twain had acquired a taste for steam bath in virginia city. and while laboring under bronchitis industries cold of the recently discovered mineral waters, eight miles northwest on the geiger cream, the road between virginia city and steamboat springs, a distance of seven miles. over the first of a long line of nine beautiful columns, there was a house debating. twain likened the jets of hot white steam emitted from fishers in the earth to a steamboats estate tax. they made a boiling, surging noise exactly as a steamboat it. he enjoyed racing eggs in his handkerchief and dipping them in this brings with it with soft boil in two minutes or hard boiled and four, depending upon his mood. sawyer loves the hot mist. the fresh bottles of dark beer were cold. in his 32 years, sawyer had been a torch boy. in new york fire and engine company number 14, and in san francisco had run and battle fire for broaddrick one under chief broader, the city's first volunteer fire company and first fire chief. solar serve with other engine houses and toiled as a stea

sutro make his initial fortune by being the engineer who figured out how to ventilate the mines at virginia city? >> that is the way he would phrase it. >> he drained them for water, not for air. >> he got backers for the tunnel. he said, we need this tunnel for safety, for air, for ventilation. he got this tunnel built and he got people to back it. just before it opened, it was proved to be not real helpful. he got out with his money. >> i bring it up as a reference that he had the engineering history, which allowed him to figure out how to do it. >> he was good that creating large, engineering marvels. >> this was one. the largest indoor pool. >> it might have been. it became an ice skating rink. i was there when it was an ice skating rink, probably the year before it was burned down. the mummies were there. >> he had that victorian style of stuffing everything he could into this place. he had seashells and jaguars and everything he thought might be interesting or educational to people. people would come over to swim, but they could also see a huge tableau of "the last supper." >> right over h

king george, stafford, culpeper, frederick county, fauquier county, virginia, city of winchester, virginia, prince william county in virginia. clark county in virginia, orange county in virginia, page county, virginia. all closed. federal government optional. if we missed anything, do go to our website wusa9.com. the list is growing but the list is being updated constantly. 5:47. here's howard with the latest. >> all those areas that closed, they had 2 to 4, locally 5 inches of snow. hollywood and lusby, some unofficial reports 5 inches. i want to show you a picture. everybody has been sending me the pictures and reports either at hb weather on twitter or my facebook page. thank you. keep them coming. we love the information. we'll start with a picture from lynn roberts up in frederick, maryland. if you want to get your picture on tv, right hi, hb in the snow. they got an inch of snow up in frederick, maryland. here's the scene out of lusby where brian white had 3 inches of snow but had reports close to 4 as well. it was still snowing so he may be up to 4 now. over in prince frederick, abo

the snow fell across central, southern virginia and around ocean city. it's ended there now. we're getting a few scattered flurries north and west of washington. right now in northern prince george's, southeastern howard county getting a few flurries as it carroll and frederick and parts of washington county. they're tending to dry out. these are the snow totals from last evening and yesterday afternoon. a dusting to an inch to near charlottesville. the amounts ramped up farther south and east. 2 to 6 inches there. the heaviest amounts were southwest of virginia into western north carolina. 8 to 14 inches of heavy wet snow there. right now, temperatures are above freezing much of the region we're in the mid 30s. winds are gusting around 20 miles an hour. hour by hour through the day today, not much of a warmup. temperatures only reaching upper 30s by early afternoon. we'll have lots of sunshine. bit of a blustery wind, too. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at your friday evening planner. now a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. we're going to head

. >>> in virginia, fairfax city's government is open with liberal leave. fairfax county government is open with unscheduled leave. pay attention if you take public transit to work. the loudoun county commuter bus service is delayed until 10:00 this morning and prtc omni link will be running on a three hp hour delay. >>> let's get the reason why as we approach 4:31. here's tom kierein. >> look at storm team 4 radar. we're getting precipitation reaching the ground to our west and north. but not right in the district or south and east. the areas in bright white getting a combination of sleet and freezing rain across loudoun county. across the potomac into montgomery county, the areas in bright white, from poolsville, gaithersburg, clarksburg, all getting sleet and light icing. farther south and east of there, just a few light sprinkles and temperatures are a little bit above freezing around the beltway and inside the beltway. just north and west, we have it right near the freezing mark. hour by hour through the morning hours, hovering near freezing. sleet and

