And welcome to Power Up Hawaii, where Hawaii comes together for a clean energy future. I am your host, Raya Salter, energy attorney and principal of Imagine Power LLC. It has been said that elections have consequences and the election of Donald Trump will have impacts on clean energy development in Hawaii, in the United States, and throughout the world. Donald Trump, the candidate, has said that he will withdraw from the historic Paris Climate Agreement, and he has also said that he will support the fossil fuel development. So what does a Trump administration mean for you, here in Hawaii, if you have a clean energy company, own clean energy assets, work in clean energy, or just care deeply about averting climate change? Today we will be talking with two people in the know about what's next for clean energy in Hawaii and on the mainland, when Donald Trump takes the wheel in 2017. I am pleased and honored to be joined in the studio by Isaac Moriwaki, with Earth Justice here in Hawaii. Isaac is an attorney with over a decade of experience, litigating before federal and state courts and agencies on a range of issues, including environmental health and clean energy. He works tirelessly for a just and clean environment here in Hawaii. Welcome and thank you for coming, Isaac. Thank you for inviting me and having me on the show. Absolutely. We are also joined via Skype by Carl Robigo, executive director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center at the Pace Law School in White Plains, New York. Carl is also a lawyer by training and has over 25 years experience in the energy and climate field. He has been deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy, a commissioner at the Texas Public Utility Commission, and has held various senior positions in utilities, energy companies, and think tanks. He's also a U.S. Army veteran, ranger and airborne qualified. Welcome and thank you so much, Carl, for being with us today. It's a great pleasure to join you, Raya and you, Isaac, in this discussion. Thank you for having me. All right. Thank you. I just, this is, I think, very excited and happy to have you guys here. I think after the election, I think we all understand that there was, you know, there were expectations. A lot of the polling was wrong. I think a lot of folks thought that Hillary Clinton had this in the bag and a lot of the climate and environmental activists, I think, were sort of looking at the Hillary Clinton platform and thinking, you know, this is the way we're going to move forward. However, that was not the case. I think it was a big surprise to a lot of people. And I'm just excited that you guys are both here to join because I think that folks are really looking for thought leadership and even just moral support at this time. So I really, I'd just like to start things very broad and ask the both of you. I'll start with you, Carl, on Skype. What in terms of broad energy trends can we expect with renewable energy in a Donald Trump administration?  I mean, I've actually spent a lot of time talking with friends and with reporters and other people in the energy policy area. It's really hard to knit together a coherent strategy there. We've got some sound bites. We've got some one-liners from the campaign trail, but we really don't know much more than that. And one of my pet peeves about this entire election is that sound bites and one-liners substituted for meaningful policy discussion. So it's going to be really hard to have a meaningful policy debate until we see some more flesh on the bones. But what do we know? Well, we do know that he also swept Republicans into leadership in Washington. And they have had an agenda. Sometimes it's been supportive of clean energy. Sometimes it's been more supportive of fossil fuels, coal and oil and natural gas interests. We do know that a lot of Mr. Trump's voters were Tea Party-type people, libertarians, working class, and those people are real strong states' right supporters. They live and breathe. They understand what the 10th Amendment says. Many Tea Party people can quote the 10th Amendment to you. And so in that regard, notwithstanding the Republican leanings, there might be reason to believe that a Trump administration won't interfere with the state trying to take care of its people. Very interesting. Thank you for that, Carl. Isaac, do you have thoughts, sort of general thoughts on energy and what the Trump administration may bring? Well, I think any reason for optimism, as far as someone advocates wanting some sort of control on this careening problem we have with climate change, to shift from fossil fuels to clean energy, I think reason for optimism kind of went out the window as we're finding who's on Trump's transition team. And maybe, Carl, you can touch on this a little bit more, too. But there's this character that's going to be taking over the transition for EPA, who's basically just his character and his resume reads kind of like something out of the Simpsons or whatever, you know, Smithers or sorry, Mr. Burns. And so notorious climate denier. And right along the lines of what Trump was saying on the campaign trail, thinking that climate change is a hoax. And so this does not bode well, as far as directionally speaking, where we're headed as a nation in terms of dealing with climate change and moving from fossil fuels to clean energy. All right, that it's discouraging, but let me thank you. Carl, let me ask you, you have worked in the Department of Energy as a serious thinker and as the many brilliant scientists that we have in the Department of Energy. What would that mean for a climate denier to be at the helm of the EPA, as Isaac was talking about? Right, so several layers to this particular onion. First of all, the Department of Energy and the EPA have cooperated throughout the last 24 years on advancing clean energy, especially voluntary clean energy initiatives, especially state run clean energy initiatives. So putting a climate denier in there, we're not sure what it means in terms of program administration, in terms of the enforcement, in terms of following the law. Our Clean Power Plan came out of an act of Congress in a Supreme Court decision that said that once the EPA found that there was harm to human beings, they had to regulate on carbon dioxide. That doesn't change just because the guy in the top office has got his fingers in his ears, right? So he can't, you know, it just says climate is science. And science don't care, you know, what party, science don't care about politics. Science is about the facts. One more thing that's really important to it. DOE, big agency, but most people don't know that 80% probably of the Department of Energy's budget is on nuclear weapons storage and nuclear waste management. That it was born out of the Atomic Energy Commission. They do a certain amount of research and development. They've been doing some great work to support solar deployment and wind deployment recently, in the last eight years especially, actually a little longer. But most of what's going on there, whoever they, you know, I heard there was an oil or a gas man being considered for the Department of Energy, that guy is gonna find himself having to deal with the intricacies of nuclear stockpile management. And he's gonna have a whole lot of time to mess around the edges. Last point, what's at stake? What's at stake is our leadership. The world knows climate change is a problem. The world knows that the science is right. The world is ready to follow a leader on addressing these issues. The leader of the energy economy could be us, but if we put no nothings in charge of those agencies, the world will still have a leader. It just won't be the United