. >> i am very passionate about telling stories about environmental justice through film making, through story telling. and i was really empowered to do that. >>> plus a cyber attack cripples the bay area ( ♪♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward? and there's a cash bonus when you open a new checking account to get you started. wow. anything you can't do? ( ♪♪ ) mugs. ♪ bmo ♪ >>> six in ten americans believe climate change is causing harm in the u.s. and will get worse in their lifetime. that's according to a research center survey. two peninsula mothers are convincing you how to care for the enviro shirleen lee have come up with a way to be caretakers and change makers. when shirley lee and eileen kim met years ago as moms of elementary students, they never would have predicted their shared passion would take them down encouraging young film makers. >> they just inspired me. they could ma

a promise kept to advance environmental justice and make the most significant investments in climate ever in all our history. investing a clean energy and jobs across america. the results are real, we were just black unemployment rate to a record low. more black americans have health insurance than ever before. more black businesses are starting up. and we have seen -- in fact, despite attacks on our support for brown and black small businesses, we are investing in them, as key ways to build generational wealth and communities. today, i am proud to announce that last year we awarded $76 billion in federal contracts to small disadvantaged businesses to level the playing field and close the racial wealth gap. i want to think my dear friend marcia fudge, hud secretary, for her amazing career in public service and leading the charge and making housing more affordable, proposing a $10,000 tax cut for first-time homebuyers, to building more rental units to bring rents down then ever before. a major effort to root out bias in the home appraising process so homes in black communities are no

literacy for environmental justice, a community volunteer educational program involved with restoringats and preserving san francisco's unique bio tie varsity, teamed up with the redevelopment group to grow the 50,000 native plants to -- to repopulate treasure island. >> the city of san francisco set up meetings between leg and they came in with high expertise and urban design, and architecture, and green infrastructure, but they really hadn't worked with flytive plants -- worked with native plants at scale and they were also kind of scratching their heads, like how are we going to grow 50,000 native plants from remnant native plant populations. it was a unique partnership of figuring out what plants can grow, what plants will function in stormwater gardens. not all native plants are ascetically pleasing to landscape architect, so we kind of worked around what plants are going to be pleasant for people, what plants are going to provide habitat, what plants are going to actually be able to sequester carbon, deal with erosion, preserve the island biodiversity as well as be able to manag

. >> i grew really passionate about telling stories about environmental justice through filmmaking, through storytelling and i was really empowered to do that. >> someone posted a youtube link. >> today, she is a festival judge and part of the planning committee that includes members of the citizens environmental counsel, burlington high school. in the end, shirley and eileen say the young filmmakers are not the only winners. >> they learn about what is going on and the problems with wasting water or wasting food. they actually can go to their parents and point things out to their parents to take that interest, and to continue it. that is why we do it. >> for encouraging san mateo county students to learn about and care for the environment, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to shirley lee and eileen kim. >>> coming up next, another drawing with no winner. the powerball jackpot just keeps growing. ( ♪♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shap

they say environmental justice and human rights are intertwined. >> i think young people have this kindl clarity that people definitely see. and when they see it, like these little kids in the streets and giving speeches and reciting poems, that's really powerful in a way that like just adults saying these things wouldn't be. >> the young organizers say they also want to show solidarity with children all around the world who face war and ecological destruction. again. earth day coming up on monday, we'll have much more coverage on all of our newscasts on monday. thanks so much for joining us, everybody. hope you have a great weekend, and i'll see you right back here for the news at 730 on monday. in the meantime, you can always download business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer. and check in. they all choose the advanced network solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. see why comcast business powers more small businesses than

half of the american climate corps opportunities will be in low income urban communities and environmental justice bucks an hour. for more information on, you can visit the website at white house dot gov forward slash climate corps that's corps with an s there you can submit what areas interest you and regardless of the job search, a reminder to all of us that april 22nd is earth day, a time we can do a little extra for the world around us. that's it for this edition of matter of fact, i'm soledad o'brien. i'll see you back here next week to watch more stories like this any time, head to matteroffacttv. >>> today on "asian pacific america," legendary actress will be starring alongside robert downey, jr., and sandra oh in hbo max 824's "the sympathi

