. >> reporter: debra bain did a six-year hitch. >> you feel like you've lost who you are as a person, your value. >> reporter: just three of more than two million iraq and afghanistan vets. despite incentives to hire them, 11% were jobless last month; for those aged 18 to 34, 14%. paul rieckhoff founded and runs i.a.v.a., iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. >> they're coming back from serving our country, sometimes multiple tours, and their welcome home is an unemployment check. >> reporter: this week, rieckhoff led the now-annual charge on washington dubbed "storm the hill." this year, vets urged congress to help thin the jobless ranks with hiring inducements like employer tax breaks. >> so if folks want to support the troops, want to support veterans, hire them.

debra watenburg is a dermatologist. good morning. >> good morning. >> too soon to get ready for summer? >> never too soon. after winter your skin will be dry, flaky. it's a great time to start. >> you have five tips for us to go through to get people started. first thing is to evaluate your skin. what are we looking for? >> skin is a living organ and it changes according to your diet, how much you sleep, what the environment is doing and things you have been doing in the winter won't necessarily work in the summer. it may make your skin too oily, too dry. you have to evaluate. look at your skin, figure out if you need to change toner, moisturizer, exfoliate. those are things to look for. >> good timing to look for moles or things that have not been there. >> a body check is important this time of year. be sure to go into a room that's really well lit. use mirrors to look in your scalp, behind your ears, head to toe, between your toes and

ktvu's debra villalon is live. >> reporter: here at market and kernie this fountain was a meeting spot for quake survivers back in 1906 and it's where people will observe a moment of silence monday at 12:04 a.m. 3,000 people killed, a quarter million homeless. even now 1906 never peals. >> those vulnerable areas are still as vulnerable. >> reporter: the same quake today would tremble older buildings and would make damage worse. probability of such a quake 63%. but as forecasting has become more cutting edge, so has our denial. >> it drops in our priority, what would you go without feeling anything. >> reporter: awareness rose with the 100 year anniversary of 06. thousands of people swarmed downtown to mark the city's ruin and recovery. and they heard from a dozen survivors, centenarians, tomorrow there will be only one. >> all the others are now gone. >> reporter: bill delmonte is 105. >> i can't believe it, i'm still here. >> reporter: always here, the risks so tragically brought home after japan. the scenes we are seeing are not as plentiful or powerful than other years, they are jus

debra villalon has details. >> reporter: this fatal crash is sealed off but looking across the water you can see the wreckage and agoivety at this hour. this is the four seater with only the pilot aboard. witnesses said he seemed to do everything he could to avoid crashing on to bistandards near by. people near soccer fields were shocked to see the plane procruding. >> we couldn't even see his face from the mud. to try to get his head at least out of the mud, clear his face to he could breathe. that was my plan. but the mud was too dense. >> reporter: the pilot had just taken off from oakland airport. airborne only a few minutes before his engine apparently quit. the only hint of trouble, this transmission to oakland tower. >> he was a very experienced pilot and he was a very, very safe pilot. >> reporter: others who fly the world war ii era airplane said they immediately recognized this one and realized sadly the pilot was all but the president of their navy club. they suspect their club leader was diving. or as witnesses say diving to avoid hitting bistandards on the shore. >> he o

new at 10:00, debra villalon on what police had to encounter as they cornered a criminal in the act. >> reporter: they searched dozens of backyards on the block. and we saw firsthand how officers struggled cash strapped. a brand new suv stolen and followed until it crashed into a pole. their radios clicking constantly so they can't hear or be heard. >> we were able to transmit. i wouldn't say we failed. >> reporter: but where the on star system could have stopped the vehicle, they could not get the word out. radio failures aren a ongoing problem. >> sometimes they don't work, sometimes they are in and out. sometimes they bleed over each other. it's hard to explain it all because it does different stuff. >> reporter: after a few hours, they gave up. not even a borrowed dog did the job. >> everyone the dog we were using today is from emeryville. >> we did not have a helicopter. we requested a helicopter. >> reporter: and haven't had one for two years. the lack of tools disturbing for residents. >> if there's a shoot out and they're calling for back up and their radio isn't working, wha

