[laughs] that was in washington irving. with the second, thank you for listening to my comments. >> is there anyone else who would like to make public comment on this item? being none, public comment is closed. commissioner buell: entertain a motion? >> so moved. >> i want to make sure we approve any and all necessary road closures. a friendly amendment to the motion. but i will second it. commissioner buell: all those in favor? unanimous. >> thank you. we are now on item 13, general public comment continue. i have one card, bill carlin. >> commissioners, good morning. mr. president, vice president, congratulations on your election. i have come today to tell you some of the things that have been going on in a mclaren park over the past two weeks. two weeks ago to become one of the employees was served with a ticket which involved a $1,000 fine. the employee exploded and turned up at mclaren park at 10:00 in the morning in a fury and in pajamas. there was a lot of yelling, shouting, name-calling, and accusations. there were

washington post," allison fitzgerald, speaker committee chair. i'm going to skip our speaker for a moment, and we have patty giglio, organizer, david silverberg, editor, homeland security today. david remski, buffalo news and former president. irv chapman, bloomberg, and mike amandi, director of communications and former spokesperson for u.s. immigration and custom enforcement. i thank all of you for joining us today. [ applause ] >> today i'm very pleased to welcome our featured speaker, secretary of the united states, department of homeland security, janet napolitano. as secretary of the department of homeland security, napolitano leads our nation's collective efforts to secure the country from both terrorism threats and natural disasters. today she will deliver her second annual state of america's homeland security address. as just the third person in history to hold this position, secretary napolitano oversees the department with an evolving and wide-ranging mission and coordinates the government's responses to an increasingly complex and interrelated array of threats. the department's concerns range from border security and immigration enforcement to disaster preparedness, response and recovery as well as the growing field

irving nathan got thomas to agree to repay $300,000. but without admitting legal wrongdoing. last december 2, federal agents swarmed over the house in northeast washington, spending much of the day there hauling away expensive vehicles. and other items. now several sources tell nbc 4 that the federal authorities are nearing an end to their possibility criminal case against thomas. with the councilmember increasingly distracted from representing his northeast ward 5. d.c. council chairman kwame brown was asked tuesday if thomas could still be a productive member of the council. brown responded in a way that suggests he is preparing for thomas' legal battle to continue, or his resignation. >> we'll do everything we can to make sure the residents of ward 5 continue to have things move forward. whether the economic development projects, sure that we have a stand alone middle school in ward 5 ready to go. whether we make sure that any of the services are taken care of. we'll continue to make sure that the residents of ward 5 are well represented. >> thomas has denied any legal wrongdoing but increasingly has with drawn from council debates and other activiti

irving now. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. (cheers and applause) and so begins one of the longest walks in washington. the president will greet various members as he walks down the aislement let's listen in for just a moment and see if we can hear a little bit about what they're saying to the president. >> good to see you. good to see you. nice to see you, good to see you. >> schieffer: it is one of the longest walks because it takes him a while but also, scott, it has to be one of the most pleasant. (laughs) this is something... i mean this is... if you're a little down in the dumps or worried about your ego, it all gets taken care of in this one. everybody... i don't care what the president's approval ratings are, everybody wants to get on television, get their picture take within the president as he comes down the aisle there. (laughs) >> pelley: and this would certainly be the best reception he gets from the house of representatives all year long, no doubt. bob, what are some of the things that the president needs to accomplish tonight in this speech? >> schieffer: well, he's going to really kick

spade, managing editor of "the washington post," allison's fitzgerald, and we have patty julio, and a speaker committee member organizer. david silverberg,jerry remsky, irv chapman, and mark ramondi. i thank all of you for joining us today. [applause] i am very pleased to welcome our featured speaker, secretary of united states department of homeland security, janet napolitano. as secretary of the department of, security, she leads our nation's collective efforts to secure the country from terrorism threats and natural disasters today she will deliver her second annual state of america's homeland security address. as just the third person in history to hold this position, secretary napolitano oversees a department with an evolving and of wide-ranging mission and chordates the government response to an increasingly complex and interrelated an array of threats. the department's concerns range from border security and immigration enforcement to disaster preparedness, response and recovery as well as the growing field of cyber-security. secretary and a polish town of's and tenure has been notable for her efforts to address all of these threats by forging new