week or the supreme court heard another case this time involving defense contractors boeing and general dynamics who were taking on the government contract for eight twelve stealth fighters back in the late eighty's early ninety's and that i'm going a little bad because of finances and a lack of proper technology and the government wants their money back all three billion dollars of it over the appeal from boeing in general dynamics was greeted with a state secret privilege from the government the supreme court made a surprising move the justices claim that the privilege cannot be invoked it would be used to give the government monetary awards which was the situation in that case now walter fetching to see the highest court in our country recognize the state secrets privilege doesn't protect the government across the board i just can't help but wonder why they agreed to hear this case over the case involving extraordinary rendition yes sino the government has a really tight relationship with the fans contractors and obviously even tighter relationship with money but how serious is this case in c

. >> general dynamics notified its workers at the woodbridge facility. they were expected to help develop the tomahawk missile program but the program was canceled. the program already cost more than $3 billion to develop. 112 and plays are expected to leave on july 1st. >>> a florida congresswoman has just been elected share of the democratic national committee. she is the first woman elected by the full dnc. president obama chose her to -- analysts say she will play a key role in the 2012 campaign. >>> the federal government wait -- may have found a way to reduce the deficit. an independent panel on the government owns more than 12,000 vacant or underuse properties including warehouses, office buildings and storage facilities. experts are trying to determine how to sell them. 60% of the profits could be used to pay and the deficit and 40% would go to daily cost trade be -- daily costs. >>> more than 150 drivers recited for traffic violations at nearly 180 pedestrians were given warnings. the safety initiatives kicked off this morning on georgia avenue.

the marine corps has decided not to buy the amphibious fighting vehicles from general dynamics.the government will lay off 112 employees. the layoffs will happen on july 1. >> the department of justice is asking the ncaa whether the bold championship series is fair to every school. why does the association have a playoff system? the letter says there's serious questions as to whether the bcs violates federal antitrust laws. 21 people have asked the department to conduct an investigation. but the director of the bcs slammed the director saying, quote, it seems like a taxpayer money have the government looking into how college football games are played. >>> well, speaking of professional football, the redskins have gotten criticism from fans and sports writers but now a former skin is speaking out. >>> running back willie parker slammed washington for what he called lackadaisical attitude for football. they care more about having a good time off of the field rather than playing well on it. a 30-year-old called a pittsburgh radio station, quote, they didn't care about football. i d

automation but that the main load bearing element that strengthens the blade and on depends in general dynamics what we call a longer and is produced automatically by means of winding. or the only ones with this technology nobody else in the world produces composite constructions by means of this technology and it's well known that composite material is not vulnerable to rotting or corroding but that means our blades can work for many years saving the customer's money also in producing these blades we've implemented the latest achievements of aviation science in the field of aerodynamics. prior to putting these new blades on the m i thirty eight we tested them on r.m.i. eight with the meaningful breakthrough we discovered with these blades used on a regular m.i.a. helicopter was a full extra ton of lift. so if your typical and i ate conveyor a load of three thousand kilos then you install these plates and without any change in engine power you can add on an additional one thousand kilos and still take off it's a great example of how innovations are having a qualitative practical impact on perfo

managing or i suppose mr managing the logistics of the occupation of iraq and over here you've got general dynamics one of the biggest defense contractors of them all making fighter planes at all that's one thing and just down the road we have asked lockheed martin boeing another giant sci c. complex and many many more they're all right here right next to the pentagon so that everyone can conveniently get together and sign contracts and. you know eat lunch and have fun together the building that we're standing in front of now so that was my my third theory was probably don rumsfeld was hanging out with these guys as he has much of his life i mean he had the businessman he was. president sirleaf he's been he's had his fingers a lot of pots the possible there really were three different agendas operating i don't think you're being too conservative when i teach this case study it women marry on the george washington university my students usually arrive at least six through them time seven or eight motivate what i missed that you left out for example douglas feith a card carrying member of the party w

region and so we have general dynamics north of grumman lockheed martin all these huge firms that had to lay off workers because of the announced what was it one hundred billion hundred fifty billion dollars in defense spending cuts so when a politician or let's a lawmaker sees this kind of thing and they say hey if i cut military spending my constituents are going to be out of work how's that going to allow them to ever consider changing the system. well there haven't been any defense spending cuts there haven't even been any military spending cuts as of course most of this has nothing to do with defense and these people who are proud to go to work in whatever wars the u.s. government might approve of have to understand much of what this industry they're getting a job in does is provide weapons to foreign dictators they teach they have to be happy to be provided the weapons to countries we will be fighting future wars that yes we are a big arm or all of the world and these cuts they get talking about including in state of the union addresses are cuts to dream future budgets they're n

