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>> so let me ask you that, mayor. i love that theres a friendly competition between you and the mayor of phoenix. this is my favorite kind of municipal competition to be going on. but what would you say to a place as complicated, as, say, a new york or a philadelphia in how they might begin to address this problem? >> i think your panelist identified, really, the key. and that is, we -- what we have done with veterans is what weve been doing with our homeless population across the board. we have...

Why did you -- you know, a mayor has lots of different things on the agenda. why did you make this decision to make it a key initiative for salt lake city to end homelessness? >> well, in a society like ours, it is inexcusable, unacceptable to have homeless folks roaming our streets and out there in the cold in the winters and not having the sfort they need and shelter overhead. so this is a decision that was made by the whole community and weve been dedicated to it, as you said, for many years....

In march, 2005, utah approved something once thought impossible to achieve. utah approved a ten-year plan to end chronic homelessness and significantly reduce overall homelessness. that puts utah on the same timetable as the department of veterans affairs, which is aiming to end veteran homelessness by 2015 too. salt lake city is very close to joining phoenix, arizona, in ending chronic homelessness among its veterans, and is making strides to ending all homelessness. wherever do i get to say, t...

Their role to the hilt. and thats what it takes. if were going to be able to address problems like homelessness, which we should be able to address in a society as wealthy and successful as hours. it takes everyone working together. >> thank you so much, salt lake city mayor, ralph becker. gave me good news to report this morning, which i always appreciate. we are going to move on now, was there is so much more to get to today, including the one party rule spreading throughout the states and t...

0 being hurt immediately. i do think theres a potential that were going to see some form of pay-for come in, and that there is the potential for a three-month extension. >> so even though its not showing up as a priority agenda item, you actually think there will be movement on that. do you agree, dorian, that well see them take up unemployment insurance as a central issue? it does feel like, because its happening now, because people saw income go out of their household, its the sort of thing th...

disconcerting, the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials. that obviously is not something which is encouraging because in the games there are three parts that make games successful. number one of course are the athletes. that is what overwhelmingly the games are apart. number two the volunteers. theyll have great volunteers here. but number three are the people of the country. do they come together...

not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials. that, only, is not something which is encouraging. >> reporter: romneys remarks became a full-blown controversy this morning when prime minister david cameron, asked about disruptions in londons subway service, defended the games organizers. >> we are holding an olympic games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world, and of course its easier if you hold an olympic ga...

she was on a journey to raise money for breast cancer when someone sexually assaulted her. >> i can get through. this [inaudible] for a while. >> shepard: police say the attacker may have used the mission of mercy to target her. plus, going for the gold in tug of war? >> a lot of different sports that are no longer with us. some very interesting ones. >> shepard: tonight, a look at some of those sports. as the real games begin in london. but, first from fox this thursday night, governo...

here. when mr. cammeron was talking about his experience with the london bustle, he didnt mention salt lake as you point out, shep, what he did do, however, is suggested on a recent trip to burma, there were six lane highways without any cars on it specifically made another reference, not salt lake, and mitt romney was of course asked about the british press reports about security issues. and he, essentially parroted back what he had been reading from the worldwide press. romney today ...