i was watching part of the hearing on webex, and of course, we were interacted by votes. but let me first thank our witnesses for their work, as has been already demonstrated in this hearing, there is strong support for nato expansion in finland and sweden that we recognize there is a process we go through and we also recognize as, you've already pointed out, is that all nato members have to agree and you want to give space to for turkey to be able to have the conversations that it needs with the aspirant countries. we all appreciate that, but we certainly urge that we have to make sure that that's constructive and timely and we would hope that our leadership would help provide that type of accommodation so that those conversations take place but they do not unnecessarily delay the considerations of their entry into nato. i want to sort of follow up on the impact that this is having on russia's calculation, mr. putin's calculation. he's obviously watching very closely what's happening with sweden and finland. it's also watching what's happening with the european union and

webex, zoom, amazon, chime -- i've learned all the different teleconferencing tools, and they have all worked reasonably well for us. we learned things that we have the ability to stay connected. the other thing, though, that highlighted for us, we ultimately are an in-person business in restaurants and the office, so you lose something from culture. you lose something from a connectedness by being so remote . while it worked well for the time, we are committed to getting back into our offices and restaurants. david: one of the problems some franchises are having, not just mcdonald's, getting people to come back to work. either they don't want to come back to work for other reasons or they want higher compensation. how hard is it to get people to come back to work? >> it has been very challenging in the u.s. we have not seen that issue is pronounced in europe or elsewhere around the world, but in the u.s., it has certainly been a challenge. i think it is a lot of different factors. certainly the stimulus support had some element, but if i ask franchisees, is everything going to be good

following some breaking news tonight in japan, where that country's former prime minister has been shot, webex shot and critically wounded during a campaign speech in western japan. fire officials in japan say tonight the 67 year old was not breathing and his heart stopped while being airlifted to a hospital, japan's chief cabinet secretary told reporters. police have arrested a man at the scene of that shooting. this attack came as a shock to the country that is one of the world's safest with some of the strictest gun laws. tonight the chp is investigating a possible freeway shooting in san leandro. witnesses called in around four this afternoon, saying that two vehicles were involved in a shooting on eastbound 5 80. the chp responded to the area but was unable to find any victims or vehicles that may have been involved, but investigators say a victim with a gunshot wound was brought to eden medical center told the victim is expected to survive. investigators are now looking for witnesses and any information about this case at 11 tonight as sixth person has now come forward reporting they wer

chris: certainly one of the things we saw was our ability to stay connected through technology, webex, zoom, you know, amazon chime. i've learned all the different teleconferencing tools. and they have all worked reasonably well for us. so, i think we learned things there that we have the ability to stay connected. i think the other thing though that it highlighted for us is, we ultimately are an in-person business. we are in-person in the restaurants, we are in person in the office. and so, you lose something from culture, you lose something from a connectedness by being so remote. and so, you know, while it worked well for the time, we are committed to getting back into our offices, getting back into the restaurants. david: and one of the problems, i think, some of the franchisees are having, not just mcdonald's, was getting people to come back to work. either they don't want to come back to work for health or other reasons, or they want higher compensation for one reason or another, so how hard has it been to get people to come back? chris: it has been very challenging in the u.s.

second, when members are present in the proceeding via webex, they must have their cameras on and if you need to step away to attend another proceeding, please turn your camera and audio off rather than logging out of the platform. finally, we will dispense with our practice of observing the givens rule and honor of seniority for questioning, alternating between the majority and the minority, beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee, of course. i thank you all for your continued patience as we navigate the procedures to continue serving our country, together in this great time of need. with that i will now turn to the former topic of today's hearing, on taxpayer fairness across the irs. the oversight subcommittee meets today to discuss a very important topic. taxpayer fairness across the irs, easy to say, we've talked about it for about 15 years. i firmly believe the irs must treat all taxpayers fairly and -- not only a policy but in the making a phone call to the 800 number, which is a disaster admitted by the irs. this is essential to the irs's core missile and to the t

