. >> they want it know how harry thomas jr. told hundreds of thousands of dollars slated to go to the group. >> reporter: why weren't safeguards put in place that would have prevented a councilmember and harry thomas, jr. from embezzling more than $350,000 from the district. good question and that what is councilmember jim graham wants to know later today. harry thomas,. >>, jr. pledded guilty in january to diverting that money meant for kids into his own pockets. federal officials a he used his influence as a councilmember to funnel the money from the children and youth investment trust corporation. it is said he spent the money on things like luxury golf vacations, a $60,000 suv and personal expenses. jim graham says basic rules of granted making with written proposals, reports and auditing should have been in place. now, wisdom and sarah, some have called for the children and youth investment trust corporation to be dissolved. councilmember graham says he is not ready to go there just yet. he is expecting to hear from officia

council committee hearing has produced few answers about how harry thomas, jr. was able to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from a nonprofit organization here in d.c. >> councilmember jim graham said the hearing was not to investigate the illegal activity of the former councilmember but to find out why the organization didn't catch the fraud. >> this hearing will not just focus on 2008. >> reporter: how could this happen? chairman of the human services committee, jim graham, has wanted this question answered since harry thomas jr. was first accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from deceit -- from d.c. youth. >> i was left to wonder how could this happen. was anyone at the trust questioning the expenditure and lack of documentation? >> reporter: graham talked about check after check that was issued from the children and youth investment trust corporation to langston 21 without proper documentation. you will remember langston 21 was funneling the money to thomas. ceo of the children's trust, ellen london was first to testify. because of a pnd

he says he has a lot of questions about how former councilman harry thomas, jr.he district government of about $350,000. he says he has a lot of questions because he wants to make sure there are procedures in place to make sure something like this does not happen again. the committee on human services overseas, the children and youth investment trust corporation, federal officials say harry thomas, jr. was able to use his influence as a councilmember to funnel money from that agency into his own pocket. later today, officials from that investment trust will come before graham and other council members who will ask how this could happen and if it could happen again. >> all it would have taken was elementary grantsmanship to catch all of this. if somebody had had a proper proposal, had a proper report, had there been monitoring or auditing, had any of that happened and every foundation knows how to do that, this would never have happened. rotor council hearing will take place at 1:30 this afternoon. harry thomas, jr. is scheduled to be in court for his sentencing h

question leaders of a nonprofit that played a pivotal role in the downfall of former city councilman harry thomas jr college youth, they say conspired to steal more than $50,000 in city funds. metro wants to raise fares and again but first wants to hear from you. they will host their first of six public hearings to night. >> john gonzalez is live in arlington with details. >> good morning the first of six public meetings that metro wants to hear from writers starting tonight for it will be the first of six throughout the area over the next two weeks. the transit agency says they need to raise fare increases to meet the increasing costs. the fares could go up as much as $1 per trip and more for those not using smarttrip cars. writers have been telling us that it is hard to swallow in increase because of the systems service and may nevertheless couple of years. this latest proposal was meant to get more smarttrip users out there. some are still using paper farecards, about 17%, they would pay a flat rate of $4-$6 and bus fares would go up about 10-30 cents. >> the metro is always broken, always delaye

at least 23 people have filed to run in a special election to replace harry thomas, jr. they have to collect 500 signatures from registered voters and submit them by 5:00 today. the election is set for may 16. thomas resigned after pleading guilty to embezzlement. >> around the world tonight, at least 356 people are believed dead after a fire tore through a prison in honduras. they believe and in may started the fire. witnesses reported the unidentified screamed "we will all die here" before setting his bet on fire. iran continues its defiance to the west with its nuclear program. the country has built faster uranian in richmond centers. they claim they have created the first nuclear fuel rods. increasing tensions between israel and iran over the nuclear program. >> this afternoon, michelle obama and joe biden unveiled the results of a new study on military spouses. the report is aimed at boosting employment for spouses especially those with occupational licenses. they face higher unemployment because of frequent moves across state lines. >> still ahead tonight on abc se

