in the city pay their employees and eleven dollars seventy five cents a living wage people of washington and there are likely representatives not wal-mart its corporate cronies make decisions about the economic health of the city wal-mart wants to be in d.c. they should recognize this is just another corporate attempt to hijack our democratic institutions right on d.c. and the very very ugly c.n.n. steubenville ohio rape cases captivated and disturbed our nation such a casual evil should provoke some deep soul searching about massage and in our culture and its impact on rape victims when judge thomas lips found defendants trent mays and malik richmond guilty on sunday c.n.n. was more concerned about the effect the sentence would have on the rapists psyches . i've never experienced anything like it candy it was incredibly emotional incredibly difficult even for an outsider like me to watch what happened as these two young men that had such a promising future is star football players. very good students literally watched as as they believe their life fell apart one of one of them young men

the last year to establish restaurant in baltimore and washington city. when you think about george washington, you think of them as living the revolutionary war and being this is correct or in your dollar bill. but what is needed that gadsby's tavern is you see and dining and drinking, dancing. he loved to dance, telling stories, meeting friends to your and having conversations. ecm is a real person, not as a statue. we are at right now the ballroom and george washington love to dance. and all the ladies who they wanted to dance with him. the most famous person in the united states is a big thrill. in 1798 in 1799, they came here for birth date falls. the music was a gallery. you have to go through the door to get in there. virginians love to dance. we have against george washington's going to be at. this would've been the habit of the social season to come to a public george washington. in my book, "walking with washington," you mentioned a number of sites associated with george washington campus and are going to to go to christchurch, where he would wor

a study and not our own study and cobbled together in the interest of time from the state of washington, city of concord, a number of other public agencies, so we actually have to respond to what we're obligated to do under the charter and that's what we're doing here. >> and so comparable worth has been changed to a new standard but not everyone is clear to what it is? >> well, i think it's really hard to reconstruct what it is because even if one wanted to do a historical look -- >> it's whatever we say it is then. >> well, the jobs have changed. even if we have said a laundry worker is equivalent to a data entry operator. the laundry worker doesn't exist anymore and it was merged into another classification. the data entry operator doesn't exist anymore. we had 20 years of collective bargaining and unions making different decision how to spend the money and seiu decided to do one thing and they had obligations and laying a pure salary analysis is collective bargaining like things in the last contract health premiums. unions have different provisions about premiums, about all kinds of thing

the washington city had an inferiority complex. man in charge would say, they are never coming to washington. baltimore is the place. some of the british did march on washington city. that is not prepared. she is alone in the white house. the day before the last day of the white house, august 24, 1814. she is waiting for her husband to come home while she is preparing for the worst. she is writing this letter for her sister and running up to the roof looking for a husband. she is observing how badly the battle is going. she is also packing things, silver, which she considers the people's possessions, and she sends them away in carts. finally, the work comes and it is time to go. >> the british were coming. >> how endangered was she? >> if she waited any longer, she might have been captured. that would have been a huge prize of war. she knew she had to leave. she wanted to wait for her husband to come home, and then they reunited a couple of days later. she had the tables set for dinner and the british came in and thought that was w

washington, d.c., no city in america relies more on federal government in washington. federal money pours in every single day into every part of the city. despite this fountain of federal funds, one in three children still live in poverty in our nation's capital. two in three children lived in single-parent homes. another city number and by policy for decades, when in three residents are in food stamps and one in three used to live in poverty. americans are committed to helping our sisters and brothers who are struggling, but we are seeing the damaging results of our broken welfare state. we sent a trillion dollars each year on programs. poverty only seems to increase. something is wrong. compassion demands that we change. the federal government says that the more people we have on food stamps, the more it grows the economy. the department of agriculture declares, each five dollars in new benefits generates almost twice that amount in economic activity for the community. our government is running food stamp emotions at the cease -- emotions act foreign embassies foreign

the church washington memorial powers of the city and is the greatest. this is church washington's hometown. carlyle house were george rush and 10 died many times. probably george washington's favorite tavern into christchurch where you worship regularly. >> george washington didn't sleep here. carlyle houses the diet founder of alexandria. lawrence washington's wife was the sister of carlyle's wife so they got together frequently. washington would come here. you can see he stayed all night here. even after john carlyle died in 1780, george continued to come here to visit with members of the carlyle family. came here to die but carlyle's daughters and her family. let's go inside and see where george washington would dine with george carlyle. this is the dining room were church washington dined many times. the original handcarved would work. this is an important room in american history. in 1755, the frenchman d'amore. this is the greatest husband tom. the conference was the grandest congress overhauled up until then. and five governors met in this room to