the fact that you call yourself a libertarian river your truth or attack on debra medina in the texas governor's race debra medina was the real libertarian the race against rick perry perry and paid bailout hutchison and glenn beck sabotaged her campaign for the record glenn i'm not a truth and neither is the ever but i'm a skeptic and if you believe the government conspiracy theory on nine eleven without question that you're not just some patriotic yourself glenn you're going to paris and it's real libertarians we don't need our own and we can live up to the american dream without your knee on the car theist muslim fear mongering comedy and demagoguery both love one liners jon stewart or should i say jonathan stewart for you it's made you just want didn't want people to know that your brother is the see all of the new york stock exchange just kidding i'm not going to play the replacement for your glenn beck punching bag i think you're a lariats but it's easy to be funny when you can just be cynical and laugh off important issues as if you're too hip and cool to offer any real solutio

now we have team coverage, debra villalon. >> reporter: it came down hard. this was a cold blast that blew everyone away. from above it looked like a sierra town with a white blanket on rooftops and roads and not melting. this construction crew jokes they were happy to have hard hats when the storm hit. >> it didn't really rumble like thunder it almost popped. it was impressive. >> reporter: it clung to downtown business where activity stopped including this karate class. >> just started pounding and pounding then me and my students looked out of the door and it was basically snowing. >> this is april. >> reporter: many residents ran outside to find a good vantage point for pictures before the memory melted. >> it's sort of like it started raining cats and dogs. i had to come out and take a picture of it. >> pretty amazing. look at your windshield. see how thick it is. i don't think i've seen that ever in my lifetime. >> reporter: people who grew up in solano county mashed the most because they know how rare this is. white mountain peaks in april. sure. but

though so many of her peers do not, debra bain has a b.a. began her masters at community college, but had to continue her studies online. >> there were individuals that were forming their own little class when the teacher was conducting the class, and i felt that was disrespectful. it was disruptive behavior that i just couldn't tolerate. >> reporter: this program helps vets ease back into civilian life, instead of "hero one day, nobody the next." >> being in uniform, it's like: "hey, you like a sandwich? thanks for serving our country. handshake." you know, but you walk around with your little veteran i.d. and it's like, "oh, you served the country. that will be $5.50." >> reporter: another issue-- today, fewer than 1% of the population has ever served, so most civilian employers may not understand military experience. >> when an applicant applies and has a bachelors' degree, the employer knows what the employee knows. in the military, they probably don't know what we've done, they don't have a good idea of our skills. >> reporter: employer

debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> we have more details now on the city seeing a tax hike tomorrow. the sales tax in el cerrito goes up to 10.25%. >>> in hayward tonight, thousand s of people held a vigil to try to find clues to a the murder that happened a year ago. ayala was a student at chevo college and wanted to be a physical education teacher. his mother says someone knows something. >> you have to stop, you can't do a code of silence. somebody close to you is going to be killed next. and what then? >> police tell ktvu say they have had no good leads and are hoping that someone will come forward with leads. >>> and 63-year-old charles redmond is accused of inappropriately touching an eighth grade boy. redmond skipped town heading for mexico after police started an investigation. antioch police learned that redmond had crossed back into california and detectives went into san diego and took him into custody today. >>> plea deals could keep two former pizza parlor employees for vandalizing a rival store front. 33-year-old bryan tucker pleaded guilty to felony vandalism charges t

now we have team coverage, debra villalon. >> reporter: it came down hard. this was a cold blast that blew everyone away. from above it looked like a sierra town with a white blanket on rooftops and roads and not melting. this construction crew jokes they were happy to have hard hats when the storm hit. >> it didn't really rumble like thunder it almost popped. it was impressive. >> reporter: it clung to downtown business where activity stopped including this karate class. >> just started pounding and pounding then me and my students looked out of the door and it was basically snowing. >> this is april. >> reporter: many residents ran outside to find a good vantage point for pictures before the memory melted. >> it's sort of like it started raining cats and dogs. i had to come out and take a picture of it. >> pretty amazing. look at your windshield. see how thick it is. i don't think i've seen that ever in my lifetime. >> reporter: people who grew up in solano county mashed the most because they know how rare this is. white mountain peaks in april. sure. but