south and east of there 2 to 6 inches from richmond to virginia beach and west of there. even ocean cityusting as did parts of northern neck. but 8 to 14 inches snow fell in southwestern virginia into western north carolina. incredible storm. now as we look at what's happening over the last 12 hours. the skies are clearing out. we still have a few scattered flurries and snow showers zipping from the north and west. colder air is moving on in. 21 now in pittsburgh. that cold air coming in on northwest winds throughout the day will keep us in the 30s. we'll have sunshine. winds gusting to 30 miles an hour midday. will settle down tonight. tomorrow sunny 20s in the morning. afternoon highs mid 40s. more of the same on sunday. blustery wind on sunday. inauguration day is looking partly sunny. might have a passing snow shower with highs only in the 30s. really cold on tuesday, wednesday into thursday. arctic air mass moves in. i'll be back in ten minutes. danella now with your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning. in our area not seeing any reports of accidents. but still seeing con

of the cloud cover from that but the closest moisture, that's all the way down toward virginia beach, elizabeth city, raleigh-durham, those areas. so nothing coming from that. in fact, it looks really quiet around here for the next several days. there's our futurecast this morning. quiet. this afternoon notice more sunshine. tonight clear and cold. then it looks like next week we could get into some slightly warmer air for a few days. maybe that january thaw. friday 43 after being 40 today. wear down in the 20s and 30s again tonight. breezy tomorrow, though. the winds west 10 to 15. saturday a little milder, a few clouds, especially saturday night where we could have a passing flurry or sprinkle. by sunday, though, we're in the mid-40s for both the ravens, the early game. the skins the later game. temperatures falling back into the 30s by the end of that game and the morning tailgaters it will be in the 30s. look at tuesday and wednesday. potentially in the 50s. might even get to 60 by next wednesday. so there's your january thaw. 4:49. here's comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >>> the big

. >> and in virginia, alexandria city schools are delayed two hours. arlington county schools delayed two hours. culpeper schools, closed. fairfax county schools are delayed two hours. fauquier county schools closed. king george county schools also closed. loudoun county schools are delayed for two hours. prince william county schools closed. stafford county schools closed. fredericksburg city schools closed. now, be sure to watch the bottom of your screen. we'll have the latest on the delays and closings. you can find them ho myfoxdc.com. we got a lot going on. >> you need a sip of water? >> i think i'm he good for the moment. i just had to take a deep breath. >> we'll talk more about the weather. >> there will be a test on all the school districts coming up. >> just say a of them in the area. >> it is all over the place. the snow still continues to come down here for those of what you love snow. very light, very dry snow so as far as packing snow, you can't do that. you can almost take a broom to it and it will almost sweep away off your car if you w

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. >> as for the schools, fairfax, loudoun, alexandria city, manassas park city, and arlington counties in virginia are all on a two-hour delay now as are anne arundel, prince george's, montgomery, frederick, and carroll county schools in maryland. >> these county school system are closed today -- charles, calvert, st. mary's counties in maryland, winchester city, culpeper, stafford, orange, spotsylvania, prince william, fauquier, rappahannock and king george counties in virginia, all of the school closings and delays are scrolling on the bottom of your screen. we'll bring you the latest as it comes into the newsroom. >>> the cold could impact your commute on the metro. yesterday a rail cracked near the naylor road station. metro says something similar could happen again as cracked rail are fairly common with temperatures so low, especial oh above-ground portions of the track. unfortunately, they say there is no way to avoid that problem. >>> take a peek outside. you might see snow-covered roads this morning. this was the scene in charles county as crews made their way into work. let's check the fo

virginia. these are all closed. king george's, stafford county, culpeper, frederick all closed. fauquier county, city of winchester, prince william county all closed. clark county, orange county, page county, rapahannock county all closed in virginia. federal government optional, telework. we're updating on wusa9.com so you can look there, too. >> monika will have traffic complications. it may be better since fewer people will be out early for schools. >> hov lanes are closed on 95. i'll have details on that. >> not good. >> howard, when will it end? >> next couple of hours. doesn't look like a bad day. it's the timing that hampered a lot of things. i think by mid-morning most of the roads due to the crews will be out, the sun will be out and it's a dry, fluffy snow, we should be in good shape. we want to show you some video kevin king shot earlier this morning in the tenley town area, wisconsin avenue. this is what i'm talking about. you see how it's nice and wet there because d.c. road crews had been out spreading salt. you saw those areas that were treated were wet. those areas that hadn't been tr

