the rule by law is to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. it is the classic definition of law. now, the rule of law is what justice kennedy and justice roberts recently spoke about. in their opinions, one was involving the flag-burning case. texas vs. johnson. the other one was by justice kennedy. the other one was by justice roberts very recently in the demonstrations of military fit -- demonstrations at military funerals. they both said the same thing. they said, we don't like what these people did. as a matter of fact, what they did and their beliefs are abhorrent to most americans, and to us personally, but unless we protect their rights, all our rights are in jeopardy. and that is why the concept of a constitutional democracy is so important and must be preserved, but is not understood today. it is not understood by many americans. why? it is not that hard to understand. we live in a democracy. a democracy is supposed to be governed by a majority opinion. so, why isn't the court just governed by whatever the majority of people think? the

who w by law be required to provide contraceptes.ith contraceptives. it is not about access to contraceptives. it is can the state compel a religious organization to do somethiing, to engage an injur surer who is required by law to provide things that are against ththe doctrine of that church? nothing has changed in a moral sense. however, it was a political stroke. obama got away with it. before he had been opposed by rick warren, a pastor who supported him, he had been opposed by tim kaine, a former dnc chairman. now it is the opposition who is split, so it succeeded, but it was an absolute fraud. >> there are people on both side othe controversy who want to go to war. the fact that they did win back the catholic health association was not ingnificant. but as long as this debate is over religio freedom, obama was losing. as long as it is ovover contraception, which it became the house hearings, the other side wins because it is and 95-5 issue on the issue of contraception. religious freedom is different. >> the firstmendment guaran

there we cannot even we cannot -- and do not intend to proceed by decree law. so there are negotiations going on. they will be concluded by the end of march. and they will -- they are being oriented in the direction of reducing this is something the imf, the eu, the oecd recommended to italy, reducing the segmentation of the labor market, reducing the uneven treatment between the insiders and the outsiders who cannot get in, mainly, the young. and also changing the nature of some social protection mechanisms so as to reduce a bit the distance between italy and some nordic countries in having more flex security, namely, a closer kpatibility between labor market made more flexible and modernized system of social protection centered on the individual worker but not on the individual job as was the case for so many decades. now, this, ladies and gentlemen, cannot be a -- of course it cannot be an unbiassed report that i am submitting to you because i'm certainly very, very biassed although i as well as my ministers -- no, i will say that i am like my ministers but w

accounting trick and a catholic hospital, like a catholic charity or public- school, is required by law to engage an insurer -- like a catholic charity or school, is required by law to engage an insurer that will provide contraceptives. i have no problem with contraceptives. it is not about access to contraceptives. it is can the state compel a religious organization to do something, to engage an insurer was required by law to provide something that is against the doctrine of that church? the answer is nothing has changed in a moral cents. however, it was a political stroke. obama got away with a. before, he had been opposed by rick warren, a pastor who had supported him, opposed by tim kaine, the former dnc chairman, and now it is the opposition who are split so it succeeded. but it was an absolute fraud. >> there are people on both sides of this controversy who want to go to war. the fact that they did win back the catholic health association is not insignificant. but as long as this debate is over religious freedom, obama was losing. as long as it is over contraception, which it beca

xharm, chairman, we are required by law, and not just by the apa, but specifically in our law, to skr consider the burdens, costs and impacts of any rule we're developing. we take that seriously, not only because it's the law but because it's good public policy. we intend to and that's why i'm setting up some advisory panels to hear broadly from the financial industry about how our proposals may affect them and how they may actually work in practice. at the same time we're hearing from consumers and groups from across the country about what benefit it might bring to the consumer public. as i mentioned, we've inherited a lot of rules we didn't write. we have the opportunity to go back and think afresh about them. and there may be occasions where we can streamline those rules, losing no benefit to consumers and reducing the burdens on financial providers. we hope and expect to be able to do that. >> senator sheldon? >> thank you. mr. cordray, i'll try to move on. you've been very patient here today. i've got several questions. we've heard there is some concern that documents subject to

or by law. so that represented what supervisor wiener spoke earlier. it was meant to be able to catch up so let's just say in one year we expand down that public finance campaign fund.

