buffalo and toledo are both on the exact same great lake. buffalo is on the far eastern tip of lake erie, we're on the far western tip. unfortunately for the folks in buffalo, that means they get the lake-effect snow, and we don't as much. we get snow, but not nearly -- since we're on the west side of the lake, it's not nearly as bad. so snow, we feel like we've caught a little break here. we probably have only had an inch or two of snow. now, we are dealing with 60 mile-per-hour winds, temperatures that have dropped dramatically. this time yesterday it was 45 degrees here in toledo. right now it's 4 below zero with windchills. it's as low as 30 below zero in some places. and so we're dealing with our share of issues, as well. but nothing like the folks in buffalo who have to deal with that lake-effect snow. >> that's good for folks in toledo. we saw that in buffalo where paolo was there's nobody on the streets. you cannot drive in those conditions. but what about where you are? people obviously want to travel to see their families for chris

(arturo toledo) hello, how are you? (sophie fouron) wow! (arturo toledo) there are a lot. - yes.ren't as many as there used to be. very few young people have decided to follow in their father's footsteps. i've always liked woodwork, since childhood. - yes. - i like the lifestyle. i've led a very peaceful life here. people that live in palafitos usually want to stay in them until they die. there are a lot of them for sale these days, because a lot of owners are quite old and widowers, so they're living alone. they sell them because they have to. (barbara elmudesi) and palafitos require a lot of upkeep. the stilts have to be fixed and replaced frequently. - and some people don't have the energy to do so anymore. i can still do it. but for many, it's become too hard, that's why so many palafitos are for sale. - exactly. - longtime residents warn newcomers that they must respect our way of life. - it's interesting to see the traditional palafitos like... - arturo's? - arturo's, yes. - we need to find out how to preserve our traditions, how to preserve our identity, our natural resour

they tell us toledo's health suffered.e, a marathon runner, he tells me he lost more than 50 pounds in his first year of incarceration. eventually, after months of back and forth between the u.s. government and the regime of nicho nicholas maduro some of them were released in part of a prisoner swap. >> we crossed with two individuals that i didn't know who they were, but i assumed that they were the other human commodity that was being exchanged. >> reporter: president joe biden signed off on the deal. in exchange, the u.s. agreed to release two of maduro's nephews, themselves convicted in 2016 for conspiring to import cocaine into the u.s. >> how did you feel, jorge, about that exchange? do you think it ought to have happened? >> we need to prioritize life, and then we fix the long-term issue, which is how are we going to deal with hostage diplomacy as a society. under maduro, venezuela has been pushed to the brink. more than 7 million have fled the country in recent years, with the u.n. accusing the president of crimes

our next guest, george toledo was one of the citgo six that was imprisoned by the government.leased this past october as part of a prisoner swap. how are you doing? you were detained for five years. >> yes. it has been two months after my release. well, it's like closing a cycle, which ended on october 1st, but then a new cycle started then, which is how you are reintegrated into society and your family. the game was not over in that regard. >> tell us a little bit more about how the game wasn't over and what you went through as you tried to reintegrate. >> well, i recall when i just landed in san antonio with that flow of adrenaline, i felt great, the taste of freedom, the smell of freedom. you never think about any aspect as a consequence of your captivity. as time passes by, you start getting into normal life. you notice that reintegration means a challenge and everything becomes a challenge. the challenge represents, for instance, your relationship with your family. so in my case, i spent almost five years in captivity so it's a long time so your relationship with your spo

and yes, toledo holds on for a 29-19 victory. >>> let's turn to the nba and new conference leader in nuggets star jokic led a 95-101 win. jokic might be the mvp favorite at the moment. let's go to new york city perhaps the hottest team in the league right now. knicks, that's right, the knicks. they notched an eighth-straight win, 135-94. >>> meanwhile, another big nba head line, let's turn to phoenix, and robert salter's air has come for an mare, mat ishibia hasal agreed to buy the suns for $4 million. it will take several weeks to complete and subject to a vetting process by the nba. >>> now, this is a stunning turn of events, major league baseball free agent carlos correa will no longer be joining the san francisco giants. the star shortstop has reportedly reached an overnight deal with the new york mets on a 12-year, $315 million contract. correia had agreed to a deal last week to play with the giants. the team was scheduled a news conference yesterday to announce the signing. however, the giants then postponed the announcement over what the ap reported was an undisclosed medical

