i can't ignore the testimony from the bay crest residents or what steven williams brought forth today. we approved a project earlier today that at first glance blocked what is not just a light well but a courtyard light well. so i'm looking at page 23 of these drawings and i'm trying to get a vision of the perspective looking down on this and a can't get around the fact that i think this building should be flipped 180 degrees and mirror that courtyard. again, i'm listening to the residents that live next door. i can't ignore them. i do want to see the project. i would like to see more v.m.r.s. i'd like to support higher level v.m.i.s, anything to get the project feasible. i'm not trying to shoot this one down, but just looking at this project, i'd be in favor of it if it was flipped around and mirrored the existing courtyard. >> commissioner: commissioner richards. >> this is probably one of the hardest ones i've had in nearly four years. i agree with commissioner koppel and i agree with a lot of things and we hear these projects week in and week out and if it's not you or you or you

to come out in doha barbara thank you for that we turn now to the life and times of professor steven william or king the british physicists and cosmologists who defied the odds and a crippling illness to become one of the greatest minds the world has ever known a palace to weigh in wednesday morning at the age of seventy six and age he was never supposed to reach which in itself says so much about him. born in the english city of oxford in one hundred forty two he came into the world this is interesting exactly three hundred years after the great italian astronomer galileo left the world a point hawking always liked to make his father wanted him to study medicine he wanted to study math he ended up reading physics and chemistry subjects which took him to cambridge university in one thousand nine hundred sixty two to research the field of cosmology now it's hard to go into detail about hawking's work but let me quickly try he explored the idea of the universe having no beginning and no end but he also found that black holes could leak as it with things could get out of them and they would eve

william stevens. thank you for your service, and i enjoyed your presentation. >> thank you. commissioner norton, and then, commissioner haney? >> thank you. as always, i really appreciate the work of the peace cac. thank you so much for your volunteer signs. nice to see my appointees here tonight. i am just curious about -- it's somewhat hard to tell from the budget breakdown where we are increasing investments over and above the increases in the overall pot, and it would be helpful to see that kind of summary so that we could really tell where -- you know, where we're actually shifting investment? and i apologize if i missed that in the earlier discussion, but i'm just curious if you can talk about the decreases in stem and the wellness centers and -- like, there's a couple of informative assessments, like, why those are decreases and where we're putting those in other budgets. >> thank you, commissioner norton. on these documents, on page 5, we discussed -- sorry, page 6, we discussed some of those changes. so the shifting of the 3.0 stem administrative positions, and the

and he enlisted the services of william stevens smith. and asked him to get all of these books for him. by boldt some books for example and some other books about the history of revolutions. there are some 18th century enlightenment books that he did have. not many though that we think of. you were talking about george washington writing on agriculture. you said he was one of the best written at the time. can you explain why and were were his writings -- writings read in virginia or mainly the south? i said that think he had the greatest agricultural library. i think -- i mean there is evidence that he shared his library with others. as far as his writings on agriculture, i don't know very much about that. just answer that question. -- just to answer that question. do you know if he read marcus urellius andmarcus a what kinds of poems did he like? about the poems that he liked, those that he transcribed as a kid were .ypical 18th century couplets there is evidence that he read alexander pope, jonathan swift, the biggies of the 18th centur

steven hart is the chairman of williams and jenson which lobbies the epa on policies like the clean airuitt paid just $50 a night, totaling $6,100 over the course of six months, abc news has learned exclusively that last month's security detail broke down the door to the condo. it's unclear what led to the panic that caused the response and a source says the epa reimbursed hart for the damage. this is not the first time that pruitt has come under fire, the white house responded earlier this month in response to his and other cabinet members spending. >> president trump has said he takes spending taxpayer dollars very seriously. all of those secretaries travels are under review. >> reporter: pruitt says he only used one bedroom. but sources tell abc news that br pruitt's daughter also used a second bedroom. and the white house is also c l calling on the inspector general to investigate pruitt's use of his security detail for private trips. >>> three, two, one. >> a spacex falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 communications satellites blasted off from brandenberg air force base. t >>> as part of w

