. >> one of the people at the meeting was leeanne walters, mother of four. that meeting is where she met jerry ambrose, the fourth emergency manager who was appointed by the governor to run flint. he callrst encounter, me a liar and called me stupid. i went up to him with idols fro my cap and i said, this is my water. he said, i don't believe that is your water. afterlate february leeanne walters demented the city test for water, the results showed the water walters family was using had lead levels seven times higher than the federal action level. walters shared the startling information with the was environmental protection agency, which reacted with a law. and enough of the michigan department of and my rental quality, epa official wrote, wow committed he find the lead. thehas two children under age of three. big worries. hose high levels prodded epa water export to ask what can of corrosion control the city was using. flint must have optimal treatment. is a phosphate? the responded to the epa by saying it had an optimized corrosive control program in plac

leeanne walters joins me tonight.ously a lot of anger and finger pointing from politicians. do you feel you got the answers you wanted? >> no, i really feel like there should have been some more in-depth questions that were asked today. i'm grateful for everything that they did ask, but i really feel like there needed to be more timeline questions that were asked today. trying to get us closer to the answer to what happened. >> do you think there was enough of a focus on what's going to be done to actually help you and other families? >> no, i don't. i don't think we got any really straight answers on that today. one of the things that snyder had talked about today that really stuck out for me was when he was talking about the water infrastructure money he's put to the side for the whole state of michigan. that is completely unacceptable. >> you are saying flint should be the priority? the people of flint have been poisoned. that should be priority number one? >> oh, absolutely. you know, you didn't change the water s

leeanne waters own children have been poisoned by the lead and the water supply. husband, who is in the military, actually moved to virginia. it was a virginia tech professor who took a team from virginia to flint, michigan to test the water and together with doctors and scientists in flint without the help of the michigan government, proved the people of flint were being poisoned. when we come back come a quick trip to flint and what we found when democracy now! went to the michigan city. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. to an excerpt of our documentary, "thirsty for democracy: the poisoning of an american city." travel to flint, michigan, last month. we are in flint, michigan at the golden gate restaurant, a cold, snowy saturday morning. inside, the defense league is having a breakfast meeting. i want to speak to one of the lead organizers against the poisoning of the flint water. she has been challenging the emergency managers for years. let's go inside. >> in 2011, this gove

walters--- and flint resident leeann walters. they were among the first to sound the alarm about the failures of government in the crisis inflicting the flint community. here are the facts. from the date the city of flint began using the flint river as an interim water supply in 2014 and repeatedly after that, the department of environment of quality assured us that flint's water was safe. it wasn't. a water expert at the federal epa tried to raise the alarm in february 2015, and he was silenced. it was on october 1, 2015, that i learn that our state experts were wrong. once water had dangerous levels of lead, on that day, i took immediate action. first, we quickly reconnected to the detroit water supply to begin sealing the damaged pipes. second, i ordered the immediate distributional of water filters and blood level testing in schools and homes to identify those at highest risk so they could receive health care, nutrition, and additional support. third, we deployed $67 to address short-term needs and long-term solutions. ou foc

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leeanne, what have you g got? >> reporter: that's how we do it here. we're at ultra music fest. if you've been anywhere near downtown you'verobably heard those thumping beats. some people coming out already, but the party is going on for at least one more hour until midnig. so just for a moment, for a couple of minutes, we're going to take you inside ultra music fest. stay tuned. the beat of ultra music festival has the heart of miami pumping. >> it's the atmosphere and all the people, everyone is acting crazy and it's so much fun to see. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people from all over the world make the yearly pilgrimage to bayfront park wearing their brightest, flashiest, quirkiest garb. >> i always try to go with something that really screams my personality. altars of the best d.j.s. they know firsthand what it's like to play before an international crowd at one of the world's biggest festivals. >> wheyou're standing on that stage at that time and the sun is going down and you see the crowd going crazy on your music, that's perfect. >> reporter: the fans come from far

leeann arthur said that invaded her set privacy and has yet to be disciplined. parents and students are working on a petition to get her to come back to work. >>> new orleans veterinarians are seeing canine cough cases and are not sure what is behind it. they rolled out kennel cough and strains of dog flu. they think it is a possible fibrous. they are treating this cough with antibiotics. >>> you can't bring more than 3 ounces of liquid on a flight and evidently gun shaped stilettos one flight either. a woman was told to put them in her checked baggage. >>> the rolling stones will play a free concert in cuba. they are the biggest act to play there since the revolution. audience. that is the 62nd scan. >>> a special reunion tonight decades in the making. a lakeland woman never expected to get this phone call out of the blue. that call let her know she had a sibling she had never met. bobby lewis is on the road at tampa international for a face- to-face meeting karen never imagined what happened. >> reporter: i don't think i slept in two months. >> karen hill knew

