melissa rogers from the immigrant illegal resource center who heads up that campaign is here today. i want to quickly introduce. and irlc is providing [speaker not understood] to our collaborative. besides self-help for the elderly, there are six other community based organizations and their representatives whom i'd like to introduce to you now. if i call your name, would you step up and stand beside me? because we're not doing this alone, we're doing everything together. so, from the advancing justice asian caucus executive director hen june ro. from the asian pacific islander legal outreach, executive director dean ito taylor. program director from the catholic charities cyo christopher martinez. amy wang [speaker not understood]. cheryl madrid, jewish services. and [speaker not understood], executive director from la rasa community resource center. together all the partners have invited over 30 of our clients to join us to celebrate today and they're standing in the mayor's office right now, so happy that they're part of this celebration. i think together we represent the diversi

[applause] and now i want to introduce my friend, melissa rogers, director of the white house faith-basedod partnership. melissa. [applause] >> thank you so much, shaun. good morning. i am honored to be here today. let me thank secretary kerry for his leadership, and my friend, shaun casey, for the leadership he will provide any days and years ahead. secretary kerry has chosen the right person for this important path. i want to thank everyone, including the many who are in this room, who have labored for years to bring this day about. this is your day, too. and it is a cause for celebration for all of us. let me say a word of thanks for your visions and your work. for many people here in the united states and around the world, faith is a fundamental part of their identity. it shapes to they are and how they understand the world around them. it provides a sense of community and a network of support. we have seen the power of religion throughout human history, and our own country, we see religious leaders join with others and champion causes like abolition, civil rights, and the eradication

[applause] >> now i would like to introduce melissa rogers from the white house faith-based office.[applause] >> thank you so much, shaun casey. good morning, i am honored to be here today. let me thank secretary john kerry for his leadership and my friend shaun casey, for the leadership that he will provide in the days and years ahead. secretary john kerry has chosen the right person for this important task. i also want to thank everyone, including the many who are in this room that have labored for years. this is your day and it's a cause for celebration for all of us. let me say a word of thanks for your vision and for your work. it shapes who they are, and how they understand the world around them. it provides a sense of community and a sense of support. we are championing causes like abolition and civil rights and the eradication of poverty. in so doingcommon advocates have often led our nation to keep the angels of its nature. similarly around the world on issues ranging from health to education to conflict prevention, religious and other societies are creating more peaceful a

roger clemens on the hall of fame? clearll america and sportswriters don't agree. melissatalking about banning a-rod for life but the team he played for benefited from it. as a result he has hit more home runs. it brings people in the stadium. it makes the game more exciting yet he is one that pays the price? >> a-rod, he fills that. >> they were selling out before a-rod, are you kidding me? a-rod has done nothing for the yankees. he helped them one world championship? >> a-rod has done nothing for the yankees? that is your point of view? >> they would have done with a solid third baseman. the carnival atmosphere he brought to the yankees they would be butter off without them. >> i have to agree with you on that. baseball games are won on consistency and doubles. get me a team that consistently hits doubles that is winning team. these long-ball hitters are not really doing anything for their team. melissa: if he is punished at this point what do you think is the impact on the game going forward? danny what do you think. >> to be honest with you, unless you're talking about