chair of the state security department both have denied any link to the killings prime minister robert fits so saying he was told a scholar has cautioned against judging the pair without evidence he's offered a reward of one million euros for information about the murders slovakia's culture minister also resigned ashamed that something like this could happen in his country or that the us culture minister i can't deal with the fact that the journalist was killed during my term in office. in brussels european parliamentarians held a minute of silence to honor the journalists going to their me that's. the truth with determination and didn't answer to anyone. the police declared that he was almost surely killed to stop his investigation. in case they could see x. grieving supporters want his work to be continued they marched in bratislava demanding safety for journalists and an end to corruption could see acts reporting may now have more impact on slovakia than he could have ever imagined. or wherever you're watching us from tonight i hope it's mormon toastie we want to leave you with imag

mario toskala a chief advisor to the prime minister another really uncertain chair of the state security department both have denied any link to the killings prime minister robert fits so saying he was told a scholar has cautioned against judging the pair without evidence he's offered a reward of one million euros for information about the murders slovakia's culture minister also resigned ashamed that something like this could happen in his country or that the. culture minister i can't deal with the fact that the journalist was killed during my term in office he said. in brussels european parliamentarians held a minute of silence to honor the journalists. that's what she asks sort out the truth with determination and didn't answer to anyone. the police declared that he was almost surely killed to stop his investigation. in case. many of could see ex grieving supporters want his work to be continued. clinton is another thing i'm a student of jugglers and yon has been an inspiration to me and i think i admired his investigative work i think that journalists who are involved should not get scared righ

our budget, appropriators know this better than anyone, functions,curity and homeland security, the state department, veterans affairs. anti-terrorism activities of the justice department. much security on the domestic side and that did happen. that did happen. and i'm able to say in this letter there are many good things in this legislation. for some reason, sometimes i think the speaker of the white house not the speaker of the house of representatives and we should have the opportunity -- we should have the opportunity there, touched a nerve should have the people's house work its will not be the cipient if it passes as 60 votes in the senate, maybe i'll bring it to the floor. that's not a commitment. let me say again what an honor it is for ourselves of the dreamers in our country. they are so magnificent. patriotism ofs of our country and they wanted the recognition of the speaker of the house. i'm almost finished. i could go longer. in any event -- and i thank the various speakers who were presiding the other day and i thank for the courtesies they were extending. i was one of the four princip

security sector assistance. that's what the state department is particularly interested in is looking across when you talk about stabilization, fragility, these matter in security sector assistance, who you're giving weapons and training to, and how it impacts the rest of society, the longer term things that go on in this country. all of these partners, will not always be primarily security sector assistance. hopefully now it isn't. it's just a function of our broader relationship. we have to have that balance. i think that's one of the things, as you look across, if we're doing this with this account, if we're working with this group of people, who -- what are the other driving forces in that society? i thought particularly interesting is you talk about -- general fletcher was talking about developing nco cores, building capabilities and discussing who traditionally fulfilled those roles in society, and why other groups don't fulfill roles in that society. that takes a lot of analysis and a lot of understanding of the place that is you're working. and it requires relationships. and i think colombia, we hold up

recognizing the domestic side includes our budget functions -- homeland security, the state department, veterans' affairs, anti-terrorism activities of the justice department. so there is much security on the domestic side, and that is why we insisted on increasing the number, and that did happen. and that is why i am able to say in this letter that there are many good things in this legislation. but for some reason, sometimes i think the speaker feels like he is speaker of the white house and not speaker of the house of representatives. but we should have the nerve,nity, i touched a but we should have the opportunity to have this house, the people's house, work its will, and not be the recipient of something that might, well if it passed 60 votes in the senate and the president approves, then i will bring it to the floor. that is not a commitment. let me say again what an honor of -- what an honor it is to associate ourselves with the dreamers in this country. they are so magnificent. they are so magnificent. they are a model of patriotism to our country, and all they wanted was the r

the state and local elections and official summer security efforts are going to primary and special elections throughout 2018. our department has engaged local and state and private sectors stakeholders across the increase ande to expand awareness of potential vulnerabilities and to enhance security of the u.s. election infrastructure. wilson continue to offer state and local governments our cyber security systems which include on suchjinks scams, risks, technical assistance, information sharing, coordination resources. also participate with our own hackers and the voting machine hacking -- we remain interested in working with the vendor community and security researchers to understand vulnerabilities, share information, and mitigation tactics. 30 seven security personnel brought the state and are ready to provide actual information and connect election officials with tools and resources for summer security preparedness of election systems as well as physical site voting machines and polling places. dhs is sponsoring security clearances for secretary of state's as well as state senior elected officials to facilitate the pas

