mary's elementary school and uc- berkeley. he was the oldest child in his family. they often relied on him for translating for his parents, who did not speak english, as well as introducing them at his siblings to american culture. i attended the funeral on sunday in the richmond district. i had that mr. yen when he was at the uc-berkeley. we work together have the pacific islander organization. and the california progressive student alliance on many different campaigns in the 1980's. we studied computer technologies at uc-berkeley or he received an award for outstanding achievements. he was an it support specialist. he also worked for the san francisco unified school district as well. when he was 10 years old, dave became disabled by severe rheumatoid arthritis. he nevertheless remained a strong person. i enjoyed spending time with him at the civic center plaza. he was a great lover of all kinds of food, especially san francisco food. you live life to the fullest and never let his disability defeat him or get in his way. he has been a devoted san francisco giants

bob bea of the center for emergency response in berkeley, uc berkeley, a manmade disaster.anmade. >> right. >> .the greatest manmade engineering catastrophe since chernobyl. chernobyl used to be a big deal until fukushima but still. >> right, reference point. >> .it's kind of a big deal. >> the reference points always get updated. >> that's right. >> but you've been adamant in the discussion of this film online and as you've presented it around the country. >> yeah. >> and saying do not talk about this as a film about the aftereffects of katrina. do not talk about this as a film about the natural disaster. this was something that had proper planning put in place, had more work been done in advance, could have been prevented. >> had proper engineering been done. >> yeah. >> .on a hurricane protection system that congress mandated in 1965. bob bea's partner, ray seed at uc berkeley said the worst that would have happened to new orleans in 2005 is, quote 'wet ankles'. >> wet ankles as you say at the beginning of the film. >> yeah. >> why, why do we all think we understand this

live at uc berkeley tonight, details of what happened and why brown said no to this budget. >> reporter: jessica, students cringed yesterday when they got the news lawmakers passed a budget that took millions more from education. turns out things could get even more painful as the governor says, the slashing's not over. >> today, i vetoed the california state budget. i do so reluctantly but with clear purpose. >> steinberg. >> less than 24 hours after lawmakers passed an on-time budget for the first time in years, governor jerry brown shut it down. announcing on youtube, he's vetoing the plan because the cuts don't go deep enough. >> california is facing a fiscal crisis. and very strong medicine must be taken. >> he is not a liberal, he is not a conservative. he is a unique quantum, and he has in mind a budget that is the long term sustainable budget. >> reporter: cal state east bay political science professor, david baggin said brown is playing hardball hoping to force republicans to take his tax extensions to the ballot box. if he's not successful, he says brown is not afraid to use t

uc berkeley scientists today report their tests showed that standard fails to reduce the spread or intensity of fires does not take into account fabrics over foam. proving they say potentially harmful chemicals are unnecessary. >> i'm not entirely surprised but it is disturbing since we do have laws that mandate using those sorts of chemicals. >> reporter: researchers say chemical company lobbyists push the retardant law despite no testing for toxicity. >> the consumer is at a loss as to who to trust and what to believe. >> reporter: sean shepherd spent 30 years in the child product industry. he says his store offers all terntives to flame retardant chemicals. for example, sleep wear if tight fitting does not have to have flame retardant chemicalless. >> i guess to us that's the frustration. why isn't everyone doing this. to have products out there that are not what they say they are, just makes it harder for the parent to trust anybody. >> reporter: just a short while ago i got off the phone with the american chemistry council, the lobbyists organization, spoke to them and declined comment.

joining us now from the uc berkeley campus with reaction from the students. all sorts of questions about what will happen here but one thing we know for sure, the cost will continue to rise, correct? >> reporter: that's very possible. yesterday, students got the tough news higher education would take another $300 million hit. the budget plan that lawmakers approved yesterday was scrapped by the governor today, leaving many worrying the cuts california now faces could be much worse. >> i'm not only going make a change but i want to be the change. >> reporter: 18-year-old donald graduated with his sights set on college. >> i'm going to college because i want to be a help to society and help my urban community. >> reporter: paying for his college tuition may be tougher than he ever imagine. yesterday, democratic lawmakers approved a painful budget, with more deep cuts to education. >> today, i have vetoed the california state budget. >> reporter: today, the governor vetoed that budget saying the cuts don't go deep enough. >> california is facing a fiscal crisis

