. >> the last three columns are, what is the discount amount for the del fair. we have a 65 percent discount rate, and the other cities have a different variety of discount rates, but the fta proposal is a 50 percent discount. some agencies have fallen within the 50 percent. others are more than 50 percent. and no one is -- >> just to clarify that, the fta rule requires discounting for seniors at a level of 50 percent so we wouldn't be able to do something less than that. i don't think that requirement applies to people with disabilities or youth. >> the director is correct. >> in this slide, this is slide 15 is the daily and weekly pass comparison with the base fairs. one of our recommendations is to increase the daily rate and the difference in our passport and most of the city is our passport allows the cable car ride which is a different animal. we're giving a premium ride on the cable car as part of this and this charge intends to compare or base fair, daily weekly passes with the cable car and regular -- so our proposal is to -- i should say 2.25. it shoul

but we're not seeing mitt romney here this year, del, and a fair number of speakers have been criticalf center mccain and john boehner, some feel he is pushing too far towards what the white house wants, that he's not holding enough of a strong conservative line, and he should be willing to blow things up politically to find the path forward for the party. governor rick perry spoke. and we are seeing a lot of governors speak. and people say they like what governors are doing around the country. and rick perry talks about what other republican governors are up to. >> what is the common denominator in these states? it's conservative governors who cut taxes, who control spending, who invest in jobs. it is conservative governors who trust the people more than the machinery of government. it's conservative governors who know the freedom of the individual must come before the power of the state. >> reporter: and they are pointing to people like scott walker, republican governor of wisconsin who stood up to unions, fought with unions, and they say that's an example of a republican governor do

to the elections in ukraine, i will be leading a co-del to the country because we must also help ensure the elections scheduled for may will be fair be free and reflect the true voice of the ukrainian people in all regions of the country. a country that is becoming increasingly divided. i think our oversight and engagement is important. a successful election is essential to ukraine's ability to resolve the many issues it's got on its plate and to advance towards democracy and long-tinge prosperity. addressing ukraine's energy security must be part of our response. russia has repeatedly used it y supply of natural gas to pressure ukraine. and has announced it will significantly increase its costs in a deliberate effort to squeeze ukraine. fortunately, we have an option to help counter this threat. namely, reducing the current impediments to exports of american gas to the ukraine. the administration has it within its power to do this by removing the current bureaucratic obstacles that only empower putin. they should do so rapidly. this committee is working to provide appropriate assistance to all ukrainian people and also to pressur

fair election there and, also, some help in trying to recover what the u.s. called stolen assets, assets that the former president may have taken out of the country. del? >> you at that talked about the big hit russia's economy has taken just from the talk of economic sanctions. are we learning anything more specific coming out of the white house concerning sanctions? >> reporter: the state department has indicated sanctions are likely, not just being considered. the white house said in previous days they could include trade sanctions, denials of visas to russian citizens. actions like that. there is some question about how effective sanctions can be but at this point, that and diplomatic efforts are really the white house's only options as it moves forward. del? >> lisa stark is in washington, d.c. thank you very much. >>> as we mentioned, secretary of state john kerry expected to hold a news conference at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. we will bring that to you live. we will follow the events in cra ukraine. you can check out our live blog at aljazeera.com. >>> a second day of testimony now under waifrmthsways in the murder trial of olympic blade runner os

fair election. and to help ukraine discover and recover any stolen assets. dela, you mention that had big hit that russia's economy has taken from the talk about economic sanctions. are we hearing specifics coming out of the white house today? >> the administration has said that sanctions are very likely. they talked about things like trade sanctions, freezing of assets, denying visas to russians who want to travel to the u.s. putin talked about the sanctions this morning in his news conference and indicated that those could backfire, there should be losses on both sides, as he put it. >> lisa stark for us in washington d.c., than thank youy much. later, the president will submit his budget plan. the white house saying the big deal here is to address economic inequality. >> the president said one way to do that is offer a tax credit for workers without children. for years, it's only been workers with children who have benefited from the earned income tax credit. the white house said the expansion of this credit under the new budget would address an important mis