pre-k looks different for them than it does for us. we have pre-k students who will do three years in an early education setting. two years in pre-k and an extra year in tk. the law, for us, is a little bit more problematic. the other issue around implementing tk in our city has to do with capacity. we have approximately 70 elementary schools. with 70 elementary schools and 300 possible students, that is about 4 tk-ers per school. is that a brand new classroom? or not? if you are in l.a. with 800,000 students, with a school that has 1200, you may have 4 or 5 or even 8 kindergarten classrooms. of those, you might be able to pull out a quarter of your kindergarteners and make them tk-ers and have a classroom. for us, that is not true because we do not have the space and we do not have enough students. even after three years of tk, we would have only had, if you average it out, we would not have enough tk-ers for one classroom. if you take 1000 students, 70 elementary sites, average it out and you have about 15 tk-ers. are you starting to

they can no longer discriminate against children with pre-existing conditions. they can no longer drop your coverage if you get sick. they can no longer jack up your premiums without reason. they are required to provide free preventative care like checkups and mammograms, a provision that's already helped 54 million americans with private insurance. and by this august, nearly 13 million of you will receive a rebate from your insurance company, because it spent too much on things like administrative costs and ceo bonuses and not enough on your health care. there's more. because of the affordable care act, young adults under the age of 26 are able to stay on their parents' health care plans, a provision that's already helped 6 million young americans. and because of the affordable care act, seniors receive a discount on their prescription drugs, a discount that's already saved more than 5 million seniors on medicare about $600 each. all of this is happening because of the affordable care act. these provisions provide common sense protections for middle class famil

the pre is part of it. i think this election is about the past. >> warner: there are many critics -- and we've talked to some -- who say it's not a new pre but the old pre in new clothing. once it gets back in power, it will still govern with the heavy hand and sort of the old way. >> the citizens would never allow that to happen. >> warner: some young people don't want to chance it. the new social media-driven student movement is opposing the pre's return. they charge pena nieto as a creature of mexico's two broadcasting giants. the movement sprouted in early may after pena nieto was challenged and then heckled by students at a university, when his campaign dismissed them as political plants, 131 of them shot back with this you-tube video flashing their school i.d.s. the video went viral, connected through facebook and twitter. thousands began showing up at anti-pre rallies supporting banners proclaiming "i am number 132." >> we don't want to be treated like kids, you know, or like... we're citizens. we ne

that no person is denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition. no one has their coverage canceled when they get sick. and to make sure that women are no longer discriminated against by insurance companies. i've often said that the affordable care act is not like the ten commandments chiselled in stone. it's like a starter home. suitable for improvement. so i call on republicans to join us in making sensible refinements as we continue to implement the law. i invite the republicans to bring their tool kits and not their sledgehammers. let's make the affordable care act work for every american. the choice is to go forward or to be dragged backward. the great majority of americans and now the supreme court has said we want to go forward. the justices have spoken. now let's get back to work building a reformed health care system that works not just for the wealthy and healthy but works for every american. and with that i want to introduce a great partner who has been in this fight from the very beginning on our committee who has written parts of this

conditions cost of people who have pre-existing conditions. and you cannot have it both ways and i think this offers us an opportunity for clarity as to what the bill is actually about, instead of being at the mercy of it. the $200 million negative cam camp of misrepresentations and some may call them other things that they put out there that created such a screen of confusion that ooh very hard to talk about what the bill does, but now that we have a decision and they're talking about overturning it, we can say with clarity, this is what the bill does and this is what they want to take away from you. this is how they want to increase your cost and let the public decide. thank you all very much. thank you. >> democratic leader nancy pelosi talking to reporters up on capitol hill and miss pelosi also wearing the same shoes she wore on the day the health care legislation passed as a personal talisman, i guess you'd call it. next up, in less than half an hour at 1:15 eastern time we're expecting the speaker of the house john of the house john boe

