. >> mike davis has been studying the tragedies caused by wildfire for decades. in his native southern california at least, he says the growing human cost is directly linked to the pace of development. >> just over these hills was the area where a thousand homes were destroyed by the cedar fire. >> and there's more homes going up right here? >> oh yes. there's a home boom beginning to start. >> all of this could easily burn. >> it's a totally unreasonable expectation that firefighters should defend each property. if they fail to, it becomes the source of political inquisition. why didn't you send the tankers after dark? who cares if the pilots are told that it's unsafe to fly? >> tonight he massive mobilization of equipment and manpower we've been witnessing across the west the past few weeks, is on the move to california. >> a few weeks later, the biggest and most high-profile fire of the season has broken out. yosemite national park is under threat, an uncontrollable blaze that's doubling in size every day. >> this is the burn area? >> yes, here. 95 square mile

of course, mike shawman with slern virnon davis at and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. with qualifying bundles. to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. >> join me tonight at 9:00 on cable 13. we'll show you how hollywood is paying tribute to "fast and furious" star paul walker who died in a car accident last night. two movies topped the previous box office record for thanksgiving weekend. the hunger games catching fire once again came in on top. it earned $75 million in just three days. in second place, "frozen" ear

mike shumann talked with vernon davis after the game. tonight at 11:00 we'll have another edition of vernon's view. shu one-on-one with the niners star tight end. >> losses by philly and dallas men an arizona loss in tennessee would assure a playoff spot for the niners. titans rally to force overtime, but jay steely kicks the game-winning field goal, cardinals win. therapy 9-5, plea vent the niners from clinching a playoff spot. >> so much for hostile environments. kansas city considers the coliseum friendly confines. the chiefs ex- -- victorious in eight of their last visits. smith, back pedaling on the first play from scrimmage. sets up jamal charles. oakland defenders everywhere. he slides by them. matt mcgroin, good a little bit, bad a lot. 47 yards the other way. eric berry on the pick. 21-3 chiefs. mcgloin picked four times. raiders get into the end zone in the second quarter. charles was a fantasy football dream. four touchdowns in the first half alone in the, in untouched, 16 yards. 35-10. raiders would rally. mcgloin with pair o

mike shumann talked with vernon davis after the game. tonight at 11:00 we'll have another edition of vernon's view. shu one-on-one with the niners star tight end. >> losses by philly and dallas men an arizona loss in tennessee would assure a playoff spot for the niners. titans rally to force overtime, but jay steely kicks the game-winning field goal, cardinals win. therapy 9-5, plea vent the niners from clinching a playoff spot. >> so much for hostile environments. kansas city considers the coliseum friendly confines. the chiefs ex- -- victorious in eight of their last visits. smith, back pedaling on the first play from scrimmage. sets up jamal charles. oakland defenders everywhere. he slides by them. matt mcgroin, good a little bit, bad a lot. 47 yards the other way. eric berry on the pick. 21-3 chiefs. mcgloin picked four times. raiders get into the end zone in the second quarter. charles was a fantasy football dream. four touchdowns in the first half alone in the, in untouched, 16 yards. 35-10. raiders would rally. mcgloin with pair o

mike shumann's conversation with vernon davis. he caught three passes in today's win.s view, only an abc7 news. with seattle's 27-9 win over st. louis today, the seahawks win the nfc west, clinch homefield throughout. carolina get the two seed. the niners' playoff opponent would be settled by the green bay-chicago winner. fourth quarter, 28-20 bears. aaron rodgers back. look at this. 48 yards. packerses beat the bear as soldier field, 33-28. they'll host the niners next weekend. date, the exact date and time, will be known later tonight. >> arizona needed to beat san francisco and have new orleans lose to get in. neither happened. drew bees. 4 2-17. sinces are dancing. >> niners finished the season with six straight wins, raiders, six straight losses. a denver domination at the coliseum today. manning gets exactly 266. pryor's first start since week ten. snap issues, denver recovers. leads to a touchdown. 14-0, raiders 55 yards of offense in the first half alone. manning, 63 yards on this one play. thomas behind the secondary, 24-0 game. here's the record. five yards,

