hospital the dolby hospital the plan by the va has been to combine those to build a new facility on my, air force base property. lester m. the enemy to look at my notes it was included in the list and as you had we moved that up. mr. secretary not only has not moved up but it's no longer on the list. and at least to our knowledge no one at the dole va center can describe why lash it was being considered. it was ranked. my question is how to get a high ranking? and now it's gone entirely. >> senator, i owe you a better answer than the one i'm going to give you. and that is, every year we relook our priorities and where we have a safety or security project that leads up that we have to do something about in the ordering, but will move a project forward. i will go back and research what the issue is with the dull-mcconnell project. my guess is it is still on our list of things to do. you don't see in the budget because the available funding covered those projects that we could find this year, a billion and a half in the base account, and then

secretary, the va anticipates an increase of approximately one arm thousand patients in the coming year. you know, we are delighted that more veterans are accessing va healthcare. but i am concerned whether the 3% increase in medical care that is in the budget will be sufficient to care for these new users, existing users, expand available services and keep pace with all the issues that we have. it sounds like it's not. >> mr. sherman, i tell you that we have for several years now been working to understand how our patient group may change when they arrived at the point that they are going to make a decision about down sizing. i believe that decision has been made. we are working with them now to understand the plan. this budget request is prior to that plan being provided. we continue to work democrats. we believe the anticipated what moneys will be. then again, this will depend on what the downsizing plan entails . >> senator, i will run and vote and be back as soon as i can. >> to we have any body has not voted yes? all right. we think senator isaacson will be back soon and he will t

the fact is some civilian providers are just as bad as the va providers. it's the way -- >> are you suggesting our healthcare system in this country is screwed up? >> it is. it is, truthfully. it is. and, you know, it's quite disturbing that, you know, we more or less -- veterans have to go around and shop for, you know, is this doctor specialized in this care? what do they know? it is a very disturbing problem. >> thank you. thank if you have military sexual trauma, the likelihood is four out of 10. we second chart shows the number of old who screened positive or military sexual trauma. the incident at ptsd is higher for men than women. ptsd as a man. charts, if you screened positive, yet they highlight incident rate of mental health condition. if you been sexually assaulted, your 70% likely to have a mental health condition as a man, slightly higher for a woman. two is that last charts. currently available data. 2002 - through 2008. do you wantt to put the charts up so people can see them? have a statement we are from to add to the record brian lewis. is

and without any help from the va. and also when those mothers are so deeply involved and wives are so deeply involved in many cases that reverberates out into the community as well. the wound is not manager -- is not something that just stays inside the household. this mother that i mentioned who takes care of her son full time was a psychotherapist. and her job was as the psychotherapy u.s., the therapist in her large urban high school in charge of helping at-risk youth. so in this whole segment of at-risk young people in the community goes without treatment because she has to take care of her son, and she cannot be replaced in her job. so there's story after story like that that spreads farther that we know in all of our communities. >> i want to -- hang on one second, we're almost to questions. i want to ask one last question and i want asking -- ask them to answer as short as they can which is hard because this is a difficult topic. but then we'll go to the microphones, okay? the last thought before we get to quest

it's a pervasive issue in the va and united states. we owe it to the veterans and country to see to it we find every best practice possible and implement them. what i'll do, mr. chairman, is as a one-man band individual vi, have field hearings, do the oversight around the country necessary to bring best practices to light and try to do what report is doing right now, and that's meeting with veterans, getting the answer, and traying to prepare them, which i'm grateful for you at this time. i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you, senator brun. >> mr. chairman, i appreciate your leadership, and thank you, mr. chairman sex tear, -- secretary, and all of you serving the country so ably and selflessly. i thank you for that. i reiterate the comments on the cost of war. senator isakson's happily pointing out that terrible infliction and senator test or talked about suicide in the military is due to unemployment rates, mental health problems, drug addiction, all of those drug addictions, costs of war we should think about in the body

these losses are -- these losses are nothing unless the dod and va leadership hear our pleas for more accountability, an end to victim blaming, and retaliation, and access to humane care for survivors. our service members deserve the same duty, honor and courage from you, in solving this epidemic. and its consequences that they have shown through their self-less sacrifices for this country. we expect nothing less from congress when it comes to accountability and providing adequate care to our nation's warriors. your help is needed so our military can continue to be the finest fighting force this world has known. before i close, i would like to leave you with some words from zbaundy. you must be the change that you wish to see in this world. thank you. >>> distinguished members of the committee, i want to thank you for having me and affording me the opportunity to speak today. i feel it is my duty as someone who is able and willing to speak on behalf of myself and those who are unable. i want to thank my loving husband, brendan brinkman for his continued efforts in supporting me throug