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leeanne, whatave you got? >> reporter: that's how we do it here. we're at ultra music fest. if you've been anywhere near downtown you've probably heard those thumping beats. some people coming out already, but the party is gng on for at least one more hour until midnight. so just for a moment, for a couple of minutes, we're going to take you inside ultra music fest. stay tuned. the beat of ultra music festival has the heart of miami pumping. >> it's the atmosphere and all the people, e&eryone is acting crazy and it's so much fun to see. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people from all over the world make the yearly pilgrimage to bayfront park wearing their brightest, flashiest, quirkiest >> i always try to go withsomething that really screams my personality. >> reporter: worship at thealtars of the best d.j.s. they know firsthand what it's like to play before an international crowd at one of the world's biggest festivals. >> when you're standing on that stage at that time and the sun is going down and you see the crowd going crazy on your music, >> reporter: the fans come f

an waters, -- leeann waters who says her home is ground zero of the crisis. and is suing for health problems she said her children suffered. congress is debating proposals on a $200 million federal aid package. this topic definitely will be discussed during this weekend's democratic presidential detate. in new york channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> could the solution to peanut allergies be exposure to >>> not one, but three buzzer beaters ended a ahh... yeah! ahh... ahh... ah. you probably say it a million times a day. ahh... ahh! ahh... ahh! but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. say "ahh". >>ahh... cigna medical plans cover one hundred percent of your in-network annual checkup. so america, let's go. know. ahh! and take control of your health. cigna. together, all the way. i always heard fios was a lot faster. but i thought it'd be a hassle to switch. turns out it wasn't. they showed up when i asked and they set up wi-fi on my laptop and my tablet and stuff. it's true. it is better. i'm here to mow the lawn. maybe i should change some other

more than 3,000 students signed a petition demanding leeann arthur be reinstated. as we have reported, she says a 16-year-old student stole her phone, copied nude pictures on that phone and then shared the photos with classmates. >> john: tech groups and civil liberties advocates are lending support to apple in the fight with the f.b.i. they are refusing to unlock the phone of one of the san bernardino terrorists so the f.b.i. can get evidence. supporters have filed friends of the court briefs saying following the order would increase the risk of hacking and putting unnecessary burden on companies. >> kristen: the redesigned sat exam is getting good reviews. students who took the test this week say it is not so trickie, more straight-forward a shorter. the new exam focuses more on real world learning an analysis. it debuts nationally tomorrow. becoming a big hit online. >> i know. >> oh! >> john: a little frightened after waking up from surgery at an animal shelter. dennis, a surgical assistant did his best to soothe the puppy. has 10.5 million views. >> kristen: t

leeann arthur said she left the cell phone on the desk patrolling the halls in a class change. that's when a student opened her phone and took a picture of a nude photo she had taken for her husband for valentine's day. the school district says arthur was in the wrong because she left the phone unlocked. >> he knows right and wrong. he knows that he -- he had the ultimate decision to take pictures of my pictures. and he had the ultimate decision to send them out. >> students of started an online petition asking that she get her job back but she says she's not sure she wants it. >>> tonight, water worries in burlington county. scientists found bacteria in the drinking water and some neighbors say it took a year before anyone told them. >> as nbc 10 reports, this is not the first time there have been problems with what's coming out of the tap. >> i was very angry, confused. >> reporter: residents alarmed by the letter about the drinking water. >> out of blue. members of council didn't know it was coming. >> reporter: bacteria in february of last year. >> why did it take a year fo

