council are independents michael brown. he lost his seat to grosso but brown picked up petitions today to run for another seat. already there are 14 candidates vying for the seat coming up in april. it's possible the winner could come out with only a few thousand votes. this is bruce johnson reporting from northwest washington for 9news. >> at this time michael brown will run as a democrat. anita bonds was appointed to phil mendelson's council seat until the special election. and she is a candidate in the april contest. >>> still to come when 9news continues, thousands will pack fed ex field to watch the redskins and the seahawks on sunday. if you are planning to buy a ticket, we have some important information that will keep you from getting ripped off. >>> this week marks the 150th anniversary of president abraham lincoln's signing of the emancipation problem cha nation. the -- proclamation. the official document was displayed at the national archives but it's now been returned to storage because it can be damaged by expos

. >> reporter: gone since pent michael brown. he lost -- gone is independence michael brown. he lost his seat to grasso, but brown picked up petitions to run in a special election for phil mendelson's vacant seat. already there are 14 candidates vying for that seat. it's just possible the winner would could cool out with only a few thousand votes. this is bruce -- come out with only a few thousand votes. this is bruce johnson reporting from northwest washington for 9 news. >> anita bonds was appointed to fill mendelson's council seat until special election. she is a candidate as well in the april contest. >>> today is the first day courthouses in maryland were officially open for business since the state's same sex marriage law took effect and in montgomery county six couples officially tied the knot at the judicial center. the first was jeff averly and joe rue. they've been together nearly 14 years and are in the process of adopting their 2-month-old niece. >> the first day they said i could get the license i ran over here. i work across the street. they're asking me when do

council is independent michael brown. lost his seat to grosso but brown picked up petitions today to run in a special election for phil mendelson's vacant seat. one more thing about the special election coming up in april. there are already 14 candidates vying for that seat. it's just possible the winner could come out with only a few thousand votes. this is bruce johnson reporting from northwest washington for 9news. >> bruce tells us this time around michael brown will run for phil mendelson's vacant seat as a democrat. anita bonds was appointed to mendelson's seat under the special election. she will be a candidate in the april contest as well. >>> so you're all excited about the chance to see the redskins' first playoff game in five years? >> what that means if you're trying to buy tickets for sunday's game at fed ex field. make sure you do not get scammed because that's going o. that story coming up -- going on. that story is coming up. >>> your taxes are going up for 2013. congress did stop the big tax hike everybod

he beat out michael brown in november. vincent orange, jack evans, muriel browser and marion barry will be part of the ceremony. after the 10:00 swearing in, the members will be assigned to committees. >>> we're just getting started this hour. it's 6:06 right now. the quest for a picture cost one photographer his life. the celebrity he was trying to get a glimpse off. >> we're scanning the sky for flurries. you'll see some this morning and you'll need that heavy winter coat. weather and traffic on the 1s next. >>> next, psy it ain't so. why one of the most popular songs of the year may be retired. ♪ >>> say it ain't so psy. >> the korean pop star says he is probably not performing his hit live in the u.s. ever again. the 35-year-old says his final performance was on new year's eve in times square. the single rocketed -- skyrocketed to the top of the charts in more than 30 countries since the debut in july. psy is not done with music. it's time to come up with a new single. >> but talk about pressure to come up with a follo

he beat out michael brown.include vincent orange, jack evans, yvette alexander and marion barry will begin new four-year terms. it will begin after the 10:00 swearing in with an organizational meeting. they will assign council members to committees. >>> also this morning, same sex couples can begin to hold public courthouse wedding ceremonies in montgomery county. gay marriage became legal at midnight. but they had to be private ceremonies because the courthouse was closed for the new year's

independent david grosso beat out michael brown in the november election. brown, a former independent, now plans to run as a democrat to fill the seat vacated by phil mendelson who is now council care. our own bruce johnson served as a master of ceremony. >>> we know you want some tickets to sunday's playoff game, but buyer beware. we'll show you why some scam artists could be the big winners this weekend. >> one of the our colder nights ahead, many areas below freezing. we'll come back, see how low it's going to go, already 28 in gaithersburg. >>> i'm anita brikman with this health alarm the fda has approved a -- alert. the fda has approved a new flu vaccine for adults that's manufactured using animal cells. that processes faster taking weeks instead of months. health experts say this type of vaccine could be a rapidly produced weapon if a new strain emerged and we face a flu pandemic. >> this health alert is sponsored by cancer treatment centers of america, care that never quits. to learn more visit cancercenter.com. >>> if you haven't done it yet, be sur

