whose campaign can withstand the february break and come back strong and who will wither away in februaryd. mark murray joins me now to wade through the nuts and bolts. this is, this is unbelievable and, in fact, short sided, i think, by some of these january states. but we can get am to that in a minute. look at this january calendar as we have been pointing out. we know iowa is going to be the third and we've got south carolina, and you've got florida on there and we know new hampshire is going to wedge its way somewhere in there if they don't decide to write themselves off by going into november. >> we are football fans, we know about the bye week, we'll have a bye month. >> maine, colorado are caucuses. >> they're caucuses. when you get to february 28th. those caucuses begin at the beginning of the month. primaries in arizona and michigan. >> that's it. >> that's it. >> then we go into super tuesday where a lot of southern states are holding their primaries. >> this year super tuesday is in march. look at this calendar from february 2008 and look at it now. so, in 2008, every y mean,

we had a spike in vehicle delays in february and march. at the same time, the beginning of the baseball system, one of the things we will be talking about is during the course of the baseball season this year, we made several accommodations to be able to run our service and at the same time get people to and from at&t park. without benefits of the extra trains we had in previous years, we continued to leverage our technology, specifically the line management center, in concert with our line inspectors on the street and our control center to make adjustments as we needed to on the service. everything to putting buses on some of the rail lines -- back in april and may, and we will talk also about some of the other changes and things we're doing to improve the service overall. so the message of want to leave you with this we would like to think we bottomed out in the spring in terms of the misruns and open service. we have gradually gotten better since then. as i said, we're own -- on an approach to make sure we fill all of our runs. very imp

[applause] i have to tell you that pritchett early early -- earlier in the year, particularly in february when we really have a surge in gang violence, only was an organization we worked with closely and help us quite a bit in the escalating violence that was pretty prevalent in february of this year, so we appreciate the great work you are doing, and we look forward to continue partnership with you. [applause] i believe rock connally is here, president of the san francisco boys and girls club. -- rob connally. we work with this organization a lot, and we have a mutual goal and trying to provide guidance to the youth of the mission district, and again, officers from the district continually marvel at the dedication that people are doing. thank you very much. [applause] and ricardo garcia -- i work with him almost daily in dealing with potential gang violence or back in february when we had a legitimate plate of gang violence, he was out there on the street every day. we were in discussions every day for the strategy to deal with gang violence plaguing us, and it was very successful, and w

what i have here is a photograph of documents dated back to february bu5th on every piece of communityolicing. i have never done anything but this. and i enjoyed working with david compos' office. i am not going to go through all these papers, because you will run me out of here, but i would like to sit this is what it led up to. this is already working. this is already happening right now. it is happening in my community. it happened in holly courts. i enjoyed working with the community center, but this is what it all came down to. i beg you to please pass this. it is already in motion and are ready happening. thank you. [applause] >>

in february 2011, and d.o.e.rnment in the likely event that solyndra declared bankruptcy. d.o.e. postponed solyndra's initial payments and push back the repayment of the loan. d.o.e. weep several requirements that solyndra was obligated to meet before receiving further funding, including solyndra's consistent failure to comply with the davis-bacon act in their ability to contribute to an agreed-upon reserve fund. while all of that was happening, do we continue to push millions of additional dollars out the door in a futile attempt to save it. six months later as predicted by d.o.e. sound financial model back in 2009, solyndra went belly up. today's witnesses hopefully are going to help us understand treasury's involvement at various points of life of the solyndra loan guarantee. this treasury believed d.o.e. should have consulted with doj about restructuring. you have to wonder giving expertise funding a project finance the d.o.e. had responded to treasury's request for information, with something a bit different

officials occurred on this issue in february 2011. to fully moral to fully more as to what happened on both sides of this issue the community or from d.o.e. as well as treasury. now look, the majority may argue the subcommittee will provide an opportunity to question delia about its views on a later date. mr. chairman, i am sure you intend to do that but that will ensure that would have the story is told today. it makes this hearing appeared to me to be more about generating headlines than engaging us in thorough fact-finding. and i hate to say that and i say with all due respect, but let's not do this investigation piecemeal. let's do a whole investigation. let's get all the facts out there and then let's figure out what to do. >> i thank the ranking member and i think itself evident that we're going to have a d.o.e. folks up here. we agree with you completely, so we intend to have them up here as well as the people who signed the document so we can assure that we will have this happen. with that, recognize the chairman of the full c

