committee. it is the last vestige of our committee structure. the committee recommends approval. do any of you have questions for staff, or would you like a full presentation of what the personnel committee received last week? >> i will take silence as you are okay with moving the revised job classifications to six categories. the new salary structure that will ensure that we retain our excellent staff, and our updated organization chart. is there any public comment on item number 14? seeing none, public comment is closed. is there a motion to approve said item made by commissioner tang, seconded by commissioner ronen, and on that item -- >> can i just -- >> commissioner kim, i'm sorry. >> i just want to thank our executive director for your leadership all of these years. i really feel that you have communicated very closely with all the board members, to -- different departments and outside agencies and the very things that we asked you to do when we came on executive director and i want to thank you for your incredibly hard work and all that you do for our city >> we will incorporate that comment into item 16, which is the next item. i do want to thank mrs. fong for a very clear presen

the senate intel committee. >>> u.s. now on ordering most personnel out of venezuela as the diplomatic tit for tat escalates. >>> and a daring rescue caught on video, officers try to save a teen who fell through the ice, they go under themselves. everyone is okay. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." >> happy friday, january 25th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. not so much a happy friday for those 800,000 federal workers however who will miss a second paycheck on this day, day 35 of the partial government shutdown. democrats and republicans dueling bills to reopen the government, both failed in the senate. but that set the stage for lawmakers working behind the scenes on a solution. more than a dozen senators from both parties trying to put pressure on both sides. >> they want president trump to reopen the government temporarily and nancy pelosi to make more commitments border security. the white house indicating it would be open to a three week stopgap funding bill only if it included a large down payment on the wall. >> one of the ideas suggest

the double parking enforcement. part of ensuring customer experience comes first is people getting to their destination quickly. supervisor peskin. >> supervisor peskin: later this afternoon, supervisor kim and myself will be meeting as a personnel committee of the transportation authority. we do a salary survey for the 42 individuals that work in that department. i was startled last night going through just seeing how salaries at similar agencies had gone up. we have the same thing at m.t.a., which is vacant positions where we can't recruit and retention issues. lot of this, i think as mr is te 250a and m.t.a. i hope that's a productive mature process that i'm looking at the director and at the t.w.u. that's a process that will help us recruit and retain quality operators for the m.t.a. and muni. good luck on that process. we look forward to helping in any way that we can. >> supervisor brown: this hearing -- i first started out with looking at this hearing just that it was the communication issue that we didn't know as transit riders that buses will be late in the summer. now it's so evident to me how hard our transit operators work and the things they have to deal with. i think we all knew that. you get on muni in the morning and have

the senate intel committee. >>> the u.s. ordering most personnelthe crisis in that country deepens as both sides struggle for control. >>> he is good. he is up and talking. he's already asked to watch netflix, so he is good. >> relief for a family in north carolina, a little boy who vanished three days ago has been found alive. welcome back to "early start." >> 30 past the hour. happy friday to some of you, but not for those 800,000 federal workers who today missed a second paycheck. it is day 35 of the partial government shutdown. democrats and republicans dueling bills to reopen the government both failed in the senate. remarkably six republicans crossed the aisle to vote for the democrats bill that had no border wall money. now more than a dozen senators from both parties working behind the scenes to put pressure on both sides. >> they want president trump on to reopen the government temporarily and nancy pelosi to make more commitments on border security. the white house indicating that it would be open to a three week stopgap funding bill only

the fbi and department of justice. now john hoober has been investigating misconduct since march of 2018. more than a dozen current and former doj and fbi personnel interviewed by the house committeesay they have still not been interviewed by mr. hoober. what is he doing? joining me now, victoria toensing and joe digenova, a former u.s. attorney for the district of columbia. the founding partners of the digenova and toensing law firm. that's a mouthful, that name. >> it took lou three shows to get it. david: i'll get it next time. joe, first of all whab's, what's happening with mr. hoober. he's got a lot to investigating. when you're talking about a substantive collusion story than anything that we've heard about with the trump story. the russians that they were working for, and the democrat party and the hillary clinton. he's supposed to be looking into this. what has happened? >> there's no doubt, david, that the fisa abuse is the single most important story of all of this. because it is the crime that actually did happen here. and we know that contractors working for the fbi abused all of that information that they got from the national security agency. so the question is, what'

