we begin our coverage and analysis tonight with our national correspondent peter alexander in washington. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. capitol hill will be a very different place when the new congress is seated just several months from now. for republicans it's a youth invasion of sorts. the average age of the senate republican freshmen class is 49 years old. fresh off their blockbuster night, the new faces of the republican guard. joni ernst, the self-described harley riding, gun toting, pig castrating, war veteran. >> i grew up castrating hogs on a farm. >> securing the senate majority for the gop for the first time in eight years. >> and we are going to make them squeal! >> reporter: the republican wave more like a political typhoon crashing down on democrats and president obama. >> it was a historic night at every single level. this was all about a direct rejection of the obama agenda. >> reporter: the renovation in congress ranks a clear reflection of voter frustration and disgust. much of it directed at the washington establishment. leading the way

>> peter alexander in our d.c. newsroom live tonight. peter, thanks. >>> now we go to the middle of the country. ferguson, missouri, and this tense stand-by period waiting the grand jury decision of the white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. tonight the town remains under a declared state of emergency which means the national guard is ready should police and protestors clash violently once again and disregard all these calls for peace. our report tonight from nbc's ron allen in ferguson. >> reporter: with protesters back on the streets, anticipating a grand jury decision whether to indict officer darren wilson in michael brown's death -- >> as a member of the ferguson commission. >> reporter: today missouri's governor named his so-called ferguson commission. 15 citizens tasked with finding solutions to problems like poverty, education, policing, which has fueled the demonstrations. >> i'm not preparing for war. i'm preparing for peace. >> reporter: as the focus remains on the governor's decision to declare a s

peter alexander has more. >> everybody out right now. >> reporter: this is home video of fence jumper omar gonzalez running across the white house north lawn in september. a damming review by the department of homeland security blames the secret service for a series of performance, organizational, tactical and other failures. the report found the secret service's alarm systems and radios failed to work properly and many of the officers on duty didn't see gonzalez with the knife as he scaled the fence. among the failures, the inaction of a secret service officer with an attack dog who did not hear the radio because his ear piece was out. that officer was talking on the cell phone and only saw gonzalez after witnessing another officer running toward him. >> the secret service is designed with such redundancy that we can accept a couple of human errors, but not as many as seemed to happen in this incident. >> reporter: gonzalez overpowered a uniformed secret service officer, unaware he had broken first line of security because the alarm box was muted at the request of the white house ush

we get our report tonight from our national correspondent, peter alexander. >> reporter: a chorus of outrage this weekend. angry students march through the manicured grounds of the university of virginia. >> the protests, a response to this lengthy "rolling stone" investigation into the alleged gang rape of a freshman at a fraternity house two years ago. an assault lasting three hours with seven attackers, leaving her beaten and bloody. yet the victim told the magazine her friends discouraged her from reporting it. >> they told her that she would be black balled from uva social life. that her reputation would be ruined as the person who cried rape. >> when she did come forward several months later, the article says the administration gave her options but failed her. by insisting she not go to the police. >> i think when i first read the article i was simply sick to my stomach. there was much more information in "rolling stone" than we had. >> reporter: tomorrow the university's board will meet to discuss its sexual assault policies. police have been asked to investigate the case. the

we get our report on all of it tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: on the road they're a family favorite, but owners who think larger means safer will be stunned by these results. today, news that some of the best selling minivans are failing a crucial crash test that simulates the front corner colliding with another vehicle, a tree or a lamp post. the insurance institute for highway safety warns the nissan quest is one of the worst performing vehicles it's ever seen for this type of crash. >> we had to cut the seat out in order to remove the dummy. and then we needed a crowbar to pry the front foot loose. >> reporter: in houston kathrine fuller says she's now nervous about taking her kids out in her nissan quest. >> i always thought since it was a larger vehicle and roomy vehicle that we were all safe. >> reporter: minivans are typically designed on mid size car platforms but wider and heavier. that leaves large areas less protected in a serious crash. >> high proportion of the minivan market is running a poor rating in this test. and those poor ratings are in some spect