here at nbc news report exclusively that the department of homeland security has found that russia actually penetrated voter registration rolls in several states ahead of the 2016 election. here is the department's head of cyber security. >> i can't talk about classified information publicly. for the visibility we did have, we saw targeting of 21 states. and an exceptionally small number of that 21 were actually successfully penetrated. >> this report comes as secretary of state rex tillerson warns the u.s. may not be able to prevent future russian interference in such things. yesterday he warned that if russia attempts to meddle in the 2018 midterm elections, there's very little the u.s. will be able to do to stop it. >> i think it's important we just continue to say to russia, look, if you think we don't see what you're doing, we do see it and you need to stop. if you don't, you're going to just continue to invite consequences for yourself. >> is the u.s. better prepared this time around, than 2016? >> i don't know that i would say we're better prepared, because the russians will adapt as well. if -- the point is, if it's their intention to

state department security agents assigned to protect more than 200 u.s.thletes and the 60,000 american spectators expected here. >> we always have contingency plans, ranging from small things, a fire in a venue to the more extreme scenarios. >> reporter: the american flag is now flying over the olympic village and like the athletes, these elite units have trained for years for this moment. saying they are ready for anything and everything. >> our thanks for that report. >> and bill is back with us, more on this winter storm we are facing, bill. >> good morning again, we will show you the timing of the storm. we went through the amounts. 7:00 a.m., snowing hard is the blue. and moving in to eastern pennsylvania the green and the yellow is the rain. in between, there's a coating of ice in southern ohio. and pennsylvania will deal with icy conditions. new york city, noon, going to rain and if you will phil ra-- and d.c. rain. could be a little bit of a problem. as we go through wednesday afternoon, the heavier snows will shift. requesting his own all-out mil

state department security agents assigned to protect more than 200 u.s.letes and the 60,000 american spectators expected here. >> we always have contingency plans, ranging from everything small, a fire in a venue could be one thing all the way up to the more extreme scenarios. >> reporter: the american flag is now flying over the olympic village. and like the athletes, these elite units have trained for years for this moment. saying tonight they are ready for anything and everything. officials say there is no threat here at the park, but security teams are dealing with another possible problem. a potential outbreak of norovirus has sidelined 1200 men and women who work these checkpoints behind me. the military is now stepping in. folks are trying to keep the athletes and public safe as the games get set to begin. lester. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. >>> now to an nbc exclusive, at the winter olympics one of the biggest events is sure to be, figure skating, always one of most popular events. and also one that's been most plagued with scandal. at the cent

security subcommittee on counterterrorism and intelligence will come to order. the subcommittee is meeting today to hear testimony from the fbi, the department of homeland security and the department of state on federal coordination and information-sharing vital to dismantling transnational criminal organizations. i would like to welcome the members of the subcommittee and express my appreciation to witnesses for being here today. the chair now recognizes himself for an opening statement, for which i will deliver mr. king's opening statement. law enforcement officers use many weapons to fight terrorism and crime on our streets. some of these weapons, such as badges, guns and squad cars are easy to see. they are the hallmarks of police work. there are other weapons, however, that are harder to identify but every bit as vital. among these less visible weapons, access to timely and accurate information is often times the difference between a successful investigation and an unsolved crime. in today's threat environment, much of the information needed by law enforcement in the united states is generated overseas. this is particularly true when it comes to combatting complex transnational crimin

argument with a young woman between the state department and two navy seals traveling with me about state department and military running country and how security is how it all started, if military wasn't doing it how would you do that. but the state department woman had a good story how this branch of the military for the u.s. had gone up and started drilling wells in this town up in northern kenya where they needed wells. so without talking to state department they just went up and did it. and pretty soon people who were either actively trying to resist the u.s. or just paranoid started spreading rumors that the wells were poisoned. so nobody would use them. because you can't trust the u.s. military. if it's u.s. military they are here to crush you and take over your country. so that's why you needed more cooperative effort. that's why you need diplomats involved and engaged. so while talking about massive increases in the defense budget, and cutting the state department, we are kind of making it more difficult to do this comprehensive approach. and this comprehensive approach is vastly preferable than dropping 150,000 u.s. troops into a coun

