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And coupled with, surprising, is another terrific new pop number, Cara Cara Bella Bella. One side surprising, the flip side, Cara Cara Bella Bella, sung by America's leading baritone, Perry Comal on RCA Victor records. Now, Mr. King, Tracer of Lost Persons, one of the most famous characters of American fiction, in one of radio's most thrilling dramas. Tonight, the famous old investigator's case is entitled, The Case of the Strange Murder of Carrie Ellis. Our scene is a fashionable home in the suburbs of New York. A young woman of great poise and beauty is about to answer the insistent ring of her doorbell, unaware that her unexpected visitor is accompanied by death. Yes. Are you Mrs. Carrie Ellis? Yes, I am. Well? I... I wanted to see you about something. Well, who are you? Who am I? What on earth's the matter with you? Are you ill?  What?   I never saw you before. Please leave my house. Do you hear what I said? Please! Going out to lunch, Mike? Oh, I thought I'd grab myself a sandwich, Mr. King. Someone's at the door, boss. I'll see who it is. Yes, lady? Are you Mr. King? No, I'm his partner, Mike Clancy. Here's Mr. King. What can I do for you? Help me, Mr. King. I didn't mean to do it. I don't even remember doing it. Please, you've got to save me. Save you? From what? I've just shot a woman to death. Saints for service. Come inside. Oh, she looks like she's a bit out of her mind. Who are you? My name is Helen Taylor. And you just killed someone? Yes, with this gun. I'd take charge of that if you don't mind. Two bullets are missing from this gun. Yes, Mrs. Ellis was shot twice. Mrs.  Yes. Where did this happen? In her home. Mr. King, I just can't understand it. I've never even seen Mrs. Ellis before in my life. What possessed me to take a gun and go to her home to murder her? I'd like to help you if I can.  Mrs. Taylor, I'm married, Mr. King. And that's another thing that horrifies me. This will ruin my husband's life. Mike. Yes, boss. This is the car, will you? I think we ought to go to the scene of the crime immediately. OK, sir. We'll meet you downstairs in five minutes. Right, Mr. King. Mrs. Taylor, tell me exactly what happened from the beginning. Oh, Mr. King, I only know that I found myself with that gun in my hand in Mrs. Ellis' apartment. She was lying on the floor, dead. And you don't know who she is? Well, her name is familiar, but that's all. I'm sure I've never seen her before. Have you been ill, Mrs. Taylor? I mean, have you ever suffered from amnesia? A loss of memory. No. Where can I reach your husband? In his shop. Peter has a small business, costume jewelry. And his phone number? Central 71331. Mr. King, you're going to tell him about me? I'm going to ask him to meet us at the home of Mrs. Ellis. Mr. Taylor? Yes. Now, this is Mr. King speaking. Mr. King, the famous investigator. Your wife is in my office at the moment. Helen? Why? What's happened? Mr. Taylor, do you know of Mrs. Ellis? Mrs. Carrie Ellis? Why, yes. She's a customer of mine, a wealthy widow. Then you know where she lives? 1114 Highland Boulevard. Can you meet me there within half an hour? Why, what's up, Mr. King? I'd rather not discuss it on the phone. Now, just tell me one thing. Has your wife been ill recently? No. No attacks of amnesia? Why, no. Mr. King, you're beginning to frighten me. Mr. Taylor, your wife seems to feel that she was responsible for someone's death. What's that? Well, that's all I can say right now. Meet me at Mrs. Ellis' house in half an hour. Yes, yes, I'll be there, Mr. King. And thanks for calling. Goodbye. Are you ready to leave, Mrs. Taylor? Mr. King, I appreciate what you're doing for me. I've read about you and heard how kind you've been to those who need your help. That's why I came to you almost instinctively. You don't appear to be the type of a woman who would settle things with a revolver, Mrs. Taylor. Let me warn you, however, that if this is some kind of a ruse, I'll see that you pay for it. Every word I've told you is the truth, Mr. King. I swear. Very well, Mrs. Taylor. Let's leave and check this thing completely at the scene of the crime. Well, it looks like the police are here already, boss. Yes, Mike. I noticed the squad cars parked across the street. Well? Is this Mrs. Carrie Ellis' home? Yes. Who is it, Mrs. Hooper? The boss. That's Lieutenant Hale of the Homicide Squad. Lieutenant, it's Mr. King and Mike Clancy. Oh, hello, Mr. King. Come right in. How are you, Mike? OK, Lieutenant. How did you know about this murder, Mr. King? Well, this woman, Mrs. Taylor, came to my office. Taylor, huh? Is this your scarf, Mrs. Taylor? It's an initialed HT. Yes. It's mine. And where did you find it, Lieutenant? Near the body, Mr. King. Mrs. Taylor, just what do you know about the death of Mrs. Carrie Ellis? Mrs. Taylor told me that she was the one who killed her, Lieutenant. Well, that makes things simple. Ryan. Yeah, Lieutenant? Take Mrs. Taylor down to headquarters. Mr. King. Go with the police officer, Mrs. Taylor. It's best that way. But you can depend on me to do everything I can to help you. I will, Mr. King. Let's go. Is Mrs. Ellis' body still here, Lieutenant Hale? No, Mr. King. We removed it to the morgue. This young lady found it about an hour ago. She's the victim's niece, Mrs. Betty Hooper. Mrs. Taylor deserves the electric chair.  Lieutenant, may I see you alone for a few moments? Of course. Excuse us, Mrs. Hooper. Very well. Do you mind if I have a look around inside myself, Lieutenant?  The crime is solved. I don't think it is, Lieutenant. But Mrs. Taylor admitted she killed Mrs. Ellis. She only admitted to me that she discovered herself here with a gun in her hands and Mrs. Ellis on the floor. But she doesn't remember coming here or killing the woman. Amnesia has been tried as an alibi before, Mr. King. It's an old trick. I don't think this is a trick, Lieutenant. And it doesn't seem to be amnesia. In a true case of amnesia, the past is a complete blank in the person's mind. But Mrs. Taylor remembers a great many personal details about herself. And she claims she never saw Mrs. Ellis before in all her life. Well, Mr. King, maybe she's insane. I doubt it. However, any psychiatrist can testify to that. In my opinion, Mrs. Taylor may be the victim of a diabolical plot. You mean you don't think she actually killed Mrs. Ellis? No, Lieutenant Hale. And perhaps I'll be able to prove it to you very soon. And Mrs. Hooper, you say you've never seen Mrs. Taylor before? No, Mr. King. But this questioning seems ridiculous. The woman confessed that she killed my aunt, didn't she? I have reason to believe that Mrs. Taylor didn't murder your aunt. You're about the only one who thinks so. When Lieutenant Hale of the police left, he took her along to prison, didn't he? Tell me, Mrs. Hooper, are you Mrs. Ellis's closest relative? Why, yes. I had no one except Aunt Carrie, Mrs. Ellis. I understand she was a wealthy woman. When her husband was killed in an accident, he left her almost a million dollars. End at her closest relative. You inherit that. Of course I... What are you getting at, Mr. King? Nothing, at the moment. Boss, that must be Mrs. Taylor's husband. Let Mike Clancy answer the door, Mrs. Hooper. There are one or two things I still want to question you about. I'll get it, boss. Mr. King, there's nothing I can tell you. Have you been living here with your aunt, Mrs. Hooper? Not for several months. Then you lived with her before? Yes, after my father died. Why aren't you still living with her? Because Aunt Carrie tried to boss me around and I didn't like it. I'm old enough to do as I please. That's funny, Mr. King, sir. What's the matter, Mike? When I opened the front door, there was no one there. There wasn't? Mr. King, look. What is it, Mrs. Hooper? There's a face staring at us through the window. She's right, Mike. I'll find out what this business is in a hurry. Stop! Stop where you are, Mr. or I'll shoot. Get him inside, Mike. Inside, Mr. And since you're so fond of windows, you can get him through this one. And no tricks. I'll step over here. Who are you? My name is Smith. John Smith. Oh, and so is mine. We must be the fellas who invented the cough drops. I'm searching, Mike.  