i hope this, i hope that happens. actually it is quite powerful and there is a rational reason for believing in hope. will we think about the situation that we would like to say, there are only three things that could happen. it could be all the way we want. to go in a way that we do not care about, or eight ago negatively. so, when we talk about hope, if we say, well, i really want this to happen and i want to contribute my energy to making this happen, the hope is actually the energy that will get this out and commit us to doing this, because it is hope that will make us feel happy. it is hope that will make us feel curious about the outcome, it is hoped that will make us feel eager to put our shoulders to the wheel. we all know what it is like when you're depressed. so, living without hope really texas out of the picture. then not only are we not trying or contributing, but we are not modeling that behavior for other people. so, when we are hopeful, it is based on one very simple, logical fact, which is that we do

and i had the privilege of -- i hope uyo -- i hope you're not taking me, because you can cut it. i was living here with father tom was the little that i know when i was living with father alfred that i would be following in his sandals, not his footsteps. i had so many wonderful conversations. this was a genius, and he had more ideas than carter had pills. his nephew joe is with us today, and he can vouch for that. his model was you visualize, organize, dubie dies, and supervise. i said, then you agonize. he said, no, you never agonize. and down through the years now as we are at this kind of bittersweet moment, i was down in the dining room and associated with the st. anthony said different levels of ministry and a leadership for 16, 17 years. and i was down there today and -- this is a funky old building, you know? i am going to miss that. building something new is wonderful, because i think it shows that we believe in the dignity and respect of every individual the comes to st. anthony's. but there is just something about those walls down there. i had a privilege to talk to vo

the money goes to the programs. >> reporter: hope with s working with prese -- hope is working with police to see what can be done. live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the public utilities commission is considering whether pg&e can charge customers more to cover encaust of upgrading its gas transmission lines. they began discussions today to charge customers. they want to charge $2.2 billion over 50 years for the upgrades. critics say it is more like $5 billion. >> anything we are asking is to meet new standards being put in place. >> jerry hill joined the group. they rotested the proposal. saying rate payers shouldn't have to pay 95% of the cost. >>> a law maker helped introduce a bill to cap out of pocket healthcare costs. the bill would limit deductives -- deductibles. insurance companies would bear the brunt of the costs. supporters say it would be worth it in the long term. new express toll lanes will open early tomorrow morning, they have been converted to toll lanes. that means solo drivers can now share lanes. tales range from 30 cents to $6 one way. the lanes are set to o

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i'd go back into the alleys, under the bridges and tell my story and share hope. i started sandraswalk.org to spread little mustard seeds of hope in places that there were none. and there's a lot of fantastic things going on in the recovery community, and i think the stigma of-of coming into recovery and the fellowships, and you can't do this and you can't do that, kind of wards people off. it scares people off from coming into recovery, because they think they're going to be sentenced to a church basement and a coffee pot. (music) we have recovery concerts. we have sober comedy events. we have the 12 step music fest in the keys. and there's a lot of fantastic things going on in the recovery community. (music) i'm a person in long-term recovery for 25 years. part of what we're trying to do today is to say addiction is like any other chronic illness. if i break a leg, you know, or i have a lung disease, you know, i have some pretty full access to care. if we truly mean that-that addiction and mental health are like any other chronic disease, we need to, you know, t

i support this and i hope you vote on it.ou, next speaker. >> good afternoon, the supervisors. i have been before you numerous times. -- good afternoon, supervisors. i represent small businesses, i do that for living. i have clients waiting for signatures on pieces of paper so we can move forward. we have gone through a a whole lot of work to try to get here today. i would like everybody to leave today in a positive, upbeat mode and carried the smile and positive energy to the world about what san francisco can do and hopefully, the press will be more kind to us people who have been dedicated the last two years to make this event happened. we can all walk tall, proud, and happy that this event will happen today and i can get my contracts signed after you guys sign your contracts and we can get the cash flows -- going -- cash flow going. it needs to be done now. thank you. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> president chiu and supervisors. i am the operations manager for san francisco's annual fleet week. i think it is