he left here to establish restaurants in baltimore and then in washington city. when you think about george washington, you always think of him as winning the revolutionary war and being the president and being this real stiff character on your dollar bill. but here at gadsby's tavern, you can see him as a human being. you see him dining and drinking, having a glass, dancing, he loved to dance, telling stories, meeting his friends here, having conversations. you see him as a real person here at gadsby's tavern, not as a statue. we're in right now the ballroom of gadsby's tavern, and george washington love today dance. and -- loved to dance. and all the ladies really wanted to dance with him, to dance with the most famous person in the united states was a thrill. and they had birthday balls for george washington in 1798 and 1799, he and martha came here for birthday balls. when george washington was here for a ball, the music was up in the gallery which was kind of neat. there's a ladder out in the hallway, you have go to go up the door to get in there. virginians

some of the british did march on washington city. washington is not prepared. she is alone in the white house. she refers to, on the day before what was going to be the last day of the white house, august 14, 1814, i hope i have that day right, and she is waiting for her husband to come home while she is preparing for the worst. she is writing this letter for her sister and running up to the roof looking for a husband. she is observing how badly the battle is going. she is also packing things, she is packing silver and what she considers the people's possessions, and she sends them away in carts. and finally, the word comes and it is time to go. >> the british were coming. >> how endangered was she? >> if she waited any longer, she might have been captured. that would have been a huge prize of war. she knew she had to leave. she wanted to wait for her husband to come home, but she knew she had to leave. and then they reunited a couple days later. apparently she had the table set for dinner, and the british came in and thought that was wonderful. but she did sav

crockett went to the opening in the washington theatre, the largest in washington city as they called it at the time. he came with his entourage in the first row and no one knew how he would react to the nimrod wild fire coming out. and that is a great moment - because crockett stepped up and then nimrod cannot on the stage with a kunes can hat and walked over to the stage and made a sweeping bow to crockett. what did he do? she got up and he made a big sweeping bow right back. and that, i suggest is a myth and reality colliding to the skin that i would like to note he did wear a coonskin cap. they mention him wearing this including one from his daughter and a few others that saw him from texas succeeded where the cap. >> there is an 1833 biography of him, which talks about his first cap. did you want to weigh in here? has the time so fascinating that we spend more time on his cap than anything else. >> you dodged the death. >> i have read all the primary of it and so i don't know. >> it was cold and was march, she probably had a hat. not to sound like a college professor, which i am,

a councilman from the city of washington, pennsylvania -- there's a city in pennsylvania called washington. the guy pulled a good one, he's testing the city's transit alert system. this is a system that sends important traffic updates to anyone who signs up for it. and somehow, he accidentally sent this e-mail to everyone in town. alert: this is a test. bryan is gay. so the city gaydar system -- but the best part is when he was confronted about it by the mayor, he claimed he meant his friend bryan was happy. which is a great excuse if you're in the fourth grade. [ laughter ] he even released a statement criticizing the mayor. he said it's offensive and unprofessional for the mayor to automatically assume one definition of the word when there are multiple definitions. [ laughter ] nice try. this guy sounds like a real dumbbell. and by that, i mean he sounds like someone you could use for strength training. not offensive. [ laughter ] a lot of people don't believe the councilman's excuse, and by a lot of people, i mean no one believes if councilman's excuse. i don't know why he doesn't just

as far as new york city washington, d.c. hy situation at times could be coming up later on this afternoon. not a huge story across new york city or dc. coming up later on today we will be seeing and continue to pull out. by tuesday it will be long gone. they will be getting west virginia higher elevations right here. right off of the great lakes tuesday will be a quiter day. the wind will be a concern through out the day today in the northeast coupled with the cold temperatures it will be feeling a lot colder. right now 38 degrees in new york city only in the 20s in kansas city and minneapolis. as far as how warm it will get only in the 30s for minneapolis and kansas city. >> warm through out this part of the country. >> thanks a lot. >> new york city mayor michael bloomberg unleashing a new $12 million campaign to push lawmakers for stricter gun laws. congress is set to debate new legislation on gun control. doug luzader joining us live from washington with more. >> good morning, doug. >> heather, good morning. from the pres