debra villalon, ktvu news? highway patrol cancelled an amber alert this evening. within an hour the man they were looking for contacted authorities. officers tell us they also located the girl and that she is unharmed. we went by the home in oakland where the alleged abduction took place. a neighbor told us she saw the 15-year-old girl run from that home earlier today. police tell us the 57-year-old suspect is being questioned and that they are also looking into the validity of the original report. >>> in el dorado county phillip and nancy garrido pled guilty today. the husband and wife will likely spend the rest of their life in prison. phillip garrido pled guilty to 15 counts of sexual assault. it carries a sentence of 425 years. nancy garrido pled to 37 years to life. her attorney says garrido wanted to spare jaycee dugard and her two daughters from having to testify in trial. >> that will mean that that will not happen. and i think it's fair to say that she's also very relieved in that regard. >> reporter: the timing was unexpected, the judge only called the e

debra villalon, ktvu news? highway patrol cancelled an amber alert this evening. within an hour the man they were looking for contacted authorities. officers tell us they also located the girl and that she is unharmed. we went by the home in oakland where the alleged abduction took place. a neighbor told us she saw the 15-year-old girl run from that home earlier today. police tell us the 57-year-old suspect is being questioned and that they are also looking into the validity of the original report. >>> in el dorado county phillip and nancy garrido pled guilty today. the husband and wife will likely spend the rest of their life in prison. phillip garrido pled guilty to 15 counts of sexual assault. it carries a sentence of 425 years. nancy garrido pled to 37 years to life. her attorney says garrido wanted to spare jaycee dugard and her two daughters from having to testify in trial. >> that will mean that that will not happen. and i think it's fair to say that she's also very relieved in that regard. >> reporter: the timing was unexpected, the judge only called the e

debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> we have more details now on the city seeing a tax hike tomorrow. the sales tax in el cerrito goes up to 10.25%. >>> in hayward tonight, thousand s of people held a vigil to try to find clues to a the murder that happened a year ago. ayala was a student at chevo college and wanted to be a physical education teacher. his mother says someone knows something. >> you have to stop, you can't do a code of silence. somebody close to you is going to be killed next. and what then? >> police tell ktvu say they have had no good leads and are hoping that someone will come forward with leads. >>> and 63-year-old charles redmond is accused of inappropriately touching an eighth grade boy. redmond skipped town heading for mexico after police started an investigation. antioch police learned that redmond had crossed back into california and detectives went into san diego and took him into custody today. >>> plea deals could keep two former pizza parlor employees for vandalizing a rival store front. 33-year-old bryan tucker pleaded guilty to felony vandalism charges t

debra is live tonight with new details on how it all happened. debra? >> reporter: well, we've learned the people standing here outside sweet jimmies were targeted by want 1s sizing up their -- suspects sizing up their cash and jewelry. the first victim was shot for resisting. victims had been at a concert and then came to jack london square for an after party, but also in the neighborhood, four men in a car like this, looking for people to jack and knowing concert goers would be here. at nations next door, they locked up hearing gun fire. >> a lot of commotion outside. i just locked the door. >> sources say the robbers rolled up to jimmies and one suspect signaled another who came out of the car with an assault rifle. everyone ran, some inside, and the gunmen fired after them. >> this is supposed to be an entertainment district. >> reporter: business owners working to make the water front a destination, don't want people scared away. >> we have to do something about the crime itself in the city. eventually, i guess, they were going to come here to jack

ktvu's debra villalon is at the ballpark who says benching the coach is not good enough. >> reporter: he brandished a fan asking a fan what are your teeth worth. now the enbattled coach may wonder what his job is worth. roger mcdowell was put on administrative leave as the league investigates. >> he picked up a bat, he swung it back and asked me how much my teeth were worth. >> reporter: mcdowell yelled at the fan using the word homo and threesome and simulated a sex act with the bat. when a man asked him to tone it down, he said kids don't belong in a ballpark. >> this is a family store, and you know families needed to be respected and treated with dignity and fans do. >> reporter: giants fans tuning in to their team on the road tonight are also watching the mcdowell fall out. >> if they find that he's not a good role models, he doesn't do his job well then they should put him some place elsewhere he's not in front of the limelight and he's not in front of the kid. >> fans are huge competitive fans so i don't hold it against him. >> reporter: besides the incident here, attorney alred