imposing by law, on us, by law, a reduction in the defense budget of $487 billion over the next decade. we, at the department, decided to step up to the plate to abide by the law and to use this crisis as an opportunity to try to establish a new strategy for the force of the future. and that strategy has guided us in making the budget choices that are contained in the president's budget. the fact is, we are at a turning point. it would probably have required us to make a strategic shift under any circumstances. the u.s. military's mission in iraq has ended but we still have a tough fight on our hands in afghanistan but 2011 marked significant progress in reducing violence and transitioning to afghan-led responsibility for security and we are on track to complete that transition by the end of 2014. the nato ministers, i sef, and we're biding by our libyan fll . and successful counterterrorism efforts have significantly weakened al qaeda and decimated its leadership. but despite what we've been able to achieve unlike past drawdowns where threats have receded, the united states still face

by law.erees thh proof.one of our viewers took this celll phone video here of her seven landsdowne at the corner of monnment and hammonds ferry. &pbut waach closely... you can see the grry car observing the otherr continue to pass. (51:44)they just donnt care they go right around the gonna go around them at tone - time its gonna end up bieng an accident somebody is gonna get hurt...(car nats) nnts)it is against maryland law to pass a sttppee chool flashing... and it's stop arm is extended.when it happens... drivers are trained to record license plates... but that can be tough when the driver is focusing on the road. there are cameras on some chool busses... but those cameras are not being used in baltimore county.megan gilliland, fox45 morninn news. cecil county police make an arrest... in an overnight hit and run crash.it happened around midnight... on i-95 pouth in perryville.the suspect hit a car... carrying a woman and her two children... then fled the scene.the family was transported to

veronica asks is an employer required to give a raise by law? no. okay?ouple times they do have to do it. minimum swaij now $8 an hour in, san francisco, it's $10.24 they have to hit those numbers. if less than that, then they've got to get you to that. and there is probably a cost of living in there. under general employment, they do not have to. so you have to make a good case. go in and say here is why you should be give meeg more money. and generally because it has to be because i'm making you more money. >> is the practice of community colleges who require up front payment of optional services a violation of law? you're allowed to charge up front fees and government is allowed to do that. as long as you know what you're being charged for and when you can. if you're low income and struggling they do have problems in every community college in this state. and they start about $70 and then go up from there depending on classes you're taking but it's a good deal starting with the health card. if you need help, x they do have help available. gregory s, is

holy cross hospital, for example, was required by law to provide health insurance and required by lawude in that birth control, morning after abortion pills and tubal ligation. after the so-called compromise, holy cross hospital is still required to provide all the pleas health insurance. the employee is guaranteed by law with the same benefits. the only difference is when the employee gets a letter about what he or she is entitled to, holy cross will send a letter leaving out this and will get a separate letter from the insurance company saying by the way, you are entitled to these items. the birth control, morning after pill and tubal ligation, for no charge at all. it makes no difference whatsoever. morally who tells you about this source of your insurance. and second is there anybody who believes this will be given away for free? if so, it's the first time since the invention of insurance in renaissance, italy, insurance has ever given away a service for nothing. this is manual call thinking. it's deceptive thinking. cynical thinking. other than that, it's a great idea. >> bret: j

by law the federal law says to provide equal opportunity as you said earlier. you know, right now for -- what we have tried to do is say, okay, the military voter participation rate is lower than the general population, but is that indicative of the younger nature of the population or is that indicative of the structural issues? i believe it's both. >> part of what tom was talking about. >> right. so what we have done is we have broken it down by age cohorts, between, you know, 18 to 24-year-olds, 25 to 29. and tried to figure out how those compare. and so what we found is that for all the age cohorts except the 18 to 24-year-olds, the military voter participation rate is higher. amongst the 18 to 24 it's still lower. but that's important, because 60% of the military is under 29 years of age. only 6% of the military is over 45 years of age. >> i don't know if you can use that term on tv. >> i guess i already did. but, you know, 53% of the general population is over 45 years of age and voter participation rate goes up exponentially over time. the other element i