michael brown said did you see the size of that mouse? chael butler where's the snow and jennifer, waiting for the ravens to come home with super bowl rings. i sure hope they do. well please keep the captions coming and i need some photos to use tomorrow and next week. so e-mail your pictures to pix@wmar.com. and thanks again to stacy for sending in such a great picture. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> all right take a look at this. eight alarm fire at a frozen food plant in burlington, wisconsin. it started last night when flames shot high into the air and about 80 homes in the area were evacuated and there was some serious concern about ammonia leaks. officials say there was no explosion and the workers got out of the building safely. everyone is said to be doing okay. >>> 6:25 right now. you certainly heard of sinkholes swallowing up cars and sometimes homes and buildings but it's care it's caught on camera. >> this one is a big one. a three story building all coming crashes down while the cameras were rolling when "good morning mar

first michael brown with premier quality goals. clint headed assigned a glimmer of hope. some of the fans have apprehension on their faces. they show no signs of panic. it went unrewarded. which shows to menaces -- minutes. matt smith with a close range goal. it was smith again. he made it 3-1. 10 minutes from time, they finished 3-2. the defending cup championship chelsea narrowly avoided being eliminated by frankfurt. it was not until the second half. the premier li was stunned when forrester sought the penalty box. two-two, the final score. >> here is the fifth round draw. another home tie against liverpool. this time it will be overturned. -- everton. those teams are coming up on the 16th and 17th of february. they have dropped. on saturday. they took full advantage. two-one, the final score. host south africa through to the quarterfinals of the africa, of nations. now they get the. they needed to advance. also finishing second, they beat and: 2-1. -- beat angola, 2-1. they will stay in durban for the quarter finals. >> we will have to trust each other. we have to bel

michael brown was previously an independent but now is switching parties to run for another spot. brown needs 3,000 signatures from registered voters to get his name on the ballot. he has 13 potential challengers. >>> speed cameras appear to be working in maryland. a recent study shows traffic is slower on seven state roads. aaa mid-atlantic backs the study saying it's seen drops in speeding up to 80% in montgomery and prince george's counties and it doesn't seem to matter the day nor the time. >>> still to come, the manic rush for skins merchandise. >> plus a surprising new study about your waistline, why new research suggests a few extra pounds might be good for you. >>> jumping for joy for not falling off the cliff, wall street celebrating washington's deal to avoid the fiscal cliff even though the deal did not fix the debt mess we're in, still the dow soaring more than 300 points on the first trading day of 2013. builders are taking a break, spending on new construction down in december, the first decline in eight months. they say caring means sharing and for zipcar sharing me

the independent, david grosso was the only new face to be sworn in beat out michael brown. re-elected council members, are also beginning new four-year terms. the council is getting work done today as members will be assigned to committees today during an organizational meeting. >>> no organization hotter than the redskins. ruj back alfred morris continues to receive high praise for his performance for the cowboys. named offensive player of the week he rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns sunday night. today the skins prepare for their first playoff game in five years. they've won seven in a row buffetsing a team just as hot. the seahawks have won five straight and at 11-5 they finish better than the skins but because they're the wildcard team the game is being played at fedex field on sunday afternoon. the playoff run could cost the skins' offensive coordinator a head shot at a nfl coaching position. kyle shannihan is considered a potential candidate and the league has seven vacancies. his father does not want his assistance. interviewing for other jobs while the skin

he beat out michael brown in november. re-elected council members, orange, evans, bowser, alexander and miriam barry will begin new terms. there's an organizational meeting assigning council members to committees later today. >>> the governor will file a federal lawsuit challenging the stiff sanctions against penn state. they were handed down in the wake of jerry sandusky's child sex abuse scandal. the penalty includes a $60 million fine against penn state. it would be used to finance child abuse prevention efforts on a national level. state lawmakers object to that money being spent outside pennsylvania. >>> it is coming up on six minutes after 5:00. trying to get life back to normal. we'll tell you what the children of sandy hook elementary can expect when they return to the classroom. >>> also ahead, the brazen crime that left a apple store cleaned out of merchandise. >>> despite what your mom told you, there's no direct link to winter. we'll show you why, though, the flu bug always strikes at this time of year. >>> bun

