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Guarantees huge contractors. they received on average $430,000 from defense contractors. its more of a jackpot if you chair one of these committees. come on down dick durbin of illinois, the second highest-ranking democrat in congress, and someone who is constantly popping up on tv screens pomp usually pratteling on about the trump administrations ethics violations. durbin became chair of the subcommittee which led to a wave of cash that made him the top recipient of that election cycle. durbin ...

Guarantees huge contractors. they received on average $430,000 from defense contractors. its more of a jackpot if you chair one of these committees. come on down dick durbin of illinois, the second highest-ranking democrat in congress, and someone who is constantly popping up on tv screens pomp usually pratteling on about the trump administrations ethics violations. durbin became chair of the subcommittee which led to a wave of cash that made him the top recipient of that election cycle. durbin ...

Election. those serving on the front lines get nervous any time those controversial words are uttered. >> when you categorize all of islam in that term, you tend to target and create vulnerabilities in communities. >> reporter: michael downing spent years heading up the lapd counterterrorism bureau. >> that is what isis wants, to have people feel oppressed or have grievances because its easy to recruit into the ideology. >> reporter: for people in the communities broad anti-islam statements migh...

We need people to pay attention to anomalies, to suspicious activity, and to know how to report that suspicious activity. >> now, ahead of this weekend, have any events been changed, canceled, modified because of just simply the threat and the risk benefit analysis you have to do? >> not in our city, and were really encouraging communities not to not go to something because of this. i mean, i think that this adversary this weekend is getting a freebie. the freebie is theyre getting a lot of publ...

Weekend and within the united states law enforcement agencies from coast to coast are on heightened alert. >> this morning new yorks governor announced extra man power and enhanced monitoring operations this weekend and a top police official in the nations second largest city says that the threat stream has not been this high since september 11th, 2001. thats the word from michael downing, the deputy police chief of the los angeles police department. he joins us now. thank you so much for being ...

Daylight saving time". welcome. im looking forward to talking with you about this. >> im happy to join you. >> i know you are a novelist by trade. what got you interested in this topic? >> it was simple. i was 45 years old. i put my finger in the face of the clock one october and i thought, how am i serving american agriculture exactly? i grew up with the farmer myth and thought there arent things i have been doing for this long that i dont understand. i started to talk to friend and everyone ha...

Explained and it turns out that none of them are true. farmers have hated daylight saving time since it was proposed more than a hundred years ago. they say it makes the mornings hartd harder, not easier and crime generally goes up during the daylight saving time in the sum. and some energy costs go down but some seem to go up. studies of this -- and there are a bunch of them -- seem to be a wash at best. whether you love it or hate it, full disclosure -- i love daylight saving time more than an...

>> that makes sense and it doesnt bum me out. lets leave it there. >> thats all we ask. >> michael downing, the author of "spring forward: the annual madness of daylight saving time." really appreciate your help. thanks a lot, mr. downing. >> thank you. >> okay. so the man who helped sell the iraqer war to the world is gainfully employed helping to sell the world the rehabilitation of tiger woods. cant make this stuff up.