. >> reporter: in san francisco, leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> the santa clara county sheriff fired back after she said she was accused of staging a brawl at the jail yesterday. that fight involved about 20 minutes. the groups that fought never should have been allowed to be in the same area, but the sheriff said, kordell lacks the courage to ask her directly act the incident and called the accusation a lie. she said kordell had a political agenda. >>> it's been a devastating crab season for bay area fishermen. but help may be on the way. "abc7 news" was at fisherman's wharf as a disaster relief bill was introduced, giving the crab industry $138 million in federal aid. but first the federal government must issue a disaster declaration. >>> up next, fighting for her home. >> marie died of a broken heart. >> some say an i eviction order is the reason for a 97-year-old's death. >> plus -- ♪ >> the permanent bond that lady gaga is forming with sexual assault survivors who stood with her on the stage at the oscars sunday. >> packaging ager in the east bay. why are peeled oranges being pu

i appreciate leeann walters and her family for stepping forward. i can't even express -- i can't even imagine what her and her family have been through. by june, the epa clearly knew this was a crisis. they knew this was a problem. susan hedman, as the administrator for region 5 new there was a problem. the mayor at the time in flint asked what had happened, is the water safe to drink? he was told, pay no attention to the report written by the epa. and he actually went on local television and told people it was safe to drink the water. move forward to september 24, one of the more troubling things. i want to put up this graphic. this is an internal e-mail within the epa, talking about susan hedman. perhaps she already knows this. but i'm not so sure flint is the community we want to go out on a limb for. one of the more offensive, concerning things i have seen. there were people, more than one, making decisions and thinking that, maybe flint is not who we should not go out on a limb for. are you kidding me? of all the communities out there, flint i

. >> leeann arthur is planning to sue the south carolina school district which she says asked for resignationer a students stole and leaked partially nude photos of the high school teacher. >> i feel violated. it's really that i am struggling with a day to day basis. >> the unidentified student is now charged with theft and voyeurism charges. >> left my phone, i did not knowingly leave my phone on my desk thinking a students would do that. >> they said that arthur is deflecting it from leaving her phone unsupervised. >> teachers a responsibility to supervise students at all times. >> she was not where she should have been at the time this took place. >> arthur sharing with abc news a copy of the lawsuit she claims to file. it seeks defamation and breach of contract charges. >> i want to hold my head up, and do all i can do to get my dignity back. >> some parentses a s ares are behind her. >>> one of two baby bald eagles hatched this morning at the nation national arboretum in washington, d.c. they nested high above a hoplar tree and they were ironically named mr. president and the first lady.

leeanne arthur taught at union she says that a 16-year-old boy took her phone then with his own phone took pictures of nude images found on her phone and then posted them to social media. arthur says that all this was done while she was out patrolling the halls during a class change. >> he had to hit my apps button and to open all my apps and my gallery. >> the school district is still holding her responsible saying that she made her phone accessible. but students have started an online petition now asking that she get her job back. we want to ask what you think about this story and if she should get her job back. join the conversation by liking us on facebook. >>> police identified the driver in a crash that killed a west mecklenburg high school student austin lock was behind the wheel. he's in the hospital tonight in critical condition. he was speeding police say on windy grove road when he lost 15-year-old heaven died in the crash. police say charges are pending. >>> police also released the name of a pedestrian who was killed in a hit and run in east charlotte. they identified jos

the outcry of citizens who live in flint on the government's is wants is for ever-growing including leeann waters, a mother who says her home is ground zero of the crisis and is now suing health problems she says her children suffered due to contaminated water. congress is debating proposals on a $200 million federal aid package, which would be used to infrastructure. this will be a topic discussed during this weekend's presidential democratic debate. >> as the water crisis continues, student's -- students from cleveland state are preparing to visit with water they will be loading up two moving trucks with 800 cases of bottled water this friday. they plan on delivering water to flint on saturday. >>> still ahead, beefed up security at case western as police tried to track down a purse snatcher. >> and a scary moment as a store employee is held up during a robbery at the dollar general. that and more men live on 5 if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the t

. >> but the outcry from the including leeann, a mother who said her home is ground zero of the crisis, and assuming city and state officials for health problems she said her children suffered due to contaminated water. congress is debating a proposal on a federal aid package that will go to flint. >> i couldn't help but notice all the snow on the ground in that video and michigan. it could be worse here. >> it could, but we are talking about warmer temperatures a few days from now. we are excited for the weekend. chris: we have some more rain coming our way, but like it has been all week, it will correct tonight when most of us are sleeping. that is the third time that has happened. if you're going to be out and near 52 the 30th by 11:00 p.m. tomorrow morning we are back in the low 30's across the region. the first alert weather station, a few clouds left over. rdu airport, skies are mostly sunny. northeast wind at six miles per hour. 45 degrees at louisburg. 51 degrees at rdu airport. to the east, more clouds, so you are in the 40's. 54 degrees at southern pines. the area's chili thr

