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There. it only goes so far. being able to give people the warning for what exactly is expected. luckily people living along the ring of fire throughout the pacific have had hours and hours of warning. time to prepare. we know some evacuations have already been in effect. easter island was one of the first to experience that. people heading for higher ground. there are places where people are heading up to higher floors within hotels on tourist islands. people are able to prepare. what we dont kn...

Sick leave ordinance where they said that would devastate the economic framework of the city. it did quite the contrary. this is a city with a local earned income tax credit to allow working families keep more of what they earn and the bond rating among the highest of any big city in the state of california and the nation. we have a rainy day reef serve. we have two year budget cycles. we have ten year capital plans, fiscal policies and plans well put up against most cities. not immune to macro ...

Sick leave ordnance. this is the city with a local, earned income tax credit. our rating is among the highest of any big city in the state of california. we have two-year budget cycles, ten-year capital plans. fiscal policies. were not immune to macro economic challenges. weve got a budget deficit this year, but were a fiscally prudent city. >> the city also has term limits and so, even if you want -- >> the future exmayor is sitting with you. >> you would be terms on january of 2011. if you cou...

Is this the highest? >> definitely. its kind of my gift to myself. for everything that i have overcome. >> watching you is a gift to a lot of people. im sure you have inspired a lot of people. jeret "speedy" peterson. he gets his medal tonight. thanks for coming in. its a pleasure to meet you. >> thank you. keep keeping on. theres an end, i promise. >> congratulations. theres more olympic action coming up later today on msnbc. u.s. speed skater chad hendrick leads americans in the semifinal purs...

Its not just extreme iszs saying these things. stephen king of iowa said he empathized with what he did. its scary when we see political folks involved in this as well. >> it takes it to another level. they feel they can be justified in saying this lawmaker agrees with me to legitimize what they are saying. heidi, thank you very much. we appreciate you and well keep talking about this as well. hope to have you on rksz again, thank you. >> thank you. absolutely. the celebrity cruise ship is gla...

In my power to insure that such a tragedy never happens again. since last june, i have personally placed the highest priority on improving quality over quantity. and i share that reaction with our share stake holders as you well know, and the grandson * of the for under and all the toyota vehicles. for me when the cars are damaged its as though i am as well. i more than anyone wish for toyotas cars to be safe and for our customers to feel safe when they use our vehicles. under my leadership i wo...

>> im used to seeing some people every day or at least two, three times a week. im lucky if i see them now twice a month. >> reporter: her catering orders have been down and state government playoffs means that even her work-a-day lunchtime crowd has dwindled to a trickle. >> the folks usually who have job security dont right now. and thats my customers. >> reporter: still, as bad as the job market has been, nevadas mortgage meltdown has been even worse. the foreclosure rate here is the highest ...

That town hall meeting in henderson, nevada a short time ago of the presidents visit to the state comes at a critical time. nevadas unemployment is the second highest in the nation. thirteen percent. the foreclosure rate in las vegas is high. it is the nations highest. nbcs lee cowan has more. >> reporter: hey tamron, how are you? the president came amid comments the folks here didnt take too kindly too, especially the mayor, when he talked about people dont waste their money, blow their money o...

Homeowners. andre is with the new democratic network. good you have to. thats a lot of money, isnt it? >> yeah, neil. good to have you -- thanks for having me on the show. sure, were not going through normal times in our country and when the times are tough, you have to take tough measures to get the economy on track. that includes investing in the crisis hurting us. nevada here has one of the highest foreclose you are rates in the country. my zip code has the highest foreclosures in the country...

Not only is it mirroring whats going on around the rest of the country but its the poster child for how bad can it get. what happens in vegas many wish wouldnt stay in vegas anymore. the recessions numbers have been anything but lucky for nevada. it ranks near the top of the toughest economies in the country. >> when youre number one and youre doing construction and youre building houses and youre building hotels and doing all these things and youre at the top of your pinnacle, when the bottom c...