northbound traffic is -- there's a detour northbound at clement. this is one of those areas you may want to avoid. some of those side streets will be unusually heavy. this is all because of an earlier crash that damaged a light pole. police say it's unsafe to drive on a particular part of the area because of the damaged power pole. you don't want debris coming down on your car and neither do police. the westbound bay bridge is backed up for about a 15-minute delay of looks like we lost the picture. northbound 17, there was an earlier stalled vehicle at the summit. the slow traffic there is gonna be pretty bad this morning in the santa cruz mountains. the rest of the commute is okay. let's go to steve. 7:25. >>> snipe. temperatures really mild for -- sunshine. temperatures really mild. it's the chamber of commerce day, wake up the photographer. he needs to go out there and take pictures on the last day of march. record highs will be lurking today. >> not much wind towards the south bay or peninsula that i can find, at least in higher elevations. but

a quick look at chopper 5 where park presidio boulevard is still shut down for one block from clement to california due to this downed power pole. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> san francisco is a hotspot for car thefts. the problem is getting worse. police say auto thefts have spiked 10% citywide. burglary thefts from vehicles are up 22% compared with the same time last year. the biggest trouble spots are the financial district, fisherman's wharf, chinatown and theft in those areas up 125%. >>> barry bonds' perjury trial set to resume and prosecutors could rest their case today. they plan to call three more witnesses to testify. prosecutors say they will not be calling any more baseball players, though, to the stand. yesterday former as slugger randy velarde testified he received performance-enhancing drugs from bonds' trainer, greg anderson. velarde is one of four ballplayers to admit that he got steroids from anderson. bonds is charged with lying to a grand jury that he never knowingly took steroids. >>> the prosecution's remaining witnesses include bonds' for

and they follow what's in this police report. >> reporter: then clement played the video. the judge dismissed the case. those same officers are seen here in another bust where one appears to be covering his badge while he covers the camera. had this case went to court, the public defender's office says the officers refused to testify when they learned there was video. sfpd says at this point they have to be sure those are indeed officers in the video, but top brass is promising a thorough investigation. >> we take allegations of misconduct very, very seriously, and we will investigate it impartially and thoroughly. >> reporter: the district attorney's office is also promising an investigation that will include a case-by-case look at all of the cases tied to these officers. as for the officers themselves, sfpd says it will decide very shortly if those officers need to be assigned to nonpublic contact positions while this investigation continues. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jean. what kind of person would steal from their own

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. >> bárbara boxer pìdio que se revisa la planta de san clemente y la de san luis obispo, las dos están usted quiere saber las fallas más vulnerables los invitamos a la página de univisión . >> jerry brown declaró en estado de emergencia los estados de mendozino y san luis obispo. >> unos 55 botes pesqueros fueron destrozados, el puerto tienen daños de cuatro millones de dólares . >> a pesar de las advertencias california ha fallado en revisar los edificios que son vulnerables al colapso. >> tenemos la información . >> las imágenes de devastacion y dolor del terremoto de japón,. >> no son fáciles de olvidar. >> nosotros acá en california, sé que vivire un terremoto de alta magnitud . >> un temblor de más de 7 grados, podría sacudir a california en cualquier momento. >> en cierto momento la fuerza, se lanzara. >> en los últimos días, expertos en la construccion, ha visto un incremento en las personas preocupadas por las casas. >> los daños causados en los Ángeles podrían ser devastadores, ya que hay muchos edificios construidos antes de 1970. >> hay muchas ciudades que requieren que esos

a light pole got knocked down on clement right at the south end of the macarthur travel. that intersection is closed, so far traffic is light soda is a minor delay.so it is a minor delay. we waiting for an estimate on when this will be cleared. >> mark: after the rain in the mud slides continued around the bay area. in mountain view 3 homes evacuated. we are live with details. >> craig: this is the dreaded red tag. all 3 mobile homes have them and they have to be removed. people that live there have to find someplace else to live for the moment. we will show you what's on the another side of this. stevens creek with all the rain and flooding the bank has failed. it is now threatening these homes as they sit over the slope. trees and other things have fallen in a lot to contend with. these three homes according to the manager they will all be removed today. fortunately for these people who owned a home there are big in lots that it will be able to move. their mobile homes and move easily. this looks like it got split in half, but in fact it did this on purpose. this is a d

at least down or at least damaged between clement and lake street.his is just north of golden gate park. if you are commuting southbound, it seems like our backups are actually southbound jammed from the golden gate bridge northbound traffic pretty slow and go from at least balboa according to some members of the kcbs phone force. at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on. the backups are not too bad to the end of the lot. and 880 through oakland is a very slow ride right here in those northbound lanes as you make your way up towards high street and past the coliseum. that is your traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> all right, elizabeth. a lot of sunshine outside today, a great start to the day. the offshore winds in control. a beautiful look towards san jose. lots of sunshine there. everywhere you go today it's going to be great. at the coastline you could even see some highs into the 70s right out at the beaches. a beautiful beach day there. 80s elsewhere inside the bay. record-breaking temperatures as we head in toward the a

