this one shares the continental divide with can colorado river. so this is indicative of what happens in spring of 06. the dark bars are what it was on april 01 and this is may one a month later. most of these lost 50 percent of their snow on one month period. many my favorite is went from 176 to normal and 0 percent in one month. this is a spring time warming trend that's quite son certain. this is provided by the national resource office in new port land. the trees are containing the manager's and it's been my pleasure to work with connie and she a long with dave and a few others reconstructed this going back five years and we're looking at a 20 year average dating to about 1500. what's interesting is the tree ring is 13 point 5 acre point feet and historical is 18 point 1. with this no one cares about individual years and what's more important is the run, the sequences of drought and this is where the trees na >> some of them use temperatures and some use global climate models and some both. there are lots of future greenhouse gas predictions. t

diverse supply portfolio that is no longer solely dependent of the hydraulics coming out of the delta and colorado river. the second piece of the strategy is authorities capitol improvement category. we recently recosted our program which is a 20 to 25 year program and it will cost us 24 billion dollars to do that. if we truly want water supply and reliability we need to pay for it. it does not come cheap. someone asked earlier in the earlier panel. what if the projections are wrong. we're talking a lot of money. my concern is what if the projections are right? are you willing to jeopardize your communities water reliability by saying we may not have to do that? some of ourcip? what we're implementing may make no sense in other areas. where we're spending our money may make no sense in seattle where they have a different portfolio, supplies and timing. so we have a variety of components that we're doing and, we're going to be spending between 2 hundred and 4 hundred million a year for a really long time. what's important though, is that our community understands it and we - our communication is cr

the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk, number 46. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 46 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. polis of colorado. the chair: pursuant to the order of the house of february 17, 2011, the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, and a member opposed each will control five minutes.

one, is first of all, the vulnerability of the relative moderate increase of flow in the colorado. a ten percent increase in flow. changes the number of years with uncontrolled spills, floods, from six out of 78 in the data case to 16 out of 78 years some more than doubles the ten percent increase, more than doubles the years you have uncontrolled spills and different colors, blue is little spills and most are red the big ones. sorry the smaller one. you don't get really big spills undercurrent conditions. but when a 20 percent increase in flow your getting more inflows. the system is sincetive to climate. the second important point here is, this whole project. assessing the risk, assuming we operate the system the same way thomas we operating today, we were told when we proposed the project we could not change the operating rules that reservoirs and could not change water rights and change the rule of the law of the river, basically. we had to do assessment of the water vulnerability in current conditions. that's a key point. how vulnerable are we - not under existing conditions al

colorado, wyoming, utah, california, the states that share a colorado basin. conservatism progressive moderate west and republicans and they recognize if you talk to the water users and to the farmers to the ranchers to the municipal water providers, et cetera, that the biggest challenge that they face right now on the colorado river as we have entered into the -- the driest period of history on the colorado river, that the water supplies of the colorado river are directly related to the changing of the climate. you have a legal framework and water allocation that was made on the colorado river under some misassumptions that missed the mark almost 100 years ago by several million acre feat. you further reduce that by 20% what is that going to mean to the city of los angeles, and albuquerque? what's it going to mean to all the farming community that relies on the colorado river system? but what's it going to mean to the tribe and so they get it. they get it and so what they're saying to us is we support understanding the changes that climate change is going to b

one, is first of all, the vulnerability of the relative moderate increase of flow in the colorado. ten percent increase in flow. changes the number of years with uncontrolled spills, floods, from six out of 78 in the data case to 16 out of 78 years some more than doubles the ten percent increase, more than doubles the years you have uncontrolled spills and different colors, blue is little spills and most are red the big ones. sorry the smaller one. you don't get really big spills undercurrent conditions. but when a 20 percent increase in flow your g

