. >> he produced speeches for simon vance, wrote about presidents, and as a literary editor. he will share some insights sunday night on "q&a." >> this week on "the communicators," interviews from the gov 2.0 summit held at the

leverage up to $1 million of other philanthropic money to continue to a dance that catalyst -- to vance that catalyst. the arts are the ultimate opportunity to revitalize that market. the other question was about tackling the homeless. i am as committed to as any other human being to this issue. 12,000 people have gotten off the streets since i became mayor. we reduced the caseload by 84%. over 3000 human beings have the dignity of a place to call home. every day i go to my department heads trying to help people on city streets and corners. the challenges we do not have a static population. 12,000 was the total estimated population when i began. we did a survey last year that showed 44% of people have been out on the streets and sidewalks for less than 90 days. think about that. we recognize the problem is much bigger than us. it does not mean we do not want to solve it for our partners and other counties. for that matter, the state and the nation. we do our fair share and a lot more than our fair share. we will continue. there's been a 40% decline in the number of people on the streets

leverage up to $1 million of other philanthropic money to continue to a dance that catalyst -- to vancet catalyst. the arts are the ultimate opportunity to revitalize that market. the other question was about tackling the homeless. i am as committed to as any other human being to this issue. 12,000 people have gotten off the streets since i became mayor. we reduced the caseload by 84%. over 3000 human beings have the dignity of a place to call home. every day i go to my department heads trying to help people on city streets and corners. the challenges we do not have a static population. 12,000 was the totalst

. >> he produced speeches for simon vance, wrote about presidents, and as a literary editor. he will share some insights sunday night on "q&a." >> this week on "the communicators," interviews from the gov 2.0 summit held at the convention center in washington, d.c. >> "the communicators" is here at the gov 2.0. we're talking with denice ross. is the the head -- the deputy director of the center. what kind of data do you collect? >> we collect data that is important to our audience, which changes depending on the audience's needs. we focus primarily on nonprofit agencies before the storm. we focus on information to write grant proposals, and after katrina hit, the environment changed. all of that data that we had organized by neighborhood to be easy for people to use -- it was instantly obsolete and historical. we had to start figuring out who the new audience was, what questions they had, and what might didn't -- what data might be available to answer those questions. >> what is the process to answer the questions? how do you develop the information to those who consume your

tiger was mainly designed to break through enemy defenses this rare footage shows the german army said vance in the curse of. tiger's move slowly at the head of the offensive the mere look of tigers at a strong psychological effect on russian troops. bunk you can see a big hole of a tank approaching you. are right there a machine gunners and other machine gunners are trailing behind you. lead them through will be destroyed. where not supposed to have been the line of defense is no good for any seeing a creek near die ok but hold your positions for your. world war two veteran vassily ships off lives in the village of proof of your curse in one thousand nine hundred three he was nineteen years old can on july fourth he and other soldiers from his battalion were waiting for their first taste of combat in this reveal. the men had reason to believe they were unlikely to survive the battle. when we were told to load our weapons and replenish ammunition. secure everything to your body to give you maximum ability. we were told to leave our personal belongings behind. were you will no longer need the

it will help employ over thirty thousand employees of the country's largest auto manufacturer after vance there's own will specialize in producing car components using the affected workers existing skills agreements have already been reached with production investors who say they've got over one point three billion dollars ready to invest on the government side improved infrastructure and lower business costs are being promised by mr putin has already signed a decree to get the ball rolling pressure to act has also called for foreign carmakers operating in russia as new rules mean they have to significantly localize their production. asian markets have seen sharp moves this week on global growth fears they are edging higher in a choppy session on friday to call back some of this week's heavy losses lacking automobile shares and how green gains on the nikkei falling wall street overnight declined stocks extended losses there after the release of weekly jobless claims data which was at the highest level since february and europe's industrial output sort of unexpected fall fueling growth con

what did you learnwhen you were a speech writer for a former -- for cyrus vance, the former secretaryf state? >> i learned that any relationship between the act of writing a speech for a secretary of state and the delivery of the speech by the secretary is purely accidental and serendipitous. i learned a great deal about the bureaucracy of the state department. what was most interesting and frustrating to me was that i would be given -- i would be told that the secretary would be giving a speech and no guidance and i would ask what he wanted to say and what he wanted to emphasize and nobody really knew. i would write a draft based on what i thought he would want to say and then at that draft would be sent to 40, 5460 people, -- 40, 50, or 60 people at various bureaus in the department and embassies overseas. these people would slow listen -- slowly ascend -- send the revisions back. it was my job to collate all of these revisions, or do i accept some and reject others? there was no definitive answers. i did it ad hoc, the way that i thought it should be without any guidance or directi

joining us is vance ramirez with the california highway patrol, jennifer smith president and foundingrector of focus driven, it's an advocacy group for victims of motor vehicle accidents including drivers using cell phones. her mother was killed in an accident involving a driver using a cell phone. and shelly thorny is with us, founding director of focus driven. her 9-year-old daughter died in an accident involving a driver using a cell phone. and trying to persuade people, especially text-savvy, multitasking young people, about the dangers of texting while driving is tough. last year a public service announcement from the uk slammed home the message in a gruesome way. it also went viral on the internet. here's part of that psa, and a warning, these graphic images may upset sensitive viewers. watch. >> by day, make stunts. >> how? >> it's funny. i'm just going to thump her. >> larry: is that an actual video? oh. officer ramirez, any update, by the way, in the investigation in to dr. ryan's death? >> sir, i'm not at liberty to speak about that, it's an ongoing investigation, it's an op