william o. douglas. like president ford, stevens was a decorated navy veteran from world war ii and went on to be the thirderving justice in all time. he left the court in 2010, private live expressed some regret in the years since that he might have left too soon. put it this way, he's 97 and this week he has written a searing op-ed piece in "the new york times" and the nra doesn't like it one bit. for starters, there's the title. it's called "repeal the second amendment." in it he writes about the student-led demonstrations we witnessed this past weekend. he said "these demonstrations demand our respect, they reveal the broad public support for legislation and minimize the risk of mass killings of students and others in our societies but the demonstrators should seek more effective and more. concern that a national standing army might pose a threat to the security of the separate states led to the adoption of that amendment. today he writes that concern is a relic of the 18th century. stevens goes on to take on the nra and their unmatched influence over anything and everything related to guns. he says hi

steven wiltshire can do. is famous for his gigantic urban panoramas. next. door to some junk and instructions from a book. peach of fourteen william cum clung to a dream the boy from malawi wanted to build a wind turbine to provide his village with electricity this media chooses to. play and exciting journey around the world to get. a new story william coleman. all employees. believe. would have been fighting for the case taking seriously in the words of one here's what's come out women's tone come w. a l superheroes smart women smart cars smart station alleging brain creasing green dangerous time for w. for muslims. to learn german with d w any time any place. whether with joe joe and her friends i expected him to be or family friends all over the world. online and interactive. german to go and. learn german for free with d w. good. ivory one welcome back to europe max as plenty of us in the program today here's what's coming up. marvelous memory stephenville to control entire city skylines up to just one book. saving space the c.j. five house makes the most of the limited lived.

city williams voiced the english version instruct immigrants to refuse to cooperate. rob: the nra has a message for retired supreme court justice stevenshe second amendment. >> your words and ultimate wish list is a disgrace to america and the values we all hold dear. >> american values on the line. >> making him shop at goodwill, a life lesson she is trying to prove when "fox and friends first" continues. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. tell your doctor if these occur. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suic

steven dilly is with us. plus the ceo of mitchell gold and bob william, mitchell gold furniture, we'll talk about that as welcomingot a big two hours coming up. we kick it off with this, investors and lawmakers are watching facebook. the stock rebounded after the federal trade commission confirmed they are investigating facebook's data privacy practices. the announcement sent the stock down more than 5% to levels not seen since july of last year. we're seeing a little settling of it this morning. joining us to weigh in is the former ftc chairman and law professor william kovacik. good to see you. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> maria: thank you for joining us. you were with the agency when facebook was first under investigation over claims it misled users by making private data public. the ftc and facebook announced a settlement in 2011. tell me what you think the ftc is most interested in looking at now with regard to facebook as you see it. >> at a high level, the commission's going to be looking at whether or not its effort in 2011 and 2012 to set a testimone for privacy i

steven, thank you so much from soakio. geoffrey of u.b.s. thank you so much in london. coming up, williame maun of citigroup. will talk trade and the deficit. stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ tom: markets are still range bound, but at the very edge of the range, the volatility of march continues, down near 1200 points and now up 700 points. are the fiscal deficits sustainable in this hour? in this hour, catherine mann and willem buiter. --n cryan perhaps is want has worn out his welcome. this is "bloomberg surveillance" live from our world headquarters in new york. i am tom keene. in london back from berlin, francine lacqua. back in london, everybody is looking at the wall and roy to bank. this is in "the times" of london. has there been any further understanding of what the management committee is doing? francine: first of all, this doesn't really come as a surprise because we have also been asking ourselves and contact, the future of john cryan -- i think what is surprising is the times went through names they supposedly asked and there were a couple of refusals and it is for the mo