and into downtown pittsburgh. we'll give you any more information as soon as we get it. you can see quite a crowd there walking across the bridge. of course, this is the g-20 meeting that is occurring in pittsburgh here today. a number of different banners being held there. we're trying to get a shot a little closer in here. no bailout, no capitalism. you can see a number of signs there. no g-20. no masters. a couple of signs in spanish as well there. appear to be clapping. appears to be fairly orderly at this point here. again, that's one of the major bridges that connects downtown pittsburgh with pnc parg on the other side. let's look at some of the research calls. the latest upgrades and downgrades. dr. reddy's laboratory, upcoming product releases in the united states. legg mason, citing valuations. shares up nearly 80% over the last six months. brunswick upgraded to outperform from sector performed by rbc capital, because of stabilizing boat sales. michelle? >> thank you, bob. let's get another check on the markets and turn to our cnbc investor network. coming to us

. >> downtown pittsburgh looks like it's bracing for a hurricane. most small businesses have decided to close up shop before floods of protesters fill the street. >> we're worry about the windows getting broken and we had to pay someone to come in. >> he runs a shoe shine operation, shutting down with cost hundreds of dollars. >> i think the world leaders need to get together and solve some of these problems, but i don't want to go hungry because of it. >> reporter: leaders from the largest economies are making tear their way to pittsburgh. president obama hosts the group as it tries to occur b risky practices to prevent another meltdown. pittsburgh staged its own recovery after the collapse of the steel industry pittsburgh was built on. they have shut off areas of downtown with huge barricades. the demonstrators we spoke with say they're focused on bringing awareness to the cause. >> i think everyone is here making sure their voice is heard. i don't think anyone will get aggressive. >> they expect protesters and have details about specific planned

dozens have already been arrested after messy demonstrations near downtown pittsburgh. more protests expected today and police are ready with a show of force including armored vehicles and pepper spray. >> french president warns iran has until december or face new sanctions. >> a massachusetts judge deciding whether to uphold a decision to appoint kirk to fill ted kennedy's senate seat. they want to block the appointment claiming the governor violated his constitutional authority. >>> the rain has come and gone and here's a look outside, the sun is out underneath those clouds. >> i'm looking at some blue sky, scattered clouds, only getting better. it will be a beautiful evening i'm thinking. >> let's go to tim williams many the first warning weather center. >> good afternoon, we had some showers around the time you were doing the morning show today. the showers have pressed south of the metro area and we're seeing some light showers south of ocean city. moving on the eastern shores, just a few showers and some light activity around and in the bigger scheme of things, we

. >>> thousands of people marched through downtown pittsburgh, but officers say the group was peaceful. during the summit, the police arrested 83 people. demonstrators caused about $50,000 in damage. >>> drivers will need to brace for beltway closures overnight, the beltway closed at chain bridge road for half an hour at a time, starting in less than one hour. richard reeve is live in tysons corner with the work that is going to be done and what drivers should expect. >> this is part o the massive rail to dulles product. there are power poles and power lines and the way. they are basically pushing back the polls about 150 feet. the problem is that they have to close the belt way to do it. in tysons corner, busy even at night, the bright lights and transit billboards one of the beltway shot down. >> you did not know what is going on some times because of the construction. >> as of midnight, both the inner loop and outer loop at 123 will close completely. >> it is not going to be worth it. >> i come from the land where nothing moves. >> of finding out now the plan to move the dominion po

public sentiment turned against the anarchists and there are some upset about the fact that downtown pittsburgh was shutting down virtually for two days and that, you know, the store owners were losing business, et cetera. i think overall people were pleased that the summit was coming here because of the long- term benefits and they hope that proves to be true. >> all right, rick leventhal. thank you. >>> a massachusetts judge refused to delay the swearing- in of the state's newest senator. paul kirk took the oath of office this afternoon to replace the late ted kennedy. lawmakers passed to build this week allowing governor patrick to choose an interim senator until a special election in january. he signed a letter declaring the law an emergency so it would take effect immediately. the massachusetts republican party claimed it exceeded his constitutional authority. >>> caught on camera, a city's mayor making lewd comments about his sister-in-law. find out what he said and how his wife is reacting. >>> plus, a brutal beating caught on camera. we'll tell what you sparked this confrontation. >>> a

