mike williams was talking with his wife on the phone in an electronic technician shot when something came on the p a speaker. in the background she heard a natural gas level announced on the gas monitor, she asked if he needed to get off the phone to take care of that. he said it is just an indication to make everyone aware what the gas level were. i don't even hear them anymore. the number read 200 parts per million. of the cut off for all shipping the number read 200 parts per million. of the cut off for all shipping oil. that is when he started paying attention. then you heard a hissing noise. his first thought was they were running into the office next to the door. the operators were always slamming against the back hard enough to shake his office. that could account for something butg not the hissing. he said i need to check this out and see what is going o o he hung up and immediately heard something in the ventilation system. the event crossover to the engine control room. it was continuous and he knew it must be the local alarms but he hadg no idea what kind of alarm is. they

but among those being considered for candidates include mike williams, bray and villanova's jay bret. >> and williams will stay as an social director, and will help with the fundraising. >>> dozens of suspicious letters sent to schools in washington, d.c. mary is in the newsroom with the latest on the concerns. >> none of those letters have turned up here yet. but the maryland emergency management agency is telling school officials to keep their eyes open. at least 32 letters containing a white powder turned up at washington, d.c. area schools yesterday and today. although the powder is not hazardous, investigators say it is intended to spark a panic. the fbi says the letters appeared to have been mailed from dallas, texas. they are similar to letters under investigation in that city. denise? >> thank you, mary. four letters were found at a washington postal facility this morning. >>> a personal word of congratulations for a job well done. president obama thanks some of the u.s. force involved in the raid that ended osama bin laden's life. danielle nottingham reports from the white ho

mike williams was talking with his wife on the phone in his technician shop when something came on the speakers. he was not listening, but his wife was. she heard a natural gas level being announced and asked if he needed to get off the phone to take care of it. no, it's just an indication to make sure everyone is aware. i don't even hear them anymore. the levels were read off as a number. when the number was 200 parts per million, that's when mike started paying attention. he heard a hissing noise and a thump and thought they were running the riser skate right into the office next to his door. want operators were always slamming against the backstop hard enough to shake his office. that could account for the thump, but what about the hissing? he said, hey, i need to check this out and see what's going on. he hung up and immediately heard something beeping through the system. the vents crossed over. beep, beep, beep, beep, beep was continuous and knew it was the alarms, but had no idea what alarms. they kept coming one on another. there was nothing routine about this. his heart pumped

it was starting to rain, so his mother drove the street to look for mike. william burg's office is at the same intersection and says this intersection is dangerous. >> the direction and the location and the speeds are still under investigation. >> reporter: classmates were consoled by grief counselors today. >> and just talk about how you knew him and what he thought you and what this teaches you. >> reporter: at their alameda home, brandon's family is trying to understand why such a loving boy, son and brother was taken from them so soon. in alameda, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> congresswoman giffords is set to take another step in her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. doctors plan to place a piece of her skull with -- replace a piece of her skull with a plastic implant. the section of skull had been removed to remove swelling and giffords has been wearing a helmet for protection. the plastic inplant will be placed under her skull and her hair will conceal it. >>> nasa says endeavour is currently racing around the earth catching up to the international space

it was starting to rain, so his mother drove the street to look for mike. william same intersection and says this intersection is dangerous. >> the direction and the location and the speeds are still under investigation. >> reporter: classmates were consoled by grief counselors today. >> and just talk about how you knew him and what he thought you and what this teaches you. >> reporter: at their alameda home, brandon's family is trying to understand why such a loving boy, son and brother was taken from them so soon. in alameda, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> congresswoman giffords is set to take another step in her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. doctors plan to place a piece of her skull with -- replace a piece of her skull with a plastic implant. the section of skull had been removed to remove swelling and giffords has been wearing a helmet for protection. the plastic inplant will be placed under her skull and her hair will conceal it. >>> nasa says endeavour is currently racing around the earth catching up to the international space station. it is schedule