the marine corps has decided not to buy nearly 600 amphibious fighting vehicles from general dynamicshave to lay off 112 employees because of the decision. a third of the workforce. >>> in a yearlong battle to reach a contract agreement for nurses in washington's largest hospital may finally be over. officials from the washington hospital center and the union representing 1700 nurses announced a deal but still needs to be approved by union members. the nurses have been working without a contract for a year. you may remember their one-day strike back in march after negotiations broke down. it ended with them being locked out from work for an additional four days. nurses will hold an official vote friday and saturday on whether to ratify the contract. >>> if you've noticed a younger crowd hanging out in dc these days, well, it looks like you're right. according to new census numbers report bid "the washington post," people in their 20s and early 30s now make up nearly a third of the district's population. about 190,000 of the city's 600,000 residents between the ages of 20 and 34. that'

. >>> major layoffs at a northern virginia company, general dynamics is letting nearly 1/3 of its workforceo and adds up to about 112 employees at the facility. the cuts are the result of the cancellation of the marine core expeditionary fighting vehicle program. federal budget cuts killed that program back in january. >>> taking a live look outside right now, pretty chilly out there, and it looks like the pattern will continue, at least for awhile. >> sue palka is in the weather center with the first look at the forecast. sue, it has cooled off a lot from yesterday. >> it was a 20-degree drop as promised. yesterday we were in the 80s and today only about 61 degrees. actually, 62 our official high temperature, so that means temperatures are dropping off, and here is your headline. for the next several nights, we're going to be a little bit chilly, and especially tonight, rather chilly. our temperatures already down into the 40s in many spots and low 50s, and headed for the 30s in a few cases. let me show you some of the temperatures around the region. winchester dropping to 36, frederick 38

temperature marine corps has decided not to buy 600 amphibious fighting vehicles from general dynamicslant will lay off 112 employees because of that decision. a their of the workforce. the layoffs will happen on july 1. >>> whether to appeal an arbitrator ruling that a teacher was wrongfully fired. the school district fired denise hamilton two years ago. she must be reinstated and receive $200,000 in back pay. >> i look forward to going back to work and i can work with the children and pick up where i left off. >> the school system claims it fired hamilton from her job teaching visually impaired children at the sharp health learning center because she had not submitted proof of a valid teaching certificate. hamilton claims she had reached an agreement with the d.c. department of public schools to complete her license as her provisional license expired. >>> the yearlong battle to reach a contract agreement for nurses at washington's hospitals -- washington's largest hospital may be over. officials from washington hospital center and the union represent a 1700 nurse announced a deal, bu

defense contractor general dynamics is letting one-third about 2 ways to overcome them. travis smiley talks about 20 lessons of getting success from failure. and let's turn the book around so we see it. and before we talk about the book, this is your 20th year in the business. >> it's embarrassing to acknowledge that to you given the long distance runner that you are. >> congratulations. >> when i started out, i had no idea i'd be in it this long. it's difficult being a person of color to navigate a journey that we're navigating, trying to empower people and enlighten people and encourage people with the work we do. but i love it and i didn't know that i would enjoy it this much. but 20 years later i'm still enjoying it. >> which is great for all of us. and you touch on what this book really is about. because there are -- for anybody, there are struggles and for most people things don't come easily and for most folks there are setbacks and failures and the like that go along the way. your message is, you can use that? >> the problem is that once you get to a level of suc

the marine corps decided not to buy fighting vehicles from general dynamics. company's plant will lay off 112 employees because of that. that's about a third of the workforce there. >>> the year-long battle to reach a contract agreement for nurses at washington's largest hospital may finally be over. officials from washington hospital center and the union representing 1,700 nurses announces a deal, but it still needs to be approved. they have been working without a contract for a year. their one-day strike after negotiations broke down. it ended up with them being locked out from work for an additional four days. nurses will hold an official vote friday and saturday in order to ratify this new contract. >>> the number of people applying for unemployment benefits surged last week to the highest level in eight months. we'll check in now with cnbc courtney reagan. she joins us with more on that and the rest of the day's headlines. hi, courtney. >> stocks are slumping. the dow is down by about 65 points and that follows a drop yesterday. precious metals also lower

