lo que dijo un legislador republicano que ♪ >>>josé díaz balart: y la comunidad guatemalteca en road island su oposición a que la legislatura le dé prioridad a la legalización de la marihuana por encima de los problemas financieros, dijo que el único que estaría contento sería un hombre marihuanero guatemalteco y jugador. >>> no es justo que hable mal, quizás vio algunas personas que sean tomadores pero no quiere decir que seamos así todos. todos venimos a trabajar. >>>periodista: crea un malestar en un momento tan delicado? >>> la división de estatus lo puedes ver, y en este momento no se puede dejar que personas digan estos comentarios porque todos van a decir bien, sigamos así. >>>periodista: la comunidad está dolida, dicen que es un insulto de marca mayor que caldea los ánimos en un momento en el que país vive un clima antiinmigrante, y este líder dijo que lo dijo en broma y que no tiene que disculparse porque no considera que fue un insulto. >>>josé díaz balart: gracias, isolda. y otra pausa. y al volver: los últimos detalles del ataque a sangre fria que estremeció a méxico. >>>josé dí

we had it here in road island. i think they may have had two complaints on it.have over 40,000 immigrants in our little state and the first order of business was to reas i understand it this e-verify saying it was unfair and the people in congress right now in the state of robredo. road island, they are trying to put it back in and they are pretty sure they have the votes to put it back in and even override this food governor's freedom. if we're looking for a job, we have to have our social security card and background checked so what's the difference between that and e-verify? i justin don't understand it. >> i think your point was captured and find out me about, and by way of education. our country needs to do a very good job about benefitting employers and employees about e-verify and explain how it does not pose the complaints many come play of. >> how are you? caller:i think it's a social problem with the e-verify program which is in effect by nine illegal immigrants gain food and other things in the country. e bay is like pushing them on the ground. pushin

the foreclosure crisis, when you look to the horrible nature of the short sale market -- i had road island's realtors in yesterday, and it is completely defective across the country. they come in over and over again with the stories of having a short sale ready, at a price, the bank cannot get an act together, the short sale this "ok,ars, the bank says, o we are ready," the bair has moved on. they try again. the bank cannot get it back together. they don't get through the process. finally, here you are with $200,000 of value out of the house. the bank is still in the state of confusion. wherever you go in this process, whether it is through foreclosure or short sale. -- whether it is it through foreclosure or short sale, you see the same thing, which is no matter who you are, almost no matter who you are, you cannot get a person representing the owner of the mortgage who can make a decision. i had a witness in the other day in the judiciary hearing who spent 20 months fighting through the program and the bank modification program to get a change, and for 20 months, he never once got in touch

ice and snow closing roads and airports from rhode island to texas. es across the midwest literally shut down, as manuel gallegus shows us the worst is yet to come. >> reporter: treacherous roads, driving winds, and a whole lot of snow and ice are ganging up on the heartland. the worst for chicago is expected overnight. city workers are plowing and shoveling trying to stay one step ahead of the storm. >> this means a very large amount of snow falling very quickly in waves and extremely strong wind near the lakefront. >> reporter: chicago schools are closed and residents are being urged to use common sense. >> i'm at least 5 layers so i'm cute and warm. >> there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear. okay. >> reporter: airlines are halting all flights out of chicago's two most busy airports, more than 10,000 flights are grounded. this could be the worst storm they have seen in half a century. people here aren't alone. weather warnings are up across 30 states, more than 100 million people could be affected. 18" of snow has fallen across parts of

road. this is mare island bridge on 37 in va vallejo. have signs warning that the connector was closed due to the slick conditions. just over the napa county line on american canyon road, ice is blamed for a rollover accident as you can see right there. that one occurred just before 6:00 a.m. >> there is no on mount hamilton but officials are warning you to stay away because it's dangerous. melting snow could refreeze into black ice. if you get into trouble there are no turnouts and spotty cell phone service and it's difficult for emergency vehicles to make it up the road. >> it's pretty windy, no ambulance surface and oftentimes no cell phone service and like to the we don't even have electricity. >> scientists were only able to work yesterday with the help of the generater. >> construction crews are in the crucial stage of the bay bridge project. you can see cranes laying some of the final pieces of road bed along the section of new span. next week the fourth segment of the suspension tower will be put into place, bringing the height u

