[applause] georgian dorothy morris -- george and dorothy morris, dot to her friends, did everything togetheriends call that a 50- year honeymoon. saturday morning, they went by the safe way to hear what their congresswoman had to say. gunfire rang out, and george, the former marine, instinctively shielded his wife. [applause] bothe dot passed away. a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow. in the summer she would return east where world revolved around her three children, the seven grandchildren, and day 2-year- old great granddaughter. she often worked under her favorites tree. she would sell eight friends with the logos of the jets and the giants to give out at she v. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to getdorwi. they started their own respective families. but when both were widowed, they found their way back. daughter puty's it, to be boyfriend and girlfriend again. you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of christ. of retired construction worker, dorwin spent his spare -- spare time fixin

[applause] georgian dorothy morris -- george and dorothy morris, dot to her friends, did everything togetheriends call that a 50- year honeymoon. saturday morning, they went by the safe way to hear what their congresswoman had to say. gunfire rang out, and george, the former marine, instinctively shielded his wife. [applause] both were shot. dot passed away. a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow. in the summer she would return east where world revolved around her three children, the seven grandchildren, and day 2-year- old great granddaughter. she often worked under her favorites tree. she would sell eight friends with the logos of the jets and the giants to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to get to know her better. [applause] dorwin and mavy moved apart. they started their own respective families. but when both were widowed, they found their way back. daughter puty's it, to be boyfriend and girlfriend again. you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the mountain avenue c

dorothy morris married for more than 50 years to her high school sweetheart and mother of two. federal judge john roll who had just come from mass. which he attended every day. phyllis schneck, mother of three, grandmother of seven, and great grandmother. and i know the new yorkers are glad to hear she's a giants fan. snowbird in arizona carrying that dedication wes. dorwan stoddard, died shielding his wife, mary, shielding his wife, mary. and has been mentioned in the resolution and we have mourned, congresswoman gabby giffords director of community outreach gabrielle matthew zimmerman. one ever his -- gabriel matthew zimmerman. one of his co-workers said gave for the living. some who protected others, wong member, phyllis, who grabbed the fuel magazine of ammunition of the killer as he attempted to reload. just think how many more we could have lost. roger sulzgeber and joseph zimudeo, and daniel hernandez jr., 20 years old an intern who had just been on the job for four days when he heard gunshots, he ran toward them, ran toward them, and attended to congresswoman giffords,

dorothy morris married for more than 50 years to her high school sweetheart and mother of two.ohn roll who had just come from mass. which he attended every day. phyllis schneck, mother of three, grandmother of seven, and great grandmother. and i know the new yorkers are glad to hear she's a giants fan. snowbird in arizona carrying that dedication wes. dorwan stoddard, died shielding his wife, mary, shielding his wife, mary. and has been mentioned in the resolution and we have mourned, congresswoman gabby giffords director of community outreach gabrielle matthew zimmerman. one ever his -- gabriel matthew zimmerman. one of his co-workers said gave for the living. some who protected others, wong member, phyllis, who grabbed the fuel magazine of ammunition of the killer as he attempted to reload. just think how many more we could have lost. roger sulzgeber and joseph zimudeo, and daniel hernandez jr., 20 years old an intern who had just been on the job for four days when he heard gunshots, he ran toward them, ran toward them, and attended to congresswoman giffords, helping to staun

we gotta talk about "i love you phillip morris." >> yes. >> jimmy: this is a really funny movie.he had to break out of prison four times to -- to be with his lover. >> jimmy: that's great. did you meet the guy? >> yeah, i did not get to meet the guy, because he's in prison. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: interesting, okay. >> no, they wouldn't let me go up there. i wanted to. tough to break into those places, too. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, but really, not for this character -- broke out of prison, like, four times. >> four times, four times. brilliant genius. >> jimmy: yeah. >> amazing. >> jimmy: it's wild. the movie. and you're in there with ewan mcgregor -- >> yes. >> jimmy: who is a great actor as well. >> fantastic kisser. [ laughter ] amazing. >> jimmy: -- did you do a lot of research? >> well, we did hit the gay clubs -- [ laughter ] when we got to miami. >> jimmy: yeah. >> it was pretty crazy. >> jimmy: was that -- >> and ewan was all cocky with a meth head and stuff and he was like, "i'm gonna get my ear pierced!" you know -- tattoo, ear piercing place. he left the bar -- some