I'll stay quiet, young fella. Here. Here's his wallet, Mr. King, sir. There's an identification inside. The name is Varnan Phillips. And what were you doing outside that window, Mr. Phillips? None of your business. And none of your lip, either. He must have heard our voices as he rang the doorbell a few moments ago, Mike. Then he ran around to the back of the house to check on who was inside. Well, sure, and he's got reason to hide, boss. Look what this buck has been carrying around. It's a gun, Mr. King. Are there any bullets missing from the gun, Mike? Yes, boss. Two bullets have been fired. Well, it appears as though this case has taken another mysterious turn. I think we'll have a little talk with Mr. Phillips. It should prove to be an interesting one. Mr. King will return in just a moment. But first... Hi, folks. This has been Crosby. This being summer, I just want to remind you when you go on a vacation, take along a carton or two of those mild Chesterfields. Yes, sir, vacation times are time to relax and enjoy life, to do just what you want to do. And what better time can you think of to start smoking Chesterfield, the cigarette that gives you everything you want for real smoking pleasure? Remember, Chesterfields are milder, always milder, better tasting and cooler smoking. Chesterfield gives you all that, plus the added pleasure of no unpleasant aftertaste. Believe me, that's the biggest plus in cigarette history. So I'll tell you what you do, whether you're just getting away for a few days or you plan to get off on a long vacation, you'll be sure you pack along plenty of Chesterfields. Take it from me. Chesterfield's the best cigarette for you to smoke. Now back to Mr. Keen and the case of the strange murder of Kerry Ellis. Mr. Keen, the famous investigator and his partner, Mike Clancy, are investigating the strange murder of Kerry Ellis, a wealthy and beautiful young widow. A woman named Helen Taylor has confessed to the murder. But the strange circumstances lead Mr. Keen to believe she's been made the victim of a diabolical plot. Now, a new suspect, a man named Vernon Phillips, who was prowling outside the Ellis home, has been caught by Mike. Mr. Keen is trying to find out why a gun with two missing bullets was found in his pocket. Mike is saying... All right, Mr. I think it's time you did a little talking. Perhaps when Mr. Phillips realizes what a difficult position he's in, Mike, he'll be more cooperative. I have a license to carry that gun if that's what you mean, Mr. Keen. Did you also have a license to use it on Mrs. Kerry Ellis? Kerry. What's happened to her? She was murdered, Mr. Phillips. Kerry. Murdered? Now will you tell us why you came here with a gun and acted so suspiciously? No. You're trying to pin the murder on me. I won't answer your questions. That must be Mrs. Taylor's husband now, boss. No, please bring him in here, Mike. Okay, sir. When... when did the murder happen, Mr. Keen?  Boss, here's Peter Taylor. Where is my wife, Mr. Keen? I... Why, it's Vernon. Mr. Taylor, you seem to recognize Vernon Phillips. Yes, I recognize him. I've seen him with Mrs. Ellis. That's a lie. You're the man she quarreled with one afternoon while I was here. I was delivering some jewelry she'd ordered in my shop. Mrs. Ellis has been murdered, Mr. Taylor. Murdered? Then, Mr. Keen, that's what you meant when you said on the phone that Helen, my wife, was responsible for someone's death? I didn't say she was responsible. I said she thought she was. Where is my wife, Mr. Keen? I've got to see her. She'd been taken to the city prison, Mr. Taylor. All right, I'm going there now. Now just a moment, please. There are one or two things I must ask you. Did your wife know Carrie Ellis? Did they ever meet? No. No, they never met, as far as I remember. Would she have any reason to murder Mrs. Ellis? Mr. Keen, must I answer that question? I ought to consult a lawyer first, for my wife's sake. I'm trying to help her as much as you are, Mr. Taylor. Very well. I'll promise to tell you everything I know. If you'll allow me one privilege first. What is it? Let me talk to Helen. After you talk to her, where can I meet you? At my home. Here. Here's my card. And just one thing before you go.  I can't prove it, of course, Mr. Keen. There were no other witnesses. But I was in another room with my sample jewelry case when I heard him force his way inside. Very well. You may leave, Mr. Taylor. Thank you, Mr. Keen. I'm going to the city prison immediately. Well, Mr. Phillips, do you still insist on keeping silent after what Mr. Taylor just told us? Yes. But that doesn't mean that I will, Mr. Keen. Do you know anything about this man, Ms. Hooper? I've never seen him. But my Aunt Kerry had talked about him without mentioning his name. What did she say? She seemed to be afraid of someone. A man she said had fallen violently in love with her. Many men have done that because Aunt Kerry was very beautiful. That's why I didn't give it much thought, even when Aunt Kerry mentioned his eyes. His eyes? She said they were strange eyes and they frightened her. Mr. Phillips here has eyes like that. Well, that's ridiculous. I'd never have harmed Kerry Ellis. I loved her too. That's an admission you won't be able to retract, Phillips. You're not going to get another word out of me, Mr. Keen. Suit yourself. Put the handcuffs on him, Mike. What? I'm turning you over to the police on suspicion of murder. Mrs. Taylor is in cell number four on your right, Mr. Keen. Thank you, Lieutenant Hill. Well, she'll be happy to hear that she's got a chance to go free now, boss. Yes, Mike, but we still don't know if Vernon Phillips can really be held as a suspect. But the gun he had with two bullets fired. Here's Mrs. Taylor's cell. Good evening, Mrs. Taylor. What? Boss, she looks at us like she don't recognize us. You remember me, don't you, Mrs. Taylor? Do I? Oh, yes. Mr. Keen and Mr. Clancy. I have news for you. A man named Vernon Phillips has just been arrested on suspicion of murdering Mrs. Ellis. Vernon Phillips? Have you ever heard of him? No, but they should set him free. I murdered Mrs. Ellis. But you aren't sure you pulled the trigger? I am sure