the meeting. we have section e., proposals for action. board policy. this is a supervisory personnel crap -- catastrophic leave. there is a report from the rules committee. >> thank you. this proposal was forwarded to the full board with full recommendation to the rules committee. >> general counsel. >> we are asking the board to approve board policy 4361, administrative and supervisor leave. >> any comments from the board superintendent? >> thank you. [roll call] >> to board rule and procedure and meeting notices, already seconded. >> this item was heard at rules committee. >> you have a designate to read the recommendation. >> we are asking the board to approve board rule and procedure 9320 meetings and notices. >> any comments from the board? roll call vote, please. >> thank you [roll call]. >> student records was moved and seconded at a prior meeting. a report from the vice president sanchez. >> this has been heard and forwarded to the full board. >> yes, this is for three,, four and five. >> we have no public speaker signed up for this item. any comments from the board, [roll call] >> i have a quick question about this. i apologize. does this leave

the senate intel committee. >>> u.s. now on ordering most personnel out of venezuela as the diplomatic tit for tat escalates.

the review. like in oakland, they had that committee. we sat in on that demonstration in oakland, and that committee had access to the personnel files, and they can see things in real-time when they're making a decision whether a person's a candidate for getting counseling or not. so i'm wondering if you could just bring us up to speed where we are? >> yes, commissioner. we did partner with the university of chicago. they did an in-depth analysis of our data. they did issue some preliminary findings. we had some discussions on that data, and they took our input, and they reworked the data, and we're waiting for a final report on their analysis. we have some internal meetings scheduled and discussions with the university of chicago and hope to have a final report sometime before spring. >> commissioner dejesus: and then, we can chair that with the commission and decide if we're going to revise the whole thing or not? >> correct. d.g.o. 3.019 is one of the d.g.o.'s that's listed as one of the rewrites in the overall collaborative network. >> commissioner mazzucco: university of chicago literally dropped the ball on this, and i think they s

committee. with the movement, i took commissioner driscoll off of investment and i took commissioner jordan into his place and moved him over to the head of personnelit's only six more months. we'll revisit committee chairs in june when there's a change in president. i guess we will call for public comment. are there any members of the public that would like to address the board on this item? >> is that finance committee also supposed to get into operations? >> yes. >> that's a good point. yes. it's much bigger than the word finance. >> yes. >> thank you. >> we'll close public comment. is there a motion? >> there's a motion. i will second any discussion. we take it without objection. thank you, this item passes. let's go to the calender, please. item number -- >> item number 7 consent calender. >> thank you. we'll take it as submitted and we'll call for public comment. >> we're on consent calender item 7. we'll go to minutes next. >> wait a minute. on the seventh, just for comment, on item number 121218-07d, i received a communications from mr. heble who states that officer and that file has made a formal request to return to work. so just should b

the hands of members of congress who have for 20 years now and a comprehensive border security plan includes more personnel, more technology and more physical barrier. i'm optimistic that the committee, which just last summer in the congress approved another $126 billion for 65 miles of physical barrier will be able to come up with a compromise. reporter: already both sides are pointing to some areas of agreement where they believe there is a deal to be had. >> what we want to support over the next few weeks is the 21st century border security. we are willing to invest in in infrastructure is released or legal points of entry, which as you know is where the majority of drugs coming. we're willing to invest in personnel and additional technology. in the past we have supported enhanced fencing and that is something reasonable that should be on the table. >> or a stock they could take him larger immigration reform as part of a deal but that is something congress has been trying to do for years as well. given the three-week time frame that will certainly be a challenge though certainly not out of the realm of possibilities. kristin: just not a lot of time. thank you. trade without we br