morris we have a group of people and. in russia that are sitting like in a box getting ready to likes simulating a trip to mars and they're ready getting ready for a trip there now and also that thing that they've been started to talk about in america the possibility of sending people one way like even even i so i think our sort and one of the american. news stations in television like a journalist in the street asking people if they will be ready to go to mars and some people say yes there's an out there so how how likely is such an expedition well of course you scientists would love to to make it happen but how likely is it . how likely from a to have a one way it will work having to well i think amount to man trip to mars yes well that's from from the point of view of the long sweep of history it it almost seems inevitable that sooner or later humans will be going to mars and we're we are a. species that naturally explores and exploring our own solar system is obviously the next step once we've looked at the planets an

i didn't know dorwin stoddard, phyllis scheck, doherty morris. -- dort had, y morris.ut -- dorthy morris. but they're parents and spouses. we think of our own family. i didn't know judge john roll, but again, somebody who committed their life to public service. and last but not least, i don't know christina taylor-green. i didn't have that pleasure. a 9-year-old child thrilled to learn about our representative democracy and brought down in an act of evil. i never met her. but i think about my 8-year-old daughter, and i think about my 7-year-old son, and how they learn about their father's business. so all of us come together in this time of mourning but this time of resolution. we mourn the loss of these great american citizens, but we resolve that the representative democracy that the traditions of the house will not be a casualty of this tragedy. the people's house will be open. the members' representative will be accessible. it can be no different in this country. can i have an additional 30 seconds? >> madam speaker, i yield to the gentleman an additional 30 second

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the deaths of good people, parents and grant parents like dorwin stoddard, phyllis schneck and dot morris. (applause) gabe zimmerman also killed was only 30 years old. he was soon to be married, devoted to social work and a fighter for justice. (applause) there is absolutely no measure in the idea that the void someone like gabe leaves behind. we also lost christina taylor green. (applause) born on another day of unparalleled sadness, september 11, 2001, christina was only nine years old. she was a new member of the student council at mesa verde elementary school. she loved ballet, swimming and baseball. we can never know what christina might have become. we can't imagine what the families of our six innocent neighbors are feeling nor can we know the pain of the wounded, some of whom are still struggling for their lives. saturday's gunfire didn't simply take six lives, injure my friend gabby giffords, and injure several others. it pierced our sense of well-being. it raised questions of which we can make no sense, questions begging for answers that will not come any time soon. i know this,

[applause] georgian dorothy morris -- george and dorothy morris, dot to her friends, did everything togetheriends call that a 50- year honeymoon. saturday morning, they went by the safe way to hear what their congresswoman had to say. gunfire rang out, and george, the former marine, instinctively shielded his wife. [applause] both were shot. dot passed away. a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow. in the summer she would return east where world revolved around her three children, the seven grandchildren, and day 2-year- old great granddaughter. she often worked under her favorites tree. she would sell eight friends with the logos of the jets and the giants to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to get to know her better. [applause] dorwin and mavy moved apart. they started their own respective families. but when both were widowed, they found their way back. daughter puty's it, to be boyfriend and girlfriend again. you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the mountain avenue c

dorothy morris and phyllis schneck. while we mourn their loss, we also remember what they meant to their families, to their friends and to their communities. i join with all my fellow americans in honoring their lives and in praying that god's comfort would rest upon their families. may god bless them as he may continue to bless america. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from arizona. mr. pastor: i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. dingell: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dingell: i thank my dear friend for yielding me this time and i rise along with my colleagues for -- with sincere condolences to those who lost loved ones last saturday. the victims aamongst them were a young student, a number of congressional staff members, one of our dear friends and colleagues who has served