in fact, reaction coming in from across the college basketball world from gary williams coaching peering's like mike krzyzewski at duke to former maryland players like wallet williams and fans many who have been calling in to the radio station today. many of them just saying, thanks, thanks to gary williams for 22 years of service to make maryland basketball meaningful again. >> for all the tarp pins as well -- terrapins as well. >> reporter: a national championship. first ever for the maryland men. it will go down as gary williams' crowning achievement. the accomplishment made the more feelingful since made a winner of his almamat. er -- alma mater after inheriting a team ravaged by scandal them struggled to capitalize on the gory missing out on the post season. william cas criticized by some for shortcomings in recruiting regarding his retirement, williams said in a statement, it's the right time. my entire crier has been an unbelievable blessing. i am proud of the program that we have built here. together, we did something special." >> i am upset aboutive a been a fan as soon as i was born and i

williams' successor, saying this day is dedicated to gary. among those being rumored as candidates include notre dame coach mike bray and villanova coach. >> williams will remain as an associate athletic director and help in the game's fundraising. >>> dozens of letters containing a white, powdery substance, sent to d.c. area schools. today, they have even put maryland on high alert. denise is in the newsroom to explain. >> these letters were found at six schools today. and that brings the total to 35 schools. the white powder is not hazardous. and there have been no injuries or illnesses reported. according to the fbi, the letters were mailed from the dallas area. the envelopes had notes that said, all al qaeda fbi. mary? >> thank you, denise. >>> maryland officials have now issued an alert, urging anyone who receives a suspicious letter to leave it alone and call 911. >>> a special thank you. the men who took bin laden down will meet with president obama today. but as danielle nottingham reports for wjz, while the president visits the heroes, al qaeda issues a warning to the united states. >> president obama came to welcome home members of the 10

. >>> in a conference that already had dean smith and mike shashesky when he got there gary williamstoo. 22 years of building a program. loyalty and dash of madness. he took maryland basketball from ruins to greatness. today they all gathered to honor their leader as the coach stepped away after two decades chanting his name as they did every night at comcast center. he addressed the crowd and had to stop several times to hold back the tears. >> i would just like to thank first of all -- [ applause ] >> better hold that, that might not be the last time that happens. i have seen coaches where they just stayed too long. and so if you leave a little early it is better than leaving late. it really is. >> williams first came to maryland as a student in 1964. he was the point guard and captain on bud milligan's team that won the sugar bowl tournament in 1967. dozens of the friends he made along the way came out to honor gary including past players. >> i like him leaving on his own terms. nothing more he could do for maryland. he is a great guy. still going to be around. i'm just really hap

williams. some names are surfacing. bethesda native, mike bray, the head coach at notre dame. >>> i'm bruce leshan in northwest dc. more of those letters filled with white powder frightening but apparently harmless found at six different schools across dc today. law enforcement sources tell me this may be the same guy that is mentioned in a reward poster that went out in 2008. the similar kind of letters went out to the governors of north carolina and conneticut. $100,000 reward, weapons of mass destruction simulated, and there may be hundreds and hundreds of these letters that have gone out to schools, to hospitals, to federal agency heads. >> they want to insight fear and targeting schools is a very good way of doing that. >> perhaps thinking in some strangway that he is warning authorities to step up their guard. >> he can think he is doing society a favor in his abused mind. >> it could be. >> maryland officials are not taking any chances in the wake of those suspicious envelopes in dc schools. the director is warning residents be on the

williams. several reports mention arizona coach shawn miller as the terps' top choice. mill certificate a 42-year-old pittsburgh native and is considered a topnotch recruiter. notre dame's mikebray is also named as a candidate. whomever takes over, williams says he is confident maryland will get the right guy. >> whatever, you know, the new coach does with his program, he's going to make this place better. it will continue to get better. and i have total amount of confidence that that's what's going to happen. >> we have walked away and the university of maryland could be looking for williams replacement, shawn miller, we will keep you posted. sports director mark viviano will have more on the search as it progresses. >>> all right. and let's see, we're also talking about the orioles in town for their seven game home stand. they lost the first game of their stand, six to two against the tampa bay rays. and of course you can break out the big hats, the kentucky derby is just hours away. but one horse will be noticeably absent uncle mo has been scratched from the race due to a gastrointestinal virus, who knew horses got that. that reduces the field to 19 entries. dialed in is