states. on monday the u.s. department of homeland security pushed back against an n.b.c. news report on russia's alleged role in the two thousand and sixteen presidential elections calling it misleading the department stated that contrary to the impression created by the report there is no evidence russian hackers were able to alter any votes in the u.s. election system r.t. samir khan has more. well the department of homeland security has discredited a n.b.c. news report claiming that russians hacked into voter registration rolls a prior to the election well in the statement she slammed n.b.c. for their irresponsible reporting saying that it undermines the ability of homeland security to do their jobs but man for also offered an assurance that the department of homeland security along with its state and local partners will continue to secure the nation's election systems but obviously this isn't the first instance of fake news regarding russia there have been rumors floating around that russia influenced the braggs it though and the u.s. has been accusing the kremlin of i

argument between a young woman at state department and two navy s.e.a.l.s traveling with me, about the state department and the military running the country, and how security is where it all started. and if the military was not doing it, how would you be able to do that? but the the state department woman had a good story about how, you know, this branch of the military of the u.s. went up to drill wells and without talking to the state department they went up to do it, and pretty soon the people actively trying to resist the u.s. or paranoid started to spread rumors that the wells were poisoned so nobody would use them, because you can't trust the u.s. military. if it's u.s. military, they're here to crush you and take over your country. so, that is why you need a more cooperative effort. that's why you need diplomats involved and engaged. so while we are talking about massive increases in the budget and cutting the state department, we're making it more difficult to do this comprehensive approach. this comprehensive approach is vastly preferable than dropping 150,000 u.s. troops into a country and trying to the pacify it. if we can do it for a small amou

security. veterans affairs. the state department. and anti-terrorism activities. of the justice department. republicans refuse to give those thope domestic side the resources they need to do their job, just the chaos and uncertainty of another stopgap extension. as defense secretary mattis aid, stopgap measures create instability, it makes us rigid. we know our enemies are not standing still so it's about as unwise as it can be. and here we are as one -- as unwise as can be for the fifth time. while they're conchting resolution seeks to ransack every other commitment to the health of the american people, republicans hide behind a fig leaf of a two-year extension of community health centers. we all support community health centers. it was an important part of the affordable care act. a very important part. our colleague, congressman -- assistant leader, mr. clyburn of south carolina, was -- a -- one of the great champions of all time in congress of expanding the funding for programs for care and for bricks and mortar for our community health centers. this is a very important piece for us. we

argument between a woman of the state department and two navy s.e.a.l.s traveling with me about the state department and the military running the k country, and how security is where it all started and if the military was not doing it how would you be able to do that, but the the state department woman had a good story about how, you know, this bran of tch the military of the u.s. went up to drill wells and without talking to the state department they went up to do it, and pretty soon the people actively trying to resist the u.s. or paranoid started to spread rumors that the wells were poisoned so nobody would use them, because you can't trust the u.s. military and if they are here, they are here to crush you and take over your country. so, that is why you need a more cooperative effort and dip lowt mats vo a s involved and engage. so while you are talk about cutting the state department budget, we are making it more difficult to do this comprehensive approach. this comprehensive approach is vastly preferable than dropping 150,000 u.s. troops into a country and trying to the pacify it. if we can do it for a small amount of cooperation from other countries

radical islamism that would provide a whole government strategy to the pentagon, the state department, through homeland security. where we look at immigration through the lens of not letting islamist in but letting those that embrace our values. if russia is going to support hezbollah and genocide in syria, that is not our ally but we will .ot support sunni islamists the saudi royal family may be our short-term friends. we have to be careful. if we do not come together as a nation and realize what ideas we stand for, not only what we are against including terrorism and communism but what are we for? we have to advance what we are for. we have the president in the white house that can do that if we convene a commission and shift the axis of discussion cvi.cve to everyone of you i hope goes back to your congressman or congresswomen and tell them that we need to shift from cve to cv i. raheem: there was once upon a time a whiteboard in the white house that had a lot of points on it and one was the prescription of the muslim brotherhood as a terrorist organization. members of the administration will be watching thi

