ♪ >> guillermo: wow! ♪ happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> guillermo: thank you so much. thank you. >> jimmy: cynthia erivo, everybody. "wicked," you can watch it at home. thank you so much. you don't have to stand. i'm giving you -- we'll be back with sean evans! type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm unde

simpson has been with dimensions for nearly 40 years, first as an apprentice then a performer and teacheredits debra with giving her opportunities to grow her passion, appreciate her culture, and perform overseas. >> she's been a mentor, a mother, a friend in and out of the studio. i don't know where my life would be without her or dimensions. >> that makes me feel really proud also. >> reporter: through dance, debra gives performers and audiences alike a new dimension and pride in the african american culture. >>> and coming up, the super bowl of puppies. yes, it may outdraw the actual game. it's certainly the cutest. we'll tell you what this is all about. this year's puppy bowl when we come back. >>> but first, here's darren. >> we have rain coming next week, in case you hadn't heard yet. we'll track it a number of ways. we'll look at the system as it's getting built in the pacific, and then we'll show what it's going to be bringing home. that's early. details on this are probably going to change a bit as we get closer, [ car engine revving ] get exceptional offers at your local audi de

president trump was talking about doge he was talk about similar panels like this in the past like simpsonen very slow and very mechanical i had not yielded minute result. think many people shrug it off. we've seen this movie before, is going to play out the same way i don't think they expected someone to come in with silicon valley efficiency and go into ao these agencies and try to identify where the savings could be had. the cabinet secretaries could do this on their own. now, what elon is doing is putting a spotlight on these programs with excessive waste, fraud, abuse bridge going to make it easier for the cabinet secretaries to make this difficult decisions. having been in an agency it myself it can sometimes be hard to impose cuts on people that you see and work with every day for.elon is giving cover to thee cabinet heads to make tough decisions. rich: what happens if there's massive cuts of federal bureaucracy and the americans make up a year later and didn't feel it? what something cutting the bureaucracy is the problem. because there's probably a lot of workforce cuts you could

simpson orange juice ad, do you think having him come back from the grave was tasteless or did it workim? >> i think it was kind of tasteless buzz o.j. did murder his wife. at least he was accused of it. i think it was kind of tasteless to show that in 2025. >> what about you think that o.j. drinks the orange juice and says o.j., it's not tasteless. >> i think that was tasteless. but, no orange juice is really good for you. >> what are your thoughts on the ad where snoop dogg and tom brady were yelling that they hated each other, and then at the end they had more in common and just sucked on each other's fingers for about a minute. did you enjoy that? >> it was all right. it definitely got their message out there, and i think that's what it needed to do. >> what was the message? >> i'm not exactly sure. >> what did you think about go daddy making puff daddy their new spokesperson? >> i didn't like it at all. >> why? >> just the way the commercial was. i didn't think it was any good at all. go daddy, you shouldn't have puff daddy as your spokesperson. [ applause ] >> jimmy: all right. w

. $20 million on alan simpson, a new sesame street show in iraq.d official and you didn't even know this. >> here's what's important to know. congress has been working every single day to conduct oversight, to get to the bottom of government censorship, wasteful spending, all of these kinds of things. understand that in the biden administration we had no partner in the senate no, partner in the white house. what we could do is work on transparency and oversight and that's what we were doing constantly in the 118th congress to try to run to ground where these programs were. now because we have president trump in the white house, because we have executive agency heads who are partners to us helping us identify where these programs are and where this waste is occurring, we can get so much done. maria: look, you're reintroducing a bill to help law enforcement fight the fentanyl crisis. this is important. tell us about the bill. thank you for reintroducing this and trying to stop the drugs coming into this country. >> so as we know, fentanyl has been on

and dennis was the anchor and barbara simpson was the co-anchor.ned on the television at this fancy hotel. we were at the fairmont, and i watched the first 15 minutes of dennis, and i picked up the phone and i called my boss, bill schwartz, and i said, bill, we got it made. we have magic at this tv station. that's what i said to him. >> what is it about dennis that that made you say that? because, i mean, i think we feel it, but what is what is it that you saw because it was your job to see the magic? >> well, first of all, i didn't have the unfortunately, i wish i could say i hired him, i didn't, but i know someone who's talented and has the ability to communicate in a way that made people feel really comfortable. he's the kind of guy in person and on the air that you fell in love with the minute you met him, and he had no ego. zero. never. and he always gave everybody credit for his success. and he really took the station. he and fred zehnder, a famous fred zehnder, they were a great duo. and it really was those two gentlemen that that made it, m