airplanes were damaged by the storms on february -- its february 2010, but no one was injured. still cleaning up from last year's snowfall and you cannot wait for more of it. >> time flies. that's amazing. >> february 2010. >> almost two years. unbelievable. the cold front recently has dropped are temperatures. like an appetizer for what's coming. if you love snowfall, that will be the desert coming within the next month or so. colder weather by the end of the week and into the weekend, if you enjoy the cooler weather. there is a beautiful picture sent to us in the weather center from katie data as a couple weeks ago when the colors were at peak at reich the gaps -- at rocky gap . this one was sent from mike and barbara overlooking the shenandoah valley. the vibrant colors. lindsay sent this from the thurmont area at a state park. a beautiful picture with the lake. thanks for sending those pictures. i have posted photographs on my blog. or you can scan at the qr code on your screen to make it easier. 60 in the district right now. 65 in lexington park, 61 in quantico. there clou

and then at the end of february.and then we will pick up in march as it was. but the attempt is to make it more representative of the country. >> why does it hurry the candidates to squash them together? i hear how terrible it is that florida jumped the line but what is the practice effect? why do the candidates hate this? >> first of all it means they have to run through the christmas holiday. if you have a primary happening in early january, you are fighting the holidays, you know, and cutting up your own. you are running -- you have to run very hard. you have to pack more events into every day, you have to campaign every day because every day becomes that much more crucial. and it means that you spend less time in these states. rather than having 19 days, for example, between new hampshire and iowa, we may have as little as ten days. rather than having, you know, a contest on, you know, there will be seven days between iowa and new hampshire which is sort of normal, but all the rest of the times are going to be co

we went right back to february 4th.ack. >> amy you said the committee is what they wanted, some of your committee out there. is this what you wanted or did you want to keep the 14th? >> i do represent the people here in nevada, so i point blank went back to what the people wanted, and that's what we are representing. >> we're talking about what the people want and i'm asking what you wanted. >> t.j., i'm the voice of the people, and so that's exactly what i'm supposed to represent and that's what i'm doing. >> okay, well it sounds like this might have been against your wishes and again, i sat there and talked to you in vegas and you looked me in the eye and i think you had the courage of your convictions at the time, you really wanted that 14th date. why not the 17th, which was discussed as well, pushing it back three days which would have allowed new hampshire to go the second week of january? was the 17th a date that was talked about? >> no, that's not an option, because we need to have a saturday for our caucus, a nu

occurred on february 2011. to more fully understand what happened on both sides of this issue, the committee needs to hear from d.o.e. as well as treasury. the majority may argue the subcommittee will provide an opportunity to question d.o.e. about its views on a later date and i'm sure you intend to do that. but that only serves to ensure half the story is told today. it makes this hearing appear to me to be more about generating headlines than engaging us in thorough fact finding. i hate to say that and i say it with all due respect but let's not do this investigation piecemeal. let's get all facts out there and that let's figure out what to do. >> thank you, ranking member. i think it is self evident we're going to have the d.o.e. folks up here. we agree with you completely and we intend to have them appear as well as the people who signed the dark commence -- designed the documents. with that, i recognize the chairman of the full committee. >> thank you. eight months ago we asked secretary chu to turn over

then we hope to be back here for adoption in february. i proposed that your 23rd, but i have not heard anything yet. we are hoping to plan ahead. no one had booked that out yet. i will turn it over to meghan and give her a few minutes. on the healthy development measurement. >> good evening, commissioners in. i am an epidemiologist with the department of public health's. i manage the healthy development management tool and i was asked to come and speaker tonight about dph's involvement with the project. dph has been involved in the revision of rose since 2006, when they began serving on the mayor's opens his task force. we have reviewed the drafts and provided formal comments. we also reviewed implementation programs. more recently, we have compared the objectives and policies of rose to those in the hdmt. looking at the feedback we provided there were comments on equitable distribution from the city to assess air and noise pollution when deciding in -- when making alterations to existing space. we have suggested that stakeholders' be eng

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sentencing in their february expected. >>> we are about to find out if michael jackson's doctor told police -- what he told police

