. >> tom tarantino. he's the senior legislative associate for iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. he manages the legislative team and is responsible for executing their goals working with governments, congress, other decision making bodies and veterans organizations. tom is a former army captain who left service the in 2007 after ten years in the service. he spent a year in deployment with the 11th armored regiment in iraq where he earned both combat action badge and the bronze star. thank you for your service as well. >> thanks. >> hans von spakovsky -- did i do that right? >> that was close, but not quite. >> i actually practiced that a couple of times last night. but you'll correct me when your time comes. >> i have a tendency to do that. >> hans has a wide range of expertise in civil justice, immigration, election and related issues including campaign finance reform. voter fraud. enforcement of federal voting rights laws. election administrating. the standards and on and on. he served on the vi

. >> tom tarantino, thank you. >> thank you. >>> we are told there are more than 9,000 people now who have been murdered in the streets of syria, including innocent families. breaking today, women and children are being evacuated. this is brand new information. we'll have it for you next. the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill, and track work in real time. you can't live under a dome in minnesota, that's why there's guys like me. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ >>> in syria today, the red cross says rescue crews are finally being allowed to evacuate the wounded along with sick women and children from the beleagured city of homs. this news comes when world powers are gathering in indonesia to try to bring an end to this conflict. for more than a year, we have watched this, the syrian government continuing to shell civilian homes. the number today, 90. 90 people have been killed. i want