road way. it's suspended on steel scalding. past the tower, over to the island. the new bridge has been a long time coming, 22 years since an earthquake knocked down a section. it's scheduled to open in 2013, but progress suggests it may be open sooner than planned. it will be a fairly spectacular thing to watch, and people going across the bridge should not watch it. they should watch the road. >> is there any place where the general public could get a look at what's going on? treasure island the best bet? >> yeah, right here. >> you will have a lot of company tomorrow. >>> the revolution sweeping libya is moving ever closer to moammar gadhafi's stronghold in tripoli. they're deploying tanks and weapons as they face troops loyal to gadhafi. >>> 30 miles from the libya capital, two dozen people were left dead. troops loyal to moammar gadhafi have been gathering arms, saying the fighting isn't over. gadhafi's violent crackdown has drawn widespread international criticism and sanctions from the u.s., britain, and united nations. they voted to freeze his family's as

road. that's the latest from here, reporting live from treasure island, christie smith, "today in the east bay." >>> federal investigators begin three days of hearing on the san bruno explosion and fire. hearings that could impact pipe line safety laws throughout the state and the nation. pg&e's pipeline explosion killed eight people and destroyed 30 homes in september. ten employees of pg&e are expected to testify during hearings this week. tomorrow's hearing is set to focus on the way the pg&e operates. wednesday's hearing should deal with state and federal oversight. and thursday the plan is to review industry-wide technology. >>> the push for an east bay memorial for jonestown's victims moves into the spotlight today. supporters will hold a news conference, prayer vigil and rally starting at 10:30 this morning at the evergreen cemetery in oakland. they would like to build a memorial for the 918 victims of the people's temple massacre in jonestown back in '78. cemetery management is giving the go-ahead but a coalition led by jim jones' adopted son opposes the granite wall because his fa

is closing roads and airports from texas to rhode island. some areas have as much as two feet of snow. in much of the midwest temperatures are below zero, gusty winds causing near zero visibility. this is what it looked like in chicago overnight. o'hare f you flying, today bob is live at sfo where there are flight cancellations. tough run. we've got it nice here. >> reporter: the second day of flight cancellations at sfo. still a busy wednesday morning. you can see a lot of people on their way to somewhere. i can tell you where they are not headed -- chicago, because o'hare is shut down. ual for united airlines he says it's for you ain't leaving if you are trying to get to chicago because of o'hare and midway being shut down. these are pictures in from chicago. it's blizzard-like conditions, had over a foot of snowfall since yesterday making it one of the heaviest for a february day. here at sfo they are saying flights are going to be canceled, 20 flights going out and coming in. as the storm moves further east they expect later to be cancel

islands is expensive air fare. we don't have a ferry system or roads that join our islands. it's airlines. for the underserved, they have to fly for health care. . when we cut $1 billion out of that budget, $1 billion, imagine what that means for the provision of one of the most essential, essential parts of a person's life. the feeling of knowing that you have health care and we have cut that out of the budget. it's not only hawaii. it's elsewhere. but think about what that means. and for a small community -- and for small communities who rely on the community block grant program, we've cut it approximately $2.5 billion. why? that is what gets services to the people. this is what we have. we've already discussed the fact, many times, that we're cutting head start, 200,000 young kids who are not going to get that opportunity. we're cutting the pell grants and that of course is going to make a reduction of about $800 pyramiddle class family. these are all part of this amendment as well. but for myself, as someone who represents the state that's gotten zero dollars on a program that has done

island. they continued their seven game road trip in columbus.ose already down a goal in the winding seconds of the first period when they score on the columbus powerplay. 2-0 jackets. but then the sharks come back. the goalie steve mason completely out of place and the game is tied at two. same score later in the third. patrick marleau's 20th of the year. sharks win 3-2. bring on the new jersey devils next. >>> about 1,000 fans who were not able to see the superbowl despite having tickets are suing the nfl in federal court. they are seeking $5 million in actual damages. and understate law that figure can be tripled. >> we want our seats. we want our seats. >> reporter: that was the scene about 1250 fans were displaced sunday in texas when the temporary seats were not completed in time, the fans were not able to see the game. so the nfl offered up $2400 to compensate, triple the face value of the ticket. or they can choose to attend any future superbowl and receive accommodation. in the words of jerry maguire. >> show me the money! >> reporter: t

