. >> matt ford, ladies and gentlemen. the bell ringing competition is a two-part event today. we have professionals competing for a number of prizes in the coveted title of world champion bell ringer. for the amateur portion we have executives from some of our local media outlets competing for first, second, and third place trophies. the competition started with preliminaries. 37 contestants went through filling out the paperwork and a chance to proceed to the finals. all cable car crews were invited to compete. this year they have six finalists competing here at union square, competing against the two-time current champion mr. leonard oates. going to be tough. two years with the tiara, hard to give up. individual trophies welcome awarded to all six professional bell ringers. first, second, and third prizes will not only win trophies but a most -- host of prizes from our he steemed sponsors. we have the prize table right next to all the lovely doughnuts at this time we would like to thank our supporters and sponsors, without whom we could not do this every year. the sfmta, mun

matt ford stated that we continue to face a structural deficit to the tune of about $100 million and an additional $15 million obviously does not give us very close, but it does get us one step in the right direction and it is something that we need as part of a comprehensive effort to reform muni and make these changes more complete. as the men and said and the supervisor discussed, we are waiting specific language from the city attorney. colleagues, when the amendment comes i hope that this committee will adopt it as the next version of this legislation. supervisor campos: thank you. i have been informed that there are technical difficulties right now and it may be that we get the amendments later on in the meeting. at some point we might need to come back to this item. before we open it to public comment, i would like to provide an opportunity to the other co-authors of the charter amendment. if they want to add anything to what has been said. i know that we have supervisor mar and supervisor mirkarimi here. sue riser mirkarimi -- supervisor mirkarimi: i want to congratulate the a

matt. >>> it is 6:38. >> ford motor company announcing its latest earnings. we'll have this morning's financial news when we return. >> and a well-known east bay bakery is closing its doors. where it might be opening up though in the near future. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> southbound 680 heading into martinez there was a crash around marina vista. quickly as we heard it it was actually cleared to the right shoulder. so no big delays this morning coming across the span. one big rig there across the benicia bridge towards marina vista. slowing on highway 4 about two minutes ago this is all green through here. so yeah, starting to see

matt. >> also ahead, the impressive turnaround of ford. the bad economy and after refusing government bailout money, ford is having one of its most profitable years ever. what does that mean for you and the economy as a whole? we'll talk to ford's ceo alan mulally who's here to talk to us and unveil the new explorer for 2011. always fun to get a first look. >> also, sit good for a marriage? why nearly one in four couples in the united states now sleeps in separate beds. many sleep in separate bedrooms. >> these are happily married couples. we begin in arizona. a young woman mistakenly identified as the sur vooir viv deadly accident. her family is speaking out. kristen welker has details. >> reporter: marlena cantu's loved ones are in pain this morning but they wanted to use this story to prevent this from happening again. >> i'm going to miss my daughter. she's still with me. it's going to be very hard. >> reporter: frank cantu and his partner delores are devastated. for more than a week he thought his daughter survived a car crash only to

team members, matt, tyler, nick, josh, dylan, robbie, justin, scott, ryan, phillip, nick, robbie, josh, kobe, robert, evan, jay ford and charlie nicholas played with great determination and heart throughout the tournament weekend to come from behind in the semifinals to beat defending state champion local rival to earn a spot against tampa in the finals. it was a hard-fought see-saw scoring battle with the score tied 11-11 at the end of the fourth quarter. josh stoffer scourd the game-winning goal. i'm proud to congratulate the bucks and the coach on their first of i'm sure many state championships. go bucks and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? without objection. . ms. jackson lee: the american with disabilities act was designed in 1990 with a bipartisan approach to implement laws that would provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities. why did we wait so long? and how grand it is to be able to respond to those disable

matt. >> chuck todd at the white house this morning, thanks very much. >>> nbc news political analyst harold ford jr. is a former democratic congressman and chair of the democratic leadership counsel as well as the author o "more davids than goliaths." the publisher and editor of "the nation" magazine. we heard a lot this week of people from the naacp to the administration all over the place saying there are teachable moments here. what did we learn? >> i think we learned two things. one, we should all take a collective sigh and deep breath. the immediamedia, those in poli those listening and weighing issues in congress and certainly those who immediately inject race into things. i think the politics is bigger than the race. we in the media, and i consider myself in the media somewhat working for nbc, we jump on things whether it's from blogs, a report from some group that may not follow ethical standards as forcefully as some in the media do. it's time for us all to take a step back, listen to the other side and you may reach a different conclusion. >> what did you learn? >> i think this is a t

he's going to factories for chrysler and gm today, ford next week to show the american people he says that the american auto industry is back, matt. >> all right. chuck todd at the white house. chuck, thank you very much. robert gibbs is the white house press secretary. robert, good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, matt. how are you? >> i'm fine, thanks. let's talk about this situation with charlie rangel, a democratic stalwart, one of the longest serving members of congress, and he's facing potentially an embarrassing ethics trial. this is not what democrats with midterm elections just around the corner. did anyone at the white house at any level reach out to congressman rangel and urge him quietly or forcefully to find some other solution to this? >> we haven't, matt. we think that, as you mentioned and chuck did, too, there's a bipartisan committee looking into some very serious charges. we think that's the right step to take. and we won't prejudge the outcome. >> well, i'm not asking you to prejudge the outcome, but congressman rangel has said on a couple occasions this week that he's looking forward to the opportun

. >> matt ford,