States. Thank you for that, Carl. That leads me to my next question, and I'll go ahead and ask you, Isaac, when we talk about international leadership on climate change and averting catastrophic climate change. Trump, the candidate, has said that he wants to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement that was reached in December. Now we're at, that was COP 21. Now we're at, literally right now, COP 22 is happening. What would it mean for the U.S. to pull out of the Paris Agreement? What goes to Carl's point about leadership is it would be basically the U.S. abdicating any form of leadership in this, what's becoming a global movement, maybe even a seat at the table, becoming a renegade nation in the community of nations and saying, look, like Carl said, fingers in the ears, la, la, la, we're not gonna be dealing with this. And then it's up to the rest of the nation, maybe China, to take the leadership and then hopefully things don't descend into anarchy. Real quick, regarding the point about science, I agree. You know, in this modern age, we believe science wins out the facts matter. But we've seen, like for example, in previous administrations, the George W. Bush administration, the violence that can be done to science by just ranked politics. And I fear, and again, waning optimism, but we'll see what's gonna happen to science under this administration, which is like basically George W. Bush on steroids or maybe George W. Bush meets reality television. I think Isaac Hatt makes a critical point there.  Everybody talking about this has said we're at or critically close to a tipping point. We can't afford to lose four years, much less eight. So there's no cause for complacency. And I'm sort of enjoyed to see a lot of people in the environmental community, a lot of smart scientists and lawyers getting together to talk about how they're gonna deal with these situations, notwithstanding a Trump administration. But the good news is that they don't wield absolute power and waning power in the community of nations. Let me ask, the Clean Power Plan was intended to be sort of America's enforcement system or contribution to the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions. Carl, where are we with the Clean Power Plan and what can we expect from the Clean Power Plan under the Trump administration? So people who haven't been nerding out on it, like some of us here on the show. You know, the EPA did publish a final rule and it reflected, by and large, the trends going on in the industry, meaning that coal plants are closing, no one's building new ones. Natural gas is the fuel of the day and renewables are coming along at a record pace. They use that information to set a standard. It really becomes a kind of a floor for what utilities will do when they make electricity. And it basically says that state of the art is modern natural gas facilities and if you're gonna have any of those old coal units, you better balance them out with some new renewables. That's pretty much what the plan says. But it's important to note that in most states, like in New York, where I'm living now, this Clean Power Plan is kind of the floor. Clean Power Plan doesn't make New York do anything because New York's well on the way. We already have a regional agreement with several other states to cooperatively work to reduce greenhouse gases and our governor has taken a strong leadership just like they're in Hawaii to leave the state far beyond. It's preserving that right for the states to go above and beyond the Clean Power Plan floor that's our most vital issue of the day. Thank you so much for that. And I think we're going to head to a break. And after I'd like to ask you, Isaac, on your thoughts of the Clean Power Plan and what that means for Hawaii going forward on renewable energy. Hi, I'm Stacy Hayashi with the Think Tech Hawaii show Stacy to the rescue, highlighting some of Hawaii's issues. We can catch it at Think Tech Hawaii on Mondays at 11 a.m. Aloha, see you then. Aloha, my name is Reg Baker and I'm the host of Business in Hawaii with Reg Baker. We're a show that broadcasts live every Thursday from 2 to 2.30. We highlight success stories in Hawaii of both businesses and individuals. We learn their secrets to success, which is always valuable. I hope to see you on our next show. Aloha. Looking to energize your Friday afternoon? Tune in to Stand the Energy Man at 12 noon. Aloha Friday here on Think Tech Hawaii. Hello, welcome back to Power Up Hawaii. I am Raya Salter, your host. And I'm here today talking about what's next for clean energy in the Trump administration with Isaac Morwake of Earth Justice Hawaii and Paul Robigo, director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center at Pace Law School in New York who's joining us by Skype. We were just talking about the Clean Power Plan, which are the rules that were intended to be the mechanism that was going to enable the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy and utility sector and reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally. I was just going to ask Isaac, in light of what Carl has said about if indeed the Clean Power Plan is scuttled by a... And you can speak to the legal status by either a Supreme Court or by the Trump administration. In light of the fact that was Carl's point about sort of states being empowered to still be progressive and move forward. What do you think this will mean for Hawaii, if anything? Well, briefly on the status of the Clean Power Plan, it's now sort of pending in the courts. So it's in limbo there. And then of course the Trump administration can come in and maybe withdraw it or change it or weaken it. Carl mentioned before, there is a backstop there. I don't think the Trump administration can completely say we're not gonna do anything with regards to climate regulation because there already has been on the books of finding that there's endangerment due to climate pollutants, okay? So the EPA has to do something. Of course, there's a world of possibilities in terms of what the Trump administration can do to do nothing or do very little, okay? Now with regards to the Clean Power Plan and its effects on Hawaii bringing it home here, I agree with Carl completely that that was, the Clean Power Plan is just a floor and frankly not a very high one under the circumstances, especially what we need to achieve to get the job done in terms of getting a handle on climate change. As far as Hawaii goes, we realized Hawaii was completely exempt from the Clean Power Plan because the EPA hadn't gotten around to figure out what they should do with Hawaii. And even in the draft plan, Hawaii was only given a target of something like 10% renewables when we've already achieved upwards of 23% already today. And so the Clean Power Plan wasn't gonna do much for Hawaii or a lot of other leading states like New York and California. And so regardless of what the Trump administration does on the Clean Power Plan, it's still full speed ahead here in Hawaii. And as everyone knows, we have a 100% renewable goal here under state law. All right, excellent. Thank you so much for that. I wanna ask another question about what we can expect or not expect from the federal government. And that is tax credits for clean and renewable energy. And I'll go ahead and ask you Carl, where does the industry still need these credits? Are they imperiled in a Trump administration? What are your thoughts? Yeah, there is some risk of this. Serious people are wondering if there's an expectation that with the Republicans maintaining their majority and with some of the soundbites that Mr. Trump has made during the campaign and some of the people he's talking about for his transition, that