there used to be thousands of pileated gibbons in these forests.nd the jungle around the famous angkor wat temple complex was once home to a wide variety of animal species. today, there are hardly any animals left. wildlife alliance wants to change that and has released a gibbon pair. the arboreal acrobats from the phnom tamao sanctuary were released here around a year ago. they're under constant observation by a gamekeeper. >> at the moment, we don't want the animals to leave this area, because there's a great danger that they could be killed by locals. so we feed them a bit and always always keep an eye on them. >> the pair recently had offspring. so the animal protection activists are hopeful that the call of the pileated gibbon may soon be heard more often once again in the forests of angkor. >> when someone gives you a big bunch of red roses, you probably won't immediately think about the conditions they were produced under. but when you look closer you may be less chuffed about getting flowers in the first place. for ethiopia they are a vital

. ♪ >> i am ryan gibbons. and in known 92, my mother died at the age of 79.s executor of her estate i found a lock box in her closest that contained a strange envelope. >> this is the box she kept it in, in her bedroom closest and kept it along with other things in this envelope right here. >> this is a change, date and what else? >> not for real one. >> change date and not real, 1913. the note reflected what she was told about the note. clever fake of one of the rarest coins ever minted. 1913 liberty head $0.05 piece. coin expert wrote a book. >> 1893 and 1912 was made for commerce. they made the decision move on to the buffalo nickel x. they should have stopped making liberty nickels and but somebody made five. >> the five nickels are legal tender and the u.s. treasury has no record of them. >> samuel brown was a mint employee at the time when they transitioned from the liberty head to the buffalo nickel. there was speculation he had them made and put them away. >> five specimen made their way. the seller was samuel brown. >> the statute of limitation had p

michael gibbons with gibbons automotive says it takes only seconds for bandits to get their hands on bags. >> the part that they're targeting is a relatively high ticket item that can be accessed very quickly. i would imagine like anything it's supply and department for every legitimate business there's somebody out there taking advantage of things. >> once in hand thieves sell the air bags on the black-market to shady repair shops for about 50 to $200. a massive recall is under way for air bags for a number of car makers including honda. investigators have not said if it's the recall that's driving the uptick in thefts of air bags. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us most of the area is dry but as we go into tighter the western suburbs especially chester county lancaster county and down towards new castle county picking up what might end up boeing a flurry but maybe a little light snow showers just something to keep in mind. of course if the road starts to get coated you slow down but i doubt this is heavy enough to produce any problems like that. in cape may county and are

. >> reporter: michael gibbons with gibbons automotive showed me how it works. >> that is that. that quickly disconnecting one wire and you are off. >> reporter: just this weekend, 20 vehicles were broken into in south philadelphia and five were hit in rhawn hearst. all targeted for their air bags. jean keyhoe heard a commotion outside and woke her husband. >> she said somebody is trying to steel our car. i ran down the steps. got the key and hit the panic button. >> reporter: once in hand thieves sell the air bags to the black market to shady repair shops for 50 to $200. the shops collect more than a you this dollars from insurance companies for installing them as replacements. all of the vehicles targeted this weekend were either honda or acuras and that has car owners like harry keeping a watchful eye. >> it is a concern. you pull in the parking garage. you leave it there you don't think twice. you think everything is under camera surveillance in the city. >> reporter: a massive recall is underway right now for a number of car makers for air bags. honda is included, as one of

here to tell us more is keith the managing editor of stanley gibbons investments. to meet you, thank you for coming in. i never really thought of stamps as an investment or something to collect but it happens to have a lot of value. so how may people are actually investing? guest: the interesting thing is you are spot on. there is an undercurrent of people collecting across the world that only about 1% go on to invest because the investment market is driven brilliantly by supply demand economics. you have an asset chased by collectors and an increasing base of sophisticated investors. mark: so every little person who collected stance when they were young knows about the penny black and hopes one day they will come across one. you have one here, i have never met one before. it is laminated so it might not be easy to see but you have four there. why is it so valuable? patrick:guest: the great thing is people talk about it with reverence. it is the 175th anniversary of the launch this year and this one is worth 175,000 pounds but you can find them for 400 or 500 pound