leeann arthur filed am lawsuit for breach of contract and slander. leaders forced her to quit after the incident. >> was not my fault. i did not leave my cell phone knowing i had the pictureses on there. >> seeking damages for lost income and harm to her reputation. >>> students sent home early from a school in charlotte after someone set a bathroom on fire will be back in class on monday. officers say the fire at walter g. byers school was set intentionally. lingering smoke in the building forced it to shut down. parents had to pick up kids yesterday. >> i'm probably going to have to be off the rest of the year, just losing a little money but as long as my baby is okay. >> fire investigators say it did about $4,000 in damage. make repairs over the weekend. two students suspected the fire are being questioned. no world on any discipline. >>> it is a topic both side have very strong opinions about, two weeks from today the non-discrimination ordinance will tall effect. that is april 1st. not everyone wants to see it happen. a group gathered outside th

leeann arthur resigned last career and technology center. she said the student took the phone off her desk and shared the nude photos from classmates. now getting unkind messages. arthur says the scandal has really take an toll on her. >> i'm pretty tough. i mean it takes a lot, that hurt. >> union county interim superintendent says arthur is at fault for the incident. as for the messages, the sheriff's department says the people responsible could face up to five years in prison. >>> this may be good news, soon- to-be yet another new way to pay with your smartphone. "moneywatch" reporter jill wagner has that and more. jill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. soon you'll be able to pay for items at stores and restaurants through your smartphone without taking it out of your pocket. google has started to test a hands-free mobile payment system. users would download an app and when they approach the checkout counter the app would send their payment info to the to confirm it's really them. >>> the pentagon is looking for a few good "hacker

leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> police and firefightered braved torrents of water to find a gun inngton creek. that gun is linked to a possible kidnapping case that began in santa rosa. officers arrested two people after stopping a vehicle in petaluma. detectives say the alleged victim is not cooperating with them. >>> hundreds packed the reagan presidential library today to pay their final respects to former first lady nancy reagan. >> a diverse group of dignitaries attended the service, including michelle obama, former president george bush and former first laid yis bush, clinton, and carter. lauren lyster has the story. >> i am the resurrection and the life. >> reporter: a solemn procession. ♪ amazing grace ♪>> reporter: and a crowd of 1,000 guests here to memorialize first lady nancy reagan. >> accept our prayers on behalf of thy servant, nancy. >> reporter: family and friends remembering her life, from hollywood to the white house, and more than five decades by beloved husband ronald reagan's side. >> she really was always on his mind. >> reporter: that love playing a role in

. >> reporter: in oakland, leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >> that's all the time we have for this special eclipse edition of "abc7 news." i'm ama daetz. >> "abc7 news" at 6:00 is next. >>> tonight at 6:00, developing news, the cleanup and investigation are now under way after a train derailed in the east bay. hear from passengers and first responders. >>> live doppler 7 hd shows light showers hitting the bay area right now. meteorologist sandhya will have the timeline for us. >>> and we're taking you live to micronesia right now, where we just showed you a total solar eclipse. we're looking at the moon as it continues to pass across the sun. >>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is "abc7 news." >> it reminded me of the movie "the fugitive" with harrison ford. >> a scene out of a movie. that's how passengers described a commuter train derailment. crews say it was a miracle no one was killed. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm kristen sze in for larry beil. service on the train will resume tomorrow. it was shut down today as the track was cleared. sky 7 hd

leeann an arthur opened her the classroom and a student took pictures of what he found and offered to distribute those pictures to other students. school authorities asked her to resign the following week. saying she could be contributing to the delinquency of a minor. >> this is not my fault. i did not knowingly relinquish my cell phone sitting on my desk, knowing that i had those pictures on there. >> arthur said the student should have been expelled for invading her privacy. she said parents and students are signing a petition to have her teach again. >>> is everybody feeling okay? is the cramp in your foot okay? dr. besselmaner did some overtime -- >> besser did some overtime today. just amputate it. >> a little extreme in here but good work. >> a new segment coming. >> my foot cramps when i'm driving. >>> outside we go. we have what is you know, it is a cold afternoon. we have a gusty wind, temperatures in the upper 30s and lower 40s right now. and the winds are going to keep up through much of the evening hours and then the winds slowly subside overnight. it is going to take awh

