specific industry with specific series, they are all fact specific in some way for david to the lawyers and the agencies to read the tea leaves to see if they know more about trend of enforced and so forth. i will say this about the importance of a vertical merger case. i teach antitrust law. i have antitrust law casebook. we looked a long time to render vertical merger opinion to teach the students there isn't one in the modern era. whatever way this case came out and even whichever way it comes out on appeal again should there be one, be the first fully litigated opinion in a merger challenge in a long period of time i do think even though it's one district court judge, one fact specific opinion and one industry or one proposed merger does give it some degree of importance. other judges should there be another vertical merger challenge who are looking around to see what their article iii judicial colleagues have done in these opinions can't miss this one because there's nothing else. students around the world will be reading this opinion. i think it's hard to avoid the idea that in th

it's very fact-specific. it's almost sort of suspended without a lot of context around the industry or what market power is or how the marger enhances market power. i think the government should appeal, because they have a strong case, and because they could stand, actually, to make some -- we'll call them corrections -- if an appeal went their way. for now, if an appeal does not occur, if the government stands down, we are left with this behemoth merger in our critly important media, content and distribution markets, it has huge ramifications for competition and innovation. innovative business models. the record on vertical mergers is not a good one. particularly. all of these claims, cost savings and efficiencies rarely pan out, and unfortunately the government and the courts have no ability to hold the companies' feet to the fire to actually prove that they generated those kinds of benefits. host: diana moss is part of the american antitrust institute which is what -- diana: we're a nonprofit organization.

with specific theories, they are all that specific in some way. i will say this about the importance of a vertical merger case, i have an antitrust case book, we have looked a long time after aa merger opinion fully litigated case to to to students and there is not one in the modern era. i think whatever way this case came out, whichever way it comes out on appeal, should there be one, and the first fully litigated vertical merger think eveni do though it is one industry, it does give it some of -- degree of importance. i think if there should be another vertical merger challenge, people who are looking around to see what they have done in his opinions, they cannot miss this one because there's nothing else. students run the world will be reading this opinion. i think it is hard to avoid the idea that in the vertical merger policy landscape, this opinion will be one that practitioners and agencies simply cannot ignore whether they agree or not. diana, would you oppose this case? i would, absolutely appeal this case. notwithstanding the fact that t

very fact specific. of contexta lot around the industry, or how the merger enhances market power, i think the government should appeal. because they have a strong case, and they could stand actually to make some corrections if an appeal went their way. an appealt'd -- if does not accord, if the government standdown, we are left with this behemoth merger in our vertically important immediate, content and distribution markets, it has huge ramifications for competition and innovation. the record on vertical mergers is not a good one. particularly, all of these claims, cost savings, efficiencies, they rarely pan out, and unfortunately the government and the courts have no ability to hold the company ies'feet to the fire and prove that they have generated those kinds of assets. we are a nonprofit organization that has been around 20 years dedicated to promoting enforcement ofd the antitrust laws and consumer welfare. ,ost: joshua d. wright professor, george mason university. joshua: we are a nonprofit institu

specific in some way. we leave it to the lawyers. i will say this about the importance of a vertical merger case. i teach antitrust law. we have licked a logotype divided vertical merger appeared. after fully litigated case to teach students. there is not one in the modern era. whatever way this case came out in whatever way it comes out on appeal, should there be one, being the first fully litigated opinion in a long time, i think even though it's one district court judge, one fact opinion one proposed merger, it does give it some degree of importance. other judges, should there be another challenge for looking around to see what their colleagues have done cannot miss this one because there's nothing else. students round the world will be reading this opinion. it is hard to avoid the idea that in the vertical merger policy landscape this opinion will be one that scholars, practitioners, and agencies cannot ignore whether they agree or not. >> would you appeal this case? >> i would. notwithstanding the fac