what kind of produce do gibbons like? >> they love grapes, sweet potatoes, bananas. >> we have a lot of good stuff with them. >> we do. we give them a variety. we wouldn't normally be able to purchase. it's expensive or seasonal and stuff like that. >> with someone bringing in produce, all the animals will get a chance to have some? >> exactly, the more you bring in the more the animals it gets to go to. >> this is nico and gladys, they share. >> we have got kiwi and celery. >> and nico's favorite is sweet potatoes. >> yes. >> you can bring that and more for feast for the beasts, we have a list of the recommended produce, watermelon and pineapple. the first 200 people who bring food to donate, they'll get to sit in the exhibit with the elephants and they can go watch the elephants go hunt and eat that produce that people bring out. the first 150, actually everyone who comes in brings produce will get a free ride ticket -- >> watch out, watch out. >> a little early this morning, there he is, there's gladys. the blond gibbo

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several staff members, 2 of which are here today, caryn [inaudible] executive director and genie hunt gibbon who is marketing and quhunication manager. in terms of service areas they center 3 main areas that are clean and safe, marketing advocase [inaudible] and management and operations. in terms of the bunch marks we reviewed during the process we looked at 4 items. the first being whether or not their budget amount is in alignment with the management plan, the second is whether union square business improvement district collected 1 percent of [inaudible] whether the various between the budget amount and actual spent for the district were within 10 percent points and whether it business improvement district is indicating what amount they'll care ato the next fiscal year. for bench mark 1, union square business improvement in 11-12 and 12, 13, were exceeding the amount in what they allocated to marketing [inaudible] this is attributed to their success in collecting non assessment grant dollars for 2 major street scape improvement projects in the district. tin terms of non assessment revenue

announcer: and now celebrity reporter emmy award-winning tv host, and women's health advocate leeza gibbonsdies. thank you. thank you so much and welcome to this special edition of the science of youth, and i'm

talking about the professional businesswomen of california conference where tv personality leeza gibbonss been added as a keynote speaker. joining us in the studio right now is a longtime tv supporter and chevron executive, livia bebe. she's the chief governor and corporate secretary. this is an issue over our careers diversity. it's a big concern, right? >> chevron has been on a diversity journey for at least 25 years. i have memos in my office that go back to the early '90s but we've steadily been trying to create a more diverse population. we're steadily and slowly making progress. we're very excited that diversity is aboard the catalyst this year, a national board that recognizes efforts of women in the workplace. we're very pleased with that recognition. >> as you should be. congratulations. you talked about including more and more women. the numbers going in the s.t.e.m. field. you have a national partnership with chevron of techridge. >> we do have a commitment, particularly women, we have affiliations with a number of partnerships, tech ridge particularly is k through 12, so it h

leeza gibbons closes out the day as the keynote speaker to the sold out event. >>> back to the freight train derailment in san jose at crossing near taylor and 7th street. our reporter is there using cell phone technology to bring you pictures from the scene. david? >> we are at taylor street and as you can see that is the derailed car in the middle of the intersection. you can see it made it through the intersection but the undercarriage has been compromised. somehow a wheel fell off and the rail car was dragged through the intersection and caused it to derail. this was an eventy -- empty gravel truck. i want to show you something because as we walk to the northeast you will see something very interesting. you will see there is a wheel, one of the wheels that came off of the rail car. we do not know if that was compromised, if that fell off ahead of the intersection and caused the derailment or whether or not it was flung back to the position. we are told there were no injuries. the fire department sent out a haz-mat team. no hazardous materials were discovered so no evacuations were

