velazquez has been the best story, but that seems ages ago.he same story by the phillies, beat up by the cubs again. the phillies just sitting there and watching the best team in baseball knock them around out of the gate. first inning again another cubs' run. rizzo with the blooper. the phills down 1-0. the second inning, montero, takes him deep and out and the solo shot phills down 2-0. and velazquez another miserable outing on the road. and ben zobrist oh, oh, the 3-run homer. have a -- and the worst start. and the only thing the phillies lost this weekend, a hat in the stand. for on the phills and is it time to hit the panic button? we discuss that tonight at 11:45. >>> first-place nationals come to town tomorrow and werth will be in a good mood with the pinch-hit grand slam against the cardinals. and chase utley hit one last night. and up 3 1/2 games on the phillies in the east.

velazquez: will the gentleman yield? mr. rogers: i yield three minutes to the chairman of the appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: the chairman from florida is ecognized. mr. diaz-balart. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. diaz-balart: i want to first thank chairman rogers for his leadership on ensuring that the united states is able to do everything necessary to combat zika and do so immediately. south florida is ground zero in the united states for this disease. so the funding that this bill provides is frankly critically important to florida, especially as we know because mosquitos are most affective in the summer months. -- most active in the summer months. this disease has the ability to infect many and we must stop it. so i believe we need to provide ery dollar needed for zika prevention, treatment and response programs and i would epeat, not one penny less. this bill is the second part of a three-pronged effort to come at this disease. irst we provided for ebola funds. now we're providing ov

with us on "comunidad del valle" is carlos velazquez with the silicon valley bicycle coalition.elcome to the show, carlos. now, you just scolded me a little while ago off camera because i don't bike to work. what's the big deal? talk about why it is a big deal, carlos. carlos velazquez: well, silicon valley bicycle coalition, our main goal is to work with city leaders to make our streets and trails safer. and, also, to do more to--host programs and activities to encourage more people to get on their bike. damian: now, it's not just about the environment, right?

with us on "comunidad del valle" is carlos velazquez with the silicon valley bicycle coalition. welcome to the show, carlos. now, you just scolded me a little while ago off camera because i don't bike to work. what's the big deal? talk about why it is a big deal, carlos. carlos velazquez: well, silicon valley bicycle coalition, our main goal is to work with city leaders to make our streets and trails safer. and, also, to do more to--host programs and activities to encourage more people to get on their bike. damian: now, it's not just about the environment, right? i mean, there's some health aspects here that i could certainly benefit from if i did bike to work and bike more often maybe. carlos: well, you know, there--everyone always talks about the health aspects of it, environmental. it takes more people off the roads. it gets--it's a very healthy form of exercise but for me, it's fun. i get to explore the city. i get to the see--have the wind flying against my--on my face. it's just a really great activity and that's what we're really trying to do on may 12th for bike to work

and velazquez another miserable outing on the road. and ben zobrist oh, oh, the 3-run homer. have a -- and the worst start. and the only thing the phillies lost this weekend, a hat in the stand. for on the phills and is it time to hit the panic button? we discuss that tonight at 11:45. >>> first-place nationals come to town tomorrow and werth will be in a good mood with the pinch-hit grand slam against the cardinals. and chase utley hit one last night. and up 3 1/2 games on the phillies in the east. >> owe they just love chase utley in new york, don't they? utley the mets-killer driving them nuts up there this weekend. another hit tonight. the dodger's second baseman with nine r.b.i.s this weekend after two homers, including a grand slam last night. they're still booing ut in new york. >>> it is no holiday weekend for the sixers. they are busy interviewing a handful of draft prospects tomorrow including ben simmons college teammate. and who says he can't shoot from long range? he kicks the ball up to him without missing a beat he nails the three. take another look. how about

. >> good morning, ranking member velazquez, mister chabot and ranking members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak to you about a topic that is very important to the autism community. advancing the role and impact of autism and employing individuals with autism. as mentioned i am executive vice president programs and services at autism speaks, the world's leading science advocacy organization dedicated funding research to improve the lives of people with autism and create awareness of autism spectrum disorders, advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. autism speaks supports adult in the spectrum in part by creating tools and resources to expand employment opportunities and workplace support for individuals with autism. the largest wave of children with autism aged out of our school system one of our communities's most daunting challenges is finding employment. is being tackled by entrepreneurs and small businesses. across the country small businesses are utilizing unique flex ability to create accommodating and innovative business mod

velazquez: thank you. ms.ruckner, there has been some concern from traditional brick and mortar businesses about the emergence of the sharing economy business model, and how it affects fairness. while i do not advocate one business model over the other, how do we ensure that actions taken to foster entrepreneurship through new methods do not disadvantage businesses that invest time and money to conform to existing regulations, when classifying their orders? -- their workers? ms. bruckner: i think the first thing you can do is promote understanding of what your tax filing obligations are. because people view unfairness when they think that other people are not paying their fair share. if we take action on outreach and education, on what income you need to pay taxes on and really promote what your tax filing obligations are, then we are creating an opportunity for people to actually pay their fair share and creating transparency, and making sure that folks, be they in the sharing economy or working for a brick a