supervisor chu: i came to the area to pursue a master's degree in public policy at the uc- berkeley school. ever since then, i fell in love with what a wonderful area the bay area is. >> what motivated your interest in politics? supervisor chu: to be frank, i never saw myself in an elected position at all. i had grown up in southern california, and during the first day of the los angeles riots, my parents had their cars stolen at gunpoint. they were left out and had to pay someone $100 to get back to chinatown. it really influenced me. we had a restaurant at the time, and at the time, we were always worried, watching the news, to see whether or not the restaurant would be looted, whether or not it would go up in fire. that was something that was a big concern and worry for my family at the time. i remember thinking even at that age how important it was to consider what the economics were in communities, whether people had or felt that they had opportunities or did not have opportunities, and what role it was that government played in those outcomes. that is what really put me on the path t

. >>> well, a phone call home, two uc berkeley grads held in iran finally talk to family and friends. what they say about their conditions and how they're protesting. >>> and john edwards is in the hot seat over secret campaign donations. what he has to say in his own defense. >>> and why the u.s. im concerned about the security of some government g-mail accounts. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. >>> news tonight that the two uc berkeley grads held captive in iran have gone 17 days without eating. they have been in prison for almost two years. this hunger strike is in effort to protest their imprisonment. today, sarah shourd, who was released from that same prison eight months ago said she talked to them on the phone. it is only the third call

. >>> a college prep school in berkeley co-founded by uc berkeley and aspire public schools, which is a charter school group, graduated its first class of seniors all 17 of them, and every single one of them was accepted to a four-year college. congratulations. many are the first in their family to go a university. the charter school, by the way, has mostly low-income students and was awarded more than $1 million in scholarships. cal prep seniors were accepted to schools as uc berkeley, uc santa truz, cal poly to name a couple. >>> ahead at 6:00. a volcano erupting in chile continues to spread ash for thousands of miles. >>> congressman anthony weiner refuses to resign as a new photo surfaces in the twitter pick scandal. >>> coming up next, lieutenant governor welcomes a key member to his personal staff. s >>> a look at cool conditions. 70s inland, napa and fair feel. g brhaee tzet will back off fort the work week. temperatures climbing in the seven-day forecast. completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make uast, s

these two scientist from uc berkeley studied every team in the nba and found the teams who touched the most won the most. >> touched and instilled trust and spreads good will and makes them play better on behalf of each other. in yourr everyday life you can use the power of touch that releases oxyto anytime brain. >> a chemical that induces touch. >> if i am trying to get the repair man to fix the sink and he said it will take two weeks. >> i do. it will make the person want to do better work. >> studies show that waitresses that touch customers get better tips and doctors who touch the patients get better reviews. petition gathers who touch passerbies get more signatures and 60 of the people i touched signed compared to the 25 percent of the people i didn't touch. back in game three. minutes after chris gave the reassuring taps to the teammate. he hit the winning basket. dan harris abc news. berkeley, california. >> and now we have something else to watch in game five of the nba finals between the heat and mavericks. it is immediately after abc news at 5:30 and followed by after the g

. >> robert came to uc berkeley in 1963. he was a student. four years later people seeing his promise offered him a job. he's been there ever since. in 1949 the granddaughter of mark twain gave uc berkeley the material that's in the mark twain archives. in 1980 robert became the chief, the general editor of these archives. and in 2005, um, they began the process of putting together the volume, the first volume that i know many of you have already seen. there will be three volumes, and there's a tremendous amount of excitement associated at uc press and with all of us who love the role that mark twain has played in american literature and culture to know that a half a million copies of that autobiography have already been sold. it's on "the new york times" bestsellers list where it's been for 14, 15, 19 weeks, a long time. and i'm really delighted that we have robert here to tell us even more. robert hearst. [applause] >> i have to turn myself on here, no pun. [laughter] thank you, susan, for that introduction. it always reminds me of the way

the country cannot afford to back away from fundamental research. >> uc berkeley spends $700 million, a third of the dujit on research. but the study found teachers at less reputable universities are spending too much time doing research, less time in the classroom. >> looking at the typical coarse load used to be units per semester. >> the study questions whether some universities are serving needs of students. the costs continue to increase and some find starting their education at community colleges is a better option. >> they remain the most economical avenue for higher education for young students and higher students. >> now, the study recommends cutting more administrative positions to cut costs. you can read more about this report by going to our web site abc 7 news.com and to go to cat cat wam -- -- .com. >> and if you're taking the bus to the store you may be ideal for car sharing. san francisco trying to make it more convenient z it comes at a price, some people don't want to pay. competition for parking in the russian hill neighborhood is fierce. lee wells made these signs

