and so the a.c.l. applies to certain contractors and certain tenants much such as those vendors who are over at the airports, the ports, and nonprofit providers. there are exemptions based on employers size and type and other contract parameters, and the law provides two options for employers who are required to abide by this law to comply. one of them is to offer coverage -- individual coverage to each employee that's at no cost to the worker, and the other option is to pay a fee to d.p.h. to provide services for those who would be uninsured. and this annual fee is adjusted annually based on the increase of the h.m.o. premiums in the states. so ideally, employers would offer coverage to the workers, and employers could save about 45% in cost if they did offer a compliant plan based on current market premiums. so this slide just shows the relationship of the health commission and the work group. these standards are reviewed every two years, and the health commission has full authority to -- to revise th

and the party of brazil's imprisoned former president luis an a.c.l. lula da silva is registered to him as a candidate for the upcoming presidential election thousands rallied in the capital brasilia to show their support for his candidacy blueness counter serving a prison term after he was convicted of corruption during his time in office. israel has reopened the only commercial crossing into gaza after a month long shutdown the qur'an abu salim crossing was closed because of the heightened tensions between the israelis and the palestinians lorries carrying clothes few in construction material can now enter gaza israel as olds and lifted restrictions on the fishing zone of gaza shore for nothing chance transferred. trucks have started arriving here at gaza's only commercial crossing with israel they stop for example will fill up with goods across the border before returning in cigars and we understand around eight hundred trucks are expected to pass the border today. now we understand that a lot of pressure came on israel as well from israeli businesse

and when they do that, as i said, at the it's very importa us to get our apparatus placed. i had a.c.l. to put a memo together to work with deputy chief redmon, as well, so it's an ongoing project. >> commissioner covington: when will the project be concluded in terms of a mutual understanding? >> you know what? i'm a realist. i think that we put procedures and we put general orders out there, they do the same thing. it's when they see fire, they see this thing, they're not thinking. so they know it. we told their captains to tell them. it's just a matter of, you know, it's sinking in, and them understanding when it happens because it doesn't happen every day, right, that they're going to see a fire. it's just sometimes that he blank out and they put their car where it's not supposed to be, but we will reiterate with them what the expectations are. >> commissioner covington: okay. thanks again for your report. >> thank you, ma'am. can i comment on what a.d.o. nicasio was talking about? i'm very confident that as a resident and a member of this department, of the document with building.