caroline francis is one of my favorite's girl name. we have a girl named caroline as well, she's now a big girl. and emmet joseph, that's a sharp-looking tie as well. thanks for coming to montana last month to participate in the telehill workshop, where i'm sure you saw firsthand the opportunities that technology truly can bring to rural america. in your statement, the committee, you mentioned one of your top priorities is securing access to communication services for all people, no matter where you live. and i couldn't agree more. access to technology is allowing us to remove geography as a constraint and allows montanans and those who live in rural areas to start and grow world class companies, but we still have got a lot of work to do. a lot of issues to overcome and serve the underserved communities. the communications act tasks the fcc with providing services to rural consumers that are reasonably comparable to services in urban areas. now some areas are about to get 5g service in many areas of montana don't know what g is. we'd l

francis, age 8, and emmett joseph, age 5. they are our sweetest accomplishment and greatest joy. i know they are not here today, i would also like to note my parents, elliott and william who are at home in hartford, connecticut. my brother, brian who is touring the country as drummer for the band, so my parents have the unique ability to claim they have children who are a rocker and a regulator. it's a tremendous honor to have been renominated by the president to continue to serve as commissioner at the fcc. that's because we are in the early days of the communications revoluti revolution. network technologies are reaching further and faster into all aspects of civic and commercial life. they are transforming the ways we connect, create, employ, and educate and entertain, and govern ourselves. for the commission, all of this required. it all -- also means we must recognize what is time tested and enduring. that is why i believe the work of the commission must be guided by four essential values, that have informed our communic

francis, age eight, and emmet joseph, age five. they are our sweetest accomplishment and greatest joy. i know they are not here today, i would also like to note my parents, elliott and william who are at home in hartford, connecticut. my brother, brian who is touring the country as drummer for the band, so my parents have the unique ability to claim they have children who are a rocker and a regulator. it's a tremendous honor to have been renominated by the president to continue to serve as commissioner at the fcc. that's because we are in the early days of the communications revolution, network technologies are reaching further and faster and to all aspects of commercial life. they are transforming the ways we connect, create, employ, and educate and entertain, and govern ourselves. for the commission, all of this change means humility is required, it also means we must recognize what is time-tested and enduring. that is why i believe the work of the commission must be guided by four essential values, that have informed our communi

caroline: today, he showed us the resignation letter he wrote to pope francis, full of anguish about the way the church treats people. there were serious allegations against the vatican department where he worked for 12 years. he said his former colleagues are trying to undermine the pope's reforms from inside. the priest has had no response from pope francis. today, the vatican has no comment. caroline wyatt, bbc news, barcelona. ♪ anchor: the extinction of the dinosaurs. few lessons included the role of dark matter. particletest book, physicist lisa randall explains the possible link that we may take for granted. she joined us to discuss her findings about the interconnectedness of the universe. welcome. thank you for joining us. lisa: thank you for having me. anchor: "dark matter and the dinosaurs" things you would not normally get together. how do they link? lisa: a speculation, but one thing that is fun is it links abstract things that people don't think about. dark matter to dinosaurs. a comment is on the cover. a comet killed the dinosaurs. what triggered that? tot caused th