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. >>> it was opened in february. the connector already needs to be repaired.ate inspections revealed cracks, it's a design flaw. the repairs will start many the coming weeks. >>> if you want to go to the national christmas tree lighting, here's your chance. the park service offering three thousand seats to an online lotter u that opens at 10:00 in the morning and will run through november 7th. tickets will be mailed to the president. >>> in in health news, it seems more of us are taking antidepressants, one in 12 people take them and they're the third most commonly prescribed drug. women are more likely to use them than men and 1/2 of them have been on them for two years or more. >>> abc 2 news is working for you to answer questions you may have for your girls. a call to breast health is from 10:00 in the morning until 6:00 at night and taking your calls and answering your questions for everything you need to know on breast canner. this year's walk will be sunday. we'll broadcast live as we partner for the fundraiser to fight breast cancer. you can watch while

the ban was prompted by plans by the anti muslim english defense league here in luton in february to march through tower hamlets the area with the highest concentration of muslims in the country but instead of banning one march one day the home office banned all marches in six baros for an entire month activist richard seymour sees a wider motive. doesn't necessarily mean to say that march isn't going to happen it just means that. more powers and that's part of the wider problem but if you're restricted to a static demonstration the police have a right to. arrest very. small fences or fences these people behind me are amongst the lucky few they still can march just by pure accident of geography where hit in lumberton which is not one of the six affected by the ban but if as many fear the government extend and widen the ban to take in more parts of london the scenes that you see behind me both small and large marches through london and many other cities across the country could be a thing of the past the band comes hot on the heels of widespread rioting in many english cities in augus

nevada republicans agreed to move up from january to february. there was talk about it.le over the states over who would be the first . now the schedule was set. peaty ducing looking at the candidates and where they stand right now. >> herman cain who won the republican leadership straw poll out in vegas is trying to explain to the social conservatives when he was propro choice he meant he is prolife and if anyone wants a abortion they will have to commit a crime. >> abortion should not be legal. but if that family makes the decision to break the law that is that family's decision. >> governor perry believes that his flat tax is more attractive than the 9-9-9 plan. he was campaigning and hunting. cain is on the tea party caucus and a past supporter of michelle bachmann who is working hard to shoot down the rumors that the entire new hampshire staff jumped ship. not all of her staff has quit. one director quit and so did caroline gilger. it would have been nice for them to talk to us. we have case staff in new hampshire and we understand they want to campaign and work mor

it is february. we're where we should be in february. the difficult decisions come in june and july. hopefully we will still be on the right track when we get there. >> are there any milestones established? >> a big one will be in the middle of march. we will get cost analysis from the retirement system on proposals out there. we will be gauging people's reactions to those numbers as a key market. the first couple of weeks of may will be important. that is when various proposals will be introduced in these chambers for the november ballot. june and july is when the board will vote on what goes in front of the electorate in november. those are the key milestones. >> talk about homelessness and how you are planning to deal with that as an issue. >> the key there is funding. everything gets back to that issue. we have a number of wonderful plans in place on how to address the homeless issue. we just cannot afford to. we continue to cut funding to shelters, public health programs that help our homeless population. if we were able to do what

we will of the six-month report in february. -- we will have a six-month report in february. is afford to keep in mind where we art in the bigger picture. i am going to give an update on the current year, and the budget. i will review the five-year financial outlook as context for the planning for 13, 14. i will go through a preview of the next year, and then just review key dates and time lines we have coming up as we move forward. of course, feel free to ask questions as i go. in the current year, we are one- third of the year into 2011-12, we just result a deficit -- three for $6 million deficit. the main thing we're looking at right now on the upside that were the 're thinking about is e know we have tax revenues improving. -- we just closed a $3.6. this is due to the economy recovering. we have moved out of the recession. we had a good reserve set aside. 15 million reserve. $2.6 million reserve in the children's fund for child care cuts, so in those ways we are well-positioned to handle the risks we have in the current year, but we do have significant risks. the downside

and the inspector general investigation began in february much 2011.e she learned about "operation fast & furious" and the whistleblowers started coming out and the indictments started coming down. then the vest nation with the inspector general came up in february. megyn: we'll have more on this in 20 minutes. the pentagon's personnel chief is stepping down. a number of complaints filed against him accuse him of creating a climate of fear and mistrust and forcing retirements and resignations since he took the job. major nadal hassan telling a military judge their client needs a jury consultant because he's a muslim and is accused of being a terrorist. he's accused of killing 13 people at the texas army post in '09. the judge said he will decide later on those motions. both require government funding. new developments in the manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor. defense calling its star witness in what has become an emotionally charged feet up for justice. the experts on the drug at the center of this case, propofol testifying he does not thi