it is a factual and parcel specific question for the city to consider.er the mitigation measure is specifically tailored to a particular population, it may be effective if not tailored to that population, but i am going to defer to the ef fa efficacy to the planning staff or this this board's determination as to whether the conclusions are supported by substantial evidence in the record. i am not sure that was your question, but i think you are asking about the efficacy of mitigation measures that don't specifically call out a particular adjacent user. does that help? >> supervisor: yeah. so can you point out where in your report that there is specific analysis on this issue? in relation to the students at the two campuses. >> yes. so again, chris curran, planning department staff. the air quality and health risk analysis on the school is addressed -- really beginning on page 26 of the c.p.e. and goes on for the next couple of pages, with specific mention of the school as sensitive receptor. where is the noise? on page 23, the noise impact analysis does

if they are, they're clearly targeted as the a specific reporter and specific article and a specific paper. this specific paper. the reporter that was involved in this lawsuit is no longer with the paper. it's important to note. but it does appear that this individual had a specific tie to the paper. folks have wondered if there was a broader ideology here. frankly, it's too soon to say and police have not stated a particular motive but obviously, there is a nexus here. there's a history here. >> there's a history and a history of conflict. he sued this newspaper according to public documents about something they wrote that he did not like. >> that's right. and the suit went on for three years and eventually overturned. yes, there was a significant history in the public cases. >> we know that there was some concern i think out of a is your fit of caution, there were nypd deployed outside media entities today. again, i think in the absence of knowledge of a motive whether there was something broader than this particular paper. >> the ncpd is uniquely prepared to send heavily armed uni

-- some of the specific recommendations within this report. so outreach is extremely important. training is extremely important. and getting the information out is extremely important. senator grassley: what has been the reaction from state and/or federal law enforcement ficials since the report was issued? have they raised questions about it or shown any interest in it? dr. spivak: there has been a very extensive response to this report. in fact, in my three years at n.i.j., this has probably been the best received report that we have produced. it's received comments and outreach from states, from local communities, from providers, from health care, criminal justice, and there's great interest in this report and there's serious efforts to implement the specific recommendations of this report. senator grassley: i hate to ask this other question because a lot of times people in the sdemreck tiff branch say they always need more resources, but do you need any resources to accomplish the follow-up? dr. spivak: much of the work we're doing right n

specific examples is rather than just teaching about watersheds, they will ground it in specific examples related to the het hetch hetchy water system. and instead of climate change, how buses are powered. so we think it's an exciting opportunity to tangibly implement these initiatives and reach the 56,000 children represented in the school district. >> i'm down with it. it sounds great. you are enthusiastic about it. are we having any conversations with the young people, young human beings, about animal agriculture and what extent it impacts water delivery, dead zones, conservation? is that anywhere in big ideas? >> if we're having any conversations around -- >> animal agriculture? >> i will just refer to blair, who is really the head of our education and so if he has any specifics on that. off the top of my head, i'm not sure, but i can look into it. >> afternoon, blair anderson. there's no specific mention of animal agriculture, but there is with high school kick -- chemistry and biology. >> i will defer to commissioner vietor, but over the past year, with the different administrations

again, noting that it's the specific rate cards, tied to scenario two for the non-medicare dependents of medicare retirees enrolled in city plan. we just need to clarify that. that would result in a 0.7% rate decrease for the medicare members in the uhc medicare advantage pto. >> all right. and just to orient the way this presentation is set up, the scenario two can be found beginning on page 31. so it's tied to that, just so we are clear about what data we are discussing here. >> it's page 35 is the specific rate card i'm asking you to approve. >> all right. thank you for that clarification so that we'll know. now i only have one question. it's tied back to the observation that you made at the very beginning of the presentation. that was the fact that there was increased utilization of this program beyond what was expected. when i see that it becomes a little bit of a future red flag. any time a provider tells me we projected this type of utilization but your plan and your population is more. so if this comes back to haunt us in the following year, if we were to project what was expe

but we don't have any specifics out of it. we need a communique or something. >> right after he got back, mike pompeo went to your hometown to do some politics in a swing state. how does that week play for republicans and the president? >> i think the optics of it for a lot of republican voters were good. they say, hey, look, the american presidency for the past generation has failed to address this problem in a meaningful way and to get any kind of results. and here is our dear leader meeting with their dear leader, and we must him, right? he can do no wrong. but the question about what exactly was accomplished there, not to mentioned optics, saluting the north korean military official, do those plant seeds of doubt in americans' minds i do wonder if it has any energizing effect on the base. >> how about the ig report and the november election, do you think this will play all the way through the vote? >> i think what it probably does is just harden people's views on where they stand on the broader mueller probe. we have seen

