molly hooper, a reporter for the hill has been working on the story. i spoke with her earlier from washington. how much public funding is there that goes for these conventions and what are they proposing to do with it? >> well, right now, as of 2012, the american people paid $36 million between the two major party conventions, but the money that the republicans and democrats want to use would actually be funding a ten-year research initiative for pediatric health issues, and that money would be $126 million over that period of time. so that would encapsulate two political conventions. >> okay. so right now about a quarter of the political conventions come from our pockets and the rest from sponsors? >> yes, sponsors. it's actually a loophole that the parties have found where you go to these conventions every four years, show up in the city and there's a host committee. that host committee can take unlimited amount of money from corporate sponsors. the law was originally written so corporations could not essentially buy political parties. so you see mem

and here to discuss is either him or hooper from the council on american islamic relations thanks for joining us thanks for having me absolutely how prevalent is this issue of christian extremism in the military well i mean from a muslim perspective and as a civil rights group we tend to deal more with civil rights issues of the muslim military personnel whether it's wearing hijab head scarf whether it's prayer whether it's being able to go on hard as a member of the military to or to wear a beard but we do on occasion get these reports of proselytisation put forward by military personnel so it is an issue but i wouldn't say it's one of our biggest categories of work now in that video we thought u.s. soldiers wearing patches on their uniforms that could be considered offensive to. u.s. military members to where. it's a balance between the freedom of religious expression of the christian soldiers and you want them to be able to express themselves through religion that's their right just as it's the right of the muslim and the sick and jewish personnel but you can't have a situation whe

and i have got the father of the green building bulliten, mary hooper from the department of the environment who can tell us the major changes and the things that the efforts that we took. good morning, and i will just briefly take you through a couple of highlights through the revisions of this document which has been, and it is in, and this is substantially similar to the version that we have been using for five years now and the first major changes on page 4 of the narrative. >> and the environmental design and. and however, that as the state green building code is expanded it now effects any small residential alteration that increases the space in the building and it is the judgment of the building inspection and the code advisory committee, that those rating systems would not be a good fit for the small projects of that type and they will become a useful tool when they are talking about the projects. and so, there remain two ways of complying with those requirements either obtaining those certifications where for the projects are required or by hiring the inspector and a green building

hooper computers issue the permit issuance procedure will be completed in at least a hundred forty kinds of permits will be in electronic format in addition procedures in the construction industry will also be greatly simplified for example starting jennifer's two thousand fifteen the term of land five registration will exceed not thirty days the procedures for granted in changing the purpose of land as well as building permits and the connection to the utility systems will be reduced by fifty percent the measures to support the business community loss record changes in legislation we think you are asked to go for form for the solo performer. in addition cumbersome and not really any more acts of government agencies will be canceled before june first of this year the government together with the national chamber luncheon yours to conduct a thorough revision of the relevant legislation for the convenience of the business of the draft business coach at the combine all the balls and state regulation of business activity. the principal of ray was sort of impact adopting the oecd countries wi

and i have got the father of the green building bulliten, mary hooper from the department of the environment who can tell us the major changes and the things that the efforts that we took. good morning, and i will just briefly take you through a couple of highlights through the revisions f

conflicts or to damage the image of the united states around the world thank you and i think he need hooper from the council on american islamic relations. u.k. government is struggling to contain the rise of islamophobia at home and some breads are making the job any easier a group of activists have started to patrol the streets of east london in armored vehicles saying they want to protect people being harassed by radical muslims as r.t.s. there are further reports not everyone is on board with the patrols want to be the front of the vehicle. totally clear there's any patrol in town wholesomely hills of the small but may tourists muslim patrols a new political group calling themselves britain first have responded by forming what they've dubbed christie and patrols and this patrol comes complete with vehicle proof that the whole thing is. he joins the as they took to the streets in east london where we have improved. the watch approach why the area particularly because that's where a lot of trophies before you go from the group has been described as far right many of the members a former b

happen while protecting religious freedoms for all of the military personnel that was either heem hooper from the council on american islamic relations. a study published in the journal of enter disciplinary toxicology so just there could be a link between month santo's herbicide called roundup ready and the increase in celiac disease and the u.s. and europe celiac disease is an auto immune disorder where the ingestion of glue in products like wheat tend to damage to small intestine the author of the study proposes that glass ate the active ingredient and the herbicide roundup is the most important kaushal factor and this epidemic therefore states that life a favor by in suits is gluten and wheat and causes and formation this can cause long term problems such as infertility birth defects and increased risk of non hodgkins lymphoma however the study also states that this proposal has not been proven and further studies need to be done months answer the maker of the herbicide roundup tells our ts the current paper strings together numerous observations many of which are controversial and c

. >> there's like the hoopers, the truffle dudes. >> reporter: sidney and her friends are here every week. but soon the park won't just be chill, it will be on ice. in a week they will shut down half the park for a renovation. >> we're restoring it. >> reporter: the $12.4 million project will rebuild tennis and basketball courts, replace irrigation systems and upgrade its three bathrooms with a whopping 35. >> we expect on a typical weekend 5,000 people. >> reporter: the city plans to close the park one half at a time, starting with the north end, known as hipster hill. >> without it, i don't know, people will be sad, and it will be missed. >> reporter: while many are mourning the park's closure, this tennis instructor can't wait. >> this is one of the best parks in the whole city, one of the most popular parks in the whole city. and it should be a showplace. these courts are embarrassing. >> reporter: they will break ground on saturday with a fence. >>> we need to check in with jeff ranieri. we've been asking him tons of questions. what's the commute going to be like. >> we fine tun

christina hooper is with me, she's u.s. investment strategist and head of u.s. capital markets research and strategy. joining us in texas is matt frund, chief investment officer of mutual funds with usaa investments. welcome to both of you. christin christina, i will start with you. yesterday the downdraft was swift and took a lot of people who are individual investors a little by surprise. what's your overall view of where we stand in the market right now? >> well, where we stand is at a crossroads. really, it's up to investors to determine their own destinies right now. they could get scared and walk away from this market. keep in mind this is a post-crisis environment and many investors still have the specter of 2008-2009 behind them. or they can view this as an opportunity. we have been telling investors for awhile now that as the fed tapers we will see more volatility because we will go from a situation where monetary policy supports the stock market to one where fundamentals does. that's not going to be a smooth transition. but they can opportunistically a

jaguar, their first time in, has a cinematic aspect to it, using tom hooper, the famous director, usingctrum. we have nine cars advertising in the super bowl and they're all somewhere in between there using different techniques to get the attention. it is a huge day for auto manufacturers. i mean, this is a day where they can make or break. and they know it. and they know that this platform is huge for people who are going to start considering buying automobiles in the next year. >> it's always fun, and you're right, it's the only time we want to seek out commercials, but we'll be watching them tomorrow, i'm sure. matt miller, good having you here. >> nice to be here. >>> just ahead, we're not done with the super bowl ads quite yet. >> anybody need help? >> mighty nice of you, padre! >> sweet highlander. >> actor terry crews stops by to tell us what it was like to team up with the muppets in an ad. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ >>> still to come on "today," can amanda knox be sent back to italy after being found guilty of a 2007 murder? we'll hear from her ex-boyfriend just one

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