the coldest times expected to be mid-december and february. >>> the president honored a special frederick county woman for her work with the military. her name is michelle brewer of jefferson. she received this year's citizen's medal. the second highest civilian honor. the award was established more than 40 years ago and recognizes americans who serve their country or fellow citizens in great great ways and she founded soldiers list, this is a program that sends care packages to troops overseas and it also supports high risk service members and their families. >> the work that i do i don't do for recognition, i do it because there is a deep need for people to make a difference educating others about soldiers and what their families going through as well as children who need medical care. >> she is one of 13 to receive the medal and more than 6,000 were nominated. what a special day for her. >>> they were passing the music to try it inspire kids. the pass the music on campaign hosted donation ceremonies to two local schools. they are donated by northern virginia and maryland students and r

but it is not january or february. it is october. as it develops here, it will be able to draw in enough cold air off to the north and west that parts of our viewing area, if they are watching out in west virginia, western maryland, up towards frederick, winchester, hagerstown, you could be dealing with some snow during the day tomorrow. i think it will start as cold rain and change over to snow early during the day tomorrow. because of that, we have a winter storm watch for the potential for accumulating snow off to the north and west. notice no advisory here in washington. no advisory in baltimore off to the south or to the east but off to the north and west, we have a winter storm watch and this could be tweaked. in fact, it likely will be tweaked over the next 24 hours as we have a better sense of how the storm will move and more importantly, how much cold air we can draw into the system. that will be a big factor here for january, february. i would say no problem getting that cold air in here. but this time. year, it is to say t

tensions between muslims and christians in egypt have intensified since the fall of hosni mubarak in february what began as a peaceful rally calling for justice attacks on christian churches by muslim extremists quickly turned into the most violent episode since february as revolution military vehicles charge three rounds and plowed into people well troops fired rubber bullets and tear gas the army supreme council has called for a swift investigation into the violence as far as the clashes state media has blamed the christian protesters at least global shiela however if the stance that hypocritical. this is a very cynical attempt by the defacto rulers of the country the military to portray a. minority of the population and religious minority as drug makers when in fact all they're doing are trying to seek some justice and overturn institutionalized discrimination that's the. residue from the time of war barak and his policies so this is absolutely cynical kind of the way it's covered by the military council and its media are let's look at what the background that we're looking at here in egyp

>> guest: this was february 9th, 1950. it was a speech for the lincoln day celebrations that were being organized by the ladies' republican club of wheeling, west virginia. lincoln's birthday was traditionally a opportunity for republican officeholders to give a speech about republican principles, about the--the great traditions and the heritage of the republican party and its--then, al--of course, also to associate themselves with the figure of abraham lincoln and about how--and--and about sort of current political views. mccarthy was invited to give the speech. he was, at that time, still a very obscure senator. and it is true, he was somebody who was struggling for a way to which--make a name for himself. c-span: two years into his senate term? >> guest: that's right. that's right. he had--he had great difficulty convincing his colleagues that he was really up to the job of being a competent--what shall we say? a--a competent supporter, a competent com--colleague in pushing republican policies here. he'd been relegated

the first signs on february 16th at the arab spring had spread to libya.iolent crackdown on demonstrators protesting the arrest of a human rights activist. and within days, clashes had erupted across the country. and as images of the violence made their way on to the internet, the gadhafi a family used state tv to dismiss reports that they were losing control. >> today tripoli is quiet. yesterday tripoli was quiet. schools are open. people are out. normally. life is normal here. >> the western world saw it differently. >> it is u.s. policy that gadhafi needs to go. >> by the end of february, sanctions were ill pose asked colonel gadhafi's assets, frozen. the first attacks on libya came on march 19th. french, british, and american forces fired more than 110 missiles at libyan military assets. days later, nato took over the mission. and on april 30th, launch ad missile fake killed gadhafi's youngest son and three of his grandchildren. the libyan leaders' base of support began to crumble amid political defections and increasing international support for the r

that was back on february 17. i am asking what the planning department has done to find an overall guidance play in -- plant for telecommunications services. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> i live at 1425 alito -- vallejo street. the -- one of the big concerns we have as was mentioned is the structural integrity. we understand that they church of fellowship of all peoples is a very historic institution in san francisco. that speaks to the diversity of san francisco. as far as the maintenance of the building, there has been no seismic retrofitting in this building which was built in 1907. there is no record of it. there has been no or early maintenance work. there have been three permits, one in 2003, 2005, and 2010. none of them has been -- has the final signature from the inspectors from the -- from the inspectors, from the city inspector. there also has been violations of the san francisco health code, there have been dead pigeons on the alleyway, there is pigeon droppings. you can see them maintenanc

