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of ththe government's latest pls to relocate them by the end of next year.overnment officials did not respond to al jazeera's repeated request for an interview. it's not only the workers that are at risk. the tannery waste goes into the streams and neighborhood of these people a study estimate the that nearly 6 million gal licencgallons of liquid waste ae emeeteemitted everyday. the plaqu black smith institute recently named the area one. five most places on earth. if ar. >> if you want to know what hell looks like you don't have to wait to go to hell. if you come to tannery that will tell you what hell looks like. the filth flows into the river. it's essentially a dead scene. -- zone. a human rights group found no intent to crack done. they call it a free zone. >> the government wants to buy the argument of foreign export. i would say this is a case of total absence of government. mohammad has lived here for 50 years. the government doesn't understand if they di did we wouldn't be living in this filth. >> he blames the toxic waste of his daughter's death. >

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ththe e ununmimiststakakabe that reminds us ththatat l lifife e isis d . >>> this one will make you angry, that's for sure. a woman pulls up in a cab. you can see as she gets out of the cab, she pays the driver. then watch this. looks like she's about to go into her place out of nowhere. one attacker comes up and the worst part is, he's not alone. this woman is apparently trying to fight back. he's trying to rob her, trying to get into her purse. as the struggle continues, he throws the purse around the corner to his accomplice. they're off screen for quite a while. you see the man with his buddy, with the purse, show back up as a car shows up, blocked from view. looks like they take off in that car. the majority of the attack does take place off camera. according to one report, authorities were able to track down one of these guys, a 24-year-old. apparently that guy is going to spend the next two months in jail after this attack. >> absolutely horrible. >> yes. >> a rotting garage proved too tempting for a family of raccoons so the humane wildlife services were called in to evict them bu

ththe movement being a acceleras release from prison. and joining me is the student body pres president from the university. and we are honored to have him here this morning. >> professor, is it fair to sayt the anti-apartheid movement had it's roots at your campus? i think that is a stretch. it was a movement that was all throughout america. it touched many campuses. the labor movement played a big role. and the caucus at the african embassy played a role. i don't think berkley should be singled out. the pro tests were larger at berkleigh. berkleigh -- berkley but it was a broad national movement. >> how did it play out on your campus. it was a response to the struggle heating up in south africa. for the first time it was a very big public boycott of the election and we saw police beating down demonstrators and the brutality of that government and there was in return a response to the united states. that rekindled the anti-apartheid movement in this country. it started small and grew and grew. on the berkley campus it went from a handfu

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hehersrshehey'y's s isis m e than chocolate, it's s anan o opppporortutuniny to stop and savor ththetat l lifife e isis d . >>> when you have a pug meet up in brisbane, australia, cute things are about to happen, especially if it's a christmas thing. ♪ >> oh. >> basically you have a group ofs these cute little ones. >> i love the fact that they even get in australia a santa claus pinata. >> it's dragged in the yard and, of course, they all give chase. one of them just is taking the insides out of santa and not sharing with the rest of them. they have a frozen snowman with a nose and this thing does not stay together because dogs as we know like to tear everything they get a part. >> and pugs are so cute with their smooshed faces. >> like ugly cute. >> yeah. >> my favorite shot at the very end really tells santa. >> oh. >> peeed right on him. >> marking, saying he's my santa. >> good way to get yourself on the naughty list. >> the holidays are here, you're probably used to hearing the ding of that bell. >> oh, yeah. >> the volunteers for the salvation army collecting change. they've c

ththe at the grocery store. >> stephen: really? did you want to be the ceo of bag checkers? >> no. i didn't. but i loved serving people. >> stephen: now, you are here because we are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the original muscle car. >> the mustang. >> stephen: the mustang. let's show what we are talking about here. when i was a kid this was a dream car. [ cheers and applause ] >> stephen: you hear that? and that is the mustang. that sound right there. that's enough. i will get an erection. all right. now, this is one of the coolest cars ever made. and not only was it sort of cool to see on the street but it was in the movies. this is what steve mcqueen drove in bullet. why do you think some cars become icons and some cars do not? >> well, i think, in this case, the mustang just changed the world in 1965, because it was the first real sports car that also was a high utility, because it had two seats in the back, it has had a trunk. >> stephen: of course it had two seats in the back. it was a mustang. the reason it became an icon is because it got you laid. [ cheers and ap