number two, women just simply being a woman, will no longer be a pre-existing condition. we cannot be denied health care because we're pregnant, because we've had a c-section, or because we've had domestic violence. and we affirmed our preventive health care, where we'll be able to get our mammograms, where we'll be able to get our maternity health care, and as we fought for the women, we also fought for the men too. it's very noisy here. it's very exciting here. but this is the voice of democracy. open, free to all. god bless you, god bless america. thank god that the supreme court followed the constitution. >> wow, barbara, great. >> senator ben cardin. >> well, first, ben cardin, senator from maryland. and have the honor of serving with senator barbara mikulski and the people of maryland. i want to thank senator mikulski, i want to thank senator harkin, and i want to thank my colleagues here from the house of representatives for their incredible work on behalf of the american people. this is a good day for the american people. they won today. it's also a good day for t

pre qualified firms. the low bid was submitted and was $21,000 above the engineer's estimate or 1.3%. the other one was 307,000, 19% above the engineers a bit. that is one choice. but it is not a certified sbe, but the middle 40% commitment for participation in their bid proposal. nearly all of this subcontract work is actually performed by mission construction. these are all local san francisco companies who will be doing the excavation, pipe installation, and backfill work. it is the heavy work. it is a specialized firm. they have excellent experience. how they got pre-qualified, they have done jobs as big as this, and there are not many around. this is a huge footprint. they did a loop installation for two major tower buildings in las vegas. there also have been, because there's a lot of plumbing work involved, they actually have an $8.5 million contract for the sfpuc administration building here in this city. local participation, and i am very pleased that we got a company with this type of expertise.

this is obviously a pre-existing condition for him. if your husband were to lose his job or insurance, this would have been an issue for you. the supreme court's decision gives you breathing space. >> i think yesterday, i was asked what my reaction to the decision was. i said it was a mixture of relief and hope. i think it is the right decision for not just our family but all americans to have this certainty that if you have a serious medical condition you can always get covered. >> want to bring in andrew reuben, clearly a victory for people with pre-existing conditions. there's still uncertainty hanging over this legislation, at least in an election year, for people with pre-existing conditions. the supreme court has set this aside. they will be recovered. >> health care reform whether it's survived or not, hospitals and doctors were preparing for this, we have to find a way to take care of patients in a more cost effective setting. what this portion, gave little boy cam hope and protected, that he and so many other americans didn't

they have pre-existing conditions. he sees that number.i'm totally in favor of pre-existing conditions, except he's not. what he says is well, if you have insurance with a major employer and you switch to another employer, well, then i would cover you. but wait a minute. that's already law. it's not were president obama healthcare policy but a 1996 law. he wouldn't be changing a damn thing. in fact, if you're a person with a pre-existing condition and there are a ton of us, let me show you the numbers behind that. we've got 52 million americans with pre-existing conditions. we have 82 million with insurance. but if you get fired or you want to become an entrepreneur, and you don't go to another major company, then you might not be covered for pre-existing conditions any more. this is what the healthcare program was going to cover and romney is going to yank that away. if you're part of the 25 million uninsured good luck to you buddy, romney does not cover that at all. he says pre-existing condition as if he's on your side. but it masks and

i know there is a pre qualification process. is there any concern on why we're getting so few bids generally? >> things are getting is near -- and this year. that is a slight concern of mine. in specialized works, we did get more for the next one, the grounding system. we did get a few other companies. i think there was one other in this that did not pre qualify, just because their track record and their bonding capacity was so low. i mean, this is a huge footprint. it is not the normal putting a geothermal into a small office building. director reiskin: thank you. chair kim: any other comments? is there any public comment? >> no members of the public want to address you on this item. chair kim: thank you. >> motion to approve. >> second. chair kim: motion and second. director lloyd: aye. director metcalf: aye. director reiskin: aye. vice chair ortiz: aye. chair kim: aye. 5 ayes, approved. chair kim: thank you. >> item 14, approving an amendment to contract number it 08-04-gmgc-000 authorizing webcor/obayashi joint venture to aw