peter alexander has more. >> reporter: this is the home video of fence jumper omar gonzalez running across the white house north lawn in september. a damning review by the department of homeland security blames the secret service for the failure. the report found secret service alarm systems and radios failed to work properly and that many of the officer on duty didn't see gonzalez armed with a knife as he scaled the fence. among the failures the actions of a uniformed secret service officer with an attack dog who was not listening to his two way radio his ear piece was out and a stand by radio was left in his locker. instead he was talking on a cell phone and only saw gonzalez after witnessing another officer running towards him. >> the secret service is set for redundancy. we can accept a couple of human errors but not this many. >> reporter: gonzalez overtook a secret service officer. he barrelled past the guard, turned left and ran into the east room. he ran the entire length of the white house to the other end of the east room before he was tackled by a heavily armed counter assault a

peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> good luck with that. we're back in a moment with the "snl" cast member about to take on a big assignment. >>> also an update on a terrible crash that badly injured bono of u2 worse than we first knew. ♪ what becomes of the brokenhearted ♪ >>> jimmy ruffin has died, brother of the late-temptations singer david ruffin. he gave us that classic, "what becomes of the broken heart," the mississippi native motown singer 78 years old. >>> bono is in very bad shape. the u2 singer and his family have an apartment off central park in new york. he and his family went out for a ride and there was a terrible crash. he has a broken orbital bone, three breaks in his shoulder blade and a six-way compound fracture in his left arm which required three metal plates and 18 screws in one of two surgeries. u2 was planning a big tour to support two albums, but bono faces a long recovery now and months of physical therapy. >>> "snl" cast member cecily strong has been selected at the annual white house correspondents dinner next s

peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> president obama joining other world leaders at the apec summit in beijing. the group photo brought another test of his strained relationship with russian president vladimir putin. the two had a brief conversation according to aides. president obama will meet with china's president on wednesday. this trip will also include visits to myanmar and australia. >>> late word tonight from new york state health investigators about what really went on inside that doctor's office when joan rivers went into cardiac arrest. this will have a big impact on the medical community because some of the details are shocking. some of them speculated about but not confirmed until right now. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with us. stephanie, good evening. >> good evening, brian. this report highlights a list of missteps. among them one of the doctors treating joan rivers did not actually have privileges to practice at the new york clinic. rivers did not give informed consent for all the procedures she was given. and one member of the medical team actually took cell phone

nbc's peter alexander has late details. >> everybody out right now! >> reporter: this is the home video of fence jumper omar gonzalez running across the white house north lawn in september. a damning review by the department of homeland security blames the secret service for a series of performance, organizational, technical and other failures. the report found the secret services alarm systems and radios failed to work properly. and many officers on duty didn't see gonzalez armed with a knife as he scaled the fence. among the failures actions of a uniformed secret service officer with an attack dog not listening to his radio because his ear piece was out and a standby radio left in his locker. instead that officer was talking on a cell phone and only saw gonzalez after witnessing another officer running toward him. >> the secret service was designed with such redundancy that we can accept a couple human errors, but not as many that seem to happen in this incident all at the same time. >> reporter: gonzalez overpowered a uniformed secret service offic

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peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> the holiday shopping frenzy once reserved for black friday is already upon us on the day when we're giving thanks for the things we have, retailers want us shopping for the things we don't have yet. and they're doing whatever they can this year to lure us away from the dinner table. our report tonight from nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: the wait is finally over. and if starting black friday on thanksgiving evening seems normal now, well, k-mart opened this morning at 6:00. >> we put the turkey in the oven and we had nothing better to do so we came to pick out a few toys that were on sale. >> reporter: a laid back holiday with family has increasingly become a day to dine and dash. >> retailers open doors earlier and earlier on thanksgiving day every year because it works. because millions of americans show up. >> i got a fridge, a stove, toys, storage bins, i even got skylander paper. i'm excited. >> reporter: but not everyone's happy about black friday's creep into thursday. >> it's kind of hard because you're supposed to be like super th

peter alexander with us from our washington newsroom tonight with more. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you. federal officials are calling on the japanese company takata and five manufacture manufacturers to recall those equipped with takata, ford, honda, chrysler, mazda and bmw vehicles generally with models years 2008 and before. it affected cars mostly in areas along the gulf coast with high temperatures and humidity, but the government says it's making this new move after learning about two incidents outside those areas. officials say drivers should keep wearing seat belts and can continue to drive until their vehicles can be repaired. if takata and the automakers do not follow through, the government says it will force them to. >> peter alexander in our d.c. newsroom live tonight. peter, thanks. >>> now to the middle of the country, ferguson, missouri, and this tense stand-by period waiting the grand jury decision on the white police officer who shot and killed an unlarmed black teenager. tonight the national guard is ready should police a

