and it's very, very hard to find hallowed food especially for meats. >> officials at the japan and national tourism organization say the number of muslims visiting japan from malaysia and indonesia has risen nearly 30% so far this year. >>> four children have died in afghanistan when militants set off an explosive at a wedding. patchari raksawong in bangkok is following the story. >> officials have blamed the incident on the taliban. they say government employees attending the wedding were the real target. thursday's blast happened in the southern province of helmand, a hot bed of the islamist insurgency. afp reports the children who died were aged between 7 and 12. they were, apparently, collecting water from a river during the celebration when an improvised explosive device, or i.e.d., detonated on a footpath. the united nations estimates that 21% of civilians killed or wounded by i.e.d.s in afghanistan in the first half of 2013 were children, preventing militants from making i.e.d.s is especially difficult because they often use chemicals that are readily available in this nation of farm

jeff got to throw out the first pitch at fenway and was invited on hallowed ice at a bruins game. >> seeing like 20,000 people yelling for you and clapping, it's pretty intense. >> reporter: just three weeks ago, jeff took his first steps with the help of his new prosthetics. >> reporter: what have you learned about the resilience of the human body? >> it's crazy. it's really tough. it's insane. i mean, i'm a quick healer. they were calling me wolverine, that guy that heals really quick. >> reporter: how do you remain so positive about your recovery? >> i just figure you can't be negative about it. why sit and be negative and be sad and depressed. you've got to push everything to the side and just focus on just getting better. >> reporter: his attitude is astoundingly positive, always pushing forward, always looking forward, and the people who have cheered him on, strangers, ordinary americans, have made an enormous difference. >> i love reading the letters. someone actually took time out of their day and thought about writing a hand-written letter to me. it just shows how great peop

i am craig hallow. i am a teacher out of sight after school arts program -- >> i think there is -- >> yeah. i have a photo of the parklet that my students designed and built which was the first parklet in the excelsior district and we partnered with them and nicole to get it built and i am here today to support parklets. one of the great things about parklets is parklets are for people and can't be mentioned enough. for my students they represent an important opportunity for direct civic engagement for them to learn skills not only about design and architecture which i teach them in the architecture and public art classes but also about describing collaboratively with the community. with the parklets they're able to do this with their community, a community that lacks open space, lacks community space, and really benefits from what parklets bring to the public's sphere. my students in this process learn not only can they change their lives by learning new skills, developing themselves, but they can also

and found support from other who's want to stop new homes from being built on hallowed ground. tom says he heard about the plans and came to check on his father's grave. >> i didn't think they were disturbing him. i wanted to make sure those at rest her stay at rest her. >> oldest dates back to 1887. what infuriated him is that church mained remains into this gravesite. >> buried up on the hill. a beautiful view. and skm he was dug up. and crammed into a mass grave. that is just -- that is disgusting. >> lawnsdale says he doesn't believe anyone will want to live in a home where there are bodies underground. he's written to the developer in los altos asking them to shelf plans and not heard back. abc 7 news called and waiting for comment. st. joseph church says the money will go to a new church if any remains are found they'll rebury them, properly.. >> police have been waiting to talk with a man who walked into a hospital today with a gunshot wound after a sheriff deputy shot and killed one of two armed robbery suspects last night. shooting happened at bon fair market on high s

>> hallow alto based e club came wupt idea so far have 40 restaurants participating including the mission and dinosaur autos we have a team of people who know what is good, who find things that people need to know about. >> the service is accurate. entrees made head of time. this kitchen owner says it's the same way they have done knit recent years. >> a lot of financial districts ask me to deliver. very no member to do that. >> it appears the city's new regulation autos we want to give them the space to be able to try to do things and bring new products to consumer autos so far there is only one bus per city but if it catches on, more could be coming. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you very much. a mother's nightmare is over now she's reunited with her baby taken from her at gun point. >> president obama's off the cuff remarks on the trayvon martin case and how it's very personal for him. >> i'll show you how hot goitsing to get this weekend and where you can go to escape it, coming up. >> we go to work every day to save