the senate intelligence committee ordering him to appear in february. cohen is set to begin his three-year prison sentence in march. >>> there's more breaking news tonight. the u.s. has ordered all nonessential personnel to pull out of the embassy in venezuela and leave the country. it comes amid a growing crisis, mass protests against a leader many say is illegitimate. but not all americans are leaving despite a demand by that venezuelan regime. we get late details from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: a day after violent clashes and hundreds of thousands called for his ouster and his election victory a sham, tonight venezuelan president nicolas maduro says he is pulling his diplomats out of the u.s. while the trump administration is refusing his demand all american diplomats leave venezuela. >> the regime of former president nicolas maduro is illegitimate. we therefore consider all of its declarations and actions illegitimate and invalid. >> reporter: can the u.s. protect americans there? >> if any harm should come to these diplomats from the united states, i want everybody to know that the consequences, i believe, from this administration that they'll impose will be swift and they'll be decisive

personnel issues. i would be happy to through the oversight function of the committee to brief you. i think we have to go through the chairman to do that. i want to make sure my general counsel is involved to go into more detail. senator duckworth: thank you. some of my colleagues have mentioned the state of renewal use in this industry is at a turning point. we have seen more ethanol -- meanwhile, e.p.a.'s granting the world's largest refining companies these so-called hardship waivers. my colleague, senator ernst, brought this up. the issue of these hardship waivers. these companies are earning record profits. billions with a b. the c.e.o.'s of these companies have even pointed to the fact that they were able to obtain these hardship waivers on their earnings calls as contributing to their profitability. you promised to find way for e-15 blend by may 31. will you also promise you will end this abuse by companies like exxon or chevron? mr. wheeler: the hardship waiver is based on the refinery not the refiner. it doesn't matter who the parent company is, there could be hardship at a

members of the house oversight committees, including jim jordan, said "during the course of our investigation we have interviewed or than a dozen personneland former, and we are surprised to hear that none of these testify to speaking with you." the lawmakers also want to know if he has spoken to any of the key witnesses they interviewed, like bruce ohr and peter strzok. what do you know about this, mr. oversight? >> jason: and it was very oversight and that frustrating that when you think you're looking at something, and when you think ty are looking to how they are handling thinks, to go to them when you've given a referral. some are coming in, and saying "we better give this to the doj." a month later, the witnesses they were never contacted. why does jeff sessions, the attorney general of the time, point john huber? and what does he do about it if he doesn't talk to the whistle-blowers? >> kennedy: maybe we don't know who he's talking to. >> jason: but he should talk to these witnesses. >> harris: i was going to say, i will yield by tieback to the congressman. she take it anyway, because you should. you have had conversation with jef

the homeland security committee. how are you? >> doing well. >> neil: democrats blaming republicans, republicans blaming democrats. you have urged in the interim that essential personnel be paid, right? >> it's only fair. washington d.c. is dysfunctional enough and it's just true. we have essential personnel in these government agencies. we require them to work. the least we can do is pay them so i've introduced the shut down fairness act that would pay about 420,000 federal government workers that are deemed essential. i'll use the term essential. as long as they're working and trying to keep the nation safe, they should be paid. i have six co sponsors. with this broadcast, maybe we'll have a flood. it's the least we can do. >> neil: have you heard from the president, whether he supports this? >> haven't spoken to the president. i have given heads up to the white house what i'm trying to accomplish here. maybe this will break the log jam. >> neil: your colleague lindsey graham suggested there might be a good opportunity for three weeks to reopen the government and by that time if nothing is really been made progress on, go ahead and declare emergency powers. the pres

committee hearing. this is the chairman of the senate committee, his thoughts yesterday. [video clip] >> our border patrol professionals tell us a comprehensive approach is necessary, an approach that includes technology, infrastructure, personneld physical areas. as a-- smart technology part of the solution, but not the only solution in and of itself. cameras, sensors, drones and other smart technology highlight the gaps and vulnerability along our border. in short, they provide a greater awareness of where our insecurities lie. nott technology alone does actually stop anyone from crossing into the u.s. illegally. if that is happening, our borders are not secure. border patrol tells us they need physical barriers to help them do their job. not from coast to coast, but strategically placed where traffic is highest. combined with technology, manpower, and other infrastructure, these barriers comprise a comprehensive solution that is capable of fully securing the border. it is a common sense all of the above solution to a problem that both parties have said for years we have to fix. have those negotiators dust over two weeks to go until the february 15 deadline where they would have to come up with a plan otherwise the government