washington as the wife of a congressman. >> louisa catherine adams essentially became the campaign manager for her husband, john quincy adams' run for the presidency in 1824 by dominating the capital city's social circuit. following a contested election, the adams' four years in the white house were a turbulent period in american politics and washington society. we'll look at louisa adams' relationship with her husband john quincy adams and john and abigail on the road to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. good evening and welcome to our continuing series on first ladies influence and image in partnership with the white house historical association. the next installment is on louisa catherine adams, the wife of john quincy adams. we have two guests at the table, richard norton smith and meet amanda matthews. she is at the massachusetts historical society where she is a research associate for the adams papers. ms. matthews, we learned there was not much documentary evidence about elizabeth monroe. how about losea catherine adams, what exists? >> quite a wellth. she kept diaries intermittently. she wrote autobiographies and memoirs. there are hundreds and hundreds of letters of hers. we have her th

in washington, a city with a reputation for overreacting to bad weather, nearly the entire federal government was closed today. but after dire predictions, the storm barely touched the city. on capitol hill, the house of representatives held an abbreviated session before heading for the exits. many members, though, were unable to leave town because nearly 550 departures from reagan national and dulles airports were canceled, leaving the corridor there is nearly empty. in the mountains west of here, scott, some areas got 20 inches of snow and winds are still gusting at 40 miles an hour. officials say that's why the number of people without power is expected to continue to rise. >> pelley: chip, thank you. the big worry along the new jersey shore is flooding and jim axelrod is in seaside heights tonight, jim? >> reporter: well, the wind's been whipping steadily here all day, scott, and as night falls it feels even fiercer. there will be two high tides in the next 14 hours on the jersey shore that will determine the extent of the damage here. it's been a rough four months in seaside heights, new

and yet washington city mained this very raw incomplete place with dirt roads. in some ways elizabeth monroe like adams suffers for her strengths. they were both seen as somehow alien. elizabeth was born in this country but in many ways she has her blossoming overseas, na france especially. and the monroes became famous for the frefrpblness with which they approached life in the white house. you can see it in the furniture they bought. you can see it in the food that they served. and there was almost a gnativist element that took exception to a first lady who didn't seem american enough. >> let's take a look at staths about america in 1820. it is a booming country. population of 9.6 million and now 23 states. that's a 33% growth since the 1810 census. slaves 1.5 million. largest cities new york and philadelphia. >> you had the transportation revolution going on. there were only three roads mown tains. lashen you have the railroad in new york that will transform the economy. you have the road from the capital to west virginia which you have this whole debate abou

city, but the showers are approaching. as far as the forecast goes, timing it up, as we go through the peak of the day, through the noon hour, the heaviest rain right through washington, d.c. and philly by about noon. then by about 5:00, d.c. clears out. from new york city to hartford that's the target area for the evening ride home. again, you can't win today. d.c. area going to get the heavy rain this morning and philadelphia, later today new england for on the way home. >>> coming up, billionaire bloomberg's beverage ban blocked. plus stocks are in seventh heaven, and why those light clicks on facebook could be revealing your deepest, darkest secrets. [ female announcer ] new york strips. sudden trips. mr. wiggles and curling irons. for the little mishaps you feel, use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster neosporin. also try neosporin eczema essentials. just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military fami

washington, d.c. provides a troubling illustration of our challenges. no city in america relies more on federal government than washington. federal money pours every single day into every part of the city. despite this fountain of federal funds, one in three children still live in poverty and our nation's capital. two and three children live in single-parent homes. in nearby baltimore, another city governed by liberal policies for decade, one in three residents are on food stamps and one in three live in poverty. americans are committed to helping our sisters and brothers who are struggling but we're seeing the damaging human consequences of our broken welfare state. we spend $1 trillion each year on federal poverty programs. that is more than the budget for social security or defense. but poverty seems only to increase. something is wrong. compassion demands that we change. amazingly, the federal government say that's the more people we have on food stamps be where the more it grows the economy. the department of agriculture proudly declares "each $5 in new be