the last couple of years, he has paid tuition for high school graduates in his hometown of toledo, ohioand their parents. >> poverty is multigenerational. if you are just getting one generation access, is that enough to solve poverty? jessica: it is not about readiness, it is really about finances. >> kadence with help from the superintendent is not bringing the same model to chicago. >> there is a huge misconception that college is free if you come from a low socioeconomic background. jessica: jackson says that of the more than 60% of cps graduates were not in college, or that one third finish, mostly because of financial pressures. >> i have lost count of how many kids have come home from a bill in school that was not covered because of financial aid or an emergency or parking tickets. and that is the end of their collegiate career. >> this is a big dorm room. jessica: anayh's motivation is not only the financial safety net, but the academic counseling and mental health help included. >> if i'm struggling, i can call somebody, asking them a question. >> this is the most important civi

. >>> house democrats made history by electing the first african american toledo majority party in congress. they chosen to succeed nancy pelosi is leader of the democrats in the chamber next year. democrats also picked catherine clark to serve as house whip and california representative peter engel to be the next head of the democratic caucus. jeffries says he will try to find common ground with republicans as his party moves into the minority. >>> investors are smiling this morning after positive news federal chairman. take a look at how the stock market is responding to comments on interest rate hikes. >>> here's a lo great gifts at this price? is this for real? not exactly that's bargain bliss setting in you're basking in the glow of great gifts at deep discount prices. and is that... mmhmm ♪grocery outlet jingle♪ i want a doll house, a pony bike >>> as promised, we are keeping an eye on the ever changing weather conditions in the bay area. you can see this camera looking towards the north bay , and you can see it is still raininour ras even a ttle what. this map from pg&e shows what cr

. >>> before we go this morning the toledo zoo is now home to twin polar bear cubs.rns at the zoo since 2012. >> they were the parents were based on the survival program with breeding recommendations for zoos to ensure the diversity in the pop ration. right now the cubs are not on display but they set up a live stream if you want to get the polar bear fix in. that's for boris. >> they're adorable. cute and cuddily and deadly. don't watch how they eat. it won't seem as cuddily. >> typical. so cute and cuddily but deadly. that's the time. thank you. got to go. >> "inside politics sunday with abby phillip" is up next. a must in your medicine cabinet! less sick days! cold coming on? zicam is the number one cold shortening brand! hily recommend it! zifans love zicam's unique zinc formula. it shortens colds! zicam. zinc that co! ♪ [christmas music] ♪ ♪ ♪ weathertech gift cards have the power to wow everyone on your holiday list. offering a variety of american made products. weathertech! nice! like floorliners... cargo liner... tablet holder... boot tray... cupfone... sink

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garety's attorney expecting this issue to toledo afternoon bigger legal fight. >> this issue, i thinkhe united states supreme court. >> the school board is pledging to vigorously defend its actions in the u.s. district court for the northern district of ohio. garety says she loves her students and would like to go back to her classroom to educate there again. bret? >> bret: mike, thank you. up next, the panel with what twitter and the fbi were discussing whether it came to hunter biden's laptop. and the january 6th committee wants the justice department to charge former president donald trump. ♪ (fisher investments) in this market, you'll find fisher investments is different than other money managers. (other money manager) different how? aren't we all just looking for the hottest stocks? (fisher investments) nope. we use diversified strategies to position our client's portfolios for their long-term goals. (other money manager) but you still sell investments that generate high commissions for you, right? (fisher investments) no, we don't sell commission products. we're a fiduciary, obl

places like toledo, lorraine, detroit, buffalo, flint. places with hardworking people throughout the region have been scared. and struggle still to recover from the outsourcing of manufacturing and shipping jobs, including an agriculture to penny-wage countries. meanwhile, impacted towns like chicago, erie, pennsylvania, cleveland, ohio are limited in their ability to halt climate change and reverse its effects on their shorelines and natural habitats. the great lakes region, the largest body of fresh water on earth, needs accelerated investments and strategic support to get back on track. last year in a bipartisan manner, this congress accomplished what many had tried but failed to do. pass an historic investment in jobs and infrastructure. billions of dollars are already on their way to someplaces, but we need to accelerate them to this region. these dollars will empower our communities to rebuild roads and bridges, improve ports, raillines, airports,erni energy and water infrastructure, protect lake erie and the adjoining great lakes w