that's what the members of this conference committee will be trying to do, to get comprehensive border security on the southern board and, where appropriate, more technology, more personnele physical barrier, meaning wall. maria: can you share with us the priorities, what would it cost, what is a practical number? the president's asking for $5.7 billion. the democrats will push back. what do you think is realistic in terms of the next three weeks of negotiation? >> well, i can give you a number approved by the fast -- senate last year, $1.6 billion for new physical barrier or 65 miles of wall. the president said in the middle of the year, well, we've got a problem i didn't anticipate, we need another $7 be. waste asked for $4.1 billion of a physical barrier of that. that's what the congress will consider. that's what the conference will talk about. and the republicans will support what the president asked for, the democrats will say, well, i'm skeptical of that, but there's some other things i'd like to see. you put the two things together, and you get a result. that's what we did with presidents obama, clinton, bush and bush, that's what we should do with president trum

chairman of the house foreign affairs committee wrote a letter to the president saying they want to be briefed continuously to make sure americans are safe. as you noted, non-emergency personnele left but there is a lot of americans in the embassy as well as who work in venezuela who may be at risk in the changing circumstances that anna just reported on. and secondly, we don't know where this is headed and where the trump administration is fully prepared for all contingencies here. this decision seems to be made quite quickly, though one expects something is happening behind the scenes before the decision is announced. we have a state department not up to full speed. there are furloughed workers in washington and 40% of the diplomats around the world and in a situation like this, bring everyone together. secretary pompeos called for a u.n. security counsel meeting on saturday. it's quite contentious and the last thing, we may be at sort of a cold war style confrontation with russia who is a very big supporter of venezuela. venezuela, as you know, has huge oil reserves, very important to the rest of the world and russia has really come in quite tough against the united states

the government's office of personnel management. joining me, wanna summers for the associated press, curtis lee, national correspondent for "los angeles times" and former spokesperson for the house oversight committeentributor. vic, you know, we go to you and we hope that we're not going to say more than the day that it is. it is day 23. we are looking for new openings here. >> right. >> there are some options on the table, but they've been on the table for quite some time. national emergency. right? divergence of funds. >> right. >> and perhaps some sort of dotcom barrier mix and a lot of other little ones. >> civil asset forfeiture. tribal wounds floated, shot down and seem to rise again over the last couple days. civil asset forfeiture. the controversial practice, as a matter of fact a movement in state legislatures to alter or get rit of it. law enforcement stops you, suspects you of a crime and arrests you of a crime, don't have to be proven guilty, they can take the assets on you at the time. there are some in congress, including some conservative members, a surprise, a break with conservative orthodoxy, civil asset forfeiture saying that's the best way to funded wall. use these funds seized

the i.g. is. treating attorneys differently from other personnel is simply unfair. michael horowitz, the inspector general at the department of justice, recently testified before our committee on oversight and government reform and this is what he said. this, and i quote, this bifurcated jurisdiction creates a system where misconduct by f.b.i. agents and other d.o.j. law enforcement officers is conducted by statutorily independent i.g. appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. while the misconduct did.o.j. prosecutors is investigated by a component head who is apointed by the department's leadership and who lacks statutory independence. there is no principal reason for treating misconduct by federal prosecutors differently than misconduct by d.o.j. law enforcement agents is -- agents, end of quote. h.r. 202 would not prohibit o.p.r. from investigating attorney, it would simply add the ability to investigate attorneys where appropriate to the i.g.'s authority. an additional layer of accountability. empowering i.g.'s has been and should continue to be a nonpartisan issue. the committee on oversight and reform relies on the work of i.g.'s. we strongly support the

and the new chairman of o.r., then-ranking member cummings of the oversight and government reform committee, they detailed significant personnel problems. and the report describes, quote, an extraordinarily inefficient hiring process which overburdens the usss with low-quality applications, closed quote. so the men and women of the uniformed division render critical services to our government. many of them are friends and truly as we see their dedication, they have to sacrifice so much. whether it is at the vice president's residence or whether it is on the complex just a few blocks from here. there is no margin for failure with respect to their protective mission and i acknowledge that. however, an across-the-board pay increase does exactly that. it rewards the good along with the bad. that is why we have to have, indeed, a merit-based system that truly recognizes the great performers, the vast majority of whom are great performers. but does not recognize and reward those who are not doing it. we need to do that and for that reason i would reject this particular amendment and ask my colleagues to oppose it. i reserve. the cha

