ann did. someone who wanted to serve her nation and understand how the government can be a force for good. she earned a bachelor's degree from miami of ohio college, went on to depaul university law school where she was chosen to serve on the law review. in her final year of law school, ann worked as an intern at the u.s. attorney's office in cook county. after law school, she clerked for two distinguished jurists, cook county circuit judge alan goldberg and illinois supreme court justice lynn eagan before signing on as an associate counsel at a prestigious chicago law firm and making a few bucks, but that wasn't where her heart was. in 2006, ann wall decided to leave the world of private law and its comfortable compensation to come to capitol hill. she saved up money because she knew she was going to take a pretty significant paycut. our office had the good luck and good sense to hire ann but we started her off at the bottom of the staff ladder. she started writing constituent letters and ans

riccio. >> ann marie riccoboni. >> david h. rice. >> eileen mary rice. >> kenneth frederick rice iii. >> vernon allan richard. >> claude daniel richards. >> gregory david richards. >> michael richards. >> venesha orintia richards. >> james c. riches. >> alan jay richman. >> and my husband. we love you and miss you every day of our lives. >> john m. rigo. and my husband. as i stand here with this newly unveiled plaza behind me, we summon our strength and we think of those murdered on the us -- on the spot. it still lingers in our minds and our souls. 10 years my past, but the pain has not. the pain gets worse. it is a direct result of what happened on that day. but it certainly did not and that date. we are still without satisfactory evidence on how this event could have done. how family -- you would agree that both of our children have lived their lives that we had hoped for. i knew she more than ever as i watched our signed with our grandson just born two weeks ago. as i hold our grandson, i thank god. please continue to watch

early -- farley ." >> elizabeth ann farmer >> douglas jon farnum >> john g.h d. farrelly >> thomas patrick farrelly >> syed abdul fatha >> christopher edward faughnan >> wendy r. faulkner >> shannon marie fava >> bernard d. favuzza >> robert fazio, jr. >> ronald carl fazio marksman for my family's loved one who, whom salinas and love very much, janine and jones. >> -- whom we miss and love. >> and for my father. keep watching over us, handsome man. [bell rings] >> today, as you look over the walls of remembrance, we want to share with you the words of the poet who wrote "turn again to life here " if i should die and leave you here a while, and not like others, who keep long vigil by the silent dust, for my sake, turn again to life, and smiled. by heart and trembling hand to comfort of their hearts, and i you.ance maiy comfort ♪ ["amazing grace" on flute] ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [bell rings] >> may god bless the euros and we lost on september 11. -- may god bless the euros we lost on the december 11 and the men and women -- the heros we lost on december 11. no words

we miss you so much. >> keith mcheffey >> ann m. mchugh >> denis j. mchugh iii >> dennis mchugh >> michael e. mchugh >> robert g. mcilvaine >> donald james mcintyre >> stephanie marie mckenna >> barry j. mckeon >> evelyn c. mckinnedy >> darryl leron mckinney >> george patrick mclaughlin, jr. >> robert c. mclaughlin, jr. >> gavin mcmahon >> robert d. mcmahon >> edmund mcnally >> daniel w. mcneal >> and my father, we miss you and levy. >> and my brother, a family man, a navy man, a holy man. god is holding you in the palm of his hand. >> walter arthur mcneil >> jisley mcnish >> christine sheila mcnulty >> sean peter mcnulty >> robert mcpadden >> terence a. mcshane >> timothy patrick mcsweeney >> martin e. mcwilliams >> rocco a. medaglia >> abigail cales medina >> ana iris medina >> deborah louise medwig >> damian meehan >> william j. meehan >> alok mehta >> raymond meisenheimer >> manuel emilio mejia >> eskedar melaku >> antonio melendez and my baby brother. as well as a firefighter michael roberts. they never met, but our family has been close for the

ann?>>> plus was that the first lady? michelle obama's surprise visit to target after your local news. >> good morning, everybody. i'm sam stovall -- stan stovall. here is a look at one of our top stories. a group of alleged arsonists are at large and police say they are targeting victims at random. since mid september, nine homes have been hit with molotov cocktails. most of the incident occurred in the northwest section of the city. so far, there has been no significant property damage and no reports of injuries. police do not have a description of the suspects but they are asking everyone to keep an eye out and to call if they see anyone or anything suspicious. let's get a check of the morning commute. here is traffic pulse 11. >> we have a couple of situations. one that just cleared, 895 northbound at the harbor tunnel, a disabled vehicle has been cleared and traffic is back open. hollins ferry at hammons ferry, a crash. 795 at owings mills, press. peddicoat between walfield and kinfie