. >>> iran plans to hold the trial for the uc berkeley students.t was 2009 that the three are said to have crossed into iran. a lawyer for the hikers says a trial is set to start this july 21st. shourd returned to the states. iran has not asked shourd to be present at the next court session. >>> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger may have little popularity, but in austria he still has fans. arnold schwarzenegger was there for an environment conference. >> i love that my homeland of austria and my adopted land of california are global action heros. >> reporter: arnold schwarzenegger next stop was the village where he grew up. friends who live there are setting up a museum dedicated to his movie and political career. in california, arnold schwarzenegger popularity plummeted when he admitted having a child with his housekeeper. >>>-- janine de la vega reports -- >> reporter: this could be the last year these kids will enjoy summer camp at the san antonio recreation center. there may not be enough money in the budget to keep it open becau

. >>> iran plans to hold the trial for the uc berkeley students.was 2009 that the three are said to have crossed into iran. a lawyer for the hikers says a trial is set to start this july 21st. shourd returned to the states. iran has not asked shourd to be present at the next court session. >>> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger may have little popularity, but in austria he still has fans. arnold schwarzenegger was there for an environment conference. >> i love that my homeland of austria and my adopted land of california are global action heros. >> reporter: arnold schwarzenegger next stop was the village where he grew up. friends who live there are setting up a museum dedicated to his movie and political career. in california, arnold schwarzenegger popularity plummeted when he admitted having a child with his housekeeper. >>>-- janine de la vega reports -- >> reporter: this could be the last year these kids will enjoy summer camp at the san antonio recreation center. there may not be enough money in the budget to keep it open because

pursued public policy both at occidental college where i went to school as an undergrad, and also uc berkeley where i pursued public policy. i work on public finance for a while after i graduated and came back to government to really pursue that. ever since then, i have stayed here and fallen in love with how wonderful the bay area is. it is a really great place to be. all around the room, you will see a lot of great financial institutions. talk to them. you will see people who can help you with financial aid. talk to them. he will see departments that might have summer job opportunities. talk to them. utilize your opportunities today. learn a little bit about what you should be thinking about in the future. generally, a very practical legislator. i like to look at what the impacts of legislation would be before really voting on it, so i think, depending on the issue, you can move around, and that should be the way most people think, which is let's consider the facts of legislation before you actually consider it, irrespective of what spectrum it comes from and what spectrum it is perceived t

him is the director of multimedia and technology programs at the night digital media center at uc-berkeley. next is the managing is theidd -- managing director at idd ventures sf. nexus' the editor in chief of marketwatch.com, part of news corp. -- next is the editor in chief. the co-founder and senior community manager of oakland local, a nonprofit media that promotes public discourse on issues. in the front row is a media analyst, who publishes an was a key developer of the mercury center. next to him is an assistant professor of broadcast and electronic media at san francisco state university. next is the managing editor for local news at -- i'm sorry. he is not at yahoo!, right. he is editor-in-chief of patch.com, a division of aol that provides news to specific communities. very local. after him, we have the managing director for local news at yahoo.com, guiding the company's local coverage nationwide. last but not least is the senator who represents san francisco and san mateo counties, and he is the recipient of spj's freedom of information award in 2010. that is our panel. back to

it was a chance encounter with police at uc berkeley that actually helped the case.ill dugard appear in court? the case. will dugard appear in court? that will statement? that is another one. nancy's rep is expected to com ou reporting live in christie thek,r in the bay. >> interesting to see if jaycee dugard shows up, she has a book coming out as well. dugard shows up, she has a book coming out as well. >>> giovanni ramirez suspect in giovanni ramirez suspect in the?áy.f f4 next to las vegas. henderson police think ramirez could be responsible for a gang-related shooting earlier this year. ramirez insists he was not a part of stow's it was[p detecto it. his lawyers watched via closed circuit television and as minute straightened their own test on tuesday. they had hinted that he pass t al officialxtápe job al officialxtápe job very complimentary that f been said, i don't know what the results of f been said, i don't know what the results of exam are but i know what my exam was yesterday. >> the officialdw hi ramirez's tests are not tod 9 luce ,lf murdering =h highwa

