[applause] master sergeant frye thank you so much. ladies and gentlemen at this time i'm pleased to welcome our 38th chief of staff of the army general ray odierno. sir. [applause] >> good morning. it is great to see so much of the leadership here. i want to thank everyone for coming today as we kick off sexual assault awareness month. it really is an important opportunity for us to have a discussion about what we ought designate as the army's top priority combating sexual assault and sexual harassment. thank you for your leadership. what you have shown us is what is going to take. it's about leaders taking control in about is helping to change the mind-set and the culture in order for us to deal with this problem so i want to thank you very much for that. secretary of the army thank you for your leadership and sergeant major and dr. alden dos thank you as well. i want to congratulate undersecretary carson three congratulations sir. i think it's your first day on the job and we are glad to have you. welcome. [applause] all the many le

our sexual assault response coordinator for the year is master sergeant richard frye. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated for the publishing of the orders. the meritorious service meddle is presented to richard v. frye for exceptional service while serve as the sexual assault response coordinator for the 18th engineer brigade from 28 may 2013 to 31 december 2013. master sergeant frye was the driving force behind a sexual harassment assault response and prevention program on his brigade, and in leading his community toward achieving cultural change. his loyalties and dedication to the success of the mission contributed immensely to the service members and family members of the 18th engineer brigade and the community. master sergeant frye's distinct actions reflect great credit upon himself, the united states army europe, the united states army, and the department of demps signed, howard v. barometerberg, lieutenant general, deputy chief of staff, g-1. [applause] >> at this time a plaque is being presented to master sergeant frye, and i reads: depart

for those getting off of the freeway, that's the road that goes right past the entrance to frye's. the big landmark there. >>> looking over here to a live look as well. emeryville, over at the bay bridge, crossing the bay, smooth drive. overnight crews still there. light volume of traffic between san francisco and the oakland side. this is the foster city approach, equally smooth drive. no wind advisories this morning. palo alto moving very smoothly for the time being. >>> still ahead "today in the bay," apple's latest push to get into the auto industry. >>> plus, governor jerry brown speaks out about legalizing pot. his choice words just ahead. >>> well, good monday morning to you. boy, up and at 'em at 4:45 as we take a look at the beautiful bay bridge. the san francisco city council is set to vote on a bottled water ban tomorrow. the proposal would outlaw the sale of all bottled water on city property starting october 1st for indoor events, and in 016 for outdoor events as well. proposal also calls for more drinking fountains and water bottle refilling stations. ahead of tomorro

the fast and slow lanes getting by but this is a big issue down toward where you see the frye's store. the rest of the tri-valley moves for 580 westbound. you have that through dublin. speeds down in the 30s. let's take a live look outside around, you have all of the lanes filled in. behaving nicely bought slower drive toward the dublin interchange. we'll show you northbound 101. 87 shows slowing as well. we'll give you an update for 237. we had a crash. i'll show you whether or not there is slowing that remains. back to you. >> 6:10 now. still ahead, "today in the bay" farmers fight waist high waters to save their chickens. >> plus abandoned decades ago, a fast food restaurant as a newborn. now a woman is trying to find her birth mother. we're going to tell you why more than 10,000 people are helping her search. >> a live look outside this morning, more great weather ahead as we look at the bay bridge. we'll check in with mike and christina. >>> at 6:13. breaking news our chopper arriving to the scene of a water main break in san francisco. there you can see it toward the center ther

do any of the participants know tax revisions vare frye from current law apart from the -- >> obviously we have a set of proposals in there, so one of he places where -- that's in our a -- assumed in our budget is that in the 2010 and 2012 budgets the president extended his increases for the refundibility in the child tax credit. the increases in the earned income tax credit for families for three children or more, and the marriage penalty. one of the president's innovation american opportunity tax credit was that a portion of that was also refundable. in the budget agreement those were extended for another five years, through 2017. we would assume that those are extended permanently. we believe very strongly in that if those were to expire, those would be a significant tax wellase in those years for over 20 million low-income working households. we obviously have a range of tax proposals in our budget. many of them have been there before. there's a couple of new ones. one of the ways that we pay for the earned income tax credit is to close a loophole where people in pass-throughs who a

osgood road, folks know that iconic corner with frye's electronics.th of there is where bob redell is following this crash. major injuries, a 4-year-old girl was injured in this crash and she's fighting for her life right now. we're following the crash and investigation. your alternate is fremont boulevard. all around the bare, pret itty much as you expect for monday. your typical build out the altamont pass. no problems here, just the build off the berkeley curve. southbound 101 this is going pretty much according to schedule for your typical monday. >>> 5:50. despite growing support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in california, governor jerry brown says it is not a good idea. the governor made the comments on "meet the press" yesterday. california was the first of the u.s. states to legalize pot for medical use. but when host david gregory asked the governor whether california should follow in the footsteps of colorado and washington which have both legalized recreational pot. >> world's very dangerous, very competitive. i think we n

the iconic parking lot of frye's, that's auto mall and durham.mall itself is open but if you want auto mall from blacow, use freemont. 580 typical. not a big deal through dublin. typical slowing through the 50s there. castro valley "y," little slowing toward hayward. san mateo, dumbarton bridges, a smooth flow of traffic as well. a live look at the san mateo bridge from the hayward size of the toll plaza moving westbound. we're going to end with our live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza where all lanes are back up because metering lights are on. back to you. >>> time right now, 6:22. still ahead on "today in the bay," there were plenty of winners at last night's oscars. what are the moments people are really talking about this morning? we'll go over those coming up. it was a great show. >> yes, it was. >>> let's take a live look at san jose. here comes the sun. it is 6:22. we'll be back in just a minute. >>> no umbrellas needed for hollywood's biggest night. the 86th academy awards. >> the rainy weather cleared out just in time for the stars to

frye, thank you for your service. a grateful nation salutes you. rest in peace, rest in peace. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute the -- minute. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, rise today to call attention to the third anniversary of the crisis in syria, which will be commemorated on march 15. the united nations estimates that over 100,000 people have been killed since the violence began in 2011. 9.3 million people, half of the syrian population, need humanitarian assistance. 240,000 of them are liffling under siege, sur -- living under siege, surviving under the constant threat of shelling and bombardment. moreover, they have faced life threatening shortages of food, watter, and medical supplies for more than a year. children are literally starving to death while military forces show no respect for humanitarian workers. a diplomatic end to the