one of the main speakerers was leeza gibbons. >> keep your eye on the finish line. steady and consistent that's really what wins the race in life and in business. >> reporter: this year's theme was "making the most of you." in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> i was there for a little while today. fabulous. >> we must have had 40 company members there, men and women. join us next year. we'd love to see you. >>> if you've been outside today, you know it's been foggy. stuck close by especially by the bay bridge. >> spencer christian is outside in the thick of it. we saw you hula hooping on stage today? >> a lot of fun. wonderful event. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. we have clouds getting thicker over the bay area although there's a little break of sunshine coming through the western sky right now. you see moisture showing up on the radar image but we have no reports yet of actual rainfall hitting the ground. this is the view from emeryville looking westward. 56 in san francisco. low 60s in san carlos. another live view from our south bay camera look

lisa gibbons will join renee bowie and abc7 news team at 26th annual professional business women of californiaference go to abc7 news.com for more information. >> just head a new bay area study on arthritis. what doctors learned about the disease. >>> millions of americans suffer from osteoarthritis and could phone shally open the doors for new treatment. >> for this orthodontist, straightening teeth involves bending and straightening his knees, increasingly painful because of arthritis. >> it's hurts stiff in the morning and trying to walk around, limping. >> he was recruited into a unique trial at stanford, treating osteoother rightis in a way. >> it is a chronic condition as a result of chronic, low grade inflammation causing a persistent injury, or damage to the joint. >> the doctor says the theory traditionally blamed on age was tested in animal models but never humans until now. >> we're looking at scans that present the amount of information in the knee. then compares with an image done 16 weeks later. >> with a long term goal of perhaps reversing some damage. some patients reported ear

lisa gibbons will join renee bowie and abc7 news team at 26th annual professional business women of californiance go to abc7 news.com for more information. >> just head a new bay area study on arthritis. what doctors learned about the dis [alarms blaring] ohhhhh... whoa whoa whoa! who's responsible for this?!? if something goes wrong, you find a scapegoat. ...rick. it's what you do. ahhhhhhhh! what'd you say? uh-oh! kelly! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. rick. don't walk away from me. ahhhhhhhh! >>> millions of americans suffer from osteoarthritis and could phone shally open the doors for new treatment. >> for this orthodontist, straightening teeth involves bending and straightening his knees, increasingly painful because of arthritis. >> it's hurts stiff in the morning and trying to walk around, limping. >> he was recruited into a unique trial at stanford, treating osteoother rightis in a way. >> it is a chronic condition as a result of chronic, low grade inflammation causing a persistent injury, or damage to the joint. >> t

lisa gibbons will join jackie spears. and the abc 7 news team at the 26th annual professional business women conference. go online for more information. >> big changes with the chicken at mcdonald's. will i in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i switched us from u-verse to xfinity. they have the fastest, most reliable internet. which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works. works! works? works. works. >>> a change is being made to mcdonald's chicken's junk food image. >> dinnertime in silicon valley has customers flock to an american icon. >> it's tastey and quick and super easy to eat. >> today a big announcement regarding the change of policy when it comes to chicken. within two years, they are supplying mcdonald's restaurants and only be allowed to administer antibiotics to keep chickens healthy. will it be a hit? >> everyone has different preferences and people consume different foods. they wouldn't change much. >> their

i'm so thrilled to welcome you and the director of the nih the doctor gibbons to discuss the 2016 budget request for the nih. first and foremost let me say thank you for your work. every scientific discovery come every medical breakthrough the research of human knowledge and it improves the quality of our lives and most of all estates lives. i'm alive today because of the grace of god and of biomedical research. when i was elected to the congress i made supporting the research one of my top priorities. as well as improving health research also drives our economy is the chairman said every dollar invested pays more than double that in local economic growth. it's the cornerstone of our life and science industry which envoys more than 7 million americans as almost $70 billion to our gdp so there is no reason not to fund nih as fully as possible. in january along with the chairman and i had the pleasure of touring the nih along with other members of the subcommittee and it was as always a fascinating visit. while there we met with a investigator largely responsible for one of vaccine candida