harry thomas junior stole. it's threatening the future of this program at this point. >> former d.c. councilman, harry thomas jr. could be sentenced to four years in prison for using his position to steal roughly $300,000 from the children's and youth investment trust fund. >> do you swear under penalty of law. >> today the administrators of the trust were summoned before a d.c. committee to explain why the nonprofit should be allowed to continue. >> is the program in trouble? >> i don't think there's any risk of the substance of the program being discontinued. >> the trust is a public private partnership in the district that works to improve outcomes for children. >> ellen london, a long time staffer, now the ceo. the trust fund budget right now is $3 million. but since 1999, it's been over $100 million. much of that money put there through ear marks who had certain youth programs that they wanted funded over the years. trust witnesses will not comment on the continuing federal probe. testified the changes have been implemented to prevent the theft that saw the trust, write checks to two nonprofits who then ki

councilman, harry thomas jr., collected unemployment checks while still on the job. after thomas resigned in disgrace for stealing thousands of dollars, two of the staffers were fired. a third was hired by council chairman, kwame brown, who said the worker has been placed on leave. the cases go back to 2009 and get this, in many instances, people were adding 15,000, 18,000, $20,000 to the incomes they were getting from the city government. >> and i want to know what is the plan to recover our money. >> works for the d.c. government, she wants her workers who ripped off the system to be held accountable. >> and i don't doubt that there is more going on. >> the alleged corruption goes to the top. it was in september of last year that 9news now first reported that gabby frazier was fired for allegedly sering jobless benefits to her daughter and others. bruce johnson, 9news now. >> and 40 of the people under investigation left the city government. others have been placed on leave. >>> a new year, a new session, the same gridlock. house and senate negotiators met to work

council member harry thomas jr. used to steal $300,000. ral community groups say they depend upon the children and youth trust and wanted to stay in place. tochl sh tom sherwood has our story. >> harry thomas jr. pleaded guilty to two felonies in the theft of $300,000 in grant moneys intended for youth programs. >> it's the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god. >> reporter: at a monday hearing officials of the children and youth investment trust and council members said federal authorities had asked that some operations of the trust be avoided because the federal criminal probe is continuing. >> the trust has cooperated fully with local and federal investigations and will of course continue to do so. >> reporter: committee chairman jim graham of board one pressed the government trust fund on oversight of its more than $3 million budget. in past years the budget has been as high as $10 million when thomas's diversions of money were occurring. >> i think it is fair and to say that the trust has received considerab

councilman harry thomas jr. what he has failed to do. >>> we are following a developing story out of the middle east. the u.s. may be considering military action against syria. the daily telegraph is reporting the pentagon is beginning a preliminary review of military capabilities in that region. this comes days after russia and china blocked a u.n. resolution condemning syria. the white house says it is thinking of holding a friends of syria meeting with its allies as well as delivering humanitarian aid to the syrian people. >>> for the past decade women in the military have served, out in and died in iraq and afghanistan. today the pentagon will recommend that congress allow them to formally serve in roles closer to the frontlines. aaron gilchrist joins from us the super screen with more details now. >> reporter: the necessities of war forced women to the frontlines for years now often as medics or intelligence officers. now the pentagon wants to make that official. since 1994, women have only been allowed to

council member, harry thomas jr. in trouble again. he hasn't paid up on his embezzlement settlement. make payments admitting he stole $300,000 in city money. the city can place leans on properties or take other action. >> up next, a popular new deal. plus, is it a tool or unfair moneymaker? sue. >> a little bit of snow around the region today, now we're keeping an eye on temperatures, because those wet spots could get icy. >> and check out some of the other stories on the rundown. be right back. >>> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple. more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> a protest in southeast d.c. this morning over speed camera. located in the 1900 block

it's apparently more fallout from a corruption allegation into harry thomas jr. west used to oversee the d.c. children and trust corporation. thomas recently pleaded guilty of stealing money, some of which came from that children and youth trust. wes has not been charged with a crime. former prince arch georges county has two weeks of free. laura evans is here. >> johnson was supposed to turn himself in on friday, but the federal bureau of prison says plans aren't finalized. a judge sentenced johnson to more than seven years in prison for extorting thousands of dollars in bribes and accepting gifts. >>> iran may have the means to build a nuclear weapon, but america's top intelligence officials say iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon just yet. in a report to congress on threats facing america as a director of national intelligence, iran would straik at u.s. interests if it feels threatened. will there be an ipo surprise? all eyes on mark zuckerberg. the company is expected to file as early as tomorrow to sell stock on the open market. investors are anticipated like

