thank you, mr. davis. please call item for. >> >> item 4. report on limited scope performance audit of the san francisco municipal transportation agency, phase ii. this is an information item. commissioner campos: i would ask for a brief presentation. before that begins, i also think mr. reiskin is an audience as well. i want to acknowledge his presence here and thank him and his staff for their collaboration in this effort. we will be hearing from him shortly. >> mr. chairman, commissioners, my name is jim ayers cgr management consultants. we were asked to give a short overview of the audit, just as they were pressured to the point that we -- were fresher to the point that we made here -- refreshers to the points that we made here. we completed the draft of the report in march 2011. we had three rounds of the review. final presentation in november. we had a fairly lengthy review process that went on, by the agency, and by the board, because we did not want to give sfmta a report that had not been vetted through the commissioners. these are

they're not doing their job. >> next question is for mr. davis. >> mr. . i think it should go down to the state and mostly to the communities. who knows better how to educate your kids than the people in the community and the parents? the government is too big. it takes all of our money. it is of to the community to educate their kids. that is all i have to say. >> mr. crow? >> our government is based on some basic principles, including that we have free, a separate, equal branches of government. yesterday, on a sunday morning television talk show, former speaker gingrich suggested that the united states supreme court made a decision that the president did not agree with, perhaps it would be ok or proper for the president to not in force that decision. -- to not in force that decision. -- enforce that decision. he cited some historical examples. do you agree with the speaker? >> no, i definitely disagree. it is part of the balance of power. we are never going to have anything that is close to a balance of power until you stop the bribery. if you make mone

. >> after the suspect tied mr. davis, he also took a weapon from the home and forced mrs. r house. as for the suspect, investigators consider him armed and dangerous. they don't know his name, only describing him as a white man wearing blue jeans. the butler family says this is a tight-knit community, skpeand e though the daviss were not hurt, they wish they could have done more. >> we look out for everybody else, and i feel bad, and i know my son feels bad that -- some way we feel like we didn't look out for them. we should have. >> police say they have no reason to believe that davis made the story up. the search continues for at least one suspect. >>> coming up next, eugene rich capitalizing on a dig with mitt romney he calls baloney. >>> can we expect more weebles? stay right there. did not go bad♪ ♪ with a free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ app that he had ♪ downloaded it in the himalayas ♪ ♪ while meditating like a true playa ♪ ♪ now when he's surfing down in chile'a ♪ ♪ he can see when his score is in danger ♪ ♪ if you're a mobile type on the go ♪ ♪ i suggest you take a t

remember, a point that mr. davis made a second ago.publican. a lot of ads and a lot of talk, negatively, towards the president. so the fact that he's doing as well as he is in florida, given that we haven't had our say there, i think is telling. >> tom, talk about as brad brings up what's taking place with ads in florida, the gop, said it this morning. basically cannibalizing itself in that state between romney and gingrich and the millions that have been spent in negative advertising. how costly do you think this is going to be for the eventual nominee in a general election matchup? >> look, it doesn't help. but you've got ten months. that's an eternity in politics. i don't think you can remember what was going on ten months ago. plenty of time to recover, for republicans to unify and make the president in his record basically the issue. last time the whole emphasis of the campaign was change. attracted a lot of volunteers. my gut, lard getting that same level of enthusiasm after they've had to govern tour years and haven't been able

through surveillance tape captured at a hardware store as he bought the duct tape used to tie up mr. davis. >>> shining a light on the gulf between the rich and the poor in america, what's creating the widening wealth gap? we're crunching new numbers and received some interesting answers. >>> later an art museum turned fashion show runway, the racy stunt that could lead to a lawsuit. >>> check out our rundown. we'll be right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00.  >>> how thick is your wallet? what about your neighbor's? a survey that's been going around for years has some people giving some interesting responses lately about how they feel about money and wealth. fox 5's beth parker has the story. reporter: are you tiffany's or target? and what's the middle ground? >> i feel like the gap has a widened, that there's a lot more have notes thans have and not as many in -- than have's and not as many in between. reporter: a new research survey finds americans are changing. 66 of those questioned believes there is a strong or very strong conflict between rich and po