. >> reporter: but in nearby san clemente, they are revuing the backup plan just in case the city hasirens in town and on the beach, warning residents to evacuate in case of tsunamis or nuclear meltdown. it's part of jen tucker's job to mail out potassium iodide pills to every local resident in the event of nuclear fallout. >> i've seen increased concern. i've seen an increased number of requests for potassium iodide. >> reporter: in fact, there's been a run on these tablets meant to protect against radiation poisoning. >> i don't have any right now and don't have a date when i will have it available. >> this is the nuclear industry's worst nightmare. just as they were convincing us that nuclear power was clean and safe, japan loses control of five, maybe more, nuclear reactors. >> reporter: here, they built a 30-foot sea wall to protect against possible tsunamis. the reactors themselves are protected by four feet of concrete and eight inches of galvanized steel. so, is this plant stronger than the one in japan? >> it would be premature to talk about strength of a plant. >> reporter:

. >> my name is cheryl clements. i am john's personal assistant. i have been working with him and the family for the past year. they are friendly, kind human beings who take priority in giving back to the community. mr. dibenedetti's disability is not something he likes to discuss openly, but it does have a great impact on his life. my work has been valuable in allowing him greater independence in his daily life. because of his disability, he uses carefully organized systems that must be meticulously maintained. examples include extreme organization systems and separate spaces for his documents.

. >> reporter: still some residents of nearby san clemente say they're frightened. >> they don't realize just how scared the community can get, especially after a crisis like japan. >> reporter: this, as questions are raised about whether it could happen here, and whether warning systems will work if it does. george lewis, nbc news, san onofre, california. >>> something incredible has happened to people in the gulf of mexico who were already victims of the bp spill. now they are victims of potential identity theft. and bp has another massive problem on its hands. our chief environmental correspondent, anne thompson, who spent months covering the disaster in the gulf, is here in the studio with us with this latest problem for bp. anne, this has to do with a lost laptop computer? >> yeah, think about it. i don't know about you, brian, i'm always leaving my devices everywhere. apparently a bp employee did just that, on a business trip, lost this laptop. in that laptop was a spreadsheet that contained the personal data of some 13,000 people from louisiana who filed claims with the company af

dangling dangerously and that led them to close all of the southbound lanes and divert it to lake and clement streets. we learned just minute ago the pole has been repaired and all traffic is now back to normal. >>> a special meeting is getting started right now as the city of san pablo is close to declaring local state of emergency in response to the landslides that forced people out of their homes. last week, heavy rain soaked the hillside between wyman street and hill crest road. at least six homes were affected. right now it's considered unsafe to live in two of them. by declaring a state of emergency, the city will have access to government fund and can start to rebuild. >>> in mountain view, torrents of rain left three families live in hotels because of the landslide that washed away their backyards. their homes were red-tagged at the sahara village mobile home park because they're in danger of fall into stevens creek. neighbors said a week ago the creek overflowed its banks and washed away as much as 15 feet of land. that left patios hanging over the edge for some residents while other

sat in the class is in san francisco state as well, and i remember growing up at that time around clement street. we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant communities in the city as well. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? supervisor mar: a lot of people bring this up, but is one of the most exciting, culturally di

vice president miguel: i am thinking of a very similar situation on clement street, where there is a restaurant that has been there for 30 years that has an outdoor patio that faces presidential that keeps refrigeration and storage in the back. but it is an excess reuse. it is not major use. the problem i have with this motion is we come back in six months and what are we going to tell them to do? stop serving from the patio? they cannot make any money. to me, the motion does not hold water. if this was an accessory use, i might go for it. but this is the main financial thrust of the restaurant, is the patio. i have to agree with some of the things commissioner borden was saying. do you know offhand that there are no other locations in the mission? this is a franchise fast food restaurant before us as conditional use. is it necessary? is it desirable? i do not believe in this location that it qualifies as necessary. i think the possible qualifications on desirable, as to its configuration and its location, are so tenuous that i do not think i can vote for it. commissioner moore: i wa

