i dr. pete everything that's been said but i want to say thank you as the supervisor for district 9, i always have pointed to you as an example of the kind of work that we want to provide to our constituents in district 9 that we know you've been providing for many many years in the constituents in district 5. thank you for your service. i don't know what's next but i know that whatever that is you're going to do a great job. you're a class act. congratulations. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor kim >> i will be repeating what other folks have said. i want to thank you so much for your service could you really are-i think you may already know this-consider the gold standard in terms of months legislative staffers in terms of staffers. your reputation is really unparalleled i think in any of our neighbors. that is really goes to demonstrate i think you're incredibly hard work and dedication. but also your passion for serving our constituents. i always feel very confident when i forwarded e-mail

according to baylor college's dr. pete pita one of the expen agree neglected trop dal diseases did he deflected because there is so little research being done on them and no medicines aura proved vaccines. >> i thought when we started finding widespread tropical see ceases bay year after i moved here in houston and texas i thought people will really care about this issue. it's just the opposite. nobody cared. >> reporter: why? because most victims are poor. not exactly the ideal demographic for big pharma, says the doctor. he showed us why some impoverished areas in america like this one in houston are breeding grounds for neglected tropical diseases. >> on the left-hand side is piles of discarded tires think while they are considered dez diseases of poverty. they are also perceived as an immigrants problem. >> we have to get over this mentality that these are not diseases that are coming across our southern border. they are for the most part diseases where we are having transmission here in the united states. >> reporter:

. >> dr. pete everything, but i'm going to miss you and your personality here the board. you been amazing to work with. just a ton of fun and a great attitude. but you take it with a grain of salt has been awesome getting to know you and best of luck did i know we'll get to work together and i hope we do so >> thank you. with that, valerie would like to say a few words? >> sure. i want to thank everyone for the recognition. i really appreciate it. i want to give a shout out to all the aides here because everyone works so hard. i just was talking to an aide and she was, how long have you worked there. i told her nine years and she said i'm a oh my god. i'm exhausted and have only worked so many months. it is. it's really hard work. everybody does that does this work is really passionate. i think that is what makes the gold standard of an aid, as supervisor kim said, his passion with the gold standard. i want to thank you. i'm happy i didn't follow ace because that would been completely my life as an aid. ace always is there. but ace, you can be right next to me with my new

i dr. pete everything that's been said but i want to say thank you as the supervisor for district 9 i always have pointed to you as an example of the kind of work that we want to provide to our constituents in district 9 that we know you've been providing for many many years in the constituents in district 5. thank you for your service. i don't know what's next but i know that whatever that is you're going to do a great job. you're a class act. congratulations. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor kim >> i will be repeating what other folks have said. i want to thank you so much for your service could you really are-i think you may already know this-consider the gold standard in terms of months legislative staffers in terms of staffers. your reputation is really unparalleled i think in any of our neighbors. that is really goes to demonstrate i think you're incredibly hard work and dedication. but also your passion for serving our constituents. i always feel very confident when i forwarded e-mails

i dr. pete everything that's been said but i want to say thank you as the supervisor for district 9, i always have pointed to you as an example of the kind of work that we want to provide to our constituents in district 9 that we know you've been providing for many many years in the constituents in district 5. thank you for your service. i don't know what's next but i know that whatever that is you're going to do a great job. you're a class act. congratulations. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor kim >> i will be repeating what other folks have said. i want to thank you so much for your service could you really are-i think you may already know this-consider the gold standard in terms of months legislative staffers in terms of staffers. your reputation is really unparalleled i think in any of our neighbors. that is really goes to demonstrate i think you're incredibly hard work and dedication. but also your passion for serving our constituents. i always feel very confident when i forwarded e-mail

they are investors pete peterson and nicolas berggruen, south african mining tycoon patrice motsepe and his wife, dr. precious moloi-motsepe, entrepreneur sara blakely, and a.o.l. founder steve case, and his wife jean. when did you first hear of the giving pledge? >> jean case: melinda called and talked to us. but we had the benefit of knowing bill and melinda for a long time, going back to our technology roots. >> steve case: we competed against them for many years. >> jean case: we did. >> steve case: and we're happy to finally join forces. >> rose: you wanted to be on their side. >> steve case: yeah, yeah, we wanted to be on the... aligned. >> rose: they've all signed the same pledge, and they bring the same brashness to their philanthropic ambition that helped them build financial empires. >> pete peterson: charlie, this is a group made up largely of entrepreneurs. and they didn't make a billion dollars or $billion by doing the ordinary; they did it by >> rose: that's certainly true for sara blakely. >> sara blakely: well, i made all the money by making other people's butts look a lot better. >>

pete for decades. people really turn out for this. >> oh yes. 31 years ago, january 20, 1986 we had a vision to do a traditional parade in honor of dr. king. st. petersburg is the proud originator and architect of the parade for honoring doctor king. >> reporter: it is such a great event. it is fun to watch. the underlying message of this is honoring dr. king. >> absolutely. what we promised dr. king before he died and he asked his lieutenant make sure you pass the baton of my legacy of my battle. my legacy of tolerance. so we have people coming from all over the world to st. petersburg for that weekend in the heart of winter to make sure we are in an ocean of harmony and we celebrate the legacy of the man named king. the single most important man with the single most important message in our nation's history who almost dismantled segregation. that's what we are celebrating january 18th. >> reporter: you can find out all the details about the parade on our website. if you would like a tour of 10 news call 727-57-7710 or e-mail community@wtsp.com. i'm kathryn bursch for 10 community. >>> good afternoon. chief meteorologist jim van fl