>> he's been the guyi] guiding e ship since mr. davish. whenever it's the off-the-field issue[;buz administrativew3 issues, the team wasn't prepared. i think he'lló2cexdw3 better se the coach. >> we realize this day and age to be general manager and coach is too hard. >> it'seozi]xdq oxymoron. >> yeah, you / to have thee1 help. >> you start to look at what reggie mckenzie will have to work on and that's really the defense. romo, i'll start with you, you watched them nz season long. where do you begin to fix the team? >> you need more talent, to me, that came out ofq player percen nall, somehow, some way, through free agen@ix they've got to fid some more talent for this defense. >> all right, so the raiders will look forward to the off-#]=9uz try toe1 get better, but there's more to come when it comes to the play-offs and we've got it for you. staying in the afc west and looking ahead to tomorrow's action, tim tebow »!"át broncos will take on the pittsburgh steelers at mile high, where despite three straight losses to finish the season,

it was smith to mr. davis touchdown. 49ers win 36-32. >> it was unbelievable. like i said, that's what i love most about this team. they'll somehow find a way to pick you back up. they've done that for me. i was devastated. i was hurting. i'm not even going to lie to you. but them boys found a way to pick it back up. i'm proud of everyone on this team. god is good, man. god is good. >> reporter: so the 49ers will face the green bay packers or the new york giants in the nfc title game. if it is against 9 new york giants, remember that game will be played in san francisco. much more coming up including a live report later in the newscast. diane. >>> thanks, henry. fans are going crazy right now. they're out celebrate gt 9ers victory. it's starting to feel just a little like the early 90s in san francisco. nbc bay area's monte has that part for us. >> reporter: this is nothing short of an emotional roller coaster for fans. when the 9ers scored that touchdown with less than 10 seconds to go in the game, the place here went wild. now, here at pete's tavern the emoti

which is the umbrella foundation of course in charge of wikipedia mr davies the highest profile website shut down what do you think you'll achieve is one day enough. well i think what we've achieved already is getting the debate going we've been talking about this for weeks and weeks and weeks in america in congress trying to get people to understand that this may have some good intentions in the bill but the actual effects of it will be to crush sites like wikipedia and so the fact that in the end a community we decided to take the english version down for a day has meant that people are listening to us at last and talking and already in america we're beginning to see people say well hang on this is probably not the right way to go about fighting piracy because look at what it's going to do to sites like wikipedia so we're not happy we've done it but we think that it's a very important thing to do just to make sure that people realize the threat to the liberty of freedom of speech and information that these two bills in american congress pose what specifically is your fear over anti-pi

. >> the suspect feigned an injury to get mrs. davisen her door. >> reporter: police sau say bradley was wearing a mask, grabbed davis, and held her hostage. when dean returned, he was tied up. bradley drove betty to the bank. when the bomb squad arrived, they found davis outside. >> i'm old. i've led a long life. a good life. i certainly didn't want nobody injured because of me. and so -- i just took a chance. and i -- and -- run out. >> reporter: police say bradley had already fled. they now say surveillance video shows him at a local store buying items used in the kidnapping. they say the daviss were also instrumental in his arrest. >> if we have to have victims, we could haven't had better people than the davis. >> reporter: bradley allegedly showed davis the denice and said it was a detonator. she thought it was a bomb and what courage she exhibited under fire. >> thank you very much. joining us from arkansas, betty and dean davis. so good to see you this morning. i know, like everybody, relieved that a suspect is in custody. betty

mr. wonderful davis against sugar rashard evan. this was all sugar all the time, did the majority of the damage all the time. watch this. he gets him down on the ground and that's what they call a crucifix. evans takes out mr. wonderful who was at penn state, with the arm raised right there he will now go on to fight for the title against a guy named john bones jones. and in the undercard, the winner will go to fight the best fighter in the ufc. and he is quite a character when he does his post-fight interview with joe rogan. it was very comical. >> docile ver have a nickname? >> the spider. he is the spider. he crawls around a little bit. >> and the crucifix transitions into a lot of ground. >> yes, a lot of elbow. he is the ufc aficionado. i have studied martial arts. >> yes. >> imagine watching your friends disappear in an avalanche. these guys knew exactly what to do.  >>> food, parades and firecrackers. the celebration for the chinese new year kicks off tomorrow but there is a decline in chinatown.