sarah: we'll have specific details later. we're working with the department of defense and we'll make sure we get you guys that information. trey. reporter: two questions on i.g. report. earlier this year the president suggested that the d.o.j. inspector general was, quote, an obama guy. how does the president view him today and does he feel this investigation -- [inaudible] -- sarah: again, the president thinks that this report reaffirms the suspicions he had about comey. and director ray is going to hold a press conference later today and i would encourage you to tune in for that. reporter: the text message exchange between -- sarah: sorry, go ahead. reporter: the text message exchange highlighted in the report between lisa page and peter struck. the f.b.i. agent, peter struck, said, we'll stop it. he was referring to candidate trump becoming president. did the president have any reaction to this information when you spoke with him after he was briefed today? sarah: certainly, again, causes a great deal of concern. and i th

it's not so much the substance of the specific amendment that i am questions but why are these being dealt with in a piece meet fashion? it would make more sense to review these comprehensively and as part of a more thorough review and with guideline updates and revisions and process. it doesn't make sense to address planning code amendments individually, so i would urge the commission not to initiate this item today or at a minimum to explain why you would do that. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> restart the clock, thank you, or not. katherine howard many parts of san francisco have backyards that are rich vegetated enter your block open space and it provides habitat, a safe place for children to play and a refuge fo tired homeowners at the end of the work day. what could be the impact on open space. i came up with a scenario. a neighbor builds a pop out extension extending 12 feet and it has two floors and then there is a five foot popout and then over hangs set back on both sides and in the back of a popout a pat you is put up and a win screen or fence is installe

what is he doing specifically to try and get a new law passed specifically other than just against the current law? >> he met with lawmakers past week, talked with several over the weekend, some he was with while he was traveling, last week he made an open invitation to democratic lawmakers that they were welcome to come to the white house to discuss what they would like to see. the president wants solutions. we have yet to have any of them show up, actually willing to have those conversations, actually willing to fix the problem. instead they would rather rant and rave about not allowing members of the trump administration to step foot in public. the president wants to see solutions. that's what we're focused on. it is congress' job to do that. we have laid out very clearly that we want to be part of that. and what we would like to see in that package. jill? >> [inaudible] >> if they haven't passed a law to fix the system, then they haven't. republicans have laid out a number of proposals that they support. the president has voiced support for these -- >> [inaudible] >> that's because

specifically he notes how and i.t.pecialist for hillary clinton lied a number of times and still given immunity by the fbi but a trump campaign aide made a mistake about a date and got prosecuted for lies. he took the media to task because the inspector general made a number of findings about improper contacts between the media and the fbi and that fbi officials accepted gifts, golfing trips, drinks and dinners and for obvious reasons crosses a number of lines. senator grassley said that the fbi director "has a mess to clean up and he believes that he understands that." we heard from senator feinstein in the last few minutes. the ranking democrat of the committee. she's indicated clearly that this is going to divide along party lines today. she specifically cited the inspector general's report, that they did not uncover evidence or testimony that made the connection between any political bias among fbi agents that are running the e-mail case and specific investigative actions that were taken in the course of the 2016 i

results you expect from the s,eting between the president specifically in the area of arms control on the treaties. >> we certainly discussed these issues today and various meetings that i had. the purpose today was not to reach any conclusions but to help lay the basis for the conversation between the two presidents. i expect between them they will proceed along the issues that they regard as most important, but i don't think we expect necessarily specific outcomes or dishes and -- decisions. , forut a bilateral summit as long as it has gone on, to cover all the issues they choose either in the one-on-one or the expanded meeting. we will follow their lead after the discussion. at a hearing on the state department budget, mike pompeo answered questions about global security threats including north korea, the syrian civil war, and upcoming nato summit, and vacancies at the state department. lindsey graham chairs the subcommittee on the state and foreign operations. this is an hour and a half.