by overzealous employees. in this town, for example, a group of independently owned gas stations ran afoul of the law by agreeingfix prices. the law views this as a restraint on competition which is prohibited by state and federal anti-trust laws. price fixing is a prime example of how the ultimate impact of an agreement often goes beyond the parties originally involved in that agreement. in this case, it affects every motorist in the area by dictating the price of gasoline. the purpose of laws against price fixing i to prevent abuses like that from taking place. abuses that threaten unrestricted competition in the marketplace. then, of course, there's the issue of gambling. lessta hasrovided for gambng activities, such activities are forbidden by law. the rationale for this stems from the belief that wagering breeds crime and discord. now you might wonder at first about the connection between gambling and contracts. but in the eyes of the law there's a definite link. according to legal theory, illegal wagering involves a person paying consideration for value in the hope of receiving a prize or other property by

leave a mark a been waterboarding in the case of bradley manning and is considered torture read not by u.s. law that was signed into legislation. what is called torture here is a very narrow category and a good deal that the torture the u.s. carries out his legal by specialists of constitutional law and others settle most nobody knows about. >> 18 to ask about two implications our suggestions the first is merely the unthinkable conclusion the officials of judges our politicians hold powerful criminal behavior accountable in the most egregious examples such as torture and the possibility of a cognizance disses since not with a constant awareness of filling their role may be driving that need to scapegoat that foldable the lead powerful for the most trivial offenses accountable to demonstrate to redo hold a lot of people accountable but just not us with the charade that passes behind it without the knowledge of imbalance and the second implication officials give up on a 10 law enforcement than the financial and system engagingly and widespread fraud. >> law and order basically a 10 this to mean j

law. this is discussed by specialists and constitutional law and others, but almost nobody knows about it. they are things everybody should know. >> two suggestions i drew from the boom. the first is that i think -- excuse me -- there's really the unmistakable conclusion that our officials, you know, judges, politicians, won't or can't, which is more scary, hold powerful criminal behavior accountable even in the most egregious examples like torture, and the possibility that the dissonance this raises that they are not aware their fulfilling that role as officials may be driving this need to sort of scapegoat, to find the most vulnerable, the least politically powerful, for the most trivial offenses accountable, to be able to demonstrate, okay, we're holding a lot of people accountable, just not holding accountable to a lot, so it's this kind of charade that passes for lawfulness behind it that may be, you know, this knowledge of the imbalance driving this kind of balance and the second implication was that when our officials give up on law enforcement as their role, that perhaps law breaki

law. and there was a seminal journal article by thomas curt thers in current affairs that warned countries that don't live under the rule of law, elites can use their superior financial power to co-opt political institutions. and that the critical requirement to live under the rule of law is that political and financial elites cease placing themselves above the law and are subjected on equal terms the to everyone else. and you go back to the founders and as much disagreement as they had, what you continuously find is this emphasis, not ancillary or secondary, but really central that the american founding in order to be legitimate and just had to venerate the rule of law. and this was true despite the fact that founders almost across the board believed in the the inevitability and even desirability and virtue of vast levels of inequality in all sorts of realms, and yet they continuously emphasized the only way that equality would be equal and just would be if everyone were equal before the law. every time you make the argument or point autothat the rule of law and equality in the law was im

that the board of education shall grant the renewal petition subject to the requirements set forth by law. president yee: thank you, mr. davis. there's going to be some public speakers that have submitted cards to speak tonight on this issue. i will call your name and you will have two minutes each. kathleen large, just come up to the podium and macy acosta, renee morgan, michael evans, cilia macktodal, rosie paris. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is kathleen marge. in 2002, i stood in this same place to speak in favor of leadership's charter renewal. it is with respect and appreciation for the work of this board and all the educators in the school district that i stand here again. leadership was a good school in 2002. now, 10 years later, thanks to the support of this board and our district, leadership is an excellent school. it is with a deep love for leadership and for san francisco kids that i have returned to teach at leadership after taking six years off to stay at home with my daughter. my 10th grade english students are reading james baldwin's essay, "a talk to teachers,"

but a lot of chooses the nonlife because it's where her husband and children live by law they're israeli whereas the rest of her family live across the border in janine palestine. during. what. i have to walk. until now known as move between the two worlds with temporary visas issued by television but she's afraid they could stop as a government tightens its grip on an eight year old law denying permanent citizenship to palestinians married to israelis it's trying to limit the graphic. growth of the arab citizens encourage. citizens who marry palestinians from the west bank in gaza or from jordan to actually immigrate to actually leave israel israel says the law is for security purposes and it's trying to prevent palestinians from taking advantage of being able to get an israeli id through marriage and then carry out attacks on israeli citizens but human rights groups don't buy that they petitioned the law arguing that in the last fourteen years more than one hundred fifty thousand palestinians entered israel because of family ties with israelis only fifty four of them were ever found to