ann? >> don knapp in menlo park, thank you. >>> well, firefighters in southern california are getting the upper hand on a wildfire in the san bernardino national forest. the fire broke out yesterday near hesperia on the center divider of interstate 15 in the kajon pass. ann sterling on what was lost. >> reporter: evacuations were lifted late this afternoon. >> i was relieved. yeah, i was really relieved to get home. >> reporter: richard and julie peltier were forced to evacuate yesterday when the hill fire came dangerously close to their home. >> just over the next ridge. so they got really close. we could see the flames from the house. >> i've never seen so many fire crew in one spot ever, you know. i mean they were everywhere. >> reporter: the fire started friday afternoon, in the cajon pass and quickly jumped interstate 15. it didn't take long for the flames to burn through the chaparral and threaten homes. two homes were damaged. two homes destroyed. at this ranch, several animals were

i will go first to patti ann. you say the results of the polls seemed odd and the american feelings about whether or not we will be attacked. what they really show is the american people believe what the obama administration is saying, that we are safe because al-qaeda is now on the ropes? >> no. >> i would like to go to bill schulz. i would like to go to bill schulz because you described president obama as the best wartime president we have ever seen. >> it is the greatest. >> you are fired. >> kailey, i would like to go to you next. i know you just met scpru clearly very intelligent. , but i don't believe your statement that president obama is dead is a slip. >> if you are in fact a super assassin. >> you got it. obama, osama, they are sending m's in my mind. >> i love you bamster. >> and let's move on to the story about the american student who is joining the rebels. >> can you do the pronunciation and can you tell us how long did it take to you get that down? >> i can't do it because the name is not on the pro

>> ann, thanks. ann curry reporting again tonight from tehran. >>> in washington, an effort to investigate an effort by the obama administration to create green jobs. this one went bad. a solar energy company championed by the president himself received half a billion dollars in government loans, and then it went bankrupt last month. today, republicans were looking for answers here. the story from our senior investigative correspondent lisa myers. >> reporter: the president visited the company solyndra last year, hailing it as a stimulus success story. >> the true engine of economic growth will always be companies like solyndra. >> reporter: today the company is bankrupt. 1,100 workers laid off. taxpayers stand to lose as much as $500 million. >> i think everyone must agree that there is some scandal involved in this. >> reporter: house republicans today hammered the white house, revealing e-mails which suggest the administration was in a hurry to provide taxpayer money despite red flags about the co

jo ann drove to her blue house in the town. then jo ann drove back to our house. then mom came home and jo ann left to go back to her house. max was safe. >> what's remarkable about this, and you talk about it in the book dancing with max, this happened when he was two years old. eight years later you draw the picture and then you actually find the house by a g.p.s. unit; right? >> max, the human g.p.s. >> it is stunning to see the intelligence in max. >> we underestimate what these people understand. about four years ago max said he wanted to drive past jo ann's house. and i asked do you know how to get there? yes, he did, so he told me go left, go right, go down this street. we came up to a blue house. i didn't doubt him except that later on, about a month later i was going through some papers and old addresses and there was jo ann's address exactly as max had told me. >> i want to make sure i understand this. he had not been to that house since he was two years old? eight years later he does the story and four years after that he comes along and he is able to g

ann?>>> plus was that the first lady? michelle obama's surprise visit to target after your local news. >>> good morning. it's 7:26 on this friday, september 30th. we have a big cool-down coming today, folks. let's go to veronica. >> today will not be too bad, getting up to a high between 70 and 25 degrees. sunshine hanging on across southern maryland, but fading with high clouds. turning mostly cloudy for the bulk of the day, but it is going to be dry. temperatures this weekend will be starting out on the cold side, around 40s, low to mid-40s throughout the area. high temperature each day coming our way at 58 to 60 degrees. >>> we'll check the traffic picture next. i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu remedies. >>> good morning. accident blocks your left lane at telegraph road. delays start at the 95 interchange. you are jammed. >>> anothe

i have been in ann's office on any given day. eventually, the calls can make it to the commissioners, but the word that the secretary does to support us doing our job is just essential. i have to say, i have not seen a secretary perform as well as you have anywhere in the city on a constant basis of providing us with what we need to get our job done. so i want to personally thank you for helping me as a commissioner, as a new commissioner and now as an older commissioner. you have really made it possible to make sure that the commission serves and provides the service that we know we can. without you, specifically, without our secretary and support staff, we would not be able to do our job. you have been instrumental in performing this department and setting us on the course we are on now, as frustrating and slow as it is sometimes, it is because of you that we have been able to do what we have. so thank you for your support and working for us to provide this wonderful support for the city. thank you. commissioner murphy: it was