mr. l. john davis jr. is from grand junction, colorado. jeff lawman is from new hampshire. pshire. mr. michael meehan from saint louis, missouri and the end of the table, joe story. let's give them a nice round of applause. thank you gentleman. [applause] we will immediately go to our openings. we will begin with mr. bear betzler. twol ask you to go for minutes. when you're two minutes are done, i will give you longer to finish your thought. ok? all right. you are up first. >> thank you. i am bear betzler from philadelphia, pa., and it is great to be back here in new hampshire. i would like to acknowledge bill gardner and everyone at the election division that has been so helpful. as a lesser-knowns can it, people are quick to ask -- candidate, people are quick to ask why you are running, and i am grateful we have a state where the tradition allows all candidates to participate on equal footing in the primary process -- sharing their ideas and thoughts about the future of the united states. above all, my candidacy is a celebration of that opportunity. it might seem strange,

they're not doing their job. >> next question is for mr. davis. >> mr. davis, some of the republican presidential candidates have talked about wanting to get rid of some government agencies, the department of energy, for example. do you see this as a path for reducing the size of government? >> i do. one of them i would get rid of is the department of education. i think it should go down to the state and mostly to the communities. who knows better how to educate your kids than the people in the community and the parents? the government is too big. it takes all of our money. it is of to the community to educate their kids. that is all i have to say. >> mr. crow? >> our government is based on some basic principles, including that we have free, a separate, equal branches of government. yesterday, on a sunday morning television talk show, former speaker gingrich suggested that the united states supreme court made a decision that the president did not agree with, perhaps it would be ok or proper for the president to not in force that decision. -- to not in for

. >> i think some that have was left by mr. davis. i think he knew who he wanted to run that ball team. >> you think he has his hand in it?. >> yes. you've got to believe it a little bit. >> i was a die hard oakland fan. made my life complete when he moved back. had it not been for al davis, i'm not sure football would have succeeded here on this coach. >> this is a good three quarter team, they need to play the fourth quarter. >> they did good while davis was alive. i think he deserves another year. >> and fans seem to be split on whether or not new general manager mckenzie will create a winning formula. but each fan said they'll be sporting their silver and black all the way, no matter what. >> our sports director will be along in just a moment to have more on this in sports. >> stay with us for that. moving on now, prosecutors in marin county began presenting their case against a man accused of murdering four women in northern california. killings date back to the 1970s. and the victims first and last names begin with the same init

mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. on yesterday, january 17, muhammad ali became 70 years old, so i rise to salute the champ and to wish him a happy birthday. ali has taken a lot of hard licks during his lifetime, but has always gotten up and has always maintained his dignity. ali lived in and spent a great deal of time in chicago. he attended events, went to meetings and was part of community life. therefore i got to know him quite well. a few years ago after he had become ill with parkinson's syndrome, i sat next to ally has a community banquet and he was having difficulty holding on to his food and eating it. the person on the other side of him was trying to help. ally -- ali was becoming more and more irritated and finally in a polite but firm manner, said, thanks, but please leave me a-- alone, i can do this and i did. and i think that's characteristic of his life. born cashes clay, ali converted tois limb, became a muslim, and changed his name. ali took hits from individuals and fans who disagreed with his positi

