terry christensen has studied san jose politics for more than four decades.s savoring the battle ahead. insiders tell me council meetings might get a little more political and testy now. >> oh, yeah, it's going to be a year-long battle. >> reporter: also on the ballot, county supervisor dave cortezi. several other perennial candidates have also filed. ready for the mayor's race? >> who is running? >> reporter: half the city council. >> half the city council. >> could we keep reed? >> reporter: those we spoke with in the willow glen neighborhood concede they need to study the race a little better. >> i have heard about that on the radio. i just moved here from los gatos so i haven't checked into city politics yet. >> reporter: are you ready for the mayor's race? >> no, not yet. not looking forward to another election. >> reporter: to increase their name recognition and to legitimize themselves with potential supporters, dr. christensen says the candidates will have to raise a lot of money quickly. >> the more money you raids, the more credible you are? >> mone

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christensen: permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. christensen: i rise to pay tribute to a very special lady, nicky mays, the first african-american woman to serve as the door keeper of the house of representatives. she started her service in september of 1977 and after today will retire after 36 years of service. she has served every day with a warm smile, pleasant greeting, encouraging and kind words and the highest level of professionalism. we just want to say tonight we thank you for your 36 years of excellent service to the house of representatives and to all of us and wish you a wonderful retirement. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition. >> permission to address the ouse for one minute. ms. shea-porter: i'm going to read a letter. now that i'm laid off and older i'm having difficulty finding a job, i cannot get unemployment extension. i never collected anything in my life. so now what? i'm going to be

christensen: thank you. i want to thank you, congressman fattah, for bringing us together to dedicate this hour to the life and slig of an iconic lead every who truly fought the good fight, finished the race and always kept the faith, our beloved mmbing adiba, nelson mandela of africa. to say to congresswoman fudge as i was pleased to join her and our kordell leader at the funeral on tuesday, i'm honored to speak on behalf of my constituents the people of the u.s. virgin ilappeds in tribute to this great man. mind me is the pick choufer a sign that marks the site of mandela's circle in st. testimony mas. it was given that name when he was released from prison after 27 years. through it, the people of the virgin islands paid tribute to him every day. i want to recognize someone i knew many years ago, dale rogers, who from the time the circle was named until thely dyed took it on himself to sweep that circle so it would remain beautiful. in the days since december 5, the people have gathered with signs and flo

. >> as the car is slipping, construction worker lee christensen runs over from his nearby worksite to help. >> i remember i heard someone yelling pull him out. i didn't know how long they could hold the car up. i just grabbed him where i could and pulled him out. >> christianson pulls the rider out by his right ankle. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. moments earlier order the bystanders to back away. they tend to the fire before the victim for fear the car may still explode. from his vantage point, chris garth isn't sure the man is still alive. >> oh, my gosh. >> i couldn't tell if he was breathing. i couldn't tell if he was moving. it was a low moment in the room to say the least. >> on the ground, james o'day also fears the worst. >> i thought he was dead. but there are times you pray silently. i was just praying within myself that he should live. >> while police attempt to control the fire, an off-duty nurse who happened to be in the area tends to the rider. garth, who feared the worst, suddenly spots movement. >> is he moving? he's moving. >> is he moving? he's moving. he's moving. ho

with elections just around the corner and the feeling that christensen was not pretty rose to the presence of the occasion that south africa need somebody else needs great aunt misty and its political life. i think this is such that there is definitely on such easy. the same time as i said that it is a sense of the institutions of that there is something to build on it that is the judicial system the functions and is marked by a macho ness. this immediately but the media here is an example for the whole of the protests of some of the spinach eight the sense that the whole lot more has to be achieved if nelson mandela's vision is ever to be brought to fruition. that's from austin's reporting africa has died. in other world news typical small us the polls today to face in a second round opponent reactions which has seen the thing the final phase towards the full restoration of democracy in the country but time out of visiting london a recent upsurge in nevada by al qaeda linked rebels has overshot a fact it took about half an hour for the first photo to walk through the doors of this polling

the chair now recognizes our colleagues from the virgin christensen, for five minutes. >> the cherryville overhauls the responsibility for the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission. it rewrites procedures. chairwoman mcfarlane, do think it is necessary or productive of congress rewriting the details of nrc's internal commission before,es? >> as i said the internal commission procedures are quite adequate and that we need to be careful in any kind of changes are made to the emergency powers peace because we don't want any unintended consequences. or don't want to go back to a pre-three-mile island situation and structure at the nrc. >> i know that the commission spent three years debating in more than one year voting on its last division. many of the addition -- many of the issues were worked out of it commissions them selves in 2011. i don't understand why we would want to reopen disputes that have really already been resolved and the commission. the bill was set in inflexible deadline as to voting an atomic safety and licensing. lady mcfarlane, do think you make sense to have str