. >> and here was reaction, democratic strategist michael brown and from town hall.com katie, happy newr. >> happy new year, sean. >> sean: it's ironic to get lectures on gun use from armed guards from the action movies firing weapons all over the place. i think that ad is pretty effective. it actually makes me laugh. >> i could have sworn i heard you chuckling in the background. >> sean: i was, that was me. but you know what i didn't see in that video, sean. >> sean: yeah. >> i didn't see charlton heston standing up playing moses and talking about being the spokesperson for the n.r.a. so, i think the hypocrisy perhaps goes both ways. >> sean: what's hypocrisy, he doesn't want to take away gun rights. >> i think more importantly, i think, sean, i think the issue is of all the folks that watch these movies, very small percent whether it's to point something, it's too many, but the bottom line, most people go to the movies for entertainment. they don't go out and act the way that movie stars act. >> sean: if we're going to blame the guns, katie and hollywood is going to have all of these

. >> sean: and here with reaction, tea party.net and democratic strategist, michael brown, welcome toh of you. nigel, start with you. they still sort of look down on minorities, broad sweeping generally ration, a dark vein of intolerance. i heard these, i'm very disappointed because he's been an american hero. he's sacrificed a lot for his country. i almost-- he votes for obama twice. i don't know how anybody that identifies himself as a conservative can say that they're still a republican and vote for obama? >> most liberal president we've had, you know, modern history. what's your reaction to this? >> well, i'm also greatly saddened. i've been a supporter, my father, roy ennis and i, our organization have been great boosters and supporters of general powell in the past, and he is an american hero, and we've been proud of him in the past and we're not proud of him in this occasion, and i think that clearly general powell is out of the mainstream with the republican party and unfortunately, i mean, look, you can have a different point of view and a different point of view and still be

michael [inaudible] lynn brown, jerad bloomfield and others. we make trips to sacramento and we do what we could in the bay view. we put solar on all 58 homes and so on and so forth. in the beginning of this discussion i heard something about climate change and then i was paying attention to this conversation and there's a lot of fluff. so much fluff it gives you a headache. now, if you look at a map and some of you have done the outreach, whatever way you did the outreach, if you want to pay attention to the carbon footprint you have to do anything for the people that are impacted in district 10 and 11 and if you haven't done that to the best of your ability you have failed, so don't tell us in the areas that are green, which is where mostly the rich people live, where they send all their garbage, where they send all their sewage to which is in district 10 and you do service -- when it comes to outreach. that has to be ratified immediately. now, we need empirical data from this so-called consultants because sfpuc has this habit to have consult

the super bowl-browned 49ers say, quote, michael and the team can now put this behind us and move forward. certainly a beautiful day around the bay area, but a cool down is on the way. spencer christian is in for sandhya patel with our first look at doppler 7hd. >> all right, carolyn. we are precipitation free, and we actually don't have much cloud cover here tonight. the current readings are on the mild side and in the mid50s. here is what we can look forward to. there is a slight chance of an isolated shower or two mainly in the north bay. but for the most part, dry overnight and low temperatures in the midto upper 40s. it is not going to be a cold overnight, but a chilly weekend. the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. carolyn? >> spencer, thank you. >>> new at 11:00, berkeley police are warning against a hoax that plays on people's good nature and costs them their cell phones. officers tell us there have been a rash of recent thefts. someone comes up to you and asks to use your cell phone because a family member is sick. when you hand it over they take off on foot or in a car. >>> ne

the super bowl-browned 49ers say, quote, michael and the team can now put this behind us and move forward. certainly a beautiful day around the bay area, but a cool down is on the way. spencer christian is in for sandhya patel with our first look at doppler 7hd. >> all right, carolyn. we are precipitation free, and we actually don't have much cloud cover here tonight. the current readings are on the mild side and in the the. here is what we can look forward to. there is a slight chance of an isolated shower or two mainly the most part, dry overnight and low temperatures in the midto upper 40s. it is not going to be a cold overnight, but a chilly weekend. the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. carolyn? >> spencer, thank you. >>> new at 11:00, berkeley police are warning against a hoax that plays on people's good nature and costs them their cell phones. officers tell us there have been a rash of recent thefts. someone comes up to you and asks to use your cell phone because a family member is sick. when you hand it over they take off on foot or in a car. >>> new at 11:00, japan airways can