my name is girard gleason, i'm the person who va v-8ed the seat that you're looking to fill. i wrote a letter to you, but i just wanted to come down here. as i said, i took the position seriously, [speaker not understood], over 130 meetings. i just wanted to come down and again endorse the idea of having chris jerdonek appointed to the elections commission. chris has come to than a dozen meetings. he's given useful and important information to the election commission. but what i want to stress more importantly is a lot of people come to public meeting and give input. he stepped up to the plate more than a dozen times to be a poll worker. i do that, too. and i think that's really important is you can give input but when you can get out there and see how the service for voters works, i just think that's a really important thing to consider. as i mentioned, i work for the department of elections. i handle the [speaker not understood] production and information pamphlet. i thought i knew baseball inside elections. last nine electionses, i worked at sutro. i worked more sitting th

the facilities of fort miley's to exchange top notch medical care and treatment. as a commissioner i'd like to explore ways to improve transportation of patients and staff and ensure va commuter buses continue to roll every day. while i believe it's important to celebrate the bravery and service of san francisco veterans, it is equally important to do all we can to aid in the care of veterans in our community. supervisors, i hope you find my qualifications and experience complementary for appointment to the veterans affairs commission, and thank you for your consideration. >> thank you. thank you. next person is angela jenkins. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for this opportunity. with the others that are eager to serve in the va, i, too, have qualifications i'd like to go over briefly with you. i have been trying to be on the va commission before and unfortunately due to [speaker not understood] last year i was unable to be here and present my eagerness to serve. i am a 20-year citizen here in the city of san francisco and also a veteran of the first gulf war, commonly call now the gulf war retracting acronym level persian war. i did serve proudly as my fa

these losses are -- these losses are nothing unless the dod and va leadership hear our pleas for more accountability, an end to victim blaming, and retaliation, and access to humane care for survivors. our service members deserve the same duty, honor and courage from you, in solving this epidemic. and its consequences that they have shown through their self-less sacrifices for this country. we expect nothing less from congress when it comes to accountability and providing adequate care to our nation's warriors. your help is needed so our military can continue to be the finest fighting force this world has known. before i close, i would like to leave you with some words from zbaundy. you must be the change that you wish to see in this world. thank you. >>> distinguished members of the committee, i want to thank you for having me and affording me the opportunity to speak today. i feel it is my duty as someone who is able and willing to speak on behalf of myself and those who are unable. i want to thank my loving husband, brendan brinkman for his continued efforts in supporting me throug

the va promised to cut that to 125 days by next year, but the senate report says unless the va changesedures that backlog is unlikely to go away. >>> new jobs figures are out today and show california's gaining back some momentum after a lackluster start to the year. according to the employment development department, our state's economy added nearly 59,000 jobs in february. the job gains helped push the unemployment rate down to 8% for the month down .1 of 1% from january. the state's performance was in line with the u.s. overall which added 175,000 new jobs last month. >>> new at 5:00 experts this week estimated within the next five years 1 million tech jobs every year in the united states will go unfilled and may have to go overseas instead. they say a startling lack of education in the sciences is at the root of the problem. as ktvu's john fowler reports now from san jose, it's also a big opportunity. >> reporter: at the corner of race and parkmore in san jose, this former ibm building is being renovated for the new basis independent silicon valley private school opening in the fal

lobbying intensively on the issue of suicide this week in washington, they're at the pentagon, at the vaon capitol hill, tomorrow they will be announcing the introduction of this new bill alongside senator walsh. alongside the only person in the united states senate who knows exactly what the veterans of those wars lived through, because he himself lived through it too. joining us now is senator john walsh of montana, thank you very much for being with us. it's nice to have you here. >> thank you, rachel. thanks for having me. >> why this issue? you haven't been in the united states senate very long. it has to be a major priority for you to move so quickly on this issue? >> well, rachel, this is very personal to me, like you mentioned i commanded an infantry battalion in iraq. when our unit came home, i had a young soldier who died by committing suicide. this is a personal issue. and you also mentioned that we have 22 veterans that are dying of suicide each day. so we have an epidemic in this country that needs to be solved and i want to solve that problem. >> this is hard to think of su