mike shoeman will talk to vernon davis. >>> with seattle's 29-7 to win over st. louis, the hawks win the afc west. carolina winner, they get the two seed. jay cutler to brandon marshall. the bears led 28-20. aaron rodgers hits randall cobb and the packers stun the bears 33-28. >>> winner take all in dallas. tony romo done for the season. horton to dez bryant. two-point conversion would fail. 24-22. dallas one last crack. horton, he romoed it. eagles get the three seed. >>> the niners, they finished the season with six straight wins. the raiders the opposite. six straight losses. peyton manning, he would get exactly 266 today. terrelle pryor's first start not good since week ten. 14-0. raiders 55 yards of offense in the first half. manning 63 yards on this one play. demaryius thomas. 24-0 just before halftime. here's the record. manning 25 of 28. four touchdowns. 55 on the season. they went 34-14. raiders finished 4-12. >> you know, obviously it isn't in the win column, but there are a lot of areas where we can improve. i'll sit down with mark davis and we'll disc

mike shumann's conversation with vernon davis. he caught three passes in today's win.rnon's view, only an abc7 news. with seattle's 27-9 win over st. louis today, the seahawks win the nfc west, clinch homefield throughout. carolina get the two seed. the niners' playoff opponent would be settled by the green bay-chicago winner. fourth quarter, 28-20 bears. aaron rodgers back. look at this. 48 yards. packerses beat the bear as soldier field, 33-28. they'll host the niners next weekend. date, the exact date and time, will be known later tonight. >> arizona needed to beat san francisco and have new orleans lose to get in. neither happened. drew bees. 4 2-17. sinces are dancing. >> niners finished the season with six straight wins, raiders, six straight losses. a denver domination at the coliseum today. manning gets exactly 266. pryor's first start since week ten. snap issues, denver recovers. leads to a touchdown. 14-0, raiders 55 yards of offense in the first half alone. manning, 63 yards on this one play. thomas behind the secondary, 24-0 game. here's the record. five ya

. >>> mike schuman talked with cher than davis, "vernon's views" one on one with the tight end only on abc 7 news. >> so much for hostile environments. kansas city considers the coliseum friendly confines these days. the chiefs victorious in 9 of their last 11 in oakland. alex smith back in the bay area. this guy is playing like a pro bowler again. 18 passing touchdowns coming in. he'd have 23 by the end of the day. his favorite target, jamal charles. out of the back field. 49 yards. that sort of game, a lot of scoring. matt mcgloin pretty bad at times. eric berry 47 yards on the pick. 21-3 chiefs. mcgloin four interceptions today. raiders find the end zone in the second. rashad jennings, his fifth touchdown of the season. charl charles, fantasy football dream if you had him today. 35-10 for the raiders? stick around, mcgloin with a pair of third quarter touchdown passes. 35-31. smith and the chiefs would answer. alex, a career high five touchdown passes, no picks. charles does a lot of work. his fifth score of the game. 71 yards. the game has had 12 touchdowns. kansas city wins 56-31.

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mike shuman goes one-on-one with tight end vernon davis, whose forecasted for 82 yards and a touchdownstrumental in the team's win today. only on abc 7 news. >>> the vikings able to avoid a second straight tie. walsh, the game-winning 39-yard field goal, and overtime to beat the bears. it's not for a 15-yard face mask penalty. former cal bear highlight. two plays later. it's walsh and 57 yards. now bucs. chicago gets in a position to win it. try a 47 yarder on second and seven. wide right. minnesota has new life, blart walsh project part two. from 34 yards. better than the original. second meeting in three weeks between the chiefs and broncos. alex smith, 12 yards. look at the grab. one hand. kansas city up 21-7. peyton manning, a touchdown passing binge. five in the game. four to eric decker. 35-28, denver. they take over first place in the afc west at 10-2. the latest bcs standings unveiled just minutes ago. chris davis busting things up with the finish of the year yesterday. the missed field goal returns giving the tigers an amaezing 34-28 upset over number one alabama. the clemson

