[applause] mark o'neal. shalissa holmes fox. andreea ross. tusik yaya julia martin. robert ruskie. karen kai. and i may have a few more, but let's start with that. two minutes each. >> good evening. my name is ed newbower. i am one of the employees were -- employed by the district. we maintain and repair palms, boiler systems, generators, 250 boilers, some palms, miles of leaking pipes, -- 250 boilers, sump pumps. we are the people that keep our children warm and safe inside our classrooms. despite claims of no heat, we respond to many other emergencies on a daily basis. we are also trained to deal with asbestos as the pipes costly spring leaks underneath our schools. we have had to deal with low- grade contractors doing repairs after they leave and things do not work right. each school presents its own unique set of challenges and problems. the department has never said, i cannot, or i will not, when it has to respond to an emergency or make repairs. we are asking you tonight to be compensated the same as other city engineers who have nowhere near the same duties as us but receive

o'neal, and now the white power. >> now just for fun who is the favorite miami, or the lakers? >> marki do not know, my question is how will they play together will they play nicely together? >> the that have a play, howard is a rebound defense of guy, he will score, but after 38 games, kobe will score, you have this guy, all of them play long enough to know that it is about winning championships. one paper, it sounds pretty good. >> mark: what you think about the warriors? i have not heard too much about their move. >> they have the--been doing stuff piece by piece. i'm a little biased because i like the guy that owns the team. previously they knew they would make money because people love basketball here and a television contract. it is hard enough not to make the playoffs. >> mark: now let us talk about the olympics, a lot of bad behavior. >> mark: look at the shirts, did you see them, well, congratulations to the women but right after they won, they put on these shirts that said greatness has been found. a lot of people were upset they said it was bragging and the new york times sa