. >> madam chair, members of the committee, debra newman. as she indicated and as shown in our report on page 4, table 2, the current lease with asi anna airlines is at a rate -- asiana airlines it is a result the $943,146 per year under the new lease. although the square footage would remain the same, the rental rate per square foot will go down to $21.40 so there will be a total of annual estimated revenue of $849,000 or a reduction of $94,037 per year. however, because of the airport's residual rate setting methodology that there will not result in any budgetary shortfall overall for the airport because the cost will be reallocated and rerecommend approval of the proposed lease. supervisor chu: why don't we open this up for public comment? are there any members of the comment who would like to speak on item number one? seeing none, public comment is closed. can we move this item forward with recommendation? we'll do that without objection. thank you very much. item number 2, please. >> item number two, ordinance appropriating $6,995,000 o

debra is live tonight with new details on how it all happened. debra? >> reporter: well, we've learned the people standing here outside sweet jimmies were targeted by want 1s sizing up their -- suspects sizing up their cash and jewelry. the first victim was shot for resisting. victims had been at a concert and then came to jack london square for an after party, but also in the neighborhood, four men in a car like this, looking for people to jack and knowing concert goers would be here. at nations next door, they locked up hearing gun fire. >> a lot of commotion outside. i just locked the door. >> sources say the robbers rolled up to jimmies and one suspect signaled another who came out of the car with an assault rifle. everyone ran, some inside, and the gunmen fired after them. >> this is supposed to be an entertainment district. >> reporter: business owners working to make the water front a destination, don't want people scared away. >> we have to do something about the crime itself in the city. eventually, i guess, they were going to come here to jack

craig debra has more on that. >> reporter: good afternoon. i'm between the north field and the crash site. we have new information from a witness. but first, look at the crash site. they are cutting up the plane into five pieces to transport it to the state capitol for further inspection. see the piece on the left-hand side? they just cut this piece off. two people actually picked up that piece and set it on the ground. that's how light it is. according to this new witness we spoke to, the pilot may have had a chance to return to the airfield. >> he was trying to level it, but there was family there. >> reporter: according to a witness, the engine stall happened the second time the pilot take the plane over the water. >> he was flip flapping through the air. then he disappeared. then we heard him again and he came out and flip flapped. then we didn't hear anything after that. >> reporter: the pilot appeared to be rocking the plane from side to side as if the plane was having rutter problems. >> did he go back over the airport? >> he went back

daniel, andrew, cliff, ryan, brent, jim lazarus, douglas gibbs, debra monk, ashley roads, al norman, rev. arnold townshend. thank you. next picture, please. supervisors mirkarimi: before that, in following normal protocol, i want to acknowledge that judge copp, former supervisor, is in the audience. supervisors chu: thank you very much. >> my name is richard mead. i'm here to ask, again, that a full, clear look be taken at the maritime option. yesterday or the day before, there was a hearing. an individual pointed out that san francisco is surrounded on three sides by water. that does not mean that you should stick out the airport. the maritime option is feasible. it is a good option. there was nothing in the report about the marine highway and the federal funds that are available. no one has talked to us about our barge supplement and how we make it work in the press of the northwest. right next door at pier 96, we have an aggregate auction. we sat down with them and made the numbers work so that could come together. there was a lot of talk about the 75% recycled percentage that rec

florida democratic congresswoman debra wasserman schultz, who we saw right toward the end of kelly's reporting there, was named the new head of the democratic national committee today. and she will keep her day job in congress at the same time. >>> last night into this morning as a violent weather front moved to the northeast across parts of the american south, nine americans lost their lives. they had no time to run as the fierce embedded storms that dropped down in the form of tornadoes took hold on several places. nbc's ron mott is two hours north of atlanta tonight in ellijay, georgia. ron, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. as you mentioned, at least nine people have died in these storms, most in georgia. amazingly, no one here. this was a big, powerful, fast-moving storm that needed little time to cause a whole lot of damage. >> wow. >> reporter: from kansas to texas, missouri to arkansas, monday was a mess, as a powerful storm system churned across the midwest and south, destroying property and claiming lives. among those killed, the driver of this car in a

