[applause] >> thank you, bucky. it's, it's an honor for me to be introduced by you. i have admired so much your work on behalf of veterans with the california state university system particularly. as i've told you, you and chancellor reid are really models for individuals who are pushing hard to make available opportunities for veterans. and i was down at the marine corps recruit depot last friday, and i was the parade review officer for graduation of a boot camp class. it was the first time i've been back on that base since i finished boot camp in 1957. and like bucky, i had a drill instructor who surely would roll over in his grave if he knew that i was the parade reviewing officer on that, on the grinder down there. [laughter] and i would be very happy to see him roll over in his grave, as a matter of fact. [laughter] i'm very grateful to general mike myett for inviting me to speak here. i admire general myett very much. i serve with him on the board of the semper fi fund. i admire him for his service to this country and to those who have served the country, and h

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bucky, a 30 year career at nbc, one of the best director.ine olympics without him. >> he said are you sure you're retired. >> he said it's done. >> jack bennett, director of operations, also 30 years at nbc. he's the guy who gets it done everywhere in the world, never gets flustered and makes us all look good. finally sue. >> sue, we love you. >> 27 years. >> makes our life wonderful on the road. she's the key person who handles so many different roles. they have been here, this team, preparing for the last year. they make everybody feel at home on the road. >> she handles the olympic games. >> and helps us get tickets to the events. so thank you. >> done well for us. >> jack and bucky, thank you so much for all your contributions. >> they have really made a difference. of course they are key to how we all see the games. thank you for that. this has been an incredible experience. my first olympics and i've really enjoyed it. we want to look back at all the fun we've had in london. >> good morning, everyone. i'm matt -- >> you're matt. >> wel

they report 12 incidents involving bucky balls.jury. adults have a right to choose a product that's exclusively marketed and intended for adults. we've never marketed to kids. this small rate of misuse is because it's used by the wrong user. >> basically these are very, very strong magnets and the concern is that if a child swallows them, they can connect to the tissue inside the body of the child as a parent, you can -- >> why is that a misplaced concern sm. >> it's not a misplaced concern can. but it shouldn't be in those kids' hands in the first place. so on our packaging, it says keep away from all children in five different places. we have a vigorous safety program that we don't sell to stores that market to children. we don't market the product for children. we have a website called magnets safety.com that lays out the entire safety program. we have the most vigorous safety program not just in our industry but most industries. our concern for safety is the same as the consumer product safety commission's. we just believe that

buckie balls are very famous.desk top toy, a bunch of magnets, tiny magnets that you can put together and form into cubes or all sorts of creative things. this company has been around for three years. they're based in new york. they're very popular, innovative. they've helped spur a lot of entrepreneurship and ideas and creativity. so what does the federal government come along and do? well, a nanny state agency known as the consumer product safety commission, basically wants to run them out of business and announced last week that they are filing what they call an administrative complaint to get them to stop selling their products. and as a result of this thug move, there are many retails that have already pulled these products from the shelfs, even though they have extensive warning labels. it's clear that these things are for adults, not children. >> ali: so the viewers know, the reason the cpsc says it's doing it is that there have been 12 incidents, as far as we know, of children having swallowed them and end

southbound 270 below speed from 85 buckies town to old georgetown road.r and 18-minute commute on 270 with all lanes open. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic." >>> a commuter tax in d.c. is getting a cool reception in maryland. it could raise $1.2 billion in new revenue, enough to fund an 8th of the district's $9.65 billion operating budget but what are the chances that the district will be able to charge a commuter tax at this point? joining us now to talk about that more insight on this particular issue is robert mccartney the metro columnist with the "washington post." thank you very much, always good to see you. >> good to see you, wisdom. >> let's talk about this. a lot of people not happy about this. every time this counselors, a lot of people work in -- every time this comes up, a lot of people working in virginia and maryland, the odds of this passing or where it is serious and could happen? >> pretty low. this has been debated for years and it's always run afoul of opposition from maryland, especially maryland and virginia delegations

right now from bucky's town over an hour ride with all lanes open 74 minutes traveling southbound leavingrds montrose road. lanes open on the top stretch of the beltway between 95 and college park towards the exit for georgia avenue. authorities are checking for an accident near 355. virginia northbound i-95 v-dot moving the camera around at 286 the fairfax county parkway slow towards the beltway 395 on the brakes towards duke and delays on 110 to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic." >>> nasa scientists are listening to a recording of a human voice beamed back from the rover on mars. it was a recorded message from nasa administrator charles bolden. listen. >> this is charlie bolden, nasa administrator speaking to you via the broadcast capabilities of the "curiosity" rover which is now on the surface of mars. since the beginning of time, mankind's curiosity let us to seek new life, new possibilities just behind the horizon. >> so that would be the first human voice heard on mars. >> that's simply incredible. "curiosity" is also set to take its first sampl

tischler: because that's what bucky was all about. david is also co-founder of the elumenati design and engineering firm and he's creative director of the worldviews network, which is a collaboration of artists, scientists and educators using storytelling, dialogue around the -- around community resilience in science centers across the united states. finally, we have kenji williams. kenji is a founder and director of bella gaia, an amazing film. an award-winning filmmaker, music producer, theatrical show director and a classically trained violinist, on top of all that. he also is linking art and science. so you can see a theme shaping up here. he works with people as diverse as nasa deepak chopra, really bringing those two sort of right brain, left brain functions together. bella gaia has already had shows, toured countries, reached some , people in person and about million through online and tv. and we are going to be lucky enough to have a performance of bella gaia here the aspen institute this week. mr. williams: tomorrow at : e? o

tischler: because that's what bucky was all about. david is also co-founder of the elumenati design and engineering firm and he's creative director of the worldviews network, which is a collaboration of artists, scientists and educators using storytelling, dialogue around the -- around community resilience in science centers across the united states. finally, we have kenji williams. kenji is a founder and director of bella gaia, an amazing film. an award-winning filmmaker, music producer, theatrical show director and a classically trained violinist, on top of all that. he also is linking art and science. so you can see a theme shaping up here. he works with people as diverse as nasa deepak chopra, really bringing those two sort of right brain, left brain functions together. bella gaia has already had shows, toured countries, reached some , people in person and about million through online and tv. and we are going to be lucky enough to have a performance of bella gaia here the aspen institute this week. and when is that going to be? mr

so what i'm having a hard time doing is understanding how you can come down against buckyballs and bucky cubes when it is clearly noted that that is for 14, children age 14 and above. and hungry hungry hippo and fishing well over children that are three and above. so doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me ask you what you are doing. so i would wonder why speak with i appreciate that question. it certainly is timely. i want to explain to you by we cannot comment on domestic we did not ban rare earth magnets can which is what buckyballs in the categories that they are. we referred the matter to an administrative law judge. that administrative -- >> i'm going to stop you right there if i may please. you made the decision, you made the decision to go ahead with the recall, didn't you? >> no, we did not. we made the decision to referred the matter to an administrative law judge. that judge will make the determination whether or not, to deal with the product spent what caused you to make that decision? we as members of congress have a right to ask that question. >> we will be the appellate bo