ms. johnson phoned the police to report that her roommate, mr. smith, was suffering from psychological problems, had been drinking, and was taking medication. in her request for the police, this johnson indicated mr. smith was not known to carry weapons and that she wanted vice from officers on how to deal with mr. smith. she needed assistance based on his behavior. officers brodericks suguitan and samuel fung arrived at the scene within four minutes. officer suguitan and fung were met by the woman outside of her porch. officer suguitan observed at the front door of the residence was open and stepped inside. officer suguitan noticed mr. smith and mr. rios, an additional roommate, were standing face to face having a conversation. both men were approximately 7 feet in front of officer suguitan. officer suguitan looked at both men and stated, how are you doing, we are here to help. mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguit

ms. johnson not placed in a position that they are prepared to pay upwards of $300,000 a year for probably the most important and integral position? chairman nolan: thank you. is there a second? are you speaking on this one? go ahead. >> i have spoken in front of this commission in the past. i think the new director comes a very good credentials based on the past director. i think the salary is a little out of line. if you look at the break out across the board, the biggest problem with the city is the salary and pensions. the previous director came from atlanta and was paid $180,000 a year. it is probably in line with most directors across the united states except washington, d.c. and new york city. even though we are now paying the assistant summer around those numbers, is proudly more in line with the city and county can handle in a budget. they will assume directorship and how it is part of the -- directorship is part of the mta. i don't know why gavin newsom picked him several years ago. in view of the liabilities that will come along with this man, it is off the charts. $300,000 a ye

ms. johnson has served this agency so incredibly well. particularly, our work with the union negotiations recently, successfully completed. she is an outstanding, dedicated member of the team here. we look forward to working with her for a long time in the future. i want to say one thing in particular. i think a lot of people from staff are here for the mta. one of the highlights for me was to meet with about 50 of the senior managers and directors, getting input in an incredibly awful experience. i came away more proud than ever. i appreciate the input. i believe our selection reflects all the qualities you talked about. let's talk about the candidate himself. he is one of 30 or 40 applicants for this job. we see in him someone that is a very fast learner, who has proven time and again 311 and also at his previous employment in washington. he and his family are daily muni writers -- riders. it is a 24/7 operation. he has done an outstanding job their. he also manages more than $2 billion of capital projects. let's welcome him here. we're

ms. johnson and i are not only close here physically, our districts are separated by a thin line. we work together and i've known her for many, many years and i've always admired her. i'd like to welcome everyone here today for what's the first in a series of s.t.e.m. education and action learning. the purpose of these hearings would be to highlight various science technology engineering and math, that's s.t.e.m., education activities across the nation, their role in inspiring and educating future generations and their contribution to economic prosperity. federal government investing several billions of dollars on s.t.e.m. education activities, primarily at the department of education and the national science foundation. also never agency under the committee jurisdiction to cover numerous companies, foundations, nonprofit organizations and other groups who are doing their own part and on their own dime to successfully promote s.t.e.m. education and inspired next generation of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and our leaders. two days bearing focuses on one of those successful

e-mail, tim johnson. ms. coulter lays it on the line, and all who disagree are, in her words, stupid and demonic. >> guest: um, no. some are misguided. mostly i think it is the worshiping of false idols, however. i think it is this desire to be considered cool and in and be not have to think about anything. >> host: her public appearances are an avalanche of gnarl words, and if serious conservatives want to be taken seriously, the first thing they have to do is distance themselves from the likes of glenn beck, rush limbaugh, grover norquist and ann coulter. >> guest: well, i don't know about the other guys, but i would say not at all for me. [laughter] snarl words. i mean, this is like what i said about joe mccarthy. what's your point? what are you disagreeing with? what's the snarl world? was i think that was not -- because i think that was not all sweetness and nights in that e-mail. [laughter] but this is how liberals avoid talking about the issues. i mean, that was the theme of "slander" that they anat me

ms. rhee and mayor johnson and organizations like students first can inspire us to put all students firste that together we can encourage our great teachers and offer support to those who are struggling. all in an effort to allow every patrick out there a chance to reach his or her potential. nothing less than the future of our nation is riding on it. so would you, please, join me in welcoming two of our nation's most innovative educational leaders who are working to insure a brighter future for all of our youth, michelle rhee and mayor kevin johnson. [applause] [applause] [laughter] >> welcome, everybody. thank you for being here, and michelle and mayor, thank you. this has been one of our most requested programs, so thank you for being here and for being part of it. let's, let's start, um, a little bit about both what you're doing in education, but would you give us your thoughts about what is the state of public education in america today? >> who's going first? she's the boss. the real answer is it sucks. [laughter] i mean, we're nowhere near where we need to be. i mean, there should b