road. don't stop to look at the construction work that will happen later tea. reporting live from treasure island allie rasmus. >>> the third shooting in two days is under investigation at this hour. this shooting was at 10:30 last night. police found several pieces ofevidence on the road. a 27-year-old man was shot in a car. he's been treated for life threatening injuries. earlier on sat two people were -- earlier on saturday two people were killed in separate shootings. >>> take a look at his picture. 73-year-old kenneth has dementia. on thursday care givers at his richmond district leving home put him on a bus for a day trip to a nearby senior center. he has not been seen since. over the week dozens of volunteers searched the park area. there is no sign of the missing man. >>> santa clara is searching for suspects. it happened early monomorning on monroe street. a man was stab in front of a gas station. still not clear what triggered the attack. neighbors and police agree this is rare. >> it's not typical of the area at all. this isn't the wild west. this is the bay area. tech center. calm mos

burlington, vermont, hospitals, virtually no patients have shown up there because of unsafe road conditions. and on long islandn increase in complaints about chest pains from patients who have been shoveling all that snow. >> makes sense, but it is fascinating, isn't it? >> i know. >>> well, now for a look at your thursday forecast, it can't get any worse now, can it? but a new storm is bringing sleet and up to an inch of snow to southern texas. up to 3 inches in shreveport and jackson, mississippi. showers and thunderstorms in orlando, tallahassee and atlanta. light snow in northern wisconsin and some showers in the pacific northwest. >> meanwhile, 48 in seattle. 32 in salt lake city. and 61 in sacramento. teens in minneapolis and kansas city. 21 in dallas. 27 here in new york. and 22 in boston. >>> we turn now to our other major developing story this morning. the ongoing political chaos engulfing egypt. >> it is already midmorning in cairo and events through the night there have been violent, even deadly. for the latest now, we're joined on the phone by alex marquardt. hi, alex. good morning. >> reporter: go

road record now 1-25. now hockey. 346 penalty minutes, multiple suspensions, but the tol) of friday's penguins-islanders brawlest continues to add up. yesterday penguins owner maria lemieux said what happened friday night wasn't hockey. it was a trav city. the events reflect the state of the league, i need to rethink whether i want to be a part of it. strong words from lemieux. meanwhile islanders trying to avoid physical play in buffalo. game winning break away gave the isles a 7-6 win. >>> dale earnhardt jr. won the pole for daytona 500. it was be an emotional weekend since next weekend is the ten year anniversary of dale earnhardt's death. that's at the same track. >>> and tiger finished seven back and has not won a tournament since november of '09. your winner, a little known spaniard. shot of the tournament on 11. nothing like a hole in one. good thing he made it. he won in dubai by a single stroke. that's your early look at sports "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> a grammy recap and who won the battle at the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, a reminder of

. >> i followed the winding coast road back from cove airny moore and her brother cast in branz at the center entrance head of a line at elis islandooking as though they a choired dreksz in their own country. dim passage through american wait and coffinship the figures of a prior generation real to swells and sound effects each swollen in the ache of crossing. my father's ship united states streaming to the harbor, the way it steamed in the narrows below the rising towers of the bridge. above the keys, saint coalmans resided over the dock where my mother's mother waited and my father's forefather disappeared like vermon in the fields they flooded home. i can tell you where the to beins first landed that invited me to the patio in the house glass of whisky regard in luminous in the long twilight. if you drive east on the way to gonegarvin off to the right you will comn

. >> reporter: cob is in a protected island and hard hit by the last two storms. >> all the roads were closed. all the power was out. power lines were down. >> reporter: roads were closed again this morning expect the four wheel drive. this is highway 75 we got in after the snowplows. storms left many downed trees. this pine slammed into a real estate office. some people tell us they haven't been able to get into their buildings for the last week. >> there's some trees that snapped. power outages everywhere. >> reporter: now take in this bay area rarity. okay let's come back live now and i want to show you this is highway 29 just about an hour ago. there was a crash up there. don't know whether weather was the cause but a car did slide off the roadway. people are getting ready for what could be a very, very cold night. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> from the north bay now we head to the peninsula where there were also weather related problems. rita williams is live, where there is concerns of more potential problems as the temperatures continue to drop. >> reporter: frank we're

