We are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings pursuant to House Resolution 965. This is the third virtual subCommittee Hearing and the ways and Means Committee. As with our previous hearings i want members to know that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegiality and substantial debate, substantive debate, even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with the Ranking Member, mr. Smith, and his staff to ensure that the rights of all members are resected in these new virtual formats. Before i turn to todays important topic i want to remind members of a few procedural to help you navigate this new platform. First, consistent with regulations the committee willfi keep microphones needed to limit background noise. Members are responsible for on meeting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for a fiveminute statement. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras
I want members to know that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegiality and substantive substantive debate, even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with the Ranking Member mr. Smith and his staff to ensure that the rights of all members are respected in this new virtual format. Before i turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help you navigate this new platform. First, consistent with regulations the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their fiveminute statement. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Finally, we have several members who are waving on to the subcommittee for todays hearing. Given the large number i will recognize members in an
The game away. We just werent able to do ta. A disappointing end for the as as they blow two leads to lose a wild, wild card game. Mornings on 2 starts now. It is 7 01. Were following breaking news in san jose. In fact, were live at simmons Elementary School, the site of two earlymorning arsons. One of them was captured on camera by our own crew. You are looking live at some of the damage there quite extensive. Janine de la vega will have more on the investigation coming up in about two minutes. Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. Im tori campbell. Good morning. Im dave clark. Lets talk about weather and traffic. Steve, it doesnt feel too bad. You already stepped outside . I did. I better get out there myself. Its clear. We have temperatures. A pretty good breeze. The wind is picking upg along the coast. Its another of a north northwest breeze. Gusts to 31 above the caldecott. Its on its way, it being an offshore breeze. 67 fairfield. 60 livermore. Theres a huge difference. Half mo
Coming up on California Country, find out why being called an avocado head is actually a good thing for these folks. Then, theyre getting figgy with it in fresno. And have questions on what to grow in your garden . Never fear, our expert has the answers. Its all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by California Farm Bureau federation] creamy, rich, and decadent, avocados have become a staple for many of us. According to the california avocado commission, about 43 of all u. S. Households buy avocados regularly now. So when you think of avocados, you probly think of this, right . Guacamole. But today farmers and chefs are proving that avocados can be so much more. Good. Ok, sure, whats not to like about guacamole . I mean, we do eat a lot of it. In fact, more than 49 Million Pounds of avocados in the form of guacamole will be consumed on super bowl sunday alone. But at hawks restaurant in granite bay, theyre exploring different ways to use the alligator pear, otherwise kn
More. Good. Ok, sure, whats not to like about guacamole . I mean, we do eat a lot of it. In fact, more than 49 Million Pounds of avocados in the form of guacamole will be consumed on super bowl sunday alone. But at hawks restaurant in granite bay, theyre exploring different ways to use the alligator pear, otherwise known as an avocado. We like using california avocados because theyre grown as close as an avocado can be. These are from the simi valley. Theyre really versatile. Theyre rich. As you can see, we puree them. We serve them somewhat chunky. We can wrap things in them. Theyre just real versatile. And theyre tasty. But chefs like michael are just part of the equation of educating consumers on the many fabulous attributes of avocados. The real groundwork begins just there, on the ground of the 6,000 farmers across the state who now grow avocados. California farmers produce about 90 of the nations total avocado crop, and that includes farmers like mark and linda bruce of simi vall