. >> the va says it is addressing the problems which lead female veterans into homelessness. >> anxietyand trauma, ptsd. this combine to form a perfect storm that put these women into risk. >> now including homeless facilities with locked quarters separated by gender for safety. >> this is my room. my cozy bed. >> oh, this is nice. >> no more sleeping in the car. >> what's more, this summer with the help of the g.i. bill, erica will graduate with a business degree with thousands of women like erica the va's promise to end homelessness by 2015 is going to be a challenge. al jazeera, denver. >>> joie chen standing by to tell us what's going to happen on "america tonight." >> following up on homeless in america, a missing child here in washington, d.c. and how her disappearance raises new concern about how homeless children are protected. >>> now these are the last pictures of eight-year-old ralisha rud, she was last seen with someone her family trusted. there is serious question about how the city protects homeless children. it is a struggle sometimes from the first day of life. >> when i

. >> the va. >> yes. >> and the backlog we've talked about before, which was just appalling.vernment shutdown where they lost pace in catching up to the backlog, what was the family support that you had and how has your family helped you adjust? >> when i was going through my depression and contemplating suicide, i had my family support, friends and family there for me. so many guys don't have that support. we want to make sure that we're here for him and a resource for them. they do have someone that reaches out and that cares enough to be here fighting for them, to make sure changes are made. >> did you feel support for the mission? we know what happened to the vietnam returning vets, but did you feel americans support your service? >> certainly do. certainly do. i feel like if there were 22 deaths a day on the battlefield, there would be a national outcry. changes would be made instantously to get the support we need on the field. i never ran out of bullets when i was in the country but i come here and have needs and resources to ensure that not just that i'm alive, we do

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see the difference year by year f spring a coming the days are getting longer and i have to do to the va so the people heading downtown liquor it's doubling and tripling because people are starting to get their bisexuals out and reside it's existing to me. i would encourage i mean, i i was really happy to see the car sharing and a biking means of traffic more attractive and preferred and i would support dedicating more relative to other things fixes that can be made. one last thing if you go to the muni building liquor at masonic that's a sad structure it's old and dumb that i it would be nice if one day that could be a gorgeous crystal building the morale will improve. the facility is not one of the things we've had the fund it's a historic structure i don't know if you want to make that a glittering glass structure it's very one or more that's some of the kinds of measures that are recommended to be on the battle in november will give us funding for the first time as well as to do more and better bicycle infrastructure. >> one question do i have any control over the toll services. >> w

working with the va and getting the job fairs and interviews it can be overwhelming. >> waj and i wereking about this yesterday. we both feel like we've been seeing more commercial and hearing more radio spots with this corporate backing of veterans. pushing to hire veterans. focusing on their vast array of ability in the workforce. are you noticing more of that as well and is it making any sort of a measurable difference? >> yes, a lot of companies are recognizing the value of hiring veterans and what they bring to the workplace. the same for military spouses, there is a movement to hire military spouses. and i think when service members are in the military they learn leadership skills, they learn how to use teamwork, these are assets in the business environment so i think companies are starting to see that and they're starting to see the value of hiring veterans. and at the same time, military spouses bring some of those things to the workplace as well. and we have companies like usaa is a great example. their whole mission is focused on the military family. but they also have a hiri

of the crimes did nineteen seventy one nations have noted that with a few social activists pushing the va has said it all besides the two sides on the listening for war crimes should be taken up in his national courts. she could be said in kapiti she also posts about the vichy government seeks to guide the process to try to pop this time of war criminals by mr from the simpsons stamps and that it is. and that ice for his strident mom's and she gets attention nationally accepted specimens that the country that depends on. i think it is technically still moving towards that. the yield on the beach too bad and not just in the g spot teach the gym on a semi. he said that on the beach nationalist party. i mean instead they concocted the cia to distance itself from the fundamentalists bhakti the good of luck this time using religion and using the adobe has it that i am keeping the nba as a setback it is of a dangerous position if we'll be good she knits and from this image over and i am eyeing the new set of me bhakti that deserves to be bad because it was responsive and many of these for the k