. >> ainsley: "new york post" reporting on hunt's laptop toledo to the election. >> hunter millions touestions. >> steve: peter joins us with the latest. >> peter: latest accusation is that comes from the now former head of twitter's safety department in a sworn statement and he is saying that the fbi was warning twitter about foreign efforts to hack information and so even though they had no reason to go that hunter biden's materials were hacked. that is the justification that was used to block "new york post" story about the laptop before the 2020 election. everything happened in the past in order to have both public trust for the future. >> i think there will be more smoking guns, the next question is what happened after the election. >> that's probably the right thing for episode 2 is what happened after the election. >> hunter biden was spotted celebrating kennedy center honorees including george clooney and u2 last night. the night before this "new york post" cover said lies, twitter's post ban based on fbi will fib. >> now have become arms of the democratic party. arms of the bi

of 2020, just about a month after twitter generated controversy for labeling two trump tweets will toledos. they said that was promoting misinformation. so that was about the time he got hired at twitter as deputy general counsel. and so he is the guy who was in on this determination whether or not to censor stuff at twitter. but he was left in charge of vetting the stuff elon musk didn't realize that guy was still there. >> ainsley: elon musk fired him yesterday in concerns about possible role in suppression. tiberiasy tweeted this out on friday the first installment of the twitter files was here. we expected to publish more over the weekend. many wondered why is there is a delay? we can now tell you part of the reason why, on twitter twitter deputy counsel and former fbi general counsel jim baker was fired. among the reasons? vetting the first batch of twitter files without knowledge of new management. and then he goes on to say reporters assumed searches through twitter files materials a lot of it today we can expect that, he said the next installment of the twitter files will appear a

. >> toledo police are investigating an early morning shooting that left a man dead happened about 5.30, this morning on tennessee street just west of i-80, police found a man who'd been shot. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the man's identity has not been released yet. the motive is not clear. also in vallejo, police have made an arrest and a homicide case from last year. police have identified 19 year-old elijah politely as the suspect in the death of 78 year-old linda. it around terrell was found dead in her home on university avenue in august of last year. an autopsy determined she had died as a result of being assaulted after months of investigation, authorities did find and arrest the suspect and the city of brisbane. >> a live look at sfo tonight. an earlier today at the airport workers rallied calling for better wages and benefits. the workers include baggage handlers, janitors security guards, cabin cleaners, and more today, almost 100 vehicles carrying airport screeners and passenger service workers took part in a car caravan from the caltrain station in san bruno to sfo.

and also in toledo, police have made an arrest of this man in the case of a murdered woman, 19 year old elijah pu lately is the suspect in the death of 78 year-old linda terrell. terrell was found dead in her home on university avenue in august of last year. an autopsy showed that she died the result of an assault and after investigation investigators were led to this man and arrested him in the city of brisbane. >> another big story this morning, golden state warriors forward. anthony lamb is now accused of his ex-girlfriend in 2019 while they were both in college. question is what happens from here and what are the team know about it? kron four's will tran is live in san francisco with the latest. well. >> well, the team said they were aware of this, that they did do their due diligence. this is not playing out in a criminal court, even let's just say that he is found guilty of this. he will not face any jail time because for now this is a civil lawsuit. and by the way, anthony lamb, he says he never raped anybody. but 3 people said he did and they are not taking him to court. however

nh t s a is also opened a special crash investigation to a crash in toledo, ohio, on november 18th where an automated driving system may have been used to tesla model three crashed in the back of an ohio highway patrol suv that was stopped on the side of the road to people there suffered minor injuries in the newsroom. greg lee ktvu, fox two news thank you, greg. the san francisco prosecutors have filed charges in what they say was an anti semitic assault in the haight ashbury neighborhood, d a s office, says 31 year old eduardo navarro perez attacked him and just after midnight on saturday on haight street near webster, they say navarro perez has alleged to have asked the victim if he was jewish or black and hit the victim with the skateboard. where the man said he was jewish. the suspect also allegedly made disparaging remarks about jewish people. the viral perez has charged with assault with hate. crime enhancement has been in custody since his arrest, homeless people and their advocates are asking a federal judge for an emergency order to stop the city of san francisco from dismantli

