or to the detriment of our health as we all know the sun is by date getting madder at us and angle grier at us and we are getting fat. we got to do something about it. this is the time to do it. we have the best opportunity here with these four guests from the german marshall fund and i was hoping that supervisor chiu would be here. since he is not, why don't we get hans, i'm going to start with hans? no. we're going to start with doug johnson from m.t.c. who has been our partner in facilitating this occasion and, doug, would you please come over and say you're welcoming remarks. >> sure. >> in the interesting of being heard, i hate to stand between you and someone named hans but i will do it nonetheless. delay may also give the supervisor a chance to catch up with us. my name is doug johnson. i'm a senior planner at the metropolitan transportation commission overseeing our programs in land use and social equity. i'm also very fortunate to be a member of the transatlantic cities network, which is a project of the german marshall fund you'll be hearing from ellen. it is a network of 25 ci

. >> reporter: and if grier weeks as his way, robertson is just the tip of the sphere. >> the law enforcementon the front lines of this fight are in a war. >> reporter: he saw two problems with a single solution, police departments short on help and wounded heroes looking for work. his foundation the national association of protect children wants to train 200 wounded former special ops vets to become digital forensic's experts, placing them in police departments across the country. he sees them as ruthless warriors honed in battle rescuing children here at home. >> they are the heat seeking missile in the entire investigation who is focused on finding those kids. >> reporter: for robertson, the job offers a perfect reward. >> knowing that i was -- i'm part of a team again that's going out and looking for people that are doing extremely evil and vile things. >> reporter: most of all, it gives back to him and those like him something they thought they lost at war, the opportunity to serve. martin savage, cnn, knoxville. >>> 45 minutes past the hour. coming up, a soccer player's nazi salute caus

griers greater accountability for government employees attending conferences, including associated expenses, so we don't read about these horror stories of people going to conventions and, you know, living -- living well, high off the hog while people are struggling to make ends meet. it prohibits the transfer of guantanamo prisoners to the united states, among other things. this bill -- legislation would provide additional funding for worldwide diplomatic and facility security for -- in the post-benghazi environment. you know, we send somebody overseas, we want to make sure if it's an ambassador or employee or somebody going temporarily that they're as safe as we can make them. we know we live in a dangerous world and some parts of the world are more dangerous than others. this would provide also a $3 billion -- over a $3.1 billion increase over fiscal year 2012 in assistance to israel. israel is -- is the only democracy and i believe a real one in that area and a great friend of ours. this would -- it keeps in place the pay freeze for federal employees for the remainder of this year, 2013

tirelessly advocating for human rights, social justice and women's equality and advancement in ni grier, dr. yo sa even if obiajulu odumakin is a woman of courage. advancement in nigeria, dr. josephine obiajulu odumakin is a woman of courage. [cheering and applauding] when the asad regime began committing atrocities in syria two years ago, she immediately began documenting the crime on the internet and reporting them to international media. the government accused her of being a foreign agent and she was forced into hiding that she did not stop working. today even though she has been in hiding for 22 months, she is a leading voice in the syrian revolution working with the local coordinating committees and the syrian human rights information link to expose violations, her web site is the international community's main source of information about the killings and the torture of civilians and security forces within syria, so for bringing light, and the human rights abuses carried out by the regime, for continuing to raise awareness of the crisis among international community and for support