these recommendations are valuable and specific. we have heard similar comments from other law clerks who have spoke tn to the committee. i urge members to read ms. bond's statement in full. i was equally impressed with ms. santos' recommendations for improving the working groups' report, and i look forward to hearing her testimony today and i thank her for being here. i want to thank the brave women who spoke out against this harassment, both publically and to staff on the senate judiciary committee. speaking out against powerful federal judges in a system that doesn't always protect victims takes tremendous courage. that's true even in the other branches of government, so i shouldn't just say that's the judiciary. being a whistle blower or saying something is wrong, sometimes you ruin yourself professionally. and it's too bad when people just want to be patriotic and have the government do what government is supposed to do and then be punished for it. how can you run a government of three million people if you don't respect what p

supreme court with this specific political tilt would not likely shoot down donald trump's travel ban but i think it's also important to understand that the opposition to that ban doesn't just follow one path there is a legal path through the courts and that path has now come to its conclusion but the legislative path has not even begun yet and that's an effort to block this ban through congressional action and that's half remains quite open and has a much higher likelihood of success and mr burr as you talk to me a little bit about help his travel ban affects people maybe who you know or iranians who would like to come to the u.s. . all this is had a devastating impact on the iranian american community is roughly one million people in this country a very. strong community has contributed tremendously it's in and out of states almost all of them have families and other contacts in iran many of them travel back there many of their relatives come sit in ited states and now they're all treated as second class citizens because a simple ban has been put on them not based on any specific se

about angela merkel many germans here view a difference between the specific politicians and on the other hand the coalition in government whereas many see that coalition in government as a very very critical way on the other hand they see specific politicians very differently and that explains why angle merkel continues to be germany's most popular politician with approval ratings around fifty percent which is not necessarily brilliant but it's still better than everyone else who was polled and it reflects also why germans for example when it comes to foreign policy still feel that anglo merkel is in a way amount of stability so whereas there are specific elements in local politics in national politics where many germans are critical we're talking specifically here about migration when it comes to foreign policy many still view that anglo merkel is compared to other world leaders an anchor of civility and this explains the differences between the approval ratings of angela merkel on the one hand and the coalition government on the other d.w. political correspondent thomas farrow th

from the meeting between the president's, specifically in the area of arms control on the treaties. we certainly discussed these issues today and various meetings that i had. the purpose today was not to reach any conclusions but to help lay the basis for the conversation between the two presidents. i expect between them they will proceed along the issues that they regard as most important, but i don't think we expect necessarily specific outcomes or decisions. it is important after the length of time that has gone by without a bilateral summit, for as long as it has gone on, to cover all the issues they choose either in the one-on-one or the expanded meeting. we will follow their lead after the discussion. >> at a hearing on the state department budget

[applause] >> so before i dive into the specifics of the budget, i do want to acknowledge where we have been over the past seven months. i think we all remember where we were when we heard about mayor lee's passing and the shock that i felt. no one could have possibly anticipated that our mayor would have been taken from us in december, taken from the city that he loved. we all have endured a lot since that fateful night. many of us have cried, many of us have mourned, but we have come together as a city. we have definitely had our disagreements and debates over the past seven months, but we have stayed together, defending the values of san francisco. and while our local economy continues to thrive, san francisco faces real challenges every single day. well, you all understand that a mother should not have to choose between paying her utility bill or paying rent, the potential of facing evictin or homelessness. we know that clean streets free of syringes and needles should be the norm, not the exception. that parking your car in san francisco should not induce a panic attack because you

these recommendations are valuable and specific. we have heard similar comments from other law clerks who have spoken to the committee. i urge members of the working group to read mrs. bond statement in full . i was equally impressed with the recommendation by ms. santos for improving the working group in the report, and i look forward to hearing her testimony today, and i thank her for being here. i want to thank the brave women who spoke out against this arrest them, both publicly and to the staff on the senate judiciary committee. speaking out against powerful federal judges and a system that doesn't always protect victims, it takes tremendous courage. that is true even in the other branches of government being a whistleblower are saying something is wrong, sometimes you run yourself professionally. it is to bet when people just want to be patriotic and have the government do what they are supposed to do, and to be punished for. i can you run a government of three many people, when you don't respect when people say something is w