that the board of education shall grant the renewal petition subject to the requirements set forth by law. president yee: thank you, mr. davis. there's going to be some public speakers that have submitted cards to speak tonight on this issue. i will call your name and you will have two minutes each. kathleen large, just come up to the podium and macy acosta, renee morgan, michael evans, cilia macktodal, rosie paris. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is kathleen marge. in 2002, i stood in this same place to speak in favor of leadership's charter renewal. it is with respect and appreciation for the work of this board and all the educators in the school district that i st

mandated by law to produce a product that violates their tourist teachings and convictions. are going to give for free. >> of course. they will increase the premium. this isn't accommodation. this is nothing about contraception. what this really is, this the worst part of what our founders feared. this is the government telling a religious institutions, any religious ins tuigsdz you have to violate your conscience as a price of existing in the united states. this compromise is nothing more than a shell game. idea insurance companies are going to provide it for free and catholic institutions, hospitals won't have to pay for it is nonsense. they will pay for it through the premium increase. the president has stepped on the first amendment free exercise clause. i think the president intentionally did this. i think he made a calculated decision and backfired. >> sean: i think this was a political calculation from the beginning, not only does it violate with a force religious institutions to violate their own principles and conscience but the free exercise clause. you can't have

by law, oversight for the storm shelter installation belongs to the alabama manufacturered housing commission never card about enforcing the rules -- it never cared about enforcing the rules. now it wants all builders and installers to follow its rules and pay for the appropriate permit. art falkener is the state director of the emergency managen't and administers the grant to build shelters and says his hands are tied. >> there is bureaucracy in the program. that is what we're trying to eliminate. >> the manufacturered housing commission whose main job is regulate instruction of modular homes says it's just looking after public safety. but the standard it enforces for tornado shelters are actually lower than the fema specs these are built to. >> does it make any sense? >> what makes sense and what i'm required by law to do sometimes are two different things. >> state lawmakers have introduced legislation to streamline the process. take the commission out of it and hand all authorities for shelter to emergency management. dekalb county has to start the bidding process for the shelters all ove

remind people, the way we do projections of discretionary spending, the parts that are now capped by law is to take the most recent level of appropriations enacted by congress and extrapolate that over the decade with growth for costs. and that was specified in law as the way we should do this kind of projection two decades ago. so the $1.4 trillion comes from taking the latest level of appropriations which i think are $127 billion in fiscal year 2012 and growing that with inflation. however, whether we would spend that amount or less than that or more than that depends entirely on the challenges the u.s. sees in the world. >>> congressional budget offer director douglas elmendorf testifying yesterday on the outlook. you can see the remainder of his remarks in the c-span video library. this morning he's testifying before the house budget committee on the same topic and is predicting that the budget will run about $1.1 trillion and it will slow with the unemployment rate staying at about 8%. the chairman of the house budget committee, congressman paul ryan. >>> the committee will come to

mid-50s with mostly sunny skies by the afternoon. blue laws. tomorrow, more clouds and the forecast and rain as a weather system moved in. right now we're live looking over the bay bridge toll plaza. the golden gate is looking good and the weather is looking good for tonight although we do have this storm coming in for tomorrow, it is going to increase clouds for tonight in to bring in the chance for rain. the rain looks really like, only a few hundreds of an inch. spotty rain by tomorrow morning in the late showers as we go to the day. the rain in the bay area tomorrow morning. by 6:00 a.m., light rain headed over the entire bay area. heaviest around the 6:00 a.m.. by 10:00 a.m. most of it should be done with bricks of sunshine of. it will stay mostly crotty throw most of the day. in lake tahoe, blue skies today and a little bit of snow on the way for tomorrow. only a few inches. were coolest in the north today. mid-40s bayside with. this body and light rain. for the afternoon, breaks of sunshine. assign @ @ the-rest. here is the 7 day around