i don't care if you feel that there's no hope out there, there's no hope for your life, that you suck or whatever, you don't. you can change. >> we love having her come back and we love having her mentor. we utilize her as a tool so we can get these females through these programs and hopefully get a handful of them to turn out like her. >> i want to thank you guys for having me here and i'm really looking forward to getting to know anybody that would like to get to know us. thank you. [ applause ] >> it's good to see you always. >> yes. i'll be back next week. you know i will. >> it will be a pleasure. >> thank you. >> while april arnold volunteers to mentor women whose drug problems often coincide with jobs in the sex industry, sheree dean feels no need for such mentoring. nearing the end of a six-month sentence, she's anxious to get back home. >> my sister-in-law sent them to me. that's me and my daughter when i was pretty. >> what's the hard part about seeing this picture? >> i was so pretty. you have makeup and look pretty. here you don't have nothing. no lotion, no makeup, no bro

there is a very simple concept behind hope sf. we are at lower densities than other neighborhoods, so we were able to have this equal other neighborhoods, and that is how we were able to get net new housing and subsidize the public housing. four of the five active sites are in the southeast sector, so we cannot say enough of our dedication to that part of town, and it is very important for us to make sure that no one is displaced because we know that that part of town is where a lot of low-income and particularly african-american families are, and we want to make sure that there are housing opportunities for them to stay if they choose to. we also know there is a large number of families in the city, and we are pleased to offer work force housing opportunities that will allow them to stay. some of the accomplishments, very briefly, we were fortunate enough in our second project to receive a $30 million choice neighborhoods award for the alice griffith, and we are one of five in the country to receive the award, so we are looking f

cyril walmart's mother is holding on to hope. >> i was hoping that she ran away.ack. but i think that would have happened already that she would have already come back. the longer that she is gone, the longer i think that i just need to pray. and i hope that her strength gets her through this. i know it can. i know the persius strong courthouse i know the issue will come back. >>da: high sulphur, her cellphone has been recovered so far, her clothing has been recovered toward the switcher, and a pair of pants these are items that she believes that she was wearing those items with the davey that she went missing. >> i still have hope. i am still of course, worried as each day progresses. >>marty: they are going to continue to retrace those steps craig skalar is also live. >>craig: ? >> good morning. >>craig: 60 people expected around her neighborhood. the will to a 12-mile radius search with four cadaver dogs and beefing up the efforts. they did not search yesterday. they will search today. the rain could impact the ability for search efforts however that will not b

and just kept us several degrees cooler than we had hoped for. but that front just got hung up south of washington from those easterly winds. just kept the cold air. and look at this. only in the mid-50s. 61, 65 up in westminster. and the rind winds right now, will start to turn, we think, a little more to the southeast. might bring a little warmer tomorrow. maybe 5 or 6 degrees warmer than today. winds are light. and this area of shower activity, most of it passes to the south of us today. you can see a lot of clear skies. some clouds. and overnight tonight. moisture still over the area, from the ocean flow. maybe some fog can form in some areas. watch out for that. the warm air being pressed a little further to the south with showers. looks like the weekend will be generally dry. sunny to partly sunny. won't get warmer, you don't think, until early next week. we get back up into the 70 to low 70-degree range. looks lice ache nice weekend. -- like a nice weekend. today was 86 in columbia, south carolina, by the way. that was the nation's high. e

i am hoping that i get to talk about the incentives they are doing. i hope they keep bringing big stuff like this to baltimore. >> the series starts shooting next month. it will include 13 one-hour episodes. south baltimore is the backdrop for real love story about basketball as seen through the eyes of a varsity team from curtis bay. tonight, we will ere the documentary, which follows the m.am from a the documentary chronicles the season from game one of all the way to the end highlighting the wins and losses on and off the court. the documentary will be followed by a special episode of 11 tv hill called "blocking the shot." all right. well it is a wet day, but it has been quite some time since we had some rain heard >> early march. we could use it. it is springtime. we will talk more about the forecast. and what happens to the and what happens to the ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em

for hours this morning police surrounded the cvs pharmacy hoping to nab a suspect inside. now the lockdown is over, but the search continues. ktvu is finding out what happened. >>reporter: the lockdown is over because police discovered the man they were looking for is no longer inside that cvs store. they wrapped up their search of the cvs on 1500 broadway. you can see cars and customers are moving in and out of the parking lot just like a normal day, but it was a much different scene here earlier this morning. this is what the parking lot looked like at 7 a.m. police had their guns drawn and the entire parking lot was closed off for nearly four hours. it started at 6:40 this morning. the store wasn't open yet, but there were two employees in the back of the store, and they were the only people in the back of the store at the time. they were getting ready to open. a man walked up and approached the employees and was wearing a black ski mask. they immediately knew something wasn't right. >> it's not typical for anyone to walk into a store, a place of business wearing a ski

