. >> aaron israel is here, a longtime member of the citizens advisory committee for power on issues ofsfpuc. wanted to point out that the club thanks the good work that -- the staff of both the p.u.c. and lafco have been doing this year. focusing on the negotiations. finding the lessons learned from that process and being open. we don't have an opinion one way or the other about r.f.p. or splitting out the renewables work. we should point out that we are an advocate. we've long been involved in this process. mr. brooks does not speak for all the advocates. we're not all of one mind on this. we take great issue of him speaking for an all

israel, his native country. >>> the release of sarah shourd is offering new hope to the families of two other americans still being held prisoner in iran. aaron cater skis has more from the families who have been waiting for than a year to have their loved ones released. >> reporter: with the iranian president in the u.s. the mothers believe its a perfect time to meet with him and request the release of their sons who have been held 13 months after being accused of crossing illegally into iran. >> we're just showing the very, very human face of a mother wanting her son home and we're two mothers basically with two sons in prison, so that we would approach him on. >> reporter: both mothers are hoping the iranian authorities would show the same compassion sarah shourd shared last week. >> my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and the other was crushing. >> reporter: she spoke guardedly about her two companions, thanking iranian leaders, careful not to put their freedom at risk. >> my thank you for president am den squad for my compassionate release from detention. >> reporter: he said he would give a recommendation but he said "the m

and the earth and all that is in between them, the god of abraham, the god of israel and isaac, the god of moses and aaron, the god of jesus christ and his mother mary, and the got muhammed. peace and blessings among all these noble profits and messengers. good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you. i am blessed to be here today at to this distinguished organization. and i think the council for foreign relations for giving me this opportunity to speak this morning. we come together at a time of great crisis and danger. what began as a dispute over a community center in lower manhattan has spawned an grown into a much larger controversy over a relationship between my beloved religion and my beloved country, between islam and america. the events of the past few weeks have really send me to my very core. -- have really saddens me to my very core. i regret that some have misunderstood our intention. i am deeply distressed that, in this heated political season, some have exploded this issue for their own agendas. and i am really disappointed that so many of the arguments have been based on deliver it mi