we are bound by law. >> dr. star says as a result of a lawsuit, montgomery county public schools are required to distribute the pfox letter if it sends home messages from other nonprofit organizations like the pta and boy scouts. starr says he's looking into options. a student followed up on that with a question. >> my question was, what exactly will the superintendent do to combat the pfox letters that were sent home last week. >> every child needs to be welcomed and feel healthy and safe in our schools. we want to promote that. we don't believe pfox is doing that, and my hands are tied right now. >> this flyer is for the benefit of the students which may be confused about their sexual feelings or for those who experience same sex attractions as something unwanted. for those students we want them to know they do not have to be locked into a gay identity for life. >> montgomery county public schools will continue to abide by the law and distribute pamphlets from nonprofit organizations with a disclaimer on the b

by law.aw.here's the proof.one of our viewers took this cell phone video here of her seven year old brother being loaded onto the school bus in landsdowne at the corner of monument and hammmnds ferryy but watch closely... you can &psee the grey car observinggth others continue to pass. (51:44)they usttdon't care they go right around the ggnna go around them at tonee - time its gonna end up bieng an accident somebody is gonna get &phurt...(car nats) nats)it is against maryland law to pass a stopped school bus while it's lights are flashing... and it's stop arm &pis extended.when it happenss. drivers are trained o record license platts... but that can be tough hen the driver is focusing on the road. &pthere are cameras on some chool busses... but those cameras are not being used in baltimore county.megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 defense attorneys are xpected to pick up their case today ... in the george huguely delayed because one of the attorneys waa ill. they're resuming their argumen

it was protected by american law. customs and morees. it's the same as the institution of marriage is protected by law today. the institution of slavery was protected back in those days. now, this is a hard leap to make in our minds. to go back and look at something that was quite legal, very well accepted by most americans, even though today, you may view slavery as morally reprehensible. ok, let's look at some of the myths and some of the realities. one myth is about slavery itself. and the first part of my book i spend time talking about how far back slavery really goes. slavery, in my opinion predates history. i think we've had slaves since the very beginning of recorded history. we find slavery throughout the bible, both the old testament, and paul in the new testament gives instructions on how to treat your slaves. we find slavery in most all of the ancient societies. another common myth is about african slavery. african slavery goes back long before the first africans were ever shipped to the western hemisphere. there was a flouri

and would -- in this case, would transcanada have to abide by state law when it comes to eminent domain? >> yes. >> so they would have to live by whatever the state law is relative to eminent domain? >> that's correct. >> and when these pipelines are laid in this case my understanding is that it will be fairly deep in the ground, is that correct? >> i think for stretches of it. i'm not sure if all of it is under ground. >> but that which is underground, oftentimes you can still conduct your agriculture activity above it? >> absolutely, yes. >> and does -- tell me how the pipeline safety law would intersect. >> for this particular pipeline -- can you get closer? >> the pipeline safety laws continue to apply for this particular pipeline as contemplated under the final environmental impact statement. there are 57 special conditions that heighten the standard for this pipeline as opposed to most oil pipelines in the country. >> and so i mean i was just hearing about the potential for these leaks and all. does the pipeline safety act not have pretty strict requirements in terms of the safety

by law. law.here's the proof.one of our vvewers took this cell phone video here of her ssven yeaa old brother being loaded onto the school bus in landsdowne at the corner of monument and hammonds ferry. but watch closely... you can see the grey car observing the school bus stop... while othersscontinue to pass. (55:36) most of the cars will go right pass the bus even if they have the stop sign and the lights are blinking.....(51:46)there was even a time where another schooll us went riiht pass the bus just to get y the bus cause they are in such a hurry. hurry.ittis against maryland law to pass a stopped school bus while it's lightssare flashing... and it's stop arm is extended.when it happens... drivers are trained to record license plates... but that can be tough when the driver is focusing on the road. there are cameras on some chool buuses... but those cameras are ot being used in baltimore county.megan gillilaad, fox45 morning news. we're still waiting on the identity of the man who died

grocery chhin.but he never reported that emplooment...to the state ethics commission...as required by lawtionally but at the same message out to eeeryone that even lapses are not going to be tolerattd."despite his acquittal in court...currie faced an internal inveistigation by his colleagues.now...a legislative ethics committee...has recommendedhe be formally censured.he'll get to stay in office. but the committee has pecoomendedhe hold no leadership positions.(rrdell) "on friday, the chairman of the joint committee on ethics will present an entire report on senator currie before the full senate and then the senator's colleagues will take a formal vote on his status." (miller) "you know these are tough times because the person is a friend."senate president mike miller...says senators still have the option...to impose other sanctions... a reprimand... coosidered less severe than a censure...or senator. but that is considered hiihly unlikely.all which means that currie...will most likely remain...a statt rydell, fox 45 news late hn edition. currie is the first senatorto be disciplined in ma