. >> westbound at skaggs island road in toledo. see that slight delay that were seen as you're traveling there. if you're headed into the city traffic building 18 minutes, mace to that fremont street exit. no accidents or hazards contributing to those delays. and we're seeing san mateo bridge 40 minutes, a 80 to 101 traveling across towards the peninsula highway for any acts. one, 60 to conquer to 42 around 17 minutes. and if you're taking 6.80, doubling down, fremont about 15 minutes, you can see 8.80, here still pretty much in the greatest. just as you're passing to fremont as you're seeing slight delays. and highway 24 walnut creek down to 5.80. you're at 12 minutes. darya. james, back to you. thank you, anna. 6.49. in today's tech smart. there are some new artificial intelligence tools. >> being use right now the experiments are happening from a super smart chat bot to image generators that can turn you into a superhero. we've got rich demuro with a look. >> if you've ever wanted look like an anime character browse through imag

t s a has also opened a special crash investigation into a crash in toledo, ohio, in november, wheretomated driving system may have been used. tesla model three crashed in the back of an ohio highway patrol suv that was stopped on the side of the road to people there suffered minor injuries in the newsroom. gregory ktvu, fox two news layoffs continue at twitter under owner elon musk to each of the affected employees show members of the company's public policy, engineering and media and entertainment teams were laid off yesterday, just days before christmas. last month, mosque laid off about half of twitter's workforce after he took over the social media company, marine county is confirming it has enough water to build hundreds of apartment units in san rafael, even during a drought. the marin municipal water district, says more than 1400 apartments could be built at the northgate shopping mall without any significant effects on local water supply. this project is part of a larger debate on whether the county's water suppliers can meet the housing development demands being mandated by

t s a has also opened a special crash investigation into a crash in toledo, ohio, in november, where an automated driving system may have been used. tesla model three crashed in the back of an ohio highway patrol suv that was stopped on the side of the road to people there suffered minor injuries in the newsroom. greg lee ktvu, fox two news san francisco prosecutors have filed charges in what they say was an anti semitic assault over the weekend. the d a s office is 31 year old eduardo navarro perez attacked a man just after midnight on saturday on hate right in your webster. they say navarro perez allegedly asked the victim if he was jewish or black. and after the man said he was jewish. he was then hit. with a skateboard. the suspect also reportedly made disparaging remarks about jewish people. navarro perez is charged with assault with hate crime enhancements. he has been in custody since his arrest today could be one of the busiest travel days of the year and a winter storm is disrupting travel plans for millions of people in other parts of the country. here's a live look right n

t s a has also opened a special crash investigation into a crash in toledo, ohio, in november, where an automated driving system may have been used to tesla model three crashed into the back of an ohio highway patrol suv that was stopped on the side of the road to people there suffered minor injuries in the newsroom. greg lee ktvu fox two news coming up tonight at 5 30 more sanctions against russia just one day after ukrainian president vladimir zelensky went to capitol hill area. professional athletes have long a long history of standing up and speaking out for social justice ahead at 5 45 r, going inside a new local exhibit that shares some of their stories first call it his cardinal plan. the exciting announcement from a scholar athlete at oakland tech. [narrator] everyone needs quality health insurance, even if you're healthy and active. covered california is a free service to help you get covered. 90% of members have received financial help and every plan offered is comprehensive, covering preventive care, doctor visits, emergency care, and more. regardless of your income, check

spotty showers across the bay area, seeing one of those from sandra fell of highway 37 just west of toledog. >> keep an eye on the radar. we're going to be keeping you updated over the next 30 minutes >> 9.40 is the time and an la county superior court judge has dismissed felony fraud and wage theft charges against 48 california highway patrol officers. those officers have been accused of participating in an overtime fraud scheme at the chp east la station. in 2019, the highway patrol announced that it had identified roughly $360,000 worth of fraudulent overtime pay at that station. and with the judge's decision that now and most of these criminal cases against those 54 chp officers under the judge's deal, the officers don't have to admit any guilt, but they do have to pay back at least a portion of the money. meanwhile, jury deliberations are happening right now in harvey weinstein's assault trial in l a deliberations resumed at 9.30 this morning. so been going for about 10 minutes. weinstein's attorney made a final appeal to jurors arguing that the accusations were brought up years after