there'll be some kind of energy bill introduced in the Congress, maybe even in the lame duck set period between now and the inauguration. And there is a concern that Republicans will try to cut the production tax credits and investment tax credits that renewable energy development receives. It would be one-sided probably because there are of course a lot of tax breaks for fossil energy and doing things the old way, which would be left in place. I'm heartened a little bit. I've worked this issue on the Hill when I was in private industry and stuff and Republicans in general were supportive. I also don't think that tax credits for renewable energy which produces so many jobs in the states that voted for Mr. Trump is something that his supporters would want cut because as we've seen, bad energy policy leads to fast and many layoffs, especially in the booming solar and wind energy industries. So it's a possibility. It's a question how much Mr. Trump will let the Republicans advance a kind of a quiet agenda to cripple clean energy, the Koch brothers agenda, the Alec agenda to try to bolster the coal industry. But I'm hopeful that cooler heads will prevail. I even remember reading at least one insider story saying that the Trump administration wasn't gonna go after those tax credits. I wouldn't expect to ask for any more tax credits, but I'm feeling that there's reason for cautious opt-ins. All right, thank you so much for that, Carl. Isaac, what are your thoughts? As we know, the solar industry has been booming in Hawaii recently, some recent decisions and actions taken have perhaps according to some sort of cooled off the solar industry. I've been interested in your thoughts on that, but what do you think in terms of either signals or practical effect that tax credits at risk could have for the renewable energy industry here in Hawaii? Yeah, first of all, in terms of the prospects of a change to the tax credits on the federal level, I've been hearing the same thing as Carl, where folks don't really know, and the opposite side, maybe the hopeful optimistic side of the industry says, well, the tax credits were just extended just a year ago with bipartisan support. It already has a sunset provision built in, so how much of a priority is this gonna be for the administration and Congress to target this particular tax credit? So maybe not gonna be a top focus. In any event, I think whether the tax credit goes away or maybe another speculation, other speculation was that maybe they pushed forward the required completion date for renewable projects, so limiting the window which the renewable developers can receive the credits. So whatever happens, at least for Hawaii, and I think this goes to the previous point about, okay, how does the national level policy affect Hawaii level policy? Well, in Hawaii, even without the tax credit support, renewables are already cheaper than fossil fuels in Hawaii, and it's getting that way, it's gonna, that trend, that shift is gonna happen sooner than later across the nation. And so I think it's, again, not only because of Hawaii's 100% mandate and its ambitious goals, but also because of the market, Hawaii is still full speed ahead, and it's gonna be up to states like Hawaii and other leaders like, again, New York and California to show the rest of the nation the way, how it's done with clean energy. I think it makes a really good point about the markets because markets really do drive what goes on in energy, and even our markets influence Hawaii, and Hawaii's markets and policies influence us because we're seeing this rapid growth, figuring out how to do a lot of solar and energy efficiency. I don't wanna derail the conversation, the thing that scares me would be another war. If in order to bolster the Defense Department, Mr. Trump starts getting sort of ambitious about getting ourselves into a big conflict and we have an economic downturn, that's bad for everybody just the way renewable energy growth has been good for everybody. Yeah, I appreciate you mentioning that because I think it's evident that energy and energy policy is deeply intertwined with geopolitical risk. But to go back to, I really wanted to ask both of you, if you, Carl, were to take your think tank advocate hat off and go back to the hat of a clean and renewable energy company or clean and renewable energy developer on the mainland, and you wanted to do the most that you could to thrive and survive and maximize your success in 2017, what would you be thinking and what would you be doing? And you can differentiate if that's between a small company and a large company or however you like. I'll add a pinch of politics to it. I'd figure out how to get clean energy, renewable solar energy, community solar gardens and community sharing, a solar sharing, energy efficiency and storage into the hands and the homes of low and moderate income Americans. I'd go straight for Mr. Trump's voters and I'd show them how a clean energy world would make them more secure, put more money in their pockets and have them learn to trust that component of the progress of agenda. But that will let be economically tenable for your business as I could not agree more and actually I wanna ask Isaac because I think this is a big issue here and also in the mainland, but is that a market that's ripe to be tapped? It's an underserved market, that's for sure, right? We're assuming that all this stuff starts with the well to do and then trickles down, but yeah, people all over the world of the lowest incomes in countries where incomes are much lower than ours, participate in financial and market transactions. Yeah, I have to, yes, that is extremely, I couldn't agree with you more about this, I really couldn't. I just want to give Isaac a chance to respond to the same question of if you're here in Hawaii, if you are a clean energy company, a clean energy developer, what are you doing, what are you thinking in order to be successful in 2017? Well, it just seems like there's something that's hanging over the renewable clean energy industry's head around every corner, something existential happening, whether it's state tax credits or federal tax credits or the end of net metering or what have you. And I think it's still the same situation here. I mean, pedal to the metal, get as far down the field as fast as you can. And like Carl said, expand that base of clean energy adoption as broadly as you can. And frankly, in Hawaii, it's already happening. We have the Costcoization, the home depotification of solar at this point. And it's really been reaching into sort of traditionally disadvantaged neighborhoods at this point. That is fantastic. I also know actually, it, I'm tempted to ask, I know that there are some things underway at the commission here that are looking to empower community-based renewables. And we also have a GEMS program that has a lot of funding for low-income clean energy that has yet been untapped. Is that something that could be a source of? Yes, definitely. There's attention and opportunity there. A lot of things are on the plate here in Hawaii. And we're definitely wanting to address that underserved market. Well, I can't tell you how happy and excited and pleased it makes me to hear from some of our top experts in the country and the state that the answer is clean energy for everybody and lower cost energy for everybody, hopefully ultimately. And that pretty much wraps up our show for today. I could, I really can't thank you enough, Carl Robigo from Pace Energy and Climate Center, and also thank you so much, Isaac, from Earth Justice for joining us today. And please join us again next week at this time again, one o'clock for another edition of Power Up Hawaii.