she is a graduate of the uc- berkeley graduate school, like myself. she has an ms in civil engineering. she has worked extensively for the private and public sector. she has also worked as a consultant for the california high speed rail program, in the program management office, developing th. she brings program level management experience. she has even been the owner of her own firm. we are delighted to have her with us. commissioner mirkarimi: welcome. >> the last thing, when the annual audit, auditors have finished the field work. although they have to continue their detailed work in september, i can predict a clean on it again. thank you to cynthia fong and her staff. -- clean audit again. and that concludes my report. commissioner mirkarimi: thank you. colleagues, any comments or questions for either my report, or the executive director's? any public comment? public comment is closed. item five. >> item 5. reappoint jackie sachs to the citizens advisory committee. this is an action item. commissioner mirkarimi: comment? seeing none. public commen

. >>> uc berkeley team has climbed to the top of college sports. victory yesterday over dallas means that they are headed to the college world series in nebraska on sunday. it comes nine months after the university says it would eliminate men's baseball. a massive fundraising effort and support from fans kept the team afloat. >>> you could not have written a better script as far as what they have endured and to have it work out for us. they earned it. they deserve to go to the college world series. >> supporters raise $10 million, ensuring the baseball team's future for the next seven years. to view a slideshow, click on the bay area sports tab when you get to ktvu.com. >>> a musician with a national acclaim provides the bay area with a special note. >>> and parts of the bay area could hit the 90-degree mark as soon as tomorrow. meteorologist rosemary orozco will tell us how warm it will get in your neighborhood. you can watch bay area news at 7:00 on your computer and mobile device. we are streaming live on the web at ktvu.com. >> many flights in

uc berkeley officer credited for starting the chain of events that led to dugards rescue could not believe the details. >> being a mother i couldn't hold back my emotion on that. it was appalling what she went through. >> katy callaway is a prevous victim of garrido and glad he will spend life in prison. >> i hope he rots in hell. now parts of the grand jury transscripts were released and the details are graphic. philip assaulted jaycee sexual assaulted her once a week for the first three years and once she got pregnant and had the baby he assaulted her every two or three months and when she had the baby he stopped. abc sevennews. >> and just outside of the city limits of antioch the house where jaycee dugard was held captor remains boarded up and fenced off. it remains empty. neighbors are glad the garridos are going to prison. but philip garrido should have been given the death penalty. >> eliminate that person. he will not live 400 years, it makes no sense to convict someone for 400 years when he has 20 or 30 years left. >> investigators combed the property for evidence of other kidnaps

. >> i am the chair of the uc berkeley's center for education, and i was also involved in the creation of this law. i want to go back to what he said about 20% of the people use 80% of the features. it does not give back to the point. a quickly look at families without expenditures, someone earning $20,000 a year in 2007 spends $2,000 a year on health care. that is medium. we know people who do not have coverage are more likely to skip needed care or live on healthy lives, have lower productivity. that hurts in terms of business productivity, and it hurts their health. finding that 50% of employers are paying out from 0% to 10% of expenditures is well off what you would expect. this would indicate there is a different pattern of restrictions going on in utilization of these programs. if people were to use it in health care costs step would underline the health care pool, many of these are stand alone. people are not offered a job- based coverage. i do want to draw your attention to some economic impacts. there was a study done by one of the former bush and visors to look into what happ