. >> right now a gun control roundtable is taking place in the virginia commonwealth university, city of richmond. vice president joe biden is taking part as a part of his push to curb gun violence. senator tim kaine, congressman bobby scott, and several members of the president's cabinet are also there. they're discussing with gun control with experts who have worked on gun safety in the wake of the 2007 virginia tech massacre. >>> also right now, parts of downtown d.c. are shut down because of the march for life rally. the annual anti-abortion rally means several streets are closed through 6:30 tonight. including several parts of constitution, first, third, fourth, and seventh streets. tony tull is down on the national mall with a look at how things are going so far. tony, seeing a lot of people down there? >> reporter: we are actually. we just came from a mass i want to tell you about. we're at seventh and "f" across from the verizon center. you can see some of the people can pai packing the signs and crowds gathering. you can see the heavy police presence. there are going to be a

an update along i-95 in virginia between stafford and dale city. multiple accidents.e counted over four so far. here's one at dumfries road. you see just off to the right lane. the delay here, it's still just a very slick commute on i-95. crews are out trying to salt the road, plow the road. some spots still pretty covered in snow. you got to give yourself extra time. let's talk about local roads. this is along arlington boulevard. 50 in virginia at nutley street. and you see nutley still covered at this time. but arlington looks pretty good. that's what you're dealing with. roads are nice and clear. some roads just not treated yet. if you have the ability to leave later, do so. if you have to head out, give yourself plenty of time. aaron, over to you. >> thank you. >>> just learned that charles county public schools are closed this morning. they're starting to roll in fast and furious now. keep an eye on the bottom of the screen for any changes and updates. >>> a lawsuit challenging maryland's gambling expansion has been thrown out. it argued that question seven requ

. >> in virginia, alexandria city and arlington schools open late. culpeper schools are closed. fairfax schools are open 2 hours late. louden county schools 2 hours late. i know it's a lot to take in. just a reminder for you, the full list of closings and delays will school across the bottom of your screen and on our web site myfoxdc.com. >> and of course we're keeping an eye on conditions outside all morning long. melanie and julie are watching the roads but we will begin with tucker barnes with how long the snow will last and if we'll get much more. when can we see more? >> got a lot going on. here's the first answer to your first question, things are winding down. might stick around for another hour or two. gradually sunshine this afternoon. let's get to the radar. widespread reports of anywhere between a dusting to an inch locally. and then we've had a band set up to our south between fredericksburg and st. marys city where we're getting reports of more than that down there. they've won the jackpot across southern maryland and parts of south central virginia. otherwise, stil

tomorrow temps could reach 0 from southern virginia to florida. 40 cities could break record or high temperatures, but the winter weather will return next week. >> we're disease it inly feeling the whether it who winter weath. >> leigh: a couple more nights of some subfreezing temperatures, and then we'll get a nice warmup. live doppler 7hd showing you clear sky. let's get right to the current readings. accept rose sacks 32. 35, napa, 44 right now in san francisco. 400 in fremont. 35 livermore. numbers, general check this out. down by as much as eight degrees, and last night in fairfield, good indication temperatures are going to be much colder tonight. down five degrees in santa rosa, don't have the wind, so calm winds, clear sky, cold air mass, and temperatures are going down tonight. san jose, down four degrees from this time last night. so freeze warnings in place. cold spell continues through sunday, and then after that we'll continue with milder temperatures. those are the freeze warnings once again. dark purple shading on the map. freeze warning until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. north

tomorrow temps could reach 0 from southern virginia to florida. 40 cities could break record or high temperatures, but the winter weather will return next week. >> we're disease it inly feeling the whether it who winter weath. >> leigh: a couple more nights of some subfreezing temperatures, and then we'll get a nice warmup. live doppler 7hd showing you clear sky. let's get right to the current readings. accept rose sacks 32. 35, napa, 44 right now in san francisco. 400 in fremont. 35 livermore. 37, san jose. these numbers, general check this out. down by as much as eight degrees, and last night in fairfield, good indication temperatures are going to be much colder tonight. down five degrees in santa rosa, don't have the wind, so calm winds, clear sky, cold air mass, and temperatures are going down tonight. san jose, down four degrees from this time last night. so freeze warnings in place. cold spell continues through sunday, and then after that we'll continue with milder temperatures. those are the freeze warnings once again. dark purple shading on the map. freeze warning until 8:00