. >> leeanne, thank you for being with us.rry for what you and your neighbors are going through. hard to imagine what the people of flint are going through. >>> secretary of state john kerry says isis is responsible for genocide in iraq and syria. an exclusive look inside rebel-held syria. the damage on the front lines. , with rich omega oil. it repairs hair deep inside. 10 times stronger hair. 90 percent less breakage. omega repair, developed with claudia schiffer, from schwarzkopf. freshly made in the tokyo-japanese tradition, each batch is small. special. unique... every bowl blurring the line between food...and art. when you cook with incredible ingredients... you make incredible meals. fresh ingredients. step-by-step-recipes. delivered to your door. get your first two meals free blueapron.com/cook. y working on my feet all day gave me pain here. in my lower back but now, i step on this machine and get my number which matches my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts. now i get immediate relief from my foot pain. my lowe

leeann melendez explains why known wants the job. >> it began as a modest block party in 1995.nds of people. it was a party leading up to the pride parade. two years ago the sisters of perpetual indulgence said they no longer were able to manage it. >> we had incidents where volunteers were shoved and spit on and beaten. one of our volunteers had a concussion. >> before that in 2010 a 19-year-old high school student was fatally shot. the cost to put an event like this together was close to $80,000. much of that money went to security and to the nonprofits who worked at the event. last year at the 11th hour the lgbt community center stepped in to manage if. the name was changed to pink party. but the director said that was a one-time deal. >> the work we do with youth and low income folks and economic development, wes department feel like it was something we had the capacity to do on top of our other really important work this year. >> this is his district. >> conceivably if there were a group that wanted to do the event and thought that it could put together the event in the ne

i appreciate leeann walters and her family for stepping forward. i can't even express -- i can't even imagine what her and her family have been through. by june, the epa clearly knew this was a crisis. they knew this was a problem. susan hedman, as the administrator for region 5 new there was a problem. the mayor at the time in flint asked what had happened, is the water safe to drink? he was told, pay no attention to the report written by the epa. and he actually went on local television and told people it was safe to drink the water. move forward to september 24, one of the more troubling things. i want to put up this graphic. this is an internal e-mail within the epa, talking about susan hedman. perhaps she already knows this. but i'm not so sure flint is the community we want to go out on a limb for. one of the more offensive, concerning things i have seen. there were people, more than one, making decisions and thinking that, maybe flint is not who we should go out on a limb for. are you kidding me? flint is the number one place they should hav

. >> leeann is a humane officer for the shelter. she says they are not used toot taking in this many animals atal once and are little overwhelmed. >> there was the few pregnant cats thath are ready to pop at this pointe so when they havey their babies we will once again our population will just keep that is why spay and neuter is so important. we can't say it enough. >> some of the animals need medical care like the six -year-old german shepherd who shepherd was malnourished and has lost a lot of herershe hair.hai >> she is not available for adoption just to give you and the watch is an idea of some of the medical conditions that can be easilye prevented. >> this person is the executive director who says they desperately need donations. >> we ared not a huge shelter soer when you get 70 animals and in such a short period of time it really taxes the staff. staffing.f we don't have a lot of individuals who workha here though i am proud to say that all of the individuals, staff and volunteers, have teamed together to makev sure these a

so i think leeann was suggesting we keep in their output to clarify for people party qualified for the expenditure lobbyist in terms of breaking down itemizing expenses. >> to be consistent shouldn't read salary paid to an employee of expenditure lobbyist shall not constitute a payment for purposes of reporting period? >> yes, it could stop there. peter any other comments? >> i agree with what you proposed in a. we need to make sure payments made is consistent with what we did in 2.105 five.the other thing that-i'm wondering with the staff and attorney think about this, but i think we need some sort of the minimus fresh old on postage from month after month, it seems like were not getting much benefit from their continuing to report.quirky warbucks allows us to put in some threshold but it seems like were not getting much benefit for a bit of burden if we don't have some minimum by which you can stop reporting if you don't at least have x number of expenditures or x amount of expenditures stated this is reacting to subsection c ? >> yes. >> i understand what commissioner hur is saying.