. >> reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 action news. >>> and mike, we have been looking at reaction throughout the day about the decision not to release the photos. >> reporter: that is right, it is a graphic death photo of this man, if it were to be released the president says it could cause violence in the world. and the majority of people we spoke to today actually agree with it. but not quite everybody. >> regardless of whether or not it is terrible or not, people want to see. so if the people ask for it, so be it. it is kind of like the birth certificate. if they want it, why not give it to them? >> reporter: the san francisco, a diverse city, today a city filled with a number of opinions. >> the fact is, he is dead, they have a picture. so there is no incentive to -- kind of throw it out there. have the whole world look at this dead face. >> he has been a great president so far. >> reporter: some family members who died in the -- of the people who died in the terror attacks, say that the photos should be released. some lawmakers today say releasing the images could be

winningest coach in atlantic coast conference history, behind two legends, dean smith, and mike krzyzewski. gary williams inherited a struggling program and turned it into a perennial national contender. under his guidance, the terrapins reached the ncaa tournament 14 times. 11 times consecutively. won three a.c.c. regular season titles and championship. made seven sweet 16's. two elite eights, two final fours, and in a memory that all terrapins still treasure, and i had the opportunity of alending in atlanta, won the national championship in 2002. coach williams was honored as national coach of the year in 2002 and acc coach of the year in 2002 and 2010. but numbers alone do not capture his impact on the lives of his players. or the life of the maryland community where he stood out as a leader and as a philanthropist. maryland's athletic director correctly summed it up best when he said gary williams is a ledgend. that is true. terrapins will also miss our football coach, ralph fridgen, who coached his last game with the program on december 29. fittingly it was a decisive win, a 51-20 victory in the mil

williams. only coaches with more wins in the history of the acc are dean smith and mike sheshefsky. he was a wide eyed fresh point guard. coming from the student section. more than once during his press conference he welled up with tears and had to stop but he gathered this to say this about his 22 years about being the head terp. >> went through the whole spectrum of what can happen when i came here. it wasn't very good. we had to work really hard to get it good. we went from there to being able to win a national championship. >> a good friend and always had your back. no matter what kind of criticism you get from the media or from anybody he is always there for you. >> it was just so motivating to see a coach genuinely believe that we were going to beat whoever stepped on the court. >> and names are already being floated as possible successors. arizona's sean miller will meet with maryland officials as early as this weekend. notre dame coach mike bray is also on the list. bray was born in bethesda and played his college ball at gw. >>> colonials named a new head coach in the next

experience. >> thank you, it's been a great pleasure. >> mike: what is it like landing a helicopter on enemy ground? i'm going to ask opportunity general william one of the the decorated and special soldiers in the military. that's coming up next. and a choice. take tylenol now, and maybe up to 8 in a day. or...choose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. enjoy the flight. it's got a calculator. thanks, dad. this is the neighborhood. you get elm street and you get main street. thank you. and that just the first quarter. so you want a slide in your office ? or monkey bars, either one. more small businesses choose verizon wireless than any other wireless carrier. where's susie ? is she expecting you ? because they know the small business with the best technology rules. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm harris falkner. a developing story from california. the scene of a deadly shooting. it happened in the town of fairfield, some 40 miles northeast of san francisco. police telling fox news there have been people killed, another injured inside of a home and investigator

mike: big race is set for tomorrow. a day of serena withdrew from the french open, venus withdraws. the first time since 2003 there hasn't been a williams sister in a major. >> alan: just ahead, honoring a forgotten bike-racing legend by teaching bay area kids to get healthy on >> alan: coming up in a half hour at 6:00, president obama gets serious about gas prices. what he plans to do to bring them down. join us at 6:00. >>> finally, richmond officials held an event to encourage kids to get on two wheels. the bike fiesta and community fair was held at lincoln elementary school, to spread awareness about bureaucratting and -- biking biking and healthy living. they honored major taylor, a bicyclist in the late 1800's who overcame discrimination to be a

mike green suffered an injury. this is a must win if the caps have any chance or hope at winning the series. >> you are absolutely right. is the must win game of the season. jordan williams has signed with an aging and will allow return to the terrapins. he averaged a double double. s sources say this was not unexpected. in a statement released late this afternoon gary williams says he wishes him well. the play of the day comes from the reds and the astros. out at first -- an incredible play. through his legs and a great play all the around. that is our play of the day. the phillies are off to their best part in 16 years. they're trying to become the first team to win 20 games this year. there is your look at sports. >> a correction -- debbie was not the first woman elected by the democratic national committee. that is what >>> coming up at 11 going green and setting some big bucks. how program is helping area homeowners and how a local church harnessed the sun. could the energy savings be an option for you? >> we're all feeling the game -- feeling the pain at the gas pump. we have more of a pitch to save money by ditching the federal gas tax for a while. >> a democrat f