dorothy morris, also 76, was a retired secretary who loved to entertain. john roll, 63, was a respected federal judge. 79-year-old phyllis scheck, a transplant from new jersey, was active in her church and liked to knit. christina greene's father had just one last request. >> people need to realize that, you know, you don't settle your issues with guns. >> reporter: the impact of this tragedy in tucson was felt high above the earth. congresswoman giffords' brother- in-law, scott kelly, is commander of the international space station. he led flight control centers around the world in a moment of silence. >> as i look out the window i see a very beautiful planet that seems very inviting and peaceful. unfortunately, it is not. we are better than this. we must do better. >> couric: the investigation of gerald loughner is just beginning. ben tracy has the latest tonight far. ben tracy has the latest tonight on what we know about him so far. >> reporter: those who know jared lee loughner say he is a loaner, alienated and unstable. >> he was just bizarre and stra

to have a rocket this could take off again aha so said so if we go to morris if we get to mars one way the problem is the number the amount of feel that we have to to to to take off and to come back that's right but if we send them to morris and well they are planning to send supplies anyway so what can be said to be sending fuel in small quantities to fill the tank and then gradually and then take off it may then be possible i think that's highly possible and is much more likely than a one way trip ok now judging from what we know from what i know i'm sorry about mars it's not oh it's not a very friendly life friendly planet is a far as we understand it so so so what's the point just just trying to find those microbes away well that's certainly one of the things that scientists would like to find but i think there's also a lot of interest and looking at simply the history of another planet a sister planet to the earth in the solar system mars if it's once was hospitable to life certainly is not now as you say certainly not life on the scale of the human theory that it may have been ha

morris davis the former chief prosecutor at guantanamo and there's more of the current debate surround going turn of a prisoner on a website artie's dot com where you discuss the whole controversial story with human rights lawyer calling bush lately who says that torture techniques are used on the majority of inmates those give us a very recent interview you can watch it in full if you don't hold it already was yesterday on our web site r.t. dot com. now the story for you there as well tonight from the wildly sixty thousand asylum seekers will be left to live in the u.k. and what it actually means for the security of the country adding europe as a whole again to r.t. dot com. and. portugal's breathing a faint sigh of relief after raising one of the hold billion dollars in its yearly bond auction but it's come at a price with investors demanding high interest rates for risking their money in the dead straight country has been seen as a test of whether portugal will need a eurozone bailout like its struggling currency parties greece and ireland dr marcus political scientist from berlin u

morris. the chair has written down the proximate order of the appearances of the members of the subcommittee. we will call on members for five minutes in the order in which they appear alternatively by size. i will start by recognizing myself for five minutes to but i want to direct my question to ms. dean. it seems to me that one of the problems that exist in this area is that there is not a uniform standard for how long the data has to be retained. it varies by a internet service provider. would your association be willing to propose such a voluntary compliance order, picking it time and cooperation with law enforcement for the retention of this data in order to eliminate the congress stepping in? >> thank you, mr. sensenbrenner, mr. chairman. first i guess i should say we are here today because we are interested in the conversation and we are interested in all opportunities to sit down with law enforcement and figure out of there is a solution in the problem that we described today. u.s. i

morris said in the cane's delirious state, quote, he conceived himself to be no less a personage than george washington watching at the head of the continental army. then morris added facetiously you have apparently done something that sticks most terribly in the king's a stomach. indeed washington had. who is this, uttered george who was a diligent in his own time and ever since that he actually managed to invade the feverish dream world of the deranged royal george? i had this question when i wrote my hamilton biography and one day i was reading a series of letters that hamilton wrote after he had a quarrel late in the war with washington that led to hamilton quitting washington's staff. in these letters, hamilton described through washington's a washington was moody, irritable and temperamental. even something of a powder keg boss as he informed his father in law with more than a touch of youthful bravado. the great man and i have come to and open rupture. he shall for once recant his bill humor and i remember sitting there stunned. ill humor that hamilton mean to imply that the sa