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We're gonna open the case show all the cards once all of the Cards have been shown we will start the draft you have two minutes per pick You can say it in YouTube twitch or email if you have to as well keep the emails open At the end of the two minutes if you have not made your selection I will have to select for you based on the best of my ability During the trap there in the trap. There is no discussing card values. No influence in the draft in any way I will I will time you out. I don't care who you are. You will get timed out Good luck everybody roll the dice for the case number and the names. We're gonna go eight times on both Let's go y'all one two three four five six seven and eight Case number five case number five everybody case number five and We are gonna go eight times on our names eight times on our names. What's up? Zizi. How you doing? 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We're only that's only half of the case right there Hey, we're at 50 now Let's get to 250 like I'm gonna go watch the Florida Northern Alabama game Florida State Northern Alabama game. Oh Lord All right, that's a PSA slab. Oh 22 23 Panini obsidian soccer lightning strike Electric etch yellow Killian in bop a seven of ten PSA mint nine Good luck on this one everyone.  That's a crazy card We told you there's some bangers in here. There is some absolute Monsters in this every sport monsters in this multi sport man. That's that's the board We really said Lane really said volume 12 is gonna go nuts. Oh My gosh, man Holy hell on to the next one on to the next one. That's that's crazy All right, here we go. Here we go. Good luck. Good luck There's one card in this run. I really want to pull and I will tell you if we pull it Oh, I like that number. I know who this is Kevin Garnett the big ticket three of five 2021 impeccable Oh, I love these the draft pick autos man. Oh my gosh. Oh My gosh, these are so clean on card big ticket These are not easy to hit either these are not easy cards to hit out of that product and card That is a Vaughn card right there three of five. Holy man. Holy. That's so cool All right. I want to the next one. That's this is the card This is the card. This is the card. I wanted to hit one of one Martian Lynch NFL shield from flawless Giddles. Oh my gosh, man beast mode. Yeah Raiders Martian Lynch. Oh Man, dude This is the card. I wanted to hit two boxes before I said this is the card. I want to hit we hit the card man Oh man, that's crazy player worn as well Yeah, I was super one of one dude one of one. This is from 2017 2017 a panini flawless How many there can't be very many Martian Lynch is out there, dude. No, I'm just here. So I don't get fined I Need skills man. I know we really do need skills right now much socially Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. All right On to the next dude That was the card right there Four to go in the next one and cards like this could be yours could be yours Holy crap, man, we had logo man and a shield in the same case dude on Unfreaking believable This is a PSA 2020 top stripple threads Two of nine pool hauls trout.  It's next freaking level Next level the ultra high-end hitch-raffed no words man. No words. No words I can't imagine pulling this card in 2020 like I would lose my mind. Yeah Unbelievable man Unbelievable good luck to everybody on that one there might have been John honestly there might have been Man that's what I'm saying Tori last box y'all last box last one So got four going the next one four to go in the next case of Almanac everybody Spots available in the final four Almanacs. Oh man, oh Man talk about timing on this one talk about timing on this one 2023 for nini mosaic PSA eight C J Stroud on the gold Two of ten the holy crap dude. Yeah. Oh my god He is him. 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Oh Garrett had the first pick to Garrett had the first pick there Okay, only for one minute start Garrett. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. That was for us. I think yeah Garrett You have the first pick We're not gonna start your timer until you're back in when you say when you're back in just say something Garrett That was I think for us thought you were trying to influence So but you have the first pick so it's it's all you sorry about that was complete mistake complete mistake Sorry about that three to go on the next one as well. No, no, no, you're good. You're good Garrett Alright, so Garrett's back Garrett is back. You have the sales sheet, right? Just a verify Tom all right, so you're good. All right good your Garrett Garrett I'm gonna give you two minutes. I'm gonna give you two minutes on the timer Starting now. Good luck Garrett Garrett You are up Yeah, no, you're completely fine Garrett for us accidentally timed you out, but that wasn't that's not nothing You did obviously all right. Let me again make sure there's no glare on any of these again If you want to see anything up close just let me know Garrett if you want to see anything up closer Let me know let me know If you want to see anything up close any card if you want it like you said if you want to see the Stroud again if you want to see the triple again if you want to see anything else Absolutely, let me know Yeah, I know that's a big time SMH right there. That's an SMH my head moment SMH my head oh man This is awesome Here you got about a minute 20 or so about a minute 20 About a minute 20 on the next one. Yes. Stroud is numbered out of 10 Garrett. Yes, it is It is numbered two of 10 two of 10 Appreciate that pins appreciate it. I love cards like this man I love just like oh man because I can't afford any of these myself So like just be able to pull these and like share the excitement with everybody off so awesome So awesome dude so much fun Garrett about 45 seconds about 45 more passion more passion more energy more energy About 35 seconds Garrett The triple auto is gonna be numbered to nine. It is numbered of nine two of nine two of nine two of nine on the triple auto on The triple auto on the triple Garrett about 15 seconds or so Garrett about 15 seconds And again Garrett just verify either your order number or your your zip code When you make your pick three two one Garrett it is time my friend Which guard in the first case of volume 12 would you like to pick? It is your time, buddy Let's go come on, baby. Let's go Come on Garrett take the shroud o two six five. Oh, yep. Yes, sir.  Yeah, man. All right Let's move everything over a little bit Who is up next? Let me see we've got Wrong one Zizzy K Zizzy K you are up Stroud going number one Panthers miss the opportunity Zizzy you are up my friend Slating looks it is stressful man Like I'm stressed out Zizzy what up, buddy? You are up if you'd like to see any guard Zizzy. Let me know Let me know any card you want to see up close. Let me know any questions on anything I am your guy. I'm here to help all of you here to help all of you All right Zizzy you got about a minute 20 about a minute 20 to go buddy about a minute 20 Still three to go on the next one. Mm-hmm three to go on the next one everybody Am I dropping that in real quick? Yeah, Jake's gonna drop you guys a link three to go on the next one everybody That's what I'm saying Winnie. That's what I'm saying. It really is Makes me nervous All right ZZ got about a minute or so Marshawn Lynch just verify your zip code your order number if that is your pick or if we want to see it up close That is the Marshawn right there Is this the one you want to go with Zizzy? One four three oh four for Zizzy going with the Marshawn Lynch. Very nice. So cool man. Congrats Zizzy. Congrats Such an amazing card. Whoo such an amazing card Zizzy good stuff. I am jealous I am jealous. We've got mr. John a John