and high, high hopes for the future. and among the hopes is that you guys can go home and our neighbors can get their neighborhood back. i'll see you guys when i see you. i'll see you around. thank you much. >> rod blagojevich before getting into a car then on a plane and then to a federal prison in colorado made that statement in chicago. >>> this is "washington today" on c-span radio. more in a moment. >> linda killian is our guest this friday on after words on c-span radio. she will be discussing her latest book "the swing vote." >> we get more and more extreme candidates on both end of the spectrum who are nominated by the party activists. and men that's who we are getting elected to congress. coupled with the way congressional districts are drawn another big problem which is leaving out the middle. middle is totally disappearing in congress. centrists are disappearing. you have the far left and far right and unable to cut deals, unable to govern which is why i think we have congress with a 9% approval rating right n

we are still hope hopeful. and not because of relaxation of the totalitarian regime, the growing rights awareness and consciousness by the chinese people. look at what had happened to that village in guangdong province and 50,000 people. when they were united and they were able to win the fight, at least temporarily, they were allowed to have their first freely and democratically election and elect their own leaders in that 50,000 people village. it's a small step, it's a baby step, but it shows people's power. i think thousands of -- or hundreds of thousands of chinese petitioners, in spite of the black deals and imprisonment, arbitrary arrests and torture, they are still organized and they went to the chinese leadership compound in shanghai and beijing and hundreds of house church members like the beijing house church, in the past, almost ten months, since april of last year, every sunday, every sunday in the capital city of beijing, their arrest from 20 to over 100 member of this church were arrested for sim

we hope you can attend. and i think you will find it to be a most worthwhile and powerful presentation. i want to thank the members of the leadership cabinet that we formed around the initiative, those ags who have been working on this program, and all their staffs. they have been absolutely phenomenal. know for the spring meeting agenda, the thing for this week's meets are opportunities and challenges in the state-federal relationship. it's the theme that captures both the possibilities and complexities of joint state-federal partnerships. we're going to hear from a number of top federal officials who will discuss how we can foster more partnerships together and those speakers, as you know include united states eric holder and director of consumer natural protector and colleague from ohio and ftc commissioner julie brill. we're also pleased to our speaker lineup will have spec te secretary and housing join us on 10:00 a.m. on wednesday which will result on the operation in our sites program featuring lanny

to talk about hope sf and specifically the potrero property. this is a good time because we will have more properties come on line in the next 1.5 years. we started this way back in 2007, so we are in our fifth year with a rope -- with hope sf, and we are very excited about being able to offer new places. we will put the presentation into context. in the presentation, we're going to give you an master plan overview and go over the community engagement process, and then we're going to talk to you about the wonderful accomplishments we have had with the project over the last 2.5 years. we have the project manager for the project you can provide feedback. he is with the mayor's office on housing. are there any questions? so just a really a brief overview. many of you know this from the presentations we have had before, but the hope sf is to change these to mixed income communities, and what makes this so unique is is not just about the physical realizations but also about changing the lives of individuals in the development, so in the last five ye

we are hoping that. it has not been agreed yet but that is the direction we want to go. >> this is a tricky question but an important one -- are there indications of the south's direct support for proxy efforts in that area? >> we have -- from the government of south sudan, the fighting is very dangerous and we can see the results -- retaliation, bombing across the border. and we have had very candid talks with them about it, and part of the reason they are going to this summit is to discuss it frankly between the two governments. so i am hoping that will be on the agenda. >> thank you very much. as appreciative as everyone has said, it is a tough task and we are really happy to have your expertise, you're still, and the commitment of both departments. wheat think the secretary and a present for their focus on it. let's try to move seamlessly, if i can. i would ask george clooney and john penn degrasse and john temin -- john prendergast and john temin to come up. [laughter] >> evidently, moving is a very

i hope if i'm a businessman and i hope that you could take this in consideration. make it 35 feet high. >> thank you. >> bring it down and keep the lighting. >> i live on north point st., this is directly behind the project. once a building is built, the back floor will be directly facing my living room and i have a big living room. i am also trying to raise a family. we are trying to raise a family. we have been living there and hanging on the living room. we are not greedy. i have been to all the meetings. we're all for san francisco small business. we would like to lower a little bit, once they do that, for stories, 50 foot buildings, they would be staring at my living room. i don't have the luxury to close curtains on my living-room bay window. also, privacy. also some privacy, just try to compromise. we are trying to raise a family and allow them to grow. this is also affecting the neighbor. we do appreciate blazing saddles. this is what we face against every day. this is what we face every day. this logo was permanent and it took up two spaces on the street.

