so with that i am going to turn the modeium over to moreton rafael the chair of the investigating committee that drafted and published this report and he will be assisted by members of the investigative committee including mark, allegra, and jean. >> president farrell: i want to thank you for your hard work and for ever member of the civil grand jury we know how much time and effort you spend on what you do. it's contractuall critically imr city. thank you on behalf of the board of supervisors and everyone in san francisco. thank you for your hard work. >> thank you. >> chairman farrell, president chiu, my name is mort rafael, and i serve as the chair of the committee that actually did the leg work to bring together the information that we will present today. i must confess, however, that due to the reason that perhaps supervisor farrell was late, i too was watching the ballgame, and an awful lot of energy has been expended on certain plays that happened that were absolutely draining. so please forgive me if my brain does not function as clearly as it should. but i'll try to at least presen