that may be covered by rick foster and back of staff. the amount of the contract would not go past $105,845. this item was brought before the cac committee on september 14, and they all unanimously voted for the item without any issues. this contract will be funded by an appropriation. the appropriation originally approved in fiscal year 2010. with that, we would like to seek a recommendation to approve a one-year contract with two one- year extensions for liaison services with the national park service's and ask that the executive director be allowed to enter this agreement and modify any terms and conditions. if you have questions, yes to more than happy to answer them, and i have two representatives from the national park service is here. commissioner mar: thank you. questions, colleagues? and seeing none, i would like to abolish our colleague, commissioner cohen. anyone from the public that would like to speak? >> good morning. my name is nancy, the planning program manager for the golden gate recreation area. i want to express our a

. >> max foster in london, max, thanks. >>> this morning rick perry is waking up with a few new bumps and bruises. consider it the cost of being the frontrunner. jim acosta is in tampa. did perry lose any ground last night? >> you know, that remains to be seen, kyra. this all started as a heavyweight fight between mitt romney and rick perry. the texas governor was taking most of the abuse. >> how will you convince senior citizens that social security and medicare need to be changed? and get their vote? >> the first question may have been on social security, but it was really about rick perry, who once called the program a ponzi scheme. >> it has been called a ponzi scheme by many people long before me. but no one's had the courage to stand up and say, here is how we're going to reform it. >> reporter: but as perry tried to turn down the heat, mitt romney cranked it up. >> but the question is, do you still believe that social security should be ended as a federal program as you did six months ago when your book came out and return to the states? or do you want -- >> i think we ought to

max foster has that now for us from london. rick perry even writing an editorial in "jerusalem post" saying obama has made unfortunate errors when it comes to relations with israel. what is at stake for the palestinian statehood movement? >> this is all about the bid for palestinian statehood and broadly speaking it's the united states and israel who are alone, really, and opposing palestinian statehood. let's have a look at the posts. these are all guest editorials we have for you today. the ilegitimate. the united states should oppose this measure by using our veto in the security council as president obama has pledged. and by doing everything we can to weaken for the unilateral declaration of palestinian statehood in the general assembly. the gulf news saying britain must vote for palestinian state. britain has security council, as well as the u.s. if the leading european powers side with the u.s., the palestinian initiative won't be seen as a failure if a ue backs in some form, the palestinians can claim symbolic victory and the