. >> commissioner ricco. >> ms. andrisy. would you come back up? couple questions. we've obviously spoken regarding the western soma zoning district. so i understand your recommendations with regard to neighborhood commercial corridors and i think it's very short sighted on the part of the planning department to create neighborhood commercial corridors and then not do anything to make them work. and that's what we have in the case of 6th street. it's just a label. it doesn't mean anything because as part of the eastern neighborhood process, they just didn't want to touch the whole subject of entertainment. in fact, as dan cider told me, they were afraid that if they got into all the wrangling that goes along with changing the status of entertainment, that it would probably bring the entire eastern neighborhood's plan down. so understandably they left everything just the way it was. but i think it's a real shame that 6th street has the hope of becoming a vibrant, interesting proactive neighborhood that would benefit the community as well as the small businesses. with

next, the president visits tear toe ricco, the first time the president made a official trip there sincend democrats give their analysis of the republican debate last night in new hampshire. later, 16 days to agree on a budget in minnesota or the state faces a government shutdown president obama is scheduled to arrive in puerto rico, about 15 minutes from now. the first u.s. pez in 50 years to make an official visit to the island. so, what's behind this trip? want to go live to san juan puerto rico where juan carlos lopez is standing by. first of all, why the trip, as you suppose? >> well, people are saying it's part of strategy to attract the latino vote. there are month on the u.s. mainland than there are on the island. coming to this island on the first official visit will resonate with those voters. voters, for example, heavy concentration of puerto ricans in florida. florida the democrats want to win. >> obvious, hillary clinton's trips to puerto rico, i went on her trip to the campaign as well as president obama. the people cannot vote in the general election. what is the link here