. >> our juvenile probation chief and police commissioner and the depth cohesive paul henderson and port director monique and the status of women julie sue and today would not 45e7 without my colleagues i want to call up any partners in this project dr. emily murase for 9 department of the women and the beverly upton with the san francisco consortium of san francisco and, of course one belittle rising would not 45e7 without the director of b day susan swan. (clapping.) and hi, everyone well today's greater in this room and the rotunda and being with the woman that work day to day we know we've work on this issue everyday tests person and specific it types of our hearts and bodies by coming together and advancing today, we come together in community and we come together and we claim and demand an end to violence against women and girls i thank you we're so excited to dance again so everyone has a chance to get up there are a couple of things we rise weer unusual in the rising around the world we're on the west coast and in my minute as we're speaking communities around the world is rising

focused on all throughout the nation not just in california and not just in the bay area. >> paul hendersone me. >> thanks and we'll keeping a very close eye on what the attorney general says today. we're continuing to follow developments on the commuter train crash north of new york city. the ntsb is back on the scene for a second day and will be giving a briefing this afternoon. six people were killed after the train plowed into the suv that was on the tracks. it was a chaotic scene as train passengers struggled to escape. "today" show national investigative correspondent jeff rossen talked with an expert on what you should do to get out if you find yourself in a similar situation. >> the terror caught on tape. this car is stuck on the tracks when a train slams into it. thousands of train accidents every year and, of course this latest crash tuesday night in new york. six people killed. >> break the glass. break the glass! >> desperate passengers trying to escape. >> break your glass to open the door! >> if that were your train, would you know how to get out? >> in an emergency there are

paul leather is here deputy commissioner of education in new hampshire. mr. wade henderson is here, who testified before this committee before, chief executive officer of the leadership conference on civil and human rights and leadership conference education fund. miss jia lee, fourth and fifth grade special education teacher of the earth school new york city. and mr. stephen lazar, social studies and english teacher harvard collegiate high school in new york city. i have asked -- we have your testimony and we have read them, at least i have. we ask you to summarize your testimony in five minutes because we have a lot of interested senators who would like to ask you questions. if you don't mind there is a clock that will show you five minutes. why don't we start with you dr. west and then go to questions from the senators. >> thank you. chairman alexander, senator murray, members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i would like to begin by congratulating the committee by putting this at the top of the legislative agenda for 114th congr