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Home today, stationed overseas. theyre waking up in a military base away from their families. all they want to do is come home. one army veteran is trying to fulfill that dream. barbara starr records. >> im colonel dave sutherland. im a veteran with great pride. im a family, im a husband, im an uncle, im a son, im an american soldier. i served for you, i fought with you, and i would die for you. >> david sutherland led 5,000 troops in iraq. we met him first on patrol in 2007. >> they were sick a...

0 >> that was jake tapper reporting, and thats it for me. merry christmas. "newsroom" continues right now with fredricka whitfield. thanks so much. merry christmas to you, brianna, and everyone else as well. im in for brooke baldwin today. if youre celebrating, thanks for letting us be a part of your celebration. from the believers not nonbelievers and those who are hedging their bets somewhere in between, christmas day is always a warm time of year despite the temperature that it might be out...

workers [speaker not understood] to make a commitment to the citizens we serve and to city college to get the education thats necessary to perform these functions in the park, which we dont get from the people we hire off the streets. and, so, the fact of the matter is when you tack about all these public service trainees, theres no training. theres no pathway. you bring these people in, you dont know where they are. you dont know who is supervising them. you dont know what work theyre...

em them the way we believe theyre entitled to be served [inaudible]. and we negotiated this district captain ~ position for accountability sake. that died for two years. only after [inaudible]. where 25 or so district captains appointed to the current positions like last week. so, as much as, you know, we can talk about the powerpoint presentations and everything else. the facts are the facts [inaudible]. [inaudible]. before and after photos get real results that result in a camaraderi...

and then go around that commitment and engage all these other programs which is whats been happening. theres no reason to hire at the journey level rate as an entry level spot when you have an already previously committed to apprenticeship [inaudible]. so, our concern was that the department insisted on hiring 34 17s instead of hiring 34 10s. and thats where our union put its money where its mouth is. we gave the wages. the apprentices make 55% of the journey [inaudible] these workers ...

i work to prepare young adults and san francisco residents for their first-time entry, but also reentry into the workforce, to maintain sustainable families in strong communities of color in the city. and as vanessa was saying, green agers is a great program that i recently recruited 11 district youth to participate in this year. it is an environmental leadership program that peeks their interest to our open space. in programs like that as well as the [inaudible]. in creating hope and ...

-- that agreement. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman, madam speaker. i would simply point to the vote taken yesterday on the motion to instruct conferees, 267 meers of this house support the inclusion of the language parring -- barring release of the photos. i am at a loss to understand the thinking behind this action when we bring this report to the floor that strips that language. not only the majority by far the members of this house, on both sides of the aisle said that they think ...

it works. it creates a public option for those across the country as part of health care reform is long overdue. we need to build on and improve medicare, and we can do that. we want to make sure it is based on science and best outcomes, we encourage preventive care and see the elements in our society where people can do things to make their own health care better. time and again we hear the republicans come to the floor as if theyre parts of the travel channel. they dont want to talk ...