by his district voters in november. that is after he championed the state p state's anti-i am grant law. he was the first lawmaker ever recalled from office. he was the powerful guy in the state. he wasn't replaced by granola eating sympathizer, he was replace bid a normal republican. his district was disgusted by russell pierce but they are a republican-leaning district. the guy they put in it's slins s an average conservative. after that pretty stunning rebuke from the voters, how did the arizona gop respond? they gave russ sell pierce the number two job in the party state-wide. arizona republicans do not seem to be getting the message even when the message is delivered by their own voters. the establishment message tomorrow at the last minute that is arizona republicans should vote for mitt romney so says jan brewer. the politics in michigan are are more fascinating. when you look from outside michigan, at what is going on in the state of michigan right now, there is a huge elephant in the room, right? there is an obvious huge deal. there is the return of the american auto industry, wh

now, they want to walk away after doing the minimum required by law. we will not let that happen. >> pg&e says the claims are not true and says it's willing to work with the city to pay millions more in res state stit yugs. >> we're continuing discussion was the city. at the end of the day, we respect that the position that the city leaders are in and their desire this move forward and we're committed to making that happen. >> so far, the utility paid $12 million to kajs caused by the explosion. that blast on a natural gas transmission line killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. >> a search is underway for a suspected kidnapper in san francisco accused of grabbing an 8-year-old girl on the way to school. this happened near carver elementary. today, police released this sketch of the suspect. accused kidnapper is described as an after rick minutern male in his 30 was short, dread lock-style braids and has a scar on his right cheek, if you recognize this man call san francisco police. >> two weeks ago howard jordan became the police chief. he took o

something required by law. san francisco assessor phil ting had one more. >> there is a party that is selling a home at auction that according to land records has no connection to him. >> no specific banks were mentioned. ting says when it comes to the process, there is no oversight in california. the state like others does not require a judge to oversee them. >> the only oversight that could happen is if i, a consumer foreclosed on would bring this to a court of law. >> now, the report with the files will be handed over to the attorney general. teresa garza is with the mission economic development agency and would like to see some compensation for those victims. >> because they couldn't afford with fraudulent documents and foreclosed on, how can you repair that? >> and the report points out that it's clear that the system was not prepared to handle the overwhelming number of foreclosures. i'm live in city hall, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and the city of san bruno and pg&e will resume negotiations regarding r

i think they're going to lose and south carolina's law will be upheld by the federal district court. >> would you call it infant tess mall? >> i think it's a disparate law. not only does south carolina provide a free photo id, they put in a provision that say ifs you show up to a polling place without an id and sign an affidavit in which you say that you had a reasonable impediment -- that's the language in the law -- a reasonable impediment that prevented you from getting a photo id, you'll be given a provisional ballot and the ballot will be counted unless local election officials have hefd that, in fact, you're not the person who you say you are. >> would you like to add something? >> you know, the supreme court in the crawford decision challenging the photo id law in indiana said that they would not strike down the law on a facial challenge. they left open the door for an as-applied challenge. so what we now have the burden of doing in these states that are passing photo id laws is the very expensive task of finding out who is affected, who is not affected and bringing fourth thei

could be violent if he felt cornered. >> i think all those that were working on the case were doing by lawe able to do or supposed to do for their jobs. i don't think they realized what kind of a person he really was. >> thank you for joining us by phone. i understand the department is conducting an internal review on what happened here. what is the department examining at this point? >> we'll look at all actions taken during the life the case, which is from september forward. we'll also examine the processes and everything that occurred and determine if there's anything that we need to do to change our policy or practice, and look at anything else we could have done. >> i know this is difficult. obviously, for your staff as well. i keep thinking about the social worker who was there when this happened. there's enough pain to go around here and especially for this family. let me ask you regarding possible threats or any intentions of suicide. the statement from your administration is there was no indication of that. why is it given the investigation with susan's disappearance and some of t