i was also named the rising star of the democratic party for the state of colorado. pplause] [laughter] i took office with enthusiasm, optimism and the desire to work hard for the 50,000 people of my county, but that bliss didn't last long. soon i was told i wasn't acting like a good democrat. i put a republican candidate's sign in my yard which was a definite no-no. [laughter] when i had the audacity to challenge the county budget, meetings came to a screeching halt. my decisions were just too independent, so at that point i decided it was time to actually become an independent. [applause] after numerous warnings that doing so would be the end of my political career, i did it anyway. on august 21st of 2009, i remember the day and time exactly, i walked out of my office and down the hall carrying my new voter registration to the county clerk. but it turns out i couldn't run for re-election as an independent because you have to wait 18 months to run for office if you leave a political party. i took this inequity to the federal court and was joined in the lawsuit by sta

of the colorado river are directly related to the changing of the climate. you have a legal framework and water allocation made on the colorado river under some misassumptions that missed the mark 100 years ago by several hundred million acre feet. you reduce that by 20%, what's that mean to the city of l.a. and the farming community that relies on the colorado river system? what's it mean to the tribes? they get it. they get it. what they say to us is we support understanding the changes that climate change will bring to these states, and we want to get ahead of it. dealing with the science and making sure we have a good understanding of the future is a very important thing there in the colorado river, and it's important to communities throughout our country. >> very good. this one is from reid olerich. he's from utah. i'm concerned about the public lands in utah, mainly the swell, two, recapture canyon, three, cedar mesa. any comments? is is there any action on breaks getting machine knewment status? >> you know, we'll have a conversation bout all the land

scott extra soft is softness, done right. >>> now, legend has it that the town of telluride, coloradol you ride, which depending on who you're asking it's either because of the difficult trip to get there or because of the reputation as a party town. but either way the place is beautiful, and our "weekend window," bianna, this weekend opens there in high definition. ♪ >> the scenic beauty here is second to none. you just don't get these dramatic cliffs and high peaks at such a close range. it's right in your face. and that's why you get the dramatic cliff walls, high peaks, and dramatic valleys coming through. basically glaciers melting off and pulling away. there's something for everybody. that is what is unique about telluride. >> we're one of probably the most historical. certainly we have great history here in telluride. telluride, the town of, got incorporated in 1876. so it was a mining town, initially they were getting out, it was all gold and silver. telluride was the first town in the world to have alternating current electricity. a lot of the workers live here. but people th

the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: the gentleman from said troops are a effective deterrent, who are we? mr. dicks: why don't we yield back and have a vote on the amendment? mr. polis: how much time remains on my side? the chair: the gentleman from colorado has 30 seconds remaining and the gentleman from ohio has two minutes remaining. mr. polis: i will be happy to yield my 20 seconds to the gentleman from ohio. who are we to deter from attacking, germany and italy? mr. turner: i think it's important for us to understand who might attack us and this is not an issue of these troops being a realic but an issue of -- mr. polis: reclaiming my time, you said this was deterrant. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio. mr. turner: i think it's important for us to continue to honor our obligations to our allies and to protect our country. secretary gates just recently as this week on wednesday reafffirmed the need for these troops so we can continue to support oural jice and th

the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: the patriot act is a bill that's been plagued with abution since it first passed. today's rule is another example of short circuiting a system that our founding fathers set up. if there was ever the need for close supervision and congressional oversight of a law, it is a law that discusses how and under what conditions the government can spy on its own citizens. but yet after 10 years of public record, we all agree there are some clear sections of the law that can be improved. instead of debating these sections of the law to better find that balance between protecting what makes it special to be american and protecting our national security, instead, republican leadership has decided to ram through this bill with as little debate as possible. mr. speaker, we spent an hour earlier discussing how we will spend 9 1/2 hours discussing the organizational aspects of the house committee structure and yet for something that cuts to our core identity as americans we only have an hour und

secretary salazar also served as the colorado of natural resources and environmental lawyer and as a result i think he's been a true champion of farmers, of ranchers, of rural communities and of the natural environment. he's very well steeped in lands and policy and we're incredibly honored and pleased that he was willing to be here today to speak about his vision for how to move the initiative forward. we're also quite forward to have doug brinkly cuts the the great outdoors initiative and the role it might play in the obama conservation legacy and recognized as one of the best hoirn of his generation. and on on topics raging from 20th century presidents to war to conservation to the media, his new book. the latest book he has scaled best-seller lists when it won the national outdoor book award and he's authored dozens of other works. he's a tenure of history at rice university ads well as a fellow at the dolph briscoe center for american history. welcome. i'm going to turn the event over to you. doug, please join us at the front. [applause] >> well, good morning. thank you-all for c