. >>> uc berkeley says a report that finds chemicals in flame retardant do not row dues the spread or intensity of the fires. but they can cause lower iq and development among children. >>> authorities in sacramento county are stepping up enforcement around the american river. the warm weather means more people are heading to the water to cool down. but officials say some rafters are not taking proper precaution and leaving their -- precautions and leaving their life rafts behind. >> if your children are under 14, get them out of the water without a life jacket. >> rescuers have been very busy. they've saved 30 people in the last three days. they say alcohol abuse is also a problem. >>> well, it looks like temperatures have peaked for the week with the fog. we still have numbers inland. no more 80s or 70s. right now, san francisco is checking in at 63. the fog not too far away. the fog -- here's the latest on the satellite. from bodega bay, ocean beach, pacifica and half moon bay. this will be the mechanism that will help cool down the bay area for the next few days. for today, cooler

she would attend grad school in uc berkeley next fall.akes you feel like a slacker. >> up next, a hundred good >> up next, a hundred good souls, traded their soles go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> in the news room coming up at 6:00, a bay area city putting cameras on the crime beat and a new twist for the neighborhood watch program. >> setting a stage for than life event. u2 concert in oakland and why massive is an understatement. all coming up tonight at 6:00. >> thank you, and speaking of -- >> it is not often you can trade old shoes for concert tickets. stuff hub gave away 116 pairs of tickets to the concert in oakland. all you had to do is it donate shoes for soles for souls. >> people lined up for

. >> new details tonight about when those two uc berkeley grads will stand trial overseas. >> dramatic video as a fire rips through a south bay fraternity house. the latest on that investigation. >> and thetrn. uncocolatrs ty'en national park system could soon get a whole lot smaller. we'll show you how people in the bay area are stepping in to save them. >>> 70 state parks are set to close to help the state budget and protesters rallied against this plan to close those parks. they protested on the steps of the state capital today. the closures are set to begin a year from now. nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us live from one of those parks near morgan hill. this is one of the larkest parks on this closure list. >> reporter: yes, it is, with 87,000 acres. this park has something for everyone. people come here mostly to camp, do a little mountain biking, some hiking, even ride their horses out here, but for some this is going to be their last visit because the state plans to close this park next summer. the views, the trails, the wildflowers. just some of the reasons more than 40,00

uc berkeley economy columnist up against 2 experts at amherst over gas praises. speculators inflating the price at the pum pump? >> welcome to summer. 2011. fichlt may just feel like the earth has turned upside down from today's raincrosthe bay area a in san jose. >> take as strike. now 3 and 1. >> to barry pitching strike for the giants. interesting day. those stories and more when the is skawbingth sz. >> for every car on the road. this is due to wall street speculation. head of uc berkeley energy institute says it is just not true. >> this is diagnosis by exclusion. can't think of any other reason prices are so high so we say it is speculation. >>reporter: the professor says in fact the economic of the oil market are much more complex. and there are real reasons for the current rise in prices. >> saudi arabia has a lot of extra oil that it is choosing not to produce. likewise the cut back in libya production l has significant impact on the market. >>reporter: he says the cut backs in the face of rising demand are much more significant than wall

>>reporter: uc berkeley spend more than 700 million dollars one third of its budget on research.e study found teachers at other less reputable university are spending too much time doing research and less time in the class room. >> one of the things they were looking at is the fact that the typical course load for fact ill ty used to be 12 units and now it is more like 6 units because most faculty get the reless for research. >>reporter: the study questions whether some universities are really serving the need of their studen. whale the cost continue to increase, some students find starting their education at a community college is a more sensible option. >> they remain the most economical avenue to hire education for young students and for older students who have to come back and retrain for and the study also recommends cutting more administrative positions as a way to cut cost. if you want to see the report visit our web site or go to california watch.org. about in the newsroom abc 7 news. >>> all right. meteorologist sandy is here and she i talking about as we inch toward jul

. >>> a uc -- a uc berkeley exercise claim state reported chemicals in the fire -- the chemicals can cause lower iq's and hinder development in children. the american chemistry council says the retar dents have passed government standards. >>> muslims have teamed up banning circumcisions. they will file a lawsuit today asking the california superior court to remove the measure. they claim circumcisions are common medical procedures regulated by state law not city voters. the ban protects the human rights of young boys. >>> demand for airline pilots is set to sore. usa today reports aircraft maker boeing is predicting a hiring boom. they expect 466,000 pilot jobs will be expected. 97,000 will be in north america. >>> the city of napa is turning off the electronic eye on one of its red light cameras. the camera is located at highway 29 at highway 121. the camera has been sending out thousands of tickets for running the red light. that includes the drivers that are turning right on the red light. now the camera won't be focused on the right turns that cause very few accidents but most o

