mr. patterson, i know that you are not actually in my district. this is a huge issue. i hope that we will be able to see you on the mental health board as well. to have a motion? we can do that without opposition. madam clerk, please call item number 3. >> resolution declaring the intention of the board of supervisors chu have a property- based improvement district. >> the sponsor of that legislation is on the committee so i will turn it over to supervisor elsbernd. >> this is pretty self- explanatory. should the board passes resolution, this will allow the business community to decide whether or not they would like to pursue a community benefit district. this will unable the vote to happen. this is a self-determination act. the residences, the business owners. they will make the decision and then this simply opens the door. we have a few great business owners from the west portal. matt rodgers, in particular, has really pushed this issue. if you would like to have the opportunity to give it a push, come on up. all of you are welcome. if you would like to say anything,

mr. patterson. he has written a new work "the devil's light" which explores the knew collar mission of al qaeda, what happens when they steal a bomb and try to detonate it on the anniversary of 9/11, including the u.s. intelligence failure named brooke chandler who may or may not save the day. mr. patterson was an lawyer before becoming a writer, he also worked as a lawyer with the security and exchain commission. he is in the chairman of the organization of common cause and has written for such publications as "the times of london" and "washington post" many of the works have been international best sellers and i dare say "the devil's light" will join that list. welcome richard north patterson. [applause] [applause] >> it's great to see you and to have read your book "the devil's light" doesn't refer to osama bin laden's flashlight, but to the light emitted from a nuclear weapon. and this is a very serious subject and people who know your career will not be surprised that you've tackled this subjec

the pattersons and mr. lacourt are cousins and mr.uncle of penny's child. >> what kinds of charges are they facing? >> they're, each defendant facing one count of attempted murder and related charges, assault, firearms charges on the intended target lafennis picket, in the fiphillies shirt and ten other charges for each passenger in the bus and the 4-year-old, another passenger on the bus. >> the little boy at the center of this, the little boy spanked, is he okay? >> we are not sure. they were arrested after the incident, not on the scene, so we believe the child is with family, but we're going to be doing some investigation to determine where he is and making sure that he is safe. >> obviously this video so so shocking. have you ever seen anything like this before? does this happen more frequently but we happen to have this incredible video, because i know they just installed this surveillance system on this bus recently? >> there are shootings, people hear about them in the news in philadelphia but it's rare that an entire bus full

we are joined by the mayor of patterson, jeff jones. mr. mayor, thanks for joining us. what is your biggest concern right now? >> well, the biggest concern right now is the fact that folks didn't take it as seriously as we had announced it and that's understandable. this is one of the record floods we have ever had. we're now finding more folks who are in the path of danger than one could imagine. the expanse of the flooding has almost doubled on both sides of the river. we've lost all of our bridges, so there's only one way in and one way out, and any vehicle traffic is now only adding more to the congestion. we're just dealing with communications and trying to get people out. >> reporter: how many people, i have heard hundreds of people have already been evacuated, right? >> as of 9:00 last night, when we went to bergen community college, the designated center by the red cross, there were 200 to 300 focus lks en route. this morning i got a number of 850. we just had to evacuate presidential boulevard, four buildings, 20 stories, 15 apartments each floor. that's the eq

mr. joseph lose chair, technical director of aerospace systems design and analysis at the air force aeronautical systems center at wright patterson air force base in ohio. in his position is responsible for defining system requirements, developing candidate aerospace systems designs for modernizing air force, aeronautical systems. defying the odds in 1967 counties innovative ideas and groundbreaking research of a revolutionary new autonomous small longer-range turbine powered concept resulted in development of the air launch cruise missile, which was the first uas cruise missile since the 1918. he developed the original engineering concept using estimated guidance and propulsion system characteristics that were not available but he believed were possible. he determined a small fuel-efficient jet engine and a terrain contour matching guidance system could power and guide the missile over extended ranges. he face considerable challenges and resistance. his perseverance gave birth to the program. ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to make this award to joseph. [applause] >> good morning. it's certainly an honor and a pleasure to