ann, thanks. >>> in afghanistan today, a liocking, surprise attack. barsfitategh attacked the american embassy in kabul. at least six people were killed, including four police officers in a siege that went on for five hours. this is an unbelievable turn of events there. the attackers used rocket propelled grenades, machine gun fire, suicide bomb vests. and the carefully planned assault, all of it raising concerns once again about the ability of afghan forces to maintain security there without american help. >>> when we come back here tonight, a terrible accident and what a response. bystanders pulling together to save a total stranger. >>> and later, how jackie kennedy really felt about her husband and her reflections on a very dark time for this country. >>> a 21-year-old motorcyclist from utah is alive tonight thanks to the kindness of strangers. brandon wright was on his bike when he was hit by a car and pinned underneath as both the motorcycle and car then burst into flames. and the pictures of what happened next are remarkable to watch. our repor

anne makovec shows us. >> i'm a straightforward person, get to the punch line. don't carry baggage from the last conversation and want to sit down and discuss the issues. >> that's bart's new general manager grace crunican. the board voted 8-1 this morning. the gm position has been open since dorothy dugger resigned in april. federal funds will be used to upgrade the system. >> i kick the rails, go out and talk to people at the station and meet the customers. >> reporter: crunican has a history heading up transit agencies including the federal transit administration most recently seattle transportation director. she has never been in charge of an operation with its own police department. >> she is a straight shooter and going to tell me who she is and what she expects. >> reporter: she can probably expecting controversy judging what bart has been through over the years, most recently protest over the police shooting of a homeless man at the civic center station and more protests over bart's decision to shut down cell service during those protests. >> i have to a

and ann halstead. thank you so much. >> one of the major components of this day being a success was the tremendous and spectacular support we received from one of our sister agencies, the saverp fire department. it is -- san francisco fire department. it is our great honor to introduce to you the chief of the san francisco fires department, miss joanne h air. kwhite. >> thank you and -- haiswhite. >> thank you and good afternoon. i would like to say thanks for the great coordination effort. rosie did a great job and the director plinlal. -- blumenthal. it's a great honor to be standing here before you,, a native daughter. what did you think of the 65-foot ladder race? pretty incredible. i would be certainly remiss if i didn't introduce personally each member. most of them are not working today and they volunteered their time to come here. just like the sheriff's department and police department that play a large role in the city, we're part of this -- the fabric of this great estimate so engine company 41, operating a ri

. >> ann aherne. i would just like to put forward sonya harris, who was my assistant for 6.5 years -- it seems like a long time. i know in the last couple of years i did not have heard very much. as far as continuity and keeping things going, having some history of what goes on with the commission, it is very important. when i took over, i had no one to train me. i did not even know there was a aac, boe, code advisory committee, until they came up. i think it is really important to have somebody that understands the department and how it works. thank you. >> is there any additional public comment? >> i am not speaking for the department as a private individual who has been within the department since 1990. i just want to commend sonya. i have to work constantly with the commission secretary office, and i just want to commend her professionalism and her protection of you commissioners, try to get information for you. as ann said, i do not think you could make a better choice. commissioner hechanova: in

and ali arouzi and ann curry there. >> and you might hear me on the microphone now, thomas. >> yes, ann. and the fact is that the president gave you this startling revelation they would be released in 48 hours from the time of the interview, and where do we stand in the time frame right now? >> well, a day has passed, and in one other thing that you need to know about that is that one way he put it was a couple of days, and in iran, a couple of days can mean two days, mean more than two days, i have come to learn. so this thing could stretch out and what seems to be happening though is that there is a real push to have this resolved, have the two american hikers out of iran and on their way home before the president heads back to the united states to begin to appear before the united nations general assembly, and he is scheduled to leave this coming friday. is the president leaving this coming friday? a week from this coming friday and he is scheduled to leave to go to new york to speak before the u.n. general assembly, and some time in the coming days we expect this to be resolved. the

ann notarangelo on the woman's story and why she is even allowed to run for school board. >> reporter: legally alvina sheeley has of right to be on the november ballot so the question is for the voters, do they think she is qualified to be on their school board? in 198, alvina sheeley pleaded not guilty of kidnapping by reason of insanity. she has admitted to taking four girls in illinois and spent a year in a psychiatric hospital. now at 70, she is running for fairfield suisun school board. >> she is very intense. she is very driven. she knows education. there's no question about that. >> reporter: perry polk is on the school board. he has known her for more than 30 years but after her arrest, lost contact. >> she now has to convince people that she is okay to work with children. school board members don't really work with children. we visit schools but basically we are involved in policy- making. >> reporter: sheeley said, "i'm sorry i cannot talk to you, but it would be a conflict of interest since i own stock in cbs." however she talked to our sacramento affiliate and explained he