i still have problems with no reference to specific codes which would apply or how they would need to be modified in order to make these units in the new adu vernacular code client, there are still a few loo loophs in the way it's written and not having the updated version in front of us makes it a little bit more difficult to follow all of the justments that you have made throughout the text which i assume there are a few. last time we heard about the eviction loophole and than addressed and it is on page 7 and was addressed by quite a few people. -- i brought the - it up last weib and i have not heard anybody speak to it. there is architectural questions that i have that deal with dormers on garages to add more light to adus that are done in garages. that itself sounds like an idea just depends on which neighborhood you are doing it in. sorry for laughing. if the neighborhood has flat roofs and then all of the sudden the garage pops up, this is not exactly what we want to do. there is a little tuning. there is the question not all neighborhoods are h1, h2, and h3. neighborhoods in t

benefit specifically healthcare for veterans? >> i think what we've found in applying the basic tools in artificial intelligence is they break very easily at the data set. the complexities, the size, the amount of informaon contanld already exceed what the standard tool sets are allowed to -- you know, can accommodate. d.o.e. is very interested in pushing the limits of technology in supercomputing and ai and these kinds of stresses are very interesting to us in terms of where the next generation of more cognitive tools will come from, so we're going to be pushing this data -- the data itself is the mechanism in which we set up this next frontier of ai-inspired simulation. >> great. dr. major, thank you for being here. grateful for your work. so proud of northwesternnd incredible accomplishments that come out of your work and other work there at northwestern so thanks for being with us. getting older brings with it many challenges, including the danger of falls. does your research provide any quantitative data and how much more of

have you calculated the cost on american business specifically, american manufacturing? >> i have not. >> the previous 403 prof, which was -- proposal which was rejected because it was unsubstantiated. they said it would increase consumer costly $8 billion and the new plan nationalizes the new proposal, so i would expect that $8 billion is going to go up very significantly. and, again nputting together this -- in putting together in draft plan, have you estimated what this will cost the u.s. tax pay summer. >> i have not. >> -- payer? >> i have not. >> i have to give you wonderful credit for answering these things very tightly. i would suggest as a member of this committee that moving forward with this new proposal, if it is going to devastate u.s. manufacturing, it is going to add way more than $8 billion to the electricity costs of our american consumer, this is something that you and secretary perry and others should look very seriously at and should have numbers available for. i think it is within the per view of a member -- purview as a member of this committee to d

specifics on what ma meant. walk through the gains and gives. >> what wag, strik hallie, about this military freeze conference that made the news today was how unaware the president seemed to be that he was dropping a huge bomb into the middle of this by disclosing not even in the joint statement with kim jong-un but kind of as an after fact, oh, by the way, we're going to freeze these things. a major concession to north korea that they've been seek firing long time and how he didn't seem to realize that mentioning these kinds of things that these concessions were just something that our allies are going to be really nervous about. >> do you you think he walks it back? >> it's possible because we don't really know what south korea and what the u.s. forces in korea right now are planning to do next. as kelly o'donnell mention, u.s. forces korea said we don't know whether we're going to, you know, stop the exercises, suspend the ones coming up in august or continue to execute them. and those are the ones that aren

let me be even more specific. i believe we have incredible men and women of our police department. they put the lives on the line for us every single day, and they deserve our respect, and i am proud of them. but san francisco is a growing, changing city, and we need a police force that grows and changes with it. in the next fiscal year, 130 new officers will be in the police academy, setting the foundation for 250 more officers on our streets. i want to make it clear that these new officers will not be just focused on our property crime epidemic, they'll also be working within our communities to make sure our residents feel safe in the city we all love. these new officers will have the tools and training we have implemented under our current d.o.j. reforms, such as time and distance strategies, deescalation tactics, and most important, the policy and practice of sanctity of life. my budget contains additional investments that bolster our department of police accountability. we need our residents to trust our public safety officials, to believe that when they need help, they're goi