nbc's peter alexander joins me now from the white house. peter, the president gets a brief break for thanksgiving but what are his top priorities once he finishes that pumpkin pie, if you will. >> happy thanksgiving to you. for the obama family, for the president himself it's not just turkey and stuffing on his table but other decisions he'll face. on the top of immigration, statistics show nine in ten latinos support the president's decision to defer deportations for up to 5 million illegal immigrants. the real question is what republicans will do. congress returning on monday. ten days after that that the funding bill basically needs to be pass sod we can don't pay for the government. the republican, the gop house strategy appearing they want to avoid a government shutdown, they would fund the government through september of next year, but in terms of immigration enforcement they will pursue that on a more short term basis. it's a significant effort to balance the constituencies within the republican party, particularly the conservatives t

nbc's peter alexander in charlottesville. thanks so much. >>> a montgomery county substitute teacher accused of inappropriately touching students is going to stay in jail under $150,000 bond. a judge reviewed the bond for jose pi mada this afternoon. pa mada was first charged from a case that roberto clemente middle school. police say three more children have come forward with similar claims. from ridge view middle school and from forest oak middle school. pineda is also charged in those cases. >>> new information tonight about a horrible crash in silver spring that killed three friends in their early 20s. they were among eight people in an suv that struck a tree early yesterday morning. this happened around 3:00 a.m. here on east west highway. some passengers were not wearing a seatbelt. coming up tonight on news4 at 6:00, chris gordon is live with more on that crash and the lives lost. >>> two years in prison, the sentence a man is now facing for a hit and run crash that killed a university of maryland student. liam adepo h

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than peter alexander.ne, i know. t that said, amy is 100% right. hillary clinton's greatest strength is she's hillary clinton. her greatest weakness? she's been hillary clinton for a long time. these are people who have been in the national spotlight. >> arkansas? that was ridiculous. i understand bill clinton and hillary clinton they have a special connection to arkansas. arkansas today, this has been made clear, arkansas today is not the arkansas that elected bill clinton governor. i would say her biggest problem yesterday for president is the fact she's been around so long elections are about the future not the past. her biggest problem today is the exact same problem. >> what are yo focussed on the republican side. rand paul speaking last night and chris christie up early to speak on television. all of saw people are about getting things done. it looks like the energy, the young energy, frankly, appears to be on the republican side. >> yeah. you certainly saw rand paul capitalizing on hillary clinton's

and we will check in with peter alexander at the white house. you can check on more on that report on the president's reaction and what this means on the "today" show after news 4 today. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is credited with helping a lot win, including larry hogan. he will share his thoughts on the "today" show. you can watch that live in a few minutes on nbc 4. . >>> 6:48. in less than an hour, montgomery county school hraoerz will meet with parents to talk about a reported sex assault. police arrested a contractor used of eup appropriately touching a opportunity at a middle school in damascus last month. the principal said she waited until now to protect privacy of the student involved. that meeting is 7:30 this morning at the media center. >>> the "washington post" reporting the group wants the county to develop a plan to protect three endangered shrimp-like kraoefpls from being harmed. the purple line would run 16 miles between bethesda and new carrollton. >>> general motors is getting creative to convince people to fix a

we were there with sa van ga guthrie, al roker, peter alexander. melissa is wearing the light blue cute. how do you feel now? >> angie was with us as well. teaming up with the "today" show, peter alexander, this is the second annual cranksgiving food drive. great experience, great cause. 12 miles picking up canned goods for miriam's kitchen. a little sore this morning but definitely worth it and a whole lot of fun. good bonding experience. very fun. taking a look here at eastbound traffic headed to the bay bridge. it is shut down. we're getting a little bit of movement. just spoke with police. it should completely reopen in the next 10 minutes. high wind warning on the bridge with a disabled tractor trailer blocking things there. 15 at jefferson pike, new crash there. and inner loop before 50, two right lanes blocked there. taking a wider look at things, overall looking good. things slowly quite nicely. 66 and 95, no major problems. 270 coming up at 5:31. >>> 5:24. investigators are saying exhaustion may be the cause of a deadly bus crash in northe