this was hallowed ground. into the senate jim.o he's not going on the door and says, i've got to see the senator, it's an emergency. -- so he is knocking on the door and says, i've got to see the senator and it's an emergency. the masseur says, somebody wants to give you the pentagon papers. i said, man, where is he? he says, he's going to call us back. i get dressed appropriate. we bolt back to the office and waiting for the call for you at on comes this voice and says, senator, would you read the pentagon papers as part of your filibuster? i, yes, now please hang up. the reason for that is, i have a background in intelligence. i was 23 years old, i was a top-secret control officer. i could classify and i could declassify, and i was 23 years old. so now here are the papers coming at me. i do sense of what they were, with a history, history, and of course i had read what the times of published. behold, dan and i have other conversations. to tell you the truth, our memories are little vague. he informed me about something that i di

and found support from other who's want to stop new homes from being built on hallowed ground.om says he heard about the plans and came to check on his father's grave. >> i didn't think they were disturbing him. i wanted to make sure those at rest her stay at rest her. >> oldest dates back to 1887. what infuriated him is that church mained remains into this gravesite. >> buried up on the hill. a beautiful view. and skm he was dug up. and crammed into a mass grave. that is just -- that is disgusting. >> lawnsdale says he doesn't believe anyone will want to live in a home where there are bodies underground. he's written to the developer in los altos asking them to shelf plans and not heard back. abc 7 news called and waiting for comment. st. joseph church says the money will go to a new church if any remains are found they'll rebury them, properly.. >> police have been waiting to talk with a man who walked into a hospital today with a gunshot wound after a sheriff deputy shot and killed one of two armed robbery suspects last night. shooting happened at bon fair market on high str

and found support from other neighbors and parishioners who want to stop the homes being built on hallowed ground. this man came to check on his father's grave. >> i didn't think he was disturbed, but i wanted to make sure. >> the church moved from 240 remains into 24 one grave site. >> he was buried up on the hill with a beautiful view lot, and he was dug up and crammed into a mass grave. and that is just -- that's disgusting. >> he said he doesn't believe anyone will want to live in a home where there are still possibly bodies buried underground. he's written to the developer asking them to shelf their plans, and he has not heard back. abc7 news called and are also waiting for comment. st. joseph church, who sold the property for more than $5 million, says the money will go for a new church and if any remains are found during construction, they will rebury them properly. in the south bay, abc7 news. >>> developing news. a second community is preparing for a possible evacuation order as the massive fire in the san bernardino mountains continues to burn. it's spread to more than 5,000 -- m

you're stepping on hallowed ground here. >> reporter: how do you pass the time?> talking to lama, getting coffee. >> reporter: she's due in late july, it's now the 21st. that's the end of july. they have returned, and it's not too far off. >> people are calling it the window wing. we're all waiting. >> we have become close as a group. this stranger royal soap opera. none of us knew each other, we know everything now. >> reporter: i'm looking forward to joining the happy family. >> we'd love to have you, right? a new contestant. >> reporter: and we have one more person to meet. a legend. how closely do you watch the door? >> i've given up, she's not going to walk in there. >> reporter: she might walk out. >> i'll be there. >> reporter: i'm noting cynicism in your voice. >> no, just english detachment. >> to say the least, but you can't make up the affection we have for each other. we get along. sitting out waiting for the baby for two weeks now. did you have fun the last few days? >> reporter: i had the most fun yesterday meeting people and getting the tips on the

found support from other neighborhood and parishioners who want to stop the homes being built on hallowed ground. >> this man claim to check on his father's grave. >> i didn't think he was disturbed, but i i wanted to make sure. >> the church moved from 240 remains into 24 one grave site. >> he was buried up in the hill with a beautiful view lot and he was dug up and crammed into a mass grave. and that is just -- that's disgusting. >> he said he doesn't believe anyone will want to live in a home where there are still possibly bodies buried underground. he's written to the developer asks them to shelf their plans and has not heard back. ay7 news called and are also waiting for comment. st. joseph church, who sold the property for more than $5 million, says the money will go for a new church and if any remains are found during construction, they will rebury them properly. in the south bay, abc7 news. >>> developing news. a second community is preparing for a possible evacuation order as the massive fire in the san bernardino mountains continues to bern. it's spread to more than 5,000 ache s

. >> reporter: it is arguably the mot most hallowed ground in the most pivotal time in american history. for the first type the park service allowed a re-enactment of picket's charge at the very place it occurred and permitted ordinary citizens to walk alongside the reespecially actoactobeing a reenactors to cemetery ridge where they met their demise. >> high water mark is a term that was applied well after the war in that it indicated that this was the furtherest that the confederate forces got in their onslaught here. >> reporter: it's perhaps matched only by an earlier commemoration, the 50th anniversary in 1913 when thousands of civil war vets descended on the little town by the thousase leg had been shot off was there. nine of the elderly vets died from intense summer heat. this week 13,000 reentack tors came to gettys back sburg to h those who fought here. >> none of the kids or grandkids are alive, but they still fought and died. so we do that to honor their memory as closely to the conditions that they lived in and worked in. >> reporter: the reenactors strive for authenticity.