road and not be distracted by the spectacular engineering going on. >> and if they want to see it, they should pull over on treasure island. >>> right about here. it's going to be tough for these news trucks to get over here. >> thank you so much. >>> well a dramatic rescue this morning at the bottom of a sheer cliff at lands ends. the victim fell from a hiking trail onto a rock at sunset last night. he spent a bitterly cold night stranded. earlier this morning, another hiker heard his call for help. >> i was headed north and i heard a yell. i heard a scream, and i knew immediately something was wrong somewhere. so i jumped over the fence and looked down and spotted him yelling for help. >> he then found another hiker with a cell phone and they called for help. rescuers had to repel and lower the victim into a water where a coast guard jet ski took him to safety. he is suffering from hypothermia, but she should recover. >>> the death of a teenager in 2004, what prompted mountainview police to reopen the case so long after it happened. >>> in a park near a cold case murder scene in mountainview, life goes on. >> it has been bothering the detecti

. >>> i'm amy hollyfield am live on treasure island a big show at the bay bridge this morning. officials hope you keep the eyes on the road morning, an overnight shooting caps a violent weekend in mission district. gunfire leafs one person dead and the two hospital. >> you are looking at a clear sky. we do have some rain in the forecast this morning. i'll show you some of the areas that is dealing with fog as clouds move in. we have more rain into the week.

roads there. many local businesses stayed closed and people stayed home from work at the height of the storm uprooted in peril and illinois. emergency crews had to rescue dog that was stranded on a small island along the mississippi river. if this did the dog wandered out know what was frozen and got stuck in the river thought out. the job is safe and healthy and will be reunited with its owners. we will be back after the break. now, here is stanley roberts, with some people behaving badly. >>stanley: this driver is a the red zone facing the wrong direction in the bay view section of san francisco. upon further inspection the driver is still the car and join some barbequed chicken he got from here. you can't park in the red zone. you are parked. it's a little late because san francisco police rolled up inside a driver for driving the wrong side of the street. the driving and parking happens of people who live here. this driver's double parked at a corner, his flashers are on site test to him that makes it all right. their cars parked of the sidewalk and just about every street in the bay view in clear violation of san francisco parking code. as one officer told me, i don't want to write tick

reminding drivers that you have to keep your eyes on the road when you pass it because they certainly don't want any accidents. reporting live on treasure islandtie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, christie. >>> santa clara police are looking into the city's first homicide of 2011 this morning. officers found a man stabbed to death on monroe street off of the san thomas expressway at 7:30 in the morning. the 31-year-old was in front of the old orchard apartment complex and a trail of blood extended from a gas station across the street to the body. police have not identified any suspects and have not released the man's name just yet. >>> a preliminary hearing gets underway if this morning for the man who is accused of starting a massive wildfire. the man will head to court after being charged in connection with the 2008 summit fire that lasted for seven days in the santa cruz mountains. investigators say he left piles of vegetation burning for weeks unattended. the fires consumed over 2,700 acres and destroyed 132 structures. >>> the push for the east bay memorial for the jonestown's victims will move to the spotlight today. sup

roads have become treacherous stretches of. school districts universities and legislatures have been closed due to the storm that stretches more than two thousand kilometers from texas to rhode island despite a massive disruptions forecasters warned that the worst of the cold and snow is still ahead. and over a nine thousand people in low lying parts of queensland in australia have been ordered to leave their homes as a second cycle in a week is expected cycle yasi is forecast to bring a meter of rain in the north states already saturated by months of devastating flooding another cycle instruct the area monday but did little more than opt for trees and damaged power lines recent flooding the region killed thirty five damaged thirty thousand homes and businesses while the country's third largest city brisbane was left on the water for days. and north and south korea have set february the aids as a date for military talks the first in six months since relations plunged to their worst in decades the breakthrough came after pyongyang agreed to discuss the sinking of the frigate chair and on and of embers artillery attacks in the south which claimed fifty lives in all both incidents and

roads have become treacherous stretches of black ice and school districts university legislatures have been closed due to the storm that stretches more than two thousand kilometers from texas to rhode island despite the massive disruptions forecasters warn that the worst of the call that snow is still ahead. north and south korea have set february eighth as a day for military talks the first in six months since relations plunged to their worst in decades all the breakthrough came after all agreed to discuss the sinking . and of embers artillery attacks on the south which claimed the fifty lives in all both incidents and the war games by seoul have fueled tensions between the two a previous attempt at a summit before the attacks collapsed due to differences over food aid for people here. in canada now it has emerged one hundred dogs were shot dead over two days after a dog sledding business experienced a sharp decline in bookings following last year's vancouver winter olympic games the gruesome slaughter was described in documents awarding compensation to the worker who carried out the killings animal rights organizations have announced that they intend to file charges against those involv