the super bowl-browned 49ers say, quote, michael and the team can now put this behind us and move forwardertainly a beautiful day around the bay area, but a cool down is on the way. spencer christian is in for sandhya patel with our first look at doppler 7hd. >> all right, carolyn. we are precipitation free, and we actually don't have much cloud cover here tonight. the current readings are on the mild side and in the mid50s. here is what we can look forward to. there is a slight chance of an isolated shower or two mainly in the north bay. but for the most part, dry overnight and low temperatures in the midto upper 40s. it is not going to be a cold overnight, but a chilly weekend. the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. carolyn? >> spencer, thank you. >>> new at 11:00, berkeley police are warning against a hoax that plays on people's good nature and costs them their cell phones. officers tell us there have been a rash of recent thefts. someone comes up to you and asks to use your cell phone because a family member is sick. when you hand it over they take off on foot or in a car. >>> new a

vice president biden, secretary of state hillary clinton, senator michael bennett, governor jerry brown, incoming senators elizabeth warren and angus king who is an inpent, but will caucus with the democrats on the republican side. we have governor nicki hailey, congressman paul ryan, marco rubio, former governor jeb bush and soon to be former senator jim demint joining me now. our end of the year gaggle. msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com chris, msnbc contribute and political etd tore for the greater.com harry bacon, steph cutter was on president obama's lee election campaign, and henry madden was an aid viesor for mitt romney's campaign. happy new year. we asked all of you to pick. i threw out my dozen, and all of you -- i asked you to pick two that you were going to -- again, we're not going to do the 2016 conversation now, but we'll do it in a few minutes. chris -- >> moving on. >> of my dozen, who were the two that you are thinking, 2013? >> i'm a little nerdy and focused on, you know, down ballot races. i did pick michael bennett, the colorado senator, beca

he called the cops and well brown is now arrested. >>> senator michael has lost his license for the next 12 months. today he plead guilty to drunken driving charges. the idaho republican was busted last week in alexandria and in addition to having his license suspended for a year, he was fined $250 and received a suspended 180-day jail term. he is a man of the church of jesus christ, which prohibits the abuse. it's one of the most talked about and the tweeted stories tonight. many say that the victims have been dragged through the mud and the two high school football stars and the alleged rapist put on the pell sal. but what really happened tonight? they have the very latest. deborah? >> reporter: anita the bottom line, we don't know if the girl was raped or not. if she was, then we don't know for sure if they did it or not. that's up for the court to decide, but the people all over the country and right here in our own backyard are asking tonight, what if this is your daughter? and you can hear them talking about it and about this young girl being raped as you'll hear in a few seconds.

francisco public library, who killed pope john paul ii, the king of pop, michael jackson, president barack h. obama, mayor willie h. brownott at ucs sf, academic dean keith c. wingate, assistant academic dean seana marshall, legal counsel -- leop adviser jan jamison and mammoth -- a circumcised foreign student from instandbull turkey at golden gate university. between november 2008 and december 2012, was it these hands? was it alcohol? was it drinking alcohol? was it brewing alcohol? or was it tobacco? i would like to use the rest of my time to pay tribute to the fallen. >> supervisor elsbernd: thank you very much. next speaker please. >> hey, ron austin, executive haven't -- workers union, it's been a long day. we're here to say a few words for the record to the board we received correspondence from sf mta for a service reduction on the day before christmas and the week after, and subsequently that week in between new year's and christmas. and we didn't know if the board or the city knew. and this is something that was attempted a couple of weeks back with the thanksgiving week, in which we disapproved because the level

today's closing bell exchange sandy lincoln from bmo and michael yosikamo from destination wealth management, josh brown, cnbc contributor from fusion analytics, and our very own rick santelli. sandy, you first. are you a believer in the january effect, that being as goes january, so goes the rest of the year? >> well, you know, the term january effect was coined in the early 1980s. obviously, it's been supercharged and needs to be tested for doping this year with the numbers that we got, but it's an important thing. it's not just a u.s. number. japan was up 7%. you had china up 6%. you had europe up 3.5%, and when you look for causality as opposed to outcome, you can sort of see why. china's got better manufacturing, better exports and better gdp coming out of a recession in europe in the second half of this year. good autos and good retail stuff going on in the housing side and the u.s., and you've also go the retail investors putting 15 billion into equity mutual funds. we haven't seen that in 11 years, so, yeah, we think there's some pretty positive signs. >> in other words, do you believe in the ja