support from an perspective the state and local elections -- o fficials cyber security efforts going into the primary, special and general elections in 2018. our department has engaged local and state and private sector stakeholders across the infrastructure. spectrum to increase and expand awareness and potential vulnerabilities and enhance security on the u.s. election infrastructure. we continue to offer state and local governments our cyber security services which include on-site risk and vulnerability assessment, technical assessment, coordination resources. we participated with our own hackers at devcon 25. we remain interested in working with our community to understand vulnerabilities, share information and mitigation tactics. dhs has over 130 cyber security and protective personnel throughout the state that are at the ready to provide information and connect election officials with tools and resources for cyber security preparedness for the election system, as well as physical site security, voting machine storage and polling places. dhs is sponsoring secret level security clearances for secretary of state as well as state and senior election fa

security of the 2018 elections, because you don't get a chance to do it over. >> reporter: while numerous state election officials told nbc news the department of homeland security has been stepping up their communications with them, many say they worry they're not getting enough information from washington. >> it is hugely imperative that intelligence be shared with state election officials immediately, in order to protect our election infrastructure and the integrity of election results. >> reporter: reluctance to share the information with the states may have been due in part to the classification of the intelligence itself. multiple intelligence officials tell nbc news, pinning it on the russian government came from exceptionally sensitive sources and methods, including human spies and eavesdropping on russian communications. no state election official at the time had a security clearance sufficient to present such information. >> it has been an excuse in my opinion for why information or intelligence hasn't been more quickly shared with state elections officials. we've got to fix that right away. >> i think too much of this has happened behind the veil of t

state roslyn jordan al-jazeera washington. hillary versus a former u.s. state department and national security council official she says the indictments reflect one to concerned about russia's growing influence there's nothing new about russian or american interference in each other's domestic politics or in the domestic politics of a range of other countries this is something you know going to actually one nine hundred fifty s. when many prominent americans were fired from their jobs and blacklisted for suspected ties to commie to the communist soviet union so there's nothing really new about it i think the new dynamic now here is an american political elite concern about resurgent russia particularly russia's power under president putin to exercise its influence whether we see it in the middle east in syria in other places because if he china and perhaps here in the united states when the united states is arguably at a very weak point where we're many people in the united states would consider this is i right now a very divided and open and vulnerable to russian influence so i think the conc

department. finally, the designation provides protections are sensitive vulnerability information for the federal government to share with key stakeholders which include state and local officials. since 2003 the department of homeland security has been working across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors that are outlined in the national infrastructure protection plan as well is working with owners and operators of state and local officials to secure or enhance the security of our nation's critical infrastructure. we develop joint exercises across communications, the information technology, the energy, the financial services sectors to enhance our coordination procedures. we've also streamlined access to classified and unclassified information for critical infrastructure owners and operators by partnering with information sharing and analysis organizations. now more than ever our efforts to support state and local government officials in the security of election infrastructure critically important. we see that as a vital national interest. cyber attacks on this country are becoming more complex and they range from not only nationstates but also cyber criminals and hactivists and their becoming certainly more persistent, mo

offense. >> awesome. >> and why not the state department which is one of the most critical departments in the united states government? so these are all national security department that is deserve to be reauthorized and a law by congress. >> here, here, we have time for one question. please identify yourself and wait for the mic. >> hi, i'm on the board here. you've first of all con graduationlations on the miracle of getting a bill through. that was stung. i work in the majority leader's oufs. you talked about cyber and terrorism, the question i want to ask is where is fema in all of this? there's been discussion as to whether or not if it belongs in dhs, what are your thoughts and whether or not that continues to -- it does a very important job but whether it belongs in the structure and where it fits? >> we did reauthorize it in the bill. when the homeland act was passed, after 9/11. they are looking at man made and natural disaster. i think fema falls into the natural disaster piece. there's a misconception that they have only a first response capability, they are there to be supportive. my state got hid hard by harvey. -- whether it is my state,

on this front but i will say just today the department of homeland security read out meetings that were had over the weekend and last week with local and state election officials. best practices, ways in which they can avoid cyberhacking and other foreign threats to their election systems. this was briefings done by the department of homeland security as well as the director of national intelligence offices. we are preparing local and state election officials to prevent these types of things from happening in the future. we're also working with vendors, private sector vendors on ways to prevent election hacking. to the president's tweet this is something we think there is a bit of a revision of history going on about how this president has confronted russia and dealt with russia and how the last administration dealt and confronted russia. remember, the obama administration implemented the russia reset policy of failure of making concession and concession after concession to putin with very little in return. you know, this president has confronted russia when appropriate. he has stepped forward and authorized the sale of offensive weapons in