. >> last year, i said it needed to be an all-hands on deck approach, not just in the va, but across the government. and i issued an executive order to step up our game, and we have. hiring bore councilors and mental health providers, new awareness campaigns, so those who are hurting know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness. it's part of staying strong. it's a part of getting back up. >> reporter: the suicide rate has fallen. it was down 22% last year. the national institutes of meant al health say that the root causes for army suicide are unknown, but the new star studies point to risk factors which may help to identify factors and help existing programs to help service members at higher risk. >> much that's in the latest report stands to reason, and there's plenty that's counter intuitive. a closer look at suicide and the u.s. military on this edition of the program. joining us are, from tallahassee, charles figly, he's coauthor of families under fire. a handbook for systemic therapy with military families. amy nyberger miller, from taps, those left behind after military

and my physician at the va medical center recommended i try e-cigarettes to stop smoking. within three weeks i stopped, and now this is my vaporizer. i want to recommend to the committee that they not recommend this legislation to the full board of supervisors because there are too many unresolved questions like the marijuana issue, and whether the restrictions apply to vaporizers that do not look like cigarettes as i was assured by victor lent it did not. until those things are corrected and the [speaker not understood] of the legislation, i do not think it is an issue to go before the full board of supervisors. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >>> hi, my name is lawrence tam and i quit smoking cigarettes for about a year now and i have not felt any withdrawal that was stated earlier to the ucsf doctors. as a smoker for 14 years, i know the bad smells of traditional cigarettes. and to label me as a traditional smoker with those people, i get headaches. so, i just want to say -- go through a few marketing strategies [speaker not understood] earlier, how many alcohol c

if it is your choice to let me have that opportunity to serve on the va commission, you'd have a great person who is committed to doing that. thank you very much. >> ms. jenkins, are you living in san francisco? >> i am a resident of san francisco. i've been here about 20 years. [speaker not understood] following my separation from the service i came to live in this area. >> okay. the reason i ask, the home address is listed as p.o. box. >> keeping my privacy, but i've been here for a long time. >> did you a member have to be a resident of san francisco? ~ does >> deputy city attorney john give more. yes, if the applicant lives in san francisco and is a registered voter, then she does not -- then she qualifies. >> yes, i'm aes are identified. ~ resident. >> for me it's a matter of making sure somebody knows you are actually a resident. >> my application lists my resident. i googled it and i can see my application was still present. i did a word search and it says my address. i'm not going to give it out now. [speaker not understood]. >> i appreciate that. i have to do my job also. than

any on command there anymore only this man on the members of this cruel aggression of the staff at the va regional government has issued a statement in the evening saying that the dressing is now on the control that the situation is stable and are reports that the isp is over crimea. it's not close anymore at least according to officials so says so says the airports has started to work again. the center for asia in control of these militia groups and cranny and the suspicion of the scenes at moscow's orchestrating this takeover. when he starts so we can save from him yet is that the cta is definitely encourage that and enhanced role for the pro russian forces had because as i've told you they have taken at the control of the seat each and if you are wasting do i attempt to as coaxed passing of fact and ukrainian out on forces here and he told me that as some and lodge the deeds of a ukrainian armed forces. it has heft being surrounded by aunt may and the men being dead said and the shoots and joined the pro russian forces so it is. we don't know what it's going now behind the scenes of me

of the va medical center is not working, try give an hour. there are a lot of avenues to seek help and one of them down the road will work for you and you can find a new normal where you experience not just posttraumatic stress disorder but posttraumatic growth. i firmly believe that it is only because i saw horrible things and experienced real privation that i am able to appreciate how privileged we are in america as fully as i do. i believe that i am more connected to my fellow humans because i have seen them at their worst. it has given me a better capacity to appreciate them at their best. you are staring at me because you have a question or want me to stop talking? >> i will tell you to stop talking when i am over there but over here i have a question. you talk about the process of writing this book, you described so vividly and with a lot of dialogue events that were clearly painful going back over a decade. were you keeping notes? do you have a photographic memory? >> i have always been a journal urban. i write a lot of journal entries