barricades and eight foot feel gates, highly visible police presence from corner to corner downtown pittsburgheems ready pretty much for anything. >> we got fencing up all over the place, lots of police everywhere. you walk down penn avenue they've got all kinds of county police in riot gear, things like that. >> the federal courthouse and u.s. postal services are surrounded by fences and armed federal law officers are keeping people away. >> we're all the planes aretouching down is not a part of the pittsburgh international airport open to regular travelers. john has kept tab on the arrivals all day long. it's a treat to see some of the aircraft we normally don't see in these parts. >> call me a geeg but when we first arrived and i saw the big 747s with the rising sun of japan on the tail fin, i thought that was pretty cruel. >> here, the world begins to arrive in pittsburgh. he is the first of the g-20 heads of state to arrive, indonesian president was recently elected to a second term. the first delegation arrived. king abdullah didn't make the print. as his motorcade left for its eventual

. >> reporter: downtown pittsburgh looks like it's bracing for a hurricane. most small businesses have decided to close up shop before floods of g-20 protesters fill the streets. >> we are worried about the windows getting broken and we had to pay somebody to come in and board it off. >> reporter: donald william jefferson runs a small shoe shine operation, shutting down for the next two days will cost him hundreds of dollars. >> i think that the world leaders need to get together and solve some of these problems, but i don't want to go hungry because of it. >> reporter: leaders from the world's largest economies are all making their way to pittsburgh to talk about shoring up the fragile economic recovery. president obama will host the group as it tries to curve risky practices and cap bankers' bonuses in order to prevent another financial meltdown. pittsburgh has spent the last two decades staging its own recovery after the collapse of the steel industry that the city was built on. pittsburgh has dispatched police to every major intersection and cordoned off

police have sealed off an area of downtown pittsburgh and extra officers have been brought in for crowd control. we take a look at what is going on today in new york. >>> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad spoke to a nearly- empty room at the u.n. general assembly in new york on wednesday after protesters lined up outside. thousands are expected to march across the brooklyn bridge today to refute the re-election of mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> our nation has successfully gone through a glorious and fully democratic election. >> reporter: in a lengthy speech, mahmoud ahmadinejad failed to mention his country's controversial nuclear program, an issue raised earlier by u.s. secretary of state condoleeza rice. >> this process is now firmly up to iran. it is iran's choice as to how they choose to proceed there was outrage when moammar gadhafi arrived. he denounced the u.n. in a 96 minute rambling speech. >> it earlier president obama addressed the assembly and welcomed the russian president. the hi sauce they are working together to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. he praised obama's decisi

several thousand demonstrators espousing and denouncing a host of causes converged on downtown pittsburgh on friday chanting, pumping up signs and playing instruments in a peaceful and permitted march calling for solutions to a range of problems that they attributeed to the economic policies of the world leaders of the group of 20 meeting. protestors with iraq veterans against the war wearing fatigues marched alongside tibetans and chanting denunciations of china and waving signs like g2 oh let's talk about tibet. students against palestine called for an end to israeli occupation, and others held up signs that said please say no to corporate greed, and we say yes to human needs. oh, gosh, i bet all the deer and fluffy little animals all spoke like they did in disney movies, too. sounds, beautiful, doesn't it? it makes me want to put on my thai-tie-dye jerry garcia t-shirt while he jump into a volkswagen and smoke some dope. thank you, new york times. this is how the same paper covered the new york tea party, in which there were zero arrests are. quote "a sea of protestors filled the west

security fence and there are undreds and hundreds of police officers, more than 4,000 in all in downtown pittsburgh to control any possible trouble. >> rick, quickly, we want to get to the heart of this. talking about the stall summit. what are world leaders hoping to accomplish this week? that is a good question. they're gatherings tonight with presume a tomorrow, they have a full schedule of meetings to talk about the world economic situation, how the different countries interact with regard to free trade. there is thought they will push another universal currency for the world. we'll find out tomorrow, i guess what, they're going accomplish in a day full of meetings. >> all right, rick leventhal live from pittsburgh. thank you very much. >>> a decision on who will take over the late kennedy's senate seat. duvall patrick tapped former decratic national committee chairman paul kirk. the 71-year-old is a boston attorney and was a close friend of the late senator. he's also the chairman of the jfk library foundation. >> we should always continue to give thanks to ted kennedy and pray for his peace a