some of the bridges from virginia into the city that were closed to you and me last time so that police and all the buses could use them, those will be open. it will be easier access into the city and they learned a lot from last time. so, the secret service is now on twitter. they are going to be putting out updates to help people get around and get people the information they need. so maybe they don't run into as many security problems as you had last time. wolf? >> all right, chris. stand by. we will get back to you. we are standing by ourselves for the vice president of the united states. he is getting ready to be sworn in officially for a second term as the vice president. we are going to have live coverage of that within the next few moments. our special coverage from the national mall here in washington, this inauguration weekend, continues right after this. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! cue up alka-seltzer

virginia. went as far north as salisbury and ocean city after midnight. we've cleared out. as much as 6 inches much of central and southern virginia. up to as much as 14 inches there in southwestern virginia into the western border there of north carolina. it was a close call. the storm just tracked about 50 miles further south than anticipated. over the last several hours, we've had the cloud cover breaking up. drifting over the metro area now. sunshine today but cold temperatures. out of the mountains and western maryland, west virginia, shenandoah valley. we're in the low to mid-30s with the blustery wind gusting to 30 miles an hour. the rest of the morning and into afternoon hours we'll stay in the 30s throughout the day. a look at your friday evening in ten minutes. danella with a look at traffic now. >> good morning. thanks, tom. metro, vre. no delays. brunswick train 890, slight delay. i'm watching this earlier accident. you are seeing volume. but your delays are just about a mile right now. clearing soon as you continue eastbound. let's head over to the interchange a

virginia. >>> delays in atlanta, houston, charlotte, kansas city, new orleans, st. louis and los angeles.t's just about all the airports in america. >> as sure as the ball drops at midnight new year's brings something else with it, a slew of new laws. >> this january 1st is no exception, once again no shortage of off-beat and wacky laws. abc's linsey davis has a look. >> reporter: when the ball drops, it's all about out with the old and in with the new. new laws, that is. some that are rather unusual. like public act 97-743 in illinois, which imposes a $1,000 fine on anyone who pops a wheelie on a motorcycle while speeding. come tuesday at 12:01, concord, massachusetts, will be the first community in the nation to outlaw plastic bottles. yes, consider these containers contraband. in the sunshine state, don't flash your headlights to warn drivers about a speeding trap or you're find yourself getting pulled over. you might have better luck in california. you can now whip out your proof of insurance on your smartphone. >> what a wonderful thing. if you have your insurance with you all the ti

. >> turning to schools, fairfax, loudoun, alexandria city, and arlington counties in virginia on a two-hour delay as are anne arundel, prince george's, montgomery, frederick and carroll counties in maryland. >> these school systems are closed today -- charles, calvert, st. mary's counties in maryland, winchester city, culpeper, stafford, orange, spotsylvania, fauquier, rappahannock, king george counties in virginia. all of the school closings and delays scrolling at the bottom of your screen right now. >>> news4's megan mcgrath is working her way around prince george's county. we checked in with you in forestville, then suitland. and now you're in clinton. how it's looking where you are? >> reporter: well, things on the beltway looked pretty good. just wet pavement. then we got off on route 5 heading south toward the charles county area, we're this clinton now. and you see that the road conditions are not as great as some of the other areas. some of the other major roads that we saw earlier. you see that we do have some snow, slushy snow in between the lanes, as well as on the exit ramps. t

have you thought about public school closures and if the closures and everywhere from west virginia to citiesike philadelphia and chicago are something that affects kids and families? caller: no. as far as closing schools, michelle rhee, when she marched into washington, she started closing schools. things were getting better, but they did not want that, so they got rid of her. a person who was doing exactly what you are talking about. what bothers me is i am african- american and we need more than any other race of people on this planet, but educators. but the bottom line is money. it is not going to get any better, no matter what happens. host: let's turn our attention to some other news. here's a headline from the washington post -- his relentless campaign against distracted driving, is safety first mantra, and his determination to visit every state gave him a higher profile than several predecessors in the role. we also see this headline -- on the phone with us now to talk more about john kerry's confirmation and what it means for massachusetts politics is frank phillips, boston globe sta

