. >> i just want to under score the comments by ms. gwen hoping that in the next few years we see the same progress of elder abuse as domestic violence. i can tell you from my work in estate planning and probate and conservatorships often it's the people closest to the elder who fail to recognize the proper boundaries as the elder ages, and that the elder's assets are for their support and care and i really think they're a strenuous outreach campaign and public education campaign in that regard is in order, and the other aspect of this that is also delicate is that the family members who are closest and who often are the ones that take advantage are the ones there present supporting so it's a very difficult balance to strike, and maintain the support with the respect. >> commissioner. >> i would just like to echo how fortunate we are to have the women work with the commission for years but since we are giving shout outs i would like to shout out to the police department and the chief and i think it was a year ago when you created this unit

a good samaritan grabbed the suv by the roof rack, smashed out the back window and rescued ms. gwennot seriously hurt. >>> this morning plans are being announced for new trains for california's high speed rail project. right now, amtrak and california high-speed rail authority are holding a press conference in washington, d.c. they plan to announce that they are working together to get new high-speed rail trains and equipment. >>> for a second day, new york city school bus drivers are on strike and thousands of students have to find other ways to get to school. the union is worried that drivers could use their jobs when their contract expires after the city put the contracts up for bid. more than 150,000 students are affected by the strike including 54,000 children with special needs. >> that's big, tori. >>> sal is busy this morning. everybody banking -- you are watching somebody. >> yes. we've been watching the commutes around the bridge, for example, the san mateo bridge traffic is busier. i think more people are using that bridge and then the drive time between highway 238 and t

gwen moore and veesy. -- veasey. he may have left. so ms. jackson lee, mrs. lowey and ms. moore.one minute. >> let me acknowledge to dr. nottingham our deepest sympathy but respect for such a young man and such a hero, to your son. ternl to the tragedy that we've witnessed in newtown and elsewhere, to the chief. i also want to acknowledge two people in the room who experienced gun violence, parents who lost their son, -- to gun violence. [applause] i come from texas and i will hold this up. "at top of gun world." i want everyone to know what you just said and what many have said, we are not after people's guns. the store's name is houston armry, and the headline says they're strictly controlled by the united states government. not only that, someone said, suppose someone breaks and takes their guns, and they said because they're in a vault, tell me be about being outgunned as a police officer and the importance of storing and securing guns. you mentioned it earlier, but storing and securing guns in people's homes which i this is enormously crucial. >> mrs. lowey. >> thank you ver

gwen? there you are. sorry, didn't see you. and congressman vecsey. he may have left. ok. so ms. jackson lee, mrs. lowey and ms. moore. one minute. >> let me acknowledge to dr. nottingham our deepest sympathy but respect for such a young man, such a hero. certainly to the tragedy that we witnessed in newtown and elsewhere, i also want to acknowledge two people in the room who experienced gun violence in ron davis and lucia mcbeth who lost their son, jordan, to gun violence. [applause] i come from texas, chief, and i'm going to hold this up, the headline says at top of gun world, because i want everyone to know what you just said, what many have said, we're not after people's guns. houston armory. the headline says they're strictly controlled by the united states government. not only that -- if someone breaks in to take their guns and they said because they are in a vault. tell me about being outgunned as a police officer and the importance of storing and securing guns you mentioned it earlier but storing and securing guns in people's homes which i think is enormously crucial. >> mrs. lowey. >> thank you very much. i p