he was arrested back in february. he faces up to 20 years imprisoned. >> police hope surveillance video will help them find three men who forced their way into a west baltimore hole before robbing people inside. this is video from martin luther king boulevard. that is where one of the suspects tried to use a stolen atm card. if you recognize this person, you are asked to call baltimore city police. they have arrested one of two inside a hotel. 25-year-old stephen harris is charged with assault and reckless endangerment. he and another man forced their way into the motel 6 while two men were asleep inside of their route. one of the victim the state, and the other was robbed. police are still looking for the other suspect. text messages any secret record a conversation took center stage today in the murder trial of a baltimore county man. the body has never been found, but that is not stopping prosecutors for making a case. thefts >> this is the initial videotaped interview as police began the investigation. >> he admit

february was much different. just today we cannot forecast what to expect this winter. >> but we will be watching the atlantic ocean closely for clues. based on current conditions, why winter forecast is for temperatures near to slightly below average with snow fall between 10 and 15 inches. >> that does not include what we just had a? >> no. >> for the whole winter? >> we handle less for the entire winter. but that was pretty much the winter weather last year. i think we will be ok. it will not be from two years ago where we had six or 7 feet of snow. in fact, want to start off with the map. this is the snowfall forecast for the entire area. in the district and various cells of the -- south of northeast -- beyond have to go far to see more. there'll be some ridge tops and in the blue ridge and it -- 30 inches will not be uncommon. it is mainly la nina winter, and we did not associate much snow with that. the total will not be as impressive as it were a couple of years ago. but there is always a chance i could be

look, i want to be sweden, not japan, that's the big construction in february. sweden bailed out their banks, nationalize, close them, and killed off wild speculation of the business model. they turned banks into a boring spine of economy rather than a casino, sweden roars back, and they are doing what we do now, bail them out, restore them, use government, persons, effort, as best you can. we can't live without whatever they are, whatever that business model is. we're three years now into a very similar model. obama gets this and says i want to be sweden, not japan. what happens is hack vok inside his economic team. summers and geithner, old friends like emanuel. they know each other forever. their conversations are important in some ways as anything they say to the president. well, summers and geithner embrace hippocratic risk. first, do no harm. it's difficult to challenge. almost everything does harm that's bold. obama hears this, fine, fine, but this is what i want to do. he wants to nationalize, take down, wind down some of the big banks and reopen them, k

iowa pea caucus was set to be held february 6th.owa also moved its caucus back to january 3rd in 2008 because of a similar chain reaction of states changing their dates. >>> san francisco board of supervisors will discuss free muni youth passes when they meet in less than two hours. there is debate over how much it will cost to offer free rides. according to "the examiner" a study released estimates the cost will be $3 million. but an earlier supervisor study put the number at around $7 million. >>> caltrain riders in san bruno noticed the change this morning. starting today, trains will debart and -- depart and arrive at a new temporary station south of the current san bruno station on hunting ton avenue. the change is part of a $147 million project that will elevate caltrain tracks over several streets and eventually build a future permanent station. >>> well, for many it's cooler. for others, it's still kind of warm. in fact there's still this fight between a west wind and north wind. there is a lot of fog out there. it's noticab

nevada republicans have decided to move their presidential caucus back to february 4th. nevada planned a january 14th date, but that set off a primary shuffle between new hampshire and iowa. those two states always hold the first presidential primary voting every four years. if nevada moved the date, new hampshire was threatening to hold its primary in december in the middle of the holidays. several gop presidential candidates pressured nevada officials to move the date back to february. >>> do you like wontons? no, do you really like wontons? details on an eating contest that is only for stomachs of steel. how our hometown champion eater fared in her latest competition. >>> chuck is back to tell us if we'll get a little sunshine this weekend. >>> today young competitors in montgomery county took to the gridiron as they usually do on a saturday morning, but there were heavy hearts on the field. there were fixtures at the peewee league football games. they weren't physically there, but their presence could still be felt. derrick ward reports. >> reporter: you could say it

that was back on february 17. i am asking what the planning department has done to find an overall guidance play in -- plant for telecommunications services. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> i live at 1425 alito -- vallejo street. the -- one of the big concerns we have as was mentioned is the structural integrity. we understand that they church of fellowship of all peoples is a very historic institution in san francisco. that speaks to the diversity of san francisco. as far as the maintenance of the building, there has been no seismic retrofitting in this building which was built in