i can't go into more details in a public setting because of personnel issues but i'd be happy to -- to the oversight function of the committee brief you i can we have to be through the chairman to do that i want to make sure my general counsel to go into more details on the circumstances of that. >> sen. duckworth: and some of my colleagues have mentioned the state -- the state of renewable fuels is at a turning point and over the last six months we've seen more ethanol plants closed than ever before. meanwhile, epa's general contractor the world's largest refining companies the so-called hardship waivers and my colleague, brought this up the hardship waivers these companies are owning record profits, billions with a -- b. the ceos of these companies have pointed to the fact that way able to obtain the hardship waivers on the earnings call as contributed to their profitability. you promised to finalize ad waiver by may 31st, will you promise you will end the abuse of hardship waivers by companies like exxon or chevron? >> mr. wheeler: the hardship waiver is based on the refinery itself, not the refiner, it doesn't matter who

personnel issues. i would be happy through the oversight function. committeeto brief you, i think we have to go through the chairman to do that. i want to make sure that my general counsel is involved to go into more detail with the circumstances around that. >> thank you. and some of my colleagues across the aisle mentioned the state of renewable fuels in this country is at a turning point and we've seen more ethanol plants sold, idled or closed than ever before. epa is granting so-called hardship wavers and my colleague senator ernst brought this up, these companies are earning record profits, billions with a "b", and they were able to obtain hardship wavers on their earnings call to that profitability. and you promised to a may blend. and -- hardship of exxon or chevron. >> the hardship is based on the refinery itself not the refiner. it's based on the refiner. it doesn't matter the parent company, there could be a hardship. what we want to make sure happens, just because you're a large company, if the refinery is not economical we don't want it shut down b

the front lines, tell us that a comprehensive approach is necessary. an approach that includes technology, infrastructure, personnel and physical barriers. >> the president may be disappointed if we don't give him everything he asked for. if this committeehat it would be a first in history. >> bill: our headliner is chairman of the democratic policy committee and vice chair of the progressive conference senator cicilliney. what are democrats willing to give the president in order to get a deal done? >> well, i think we should really expect great things from this conference committee. these are people who are committed to finding a solution, democrats have made it very clear that we support border security. we think it should be done in a way that actually achieves the objective. let's fill the 2,000 unfilled positions at the border. make sure we're rebuilding the infrastructure at the ports of entry where so many drugs come into the country. let's make sure we use technology, sensors and radars and that kind of technology. >> bill: everything you are saying the white house offered two weeks ago. all of it. protection for dreamers, deportation. 800 million humanitarian. i'll let you finish. >> you asked me about border security. >> bill:

personnel replacement. much broaderare issues that apparently bob mueller is taking a look at the go well beyond obstruction allegations. is there a danger that the other , couldght be surprised he say too much in committee said it was inconceivable that he would do something about americans being terminated for cause. >> the country is looking for some assurances in turbulent times about the fact that we will not just be paying lip service to the fact that there is a just cause removal of a special counsel. that would be in a norm is undertaking in a political environment and he probably correctly sought to reassure the congress and the public at large , he could not imagine a circumstance that would warrant the removal of bob mueller from that position. that think a corollary to would be if the president directed him to remove mueller from his position. i would imagine that mr. mueller's response would be having to resign. the country needs to have some assurances about this situation, similar to those from a couple of generations ago during watergate. people throw around the term constitutional crisis too easily. . but i think this is an interesting constitutional question. the justice department repo