. >> my name is cheryl clements. i am john's personal assistant. i have been working with him and the family for the past year. they are friendly, kind human beings who take priority in giving back to the community. mr. dibenedetti's disability is not something he likes to discuss openly, but it does have a great impact on his life. my work has been valuable in allowing him greater independence in his daily life. because of his disability, he uses carefully organized systems that must be meticulously maintained. examples include extreme organization systems and separate spaces for his documents. he does a considerable amount of work from home and does need a separate space to be able to execute that work. as anybody who lives with children knows, working from home with children in the house can be very distracting. in addition, his independent life is very important for his personal daily rituals. he already mentioned the embarrassing incident with bringing his wife's shirt instead of his own. just having his own space as far as closet space, not h

ache and clement -- eighth and le meant.ffic is busy on 101 heading down to san mateo. 280 is a much better commute. this morning's commute if you are driving on 808 south, it will be busy. 880 north, that traffic is moving along okay getting up past the coliseum. no major problems driving past there and when you get to the toll plaza, it has been nice and light, although there is a little more of a backup on the middle lanes. let's go to steve. >>> all righty, sal. some low clouds, nothing and sunbreaks, up to the hills and the north bay. we have had a few showers for a while. our photojournalist confirming exactly what i just said. we have some low clouds around. we'll have a partly sunny day. a couple of showers went down to milpitas and not a big deal. if you are watching you -- watching us towards the north, things begin to develop off eureka. -- but for us, it look like we'll have a mostly sunny, partly sunny day. still a few showers. the fog in the north bay will lift. there's nothing above it. once you get rid of tha

the sananofre is in san clemente. >>> within the last three hours, more smoke was spotted rising from one of the reactors. right now it is not clear what that means. the japanese military says it will not use helicopters to drop water again tomorrow. it didn't explain why. japanese officials also said they would accept help from american nuclear experts. they are in the process now of coordinating what the u.s. can provide and what's needed. a short time ago the head of international atomic agency for the japan crisis is extremely serious and requires international cooperation. >>> hundreds of people boarded buses to get to hundai about 60 miles from the nuclear plants. large sections of that area were damaged now some people fear radiation. some people don't believe the government's assurances about radiation. >>> and many people are leaving japan, but tonight we meet a pilot who is staying in japan. >> my wife is at home along with our two children. >> reporter: daper says after last week's earthquake his wife was afraid to stay in japan. so on wednesday, lewis' wife and kids boarde

the sananofre is in san clemente. >>> within the last three hours, more smoke was spotted rising from one of the reactors. right now it is not clear what that means. the japanese military says it will not use helicopters to drop water again tomorrow. it didn't explain why. japanese officials also said they would accept help from american nuclear experts. they are in the process now of coordinating what the u.s. can provide and what's needed. a short time ago the head of international atomic agency for the japan crisis is extremely serious and requires international cooperation. >>> hundreds of people boarded buses to get to hundai about 60 miles from the nuclear plants. large sections of that area were damaged now some people fear radiation. some people don't believe the government's assurances about radiation. >>> and many people are leaving japan, but tonight we meet a pilot who is staying in japan. >> my wife is at home along with our two children. >> reporter: daper says after last week's earthquake his wife was afraid to stay in japan. so on wednesday, lewis' wife and kids boarde

and resources and the political will to take the actions that are at least possible in this country clement? >> i believe the administration has the tools and the ability and the determination to act. they have kept in mind the political opposition which has led them to modify some of the proposed regulations. when the modified the recent regulations, i think they made it quite strong and eased up on some of the industry concerns. there is nothing wrong with the epa and other agencies looking at the cost of regulation and trying to figure out how to fashion the regulation to achieve the result with the least amount of disruption and cost to the people affected. the administration has got to stand up to the republicans. i cannot believe that they will accept any of these riders for the cuts to epa. they will have to fight this out. the republicans have made the funding resolution a battleground. they will make the other bills in about a ground such as raising the debt ceiling and appropriation for the next fiscal year. but they cannot shut the government down on this issue. they have to have

the biggest plants are the diablo plant and san clemente. the nrc will an analyze the riskover those plants. they responded by saying, although many safety measures have been taken to address -- >>> ktvu's ken pritchett live where travelers had a number of concerns on their mind. >> reporter: the state department made these free flights available for certain people who wanted to leave japan. and i talked to a spokesman here at travis base. she says this is the only, the first and only stop for these flights. on a commercial plane chartered by the u.s. government, at an unusual location travis air force base. 250 people mostly women and children stepped on u.s. soil after a heroing 11 days in japan. >> i was more concerned about the radiation in the cockpit. >> reporter: that was the concern among the people we spoke to. she says the quake was scary, the unknowns about radiation from the damaged nuclear plants was worse. >> the wind and how the plume was coming, it might have come actually today, there was a chance of it coming over our base.