but if you own a luncheonette, as they say in the local accent, in downtown pittsburgh, you're not going to see any business because you're not going to see any people. they have been swept from the streets. parts of down up to pittsburgh long like sarajevo at the height of the war. >> i understand small business owners in pittsburgh are irate and the mayor saying, yeah, look, we are hoping to make all this money, but got to spend an awful lot. he is estimating some $19 million on security and the like that it's going to cost him. he says what he is earning, you can't put a price on is the popularity of pittsburgh, the way that it is not a dying, rust belt city that so many people. >> no one is seeing that because no one is allowed to go downtown. >> well, brian's there what do you think? >> brian can be their commercial. >> they hopefully will meet some of the local folks here, some of the kindest in the nation. you have got one of the few city bridges in the united states with hanging flowerpots on it, not just for the g20, it's always that way. this is a great place. it's the first le

in the meantime, downtown pittsburgh is a ghost town. jon: what have business is done to prepare?. some people liken it to a blizzard. some stores and restaurants are still open. others have boarded up. but everyone in this golden triangle is out of business. in the meantime, there may be more police officers down here that local residents or visitors -- and local residents -- than local residents or visitors. ohio state police, officers from georgia, charlotte, philadelphia, chicago, all playing a role here in maintaining a severe -- a secure perimeter for the g-20. jon: what was the protest about yesterday? >> 8 greenpeace protesters went on the west and bids -- west and bridge and unveiled a huge banner. it read, "danger: climate destruction ahead. reduce co2 emissions now." the protesters say they have identified numerous targets across pittsburgh, such as mcdonald's and starbucks, where they may or may not stage a protest, a demonstration, or worse. jane: tempers are flaring a bit at the senate finance committee as they are working to finalize their version of health care ref

a people's march is taking place halfway between the university of pittsburgh and downtown pittsburghthere is a heavy police presence across the parade route. there were 66 arrests made yesterday afternoon, including tear gas and rubber bullets being fired. so far, the march has been peaceful. trace: a big meeting among top generals. the topic is troop levels in afghanistan. >> admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs, quietly flew to a u.s. air base in germany to meet with general mcchrystal. also there was sent, chief general david petraeus. there is word that he has requested more troops to be sent to afghanistan. trace: we're going to get reaction to benjamin netanyahu's very powerful speech to the u.n. general assembly. >> according to an insider, prime minister benjamin netanyahu told his own staff that the speech he gave was "historic." the israeli public also reacted to this speech in which the prime minister chastise the u.n. to allow the iranian president to speak there. he transitioned to the u.n. report and accused the organization of bias. he is enjoying new popu

. >>> and that is downtown pittsburgh. ten years ago you would never have heard that that was a beautiful-looking picture, but it sure is now. >> what is that? that must be the convention center? >> got to be. >> you'll have to forgive me. >> looks like the grille on a mercedes. >> it's been a long time since i was in pittsburgh, wow. >> almost like the copenhagen opera house. they are 2% lower than the national average. g-20 arrives in western pennsylvania, sharon epperson, pittsburgh born and raised, did you know that? >> no. >> she is. >> no kidding. >> she takes it back. >> steelers fan? ♪ >> the leaders will see a much different pittsburgh than the steel city i grew up in. technology companies and green space now line river banks. >> it's kind of a brain power center now instead of a braun power center. >> reporter: the steel mills where my grandfather worked, mostly gone. more than 100,000 jobs were lost when that industry collapsed in the '80s. yet, manufacturing now diversified into robotics, technology, and life s

downtown skyscraper. >>> police in pittsburgh are bracing themselves for more clashes with g-20 protesters. >>> also ate summit, president obama and the leaders of britain and france will accuse iran of building a secret, underground plant to build nuclear fuel. and hiding the facility from weapons inspectors. >>> the senate finance committee is expected to vote on the government-run public health insurance option today. the defeat would likely mean the measure is dead in the senate. >>> this afternoon, ted kennedy's friend will be sworn in to replace him. paul kirk is the former chair of the democratic national committee. >>> supreme court justice, ruth bader ginsberg, has spent the night in washington, at a hospital, as a precaution. the 76-year-old justice, felt woozy after getting an injection yesterday, to treat anemia. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, "america news is next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues afte my commercials didn't convince you? i am definitely a skeptic. actually, my mom convinced me. and i have activia every morning for