on abc7 news as i sit down with 49er tight end vernon davis for "vernon's view." i'm mike shumann.y. >> up next, how far runners had to go to rags up one of the tallest >> we have the winning numbers from last night's power ball draw. well, we don't have them but we have them for you. >> no one got all six. wednesday night's jackpot climbs to $81 million. >> every weekend lots of people take part in running competitions, but there was an extreme version of the sport in hong kong today. the tower running world championships. today's finale of the vertical world circuit championship was race up 82 flights. -- flights of stairs. 2,120 steps at hong kong's international commerce center. it's the world's tallest building in the world. seven races were held on the circuits this year at iconic buildings from across the globe, including the empire state building in new york and taipei 101 in taipei. >> let's get a final check of the accuweather forecast from lisa. >> great running weather today. in fact, temperatures even warmer than we've seen them in the past several days. look at the 70

on abc7 news as i sit down with 49er tight end vernon davis for "vernon' view." mime mike shumann. have a great day. >> hitting new heights up next. how far runners had to go to ace up one >> every weekend lots of people take part in running competitions but there was an extreme version of the sport in hong kong today. the tower running world championships. today's finale of the vertical world circuit championship was race up 82 flights. stairs. 2,120 steps at hong kong's international customers center. it's the world's tallest building in the world. seven races were held on the circuits this year at iconic buildings from across the globe, including the empire state building in new york and taipei 101 in taipei. coming up next on the abc7 sunday morning news at 6:00, the effort to free a bay area man held captive in north korea. how his family is react being to the video released this weekend to the 85-year-old. and the crash takes the life of "fast & furious" paul walker. his costars react to the news of his death. best foods and holiday leftovers become irresistibly creamy turkey

mike shumann is in arizona. his weekly interview with vernon davis tonight at 11:00. look at morning sports, i'm collin resch. have a great day, everyone! >> still to come. an unusual title for a pontiff. check out the winning numbers from last night's $40 million power ball draw. 8, 35, 44, 51, 56 and the power number 18. no one correctly picked all six. wednesday's jackpot goes up to $50 million. >>> an unusual honor for pope francis. "esquire" magazine named him the best dressed man of 2013. the magazine said the pontiff's decision to dress humbly and break from tradition shows a humility rarely seen from previous popes. other fashion celebrities were also named. bradley cooper and joseph gordan lavet also named. >> let's get a final check of the accuweather forecast. here's francis. >> if you are traveling around the golden state, sunny skies and warm numbers. 66 in sacramento and very mild in los angeles at 78 degrees. 73 in beautiful san diego. no snow unfortunately in tahoe. 48 degrees there. temperatures today will be well above average. look for 60s, even nea

davis. running back frank gore.tackle joe staley and guard mike you-potty .flip it over to the defense and you'llee of their four starting linebackers made the squad.brooks.bowman.and willis.whose made the pro bowl each of his first seven seasons in the league. rounding it out is the man known as "cowboy".defensive lineman justin smith. >> .as for the raiders. as you might expect following a 4-and-11 season so far. just one player.fullback marcel reece. >> former niner dashon goldson just doesn't seem to get it. goldson fined yet again for another helmet-to-helmet hit.this one on rams wideout stedman bailey. .the hit will cost goldson $60,000.which he can tack on to the $100,000 he was fined earlier in the year.he's also been suspended one game. goldson prides himself as one of the hardest hitters in the league.but if he doesn't get with the program he may just play himself right out of the league. >> the cowboys playoff hopes rest in the hands of backup quarterback kyle orton that's because tony romo had back surgery today for a herniated disk which he suffered in the 4th quarter of the cowboys

mike shumann is in arizona. his weekly interview with vernon davis tonight at 11:00. a look at morning sports, i'm collin resch. have a great day, everyone! >> still to come. an unusual title for a pontiff. why some of considering the pope a fashion icon. like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso. elegant capsules meet masterfully crafted machines, and one touch creates the perfect coffee, cappuccino, and latte. ♪ tempt all your senses with one extraordinary coffee. [ penélope cruz ] nespresso. what else? [ male announcer ] available at these fine retailers and nespresso-us.com. check out the winning numbers from last night's $40 million power ball draw. 8, 35, 44, 51, 56 and the power number 18. no one correctly picked all six. wednesday's jackpot goes up to $50 million. >>> an unusual honor for pope francis. "esquire" magazine named him the best dressed man of 2013. the magazine said the pontiff's decision to dress humbly and break from tradition shows a humility rarely seen from previous popes. other fashion celebrities were also named. bradley coo