. >> i think some of that was left by mr. davis before he passed on. i think he knew who he wanted to come back and run the ball team. >>reporter: you think davis has his hands in it. >> yes you have to believe it a little bit. >> i was always a die hard oak rand fan. made my life complete when he moved back. had it not been for al davis i'm not sure that football would have succeeded here on this coast. >>reporter: they are a good 3 quarter team. they just need play the fourth quarter. >> he did good. while davis was alive. maybe davis was his brain. i don't know. but i think he deserve another year. >>reporter: fans are split on whether or not new general manager mackenzie will create a winning formula ultimately but each one of them says that either way they will be behind the team sporting their silver and black each sunday. larry has something to add to all this when he joins us later on tonight with sports. >> well as we move on. tonight epa is going after a bay area metal recycling company. crack down on what may the largest metal and electronic

with the will recognize the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis. >> thank you mr. chairman and i too want to thank our witnesses for their testimony and for being here the courts traditionally have held the right of government to manage and supervise public property as long as there is a rational basis for the rules and no point of view is being discriminated against. but the name occupy suggests a constant presence and commitment not to move in the face of the perceived injustice. the doctor, let me ask you. do to the length of the vigil, they are having special concerns about health and safety. >> congressmen coming yes, sir. we've been concerned actually the most about health and safety from the very beginning and we've been working with the district of columbia to put in place the systems for instance the national park service increased the trash collection at mcpherson to three times a day so there wouldn't be an accumulation of attraction or destruction at the site. >> in your office did work with the park police on an ongoing basis? >> absolutely, yes, sir.

mr. todd davis. to living well with montel. [cheering and applause] thank you so much for being here. >> todd: how are you? >> you know, todd, when you hear this story, and you hear this, you think to yourself, first off, you know, "it will never happen to me," that's one. and number two, people don't really, you know, hone in on the fine points of how this whole process started. let's talk a little bit about that, because that's one of the techniques that these guys have gotten smart enough to understand how to do now, right? >> yeah, this is part of the kind of normal scam, montel, though in this case the packages actually arrived to eileen and mike, to their doorstep. but in other cases they're just doing some charges, kind of testing the waters, and you don't notice that they just did another gas station, just did a fill-up, got a wireless service. >> so they can take your credit card, go ahead, two dollar here, eight dollars there, $10 here... and you know, just like eileen, you get the bill, "a

mr. davis? >> the only thing i would say, i remember my mother telling me when i was a young person that problems like these, the more humorous than the more they grow, and that is not always what your problem does to you but it's a matter of what you do with what could have been your problem. i think you are all well and the way to not having problems but having solutions. thank you very much. >> thank you. with that, we will excuse this panel and there are seats available for you to listen to the other panel, and with that what we say the chair recognizes that some members may have additional questions which they may wish to submit in writing. without objection the hearing record will remain open for 30 days for members to submit written questions to the witnesses. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i know it's going to be hard to top that panel, but think you all for being here and i will now introduce the second panel. >> first we have ms. alisa the director of financial

when you went to clive davis, what happened next? >> i got a message from mr. she can't be a supermodel like that. i love you clive. i do. i was, like, what does that mean? by that point, i had already won an oscar. i had already, you know, like, defined myself in the industry being a big girl, being plus sized and going on talent alone. i still did not get it or understand, like, okay, what is the big deal about image? it's not about that. >> a huge superstar as a singer and an actress -- >> yeah. >> image, image, image. >> you're strong, obviously, on the outside, but you're very strong on the inside. i know that, you know, you don't talk publicly about the tragedy that happened to your family and understand exactly why. but there's some strength within you that has helped you through all of this stuff, helped you through that tragedy, helped you become who you are. define that a little bit for people. >> definitely it's my faith in god and growing up -- my mother, even though she's not here now, she trained us well. and all of those things that she taught us