14 back to february 1.ada threatens new hampshire's first in the nation primary status. new hampshire will now go in january eliminating the possibility of a december vote. >> from mit romney to ron paul the field of gb g.o.p. candidates knocked president obama's decision to withdraw all troops by the end of the year. here's brian mooar with more. >> i can say our troops in iraq will definitely be home for the holidays. >> president obama's decision to pull the last u.s. troops out of iraq is welcome news for military spouses. >> it is great. i think the troops need to come home and be with their families. a sentiment echoed by families. >> it is about time. we're losing family members for no reason now. >> they have met every challenge, both personally and operationly throughout this entire war. >> there are lingering questions whether the mission really is accomplished and whether iraq can fend for itself. on the campaign trail, the candidates that want to take president obama's job are asking why now? >>

police say the abuse happened between february and now. for information, please call baltimore county police. >> police say the teens were sexually abused in february and september of this year. >>> hazmat crews are called in because of a toxic situation in the house. but not like any before. the hazmat team found the fumes inside the home so toxic that officers had to head to respirators for the cats. at least one of the cats died. so far, no word on charges. >>> pay for play. state senator ulysses currie, accused of using his power for a grocery store chain. >> reporter: the defense's strategy for now is very clear. they're bringing in people who have worked with the senator for decades, hoping to paint a picture of a trustworthy lawmaker who is not a criminal. >> reporter: in federal court, a parade of high-profile politicians is starting to take the stand in support of their colleague. state senator ulysses currie. currie faces a host of bribery charges. in exchange for $245,000. on wednesday, fellow senator, brian thrush, testified cu

does this construction come into february. sweetened belt out his banks. they nationalize them, close them, cut off while as to business model and let the banks recover slowly. they basically turned banks into a boring spine of economy rather than a casino. sweetened burst back, japan, they did what we're doing now. just fill them out. restore them, use governments effort as best you can. we can't live without whatever they are, whatever that business model is. that's two decades of stagnation in japan. for now three years into a very similar model. obama gets the sense is to be sweetened, not japan. with happiness havoc inside his economic team. summers and geithner, old friends like emmanuel. these guys have known each other forever. her conversations with another is as important as what they say the president. summers and geithner embraced this notion of hippocratic race. first do no harm. this is a very, very difficult thing to challenge. almost everything does harness pulled. obama here says. find, find some of the tears i want to do. he must dictate

if all goes well, in late january, early february of next year. supervisor farrell: banks. supervisor campos: any other questions? -- thanks. thank you again to the civil grand jury for their work on this matter and to the department for their response. we have the executive director of the san francisco county transportation authority mr. milosevic. -- moscovich. >> good morning, chairman, supervisors. i have just a few points but i would like to make. i will try not to duplicate what has already been presented by ed reiskin and his staff from the mta, but it is worth spending a couple of minutes reviewing some of the facts related to the project, and also to honor your comment, supervisor campos, about the fact that the grand jury reports focuses in its recommendations away from the central subway. there are some interesting policy issues and i think should not be lost. first of all, it should be crystal clear to anybody who would entertain at this very late stage in the development path of this project, which as you heard has already entered the construction phase, that

-- the most ever, for any february. man: this 10-inch water main in willard park is 73 years old. man: at wssc, we're having a year of record -- a ramp up slope of water main breaks that soon is going to reach exponential. man: the damage has been done. and this is the culprit. brunhart: today, 25% of our 5,500 miles of underground water pipes has reached the end of useful life. by the year 2020, 85% will have reached the end of useful life. woman: what to do? wssc is working on that costly problem right now. brunhart: it's not only true here, but it's true throughout our nation. narrator: across the united states, cities and towns are facing the challenge of aging and outdated drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. it's a national problem. but it needs to be approached system by system. allbee: let's frame the systems in terms of the proper context. we have around 16,000 wastewater systems. we don't have a single wastewater system -- we have 16,000 of them. we have about 54,000 drinking water system

that is one of the reasons we are delaying the adoption until february, so that they can continue that process. they think it will be done by december. they will have all of their work done and gathered and can bring it back to us. a very brief summary of what the major themes of what we are hearing. parks are special places and should be a respite from his urban life and should be not commercialized. recreation was aching. sometimes we heard there was a lot of recreation and sometimes we heard there was not enough recreation. our parts should be preserved as open space, that is the primary goal of the head parks. nature should be incorporated throughout the recreational elements. we saw that spread throughout. sustainability should like a big role. the focus should not be on short-term revenue, but in the production of open spaces that are long term. there was a bit of a misunderstanding about the current code requirements. we are making sure that is in the rose. objective number one -- it originally read "ensure a high- performing open space system." the term "high-performing" put to