i can't get god light from ththe ne ones. >> i call this progress, not government overreach.s all sorts of things. i'm not anxpert on lightbulbs, neither are any of you. i belie the eperts that say we are moving in the right direction. >> experts? >> we don't have carbons in the aerosol cans anymore. that is good. >> there are poison in the fluorescent bulbs. >> they didn't have to ban something to get us to upgrade to beer computers. if there is better technology we'll pee toward it without the government interveion. >> sometimes we need help. >> we didn't need help th this. i have a stash of them in my basemen i can't wait to start selling them. >> there will be a black marke sign me up as a customer. what do you think of it? >> arew, our wonderful producer opening his thing, i thought he was going to do a drug deal. >> guess what? after juary 1, he might go to jail. >> what is in those? i want to knowhat is in them. really, charlie, you talk about this all the time. this is a serious issue. some say it's a lightbu but it spea t a larger issue. >> what is the health issue?

. >> the wall street journal sayss the president is moving left on ththe economy to cover up t failures of obamacare. income inequality was enough to get the yor of new york elected. >> income inequality is a reality. you can't argue about it. it is deningng. the realality is, first of all that the financial sector of the country has gotten bigger and more important anand has bier slice of thehe pie. basilly we are responsible for alall of the pain and all of the dislocation american suffered in the financial crisis and d has done this well since that time. the median incncome, household income, has leveled off or even fallen. the president t is speing the truth. one could say because of health care, whwhatever. this is the central question of our time. if you take american mobility, which s fallen, that somebody born to deprivation, the opportunity and education to rise, we are less abable to do that then were. we have to reclaim that appeared -- that. >> i think we have to back to something else, obama took office and literally wasted two years doing almost nothing while median income

and many economists say their ability to grow will be hurt by ththe deduction spent on new and used commitment. in 2014 it drops down to $25,000. just because these ex-temperatures are set to expired at the end of the year does not mean that the taxpayers will get relief. it's always possible that congress will restate precisions but that does not mean they'll come back in the same size or form. now it's a waiting game. tax payers and businesses need to braise themselves for a higher bill from uncle sam. stacey tisdale, new york. >> target is now saying incrypted pin numbers were also stolen during a hack that may have effected up to 40 million customers. federal lawsuits are beginning to trickle in all across the country. target insists that customers' pin number data is safe and secure. the pin information was fully encrypted and remain encrypted when removed from our systems. >>> a federal judge said it's okay for the federal government to listen to phone calls and track people. and said that it's lawful and does not violate the privat prif private citizens. >> reporter: in new york the jud

this is as african leaders are hoping to broker a cease-fire as ththe newest country faces civil war. >> these are the displaced following clashes. almost two weeks, the they do nt feel confident to return to their homes. this man says his brother was shot. >> my brother was killed. not by soldiers, but by civilians. he died because he belonged to a certain ethnic group. his body was still in the open when i last remember. >> reporter: with thousands living here th the shortage of n the most basic of services such as clean water. but help is beginning to arrive. here officials of the world food program distribute food and household items to the displaced. >> it has been a difficult change, distributing food. we're doing so in challenging circumstances but we're doing our utmost. >> reporter: with more and more displaced, seeking shelter across the country, the u.n. peacekeeping mission of south sudan is overwhelmed. there are now plans to increase troops from 7,000 to 12,500. the first of the extra forces detachment of 73 police officers from bangladesh have already arrived. they are

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but now we start to see that change in temperatures as the warm air goes to the cold air as ththe rain freezes on contact. ice storm warnings will remain in effect but things will clear off in the coast by south carolina tonight. it's finally dry across new england. that storm is off the coast of the mid-atlantic. look at this snow developing on the eastern side of the great lakes. now we go from very warm weather to cold weather. an arctic blast shaping up and here is the cold arctic air from minnesota to chicago down down to the east. we'll look at what it looks like christmas eve and christmas day with the national forecast. >> thank you so much. today marks the key deadline for the affordable care act. it's the last day for americans to have coverage on january 1st. there is one group that the white house is desperate to sign up, the young and the healthy. >> reporter: it's right before christmas and troy and tory has shopping to do. but the last thing they plan to buy after work is insurance. the administration wants people like them to enroll. they're not convinced. >> the only t