support from other neighbors and parishioners who want to stop the new homes from being built on hallow tom heard about the plans and came to check on his father grave. >> i didn't think they were disturbing them but make sure that those that are at rest here stay at rest here. >> oldest head stone dates back to 1887. what really has infuriated them is the church moved some 240 remains into this one grave site. >> he was buried up on the hill with beautiful view lot d he was dug up and cramped in a mass grave. that is just disgusting. >> he says he doesn't believe anyone will want to live in a home where still possibly bodies buried underground. he's written to the developer even bridge homes in los altos asking them to shelf their plans and not heard back. we are also waiting for comment. saint joseph church sold the property for more than 5 million dollars. money goes new church and if any other remains are found during construction they will rebury them properly. this is 7 news. >> part of the by san jose police arrested a man sues pebingtded in a machetee attack in arizona. mr. is s

the site is being called hallowed ground. >> this is a pretty emotional place for me to be right now.an tell you that they died with honor. that they stuck together. >> the site will eventually be open to the public as landowners and state agencies decide how to best memorialize the fallen firefighters. >>> two teenagers are recovering from serious injuries this morning after falling several hundred feet. the teenagers wandered into a restricted area of stone mountain park when they fell about 300 feet. one of those boys needed to be air lifted to a nearby hospital. park officials say there are signs now telling visit fors to stay out of that area. those teenagers were at the park with one of their fathers. >>> we have some new video of dangerous waves, this happened in chicago, actually on lake michigan in chicago. check this out, the windy city living up to the name. those look like ocean waves out there. the lake just slammed the walls there. those high winds could cause more waves from six to nine feet out there with some as much as 15 feet. normal waves for july, less than four f

most of our cities in michigan are hallowed out. dying on the vine. it is few exceptions. >> none. this needs federal help and congressional action and we need to pick and choose sides on this. i know where the republicans will be. they will say, no, we are for privatization and this is where we have to go. virg, we will continue on this. i appreciate you being with us. >>> next up, as republicans vote for 39th time to repeal obama care, the house speaker says there is more to come. that is going to be next with our rapid response panel. they will weigh in. stay with us. we're right back. members of the american postal worker's union handle more than 165 billion letters and packages a year. that's about 34 million pounds of mail every day. ever wonder what this costs you as a taxpayer? millions? tens of millions? hundreds of millions? not a single cent. the united states postal service doesn't run on your tax dollars. it's funded solely by stamps and postage. brought to you by the men and women of the american postal worker's union. for the things you can't wash, freshen them with

and for that reason, that's why we insist on and i think everybody respects this hallowed ground.y ways still a live and active cemetery. >> and it is proof of that when all the people cleared out here late this afternoon, early this evening. you see, no debris, no leftover, you know cans or garbage or anything of that sort. people have tremendous respect for this ceremony. something like 13,000 reenactors here this week. these guys take this very very seriously. they try recreate authenticity the best they can. listen up. >> there is nobody alive from the civil war anymore. none of their kids are alive. none of their grand kids are alive. they still died. they fought. you know, there is a lot of them buried of up on cemetery hill. so, we do that to honor their memory and to do honor to their memory we try to do it as closely to the conditions that they lived in and worked. in. >> that gentleman told me they tried to create authenticity so great that if a civil war soldier pop out out of his grave and turn up in one of these reinbeingment encampments he would know where everything

this is hallowed ground, so - into the senate gym. so he's knocking at the door.e says, "i've got to see the senator! it's an emergency!" and he works his way in to get into the massage stall, and the masseur pulls back a little bit, and he whispers down in my ear. he says, "somebody wants to give you the pentagon papers." i said, "man! where is he?" he says, "he's going to call us back." so, man, i get dressed up real quick. we bolt back to the office. and i'm sitting in my office waiting for this call. along comes this voice. he says, "senator, would you read the pentagon papers as part of your filibuster?" i says, "yes. now please hang up." the reason for that is i have a background in intelligence. when i was twenty-three years old, i was a top secret control officer. i could classify and i could declassify, and i was twenty- three years old. so now, here are the papers coming at me. i had a sense of what they were, was a history, a history, and, of course, i had read what the times had published. and so, lo and behold, dan and i have other conversations. to t