now. Mr. Keen, she's practically making a full confession. Mrs. Taylor, just tell me this. Do you know why you killed Carrie Ellis? Yes. She didn't know why before, boss. And what was the reason, Mrs. Taylor? Jealousy. My husband was seeing her on business, and I imagined there was something going on between them. I killed Carrie Ellis because of jealousy. And I'd do it again if I had the chance. I see. Now, please leave me alone, Mr. Keen. Come along, Mike. Well, it looks as though we'd just been wasting our time, boss. She was guilty all along. No, Mike, everything is clear to me now, completely clear. I think I know where to find the real murderer of Carrie Ellis. But getting a confession may be another story. However, I'm going to take a chance. If it works, we'll learn the solution to one of the most astounding mysteries we've ever had to solve. Oh, Mr. Keen, come in, sir. I hope I haven't kept you waiting long, Mr. Taylor. No, that's quite all right. You've seen your wife in the city prison? Yes. And now I'm prepared to tell you everything. Go on, Mr. Taylor. My wife did murder Carrie Ellis. But you must be lenient with her, Mr. Keen. She lost her head. Now, why did she commit the murder? She was insanely jealous of Mrs. Ellis. Somehow, she learned that I was going to Mrs. Ellis' house. Actually, I was merely showing costume jewelry samples. Oh, isn't that unusual? Don't your customers make their purchases in your shop? Yes, but Mrs. Ellis was very wealthy, so I'd bring my sample case to her home. But your wife got the wrong impression about your visit to Mrs. Ellis. Is that it? Exactly, Mr. Keen. That's the entire story.  What? I have reason to believe, Mr. Taylor, that you murdered Carrie Ellis. You're not serious. You're under arrest, Taylor.  That gun isn't necessary. No. Mr. Keen, you're making a big mistake. I don't think I am. Look at me, Mr. Keen. Don't you see that I'm innocent? Can't you see it in my eyes? I think you'd better come with me, Mr. Taylor. Look in my eyes again, Mr. Keen. Deep inside. Do you see a murderer's heart? Of course you don't. Mr. Keen? Yes. Hand your gun to me. I'm commanding you to give me your gun now. Very well. Here's my gun. Thank you. The great Mr. Keen. The amazing investigator. As easy to hypnotize as a child. Do you hear what I'm saying, Mr. Keen? Yes, I hear. This situation is really amusing. Here you are knowing I killed Carrie Ellis. But you're hypnotized and you can't do anything about it. Sit down in that chair. Yes. My wife was easy to hypnotize, too. Very easy. I've had her under a semi-hypnotic spell ever since I married her. She does exactly as I command. Mr. Taylor, I must... Just be quiet, Mr. Keen. Would you like to know why I killed Carrie Ellis? She found out that I was married. And she was going to tell my wife that I tried to make love to her. She tried to... And then she was going to turn me over to the police for threatening her for money.  Why else did she think I wanted to marry her? Why are you telling me this, Taylor? Because you're now under my hypnotic control and you are helpless. I'll admit I didn't expect my wife Helen to go to you for help. But this time there'll be no mistakes. You're finished, Keen, as of now. I'm taking care of you with your own gun. I... Why, this gun, it's not loaded. I have another gun here, Taylor, that is loaded. What? Put up your hands. Open up in there. Just a moment, Mike.  Are you OK, boss? Yes, I'm fine, Mike. And here, take this gun and keep it trained on Taylor. He's one of the most dangerous killers I've ever encountered.  You were acting. I happened to know something about hypnotism myself, Taylor. And I wanted to get admission of guilt out of you. You worked on your wife with hypnotic suggestion. You made her believe she hated Carrie Ellis. And you commanded her to go to the Ellis' home. Saints' presorbis. He's an understand galley. That's right, Mike, but an unsuccessful one. He followed his wife to Mrs. Ellis' apartment. Then he shot Mrs. Ellis and placed the gun in the hand of his hypnotized wife, telling her to make a full confession of guilt. He left her scarf, too, as additional evidence.  You walked in here without a shred of evidence to trick the confession out of me. Carrie Ellis' niece mentioned a man with eyes like yours, Taylor, and her description made me think of hypnotism. Then I knew the answer to your wife's peculiar behavior. Well, boss, I just came from police headquarters. And that fellow Phillips did a little more talking. I thought he would, Mike. The two missing bullets from his gun were fired when he was practicing on a target. He said he came to Mrs. Ellis' house to protect her. Mrs. Ellis must have said something to him about Taylor in Taylor's name. Carrie threw Phillips over because I made her do it. I told her I'd kill any man who came between us if I couldn't have her. Were you going to add Bigamy to your list of crimes, Taylor? Oh, Helen would have given me my divorce, Keen. Undoubtedly. Under your hypnotic spell. Your fiendish plot had a great many facets to it, Taylor, but it also had some flaws. I'm arresting you for the murder of Carrie Ellis, and I doubt very much if you'll be able to hypnotize the district attorney when he has you tried and convicted. And so Mr. Keen finds the solution to the case of the strange murder of Carrie Ellis. If you suffer from pains of headaches, neuritis, or neuralgia, you should discover what many thousands have known for years that Aniston brings incredibly fast, effective relief. Aniston is like a doctor's prescription. That is, Aniston contains not just one, but a combination of medically proven active ingredients in easy-to-take tablet form. Probably at some time you've received an envelope containing Aniston tablets from your physician or dentist. Thousands of people have been introduced to Aniston this way. 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Hello everyone, this is Amit Dan of AmitDan.com. Today I'll have another episode of unboxing and review video and I'll be presenting the LumeCube panel mini on camera lighting kit. If this is your first time or a pre-visit thank you for your support on this channel. I'm always trying new and different ideas. If you're into thinking outside the box, this is the channel to subscribe. If you're looking for more review videos, there'll be links in the description box below. So this is an LED panel video light and this would be very helpful for those who are creators and you'd like to you know light up your face or an object in the dark or even in the daylight if you'd like to you know put the special lighting. So this is very handy and small. It's supposed to be just like a great card size and we're going to take a look at it open the box and see you know how user-friendly it is. I haven't tried this product before so you know what you're going to see is just going to be my first and initial reactions. Nothing is in a rehearsed so that way you're going to get totally honest and unbiased opinion. So the packaging came like this and this is the mini size. They have like a panel go and panel pro which are bigger and more expensive and this is the cheapest one which is about $100 Canadian but I find it a little