. >> more fallout from the scandal involving harry thomas jr.. millicent west resigned yesterday. harry thomas pleaded guilty for theft in relation to that money and she has not been charged but she does not want to be a distraction among the ongoing probe the. wssc customers will speak out about a proposed rate hike. want to raise water and sewer rights by -- rates by 7.5%. there will be a public hearing tonight. there will be another hearing in rockville for you tomorrow night the nation's leading breast cancer charity susan g. komen, is hoping its partnership with planned parenthood affiliates will sparked an outcry from the washington rights advocate. they say is about the new guidelines that bar it from funding organizations under congressional investigation. it will mean a cut off of hundreds of thousands of dollars of grants mainly for breast exams. mitt romney win's florida by double digits. >> what is next for this once again front runner and his republican rivals? josh gerstein is with us. >> he gets all the delegates from that state but we have only had around 5% of the

. >>> harry thomas, jr. hasn't paid up on his embezzlement settlement. according to the deal, the city can place liens on thomas property or take other action. >>> a gift to the president from house republicans is making headline this morning. house of representatives passed a bill last night giving the president the line item veto or letting him remove specific items from spending bills. 57 democrats joined 197 republicans in voting for this measure. bill now goes to the senate. it is unclear if it will pass there at this point at least. >>> there is a deal to help struggling home owners to the tune of $25 billion this morning. five banks are agreeing to cut mortgage payments for home owners who owe more than their home is worth. bank of america, j. p. morgan chase, wells fargo, city bank and allied financial are reportedly agreeing to the deal over deceptive foreclosures. >>> over in europe, an agreement to solve the greek debt crisis is in danger of failing. just yesterday, it looked like negotiators were close to a deal but a crucial meeting between

turns out chairman brown's employee was actually inherited from the office of former councilman harry thomas, jr. who resigned. he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in city funds. en. >>> now, in addition to the approximately 90 current d.c. government workers accused of fraud, there is at least another 40 former d.c. government workers also accused of double dipping. the d.c. inspector general and the u.s. attorney are investigating. all of them would be required to pay back the money and we're told some have already started. >>> we still have plenty ahead. weather, traffic and all of your top stories. >>> good morning on this tuesday, february 7, 2012. it is 4:30 right now. taking a live look over washington, d.c. this morning. wake up to another chilly start to the day. things shouldn't look too bad later on this afternoon. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. juror tucker? >> today is warmer than yesterday. 24 hours ago, we were tolder than we are now. >> boy, this has been an interesting winter. >> wait until tomorrow. reagan national, 45 degrees. 37 in baltimore. 39 in w

councilman harry thomas jr. could be in jeopardy.homas stole more than $350,000 from the children and youth investment trust corporation. today the administrators of the non-profit were summoned before a d.c. council committee to explain why the group should be allowed to continue. the panelists questioning this, how the non-profit missed the substantial theft, that is, and what they plan to do to prevent something like it from happening again. thomas is expected to be sentenced to prison in may and he faces up to four years in jail. >>> we have an update on the deadly police involved shooting out of culpeper, maryland. gary cook says he is going to sue the town after a police officer shot and killed his wife patricia earlier this month. an officer responded to the reports of a suspicious person in a parking lot. there they say patricia cook drove off with that officers arm trapped in her jeeps window and that's when the shooting happened. investigators say she refused orders to stop but eye witnesses told 9 news the officers arm was

candidates to replace harry thomas jr. facing a deadline today. they have until 5:00 this afternoon to collect signatures from 500 registered voters in ward 5. the seat was left vacant when he resigned last month after pleading guilty to embezzlement. the time is now 6:49 as we take a look at traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> we want to talk about travel times because it is still working for us this morning. we have a heavy volume but everything is typical. 95 in virginia will slow from dale city and normal travel times are expected to get into newington and it will let you go once you get into springfield and in and out of baltimore, we will give you the green light for its 66 has a heavier volume but no problems right now between centreville and the beltway. we are good on 270 between father hurley boulevard and 495 despite the problem we had with a stalled car at falls road on the shoulder. on connecticut avenue at randolph road, this is the pace going to the neighborhood 3 kensington. >> let's get right to doug hill with a look at our f