committee on homeland security, i helped write a bipartisan homeland security border security bill. when the border patrol was a small agency, we poured millions of dollars, post-9/11, to build up their personnel and give them laptops, night goggles, jeeps. i went to the border at night in the dark of night, i saw their work. i know what they need. i know that they have their views. many have said, i don't care what kind of barrier it is a concrete wall will not work. but we need a combination of things. so what the command for the chief will see at the border that will warrant the shutting down of government, the make-believe national crisis, i hope and i wanted him to visit the patrol stations, the border patrol stations where hopeless families and children are there. some suffering as little felipe was because the conditions are not there for welcoming women and children seeking asylum. through the normal legal process. of which some would be granted and some will be directed to go home. that is the american way. are et, 35,694 employees not getting a paycheck in texas because of this tragic condition. so i say to the commonsense people, the democratic majority that voted on legislation tha

personnel support, to ensure all of our communities can recover from the devastation of disasters. and so, it's my hope that moving forward we will be able to work together through this conference committee to address these key priorities. and madam chair, i'm recalling my very first conference committee was when senator byrd was chair of the senate appropriations committee, and he truly believed in the power of both sides coming together in a bipartisan way to resolve all of our country's serious issues. so, thank you again very much. and thank all of you. mrs. lowey: thank you. senator hoeven? mr. hoeven: thank you, madam chair. thanks to you and also chairman shelby. look, we've got to come to a border security package. we have to figure it out. if we can get that done, i think we can get these remaining appropriation bills done and fund the government through september 30. there's a lot of bipartisanship in those bills. compromise means both sides have to get something they need. right? both sides have to be able to say, ok, we got something out of this agreement. the components of border security are people, technology, and a barrier. and everybody has voted for all three. we've all

personnel support to ensure our communities can recover from the devastation of disasters. it's my hope that moving forward we will be able to work together through this conference committee to address these key priorities. madam chair, i'm recalling my first conference committee was when senator bird was chair of the senate appropriations committee. he truly believed in the power of both sides coming together in a bipartisan way to resolve all of our country's serious issues. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. thanks to you and the chairman. we have to come to a border security package. we have to figure it out. if we can get that done, i think we can get these remaining appropriations bills done and fund the government through september 30th. there's a lot of bipartisanship in those bills. compromise means both sides have to get something they need. right? both sides have to be able to say, okay, we got something out of this agreement. the xoe ne everybody has voted for all three, people, technology and a barrier. 61.6 miles of barrier, 500 miles of barrier and 136.4 miles of barrier. as we talk about our different parties, we're saying we need a good border

personnel has increased 45% to 847 times in fiscal year 2017. so, i want you to give me an -- give you an opportunity to explain to the committee and the american people what happened on november 25th. so four parts, and i'm going to read all at once so you don't have to answer short questions. who initiated the conflict? did your agency intentionally target women and children? what were the agents' options? and did this incident deviate from standard protocol, and is there an investigation? >> thank you, mr. chairman, for that question. november 25th, we faced a dynamic and challenging situation in tijuana, no question. we had over 1,000 migrants who were marching toward the mexican side of the port of entry, el chaparral and pushed through the federal police, mexican federal police lines there and then started really a chaotic attempt to enter the u.s. through both the port of entry on the mexican side and then ultimately through different areas of weak points along the fence line in san diego sector. this was a 2 1/2 mile stretch of border that large groups attempted to penetrate at multiple points over the course of about a four or five-hou

committee including senators and house members. they're already structured ready to meet. they are the ones that have in the past approved as recently as last year in the senate more technology, more personnelrrier. >> house democratic leaders continue to refer to a border wall as medieval. but there are 30 democratic house members including a lot of freshmen who say they're more open minded about a physical barrier. >> sandra: peter doocy on capitol hill for us this morning. thank you. >> bill: five minutes past the hour. democratic senator kamala harris launching her bid for the white house rolling out a liberal agenda in the process. former starbucks ceo howard schultz is mulling a possible run as an independent. guy benson political editor, co-host of benson and harf on fox news radio. tom bevan and mary anne marsh, cheering for the l.a. rams. >> so not true. >> bill: word has it there was a rumor. how did things change with weekend the kamala and schultz? >> schultz remains to be seen. he could be a force. he would be a self-funder, might appeal to a section of voters that could peel off votes from both parties, frankly. he is not fully in yet and i just remind people in 2016 where we