james metson. >> i am with orton development. our team is here. i want to thank you for the consideration. we're very honored by staff recommendation. we hope we can move forward quickly with you guys. we look forward to starting quickly if we are chosen. thank you. >> any other public comment? commissioners, comments? >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is manual florez. i represent a carpenters' union local 22. this is a block from my office. i do not know how many times i have driven there and bought some day. now it is coming to light, and it is much needed. we strongly support it, and i think it is a great thing moving forward. i want to point out one thing, however, in that one of the developers in the building we have had issues with. i wanted to bring that up. ongoing labor disputes with them. it has not been going well. we wanted to point that out concerning language, mature your standards and concern for the office. -- not above standards and concern for the office. we just wanted to point that out. we do encourage you to move forw

kyle orton will back up tony romo. there was some interest from the redskins to sign kyle orton.llas cowboy. >> starting to get confusing. >> a lot of teams -- guys changing teams and it is a crazy time. march madness in football and in basketball. >> the weather. >> exactl >>> there are some troubling gets student exchange program that places thousands of people from abroad in american homes. an nbc news investigation uncovered dozens of cases of student abuse. kate snow has details on rock center with brian williams tonight at 10:00. >>> software developers are working overtime trying to make the next great app for the new ipad three. people who ordered the ipad won't be getting it for another two or three weeks, it goes on sale in stores on friday. softwaremakers are using every last snd second to create new apps or upgrading existing ones to take advantage of a better display, hd video camera and faster processor. the new ipad starts at $499. apple has paid app developers more than $4 billion in royal first since the app store launched in '08. >>> one last trip out to the tid

orton described this as global black market and marijuana, cocaine, and heroin combined. in an op-ed last month entitled "china's cyber thievery as national policy must be challenged" former dni, mike mcconnell, former homeland security secretary, michael chertoff and former deputfens w lin noted ability of cyber terrorists to cripple -- cripple -- our critical infrastructure. they sounded an even more urgent alarm about the threat of economic cyberel espionage. citing a report by office of national counterintelligence executive, the of the catastrophic impact that cyber espionage, particularly that pursued by china, could have on our economy and competitiveness. they estimated that the cost easily means billions of dollars and millions of jobs. this threat is all the more menacing because it is being pursued by a global competitor, seeking to steal the research and development of american firms to undermine our economic leadership. the evidence of our cyber security vulnerability is overwhelming. it compels us to act now. some members have called for yet more studies. ev

ron will shock you into quitting orton never start smoking that is the aim of the graphic new campaign for the centers for disease control. the images we will show you may be disturbing to some of the. dear way to terry hall was not always choose toothless or all their lifetime a smoking left her with cancer of the larynx. and she wants would-be smokers to know it. it will appear in print and social media. their way to with painful true stories about the effects of tobacco and not only kills also cripples. it is also true that their lives occur. >>> never thought it would give me a star like this. >>> cost $54 million a small amount compared to the $27 million a day that tobacco companies spend to promote their products the cdc says much about the motion is aimed at children. for every person who dies from smoking at least two new young smokers take their place. the cdc hopes to persuade as many as 50,000 smokers to quit but that is going to be a challenge to about 20 percent of american adults smoke and in recent years that number hasn't budged. smokers and ads will make them think ab

you know ridicule is one of the ways to make something bring it up orton question out in public i mean comedians do it all the time satirist do it all the time and i think the amazing thing about ridiculing religion is it seems so shocking how dare we ridicule religion but in fact why does religion have a special place why is it no more subject to ridicule then science or politics and and i think what richard is suggesting and maybe it is necessary for some people it is is to consciousness raise is to suggest that you know nothing is above ridicule at some level and ridicule is a very effective form of stats are at some level and it just points out that beliefs or beliefs but there's nothing if you'll forgive the pun nothing is sacred when it comes to you so ideas i was things like why there are you know thirty thousand other people that agree with you on the island as we get more and thanks so much for joining us thanks again you take care. it's time for our last rating even turns out the passing discriminatory and illegal immigration laws can get pretty expensive sweetheart full time

i think whitmire tidies value orton and did individual.some of the mantras these describes do with either versus choose to leave your values. a lot of people can relate to that inserted the ideal setting for an a greater than yourself. he doesn't want to. he'd be great, but i don't it's going to happen. he also says for years, here's a fun if as they keep him. it's funny because he's like a teenager. he said excited about the agency in recognizing the quality of people there after dealing with -- you got that although unburdening dan brown, but the military is a lot of brawn and notice that these intellectuals than a party hearty israeli professor. one thing he thought about doing after he retires is becoming the president of princeton. he really loves academia, so

quarterback mark sanchez is the guy there in new york but you have to wonder, if he struggles like kyle orton last year in denver if fans will be cheering for tim tebow to become the next quarterback of the jets could be very very interesting year in new york city. >> sanchez struggled last year. >> struggled last year did get a contract extension in the off season but again his work ethic has come to question some sources i have talked to tim tebow never has so could be an interesting dichotomy. >> thanks very much. >>> now. >> 8:09 a.m. on this thursday morning tony an update on weather and traffic next. >> then, one cancer survivor used her creativity to help herself cope with the illness she is sharing her cartoon blog to inspire others she has a book out she will join us live in studio after the break. >>> later this hour, sprinkles celebrates its one year anniversary in georgetown you know, the cupcake company, we will talk with the founder about the booming business fox 5 morning news will be right back. .  people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this tec