a you are up John a if there's any card you want to see John. Let me know Let's me know if there's any card you want to see up close Here come with a pack of skills Aiden picking for you sounds good John sounds good. All right John John slash Aiden. Yeah. Yeah, I got you. I got you John. No worries No worries just have Aiden verify the the zip code Uh when they do make the pick if you don't mind Freeman sig is really clean actually. Yeah, I like that card a lot I like that card. Uh, okay. So Aiden s said triple. Uh, I am picking for John eat. Uh, John did Um verify that otani, uh trout poohalls 0 7 7 2 2. Yeah sounds good John. Congrats, buddy This is a John a card right here. This is a John a card Three to go on number two everybody Greg m Greg m up next everybody Good luck here Greg. Let me turn this off Three to go on case number two everybody three to go on case number two Greg m Greg said he may not be in the draft. Uh, he said he had a dinner meeting So he said if he's not here, I'm still gonna give him the full time I'm still gonna give him a couple minutes and if he's not here then we will uh, we'll pick for him So good stuff, Greg I think Greg's in the first couple of almanacs That's true. It will be the uh It will be the the scridge the scridge only almanac It will be the scridge only only almanac, which is awesome Greg got about 45 seconds We go by perceived value We go by perceived value to the best of our ability To the best of our ability. Yeah, and exactly what people would be happy at each position, right exactly Exactly 10 seconds, Greg about 10 seconds, Greg Exactly 10 seconds, Greg. All right, Greg time to pick if you are here. I'm gonna give you another minute or about 30 seconds or so He does do a really good job, man. Oh my god. It's unbelievable as always unbelievable Because it's all stuff you aren't gonna see every day, man It is there's stuff you are not gonna see on a day-to-day basis.  I think pretty sure Greg would be very happy with this one Kg the kg to five awesome hit there, Greg I know Greg's a basketball guy when it comes to guys like garnett. I know we had a conversation about him So that is awesome. Good stuff, Greg. John D John D You are up Really awesome kg John D. John if there's anything you want to see let me know I'm gonna start moving a couple of these down to the forefront here Jaw down and we've got both of these Oops again the cmc and the tahti sir up there cmc rpa to 10 and then uh tahti's Orange 225 up there as well. That is awesome, man. Good stuff there. Yeah. You want to see cmc? Absolutely, John Absolutely 2017 kanini select verify really quick 2017 NFL draft that he was a rookie in that. I can't remember if he's 16 or 17 two of 10 Two of 10 on the gold bgs 9 Just go to first picks. He'll be go down to selections. Yeah, he'll be one of the first ones. Yeah. Yeah, well There's okay. Yeah, that is an rpa. Yeah Uh, it's multi sport. Yeah multi sport eskimo. So there's there might be some like There's gonna be some hockey for sure Um, and then there might be a couple of surprises too. It might be a couple of surprises stuff. You might not see Uh, john, you're at about 35 seconds or so 35 seconds. John craziness in vegas. Hell, yeah I love it, dude. Still three to go in the next one everybody three to go in the next one still no darts is it somewhere professional dart Feather relic or something. Yeah, right All right, john about 10 seconds or so 916 o2 curry 916 o2 curry john going with the curry congrats john Going with the curry 21 to 25 awesome pick john good stuff buddy All right, we've got peter m Did it say rookie on the name plate? Am I just bugging on the cmc? Oh, yeah, it does rookie six watches.  I'm a bop man. I'm a bop peter m. You are up Try to tell you You wouldn't listen I'm a bop. Yeah, i'm not a bot peter m Good luck here peter move some of these down. We should be able to get all of them into the frame now Yeah, good stuff there john man. That is awesome. Yeah, great. Yeah, really nice Keep the cmc up there for just a minute as well Until the next uh next card gets picked 250690 for the ja There we go peter good pick buddy Red prism 10 ps a 10. God those are impossible grade 10 man Yep, cool. All right. We are down to the final four here everybody Final four here everybody very good great for pick six. Yeah, thomas j thomas j thomas j if you want to see any cards up close thomas just let me know buddy Just let me know Let's go man thomas j Is thomas j yeah, okay. Yeah Uh the imbappe is gonna be numbered to 10. It's gonna be numbered to 10 seven of 10 The electric etch And that is ps a nine ps a nine ps a nine To 10 on the 22 23 obsidian Logo man 605 27 for thomas j. Yep. He's going with the freeman. That's sick. Oh, that's so cool nasty So cool, man thomas great pick brother great pick one of one logoman tops dynasty Heck yeah, heck. Yeah. All right. Let's get everything in here now Let me some dynasty. Oh, yeah god, man All right. We are down to the final three. It is charles are charles are oops Really can't go wrong honestly still three to go on case number two everybody three to go on case number two We're just getting started tonight with all mac. This was just the first case just the first case right here case one Unreal man unreal charles are About a minute 20 right now charles about a minute five left charles about 50 seconds charles 50 seconds charles are 30 seconds charles 30 seconds charles Charles are about five seconds here charles Time to pick charles time to pick charles. I'll give you a couple of minutes in case or a couple extra seconds just in case Want to make sure that no? Make sure that no technical difficulties or anything Keep emails open again as well Charles you are up buddy You are up about another maybe 20 seconds or so i'll give you just in case anything comes in Make sure here as always The default pick might get i'm gonna go with the imbappe I was gonna say All right charles i'm gonna go with the imbappe for you my friend awesome hit right there Awesome awesome hit ps89 good stuff charles gonna go with the imbappe Go with the imbappe that's an awesome card man very very nice card right there Um all right michael c you are up next Michael c you are up Got you edward You got it brother michael c michael c michael c you are up buddy about a minute 20 about a minute 20 Killing me. Oh, it is a nice card man. It is a nice card For sure last two are awesome as well Believe so i believe so i'm not sure though.  It's our repack. Yeah Run cmc 08 or 0181 oh, yep awesome cmc That's michael there. Congrats michael. That's awesome meaning drew drew b is going to take home the orange 2019 Fernando tate's jr bgs 9 unreal man All right, everybody will congrats again on the hits that was so much fun to open as well um Number two up next. Whoa. Sorry everybody. Good stuff. Thanks again guys