and i hope it brings real change. i hope that everybody in the room can decide to work for me. and i would like to work with you and discuss the issue with you if possible. hope to see you real soon. >> good evening. tough crowd. i'm not talking about that issue. i'm a parent and i'm here because i know you heard other parents talking about the transal -- transitional kindergarten and it is affecting me because of the timing. and they told us -- basically sent a letter and i got mine last week, all the applications, they're done, they're finished for this year. i don't have a place for my child. offering me two spots in bayview and i live in the haight. during the rush hour, you are adding extra traffic. three perfectly good elementary schools next to me. if there are spots available to place our child in a neighborhood school. it will not cost the board any more money because the spots are are already there and that's what i'm asking because they told us all along that we were going to have transitional kindergarten. i was on tour the week they made their decision, governor br

he hoped to use technology and social media with a mission for peace. the recipient is in the second day of a four-day visit to the bay area. david louie joins frus san jose with more. david? >> president peres-is a proof that an 88-year-old agrees a social media tool can be used. he started at facebook's new campus, sitting down for a discussion with cheryl sandberg embracing social media as an agent for change. >> i think governments are out of business. we cannot give orders anymore. and people of today are with the government he hopes his facebook page will become a spring board for a peace dialogue. >> to express yourself, your hidden talents, your great potential, your trust for freedom, that is the great revolution. >> 700 people from around the world posted comments on the president's wall, wishing him peace, then, he sat down with 19 silicon valley venture capitolists organized by a partner at exel in palo alto. the media allowed in only for minute autos i get some new insight of something he's been thinking about that is sort of my world, disr

much to the dismay of many lottery hopeful. if you wanted to buy a ticket to have a chance at winning the 5 40 million dollar mega million jackpot, you had to get here early. >> well the lines all the way at the back an hour wait. >>reporter: but some say cavanaugh is worth the wait. >> this store has a reputation cavanaugh for winners. most in northern california. we o had one in january. and now this big mega million jack pot. looks like everybody knows it. >>reporter: they have had 4 claimed jackpot. latest 11 million dollars. >> she was a regular. she just played one quick pick for advance play and it was her husband number. he passed away a few years but it was but it ws cool. >> we bought 800 quick pick numbers. >>reporter: danielle barns of livermore hope her work pool has the next wing combination. >> probably about 150 of alameda county finest paramedic and they pl >>reporter: they play for more than 5 40 million. >> as it gets higher it would be higher by the time we hit tomorrow's draw. >>reporter: but ask anyone her

she has no hope in those kids have no hope so who am i to yell at her about her bed business when thereason her business is so bad is because all of this historical stuff. if anything, she is a victim. she's trying that you know, the consumers are supporting her, her community is dead and dying. there's nothing beautiful around here so what is she reflecting? she is just reflecting what she sees outside. oak park businesses are beautiful and perky and have great employees because that is how oak park is. the westside is to press. the businesses are depressed and the people who own those businesses are depressed and those businesses that are thriving are not owned by westsiders. they make their money and they don't have to deal with the westside realities. this woman is exactly why we need the empowerment spirit because we need to support her. we need to make sure there is more demand for black businesses so they can be competitive and they can shine but as long as we don't support our businesses, we are going to be jay's fresh meats and we are much better than that. >> host: we are go

and for joining us and hope to see you again next year. and it's so special that our new police chief is with us. and would you like to say a few words? [applause] >> i don't think that that was actually a question. [laughter] i'm just really pleased to be here. i wasn't prepared to say anything. but just the culture and what it does for the community, it really does leave me without much to say other than thank you for everybody does. and thanks for having me. [applause] >> thank you, chief. and thank you, claudine. i hope you were able to meet some. greeters in the lobby before the event started. and you may have noticed they were selling these little pins. you see this a.p.a. heritage month pin? it's the image of the heritage month logo designed in the form and shape of an a. and it's a beautiful piece. but what is even more important is all the proceeds from the sale of this pin will go to the japanese cultural and community center of northern california to support the relief efforts for the victims of the earthquake in japan. so pleas