harry thomas, jr. should be back in court may 3rd. that is when he'll be sentenced. many believe he'll receive several years in jail. >> matt, thank you. >>> it is that time again. the nation's governors are in d.c. tonight to attend the national governor's association annual winter meeting. long name there. >> but this year the tone of the event has changed. peter doocy reports on some of the big issues in the summit. >> reporter: iowa's republican governor says he'd be interested in joining the lawsuit seven states have filed against the obama administration thursday. but his attorney general won't cooperate. other governors in town this week say the suit is pure politics, but some are very interested. >> presidential campaign, people get very excited and look for these issues that stir the emotions. and i think what we really need to do is think more calmly. >> i haven't seen the lawsuit, but i certainly believe that what i do know is i think i could join in on a lawsuit on that, because i believe in separation of church and state. >> reporter: they talked about g

it was prompted by the resignation of 45 councilman harry thomas jr..e april 3 primary but had to delay it until may 13. occupy protesters at freedom plaza will get to stay and two more months. the national park service officials say they are extending the protesters permits through april 29. u.s. park police cleared out and a gamut from mcpherson square earlier this month. protest organizer at freedom plaza says the demonstrators have been complying with regulations by not sleeping there at night. >> a cool start member is dead, three others missing after a helicopter crash in alabama. the coast guard said the chopper went down in mobile bay during a training mission. a crew member was found and responsive and was pronounced dead. and boats and two helicopters are searching for three other crewmembers still missing. we are now hearing the 911 call made after monday pose a deadly shooting at an ohio high school. >> there are three down in the cafeteria and we did an ambulance. >> 3. >> three students down. >> hold on. have they been shot? qwikster stude

the council is plagued with ethics problems, and he said too few members publicly criticized harry thomas, jrhen he pleaded guilty to felony stealing from the public. >> i've grown weary of the constant scandals and the outrageous conduct of many of the members. the most recent of which has plead guilty to stealing. >> i didn't hear any cussing today. >> i didn't expect to. did you expect to? >> chairman brown who several members privately criticized for losing control of the council says he just wants respectful public meetings. >> we want to make sure residents know open meetings -- we would like the same conduct as in the legislature. >> in washington, tom sherwood, news 4. >> coming up tonight at 11:00, new warnings about that new car smell and why it actually could be harmful. >>> a new program that's providing a good night's sleep for parents facing unique challenges. we sit down tonight and talk before that. and the opposition to speed cameras online. >>> it could be a little chilly this evening, not too cold out there, not like it was last night by this time -- by 11:00, most of you w

harry thomas jr. failed to pay up on his embezzlement settlement. six, $50,000 payments after he stole $100,000. his office is going after to thomas thomas. the city cowl take other action. nathan did not say what the city is doing eventually. >> a police officer is accused of drunk driving. derek was arrested in st. mary's county and charged with dui. it was off duty at the time and not drinking a department vehicle. police pours have been suspended. the response team is investigating. >> tonight, more trouble news from the same school where two teachers have been arrested. find out what one mother says came home from her child's teacher's aid, plus, a pleepped to his ex-wife. have to hear what a 911 operator tells her.  >>> tonight, we're hearing a social worker's 911 call just minutes before a father brew up his house with his two young sons inside. josh powell lost custody of his children and a suspect in their mother's disappearance in 2009. eight minutes lapse between the first 911 call and when deputies were dispatched. by then, i

it is apparently more fallout from the corruption investigation into harry thomas, jr.t used to oversee the d.c. investment and youth trust corporation. ion. >>> more talk about gas taxes this morning. first, maryland governor martin o'malley. and now virginia governor bob mcdonnell is chiming in. >> does he want to raise the state's gas tax in we'll get the answer coming up next -- does he want to raise the state's gas tax? we'll get the answer coming up next. >>> we'll have a look at your weather and julie wright will have your traffic coming up after the break.  people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really easy. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. yeah. you're not... filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. i've