literacy for environmental justice, a community volunteer educational program involved with restoringd preserving san francisco's unique bio tie varsity, teamed up with the redevelopment group to grow the 50,000 native plants to -- to repopulate treasure island. >> the city of san francisco set up meetings between leg and they came in with high expertise and urban design, and architecture, and green infrastructure, but they really hadn't worked with flytive plants -- worked with native plants at scale and they were also kind of scratching their heads, like how are we going to grow 50,000 native plants from remnant native plant populations. it was a unique partnership of figuring out what plants can grow, what plants will function in stormwater gardens. not all native plants are ascetically pleasing to landscape architect, so we kind of worked around what plants are going to be pleasant for people, what plants are going to provide habitat, what plants are going to actually be able to sequester carbon, deal with erosion, preserve the island biodiversity as well as be able to manage all

vessels to reduce their idling emissions by at least 80, cutting pollution that's become an environmental justiceany surrounding neighborhoods like west oakland. heather arias is transportation and toxins chief for the air resources board. >> and, you know, you think you see that black smoke and you're like, automatically you're like, oh, i know that's bad, but you wouldn't necessarily think that's actually bad for people that are miles and miles like 20 miles plus away to meet those stricter requirements, the port has already expanded. >> the most popular option, shore power, allowing ships to keep their electricity up and running without using their engines. but depending on how the vessel was built, it can be far trickier than just plugging in an extension cord. colleen liang directs environmental planning at the port because the shore power is at a fixed location, and the plug on the ship itself is also on a fixed location, the two have to be in alignment in order for the vessel to plug in, she says. the port is working with a number of innovative solutions, including portable shore power out

can you sort of really explain sort of why environmental justice is -- how do we address that and whyo we have to address that? the other population that is very affected is seniors, and all sorts of ways, not just the heat but the electricity goes out and you are on an oxygen machine, there are all of these things that we do not even think about. sec. becerra: i have not seen the numbers recently but i am willing to wager that the number of people who die from some sort of climate exposure, the cohort that is the largest is seniors because during heat waves they do not have the air conditioning. during cold waves they do not have good heating and cannot afford to pay for the heat and they freeze. i suspect they are not connect with folks who are actually outdoors working who are exposed the way my dad was. it is fascinating that hss has a chance to do a great deal and the legislation that the president made possible for us to become law has given us far more money then we have had before. the office of climate change and health equity essentially is saying to america wake up, this is

and this is an environmental justice issue. and also, i'm a, educator for our community garden program, and currently i'm working with the san francisco conservation corps. and together with our program at north ridge co-op community garden, we have received grants from the puc that have really helped us. but as i become aware of this issue of the release of a massive amounts of effluent, and we know what you know from, the sewage wastewater treatment plant that have damaged greater damaged the bay. and we are the gatekeepers of this whole huge delta. and we must remember that the tuolumne river needs that water, and it needs more flow to successfully provide for the biodiversity, not just of the winged and the finned and the four legged, but also of us humans. and i find it very contradictory me to work with youth and teach them about the functioning of the public utilities commission at the same time as the decisions that you that the commission has been making or the puc has been making are very challenging and harmful, and

my predecessor, the late donald mceachin, was a true environmental justice champion who always stood up for these vulnerable populations. and each year he would lead a resolution to recognize earth day and call for actions to protect our planet. this week i look forward to building on his legacy and helping to reintroduce that resolution to honor earth day. as a mother to two young children, i am fighting to ensure a healthy, more sustainable for my children and yours, and earth day is a reminder we have no planet b. we must continue fighting to protect our earth on the protect our next generation. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the the gentleman from california, mr. correa, for five minutes. mr. correa: mr. speaker, today i rise to celebrate the career of high school coach kevin kieran after 17 days at modern day, coaching the girls' basketball team, this will be his last season coaching the monarchs. coach kieran recently celebrated his 900th win after a devicive victory in the southern california regional playoffs. it was a bitt