roads already. what a mess. the layers of dangerous ice and heavy snowfall have closed airports from texas to long island. christin ayers reports the bay area is feeling the effects of the bay area this morning. >>> reporter: good morning. there certainly is an impact here at san francisco international airport. we just talked to a couple of people who have been standed here overnight. behind me you can see security lines are going moving. many more flights to the midwest and northeast have been cancelled on various airlines. we have flights that we have seen from american airlines, southwest, jetblue and continental all canceling flights to chicago, new york, newark and many other flights. that colossal storm has paralyzed travel as you mentioned from the northeast all the way out to texas. we actually just spoke to a couple of people who were on their way from texas to miami and are stranded here overnight hoping to get on a flight this afternoon. again, anyone who has flights going out particularly to the midwest and northeast in these areas is going to want to check with their airlines to ensure that

roads become treacherous stretches of black ice school districts universities and legislators have been closed due to the storm that stretches more than two thousand kilometers in texas to rhode island despite the massive destruction forecasters warned that the worst of the cold and snow is still had. north and south korea have set a date for military talks the first in six months since relations plunged to their worst in decades the breaks were came after pyongyang agreed to discuss the sinking of a frigate show now on and in the van birds are tillery attacks on the south which claimed fifty lives in all both incidents and war games by so have fueled tensions between the two the previous attempt at a summit before the attacks a lapse due to differences over food aid or pyongyang. and over nine thousand people in low lying parts of the one industry we have been ordered to leave their homes as a second cycle own in a week is expected to cycle only assy is forecast to bring a meter of rain in the north already saturated by months of devastating flooding and other side struck the area on monday but did little more than up through trees damaged power lines recent flooding in the region

island. we'll go to another live shot for you this time, san mateo bridge, all right! traffic flowing well, the road work through hayward has been cleared. no delays on 880 getting towards 92. mass transit systems reporting no delays. good to go on ace, muni, bart, caltrain. you can get traffic when you want by going to our website, abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. right now we want to tell you about a fire in san francisco. it is burning on market street around the 16th street area. you can see some of the smoke from the fire and we understand that firefighters are there and possibly this may be spreading to a second structure. >> so we're going to keep you up to date. some of the fire equipment around there on market street and like i said we'll let you know what happens out there. it's 5:19, almost 5:20. next charles manson still has a lot to say. why prison disciplinary procedures are underway involving the mass murderer. the worst cyclone in 100 years. why emergency workers are struggling with rescue efforts. >> a birthday gift for ron

roads have become treacherous stretches of black eyes skoal district universities and legislatures have been closed due to the storm that stretches more than two thousand kilometers from texas to rhode island despite the massive disruptions forecasters warned that the worst of the cold and snow. north and south korea have said fabry the aids as a date for military talks the first in six months since relations plunged to their worst in decades the breakthrough came after pyongyang agreed to discuss the sinking of the frigates shown on and of embers or tillery attacks on the south which claimed fifty lives in all both incidents and a war games by seoul have fueled tensions between the two a previous attempt at a summit before the attacks collapsed due to differences over food aid for pyongyang. tensions remain high between russia and georgia with both sides in a constant angry exchange of words but this is also spilling over into everyday life with georgian restaurant owners facing the threat of fines if russian songs are performed their artist on bar has a story. it's party time and traditional georgian restaurant style music is central to the country's dining experience russian songs. geor

. >> that massive storm is closing roads and airports all the way from texas to rhode island. reforms and dissolved his government. the obama administration spoke for the first time with one possible successor to mubarak, nobel laureate mohamed elbaradei. >> president obama addressed the historic events in egypt from the white house last night. he said egypt's transition must be meaningful, peaceful and must begin now. he also addressed the people of egypt, especially the young people saying the united states hears their voices. mr. obama said he phoned president mubarak and made the same points. >>> aviation officials are considering a more modest alternative to those intrusive full-body scanners. a two-month test run on a new system got under way yesterday in three airports and a promise to provide the same security without compromising privacy. lisa stark explains. >> reporter: the new technology was unveiled at a tsa test center outside of washington, d.c. the body-scanning machine is the same but its software is different. so, instead of the revealing image of the passeng