. >> toledo police are investigating an early morning shooting that left a man dead. it happened around 05:30am, in the morning yesterday on tennessee street just west of i-80. that's where officers found a man who had been shot. he was pronounced dead at the scene. we don't have his identity at this point and there's no word on a shooter. and also in vallejo, police have made an arrest of this man for of the murder of a woman 19 year old elijah pu lely is the suspect in the death of 78 year. linda terrell, linda terrell was found dead in her home on university avenue in august of last year. an autopsy determined that she died as result of an assault after a month of investigating authorities found and arrested this man in brisbane. >> well, now to a cold case investigation in the east bay. it was 7 years ago that a woman was shot dead while sitting in her car in richmond. and the killer has still not been found. crawford's lsi the moeny and has more. >> in 2008 nicole gardner son was shot 9 times. so the family left boston for the bay area to start over. she thought

t s a has also opened a special crash investigation into a crash in toledo, ohio, in november, where an automated driving system may have been used. tesla model three crashed in the back of an ohio highway patrol suv that was stopped on the side of the road to people there suffered minor injuries in the newsroom. gregory ktvu, fox two news san francisco prosecutors have filed charges and what they say was an anti semitic assault over the weekend. the da's office, says 31 year old eduardo navarro perez attacked demand just after midnight on saturday on haight street near webster. they say navarro perez asked the victim if he was jewish or black. and after the man city was jewish, he was hit with a skateboard. the suspect also reportedly made disparaging remarks about jewish people. navarro perez is charged with assault with hate crime enhancements. he's been in custody since his arrest. lieutenant santa clara city council member accused of verbally assaulting the mayor and another colleague during the meeting has been cleared of any wrongdoing. investigators say they found there was i

t s a has also opened a special crash investigation into a crash in toledo, ohio, in november, where an automated driving system may have been used. tesla model three crashed in the back of an ohio highway patrol suv that was stopped on the side of the road juries in the newsroom. gregory ktvu, fox two news alright, greg. thank you time now for seven workers in san francisco at macy's union square store, threatening to walk off the job today and tomorrow during the peak of the holiday shopping crunch time about 400 retail workers voted to go on strike if macy's does not resume contract negotiations, which have been stalled in a labor dispute that started three years ago. it's all about pay and benefits. we don't know if the macy's store union square would stay open if there is a strike, and there are only two holiday shopping days left now before christmas day and expect thousands of last minute shoppers, two pac bay area malls and shopping centers today and tomorrow, but retail experts say overall sales are down this holiday shopping season, mainly because of inflation. but a lot of

miss lisa rice from toledo, ohio is the president and ceo of the national fair housing alliance, one of the nation's leading experts on fair housing and lending policies. welcome. mark morial is the president of the -- he previously served as mayor of his hometown in new orleans. he was president of the u s -- welcome. byron donalds represents florida's 19th congressional districts before holding off. he works in the banking, finance, and ensures women -- the general counsel to -- welcome. she was associate dean for faculty of scholarship and associate director of the ronald brown center for civil rights and economics. miss nelson, welcome. miss white, miss rice, please begin your testimony. >> thank you. chairman brown, ranking member to me, and other distinguished members of the senate banking committee, i am so appreciative of you for inviting me to testify today. the national fair housing alliance this is the nation's only national civil rights civilization so dedicated to eliminating all forms of housing and lending discrimination and creating well resourced, healthy, vibrant, r

miss lisa rice, from toledo, ohio, the president and -- one of the nation's leading experts -- mark -- the president and ceo of the national urban league. -- and he has the president of the u.s. conference of mayors. welcome. -- represent florida's 19th congressional district before holding office. he worked in the banking finance and insurance industries. congressman, welcome. mr. deadly -- served as the top civil rights officials of the u.s. department of agriculture. welcome. -- the president and direction at the acp legal defense and education fund -- she was associate dean for -- civil rights and economic development at st. johns university school of law. miss walton -- miss rice, please begin your testimony. >> chairman brown, ranking member, and other disk bangladesh members of the senate ranking committee, i am so appreciative of you for inviting me to testify today. the national their housing alliance is the nation's only national civil rights organization solely dedicated to eliminating all forms of housing and lending discrimination. and creating well resourced healthy vibr