celebrating earth day at a national park, biden framed himself as the biggest offender of environmental justice, announcing $7 billion in grants to bring solar panels to low income communities and he played up the jobs factor. just 5% of registered voters think climate change is the most important issue of the country is facing. president biden is trying to engage young voters with the politics of it. >> despite the devastation, there are those who deny climate is in crisis. our mag or republican friends don't think it is in crisis. >> the survey showing interest in the upcoming election is at its lowest point since 2012. he is still trailing on the issues, like inflation, by 22 points. biden trying to connect climate change to jobs. some say appeasing environmentalists has real co costs. >> if it goes on for a long time, it has the potential to cost us jobs. i want this to be quick as possible. >> the conversation was turned to the middle east. >> it is important we remember the power of young people shaping this country today. we once again witness the leadership of those peaceful student-led

folks that vote against health care vote against environmental justice. if they are cynical enough to be together, we need to be smart enough to come together. here is the agenda, and then we will have the promo in our co-chair will come to the microphone, then we will have others follow suit. number one, our number one issue, i want you to hear this out there. poverty kills 295,000 people a year. it's the fourth leading cause of death in this country. over 800 people a day. abolish evil, unnecessary policy. first item, abolishing poverty as the fourth leading cause of death in the u.s. if you want these votes, talk to people about, if you get elected, how will you impact this agenda. number two, a living wage of $15 an hour with indexed for inflation so we don't have to do it every year or of -- or every other year. full and expanded voting rights. full and expanded voting rights. which includes things like d.c. statehood because that's a violation of voting rights. but it also includes stopping more than a thousand voter suppression bills that have been

promise kept to advance environmental justice and make the most significant investments in climate ever all of her history. >> jesse: joe has no clue how to relate to any american let alone black americans. nobody has time for electric buses or racist highways. and you can't take credit for obama care, it has your boss' name on it. he didn't even have the guts to show up in person. obama was there and he did not need any help with the black vote. it's called retail politics. you show up, shake hands, show people you are real. >> we support you. >> let me give you a hug. [ cheering ] >> jesse: that's better than any campaign ad money can buy. 1 of those women, a grassroots political activist explained trumps appeal this morning. >> i feel like he is honest. this is somebody who while we might not agree with how he says things, how he goes about things, at least he's telling us what it is. they feel like he's more relatable, you get that relatable feeling to where it's like, hey, i'm just like you. this is what you said you wanted, here's 1 going to do about it. they feel like this is som

i manage our community partnerships and engagement team at the department and the environmental justice environmental education program is a part of this team. i'm excited to introduce esther tang, who leads our environmental education team. and as you'll hear in esther's presentation, the team has been working really hard to build strong partnerships with the school district and with a number of community partners to expand our environmental education youth efforts, they also have been moving beyond just educating youth and really thinking about how we can inspire and empower youth to take action and with that, i'll turn it over to esther. thank you. thank you. thank you. start out. good evening, commissioners , let me try to slice. okay my name is esther tang, senior environmental education strategist. this is my first update since i took the role about a little over a year ago, so one of my goals since i taking on this role is to build the full team, which we now have since mid-december. so for a while we've been, i think the last couple of years of team has been, you know, the in tr

you know, i see the environmental justice movement that we are in the midst of right now be in continuationhis country, race is the number one indicator of one proximity to the toxic waste plant, for example. and the polling that we've seen recently come out is just one of the dozens that have come out in the past couple of years that will tell us what we already know. the communities that are experiencing these issues, they are not only just experiencing the climate change. but they are also saddled with the host of other social ills. when you ask the question of where climate fits in, some people might say because climate change might seem less obvious or less in your face as other issues that might not be as important. but i would say to them, you know, climate crisis is an issue. not only does it create new problems, but exacerbates new ones as the threat multiplier. so the climate crisis not only intensifies issues around hunger, poverty, education, it will go hand in hand with so many issues. so i believe when we would start at climate, we are able to harness the ability to solve thes