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you cannot carry on paying billions to the country's credit ththes while ignoring the hungr.e said when he comes into leadership we will to stop paymt of that debt and ask for the restructuring of that debt because it is unsustainable. it's a complete confrontation of mindset in parliament. there is no compromise between the government and opposition. and it seems that none of the opposition parties are considering going the governor's way. thank you. >> thousands of travelers have been stranded. most airports in the u.k. are affected by the problem with hundreds of flights canceled. officials of the national air crack control service hopes to have the problem question and the next hour. it will take much--inch long for clear the names. >> reporter: more than 200 flights have been canceled at heathrow alone, but it's effects many more airports. most of the airports in southern united kingdom, the air traffic control center usually looks after 5,000 flights a day. potentially that many flights could be effected. it is still running at 80% capacity. the problem was switching fr

he was in north korea spreading the word of christia christiani. , ththe question is if he is evr going to be let go. we have the pictures and clearly merle newman is in beijing tonight heading home. >> newman fought in beijing. and i asked the hosts of vit veterinariaveteranradio what th. >> i'm happy he has been released. this is a man that did some great things 60 years ago and i think he deserved a little more respect the than this. >> we are always battling korean politics and we have to be dare full odare -- careful on anythie do. especially people traveling to that country. what sthou should we do. they had their moment san and im happy that he is okay. >>> now to the passing of nelson mandela thes. these are live pictures outside of the mandela home. a memorial wall bein being creae canada focreatedfor nelson mand. >> he died yesterday at the age of 85. we turn to nick schfri.n. >> we are talking about the loss of an icon. mourning the master of fo forgiveness. so many people call him the reconciler is. and that is what he was. >> nelson mandela dreamed of a rainbow nation. sout

. >> ththe strain of trying to mae the family equation to come out right is pa pal palipable. >> i cry for weeks at a time. i can't sleep. i don't know how tomorrow is going to be. you can have your good days and bad days. and one day it's yeah and the next day you get that phone call and all of that hope you just had is all washed away. >> it's hard. how do you guys get out of the situation? >> how will we get out? >> how do you get out of this? >> i pray to god that he gretzky gretzky -- gets a job or i get a part time job and a miracle comes that we can get help and we can goa get caught up on our mortgage and we can go off food stamps. the bryan's do not have a fall back plan. when the phone rings they play y it's a job offer and not another bill chec collect whyors. julie's coupons helps and so do the food stamps. aaron has a side job for tomorrow. there will be food in the refrigerator for the next few days. sheila mcvicker reporting here. >> after the break. the fists of fewery. ewer -- fury. >> every sunday night al jazeera america brings you controversial... >> both parties ar

better coffee shop or at the grocery store and you hope that the few penny coming to that trickled to ththedo you hope the little bit of that money. and what is wrong is that the money doesn't go very far. first of all, th united states could end its ban on sugar from outside of the united states and that could it could stop subsidizing rich cotton farmers in the united states and it gives them access to the market. the other thing you can do is take that extra 25 cents and give it to an ngo that you know it's been really effective with their work with the very people you're trying to help in the first place. john: i will give you the last word. these arguments and inequality, it takes people off and they want government to step in and fix it. >> here is the bottom line. free markets is about a lot more than money were rich people getting ahead. it's about what's moral. what helps the poor people the most and what gives us opportunities to earn success in two understand that is why our founders came and created this country. not for stimulus. john: if you like to keep this conversation goin

ththe new corinthians stadium is expected to be finished on time. >>> the venues are top of the agenda for fifa meeting there. >> it's what everybody is talking about. what the stabia, there will be no world cup. the sports minister is staying very upbeat. he said even though two of those stadiums will not make the led deadline, some will make it. some are saying it's very ambitious, the pitch still needs to be put down. the roof is not completed yet. a lot of work needs to be done. clearly with no time to spare in brazil the talk is how to get the stadia completed, if not by the december 31st deadline at least by january or february. >> reporter: to cricket, england almost certainly will have to win the second test if they're to have a realistic chance. >> reporter: seeking redemption, england returned to a very different looking adelaide where they reported a crushing win three years ago. the oval is now a stadium, and they had seen a redifferent side from 2010-2011. there was a reshuffling of the england batting over leaving bell to take over the vacant number three batting slots. >