mike shumann is in arizona. his weekly interview with vernon davis tonight at 11:00. i'm collin resch. a great day, everyone! >> still to come. why some of considering [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [ ding ] ♪ but finally, it happened. perfection. at progresso, we've got a passion for quality, because you've got a passion for taste. >> here are the winning numbers from last night's $40 million power ball draw. 8, 35, 44, 51, 56 and the power number 18. no one correctly picked all six. wednesday's jackpot goes up to $50 million. an unusual honor for pope francis. "esquire" magazine named him the best dressed man of 2013. the magazine said the pontiff's decision to dress humbly and brick from tradition shows a humility rarely seen from previous popes. other fashion celebrities were also named. up next at 6:00, we continue to follow breaking news out of san francisco. a shooti

mike at crabtree had two catches, 68 yards against the rams. check out davis, the big fellow channelling inner moses. that could have ended badly. san francisco plays. frank gore cashes in to give the 49ers a 13-0 lead. playing unbelievable football, especially the offence clicking. all kinds of time. paging davis. will he pull off the high hurdle. don't do that, kids. gets to the end zone. 49ers hammer the rams, improving to 8 and 4 on the season. as for the jets. ugli. it was ugly. off, awful, awful. geno smith was picked off. they could only muster up 39 yards. in the first half against the dolphins. i've seen enough. matt simms, get in there, replace geno. it didn't matter the dolphins had it going on. kibed into high gear. 31 yards to the house. miami up 13-0, and later ryan tannehill does it again, finding mike wallace. "get off me." that's all she wrote. 23-3 improving to six and six in the season. as for the jets, they drop to five and seven. >> talk to me, rex. >> we did nothing well. we did nothing well today. you know, i feel bad and obviously for u

mike shanahan a first down play. he didn't need a measurement as he requested. davis drops the pass, should have caught this one, guys. maybe we wouldn't be talking about this today. the next thing you know, the teams show fourth down. as you know, the game ends with stripping the ball from pierre. the giants win, 24-17. today, the league's officiating director says in this situation, where there is obvious confusion as to the status of the down, play should have been stopped prior to third down and the correct down communicated to both clubs. here is coach shanahan. >> i talked to dean earlier today. he gave me a call and just went over the scenario. obviously they made a mistake and you live with it. >> reporter: so, with four games left on this schedule right now, a lot of things can happen starting from the top with redskins owner, dan snyder. a asked former redskins tight end, chris coolly, if he was owner, coach, player, how would he handle the next four games? here is chris cooley. >> if i'm a player, i show up and work and try to get better every single week.

davis. he nearly destroyed the channel 2 photographer in the padded wall, 52 yard touchdown. 17-0. right before the half. looking at it. mike, getting it on the board. jackson. 17-7, 49ers at the break. 20-7 now. here is the first play of the 4th quarter. going wide open. going right. that is at the 24 yard touchdown. the trap, it is set. tampa is down by just 6. the 49ers ensuing traoeuf was over 10 minutes long. here is the big may. the 3rddown. to get kaepernick the 1stdown. leading to the field goal. 23-14. defense bracing for a wild finish. oops. on the kickoff. they try to reverse. did not work. he picked it up. the touchdown, 49er. they are down 10 and 4. kaepernick throws for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns. he rushed for 39. >> kaepernick really, you know, pe put down the escape. a couple of those consrergs, they were, they were -- i don't know how to describe them. a lot of people can not make those mays that he was making them. make them with his feet, his arm, his head. i mean, who is able to do that. >> manning did not give the 49ers help against the seahawks, throwing 5 interceptions. russell wilson, much more suff

davis hit it right on the head. the 49ers understand the moment. they understand the history. >> mikelark walking behind us and the crowd just heard it. >> this is right where he made the catch. that's why candle stick is so special. my prediction 49ers by ten. >> i think it's going to be a little bit more than that but it'll be a lot of fun. tim will be in the locker room. vern will be on the field for the special surprise and bye- bye baby tonight. great night of football. thanks a lot. >> thank you and we will see you after the game. ,,,,,,,, joe vazquez is outside the stadium wh in. jo >>> we are just a few minutes from kick off for the final regular season game at the stick. joe is outside the stadium. earlier this evening you could barely hear yourself think. inform everybody is scrambling to find their seats. >> kick off is approaching and you can see not just the kick off apreaching but the end of an era. thousands of fans have made their way inside. they are cheering the current team, paying tribute to the past ones and many people are just not sure what to think about the fu