. >> i'm really passionate about telling stories of environmental justice through storytelling, and iwered to do that. >> some people posted a youtube link. >> reporter: today, kayla is a festival judge and a part of the planning committee that includes arlington high school, and in the end, shirley and eileen said the young filmmakers aren't the only winners. >> they learn about what is going on and the problems with wasting water or wasting food. they actually can go to their parents and point things out to their parents. >> reporter: for encouraging san mateo county students to learn about and care for the environment, this week's jefferson award goes to shirley and eileen. >> this year's winners will be announced and their films will be screened on wednesday night, april 24th, admission to the event at burlington high school theater is free. you can nominate your local hero for a jefferson award online at >>> if we see you, you get your license, and you get a citation later, elk grove pd responded to more than 45,000 calls per year and about 11% could be handled with just the dron

literacy for environmental justice, a community volunteer educational program involved with restoringerving san francisco's unique bio tie varsity, teamed up with the redevelopment group to grow the 50,000 native plants to -- to repopulate treasure island. >> the city of san francisco set up meetings between leg and they came in with high expertise and urban design, and architecture, and green infrastructure, but they really hadn't worked with flytive plants -- worked with native plants at scale and they were also kind of scratching their heads, like how are we going to grow 50,000 native plants from remnant native plant populations. it was a unique partnership of figuring out what plants can grow, what plants will function in stormwater gardens. not all native plants are ascetically pleasing to landscape architect, so we kind of worked around what plants are going to be pleasant for people, what plants are going to provide habitat, what plants are going to actually be able to sequester carbon, deal with erosion, preserve the island biodiversity as well as be able to manage all of the

. >> i grew really passionate about environmental justice through filmmaking and storytelling.as really empowered to do that. >> some people posted a youtube link. >> reporter: today, kayla is a festival judge and part of the planning committee. in the end, shirley and irene say the young filmmakers aren't the only winners point >> they learn about what is going on, and the problems with wasting water or wasting food. they actually can go to their parents and point things out to their parents, to take that interest and to continue it. that is why we do it. >> reporter: for encouraging san mateo county students to learn about and care for the environment, this week's jefferson award goes to shirley and eileen. >> this years film fest winners will be announced and their films screened on wednesday night, april 24th, the free event is at the burlington high school theater. you can nominate your local hero for a jefferson award online. with our new grocery outlet app, you can see the store's inventory. so you guys really have mangoes in stock? yup. what about frozen pizza? here the

. >> advance environmental justice and make investments in climate ever in all history to deliveringnergy and jobs across america. >> according to the oil and natural gas industry, it will keep gas prices higher for longer the way the president is doing this. >> dana: thank you. ♪ >> bill: it did for a while anyway. cbs pulling the pluging a piano man. late last night in the middle of billy joel's televised performance his 100th concert at madison square garden cbs turned off the music in the middle of piano man. watch. ♪ >> next donald trump's historic criminal trial just hours away. >> bill: i'd say that ruined the moment, don't you think? network wasn't in the mood for a melody. well done. enraged fans said how do you quit a billy joel concert in the middle of piano man? the masters went late pushed back 60 minutes and for folks in the eastern and central time zones got ripped off. not in every city, a lot of cities went to news. >> dana: i was at that concert and i can't believe that happened to billy joel. reair, reair. >> bill: it was a happy moment. >> dana: it is frustrating

vessels to reduce their idling emissions by at least 80, cutting pollution that's become an environmental justice issue for many surrounding neighborhoods like west oakland. >> heather arias is transportation and toxins chief for the air resources board. >> you know, you think you see that black smoke and you're like, automatically you're like, oh, i know that's bad, but you wouldn't necessarily think that's actually bad for people that are miles and miles, like 20 miles plus away to meet those stricter requirements, the port has already expanded. >> the most popular option, shore power, allowing ships to keep their electricity up and running without using their engines. but depending on how the vessel was built, it can be far trickier than just plugging in an extension cord. colleen liang directs environmental planning at the port because the shore power is at a fixed location and the plug on the ship itself is also on a fixed location, the two have to be in alignment in order for the vessel to plug in, she says. the port is working with a number of innovative solutions, including portable shore

they say environmental justice and human rights are intertwined. >> we are doing this specifically onay to kind of shift the focus and reclaim earth day for people, all oppressed peoples around the world. so it's not just about the environment, it's about people, people's lives and their right to live in a safe world. >> the young organizers say they want to get the message out that large corporations and institutions should not profit from war and ecological destruction. >> in a sacramento superior court is weighing in today on a dispute over a ballot measure proposal that notifies parents if their child asks to change their gender identification at their school. the group backing the measure is suing attorney general rob bonta. they say he displayed a bias in the measure's title and summary language. the group is asking to change the title from the restrict rights of transgender youth initiative to the protect kids of california act. supporters of the measure are arguing the current language hurt their ability to collect enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the november b