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i'm ann notarangelo. investigators say they've found key pieces of evidence that could shed light into what caused the deadly plane crash at the reno air race on friday. nine people were killed, including the pilot. several remain in critical condition. three days later, survivors are starting to share their horrific stories. sandra hughes with how one man barely escaped with his life. investigators say they may have found critical evidence into he just flew back this afternoon. joe, you've seen first-hand the tragedy un-fold in reno. especially today --- people are talking about the safety of this kind of event.--- what kind of answers did you get? do you get the impression that they are now ready to address some of these tougher questions? about whether frankly the faa does a good enough job of checking out the planes and the pilots before the race. >> up until now, 20 pilots died in the 47 year history okay but now it's spectators who were killed. do you get the impression they're ready to address some

we begin our reporting tonight with nbc's anne thompson in hard hit connecticut, anne, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. i'm here at a staging area for utility crews and there is a significant police presence. believe it or not, these police are here to protect the workers from angry residents who are frustrated they are still without power. tonight, 60% of ridgefield, connecticut is in the dark and that means some 18,000 people don't have electricity. finally, a sign of progress in power starved ridgefield, connecticut. this is one of 30 crews working to get the lights back on. these men came all the way from denver, colorado. >> three days just to get a crew here. those crews should have been here in 24 hours. >> reporter: rooney marconi is ridgefield's first electman, much like a mayor, is angry, just as angry as residents burning up his phone lines furious about excruciatingly slow response from the power company. five days later, the story is the same in much of irene's path. 156,000 new york customers are without power, 81,000 in flood swamped new jersey. and nearly 5,000 i

ann curry, a pleasure. thanks. >>> meanwhile here in new york tonight, president obama has gone directly to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas to try to talk him out of his plan to ask for statehood at the u.n. conference in new york this week. the palestinian dispute has taken center stage and this morning when the president addressed the general assembly he defended the u.s. position and tried to prevent a u.n. crisis over this statehood issue. our report from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. [ applause ] >> reporter: a year after calling for a palestinian state, president obama said it could only happen through direct negotiations with israel, not by a shortcut at the united nations. >> peace is hard work. peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy it would have been accomplished by now. >> reporter: but the showdown isolates the u.s., forcing the president to defend israel against most of the rest of the world. >> one s

ann? >> all right, don knapp in alameda county. thank you. >>> investigators have found key pieces of evidence that could shed light into what caused the deadly plane crash at the reno air race on friday. nine people were killed including the pilot. several remain in critical condition. ntsb investigators say the plane had a camera on board and they found memory cards at the scene. >> clearly we can't tell at this point whether or not any of the memory cards are from the accident aircraft. and so those memory cards all that have been found will be sent to the ntsb research and engineering laboratory in washington, d.c. for analysis. >> investigators have also recovered a memory card from a recording system used to transfer data such as speed and altitude to the racing team crew. meanwhile we're hearing some of the first emergency calls made during the chaotic moments after the crash. >> there was a plane down at the air races into the stands. numerous patients unknown how many at this time. reports of up to at least 50 possibly inj

. >>> good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. on this 10th anniversary of the september 11th attacks families of the victims gathered at the world trade center in new york and they got their first look at the memorial that showcases giant fountains where twin towers once stood. randall pinkston shows us today's observances. [ bugle ] >> reporter: families looked at the names of the people who cover the area where the towers once stood." >> and my dad. >> reporter: they read the victims, including those killed in pennsylvania, the pentagon, and new york in 2001 and 1993. >> and my father, sebastian borke, who i never met because i was in my mom's belly. i love you father. >> reporter: president bush and others spent a moment at the fountain grieving family members. moment of silence to mark each of the plane crashes and the collapse of each tower. the memorial will open to the public tomorrow but, today, it was an intensely personal place, just for the families of the victims. >> we miss youter variably. >> reporter: marry lynwood