virginia, 95 just volume. in dale city and woodbrige as well. a crash on the inbound 11th street bridge. in bowie on the john hanson highway the accident happened on the outbound side. one lane getting by. and it is low in the other direction as well as an emergency vehicle is there. from college park into silver spring on the beltway, there's a crash on the left lane. back to you. >> thank you. 6:32. we want to get to brianne carter. >> she has been following a story from los angeles. a hostage situation at a shopping mall right outside los angeles. >> l.a. police still on the scene after this took place hours ago. inside a movie theater next door to where this place, and armed robbery happened at the nordstrom rack. police believe one hostage may be inside. this happened around 11:20 p.m. pacific time. when officers arrived they believed there were armed men holding hostages. the areas around this have been shut down. there are some movie quartemoviegoers in the cinema and they have been tweeted out about flashing lights and an explosion. ther

virginia beltway near gallows road. that has reopened. and it's quiet out of dale city. back to you. >> thank you. if you're morning commute takes you in chevy chase expects things to run smoother compared to thursday. a water main breaks disrupted traffic. crews will temporarily open the two southbound lanes near wisconsin circle during the morning rush hour. then the road may have to be shot down so workers can continue preparing a water main. give yourself a little extra time if you plan to use metro to get around this weekend. >> orange line trains will not run between vienna and east falls church from 10:00 tonight until closing on sunday. shuttle buses will be available. red line trains will single track between shady grove road and twin brooks. and between judiciary square and rhode island ave. there will be no work on the other lines. more on all aspects at wjla.com. >> looking at 33 degrees right now. >> an update on the 6-year-old boy suspended from school after attending his fingers oregon. we will t >> the prince william county police officer who died in the line of duty will be laid t

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virginia, arlington and loudoun county schools are closed today. stafford county and prince william county schools on a two-hour delay. the same goes for alexandria city public schools. also in virginia. spotsylvania, culpeper, warren and page county schools are on a two-hour delay. fairfax county schools were scheduled to be closed to students. teachers, you have an optional leave until 10:00 this morning. >>> delays in west virginia. berkeley, hampshire, hardy, jefferson, morgan and mineral county schools opening two hours late today. >> let's see the reason why. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here. >> it's mostly freezing rain that's falling. it freezes on tree limbs, power lines and shrubbery. i checked our calibrated shrubbery here. we have a few icicles. radar showing a combination of snow, sleet, rain and freezing rain happening simultaneously in the viewing area. the green is rain, the pink is where the rain is freezing on elevated surfaces. that's happening in montgomery county, loudoun county, frederick in maryland. panhandle of west virginia. parts of fairfax county. the areas in green above freezing. the rain not quite freezing

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virginia today. if you are planning to visit the vatican, the vatican city, any time soon, it takes a lot of cash withurists and pilgrims can only pay by cash after car payments or blocked by the central bank. it comes amid concerns over money laundering by the holy see. a toy from out of this world is turning heads in california. not a bird, not a plane, it is a remote-controlled superman. it weighs a little less than two pounds. the man behind the miniature man of steel, a former air force test pilot. st >> you are going to want to tune in it for this one. we're taking a closer look at quarterback robert griffin iii. tonight the plan special, "the year of rg iii." >> even if you are not a redskins fan, you are going to like that, because he has great -- is great. temperatures are coming in little bit.

larger question, right, the republicans are embarking today for a retreat to west virginia to colonial williamsburg, the citye future, to chart the path forwardly and they are going to be talking about a number of things. gun control is certainly going to be one of them, so is immigration, so is gay marriage, and the question is, and we keep asking ourselves this, do the moderates at some point say, enough is enough? this is ridiculous, we cannot keep doubling down on a losing strategy that isolates us further and further and further into small pockets of the country? >> you're assuming there are moderates. >> there are. >> there are, there are. >> we've lost a few, steve laterette on tv all the time because he's no longer there. there are rabid right wingers, tea partiers and more reasonable conservatives, i'm not going to call them moderates or centrists anymore. that seems to be the debate. i'm waiting for any republican, i don't count colin powell to come out and say with some influence in the party and say, listen, what's going on, impeachment, civil war, all this other stuff on the far right is crazy.