this the view from the viewing platform adjacent to building 67 that's looking at the large va sites. this is the viewing platform i'll show you it's further south with the crane waves start to slide out into the bay but you see behind the bay bridge and can get a peak at the downtown san francisco as well. lastly at the end of 20 second streets the view across the bay to the hillside. we move south we get to this area called the waterfront programming node. it's about a half to 2/3rd's widower than epic house and the sea level. it's a generous area where will be cafe seating and oversized seating there will be great easier for fishing obviously, the sort of promenade you'll have the bay trail and bicyclists as they move along the waterfront and the crane waves that become a place to sit on the water and take in the view and relax really a potential for a special place. what connects the water to the building is the slipway on the north side it is the concept of the building the new construction of houses and the new tenants and the small-scale merchandising potentially outdoors perfo

it is hard to track suicides because many aren't enrolled in the va systems. ey say the save act offers new hope. >> this will tackle access, a shortage of providers, it is a big shot at getting congress together. >> reporter: it is not about political parties, it is about saving lives. >> we are losing 22 veteran as day to suicide. that needs to stop. >> reporter: jacqueline felt, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the deadline to enroll for health insurance is days away. officials tell us they have seen a flood of applications in recent days. >> in the first three days of this week over 50,000 californians signed up and got enrolled for coverage. that is almost double that enrolled in the month of october. >> officials stress the deadline has not been extended for covered california but people who begun the process of signing up will have till april 15 to complete enrollment. for people who don't have coverage it will result in a fine. more californians are planning to sign up in the next 5 days. according to a poll 75% of most uninsured californians say they plan to e

you really hope for the best when you see these ideal couples, but man the va a nity fair rumors alonetorpedo the strongest marriages. >> you have been a wreck. crying and saying things if gweny and chris couldn't make it how will i? >> i will get through it. i never understand with these statements when they say we love each other. we will still be best friends. any exi have i wish physical harm. maybe a little emotional harm as well. when you are a celebrity it is sad because all of the marriages never work out. you can afford great counselors. for the kids 10 years you have been together. >> by the way, conscious uncoupling is far superior to unconscious coupling. >> i had that joke. cross that out. are all celebrity marriages destined for failure? is this the one time it may have worked? >> gwen thet -- gwenyth paltrow is an american with a fake accent. her career was up here. she was in the horrible "avengers movie" almost as third as the third batman movie. all of the d-bags playing cold play all the time, overexposed, that's what caused this. it is the ego and not a personal thi

. >> the va says it's addressing the unique problems leading female vets to homelessness. >> female vets present with more depression, anxiety disorder and trauma, ptsd. they combine to form a perfect storm that puts the women at risk. >> the veteran administration is playing catch up. . >> no more sleeping in the car. erica will graduate with an acting degree. i feel like nothing can stop me, like i'm trained, working through life. thousands of women like erica working through. it will be a challenge. >> now to president obama's trip to europe. he held a strategy meeting with e.u. and n.a.t.o. leaders, met with n.a.t.o. secretary-general , the two pledge help to ukraine. >> russia faces further sanctions if the situation in crimea intensifies. >> we want the russians to live in dignity like everyone else, proud of their history. that does not mean they can run rough shod over their neighbours. >> president obama is in rome and has a meeting with the pope. mike viqueira has more the shared message. >> they have not missed a day in 32 years. feeding, teaching, sheltering, helping the poor

. >> the va said they are addressing the unique problem which leads female vets into homelessness. >>emale veterans do present with more depression, anxiety disorder and trauma, ptsd. these all sort of combine to form a perfect storm that does put these women more at risk. >> the veteran's administration is playing catch up and is now building housing for women with children and those who live alone, including homeless facilities with locked quarters separated by gender for safety. >> this is my bed. >> this is nice. >> no more sleeping in the car. [♪ singing ] >> this summer with the help of the g.i. bill erica will graduate with an accounting degree. >> i feel like nothing can stop me, like i'm going through life. >> with thousands more women like erica coming home from war the v.a. has promised to end homelessness by 2015 is going to be a challenge. carol mckinley, al jazeera, denver coming up, buddhist in myanmar setting villages on fire and killing muslims because of a warning that muslims will destroy their way of life. anand an american man is caughtp in the middle of the crisi