. >> the suspect's name is matthew davis stewart. mr. stewart has a limited criminal history. >> reporter: officers ran of a the one suspect in this shooting, cornered him in a shed and arrested him. his injuries are not life-threatening. reporting for abc, new york. >>> the shooting happened during a mass shooting outside a grocery store where six people were killed. >>> coming up, a guy's trip nearly turns to a disaster when the boat catches fire. we'll tell you how a simple water cooler turned into a lifeline. >>> plus, dozens of cars ?ashed a chain reaction action. what some believe is responsible. >>> take a look at this. preeves fans in -- ravens fans in pasadena getting ready. this is in honor of her favorite team. [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >>> we're starting

i want to thank my host this morning and i want to acknowledge the presence of mrs. davisf all the special work that she does with the marine corps scholarship foundation and other programs that take care of our military kids and families. so margaret, thanks so much for coming out. [applause] i do have to say it is an honor for me to share the podium this morning with such distinguished company as general petraeus and mr. o'hanlon and i feel somewhat out of place but hopefully by the time i finish making my remarks, you'll understand that it is appropriate that i be here because people don't think of national security when you hear the term nasa. but hopefully, in my brief remarks, i'll have an opportunity to help you understand the critical role that we do play. when i embarked on my military career, and i hate to say it, nearly 50 years ago, that sounds like a long time. but it is not, it really isn't, not in today's life. that is just a brief period of time. but as you a young kid, a snotty-nosed kid fresh out of high school in south carolina, i had no idea where my pa

i want to thank who've been the host i want to acknowledge the presence of mrs. davis marine corps scholarship foundation and other programs that take care of our military kids and families. so margaret, thanks for coming out. [applause] are they do have to say is an honor for me to share the podium this morning with such distinguished company as general petraeus and mr. o'hanlon, and i feel somewhat out of place, but hopefully by the time i finish making my remarks you will understand why i think it is appropriate that i be here because people don't think of national security when you hear the term nasa but hopefully in my remarks i will have an opportunity to help you understand the critical role that we play. when i embarked on my military career, and he to say that nearly 50 years ago -- that sounds like a long time, but it's not. it really isn't. not in today's life. it's just a brief period of time. but as a young kid fresh out of high school in columbia south carolina i had no idea where my path would lead me. if i were to grade myself on the achievement of goal

culberson of texas for today, mr. davis of illinois for today, mr. defazio of oregon for today and the balance of the week, mr. farr of california for today and the balance of the week and mr. latourette of ohio for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentlelady from the virgin islands, mrs. christensen, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee for the minority leader. mrs. christensen: thank you, mr. speaker. and, mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that members may revise and extend their remarks on the subject matter of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. christensen: thank you, mr. speaker. tonight we're here on the floor of the house of representatives on the eve of the state of the union by president barack obama, the first african-american president of the united states, and some 46 years after the passage of the voting rights act, which made his election and ours possible and i'm pleased to be

can do whatever they want in federal parks and with that, i recognize the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis. >> thank you very much. and i want to thank our witnesses for their testimony and for being here. courts traditionally have held the right of governments to manage and supervise public property as long as there is a rational basis for the rules and no point of view is being discriminated against. but the very named occupier suggests a constant presence and commitment not to move in the face of perceived injustice. director jarvis, let me ask you, due to the length of the vigil, does your office have any special concerns about health and safety? >> congressman, yes, sir. we have been concerned actually the most about health and safety since the very beginning and we have been working with the district of columbia to put in place both the systems, for instance, the national park service increased the trash collection at mcpherson to three times a day so there wouldn't be an accumulation of attraction or distraction at the site. >> and your office did work with the park police on an ong

mr. davisou're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much. let me first of all for nellie calling this hearing, but certainly giving me the opportunity to participate, though on not a member of this particular committee. i also want to commend you, we get an opportunity to ride back and forth together on the airplane. sometimes we even get seated in the same row, and i want to commend you for your passion and your sensitivity to this issue. i know of a firsthand because we do get a chance to talk, and i'm aware of how high you hold us as a priority and the work they have done over the years. so i thank you very much for that. i also want to the command representative miller for the he has provided as chairman and now ranking member of the education committee trying to make sure that we merge together the housing and social service needs with the educational needs of students who are homeless. i want to commend all the witnesses. i've been totally intrigued by your testimony and appreci