if i had a paid attorney, somebody like oj simpson had, i wouldn't be here right now. i'd be out.it's that you don't have enough money. exactly. it seems like money talks. if i had money, i would not be here. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): kc joy was sentenced to 15 years to life for killing maribel ramos. what do you think happened? i think she went to bed, and i think what he did is he got a pillow and smothered her. and as he's got this pillow over her face, she struggles a little bit. and i believe that's where he got the scratches on his right tricep. if mr. joy hadn't done that google maps search leading you, essentially, to the body, would he be a free man? if no other evidence came up, yes. he'd be a person of interest in a cold case. correct. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): maribel ramos graduated from college posthumously. her niece, giselle, who maribel had always hoped would follow in her footsteps instead ended up walking the path meant for her aunt. i received her diploma, and i got to sit in her seat, and walk up stage, and receive everything. it was difficult to see my

great action movie, but the reality of governance and national security means you don't want homer simpson. at the end of the day, sitting there looking at your nuclear weapons stockpile, right? you want to make sure that there's people who are there who understand what they're doing. and ostensibly, these positions were created anywhere from 50 to 300 because many people who work with nuclear security thought they were necessary. there's plenty of places to trim the fat in government, and i would certainly start with, you know, maybe the $8 billion that elon musk gets from contracts with the federal government. i mean, that kind of conflict of interest is there. there's plenty to do all over the government. but let's not start with the national security complex until people actually are in place who understand what they're doing. >> well, that's a good question to pose, scott, i understand that people and you have said that you believe there is a mandate to disrupt the bureaucracy. i also believe that 100 days, the first 100 days of an administration, is an arbitrary figure to me. but why

where maya and kenan played titi and mario -- [ cheers and applause ] sort of like an ashford and simpsones. >> seth: their love songs. >> right. >> seth: but then you recently came back and this was a new one because originally they were like all songs about, you know, getting frisky. >> and booty. and booty so tight. >> seth: yeah, booty so tight. >> they like to sing aut how their booties were so tight. >> seth: but now you took advantage of the fact that time had passed and you wrote one -- this did not air. you can watch it online though. this is "married too long, booty in the rear view." [ light laughter ] >> yeah, booty in the rear view. >> seth: these were the songs about how people -- you know they married too long and maybe getting together and being sexy with each other is just harder to do. >> yeah, it's lost its luster. >> seth: do we want to find one to -- >> sure. >> seth: should we do an appointment for sex on 68? >> sure. [ light laughter ] and also a shoutout to brian tucker. me and brian have been married for a combined total of 100 years. >> seth: yes, this is a fello

those of us who were involved in the ÃÃeffort the simpson bowles effort around debt and deficit we laid that spread the pain. i hope we can go back and look at some of those ideas as well and in the meantime, make sure we do not end up going into long-term investments that were created by the bipartisan infrastructure bill. we need to have a lot more conversation about supporting our defense industrial base securing the border and i think we can do better than what's been presented. thank you and i yield back. >> the chair knows senator warren has been involved in bipartisan efforts to make our decisions for a long time. it's much appreciated. we have a vote let's keep going with opening statements. then we will break for lunch into amendments. >> Ãamerica's more dangerous place because president biden allows criminals drugs tariffs and other dangerous people to our communities. there are real consequences to secure the border each victim has a name. real americans have been killed, real americans have been torn apart by vicious crimes. over 10 million people illegally cross into our co

yes, with no further ado, i want to introduce to you major general ulysses simpson grant. i see. or see here today, tonight, and one of the. and tell me be sure to turn it on. i don't know what he's talking about, but he showed me what to do to turn it on. and i did. now i expect that you expect that i will say great things tonight. i expect i will not. i am here. i got a terse telegram there in clarksville, tennessee, from secretary war stanton and of war. stanton said the president directs need to tell you to report to lexington, kentucky at this hotel on this night 2030 november. i telegraph back and said i can't leave. i am busy and within minutes the telegraph key began clicking and it said from secretary of war stanton, i am to tell again the president says report there i telegraph back and said what, am i to do? and the president came back. i think with the tone of the words even comes through the dots and dashes. think it was the president at the other of the line and he said, general, tell them about the war so far and stand there and let them look at you both, which i f