bit expensive comparing that you know this is just a video light but I'm hoping to have a great product and we'll see you know how everything is. So I'm just going to go some of the specs right here so you can see that it has 3200 Kelvin to 56 Kelvin which you can adjust and here we have adjustable brightness which you can control from 1% to 100% and then premium quality and rechargeable. So this is a USB series rechargeable and then the color temperature is right here and intelligent LCD screen so they're supposed to be and LCD screen where you can see how much time remaining or what is your level which is a good thing and then rotating camera mount. So they have attached a camera mount which is a nice touch and this is going to be very handy when you're putting it on your tripod with your you know camera or phone and then there's the USB cable and there should be a softening diffuser which to you know lower the light so we're going to take a look at that too. So let's just open the box and we have this here and this is how it looks like initially so I'm just going to you know remove them one by one. This is what everything came inside the box so we have USB-C cable which is right here and there's the ball head which is right here and then we have an adapter so this tiny piece is just to convert this hole which we have it right here because as you can see that you know you cannot put your tripod in here this is too big so you're going to be using this adapter just to put it in here and then you can just you know touch it to your tripod if you're not using this piece but what happens that if you're using this piece then you don't have to actually use this one because you already you can just like you know put it in here so in that way I don't think you're going to be needing this adapter but this is just a next step piece which might come in handy but I don't see any use of that because you can just attach it directly right here so I'm just going to leave it here and then here is the loom cube itself and then here we have the diffuser so you know this is just to like you know lessen up your brightness of the light and we're going to take a look at it if you need to actually use that so let's look at the loom cube first so you can see that there's one quarter inch in a hole or thread here and then we have another quarter inch thread here so what you can do we can just like you know touch your tripod directly to this without the use of any ball head or anything but you know if you don't have your if your tripod doesn't have a ball head then you know this might come in handy because you can just like you know move it rotate it because this is like you know 360 degree but I think most of if you have a tripod which already has a ball head this is not going to be any use and also one thing I'm noticing that I have a feeling this kind of fizz a little bit cheap you know it doesn't feel a high quality product kind of fish cheap here if you look at like you know the screw and this part I have a feeling this is not very good quality product but you know I'm not gonna be using that anyway so to turn this on you're gonna have to hold this button right here so let's take a look at these so we have a button right here and then we have the lever or the like you know around up and down lever or like the button and then here we have the USB C hole and basically that's all we have and then here you have the city screen and it just tells you here what to do so I'm just going to turn it on and see if it works for the first time I'm hoping there should be some charge in here so whenever you're turning this on just a tip that you know don't put this towards your like you know face so it might be like in a very high brightness and it might like you know kind of blind your eyes for a second so always like you know start this way so I'm just going to hold it for a few seconds and you can see that it turned it on and I'm just going to take a look at the brightness right now so let's see what happens here so this is at 5% right now and it tells you like you know how much time remaining at this level which is for a minute and four hour twos for our 20 minutes and then this is right now 3200 Kelvin which is the you know warm light and you can change it to a cool light which you can go up to 5600 which is right here and then here so I'm just going to you know increase the button or turn the lever to see where what it does so just pay attention here and you can see that you know the light is going up going up and I'm just going to go 100% all the way and you can see that it's kind of very bright and you have 24 minutes remaining at 100% and I'm just going to put it towards the camera for a second just to give you an example and you can see that this is fairly good brightness you know and now I'm just going to change it from let's change it to like you know a little bit lesser so I'm going to make it like 50% so right now we have 50% and then here I'm just going to press this button one and it should change the control to you know brightness not the brightness to temperature from brightness so right now 3200 Kelvin and we're going to go to cooler light and you can see that you know the light is turning cooler right here from warm and if you go all the way up to 5600 you can see that this is really cool light and I'm just going to you know change it back to somewhere in the middle let's say 4500 now I have a feeling that this is going to be a little bit too much this is also in a bi-color because of the dual adjustable temperature so it's best to wear the you know diffuser so let's just put this on so you're going to have to just the match this hole here so this is going to be like this way okay so I put it on and now you can see that you know the color and the brightness looks much better so I think I'm going to be using the you know diffuser all the time it makes just things everything better and it looks nicer so that's what I'm going to do and then here if you just like you know increase the temperature right now 5600 here it how it looks and just go to the warm all the way to 3200 and you can see that you know this is very warm and this is actually I think not bad at all for those times when you need a warm light the Lumequib mini panel can also be used as a flashlight or as a table lamp when you need it and this is going to be very handy when you travel because of its like you know portability and convenience because really small and tiny so this is the panel mini and there's another one which is called Lumequib panel go once as bigger and then there's another size which is Lumequib panel pro but I think panel mini should be good for general in your video and photo purposes and that's why I bought this one and it cost about $100 Canadian so I think I feel like the price is a little bit high but you know this is I think a new product and because of the size it's hard to find this type of size online I think that's why you're paying kind of a premium price and hopefully this is going to last a long time so this is not paid or affiliated review all my reviews are non-affiliated unbiased and honest so there are no affiliated links no nothing so you are getting totally honest and unbiased opinion so I like the panel I like the you know diffuser I don't like the ball head it looks and feels cheap and I don't like the price I think it's a little bit expensive but you know if you need it then definitely you can buy and give it a try because I think in terms of like you know durability this is going to last a long time and definitely this is going to come in handy when you're doing video or photo shoot or you're creating content so that's all for today thank you for watching this video there'll be more videos coming up so I'll see you shortly thank you