judith ann, reese. all of us love you and miss you very much.ve in hour hearts forever. >> and my son, donald joseph regan. we miss you and love you. i know you know you have two grandchildren and twins coming. god bless you. [names being read] [names being read] >> and my uncle. we love you and miss you every day. >> and my father. [names being read] [names being read] [names being read] >> and my niece, katherine, who was the lead flight attendant on united 175. she had a radiant smile, a contagious laugh, boundless enthusiasm and infinite compassion. although she may not ever be found, she will never ever be lost to other family and her friends. today we honor her by letting go of the sadness over losing her and embracing the joy of having known her. to the flight crews here with us today and watching around the world, bless you and thank you for your courage and for being first on the front line to keep us free and flying. >> and my little brother, our hero, firefighter john daniel marshall. thank you. [names being read] [names being read] >

>> hello, ann.ay recall last year, the 9ers got off to an 0-5 start and had to weight until october before they got their first victory. not so much this year. jim harbah versus the other. the action played itself out on the field and from that. and warming up the receiver's pregame and wanted to be part of the action. knocks the ball loose and had is how the 9ers defense looked in the first half and that set up a 6-0 score, seattle held a 37 first-half yards. 16 secs left in the half and for 16, the 49ers in complete control. muffing to the fourth quarter and jackson, an ex-stanford man, doug baldwin and look at him go. 55 yards to the touchdown and the 49ers lead was all of a sudden down to two. the 49ers on his back and the ensuing kickoff, there he goes, 102 yards for the return to make it 26-17. jim harbah just drove by and ginn was not gone. there he goes on the punt return. 55 yards for the touchdown and the 49ers behind ted ginn jr. win, 33-17. >> in ni-- in miami, i ran two backs against th

anne arundel county has about 20,000 people and so,000 people- - 10,000 people have no power in the city. coming up at six, we will talk to bge spokeswoman linda foy about how they are fixing the problem and what's taking so long. bge said the power would be restored by friday night. >>> if you are running out of water, several sites across baltimore are giving out freshwater. in the cityit it's the same site for the code red days. some are run by the senior centers and in baltimore county it's being handed out at fire stations. we have a list where to get the water at abc2news.com. if you know someone without power, look it up and let them know where they can go. again, abc2news.com. >>> two minutes after five. get ready because the baltimore grand prix is just a day away. and if you haven't noticed, major roads downtown baltimore are going to be closed. abc2 news linda so is live with what you need to know especially for your morning commute. linda. >> reporter: well, if you have to drive through the city this morning, be prepared. you are going see a lot of concrete barriers like this

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ann? >> all right, and matt, here in los angeles, another dramatic trial we've been following all this week, michael jackson's personal physician is facing involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of the king of pop. paramedics who treated jackson take the stand today but on thursday, emotional testimony from his bodyguard who called 911. you're going to hear some of that call. now al, let's go to you. >> thanks so much, ann. from here, ""today's" real estate" our guru barbara cochran is back, open house tours from the suburbs of chicago to the beaches of california. we're going to show you how far your cash can go when you buy that house these days. >>> let's get to natalie over at the news desk with the day's top stories. good morning. >> good morning to you, savannah and al. this morning a major victory in the battle against al qaeda. american born cleric anwar al awlaki was clikilled today in a drone strike in yemen. during english language sermons on the internet he incited viole

i want to signal a very, very clear appreciation for the departments that anne is working with, your level of cooperation from our fire to police. but every other department and then as importantly, our utilities and our agencies that we're working together with as well. nonprofit world are just as important. it's my intention and goal in working with the board of supervisors to make sure everyone is prepared. and not only prepared for the 72 hours. we know we've got that down now as our city standard. but i want to make sure that we look beyond it. i want to make sure that people who are just arriving now to live in our city can immediately know that that's part of our culture here. and they also want to know that we're going to go well beyond response. we have to get people ready to recover as well because our whole city, survival will be on thinking forward about the things that we can do now to really land a quick recovery. it's going to happen and we know it's going to happen, whether it's manmade or hopefully it's more of the natural disasters that we expect. but i know our pol

