ms. thomas? okay. seeing none item five police department's comments and questions. >> good evening commissioners. my name is john john locheus and the commander in charge at the metro division at the police department. in this capacity i will be supervising central southern, mission, northern and tenderloin task force and also the alu unit, so i look forward to our continued cooperation, continued good work with the entertainment commission, and please reach out to me if i could be of any assistance to you in the future. >> thank you commander. >> you're welcome. >> welcome aboard. >> okay. officer mathaius. >> good evening commissioners. i am from central station. i will do a short re-cap what has been occurring over the last few weeks. as far as at the impala i was talking to people that worked that night and they were saying it was probably the worse night in three years as far as the volume of people. i asked if it was regard ago we had fleet week and tourists with the blue angels, festivals and s

ms. bobbie thomas. >> getting thinner by the minute. is this all wedding prep? >> no, it's not. it's just a good outfit. >> by the way, going to be a bridesmaid. >> tonight, tonight. i'm so excited. megan coff is getting married to brent, who's a wonderful man. >> we're all going to be there wishing her well. >> really excited about the latest and greatest in hair care you can think of like makeup and laura, our hair maven said she wants everything on the table. okay, first up, primer. think of makeup primer for your face, this is a company called living proof, jennifer aniston just invested in. you put it in your hair when it's wet, whether you want a curly style or straight style, it keeps the style ten times long. it's amazing, works really, really well. next, this is like powder for your hair, just like makeup powder on, it's so hot right now. volumizing powder. it's so hot right now you can keep your hand on it. >> what's the reason? >> you pump -- >> come on. >> the powder will help blend in at the root exactly -- >> this is laura we always talk about. >> what do you do wi

thomas is always there at d.c.'s minor elementary school, assisting second grade teacher, ms. sharp, and teaching students. many, one-on-one in the fundamentals. >> okay. >> do you talk to kids about why math and reading are so important? >> well, you could have a lot of money, if you can't count it is not going to help you. >> reporter: more than 80% of kids here are on free or reduced lunch. a role model, guide, friend, grandfather thomas has worked with more than 200 children through the years. >> he is sweet, he is kind, he is nice and everybody adores him. >> can you imagine your class without grandfather thomas? >> no, i would be mad. >> you would be mad, why would you be mad? >> because he ain't here. >> you like it when he is here? >> uh-huh. >> it is something about a grandparent that you just can't explain. it is that nurturing spirit. and the children, they feel that. >> reporter: the foster grandparent program is not only here in d.c. there are 28,000 volunteers across the country. and it is not just with young kids. >> i love them. >> reporter: grandmother dorothy campbell has mentored this te

here on c-span, at 1:00, live to the national press club for the "ms" magazine celebration. up next, thomase and business roundtable president and former michigan per governors talk about how the policies of both candidates might impact business and growth. this was hosted by that speaker agency leading authority. we will show you what we can until the advent gets underway. [applause] thank you for turning out here on this cold, wintry morning in washington, d.c.. it is now four weeks until america goes to the polls, and it could not be a better time to have this conversation about what is the single biggest issue in this campaign, the economy, jobs, and represent every aspect of the economy. we have really ever sector of the economy here this morning. thank you. i want to ask a question thatdid you about are we in a position where i come down to 7.8% and whether this is really what america faces. >> i think the right policies to put the united states on a growth trajectory in march of this year. the ceo put out a report on economic growth and jobs. we made a number of recommendations in th