. >> she talked about bobby brown and how he didn't help with whitney's drug situation. now we're hearing from her brother michaelho started her on the path to taking drugs, which is remarkable because everyone blamed bobby brown. listen to the interview that he gave to oprah winfrey. >> did you introduce her to drugs? >> i would say yes. >> people thought bobby brown was the one that introduced the drugs. but she was already doing drugs by the time she met bobby brown? >> yeah, yeah. bobby was -- yeah, he was after. i felt responsible, i always have. i feel like i should have taken better care of her. >> that's got to be hard for mom to listen to that. >> and look at sissy, look at mom listening to the fact that one child was responsible for introducing the other child to drugs. i mean, i think that's remarkable. and oprah, she still gets these incredible interviews. people talk to the oracle. so really i think just shed light on the entire whitney houston thing. another layer of pain for that family. >> considering she was such a superstar, the fact that another family member would help in the poisoning of hers

josh brown, cnbc contributor from fusion analytics and michael farr, cnbc contributor from farr, miller and our own rick santelli. hey, guys, how you doing. michael fax let's kick this off to you. what do you attribute this very strong rally today. >> i don't think anything in terms of the earnings season, maria, has spooekd spooked the markets at all so we continue in this. perhaps goldilockgoldilocks, a t of lala land, recognized some of the issues, regulatory issues and housing was really good today. the economy is feeling better and investors aren't feeling bad. earnings numbers pretty solid so people are voting with their dollars right now. things are positive. >> for how much longer, mike? you have to admit, a pretty good run for a while now. are we due for a pullback of some kind? >> due for a rest or a pullback, would i say, but i don't think it's anything that looks like it has to be too dangerous. in addition to all the things michael is talking about, the market's refusal to go down when everybody else is saying it's overbought, probably contributed to the fact that we have t

time scoring with gamers these days and governor brown's new plan to help improve california schools has critics saying hold on just a moment. from michaelney demand being made by homeowner was solar panels. what they're planning to do if they don't get what they want. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> stanford cardinals due to land tonight. >> here is a live look now. buses waiting to take coaches and players back to the campus. >> yes. cardinal comes back after beating wisconsin yesterday. the win marks7kcdr stanford's ft rose bowl win in 40 years. >> congratulations that is cool. >> it s thanks for joining us. world news is next. >>> this is "world news." tonight, back from the brink. the stock market soars as washington's tax deal becomes real. and a tough guy sounds off for everyone sick of gridlock in congress. >> 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >>> break news. hillary clinton discharged from the hospital. and we have the latest on her health tonight. >>> flare-up. espn's hannah storm burned by an exploding outdoor grill. see the danger to you, of cooler weather and a propane fire ball. >>> and mor

michael marshall designed the park. his firm's most recent work is the newly renovated howard theater where chuck brown often performed.arshall says this project couldn't hit closer to home for him. >> this is a very, very excite project for my firm and for me personally. i grew up in the area on douglas street, went to langdon elementary school and played in langdon park as a kid. >> reporter: in a city with so many memorials, for those who are from far away, mayor gray says this one is for a man cherished here at home. >> it is hard to stand here today and think that the day might come when people would say whom is chuck brown? that day would come unless we take steps.

michael who is here. look at this guy who just showed up in the left-hand part of the stage, our former mayor willie brown is here. [ applause ] all right. now, would you... thank you. so now, i want to introduce the city's park champion and chief and of course he shares our vision for making our parks, better cleaner, safer and more fun. he also loves to be in our parks and loves sports and he loves to play and pretty darn good at a game of ping-pong among other activities let's give a big san francisco welcome to our mayor, mayor ed lee. >> thank you, phil. how about another round of applause for phil. >> i am so happy to join you with the supervisors and sean thank you again for all of those wonderful years that you have served the city thank you very much for being here. to all of the other supervisors, scott weiner and mark ferrel, thank you for your leadership on infrastructure and open space and parks and on supporting families in this city and to the hardest, most effective commission rec and park commission, thank you very much. all of your leadership there. but there is many other people to than