the key note speaker is leeza gibbons radio host and best selling author speaking this afternoon betweenlate and wine reception after a full day of seminars and impressive speakers with the list long and dynamic. the event is sold out but we will be covering it for you throughout the day. stay with abc7 and we will bring you the highlights of the impressive conference. >>> can't wait to join you, always such great energy. right? >>> this study is interesting to parents, too much phrase could cause children to develop into narcissistic adults believing they citizen special treatment if they think they are more special than other children. >> a lot pressure on the parents and teachers to be their boast and people think if you throw out "i love you you are the best the best the best," your child will be happy but the child wants to be accepted. and understood. and cared for. >> researchers at the university in amsterdam suggest parents should be warm and loving but not give blanket praise. reserve the praise for when they truly do well. when you say it, it counts. >> new this morning a fast

is our power panel, credit expert john alz heymer, peter morici and personal finance expert vera gibbonshn, doesn't look like october 2015 is going to happen, my friend. what do you say are we going to make this deadline? are people going to be safer? >> we're not and quite frankly, it was an unrealistic deadline to begin with. the issue isn't necessarily so much that the credit card issuers are not issuing these new cards fast enough it's that the merchants don't have the infrastructure to actually accept the true chip and pin cards. so it looks like what we're going to start with and frankly, i've already gotten several chip cards, they're all chip and signature cards, not chip and pin cards. so while they do have the microchip the data is not being unlocked by me giving a pin so i'm still using the mag strip on the back. gerri: exactly. >> everywhere i go they're still taking the mag stripe cards only. gerri: i you know, i don't know what it's going to take for us to get where we need to be on this but peter are we getting numb to these reports about people being hacked? >> we're gett

. >> my friendlies a gibbons said she sometimes puts preparation h under her eyes. >> yes, that is a beauty trick. >> it tightens up your swollenness. >> yes. >> okay. >> so a week ago right now. >> where were you. >> not to rub this in. >> i missed one of the worst ten days of weather in philadelphia history. >> the biggest snowfall of the season. >> so my last day, i took a video of my cell phone this is my view a week ago. >> listen to the sea breezes. >> well, you know. every day was just like this. >> wasn't it boring though. >> it would rain every now and then but the turquoise doesn't show up very well here so if you weren't in the ocean, then you would take a dip in this pool. >> yeah. >> temperature was between 85 and 92 the the entire time. >> what are you pointing too there. >> yeah. >> i got to say the water was a little cold. >> it looks so boring. >> are you serious. >> it did get a little boring. how many times can you lay in these little chairs. >> yeah. >> you send us back a video picture every day so you secretly missed us. >> they asked me to do the egg crack chall

gary gibbons, the director of the national heart lung, and blood institute. we will abide by the five-minute rule. and before we begin, i would like to use the floor to my chairman, the gentleman from kentucky. after that, we will move to our ranking members, the gentlelady from connecticut and then the gentlelady from new york, member of the full committee. after that -- and with that, mr. chairman, you are recognized. >> thank you very much. congratulations on being new chairman of this great subcommittee and the responsibility's that you have gladly taken on. welcome to all of you. thank you for being here. dr. collins, your leadership role and the groundbreaking international human genome project is just one example of your many talents. i'm told that another one of your talents is playing guitar. [laughter] apparently, very well. you got something to fall back on in case this don't work out. [laughter] unquestionably you all are at the helm of research at nih during a time that demands our country's interest and investment in medical research. the recent

>>reporter: one of the main speaker was tv radio host gibbons. >> any good business person will tell to your strength. well ladies, we are grit at this. we know how to do this. so when we reach out and collaborate and do what we i hope stink activity know how to do, we all win. >>reporter: this year theme was making the most of you. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> we had a great time. >> it was fantastic. >> up next on 7 news at 9:00. e-cigarette ex mroychlingts you hear the 911 call the man made right after the thing >> santa ana man smoking e cigarette in the bedroom when the device exploded in his hand. twain-year-old man who only wanted to be identified as chris said he was sitting on the bed and smoking early monday when the modified e-cigarette began to hum. it exploded. blast so severe the device left charred and in pieces. he doubts he called 911. >> i frequented out. i had electronic cigarette blow up in my hand. >> are you burned or what happened. >> i'm burned pretty bad. i'm freaking out. >> are you having any trouble with your breathing. >> im having a little anxiety th

announcer: and now celebrity reporter emmy award-winning tv host, and women's health advocate leeza gibbonss and applause ] >> hi. welcome. thank you.