road. there will be plenty of time to stop and stare when the bridge opens in the year 2013. reporting live on treasure islandchristie smith for "today in the bay." >> it will be a big change. thank you. >>> santa clara police are looking into the first homicide of 2011 this morning. officers found a man stabbed to death on monroe street off the san tomas expressway yesterday morning at 7:30. the 31-year-old was in front of the old orchard apartment complex and a trail of blood extended from a gas station across the street to the body. police have not identified any suspects and have not released the victim's name. >>> police are blaming street racing for the death of a 24-year-old driver. the accident happened early sunday morning at the university on-ramp near highway 101 near east palo alto. the driver died at the scene and the 27-year-old passenger suffered major injuries and was taken to stanford hospital. witnesses say the men were racing another car with speeds reaching over 100 miles per hour when the driver lost control of his car hitting a sound wall. >>> the u.s. is trying to persuade european nati

road to keep the expansion plan. that's important because it was expected to be the last piece of the was puzzle. reporting hive on treasure islandstie smith for "today in the bay." >>> thank you. we are also following the preparation for president obama to visit the bay area today. he's going to touch down at san francisco international airport later this evening. he'll talk to business and tech leaders about strength anything the economy, creating jobs and promoting american innovation. reports say that the president is going to meet with mark zuckerberg and leaders from cisco, e-bay and twitter. he'll also reaffirm his commitment to clean energy. it will be a short stay. he arrives just after 6:00 this evening and then he leaves from sfo on friday morning. the president visited the bay area last in october for a democratic fund-raiser. >>> the commander of a contra costa drug task force has been accused of selling drugs. norman welsh has a stellar career in law enforcement in contra costa county. he along with officer christopher butler were arrested in venetia held on allegations they conspired to sell drugs. michael cardoza

island of noncompetitiveness. it just doesn't make sense. the heaviest trucks belong on the roads built for them. in 2009, i authored a law to establish a one-year pilot project to allow trucks weighing up to 100,000 pounds to travel on maine's federal interstates. this project was an enormous success. it helped to preserve and create jobs, because it allowed our businesses to be more efficient. it lowered fuel costs, it resu resulted in fewer emissions, carbon emissions, and it made our roads safer. so working with senator leahy, i'm trying to make this permanent. point number six: we must invest in america's future. research and development investment is critical to the breakthroughs that we need to keep our economy competitive and to create good-paying jobs. the r&d tax credit provides an important incentive, but it needs to be updated so more companies can benefit from it, and there needs to be more certainty. just having that tax credit from year to year discourages the kind of long-range planning and investment that companies need. so my plan includes a five-year extension of the r&d tax cr

island no slow and go. keep left if you can speeds over 65 mi. per hour. same for san mateo. no problems in either direction of '92. nice, light conditions. road sensors, no problems. drive time of under 22 minutes. another camera, was found 80, the approach into albany nice, quiet, no problems as you make your way past golden gate fields. james christian mark >> james: news around the bay, sentences their examiners reporting a security breach at sfo had everyone on edge. it happened that terminal-3 resulting in one person in an authorized area. they noticed one person in an area of the terminal repasts security, called the king, it's unclear how the access of the gate area off the terminal was not shut down chirring the investigation. two people armed with weapons brought a furniture store in oakland. police are still looking for the suspect. officers responded to reports are robbery, two men took an undisclosed amount of cash. a man collapse, dying just before crossing the finish-line of the half marathon at golden gate park. a 36 year-old president was pronounced dead near 47th avenue and jfk drive. the half marathon is repass, cause of dea

atka is not on a road system connecting the communities to other place nor is there any type of marine ferry service connecting atka to other islandshe mainland. you can't get there by boat. air transportation, she writes, presently is the only meth add are available -- vet method available. costs of service are already high. without the subsidy service, it would be too expensive or even nonexistent. mr. president, i have the letter from the city administrator that i would like to have submitted as part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: so i mentioned, we've got 44 communities in the state of alaska that receive an e.a.s. subsidy. 38 of those communities are not connected in any way to this road system here. so they're forced to use air travel as their primary means of travel. so then you have to say, well, okay, that means that you've got six, then, that are on a road. why -- why can't they use the road? why do we have to provide e.a.s. for these six communities? so let's look at some of these communities. mccarthy is -- i think it's this green dot right up there. mccarthy -- oh, wait. mccarth