change the rules of the senate, to end the ability of the minority to filibuster which is a long and hallowed tradition in the senate. what do we think about that? here is what a certain senator said about this not too long ago. "the filibuster is not a theme and is not new. it is far from a procedural gimmick. it is part of the fabric of this institution we call the senate. it was well known in colonial legislatures before we became a country and it is an integral part of our country's 214 year history. senators have used this to stand up to presidents. the roots of the filibuster are in the constitution and in our own rules. there is no way that i would employ or use a nuclear option. it would ruin our country. in fact, breaking the rules to change the rules is unamerican." senator harry reid said that back in 2005. he is now scheduled to do his unamerican act for a vote on monday in the old senate chamber and then a vote on tuesday. why is there a debate about this in the old senate chamber? the old senate chamber does not have television coverage. c-span viewers will not be able to watch

change the rules of the senate, to end the ability of the minority to filibuster which is a long and hallowed tradition in the senate. what do we think about that? here is what a certain senator said about this not too long ago. "the filibuster is not a theme and is not new. it is far from a procedural gimmick. it is part of the fabric of this institution we call the senate. it was well known in colonial legislatures before we became a country and it is an integral part of our country's 214 year history. senators have used this to stand up to presidents. the roots of the filibuster are in the constitution and in our own rules. there is no way that i would employ or use a nuclear option. it would ruin our country. in fact, breaking the rules to change the rules is unamerican." senator harry reid said that back in 2005. he is now scheduled to do his unamerican act for a vote on monday in the old senate chamber and then a vote on tuesday. why is there a debate about this in the old senate chamber? the old senate chamber does not have television coverage. c-span viewers will not be able to watch

spending time at the grill is a hallowed summer tradition and those enjoying the sizzling results onfor a moment the hamburger. that steroid of summer goodness that practically drips red, white and blue. >> juicy broiled hamburgers with just the right touch of charcoal flavor from the fire have become an american institution. >> lee: indeed, they have. we've got good stuff here. you've got a shack burger and i have a smoke shack. >> reporter: just ask this restauranteur, the passionate palette behind the sensation shake shack. >> it's the most democratic food america has ever produced at least for carnivores because it's kind of there for everybody all the time. >> reporter: in fact, hamburgers are "the" most popular food in the country. most of us down a burger once every nine days. >> thank you very much. reporter: josh ozersky might have downed a few more than that. he wrote the book on burgers. one of them at least. he's proud to say that the u.s. can indeed take credit for inventing an icon. this is purely an american creation. >> completely american. everything about its identi

the battle that changed the civil war, we'll take you live to gettysburg in a live report from the hallowedrtha: former south african president nelson mandela remains in critical condition this morning. the 94-year-old has been in the hospital for more than a week now battling a recurring lung infection. over the weekend president obama met privately with mandela's daughter and several of his grandchildren. he and the first lady smoke with mandela's wife by phone. the watch continues in south africa. bill: this was the fight that shaped our country's future and helped lay the foundation for our nation as we know it today. as we mark exactly 150 years since the firing of the first shot at gettysburg, pennsylvania during the civil war. james rosen is there live today. and james, good morning, how are they marking this milestone anniversary? >> reporter: bill and martha good morning from gettysburg where some ten thousand people participated in a re-enactment last night. there were speeches and a concert by trace atkins, but in a sense as tourism has already remained the chief industry here in

continue to set new profit records with every earning season warns of calamity look more and more hallow. the debate about the feds new propose the supplement tear ratio reminds me when we think about cost we as poll makers think about cost and benefit industry want us to only to think about cost to them. steel companies dump waste to the river and argue it will be costly to clean it up. it's been a it's a higher human cost to the minors and the children who get sick from the children and passes more health care on to the society. as they fail to internalize the cost. those who believe in a society with rule understand it might cost car companies a little bit more for air bags and safety features. they save lives. they might cost a little bit more and smaller bonus and maybe even in dividends. they'll help prevent a repeat of five years ago where the cost were obviously shifted to the broad public and retirement savings and lost jobs in every way imaginable. and certainly people lost homes if these are the costs of a safer financial system, aren't they worth it? >> the crisis was an enor