ththe average ceo makes 273 tims the income of the average worker. and a family in the top 1%. a term we've come to know well, has a network that is 288 times hire, 288 times higher than a typical family. it doesn't matter about firstness. people should earn what they can earn, but you're missing a fast middle. you have a whole people who don't earn well, and then you have you have th the 1% that ean everything. you have this echelon of rich people and then really poor people. we have to see how these economic numbers are effecting everyone. home sales up 21.6% compared to the same time last year. this is new home sales. the reason this is interesting because they increase demand in the larger economy. they're a very small portion of the housing industry. when you buy a new home there is car pensters, pickup truck for contractors, sending for alliances. each home built creates three jobs for a year and generates $90,000 in tax revenue. i watched this home builders and new homes quite closely. >> ali velshi, "real money." i'll see you at 7:00 p.m. the center for head said and me

my colleague has been following ththe day's events. >> reporter: interior military troops reach kiev. protesters in public buildings they have taken over. these aren't snowballs. they're made of plaster. the protesters are concerned that the place may hav the polie early and they scramble to their barricades and ready for assault. demands that the president side witsigntrade agreements with eun union or step aside. the e.u.s policy chief is flying to kiev. as the cold closes in organizers need the crowd to stay on independent square. there may be safety in numbers. >> tim, we just saw the end of that report with the cold really setting in. it's snowing where you are right you. what is going to be the impact on those protesters who are still trying to blockade the government buildings. >> reporter: well, i think it's going to have a huge impact. some have been camping out for more than two weeks. in these conditions the tempt temperatures are plummeting even further as we talk. and perhaps this whole demonstration will dissipate, but protesters tell me they're going to stay put. they'r

we will have much more on the legacy of nelson mandela on the program, and you can always read ththe latest on www.aljazeera.com. >>> let's go to the latest news of the day. jobs and the economy, we have the details. patricia, good to see you. this is a much better than expected jobs report. >> it was tin deed much better. but the numbers were encouraging, and there was reason to be cautious. >> reporter: the economy shows signs of improvement. lowering the unemployment rate to 7%. there was a healthy bump in higher paying manufacturing and construction. the numbers indicate the economic recover is gaining strength. >> we've had 45 consecutive months. >> while encouraging, there is still a long way to go. >> the economy will have to create between 200,000 to 225,000 jobs per month for the next couple of years. >> reporter: that may be difficult to achieve. the recovery is still on shaky ground with small businesses seeing a slow down for the year. that's significant because those businesses create two-thirds of new jobs. particularly hard hit has been the retail sector. despite slash

glorchlt ththe last 15 or 20 mie didn't play well because we started playing the way it was easy forand the way they can control. >> the stloi slip ups from mancr city the begunner gunners have e this season. >> he has done remarkably well because they have had difficult games they played many big teams in the league and of over saul a strong position in the league. they just came off with a win from man united. it was a big warnings 3w- before play these teams. they have exceptional results. and that keeps us on our toes an for us it's a big game. >>> tiger woods leads the pga world challenge in california by two shots going into sunday's final round. check out the shots of the day. it came from bubba watson holing in his chip he would finish 3-under 69. tiger lead by two shots and zach johnson even par at 72 at sherwood country club to go 11-under overall. you know, zach and you ar are ot together again and it will be fun. >> bubba made a move and he is right there. three guys have a real good shot at it. >>> in sun city in south africa jamie donaldson hold as three stroke lead. th

ththe islanders with their 5-3 win. the rangers have now lost six of their last seven games. >>> american skier lindsay vaughn said she's confident that her latest knee problem won't keep her from competing at the sochi games. with boyfriend tiger woods watching on. her knee buckled under her. she had to exit the course. she had knee surgery earlier this year to reconstruct two ligaments. kauffman clinched her first win to beat defending champion tina mayes. and that's your sports for now. david, back to you. >> thank you, thank you very much, indeed. that's it for me and the news hour team. we have a full half hour of news coming up in just a moment. ♪ interactions with pharmaceutical companies, it does impact -- and there's actually pretty good studies based -- that have looked at physician prescribing patterns and interactions with big pharma. i think one of the luxuries i have is i'm in academic medicine, and we have a policy that we don't interact with pharmaceutical companies. so i hope that gives me a better pers