peter alexander has more. >> this is the home video of fence jumper omar gonzalez armed with a knifening across the north lawn in september. a highly critical report from the department of homeland security. knocking a female secret service officer to the ground, gonzalez walked past the officer who grabbed a flashlight instead of a baton. he heard left and walked into the east room and was tackled by an officer in the center hall way. the report adds that armed counter assault team did not enter because they were unfamiliar with the lay out of the white house. they waited to get into a tactical formation before going in. >> this was an unfortunate group of mishaps that all unbelievably happened at the exact same time. >> the secret service for a review of technical and other failures. it found that the secret service's alarm system and radios failed to work and many of the officers on duty didn't see him as he jumped the fence. among the failures, the inaction of a canine handler whose earpiece was out and was not listening to a two-way radio. the officer was taking a personal call

scott walker's third win in four years is fuelling 2016 buzz. >> that was peter alexander reporting. >>> chris christie, who is the chairman of the republican governor's association, appeared on "today" this morning to talk about the victories last night. he addressed a recent incident in which he told a protester to sit down and shut up. and he talked about his possible plans to run for president in 2016. >> you know, i sat and took it for a while. and then other people, the hundreds of people that were there, deserved to hear what we had to say that day. that person had their say. i sat and listened to it. it was time for them to sit down. i'm not going to change. this is who i am. mary pat and i have to talk about it and make a decision. today is a day to celebrate what my fellow governors have done. i'm glad to have played a small part in it for them. >> he says the republican party -- republican majority in congress should focus on tax reform and a national energy policy. >>> an appeal hearing is under way today for former baltimore ravens running back ray rice who was suspended

here's nbc's peter alexander with more on the republican victories. >> reporter: call it a republican rout. for the first time in eight years, the gop controls a majority of the senate with iowa's joni ernst putting her party over the top before midnight. propelled to power by promising to cut pork. >> i grew up castrating hogs. >> we are going to make them squeal. >> reporter: in conservative kansas -- >> well, we did it, kansas. >> reporter: senator pat roberts overcame accusations that he lost touch with his home state. holding off independent challenger greg orman, riding a wave of voter frustration. in all, the gop snagged seven new senate seats from colorado to west virginia, basking in the glow, the presumed new senate majority leader, kentucky's mitch mcconnell, winning a sixth term. >> it's time to turn this country around. >> one silver lining for the president's party, new hampshire's jeanne shaheen fending off scott brown. >> thank you, new hampshire. >> reporter: the gop also expanded its strength in the house, now holding more seats than at any time in more than 80 years

peter alexander has this report. peter? >> good evening to you.ampus is largely cleared out now for the holiday, but zunts and administrators there are struggling to deal with a deep-seeded issue as the president of the intrafraternity council himself conceded sexual violence is a serious problem. it's upsetting to admit. >> your story is not unique? >> it's not. i heard from a lot of women like me. >> emily knows firsthand about rape at uva. as a freshman, she said she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house on campus. her attacker, she say, never punished because he transferred schools. now employed by the university, she councils other sexual assau assault survivors. every student you say needs to look in the mirror? >> every student needs to look in the mirror and says what do i do that supports survivors and stops it from happening. >> uv sa's board addressed the firestorm at an emergency meeting tuesday. >> i would like to say to jackie and her parents that i am sorry. >> reporter: weeks after charlottesville police investigated the dis

peter alexander live at the capitol it. thank you. >>> coming up on the "today" show, peter has more on the key senate races to change the ball los of power on capitol hill coming up after "news4 today." >>> if you live in d.c., you will decide whether to legalize marijuana today. you'll have a choice to vote yes or no to ballot initiative 71 which legalizes the cultivation and possession of limited amounts of miles per hour. this initiative does not legalize the sale of pot. the d.c. council members are working on regulations. >>> and voting for the attorney general in d.c. the position was appointed by the -- house majority leader eric cantor was defeated. he goes up against another professor named jack. >>> 6:48 is the time right now as police stop a school shooting and bombing in baltimore county. a 16-year-old wanted to kill people at george washington carver center in townsend. police found homemade explosives and a gun at his home. investigators were we aring him about a car break-in when learning of his plan. >>> th