but i thank the senator from colorado. mr. bennet: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. bennet: i thank the senator from vermont. for his leadership and for his kind words about the amendment. mr. president, at this time, i'd like to ask for unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my second amendment which is also currently at the desk. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from colorado, mr. bennet, proposes an amendment numbered 117. on page -- mr. bennet: mr. president, i'd ask that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. bennet: mr. president, my second amendment provides for the establishment of three regional satellite p.t.o. offices in the next three years. the patent and trademark office has struggled to hire and retain over 6,000 examiners in a single -- in its single location in alexandria, virginia. this has resulted with one-third of examiners being at the u.s. paten

better since of this from tree rings in the 1920s we would probably make different assumptions on the colorado rivers. maybe we would not but it was information we did not have about climate that would have changed potentially a decision that water manager's and politicians had. going into the few uh-uhture, manager's and planners have a lot of tools for dealing with these kinds of variabilities that we have to face. particularly, what we're suggesting is not to do anything differently but include a broader range of future climates in our plan. that maybe designing something, if your building from scratch differently than if there water climate change. i meant to ask maurine, she described the - well, what i want to know is are they valuing the desalination, not one of them i've seen accounts for rising sea level example. it might be done for some but not all of them. are they be evaluated underhigher temperature scenarios. are the yield numbers being evaluated that. are the ones under existing scenarios and i'd like to know that and if the answer is, no, it ought to be. it will effect the eco

we also have another project with another participant in my program, will be taking a flight to the colorado film festival where he one a prize for a film he did about his brother in hunter's point. i will be running a right's of passage at joe lee. so our number, 4 one 5. 824-4098. i can give you a whole slew of activities. >> i just wanted to say, we had been in a conversation with maya and we are planning with a pilot program to develop an 8-week program where mondays would be career explorations. they are going to visit art musicians and bank of america and the career paths they have chosen and then there are discussions about attitude and hygiene. how do you present yourself so people want to engage with you. we are trying to work with the mayor's office and d.c. yn. >> there are a couple of youth empowerments. and the whole goal of that fund, which john may know about the details is to empower the people to be the victors of their destiny. it's a way to let youth identify their dreams and be the leaders in terms of allocations. they dole out grants. so the youth empowerment fund is an

he was the executive director of the colorado department of natural resources. he has been a true champion of farmers, members of the world -- rural world community. we are pleased he was able to be with us today to speak with his initiative to move forward. we also have doug, who is recognized as one of the best historians of his generation. on topics ranging from 20th- century presidents, to war, to consummation. his latest book, "the wilderness warrior," scales the best-seller list. it won a book award. he is a tenured professor of history. doug, welcome. i am going to turn the event over to you. mr. secretary, doug. [applause] >> good morning. thank you all for coming. great to be with you, mr. secretary. what we are going to do is go for about 30 minutes. i am going to ask questions and we will collect cards from people in the audience who have asked a question. we will get to as many as we can. let's begin with america's outdoors. what is it and what is it going to tell us about the obama administration's du of conservation? -- view of concentration? -- of

woman: all the growth and everything that's occurred in southern nevada has been with colorado river water. without it, the west as you know it today couldn't exist. narrator: to sustain their growing community with its limited supply, las vegas learned to be extremely efficient. mulroy: this is a desert, and it has its own beauty, but you have to get beyond what you're used to. as long as people recognize they're moving to the desert and give up this notion that they have to bring eastern vegetation with them and make the necessary adaptations in their own life, desert communities can continue to live. man: the biggest water user in the desert is turf. turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what we've done here is use artificial turf. you're never going to be able to achieve the look of back east or the look of, say, california, with subtropical plants, but our landscapes are still lush and use about 30% of what the subtropical landscape with turf would use. las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. we're using less water today than we used five years a