so a lot of ththe problem, governor, it was done so quickly, and pushed outo quickly, with tests, that the natural unfolding that should happen never occurred. when we do change in our district, we introduce it as -- at a grade level and then bring it through. when we accelerated kids in mathematics we started with sixth graders, then seventh and eighth. with common core state standards in new york state, everything was pushed out all at once. >> julie, your daughter was making as in math. new standards were old and -- were developed and she came home with a d. what happened that was so dramatically different. >> my school district implemented cpm, and they saw common core and reviewed several different curriculums and voted on that as being the best one to meet common core requirements. cpm requires a group learning atmosphere, direct ininstruction is not encouraged at all. it's discouraged in favor of group learning, and actually like the students to kind of struggle for a couple weeks until they get to the point where they either figure it out themselves or do eventually gel it. lik

two have been fired for their involvement in the crackdown on ththe protesters on the 30th of novemberre many were badly beaten including students and journalists on the pretext that the square needed to be cleared, that they were going to put up a christmas tree. but the opposition saying those concessions really don't go far enough. they want the government to stand down and they want a new government and the interior minister ultimately to be held accountable on what happened on the 30th of november. >> thank you very much, indeed, for that line up from kiev. more from europe a bit later. back to darren in doha. >> we'll see you then, thank you. now the leader of anti-government protests are meeting with military, but they have decided to stay out of the protests in bangkok. >> it could have been any other forum at the university in bangkok, but instead these are protests. he wants to topple the government and replace it with an unelected body until reform has been implemented. the forum attended by academics and businessmen but mostly by protesters was a platform for at home exchan

ththe mayor had survived two previous attempts on his life. >> this was the last pretrial hearing of the year in the case against detainees charged with attacks. >> accused of providing logistical reports for high jacketters during the 9/11 attacks. he shook up the courtroom by calling the judge a war criminal. he accused guards of torturing him through sleep depravations, by making vibrations and loud noises in his cell. prosecutors said there is no evidence that guards deliberately tried to keep him awake. his attorney said that a psychiatrist has already said that his client is not mentally ill. >> in a sense, encouraging for people who are concerned about transparency that these very important words like torture, secret c.i.a. prisons are being played for the public. >> reporter: she says the military could have prevented anyone from outside of the courtroom from hearing the supreme court burst. there is a 40-second delay on the television feed. >> the person who has his finger on the mute problem is trying to let as much out for the public as possible. >> reporter: as part of th

ththe amom anomalies were two mt recent mayors we had rudy giuliani and mike bloomberg, we are fortunatead that much time of responsible leader ship. my hope is de blasio comes off some of his -- he used in the campaign. at least bratton is a good guy, he did ver very well for rudy giuliani, before they got into a war of egoes. that one appointment i thought was a good one, i hope that there will be more of that. rather than just left wing idea log. charles: do you we think we get to a point where some jurisdiction states like new york and california, where there is no turning back. i feel that california is there, kforce, put out a report for top tenhigh tech job growth areas only one city in california is on that list, we're talking cities in north carolina, florida, wisconsin. i think it is irreversible in california? do you think that new york might be at that place soon? >> i think thatta all of the states are, probability that's new york need for revenues is going to go up given what is going on. given all of the social programs, i think it is going to be hard to change that in pla

if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor ththe more i want to go back.e, the comfortcolors, the flavors. a modern city, with history in every corner. ♪ how to expect an 18th century castle in the middle of a huge city. i don't know how to explain it, we just have to go back. mexico city, live it to believe it. >>> a member of congress who spent three decades as a practicing psychologist is proposing major changes to the way the countealsit mental illness. republican congressman tim murphy of pennsylvania came out with a bill today that's designed to help struggling families get the treatment they need. he says, reforms are needed if we're to avoid tragedies like the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut. the measure would increase outpatient treatment options and access to prescription medicine. it aims to reduce the number of mentally ill people in jails and homeless centers. and it also provides training for police and paramedics often the first on the scene of a mental health crisis. before laying out the details of the bill, congressman murphy read a letter a moth