with a speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hockey-high old silver, the lone ranger! With his faithful Indian companion, Toto, the daring and resourceful mask-wider of the planes led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From all of the past come the thundering hoops beats of the great horse Silver! The lone ranger rides again! One silver! Let's go, we follow! Hail Silver! Oh, hey! Fast the kids all shout, you can't strike that slugger out. He gets the gift because he knows you've got...  The only ready-to-eat oat cereal with this fresh, toasted oat flavor. And listen, every delicious spoonful of Cheerios and milk is real muscle-building food. Each spoonful contains vitamins, minerals, and proteins your body needs. Yes, the good things in a Cheerios breakfast do good things for your body. Help you have healthy nerves, good red blood, strong bones, and muscles. Yes, Cheerios is made to give you real go power. So every morning, get going and keep going with Cheerios. Then you'll hear people say... He's feeling his Cheerios. While working on an old mansion in the East, a man named Digger found a document that had been buried for over 50 years. It was a complete set of plans prepared by Aaron Burr for seizing control of the Southwest. These plans would work today as well as 50 years ago. Maybe with a fortune to someone. Ace Martin lives in the Southwest. He knows a lot of rich men there. I could team up with Ace. That's an idea. Team up with Ace. So Digger wrote a letter to his friend in the Southwest. Ace Martin, one of the shrewdest confidence men in the Southwest, read Digger's letter several times and considered the amazing possibilities it suggested. The next day, he wrote to the biggest ranch in the territory and showed the letter to the owner, a hard-faced man named Halstead. In his ranch house, Halstead read the letter, then eyed Ace Martin. He said, Is this man Digger a friend of yours? Oh, I knew him very well before I left Ohio. Do you think he's telling the truth about finding the original Aaron Burr papers? I'm sure he is. Why do you think I'd be interested in them? Because, Mr. Halstead, I'm familiar with your operations. You control several banks and a railroad. You've used the power of these to break a dozen cattlemen, so you could get their ranches for practically nothing. You've acquired more property than any man in this territory. You're always alert for the chance to grab more. You're known as a cattle baron, and you like the title. Get to any point of your visit. Aaron Burr worked out a plan to seize this entire territory and establish a kingdom of his own. And have to see the plans to judge their value. Digger will bring them to me when I send word. I wouldn't care to undertake such an enterprise with men like you and Digger aware of what I was doing. You might be able to make trouble. Then let us in a deal with you. I could use you, but Digger would have to be eliminated. I understand. I'd like to see the plans of Aaron Burr, if when you bring them to me you can assure me that you and I are the only living men who know of their existence. Something might happen to Digger on his way from me. You have imagination. I'll write to Digger and tell him to be sure to let me know what stagecoach you'll take. Ace Martin sent an urgent letter to Digger and in due time received a reply that specified the stage on which the man from Ohio would arrive in the town of Red Rock. Martin made plans accordingly. On the day when Digger was due to reach his destination the Lone Ranger and Tahoe were riding eastward along the road. They heard the distant clatter of a stagecoach and drew rain. That's the one scheduled to reach Red Rock at both. Driver, scene mask, maybe think we outlawed. Maybe start gunplay. Right into the woods beside the trail the tale of sight until it comes out. It means trouble. Dashing ahead the Lone Ranger and Tahoe soon rounded the bend and saw three mounted men holding guns on the driver of the halted stage. The men's faces were concealed by bandanas and the driver's hands were high. To divert the attention of the gunman the Lone Ranger fired a warning shot. The others were taken by surprise. They returned the gunfire wildly as they fled into the nearby woods. Let them go for now. We'll stop at the stage and see if anyone's heard or anything. Stolen. Don't shoot. My hands are up. We'll not shoot, driver. Unless you reach for a gun you're on the side of the law. We're in a mess. Tahoe, there's a man slumped on the seat inside the coach. Those crooks must have hit him. They fired a lot of shots. Step to the ground, driver. Watch him, Tahoe, and take his gun. I'll examine the passenger. You hear what he must have been telling you. I was getting down. See why I should hand over my gun. You two are on the side of the law. We're not sure you're on the side of the law. Me? They're dreaded if you think I was in cahoots with those gunslinging cold cats. Gosh, they got the passenger. Is he dead? Yes, two bullets struck him. And three more came close. Here's where they hit the stagecoach. For any shots fired at you. I didn't think so. The fire seems to have been concentrated on this man. Gunslingers open fire as soon as they rode out of the woods. I drew rain fast and heisted my hands. Did you recognize the men? No, their faces were covered. How about their voices? Only one of them opened his mouth. He said to hurry and get the sealed envelope. But before anyone could dismount, you two came around to bend and they skedaddle. You know what they meant by a sealed envelope? No. Are you carrying anything of value? Not a thing. I can't figure why anyone would attack this outfit. Obviously they murdered this man and got a sealed envelope. Maybe it's in his pocket.  The sheriff wouldn't like it. Well, he called himself Jim Digger. Here's a sealed envelope, a thick one. This must be the one those gunmen were after. Here's a letter addressed to Jim Digger in Ohio. He said he came from Ohio. He was going to Red Rock. Hey, now you're tearing open the sealed envelope. The sheriff's going to be awful mad. Sorry, but I want to see if... Oh, uh... Otto returned the driver's gun. Um, yeah. Thanks. Mister, whatever those papers are, they seem to have charged you. Now what in time, they should... Driver, you're already behind schedule. You better get going. The sheriff in Red Rock will take charge of the body. Tell him what happened. I ought to give the sheriff those things you took from Digger's pocket. Give him this. Cottage? Yes, it's made of silver. Tell him the masked man who sent it intends to search for the murderers. Well, uh, tell him... Good I warn you, mister. If you take that sealed envelope and that letter, do you think you're concealing evidence? He'd be surprised at what I'm concealing. Huh? On your way. Yes, sir. Get out of here! This letter's a Digger from A.C. Martin in Red Rock. Oh. We hear plenty about him. Yes, he's a sharp schemer, a confidence man with swindlers. Smart enough to stay out of jail. What can I say in a letter? Here, I'll read it to you. He says I have a buyer for the plans and he'll open bringing them to me as soon as possible. Be sure to let me know when you will arrive. Sign, D.C. Martin. That's the letter, Tano, and here are the plans. They are the original plans of Aaron Bird to overthrow the government. Oh. Who won't buy them? I don't know, but I want to find out that man has dangerous ideas. We follow trail of killers? Yes. We might find a man who wants to be a king and who thought it would be cheaper to steal the plans than to buy them. All right, come on. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger adventure. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Okay, there are exciting free gifts for you inside the new specially marked Cheerios packages. These gifts are pocket-sized Lone Ranger comic books, brand new books that come to you only in Cheerios. Remember, you can't buy these special comic books, but you will get one free in each specially marked Cheerios package. The books are 16 pages pocket-sized in four colors, and they are two completely different books telling two different stories. One of these exciting books tells the story of how the Lone Ranger found his horse, Silver. The other tells how the Lone Ranger met Kato, got his mask, and why he uses Silver bullets. Of course, you want to own both of these comic books. It's so easy to get them free with a purchase of specially marked Cheerios packages. The supply is limited, so ask your mother to get plenty of Cheerios now, so you'll be sure to have both of these exciting comic books. Why, they're almost as much fun as eating Cheerios. Now to continue. At first the trail was clear and sharp, but the killers after their first dash to escape followed a devious route through the woods. They traveled over swamp land and in running streams to hide their tracks. The Lone Ranger and Kato were able to maintain a dogged pursuit only because of their ability to reach signs invisible to most men. Their progress was slow, and it was twilight when they reached the edge of the woods and saw the nearby town of Red Rock. Oh, oh, oh, oh, hopefully that's all that way. Yes, I was hoping we'd find the killers in the hideout in the woods. Instead they've gone to Red Rock. And plenty hard to find in town. We'll temporarily abandon the search for those three men, Tano. There's one other man who is much more dangerous. You mean Ace Martin? I mean the man to whom Ace Martin hopes to sell the plans of Aaron Burr. That man wants to overthrow the government. Ace Martin, no. And Ace Martin is the key to my plan. While the Lone Ranger outlined his dangerous plan, Twilight deepened into darkness, which made it possible for the two men to ride unseen into Red Rock. The masked man waited behind a row of buildings, while Todd will learn that Ace Martin lived in a large house at the far side of town. It was Ace who had led the attack on the stagecoach, and the two gunmen who had aided were with him in his home. Martin, if you think you can do us out of our money... Not a much time, Jake. I promised to pay you and Wendy after I collected for the papers and the sealed envelopes. What's in the envelopes? Papers. We know that. What kind of papers? Why are they so valuable? The nature of the papers must be kept secret. That's why I told Digger to seal them in an envelope. The door. Is it locked? Yes. Do you think the sheriff learned that we did the shooting? I doubt it. But let's be ready for trouble. Jake, you stand there against the wall beside the door. You'll be behind anyone who comes in. Ah, savvy. Yes, who is it? You don't know me, Martin. I do the instance that I have to offer. Just a minute. Hey, that's not the sheriff's voice. Whoever he is, Wendy holds your gun on him when I open the door. Right. You... Mask! I'll come in. You're coming, Mr. I'll still come in. I didn't know you had a visitor, Martin. He's got two visitors. Oh? You're covered two ways. So keep your hands away from those guns. If I intended to use guns, it'd have been in my hands when you opened the door. What's your business? We'll discuss it after your friend hosted their gun. Put him away, boys, but keep an eye on him. Ah, that's better. Martin, the man named Digger, was shot on his way to Red Rock. The stagecoach driver told about it. And he told about a masked man who took some papers. Some papers and a letter. This letter. Do you recognize it, Martin? You wrote it. What if I did? Do you still want the papers Digger was bringing to you? If I did, could you hand them over? Maybe. What are they worth to you? I'll pay a high price if they're intact. Let me see them. Very well. I opened the envelope and looked at them, but they're just as I found them. Here they are. Now, twist your hands. What? Don't go for a gun. Drop that envelope. Keep your hands high. Just drop the envelope. Very well. I'll step back. Keep them covered, boys. You better take his guns, Martin. Wait till I see if these are the papers I want. You can't get away with a double cross like this, Martin. I can tell the law you're the man who murdered Digger. Who says we murdered anyone? The papers all right. Yeah, they seem to be. I'll take this armory's guns and his mask. We'll see if he's anyone we know. Better try and gag him. Yeah, we'll do that. Just a minute. I have a surprise for you.  Yeah, the Indian. That's an admission. You are the killers.  Unless you were there, you couldn't know that my partner's an Indian. All right, so we are the killers. You're never going to tell anyone. I was about to say that Connor was watching you through the window. That's an old trick to make us look away. He's right. Hey, what? Drop down. No. The Lone Ranger acted in the split second when the gunman glanced away. He charged at Ace Martin, who was nearest, and sent him staggering against Jake. Wendy was about to fire, but Tato's gun spoke first. Wendy's gun smashed by a bullet, flew out of his hand. Jake fired. It was a wild shot because the Lone Ranger slapped the side of his gun. Then the masked man drove a fist to his jaw. You take it. As Jake collapsed from the knockout blow, the Lone Ranger seized the opportunity to escape. He's getting away. Right, King of Slumby? Yes, let's get to the horses.  The risk is justified. You leave papers. Yes. Let me get Sarac now. Yes, and hurry. I'll stay here with Silver and watch the house. Uh-huh. Get him out of the house. Inside the house, Wendy rubbed his hand, which ached from the impact of the bullet that had smashed his gun. And Jake rubbed his aching jaw, but Ace Martin looked well pleased. We've got the papers, boys. That's what counts. Yeah, but that masked man got away. I'm not worried about him. He knows we shot the man from east. He can't prove it. Besides, who'd take his word against mine? The word of a masked man. I'd sure like to get square for the crack on the jaw. Forget it, Jake. Forget it. Do you boys want to wait here while I ride to a certain ranch and collect for these papers? Not in your life. We're going with you. Suit yourself. Your horses are in my shed. Let's go. Later that night, Ace Martin and his two companions sat in the Hallstead Ranch House several miles from town. While the wealthy cattle baron read the plans of Aaron Burr from start to finish, he nodded as he folded the papers. Eh? Well, what do you think of them, Hallstead? They're even better than I hope.  We are the only ones. I did what you said and got rid of Digger. How? Shot him on the stage trail. He'll be buried tomorrow in Red Rock. What about these friends who came with you? They're not friends, they're just a couple of gun slacks I hired to help me get Digger. Where did you bring them here? I owe them money for the job. They wouldn't let me out of their sight. If you would advance me some cash so I can pay them all... They, eh, they know too much. They don't know anything about the plan. They know you're guilty of murder. And if you arrest it, I'll be involved. You think we'd tell the law? I'm sure you won't. Hey, well, what's the idea of the gun? You're going to be paid off my way. Make a move and it'll be right here in this room. Take the guns, Martin. Oh, wait, hold this. I said, take their guns. What? All right. You'll help me rectify the mistake you made in bringing them here. Martin, you double-crosser! Sorry, Jake. You'll never get away with this.  Now toss the weapons into the corner. Yeah. Now cut some cord from the window drapes and tie those gun slicks. I'll have some of my men disposed of them. Ace Martin was pale and tight-lipped as he tied the hands of Jake and Wendy. When he was finished, he turned to Horstead, who still held his heavy gun. Now what?  What's good enough for your two friends should be good enough for you. What do you mean? I have these papers. There's nothing more you can do for me. But you said I thought we'd go into the deal together. That's what your friend bigger thought when he wrote to you. You're getting what you asked for, Martin, double-crosser. Two of my men have been waiting in the front hall ever since you arrived. They'll pay off all three of them.  