they say environmental justice and human rights are intertwined. >> i think young people have this kindl clarity that people definitely see. and when they see it, like these little kids in the streets and giving speeches and reciting poems, that's really powerful in a way that like just adults saying these things wouldn't be. >> the young organizers say they also want to show solidarity with children around the world who face war and ecological destruction. >> a little bit of a change out there today started out with clouds, a little bit of drizzle, temperatures a little cooler as well. we will get to see a rebound for tomorrow and then a little warmer on sunday. right now, monday looks to be the warmest day before we transition once again, giving you a look there at mount diablo, a beautiful day, a little bit of a breeze in some areas. partly cloudy skies along the coast and mostly sunny for the rest of us. the low clouds and fog will return to the coast and inside the bay by tonight. and then tomorrow we are joined by a batch of clouds coming from the pacific northwest. so low clouds,

>> we're not just simply celebrating arbor day or pang countries that what we are doing is environmental justice. 30 people. >> san jose mayor matt mahan and volunteers came out to celebrate arbor day. the group planted more than 30 trees and 30 bush's and they also put in new year a shun systems and mulch to beautify san francisco. people living in the sierra still seeing late april snow and many of those people living their daily lives driving through the snow and now ski resorts are changing gears, some snowboarding to mountain biking. >> we're getting ready for the summertime. it's it's time for new woodward were open with the mountain, biking and everything. so it's really we've got a whole bunch of different things to do. always exciting up there. >> caltrans has construction projects on i-80 this weekend and they say to drive slowly and carefully if you're going to be traveling on those slick roads, let's get you a check of your 4 zone forecast. taking a live look right now at coit tower. nice. calm evening out there right now. yeah, long joining us with a look at what to expect a deal. >

they say environmental justice and human rights are intertwined. >> we are doing this specifically on earth day to kind of shift the focus and reclaim earth day for people all oppressed peoples around the world. so it's not just about the environment, it's about people, people's lives and their right to live in a safe world. >> the young organizers say they want to get the message out that large corporations and institutions should not profit from war and ecological destruction. >> all right, folks, the weekend almost here. and it's shaping up to be a pretty nice one across much of the bay area, including as we take a live look here in the south bay. our meteorologist, rosemary oroczo, joins us now with a look at what's ahead for saturday and sunday. >> yes, we're looking at dry weather, heather, first of all and nice weather. temperatures are going to rebound a little bit tomorrow a little bit more on sunday right now. look to peak on monday. here's a look at the blue skies and the rolling green hills. we do have temperatures in the 50s and low 60s along the coastline, but some of ou

. >> i think the key is that the deq needs to take an unbiased approach to environmental justice analysis decisions. and what that means is when a facility wants to build a new plant in a community of color, deq needs to say, okay, what's the existing burden of pollution here? and is this community overburdened? william: two years ago, the epa opened up a civil rights investigation looking at whether state regulators here in louisiana were allowing petrochemical and oil and gas companies to build and pollute in a way that disproportionately harms black communities. in response, louisiana's then attorney-general, and now governor, jeff landry, sued the epa, and the agency dropped the investigation. the epa declined to comment, citing pending litigation. >> we're gonna focus on mitigation with climate change. william: in ascension parish, another community with concentrated petrochemical plants, ashley gaignard is counting on a younger generation to enact change. she founded the organization "rural roots louisiana" to teach kids about environmental issues. >> that creates another generation

. >> i grew really passionate about telling stories about environmental justice through filmmaking, throughy empowered to do that. >> some people posted a youtube link. >> reporter: today, kayla is a festival judge and part of the planning committee that includes members of the citizens environmental council and burlingame high school and the nueva school. in the end, shirley and eileen say the young filmmakers aren't the only winners. >> they learn about what's going on and the problems with, you know, wasting water or wasting food. they actually can go to their parents and point things out to their parents. >> just take that interest and to continue it. that is why we do it. >> reporter: so for encouraging san mateo county students to learn about and care for the environment, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to shirley lee and eileen kim. >> this year's film fest winners will be announced and their films screened on wednesday night, april 24th at admission to the event at the burlingame high school theater is free. >> you are -- i was talking back to you, nicole. sorry abo