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. >> and gary williams will stay on at maryland and serve as an assistant to athletic director kevin anderson. meanwhile, one of gary's former assistants is coming back to town. miken is the new head coach at maryland. made a name for himself at catholic university when he was the all-time winningest coach in school historiment he led them to a division 3 national championship in 2001. he'll be introduced at a noon conference at g.w. on monday. >>> extra, extra, read all about it. the nationals have a 3-1 record in extra-inning games this season. tonight in florida, the nats trying to make headlines after losing three straight in philadelphia. in miami, jerry hairston, jr., up with two outs. had a runner on first. drives one to left. and it doesn't get out. but it goes off the wall. pudge rodriguez, he's 39 years old, he can still move. he scores all the way from first base, the nationals take a 1-0 lead. game now tied at 2 and it stays that way thanks to reliever tyler clifford. strikes out the side in the seventh and eighth innings. clifford threw 22 pitches, 19 were strikes. that's impressive. we go to extra innings tied at 2. 19 strikes, wow. top ten, adam lar

house chief of staff bill daley, the cheese champion mike mullen, center mark kirk and center amy klobuchar are some of their guests. evan williamsira sorvina. colin powell, tina brown, barry diller and white house vreau.writer john farro the new yorker invited jon hamm , and joel and ethan coen, film directors. now we are going back to the ballroom, waiting for the pre- dinner program to begin. [crowd murmurs] [crowd murmurs] >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. the program begins momentarily. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome david jackson, president of the white house correspondents association. ♪ ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of the united states of america, barack obama, and first lady, michelle obama. ♪ [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the colors and the singing of our national anthem. ♪ ♪ >> present arms. [playing national anthem] [applause] ♪ ♪ hist ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> also said it, jelly mason -- julie mason, and henry, ed jay carney, press secretary to the , david jackson, usa today, seth myers, michael shearer and steep gully. >> good evening, and welcome

williams is 52. family ties child star, tina youthers, and singer adel and chris brown is 22 today. wo [ banker ] miked a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >>> 5:45, let's not go back, 5:45. we're going forward. howard bernstein is taking us through the day with weather. >> it will be a windy and sunny day. that's probably good stuff. not too warm yet. infight this morning it's cold. we were talking on the break it's cold in the studio, it's cold outside. you really need to, unless you have a str

williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a sad development to report in the search for the missing teen. authorities do not think she is alive even though her body hasn't been found. ktvu's mike mibach tells us what they think happened to her. >> reporter: sadness started to settle here. it's in the downtown area where we find multiple pictures of 15- year-old allison bayliss from this news stand to a number of other store fronts, including this bank. the search stretched from here to san francisco but volunteers are being told to go home after new evidence surfaced. >> he walked on to the golden gate bridge on monday morning. it does not appear she walked off the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: allison bayliss, a sophomore. >> one of the sweetest people i knew. >> you knew she was in the class room, bright, friendly person, always kind. you couldn't say anything bad about her. so many people love her. >> reporter: allison bayliss was last seen on campus but tuesday the search sifted to san francisco after two clues surfaced. her bike was located near the good-bye -- near the golden gate bridge. today the announcement that allison bayliss appears to have jumped from the gold

mike huckabee is in or out. >>> still ahead, anderson's interview with the country superstar hank williams jr. he's doing to help the victims of the record flood and how you can be part of it. >>> also ahead, charlie sheen's advice for the actor replacing him on "two and a half men." so you cut back on the cheeseburgers and stopped using your exercise bike as a coat rack. that's it? you're done? i don't think so. you told me your doctor's worried about plaque clogging your arteries -- what did he call it... coronary artery disease. that cholesterol medicine he also wants you on -- niaspan? i looked it up online. hey, pete, you waiting for an engraved invitation? [ male announcer ] if you have high cholesterol and coronary artery disease, and diet and exercise are not enough, niaspan, along with diet and a bile acid-binding resin, is fda-approved not only to slow down plaque buildup but to actually help clear some of it away. pete, as kids, i always looked up to you. now, i'm just trying to look after you. [ male announcer ] if you cannot afford your medication, call 1-877-niaspan. niaspan is n