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we are holding today's hearing in the committee hearing room and by the webex platform in compliance with the rules and regulations for the remote committee proceedings pursuant to house resolution eight. before we begin i want to remind members of a few procedures to keep the proceedings running smoothly. first, consistent with regulations the committee will keep the microphones of those present in the webex platform mutated to limit background noise. members are responsible for on muting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their questioning. the committee staff will mute members only in the event of inadvertent background noise. in addition when members are present in the proceeding by webex, they must have their cameras on. if you need to step away to attend another proceeding please turn your camera and audio off rather than logging out of the platform and with that we will turn to today's hearing. the burnout epidemic and what working women need to help produce a stronger economy. in a few minutes we will hear the powerful stories of women who are doing

please note that once you unmute your microphone, anything that is said and webex will be held over the speakers and committee room and also subject to being picked up by the livestream and c-span. hearing, today's members, will be in order. a little bit today because some of our members are going to go a little bit out of order because of their schedule in their district. the record can be sent to the emails we pride -- we applied to staff. ensuring that our seniors, one -- one of the most will population -- that was the intent of medicare advantage. we are conducting this regular to determine if it is fulfilling this task. nearly 64 million americans are enrolled in medicare. enrollment in these -- today nearly 27 million americans are enrolled in this plan. 350 billion dollars annually and it is expected to grow. growth of the medicare advantage plan, it is important to the u.s. people and also the u.s. congress to see how these plans work with policies being delivered to beneficiaries. and added to american tax papers. reports whether the watchdog agency represent today -- indicate

meeting occurring in person at 101 grove street, broadcast live on sfgovtv, available also to view on webex or to listen by calling 415-655-0003. before we begin, i would like to remind all individuals present and attending the meeting in person today that all meeting protocols must be adhered to at all times. this including wearing a mask at all times during the hearing, including when you speak. we appreciate everyone's compliance in this. hand sanitizer is available at the entrance. there will be an opportunity for general public comment towards the beginning of the meeting, and there will also be opportunity to comment on each discussion or action item on the agenda. each comment is limited to three minutes. public comment will be taken both in person and through call-in. for each item, the commission will take public comment from meeting in person and then remote calling-in. instructions for calling in remotely can be found on page four of the agenda. please note that legislation prohibits notifying any single commissioner out for comments. >> it is time for the ramaytush ohlone land a

please note that once you unmute your microphone, anything that is said in webex will be held over the loudspeakers in the committee room and are also subject to being picked up by the livestream and c-span. because members of our participating from different locations in our hearing, i'll recognition of members such as four questions will be in order of sub committee seniority. this may vary a little bit today because some of our members are going a little out of order because of their schedules in their district. documents for the record can be sent to austin plaque at the email address we provided to staff. all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. the chair will now recognize herself for purposes of an opening statement. ensuring that our seniors, one of our most vulnerable populations has access to flexible, affordable, high quality health care is of critical importance to everyone on this committee. that was the intent behind the creation of medicare advantage, the program that we are discussing here today. we are conducting this regular over

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there is a list of those locations and the webex section of our website ktvu .com.tate as well. it has some northern california zoos taking action to keep their birds protected. and michelle bander takes us to the sacramento zoo, where visitors are noticing some of those changes. show us your flamingo pose. this is about as close as you'll get to experiencing a flamingo at the sacramento zoo. the first thing i look for is to flamingos jessica bailey and her seven year old daughter, adriana of reading say the flamingos are their favorite, instantly looking for their bright pink color, and i didn't see them so i had a feeling we weren't gonna see them. instead they're seeing an empty lake confirmed cases of the bird flu in northern california is causing the zoo to take. some precautions were constantly monitoring the ai outbreaks throughout the country . unfortunately this one just hit a bit closer. cruz drained the upper lake, where the bright and colorful flamingos usually stay with some other guests, always dropping in this like exhibits completely enclosed, open t