This joint assembly is convened pursuant to the provisions of JRS 34, which the clerk will now read Mission to provide for a joint assembly to hear Governor Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives that the two houses meet in joint assembly on Tuesday, January 23 2024 at 1 o'clock in the afternoon to receive the budget message of the governor Chair would like to recognize the senator from Chittenden Central District for the purpose of making a motion Mr. President I move that a committee of six be appointed by the chair to wait upon his Excellency the governor and escort him into this chamber for the purpose of receiving his budget message Now the senator from Chittenden Central District has moved that a committee of six be appointed by the chair to wait upon his Excellency the governor and escort him into this chamber for the purpose of receiving his budget message Are you ready for the question? If so all those in favor, please indicate by saying aye Those opposed indicate by saying nay The eyes have it and the motion is carried The chair points the following individuals the senator from Caledonia district senator Kitchell Senator from Washington district senator Cummings and the senator from Windsor district senator McCormick The member from virgins representative Lamper the member from Brattleboro representative Kornheiser and member from Colchester representative Brennan Will the committee please assemble and perform the duties assigned to it Joint assembly may be at ease while we await the return Madam sergeant arms Madam sergeant arms Mr. President it is my distinct honor to present to you the governor of the state of Vermont Philip B. Scott It is now my distinct honor to present to you the governor of the state of Vermont the honorable Philip B. Scott Mr. President Madam Speaker members of the general assembly and fellow Vermonters Earlier this month I reported on the state of the state laying out three priorities affordability public safety and At the center of it all housing Solutions for these issues are within our reach Especially with the historic infrastructure investments were committed to If we address them head-on Will restore the working class refill our schools and revitalize communities and neighborhoods in every county But I also understand the realities of a supermajority Which means you don't have to listen or even consider my priorities or objections But I bet any of you do here Maybe even share some of my concerns More importantly, I'm pretty sure the majority of our constituents certainly do So let's put them first by doing the hard work to fix not just fund the problems they face Put party labels aside and listen to each other So we help our communities Just like the Vermonters I highlighted in the state of the state help theirs this work Especially when it comes to affordability Starts with a budget. I'm presenting Which totals 8.6 billion across all funds 353 million for transportation 2.4 billion for education and 2.3 billion in the general fund Now I want to talk a little more about the 3.57% growth in the general fund Because regardless of what you might think or hear It's not arbitrary. I didn't just pick it out of a hat It's what we can do within available revenue Without new or higher taxes and fees. I'm sure it's no surprise to you Given the growing burden they already face. I don't support asking Vermonters to pay more To me it does matter how much money we have Because every penny we spend comes out of the pocket of the people who live work and invest in Vermont And we hear from them all the time With stories of desperation and fear The very people I know many of you are trying to help Who want to do their part But they're being crushed by the burden of property taxes or the higher rents that come with it As well as by increased fees just a renewal license and register a vehicle Or the looming payroll tax and the unknown of higher fuel and electricity costs Not to mention inflation I truly believe most of us want to help people It's who we are But burdening them with more taxes fees and other costs is not the way to do it Especially when they have less expensive options So instead of taking the easy route We dug deep to fund existing work and priorities All within available resources And despite the recent upgrade in revenue This is still going to be a tough budget year And here's why Historic federal aid and the spending power it gave us has dried up But we still had to fund last year's 13 percent budget growth, which as you know, I vetoed and you overrode We had unexpected obligations like FEMA match In 9.5 million dollars for the first of three payments negotiated by the attorney general To settle the EB-5 scandal of 2015 We as a state are also impacted by inflation Rising costs and other increased pressures Nearly all the additional revenue is needed just to sustain our core services and programs This includes a total of 24.7 million for our existing hotel motel program Around 23 million for last year's extra staffing Incentives and overtime costs Due to those workforce challenges we all face 31.7 million for employees salaries and benefits Which is 10 million more than last year 2.7 million to fill deficits in E911 and fire safety And 5 million for another bridge payment to keep Vermont State University going And this year's payment for pensions Increased to over 485 million dollars As a reminder, we put almost 2 billion into it over the last five years And the experts say we're still about 4.7 billion shy of fully funding Some of this is for critical needs and services But a lot of it is because we didn't get ahead of the problem early enough So now the added money doesn't necessarily bring better outcomes or more services It just keeps us afloat It might say to the state I said it We needed to listen to each other and learn the lessons of the past And these are some of them When we spend beyond our means it catches up to us And ultimately with taxpayers And when we fail to address the fundamentals of decades old problems They get worse Making it harder to find money to catch up Before the pandemic we saw that discipline budgeting Without higher taxes resulted in organic revenue increases Which is the real and lasting economic growth we need to support more public investments And with post pandemic federal aid We've shown that smart strategic investments can put us in a better position to grow And provide resilience in leaner times This budget does both It aligns with our fiscal reality and prioritizes the fundamentals And it makes smart new investments Which along with our policy proposals