. -- on morris humaneness city -- a more humane city. >> today i continue to support ed lee, but i do want to say a special thanks to all the candidates who may or may not have been nominated. i think the candidates have spoken very eloquently. i want to thank his family. i want to say thank you for sharing a bed with us. -- sharing ed with us. for us to put the city, it is all of our responsibility to make sure we are working collaborative fully, so whether you call yourself a moderate or progressive or in between, we have a responsibility to make sure ed is as successful as possible, so thank you for supporting him and thank you for his family and those who support hermann region -- support him. president chiu: i want to start by saying i appreciate the comments you have made, and i want to pledge to work to move us forward. i want to state that i do believe the majority of this board sure the same progressive values -- share the same progressive values, and i think there is a danger. we have to realize it includes tolerance and acceptance, and we need to thing hard -- fink hard abo

roll, christine taylor green, dorwan stoddard, dorothy morris, gabe zimmerman, and phyllis schneck and gravely injured our colleague, congresswoman gabby giffords. it was just last week that my wife and i had the opportunity to visit with gabby in statutory hall before the ceremonial swearing-in. and as so many of you know, our interactions with her were gracious, energetic, and she was willing to help us as we were setting up our freshman office. we took a few photos, we talked about ways we could work together, and of course we engaged in the banter and teasing of arizona's faste rivalry, a.s.u. vs. u. of a. gabby takes enormous pride in the job in representing the communities of southern arizona. and my wife and i send our thoughts and prayers to mark during this difficult time. we deeply appreciate the gift mark generously shares with all of us here in washington and back in arizona. it is also important not to forget the individuals who lost their lives or who were injured while they were exercising their right to participate and have a say in this republic. indeed, they became vi

. >> the most recent news was the incredible decision on the part of donna morris fisher to give their collection to sfmoma. >> think it is commonly understood that the fischer collection was 1100 works by some of the great contemporary works, one of the great collections in the world. in fact, the collection has not been seen. it has been largely stored at the headquarters, there has never been a publication or exhibition. >> but fischer collection and the additional expansion over the next 50 years, what in the next 25 years will the museum be doing? >> we are very committed to expanding the museum, expanding the collection, the overall growth of the museum. that is one of the things that is very important to us. we are about to enter a strategic planning process. the fundamental question we want to address is, how wil sfmoma growth and enhanced its engagement with the community? it is not enough that the museum has great works in its collection, has great exhibitions, wonderful education programs, it is how does the institution grow and enhance its relationship with the community. i

. >> the most recent news was the incredible decision on the part of donna morris fisher to give theirollection to sfmoma. >> think it is commonly understood that the fischer collection was 1100 works by some of the great contemporary works, one of the great collections in the world. in fact, the collection has not been seen. it has been largely stored at the headquarters, there has never been a publication or exhibition. >> but fischer collection and the additional expansion over

ricky morris was married for 50 years to george and he was injured trying to protect his of wife. i the couple has two daughters. i met one of them when i visited georgia in the facility in which he is recuperating, where i was last friday. phyllis, like others in thise wf group, with a volunteer at her church. cooking.ls c dorwin stoddard invention was av church volunteer and he too was shot as he drove to the ground to cover w his wife, who escaped with wounds to her legs.ell. i had no opportunity to visit friday as well. as we know the gunman was prepared to take more lives.artd his plans for more bloodshed were afforded by brave of theedn citizen. these stories have been documented in the media in the past few weeks and just a few or the historic acts are worth recounting here. hea after a bullet grazed his head and took into the ground, bill badger, is 74 euros retired arm, colonel and pretty good shape for my dad got up and helped he hold the gunman down until rived. police arrived.anna shopping that morning at safeway. as she was leaving the store, the shootingwa b began.to

. -- on morris humaneness city -- a more humane city. >> today i continue to support ed lee, but i do want to say a special thanks to all the candidates who may or may not have been nominated. i think the candidates have spoken very eloquently. i want to thank his family. i want to say thank you for sharing a bed with us. -- sharing ed with us. for us to put the city, it is all of our responsibility to make sure we are working collaborative fully, so whether you call yourself a moderate or progressive or in between, we have a responsibility to make sure ed is as successful as possible, so thank you for supporting him and thank you for his family and those who support hermann region -- support him. president