now adding to that number, defense contractor general dynamics.t is nearly -- it is letting nearly one-third of the work force go. that adds up to about 112 employees at the company's woodbridge facility. the cuts are the result of the cancellation of the marine corp expedition area fighting vehicle program. federal budget cuts killed the program back in january. >>> and if you are looking for work, don't forget to check out our job shop. our job of the day is with the naval support day care for children age 6 weeks to five years old. it's looking for a child and youth program assistant. pay is between $13.69 and $16.79 an hour. for more on this job and many others go to myfoxdc.com and click on job shop tab at the top of our home page. [ music ] >>> today is cinco de mayo. and many people think it's for mexicanin dependence. it celebrates the mexican victory over the french forces back o this day if 1862. the french occupied parts of mexico after they said they were suspended payments on the foreign debt. if you're wondering about mexican indepen

dynamics. there's enough lift to generate a sprinkle or two. so when it hits the coast. the coast gives it a little more lift and maybe more sprinkle. see the inclement weather lingering in the eastern part of the state. lake tahoe tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. and then you go into sunday, sunday looks like a little warmer at bay. because the showers move off and more cloud cover. this next system tees up and could give us more clouds in the early part of next week. maybe a sprinkle on tuesday. some ways out. your forecast highs look like these. don't dispair, i don't think anybody is dispairing, it's a big three day weekend but it's not what we expect. is it frank? >> it sure isn't. skiing up in the sierra. >> they'll be skiing. and on july 4th, they'll be skiing in the sugar bowl. >> you think so? >> that's what they told me. they plan to open for the fourth of july weekend. >>> 15 nations have taken part in the international space station. future repair and maintenance will be done by the space station crew. >>> two retired members of the mounted patrol were honored this morn

they add to the dynamism and creativity and growth of american society. think of all the people in my generation. a married couple with postgraduate degrees who have an army of immigrants making their two income lifestyle possible. that is -- an example of the complementarity we see in so many ways. finally politically. i used to get criticized on the left a lot thaw for being supportive of a policy that might make john mccain the next president and george bush a hero for latinos for a generation. i wish i was still getting criticized on the left for being willing to do that because it is just the other way. the republican party is committing slow-motion political suicide by alienating the fastest growing group of new voters. latinos are we often talk about but it is them and south asian and caribbean and african and folks in the middle east. republican party under george w. bush was fabulously competitive with those ethnic and immigrant communities and now it is not. now it is not. not the democrats' current the vote by any stretch. don't get me started on that. but republicans keep pushing the

debates and one of the challenges that russia faces over the next generation i would argue it is how can it re-create itself as a dynamic of eurasia, and how does it do it as jim pointed out with a declining population? and certainly this will be the case for the next 20 years. this is what the debate inside russia is about today as they prepare for the presidential selection in 2012. and you see various camps beginning to form, or various ways we can think about this. it is state capitalism the way to go, building national champions here is this going to provide russia the power that it needs over the next generation, or does russia really need to do a much better job of building free markets, of attracting small and medium-sized investors into russia, in creating the type of dynamic economy that you see, particularly in the united states or europe. when you think about innovation, could innovation be focused on really rebuilding the russian industrial ways. the automotive sector, aviation, even on and gas, and using those sectors as a way of innovating in the russian economy. court do you take the approach which is fo

generation is not one we can afford to pay. let's make today a day we squeeze the value from walking. when we leave today, we must walk the talk. our dynamic panel that will get engaged on this topic for today's topic. guns and violence, what's working, what's not. first we have mrs. smith. she's's senior advisor to mayor gavin newsom. david onick. malik senfero. director of bay view safe haven. children youth and families. cheryl davis. momagic. last but not least, we have jenay. >> we have tyre and then we have cheryl. john. i have a question for you. i hear there's a summer school safety plan that started in may 2007. >> they were 4 partners that collaborates on looking at summer school sites. the 4 were the mtap with muni, the youth services with san francisco police department and the security guards through the san francisco unified school district and d.c. yf. we rolled out responsibilities and it was within the scope of work we were doing and to form what that looked like. they are going to be the primary lead but have support of m tap to deal with interventions outside the perimeter the school. and the police department was a supp

