dr. flores, thank you for joining us. and people who lived and worked nearby and never consented to place themselves in harm's way. we talk to a first responder who may be paying the price long term for the work he did in those days. >>> welcome back. the danger in the dust is our focus on this 9/11 anniversary. we found in the years after the september 11th attacks just how dangerous the by-products of the attack could be, the fires, smoke, debris, and the risks involved in long term exposure. david howly is a retired new york city police officer who responded to the attacks and the building collapse and he's been plagued by several different cancers in the years since. how long afterward did you start to feel badly? >> thank you for having me. i appreciate you taking the time greatly to do this. and to bring this to everybody's attention. i wanted to first say thank you for that. i was sick that day. to tell you the truth. i could feel it in my sinuses that very afternoon and evening. you just knew that what you were br

dr. flores, you mentioned that i think dr. minor also concurred that starting a associates course of these community college makes it less likely that you're going to obtain your bachelor's degree. is that correct? >> students who start, yeah. yeah. >> so yesterday, dr. flores, william flores, president of the university of houston downtown indicated that one of their success factors is that those students who enroll in a community college and then transfer to their school, they actually have them go back and complete their associate's degree and then graduate, go through a graduation ceremony and that actually increases their likelihood of completing their bachelor. i don't think that that's necessarily inconsistent with what you're saying. but could you address that if you're even familiar with that latter issue? >> i think my light is off so i'm going to have to speak loudly. so the evidence i was speaking about didn't account for these potential innovations. >> turn yours on. >> use your mic. >> i don't think those res nec

dr. william flores, same thing happened to him and his high school experience.re real issues that affect real lives and i'm really glad that we're being looking at these types of issues because they impact the future of individuals and communities in this country and we thank you for being here and for the efforts that everyone is putting on behalf of in issue. our panelists today as yesterday, will each have seven minutes to present to us based on their prior written submissions and there is a system of warning lights here just like a traffic light. green, go. yellow, that means getting ready to stop and you'll have two minutes when you see that, and red, of course, stop. we will then as commissioners ask you questions and there will be a chance to elaborate perhaps in things you were mid-sentence on and i'll try to fairly provide them an opportunity to speak with you because we want to elicit as much information as possible. we also want to let folks know that the record of this briefing will be open for the next 30 days so any of you as panelists and any of y