mike what are you hearing about a decision on releasing that picture? >> reporter: still under consideration. you saw that interview that the cia director leon panetta had with brian williams on "nightly news" last night in response to the question of the photograph. he says there is no question it will be ultimately be presented to the public. we have to reveal it to the rest of the world. the question is really when and what is to be gained by releasing it, said to be very gruesome, as you know. bin laden was shot in the region of the left eye, blood and brain tissue said to be visible there. you don't want to present that image to the public and unnecessarily inflame the muslim and arab world and what is to be gained really? are people going to believe it if they publish a photograph? there is already a taliban commander saying bin laden has been dead for a year and a half, nothing really happened that night or that day in pakistan. so all of these are being measured. all of these considerations what is to be gained, what is to be lost. >> the president is heading to the former site of the world trade center tomorrow to ground zero. he has invited former president georg

mike is showing tahat dumar received the award from in honor of curry. and 4 - 3 if you are going to hit a guy but j.j. baraya, mavericks trailed 0- 2. 33 and of for gary williamsseat belt. this guy has been up and down the sidelines. and he retires as the head coach from maryland. 658-380 his career record. championship. that is when i played 104 years ago and i hated the guys that we yell. when they yelled to get in front of him and take the charge and i would... i would say that you go first, coach. when the big guy was coming. >>pam: take a ffoul sharks were great last night in detroit. announcer: score! the sharks win and lead the series 3-0. (cheers & applause) >> gary: their fifth overtime and our good friend randy. the store weather performer on channel 5 randy? the star weather performer. >> they are not prepared to put the on at this time. with other things taken priority. >> gary: dennis does not want to share the time. l what is it about overtime? >> i think that they have figured out how to win games increase the ways. and if you watched that game last night? they can watch and win games in---will crazy ways. with crazy luck and a stanley cup victo

gary williams will stay on at maryland and serve as an assistant to athletic director kevin anderson. meanwhile, one of gary's former assistants is coming back to town. bowie maryland native, mikegan, who had been the head coach at vermont the past six seasons is the new head coach at george washington. lonergan was a maryland assistant under gary in 2005, but made a name for himself at catholic university, where he's the all-time winningest coach in school history. he led maryland to a school championship in 2001. he'll be introduced at a noon press conference at george washington on monday. talking baseball, now. extra, extra, read all about it. the nationals have a 3-1 record in extra inning games this season. last night in florida, the nats trying to make some headlines after losing three straight in philadelphia. we're in miami. top of the second is where we pick it up, no score. jerry harriston jr., up with two outs, and harriston jr. with a runner on first drives one to left. off the wall. pudge rodriguez is 39 years old, but he can still move. scores all the way from first base. the nationals take a 1-0 lead. game tied at two and stays that way with thanks to reliever t

william and harry that she wants an ipad and really cool. >> eric: has she texted you yet. she will. i recommended it. 5:17. let's check in with mike a look at the forecast. couple hours of rain. >>> let's talk about rain and even more today. let's take a look outside what is going on. it's 5:18. looking down from mount tamalpais high cloud pattern. next couple of days cool whip laden morning with low clouds and patchy drizzle. once you get above it. pretty nice just about 2600 feet. talk about temperatures as you step outside this morning all of us now in the low to even mid-50s like the 53 in oakland. around the monterey bay and inland 49 or 51. got a full house there. talk about highlights slow sunshine today and much cooler breezes. clouds will see them with minimal drizzle like we're dealing with this morning. wet pattern, very unusual pattern setting up for may. locks in saturday night hangs around until tuesday and bring us waves of showers thunderstorms and even rain. here is the cold front responsible for changing our wind direction along the coast. now it's going to push that cooling even deeper inland. check out how far

