the m.l.s., they lost $250 million in the first five years bthe but they understood they were investing in the future and the sport would pay them back. why can't the men who run these organizations invest that much in women? think about it. the women do the same thing with men. women on it all the time with men. women meet a guy. he doesn't dress well. he sleeps on a if you ton, you go to his house you're like, "where are your spoons? who owns one spoon?" but ladies take the time. they invest in him because they know over time it will pay off. look at what dude. that dude's got mad spoons. the larger point is the economics here should be besides the point. for instance, we pay more for fair trade coffee so people farming the beans can live a decent life. and look, we ended slavery, even though there were quite a few people who did not think it was a financially great move spp look how america has benefited from that because now you have way cooler things-- cooler music, cooler television, cooler presidents to show for it. dude's got mad food. ( cheers and applause ) look, at the end of

the most expensive in the m.l.s. today it got started with mayor bowser operating the control.his project was first announced by her predecessor mayor gray in 2013. but it took a couple years to work out the deal's details with the d.c. government acquiring the partial of land. the district is covering the horson call cost. demolishing the structure, prepping the site on the ground level. the team will pay for the vertical construction of the $300 million stadium. today mayor bowser and other d.c. leaders celebrated the start of what they call the rethinking and the revitalization of buzzard point. >> there has been talk about developing buzzard decades. we are finally seeing it happening. >> to be here today is a great feeling. it will get better as we move forward with the process. mike: the mayor said the project will create 1,000 construction and permanent jobs. she touted a labor agreement with a local union she says will guarantee fair wages. just outside the event here today, just on the other side of the fence is small group of protesters gathered. they are neighbors fr