so edward gibbon wrote on the ancient athens in the end more than they wanted freedom they wanted security. they wanted a comfortable life and they lost it all security comfort and freedom. they were determined not to give to society but for society to give to them. the freedom they wished for the most was freedom from responsibility. then athens speaks to the three. will will history someday say the same for us? america is the last best hope of freedom for mankind and today we are dealing with a challenge in the 21st century. and my hope is that america will once again have the same kind of results that we had to do whatever it takes to keep america safe and i want to thank you very much for being here. >> he has agreed to take some questions. we will do a couple that i do want but i do want to let everyone know that we have the new criticism for sale in a store. he has agreed to stick around and autograph copies at the conclusion. so please pick one up. our first question is from this gentleman right here. >> i am just curious it seems to me everybody in the room has a gas car into prete

edward gibbons wrote in this entap on saint athens in the end, they wanted more than freedom. they wanted security. they wanted a comfortable life and they lost it all. security, comfort, and freedom. when the affinnans determined not to give the to site but for society to give to them. and the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility. then athens ceased to be free. will history one day say the same for us? america is the last best hope of freedom for man kind, and today we are dealing with a challenge i believe of the 21st century, and my hope is that america will once again have the same kind of resolve we had following 9/11 to do whatever it takes to keep america safe. and i want to thank you very much for being here. [applause] >> thank you, mr. hipp. ben has agreed take some questions. we'll do a couple. i want to let everyone know we have the new terrorism for sale in the museum store. he has agreed stick around and autograph copies at the conclusion. so please pick one up. our first question is from this gentleman right here. >> mr. hipp, i'm curious

gibbons, in your fy 16 budget, you ask for a 3% increase over fy 15. however, theu requests level funding of $273 million for the idea program. i would like to know why the program that helps states like mine, the other 22 states that help secure this funding are not prioritized. can you kind of walk me through that process? >> nih is a big fan of the idea program. and i appreciate your question. certainly the things that have been accomplished through this program in states like arkansas are truly exciting and a great opportunity for research and for training. in terms of the budget issue, there was a $50 million increment that the idea program received in 2011, which means that it actually over a five-year period has grown more rapidly than the rest of nih. this particular year, it did not change in its total dollars but over that five-year period idea has been doing pretty well. i do want to ask dr. walsh because idea is now managed in nigms to say something about this program which i know he's quite enthusiastic about. >> thank you very much, mr. w

and i think a day, you will hear presentation from judge julia gibbons of the 6th circuit on the budget for the judiciary as a whole. she does a marvelous job for the judiciary. spends many, many days and weeks on this subject. the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole it's important, i think, for the congress to realize it isn't just judges. there are 7,900 probation and presentencing officers. this is cost effective because this keeps people on supervised release so that they're not in custody. this is a huge cost saving without reference to the human factor. and over the years, in the federal system, we have a very low recidivism rate for those on release. it's high if you look at it as one-third. but it's quite low compared to the state. so this is cost effective. the federal courts as a whole, mr. chairman, are a tangible, palpable visible, clear manifestation of our commitment to the rule of law when people from foreign countries come and they see the federal journal system and they admire it. they are inspired by it. and they go back to their countries and say that this is

