unrepresented litigant are experiencing dire consequences.their children, their housing, and their physical safety. you have heard the cost savings, the expense of not spending for this prevention is something that's at the it is cannot bear -- that san francisco cannot bear. that cost is picked up elsewhere. it is picked up in the health- care system and in the police. i want to assure you that the bar association's stance with you today. [chime] we intend to press our community to stand up for pro bono. what will help us in this incredibly critical moment is for the city to make this part of the public policy. together, we can make this different and we promise you we will join you in this effort. >> thank you, madam president. i am wondering what the bar is doing recently, the various law firms in terms of pushing for pro bono. a lot of firms are already doing pro bono, but is there a specific goal are targets that you have for these firms? is there may be an enhanced -- maybe an enhanced goal you are trying to push forward? >> yes, for ma

six out of 10 moderate income and eight out of 10 below poverty are completely unrepresented in civil proceedings. consider the fact that in these cases, the stakes are life changing. eight out of 10 civil court are represented by themselves. in san francisco, 95% of child support cases were filed by individuals that were self represented. the number of eviction lawsuits filed by the san francisco housing authority has increased 400%. providing low-income litigants with council also helps relieve government. providing civil legal services has a positive economic impact by improving the efficiency of the courts, saving state and local government millions of dollars in costs in responding to effects of the evictions, homelessness, and destruction of family life. i would like us to consider an ordinance that would declare san francisco to be the first right to civil council city in the united states. this is a declaration that we need to move toward foua more fair and just system. again, i want to thank the leaders of the bar that are here today. it does not immediately establish a right

they have been unrepresented of the republican party.i would love to see rick santorum get the republican nomination. because i want this to be a referendum on concerted marriage on gay marriage and abortion. i want them to be refutated in 50 states. and then we can move on. there are issues facing this country. we have an unemployment and debt issue. why is no one talking about? my mind is boggled. >> this election is not going to be won by the republican. it's one or lost by barack obama. this is a referendum on the obama administration. this is the same thing we faced in 1992 with george bush. it's the same thing that walker faced in 80s. when you have this popularity drop a little bit, this is a referendum on him. >> when you're an incumbent, the election for re-elect is a referendum on an administration that's already there? that's perfectly normal. i'm with nikki here, go ahead, continue on this path. each of them is trying to beat the other and being more conservative. the country right now as she said so eloquently is in the midd

they call themselves a coalition of unrepresented students of scholar and they reinstating affirmative action will keep them diverse. they will hear arguments this morning from a civil rights group challenging a voters approved group. the coalition to defend affirmative action says the 1996 ban violates the constitution guarantee of equal treatment. they say it's a primary contributor in the drop of latino, black, and american related students. they believe 209 represents the highest aspirations for equal rights and equal opportunities for everyone. the hearing will take place in san francisco at 9:00 a.m. today and the berkeley students will rally at 8:00 a.m. before heading out to the city. we will be live in the city to talk to those students. >>> this morning president obama unvails his budget for 2013 in an appearance at a community college in northern virginia. one proposal in the president's budget calls for community colleges and businesses to work together to train two million students in industries that are hiring right now. coming up at 5:15 the part of the president's budge

the state department says this week's attacks, and this is significant, are not a series of unrepresentedthe point is that it is not an accident that we are now drawing connections, that we are concerned, all right? that we are concerned, that there has been a recent aggressive fight, in use of terror as a weapon. >> so you are drawing a connection. >> we are concerned about the recent spikes in incidents. >> the alliance for homeland security and fbi says there is no specific correct from hezbollah inside the united states now and no change to either department's security posture. they are also standing behind an intelligence bulletin from february 8th that was written before israeli embassy personnel were targeted, and it reads in part, quote, we remain concerned iran would consider attacks in the united states given last year's foiled plot to allegedly assassinate the ambassador to the united states. this morning a former intelligence official told fox it would be standard practice for the israelis to ramp up security at high profile targets such as the embassies but this morning a spo

yet his inability to put jobs ahead of his radical and unrepresentative environmental base has particular implications for the citizens of my state of utah as well. days after announcing in his state of the union and -- quote -- "all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of american energy"-- unquote, they cut lands in the west for oil shale development by 75% and proposed a 50% royalty hike on domestic energy production on public lands. whether it is closing off more federal lands to american energy production or saying no to the keystone pipeline, this white house has shown it's more focused on appeasing its extremist ideological allies than putting forward a energy strategy that works for utahans and americans everywhere. with gas prices on the rise the american people deserve action, not more campaign speeches. and i might add, from the most anti-american energy administration in our nation's history. when it comes to energy policy, the president is a man divided on almost all economic policy his answer is tax the rich more. taxing the rich more is his go-top opti