reporter: security expert brian krause was saddened bite recent attack but also looking for answers even if to many of us they may seem extreme. >> schools aren't prisons. they're not like state departmentecurity facilities. there are things that can slow those kind of things down. >> reporter: he mentioned everything from bullet proof glass to secure classroom doors that lock from the inside he's clear his suggestions and others often take us down the path of debating our freedoms versus the sacrifices we may need to make for our safety. >> unfortunately, to keep everybody safe, we have to generally with security you have to give up a little bit of freedom. >> reporter: freedom and privacy. one issue he's taking a close look into is social media. >> there are commercial products, um, and companies that will monitor schools -- students, social media accounts. >> there have been indicators on social media that students noticed first but didn't have the necessary tools or policies in place to do anything about it. >> it can be as technical as text messaging system where they can, you know, text, hey, this is what i saw. it could be as simple as a little card that you drop in anonymous box

it undermines the ability of homeland security to do their jobs but man for also offered an assurance that the department of homeland security along with its state and local partners will continue to secure the nation's election systems but obviously this isn't the first instance of fake news regarding russia there have been rumors floating around that russia influenced the braggs it though and the u.s. has been accusing the kremlin of interfering in the twenty sixteen presidential election for over a year and a half now now the british government's been busy trying to link russia to the brig's it though but even you tube has gone on record saying that there's been no proof of that sort and across the pond the u.s. has been searching relentlessly for anything to pin hillary's loss on russia so this is just yet another russian interference and it successfully debunked but the u.s. establishment refuses to let go of this idea that russia supposedly hacked the election so i have to ask how many more times will this have to happen until they finally admit that there was no you know magical russian meddling earlier we talked to dave perkins radio tal

state department because two of these officials were sanctioned by the obama administration and were not permitted to come to the united states without a waiver from the state department for national security reasons. we're told that in one of those instances, an official was given a waiver and did meet with dni coats and director pompeo. but the gru leader who was directly responsible for the attack on our election, we're told that those stories were inaccurate, that he was not in the united states. rachel maddow's team is trying to find out how did he get here and it is all up in the air. can you imagine why the gru leader would be here and with whom would he meet with not the top intelligence officials? >> well, i met with my russian counter parts several times during my tenure -- >> in washington? >> one time in washington, yes. in fact i had the head of the fsb come to cia headquarters. this was well above the election period. and we deal with them on counterterrorism issues. but we also confront them on things that they are doing. and sometimes knock them up side the head to let them know that it is unacceptable. so i don't know the circumstances of whatever waivers. i don't know the

our budget, appropriators know this better than anyone, functions,curity and homeland security, the state department, veterans affairs. anti-terrorism activities of the justice department. much security on the domestic side and that did happen. that did happen. and i'm able to say in this letter there are many good things in this legislation. for some reason, sometimes i think the speaker of the white house not the speaker of the house of representatives and we should have the opportunity -- we should have the opportunity there, touched a nerve should have the people's house work its will not be the cipient if it passes as 60 votes in the senate, maybe i'll bring it to the floor. that's not a commitment. let me say again what an honor it is for ourselves of the dreamers in our country. they are so magnificent. patriotism ofs of our country and they wanted the recognition of the speaker of the house. i'm almost finished. i could go longer. in any event -- and i thank the various speakers who were presiding the other day and i thank for the courtesies they were extending. i was one of the four princip

embassy in seoul, 24 hour security operation led by the state department's diplomatic security serviceons center, representatives from the fbi, homeland security and defense department monitor threats and run security drills for a variety of emergency scenarios. this team manages security for the united states personnel at the olympics, including athletes, media and sponsors. >> they provide us access to law enforcement authorities in the host nation and this starts probably like two years in advance. >> reporter: through its over seas security advisory council, the state department and 4,000 private u.s. companies exchange information on potential threats. >> there have been cyber concerns that have been known cyber incidents perpetrated by the north korea and so in our conversations with companies they have always told us that they're, you know, increasing their cyber defenses. >> for olympic sponsor visa which hosts over 7,000 guests, the private/public crowdsourcing is key. >> they'll put together all of the sponsors responsible for security so we create this ad hoc group where we