he has ben in new york city, washington d.c., he has been in los angeles.esting for me was the fact that he was in philadelphia for a number of years. we know in the department of aging and adult services that philadelphia has one of the most interesting and creative network of services for older adults in the country. it is really accessible to older adults. some of the most creative work we have seen at around the country. dave is also on the board of several civic organizations including the challengers boys and girls club, and cure autism now. edave -- dave, take it away. >> and good morning, can you hear me? in the back, can you hear me? i can see you. good morning, and thank you very much. if no one told you this morning, you look good today. you really do look good. in fact, you look just like i thought you would look on tv. i thank god for the opportunity to be with you for this very important conference. this is big. this is important. one of the things that she did not tell you about me that a lot of people don't know, not that you have to care, i

he has ben in new york city, washington d.c., he has been in los angeles.

cities. los angeles is working on it. berkeley is working on a project. washington, d.c. is, too. cities are looking at parking management differently than the have in the past. >> later this year, we are gathering all the data we need to evaluate rigorously all our expectations of how this can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, congestion, improve transit speed, reliability, reduc. [applause] >> good evening. i'm the director of transportation. for me, this is not the academy awards. this is the all-star game. the folks sitting over here are truly the all stars of the city. i've had an opportunity to work with ed, harlan, and jocelyn. behalf of all of us. we are also very lucky to have a bunch of people from sfmta, many of them are here. my job is to introduce the awardees. please join me and give a hand for jay primus, george reynolds, steven lee, and lorraine fuqua. >> thank you. this is a tremendous honor. it really does feel fabulous to be recognized. one of the relief fund things about this project is that it is just complex enough and just big enough that it is truly a case wh

he left here to establish residence in baltimore and then in washington city. >> you think about george washington, you think about him winning the revolutionary war being busted character on your dollar bill. at this tavern, he was seen as a human being. he was seen dining, drinking, dancing. he would tell stories, meet friends here, have conversations, you see him as a real person here in this tavern. not as a statue. on c-span2's booktv programming and c-span 3's american history programming, or local content vehicle traveling around the country to showcase the literary history around the country. you can check out our web site. or feature this week alexandria, virginia. joining us from new york is msnbc's krystal ball. as you look at the conference which racked up over the weekend, what is your take away? guest: i always want to be careful not to read too much into these things. especially since some of the most popular republican figures in the country, bob macdonald, chris christie, were excluded. i would say the big takeaway past to be rand paul. not only did he win the straw pol

city. there was no apparent enemy activity at the time. the crash is under investigation. >>> a navy jet crashed in washington state killing all three crew members. the jet used for electronic warfare was on a low level training mission. it plowed into a field 50 miles west of spokane monday morning. >>> the city of new york says it will appeal a decision by a state judge blocking a ban on big sugary drinks. city officials say the regulation is meant to curb obesity. the court's decision came just hours before the ban was to take effect. >> reporter: new yorkers can drink as much soda and sugary drinks as they want for now. a state judge struck down the ban on sugary drinks over 16 ounces the day before it was supposed to go into effect. the decision is a major defeat for new york city mayor michael bloomberg who made public health the cornerstone of his administration. he went on "the late show with david letterman" and explained why he'll appeal the ruling. >> for the first time in the history of the world, more people will die from overeating than undereating this year. >> reporter: the judge questioned how they would be enforced and criticiz

bridgepo bridgeport, connecticut, honolulu, l.a., new york city and washington, d.c. >>> one new jersey company has solved the problem of sleepy employees by turning a storage closet into a nap room. workers can kick back in a comfy recliner up to twice a week. boy, that looks comfortable. >>> finally, speaking of feeling tired, a new index calculateds the number of heart attacks, workplace injuries and time spent cyber loafing as a result of daylight savings time. and finds that not only costs all of us an hour of shut-eye, but it may also cost the economy as much as $434 million. >>> coming up, an illinois little league team raffles off a deadly ar-15 rifle similar to the one used in the newtown, connecticut, shootings. >>> plus the first solar-powered plane that can also fly at night without fuel. you're watching "early today." >>> now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. in iowa, an unconscious teen was pulled out of a flaming car. the 18-year-old was doing doughnuts in the snowy parking lot when he crashed. he was brought to the hospital in serious condition, and