>> we have right now commissioner murphy and debra walker and kevin clinch. president hechanova: commissioner clinch. commissioner walker: i would volunteer to continue serving. i think it's important to talk about code enforcement. so i would be honored to serve again. commissioner murphy: i want to nominate commissioner clinch one more time. he's someone i worked with on the -- on that committee and someone that has very good knowledge. commissioner clinch: and likewise, i would agree with commissioner walker and commissioner murphy that they should continue their involvement in the committee. >> do we need a motion? president hechanova: is there more than three that can serve or is that the limit? that's the limit. do we hear a motion or isn't a motion required? >> someone needs to make a motion and then a second to continue. commissioner clinch: i move that they proceed with the same individuals that are on there now. commissioner murphy: second. >> and all those in favor. >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carries. is there any -- item number six is disc

debra villalon learns that the boat was anchored in sausalito. >> reporter: it was a tug boat similar to these, but it was not docked but anchored in richardson bay and headed to here from pacifica, it didn't get far. six to 8-foot seas and ferocious winds, rough conditions off ocean beach that claimed one life and almost two. >> they were almost to get one may day call out before they had to abandon ship. >> reporter: that may day call helped the coast guard locate them. but the ship was in bad ship. about the same conditions and stretch of coast where a 30- foot sailboat flipped a year ago. this time a 53-year-old man on the tug was kept afloat. the captain 52 got into an inflatable boat but it capsized. the boat and his sailor were washed ashore. >> that tells you how dangerous the sea can be. >> i've seen him out on the bay, the boat looked perfectly serviceable. >> reporter: the fishermen are learning of the tragedy. this man saw the sailor on his boat and job and says any boat can be capsized. >> there are so many fishermen out there that aren't experienced in the water and poun

debra villalon is live now where a packed public meeting has been under way now for four hours. >> reporter: it's been debated but not decided. that is the crowded floor in the lobby. the council room is too full for fire officials to lets anyone else in. this target store has been looking for approval to be built, and today they lack only three votes. opponents say the big chain store will hurt small business. san rafael leaders know at reelection that could make them targets. >> nine out of 10 of these cards support this project. pretty great. >> it doesn't take a brain surgeon that if target is going to generate $55 million in sales it's going to come at someone elses expense. >> reporter: what protesters see is another type of green. $650,000 in annual sale tax from target. and there's already a store near by in nevado. now that target sells food it will compete with local grocers. the council continues to hammer target about how it's 200 employees at $10 an hour can afford to buy into health care and live. >> it all crumbles and falls apart if they are almost commuting in from out of t

people are waiting longer to fill up, debra villalon has the story. >> reporter: some of them are not filling up. they are getting a half tank or less. look at this sale, $4 that's not even a gallon of gas. running an increased risk of running out. ask the tow truck drivers. they are going through more of these gas cans on stranded drivers. >> they didn't want to go get gas, they were hoping it was going to go down. or they get a little bit of gas because they want to save. >> i can't spend you know money on gas the way i used to. >> reporter: drivers admit they used to keep more in the tank. but now wait until they see the light. the warning light. >> i'm going to e. >> does it make you nervous? >> yeah, it makes me nervous. but what can you do. >> reporter: aaa has seen this before, more people running out of gas. the last time pump prices soared three years ago. then as now their advice. >> aaa always recommends never run below 1/4 tank. >> it goes below the line. >> reporter: still this driver says he has no choice but to run on fumes. even after he sputtered to a stop recently. >