dynamic. because you had in the window period, politicians who are generally hard wired not to do anything unpopular. not to do things that rock the boat. not to make the voters angry at them. suddenly went from a position of wanting to protect themselves to realizing that there was an important principal of law that requires defending. it had nothing to do with the president's personal life. it's a fascinating story. and this book chronicles it day to day. how slowly this all changed. how that dynamic changed. and the ultimate question is why do it? and this is why. why did i give up my seat in congress? it took me 30 years to get there. why was i willing to cast a vote and participate in something that i knew from the start was a loser? this is why. when the founders wrote the institution, they said a president can be removed for high crimes and misdemeanor. but they never define high crime and misdemeanor. where do we get the definition? the definition comes from every single impeachment that the house faces. we had 17 or 18. at least i think we had 17 by the time president clinton came before us

with every generation, we knew her country with a driving dynamism that says here in america, anything is possible. when tough times inevitably come, when war and economic hardship is a five course, we do what americans have always done. we remember our moral compass, and that we are citizens with obligations to each other, that we all have responsibilities, that were almost together, together, that we rise and fall as one and we are the united states of america. so we pulled together. we each do our part, knowing we have navigated the rough seas before that we will do so again. we americans aren't optimistic people. we know even the darkest storms pass. we know that a brighter day back ends, and that yes, tomorrow can better day for through two centuries of challenge and change, we've never lost sight of our guiding stars. the liberty, justice, opportunity we see for ourselves and the universal freedom have rights that we stand for around the world. cadets, if we remember this, if you stayed true to the lessons you've learned here, if we hold fast to what keeps us strong and unique am

general petraeus does not have a good relationship with the pakistanis . he will be taking over the cia, if he is confirmed. that is the key question moving forward. what is the dynamic going to be between the u.s. and pakistan? tavis: thank you for your work, thank you for your insights, thank you for coming on the program. that is our show for tonight. i will see you next time on pbs. until then, good night from l.a. thanks for watching. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: to join me next time as a scientist and climate change expert tim flannery and funk music legend bootsy collins. that is next time. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station fro

dynamic about afghanistan as we look at that operation there? >> if you were to ask the military on the ground, if you were to ask general petraeus he would probably say it is not going to have a divisive effect. it may over the long run. the political effect here at home will be there is a sense as you look at the pictures of ion in the streetsy in the of new york and elsewhere. we have gotten our just revirginia tech. revenge. if the president determines that the war in afghanistan is a losing proposition i believe in the long run that we will be there for years and years and have an indeissuesive outcome. if he decides he wants to accelerate a withdrawal this is the hoping needed and this is an opening he could use. in it since it is like that idea way back in the '60s to declare and go home. that would be a crude way to put it here but i think in a sense the president can now argue in time we are going -- al-qaeda is weaken thed and not leading in afghanistan. it there are only dozens of al-qaeda in afghanistan. it is weakened and our job is done and we will vigilant. it gives him a political hoping to say we are out, believing with honor and

dynamism of the american society. think of all the people in my generation, married couples, both with post-graduate degrees to have an army of immigrants making their two-in, lives out possible. -- making their two-income lives possible. and finally, politically, i mean, boy. i used to get criticized on the left a lot for being supportive of a policy that might make john mccain the next president and would make george bush i hero for latinos for generatis. i wish i was so getting criticized for that, because right now it is the other way. the republican party is committing slow-motion political suicide by alienating a fast- growing group of new voters. i love to talk about this. latinos, asians, south asians, caribbean and africans and folks in the middle east. republican party was fabulously competitive with those ethnic communities, and now it is not. not that democrats have turned the vote by any stretch. don't get me started on them. the republicans keep pushing them away. in makes the democrats' job very easy. eventually, the republican party will come back to its free- market principles, will realize that immig

binding to make sure the united states of america remains a vibrant , a dynamic economic powerhouse it has been so your generationof today that is the promise to leave to the next generation a better stronger america then we found it, and that is a challenge going forward and that doesn't mean we stand still but we have to adapt to changing circumstances around the world but adapting and changing in meeting those challenges is essential if we meet the test to giver brighter future and the essential if america is to remain the preeminent position it has in the world. all of us recognize there are factors that go into the next. what about the brighter future? it will include how we respond to actions taken by others and our immigration policy, depend on a crosscurrent of cultural factors. that will include whether we have reasonable rules over the financial industry to prevent the future meltdown and include actions by state and local governments and a whole panoply of issues. that will determine the answer to that question but i would argue probably no single decision will have a greater impact on shaping the nati