from san clemente, on california's coast: >> they're saying this ten-foot wall is going to hold a tsunamintly. i think a tsunami is going to go right on over. >> reporter: to florida: >> i really feel like it could be catastrophic should we have natural disasters that are beyond our control. how we would contain this energy? >> holman: the topic of u.s. nuclear safety was one of many discussed by secretary of energy steven chu this morning during a house hearing on his department's budget. lawmakers searched for comparisons to the events unfolding across the pacific. >> the japan incidents actually appear to be more serious than three mile island. to what extent, we don't know now. >> reporter: chu said his department had dispatched teams to japan to monitor the crisis and assist the japanese. they also hope to apply lessons- learned here. >> what we want to do is look at what happened in japan and say, and look to whether we would be more vulnerable to a cascade of multiple events and how they might compromise safety. >> reporter: of particular interest to lawmakers, japan uses many reac

one is located near san luis obispo and the other towards san clement. mike mibach tells us this comes just days after it was discovered that one of the plants is virtually on top of a fault line. >> reporter: california's nuclear power plants. images near sacrament owe, the facility closed in 1989, officials say some nuclear fuel remains on site. >> there is a small amount of radioactivity that's measurable immediately outside of the storage facility. >> reporter: south the diablo nuclear plant currently creates 45% of the state's power. it is partly surrounded by a protective tsunami wall. >> the intake where we do pull in ocean cooling water for the primary cooling of the plant is designed to withstand a tsunami up to 45 feet. >> reporter: this week a sighs message fault was detected just a half a mile from the nuclear plant. >> you've got to understand the fault was just discovered. >> reporter: the diablo plant's operating license has 12 years. >> pg&e has is it years to get this permit. typically it takes two years to go through the process. it rea

one is located near san luis obispo and the other towards san clement. mike mibach tells us this comes just days after it was discovered that one of the plants is virtually on top of a fault line. >> reporter: california's nuclear power plants. images near sacrament owe, the facility closed in 1989, officials say some nuclear fuel remains on site. >> there is a small amount of radioactivity that's measurable immediately outside of the storage facility. >> reporter: south the diablo nuclear plant currently creates 45% of the state's power. it is partly surrounded by a protective tsunami wall. >> the intake where we do pull in ocean cooling water for the primary cooling of the plant is designed to withstand a tsunami up to 45 feet. >> reporter: this week a sighs message fault was detected just a half a mile from the nuclear plant. >> you've got to understand the fault was just discovered. >> reporter: the diablo plant's operating license has 12 years. >> pg&e has is it years to get this permit. typically it takes two years to go through the process. it rea

. >> reporter: jessie, head of the clement story association, says he doesn't like the money that seems to be playing. justia.com lists yates as a plaintiff in nearly 200 cases and frankovich says he's normally working at 75 to 88 cases at a time. frankovich says that yates' disability shouldn't keep him out of buildings that have had 20 years to adhere to ada regulations. frankovich says a lot of businesses have ignored ada regulations and the lawsuits are often the only way to get them to finally comply. >> there was some businesses which just by the architecture of the space can't comply to everything. they just can't. i don't think those businesses should have to close. >> reporter: now, attorney thomas frankovich was out of town, so we interviewed him on the phone. we also asked if we could speak to his client, craig yates, and he said that yates does not speak to the media. now, san francisco supervisor eric mar says the city is working on a way to help some of these small business owners, to come up with small loans to do this kind of work that they need to do, or at least have a

and then as we tilt down here also northbound park presidio is closed at clement. some are being allowed to get back on. there's a damaged power pole causing a big delay here. you should not try and use park preside owe to the golden gate bridge this morning. move to the toll plaza, there's a light delay. now to steve. >>> sunshine, not a problem today to warm up. we're already in the 60s for a few locations. livermore, mountain view and san francisco. sunny and warm record highs likely today. still nice slightly cooler friday and cool down on the weekend. looks like warmer again early next week. pam and dave. >>> thank you, steve. coming up next here on mornings on 2 the prosecution in the barry bonds trial is surprising a lot of legal experts during this second week. >>> also giants pitcher barry zito making news in dodger country. just before the giants opening game today in los angeles. stay right here with us.