of ththe year was 1995 and i mei don't really listen to a lot of different kinds of radio anymore, but the time -- i can't imagine that it's gotten more violent. like when i turned on the radio i think maybe on the first day -- this is right before oklahoma city, especially with the right-wing talk radio that people started wondering maybe you shouldn't talk like that all the time and the reason i wrote that is because of the 1994 congressional elections and the congressmen when the republicans took over and i thought maybe i was having a huge impact on the country and i was kind of unaware of that site if it, but i would hear before oklahoma city i heard maybe on the first day calling in a talk show saying there another kid trying to board and on my paper route and that they would say you need to get a gun. and i remember maybe a week into it i was visiting my parents in montana and there was a big snowstorm so much about the streets were not plowed yet and i went cross-country skiing in the middle of the night and it was so light and wonderful and then i came back and turned on the r

what a relief it is. [ inhales deeply ] ththe more i want to go back.e, the comfort, the colors, the city, with history in every corner. ♪ how to expect an 18th century castle in the middle of a huge city. i don't know how to explain it, we just have to go back. mexico city, live it to believe it. >>> always shocking, always controversial, a battle week for my next guest. her new book, "never trust a liberal over 3." how are you? >> a little testy i'm not in studio with you, piers. >> barbara felt the same way. i can't be with all of you at the same time. let's talk black on white santas because you're all buddies at fox news, megan kelly, bill o'reilly, getting adamant the fact santa claus is apparently white and there can be no argument and megan went further and said jesus was probably white, too. who what is your view? you tweeted the left now arguing santa claus can be black or white, obama already proved that, what does that mean? >> it's a joke, piers. obama gives lots of stuff away like the obamacare phone and health care benefits. but, no, i'm not -- i don't know if you know

ththe more i want to go back.e, the comfort, the colors, the flavors., with history in every corner. ♪ how to expect an 18th century castle in the middle of a huge city. i don't know how to explain it, we just have to go back. mexico city, live it to believe it. >>> in an instant with the loss of those 26 dear precious lives, the world united. the entire world was in shock, and the reaction to this was love and compassion. we need to somehow hold on to that feeling of oneness. >> scarlet louis knows too well what many parents in sin ten yell, colorado were feeling. jessie was one of 20 killed in new town one year ago. she joins me in her first prime time interview. scarlet, so good to meet you. i interviewed jessie's dad neil a few times. the last time you saw jessie was a year ago today. the buildup for this anniversary for you and your families must be in ways excruciating i imagine but take me back to a year ago the last time you saw him and what happened. >> the last time i saw jessie, a normal morning like any other. we were getting ready for schoo

the judge said that detroit should have and could have filed for bankruptcy even years ago, given ththeancial situation it is in. >> so, christy, how do the pensions of city workers become a part of this? >> well, once they started going into chapter -- once they started going into chapter 9, the creditors are looking at the pensioners and the retirees they wanted to make sure that that money wasn't going to be touched, but what happened is, is they took a look at it and the judge said, you know what? in federal bankruptcy court that is a contract, the pension is going to be termed as a contract that can be restructured in this process, so even though the pensions are protected under the michigan constitution in federal bankruptcy court it is going to be for game, the judge cautioned the city once they go through the restructuring plan tread lightly he won't go with any agreement that guts the agreements and when you look at 21,000 retirees from the city of detroit, retirees they worked their lives and they knew they were going to get the pensions at the very end and they could be losin

ththe law is beyond exeengs bey. i appreciate that sort of candor as compared to the position that as far as i can tell is still held by the majority leader, the gentleman who controls the flow of legislation on the floor of the senate and who would have to be involved in bringing a corrective bill to the floor. our majority leader said this earlier this year: "this legislation is working." "and it will be working better once we get the web site up." boy, how nonprophetic that was. people are benefiting. and then i love this quote -- we may hear it again. obamacare is wonderful for america, said the majority leader of the united states senate, senator harry reid of nevada. obamacare is wonderful for america. get over it, unquote. and i would just hope that -- that i would be willing if i had made such an egregious mistake to say, we need to come back and revisit this issue for the benefit of american families, for the benefit of small businesses who want to create jobs, for the benefit of small cities who have -- who