people-- they fuel both the hopes and fears of delhi's future.on of sousia,arina's puon s anlow-income agricultu here, the es he mononlimate stdermine harvest outcomes. inecencades,en ced derngrultural techni teffortronarrator:a, stnd. enwit is october. the monsoons that have brought welcome rain to the madhya pradesh state in central india, have finished. after four months of rain, the long dry season will begin; little rain will fall between now and next june. life in india's farming villages has alwa revold around the southwest monsoons. since rain is so scarce during the dry season, the villagers must depend on well water and the rain that falls each summer. some yearsone-third ofome, the total land mass of india is frequently subject to serious droughts. always woring abouthe xt dht, the in governmengan a majoirgation project in 1947. e of the first to benefit was the madhya pradesh state. under it, the chambal river development plan the kota barrage-- was completed in 1960. two main canals branch off here to bring their blessings to the agr

as for the dispute, there are some signs of hope. both sides hope that there were looking for negotiated solutions. >> today it was announced that they will not be announcing industrial action. which means there will not be any industrial action on these materials. >> tonight from this west yorkshire hospital, a woman is recovering from 40% burns. she was pouring petrol from a container to a glass jug so that she could give some to for daughter. the flame from her gas cooker ignited the fumes. the union urged ministers to push for public safety advice. the cabinet office minister told people to fill jerry cans. >> to see the cabinet minister two days ago telling people to fill up cans in the crotch, it caused confusion and panic. it was spectacular. when it was being delivered, there was no strike date. the government has panicked people into this confusion and chaos. >> this is obviously a desperate incident and a terrible thing that has happened to this woman. my heart goes out to her and her family. >> for now, the threat of a eas

so i do hope that more people will come. but it seems that the people are reluctant, so we do hope that they will continue to come. at the end of this month, free toll road service and lodging will no longer be available, so we are afraid that less people will be coming to help. it takes three hours for some of our stuff to come to our office -- staff -- and because of the small number of people, we are reaching our limits. >> translator: it must be hard to give personalized support to the disaster survivors with different needs. what do you think is necessary to make your work sustainable? >> translator: i think our commitment isn't enough. it's going to take decades for us to rebuild, so we need financial resources. we operate three delivery trucks, so we have to pay for the gasoline, for the 50 kilometres to make rounds and also fuel costs. and there are some elderly people who have to drive 15 kilometres just to reach a supermarket, and others who lost their cars have to wait for infrequent bus service. they are really h

but as time passed by, i began to understand that the song was about hope.ope that it had emerged in my heart. and that's how i see the song now. so when you see this song, i want you to keep that in your mind. it might be difficult for you now, so i think you'd better sing the song when you're able to see it that way. >> translator: thank you. there's a part that goes, "let's bring our hometown back to how it looked before." i really want to rebuild my hometown, but the town i used to live in was devastated by the tsunami, and coastal areas have been designated as an uninhabitable zone. i can't keep my mind away from the thought that my hometown will never be restored to how it looked before the disaster. then the next part goes, "a hometown that's reborn from the rubble." we've lost a lot of things and people, but still, our hometown will be reborn into something new. if so, i want to move forward. remembering what was lost in the disaster. >> translator: i wish you the best. >> translator: thank you very much. >> it's been 29 years since azui started teac

a lot of dashed hopes and feelings of hopelessness.le pursuit for all chronic illness and disease. for alzheimer's you have to make sure you nourish yourself, mind, body, soul and spirit because you are the hinge for all of it. if the caregiver unravels the en family can depleat. >> shep: i watched glen campbell on stage, it feels like it takes enormous courage. is that courage to get out there and open yourself up to that? >> what i love about glen and his wife, they take it one day at a time. that is really all we can do. they stay focused on what is possible. when you see glen take that stage, because our emotional dna is so tied to music, he is most comfortable i would assume there performing. that goes way back into the deepest depth of his memory and his core. that takes over. i saw the same thing with my mom when she would sing songs from her girl hood. it's really beautiful. >> shep: leeza gibbons, thank you so much. >> it can be difficult to discuss, embarrassing and shocking and abrupt. one way you are living a perfectly norm

americans came out in record numbers all hoping to become filthy rich. >> across america those hoping for a record payout waited in line for hours and gobbled up ticket after ticket like it was the last lotto drawing on earth. >> i hope i win, please god. >> but with odds like one in 176 million, you needed more than a hope and a prayer. >> we brought a wishbone. >> some people come in and they don't even want you to touch the tickets. they want to grab them. >> some people even got back in line using another method to pick their numbers like selling lotto with their quick -- like spelling lotto with their quick pick. >> here in california five million tickets were sold in the lunch hour alone. at 19th avenue liquors in san francisco, the lotto machine was constantly printing outnumbers and the owner was loving it. >> the average number i get 10 people an hour and right now it is between 350 and 400. the store is one of the five top sellers of lotto tickets in san francisco. >> i am from los angeles. i was just driving along and i saw the sign hire that this store has had a couple of