Will build on our resiliency And help communities recover Not just from the flood But in response to each of our top challenges We know Affordability isn't just about taxes and fees So let's talk about health care In the past we've acted to support dental care home health and more This year let's stabilize rates for nursing homes and rehabilitation centers With a 4.2 million dollar increase Which secures another 4.7 million from the feds So we're not reliant on emergency funding year after year And we'll continue to move away from fee for service The centers for Medicare and Medicaid services are advancing a national model on healthcare reform It's called AHEAD Which builds upon the innovation of states Specifically citing Vermont's all-payer ACO model Like our approach it includes Medicare Medicaid and commercial insurance Using a global payment Instead of paying for each service Increasing investment in primary care and emphasizing collaboration amongst providers We know we've had our share of challenges But we're moving in the right direction And we can work with the Biden administration to do more So my budget includes 3.9 million to transition to these new tools To improve patient outcomes increase health equity And slow the growth in costs for Vermonters While this is important work Job number one for addressing affordability and sustainability Is to bring more working families to our state Remember those three numbers that I shared in the state of the state 14, 28, and 48 14,000 fewer kids 28,000 fewer in their prime working age And 48,000 more over the age of 65 Those numbers make a big difference Whether it's healthcare, education, or overall cost to our systems Until we address demographics We'll continue to struggle So while we fix these fundamentals We'll need to constantly look for ways to contain costs and improve outcomes That includes education Where taxpayers could see their property tax bills rise by an estimated 17.3 percent Vermonters can't afford this increase And when you consider it comes with stagnant or declining enrollment and troubling test scores None of us should be okay with it But we have to be honest It's not something we can simply buy down or take from another pocket Because getting it to 2 percent, as some of you have suggested Would take about 213 million dollars So we need to work with school boards, administrators, parents, and teachers Because the reality is, changes need to be made before budgets pass At a minimum, we need to address the factors that fuel these increases year after year Even if it won't reduce costs this year I truly believe if we'd acted on any of the proposals I put forward in 2017 Or 2018 or 2019 We'd be better off today As I said, I'm willing to discuss any of those past ideas From right-sizing schools and classrooms To better addressing health care and retirement costs To property tax caps and adjustments or more And maybe we need to revisit and undo some of the things we've done That added to school pressures Or rethink the funding formula But I'm not naive Without a willing partner, I'm sure any proposal I put on the table Will be used to drive divisive attacks and headline clicks And we won't get anything done To be clear, I'm here Ready to work on these ideas or any of yours Whenever you are To contain costs and improve outcomes So for those who understand the challenges at hand Who recognize this is not a political issue It's a people issue And agree that trajectory we're on is not sustainable Or good for our kids Let's work together And not just about cost containment Because there are opportunities to better serve students within existing resources National and state tests show Less than half of our third and fourth graders Are reading at grade level And the results are similar when it comes to math So we're proposing new strategies and more tools to improve reading levels Strengthen training and refocus on proven techniques to help teachers And students We can also make real progress on career and technical education For years, I've been proud to stand here and talk about my own trades education CTE is a good way to give kids hands-on experience A deeper set of skills And multiple paths to a great career But we can't do that If kids have to wait until high school Before choosing one path or the other Without ever having been exposed to the possibility Of a career in the trades So let's get to them earlier and show them the opportunities If we fund CTE centers directly We can put an end to the competition between sending schools and tech centers For students and tuition dollars We can eliminate the barriers keeping kids out of programs because their center happens to be full We can show students the variety of careers and skills available By making sure everyone Regardless of track Has the chance to explore tech courses and real career opportunities There is no doubt we need more tradespeople More construction and healthcare workers Auto and aviation techs, IT professionals and more Just to keep all the things we count on going We also know a large number of students graduate from high school And don't pursue further training With CTE, we can set them on a better path With jobs waiting And local businesses willing to hire them on the spot We're already working with many of you on literacy and CTE And I truly, truly appreciate the collaboration Because I think we'd agree We owe it to our kids To give them the tools they need to succeed in the future A nation leading cradle to career education system Is essential to keeping and attracting more working families And revitalizing communities throughout the state So is making sure we solidify our place as a safest state in the country Let's start with something you don't hear too often in this building I may have been wrong I've supported and signed some of the very legislation I'm asking you to change today I agree People deserve second chances And maybe even third or fourth Especially when it comes to mistakes made as a young adult Or when struggling with addiction But I wish I'd better anticipated the challenge of implementing laws to raise the age of criminal accountability Because we weren't ready We put the policy idea ahead of the fundamentals The real work of actually helping our youth Like many other areas, we moved too far and too fast into a policy experiment And we didn't plan for or build the system needed to address the extreme cases Or have the workforce to support it We focus so much on our well-intentioned goals We didn't think through all the possible consequences Like what adding older more violent youth to dcf caseloads would do Or how traffickers would exploit young adults To run their deadliest drugs and expand their markets in vermont I'll admit the same for bail reform, which I sign Because I agreed with the goals But again, there were negative consequences Because we limited a valuable tool And on top of that conditions of release weren't effects effective Which makes it harder to prevent people from harming their neighbors and communities over and over and over for example In the matter of a year Two murders in st. Johnsbury involved multiple people out on conditions of release One of them had