concerned not for the industrialized countries to have that discussion that includes the major economy hallow the different policies affect each other. that is not an easy conversation to have but it is critical how things seen from other parts of the world and it is true from everybody else is plain to of view. but the colleagues were saying we should do the back to basics and only worry about the global economy debate but but part if you make policy commitments but to have the global economy the tests the fiscal area but when the actions taken in recent years that may not seem to the global macro debate the next they will have the export bans for food products. that helps a lot of countries their domestic guidances but think of researching to the x box but what is needed to guests can have a quick and immediate impact. but next there is more a transparency? and to talk about it promotes that but that is not the position to be trade associations for aaron fact we don't know a great deal about anything but we try to get the leaders to know each other but we could give a political push. two ye

an american flag now blows over the charred site, fellow fighters call hallowed ground. >> just heartbrokend sons. such extreme fire behavior that nobody expected what would occur. >> reporter: the elite squad, known as the granite mountain hot shots was overrun by fire last month as they tried protecting homes from the fast-moving yarnell hill wildfire. officials say the team was trying to clear the area of dry brush when the flame shifted and rushed toward them giving the crew no time to escape. they deployed their fire shelters as a last resort but the heat was too intense. >> nobody cut and run the other direction. nobody tried to get out of the way. they all deployed. they were a very cohesive team. >> the only survivor serving as a lookout managed to escape. as the community tries to heal, visitors are asked to touch a hot shot t-shirt on burned cactus as a sign of respect. with a memorial growing at the site where husbands, fathers, sons, took their last steps. >> knowing what happened out there, there's nobody to lay blame on. >> reporter: investigators have finished interviewing fi

change the rules of the senate, to end the ability of the minority to filibuster which is a long and hallowed tradition in the senate. what do we think about that? here is what a certain senator said about this not too long ago. "the filibuster is not a theme and is not new. it is far from a procedural gimmick. it is part of the fabric of this institution we call the senate. it was well known in colonial legislatures before we became a country and it is an integral part of our country's 214 year history. senators have used this to stand p to presidents. the roots of the filibuster are in the constitution and in our own rules. there is no way that i would employ or use a nuclear option. it would ruin our country. in fact, breaking the rules to change the rules is unamerican. senator harry reid said that ack in 2005. he is now scheduled to do his unamerican act for a vote on monday in the old senate chamber and then a vote on tuesday. why is there a debate about this in the old senate chamber? the old senate chamber does not have television coverage. c-span viewers will not be able to watch and

. >> it's a hallow shell.t. the speaker says republicans should be judged on how many laws they repeal. this is irresponsible and terrifying. it really is, right? that has become their governing principle is not to govern. >> and as if to confirm what i had written, that wednesday i looked at my "new york times" and lo and behold there was an article about -- by one of their congressional correspondents that said the strategy is to block everything. everything obama wants is dead on arrival, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera and the deepest cuts -- they seek the deepest cuts to domestic programs ever. so on and so on. so yes, we have reached the point now, where it is not simply a case -- and i know you know this, and your listeners know this -- but somehow americans need to know this. it's not just a case of two parties being far apart ideologically. we have reached the point now where one party actively sees dysfunction as its job and mission. >> stephanie: yeah. yeah. it really is -- you always put it in such

but the seine sewer rang somewhat hallow because most scholars accept that it is an violation of the separation of doctrines. so what does this matter? we are in the 12th year of war. the attack on our country by terrorists on september 11, 2001 was followed one week later by the passage of an authorization for use of military force that is still in force today. the authorization is broadly worded and both the bush and obama administrations have given it an even broader interpretation. in recent hearings before the senate armed services committee, administration officials expressed the opinion that the authorization of accep septembe, 2001, might justify military action for another 25-30 years in regions spread across the globe against individuals not yet born or organizations not yet formed on 9/11. this was likely not contemplated by congress or the american public in 2001. congress is currently grappling with the status of the authorization and whether it should be continued, repealed, or revised. we face immediate decisions about the reduction of american troops in afghanistan an

the disrespect shown to this hallowed ground by hatching this abomination in the middle of the night and forcing it here because of extremist elements is the reason that the american people think higher of north korea than they do of this body. and i can tell you, people listening today, mr. speaker, they're going to say it's more of the same. he said, democrats, republicans, whatever, don't listen to me. listen to these people who said this is wrong. american farm bureau federation, american soybean association, national association of wheat growers, national milk producers, ducks unlimited, pheasants forever, agri bank, isaac, national catholic rural life conference, first farm credit services, advanced biofuels, ag georgia, ag heritage, agriculture council of arkansas, agricultural energy coalition, ag carolina, ag country, ag start, ag texas, alabama dairy produtiesers, alabama farmers cooperative, american agricultural movement, american association of crop inshurners, american bankers association, american coalition for ethanol, american crystal sugar, american farmland trust.