back with me now is josh brown, cnbc contributor from fusion analytics and also with me is ben pace, michael sansaterra and our own rick santelli. gentlemen, good to see you. thank you so much for joining us. ben pace, going to kick it off with you. handicap the numbers for us tomorrow. how important are the jobs numbers tomorrow, and do you want to get in front of those numbers? >> well, it's you a maizing that it's a number subject to such revision is looked at so closely but it is. we've got a little bit of a preview from adp, but the problem with adp is that it excited the estimate but then the previous month was revised so we might some of that, but if that number is strong, i think, you know, in this kind of momentum-driven market, it could drive -- drive equities up a little further. >> josh brown, the energy sector is one of only two overweights in the model portfolio that you run, that and health care. how come? >> well, i think it comes down to expectations, and -- and i think energy is the opposite of tech. with tech the expectations were very high, and there was some pretty big d

michael o marshall designed the park. his firm's most recent work is the newly renovated howard theater where chuck brown often performed.marshall said this project couldn't hit clover to home for him. >> this is a -- closer to home for him. >> this is a very, very special project for my firm and me personally. i grew up on douglas street, went to langdon elementary school and played in langdon park as a killed. >> reporter: in a city with so many memorials for far away, mayor gray says this one is for a man cherished here at home. >> it's hard to stand here today and think the day might come and people say who is

brown opened fire, forcing the officer to do the same. the officer was taken to the hospital to be treated for a shoulder injury. >> michael bush gave the oathf office. representing the 24th district of prince george's county. she lost her seat back in october after pleading guilty to misconduct for putting an employee and her law firm $300 in state money. he told a crowd that he hopes to seize the moment at the state house. he will be assigned to the house judiciary committee. celebrating catholic school week, it has been a tradition since 1974. >> we will take a look at how a school is honoring its students, faculty, and parents. >> we're live at the circuit court downtown but lengthy testimony from a key witness in the phylicia barnes murder case. the phylicia barnes murder case. >> john lÉopold is accused of misconduct in office. >> hit defense asked the judge to throw the charges out once again. >> the defense rested to date and the judge decided not to toss out the full remaining charges. one thing that did not happen today, and john lÉopold did not take the witness stand to explain his actions. anne arundel county executive john lÉopo

michael vick will be back. you can be rest assured that he will -- norv turner, the former head cough for the chargers and redskins, the new offensive coordinator for the cleveland brownsat will do it from heave at verizon center, where the capitals are having an open scrimmage. come on down, get a look at them be >>> coming up next, one giant golden nugget. the discovery is next. >>> okay. doug, one more check? >> yeah, one more check. this storm is just south of us. just south of fredericksburg they're getting hammer. take a look at us -- nothing. just south of fredericksburg, even spotsylvania county, you're seeing rain and snow move in. look at the lightning. they are see thundersnow down there. it did not make its way all the way up here. the radar picture is showing it change over. we will see it change over here. the high of only 38 tomorrow. this weekend nice a high of 47 bettered real cold moves in next week. >>> we still have plenty of winter yet. >> yeah. >> i just want some snow. >> same here. >> just head south. >>> an amateur prospector dug up a gold nugget worth more than $300,000. it happened near the city of bolerat in victoria australia this week. the

. >> brown: to help victims across the region, there have been ongoing relief efforts like this concert in madison square garden on december 12. and mayor michaelloomberg has pledged to rebuild new york's devastated coastal areas. >> let me be clear. we are not going to abandon the waterfront. we're not going to leave the rockaways or coney island or staten island south shore. but we can't just rebuild what was the and hope for the best. we have to build smarter and stronger and more sustainably. >> to do so, the governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut have asked for $82 billion in federal disaster relief aid. >> we get a further update from two reporters covering the post- sandy situation. a reporter from the "new york times" and mike schneider, managing editor and anchor of new jersey today on public television. sarah, start with the areas you've been looking at. what major problems persist weeks after the storm? >> well, it depends where you look. in new jersey, some towns are still on lockdown. so they're really at a standstill. people have been able to maybe cart out dry wall, clean up the mold, but they can't progress. they can'