. >> we're at the corner of 32nd street and penn avenue in downtown pittsburgh.ake a look at this intersection. what you're seeing is essentially a staging area for police putting on their riot gear, putting on their helmets, some of them stretching, just arming themselves to what may come. we've seen joe turned dumpsters, choppers above us and a steady stream of neighbors coming in to witness whatever protests there may be. the organization of the protest has definitely gathered steam and we'll see where it goes from here. >>> wow, i want to talk about that. a nice new opening. we have a lot to get to. we talk about all the bad things happening in the world all the time. i want to point out a story that's very small in make of the inside back pages of the newspapers today. family reunions are important to probably some important ones are happening now. two koreas, north and south, some families are getting to meet up again after decades, some of them. they get six to seven hours for the first time in two years. a lot of these relatives get to meet up. this is so

pittsburgh. all the people in the downtown buildings here, big companies like alcoa and melon bank were told not to come to work today. mike taibbi has been out in it all day. mike, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. here on the roof, there's been tense moments as you say and at least three arrests. nothing resembling an actual collision. >> you must leave. >> reporter: police fired pepper spray for crowd control when a group of several hundred protestors stopped following police instructions. the city was ready with around 1,000 out of town police officers. the law enforcement contingent of 4,000 uniforms including the national guard troops. elsewhere, in a town that seemed all before paralyzed, there was football in streets and shops and businesses that chose to stay open. >> there's people walking around. vendors. nobody came by. it's like a ghost town. >> reporter: there's been a bit of that so far. windows smashed at a bank branch. shopping has been the absence of customers in a security lockdown. as for the protestors, some gathers in the rain. many said they are here to make a nonvi

pittsburgh also. >> reporter: police are everywhere around the downtown summit site. even on pittsburgh's three rive. many of the city's bridges are shut down by the national guard. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: so far some demonstrations, a few arrests as members of the g-20 get so the to hold their third meeting in a year. this time economies are in a lot better shape. president obama hopes to take credit for that year and remind americans he remains popular as a world leader. steve handelsman, news4, pittsburgh. >>> metro has fired the bus driver involved in a serious pedestrian accident earlier this month. it happened september 3rd at the corner of florida and connecticut avenues near dupont circle. 43-year-old carla procter was driving an empty bus when she hit a female jogger in the crosswalk. the 30-year-old victim was critically injured. court records show the driver had been involved in at least two other on-the-job accidents over the last seven years, and had gotten at least five traffic tickets since january. >>> metro's general manager

pittsburgh also. >> reporter: police are everywhere around the downtown summit site. even on pittsburgh's three rivers. many of the city's bridges are shut down by the national guard. >> you must leave the immediate vicinity. >> reporter: so far demonstrations. a few arrests. as members of the g-20 get set to hold their third meeting in a year. this time economies are in a lot better shape. president obama hopes to take credit for that year and remind americans he remains popular as a world leader. steve handelsman, news4, pittsburgh. >>> in addition to taking stock of the global economy during the summit talks, world leaders will also focus on the next steps in combatting global warming. >>> new developments about a local connection in a terrorism plot based out of north carolina. federal prosecutors say two suspects were plotting to kill u.s. military personnel at virginia's quantico marine corps base. indictment returned today reveals the two men obtained maps at a specific target at quantico. the suspects went on training expeditions and practiced military tactics

the three rivers that line downtown pittsburgh, including allegheny and the ohio river, a view of theof pittsburgh and the convention center. the david lawrence center, a site of the summit. security, of course, highly restrictive in the area as the leaders of the group of 20 nations gathering thursday for an evening dinner. home to about 300,000 residents. pennsylvania's second-largest city. the president will be delivering comments in just a couple of minutes on the g-8 officially becoming the g-20 and also this new development this morning about iran and its second in nuclear facility. we will go to the president lied when he speaks. and meantime, more of your phone calls. sal, joining tampa. caller: your last caller reminded me how the school needs to be upgraded and better. i'm not proud of him at all. he did not know what he was talking about. on the other side, when i hear the news, it reminded me i do not how the weapons of mass destruction and tora tora and the caves and how the united nations, we sat there and told the world lies. this is enough. we are not world policeman.