miles and is on the road at least 90 minutes is dealing with terrible commutes and new york city and washingtonrounds out the top three. >> or you can go to work at 3:00 a.m. like we do and there is no traffic at all. >> right now it's still early enough, in fact if you have time i will show you pictures where the traffic is still doing well. usually you can watch a good portion of the morning news and then head out because right now it is still doing well when you get to the bay bridge when traffic continues, coming up to the pay gates we have no major problems. 280 getting up to highway 17, that traffic is getting along nicely. 4:48 let's go to rosemary. >>> dry conditions are in store and this will be the final day, we have several rains coming our way and we have clouds passing through and those high clouds are helping out and the low cloud formation is not quite as big as we saw yesterday morning and we are chillier with the cloud formation and here is that nice storm bringing some snow to the mountains and rain to our state but we have an entire day before the rain will enter the bay area

he is targeting specific cities, l.a., washington. >> you mean the kim jong. >> yes, the crazy heir.great long-term play. you run very little risk that in the long-term you are not going to get a big plug for it. >> how about you, jonathon? what about this week? >> it is great to see stocks rising even with bad news out there. and even with all of the tumult in cypress, thisy are doing well. they are doing well. strong stock even with bad headlines. i own a capitalist pig and think it could do well. >> great show. thank you, everybody. that's it. before we go, this week we learned that the clowns in dc have spent over a million bucksd on puppets. now folks, you may have noticed we changed the focus of cashing in. we are committed to shining washington waste. call us your washington watchdog, keeping an eye on your tax dollars. so until they get it, we won't stand down while they spend up. thanks for another great week, everybody.

where did you find it in yourself to say, "i'm going to be in washington, d.c., this powerful city where everybody is educated from harvard and yale and this and that, and i'm going to do a talk show, i'm going to take..." where did you find that kind of "oomph" to do that? >> remember: i began as a volunteer. >> hinojosa: and everyone should become a volunteer in public radio? >> oh, i think it's a wonderful apprenticeship, and my mentor was my boss, but the first day i got there, to the studio as a volunteer, susan harmon, the manager, was there at the door, and she said, "oh, you must be diane rehm, the new volunteer." and i said, "yes." and she said, "well, i'm sorry to tell you, the host is out sick." >> hinojosa: (laughs) >> and so she said, "so i, susan harmon, am going into the studio, and i want you to come with me." i was on the air the first day. >> hinojosa: oh, the good old days of public television... public radio, public television. >> totally. but i did not think the way you are talking about it. i only thought, "here i am at this academic institution, which was the ameri

people and injuring one hundred fifty more the blast apparently targeted a shia area of the city as washington has left evening prayers is the most recent in a series of attacks on the shia minority in the country last month rallies were staged to demands the government through security. in the u.s. state of mississippi a baby girl born with a try the appears to have been cured of the disease the girl was given an aggressive treatment the standard drugs the discovery was made of her mother stopped medicating the child and blood tests came up negative so the baby has been off drugs for years now days and how seemingly healthy is the second case of a person reportedly cured of the virus that causes aids. press freedom has become the latest victim in the gaza israel confrontation in its heat for tart exchange hamas has stopped israelis from working in the territory and the israeli government says palestinians can no longer work for media only soil policy and now reports. november last year israel and gaza are at war and in the middle of it a gaza journalist reporting he for you to an israeli news

. >>> and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in washington, philadelphia, and new york cityback to the news, the case of amanda knox is set to grab international headlines again. >> at a hearing in rome this morning, prosecutors are arguing that the former college student should be returned to jail. she was convicted of murdering her roommate and served four years in an italian jail before the conviction was overturned. and she returned to seattle. what is at stake today? >> if she wins on monday, case closed. it's over. she can go forward without any further worry. >> if she loses today, her case goes back to court. knox's family, who won't be if court, hopes the hearing clears her name forever. they call it another example of harassment by the prosecution. it's not clear if a decision will be announced today. >>> and by the way, amanda knox will speak for the first time in an abc news primetime special with diane sawyer on tuesday, april 30th at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> abc news has learned that prisons in the state of colorado have been put on lockdown because of fears of

city, but the showers are approaching. as far as the forecast goes, timing it up, as we go through the peak of the day, through the noon hour, the heaviest rain right through washington, d.c. and philly by about noon. then by about 5:00, d.c. clears out. from new york city to hartford that's the target area for the evening ride home. again, you can't win today. d.c. area going to get the heavy rain this morning and philadelphia, later today new england for on the way home. >>> coming up, billionaire bloomberg's beverage ban blocked. plus stocks are in seventh heaven, and why those light clicks on facebook could be