court-martial was brought at his request and due to an incident, it was said by people like edward gibbon that essentially he was trying to win germany in america. he was using america to regain his reputation. he was, of course, a military veteran. the court marshals were incredibly political in this period. that did not necessarily count against him with some of his supporters. he was a veteran. a very capable administrator. this is the man who brought 40,000 troops to america, about 30,000 back in the summer of 1776. there had never been that many troops sent over such a long distance in this time. you must remember, the largest city in america at the time was philadelphia, which we now think had a population of at the most 30,000. so, sitting out in new york harbor were troops, the navy the ships, and much more than the largest city in america. it really looked like a city out at sea. it required virtually every ship in the british merchant royal navy to get them out here. and they brought more troops than had been requested, either by the commander in canada, or the commander in new

michael gibbons says it takes only seconds for the bandits to get their hands on the air bags. >> thet that they're targeting is a relatively high ticket item that can be accessed very quickly. i would imagine it's like anything it's supply and deaths you know, for -- supply and demand. >> once in hand thieves sell the air bags on the black-market to shady repair shops for anywhere from between $50 to $200. a massive recall is under way for air bags for a number of car makers including honda. investigators have not said if it's the recall that's driving the uptick in stolen air bags. >> farmers trying to crash in on the gluten free craze by trying to figure out how to grow more food without the protein. maribel aber has the story live at the nasdaq. >> research could lead to new varieties of wheat at a time when gluten free booed food business is booming. sales of gluten free foods are close to $1 billion and the research in kansas is looking at what part of wheat's dna causes problems for people with gluten sensitivities. comcast hiring 40 social care specialists to handle customer c

joining me now, vera gibbons. personal finance expert. what happened here?'t like the dog obedience school. [laughter] she was trying to make her dog, apparently, more social, and the trainer, the woman who owned this company dog tranquility, put the dog in a class that she didn't think was appropriate so she complained about it on yelp and some of these other sites and now she's up against a $65,000 lawsuit. crazy. gerri: yeah, it is crazy. there's a lot of reaction against this online because there are other people who are fans of the same service, right? >> it's amazing, i did a quick search, there were something like a thousand comments in regards to "the washington post" site and negative backlash going on. i think this woman took the wrong course of action suing an actual customer for a huge sum of money. what she should have done is a rebuttal maybe issue a refund, make nice with your consumers don't all yen nate them further -- alienate them further. gerri: was there any evidence that might have happened, look, is there something we can do here? >> t

announcer: and now celebrity reporter emmy award-winning tv host, and women's health advocate leeza gibbons. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi. welcome. thank you.

announcer: and now celebrity reporter emmy award-winning tv host, and women's health advocate leeza gibbons. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi. welcome. thank you. what a gorgeous audience! hi, ladies. thank you. thank you so much and welcome to this special edition of the science of youth, and i'm excited about our program today because we're talking about winning the wrinkle war. now, if you have only a few faint lines, then consider yourself lucky, but if you're like me, you're on the front lines of this battle. i'm 57 years old. you've got to be in the battle with me because no matter what your age, let's be real, ladies, this affects all of us, doesn't it? it does. and that's because we have maturing skin. you know what i'm talking about -- those wrinkles, etched-in expression lines discoloration, and large-looking pores. our skin today needs something much more powerful than what we used in our 20s and 30s. and that's why, in just a few minutes, i'm excited to introduce you to an incredible woman. you're gonna love her. she is the doctor behind the science that is giving women just like u

and i think a day you will hear presentation from judge julia gibbons of the sixth circuit on the budget for the judiciary as a whole. and this is of immense importance. she does a marvelous job for the judiciary. spends many days and weeks on this subject. and the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole, it's important, i think, for the congress to realize, it isn't just judges. there are 7900 probation and presentencing officers. and this is cost effective because this keeps people on supervised release. so that they're not in custody, which is cost saving. and over the years, in the federal system, we have a very low recidivism rate for our -- for those who are on release. it's high if you look at it as one-third but quite low compared to the state. so, this is cost effective. and the federal courts as a whole, mr. chairman, are a tangible palpable, visible, clear manifestation of our commitment to the rule of law. when people from foreign countries come, as judges often come, and they see the federal judicial system and they admire it. they're inspired by it. and they go back to

