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>> its a question of where its appropriately addressed. theres a reason. we have to remember this guidance was enjoined last august by a court. its not been enforced. there was no comment period by anyone. by the human rights campaign, by teachers, parents, students. nobody had any input in this. it seems to me a little interesting that if this was any other issue, people would be crying foul the process wasnt followed. the reality is, when you look at title 9, it was enacted in 1972. the idea t...

Do you agree its a civil rights issue? >> its a question of where its appropriately addressed. we have to remember, this guidance was enjoined last august by a court. it hasnt been enforced. there was no comment period by anyone, by the human rights campaign, by teachers, parents, students. nobody had any input of this. and it seems to me a little interesting that if this was any other issue, people would be crying foul that the process wasnt followed. the reality is when you look at title 9, it...

And wearing out, then you need a good relationship between the regulators that are inspecting the dams and dam owners, they need to work together to make sure those dams get upgraded. >> jenna: i was just going to ask about the funding. especially -- is this a state issue, federal issue, both, is there a rule for private investment so the funds can potentially come quicker? >> yes, actually it is a role for all members of government and private. the majority of the dams in the country are privat...

Come out and serve in this role at the request of director mike pompeo. and i think she has been a very, very distinguished servant to the american people, and is highly qualified for that position. >> thanks, i know you are looking forward, a lot of people opening that comes as well pretty for more than two years, the number one public health and safety threat facing this state is the heroin and opioid crisis. during the campaign the president promised to be swift and aggressive when it came to...

Come out and serve in this role at the request of director pompeo, and i think she has been a very, very distinguished servant to the american people, and is highly qualified for that position. next to jack mckellan from wmur in new hampshire. josh? >> thanks for taking the question. i know youre looking forward to the patriots coming down in a couple of months. lot of folks up here hoping this happens as well. for more than two years the number one public health threat facing the state is the o...

Republican, democrats, secretary of states across the country and elected officials and people who over see and police the election process all agree that just did not happen. he ought to let it go. hes beginning to look really, really foolish. >> brianna, a lot of republicans are concerned. this is a distraction that could undermine their own specific legislative priorities because of all the attention that is being focused on this. >> thats right. i was talking to one top republican aide who s...

Decision which i think will apply to the 1965 u.s. civil rights act and how you define sex in the future or gender in the future and i think the attorney general will be helping decide this along with the new u.s. supreme court justice that president-elect trump will be selecting in the very near future. i think this is a national issue not a state issue on how to define the 1965 civil rights act and defining gender. its extremely complex, its extremely emotional, controversial but it needs to b...

Of -- similar types of legislation preventing transgender individuals from using their bathroom of the identity -- the gender identity that they identify with. any warning? should any warning to those states that they should proceed with caution on this? >> i dont think this is going to end up being a state issue, this is going to be a national issue, i think jeff sessions our new u.s. attorney general is going to have the most interesting decision whether to override some of lynchs recent decis...

About individuals who have, lets say a low-level criminal history. quite frankly, i was surprised the fact that the individual had a gun having a prior domestic violence charge put against him. i do think theres more that can be done. what i see happening as a result of this is i think well reassess the transportation of weapons and ammunition, and i think there will be retraining of people both at the airlines as well as in the government and what kind of behaviors to look for and indicators th...

Joe? >> i mean, minimum wage i agree should be a state issue. if you are in idaho, it could be lower. if youre in new york, it should be $80 youre living in the city. i think it depends on what city. >> can i get on that minimum wage? >> in genuine onmembership has declined over the years and i think the reason a lot of these are more political fund raising units than worrying about their labor workers. and theyre disguised as political units rather than actual unions. >> so what do you chalk up...