people are waiting longer to fill up, debra villalon has the story. >> reporter: some of them are not filling up. they are getting a half tank or less. look at this sale, $4 that's not even a gallon of gas. running an increased risk of running out. ask the tow truck drivers. they are going through more of these gas cans on stranded drivers. >> they didn't want to go get gas, they were hoping it was going to go down. or they get a little bit of gas because they want to save. >> i can't spend you know money on gas the way i used to. >> reporter: drivers admit they used to keep more in the tank. but now wait until they see the light. the warning light. >> i'm going to e. >> does it make you nervous? >> yeah, it makes me nervous. but what can you do. >> reporter: aaa has seen this before, more people running out of gas. the last time pump prices soared three years ago. then as now their advice. >> aaa always recommends never run below 1/4 tank. >> it goes below the line. >> reporter: still this driver says he has no choice but to run on fumes. even after he sputtered to a stop recently. >

as far as the top ceo names for women, deborah with an h, salli, and debra with no h. now we know the power of names. the top name for an engineer in the u.s. is raj. >> peter budman reporting for us. >>> still ahead at 6:00, prince william and kate take part in the last-minute rehearsals for the royal wedding. the latest from london. >>> and did we final witness the death of the birthers? the president certainly thinks so. you decide. coming up. >>> and a local political figure poised to become one of the president's closest advisers. wht war in w e in iraq and afghanistan. we're back in two. >>> professor at santa clara university is now responsible for the two wars in afghanistan. president obama set to elect leon panetta to be the next secretary of defense. damian? >> everyone described him as commonsense they believe the president made a wise choice for the next phase with the war on terror. >> reporter: this is where he earned his bachelor and then law degree. this is where teresa took his poly 64 class, learning about public policy. >> just based on what he was

. >> california secretary of state debra boen wants to make election day a state holiday.d make the tuesday following the first monday in november a state holiday during even-numbered years. >> bye-bye to the nice weather? >> yes. it is going by the wayside. we are going to reprieve ourselves in the seven-day forecast. as for today, the temperatures continue to cool down and only 58 in san francisco. 64 in san jose. it was all about the records and temperatures close to 80 in the east bay for the morning. we will be tracking showers and a chance of thunderstorms tomorr we will have the timeline on all of this coming up in a bit. >> also ahead, need an excuse to down all the coffee? cutting back may not be a matter of will power. the organ that is not your brain that could determine how much caffeine you drink. >>> i'm scott budman. we will look at the future of tr el asav a spaceship cruises into san francisco. you want to get a great looking lawn like this, but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can b

debra wrote b, wrigleys gum. that was a long time ago and i'm old. >> amy wrote wrigley's gum was the first. yes, the answer is wrigley's gum. june 26, 1974. clyde dawson pulled a pack out of his basket at march's supermarket in troy, ohio. it was scanned at 8:01 a.m. becoming the first product ever scanned before it was sold. the pack of gum and the receipt are now on display in the smithsonian. it was the first commercial use of the upc. >> amazing that they remembered to save the receipt on that, too. >> they must have handed it right over. >> our time right now, 5:53. this morning's oh my goff segment is next. >> you would think music mogul jay z would be welcome just about anywhere but apparently not the kentucky wildcats locker room. find out why the nba is now investigating. quick check of traffic. angie? >> 267 in real time. it reveals to drivers, they're moving at speed from the greenway past reston to tysons corner. still to come, a check on your virginia roads to kick off the 6:00 hour. we're back in a

moving on to beauty we have mother and daughter, kathy and debra.t. a lot of women are scared to do it. these are clip-in bangs. only $29 at kwvs.com. jessica simpson created these with her hair dresser. they are easy to update in an instant. they tyke five seconds to clip in. if you're young, do it with a high pony tail and keep them fringy and wis pi. for a sophisticated look do long layer, keep it thick and full. a more mature way. >> it's great because you start getting the forehead wrinkles. >> it's an anti-aging secret. >> conceal those wrinkles. lip color, lots of pink, coral, orange. >> orange and coral are the colors of the season. if you're young, do a bright pink. she's wearing radiant raspberry from ybf. you can get three for $20 at hsn.com. experiment with those colors. debbie is wearingle coral, orange. >> that's great on her. >> it's called endless kiss from smash box and it's the quintessential color. >> i love the nail trends. in your 20s, the more youthful side, you like patterns. then you have the great gold and, i guess on debra

