dave warner. good afternoon. >> i came up here on cal train and we stopped between station for a minute at 12:00 noon to pay our respects to mayor lee. so i'm dave warner. i'm concerned about the delta bay ecosystem. one of the many great things ed lee was known for was unification. what a great quality that is and don't we wish we had more of that in washington. so, one place where san francisco has a lot of unification is in environmental issues. and 70% of san franciscoians voted to protect themselvess to protect the bay dell tafm i'm sure you heard of this before. but it is an astounding number. three out of four people voted if favor of taxing themselves for environmental issues. my point is, then you know the sfpuc opposes the state water board's plan. and you know the sfpuc has taken a minority view amongst scientists that the ecosystem can be protected by nonflow measures. and you know the sfpuc has been posing what i would say a false trade-off that's either the water or the economy that'

. >> and we have a card from dave warner. please come forward. welcome. >> thank you very much. i am dave warner, a resident of palo alto and a former resident of san francisco and a consumer of water. and it is truly an honor to be speaking to all of you today. your backgrounds that you bring to the commission are remarkable, and the commission you serve is more important than ever. i understand i have a question and context to go with it, but i understand from anthony you can't answer it, but i will still ask it and send it to anthony in an email to route it to get an answer. i am here to ask if the supuc are under your jurisdiction. as you likely know, 85% of the water supply comes from the sierras, and as you likely know, there is severe environmental damage on the river including salmon at risk of extinction. the situation has gotten so bad that the state water board has intervened and so far the sopuc have opposed. others and i would like to provide more information to determine if you would like to take any action. so the question is if they are under your jurisdiction. i

warner says chip is typically a bipartisan bill. >> jam the house and senate phones. >> representative dave bratt republican from virginia say democrats are playing politics with children. >> they act as if it's a bargaining chip that could not go through. it will go through. >> jimmy was emotional thinks of the millions of children that may go without coverage as the states run out of money. on capitol hill, there is a big difference between who is taking it seriously and two isn't. >> what we have not seen particularly some of republican colleagues is a up. >> there will not be any families affected by this. >> on capitol hill, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: covering metro tonight, it was a rough morning for red line riders this morning with lots of delays. the good news is metro has identified the problem. and it is a 40-year-old communications cable. now the bad newts. train service between brooklyn and takoma is reduced. this weekend there is no service between silver spring and rhode island avenue. nancy: the virginia department of transportation claims first week of the express lanes on i-66 led to faster and more reliable t