it's time to let them come out shadows of our city we must ask washington to pass the immigration reform bill. and we must demand a pathway to citizenship in our society for every american and every san franciscan. and this san francisco of the 21 accounting century requires a violation and move our workers around the city reliablely and efficiently. and, yes i'm talking about our public transit system. i'm talking about all our transportation systems. and one day high-speed rail. i know it's frustrating to push your way onto a overcrowded bus. i know you were frustrated in the past to reach your jobs late. i'm proud to say there's changes on the way and the nation largest addition is once again focused on operations and inviting a maintenance system. this year new hybrid buses will hit the streets. 60 new trillion buses are on the way and 1 hundred and 50 the vehicles will be over hauled. we'll see more at the time of the accidents on our streets. last year the mta adopted a new budget for a state of new repair investments. and no fair increases. last year, we secured $940,000 to comple

the storm is forecast to take aim at the mid-atlantic from washington to new york city. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> the storm is also causing problems at airports across the midwest. hundreds of people are stranded at st. louis' lambert airport. in colorado more than a hundred flights were canceled this weekend at the denver international airport. right now there are no major delays or cancellations reported at airports here in the bay area. but if you are flying anywhere in the midwest or the plane states, it is advised that you check first with your airline. you can check the status of your flight anytime with flight tracker on our website, abc7news.com. it is on our weather page. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in baghdad where he had what he called a spirited ii leaders. the discussion centered on iran's continued access to iraqi airspace. the obama administration believes eye ronnie -- irani planes are being flown to be used by uh sad's forces against the rebels. kerry says the behavior raises questions about the reliability as a partner. italy's highe

the storm is forecast to take aim at the mid-atlantic from washington to new york city. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> the storm is also causing problems at airports across the midwest. hundreds of people are stranded at st. louis' lambert airport. in colorado more than a hundred flights were canceled this weekend at the denver international airport. right now there are no major delays or cancellations reported at airports here in the bay area. but if you are flying anywhere in the midwest or the plane states, it is advised that you check first with your airline. you can check the status of your flight anytime with flight tracker on our website, abc7news.com. it is on our weather page. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in baghdad where he had what he called a spirited discussion with iraqi leaders. the discussion centered on iran's continued access to iraqi airspace. the obama administration believes eye ronnie -- irani planes are being flown to be used by uh sad's forces against the rebels. kerry says the behavior raises questions about the reliability as a par

the asphalt in the city of washington impacting factor.e snow where we're seeing ilt, temperatures are cold enough, here's the green. all this moisture, warm, moist air and we're seeing a battle of rain and snow, wu the snow will win out. right now in d.c., it's 36 degrees, we are see light rain. beautiful, but really hasn't accumulated within the beltway. but it will. let me show you this big picture. here's washington. we're seeing breaks, but here's winchester where joe johns is in the thick of it. places along this i-81 corridor have received 12 inch, but we are going to see e this cold air win out. we're going to watch the atmosphere change a little bit in washington. rockville, maryland, is just kind of a step away from d.c. 1.5. winchester, virginia, 7. you get the picture. so additional snowfall. here's kind of where we'll see the most of it. west of washington around dulles, 10 to 15. west of that, maybe another 10. east of that, of course where there's this water influence, maybe 1 or 2 inches, but boston, 4 to 8 inches. it will

night organized an absolutely incredible rally in march from the castro down market city to send good arguments to washington. it was an incredible gathering. there were at least 5,000 people there. just before march they told me they were worried it might be too small a crowd to justify a march to city hall. the streets were barely big enough to contain the crowd and it was just wonderful energy, a lot of people who i had never seen been in public gatherings in san francisco. i think this is an issue that has drawn a lot of people that are normally an activist and made them activist. it's justin credible. i want to thank our colleagues that were there, president chiu and supervisor kim. it was positive and let's send that energy to washington. >> thank you, supervisor wiener, supervisor yee. supervisor avalos? >> thank you, just one item to mention for introduction. i'm calling for a hearing, the local hiring policy for construction for 2012-2013, the annual report. as folks know i was the author of the local higher ordinance and there was a great deal of support from across the boerpz #69 board board of su