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Commissioner roy. Commissioner neal sims and please note [inaudible] could i have a motion to approve the agenda for september 2. So moved second. It has been moved and second that we approve the agenda of september 2. All in favor . Opposes . The motion is carried. Could we have approval of the september 2, 2015 Consent Agenda so move. Second it is moved and second that approve the Consent Agenda. All in favor . Aye. Opposed . Ayes carries next is approval of the august 5 meeting minutes. There...

The first president of the United States, obama, got his start by beating Hillary Clinton in iowa. George w. Bush is another one. The last two president s of the United States launched their campaign in iowa very effectively. In the first halfhour we focused on the issue of medical marijuana. One of our viewers, from vivian host do you have a stand on this issue . Guest we do not have it. A bill was introduced in the legislature, but it was not met. It failed to meet the first final deadline. It...

The interior valleys now. 30 degrees in santa rosa. 38 in san jose. And 43 degrees in San Francisco. Clear skies all day long and that means we are in for a very nice start to the new year. In fact, these temperatures well above average. Well into the 60s inland. Hazy sunshine inside the bay mid60s and low 60s, mostly sunny toward the coastline. Plan on about 66 degrees in oakland today. 64 in vallejo. 65 degrees in santa rosa. And 62 degrees in San Francisco. Lets check your traffic with robert...

Stephen levitt and Stephen Dubner with their new book called think like a freak. What i find is truly smart people, in my view, the smartest people are the ones who can explain whats going on in their thought processes. Were surrounded by people who are putitively really smart and you ask them why theyre thinking and they try. But really smart people can explain it. One of the most important things is to say i dont know, to not think you have the answers. As an academic i dont know anything. Min...

Dubner with their new book called think like a freak. What i find is truly smart people, in my view, the smartest people are the ones who can explain whats going on in their thought processes. Were surrounded by people who are putitively really smart and you ask them why theyre thinking and they try. But really smart people can explain it. One of the most important things is to say i dont know, to not think you have the answers. As an academic i dont know anything. Ming mick, wooldridge, levitt ...

Kids, high school, college age kids and i have taken to giving them some advice maybe is a little depressing to them but i say, look, i, like you, have seen a lot of pain and a lot of bad things and i know that life is cruel and short and bad things happen to good people. So i say to these young people, look, you need to do the things youre doing, whats next . How do i get into this school . How do i get into this job . Sometimes you need to turn the telescope around and in your mind look at you...

Later, the Washington Post reporter will discuss the arraignment of former Virginia Governor bob mcdonald and his wife following their 14count indictment this week. You can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, live each more at 7 00 eastern on cspan. Next, the speaker of iraqs council of representatives talks about the violence, security concerns and political challenges facing iraq. Usama alnujafyi spoke at the brookings institution. His is just under an hour....