mayor, and i want to support a previous board, including share of tennessee -- share of tennessee sher -- sheriff hennessey. i have known ed along time. he spent 10 years as a managing attorney, and he was part of the litigation team that brought increased hiring and promotion for clennon, asian americans, latinos and -- for women, asian americans, and latinos. he also represented tenants in the first rent strike ever against the housing authority, which led to one of our strongest public housing organizations. he litigated the groundbreaking anti-eviction strategy. they are amazing leaders for our community and a huge part of shifting the power of voices in san francisco superior -- in san francisco. i know i am listing many of the things we all have read about and know about ed, but i think it is historic in many ways to have him as the mayor. i met him when he was an organizer, and he was always responsive and respectful, and he took the job seriously. he very much wanted to connect public resources to a constituent superior to -- to constituents. i think it is nice to be part of a

please welcome gale sher >> the first one is why did she care? why did she care, she wondered, laying aside the book. a dim light could be seen possibly from a cabin reaching in not for the word, but for the space which a time. fat drops driven violently side ways. the man's mind into which she tossed herself becomes a bird. fly away, bird. fly south where you are needed. letters moved, she could barely make them out. the sky moved, hanging bluntly. a circle swayed toppled to the sea. to you, sea, i chant and to the one with ears, hearing you into me. this one is called, having eaten fish. having eaten fish, i open myself to make them more comfortable. i pet the fawn, twisting my calves. two fish leap, kiss, and die. fish, fry here, oh my fish, sway grass in coin of rain so far we kill the all of fishes presides while i walk by, covering my head. the last one is, my bones are in the mountain. my bones are in that mountain, in the veil of flowers beyond its southern pass. slipped down to me by the sky long ago. broken, a coterie of lambs thought o

john sher will be joining us. 48 states are facing a potential budget shortfalls. what does that mean for the states and our governors and state legislators responding? amman luther king day, the chief strategy officer of the corporation for national and community service will join us. we will see you tomorrow. that is all tomorrow morning on "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. thanks for being with us on this sunday. enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, "newsmakers," with kathleen sebelius. then president obama speech at the memorial for the victims of the shooting in tucson. >> is the cost of the health care legislation in the range of the estimates? >> implementation is absolutely on schedule. it has been a daunting task from the beginning. the way the bill was designed by congress, the president anticipated a lot of benefits reaching the american public in 2010. to get regulations formulated, to get the inf

. >> the warmth in which her constituents, family and friends embrace sher just incredible. >> reporterknown around the capital for pushing solar energy, immigration reform and working with military families and vets and she's obsessed with the details of health care reform. >> i rise today to address our single most important domestic issue that faces our country, reforming our broken health insurance program. >> reporter: after she voted for president obama's health care bill, vandals damaged her office in tucson. >> are you afraid? are you fearful today? >> you know, i'm not. >> reporter: but it was that vote for health care reform that landed her on a controversial list of members of congress, posted on sarah palin's facebook page. >> the way she has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district. when people do that, they have to realize there's consequences to that action. >> reporter: palin has said the imagery on that map has been misinterpreted. giffords herself is a staunch supporter of the right to bear arms. she posted these photos of herself, proudly holdin