clement. >> thank you chief justice. as confirmed this morning, the claim made about the unconstitutionality of section 229 is it under mind the powers. he wishes to waive part of that claim as an argument that it invades the problems that belong to the state concerning criminal law. he can do that. he has the authority to make such a challenge and the holding to the contrary. the third circuit in reaching the conclusion relied on this court's decision in tennessee vs. tda. we think that the court of appeals misread that case in concluding that it is our standing not because it lacked the holding that does bar standing of certain types of claims that allege an invasion of state sovereignty, but because the kind of claim that petitioner is making is not a 10th amendment reserved rights claim, but instead an enumerated power's claim. >> it's kind of hard under precedence to draw that precise line between enumerated powers and the 10th amendment, and it seems a bit much to put the defendant to the trouble of trying to do th

clement. mr. mcallister, this court appointed you to argue the case in front of the judge below.the case is submitted. >> in geneva, switzerland, secretary of state clinton said the international community should be speaking with one voice in opposition to living dictator moammar gadhafi. next a discussion on the future of sudan following the independence referendum. official results of southern sudan's january referendum vote show that 99% were in favor of independence. the world's newest country has officially decided on the name republic of south sudan. a formal declaration of independence will be made on july 9, 2011. the heritage foundation hosts this one hour and 20 minute event. >> i'm director of lectures and seminars and it's my privilege to welcome everyone to our new auditory. we welcome those who joins our heritage.org website on each occasion and would ask everyone in house to check that last time that cell phones have been turned off as a courtesy both to our presenters and those recording our events. we will post the program within 24 hours on our website for every

further south, nearly 7.4 million live within 50 miles of that nuclear generating station near san clementei came away from those visitses with some good news. i feel much better about the safety precautions that are in place at these nuclear plants. i was very impressed with the dedication, the confidence and the professionalism of the large staff that run these facilities and the regulatory agents who guard against risk. but we need to reconfirm these facilities are designed to endure the threat that we can foresee and prepare to respond to scenarios we never imagined. that's why redundant systems, backup systems and plans are so important. most significantly, i truly believe we must begin to rethink how we managed spent fuel. however, these pools often become defacto long-term storage. with fuel assemblies reracked, thus increasing the heat load of the pools. in california, for instance, fuel removed from reactorses in 1984 is still cooling in wet spent fuel pools. this process may have regulatory approval but i have a hard time understanding why the nuclear regulatory commission has not

this prompted "the new york times" to write an editorial yesterday entitled, "on clement, who needs the facts?" it apparently no matter is what scientists think. all that seems to matter is what industries make. -- coke industries thing. i wanted to describe the disconnect between science and political belief that is so prevalent today. i want to share some thoughts about the forces behind this disconnect, and i want to talk about what we can do about it. the growing gulf between evidence and facts on the one hand and political positions and beliefs on the other is not limited to environmental policy. there is a consensus among economists that federal spending, under the recovery act, saved millions of jobs and pulled our economy back from the brink of a depression. during the campaign in november, republicans ran on the platform that the economic stimulus undermined our economy and destroyed jobs. in the current debate over the cr, republicans claim that cutting federal spending will create jobs and grow the economy. the consensus among economists and market analysts is exactly the opp

and i finish by paraphrasing a great irish men, shawn clement. and he says, he said i wish people are capable of doing things just as well as anyone else in the world. and if not, just equally as well. i believe that. i hope he believed that there and if we follow through on it, ireland's will become great again. thank you very much. >> billy ray. >> you'll be glad to know that i will be brief. and first of all i want to congratulate enda kenny and i mean that sincerely. i wish to offer my support to deputy kenny on his proposed election. i am in no doubt aware of the difficulties which face them on the economic front. i shall offer constructive views and will support our reasonable measures that may be necessary to get this country on the right track. i believe that this must be the new government's priority. if they are to have the possibility of securing existing employment, maintaining and the living standards of our workers and retain the freedom to promote the expansion of our economy and the creation of jobs. we must work cohesively to mai