kids with pre-existing conditions can't be discriminated against.tes now to repeal are going to be about these real things, not some abstract version of socialism. >> exactly. >> i think it's going to be very tough. >> the honest part of the conversation still has to center around the cost. not necessarily right now, but down the road. the taxes that start to come into play, beginning next year, $210 billion in -- >> look at the cbo numbers. >> the evidence, we're raising -- >> i want to bring you in really quickly. we haven't asked about the dynamics on the supreme court. the president is going to approach the podium any minute. if we can get a question in here, i think we can. we can, because that's not the president in front of the camera. lawrence, one of the things that really surprised me was the fact it was justice roberts who wrote this, who sided with the sort of liberal wing of the court and not at all tony kennedy. >> well, he makes the point that it is the court's obligation -- >> okay. >> we're done. >> we are done. president obama's ap

pre- existing conditions. this is a good bill, it is a good start. we have more to do. the supreme court said today that despite the reactionary nature of the courts, the affordable care act is so clearly constitutional that it upheld it. the supreme court did not disgrace itself today and we can go on from here to legislate for the better welfare of the american people. rightre going to have now, dr. pollack. thank you. >> good morning. i'm the executive director of families, u.s.a., the national organization for health care consumers. today is a holiday, and for america's families. hello lee a a hallu moment. tens of millions of people are going to get help so that insurance is affordable. it means insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, like children with asthma and diabetes. it means insurance companies can no longer set an artificial cap i and what they're willing to pay out when somebody has a catastrophic illness or an accident. it means that women will no

they can no longer discriminate against children with pre- existing conditions. they can no longer drop your coverage if you get sick. they are required to provide free preventive care like checkups and mammograms, a provision that has already helped 54 million americans with private insurance. by this august, nearly 13 million will receive a rebate from your insurance company because it has been too much on things like administrative cost and ceo bonuses and not enough on your health care. there is more. because of the affordable care act, young adults are able to stay on their parents' health care plans, a provision that has already helped 6 million young americans. because of the affordable care act, seniors receive a discount on prescription care drugs. this is already saved $6 million -- $600 each. all of this happens because of the affordable care act. these provisions provide common sense solutions and enjoy broad, popular support. because of today's decisions all of these protections will continue for americans who already have health insurance. now, if y

this is for that subset of students to stay in pre-k for one more year. to give you an idea of what that means, slide 7. it is not in there. this year, we have 300 kids. the year after that, we will have 744 kids. at the end of this, we will have about 1000 students, 4 or 5 per grade. now that we are giving the children the experience, what is the experience? across the state, we are talking about 120,000 students. during this time, the students are to receive this one year of service with credentialed teachers. we're supposed to have a development-appropriate curriculum. i want to take a moment to realize what that means. you have a preschool curriculum and a kindergarten curriculum. right between there, for those children born in october or november, you have another curriculum. so you can already start to see that a lf

this is for that subset of students to stay in pre-k for one more year. to give you an idea of what that means, slide 7. it is not in there.

if there is a student attending habbard in their pre-k program and are requesting t.k., that student will be placed in a tiebreaker and receive placement first. next, students who have a younger sibling who are already attending a pew -- a pre-k program at that site and they are requesting they place their older sibling in the transitional kindergarten at that site. the sibling tiebreaker will be applied for those students who have younger siblings. the third tiebreaker will be students who are living in our identified load test score areas, the same areas identified for r k-12 placement. there will be a random selection of all other students that has no -- that have no tiebreakers. we believe we can offer a place mat -- a placement seat to a student who is requesting it at one of these sites. if we need more sites, some of these sites have the ability to add classrooms if we need to do that. the assignment notification will be sent out to all families on july 16. parents will be able to begin school on august 20. supervisor campos: thank you very much for your presentation. any ques