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. >> the garridos were arrested after he brought young daughters to the uc berkeley campus. they started to ask questions. >> in the end it worked out great but it took so long and she had to suffer so long for it to happen. >> the home in antioch is boarded up. neighbors still seem in shock. >> you never know who you are next door to. you got to get to know your neighbors. >> though jaycee dugard was not in court. she is coming out with a book called a stolen life. a tell all account of her ordeal. carolyn. >> car lin - care -- reporting. >> a michael is michelle le's kid brother . when they learned michelle was missing they couldn't believe it. no, there is no way. there has to be another explanation. but the reasonable explanation start to dry up. christine said michelle was a role model and her disappearance took a terrible toil on the family. >> we want to spend another holiday with her. >> last time anyone saw michelle le was friday night in hayward where the student nurse was enrolled in a mentoring program. she went to a parked car and her honda was found half a mile

the bay area since 2008, a degree from northeastern university in boston and masters degree from uc berkeley. he joins us after an internship where he worked on the central subway. he is knowledgeable about the big dig project in boston where he worked as an engineer for eight years. now that project's reputation has been cleaned up and the project is functioning quite well he is happy to talk to anybody about that because he used to give tours. that concludes high report. we are happy to have him with us. >> welcome to the mta. welcome. colleagues, any comments or questions? seeing none? any public comment? >> item five adopt the proposed fiscal year 2011-12 annual budget and work program. >> any discussion on this item? seeing none, public comment. public comment is closed. roll call, please. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> absent. >> aye. >> aye. >> absent. >> aye. >> absent. >> prevails. item six. >> adopt positions on state and federal legislation. this is an action item. >> discussion? seeing none, closed. public comment? public comment is closed. take this without objection

the two uc berkeley hikers who are still in an iranian prison awaiting word on their fate.ranian prosecutors announced the americans' next court date is between june and late august. they say a final decision may come during the court's summer session. but refused to elaborate. bauer, fa tall and sarah shourd are accused of espionage. shourd was released on humanitarian grounds after concerns for her health last september. the u.s. government has often appealed for their release, insisting they have done no wrong. the. >>> new tonight at 6:00, another big name bay area employer is slashing jobs. this time in the aerospace and defense industries. contractor lockheed martin is cutting about 1200 workers. many of the cuts will come from the company's plant in sunnyvale, which is heavily invested in federal contracts. those federal contracts are set to expire in the next coming weeks and months. fewer new contracts are being drawn up as federal budget cuts shrink the amount of defense spending. lockheed martin says it will offer voluntary layoffs to eligible workers and will cu

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. >>> a final decision on three uc-berkeley grads accused of spying in iran is expected to happen before the end of august. the next court date for josh bolten and shane bauer is set for some time between june 22nd and august 22. the two men along with sarah shourd were arrested along the iran-iraq border nearly two years ago. shourd is out on bail. >>> coming up, time is running out to pass that state budget. how lawmakers will be penalized if there is no deal coming up in a live report. >>> plus, from the chopping block to the college world series. the cal bears a step closer to a national championship. how the team is gearing up today. >>> if have you to leave, we are all clear at sfo. 73 degrees sunny skies there. traveling across the country could get bumpy today especially if you head towards chicago. expecting some thunderstorms. it's really ripping there this morning. and 70 degrees the expected high. moving further to the east into new york, we are going to see just a couple of passing clouds as you fly through. about 83 degrees partly cloudy skies in new york, your forecast is

mail that i received was from the navy, the marines, the army, but i never received any mail from uc-berkeley, which is closer to me. that tells me in my mind that obviously -- i am a strong individual, but, i mean, if they are indirectly influencing you, what route you go through. also, music losses. creating more halfies and therapy. maybe he could help fight gain problems and stuff like that. >> [inaudible] whether it be, like, sports, after school programs, or something like that, something for youth to do. every kid wants something to be passionate about, something to be involved in. they do not have that, they could ultimately go on to do lots of other things, possibly detrimental things with their free time. it is important that kids be engaged with something productive that they feel they are good at, that they can contribute to. >> [inaudible] >> definitely needs to be more resources, and kids need to know that they are available out there for them. >> mind kind of relates to the advertisement. i believe it barrier is kind of like rap music nowadays. has lost its hold meeting. it is