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i do have to say that 12 out of 1300 units is pretty extraordy, an at some point, i'd like to have an understanding of what we do to ensure people remain successful in their home ownership. but it is for this item before us. >> thank you. >> supervisor kim: thank you, miss yen, and thank you, miss benjamin. why don't we open it up for public comment on this item. seeing no public comment, public comment is now closed. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor peskin: madam chair, i would move item 5 to the full board with recommendation. >> supervisor kim: great. so we can adopt item 5 without objection, and we can do that without objection. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor kim: mr. clerk, can you please call item number 6. [agenda item read] >> supervisor kim: thank you. rachel alonso, the transportation financial analyst from the department of public works who's here to present on this item. >> good morning. the proposal allows us to accept a total expend of $926,426 in t.d.a. state grant funds. this is an annual funding source, and the expenditures are similar in nature to previous years' resolutions. the

this trip comes just a couple of days after melania trump iss an extraordi statement for a first ladyenting on her husband's policy and suggesting that she wanted it to end, she wanted the policy of separating children and their families to end. now the first lady is down in texas. some of my colleagues at cnn are traveling with her, so we will hear more from them once they arrive. but the president breaking the news at this meeting saying that his wife is down in texas -- >> abby? >> -- visiting the border now. >> abby, i'm sorry to interrupt. you mentioned our colleagues were traveling with her. one of them is kate bennett. we have her on the phone. she is in motion with the first lady so let's get right to her. kate, what are you seeing and hearing and what is the latest? >> we just arrived i pouring rain inside texas. we're heading to a facility that houses children. some of them are tender age, ages 5 to 17 here. the first lady is expected to get a roundtable discussion together with experts -- i'm sorry, i'm walking and talking -- and then she will tour the facility and perhaps