the va system that we have here was not available there. was anxious to help those that fought on the side of the south and those veterans from the north. >> after serving in the military denton became the first republican elected to the u.s. senate from alabama since con construction. >> they told me that public service is something that everyone does, whether they know it or not. we all have something we're supposed to do to help other people. that's something he told me and taught me and i'll never forget it. >> an american service to his country is never finished. >> jeremiah denton was 89 years old. >>> serious hot water for a san francisco 49er player. coming up, why he was arrested in the santa clara valley. >>> coming up, an incredible night on the hardwood last night, march madness and the warriors. not a good tine up for the bay bridge series. i'll tell you about it coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> there's lots of avocados around in the store. give them a slight squeeze. if they're solid they're not ripe yet. don't buy them rocket so

a lot more for the mental health of our veterans because of how difficult it is to interact with the vaare so many like himself at one point who are suicidal. >> the poll found, andrea, there's real deep seated frustration with the services being provided by the veterans department of veterans affairs and pentagon with transition between active service and civilian life. that as we know there's a large backlog of claims and a lot of red tape and bureaucracy our veterans must fight through. yet at the same time, when asked how they are doing themselves, a significantly higher percentage of them close to the 70% range say their own needs are being met. i think part of what you see is just the resilience, the strength that these individuals possess and role that nonproflts and community groups are providing and stepping into the breach here. but certainly what this data shows is that the government isn't doing enough in the eyes of these veterans to care for those who put their lives on the line for this country over the course of the past 12 years. >> thank you so much for your reporting

i received my services through the va. i would like to hear more about va are lessf the effective.aitalization -- administrating itself. va getting an athletic comes to their transparency. guest: they did. in terms of who was in charge for the freedom of information act request, it will be the headquarters, not the hospitals. if you request information from the v.a. as a veteran about your records, that is an entirely different type of request. they handle millions of those and those are privacy act requests care requests. they handle those and they handle them more efficiently now . poorlyrformed pretty across all three areas. they have a lot of room for improvement. they have made some efforts on their website, which has to be done relatively easily. boasting more information online. -- posting more information online. they can move up the grade and the next scorecard. host: is there a standard form or does each agency have a different process? guest: each agency has their own process right now. there is some standardization in terms of the information they often provide. it is n

. >> and on the subject of locations, the va is looking a major clinic in eugene, springfield area. they were looking at three locations. one across the street from the brt stuff. once or by to transit routes and one that was a mile from the nearest transit. yes which one they picked? [laughter] >> all right. a number of questions came up regarding project development and new start in small starts and core capacity such as want to make everybody aware that on wednesday march 12, from 830 imac-12, we are sponsoring a map-21 capital investment grant program workshop in listing session to if you'd like to explore some of those issues in more depth go to that session. and thank you all again for sharing your insight and keep the dialogue up. [applause] >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> a senate subcommittee recently examined health care in foreign countries will operate under a single-payer system. officials from taiwan, denmark and candidate were among the witnesses. vermont senator bernie sanders chairs visiting of the senate health subcommittee on primary he

not just the dod or va, but across the government, and those who are hurting know asking for help. >> the suicide rate has fallen. the defense department reported it was down. the root root cause for army suicide remain unknown. a new star study points to risk factors which may help identify factors and focus on programs to help service members at higher risk. >> the report stands to reason and there is plenty that is counter intuitive, a closer look at suicide joining us from hall tallahassee, coauthor of families under fire. >> were you surprised that things like deployment didn't have much impact on those who decided to end their lives? >> yes, the first surprise of the study was that the increase and the suicide rate was equally as high among people who never deployed as those who had deployed. prior to that time we just thought it was a knee-jerk reaction. >> between male and female personnel? >> well, there are differences in suicide rates among men and women. and men have higher suicide rates than women could do. that's true in the civilian world as well as the military. the st

we don't really know what happened to disable the va cars for example. we know they were disabled. we don't know who did it. we presumed that it was somebody in the flight crew but nobody really knows that so that every step of the way you can search any presumptions and then find ten reasons why they may not be the case. so what we really know for sure is that this airplane started out heading for beijing an abrupt return. and then fall along a path it's been some dispute. but the satellite data has just come out suggests that that had ended in the south indian ocean and that's where the surfers are gonna concentrate their efforts. that's what we actually know everything else it is plausible reasonable interesting and will probably guide the searchers. in assessing where they should look next. but that's all it is easy is scenarios and guests were already done that in just a couple of scenarios and a little bit is the desperate here. we could see the planes electronics has been hacked i prayed that hearing. i'm not in years i'm not gonna sit here and say that i know definitively th