seven criminal charges pending But they were all free and involved in these homicides On at least four different occasions a woman in franklin county Was arrested for narcotic sales and released on conditions So instead of being jailed She continued selling crack and fentanyl And by the way, she was also involved in a homicide in lester All because she wasn't held accountable A man in rotland had 35 35 criminal charges pending in state court And 18 earlier cases have failing to appear He continued to roam free Two who was picked up for stealing a firearm And finally a federal court had the good sense to detain them Pointing to a state record All these policies were well intentioned But we must be honest Some of the changes we've made Are harming our communities You don't have to take it from me Just talk to some of the police chiefs you see up in the balcony From bennington, essics, rottland, and springfield Or braddleboro police chief norma hardy Who spoke with my team noting She believes reforms were well intentioned But given what she's seeing on the front lines Asked at what point you decide things have to change Or small business owners in middlebury Who made clear you can have empathy For the factors that drive people to crime And still want that crime to stop For dr. Levine Who works every day to improve public health And address the tragic loss of life to overdose But also shares the concerns of law enforcement That our policies and lack of accountability leave us vulnerable The major drug traffickers Who see vermont as quote A destination state We've spent months talking to members of your communities Local police and select boards Judges states attorneys and health professionals To build our reform package It includes repealing 2018 bail changes And increasing accountability for those who violate conditions of release I'll ask you to adjust raise the age To make sure we have the systems and tools in place before we take the next step I'll also ask you to add to the list of violent crimes Which allow prosecution of a juvenile to start in criminal court And move to a system of universal sealing Rather than expunging records So we give people a second chance But hold repeat offenders accountable And we need to continue talking about a secure facility for those who are mentally ill and in danger to the community And a process to restore competency when possible Building on our previous collaboration I also propose updates to our drug laws To account for the rise in deadlier And more addictive drug combinations Which are being injected into our communities by dealers and gangs controlled by international cartels And when a death results from their lethal products We should hold dealers accountable I think it's time we start thinking about addressing this crime and violence as harm reduction We already have some agreement in this area, so let's make sure our laws aren't doing more harm than good At the same time, we know issues like addiction and mental health are intertwined And are often at the root of why people commit some of these crimes in the first place And despite the trends we're seeing Vermont remains a leader in addressing the opioid epidemic and addiction overall I know other places have taken what some would call bold action But in many cases their trends have gotten worse Our hub and spoke model and focus on prevention, treatment, recovery, and enforcement Is still effective But we know fentanyl and now xylosine have changed the game So I agree, we need to do more We need to do more And we are The department of health and community partners Are expanding treatment and recovery services Adding satellite treatment hubs using outreach workers to find those in need at shelters homeless encampments community spaces and social service agencies And putting recovery coaches and emergency departments in correctional facilities And to reduce overdose deaths We significantly expanded Narcan distribution And increased access to tools that test drugs for fentanyl and xylosine We can build on this with 4.9 million in opioid settlement funds available this year With it We should expand staff and hours of operation in three or more existing hubs While also finally Opening one in Bennington And support reentry and recovery center work for those leaving corrections As well as providing medical care and wraparound services With another million we can make sure people don't lose out on the chance to recover Simply because they relapsed And we can help others in recovery for the housing they need Prevention is still our best solution to this challenge So we should dedicate 1.4 million to expand our school-based prevention services In the general fund We're increasing investment in mental health with one million in one time To follow through on opening a youth inpatient facility in Bennington And as a result of our successful pilot Which put 12 mental health workers in our state police barracks This budget makes those permanent And adds eight more We're also aligning our tools and teammates From public safety human services labor commerce and digital services Through a public safety enhancement team Along with local partners They're identifying specific community hotspots To interrupt the trends and better serve our most vulnerable By connecting our teams on the front lines We can improve safety and health Linking people to services when they're most likely to take advantage For example, in Springfield Turning Point Recovery Center and the fire department are working together for the first time And in Bennington they put a social worker in their local police department Connected EMS and recovery coaches And trained outreach workers to identify and intervene in domestic violence situations Having a multi-pronged approach is what will turn the tide Because the reality is that's what it takes Hard work every day across many partners There is no easy solution As much as you all want to stop the pain and loss If we want to do more Let's do more with proven solutions So we can reverse our overdose trends Provide people treatment and recovery Helping them rejoin their communities and families And prevent more of our kids from ever entering this harmful cycle in the first place To really get ahead of these issues And so many others We need to give more families than young people The security and stability of a good home in a vibrant neighborhood Most of us agree We need to act on our housing crisis State and federal data and BHFA analysis Showed there's a significant gap in every county And our experience with historic spending And decades of anecdotes and case studies from home builders Including trusted nonprofits Shows it's too expensive Too slow and too complicated to close this gap But we have an opportunity to change this With tripartisan bills in both the house and senate First, let's spark more investment In our smaller, more disadvantaged areas By supporting the tax proposals in H719 This will turn abandoned or run down properties Back into good homes for low and middle income working families It will brighten up neighborhoods that need it most And give everyday Vermonters the opportunity to invest in their community And we should