chemistry from elkhorn and environmental engineering and phd in engineering from the university of toledo. just want tode welcome you mr. james would be sonm proud ad so with his children. thank you for being here. >> we look forward to hearing you as a part of the second panel. we will>> now turn to the undersecretary. we want to welcome back to the committee the undersecretary. it's always wonderful to see you. confirmed by the united states senate to serve as the undersecretary for research, educationn and economics june 7h of 2022. she also serves as the chief onscientist in her role undersecretary supports the farmers and ranchers and communities by advancing critical agriculture research and economic data at the usda and the dedicated public servants, she's served in various roles at the department including the former administrator of the agricultural research service. we are pleased to have you in this position and we welcome you today. >> thank you, chairwoman stabenow, ranking member bozeman and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to come before you today to

in engineering from the university of toledo. we want to f welcome you. thank you for being here. >> thank you senator and we lok forward to hearing you as a part of our second panel. we willso now turn to our undersecretary. we want to welcome back to the committee undersecretary chavonda jacobs-young. it's always wonderful to see you. she was confirmed by the states to servers that undersecretary -- if research in economics on june 7 of 2022. she also served as usda's chief scientist in her role under secretary jacobs young supports our farmers and ranchers and communities by advancing critical agricultural research and economic data at the usda. as a dedicated public servant she has served in various roles at the department including the former administered at the agricultural research service. we are so pleased to have you in a position and we will commute today. back thankt you. chairwomanhe stabenow ranking member boozman and members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to come beforeyo you today to discuss the state of usda's research edu

in engineering from the university of toledo. i want to welcome you. mr. james hill would be so proud and so it is children. thank you for being here. >> thank you very much. thank you, senator. dr. nave, we look forward to hearing you as a part of our second panel. we will now turn to our undersecretary. we want to welcome back to the committee undersecretary chavonda jacobs-young. it is always wonderful to see you. doctor jacobs-young was confirmed by the united states senate to serve as the undersecretary for research education and economics on june 7th of 2022. she also serves as usda's chief scientist. jacobs-young support our farmers and ranchers and communities of a advancing critical agricultural research and economic data at the usda. she has served in various roles at the department including the former administrator of the agricultural research service. we are pleased to have you in your position. we welcome you today. >> thank you. chairwoman stabenow, ranking member boozman, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to come b

in chemistry and masters in chemical and environmental engineering, and dhd from the university of toledo. just want to welcome you. thank you for being here. >> thank you, senator. look forward to hearing you as part of the second panel. we now turn to our undersecretary. we want to welcome back to the committee undersecretary chavonda jacobs-young. chavonda jacobs-young was confirmed by the united states senate to serve as undersecretary for research, education and economics on june 7, 2022. she also served as usda's chief scientist in her role, chavonda jacobs-young supports our communities by advancing critical research on economic data at the usda. as a dedicated public servant she has served in various roles at the department including the former administrator of the agricultural research service, pleased to have you in your position and we welcome you today. >> members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to come before you today to discuss the state of usda's research, and economic mission which includes ars, ers and the office of the chief scientist. the success of our

mckinley: gregoire school in toledo, ohio, a 10-year-old student dressed up as me, read up on congressional history and shared all that she had learned about congress. i had the pleasure of visiting brooklyn and her fellow students how their fifth grade year. and what a surprise to open my mailbox the other day and discover so many thoughtful handwritten notes mailed to me by these wonderful students. i saw close up firsthand how bright, arctic particular and present coshous, our. one young man wrote, quote, i decided to write this letter because no one is going to tell me not to, unquote. this is a good time to take stock that has occurred over the past year and as we enter this holiday season i'm reminded of so many kind people for which i am grateful for the children at mcgregor school. happy holidays to all and bring endless joy and light. i yield back. . . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speake