security. veterans affairs. the state department. and anti-terrorism activities. of the justice department. republicans refuse to give those thope domestic side the resources they need to do their job, just the chaos and uncertainty of another stopgap extension. as defense secretary mattis aid, stopgap measures create instability, it makes us rigid. we know our enemies are not standing still so it's about as unwise as it can be. and here we are as one -- as unwise as can be for the fifth time. while they're conchting resolution seeks to ransack every other commitment to the health of the american people, republicans hide behind a fig leaf of a two-year extension of community health centers. we all support community health centers. it was an important part of the affordable care act. a very important part. our colleague, congressman -- assistant leader, mr. clyburn of south carolina, was -- a -- one of the great champions of all time in congress of expanding the funding for programs for care and for bricks and mortar for our community health centers. this is a very important piece for us. we

to sequence at the dhs, along with the state department, which is on of the most critical department in the united states government. these are all national security departments that deserve to be reauthorized. host: we have time for one question. we will go right up front, here. please identify yourself and wait for the microphone. >> i am on the board, here. first of all, congratulations on the miracle of getting a bill through. that was nothing less stunning. i have spent some time on the hill. you really do have my admiration for that. you talked about cyber, you talked about terrorism. a question i want to ask is in all of this? there has been a lot of does session on whether or not fema actually belongs in a the department of homeland security to riyadh what are your thoughts on that structure? not that it does not do a very important job, of course, it does the riyadh just wondering if it belongs in that structure. rep. mccaul: that is a good question. we did reauthorize it in the bill.ization i think when the homeland security act was passed after 9/11, they were looking at all threats to the homeland, both man-made and natural disasters.

states in terms of its national security. and as we all know, jared, trump flouted the security clearance process, flouted the experts at the state department and the national security agency. and in the end, couldn't get the security clearance. and one has to assume that is because the fbi finally said, this guy has too much, too much that we cannot clarify to be able to hold or receive the greatest secrets that this country has. >> has the damage already been done, though, david? because it's not like he can say, oh, i take back what i've seen. i'm sure he has seen a lot, even with the interim security clearance. and some of those things that, you know, probably he should not have seen. >> yes. the danger here is this massive debt his company is in. he paid one of the highest prices ever for a building here in manhattan. he was, you know, at least a billion dollars in debt. and one of the concerns was that the chinese, in particular there were chinese investors who were going to help him sure up this building which really threatened his whole real estate empire. that is how they were trying to influence him. the parallel is the investigat

security in our elections. the department of homeland state andet with local officials over the last several weeks along with election vendors to make sure our election system is secure. last week they met with state and private officials to secure this election system from foreign interference fairly or not the only targets of tornier turns and we are worth with our allies on a daily base to ensure we are following best practices. this has been a topic of conversation with multiple foreign heads of state. president trump and the administration have made it clear interference in our elections will have consequences to giveill continue consequences in response to cyberattack spear last week, we called out russia by name. one of the first times you have seen that take lace peer we will be doing things like that. >> he didn't call cyberattack st that -- call up putin. he criticized obama and the fbi, but he didn't even criticize vladimir putin. ms. sanders: he has been tougher on russia in the first year that obama was in eight years combined. imposeopposed -- sanctions, taken way property, and done a number of things t

parity for goes to national security, part of our defense, to our veterans, to homeland security, the state department, the justice department and counterterrorism initiatives. refusing to equally raise the defense and nondefense caps is irresponsible. the secretary of defense, general mattis, has said, no enemy, no enemy is more harmful than unpredictable funding from congress. but it isn't just defense that hasn't had dependable funding. not a single agency goes from one week to another, whether they will be funded and we have cut down on almost they can do, including travel, to places where they need to be. it's pretty awful. but we have had the warnings and here we are today with the fifth short-term continuing resolution. now the majority has 238 seats in the chamber but only holds 51 seats in the senate. you have the ability to draft a partisan agenda and routinely do. and we just saw that spectacle coming from the intelligence committee in the house when a memo written by the majority and one was acted on and put out for the public, but we are waiting and hoping the one for the minority will be