increase the downtown and village center tax credits to five million dollars Next, with more common sense changes to local zoning And especially act 250 jurisdiction and triggers We can see more homes where we have the infrastructure to support them Act 250 was supposed to prevent sprawl So to limit housing density in the place that we want it And enforce a home builder to move five miles away to build more It's counterintuitive That seems to encourage sprawl, I think It makes individual projects more expensive with fewer units It just doesn't make sense to me Neither does an appeal system That allows a small number of people to stop a project the vast majority want And can also be used to exclude people from neighborhoods The common sense changes in H719 and the similar version in the senate Will make a real difference So will the six million I'm proposing for VHIP To get more units online quickly and affordably As well as four million for healthy homes And two million for the mobile home improvement and repair program To help keep people housed Will also fund VECB with nearly 24 million Add 7.1 million to gross shelter capacity And a new base budget initiative for permanent supportive housing for homeless families Without real change to jumpstart reinvestment Will continue to see talented young professionals decline jobs Because they can't find a decent affordable home Seniors force to stay in a house that's too large for them to maintain Instead of something smaller and more affordable nearby And then we'll lose the working families who could have called that larger home their own And our smaller more rural communities will further erode With more properties falling into disrepair You see our communities And all those looking for or struggling to afford a decent home don't they don't have the lobbyists They don't have the money or the time to push back on the campaigns we've already started to see To keep you from taking action So those everyday Vermonters need us To represent them over the special interests they need us To withstand the pressure make the right choices and have the courage to act So they too can afford a home and a life here in our beautiful state Here's the important part All this hard work We're making Vermont more affordable And improving our health care and education systems To maintaining our reputation as a safe estate in the nation And housing that meets the needs and budgets of working families This is how we keep and attract the people we need To reverse our demographic trends Revitalize our communities and restore economic equity and opportunity in every corner of the state And while I haven't detailed this today This budget also includes ongoing investment for workforce As well as economic and community development, which also support these goals It's these fundamentals that help us do all the things we need to do To have welcoming strong communities Invest in the social issues we care about And support the people of our state so they can all lead healthy safe and independent lives full of opportunity By investing to address our core challenges Rather than just spending We'll get a better return now And into the future And we're seeing that with our peddlers Which continue to pump money into the economy Generating the revenue that's supporting budget growth And more investment in communities The same is true of the money we dedicated to the state's match for federal iija funds Which gets us at least Four dollars from the feds for every dollar we put in We've already moved forward with dozens of water improvement projects in places like Castleton, Brighton, Shaftsbury and Bethel As well as transportation projects in Linden, Grandville, Fairfield and more These are communities that don't always get the support they need but are benefiting them So let's make sure we follow through with the match money We set aside the fund infrastructure projects that will eliminate sewer overflows and remove lead As well as bridges and places like Bradford, Elmore, Searsburg, Springfield, Westminster, Worcester And many many many others These initiatives Make for monitors safer And healthier And support the economic growth we desperately need in so many of our rural communities Now I want to make sure you hear what i'm saying Walking back from this strategy would be a huge mistake Because these smart investments will serve the communities we're here to represent They make our state budget more resilient to future ups and downs Helping us weather both financial And literal storms that are bound to come our way And we'll see the same kind of results as we help communities mitigate the impacts of future floods And build resiliency that benefits the whole state That's why our BA proposal includes 36 million for both state and some of the municipal match money Which will secure the hundreds of millions of dollars available through FEMA To repair the damage done for a public infrastructure It also transfers back the 20 million we use for a GP gap Which helped over 500 businesses non-profits and apartment owners To help them make repairs to open their doors Bringing back employees and customers and returning renters to their homes My budget also includes 21 or 12.5 million Getting us half the match needed to secure 75 million in FEMA hazard mitigation funds Which will give us a total of 100 million for this work This funding will support buyouts and floodplain restoration projects To better protect homes and kidneys like we did with Melrose Terrace in West Bralabur And Water Street in Northfield And it will fund infrastructure upgrades like the overflow culvert and branding Which has helped the downtown devastated by Irene withstand the storms that follow While often necessary, we know the negative impact buyouts can have Including on municipal budgets and the ad funds So I propose a disaster resilient investment initiative Which will offer a tip-like approach for recovery projects To keep or add property for the grandmix The Winooski Memorial and West Rivers and the trivicaries extending to them Continue to suffer damage with every major storm For this budget funds a study of the Winooski watershed To build out storage capacity and protect the kidneys throughout the river basin And we're working with partners on similar strategies in these other regions And it's important to get our long-term resiliency policy right In the partnering with COVID-19 centers To look ahead beyond our current work To build a truly comprehensive strategy We should align it to the risks of hand-in-hand And it's strategic, project by project approach But to assess the whole area May be seated Will the committee please reassemble and escort the governor from the chamber The joint assembly may be at ease while we wait for the return of the committee Before I declare the joint assembly dissolved I'd like to offer that we would please rise And that our guests in the center of the chamber, the supreme court, the federal delegation Our other statewide office holders Guests from the guard and their friends and guests to depart before we Have a chaotic departure Please go ahead And there being no further business I do hereby declare this joint assembly dissolved