san francisco pasquale to absorber a very significant amount of growth both in households and in jobs, 93,000 new households and 175,000 new jobs. you heard about the high-speed rail initiative. i would say simply that this is really a great outcome of the initial move and initiative by it the commissioners. they have put together a fast start initiative on this. that work, which at the time pointed to a project that was over $4 billion, this has led to this initiative me by the authority to try to find a way to implement the operation system going forward started with a very significant amount of money out of the funds to pay for the interim stage of the way to cane. also to make this extension a reality as well and to include some major improvements at the south end of the corridor. state and on this, we will have a detailed discussion about it at the april committee meetings and of the board as well but we need it to let -- take their own actions, and fat, tomorrow, to really understand the basis of our mou's. we will have this full discussion in april. a couple of major announceme

[applause] i'd also like to recognize the hard work and leadership of commissioner di pasquale and presidents carriuolo and dooley. our success as a state depends on strong institutions of higher education, and your commitment and dedication to our students is a tremendous asset for rhode island. [applause] and, of course, pension reform. general treasurer raimondo has led an overhaul of the state pension system. and i honestly do not think this would have happened without the wise decision of senate president paiva weed and speaker fox to call a special session of the general assembly. [applause] i can't remember when that last occurred, but with total focus on one issue and the courage of the legislature, the work was done. as governor, i am proud to have worked with these good people during the past year. the second of the abcs of economic recovery is having an honest budget, a budget that requires efficiencies, ensures a civil state, and prepares for the future. well, the future is today for our cities and towns in rhode island. this is particularly true for those that disproportionately

pasquale john junior tweeted us and said the classroom should be clear of partisan politics as possibleoom for children to come to their ideas freely. co cole e-mailed us said the assignment would have have been fair balanced an appropriate to do the research on any candidate republican or democrat of their choosing. >> might have been a better idea. >> keep the e-mails coming. you can find us on facebook.com/fox. >> 54 after the hour. he made a whopping $176,000 a year. why did this texas official lay himself off? you are going to love the reason why. >> yeah, i want to hear that one. for your word of the day all crambled up can you figure out what this is. it has something to do with the show. >> 58 after the hour as we take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly. first, we're going to start with the good on this friday morning. the city manager of keller, texas laying himself off. the reason -- he says the city has too many managers. he was one of three and was making $176,000 a year. good for him! now, the bad. >> police in santiago, chile using water cannons and tear gas to prope