debra it is in new-line and she will do well if they keeper.oesn't look like he agrees with what she does. there is a big problem. [laughter] i like to look at it as a challenge. they were on the right track. he was on the collaboration track how do evaluate teachers? then the union says i did not hire these people. you did. data's the english. we have to defend them. you'll find a certain schools that are not performing well and a certain schools that are. where would you move to? >> east greenwich? that is a nice place. there is no i italian food down there. [laughter] and i am understand what you are going through. i know that well. >> my grandkids go to public schools. we are satisfied with that. >> i came back to providence when you started your second administration. i remember you on the radio program explaining rather well how to problems with a huge proportion of the property or the the government are tax-exempt charities, churches, hospita ls, and the other problem is the unfunded pension liabilities the contracts had been signed and

joining forces is shipped by the insights of spouses like becky gates and patty sheehan second and debra mullen and spouses of the joint chiefs, spouses of our senior enlisted advisers and countless spouses of all ranks, many of whom i see sprinkled around have been terrific visors to us. also, the passionate advocates representing military families who are here, and of course, members of congress from both parties, they're all in support of this. these are all leaders who devoted their lives to serving our troops and their families and to have helped us to understand where and how campaign like this could make a difference. joining forces built on the great work of the president and vice-president and the entire administration, which has made military families of priority across the federal government, even as we recognize, as the president said, that this work cannot be done by government alone. and i am excited that as a result of the work that we have done with so many people over the past two years, businesses and organizations across america, including some of the best known names

debra joins us from piedmont, new york. welcome to the conversation. we will go to maxwell in fredericksburg, virginia. caller: good morning. i'm kind of like the lady that just called in. the president threw the district of columbia under the bus. with the planned parenthood there are a lot of poor people in d.c. and i don't think they should agree with republicans on that. other than that, i think he is doing a pretty good job. from my understanding the bill will raise the deficit instead of lowering it. host: obama disappointments me every day from our twitter page. i can't tell the difference from bush to obama. he had the nerve to keep patraeus. next is john from cape cod, massachusetts. good morning to you. caller: good morning, steve. host: how are you today? caller: i'm good, thanks. i would like to call for a transformation in our culture. if we got on a program of early retirement so that over 10 years you would have a complete change in people who work in governm t government. that way i think with the great employment opportunities for peop

. >> debra joins us from beverly hills, california. >> this is deborah from beverly hills, florida. >> sorry. >> my comment is about donald trump. he is smoke and mirrors. we all know he is a democrat. instead of this man bragging about how he was able to take himself out of $5 billion in debt in five years, he goes off on a tangent to dispel everybody in the tea party and tried to turn obama into and the legitimate president. that would be too simple. >> are you talking about smoke and mirrors politically or as a business person? >> donald trump as a business person or political contender. i do believe he is a full-blown democrat. >> i do not disagree with you. i do not think he is going to run. donald trump is having fun. he is jerking people's chain. >> it is revenue generating. i hearken back to "celebrity apprentice," which i watched for the first time ever last sunday. >> shelly, good afternoon. >> hello. thank you for taking my call. i heard you talking about gas prices and blaming it on president obama. >> i do not think we have done that yet, but we will if you like. >> i sai

they include diane gross, thomas laverde, darlene clages and debra frogamini and also dawn's mother.months since the tragedy. here you are for the first time speaking out. why now? what is it that you want to say? darlene? >> you know, i think, ann, when you see pictures of our sister dawn, you see what a beautiful girl she is. her beauty came from the inside. that's what those of us who knew and loved her were so fortunate to have experienced. when dawn, you know, suffered through the tragic accident, by the next day our family had already decided to establish a foundation for her. it was just a natural reaction. she was such a good person. she made people feel so special. she took such good care of those around her, anyone she met, that we knew we had to do something good just to preserve her legacy. we didn't time this with tilly going back in the pool. you can see in the pictures when dawn is with the whale she loved that whale. she loved caring for them. she did the best she could to make them happy and to educate the public. and so we know she would want whatever is best for ti