brad said the colorado river and it's use of,hydrology, and it occurred to me, why are they not addressinglimate change. why is the bureau not integrating it into the analysis of the system and i'll come back to an example of that in a moment. we have not yet done in california a systematic assessment of reservoirs. there have been some studies on specific reservoirs or river basins and how flexible or inflexible they might be under existing rules and there are a couple of studies that look at different kinds of reservoir rules but not systematically and i don't think there's been any system reoperation. corner me later and tell me i'm wrong but i would argue that on the demand for water. it has been mentioned a couple of times here. seattle may have done that and port land may have integrated it into management. temperature is going up, demand for water is going up. how many of our water agencies include in their

i thank the gentlemafor managing and i tha the distinguished gentleman from colorado. mr. speaker, we are not the judiciary. we are the people's voice. we are the united states congress. the issue of whether a court has ruled any of this unconstitutional is the prerogative of that court. but we have the prerogative to address the issues dealing with the people's voice. so i am disturbed that this comes to the floor first as a suspension, which was defeated by the people's voice, and now through some unique trickery to come with a closed rule so the people ose voice is shut down. this constitution deserves more. the founding fathers were wise enough to establish three branches of government. this house is called the people's house. and therefore we have the right to have a voice, that voice was already expressed by members on both sides of the aisle, republicans and democrats, who

the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? mr. polis: i have an amendment at the desk, amendment number 68. . the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 68 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. polis of colorado. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. polis: mr. chairman, i'm proud to offer this amendment with my colleague from colorado, mr. perlmutter. this amendment simply changes the date by which the bill rescinds obligated funds. by moving the date to the end of the fiscal year september 30 it allows for everyone from local government to innovative clean tech companies the ability to plan the rest of their fiscal year and not have grants yanked from under their feet. we should not change the rules on people in the middle of the game. it really calls into question the reliability of the federal government. there are so many grants in the keys of these agencies and we're calling all funds unobligated after february 11 will devastate the local communities and

their new home was fort carson, on the outskirts of colorado springs. since the start of the iraq war, this city has experienced an unprecedented murder spree. in the last five years, 14 fort carson soldiers have been charged or convicted in 13 murders and manslaughters. on friday nights, downtown is full of soldiers from fort caonsome tinto forget what they've experienced, others celebrating their homecoming. ( music playing ) hector rodriguez was the most experienced sergeant in third platoon. as the men returned from their first tour, he was worried that his younger soldiers would get into trouble. >> i gave them a speech before we came back, and i said, "look, guys, you've been on deployment for a year, and that's pretty much like caging a wild animal and letting it go free." they still had iraq inside of them, and i think a lot of that kind of caused problems for them, because they couldn't let it go. >> get over on the curb. >> oh, my god! >> narrator: the soldiers of third platoon hit the bars of colorado springs as soon as they got home. >> in th

the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: the patriot act is a bill that's been plagued with abution since it first passed. today's rule is another example of short circuiting a system that our founding fathers set up. if there was ever the need for close supervision and congressional oversight of a law, it is a law that discusses how and under what conditions the gornment can spy on its own citizens. but yet after 10 years of public rerd, we all agree there are some clear sections of the law that can be improved. instead of debating these sections of the law to better find that balance between protecting what makes it special to be american and protecting our national security, instead, republican leadership has decided to ram through this bill with as little debate as possible. mr. speaker, we spent an hour earlier discussing how we will spend 9 1/2 hours discussing the organizational aspects of the house committee structure and yet for something that cuts to our core identity as americans we only have an hour under t

the independent movement. so i formed independent voters for colorado. and one of our first goals is to bring a open primaryry initiative to our state. and once again this is one of the most important things you can do to improve your life, of the people of colorado. i am so anxious to take what i'm more in this conference back with me and put it to use. thank you for your inspiration. >> my name is kathleen curry, and i'm a former state representative from colorado. i served in our legislature for three terms, from 2005, to 2010, and ended up being second in command, and i also chaired the agricultural committee. i have been a lifelong democrat. but i became unable to stomach the direction the party was going. the democratic leadership thought that it was ok to tell representatives like me how to vote i did not run for office to help the party stay in office. the speaker accused me of being off message and as we say in colorado off the reservation. in 2009 i decided to leave the party and become an independent. joelle was my inspiration. after we lost th