davis. touchdown, 49ers. they near he got channel 2 photographer into the padded wall. a touchdown in 5 straight games. but, right before the half the rookie quarterback for tampa, mike, getting him on the board. jackson, touchdown, 17-7, 49ers at the break. 27 on the first play in the 4th quarter. going to a wide open. right behind him. 49ers, the secondary. caught there. they are down 6 points. maybe it is a trapped game. but the ensuing job was 10 minutes. a big play. 10 yard scramble. by kaepernick on 3rd down to keep the drive going. it led to a field goal, 23-14. on the kick off, look at this there. it did not work. who is there to fick up. touchdown, 49ers, they go 33- 14. they are 10-4 on cap nick, throwing for 203 yards and two touchdowns he rushed for 39 yards. >> kaepernick really put on his cape. a couple conversions, not a lot of people can not make those plays that he was making. making them with his arm, his head, i mean, who, who is able to do that? >> superman's cape, right? >> manning did not give the 49ers any help against the seahawks. he thaou five interceptions. wilson was much more efficient. baldwin, the touchdown. beating new york, 23-0 to ap

mike live at the stick for this week edition of vernon view. shh! was hyper ventilating in the post game comments. >> i think hyper ventilating knoll novarro made the pick. davisalk afterwards was about novarro. >> novarro? oh, man he's definitely getting the game ball. that was terrific. he saved us tonight. >> i'm so proud of novarro. his growth as a player. tirm when he first came in and i look at him now. that boy he's definitely grown. >> there was a certain vibe here tonight before this game that i don't think i have of felt. >> yes, it was. a lot of the fans it was emotional for them. it was extremely emotional. didn't want -- they will miss this place. look at the history that went down in the stadiumth. not only the history but type of play that is were made. with guys back in the day. and current guys. frank gore, patrick willis. it is going to be hard to move forward. >>reporter: all right. you couldn't have a better end to go a 43-year-old story here at candlestick park. get the win. one more game against arizona and i can't take it. i'll take one more run at the stick. live at candlestick, abc 7 new news. >> well there is a lot of speed right ther

mike live at the stick for this week edition of vernon view. shh! was hyper ventilating in the post game comments. >> i think hyper ventilating knoll novarro made the pick. davisough night. no catches but all the talk afterwards was about novarro. >> novarro? oh, man he's definitely getting the game ball. that was terrific. he saved us tonight. >> i'm so proud of novarro. his growth as a player. tirm when he first came in and i look at him now. that boy he's definitely grown. >> there was a certain vibe here tonight before this game that i don't think i have of felt. >> yes, it was. a lot of the fans it was emotional for them. it was extremely emotional. didn't want -- they will miss this place. look at the history that went down in the stadiumth. not only the history but type of play that is were made. with guys back in the day. and current guys. frank gore, patrick willis. it is going to be hard to move forward. >>reporter: all right. you couldn't have a better end to go a 43-year-old story here at candlestick park. get the win. one more game against arizona and i can't take it. i'll take one more run at the stick. live at candlestick, abc 7 new news. >> wel

mike live at the stick for this week edition of vernon view. shh! was hyper ventilating in the post game comments. >> i think hyper ventilating knoll novarro made the pick. davis about novarro. >> novarro? oh, man he's definitely getting the game ball. that was terrific. he saved us tonight. >> i'm so proud of novarro. his growth as a player. tirm when he first came in and i look at him now. that boy he's definitely grown. >> there was a certain vibe here tonight before this game that i don't think i have of felt. >> yes, it was. a lot of the fans it was them.for them. it was extremely emotional. didn't want -- they will miss this place. look at the history that went down in the stadiumth. not only nothistort is were made. with guys back in the day. and current guys. frank gore, patrick willis. it is going to be hard to move forward. >>reporter: all right. you couldn't have a better end to go a 43-year-old story here at candlestick park. get the win. one more game against arizona and i can't take it. i'll take one more run at the stick. live at candlestick, abc 7 new news. >> well there is a lot of speed right there. oh. he runs the out and up. keep going. jus

