today, mr. ayers will comment on the project and answer a few questions. all that documents, photos, and videos are available on our website. let's present mr. ayers, architect of the capitol. >> thank you for it that you all for being here. take you for your interest in the capital dome project. as architect of the capitol, what an awesome responsibility it is to preserve these beautiful, iconic, and treasured buildings the american people and the congress have entrusted to our care. none of them is more important than this beautiful capital dome. i thought today we would talk a little bit about the restoration of the dome. let me start maybe with a little bit of history to set at in context. this is a photograph of when the capitol building was complete and ever went it was complete in 1924. then, of course, westward expansion happened and more senators and more members of congress and the congress outgrew this wonderful capital building. thomas eustig walther came on board and design the extension to the capital. there have been two domes atop the capit

events it's provoking let's not talk to ben the publisher and editor of business in news europe mr ayers thank you very much indeed for being with us here on r.c. so if there were pollution happens in key of in ukraine right now of course it will affect the country's already ailing economy do you think that europe will be ready to help ukraine cope with its problems now. which is to europe over the last few days you know the core of it is clearly thrown in his lot with russia over to russia. ukraine. political instability it was the worst time in so much as the country is teetering on the edge of an economic crisis and they need cash and they needed as you previous because portugal russia can provide in the i did not. i was going to happen to you cranes trade with russia if the opposition in key of achieves its goals of regime change. well i think that this is a regime change. piece of the orange revolution highly on i clearly see this could spiral out of hand i think we've just taken made a very. difficult political call here he believes that except the use of force which comes with the

ayers in the marina. thank you. >>> it all started with a few lights for the holidays, but the legend of concord's mr. christmas has now grown into a documentary. >> andrea introduces us to the man who has just made it his mission to brighten up the holidays. >> the magic doesn't happen on olive drive until the lights go down. and this guy -- >> mr. christmas. >> lights go up. for 35 years, retired air force lieutenant and electrician, bruce, has been lighting up concord with his christmas display. >> it's so beautiful. >> the tearful front yard decor began small. >> i found the sequencer at a junk shop and cost me $2. and broke up all the lights that go up the house. i broke them up into groups of eight and they chased each other. >> and grew into this twirling christmas display. >> my name is bruce and the people around here call me mr. christmas. >> and now this documentary, mr. christmas, that is garnering a claim at film festivals. thanks to concord kid turned film maker, nick palmer. >> santa claus and reign deer. i spent six months building that. >> the lights cost about $200 a year to run and

ayers explains why they mean so much. >> reporter: people are coming from all over to see the home that the man known as mr. christmas lights up every year. >> it's he me back. still...rossini put up asking the thief to return . and christmas eve morning...right on the front lawn... frank rossini gnomes the gnomes >> it's crisp and very bright. >> it's beautiful. and it's very pretty. >> i never seen any kind of lights like this in my life. >> reporter: while all eyes are focused here, a christmas miracle is unfolding at the house across the street the one with no lights. >> i call it a miracle. >> reporter: the miracle frank is talking about, the only decorations on his lawn. a couple of ceramic gnomes that mean the world to him and his wife. his daughter carolyn made them when she was 4. carolyn died in a motorcycle accident two years ago and the family put the gnomes on their lawn as a tribute but right after halloween a grinch stole them. >> i didn't think they would come back. >> reporter: still he put up this sign asking the thief to return them. christmas morning, right on the front lawn -- >> there

ayers reports, they spent the night safely indoors. >> reporter: christmas eve and people are coming from all over to see the concord home that the man known as mr. christmas lights up every year. >> it's crisp and very bright. >> it's beautiful. and it's very pretty. >> i never seen any kind of lights like this in my life. >> reporter: while all eyes are focused here, a christmas miracle is unfolding at the house across the street the one with no lights. >> i call it a miracle. >> reporter: the miracle frank is talking about, the only decorations on his lawn. a couple of ceramic gnomes that mean the world to him and his wife. his daughter carolyn made them when she was 4. carolyn died in a motorcycle accident two years ago and the family put the gnomes on their lawn as a tribute but right after halloween a grinch stole them. >> i didn't think they would come back. >> reporter: still he put up this sign asking the thief to return them. christmas even morning right on the front lawn. >> there set the gnomes. i just couldn't believe it. i know miracles happen. but it was happening to me. >> i would just like to say thank you to whoever brought the

ayers explains their special meaning and why the homeowners are calling it a miracle. >> christmas eve, and people are coming from all over to see the concord home that the man known as mr. christmas lights up every year. >> it's clear and very bright. >> it's beautiful, and it's very pretty. >> i never seen any kind of lights like this in my life. >> but while all eyes are focussed here, the true christmas miracle seems to be happening here at the house across the street with no lights. >> i call it a miracle. >> look closely. the miracle frank is talking about, the only decorations on his lawn, a couple of ceramic gnomes that mean the world to him and his wife janet, daughter caroline made them when she was four. she died in a motorcycle accident two years ago. right after halloween, a grinch made off with them. >> i really didn't think they'd come back. >> still, he put up this sign asking the thieves to return them, and christmas eve morning, right on the front lawn. >> there sat the gnomes, and i -- i just couldn't believe it, you know. i mean, i know miracles happen, but it was happening to me. >> it seems the crooks' conscience kicked in. >> i would just like to