the chairman of the human services committee wanted that question answered since harry thomas jr. was first accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for d.c.'s youth. >> i was left wondering how could this have happened? who is reviewing and approving those invoices and reports? was anyone at the trust questioning the expenditures and lack of documentation? >> reporter: graham talked about check after check that was issued from the children and trust corporation to langston 21 without proper documentation. you will remember langston 21 was funneling the money to thomas. the ceo of the children's trist, ellen lunden, was first to testify. because of a pending law enforcement investigation, she would not comment on the harry thomas fraud, which took place when she was vice president for the trust. and london did admit the standing policy to advance mean for grant. even without the paperwork. >> and the trust policy has been to start with an advance and make quarterly payments, depending on the length of the grant. >> uh-huh. >> and does that continue on today? >> y

council committee held a hearing yesterday about how harry thomas, jr. stole hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for d.c. youth organizations. the children and youth investment trust corporation issued checks to langston 21 without proper documentation. langston 21 was funneling the money to thomas. turns out it is policy to advance 25% of the grant and then make quarterly payments. >>> an update on two of the seven firefighters injured during a house fire pry night. prince george's county fire department says they continue to show signs of progress every day. we're told ethan sorrel had his breathing tube removed and is breathing on his own. tool had a successful skin graft surgery. >>> a national guard soldier and father from maryland was killed in afghanistan on saturday. major robert marcam ti. of baltimore was shot during appear attack on the afghan interior ministry in kabul. the baltimore sun reports hes with a long-time physical education teacher in baltimore county schools. he leaves behind a wife and four children. the monallor was 48 years

s attorney general says former councilmember harry thomas, jr. up on his embezzlement settlement. he was supposed to pay back $300,000 that he admitted stealing from city coffers. under the settlement, he agreed to make six payments of $50,000 each. made the first payment but missed the second. >>> an update from the campaign trail this morning. rick santorum raised nearly a million dollars yesterday following tuesday's wins in missouri, minnesota and colorado. he attacked what he calls president obama's overhostility to faith. >>> the birth control battle between the obama administration and catholic institutions take a new turn. it is centered on i anew requirement mandating contraceptive coverage in health plans. republican lawmakers including house speaker john boehner are calling on the white house to reverse the decision. >>> coming up next, making sure your child knows what to do if they are ever approach bid a stranger can really be crucial. >> this morning, one little girl's story is proving that, why police say they did everything right

this has to do with the corruption investigation involving former ward 5 councilmember harry thomas, jr. west used to be president of the d.c. children and youth invest trust corporation. thomas recently pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in city money. some of that money came from the children and youth trust. west has not been charged with the crime. she says her decision to step down was in the best interests of the city. >>> some overfight police action at macpherson square. it is unclear how this is related to the park service cracking down on the camping down at macpherson square. a u.s. district judge ruled that the u.s. government must notify protests are prior to eviction. he also said the protests are will have a chance to test plan. >>> it is first day of february and all the first day of black history month. >> we'll have an update to the new smithsonian museum chronicling the struggles and culture of african-americans. >>> another taste of spring in store for today. you can see the wet roadways we are dealing with out there. little spring-like temperatures and sp

turns out chairman brown's employee was actually inherited from the office of former councilman harry thomas, jr. who resigned. he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in city funds. in addition to the approximately 90 current d.c. government workers accused of fraud, there's at least another 40 former d.c. government workers also accuses of double dipping. the d.c. inspector general and u.s. attorney are investigating. all of them would be required to pay back that money and we're told some have already started to do so. fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin joins us tonight. wow, another black eye for the city after a series of scandals. >> yes, will. this is serious business. the mayor is under investigation by the u.s. attorney. the city council chairman that you interviewed is under investigation for campaign alleged finance violations. jim graham, council member from ward 1, colby king wrote an article about him in the post on sunday in terms of allegations in terms of influence peddling on contracts. all this is not very good and, of course, then harry thomas will be sentenced in