and las vegas and albuquerque and what will it mean to all the farming communities that rely on the colorado river system? what will it mean to the tribes? and get the big get it. -- and they get it. we understand that climate change and what it will bring. we want to get ahead of that. dealing with a sigh into making sure we have a good understanding of the future is an important thing. it is important to communities throughout our country. >> this one is from reed ol orich from utah. he is concerned about protection of public land in utah. any comments? is there any action on cedar breaks gaining national monument status? >> we can have a conversation about all these lands as we move forward. i have a meeting with governor herbert who has started a public land use policy with in utah some of these projects are projects and land areas that we will have on the table for discussion about the future. >> we will wind down in a minute but i want to morph a couple of questions. there is one from patrick fitzgerald and jorge madrid. out in the department of interior support the development of rene

they face the colorado avalanche last night. six minutes into the game, he turned back by colorado. t he is there for the rebound and it's 1-0 san jose. and eight minutes later, struck again. put into the deflected shot into the net. he would get his first career hat trick. sharks win 4-0 and they have 72 points to put them in fourth place. the sharks have won eight of the last ten games. >>> can curry got a chance to show off in the skills challenge and he did not disappoint. he went through the course in a speedy 28.2 seconds in the finals to win the challenge. he missed only one bounce pass. he beat beat out the second place finish by 16 points and it earned a young woman a $30,000 college scholarship. >>> and in the dunk contest, off to a hot start with a 360 behind the back. but he decided not dunk on one, but two. and then upped the ante, three balls one after another. but a gospel choir came out to sing, i believe i can fly and the teammate sat in the front seat of a car, through the ball through the sunroof, grabbing it and dunking it after flying over the car. the all-star g

got to enjoy a day at the ballpark as they attended a colorado rockies baseball game. the home team went on to win the game and the attendees even got a shout- out on the big screen. dawn farm hosted their 36th anniversary jamboree in ypsilanti, michigan. the goal of the event was to raise awareness about the tremendous power of recovery and to raise funds that enable dawn farm to continue their mission to provide services for those who have no other resources. the free event was open to people of all ages and featured tons of activities for all to enjoy, including live music, hay rides, pony rides, and a silent auction of donated items. in honor of recovery month, recovery advocates in michigan gathered on the lawn of the state capital in lansing for a rally for recovery. highlights of the event included guest speakers from the treatment field, policy makers, and the voices of those in recovery. additionally, there was live music and fun activities for kids. in honor of recovery month, the focus ministry at gethsemane baptist church hosted a fai

the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: i thank the gentleman. this bill is important to talk about what this bill would do and how the patriot act really cuts to the heart of what it means to be american. that sensitive balance that we have between protecting what makes it special to be an american, our rights as individuals, our civil liberties , balancing that with the need for national security. i am opposed to the rule and the bill. we need to do -- we need to have law enforcement make sure that it has the provisions it needs to combat the very real threat of terrorism. however, the patriot act strikes that balance in the wrong way. but rather than actually debating the merits of the provision and coming up with solutions that i think we can agree on with both sides of the aisle as we have done in the past, republican leadership is forcing this through without the proper debate or transparency. in spite of their plethora of promises to change the culture of congress, here we are without a single hearing on this t

the net. first career hat trick and sharks scored four times and shut out colorado. huge night in vegas last night between two of the best boxers in the world. each fight that is. one is local, known as the filipino flash. and versus fernando. the bantem titles on the line. slow motion capture look at this. the left hook to his head, technical knockout, and then the 25th straight win. that was nuts. he's now 26-1 and his iconic status will only grow larger in the philippine. tune in tonight and mike shulmann continues spring training coverage from scottsdale and larry biel in with the rest. >> i think we can all use smelling salts after that last one. and snow is in the lower elevations. >> >> you're watching the abc 7 sunday morning news. >> a rare sight in the bay area, snowfall at elevations as low as 1500 feet. it looked like a blizzard from our high definition camera and here is a live look at mount tam right now, still a lot of snow left, might look like you're in the sierra. that's mount tam, as much as six inches fell on some bay area peaks. now, up in the sie