life, maureen, his three sons and his five beautiful grandchildren. [ applause ] george and dorothy morris were high school sweet hearts who got married and had two daughters. they did everything together. traveling the open road in their rv, enjoying what their friends called a 50-year honeymoon. saturday morning, they went by the safeway to hear what their congresswoman had to say. when gunfire rang out, george, a former marine, instinctively tried to shield his wife. [ applause ] both were shot. dot passed away. a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow. but in the summer, she would return east where her world revolved around her three children, her seven grandchildren, and 2-year-old great granddaughter. a gifted quilter, she would often work under her favorite tree, or sometimes she would sew aprons with the logos of the jets and the giants she gave out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby. and wanted to get to know her better. [ applause ] dorwin and motty stoddard grew up in tucson about 70 years ago. after both

george and dorothy morris got to be friends, high school sweethearts who had two daughters. they did everything together. traveling the open road in their r.v., enjoying what their friends called a 50-year honeymoon. saturday morning, they gathered to hear what their congresswoman had to say. when they heard gunshot ring out, george, her husband, tried to instinctively shield his wife. both were shot. dot passed away. a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow. but in the summer, she would return east where her world revolved around her three children her seven grandchildren and 2-year-old great granddaughter. a gifted quilter, she'd often work under her favorite tree, sometimes, she'd sew aprons with the logos of the jets and the giants, to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican. she took a liking to gabby. and wanted to get to know her better. dorwin and maudy stoddard grew up in tucson together about 70 years ago. they made their respective families after both were widowed as to one of their daughters put it, be boyfriend

. >> dorothy morris' loved ones also want answers. the 76-year-old's husband was wounded in the shooting spree. she was killed. the collective grief for the six victims a reminder what unfolded in a few minutes has changed this community forever. and six people are in fair condition here at the hospital, three people are in serious condition, one person is critical. that person, congresswoman giffords. lester. >> kristen, thanks. you mentioned the 9-year-old victim, christina taylor green. she was born on september 11th, 2001, a birthday that defined her life but in ways you might not expect. it's part of the reason she came here with the family friend to meet congresswoman giffords. today i sat down with her mom and dad who talked about the little girl they loved and cherished and a little girl whose story might teach all of us a thing or two about hope. >> she was just very patriotic. she liked to wear red, white and blue. >> president obama mentioned her in his remarks and fbi director talked about a child trying to learn about how

chris morris, brussels. >> the russian who is on trial for arms dealing made a brief court appearancen friday in new york to hear his trial would begin later this year on the 12th of september. he stands accused of trafficking arms since the 1990's to dictators in conflict zones in africa, south america and the middle east. he faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. cuba has suspended pose tal delivery to the united states following a dispute over tightened u.s. security. large numbers of letters and parcels are being refused entry and sent back to cuba. here is our correspondent in hall of fame that. >> it has never been easy for cubans to set letters or parcels to the united states or the or way around. direct mail services between these two former cold war foes was suspended almost half a century ago as a result of the u.s. embargo against this communist-run island. under the obama administration, mail was finally allowed in via other countries such as canada and mexico. but that has ground to a halt. >> the cuban pose tal service says that it cannot accept in its offices an

i would like to echo what supervisor morris said earlier. one wants to look at the best qualified. while the projects of mr. johnson seemed to be worthy and i would like to talk with him about who he knew, there are others who i think have of standing qualifications without having to rely on the and/or clause. including a name that has been mentioned and not to be forgotten, the current holder of that seat, james buckley. in the meetings i have been to and being concerned with, i have found him to be thoughtful, knowledgeable, willing to contribute to public discourse, certainly worthy of continuation in his post. the apparently sudden dropping of mr. buckley raises questions as to what's going on with someone who has served for quite a time in outposts -- in that post. one imagines if the appointment at the branch library might have had something to do with his being dropped as the others have not been dropped for reappointment. i would support james buckley and urge him to support -- and urge support of a qualified candidate in this position rather than going on with the current

. >> jason morris goes statute of liberty.wins 79-39. >> it used to be around the world but now we are going there. >> panthers and blue jackets. keep an eye on stillman. shock deflected. it went off his face into the net. lost in overtime. >> whoa. >> it has been d,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

wife, maureen; his three sons; and his five beautiful grandchildren. ( applause ) george and dorothy morris-- "dot" to her friends-- were high school sweethearts who got married and had two daughters. they did everything together-- traveling the open road in their r.v., enjoying what their friends called a 50-year honeymoon. saturday morning, they went by the safeway to hear what their congresswoman had to say. when gunfire rang out, george, a former marine, instinctively tried to shield his wife. ( applause ) both were shot. dot passed away. a new jerseyinate itch, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow, but in the summer, she would return east where her world revolved around her three children, her seven grandchildren, and two-year-old great-granddaughter. a gifted quilter, she'd often work under her favorite tree or sometimes she'd sew aprons with the logoze of the jets and the giants to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to get to know her better. ( applause ) dorwan and mavy stoddard grew up in tucson together