i am educated through our great university of toledo.yed in the manufacturing filled. i also have experience in the health care field. i think we as americans really need to give each other a break and try to live from a grace standpoint. i have christian values into christian heritage. i the all need to be more solution based going forward for 2023. host: how would you define christian values? caller: we did not celebrate christmas. christmas is about three people, mary, joseph, jesus. just looking at the core family, how that impacted the world is a great place to start. it was about mary and joseph being in a political atmosphere back in those times. being pregnant. we look at how joseph was a protective type of father. he did everything he could. you can read in the scriptures of luke. i can to not be so specific in some areas that are defensive. i look at the hold terms in terms of what christmas is all about. it is about being kind to pregnant individuals, kind and caring to young individuals. in some respect, men being responsible

i am educated through our great university of toledo.loyed in the manufacturing filled. i also have experience in the health care field. i think we as americans really need to give each other a break and try to live from a grace standpoint. i have christian values into christian heritage. i the all need to be more solution based going forward for 2023. host: how would you define christian values? caller: we did not celebrate christmas. christmas is about three people, mary, joseph, jesus. just looking at the core family, how that impacted the world is a great place to start. it was about mary and joseph being in a political atmosphere back in those times. being pregnant. we look at how joseph was a protective type of father. he did everything he could. you can read in the scriptures of luke. i can to not be so specific in some areas that are defensive. i look at the hold terms in terms of what christmas is all about. it is about being kind to pregnant individuals, kind and caring to young individuals. in some respect, men being responsib

kaptur: madam speaker, this week gas prices in toledo, ohio, fell to $2.88 a glisten. am i the only person in congress noticing gas prices are falling? hello! the best part, this gasoline is derived from energy reserves brought up from the utica and marsalis shale in ohio and west virginia. this means transporting it isless. what america produces and makes, protawes and makes america. powering our nation from inside our country means importing less. just yesterday the department of energy made a historic announcement about the achievement of fusion ignition at livermore national laboratory. america is making great strides to unleash the futch of energy. when america innovates he's able to stand on her own two feet. america, inside our borders, we must secure energy infence and good-paying jobs through distributive generation, solar, fusion, hydrogen, biofuels, advanced nuclear, and more. energy security is national security. let's keep working to make our country energy secure with the good jobs that go wit both for today and the tomorrows to come. onward energy progre

looking for something fun to do with the family this weekend, there is the lighted boat parade in south toledo at 7.15. this is free to attend. just make sure you have some rain gear on just in case there's a surprise to sprinkle. when they're sick, they get comfortable anywhere and spread germs everywhere. wherever they rest protection nothing kills more viruses, including the covid-19 virus, on more surfaces than lysol disinfectant spray. lysol. what it takes to protect. your heart is the beat of life. if you have heart failure, entrust your heart to entresto, a medicine specifically made for heart failure. entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart, so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. and just imagine where a healthier heart could take you. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or

statistics is lake erie, the smallest of the great lakes in area, the most shallow, 30 feet deep around toledo, 90 feet deep around my wife's home county. lake erie is 2% of all the water in the great lakes, but has 50% of the fish. in lake superior, the largest glaik, has 50% of the water and 2% of the fish. we know how important lake erie is to our fishing, water supply, and how important as one of the beautiful parts of the great lakes that matter to all of us. when i think about rob, i regret he's leaving. i look forward to working with senator vance. i'm hopeful we can be as cooperative and effective as rob and i have been on issues that are ohio-specific. we will continue to search out those issues. another was nasa glenn in cleveland. we have one of the ten nasa facilities in the country. nasa glenn is important with the armstrong center in sandusky to the state's economy and our space program. that's in my part of the state. rob's been helpful there. i've been helpful in his part of the state, with wright patterson air force base, one of the key facilities for our united states air for

recently i had the pleasure of pat ronizeing two long standing toledo businesses, a jewelry and clock shop and keystone press. both are small, legacy billses in the heart of our community. together they've existed for well over 160 years. both establishments and their able, friendly staff, embody american ingenuity, craftsmanship, hard work and perseverance. a friendly young repairman replaced the battery in my watch in the blink of app eye. he even does -- of an eye. he even does lazer welding. at keystone, this printing shop has been in business for over 100 years. small family businesses embody all the charm, diversity and creativity of america. so may i urge all americans this holiday season to buy local, buy american and support your hometown businesses that build and grow america. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, i rise to honor oak ridge national laboratory director, dr. thomas, who will retire at t