the colorado blue spruce was already feet tall when it was tracked from pennsylvania and replanted. they have another tree ready to go for the tree lighting ceremony in december. >>> the republican house of representatives have passed a federal budget. we're live in washington, d.c. with the early-morning vote. >> reporter: kong manmen and women showed up -- congressmen and women showed up for work. after days of debate, they passed the $1.2 trillion spending regulation. every democrat voted against it. every republican voted for it except for three, jam campbell, jeff blake and walter jones. look at the scene on the house floor at the chamber right at the end of that very long work dey. >> on this vote, the yays are 5, the nays are 189. the bill is passed. >> so the bill includes a ban of federal money for planned parenthood. cuts for the epa and irs authority. and healthcare reform money. john boehner said at 4:40 a.m. said we will not stop yet, not when we're broke and washington spending binges are making it difficult. nancy pelosi said, "the republican spending bill destroys job

teachers will get tenure as students show improvement three years in a row and the state of colorado e to wear it as a real badge of honor. >> reporter: tenure has long been one of the most attractive benefits for a profession that didn't offer high salaries. once granted, usually after three years, it gave teachers protections against being fired unfairly. but just 2.1% of teachers nationwide now dismissed because of poor performance, reformers like those in the documentary waiting for superman have said the protections are too strong. >> the unions themselves are beginning to come around on this issue. and i think that speaks to an intense political pressure of being put on this issue rted colorado is one of ten states that's recently passed reforms that extend teachers probational periods. tied tenure to test data and make it easier to dismiss ineffective teachers. >> all we're saying is take those kids wherever you find them, and help them impov from where they started. >> and if teacher does that, they'll have job protection. >> and if you do that you will have job protection. >>

he is now at the university of colorado. the director of the exhibit development who insured that the installation went off without a hitch just as he ensured that the entire academy moved to howard street and then moved back without one lost fish. of course, the arts commission in the city of san francisco. it is my pleasure to introduce this senior adviser to mayor gabonese som - -gavin newsom. >> i am here representing the mayor. he is anticipating the birth of his child which should come to any minute now. on behalf of the mayor, welcome to this dedication of the sculpture. the mayor early in his career realize the transforming power of public arts. it starts a discourse. it challenges us as citizens. what is missing is the expression of what people in san francisco and the mayor are trying to achieve. we are trying to be the greatest city possible. our art should reflect our times and values. composting, water conservation, bicycling, plastic bags, plastic bottles, we are mocked sometimes for how we lead and today we are

clayton sandell is at the sanctuary in colorado for us. g, robin. we're literally in the lions' den. the cats are active this morning. there's a good reason for that. they've never had this much room to run around. the new enclosures are 100-times bigger than the tiny cages these lions have spent their entire lives in. the kings of the jungle arrived in denver on a cargo plane. secure in cages. but no one was taking any chances. the lions traveled 4,500 miles from bolivia, where they were once part of the circus. but they hardly lived a life of amusement. activists at animal defenders international, say they secretly recorded how these animals lived. >> we saw circus staff kicking and beating dogs. whipping lions. and abusing all makes of animals. >> reporter: they used their videos to convince the bolivian government to shut down the country's entire circus industry. a victory that presented a new problem. what to do with all those animals. enter pat craig, a former schoolteacher, who now runs this sprawling, 320-acre wildlife sanctuary on