The law will believe me when I say three gunmen came here to rob me and were shot. No, no, you've... I mean, men... They charge me... Missed. Stop that gunplay. Shoot! My arm! You should have dropped the gun. That's enough gunplay. After the long ranger, the sheriff came into the room, followed by three deputies and the driver of the stagecoach. Halstead, wounded in the arm, cried. Sheriff, what's the meaning of this? You mean to throw Halstead, throw him Martin on the gun, flicks? Ah, let's see your arm. I'm sure it's not the flesh wound, Sheriff. Ah, that's all. I'll handcuff you, Halstead, then I'll bandage the wound. Sheriff, if you don't mind, I'll take these papers. Whatever you say, Missed. Handcuffs are on me? Yep. Hey, don't understand. May I limb you in the hall? They're still in the hall. But now they're tied and gagged. You see, Halstead, I was talking to the stage driver a little while ago when Tondo came into my office and said the masked man had a line on the killers. I went with Tondo and the deputies to join the masked man. And we all followed Martin and his gun slicks. They came here. And we heard everything that was said. And who are you? I was driving the stage when Digger was shot. Martin and his friends are killing Sheriff, but you have nothing on me. That's for a jury to decide. Sheriff, the masked man's leaving, huh? Hey, mister, hold up. You know further need of me, Sheriff, and Tondo's waiting outside. What about those papers that startled the whole thing? I'm going to burn them. Adios. That masked man. Who is he? Kimo Shabe. What'd you say, Robin? I was telling Halstead that the masked man's name is Kimo Shabe. Those are engine words meaning faithful friends. Well, that's what Tondo called him. Well, I reckon so. But everyone else calls him the lone ranger. Get on your way. Yes, sir. Get on your way. Get on your way. Get on your way with Weedy. Yes, champions are made, not born. That's the American way. Here's how one famous basketball champion got started. Jim Pollard of the Minneapolis Lakers. They called him Little Jumpin' Jim, nothing short of the top for him. He practiced rebound layups, too, and followed what the champs all knew, Wheaties for breakfast, so good for you. Today, Jim plays with lots of bounce. Still eats his Wheaties every ounce. Jim Pollard started eating Wheaties when he was 11, then eating them ever since, 21 years. Solid food, Wheaties. There's a whole kernel of wheat in every Wheaties plate. Let's go, Jim, down the floor. Hey, hey, hey! He's on his way, on his way. He's on his way, on his way. Get on your way with Wheaties. Because champions are made, not born. Yes, sir. Get on your way. Get on your way. Get on your way with Wheaties. Breakfast of champions. The Lone Ranger, a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated, is created by George W. Crendel, produced by Crendel Campbell Muir Incorporated, directed by Charles D. 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A film in three minutes. Network. Tired of life? Sick of politics? Think the world is taking a turn for the worst?  Well, you're not alone. In fact, someone else beat you to the punch, and he even got his own film made. That person is Sidney Lumet, and his film is the 1976 masterpiece, Network. Set in the decaying New York City of the 1970s, the story follows veteran news anchor Howard Beale, played by Peter Finch, who learns that he is being fired from his job at the UBS Evening News due to low ratings. During his farewell broadcast, Beale goes into a lengthy, angry tirade about the state of the world and how empty and meaningless life is, causing UBS's ratings to spike. Due to this, Beale is given his own show, where his rants about the decline of the American way of life earn him a massive, cult-like following from his viewers. Turning Beale from straight-laced newsman to newly discovered messiah, who eventually comes into conflict with the very same network executives who propped him up. During script development, writer Paddy Chayefsky originally penned Network as a comedy, hoping to construct a satirical look at the way the newsrooms picked, edited and broadcasted news stories. But instead, Network's genius lies in how it portrays a much more cynical, yet at the same time realistic vision of the news world and the people who work in it. A world where shows, stories and individuals can be reduced to a simple rating share or profit margin. Peter Finch excels at playing the angry news anchor, using what would be the last of the actor's energy to deliver one of the most iconic monologues in cinema history. We know things are bad, worse than bad. They're crazy.  We sit in the house and slowly the world we're living in is getting smaller and all we say is please at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-built and radios and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone. Well, I'm not going to leave you alone. I want you to get mad.  Finch's performance would earn him the Academy Award's first ever posthumous Oscar for best actor, as he would die of a heart attack just weeks before the ceremony, making him one of only two actors to ever win posthumously. But what makes Network still relevant 44 years after its original release is how disturbingly accurate Beale's rants about society have become. His criticisms on the economy, the environment, workers' rights, the media and much more have all been proven to be true, and indeed have only gotten worse with the passing of time. What might have been seen by some as satire upon the film's original release has become a deeply depressing portrait of the real world as we know it today. And the way in which Beale is eventually dealt with by the higher ups of UBS perhaps shows us that we as the audience and as a society have moved beyond redemption, preferring the lives we see on the television to actually having to think for ourselves.


Three weeks ago, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and caused devastation across the island. Now one Brainerd woman is hoping to get supplies to her family and hometown in rural Puerto Rico. Sarah Winkelman has more. More pet food, that's awesome. After only a few short days of collecting donations at CLC, Claribel is blown away by the support from the community. Brainerd is my new home and so I considered this my home but Puerto Rico is also my home and so when I see the home where I live reaching out you know to the home where I grew up it's very meaningful to me. Ever since the hurricane hit she knew that even in Minnesota she wanted to extend a helping hand. When I saw the damage and I saw the need I felt helpless. She reached out to Central Lakes College and their newly founded Civic Engagement Club to help collect donations. I'm happy that she's happy. I'm glad she's that I'm glad for her and glad for her family and glad for the town that this stuff has gone to. Now these donation boxes can be found inside nearly any door at Central Lakes College for anyone to come in and drop off donations from the list. Think about your house being blown away completely blown away and everything on the inside being blown away and that's kind of stuff that were the emergency sort of stuff that we're hoping to provide for people. Claribel contacted the mayor and her brother who is the police chief in her hometown of Aguas Puenas. After waiting several days for a response she received a list of necessary supplies. My sister told me it was very scary. She lost three of her doors because the hurricane actually blew them out so I can't even imagine what they went through. Nearly 3,000 homes in Aguas Puenas were completely destroyed. It's hard to see the images. It's it's very difficult for me because I know what it looks like normally. Even weeks later items like toothbrushes towels and soap are extremely hard to come by but in just over a week many new supplies from Brainerd will arrive and Claribel is forever grateful. Well I feel like I've been embraced and my culture has been embraced in my family. Reporting in Brainerd Sarah Winckelman, Lakeland News. The last day to donate is Monday October 16th for a complete donation list you can visit our website lptv.org. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.