our next speak sir actually matt steiner. he's the director of development and outreach for justice for veterans. matt is a fourth generation marine who received combat action ribbons for his service in "operation iraqi freedom." following an honorable discharge from the marine corps attended oklahoma state university where he receives a b.a. in political science. he received and m.a. in public administration from the university of oklahoma. matt is here to talk about veteran treatments court, and how they are impacting lives in our communities. i know actually in the state of florida, tampa has rolled out their veterans court as well as broward county also the hometown where i'm at, hallandale beach in florida, they're moving forward with this program. endorseed by acts of resolution and we're here at mayors to partner, hopefully, to again build a public awareness and actually use our positions in local government to encourage local court systems in our communities to implement this type of diversionary program to help preven

i was really excited to hear about this program our next speaker is actually matt steiner.he's a director of development and outreach for veterans. he is a fourth generation marine. he attended oklahoma state university where he received a b.a. in political science. he received an m.a. in public registration. he is here to talk about the veteran treatment and how they are impacting the lives of military families in our communities. i know that in the state of florida, tampa has pulled out their federal support. i was really excited to see that they are progressively moving forward with their program. the mayor has endorsed this program by active resolution. we are here as a partner to hopefully build a public awareness and actually use our position in local governments to encourage local court systems in our communities to implement this type of diversionary program to help prevent the incarceration of veterans that have served our country, the more poorly get their services out there. and iwelcome mr. steiner will turn over to him. >> thank you very much. they you for allo

our next speaker's actually matt steiner.on for his service in iraqi freedom, following an honorable discharge from the marine corp. attended oklahoma state university receiving a ba in political science receiving an ma in public administration from the university of oklahoma. matt is here to talk about veterans' treatments courts and how they impact the lives of military families in our communities. i know, actually in the state of florida, tampa rolled out their veterans' court as well as brourard county in florida, of course, and was really excited to see they are progressively moving forward, but they have endorsed the program by acts of resolution, and here to partner to hopefully, again, build public awareness and actually use our positions in local government to have a program to help prevent with the incourse ration in the country and importantly get the length of the services out there, so let's welcome mr. steiner to the day, and i'll turn it over to him. >> thank you very much, mayor cooper, and for allowing me the

steiner sports in new york. >> good old fashioned hardware stores. up next, the difference between the cold and the flu. >> don't worry, matt. we don't have it.

steiner sports in new york. >> good old fashioned hardware stores. up next, the difference between the cold and the flu. >> don't worry, matt. we don't have it.y, january 23rd. the federal government is opening late with an 11:00 a.m. arrival time. employees have the option of unscheduled leave and telework. find the list of delays online. >>> we still have scattered areas of light freezing rain north and west of washington. those pink areas, northern montgomery county, into frederick county, maryland. elsewhere though temperatures are getting above freezing. stale little bit of patchy fog and it will continue to climb today into the 40s with more rain likely. sun back tomorrow. >>> quick break now and back with a look at your traffic. >>> good morning. 295 sound very slow the from the beltway. delays as you head to the 50 split. very slow. on i-270, travel lanes are open and on 395 as well. no issues at this time. >>> more news, weather and traffic for you in just 25 minutes. for now back to the "today" show after this short break. have a great day. >>> we're back with more of "today" on a monday morning, the 23rd day of january 2012. it's n

steiner sports in new york. >> good old fashioned hardware stores. up next, the difference between the cold and the flu. >> don't worry, matt. we don't have it. now people laura garcia-cannon. the heavy rains we've seen making quite a mess in one oakland neighborhood. crews have been clearing debris near the intersection of oak wood drive and wild current way since saturday. 50 feet of roadway slid down the hillside, on to another street in the neighborhood. despite the big mess, people can drive through the area, in spite of the detours. want to check the forecast now. back with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you at home. yeah, we have a good-looking cell south of discovery bay. overall you can see the storm is pulling out and showers are coming to a close. in fact, by noon today we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures climbing into the upper 50s. warm-up starts tomorrow. kicks into high gear by friday. have a fantastic tuesday. >>> last week we objected to further cuts to higher education as proposed in the new budget. and views agree, begona pushes for an oil ex-track tax to generate $3.5 billion a year and all m