the simpson county board entered into an agreement with north china power university which works with the energy sector to push the initiative belt and road initiative. things that local school boards and districts are not aware of whatsoever. oftentimes it's to secure classified information that these things are taking place. for us to open our doors and data bases to these foreign adversaries is something that is appalling and needs intervention. thank you for your work. >> thank you for your work and again, bringing this information forward because i think it's going to be absolutely critical in protecting our national security as well as our students going forward. switching gears just a little bit. in the public school system, ms. neily, this again to you, who currently has more influence over a child's intellectual benefits, parents or bureaucrats. >> unfortunately it seems to be bureaucrats at this moment in time. when you have school officials that tell children their love is conditional and their parents might not love them because of their religion or politics, that throws u

the simpson county board of education in kentucky entered into an agreement with the north china electricer university, which works directly with the chinese government's energy sector to push china's global energy initiatives as part of its belt and road initiative. these are things that local school boards and school districts are not aware of whatsoever. oftentimes this is secure or classified information that these kinds of things are taking place. and so for us to open our doors and open our databases to these foreign adversaries is something that i think is appalling and that really needs federal intervention. so thank you for your work. rep. harris: well, and thank you for your work, and for again bringing this information forward, because i think it's going to be absolutely critical in protecting our national security as well as our students going forward. switching gears just a little bit. in the public school system -- ms. neily, this again is to you -- who currently has more influence over a child's intellectual development, parents or bureaucrats? ms. neily: unfortunately it s

shown on the left top left corner in the blue box the story went that the alley was named after mary simpson, a notorious resident of san francisco during the rambunctious 1870s thigh highs have always symbolized empowerment for me and i've turned these boots into directional arrows marching down the road from an array and all the other girls who took to the streets to take care of themselves. next statement is from melva cruz who designed the decorative asphalt shown on the top right in the orange box. >> filipinos have been here in the us since october of 1587 but i feel we are still underrepresented. my designs are mainly homages to my people with inclusion and diversity in mind. the bionic design is universally recognized by filipinos and is a sleeping mat usually weaved with palm leaves. this design is a bond to integrate not to separate because diversity and inclusion are main features of a city like san francisco. next statement is for music who designed the decorative asphalt shown on the bottom in the pink box a row of multicolored houses act as a mantra for grounding and solidifyin

. >> is very different than what we thought originally, which was this was going to be simpson-bowles 2.0. >> exactly. >> which was ineffective. >> by. >> the way. >> and by the. >> way, it was completely ineffective. and president obama chose not to follow the recommendations of that panel. they did not make this. if the vote stands, you have to do an up or down vote that goes through congress. that's what i thought we were going to be dealing with. but then there were questions, because at the same time, can you be in a position of making these and still own all the other products, be involved in all the other organizations that he runs at the same time? >> that's that's another thing too. but right now, i didn't hear anything last night that said, that appeared to be in conflict with him running his other companies. there was the issue with the faa and the director of the faa kind of getting pushed out. i understand that, but last night, on the spending. >> side, it's like this is just going to be a committee. >> that makes. >> recommendations, that does nothing. and that's that is

chair i understand people make mistakes but i appreciate you rectifying it and representing the simpsons taxi workers alliance this doesn't impact taxi drivers and i hope you read our email about this issue first i want to make that that the item only this one door it says door so under the 19 point so they only have to have one working door well i'm being a little joking about that but it's still it's kind of a sloppy list then because a lot of it's duplicated because the g-2 does a lot of this and g2 is a regulatory agency that's more accountable to the city and to the citizens just san francisco and the visitors. so having us go to somebody who may not have the same care as g2 do for the same items is not appropriate when it's already been inspect we already will be inspected by the g2 and you're paying $57 for that so and then the the next thing it says that that g2 needs a lift. how about using uber instead? well i'm joking but anyway the thing is though is that inspections have been done in the past without using a lift so i don't understand. i think we'd be willing to pay a little