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. >> i grew really passionate about telling stories about environmental justice through film making ando that. >> some people posted a youtube link. >> reporter: today, kayla is a festival judge and part of the planning committee that includes members of the citizens environmental council and burlingame high school and the nueva school. in the end, shirley and eileen say the young filmmakers aren't the only winners. >> they learn about what's going on and the problems with, you know, wasting water or wasting food. they actually can go to their parents and point things out to their parents. >> just take that interest and to continue it. that is why we do it. >> reporter: so for encouraging san mateo county students to learn about and care for the environment, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to shirley lee and eileen kim. >> and this year's film fest winners will be announced and their films screens on wednesday night, april 24th. admission to the event at the high school theater is free. online at kpix.com/hero. >>> well, time right now 5:38 in the morning. the future of

from housing to safety to will environmental justice. so i'm proud of the work that our commissioners have done as well as the staff of the youth commission to support us. through this process. and i'm excited present this to and you happy to answer questions you have as well. with that i will pass it to our vice chair gab tow go over the structure of the youth commission and the structure of our budget and policy priorities report. >> good afternoon supervisors i'm again lastan at vice chair of the youth commission and d6 commissioner. we have dloe committee the housing recreation and transit. civic education and the transform justice committee. we have an executive committee we are all members that spchts the commission's work. and our budget and policy priorities are broken down in the 3 areas. we have budget and policy priorities from youth and school safety to food insecurity and under our 3 issue based committee. >> i will pass it back to chair plumber. >> thank you. so >> thank you. so to begin we will dot civic engage am sxejz co

what we're talking about environmental justice, making sure that public accommodations actually reached the very people who provoked them. i'm a social studies teachers. i don't want to nerd out on you too much, but after the civil war, there were five simple demands. education, housing, health care, jobs, transportation. these are the things that are still fundamental to growing our economy. and so my advice and my encouragement to young people, is a continued to lift their voices, to continue to provoke the political ideology for this moment. but the best way to stamp that is by voting. and that's what we'll continue to encourage people to do. family of dexter reed this week filed a federal lawsuit against the city of chicago, the civilian office of police accountability says that officers shot 96 times over 41 seconds during a traffic stop. >> they also say it appeared that read shot and officer. i believe it it was in the wrist first. >> i want you to listen to read sister here. >> this was this week as that lawsuit was filed you have not thought this would not be the first second w

for environmental justice communities, it is also a public health imperative to reduce emissions that pollute our communities. luckily, reports have indicated that utilities already have the tools to both cut carbon pollution and maintain reliability. there is also evidence that transmission can help move fossil fuel plants out of environmental justice communities that are already overburdened by pollution. given that many aging plants are going off-line can you explain the role grid modernization will play in making it accessible to such communities? >> thank you, representative. that is important to the state of colorado and partially why, in this legislation, we are working on both the distribution grid and the transmission grid. as we think about grid modernization, by getting a 21st century grid, we make it possible to build more renewable energy and clean energy. giving communities rooftop solar to what we call disproportionately impacted communities is something we are looking at. that is a statutory term in colorado and making sure that we have a robust distribution grid so th

fully protected women's rights, environmental justice that secures clean air and water and land, justicetions, fully funded public education, just immigration laws, addressing militarism and the war economy. standing for peace, not war, calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza that allows immediate military and relief and release of all hostages. peace and justice be pursued, and in addition, an end to genocide around the world. because we care about poor people in this country, we have to care about what is happening to poor people around the world. and then, lastly, an end to hat e, division, and extremist political agenda. that is what poor and low-wage people will be listening for when candidates talk to them. doubt is what will mobilize them to get out and vote. that is what will wake the sleeping giant, and we intends to wake it all the way up. we will be leaving here today and mobilizing 7000 activists that will be training in 35 states plus the district of columbia, who are making a commitment the way the 7000, 45 a day, six days a week, over eight-week period actually means w