transparency and i think that the language that he is using this year will find acceptance with the ctc and i think that this measure would probably move forward and we want to be in a position to monitor it and watch and move to a different position, should the circumstances change. senators, desonya introduced 142 and related to transit districts they have not provided any information as to who the sponsor with the ultimate goal is to this. at this point it would not be prudent to assume that it is negative or possibly positive. so we have recommended a watch and another measure introduced sca 11 that deals with voter thresholds we recommended a watch does does apply indirectly to transportation but also across the board to all government taxes it will reduce the voter thresholds from two-thirds to 55 percent. as i indicated it would apply not only to transportation but other kinds of special taxes as well and that is my report. >> thank you, very much. colleagues do you have any questions on this report? >> thank you. are there any members of the public that would like to comment on

finally there is a ctc investigation of the teacher in martin luther king over the criminal abuse in the school which the superintendent says does not exist. this will be exposed and these people will be held accountable including the superintendent. >> miss solomen? >> thank you. >> susan solomen, again. i'm up here this time to invite everybody to uesf spring conference which is this saturday, march second from 8:30 to 12:30, i know that it overlaps with the school side summit and there are only so many saturdays in the spring but hopefully everybody can come. our emphasize of what we are really focusing on this time is essential tools and strategies to insure your students get the education that they deserve, so the focus is on special education and within that, ininclusive practices. we really want to look at how we insure or assure that educators and parents in the district are working together to make sure that the students get what they need. so the details are, we start at 8:30 with breakfast and at 9:00 we have guest speakers and a panel at 9:30 and a lot of workshops and we

>> center, and ctc had identified almost 281 threats of one kind or another. to deal with that, that is not our responsibility -- >> you said you were aware of the cable. you ever bring it to secretary clinton's attention, yes or no? >> the cable was to the state department, not to me. >> that you are aware of it. you said you were aware of the deteriorating security situation. >> as a result of our meetings -- >> you did not bring it to the attention of secretary clinton? >> i did not. >> either of you? >> no. >> based on the deteriorating security situation, we have this map that has the potential military bases in the area. as i understand it, we have f- 16s. is that true? >> that's correct. >> where they deployed at night -- where they deployed at night -- were they deployed that night? >> no. they are there as part of our commitment to nato and europe. as we look at the timeline, it was pretty clear that it would take up to 20 hours or so to get them there. secondly, it was the wrong tool for the job. why younot clear to me said in your testimony that we

just to remind you that in ctc in the six months prior to that attack identified some 281 threats to u.s. diplomats, diplomatic facilities, embassies to ambassadors, and consulates worldwide. obviously been gauzy was one of those almost 300 areas of concern. unfortunately there was no specific intelligence are indications of an imminent -- intimate attack on the u.s. facilities in benghazi. frankly, without an adequate warning there was not enough time given the speed of the attack for armed military assets to respond. that is not just my view for general dempsey's you. it was the view of the accountability review board that studied. in the months since the tragedy in the temporary facility in the nearby and a seven gauzy we have learned to -- there were actually to short duration attacks that occurred some six hours apart. again, there was no specific intelligence that indicated a second attack would occur at the amex some 2 miles away. the bottom line is this. there were not dealing with a prolonged or continuous gasol which could have been brought to an end by u.s. military spots.

i will just remind you that the and ctc -- nctc, six months prior to the attack, identified 280 threatsto us diplomats, diplomatic facilities, embassies, ambassadors, and consulates worldwide and obviously benghazi was one of those almost 300 areas of concern. but unfortunately, there was no specific intelligence or indications of imminent attack on the us facility in benghazi. without an adequate warning, there was not enough time, given the speed of the attack, four armed military assets to respond. that is not just my view or gender dempsey's view. it was the view of the accountability review board that studied what happened on that day. in the months and the tragedy, at the temporary mission facility in the nearby annex in benghazi, we have learned there were actually two short duration attacks that occurred is six hours apart. again, there was no specific intelligence that indicated that a second attack would occur at the annex located two miles away. the bottom line is this -- we were not dealing with a prolonged or continuous assault which could have been brought to win end by us