. >> the city already has been embarrassed by the felony conviction of harry thomas jr. he'll be sentenced may 3rd. jim? >> all right. tom sherwood. thank you, tom. >>> well did you like our little taste of winter this weekend? that's about all we got. just a little taste. now it's spring again outside. >> don't fill up to know, though. that's just a nibble right? we shouldn't get too used to this? >> no. we'll see our temperatures back into the 50s over the next couple days but we do have another chance to see a little bit in the way of snow flurries out there tomorrow morning. yesterday frigid out there. really one of the coldest days if not the coldest feeling day of the year so far. it doesn't look like we'll see anything more like that but we are going to see some changes in the forecast. 46 degrees right now with plenty of sunshine. winds out of the southwest at about 10 miles per hour. we are starting to see some clouds entering the region from our storm system making its way our way. currently 45 in leesburg. 46 manassas. fredericksburg with a temperature close t

that seat is empty because former council member harry thomas jr. when he was found guilty of fraud and sent to prison. the forum is at the michigan park christian church on taylor street northeast. doors open at 7:00 p.m. the democrat candidates will take part in a special election on may the 15th. >>> members of harry thomas' non-profit will face questions from the d.c. council today. thomas used the children and youth investment trust corp. to embezzle more than $350,000 that were earmarked -- those dollars earmarked for youth programs. council members jim graham -- or member jim graham says he believes the trust is still active and issuing grants despite that controversy that surrounded it. >>> fairfax county is looking to add a couple of extra bucks to your date night or family night out in hopes of raising money for transportation projects. the board of supervisors has proposed adding a 4% tax on any meal sold at any commercial restaurant from upscale to fast food like mcdonald's. the extra money could raise $80 million, they say, a year to he

of thousands of dollars in grant money that was ultimately stolen by a former council member harry thomas jr. thomas has pleaded guilty to felony stealing and the grant agency may be abolished or face major reforms. >> the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> reporter: at a monday hearing officials of the embattled children and youth investment trust said federal authorities had asked that some operations of the trust not be discussed because the federal criminal probe is continuing. >> the trust has cooperated fully with local and federal investigations and will of course continue to do so. >> reporter: former council member harry thomas junior pleaded guilty to two felonies and the theft of $300,000 in grant moneys intended for youth programs. committee chairman jim graham of board one pressed the government trust fund on oversight of its more than $3 million budget. in past years the budget has been as high as $10 million when thomas's diversions of money were occurring. >> i think it is fair and -- to say that the trust has received considerable scrutiny

council here for my non probably played a role in the f former councilman harry thomas jr.. $350,000. the council wants to know how that fact went undetected. two local universities are on morning.s a university of maryland student find a yesterday to her and earlier, university student was assaulted near campus. newschannel 8 will have an in- theh report coming up at hour but let's find what is happening on the road with lisa baden. was an accident this tulley gate ate fort belvoir. allow extra time on route 13 the area. there was an accident at bally route -- at the bowie on route 50. we begin with virginia and the beltelays leaving duke street. is upstream closer to the on 395 which is fabulous with no delay. bright sunshine all over the place. a beautiful day, 37 degrees in but 28 at dulles airport and 25 in cumberland. temperatures are on the school start this afternoon, it e beautiful and it will feel like spring. a little breezy at times and tomorrow and rain by wed.. we will be back at 8:27. ♪ so raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways ♪ >>> good morn

received committee approval, and this goes back to the resignation in part, the resignation of harry thomas jrwe've got a special election set. it's really going to cost roughly, what, $300,000? >> right, needlessly. long before that resignation i put in a bill at the request of the district to allow them to shorten the amount of time for a special election. got it through even the republican house, just like that. in the senate, it got held up not because it's controversial, but because in the senate, they hold things up. it had a "anonymous hold." those have since been removed. but it meant that, had that passed, then the district could have held this election on april 3rd when we were having the primary, as it is now, in a very tough economy. we've got to come up with $300,000 or so, some amount in that range, extra dollars to have a one special election. i'm taking a bill through again. i'm sure i'm going to get it out easily again, with the senate with no holds, at least not anonymously, perhaps i'll get it out again then. but what i'm really trying to do is i'm trying to take all these s