dr. martin luther king of the parade. it wasn't just a day off for school. for many kids in saint pete, many went to the parade, the largest in the southeast. it gives kids an important everyone. >> he's one of my heroes. not a lot of people would say and stuff like that, but when i think about my hero it's him because he's done so much for us. >> that was so well said. now this is the 31 year for the parade featuring more than a dozen marching bands from all across the country. >>> today is the holiday but there is an entire week to celebrate dr. martin luther king jr., go to wtsp.com. it's the news when you need it. >> reporter: we're staying on top of the severe weather that pounded through the bay area. >> some didn't have a television, cell phone or radio. how those folks braved the elements. >> reporter: now that that storm system timely moved out. tile talk about how cold it gets in your neighborhood over it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily m

dr. king phot fought with a federal holiday. today, there was a prayer breakfast in tampa, a parade in st. pete. a day of service in d.c. marked by the first black president. but commercially, no one has cashed in. >> it's the veterans day sale. >> 4th of july sale. >> memorial day sale. >> black friday sale. >> reporter: search martin luther king holiday commercial on youtube, you get little beyond this mcdonald's ad from the holiday's first year. mrs. butler is glad retailers have stayed away. she says the dream is still a dream and that the holiday still ought to command attention for >> i get disrespected at 73. and i know that it's only because i'm a black woman. >> reporter:ument t. marketing professor says the holiday is hard for retailers to exploit because there is still deep national shame about america's past racial injustice, as well as differing preponderancing about -- opinions about weather america offs a fair shake, even today. >> there is a whole different feeling about what nafreedom means to people than perhaps what goes along with the other holidays that we do celebrate. >> reporter: butler spends th

pete, adam winer, back to you. >> thank you. >>> across tampa bay today our communities will celebrate dr. martin luther king jr.'s lasting impact on history. >> in tampa the yearly mlk day parade route is expanding, more than 100 bands, floats, performance groups and more will begin to march down 15th street at noon. that is where city officials say they will get the best view. >> it's a huge parade. the city of st. pete, that parade begins 11:00 this morning at 3rd avenue south and mlk street. after that you can join a family fun festival. games, music, a car show and more. this is great, it's all free. >>> let's check with ivan cabrera now, will the weather hold up for all the outdoor celebrations? friday and warned folks the chilly conditions certainly we'll keep you posted on the the week and we'll see if we can certainly squeeze out some nice few days over the next few days, plenty of sunshine. >>> breaking now in ohio -- let's first talk about democracy 2016, from vermont senator bernie sanders appears to be the big winner last night at the debate, before the iowa caucuses. during the debate's first hour s

dr. martin luther pking, jr. junior day. pit is time to celebrate and phonor his legacy. pthere are several events to pcommemorate the holiday too. pincluding one biggest parades in pst. pete. pit started about an hour ago. pfox 13's aaron mesmer is at the arade. p>>> this is one oldest and plargest martin luther king, jr. arades in the country. pjust take look. pright in middle of it. pas it turns left over here on to pbay shore, there are dozens of pfloats organizations and bans pthat come together to help put pthis on the board than anything pelse. pthis is about the spirit of pdr. king. pand celebrating what he meant. pi want to ask you a little bit pabout that. pwhat did martin luther king, jr. pmean to you. p>> a great deal of freedom, plove, honesty. pabsolutely how important is it pto come out here to this awesome pyou just mentioned. p>> it's awesome. pthat's the main word. pawesome. p>> thank you so much. pi appreciate it. pit is cold out as she was just psaying to me a minute ago. pone thing that we also learned pis that this is called the drum pmajor for justice parade. pthat came from one of dr. king's plast speeches where he pencouraged people urged people pt

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pete who lost his voice, maybe found it again. >> actually losing mine this morning. we're here to help out and find simple remedies with dr.appy new year to you. >> happy new year to you. >> if you watched yesterday, i was struggling all the way through. a lot of folks last night were screaming and screaming. i got it from talking on "fox and friends." >> and waking up early. >> and dealing with kids and all of that. probably got to be a common thing around now. >> it is. the thing is, when we produce sound, the way you make that noise is that air comes from your lungs and through these vocal cords which are flaps on your windpipe and come out this way. if you're screaming, you're putting more strain on the vocal cords. imagine if you're blow drying your hair, it gets really dry. that's the point of it. the same way, if you're blowing out a lot of air through your vocal cords, they get dry. >> there's certain things you should do. i drank coffee and used mouthwash. >> not the best. >> what to actually do -- >> that's a good thing. honey can help with suppressing cough and sore throat. especially if it's from screaming, you

dr. king fought with a federal holiday. there was a prayer breakfast in tampa, a parade in st pete, a day of service in d-c, marked by the first black president. but commercially, no one has cashed in."it's the veteran's day sale.""4th of july sale." "it's the memorial day sale." "this black friday sale." search "martin luther king holiday commercial" on youtube, you get little beyond this mcdonald's ad from the holiday's first year. "mcdonald's joins the nation." mrs. butler is glad retailers have stayed away. she says "the dream" is still a dream, and that the holiday still ought to command attention for the cause itself."i get disrespected at 73, and i know it's only because i am a black woman."u-t marketing professor erika matulich says the holiday is hard for retailers to exploit, because there is still deep national shame about america's past racial injustice, as well as differing opinions about whether america offers a fair shake even today."there is a while different feeling about what that freedom means to people than perhaps what goes along with some of the other holidays that we do celebrate, like 4th of july. butle