and i think today you will hear a presentation from judge julia gibbons from the sixth circuit. she does a marvelous job, and the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole is important, i think, for the congress to realize that it is not just judges, there is 7900 probation and presentencing. this keeps people on supervised release. it is very cost saving, and over the years in the federal system we have a very low resid vision rate for those on release. it is high if you look at it as one-third, but it is quite low compared to the state. this is comfortable effective. the federal courts as a whole, mr. chairman, are a tangible palpable realization. and they see the judicial system and they admire it they're inspired by it and they say you can't have a free economic system without a functioning legal system so what you do is of immense importance. for our budget, overall, we have a decrease in our own court operations and expenditures. we have almost exactly 1%, a little over a 1% increase. and that is for mandated increases for inflation and salary increases that are mandated

edward gibbons wrote in his spare taft on ancient athens. they wanted freedom and security, they wanted a comfortable life. they lost it all. security, comfort and freedom, when a determined not to get this for society to get to them when the freedom they wished for most is freedom from responsibility. then athens ceased to be free. will history when they say the same for us? america is the last best hope of freedom for mankind and today we are dealing with the challenge of the 21st century and my hope is that america will once again have the same resolve we had following 9/11 to do whatever it takes to keep america safe. i want to thank you very much for being here. [applause] >> thank you, van hipp. van hipp is going to take some questions. we will do a couple but i want to let everyone know we have the new terrorism for sale in the museum store, he has agreed to stick around to autograph copies of the conclusion so please pick one up. first question from this gentleman here. >> i am curious. it seems to me everybody from here as at gas ca

and i think a day you will hear presentation from judge julia gibbons of the sixth circuit on the budget for the judiciary as a whole. and this is of immense importance. she does a marvelous job for the judiciary. spends many days and weeks on this subject. and the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole, it's important, i think for the congress to realize, it isn't just judges. there are 7900 probation and presentencing officers. and this is cost effective because this keeps people on supervised release. so that they're not in custody, which is cost saving. and over the years in the federal system, we have a very low recidivism rate for our -- for those who are on release. it's high if you look at it as one-third but quite low compared to the state. so, this is cost effective. and the federal courts as a whole, mr. chairman are a tangible, palpable, visible clear manifestation of our commitment to the rule of law. when people from foreign countries come as judges often come, and they see the federal judicial system and they admire it. they're inspired by it. and they go back to thei

gary gibbons, the director of the national heart lung and blood institute. as a reminder to the subcommittee and our witnesses, we will abide by the five-minute rule and before we begin, i'd like to yield the floor to my chairman, the gentleman from kentucky. after that, we will above to our ranking members, the gentle lady from connecticut and then to the gentle lady from new york our ranking member on the subcommittee -- excuse me on the full committee. so, with that mr. chairman, you're reck fwhized. >> mr. chairman thank you very much. congratulations on being the new chairman of this great subcommittee and the responsibilities that you gladly have taken on. welcome to all of you, thank you for being here. dr. collin was, your leadership role in the ground breaking international human genome project is just one example of your many talents. i'm told that another one of your talents is playing guitar apparently. apparently, very well. so, you know, you've got something to fall back on in case this don't work out. [ laughter ] unquestionably, you all are a

and i think today you will hear presentations from julie gibbons of the sixth circuit on the budget for the judiciary as a whole. and this is of immense importance. she doesn't marvelous job for the judiciary spends many many days and weeks on the subject. and the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole it's important i think for congress to realize it isn't just judges. there are 7900 probation and presentencing officers, and this is cost-effective because this keeps people on supervised release so they're not in custody, and this is a huge cost saving. without reference to the human factor, and over the years in the federal system we have a very low recidivism rate for those who are on release, really high if you look at it as one-third but it's quite low compared to the state. so this is cost-effective and the federal court as a whole trained to -- mr. chairman, ra probable, visible clear manifestation of our commitment to the rule of law when people from foreign countries as judges often, come and they see the federal judicial system and they admire it. they are inspired by and