>> peter alexander in virginia. >> we are following two weather stories that could impact millions. buffalo with massive flooding. as temperatures quickly rise. it could hit 60 degrees and that means a rapid large scale melt of up to seven feet of snow in spots. the governor spoke about the double whammy earlier today. >> the fear is seven feet of snow melts quickly. that's a lot of run off and a lot of water going into the creeks. potential flooding. we have a fear of heavy snow on roof tops. it's snow that gets wet and increases the weight and possible building collapses. so far, so good. >> crews spent the weekend rushing to clear the snow away and the red cross has begun. >> flying and driving. the busiest travel day of the year. a high impact storm there is going to bring snow, ice, and wind across the east coast today. that can spell trouble for snoopy, charlie brown and kermit the frog. i wouldn't put them as my favorite quotes. they will be floating down broadway and we will keep you posted on whether that is interrupted. here are the other stories spiking right now on socia

. >> peter alexander joining me now from the white house. so far, peter, the only person to lose their job is the head of the secret service. as reported the agent's still on job who are part of the report. when we hear lawmakers say there needs to be more. what specifics are they giving you? >> right now, obviously, there's a series of hearings we know are scheduled to be taking place. including one in front of the house judiciary committee. we heard from bob goodlatte. a homeland security official told us it's a harsh report. we were only given the nine-page executive summary. it's intended to identify problems that need fixing. after barging through the front doors is one example. knocking a female female secret service offer to the ground. gonzalez walked past the officer who accidentally fumbled grabbing a flashlight instead of her baton. ignoring commands to stop gonzalez and turned west and walked into the east room and turned around. that's where we understand he was tackled by some officers near the state floor. the report adds that

peter alexander, thanks. >>> abysmally and offensive low.hat's how a member from hyattsville, maryland, described voter turnout. and that's why he said they should lower the voting age from 18 to 16. it would only apply to municipal races like city council and mayor. he believes in engaging young people may improve turnout. the issue could come up for discussion next month. >>> he pleaded not guilty, but there is some pretty strong evidence now against the man who abducted a woman. we'll tell you why the man who is also facing attempted murder charges in virginia ended up in court in philadelphia first. >>> and there is a new tribute in place to honor that woodbridge teenager murdered close to his school. >> reporter: i'm jackie bensen in loudoun county. imagine having to hand your kids one of these to ride the school bus. >>> a campus tragedy. >> it was heartbreaking. >> a university suspends all fraternities and sororities after the death of a student. how the school community moves on from here after this unprecedented action. >>> abducti

>> peter alexander, thank you so much. really scary report that we're seeing. >>> coming up a lot more to get to this friday. we'll dig deeper into the immigration show down on capitol hill. a lot of reports about what the president will or will not do. and when he'll do it. speaker boehner warns nothing is off the table when it comes to stopping the president. the one and only luis gutierrez will answer the speaker. >>> it's cold. take a look at the snow coming down in cleveland, ohio. it's in the high 20s there. which isn't so bad if you're used to the temperatures. the traffic is a mess. we'll have the frigid details. >>> in the meantime here in downtown south florida it's kind of chilly. chance of sun very high. didn't mean to rub it in but i kind of did. ring ring! ...progresso! you soup people have my kids loving vegetables. well vegetables... shh! taste better in our savory broth. vegetables!? no...soup! oh! soup! loaded with vegetables. packed with taste. but when we start worrying about tomorrow, we miss out on th

nbc news national correspondent peter alexander has more from charlottesville. >> andrea, good morning to you. this campus community has largely cleared out, but students, advisers, administrators are all dealing with deep-seeded issues here as the head of the council himself conceded sexual violence is a serious cultural problem in fraternities and in greek life, it's upsetting to admit. >> your story's not unique? >> it's not. i've heard from a lot of women like me. >> reporter: emily knows firsthand about rape at uva. as a freshman, she says she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house on campus. her attacker, she says, never punished because he transferred schools. now, employed by the university, she counsels other sexual assault survivors, including jackie whose detailed account of a vicious gang rape published in "rolling stone" has exposed a cultural crisis within this institution. >> every student you say needs to look in the mirror. >> every student needs to look in the mirror and decide, what can i do that reinforces a value system that supports survivors. >> uva's board