really, they're going to have a vote to say if your child has a pre-existing medical condition and no longer can be discriminated against, we're going to overturn that. if you're a senior and paying less for your prescription drugs and getting free preventive check-ups and the rest, we're going to overturn that. if you're 26 years old and under and you're on your parents' policy, pull the plug on that as well. it is -- they make their own decisions. i think that it clearly points out that even -- even with a decision by the supreme court and the law passed by the congress of the -- signed by the president and upheld by the supreme court, they're still fighting a fight that we have always been and will continue to always be the special interest of our country and they take a loyalty oath to not bring in revenue rather than honor to protect and defend the constitution. the fight for the health insurance industry over and over again at the cost to the taxpayer and consumers. this is just more of the same. no surprise about it. >> we'll take you live now to the senate. democrat leaders co

the requirement that insurance companies provide coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, 85%untry approves of that, 12% disapproves. that said, a pew poll from yesterday asks how well do you understand the law, very well, 18% othe country. somewhat well, 49% of the country. not too well, not well at all, 31%. >> there was a great story in kaiser health news -- >> the new republic. >> the new republic, whe he went to i think kentucky -- >> tennessee. >> tennessee, sorry, to a health clinic. >> you have one more try. >> to a health clinic which served a lot of the people who would be advantaged in 2014 by the law. they had no idea not only that the law was going to help them but even that it had been passed. >> in the campaign, the law gets unpacked in its pieces depending what happens in the supreme court, and people get it. but 2014 is like an eternity anyway. >> yeah. one more point to make which is if the supreme court does end up doing the most likely route, which is ripping out the individual mandate and taking out some related provisions, another conversation then starts

-- the thing about the pre-existing condition, however, is it speaks to the one campaign theme thateveloped with some consistency and that is the fairness theme. it polls enormously well. i think the house republicans as usual made sort of a huge mistake by saying that they would consider some version of a pre-existing condition issue, and they have not a chance in hell of passing that. >> we actually have some of the polling on that. the requirement that insurance companies provide coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, 85% of the country approves of that, 12% disapproves. that said, a pew poll from yesterday asks how well do you understand the law, very well, 18% of the country. somewhat well, 49% of the well 31%. >> there was a great story in kaiser health news -- >> the new republic. >> the new republic, where he went to i think kentucky -- >> tennessee. >> tennessee, sorry, to a health clinic. >> you have one more try. >> to a health clinic which served a lot of the people who would be advantaged in 2014 by the law. they had no idea not only that the law was going to h

if you say guaranteed issue, you cannot exclude pre-existing conditions, they will say fine, we willr that. you have to have community rating to make it work. you have to regulate the ability to not charge the sick many multiples of the healthy or charge the same price ideally. the problem is seven states tried that, and in every case it failed. in some cases so badly that the states repealed it and in other cases like massachusetts, new york, and new jersey they kept the laws in place and destroyed the insurance markets. this does not work. >> what do you think? talk about the massachusetts plan, as i understand it, it's popular, many support it. do you think the affordable care act if it is up and running will be popular in america? even among republicans? >> i think it will. i have -- as you know, i was quoted in your blog as saying, that you know, i have this vision, i think if the affordable care act, i have a vision that 20 years from now, someone will rise up and say keep the government's hands off my affordable care act. it will be popular, and the same level of public suppor

. >> will, last week you said buying with pre-existing is not insurance. people already sick it not insurance. what is it? >> concept of insurance is to cover risk. >> i said insurance. >> get you saying it correctly here. the concept of insurance is to cover risk. if you're certain somebody is sick that's not risk mitigation that's certainty. covering for pre-existing conditions does not fall within insurance. dean's ideas are really good. they also recognize that's a problem. you simply cannot ask insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions without mandating healthy people get in there. you bastardize the concept if you do that. >> if this is struck down in its entirety or individual mandate, what happens immediately with health care. the one thing i keep asking is children with some kind of major illness who are now insured because they have to be legally. what happens to these different groups, kids under 26, what happens? >> well, my guess, you know, i'm not going to gain legal expertise, my guess based on people with legal expert