wray: i can't comment on any specific personnel matter. there is conduct highlighted and we've had that referred to our disciplinary arm, our opr -- our opr. there is a process for that. it is a tough process, it is a rigorous process. we expect that process to be followed and once that process is complete we won't hesitate to hold people accountable. reporter: just to follow on that. i know you talk about a specific conduct, but it says director comey and peter strzok used personal email accounts, only peter strzok is being referred for an investigation to see if that is a violation of policy. is that investigation ongoing and are there any individuals who are being investigated internally? mr. wray: again, i'm not going to talk about any personnel matter, because i don't think that would be appropriate. as i said in the beginning i'm committed to doing the right thing in the right way and by the book. by the book does not include talking about pending personnel matters with all of you, much as you might like me to ask that. reporter: you

specifically focused on leak investigation. we have a policy that we issued in november that makes the rules to -- crystal clear so there cannot be ambiguity for any employees in any office about what their obligations are and when there are misconduct found, we will refer them for appropriate action and if we find one that is criminal, we will pursue it criminally. sen. durbin: i just have 1.5 minutes left and i would like to ask one last question, please. there was a question raised earlier about mr. comey having a separate personal phone that he was using and whether or not that was an unusual thing for a person in his position. thee has reportedly -- president uses two white house issued iphones. according to politico, the president "resisted swapping out the phone because it is too inconvenient." supposedly, the president has given kim jong-un his direct phone number. if he was referring to his cell phone, this would raise interesting security concerns. are you aware of these reports about various phones that are being use

following the issuance of the specific license, ofac contacted the two u.s. banks reqsting them to -- asking to convert the money to dollars. iran was making both public and elaims. they were not getting the net of the deal they expected and asserting the deal could fall apart you all may remember that time period when there were threats by iran to pull out of the deal. we discovered an e-mail where a state department official even suggested that the secretary of state or the secretary of treasury should contact these u.s.ms a enurage them to facilitate this conversion. by the way, we have no evidence that those calls were made. i'm not suggesting that. both u.s. banks declined to complete the transaction. according to the banks, red to do so compliance, reputational, and legal risks associated with doing business with iran. they did the right thing. because u.s. banks were unwilling to convert the funds, despite requests from the obama administration, ultimately the bank of moscot was unable to affect wait the conversation using the u.s. dollar. the u.s. sta

but actually what he has done here is softened his approach, this isn't specific against china, specificallym, it's all foreign investment in the us to impose these views. it's tougher restrictions. it is mixed messages all around. that's the problem, priya will be back later, we will discuss this in more detail with the news review. priya is back for that. that's part of the problem for businesses and those in charge of trade in countries, they really can't read between the lines when it comes to trump and his policies. we will discuss that later. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: joe jackson, father and former manager of michaeljackson and the jackson 5, has died at the age of 89. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to expla

>> so liz, we really have to wait and see what the specifics turn out until we see the specifics can't really speculate. but we are optimistic that the negotiations going on between the two countries will ultimately be resolved in a positive way for all parties because there is no question that global economies thrive on the three basic principles of frictionless trade, free competition and respect for intellectual property. liz: sanjay, great to s a company and you a calbear graduate doing great. >> absolutely. liz: sanjay mehrotra of micron. we're down 209 points. we're going to get to that in a second. . there's so many opinions out there, it's hard to make sense of it all. well, victor, do you have something for him? >>check this out. td ameritrade aggregates thousands of earnings estimates into a single data point. that way you can keep your eyes on the big picture. >>huh. feel better? >>much better. yeah, me too. wow, you really did a number on this thing. >>sorry about that. that's alright. i got a box of 'em. thousands of opinions. one estimate. the earnings tool from td amerit

the department of labor is going to put out more specifics this week as to how that can happen. in misery we've had the ability for small manufacturers to have their own associated health plan for a couple decades. it has worked great for them. it will work equally great for people who work in restaurants, for people who associate in ways that he will describe. getting to be part of that group is a huge solution. i think the cbo estimate is that if associate health plans are available, at least 4 million people will get insurance as part of a group that don't have that option today and i look forward to seeing those plans come out and really tell this week. >> i think you are the commitment to address the separation issue and i hope that people don't try to play partisan games with what is a very serious issue. i wanted to follow up on some of the other accomplishments over the past congress. we passed a policy issue that reversed or put an end to the practice of fire borrowing. on friday the governor of colorado traveled to southwest colorado to durango to visit for 16 fire whi