downtown. they got searched at the turnstiles and actually saw the pittsburgh pirates lose to the cincinnati redstes shut down the upper deck for the first time in the history of the franchise. they upgraded all the fans as a thank you for putting up with a ci that'shutdown. >>> before they gathered here in pittsburgh, in fact as late as this afternoon world leaders were gathered in new york at the u.n. this was president obama's first time as host of that gathering. this morning's security counsel moting at the outset had the feel of a high school reunion. lots of smoozing and handshaking. there was an interesting moment when his chief of staff, rahm emanuel grabbed the chair behind the president, when he was reminded it belonged to hillary clinton. everybody there was still talking about last night's speech by iran's president, ahmadinej ahmadinejad. a largely empty general assembly hall because so many delegations walked out before or during the speech. there was the famous rambling of moammar gadhafi. the photo of the cluttered lek turn made the front page of the "new york times." his maratho

pittsburgh city leaders are leasing a downtown parking lot to accommodate protesters during the group20 economic summit later this month. it has angered many groups who feel they must be allowed in a free and on area. >>> south carolina republicans are leading a push to force the resignation of republican governor mark sanford. yesterday the party voted to ask him to resign. he has been under pressure to step down since he disappeared in june to see his mistress in are gin tin, a sanford has vowed to fight the move. >>> the shuttle will try again today to touchdown in florida. stormy weather forced them to miss two landing opportunities thursday. if the forecast in florida is bad again nasa may send it to its back up site in california. >>> still to come on 9news now treating the h1n1 virus just got a little easier for medical professionals. we will explain when we return. you are watching 9news now. ♪ there's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! crunch. wheat thins. that's wha

downtown, this area has been closed to most traffic. they are trying to limit anybody around this area for the summit. >> that is nikole killion why in pittsburgh. have a good day. >> you, too. >> many believe we need health care reform and some are in favor of president plant obama'. 21% say that president obama have the right idea of the health care reform plan. those were about health care insurance rose. the majority of people said that president obama is handling his presidency good. only 2% had no opinion. this is an exclusive poll for our market. >> more furloughs should help with the gap in the city's budget. they want to trim the budget. our reporter joins us live outside of city hall this morning with more details. >> a combination of cuts and furloughs, officials want to save over $30 million. mayor sheila dixon says furloughs are necessary to save jobs. >> if we do not do the furloughs, it could mean up to 400 people being laid off in city government. >> baltimore city is facing a $60.2 million shortfall in the budget. a plan includes laying off 27 workers, shutting down city government with five days with additional unpaid leave de

pittsburgh was marked by a massive protest. it was built as a peaceful event and thousands took part. >> i think it is wrong for 20 countries to control the entire economy of the world. >> downtown, a massive police presence provided security as the first lady took spouses on a tour of a local performing arts school. the leaders agreed to raise the profile of the summit as a force for economic stability and pledged to tighten financial regulation. but it was the president's surprise morning announcement that grab headlines. >> the islamic republic of iran has been

downtown gets us to 78. all we need is a little sun to get back out there, and we'll get up to the numbers pittsburgh and charleston, west virginia had yesterday. heading out through across the area, we'll take it down to the south as we show you on the eastern shore to hang on to a little bit more clouds. tonight we slip back into the upper 50s but clearing things out. kim, how about the traffic? >> traffic looks great to start off your friday. no real problems on the belt wi and west side. traffic is building as you make your way down from the 795 area through past the baltimore national pike. in rosedale, the outer loop at 95. the two left lanes remain closed because of construction. also, southbound in the harbor tunnel, they are still working on a project there. southbound on the harrisburg expressway at timonium road, the left lane remains closed and all will be opening by 6:00 a.m. at least. this is at cold frick lane on the jfx. everything looks fine. >>> we are learning more about what may have led to a yale graduate student whose body was stuffed inside of a wall. officials are investigating whether the s