south, nearly 7.4 million people live within 50 miles of the san onofre generating station near san clementei came away with some good news. i feel better about the safety precautions in place that these nuclear plants. i was impressed with the dedication and the professionalism of the large staff that runs these facilities and the regulatory agency to guard against risk. but we need to reconfirm that these facilities are designed to withstand the threat we can foresee and prepared to respond to scenarios we never imagined. that is why redundant systems, backup systems, and plans are so important. most significantly, i believe we must begin to rethink how we manage it spent fuel. spent fuel must remain in pools for five to seven years. these are the polls in workers are pouring water into in japan. however, these polls often become defacto long-term storage with fuel assemblies we wracked, thus increasing the heat load of the pools. in california, fuel removed from reactors in 1984 is still cooling in the spent fuel pools. this process may have regulatory approval, but i have a hard time und

this prompted "the new york times" to write an editorial yesterday entitled, "on clement, who needs the facts?" it apparently no matter is what scientists think. all that seems to matter is what industries make. -- coke industries thing. i wanted to describe the disconnect between science and political belief that is so prevalent today. i want to share some thoughts about the forces behind this disconnect, and i want to talk about what we can do about it. the growing gulf between evidence and facts on the one hand and political positions and beliefs on the other is not limited to environmental policy. there is a consensus among economists that federal spending, under the recovery act, saved millions of jobs and pulled our economy back from the brink of a depression. during the campaign in november, republicans ran on the platform that the economic stimulus undermined our economy and destroyed jobs. in the current debate over the cr, republicans claim that cutting federal spending will create jobs and grow the economy. the consensus among economists and market analysts is exactly the opp

on a tsunami or flooding issues, you would not want the clement stored outside, because it would be swept away. it is another what-if that will help us explore and probe with the various scenarios are and to make sure we have the most -- the highest probability of success. i think that is really the box we need people to be banking on. >> thank you. what is i ask at this point if there are any of the questions that my colleagues have. at this point -- >> actually, yes. [laughter] a do want to take a moment and thank all the people at the response center. we are doing our best to have a rotation of people in and out of that, but they are working very long hours. they are still doing their real job, too. that has got to be our first priority. but i want to make special note of the team that volunteered to go to japan on no notice that have been working incredibly long, hard hours, working in a way that there is no operating procedure to operate. chuck happens to be the team leader, but there are many people and have worked very hard. we have sent another person and over to help chuck in tha

president's staff had back at the white house was to send all the documents, papers, and takes out to san clemente. many were still in the basement of the white house. dad said absolutely not, there was still a criminal case pending. nixon still had potential criminal charges pending against him. but the justice department ruled that every former president owns their papers, documents, and tapes. but dad refused. he thought that was not the right thing for him to do, it had to be preserved as evidence. i remember sitting there thinking wait a second, if this stuff goes to california, there were probably be a huge bonfire on the beach tomorrow morning. that was the reality of the situation. it found himself going against his own justice department. congress was spending 25% of everyday dealing with richard nixon. dad was spending 25% of his day dealing with richard nixon, even though he had the vietnam war and the cold war and recession going on. after speaking with several people, nixon could have dragged this out for for five years in the courts. i think that is where dad finally came to the deci

another special thank-you to steve clements of the new america foundation. we thank you. this is a ritualistic thing that we do in washington, but it is important. please silence your cell phones, iphones, and every other electronic device so that we don't interfere with the a lot -- conversation. you have the ability to bring your own questions to general patraeus to be the national journal staff will circulate taking questions which will then be filtered -- not filtered, but applied on a. [laughter] you know, -- >> you said filtered earlier. >> as you can tell, i did not survive st. patrick's day intact. they will not be filtered. they will be put into an ipad which i will then quite elegantly used letter in about a half-hour, and we will have those questions and mine for the general after the first half-hour which will be led by michael lohan and. again, no filtering. if you want to, and are so motivated and our twitter savvy, as this conversation continues we encourage you to tweet what you are observing and how you are taking this and at the hash tag. you know what t

clement -- preliminary documents, the conservatives are denying that there is a demand that the federal government give a fair chance for a submit -- if this is a myth for proposal. the hon. minister, the clerk. >> mr. speaker, i am glad the hon. member knows it is important for a company to be solvent. the national building strategy has been in full consultation. and course -- importantly, it was over same in terms of the financial requirements, and an independent status monitor says objectively, free from personal favoritism, and encompassed the elements of openness and competitiveness. that, is what i think is important. >> mr. speaker, elected members of parliament, including 26 conservatives voted to stabilize the medicines for all bill. we have obtained an e-mail drafted by the industry minister directing conservative senators to kill the bill. it is a relic of the 19th century, according to the prime minister, to kill a bill this house passed. they are putting profits for the big drug companies against saving lives. did the conservatives understand democracy, or do they just not