ann will have a live report from iran coming up this morning on "today." >>> now here's a look at some of the other stories making news early today in america. surveillance camera captured a bizarre break-in inside an illinois restaurant. he stripped down and once inside he went straight to the kitchen where police found him cooking chicken tenders and french fries. he was arrested on burglary charges. >>> a handcuffed suspect in michigan pulled off his own houdini impression. while in the backseat of a police car, the suspect slid one of his wrists right out of the cuffs and managed to lower the back window and escape. it took three hours for police to capture him. >>> chocolatey fun were unveiled in chicago tuesday, weighing in at 12,000 pounds, a record-breaking chocolate bar is the brainchild of a chocolate company that's taking it on the road for a think big, eat smart campaign. >>> and finally, one abraham lincoln impersonator has a unique prowess with pigskin. the honest abe lookalike has recorded himself showcasing his throwing accuracy and place-kicking skills. as you can see,

i'm ann curry. and for all of us here at nbc i'm ann curry. and for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for joining us. >>> this morning on "early today," we remember. ten years later, americans honor the victims of the worst terror attacks in our nation's history. >>> help wanted, president obama prepares to send his $447 jobs bill to congress. >>> and giving away, a horrific balcony collapse during a >>> and giving away, a horrific balcony collapse during a religious celebration in india. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> this is early today for monday, september 12, 2011. >> hello and good morning. today we begin with an emotional milestone. it has now been a decade since our lives were forever changed by the tragic and heart wrenching events of 9/11. yesterday was a day for americans to remember the many lives taken from us, people who will never be forgotten. here is nbc's lester holt. >> reporter: a permanent memorial to the victims of 9/11 where water falls spill into the footprints, remembering the tears that flowed on th

i'm ann curry. for all of us at nbc news, thank i'm ann curry.f us at nbc news, thank you for joining us. wwc.w.taovimco vita c captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this sunday, a special broadcast from new york. the president's diplomacy. the palestinians push for statehood with the united nations. they are ungrateful. the united states commitment to israel's security is unbreakable. >> there are new fears of violence for any peace talks twin israelis and palestinians. >> it is time to change our policy of appeasement toward the palestinians to strengthen our ties with the nation of israel. >> this morning, i speak with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. how will he manage this during the historic era. >>> then theebate at home. the economy and taxes. is the president's plan fairness or warfare? what will it mean for jobs. joining me, mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. finally, we kick off education nation. what big ideas are driving reform in public schools? what role should the federal government play? what should our s

anne makovec is live at st. mary's cathedral where funeral services for the two men are just about to get under way. anne. >>> and the outpouring of support is amazing. you can see thousands of people lining up here at the entrance of st. mary's cathedral here on gough and geary in san francisco. thousands of people, firefighters from all over the area, citizens, people from other sectors of public safety, you can see the big american flag being held up by two ladder trucks waiting for for the procession as two fire trucks bring the bodies of vincent perez and firefighter- paramedic anthony valerio to st. mary's. they took off from daly city dugan's mortuary at about 11:15 and they are on the way here set to arrive just at 12:30 to begin the mass, expected to be about 2.5 to three hours. some of the speakers include san francisco mayor ed lee as well as the fire chief and the brother of anthony valerio. so it's certainly going to be an emotional tribute. the fact that so many people came out is warming hearts an

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i am anne kronenberg, executive director of department of emergency management for the city and county of san francisco. before i have the mayor give his opening remarks, i would like to ask everyone who has one of these things to please turn it off, put it on silent or vibrate for us. that would be very helpful. mr. mayor? >> thank you. thanks, everyone. welcome to the second meeting of this year for our disaster council and, again, i want to signal my appreciation and i know supervisor chiu, our board president who's here today, is also welcoming of everyone here today to focus on national awareness month. we recognize events happen all over the world, not only new zealand, not only japan but what we all kind of felt the weird earthquake on the east coast, it's still a constant reminder our percentages are going higher here as years go by that we have to be even more ready. i want to signal a very, very clear appreciation for the departments that anne is working with, your level of cooperation from our fire to police. but every other department and then as importantly, our utilities

anne and steve, thank you both for who you are.sportive, loving, and proud mother-in-law. along with holly's father and three brothers, she welcomed me into the nolton family and made me a 4th son. general nolton passed away, but i hope he's looking down as his wife and me are enjoying the ceremony where he and mrs. nolton were recognized after their 37 and a half years of service. as i listen to the music being played during today's ceremony, i heard familiar strains, the victory division song, the dog face soldier, we have a rendezvous with destiny, and the all american soldier, the songs of the divisions with which i soldiered over the years, and be assured, classmates, that was, indeed, the official west point march, the thumper that was played during the inspection of troops. during my years in uniform with those units from the mid 1970s until the present, our military rose from the depths it hit in the early post-vietnam era developing into the great force that serves our nation today, a force that is without question the bes

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