davis have teamed up this nfl season. every week we have special access to the 49ers star tight end. abc 7's mikernon right after the win. >> first time this year i think you haven't had a cast. how hard is that for a player to work as hard as you do and not see the ball in your hands? >> it's tough, it's tough. but i can't pout about it. i can't get upset. that was my earlier days. i just move forward. i just move forward. because a win is more important than anything when it comes to the team. >> arizona, going into their house, i don't know if you got to see them the other day. but they're playing some good defense. that's not a gimme. we'll just say that. >> hey, i mean, that's what this league is all about, you know. this is the nfl. everyone is good. you can't take no day off. no days off, nothing. but we look forward to the challenge. >> don't look for raiders head coach dennis allen and terrelle pryor's agent to exchange gifts this year. pryor's agent jerome stanley pryor was starting because he wanted to see him struggle and justify his decision to go with matt mcgloin the past five week

mike turner head up the sexual assault caucus. they did tremendous work on it as did joe wilson, chairman of the personnel subcommittee and susan davisally worked hard on this issue and came up with some good changes, army grandfather of a young beautiful granddaughter, i am pleased with the things they were able to work out. for prosecution and prevention. that is the cornerstone of our bill. and an issue that has been with us for a long time, we found common ground on detainee's they will not be able to be brought into this country, and certification requirements for transfers have been replaced, negotiated, and a full debate on this. and we are where we are and ran out of time, and national security to finish up this bill so to bring it to the floor to get it passed and sent to the senate and i would like to turn it over to the ranking member n inhofe to tell us how we are going to proceed from here. >> thank you so much, thanks to adam smith, the ranking member of the house, chairman inhofe, the ranking member of the senate armed services committee for the work they have done to bring us to this point. the hope is that the bill w

mike marshall pulls a rabbit out of his hat. at this point you're thinking overtime, right. >> bama one second left. a field goal for the rein. the rest is history. >> alabama calls. "i can't believe", chris davish a miracle. let's head back to auburn as michael eaves discusses the victory with yahoo sports columnist pat ford. >> dramatic may be an understatement. i'm here with pat, sports columnist for yahoo sports. we were talking about the build up. no one expected it type of finish. what does it say about the competitive nature of the rivalry. >> it's a unique rivalry. ohio mission is a great rivalry. this, the intensity, the passion and the drama is unlike any i have seen. i've never seep a game like that. >> what does this do to the national b.c. s picture. >> it will be mayhem. trying to decide there are going to be a lot of people saying that auburn is going to go ahead. the buck eyes will go crazy saying, "we've beaten everybody, we don't have a loss. we are in the toughest league, we deserve to be there." the pol ticking will be intense. >> i was speaking to a columnist earlier. this is without the dramatic finish, if they lost. >> this has to be the most devastating lose of nick save

davis' nomination has been pending for two years. the senate just move quickly to confirm sarah sewall, and sarah bloom rask into be second in command at treasury and mike connor at interior. sloan gibson we must focus on to be deputy at the veterans' affairs department and rick engler at the chemical safety board. madam president, christmas is one week from wednesday. we have a lot to do. we could complete all of our work by thursday. by friday, by saturday, by sunday, by monday, or tuesday. but finish it we must. i've lined out what we need to do, and it's up to the minority to determine what if anything they're going to stop us from doing. i'm happy to be -- work with them on time but there are certain things as i've indicated, mr. president, we have to get done before christmas. would the chair announce the business of the day. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 p.m. with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. mr. reid: madam president, i would note the absence of a quorum

congressman mike turner, niki tsongas of our committee for leading a bipartisan group of members who worked tirelessly on those reforms. also, joe wilson, chairman of the subcommittee, and susan davis, his ranking member for the efforts they made on this issue. they were long overdue. the ndaa covers many more critical issues, but i will close in the interest of time. before i do i'd like to thank all our members of the armed services committee for their efforts. i'm grateful not only for the hardworking chairs and ranking members of the house but for all members of this body for recognizing the importance of this vital piece of legislation. along with all members of our staff on both sides of the aisle. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time is reserved. the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: i thank you, mr. chairman. i rise to claim the time -- other 20 minutes -- in opposition though i am not opposed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i yield myself four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i want to echo the chairman's words how important it is we pass this piece of