nbc's peter alexander. thank you very much. today in missouri meanwhile the pathologist hired by the family of slain teenager michael brown to perform a private autopsy is testifying in front of the grand jury. >> he was able to confirm along with review of some of the materials from the medical examiner's office that there was an additional entry wound into his chest. it was not a re-entry wound. and to that end that would be the only thing that we get into to the substance of his testimony because that is going to be for the grand jury's consideration. >> msnbc's tremain lee has been covering events in ferguson. we now have dr. baden testifying. is there any reporting that you can tell us on whether or not he is the final witness or whether there's more to come in that grand jury? >> not just yet. the thought is that dr. baden is the last or among the last which took two week for the grand jury to decide they wanted to speak with him. but, again, as we're in the waning days and he may very well be the last witness the grand j

i'm peter alexander. this is "the daily rundown." in the wake of this week's midterm maelstrom, president obama acknowledged that election night was a, quote, good night for republicans. but he didn't promise any changes to his style, his policies or his staff. >> i think that every election is a moment for reflection. and i think that everybody in this white house is going to look and say, all right, what do we need to do differently. but the principles that we're fighting for, the things that motivate me every single day and motivate my staff every day, those things aren't going to change. >> tomorrow, the president will meet with an expanded group of congressional leaders from both parties at the white house. potential areas of compromise, a plan to fix crumbling roads and bridges, perhaps corporate tax reform, but the president made it clear he does not plan to compromise on a number of contentious issues including his promise to use executive authority to act on immigration before the end of this year. >> what i'm not going to d

as peter alexander tells us, you'll have a lot of chances to save money. friday deals are starting earlier than ever. >> reporter: good morning to you. you better believe there are people watching us already eyeing a spot in front of stores like this one. the battle for those doorbuster black friday deals. there may be a reason this season you don't have to. frankly, black friday may be a thing of the past. walmart along one is changing its plans. this year offering the black friday deals over the course of five days, soup sizing their sales from thanksgiving through cyber monday. target, already promoting holiday discounts starting the sunday before thanksgiving. if you thought battling those black friday clouds earned you the best bargain, the experts we spoke to don't buy it. one saying the fact is some stars are advertising doorbuster dealings that they've been promoting previously or to promote later the season. a 50-inch rca television at kmart, nerdwallet found it would be marked down to $399 on black friday. that's the same prices they were offerin

and father peter alexander and natalie as mary kathrine gallagher. hoda and kathy lee as wayne and garth. and then there were the blues brothers. performance by al roker and a guy who looks an awful lot like me in sunglasses. we'll check into it. >>> when we come back, why humiliating our pets on this halloween is now a multimillion dollar industry. >>> happy halloween from pennsylvania avenue this evening where the president and first lady are welcoming about 4,500 trick-or-treaters this year. >>> if you're getting ready to take the kids out in the neighborhood or putting the finishing touches on your costume, then you're one of the millions of americans spending more than $7 billion combined on halloween this year. but one of the big growing markets isn't for adults or even for children. nbc's janet shamlian explains. >> reporter: forget your costume or how your children are dressing up. what's your dog going to be for halloween? for many primping the family pet has become the highlight of the holiday. >> we want to be best in show. >> reporter: bu

. >>> good afternoon, peter alexander, share enough. i came in on the bus today and i what sitting next to a black gentleman and we had a nice conversation. turns out he's a long-term engineer and architect for the city. and he was telling me a lot of really cool things that he's done and the projects he's been involved in and the city is a beautiful place. oh, and before i forget i'd like to invite everybody here november 27th, i think that's thattion, to alcatraz for a sunrise sail. people line up at 4 o'clock in the morning. usually people aren't doing a whole lot at 4 o'clock in the morning so come on down. this gentleman told me a rot of wonderful things. i thought it was great they had such architects and concerns. but i don't understand why they would not be an environmental review. what would be the reason as to why not? and i'm listening to these people complaining here and talking and i'm reminded of an old statement those who seek to save their lives, and i think that includes their comfort zones shall lose them. this is the

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. >>> good afternoon, peter alexander, share enough. i came in on the bus today and i what sitting next to a black gentleman and we had a nice conversation. turns out he's a long-term engineer and architect for the city. and he was telling me a lot of really cool things that he's done and the projects he's been involved in and the city is a beautiful place. oh, and before i forget i'd like to invite everybody here november 27th, i think that's thattion, to alcatraz for a sunrise sail. people line up at 4 o'clock in the morning. usually people aren't doing a whole lot at 4 o'clock in the morning so come on down. this gentleman told me a rot of wonderful things. i thought it was great they had