mike heister of bluffton. staff sergeant brian keith miller, pendleton. specialist jonathan lamond of richmond. lance corporal andrew whitaker bryant. william justice mcclellan of new castle. private first class jacqueline pauley of muncie. and sergeant jeremy mccrurery of my hometown of columbus. this was a victory for freedom. and as much as it belongs to those who made the decisions, developed the intelligence, who slid down the ropes and stepped into harm's way sunday night, this victory belongs to those who lie in earthen graves, in my district and all over this country, who brought it about. winston churchill said we sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready to visit violence on their who would do us harm. today i pay a debt of gratitude to a commander in chief, present and past, and to all the members of the armed forces who allow us this day to say, justice served. osama bin laden is dead. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly, for five minutes. mr. connolly: thank you, mr. speaker. let me congratulate my colleague from in

. >>> prince william and his princess catherine have finally headed off on their honeymoon more than a week after their wedding. mike good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. there was never an official reason given for the delay in the royal honeymoon but the american raid that killed osama bin laden has been floated as a possible reason. now there is confirmation that the honeymoon has begun and reportedly in a location few had guessed. the royal wedding was seen by billions worldwide and covered by more cameras and international press than any other event in television history. but there was one question no one could answer -- where were william and kate going on their honeymoon? the answer, at least according to the british tabloids is the se seychelles, a destination both william and kate visited before in 2007. the islands have always had a special meaning for the couple. >> it was there that their reck centu reconciliation happened and a lot of promises were made there. >> reporter: they both enjoy soaking up rays and have a passion for water sports. it's the perfect paradise for sailing and scuba d

william dannemeyer california for returning here to heritage to work in his current capacity. he's a native of new york graduate appeal, earning his jd from georgetown. reassuring me in welcoming my colleague, mikefrank. [applause] >> well, i will introduce tasting panel from the podium, but we will all be seated and make it a little less formal. first of all, welcome to heritage and welcome to this event. a preview of president obama strip to ireland, great britain and poland. we are honored today to have three very same diplomats, to ambassadors and the british embassy to give us a preview of what to expect in some of -- discuss some of the challenges in each of the relationships we have with the three very friendly and important nations with whom we've been dealing with for a very long time. let me give a brief introduction of all three of our speakers. and i will preface this by saying that if you took collectively the diplomatic experience from our panel today, it is hard to find a part of the world where they have not served in area of the diplomatic relationships in the interest of the nations that they have not been on the front lines addressing over their careers or they are very, very

williams. >> good morning, natalie and lester and ladies and gentlemen. they have arrived after over 30 hours of driving from austin, texas. your here in new york city. tell us your name. >> mikeu made it safely to new york city. let's get a check ofou>>r memorial day weather here. we're talking about hot a humid conditions for the southeast. temperatures in the 90s. air quality alerts in new jersey as well as air quality advisories. so watching out for some problems there. 92 degrees in d.c. 90 in washington, d.c. we're looking at, yeah, temperatures well above average for the deep south. so just do what you can to stay out of the heat for long periods of time. strong and severe storms through the upper midwest. we could find damaging winds and some large hail. showers for the pacific northwest with clouds and temperatures only in the 60s. it's going to be breezy in the lone star state and dry today. that's a qui >>> good morning to you. going to be a little breezy in the golden state today. we have some clouds out there. they're clearing nicely from the live picture of san francisco. you can make out the golden gate bridge. that's pretty good visibility. a lot of low cloud c

william dannemeyer california for returning here to heritage to work in his current capacity. he's a native of new york graduate appeal, earning his jd from georgetown. reassuring me in welcoming my colleague, mikefrank. [applause] >> well, i will introduce tasting panel from the podium, but we will all be seated and make it a little less formal. first of all, welcome to heritage and welcome to this event. a preview of president obama strip to ireland, great britain and poland. we are honored today to have three very same diplomats, to ambassadors and the british embassy to give us a preview of what to expect in some of -- discuss some of the challenges in each of the relationships we have with the three very friendly and important nations with whom we've been dealing with for a very long time. let me give a brief introduction of all three of our speakers. and i will preface this by saying that if you took collectively the diplomatic experience from our panel today, it is hard to find a part of the world where they have not served in area of the diplomatic relationships in the interest of the nations that they have not been on the front lines addressing over their careers or they are very, very