heading into our 53rd general membership meeting, it has been terrific so far, but we will save the best for last. we have dynamicessions planned for today, with a look at pension policy run the world and of fiscal responsibility commission to kick off today, i am honored to introduce our next speaker, mary schapiro, the chair of the united states securities and exchange commission. she will be taking questions after her remarks, so please write your questions on the blue cards that have been provided in hand them to our staff. she was appointed by president obama, unanimously confirmed by the united states senate, and sworn in during january 2009. a swift confirmation was a testament to her track record as an effective regulator and a strong consumer advocate. in 1988, president ronald reagan appointed mary schapiro commissioner of the sec. she was named acting chairman in 1993 by president clinton. president clinton later appointed her another commission until 1996. in 2006, she was named chairman and ceo of the nesd, and she oversaw the merger with the regulation of in york stock exchange. she became the ceo o

the dynamism and competitiveness and innovation of the markets allow america to lead the world for generationscoming and we can succeed again today. but we have to invest more of our cash in the american worker particularly in manufacturing. and in the last year we moved 2,000 manufacturing software jobs back to the united states to china, india and mexico and virginia and montana and workers can compete and they must be given the chance and of free difficult time in the country to any higher paying jobs have left the u.s.. people feeling hopelessness the left behind by mistakes of others and frequently the skills eroded so they no longer can compete. when people lose confidence in their future they act on their fears and about their hopes. but anger, cynicism and populism don't create jobs, don't create growth, don't create progress. dingley create fear. and there's nothing more country to your character to the character of all americans to this kind of hopelessness. i hit to tell you that the american dream is not dead. we didn't respond as well as we could have won the world embraced the sa

the dynamism and competitiveness and innovation allow america to lead for generations and we can succeed, but we have to invest more of our cash in the american worker, particularly in manufacturing. we have moved to thousand manufacturing software jobs back into the united states for china, india and mexico. these are not great, high-paying jobs. american workers can compete and they must be given the chance. so, we have come through a difficult time as a company, but to many high-paying jobs have left the u.s.. people believe hopelessness that they have been left behind by the decisions and mistakes of others. frequently, their skills have eroded so they can no longer compete. when people lose confidence in the future, their pride to act on fears and out their hopes. but anger, cynicism and populism don't create jobs, don't create growth, don't create progress. they only create fear. there is nothing more contrary to your character, the character of all americans, then this kind of hopelessness. i am here to tell you the american dream is not dead. we simply did not

general accounting office to examine the true magnitude of this unmet need. we also acknowledge that the older americans act, like other statutes is a dynamic document that can and must change to address emerging needs and embrace new innovations. it's notable that the older americans act is up for reauthorization the same year that the first of the by boomers turns 65. not only are the numbers of older adults increasing at a historic rate, but this population is becoming much more diverse. additionally as older americans live longer, they face growing health and economic challenges, all of these issues are converging to place tremendous strain on the aging network. a network that is already overburdened but eager to expand capacity and enhance planning to meet the demands and opportunities presented by our aging population, particularly in times of fiscal restraint, times such as now, we acknowledge that t improvements can be made in the efficiency and effectiveness of the older americans act in its delivery of core services and how it interac and coordinates with other federal programs that serve older adults. there are recommendations throughout the docum

general accounting office to examine the true magnitude of this unmet need. we also acknowledge that the older americans act, like other statutes is a dynamic document that can and must change to address emerging needs and embrace new innovations. it's notable that the older americans act is up for reauthorization the same year that the first of the baby boomers turns 65. not only are the numbers of older adults increasing at a historic rate, but this population is becoming much more diverse. additionally as older americans live longer, they face growing health and economic challenges, all of these issues are converging to place tremendous strain on the aging network. a network that is already overburdened but eager to expand capacity and enhance planning to meet the demands and opportunities presented by our aging population, particularly in times of fiscal restraint, times such as now, we acknowledge that the improvements can be made in the efficiency and effectiveness of the older americans act in its delivery of core services and how it interacts and coordinates with other federal programs that serve older adults. there are recommendations throughout the

in fact, they add to the dynamism and creativity and the american society. think of all the people in my generationmarried couple, both with post graduate degrees, who have an army of immigrants making their two-income lifestyle possible. that is perhaps a human example of the complementary that we see in so many ways. and then finally politically. i used to get criticized on the left a lot for being supportive of a policy that might make john mccain the next president and would make george bush a hero from latinos for a generation. i wish i was still getting criticized on the left for being willing to do it, because right now it's just the other way. the republican party, i think, is committing slow-motion political suicide by alienating the fastest growing group of new voters. latinos are what we often talk about, latinos, asians, south asians, caribbean, and africans, and folks in the middle east. the republican party under george w. bush was fabulously competitive with those ethnic communities and immigrant communities. and now it's not. now it's not. not that the democrats have earned the vote