there are 10s of thousands out of work and have no hope. >> franklin graham had a celebration of hope in one of sendai's main arenas. >> there was so many and not enough space in the morgue. they took this arena and it was the morgue. >> they invited people came to listen to christian music. >> god wants give you peace, joy. [ foreign speaking ]>> he wants to bring fulfillment. >> event organizers say some 12,000 people turned out with some 400 receiving christ. >> we pray there will be hundreds, thousands of people that put their faith and trust in jesus christ. >> christians around the world have been flocking to japan. this team from norway is partnering with a local japanese church to share the gospel. there is greater awareness of the country's spiritual needs. less than one percent of the population is christian. >> churches from all over japan are praying for sendai, churches in japan and asia. >> not too long after the earthquake, reverend graham deployed enormous resources and 12 months later samaritans purse is still there. >> when everything is good, your business, your fam

that the white house, i hope the house and the senate, and i hope that xi jinping is listening to this appeal from two wives for your individual husbands, but also all of the other left-behind family members on behalf of the tens of thousands of political prisoners and religious prisoners in china. so, thank you for your outstanding statement. >> thank you. >> i'd like to now ask -- >> sir. >> yes? >> i also want congress can keep my husband's articles, the 347 articles and 2 letters to the premier wen jiabao. >> thank you. we will receive those articles and i thank you. >> yes. okay, thank you. >> thank you. mr. genser. >> good afternoon, mr. chairman and mr. co-chairman, and thank you for the opportunity to speak with all of you today. i want to begin by thanking the congressional executive commission on china, and in fact, all the members and staff here today for the really fabulous work that you're doing on behalf of the united states. it is real service to our country to have such scrutiny of the chinese government's human rights record. as international pro bono legal counsel to

i am hoping that i get to talk about the incentives they are doing. i hope they keep bringing big stuff like this to baltimore. >> the series starts shooting next month. it will include 13 one-hour episodes. south baltimore is the backdrop for real love story about basketball as seen through the eyes of a varsity team from curtis bay. tonight, we will ere the documentary, which follows the m.am from a the documentary chronicles the season from game one of all the way to the end highlighting the

they hope to win five, also hope to make the point that ari is making, hoping for tell gats, vermont,husetts, they think virginia, idaho and north dakota, tennessee and georgia. s that's their hope on tuesday, huge night. >> were you surprised that ron paul did not win washington state tonight? >> i wasn't completely surprised. i thought he would o do better than he has done. he's got a lot of organization and support there. you have to say, he's got the momentum. mitt romney has the momentum heading into super tuesday now and a win is a win. he's racked up another one. >> they're spending a ton of money in ohio right now. all of the candidates, but

we hope to bring it back for your consideration. we hope to commence our lease negotiations in july and bring you and negotiated lease this august and hopefully commence this opportunity in september. that concludes my presentation. happy to answer questions regarding this item . >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> i just want to say, i mentioned this when we were in committee. you will remember this. i had mentioned how grateful we were for the extent of your coverage. ongoing efforts to the knowledge how important it is to this department. i wanted to give you the opportunity -- i just wanted to say publicly we appreciate what you did on this. >> i cannot take credit. lisa worked on this, but thank you. >> seeing no other questions, can i entertain a motion? second. all those in favor? thank you. approved. >> we are now on item nine. pga tour inc., third amendment to the master toward agreement -- tour agreement. >> good morning, commissioners. property and management. it is easie

i hope that's the case. the press doesn't always get things right, but perhaps, i hope in this case they did. senator mcconnell's staff and my staff are exchanging paper as we speak, and i hope that we can work our way through this bill. i think it's unfortunate we're going to have to have votes on a number of amendments that have nothing, nothing to do with this underlying piece of legislation. this is one thing that the american people really don't like, and our town hall meetings, our visitations with people throughout the state, i've come to the realization that they hate this so-called, what they call riders, things that have nothing to do with bills. senate rules allow them in most instances, and so if it takes this to get this bill done, we'll have to move forward in that way. i hope we can do that. as i said, we're going to exchange paper. and i hope both sides will react positively. i'm confident that we will over here, and i hope we can work something out. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presid