you pointed out that montezuma had a dream of a god riding a fierce animal that arrived in his king doll before they ever saw a horse. what did the aztecs make of the horses they saw for the first time when the conquistadors arrived, and how do we associate the horse not with european civilization, but with the native dwelling people of the southwest? >> well, that's a big question or five. the aztecs thought the conquistadors were together with their horses, they thought it was a fire -- that the unit was a fire breathing dragon or monster. montezuma's dream was about a fair haired god coming into his territory and taking over, and he suspected when these creatures arrived it would be the end of the civilization, and he was write. i mean, i think it does go, in some way, to the power of the horse that, you know, across time and space, he felt something, he felt the thundering hoofs, and he was exactly right. as to how the horse came to be associated with america, that really is a complicated question, but for now, it just didn't get more american than the horse. we're a country jacked o

you have your rain coming in right now it's live and as a take a look at the precipitation that montezuma and and look how live at the entire bay area is. they have the eastern portion of our bay area where all this is now sliding to eased berkeley and oakland and hayward said vermont plan dividing in that particular area in the past 30 minutes. also the south bay a little bit of light precipitation a you have your fair share of all that right there are around the peninsula. which we had a severe this storm warning in effect earlier this evening. we've just now received a lightning strike 13 mi. to the south again heavier rainfall still anticipated to out parts of the bay area and the affects all of this will have on tomorrows giants' home opener. we'll talk about that later on the broadcast. before tonight's storm the was a big smelly mess to clean up in one san francisco neighborhood. caused by last night's heavy rain. when debt shows us three years ago neighbors were told the problem was fixed. >>> cleanup crews set up dozens of pumps and lawyers for the flooded businesses and homes. >

bishop: this would allow transfer of the land of the crest of montezuma to the bureau of land management. it can be better managed by the national forest. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. tsongas is recognized. ms. tsongas: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. tsongas: i rise in support of this legislation and applaud congressman hinrich for his hard work. it is -- congressman heinrich for his hard work. i yield my time to congressman heinrich of new mexico, this bill's son sor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. heinrich: i thank my friend from massachusetts for the time today and her leadership on these issues. the cibola national forest provides a stunning back drop to the city of quebec and much of central new mexico. stretching north to south through the mountain, national forest demonstrates the value of preserving wild places near urban areas. h r. 491 would expand the boundaries of the forest to streamline management and impr