in fact, they add to the dynamism and creativity and growth of the american society. i mean, think of all of the people in my generation two -- a married couple, both with post-graduate degrees who have an army of immigrants making their two-income lifestyle possible. that is the -- that's a human example of a complementary that we see if two ways. and then finally politically i mean, boy, i used to get criticized on the left a lot for being supportive of a policy that might make john mccain the next president and would make george bush a hero for latinos for a generation. i wish i was still getting criticized on the left for being willing to do it because right now it's just the other way. i mean, the republican party, i think, is committing slow motion political suicide by alienating the fastest growing group of new voters, latinos are what we often talk about but it's latinos and asian and south asians and caribbean and africans and folks from the middle east. the republican party under george w. bush was fabulously competitive with those ethnic communities and immigrant communities. and now it's not. now it's not.

general membership meeting. it's been really an outstanding meeting thus far but we've saved the very best for last. we have dynamic sessions today followed by a look at pension plans around the world and a lively discussion with the chairmen, erskin bowles and alan simpson. i'm honored to introduce our next speaker, mary shap is iro. she will be taking questions from the audience after her remarks so please write your questions on the blue cards provided and hand them to one of our staff who will be circulating throughout the audience. chairman shap ira -- shapiro was appointed by president obama, unanimously confirmed and sworn in january 2009. her swift confirmation was a testament to her proven track record as an effective regulator and a strong investor advocate. in 1988 president ronald reagan appointed mary shapiro commissioner of the s.e.c. she was named acting s.e.c. chairman by president bill clinton and later appointed chairman of the commodities futures trading commission. from their she entered the financial industries' self regulatory instuges. she was chairman of the nasd and in that role oversaw nas

dynamics in the world. my question is that as we look at -- we thought when we were out of iraq, pulling out of afghanistan in the way that general petraeus and all and the president are recommending that could be kind of let's come home and get on with it. i'm apprehensive that maybe we're going to need a larger standing army to not only meet unintended things in the world but that we have no elastiesity any more. so, one, what are you doing for the unexpected? would you caution congress to think twice before we shoot off our knockout before we ask you to shoot off the guns? what we do with the national guard who is really stressed and ask for one third of the work force are supposed to return to civilian jobs after nine years of deploying them from everything from tornados to overseas? so the unexpected and how do we make sure we have not only resiliencey, which general dempsey, i really want to do everything i can to work with you to do that and i tpwhreeb we speak for that. but what do you think about what i just said, secretary mchugh? >> i think you point out very accurately the challenge we all have as we make very importa

dynamics as human beings. and the truth is as the book really sets it from the way we respond is the scene from generation to generation and from century to century and we need to remember that first of all, nobody expects. and the most disarming thing you can do is tell somebody that you don't know because it builds trust and respect. the second thing you can tell them is that there is no good answer to a question. complexity is our friend. but all too often because we are scared, we end up trying to pretend that israel is the only perfect democracy in the world. and therefore we put ourselves outside the normal consensus and therefore people don't want to engage with us. so although you would like to talk about the new media, the truth is i think it is a red herring to what actually most of us can do. and in the in what is going to count more than anything else. and remember, in the end, the reason that you buy a diamond, house or whatever is because of the individual as well by looking into their office and i'm sure you've all got beautiful winning mize. [laughter] >> thank you. [applause] >> lorna, yet to say i'm y

general accounting office to examine the true magnitude of this unmet need. we also acknowledge that the older americans act, like other statutes is a dynamic document that can and must change to address emerging needs and embrace new innovations. it's notable that the older americans act is up for reauthorization the same year that the first of the baby boomers turns 65. not only are the numbers of older adults increasing at a historic rate, but this population is becoming much more diverse. additionally as older americans live longer, they face growing health and economic challenges, all of these issues are converging to place tremendous strain on the aging network. a network that is already overburdened but eager to expand capacity and enhance planning to meet the demands and opportunities presented by our aging population, particularly in times of fiscal restraint, times such as now, we acknowledge that the improvements can be made in the efficiency and effectiveness of the older americans act in its delivery of core services and how it interacts and coordinates with other federal programs that serve older adults. there are recommendations throughout the