. >> philip terzian wrote speeches for the carter administration secretary of state cyrus vance, wrote presidents in, "architects of power," and isabelle -- is the editor of "the weekly standard." tonight, he is on "q&a." >> the coast guard and bureau of ocean energy management hearings continue this week. we'll show you the live coverage with testimony from bp, halliburton, an transocean. -- and transocean. that is life all week beginning at 9:00 a.m. on c-span2. now, a look at a proposed whistle blower protection bill from "washington journal." this is about 40 minutes. is the -- stephen kohn is the executive director of the national whistleblower organization. guest: thank you. we are the only organization dedicated to whistle-blowers. we have no cause. we do not use them to leverage a specific issue, we simply protect whistle-blowers. host: "long revered on capitol hill, but when it comes to protecting congressional employees, congress is dragging its feet on the act that would prevent members of congress from retaliating in against employees, having yet to budge from their long ho

. >> we have speaker of fans, distinguish the vance sutton talks. >> tell people how they can get ticketsed a real local we confine san francisco food with san francisco movies family a fast parker if you log on to the website it's terrific its walt disney.org it tells you everything coming up. how did you get such a wonderful job a christian >> i was in the art museum business for the past 20 years before i came here two years ago. working at harvard university running your museum there. so, i came from an art museum background into an entertainment and arts world. it's sort of like having 1 ft. in the art world and 1 ft. in the entertainment world is just a lot of fun. >> have to say a special hats off to diane disney for putting this museum in san francisco. it is beyond fund. folks i'm not kidding this puts up there with cost a lot of and could see. all those great disney movies like ladies and the tramp, mary robinson all the rest. thank you so much richer-don't forget log on to the disney of all, walt disney.org web site. i can't wait to the events. here is a documentary i recommend

. >> philip terzian wrote speeches for cyrus vance, wrote about presidents and architects of power, and is literary editor of the ""weekly standard". he will share his insights on washington on c-span's "q&a". >> the coast guard and zeroth of energy and ocean management continues their hearings this week. we will show you live testimony from bp, halliburton, and transocean employees. each day this week, starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span 2. >> from today's "washington journal", a look at an economic and political impact of the recent floods in pakistan. greg mortenson, is the co-founder of the central asia institute and th e author of "three cups of tea". what is the philosophy behind your book? guest: i have been working for 17 years in pakistan and afghanistan. when i started out, i had a lot of problems because i was micromanaging. an old a villager told me that if you want to which your, you need three cups of tea, the first cup you're a stranger, second is friend and the third is family. and he will do anything for family. so much intensity in pakistan. we are hearing about t

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one of the things that has changed is just like with prophetic -- prosthetics and other medical of vances, there are a lot -- there is a lot more awareness than in vietnam or korea or world war ii. there's a lot more understanng of how to approach a suicide prevention. much of the attention, i believe, is it because we are in a different place today than we were at the end of world war ii, or korea or vietnam. >> [inaudible] inyes, i flew b-52's vietnam. >> [inaudible] >> is different. if vietnam, as i recall, was ju about as long as the double, we have been in ladley. the obstacle he -- the services became very intense about not only collecting of data and defining data, but also a suicide prevention in the 1990's. for about 10 years they have been doing a tremendous amount of research and investigation anprevention work that had not been true in previous eras. >> i would like to know, do you already have all the facts to understand what are the main situations where the soldier had taken their lives, for example, the average age if they are in the theater or when they come back, if they

>> yes yes facebook vance and the dozens of fans.ob you know what's wrong with the world, maybe levi johnson can do something about it. you know he is running for mayor. >> yes. that night, on when you got a young child do play in people's feelings, not less call in on it. it's fun reality shows. >> news the woman with him? >> i don't know is not what to name to the mat to get another to get on and off. sarah a gallon, almost as to her and a way for him to get more veins, he has the reality show and they will die. >> or have seen him interviewed and this is from afar, i do not remember any great personality. earnings in colorful offbeat or anything that makes you say zero or zero more this guy. the current mayor is like what you just a high-school diploma. >> what she stands in elizabeth. >> human-animal elizabeth? >> i don't i do but on the move as with similar or them. >>. good luck to the kids. it's just this thing when you just have a baby, go under greater from. >> the w.w. former head of progress elaine she is now one of the pu

one of the things that has changed is just like with prophetic -- prosthetics and other medical of vances, there are a lot -- there is a lot more awareness than in vietnam or korea or world war ii. there's a lot more understanding of how to approach a suicide prevention. much of the attention, i believe, is it because we are in a different place today than we were at the end of world war ii, or korea or vietnam. >> [inaudible] inyes, i flew b-52's vietnam. >> [inaudible] >> is different. if vietnam, as i recall, was just about as long as the double, we have been in ladley. the obstacle he -- the services became very intense about not only collecting of data and defining data, but also a suicide prevention in the 1990's. for about 10 years they have been doing a tremendous amount of research and investigation and prevention work that had not been true in previous eras. >> i would like to know, do you already have all the facts to understand what are the main situations where the soldier had taken their lives, for example, the average age if they are in the theater or when they come back, i