admiral -- [inaudible] who's been my host this morning, and i want to acknowledge the presence of mrs. davis, margaret davis because of all the special work that she does with the marine corps scholarship foundation and other programs that take care of our military kids and families. so, margaret, thanks so much for coming out. [applause] i do have to say it's an honor for me to share the podium this morning with such distinguished company as general petraeus and mr. o o'hanlon, and i feel somewhat out of place, but i hopefully by the time i finish making my remarks you'll understand why i think it is appropriate that i be here because people don't think of national security when you hear the term nasa. but, hopefully, in my brief remarks i'll have an opportunity to help you understand the critical role that we do play. when i embarked on my military career -- and i hate to say it, but nearly 50 years ago, that sounds like a long time -- [laughter] but it's not, you know, it really isn't. not in today's life. that is just a brief period of time. but, um, as a young kid, a snotty-nosed kid fr

mr. l. john davis jr. is from grand junction, colorado. jeff lawman is from new hampshire. benjamin linn from new hampshire. mr. michael meehan from saint louis, missouri and the end of the table, joe story. let's give them a nice round of applause. thank you gentleman. [applause] we will immediately go to our openings. we will begin with mr. bear betzler. we'll ask you to go for two minutes. when you're two minutes are done, i will give you longer to finish your thought. ok? all right. you are up first. >> thank you. i am bear betzler from philadelphia, pa., and it is great to be back here in new hampshire. i would like to acknowledge bill gardner and everyone at the election division that has been so helpful. as a lesser-knowns can it, people are quick to ask -- candidate, people are quick to ask why you are running, and i am grateful we have a state where the tradition allows all candidates to participate on equal footing in the primary process -- sharing their ideas

mrs. margaret davis for all the special work she does with the marine corps scholarship foundation and othered company as general petraeus and mr. mr. o'hanlon. i feel someone out of place but it is appropriate i'm here. people don't think of national security when you hear the term nasa. but hopefully in my brief remarks i'll have an opportunity to help you understand the critical role that we do play. when i am embarked on my military career nearly 50 years ago -- sounds like a long time -- but it's not. it really isn't. not in today's life. that is just a brief period of time. but as a young kid, a snotty-nosed kid, fresh out of high school, c.a. johnson high school in columbia south carolina, i had no idea where my path would lead me. in fact if i were to grade myself on achievement of goals established by myself for me, when i graduated from high school, i tell kids, eye get an f because i have doning in i planned to do when i graduated from high school other than go to the united states nevada. that's something i dedicated myself to from seventh grade on. i struggled to get there but i

mr. nader is that sammy davis jr.lost an eye to an accident where the part of the wheel, which was used to be made pointy because it looked you know more or whatever, when the car hit another car front the sharp part of the wheel went into his eye and made them blind. i didn't know that but it was the work that you did on auto safety that would have prevented that from happening. >> it's the steering column. i have to say i got stained years ago. i was losing my friends to highway crashes, much more than they do today. there was a much higher death rate and i would lose them in high school. i would lose them in college or they would come back. holy chicks. the minute i -- paraplegics. the minute i saw people in detroit were keeping on the seatbelts, collapsible steering columns, stronger door latches, head restraints, airbags i really got stained and i met a lot of engineers and a lot of human factories who knew much more than i did about the automobile highway driver interaction but they didn't get steamed so it's no

davis, junior. >> thank you. >> mr. crouder, good to see you. obama canceled the program. should he be impeached? >> when it comes to the moon, i don't care. you do it once and you cross it off your list. you are running against the wealthiest presidential candidate ever. we are going back to the moon angle? >> it is 60s. they will be distracked it. we don't know if they will follow-up on this idea. >> he has a lot of grandiose ideas. the great thing about the grandiose ideases is no one remembers them. you say them and you move on. >> the best thing he said was the end of the second term. >> i stopped right there in the beginning of the statement. he is a little presumptuous. he has a long way to go -- >> grandiose, not presumptuous. >> he didn't make it four years before resigning in disgrace. he is very optimistic. >> and americans don't care about a permanent base on a moon. we only care if it will have an applebys. >> i am more of a chili's kind of a guy. the moon is a baron and lonely lonely -- a barren and lonely place. so you would be behind newt. >> how dare you f