part of our strategy is more homeownership ghent the families and really wantsing toe see that happen and not to have, you know, inch to change overnight and you could see, i mean, it was really some positive changes. there are some real things but you also saw some families. noer able to afford to lee this. we have a number of people in are moving into the neighborhood which is a -- which means home places are being helped. the one thing that i also want to under score the very important rose -- may your office has splead in this and not only mayor leave but also commissioner mendoza. the facting that these city agencies the fact that the mayer has made this a priority and it sends a very clear message. so i really want to under score the importance of that and thank him and thank commissioner mendoza for helping to make this. another key player who is not here is the superintendent of d cools he was very involved in making this a rault. i know that at the board of supervisors economy acknowledge fed i i -- and i think it will be a lasting legacy for him. why don't we open it up to p

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why did the army cent this ghent back for a fourth tour? why didn't they be more careful in investigating his possible p.t.s.d.? i think he says it, but i would expect that there will be an attack on the army as well. >> brown: eugene fidell, does it play in explicit role or is it more implicit in the background of all this? >> maybe it's implicit in the background, but, gosh, that strikes me as a very tricky and hazardous defense strategy. the narrative of this case hasn't emerged yet, and if that's the narrative, i-- i would not want to endorse it. i think-- you know, there's an old saying, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." i would hope the defense would have something more directly related to this immediate set of allegations than testing the war. >> brown: you're agreeing. >> i do agree, and i think the military judge is going to stop any attempt by the defense to put the government, war, or army on trial, and he will direct them to stay with the facts. >> brown: just briefly, looking at what happens next. we don't know yet w