the latest road conditions. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> in sports today, the san jose sharks host the coloradolanche, tonight at 7:30. this follows two games yesterday between the sharks and hurricanes. >>> in college basketball last night, san jose beat weber state 662-46 at the event center. keith shamberger scored 24 points, becoming the first freshman to score more than 20. will carter had 16. >>> st. matters hosts utah state, stanford at usc at 7:30. san francisco on the road to face gonzaga at 5:00 p.m. >>> well, the bay area, as you noticed, has been getting slammed with heavy rain and winds. yesterday's stormy weather brought down trees and power lines in alameda county. in oakland, crews worked to restore power after this tree came down across thorn hill road. in berkeley, a giant tree came crashing down in the claremont neighborhood. crews had to cut through the middle of that tree so traffic could get through. >>> and you know it's a very cold storm in the bay area when there's snow in the santa cruz mountains. this was the scene yesterday along skyline boulevard in the hills above

bryan wilson was drafted by the giants back in 2003 making his debut in april of 2006 against the rockies in colorado. he struck out the first baseman he faced. >> that's how he starts his mayor league career. >> reporter: he became known for his hair. a modified looking mohawk began to evolve. outsiders couldn't tell you who he even was. >> when you see somebody like this, who do you think of? >> a little scary looking. >> he could be a dentist. >> certainly intimidating. >> intimidating? >> sure. >> i guess, i guess i wouldn't trust him. >> but he trusted himself. and his pitching. it landed him in the 2010 all star game where fans witnessed the birth of his orange cleats. the same cleats that made headlines after major league baseball fined him for wearing them in a regular season games. >> edwin rodriguez complained last night and the league issued the fine. >> having too much awesome on my feet. >> reporter: and with his humor soon came the beard. the growth began in mid-july. >> i'm jealous, i'm still lacking in that tough department. >> reporter: by september, it was alive. and the nation bega

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from colorado has four minutes. ms. degette: it has been 12 days since we were sworn in, yet the committee with broad-ranging jurisdiction, everything from energy policy to food safety to health care, even to national league sports. we have not passed one legislative bill in those 36 days. we haven't passed up with bill to repeal an onerous regulation. we have been passed one bill to create one new job. in fact, the first subcommittee markup in the energy and commerce committee is tomorrow. this markup is of an extreme bill which will restrict a woman's right to choose. this is a divisive bill that has nothing to do with repealing one onerous regulation and in fact it doesn't create one job, except maybe a job for lawyers who if this actually became law would have a field day litigating the legislation. look, mr. speaker, we all agree that if there are burdensome regulations, they should be repealed. but let's not let this discussion devolve into a part is san debate under the guise of regulatory reform. so we know our c

. >> we have frigid outbreak in throughout the colorado area and much of the rockies.the midwest and the eastern seaboard, in fact, 29 states with winter storm warnings, watches or advisories. here we are kickstarting our month of february with unseasonably mild temperatures. in fact today's numbers anywhere from 63 in san francisco when the average high is 60 to 70 in santa rosa which is 11 degrees above normal. out and about still have temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. high pressure axe component. it is not going anywhere very quickly. in fact, some of our computer models include no rain at mid- month. tonight with the clear skies we have temperatures dipping down to just about the freezing point even below the freezing point. >> tomorrow highs very similar to today. 50 degrees in pacifica to the upper 60s. 68 in oakland. also 10-20 miles per hour. breezy during the day. check out the friday, saturday, sunday and all the way into tuesday highs in the mid-60s at the beaches. mid-70s for the warmest locations of our inland areas. chances of rain and when we should e

wind would heat us way up here across the bay area, but we had some cold air sneak in back from the colorado rockies. that did help keep the temperatures low today. 58 in fairfield and 26 san jose and low 60s into san francisco for the highs. already dropping and quickly out here. right now 49 in gilroy and plenty of low 50s here in the north bay and 54 currently in livermore. with the clear skies, it's going to be a cold one tonight. last night we had a lot of 40s and tonight it's dropping into the 30s. mid-30s out there and, yes, we're still talking about this potential of rain: finally coming into your seven-day forecast. the rain track right now is still pushing well to the north. high pressure is offshore. it's aiding in the drying and steering all of the storm system activity away. it's going to stay that way for the next 48 hours, but, as you'll see in the seven-day forecast in a few minutes, that's going to be changing into next week. 6:00 a.m. in the east bay. a cold start and low to mid-30s. 11:00 a.m. still in the 40s and sunny skies expected. also plenty of air down into the sout