this is on the supreme court from @sarah leeann.you think president obama should a point a justice prior to the end of his term or why not? >> no, i agree with joe biden in 1992 where he said he should not nominate supreme court justices much less than the eighth year of this president. the supreme court can function with eight justices. number nine is set by congress. if we want to change it to eight or seven we could. there is no magic number nine. number two, this president is completely unaccountable. he'll nominate to a lifetime appoint and we can't hold it against him. we'll have a debate in this country over this and there will be an election in november. we'll nominate and elect conservative. that conservative will appoint, i hope, someone more like justice scalia. >> do you think that all candidates now republican and democrat should pledge not to nominate a supreme court justice in their last year of their term? >> sure, i would do that now and that's been the practice for over 80 years in this country. the only time they

leeann smith. richard benzie. chris phillip. carrie monosmith. dana. i'm going to mispronounce the last name. >> it's okay. i don't know those individuals so -- >> they all work for you. and the epa -- >> some of them work for the state. >> here's what it says. here's what it says. i'm sorry. deq. but from the epa, thank you, governor. governor knows who works for him. here's a below are my draft notes from our call last week. thank you all for participating. i apologize, first apology i had seen, for the delay in getting out this draft for you to all review. and it says, don't simply add the phosphates. can you -- i only want you to acknowledge is there that -- >> could have created more damage in the water systems are difficult. >> exactly. >> deserve experts which they did not have available. we did. they wouldn't let them at the table. >> they were at table. they were in the same -- >> that is not the table. that is a semiannual call we have with the department where we share information. if you look through the record, we consistently said we have

so i think leeann was suggesting we keep in their output to clarify for people party qualified for the expenditure lobbyist in terms of breaking down itemizing expenses. >> to be consistent shouldn't read salary paid to an employee of expenditure lobbyist shall not constitute a payment for purposes of reporting period? >> yes, it could stop there. peter any other comments? >> i agree with what you proposed in a. we need to make sure payments made is consistent with what we did in 2.105 five.the other thing that-i'm wondering with the staff and attorney think about this, but i think we need some sort of the minimus fresh old on postage from month after month, it seems like were not getting much benefit from their continuing to report.quirky warbucks allows us to put in some threshold but it seems like were not getting much benefit for a bit of burden if we don't have some minimum by which you can stop reporting if you don't at least have x number of expenditures or x amount of expenditures stated this is reacting to subsection c ? >> yes. >> i understand what commissioner hur is saying.

host: leeann joins us from michigan. good morning.r: the people that have formed isis, could they have some of them from the saddam regime have taken some chemical weapons with them into syria and northern iraq? guest: that's a good question. it has been a fear he for a long time, generally considered a conspiracy theory, that iraq shipped all of its weapons over to syria to safeguard them before the u.s. invasion of iraq. all of the intelligence especially by the cia sulfur committee which was tasked specifically to find out where the weapons systems went have confirmed that they were disposed of in the 1990's under the control of the united nations. some spare chemical weapons from firing ranges and test facilities were found, but the weapons -- isis is actually manufacturing chemical weapons right now using chlorine gas and a very rudimentary sulfur mustard gas. productioned enough facilities of pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals in in order to1-2014 manufacture those. they have no need to hunt for old iraqi weapons. host: we

so i think leeann was suggesting we keep in their output to clarify for people party qualified for the expenditure lobbyist in terms of breaking down itemizing expenses. >> to be consistent shouldn't read salary paid to an employee of expenditure lobbyist shall not constitute a payment for purposes of reporting period? >> yes, it could stop there. peter any other comments? >> i agree with what you proposed in a. we need to make sure payments made is consistent with what we did in 2.105 five.the other thing that-i'm wondering with the staff and attorney think about this, but i think we need some sort of the minimus fresh old on postage from month after month, it seems like were not getting much benefit from their continuing to report.quirky warbucks allows us to put in some threshold but it seems like were not getting much benefit for a bit of burden if we don't have some minimum by which you can stop reporting if you don't at least have x number of expenditures or x amount of expenditures stated this is reacting to subsection c ? >> yes. >> i understand what commissioner hur is saying.

so i think leeann was suggesting we keep in their output to clarify for people expenditure lobbyist in terms of breaking down itemizing expenses. >> to be consistent shouldn't read salary paid to an employee of expenditure lobbyist shall not constitute a payment for purposes of reporting period? >> yes, it could stop there. peter any other comments? >> i agree with what you proposed in a. we need to make sure payments made is consistent with what we did in 2.105 five.the other thing that-i'm wondering with the staff and attorney think about this, but i think we need some sort of the minimus fresh old on postage from month after month, it seems like were not getting much benefit from their continuing to report.quirky warbucks allows us to put in some threshold but it seems like were not getting much benefit for a bit of burden if we don't have some minimum by which you can stop reporting if you don't at least have x number of expenditures or x amount of expenditures stated this is reacting to subsection c ? >> yes. >> i understand what commissioner hur is saying. what he's saying makes