. >> jason morris goes statute of liberty.ech wins 79-39. >> it used to be around the world but now we are going there. >> panthers and blue jackets. keep an eye on stillman. shock deflected. it went off his face into the net. lost in overtime. >> whoa. >> it has been dropped. >> only in america. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, david letterman is next with amy >>> i want to know the name of the basketball player. >> danny granger. >> he said it was foggy. >> i'm going to tweet him. >> that's a great idea. >> because he said that on his tweet. >> he is trying

phyllis, dorothy morris and darwin store card. >> governor jerry brown will unvail his budget this morning and he has already warned it will be painful. deep across the board spending cuts are needed to deal with the state's deficit he wants to restructure state government shifting cost of some programs to citycounties he is expected to oppose a special election. >>> gavin newsom finally becomes california's lieutenant governor today. he will be inaugurated this afternoon in sacramento he could have taken the oath last monday but kept his job as san francisco mayor until a new board of supervisors was sworn in over the weekend. they are expected to appoint ed lee as interimmayor tomorrow. >> his last act as mayor was swear in a new district attorney. it was a suffer surprise, the new da is former san francisco police chief george gascon he talked with him to select a new da and offered him the job. >> i believe that i can offer something, to this role that will be somewhat unique in having the understanding of policing and the career that has been incredible to me and one that i love and h

host: next up is morris, minnesota on a democrat line. caller: i'm calling from morris, minnesota.i wanted to share is an appreciation for the minnesota green corps program. we have a program in minnesota that was funded through the corporation for national community service call the green caorps. it is a statewide program. we have 26 full-time members all across the state, working with local governments, educational institutions, nonprofits, and doing amazing work. i work here at the center for small towns in morris, minnesota. we have five part-time members who are out in rural minnesota, just really helping people. i appreciate the support. guest: thank you so much. you touched upon the fact that there are so many ways for people to get involved. people can make a difference. if you go to mlkday.gov, whatever your passion is, whether it is the environment or helping seniors

prominent conservative pollster dick morris had this to say about the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. >> those crazies in montana who say they're going to kill atf agents because the u.n. is going to take over, well, they're beginning to have a case. >> the image of the gun as recisse tax is broadly popular. an ad was featured of him shooting at an unpopular bill. all of which is beside the point. >> anyone who would take an incident and try to turn it to political points, as far as i'm concerned, they lost their humanity. they need to re-evaluate what kind of people they are. >> reporter: the angry words about words will rage on although no one knows if they had anything to do with what happened in tucson. jeff greenfield, cbs news, new york. >>> for more on the tragedy, we'll have continuing coverage later on "the early show". >>> now to the winter storm that has crippled much of the south and now taking aim at the mid atlantic and the northeast, the storm is in two parts converging on the eastern seaboard. new york city could get up to a foot of snow. new england could ge

morris it looks as he's mentioning, putting it as a contemporary building and you're substituting a contemporary building for what is currently conteven prairie art there. knowing that totally graffiti covered building. been that way for sometime. yeah. i somewhere -- i have -- i have a -- no, go ahead. >> i tend to think that what staff recommended makes a lot of sense. i would like some other commissioners to comment on them. >> i agree. i'm about to say on this. it this is an unusual situation with the railroad spurs around town and in that section of the city because nobody knows what to do with them or how to do anything with them. because a lot of them are tied up in litigation and have been for many years. no one is sure who has actual control of them, the majority of which have long been abandoned. >> regarding the 25% issue in the rear. you could request relief through conditional use authorization as opposed to a variance. the intent of that relief was not to allow reductions in the rear yard but a modification in order to generate a better design. wose felt they could immediate the 25