at the end of the day we are adrift and our middle class is hallowing out. living in their parents' homes and basements when used to be buying houses. >> it's unsustainable and taking our country in the wrong direction. our children will not do as well, joe, than we are doing in our society. >> you know, andrea mitchell, this is an ongoing problem. the president still, criticized for his economic speech last week because many people say it's the same speech he's been giving, dana milbanks, since 2005. let's face it and you have covered quite a few administrations, this has been an ongoing problem, it's been an ongoing trend since the mid-1970s, since globalization, since outsourcing over the past ten, 15 years. the increase of productivity means less workers are needed, less people make big money, and less people in the middle class. >> well, it is a bigger question, because as you point out, joe, this is a trend that has gone on for decades. the president's speech, i think, thematically was a big speech. it had a lot of very good ideas and pinpointed the pr

our generation of veterans in the united states has really made the memorial a hallowed ground.acred place to americans for the loss of our sons and daughters. but it's more than a place. it's also a time where we can be together with our fellow veterans and talk about and relive some memories and some much our experiences in vietnam. a lot of the veterans use it as a form of closure and help them with some of the psychological problems that they've encountered upon their return. >> so if the loved ones of any of those 58,000 fallen soldiers are watching the show this morning, where should they send photographs, mr. scruggs and where will the photographs be displayed? >> build the center.org is our websi website. this is for the education center at the wall. this is a place that will really elevate the idea of service, service to your country, service to your community, using these photographs in a really positive way. we want people, citizens to be involved and we think this is a great legacy for those who have given their lives. not only in vietnam but other wars as well. and

change the rules of the senate, to end the ability of the minority to filibuster which is a long and halloweddition in the senate. what do we think about that? here is what a certain senator said about this not too long ago. the filibuster is not a theme and is not new. it is far from a procedural gimmick. it is part of the fabric of this institution we call the senate. it was well known in colonial legislatures before we became a country and it is an integral part of our country's 214 year history. the tours have used this to stand up to presidents. -- senators have used this to stand up to president. the roots of the filibuster are in the constitution and in our own rules for there is no way that i would employ or use a nuclear option. in it would ruin our country. in fact, breaking the rules to change the rules is on american." senator harry reid said that back in 2005. to do his oneduled american act for a vote on monday in the old senate chamber and then a vote on tuesday. why is there a debate about this in the old senate chamber? the old senate chamber does not have television coverage

and women represent the work force, few women have earned positions of corporate leadership in the hallowed halls of wall street. facebook's coo's book "lean in" returned the issue of why this is to the front pages of the business section. sandberg and others claimed that to break down the glass ceiling, women have to advocate fiercely for their own advance. the next panelists have learned this lesson as evidenced by their many career successes. sally, the former president of global wealth and investment management for bank of america is currently a commenter focusing on her passion of regulatory reform, analysis of big banks, and women in business. sally was the first president of global wealth and investment management at bank of america, a new division that was launched after bank of america's acquisition of merrill lynch. working in the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis, sally led the unit to 33.1 billion in federal governments in that -- profits in that position. she was ceo of citi global wealth investment management, ceo of citigroup, and chairman and ceo of stanford bernst

at the senate aging committee not far from these hallowed halls and the social security administration. we've asked him to share his insight today into how these proposals would affect both retires with health benefits and the firm's that provide them. so, frank, thanks very much for being with us. >> thank you, ed, and good afternoon, everyone. as you heard each of the other speakers mention, supplemental coverage is a key ingreedent in all of the proposals that are talked about today and around washington because retiree health plans are a very important source of supplemental coverage for about 30% of medicare beneficiaries but i have to tell that you these programs are at a fragile juncture. after more than two decades of relentless cost pressure and design changes in response to that and now even more changes on the horizon i think it's fair to say that when policy changes are made, employers will tell you who sponsor retiree health benefits, nine out of 10 of them will tell you it is very important for them to understand the potential changes that are being discussed today and ge