city. >>> closer to home, virginia's general assembly started its 2013 session today with what some are calling the war on women. more bills aimed at curtailing reproductive rights. our peggy fox joins us live with the latest. peg. >> reporter: there are bills that would allow employers to side step federal law that requires contraception coverage, and there are more bills that would further restrict abortion in the state. >> we want to be virginians for life. >> reporter: hundreds of pro lifers gathered in richmond today. >> give them wisdom, father, for what you have called them to do. >> reporter: to pressure law make inters continuing to pass legislation that limits abortion. last year virginia's governor and lawmakers were bashed on national media for requiring women seeking abortion to get ultrasounds first. it meant vaginal probes would have to be used during the first trimester. >> our legislators felt last year that they took a beating because they were doing what was only the rate and horable thing to do. >> reporter: nearby, a smaller pro-choice group voiced its concern. >> our bodie

. >>> in ash burn, virginia stonebridge high school marching band just got back from performing on the streets of london. the group was invited to march in the city's year's day parade. our northern virginia reporter david culver was there as they arrived at dulles yesterday. >> reporter: inside adults airport, there's a lot of waiting. >> about an hour and 45 minutes. >> reporter: huddled under the international arrivals, a very eager group of parents and siblings, they carried balloons, flowers and lots of signs. >> some line care on hurl tiptones. she hasn't heard from her son tyler. he's been out of the country -- >> not one phone call. he's in trouble for that. >> reporter: hoping her son remembers everything. >> i don't care about the luggage, but i want the trumpet back. from 3600 miles around. stone 2k7 bridge high school parents watched online. >> reporter: back in the waitic area, good news. >> they landed. yay! >> reporter: after clearing customs, is the cheer says started. >> reporter: he is happy. >> it was more difficult than i thought, but i'm glad we got to go. >> reporter: the band director some to keep tabs on -- >> i think when t

the biggest of which probably is the fact that the bridges, which feed into the city from virginia, willor traffic. so a lot easier to get around this time. but the eyes in the sky and all around will still be watching. there are very few places you can walk around the mall right now that a camera somewhere, some place, is not going to be watching you, randi. >> chris lawrence, thank you very much. our thanks to all of our reporters on this story this morning. let's check in with victor blackwell, back in studio in atlanta. victor? >> thank you, randi. >>> to this notre dame linebacker, manti todayo and his fake girlfriend, this whole hoax controversy. he spoke with espn last night. it's his first interview that he gave since the story first broke that his dead grirl friend never really existed. todayo says he was not part of the hoax and was a victim. he also says that ronaiah tuiasosopo has admitted to the hoax. we went to his home in california, but the person there would not comment. >>> the other big story americans are talking about, the two-part interview of lance armstrong with o

what i would like to principally focus on, being from virginia, invariably the nra says philadelphia and d.c. and other major cities have the tougher gun laws but look at all the gun crime. virginia is one of the major problems. what happens, even though the governor passed a law limiting handgun to one gun a month, they then reversed it. now, people will go in, and whether it is a gun show or whatever, they will buy cases of guns, transport them up 95, and find a convenient urban street quarter, open up the truck, and sell the guns. i would like the mayor to address that phenomenon and why it's a man's federal legislation. -- why it demands federal legislation. thank you. >> one minute, then i will ask the mayor to answer the question first because he will have to leave. >> thank you. thank you for your presence here and your testimony. i represent flint michigan. over the last few years, one in every 540 residents have been slain. an amazing statistic. i talked to our prosecutor today. his concern is that the guns he sees in the streets are held by teenagers, and not a single one of them acquired legally. i suppo

city. >> president: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am virginia marshall. to president chiu, board of supervisors. ladies and gentlemen. wh

city. >> president: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am virginia marshall. to president chiu, board of supervisors. ladies and gentlemen. what a wonderful day. i'm talking about london breed. public schools today are pleased, so very happy. london, -- i'm here representing not galileo anymore, but -- galileo academy of science and technology. we are so very proud of you today. wherever you go, let the young people know from -- to city hall, that you have arrived today. let them know where you went to school today so they can have hope. my younger sisters, cohen, kim, you're always there. where's the opera house? we thank you. hbcu. that makes my heart happy. this commissioners would not be sitting here today, former commissioner mar, former commissioner jane kim, now supervisor. former commissioner norman yee. no supervisor. you give our people hope. i will say that malia cohen, would be the next president of the board of supervisors. supervisor kennedy and doris ward, they showed you what to do. good luck and god bless each of you. >> my name is michael -- i want to say welcome to the class of 201