velazquez of new york. velazquez: development of has been a economy way to sell goods and services. it allows the selling renting trading of everything. the numbers strongly suggest that the sharing economy is here to stay. interest as of september 2015, it was available in 60 countries. it is estimated to fulfill one million rides daily. it may be rooted in existing economic struggles. dislocated workers are seeking new ways to reenter the economy. it all becomes ways for ordinary americans to dissipate in entrepreneurship. rise of these networks has created new opportunities for americans. while many of the workers in the are doing well they must be protected from unscrupulous individuals. atypically employee -- define them as independent contractors nonemployees. no tax withholdings. trying to determine whether certain workers qualifies employees rather than independent contractors. lawsuits over whether companies have been. the challenge is to ensure employees are protected without stifling promising innovations. if the employer controls the say he ise you independent? workers a

ranking member velazquez. thank you for the opportunity to speak about a topic that's of great importance to the autism community. advancing the role and impact of small businesses in employing individuals with autism. as mentioned i'm the executive vice president of autism speaks. autism speaks is the world's leading science and advocacy. we advocate for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. we aim to support adults on the spectrum by providing the tools and resources to expand employment opportunities and workplace supports for individuals with autism. as the largest wave of children with autism age out of our school system, one of our communities' most daunting challenges is finding employment. it's being tackled by entrepreneurs and small businesses across the country. small businesses are utilizing unique flexibility to create accommodating and innovative business models that sustainably employ individuals with autism. expose students earlier in their education to work world work experi

chairman and ranking member velazquez, we thank you for you and your committee's interest in taking the time to understand our business and how it's changing what we call the future of work. we appreciate the bipartisan interest in the platform economy. most notably by the sharing economy caucus, co-chaired by california congressman darrell issa and eric swalwell. we hope we can channel this toward constructive policy solutions that will further enable taskrabbit -- further empower small businessowners and entrepreneurs provide services across the country. thank you. >> thank you very much. mr. reed, you're recognized for five minutes. >> chairman, ranking member verks lazquez, my name is morgan reed. associate director of a.c.t., app association. thank you for holding this important hearing. the app association represents more than 5,000 small business app makers. our member companies have ena e enabled the rise of the sharing economy by leveraging the connectivity of smart devices. sharing economy companies have grown rapidly over the past decade. they allow instantaneous communicatio

both off vince velazquez. couldn't get through the fifth. phils down a run in the sixth.is second homer in just five starts. and he ties it up. interesting here in the seventh. herrera grounds up, doesn't huttle dohu hustle down the line. ryan howard. dhing. goes down swinging on three pitches. 0 for 4. he's hitting .156. he's 4 for his last 52. phillies lose 5-4. there is odubel on the bench there. >>> eagles beginning week two of organized activities. defense will hopefully be better with new coordinator schwartz. he'll have more on attacking style defense and a few of the birds joined us on comcast sportsnet "philly sports talk" today and said with the defense being on the field more than any other team the last few years the "d" was probably worn down later in the season and can't wait to play for jim schwartz. >> jim schwartz expects really man coverage, you know, for this game to work we have to cover. obviously get the defensive line some time. i see a lot of -- >> coach schwartz came in the first day told us your job is messing stuff up, linebackers' job is to cle

velazquez lasts 4-plus innings. game tied at 3-3. colton murray comes in.he lets the baseball get out. nick castellano crushes one. 4-3, tigers. in the seventh, victor martinez drives in cabrera. 24 hits between the two teams, but the runs are all that matter. the tigers win 5-4. >>> the eagles have had a special guest today. college basketball champion, the birds invited jaywritez to speak to the squad. the 'nova coach got to spend some time with carson wentz and head coach doug pederson. he feels pederson will do all right with those eagles. >>> the owls find themselves with a hole at point guard. senior guard josh brown suffered a serious achilles injury last week. the team says he will have surgery on wednesday. the school has not said how long he will be out. last season he averaged 8 points and 5 assists per game. his fellow teammate the golden state warriors will have draymond green against oklahoma city. green avoided suspension for this kick downstairs under steven adams. he was fined $25,000 by the nba. the league called his actions unnecessary an

. >>> vince velazquez has been the phillies' best starter of the season. not too sharp lately.e rights the ship tonight against miami. boy, does he ever. he gives up 3 hits and 5 shutout innings, strikes out 10 batters including stanton in the first inning. second inning, no score. tommy joseph. in the majors less than a week and that is his first major league home run. the phillies win, 3-1. that's sports. >>> and we offer our congratulations to vernon odom who is marking a personal milestone here at "action news." it was 40 years ago today that vernon first walked into the channel 6 newsroom. and it was the first time any of us heard the sound "yes." [ laughter ] this morning our newsroom held a surprise anniversary breakfast party for vern. over the past four decades, vernon has covered it all. from city council to presidential politics to the o.j. simpson trial to the release of nelson mandela from the prison in south africa. vernon is very special, indeed. for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonig