mr. casey, this'll make you feel a little more comfortable. mr. father o'connor. ( groaning ) mr. casey, i'm going to administer the sacrament of the sick. rebecca. sandy. hi. kevin called and told me. how are you doing? terrible. i flew in this morning. this is my worst nightmare. how is he? he's barely hanging on. the doctors aren't hopeful. becky, i feel so sorry for you. how is he doing? rebecca: he keeps everything inside. i don't know... he seems so different. poor kid. sandy, you should see the apartment. it's a total mess. there's no food in the refrigerator, nothing. i guess he still needs someone to take care of him. i feel bad... i yelled at him this morning. it's o.k. you're upset, that's normal. i know, but i shouldn't have yelled at him. i mean, he doesn't... i bet you could use a cup of coffee. there's a cafeteria on the third floor. what do you say we go? yeah. it's so good to see you. i feel guilty for leaving dad alone. i don't know... the doctor said things don't look good. i asked for a second opinion. the other doctor said the

. >> thank you could recall mr. casey allen. since he's not in the audience we do have the file in the record, reappointment. served in the bicycle committee since 1999; an appointment from supervisor avalos's staff. we will open up for public comment. >> my name is -- hill chair of the bicycle advisory committee. mr. allen could not make it today apparently but i do want to speak in support of him. casey has been on the bac longer than any other member, handling roberts rules of order. also has an incredible knowledge of the city. he has bicycle for a long time and is highly unusual in the fact that his profession as a local landscape architect in gardner with specialty of the native plants of san francisco. works exclusively in returning front yards to its original health, huge volunteer effort. what is most important about that is he doesn't entirely with his bicycle. we want more people who do the business on a bicycle, especially landscape design and architecture. he lives what he walks. he is a wonderful community member i

mr. casey: mr. president, i have three unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. casey: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today, as i have every year at about this time, to commemorate black history month, and we do that in many ways. over a number of years, now i guess it's seven years for me, we have in our office worked to recognize individuals in pennsylvania that have contributed so substantially to the advancement of our state and really in many cases the advancement of the nation. this year we recognize bill strickland, a man whose approach to -- to work and to opportunity and to the advancement of men and women in southwestern pennsylvania and really because of his ideas people across the nation is significant,

mr. chairman, thank you. my time is up. >> thank you, senator. senator casey. >> mr. chairman, thanks very much. and i join senator mennet and others in expressing grad tuesday and also grateful for the opportunity that the chairman and others have made to bring folks together on this committee and, therefore, to bring forth a more bipartisan approach to a whole range of difficulty issues, economic and fiscal in nature. and, jack lew, i'm grateful to see you back putting yourself forward for yet another position in public service. we're grateful for that commitment. i won't read list of positions you've held in the federal government, but every one of them were difficult. many of them required confirmation or at least total engagement by you and by your family. we're grateful that your wife and daughter are here to join you today and to make their own statement of solidarity with you to serve the public again. we're grateful for that. i'll given with just a historical note where the chairman began in this morning talking about albert finish. [inaudible] who happened to be a pennsylvanian. what i

murray, gillibrand, reed of rhode island, brown, leahy, casey, durbin, shaheen, blumenthal, cardin, schumer, stabenow, boxer, whitehouse, begich. mr. reid: madam president, we do this so -- to make sure that people are on their toes. sometimes these signatures aren't the easiest to read. i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that we proceed to a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent that we proceed to -- the senate proceed to s. res. 56. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 56, a resolution recognizing the significance of the 100th anniversary of the death of hair hair -- harriet ross tubman. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceed to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: madam president, i am going to ask unanimous consent that we pass this, but i read a year and a half or two years ago two books about this woman, harriet tubman. stunning. all the movies being m

casey, i'm going to stop you. the press conference is getting started right now. let's listen in as the authorities begin to brief us and update us on the investigation for the search of mr. dorner. we're just watching as the authorities gather there behind the microphone. this is a joint news conference which we expect to hear from both the federal, state and local level, as a new task force has been put in place to track down the suspect. >> good afternoon. today the search for christopher dorner continues. let me be clear. our dedication to catch thiing killer remains steadfast. our confidence that we will bring him to justice is unshaken. this search is not a matter of if. it's a matter of when. and i want christopher dorner to know that. we're all here today for one purpose, to stand united and say that we will not tolerate a killer targeting our officers and their families, targeting innocent people in this city and in this region. yesterday, leaders from throughout the region, including leaders from businesses and unions, government, law enforcement and community groups, came together to pool resources and protect our core value of public safety. collectively, thi