. >> such as by across state lines or pre-existing conditions. even being able to keep your kids on your health insurance updates. all very popular components. >> the caucus fights concerns that this will increase the federal debt in the next 10 years. maryland taxpayers will pick of the state have when the federal subsidies run out. howard county leads even the state when it comes to health care overhaul. barry simms and joins us or continues our live team coverage with more on how the decision impacts the healthy howard initiative. >> lashawnda edwards was concerned. it is time for her to get some benefits. >> i am very excited. i am ecstatic. >> sing a specialist should no longer cost to rudder dollars a visit. something she could not afford. she is relieved by the supreme court's decision from the health-care plan. >> i was so excited. i was like, yes. the past it. >> she is 29 and suffers from sickle cell anemia. laid off from a mortgage job, she lost company health benefits and said insurance carriers she contacted denied coverage because s

they like getting rid of pre-existing conditions.hey like subsidizing families who can't afford insurance banning insurance companies from denying children with pre-existing conditions. these are concepts long supported by our republican friends. so what's the problem? is it just the word "obama in the bill? >> well, they do want even more than the -- the republicans want obama to lose his election more than all of us in the country want the good provisions of this bill. there is no question about it. but i don't think that they are going to prevail on this. and the supreme court was the first step today. that was a great first step. >> uh-huh. >> and they actually weren't political. they responded to the people. and we can go forward with this. but, you know, john, this isn't theend-all-be-all. we have a lot of work to do to strengthen the healthcare bill. >> and i am glad you said that because you are very right. a lot of people think like we won and the game is over. this really is only the beginning of getting the kind of healthc

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they can no longer discriminate against children with pre-existing conditions.hey can no longer drop your coverage if you get sick. they can no longer jack up your premiums without reason. they are required to provide free preventative care like checkups and mammograms. a provision that's already helped 54 million americans with private insurance. by this august nearly 13 million of you will receive a rebate from your insurance company because it spent too much on things like administrative costs and c.e.o. bonuses and not enough on your health care. there's more. because of the affordable care act, young adults under the age of 26 are able to stay on their parents' health care plans, a provision that's already helped six million young americans. and because of the affordable care act, seniors receive a discount on their prescription drugs, a discount that's already saved more than five million seniors on medicare about $600 each. all of this is happening because of the affordable care act. these provisions provide common-sense protections for middle-class famil

season. >> basically being a woman is a pre-existing condition in the market, analysts are saying.the news all day. and chime in on facebook. how is the president's health care law impacted you? answer that question on our site at wnnfans.com. but a big day for the supreme court again one of their biggest decisions in decades affects all of us. stay with abc news throughout the morning as the supreme court decision is expected. again, in just a few hours. 10:00 a.m. eastern. diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will be right here for a live special report when that announcement comes down. >>> our other major story is the spreading wildfire in colorado. we are just getting a new picture of the terrible destruction in the colorado springs neighborhood. you can see, look, home after home, reduced to ash. the "denver post" reports that 300 homes have burned to the ground just in this one area. conditions so bad that fire crews haven't been able to assess all of the damage. >> it's virnl -- virtually starting hundreds, if not thousands, of little fires in front of itself as it goes.

number two, got to make sure that those people who have pre-existing conditions know that they will be able to be insured and they will not lose their insurance. we also have to assure that we do our very best to help each state in their effort to assure that every american has access to affordable health care. and something that obama care does not do that must be done in real reform is helping lower the cost of health care and health insurance. it's becoming prohibitively expensive. so this is now a time for the american people to make a choice. you can choose whether you want to have a larger and larger government, more and more intrusive in your life, separating you and your doctor. whether you're comfortable with more deficits, higher debt that we pass on to the coming generations. whether you're willing to have the government put in place a plan that potentially causes you to lose the insurance that you like. or whether, instead, you want to return to a time when the american people will have their own choice in health care, where consumers will be able to make their choices as t