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pittsburgh residents worry about violent protests the summit may bring. >> worried they are going to do a lot of damage. >> reporter: she manages a dry cleaning service downtown and isn't taking chances. she had her windows boarded up and is closing for a few days. jefferson is also shutting down his shoe shine shop and plans to lose $400 in business. >> it doesn't sound like much but for a shoe shine man that's a lot of money. >> reporter: dubbed the steel city for its industrial history, it will live up to its name but for other reasons stall steel fences have been set up in hopes of keeping out protesters. >> thousands of police have been brought in to keep the crowd under control. >> i have never seen anything like it. it is amazing. it is part of history and i wanted to come down and see. >> reporter: plate police may have already got an glimpse of what to expect. a group of greenpeace activists staged a dangerous stunt on wednesday. a dozen people were arrested and the two-day summit hasn't even started yet. cbs news, pittsburgh. >>> today the denver man at the center of a federal terrorism investigation is scheduled to appear in court. the attorneys fo

standing on fifth avenue and the oakland section of pittsburgh, and in a couple hours all of those demonstrators will gather here for a march with a permit downtown. >> thank you for keeping us in the loop. >>> terror arrests around the country this morning. there was a arrest in texas, and north carolina there is a plot to attack military personnel, and then the plan with zazi, and the plan he is trying to carry out. >> he will be back in court today. the thoefrts want to move him and his case to brooklyn and consolidate everything. what they say is that zazi after coming back from pakistan was trying to make the explosive that he apparently got instruction in you on to prepare. he had a formula, he and at least three other people were going around the denver area buying gallons of the chemicals that would be used to make the bomb. and some of these ingredients are available at beauty supply stores. and then he got a hotel with a stove in it, to heat the chemicals to try and concentrate them. and he was desperately trying to get further instructions on how to make it work. he apparently never succeeded in making explosives. but he intended to go

pittsburgh's iconic west end bridge. the demonstrators could be seen dangling from a huge banner that said danger, climate destruction ahead. release co2 now. downtown is sealed off in various restricted zones. the mayor here estimates the cost of all this extra security could hit almost $20 million. the feds are going to provide about $10 million. pennsylvania pitching in about $4 million. the city is going to have to make up the on the map is worth the extra cost. state police, 1,200 troopers in the area. the pennsylvania national guard overseeing 2,500 troops and department of defense personnel for crowd control and other duties. a lot of businesses are closed. schools are closed. government offices, a lot of other operations closed for the day. the river behind us is closed and you

downtown deven for more questioning. back to you. >> thanks, alicia. >> thank you. here are your headlines at this hour, president obama is preparing for the g-20 summit in pittsburgh's leading economic powers have made real progress in stabilizing the economy. he says there's still plenty of unfinished business. >> we know we still have a lot to do in conjunction with the nations around the world to strengthen the rules governing financial markets and ensure that we never again find ourselves in the precarious situation we found ourselves in just one year ago. >> much of the summit will focus on strengthening financial regulation and make sure that a credit crisis does not happen again. >> connecticut police are saying they may never be able to determined a motive in the murder of annie le. the op person who knows why she was killed is the 24-year-old suspect charged, lab technician raymond kelly-- clark, i should say raymond clark. clark has not entered a plea in court and has not confessed to the crime. former pez george bush has released a statement on the death of irving crystal, the man considered to be the godfather of the neo conservative movement. here is

pittsburgh for the g20 summit focused on economic recovery. climate change is also on the agenda, a big topic for protestors who unfurled a giant banner across a downtownficers are mobilized with at least 14 arrests coming yesterday. we're going to talk to nbc's savannah guthrie coming up, who's reporting live from the g20 summit in just a few minutes. >> chuck todd, conservatives last night -- i saw pete wehner, for instance, in commentary, saying barack obama used an international speech to criticize america. he did go through a laundry list of what we had done wrong. those on the left liked the speech. how do you think it's going to play for swing voters? >> i thought they tightened up their rhetoric and toughened it up. what's funny is the criticism coming from the right on obama's international speeches to me felt like they were criticizing the ones he had done a couple of months ago. it was almost as if the press releases were ready truly before they read the speech. i thought the speech was much tougher and a little more, frankly, what the conservatives have been hitting on. he's been too apologetic. i thought it was much less apologetic. i thou